"The Master has accepted her true identity. She is the Leader of Hope." Rose said as her eyes glowed gold before fading. "Blast! I thought I had her under control."
The Doctor stared at Rose for a second. "Bad Wolf tendencies?"
Rose groaned. "You have no idea."
"I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines!
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way!" Elizabeth sang as they walked through the maze. The Master watched her with an annoyed expression as she did a little spin. "Staring, at the blank page before you, opening up the dirty window! Let the sun illuminate the words you could not-!"
"Why are you singing right now?" The Master asked almost irritably. Elizabeth rolled her eyes as she gestured around the small cavern.
"Because I'm stuck in this musky cave with a ghost of my past self and I think I'm going insane. Also, someone needs to liven this place up, no pun intended Koschei." She replied, grinning coyly at Koschei's expression. Well, at least until the enemies came.
"EXTERMINATE!" A rusty voice yelled as both the Master and Elizabeth stopped.
"Um, Koschei, what is that?" Elizabeth asked as she pulled out her gun. The Master's faced steeled as he took out a device similar to the Doctor's sonic screwdriver.
"It's a Dalek. Don't let the lasers get you." The Master warned as Elizabeth nodded warily.
"Okay..." She held her gun in front of her.
"TIME LORD DNA DETECTED. PURSUING THREAT." Elizabeth yelped as she saw it as it turned towards her.
"Now Elizabeth!" The Master yelled as she pulled the trigger. A bright golden beam hit the Dalek as it's systems powered down. "Atta girl!" The Master cheered, pulling her into a hug. Elizabeth though, didn't seem as thrilled.
"Is he dead?" She asked approaching the steaming shell.
"I don't know." The Master admitted as Elizabeth touched its shell before pulling back immediately.
"It's still alive!" Elizabeth exclaimed, obviously astonished at the creature's armor. "How is that even possible? The ray should have gone straight into the chest."
The Master grabbed her arm. "We'll find out later, I sense more coming."
"If you're really Rose Tyler, what did you laugh about with Sarah Jane that day with the shape-shifting aliens?" The Doctor asked pacing around the tied-up Rose Tyler.
The human glared at him. "Honestly, I would have thought seeing you again was a good thing. We laughed about your affectionate petting of the TARDIS."
The Doctor shook his head. "No, you're looking through her memories. There's no possible explanation for how she could remember that far back." Rose looked at him with an annoyed expression. "That's it! You're a copy. You're a Zygon, aren't you!" He stated proudly as he continued to pace. "And I know because you are a terrible copy."
Rose looked offended. "Says the man who changes his face every time he dies."
"No, but the reason I know is because-" He picked up a strand of blond hair. "This is too blond," He then pointed to the leather jacket. "Too dark," He wrinkled his nose. "And terrible breath."
Rose's glare intensified as she kicked him. Hard. The Doctor yelped and fell over while holding his knee. Rose glared at him as her eyes glowed gold. "Believe me now?" The Doctor nodded, fear written in his face as Rose smiled. "Great, now can you untie me? Your friend is in trouble."
"I. Hate. The. Doctor!" Elizabeth screamed as she slid under another blast of fire, burning various parts her jacket in the process, which she quickly put out.
The Master, on the other hand, was watching with an amused expression and leaning on the opposite side. "Make sure you don't get burned Lizzie!" He called out humorously.
Elizabeth, already annoyed, flipped him off. "Thanks for all the help Koschei." She retorted sarcastically as she whipped out her gun and started shooting the fire-breathing robot in pure rage. Her eyes shined with silver as she shot at it without mercy. A minute later, all that was left was a heap of steaming metal that somewhat resembled utter crap. "I hate you as well." She muttered as she patted down her destroyed jacket. "I actually grew quite fond of this." She added sadly as she walked over to the nearest door. She turned around and motioned Koschei over. "C'mon, we could be done with this damn thing already."
Koschei shook his head. "You swear too much for a child." He commented as Elizabeth rolled her eyes.
"And you don't swear enough for a grown-up. I'm making up for lost time."
The duo walked down a dark hallway when the door behind them shut suddenly. Koschei immediately tested the lock.
"It's locked. We're stuck here." He stated, looking down at Elizabeth's scared face.
"I wish this never had happened." She muttered, looking at her soot-covered boots. "All I want is my mum and-"
"Elizabeth!" A female voice called as the girl turned her head. "Elizabeth!"
"Kos, did you hear that?" Elizabeth asked, looking around the dark hallway.
"What?"
Elizabeth spun around and searched with more vigor. "That was my mum! I could recognize her voice anywhere!"
"Lizzie, I think you need to sit down. Your mum's dead, remember? You're traveling with the Doctor right now."
"Elizabeth, come here!" The female voice echoed, causing the focus on the Master to falter.
