CHAPTER 39
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The Monk fired his staser at Lily at point blank range with the kill setting on. He watched in satisfaction as the beam raced towards her unmoving form.
His smug satisfaction turned into rage as the beam was deflected by a force field made of regenerative energy that Lily had quickly created around her body. Lily unleashed a massive wave of energy towards the Monk that instantly knocked him out cold and disintegrated his staser upon contact.
"You should be grateful that I don't believe in the unnecessary taking of life. If you've killed Allison though, I'll have to rethink that belief," Lily said coldly to the unconscious Monk.
Lily quickly ran to Allison's side and checked her pulse. She had been awakened from her catatonic state immediately when she saw Allison fall to the floor. It had been the shock that she had needed to bring her back. She wished that it hadn't had to come to that though.
Lily began to smile when she could feel Allison's heart beating. She was okay. Then her expression turned to one of disbelief and horror as she saw Allison's hands beginning to glow. Allison was slowly being covered with what Lily could instantly see was regenerative energy!
Allison woke up then and looked at herself in a blind panic. She started screaming.
"What's wrong with me, mum?" Allison asked in a voice filled with fear.
"I think that you're regenerating," Lily said in complete incomprehension.
"What?! You mean like you did? How? I'm not a Time Lady," Allison said.
"Yes, you are," Ivy's voice said from the doorway.
"How? I would have known if she were a Time Lady. I would have detected it. You didn't recently open a fob watch, did you?" Lily asked Allison.
"What? What would a watch have to do with it?" Allison asked in confusion.
"She was born as a human since she is half human. Her Time Lady physiology had been lying dormant in her genes all of this time until now. The Monk's attack has activated her regenerative power now though, and she is about to become a full Time Lady at last. Her entire genetic structure is about to be rewritten when she regenerates," Ivy explained.
"The staser kills a Time Lord before they can regenerate," Lily protested.
"Yes, because it's set for a Time Lord's body. Allison is human and Time Lord combined. The staser didn't affect her in the same way thankfully," Ivy said.
"I don't want to change my appearance. I won't be me anymore," Allison said as she began to cry.
"Yes, you will. It won't be so bad. You'll still be you more or less. It'll be okay, Ally. I'll help you through it," Lily said to her in a gentle tone.
"No, I won't change. I refuse to!" Allison shouted in anger.
"You can't do that, Ally. You only have one choice. Either you regenerate or you die," Lily said with worry beginning to grow on her face.
"Then I'd rather die. I'll be basically dead anyway. I won't be me anymore," Allison said.
"No, please don't do that to me. I don't want to lose you," Lily begged her. This was what she had been afraid that Allison was going to do.
"You don't want to do that, Allison. Then you'll never find out the truth about who your parents really are," Ivy said.
"What are you talking about?" Allison asked as the energy was now covering half of her body.
"Haven't you ever wondered why I went after you when I was a vampire?" Ivy asked her.
"I don't know. I always wondered about that honestly. I just didn't want to ask you because I thought that it would bring up bad memories for you. I didn't want to make you think about them," Allison said.
"I went after you because I knew who you really were. I went after Ron because he was Lily's adopted son, and I went after you because you're Lily's daughter!" Ivy said.
"What?!" Lily and Allison both said at once.
"Didn't you ever wonder why you have always felt so close to Lily from the moment you met her, Allison? Why is it that you feel that way unless it's because deep down you know who she really is? You let Allison call you mum, Lily! It's obvious that Isabella thinks of you as a mother as well, but you don't let her call you mum. Why is that? Why would you let Allison call you mum unless on some level you knew?" Ivy said.
"How is it that you know this, and why didn't you ever tell us?" Lily asked accusingly.
"I found out on one of my journeys to the future, Lily. I didn't find out all of the details about Allison, but I uncovered enough about her in my research to reveal that she's your daughter and that she's half human. I read where she had been human at first, and then she changed into a full Time Lady. I could never find out when she would do this or why. I also never found out who her father is or when she was born. As for why I didn't tell you, I didn't want to risk changing the future in some way. You're not supposed to know about your own future. It is one of the Laws of Time after all," Ivy said.
