CHAPTER 35

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It seemed like Victoria was soon to be lost to them forever, but Donna still had one last hope left to save her. She just hoped that it worked. Even if it did, she still wasn't sure what would happen as a result. They might still wind up losing Vicky anyway.

Donna decided to try to use one of those Time Lord abilities that she never made use of to coordinate her team together in order to carry out her plan. Hopefully, she would do it right. She had no idea of what she was doing after all.

Oi! Listen up, Wolves. I've got an idea that I'm going to need your help with. I don't want Queenie to overhear us though so I'm trying out some of those fancy alien powers that I've got. Can any of you even hear a word that I'm saying? Donna said in her mind as she tried to reach out telepathically to the rest of her team.

Yes, we certainly can. Could you please lower the volume? There's no need to shout at us. You're starting to give me a splitting headache. Ileana said as she gritted her teeth together.

Donna's mental voice was so loud it was like listening to her scream in their ear. She was making all of the Wolves cringe and scrunch their eyes up in pain every time that she tried to communicate with them. Obviously, she had not quite mastered telepathic communication just yet.

I'm not shouting. This is my normal speaking voice. THIS IS SHOUTING! Can't you tell the difference? Donna replied in an even louder mental voice that made several of the Wolves cry out in pain.

Stop talking so loudly! We can hear you perfectly fine if you'll just lower your voice. Dorothy responded.

I have lowered my voice. What am I supposed to do? Whisper? Donna asked in irritation.

YES! All of the Wolves thought in unison.

Fine. How's this then? Donna asked as she imagined herself whispering in a teeny tiny voice.

That's perfect. Michelle responded as she gave Donna a thumbs up sign.

"Whatever you're planning, it won't work. You can plot in secret all that you like, but it won't matter what you attempt to do to stop me. I will be born in a matter of moments now, and there's nothing that you can do about it. No force on this planet can stop me," the Queen said as she realized that Donna was trying to plan something with the rest of the group telepathically.

"Who says that we're going to stop you, Queenie? I thought that we'd help you along instead," Donna said with an evil grin.

Donna crossed her fingers as the others started to carry out her plan. She really hoped that this worked. She'd never forgive herself if something happened to Vicky.

Martha pointed the alien device that had caused this whole mess at Victoria and used it on her again exactly as she had before. Victoria and the Queen screamed together as the pregnancy suddenly accelerated yet again.

"You fools! You've done nothing but quicken your own demise! Now I'm going to destroy all of you!" the Queen shouted in joy as she finally prepared to be born at last.

Michelle made a quick gesture as her eyes went transparent, and the Queen vanished right at the moment of her birth as she was transported directly into the Mirror Verse. The Queen used her new powers in order to quickly reach maturity as she changed herself from a newborn into an adult in only a few moments. She then stood on her own feet for the first time in her life and began to attempt to leave the Mirror Verse and return to Earth.

"She's trying to come back. She's so strong that I can barely keep her there," Michelle said in fear. Her face was contorted in immense pain now as she was using every bit of her power to keep the Queen trapped.

"Now, Dorothy. Do it!" Donna shouted.

Dorothy looked at the rapidly aging body of Victoria and said, "I'm sorry if this doesn't work, Vicky."

She then concentrated as she called forth the power of the Vortex. She used her power to quickly shift the minds of Victoria and the Queen at the exact moment that Victoria's body died of old age. The Queen's mind was trapped in Victoria's body and died with it. Victoria meanwhile was now in the Queen's body. It had worked! They had saved Victoria just as Donna had planned.

Now came the part that not even Donna was sure about. How would Victoria be affected by being in an alien body? Would she even be Vicky at all anymore, or would her human mind be overwhelmed by the biological urges and impulses of the werewolf body that she now inhabited?

"Michelle, what's going on with her?" Donna asked.

Michelle allowed Donna to see into the Mirror Verse now along with her, and they both watched as Victoria looked around her in confusion. She seemed to have no idea what was going on.

"Michelle, are you there? Can you hear me?" Victoria said in her new voice.

She gasped in shock as she realized that she had a different voice now. She then looked down at her body and realized that it wasn't hers.

She began to laugh as she realized what had happened. She had been switched at the last minute with the Queen. She was in the Queen's body, and therefore she was now the Queen herself. She realized now why Michelle hadn't set her free. They were afraid that she would become just like the Queen and attack them.

She wanted to believe that she wouldn't, but she didn't know anymore. She no longer felt human at all. All that she could feel were the emotions of a wolf. The only part of her that remained human was her mind.

This was even worse than before. It was so much harder to fight the wolf's natural impulses when you were a werewolf permanently with barely any humanity at all to fall back on.

