Ch 5: Reanimation May Cause Side Effects

The Doctor primed the telepathic circuit to begin uploading the data spike into the Doctor's mind as soon as he touched the circuit.

"Now, you have to remember something," the Doctor said as he made the final preparations, "The Doctor that comes out may not entirely be the Doctor you lost, at least not yet. I'm giving him one single regeneration, but right after he wakes up, he may be a bit groggy."

"As long as he's alive." Rose said.

The Doctor clicked the final switch and the telepathic circuit came to life. The Doctor walked over and inserted his fingers into the circuit. He threw his head back as information was thrust into his head at a hundred miles an hour. As soon as the spike stopped, the Doctor began to feel the wave of regeneration force build inside him. No one should have been able to withstand that force of energy. The Doctor grabbed the sonics and opened the coffin just enough to get his hand inside. He then siphoned all the energy through his hand, just like he had done to create the Meta-Doctor in the first place.

As the Doctor felt the last of the regenerative wave leave him, he took off the sonics and through the cracked lid watched the skeletal remains grow back everything that had been missing; nervous system, muscle tissue, skin, a beard. The Doctor then ran to wardrobe and picked out the outfit he had worn in his tenth hour. He came back, set the outfit aside and grabbed the coffin lid.

"Brace yourself," the Doctor said to Rose, "You're about to kiss a dead man back to life."

The Doctor threw the lid open, Rose didn't care that the body wasn't covered, she grabbed the face and kissed as deeply as she could. Suddenly, Meta-Doctor's hand reached up and tenderly pulled Rose's face deeper into the kiss.

Rose pulled away, tears beginning to flow.

"Hello again, Rose Tyler." Meta-Doctor said as he pulled her back into the kiss.

"Uh, I don't mean to interrupt, but this is all I could find for you to wear." The Twelfth said as he looked away from the couple and held out the blue suit and tan trench coat.

"Oh my, I am a bit indecent, aren't I?" Meta-Doctor chuckled as he took the clothes and put them on.

The Twelfth turned around as Meta-Doctor finished putting on the trench coat and tying the Converse shoes.

"Now," the Twelfth started as he reached into the coffin, "You're gonna need your sonic and before I leave, I'll help regrow your TARDIS. Where's your sonic and TARDIS piece?"

"They should be there." Meta-Doctor said as he too started feeling through the lining of the coffin, "This has gotta be a first, man feeling through his own grave for personal belongings."

"Trust me, not a first." The Twelfth said as he put his sonics on to scan the coffin, "I went through somewhat the same thing on Ralser Five, not a pleasant experience."

"Well, it's not here, let's go look." Meta-Doctor said as he started to walk out the TARDIS.

"Excuse me, who put you in charge?" The Twelfth asked.

"Well, I figured a dead guy gets certain privileges." Meta-Doctor replied.

"Um, last of the Timelords, resident of Earth One, I'm in charge." Twelfth said.

"Half Timelord, resident of Earth Two, resurrected today, I'm in charge." Meta-Doctor countered.

"Been alive for over two thousand years, had thirteen regenerations, I'm in charge." Twelfth said using his height as an advantage.

"Knew about the Earth Two parallels, knew about the Earth Two Zygons before my death, I'm in charge!" Meta-Doctor shouted before walking to the door, "Also, I have a beard, which means people trust me more."

Rose followed the Meta, leaving the Twelfth in front of the open coffin as he tried to control his temper.

"I've never had an argument with myself before," the Twelfth said aloud as he closed the coffin, "Quite an interesting experience."

The Twelfth left the TARDIS and found that every drawer in Kate's office was pulled out and emptied. As Rose as the two soldiers looked through the office for Meta-Doctor's sonic and TARDIS piece, the Meta-Doctor himself stood over the hole his coffin had been in.

"It's quite surreal seeing a grave where you were just a few minutes ago." Meta-Doctor said.

"How do you feel for just having been brought back from the dead?" The Twelfth asked.

"Well, don't tell Rose," Meta-Doctor started, "But I'm not sure I'm ready to come back, plus I don't remember everything that happened between us."

"Well that's the beauty of life, discovery." The Twelfth said.