"Mum?" She asked, looking around and walking towards the end of the hall and into a large, foggy room with a single door towards the end. "Mum, where are you?" Koschei's laid-back facade flickered to concern as he grasped his regeneration by the shoulder, stopping her from moving any further.
"Don't Lizzie, that's a fake voice. Kind of like Sirens, if I'm not mistaken." He whispered as he led her back to the path.
She yanked herself from his grip. "Don't be an idiot, it's my mother. I know her voice when I hear it." She began to walk towards the other door once again.
"It's not. Your mother is dead. The car crash, remember?" Koschei grabbed her arm and yanked her back.
"Elizabeth, hurry along!" The voice called out as Elizabeth's eyes slowly changed to green.
"Coming Mum!" She called out as Koschei grabbed whatever remained of her hood, yanking her back towards him. "Hey, let me go!" She yelped, reaching behind her head in a vain attempt to unlatch the Master's tight grip.
"Lizzie, that's not your mum. She's gone, you almost died until the Doctor saved you. You followed him into his TARDIS. Do you remember?" He scanned her face for signs of recognition but instead, noticed her glowing green eyes. "Damn it, just had to be mind control." Koschei cursed, snapping his fingers in front of her face.
"The Cajo must feed." Lizzie muttered, green smoke forming from her mouth. "The Cajo must be fed." Smoke now surrounded the floor, leaving only a small gap of regular stone that Koschei now stood on, leaving him almost defenseless.
"Elizabeth dear, will you please fetch your mum something to eat?" A sickly sweet female voice asked, a dreading sense enveloping the Master once more.
"Of course Mum, I'll be right back."
Elizabeth walked at one of the slowest speeds Koschei had ever seen, inching closer and closer to the Cajo's next meal.
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Lol just kidding, I'm not that evil.
Just about.
Back to the story!
If there was one thing the Master could count on, it had to be the Doctor's dramatic entrances.
And even after centuries of fighting, teasing, scheming and lots of screwdrivers, the Doctor lived up to that. Though the hole that was blasted into the ceiling was pushing it a bit. But thankfully, it took Elizabeth's attention away from her prey, which allowed the Master to safely knock her out.
"Rose!" Koschei heard the Doctor whine as he smirked, taking out a polished silver pocket watch and placing it inside one of the few intact pockets of Elizabeth's jacket, before fading out of existence. "Elizabeth!" The Doctor yelled, coughing as some dust particles flew in front of him.
Rose stood there silently, watching the pair with sad but caring eyes. "She'll be good for him, maybe even show him what I could not." She muttered briefly to herself, her eyes glowing faintly gold as she smiled. "Goodbye my Doctor." She said, catching the Doctor's attention and fading away just as the Master had a mere two minutes before. The Doctor smiled as he waved goodbye, words unable to form a final farewell. The Time Lord picked up the limp Time Lady as he gradually climbed up the landslide with surprising ease, not noticing the green eyes glowing from beneath the shadows.
When Elizabeth awoke to find a certain face looming above her, she screamed and slapped him hard, getting over her momentary shock and giving the Doctor a piece of her mind.
"How the hell did you decide that going to this damn planet was a good thing? Do you know what I went through? I got thrown into a bloody pit, almost got skewered by spikes, attacked by a laser-shooting trash can and almost burned alive!" She yelled, anger obvious in her eyes and tone. "And then you get yourself stuck in this bloody he-" She blinked, looking around a familiar room. "We're inside your spaceship." She stated, a shocked tone dripping from her words.
"Obviously." The Doctor muttered, rubbing his sore cheek. "This is the thanks I get for saving your life?"
"Oh, do you honestly expect me to play the 'damsel in distress' role?" Elizabeth asked, getting over her shock once more. "Have you met me? And what happened to Koschei? Where is he?" She glanced around the room. "He did make it didn't he? Wait, he's already dead, never mind." She sat on her bed, taking of her jacket and placing it in her lap. "I just can't believe he left without saying goodbye." She muttered, looking as if her world had crashed into pieces.
"Lizzie-Beth, you must understand that he is a ghost of a memory, he can't be there physically for every single step you take." The Doctor said, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I know, I just-" Elizabeth saw a glimmer inside one of the few, intact pockets of her jacket. "What the heck?" She muttered, taking out an exquisite pocket watch. The Doctor stared at her in utter disbelief as she stared at the silver watch in happiness and fright. "Damn it, once again nothing goes my way. It's jammed." Elizabeth threw it on her pillow, ignoring it once more.
"Wait Lizzie, try it once more. For me." The Doctor urged, placing it in her hands as she picked it up, her finger running across the design as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath grasping it in her hand. Her index finger hovered over the button at the top, a quiet song echoing in her head to the beat of her drums. So, she did what she wanted, what she needed to do.
And pushed the button.
I'm sorry, I just really love writing cliff-hangers! At least it isn't as bad as the fake one. Probably made you have a row about that. Anyway, you know the drill, and sorry about the long wait, my laptop has a virus. Bye!