Then she began to think about what the Queen said about her many powers. Would that include the ability to become human? She had to try. She concentrated on a mental image of her original body with all of her willpower, and she literally howled in pain as she felt her body began to shift and change.

Then the pain ended at last as she looked at her hands with joy. They looked human and so did the rest of her. She felt human once again as well. She could still feel the wolf's presence in the back of her mind, but it no longer had the power that it had before. She was herself again, and she was completely in charge now.

She wondered now if she still had the Queen's powers in her human form. She gestured at a table in the Mirror Verse and tore it to pieces instantly with the telekinetic power of her mind. She began to shake a little now with fear as she realized just how much power that she now had. She didn't want this power, but she knew that she was stuck with it for better or worse. She silently promised herself that she would prove herself worthy of it.

She concentrated for a moment until she could see Michelle and Donna watching her in concern. She connected her thoughts to theirs now in a telepathic link as she tried to contact them.

"It's okay, Michelle. I'm in control now. You can go ahead and let me out," Victoria said in a calm voice.

She could see Michelle and Donna now look at each other with concern. She could tell that they were debating with themselves on whether releasing her would be safe for the Earth or not.

She could probably free herself with her new powers very easily. If Michelle fought back and tried to keep her trapped, however, then the resulting mental feedback might do incredible damage to her friend's mind. She had to try to talk them into letting her go willingly if she wanted to avoid that.

"You can trust me. I'm not dangerous anymore. It's me, Victoria. I'm in control now as long as I stay in this copy of my old body. Please just let me go," Victoria said calmly in a non-threatening voice.

"I want to believe that, but how can I be sure?" Michelle asked hesitantly as she finally spoke to her.

"Please, Michelle. I just want to go back home. I'll stay in this form forever if I have to. I just want to be free from here," Victoria said as she struggled to remain calm.

She could already feel herself starting to panic at the thought of being trapped in here for much longer. She smiled to herself as she realized that was a very human response.

Michelle seemed to come to a decision as she said, "I'm going to test you, Vicky. I'm coming in there with you. I'll free you if I can look into your eyes and see that it's really you."

"Wait. This could be a trick," Donna advised.

"I don't think so, Donna. I think that it really is her. I just have to be sure," Michelle said as she vanished before Donna's eyes.

"I hope that you're right, Shelly," Donna said with worry.

Michelle appeared in front of Victoria now, and Vicky smiled at her warmly. The two women looked at each other silently for a moment as each of them sized the other up, and then Michelle asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine now. I feel just like I did before except so much stronger now. I am a little afraid to be honest. I don't like having this much power. It's pretty scary," Victoria admitted.

"Tell me about it. I've felt the same way ever since Rose boosted my powers. I think that you're going to be alright though. You'll get used to them in time just like I did. Come on. Take my hand, and I'll take us both back home," Michelle said.

Just as Michelle started to grab Victoria's hand though, she collapsed onto the floor. Victoria looked at her in alarm and immediately started checking her pulse to make sure that she was okay. She checked her vital signs the best that she knew how but could find nothing wrong with her. She had no idea what had happened. How she done this to her somehow with her new powers without meaning to?

"Shelly, speak to me. Can you hear me? Shelly?" Victoria called to her in a voice filled with worry and concern for her.

Without even thinking about it, Victoria touched Michelle's hand and teleported both of them out of the Mirror Verse instantly. She appeared right in front of Donna and the others as she looked to them for help.

"What did you do to her?" Donna cried out.

"Nothing. She just passed out. I didn't do anything I swear. Martha, help her. Please see if you can find out what's wrong with her," Victoria pleaded as she began to get upset.

Michelle suddenly came to life and smiled at her as she said, "It is you. I knew it."

Victoria and Donna both became very angry now and glared at her. She had tricked them. She had been faking the entire time.

"I'm sorry. I had to know for sure. If she thought that I was helpless, then I would see her true nature," Michelle explained in an apologetic tone.

"Are you crazy? If I had been controlled by the wolf, I could have easily killed you before you could have fought me back," Victoria said in disbelief.

"I'm not so sure about that. Besides, I trusted you. I knew that you wouldn't do it. I believe in you," Michelle said with a trusting expression on her face.

"You are crazy, do you know that?" Victoria said happily as the two women embraced.

Donna and the rest of the Wolves all visibly relaxed now as the tension that they had been feeling up until now was gone. Victoria was okay.

Victoria now relaxed as well. She was sure that as long as she had her friends to help her that she could handle whatever came next. She was going to master these new powers, and then she was going to use them to help the others. Instead of destroying the Earth, this particular Wolf Queen was going to help to save it.

Next: Mother Doomfinger and Mother Bloodtide are back as they finally break free of their prison at last. They immediately go searching for Lilith in order to convince her to rejoin them. Whose side will Lilith be on, the Wolves or the Carrionites?