Lucy hit the ground with an unforgiving thud as Anti cackled. This world didn't look particularly inviting. Discarded items laid strewn about everywhere, and dirt was more prevalent than grass. She checked to make sure that no one around before she started talking to Anti.

"Would it kill you to be a little less of a jerk?" Lucy whispered angrily as she got up off the ground.

"It might," Anti answered cheekily. "Besides I thought that all of that training with Oliver would have helped you learn how to fall."

"It's a lot harder to prepare for something at the other end of a portal… that I can't even see through," Lucy snapped back and took in her surroundings.

There didn't seem to be any people. Mice crawled through some of the broken equipment, but there were no other sounds. That sent a chill up Lucy's spine as she quietly looked for a place to settle for a little while. There was a building in the distance. It was either in the middle of being built or had broken apart. Lucy hoped that it was the former but knew that it was most likely the latter.

Lucy held her backpack closer to her and began the walk to the building. Anti and Lucy knew the drill by now. Finding the breaches in between worlds had started to become easier for the both of them, but it was finding shelter in those new worlds that was often tricky. An old arrow stuck out of the ground. Someone had been doing some target practice recently. That would have made her nervous, but after training with Oliver for a couple months, arrows didn't frighten her as much. After all, she had nearly gotten shot with one every other day. Now dodging them came to her naturally.

"Are you keeping it? It seems a bit rusted," Anti said, bringing Lucy out of her thoughts.

"No… just hoping that someone doesn't have more than arrows."

Anti laughed, and Lucy started jogging for the building. The sun had begun to set. Having a little protection would be useful as Lucy had no idea what horrors could await her here. The inside of the building didn't look much better than the outside with broken walls, but it would give her some cover. Lucy sat down in a corner that shielded her from view.

The sound of a footstep made her pause. She wasn't alone. Someone else, or something else, had found this building as well. The footsteps stopped, and she heard a small thud. Peeking around the corner, she saw a man holding his head in his arms, muttering to himself.

"Be careful, dammit," Anti said irritably as Lucy slowly crept out from her position. "You can already tell he's crazy."

Lucy paid him no mind and got closer to the man, whom abruptly looked up in fear and anger as Lucy approached.

"Who are you?!" he asked angrily before cackling. "Doesn't matter. I need something. I'm so hungry."

"Master?" Lucy asked calmly with a tilt of her head.

The Master's eyes went wide as he looked at Lucy with curiosity and fear. He asked, "Who are you? Did The Doctor send you? He always has to mess with me! What does he want? No matter… I bet losing one of his companions will get his attention."

The Master got up and walked toward Lucy menacingly. Little bolts of lightning seemed to slide between his fingers as he got closer.

"Now would be the time to RUN, Lucy!" Anti yelled.

"I'm not The Doctor's companion, Koschei," Lucy said sternly, keeping her ground.

The Master looked at her with unbelieving eyes and took a step back before shouting, "WHO ARE YOU?!" His voice sounded angry, but Lucy could see the fear in his eyes.

"You know the answer… I'm your companion," Lucy said gently and gave him a small smile.

The Master sat back down, and Lucy walked toward him. She knelt in front of him and reached her gloved hand to touch his face. He flinched and looked at Lucy with a look that was almost feral.

"It's okay. I won't hurt you," Lucy said and reached out again. She gently touched his face and wiped his forehead. "It seems that we met in reverse order. This your first time meeting me, and I won't meet you for a while from now."

"Who are you?" The Master asked with a much more subdued voice.

Lucy smiled and gently raised her face to his before gently kissing his lips. The Master stiffened in surprise before relaxing. Lucy pulled away to see his demeanor completely change. The feral ferocity was now replaced by a pleading look, and he grabbed her hand in one of his.

"I'm Lucy. The Master's one and only true companion," she said and felt her voice shake.

The watch's alarm went off as a portal's location appeared on the screen. Whatever force that had led her this far clearly wasn't done with her just yet. Lucy debated turning off the alarm but knew that things wouldn't end well for her if she stayed. Besides, The Master hadn't become The Mistress yet. Messing with time never ended well for anyone.

"What's that? Why's it beeping?" The Master asked warily and let go of her hand.

"There's something that I need to do, but I promise… I'll come back. I'll find you," Lucy promised before kissing his forehead.

She bolted in the direction of the portal, knowing that The Master would soon follow. Footsteps behind her told her that she was right. A slight shimmer in the distance caught her attention, and she ran for it.

"Lucy!" The Master yelled. "Please! Don't go!"

Lucy turned back and smiled at him with tears threatening to fall.

"Goodbye. It seems that I still have some growing to do… I'll find you," Lucy said as the tears fell.

The Master's pleading, heartbroken eyes stayed with her long after she had jumped into the portal. She would find him. In a different form but still the same. As she landed in a new world, her heart swelled with the promise of adventure.