"You still should have told me. I'm your friend," Lily said.
"What if by telling you, I somehow changed things so that Allison never became a full Time Lady? That's supposed to happen, Lily. There are things that she's supposed to do in the future that she wouldn't be around to do with a normal human life span. Things I can't tell you about," Ivy said.
"I do know some of that future, but Allison looked mostly the same when I met her the first time. How could that be if she's going to regenerate now?" Lily asked.
"What do you mean when you met me the first time?" Allison asked.
"I met a future version of you before I met this you. She actually told me that I would meet a younger version of her someday," Lily admitted.
"Everybody knows about my future except me. I love both of you more than anyone except Robin, and you've both been keeping secrets from me! How dare you?" Allison asked furiously as the energy now covered most of her body.
"Ivy was right, sweetheart. No one is supposed to know too much about their own future. That's why I never told you," Lily said.
"How do I know you're not lying to me now? How do I know that you're really my mum? I want that to be true with all of my heart, but how do I really know that I can trust you anymore?" Allison asked in tears.
Lily then hugged her daughter to her tightly. She could feel the heat from the pending regeneration as the energy inside of Allison continued to build up, but she didn't care. Lily couldn't believe that it was true either so why should Allison? She wanted it to be true so badly though.
"You can always trust me to look out for you, Ally. I need you to know that. I'd never do anything to hurt you. If I have make mistakes, it's because I thought that I had to keep things from you in order to protect you. I love you, Allison. It's the same kind of love I feel whenever I look at Rose or Ron. I've never truly understood why that was though until now. I know that's it true. It has to be. It explains so much. Whoever you become next, I'll love you no matter what; and I'll help you to get through it," Lily promised her.
"You need to let go of me now, Mum. I can feel the change starting to begin," Allison warned her.
Lily let go of her then and watched as the glow finally covered Allison completely. Lily and Ivy stood back as far as they could and watched as the energy exploded out from Allison's hands and head. Allison screamed as she began to change. It was incredible and immense pain as she could feel her body beginning to reshape itself and reform.
The glow faded as her regeneration finally finished, and Allison looked at herself in a mirror to see what she looked like now. She gasped at what she saw.
"I'm still me!" Allison said in happiness.
"Yes, there was always that possibility, but with regeneration you can never be sure. It's a tricky business. This time though you stayed the same on the outside since this is your first incarnation as a true Time Lady. The next time you regenerate though you will change your appearance. One of the cool things about being a Time Lady though is that you won't age unless you want to. That's why you still looked the same when I met you in the future when you were supposed to be middle aged," Lily said.
"I look the same, but I feel different. I can feel the movements of time and space around me. I can see things that haven't even happened yet. I suddenly know things that I never knew before, and I can make connections that I never could have come to as a human. It's exciting and scary at the same time," Allison said with a faraway look in her eyes.
"Allison?" Isabella asked hesitantly from the doorway.
Allison could see that she had seen her transformation and was afraid that she would be different now. Allison smiled at her as she said, "It's okay, Isabella. I'm still me basically. I've just become like an ultimate version of me with superpowers."
Isabella smiled as she could tell from the way that she was talking that Allison was telling the truth. She had been scared that Allison was going to be totally different now.
Allison could see the others watching her as well, and she knew that now everyone knew what had just happened. It was just as well. She just hoped that they didn't start treating her differently like they had Lily at first when she regenerated.
Allison saw the Monk starting to move out of the corner of her eye, and she moved faster then she thought that she would ever move as she raced towards him and punched him in the jaw in the blink of an eye. As the Monk hit the floor out cold again, Allison smiled with satisfaction. Apparently she was faster and stronger as a Time Lady as well. She could grow to like this!
