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Chapter Three:

The Master set the TARDIS co-ordinates so pedantically, that he probably could have told if they landed a few seconds out, well appeared may have been a better word since he wasn't planning to actually land anywhere.

Lucy was watching him and he was well aware of it "So we could end up anywhere" she queried.

"Theoretically, but I know how to control it. I know where we're going" he replied. Lucy's eyes lit up with excitement and he stayed quiet so not to spoil the surprise. Once the TARDIS had stopped moving he said "I promise you, this is a sight you were never forget, Lucy"

He walked forward and opened the doors. Leaning against the open door he waved to Lucy to join him before turning back to take in the view. They were a safe distance above the Earth, just hovering. The British isles was almost unnoticeably small from this distance, Europe, Africa and parts of America were visible while the other side of the world was hidden as though it wasn't even there. Lucy, having joined the Master, gasped in amazement, awestruck by the sight.

"It's beautiful" she commented "so beautiful and yet people are just destroying it"

The Master nodded, the image of Gallifrey in its final hours entering his mind and as it did the drumming intensified. He tried to ignore it as he spoke "Everything gets destroyed eventually, Lucy" he said "Nothing last forever"

Lucy turned to face him, her baby blue eyes were wide and worried, the cynicism in what he said had shocked her, and there was something very innocent about the way she looked "Nothing?"

"Everything dies, everything burns and turns to ash. Everything ends" he told her, meeting her eyes the whole time. "Love turns to hate, friends become enemies, flowers die. It's all pain and suffering and death and burning and hatred and murder. The good never lasts, little Lucy"

She averted her eyes, looking back over her planet, already questioning her decision to leave it. The Master didn't say anything else for a while and Lucy didn't know what to say. She just stared at the amazing sight below her.

Eventually the Master spoke again "We're in the year 5.5/apple/26, 5 billion years after 2005" Lucy couldn't keep the wonder from entering her expression. "In less than a minute, Earth time, the planet will begin to break up. Today's the day the sun expands, and the planet Earth is no more. Poof" He did a hand gesture imitate an explosion.

"No!" wonder quickly turned to horror, and Lucy's innocent eyes filled with more fear than that of a child who had lost their parents. She turned from the planet to look at the interior of the TARDIS, and then at the Master "Can't you stop it? Or can't we… go?"

The Master grinned "Stop it? Why would I stop it? Lucy, this is what the universe is all about. This is what everything is about. It's beautiful, can't you see that. Little, sweet, innocent Lucy, it's so beautiful"

"You're insane"

The Master's grin didn't falter "I never denied that"

"Take me home" Lucy insisted. She tried to step back towards the controls but the Master stopped her.

"Just look" he told her.

"No!" she refused, tried to step passed him. He was right in the way and there was no getting around him "Take me home!" she repeated. He didn't answer, he just grabbed hold of her arms and forced her to face out of the TARDIS. The movement came so unexpectedly and roughly that Lucy let out a little yelp, at which the Master laughed.

He stood behind her, holding her firmly around the waist, forcing her to stay looking out. He lent his head on her shoulder and whispered in her ear "Don't you think it's beautiful, little Lucy?"

"I think it's horrific" she replied and as she did there was a blinding orange light. She was thankful for it as it forced her to stop looking. Despite the fact that he'd done nothing to force her eyes open, Lucy had found herself unable to look away from her planet in its last moments. The orange light, Lucy realised after a moment of living up to her hair colour, was from the sun expanding. This was it. Her planet was breaking up in front of her but she could barely see anything. A single tear ran down her cheek and a part of her was glad the Master was holding her in place because she wasn't sure she would've stayed on her feet otherwise.

The light of the sun slowly became less blinding and once against the Earth visible. Or rather it would have been, had it been anything more that ash and dust floating in otherwise empty space. Lucy gasped. She should've been expecting it but nothing could have prepared her for the empty space where her planet had been

"Did everyone die with it?" she whispered.

The Master laughed, Lucy felt his chin moving on her shoulder as he did so "No" he replied "Humans moved to a new planet, called it 'New Earth' humanity goes on"

"Take me home" Lucy managed to move enough to turn and face the Master "Now!" she didn't sound as strong as she'd hope to.

The Master leaned over her to slam the doors shut before storming back to the controls. Lucy slowly followed him, taking a sear by the console. The Master looked at her before setting any controls.

"Are you scared of me, Lucy?"

She didn't look at him "Yes" she replied, honestly.