A/N: Welcome back to a brand-new chapter! I know it's been ages since I last updated. I've been on Writers Block for a while, but I've finally figured out how to continue this episode. At the time I was on Writers Block for this chapter, I've been working on outlines for future chapters, and all I can say is that you're in for a real treat, as the next episode will be, in the Eleventh Doctor's words, "a whopper".

Also, from here on out, you may notice several traits in Nova that are very similar to Mels' from "Let's Kill Hitler", especially during times when the Doctor isn't around. I'll leave it up to you as the reader to decide whether that's considered good or bad once you finish reading the chapter, lol.

On with the story :)

WARNING: mild adult language

Chapter 13: Escape

"Who?" Jack frowns at me. He then follows my gaze to Kovarian up on the balcony, overlooking everyone. "Her?"

"Who else?" I growl. There's literally nobody worse in the entire universe (at least that I know of) than Madame Kovarian. Who else would be callous enough to take an innocent child and raise the child into a psycho-killer? I can't imagine a worse deed than this.

"I dunno," Jack shrugs. "Never seen her before. Who is she?"

"Madame Kovarian. She leads the Silence—Vokanari, whatever."

"'Kovarian'… Wait, that name sounds familiar. You accused me of working with someone who went by that name. I take it that's her, and she's bad news?"

I scoff. "Oh, the worst of the worst. She's the reason why I'm here…at least, I'm pretty sure she is. No doubt she falsely accused me for murder and had me sent here as a way to keep me from escaping her this time." Of course Kovarian had arranged the entire murder and made sure that I would be blamed and sent to this prison specifically, knowing it'd be impossible to escape the prison with trackers in the inmates' bodies that allow the guards to know where everyone is at all times. The guards always knew where I was, regardless of where I hid, which meant that there was really nowhere for me to hide. "Now she's here for me. She's trying to draw me out; that's why she had everyone gather here. Just like last time." This statement instantly makes me think of the 'mandatory meeting' at the Silence base, except then there were no trackers. Here, there are, which would make it a gazillion times easier for Kovarian to find me; all she'd have to do is ask the guards, and they'd point her straight to me in an instant. I take a step back, a small wave of fear suddenly washing over me. "She can't find me here. She'll force me onto their side again; force me to kill Dad again. I refuse to do that." But then a split second later, that fear is replaced with anger. "The only person I want to kill is her. She needs to pay for what she did to us. For what she's done to me my whole life!"

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Jack asks hesitantly. "You just said you didn't want her to find you."

But I don't care. Not anymore. "No," I say, changing my mind, "I want her to find me. I want her to pay for what she did to us. I want her to see the anger in my eyes when I kill her." I don't care if this version of Kovarian is another Flesh Avatar. I'm willing to kill her as many times as it takes until the real Kovarian is killed, and I never plan to stop.

Jack begins pulling me back as he says, "Okay, that's definitely not a good idea. I have a better idea, and that's to get you back to your dad. We can worry about this 'Kovarian' chick another day. Let's focus on getting out of here for now. I've already got an idea to—"

"Greetings, galactic warlords," Kovarian begins speaking out to the crowd, "cold-blooded murderers, destroyers of worlds, and other various foul-smelling imbeciles…" At this, I can't help but snort at her joke, which I chastise myself for immediately after, thinking it's wrong to laugh at an enemy's joke.

Kovarian continues her speech. "I know this isn't the normal sort of announcement that many of you were expecting, but I can assure you that the wardens gave me permission to speak above you and in person. I am well aware that many of you don't know me and are curious as to the reasoning for my presence. I am known as Madame Kovarian, and I am here to offer you a chance of freedom."

I glance around at the other inmates who mutter to each other, wondering if Kovarian's promise for their freedom is legit. Not really, I scoff in my head, unless you want to forget everything about your previous lives and become even more deadly killers than you already are. Then again, this may be exactly what most of these people want. I overhear a couple of inmates snort at the idea, thinking that their so-called 'freedom' comes with a catch.

Of course, Kovarian seems to sense this from them, as she says in a knowing tone, "Of course, your freedom comes with a catch. No doubt, most of you are here for one reason—because someone foiled your plans, that 'someone' being a certain Time Lord known as 'The Doctor.'"

More mutters from the inmates. I even catch a few glances toward me at the mention of my father.