It was then that Allison could feel someone coming. She actually felt their presence first before she saw them as they emerged from the Vortex and materialized right in front of her.
"Hello, I heard that I was needed, but apparently everything worked out just fine without me. Oh, well. It's still nice to be here though. It's about time that I caught up with my sister again," a woman who looked exactly like Lily's last incarnation said as she suddenly appeared.
"Who are you? Why do you look like my mum?" Allison asked in shock.
Allison suddenly could see the woman's past, and then she knew who she was. It was like her life's story was playing out in front of her like a movie.
"You're Mum's clone. You were created to kill Rose, but you couldn't do it because you were too much like her. Now you've started trying to find your own identity and to become your own person. You've been out traveling the universe to accomplish that ever since that whole business with Dracula and the vampires trying to take over the Earth," Allison said in a distant voice.
Allison got a disturbed look on her face as she said, "That was just weird. I could see your whole life. You're calling yourself Violet, right?"
"That's me. Apparently you're new to this whole Time Lord thing. I'm going to have to find out more about you during my stay here," Violet said.
"She's my daughter. I just found that out because she just regenerated," Lily explained.
"So that means I'm your Aunt Violet. Oh, wonderful! It's so nice to meet you," Violet said with a huge grin across her face.
"What do you mean by your stay here?" Lily asked.
"I mean that I'm coming to live with you, of course. Ivy asked me to help you when your mind went wandering. It's good to see that you're okay now, but you might do it again. Therefore, I'm going to stay until I'm sure that you're really well. I'm moving in!" Violet said with a chuckle.
"Oh, that's just great! That's just what I needed is to have you constantly watching me twenty four hours a day. Welcome aboard!" Lily said, half smiling and half frowning.
"Oh, you really love having me here, don't you?" Violet said sarcastically.
Lily hugged her 'sister' then and said seriously, "I'm sorry. I'm still worried about Robin."
"I know. No offense taken," Violet said with a warm smile.
Suddenly Lily grabbed her head and started to yell. She slipped back into a trance like state then as she said, "No, Robin! Run! It's going to stomp you flat!"
"What's happening to her?" Ron asked.
"She seems to be having a relapse," Ivy said worried.
"No, this is different. She's talking this time. It's like she's stuck in a memory," Allison guessed.
"She is I think. She's reliving some moment in the past," Violet agreed.
"How could that be? Robin's not in the past," Romana said.
"Don't be so sure," Violet said mysteriously.
"What do you know about it?" Allison demanded.
"I can't tell you. I honestly can't remember much, but I do remember meeting someone special in the past. He was someone who seemed to know a lot about me that he shouldn't. I don't remember most of it though because something happened to my, I mean her, memories of certain parts of the past. Besides, it would violate the . . ." Violet started.
"It would violate the laws of time! Yeah, yeah! I'm a Time Lady now, and I still get handed that line," Allison said annoyed.
They all continued to look at Lily with concern as she relived her past and Robin's future. They wondered what had happened to Robin and where he was now. Also left up in the air was a ominously nagging question. If Robin didn't return, what would happen to Lily?
In the distant past, Robin was worried about what was going to happen himself. He and Sekhmet were running for their lives from the Great Vampire that was threatening to stomp them into fine powder at any moment.
Robin was worried that Sekhmet was going to fall at any moment. He could see her already starting to lose ground against the oncoming monster. He would not let anything happen to her if he could help it!
Thinking quickly, Robin picked Sekhmet up in his arms and began running with her. He knew that Sekhmet would be furious with him because Lily would be, but he couldn't let her be killed back here in the past before he had even met her.
"Let me go. I can take care of myself, you macho misogynist pig!" Sekhmet protested.
The words that she flung out stung him deeply, but Robin refused to relent. He would make sure that Sekhmet survived this day. Too much rode on it.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean any of that. I just don't want anyone to treat me as weak. I'm not weak, and I don't need anyone's help," Sekhmet said proudly.