"How long was I out?" Meta-Doctor asked.

"According to Rose, two years." The Twelfth replied, "What's the last thing you remember?"

"I remember being on the train as it crashed," Meta-Doctor replied, "But I don't remember why I was on the train in the first place."

"Well maybe finding your sonic will help." The Twelfth said as he put on his sonics and scanned the walls and ceiling of the office.

The Twelfth looked at section of wall and noticed one that seemed to be blotted out.

"This section of wall is deadlocked," the Twelfth said as he pointed it out, "But there seems to be a link between the lock and her computer."

"I'm on it," Rose said as she started typing, "I got pretty good with computers in the last few years."

"You still have problems with deadlocks?" Meta-Doctor asked.

"Of course." The Twelfth replied, "Don't you?"

"No actually," Meta-Doctor replied, "While I put together my sonic I figured out the problem, Tungsten filaments saturated in Mercondium."

"You're kidding?" The Twelfth asked as he took the sonics off, "It's been that simple all along?"

"If you two are done sharing notes, I got the lock down." Rose said before a click was heard in the wall.

The Twelfth put the sonics back on, scanned the section of wall and opened it. A hiss went off as the airtight seal opened, the panel of wall became a handle for a small drawer with the Meta's sonic and TARDIS piece in it. The Twelfth took off the sonics and put them away, then carefully lifted out the Meta's screwdriver and the TARDIS piece. He then held them out for the Meta to take them.

"Ah, it's good to see these again." Meta-Doctor said as he picked both items up.

The Meta put the TARDIS piece in one of his coat pockets, then used the sonic to scan the area.

"Uh, well, good news and bad news." Meta-Doctor said, "The good news is that the sonic works, the bad news is that we've got at least ten Zygons on their way to this office, and they're bleeding angry."

Before anyone could respond, the office door was kicked open and nine soldiers flanked the wall with Kate coming in behind them.

"Well, congratulations are in order I suppose." Kate said, "Now Earth One Doctor, get back in your TARDIS and go home."

"Yeah, here's the thing, no." The Twelfth said as he put on his sonics.

"See, there's two of us now." Meta-Doctor said as he gripped his sonic.

"Now, there are ten Zygons in this room." The Twelfth said as he handed something to Rose behind him, "That's five Zygons per doctor, unless our friends behind us have any say in the matter."

"However, our plan is to immobilize all of you at once." Meta-Doctor said as he signaled the two human soldiers to get ready.

"You're going to take all of us at once?" Kate asked in her Zygon voice.

"Oh yes." Both Doctors replied at once as they moved into formation.

Rose stood in the middle, then the Doctors on either side of her and the soldiers on the ends. Rose extended the tenth hour sonic screwdriver that the Twelfth had slipped to her, the Doctors activated their sonics and the soldiers sent out a stun pulse with their blasters. The collective wave of sonic energy involuntarily morphed every Zygon, then knocked everyone one of them out.

"At best we have thirty minutes," the Twelfth said as he took off the sonics and used his key to lock the TARDIS, "Let's move."

As the group left, the Meta stayed behind and only the Twelfth and Rose noticed.

"You tried to kill me." Meta-Doctor said as looked in Zygon-Kate's unconscious face, "You endangered the woman I love and you hurt her family."

"Meta-Me, let's move, c'mon." The Twelfth said as he motioned the way down the hall.

"You wanted to hurt me, you wanted me dead." Meta-Doctor said through gritted teeth and slowly raised a fist as a tear formed in his eye.

"Doctor, don't." The Twelfth begged with wide eyes.

Zygon-Kate suddenly opened her eyes.

"And how does that make you feel?" The Zygon asked with a smile.

"ANGRY!" Meta-Doctor shouted as he punched the Zygon in the face knocking it back out.

"DOCTOR!" Rose screamed.

Meta-Doctor turned toward her, his face still burning with anger until he saw the fear in her eyes. The Meta's eyes went wide as he opened both hands looked at them.

"C'mon, we've gotta go." The Twelfth said as he lifted the Meta up and half dragged him down the hallway, "We have a creepy basement lair to find."

END CHAPTER FIVE