"No doubt, most of you are eager to enact your revenge on him; more than that, to destroy his very existence. I, myself, have that same goal, and we know how difficult it is to kill him. But I can assure you that we can make this shared goal an accomplishment by working together. I am offering you the chance to earn your freedom by joining a noble cause—Silence. By joining us—by joining me—you can get your chance to legitimately silence the Doctor once and for all. More than that, should you succeed, you will be showered in gold and praised beyond imagination."

Yeah right! I immediately respond in my head. Absolutely no way can that last bit be legit, knowing how sadistic and manipulative Kovarian is. Regardless, all inmates cheer their approval, seemingly not caring if Kovarian's words are sound or not.

"Together, we will rid the universe of the Time Lord plague once and for all!" Kovarian says, smirking down on her new followers. "Together, with the Doctor and every other Time Lord dead, we will become the new gods! We will be unstoppable! Who's with me?" All inmates cheer once again, showing their loyalty to the Silence. "Then follow me to victory!" Kovarian says, nodding her approval. "Follow me to freedom!" The inmates cheer one final time; meanwhile, Jack and I stand there with malice and contempt.

"Perfect," Jack says as he tugs on my arm as the rest of the inmates gather closer to the balcony. "This is exactly the kind of distraction we need. While everyone's busy following Madame Eye-Patch, we can escape a different way. Now all we have to worry about are the guards. Come on, I know where their Property Office is."

"No," I snap, standing my ground and continuing to stare up at Kovarian with extreme hatred.

"'No?'" Jack exclaims, appalled. "What do you mean, 'no?' We have a higher chance to escape now. We can't pass it up. If we don't take the chance to escape now, we may not get a chance to escape again. It's now or never."

"I said no!" I say a little more firmly. "I'm not escaping! Not yet."

"What the hell are you waiting for?!" he says, incredulous by my choice to stay in this godforsaken place rather than leave, which would be the smarter option. "We can't stay here another minute, and you certainly can't stay here or she'll find you."

"I already told you," I say, finally turning to Jack. "I want her to find me! She needs to pay for what she did to my family! They all do! I'm not going to pass a chance to take her down once and for all! I'll take her down first, before she has a chance to touch Dad, and especially Mom again!" I made a personal Unbreakable Vow to myself that I would do this the next time I saw Kovarian's face. I turn back to Kovarian and begin approaching her with the other inmates, ignoring Jack.

"Nova, you can't!" he says, pulling me back round to face him again. "She'll kill you!"

"Not unless I kill her first!" I say, yanking my arm away. "And that's what I intend to do!"

"No!" he says, this time holding me by the shoulders, preventing me from turning around. "I can't let you do this, and if your dad was here, he wouldn't let you either! He certainly wouldn't!"

"He couldn't stop me before," I point out, thinking of when I snuck past him to the Silence base per the TARDIS's help. "He certainly can't stop me now, especially since he's not here! I won't let you stop me either, and I'm certainly not going to let her turn you into a cold-blooded killer too! Let go!" I attempt to pull away from him once more, but his grip on my shoulders is too tight—tight enough to make my arms go numb.

"No!" Jack says again, squeezing my arms even tighter. "I swore to your old man I'd protect you. We're getting out of here in one way or another, even if I have to drag you away from that witch myself! Come on!"

He begins forcefully dragging me away when a deep voice interrupts us from behind. "You two ain't goin' anywhere! Especially you, Time Lady!"

I turn my head round to see Mr. Evil Eye—rather, Marco—standing there, and sigh, rolling my eyes. Great, this guy is back. I thought he'd learned by now. Obviously not. Nobody ever learns.

I remember Dad telling me how those who don't listen to him usually end up paying the price, usually in Death. After making a similar threat in the cafeteria yesterday, the fact that Marco is here to harass me yet again shows that my threat didn't faze him in the slightest. Honestly, looking back, I didn't really expect it to, anyway.

"Hello, Jack," Marco says, smiling up at the Captain. "It's been a while. Why'd you leave me so unexpectedly? I thought we had a good connection." His last statement makes me realize that he's referring to their previous relationship—if ever there was one. I honestly don't know what happened there, and I don't care to know.

"Come on, man," Jack sighs, ignoring his ex's comment, "haven't you tormented this young lady long enough? Just leave her alone!"

Marco snorts. "Not even close! Not until every single Time Lord remaining is driven to extinction once and for all! Starting with the Doctor!" He then says, glancing back down at me, "I know of the Silence. I know they want to destroy the Doctor as much as the rest of the universe. I've heard rumors of their plans to use you to silence him—his own daughter. How I would give anything to see that happen with my own eyes. And what a great privilege it would be to be 'showered in gold' after I turn you in."