"I know you're not weak. You're the strongest person I've ever known. We all need help though sometimes," Robin said.
Robin realized that he wasn't helping matters at all. He was losing ground now too. He knew that he was going to be overcome at any moment now. He threw Sekhmet as far from him as he could, and then he turned to face the giant monster by himself.
"Come, beast! Fight with me face to face. No more running. It ends now!" Robin challenged it.
He drew his bow and shot several explosive arrows in rapid succession into the vampire's foot at once as it descended towards him. The vampire started to scream as the arrows all went off on impact one after the other in a very painful chain reaction.
Robin took this opportunity to make a run for it with Sekhmet right behind him. The two of them didn't stop running until they were very far away from the monster and were able to look back on it from a safe distance as a bow ship finally plunged itself into his chest and destroyed him.
"Good work, John! I didn't appreciate being thrown like that, but I know that you were trying to save me. Next time though trust me a little more. I may just surprise you," Sekhmet said with a playful grin.
"You surprise me all of the time, my lady," Robin said; and then he winced as he realized that he had slipped up again.
"I really am going to have to talk to you about that soon. Although I have to admit that I'm growing to like it," Sekhmet said with yet another happy smile.
Then she surprised both of them by giving him a kiss on the cheek. This quickly led to a full on passionate kiss on the lips. Robin made no move to fight her off.
Sekhmet suddenly pulled away with shame on her face as she said, "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I know that you have someone waiting for you at home."
"Sekhmet, wait!" Robin cried out to her.
She ran away from him, and he chased after her trying to get her to stop. He knew that he would probably have to tell the truth to her soon about just who his lady really was.
As he chased after her, he watched in horror as another giant vampire appeared out of nowhere and picked her up in its huge hand. Sekhmet screamed as the hand started crushing her inside of it.
A bow ship then went crashing into the vampire holding Sekhmet and destroyed it. Sekhmet dropped to the ground with a scream, and Robin caught her. Robin had to admit that he wasn't used to rescuing her. It was usually the other way around. He supposed that it was the universe's way of returning the favor though.
The bow ship landed and out walked a man in very impressive looking armor. He walked up to Robin and said, "I saw you fight out there, and I was very impressed, sir. I would like to offer you a leadership role in this war. I could use more men like you."
"I only did what anyone else would have done in the same circumstances," Robin said.
"I don't think so. You're a born soldier. I want to make you a general in my army. I need you in the forefront of this war," the man said.
"I respectfully have to decline," Robin said as he looked pointedly at Sekhmet. He had to stay close to her and preserve history.
"Oh, don't worry about Sekhmet. I will leave her in your command, General," the man said.
Robin didn't like this man at all. Something deep inside him warned him not to trust this nice guy act of his.
"What is your name, General?" the man asked.
"I am Autolycus," Robin said.
"I like that name. It sounds noble and strong. Congratulations on your promotion, General Autolycus. I see great things ahead of you. You have quite a magnificent future ahead of you," the man said.
Then he left, and Robin wondered who he was. He didn't have long to wait before Sekhmet would soon tell him.
"That was the Lord President, John! That was Rassilon himself. You're only been here a few days, and you're already in the big leagues. You should be proud," Sekhmet said with a grin.
Robin cringed. So that was the fiend who had ruined Sekhmet's life and made her into a mindless killing machine! Robin vowed to keep an eye out for him. He would have to fight just to stay alive if Rassilon tried to use him like he did Sekhmet. He already didn't like the way that the man had been looking at him.
Robin didn't know the half of it yet. He would someday though. Someday he would have to fight not just for his life but for the life of an innocent child as well.
Next: Lily continues to be caught in the past as she relives her time with Robin as Sekhmet. Rose finally pays a visit as she realizes that something is wrong, and she meets the new version of Allison as she discovers the truth about her connection to her. Meanwhile, Sekhmet and Robin have to lead an entire army against the King of the Great Vampires as the war continues to get worse.