"Not a chance, Marco," Jack growls, pulling me back. "She's not going anywhere with them; certainly not with you. You better back off right now before things get ugly."

"I'd like to see you try, Harkness," Marco sniggers. "Didn't work out so well for you last time, did it?"

"I wasn't talking about me," Jack shakes his head before glancing briefly at me, indicating my 'outburst' in the cafeteria.

Marco is silent for a few seconds before snorting in disapproval. "Well, that little 'light show' may have been impressive, but at the end of the day, you got off lucky."

"That wasn't luck," I say, glaring at him seriously. "I meant to do that. What, you asking to do 'two out of three'?" It's on, bro! I snort, deepening my frown, seriously doubting that he'd win a second round. Admittedly, a large part of me wants to do the same to Kovarian, since she tricked me last time, and I've wanted to get back at her the next time I saw her face. Perhaps now I can finally get that opportunity.

"Nova! Stop!" Jack says, pulling me back again a little more firmly. "Let's go!"

Suddenly, it's Marco who grabs my arm this time. "As I said, Jack, you two ain't goin' anywhere! Not until Lady Eye-Patch says so. In fact, I have a feeling she won't let anyone leave 'til you are turned in to her. No doubt she knows you're here."

I don't disagree, I think but do not say, now— "Let me go!" I continue my thought out loud, tugging my arm away from him, but his grip is much tighter than Jack's.

"Not a chance, princess," Marco chuckles, gripping my wrist so tightly I begin losing feeling in my hand due to lack of blood-flow. "I'm getting out of here one way or another, and I'm taking you with me."

"You're not taking her anywhere without going through me first!" Jack snaps, stepping forward.

"As I said, Jack," his ex sniggers again, "I'd like to see you try. You won't last a second against us, just like last time. I don't know how you survived last time, but I guarantee you won't stop us this time." He then says, addressing his cronies, "Come on, boys! Let's show these 'Silence' what we're really made of! OI, EYE-PATCH! I HAVE SOMEONE HERE WHO'S AN OLD FRIEND OF YOURS! A CERTAIN TIME LADY! WANNA MEET HER?" He screams this last bit toward Kovarian as he begins dragging me toward the center of the Atrium for her to see as his cronies grab Jack and force him to hopelessly watch.

"No!" Jack screams as he struggles against his captors' grasp to get at me. "Marco, you can't do this! She's just a kid! She's not a killer! Don't make her one!"

Technically I'm in my thirties now, I respond in my head, thinking of my horrible experience in my coma during Dad's and my previous adventure. Though, in my book, I'm still nineteen.

I don't say or do anything, thinking Marco will bring me straight to Kovarian. Thankfully, I still have my knife hidden in my pocket, and I plan to use it on Kovarian when I get the chance.

"What is the meaning of this interruption?" Kovarian frowns as she glances down at the crowd of inmates in an attempt to pinpoint the culprit.

"I warned you that you wouldn't be so lucky next time, princess," Marco whispers in my ear in a threatening tone. "There's no-one to save you now, not even Jack. You made a big mistake to trust him. He's not the 'valiant knight in shining armor' you think he is. Like your father, Death follows Jack everywhere, and the longer you continue trusting him, the quicker Death will come for you."

"You're wrong," I growl back. "Like my father, Jack is a good man."

One of the major things I've learned about Jack that he has in common with my father is that they both have had bad things happen to them, and some things both of them were at fault, but they both found a way to redeem themselves later on in their lives. I know Dad has certainly redeemed himself since the Last Great Time War, and many other times when he's lost people, but I'm not so sure about Jack. I'm quite sure Jack has found ways to redeem himself as Dad has, especially after losing his partner and grandson. Of course, I don't mention this out loud, but I know, as Jack said previously, Dad wouldn't have sent Jack to rescue me if he didn't trust him, so based on that fact alone, Dad must sense some good in Jack.

"Like it matters now," Marco snorts carelessly. "I'm sure these 'Silence' have a much worse fate set for you and your daddy; and I, for one, can't wait to watch."

Yeah, you would, I sigh, rolling my eyes, as I watch Kovarian glance around and eventually catch my death-glare, apparently recognizing me straight away despite me having regenerated since she last saw me.

"Nova, dearie," she smirks at me, and I instantly cringe at the nickname. "At last. How wonderful to see you again. I see you've had a bit of work done since we last met. I hope prison has been treating you well, just like your mother."

"Yeah, prison's been going great!" I reply in a sarcastic drawl. "Food's great, people are great; I'd rate this place four out of five stars! Thanks for asking!" I would legitimately rate it five out of five stars if Kovarian was the one in prison instead of me. Or, better yet, dead, I add in a growl in my head. I can feel the weight of the knife in my pocket just itching to be plunged into Kovarian's abdomen, much like the butter knife I attempted to use at the Silence base. "How's yourself?" I speak up again. "You're looking better after being reduced to a pile of century-old mashed potatoes!"

Ready for Round 2? I add once again in a growl. Better yet, wanna be reduced to Strawberry Jam instead? I brought a knife for just such an occasion. Sure, that's exactly what a psychopath would think; you can blame the Silence for putting that thought in my head.

"My, Nova," Kovarian says in mock-shock, "what a twisted mind you have. You Time Lords were always known to be quite demented, no matter what your age. Like Father, like Daughter."

I shrug, my voice still dripping with sarcasm. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe I got my 'demented mind' from my mother. You did train her into a psychopath, after all, just like all the rest of you freaks. It's no surprise you're planning to turn the rest of these people into even bigger psychopaths than they already are. If you think you can get away with this, this time, you're wrong! I'll make sure you fail this time!"

More than that, I'll make sure you die this time! I add but do not say out loud.

Kovarian chuckles in doubt, as does the rest of the prison. "Oh, I hardly think you are capable of that, young lady."

"You wanna bet?" I growl as my eyes glow once again with Regeneration Energy. A few inmates nearby, including Marco who actually releases me for a moment, step back in fear, well aware of my highly explosive powers. In fact, I am pretty sure I could quite easily use my powers to end Kovarian right no—

ARGH!

I am interrupted mid-thought when I suddenly feel a massive electric charge from the damn tracker in my shoulder which sends a shock of pain through my body. I scream in pain and lose the will to stand as I fall weak in Marco's arms. At this point, the electric shock finally stops, and I look up with blurry eyes to see a trigger in a guard's hand who stands next to Kovarian. I see Kovarian nod her approval toward the guard as if she ordered him to use the trigger to zap my tracker to physically weaken me.

"Stand down, you naive child!" Kovarian sighs, rolling her eyes. "You and I both know you're in no position to stop me, or really anyone here. One click of this trigger, and it sends an electric shock through your body from the tracker, paralyzing it for a short time; or, in some cases, it can cause Death. Any attempt to escape—or do anything, really—is impossible. I suggest that you choose your fate a little more wisely in future." She chuckles when I am unable to answer. "In fact, your fate has already been decided. Welcome back to the family, 'Nova Susan Song: The New Woman to Kill the Doctor.' I think it's time you officially joined us, as has been your true destiny." She then says, this time addressing the rest of the prison, "The same goes for the rest of you! You want your chance to finally rid the universe of the Time Lord plague once and for all?" All inmates cheer in unison, and she smiles. "Excellent! Then I say once more… Follow me to victory! Follow me to freedom!"

"Seems your 'luck' has finally run out," Marco sniggers in my ear as he begins half-dragging, half-carrying me with him and the rest of the inmates. "Not so powerful now, are you, sweet-cheeks? As I said, I'm getting out of here one way or another, and I'm taking you with me. It would be my great pleasure to turn you in and watch you Time Lord scum finally driven to extinction once and for all."

As a result from the electric charge, everything thereafter becomes a blur. I don't remember much that follows aside from being dragged along with the other inmates. I briefly remember being presented to Kovarian when it seems to come Marco's turn to 'sign up' to join the Silence, and Kovarian ordered one of the humanoid guards to take me to a seemingly private room that Kovarian temporarily uses, and I am shoved aggressively to the floor, which, in all honesty, is a huge mercy. With no strength whatsoever, I just lay there, hopelessly awaiting my fate as I stare up at the ceiling that fades in and out of darkness. After some time, I manage to gain back my senses as Kovarian enters the room with me, and it seems to be just the two of us, as no-one else seems to enter after her.

"My dear Nova…" she tuts as she looms over me. "You've been a very naughty girl, haven't you? Imprisoned for the murder of King Astorvox of Margonia. Your parents would be very disappointed in you."

"Liar!" I attempt to yell, but it comes out in a weak croak instead. "You…framed me. You were the one…who killed him."

"You are half-right," Kovarian replies. "Another assassin I hired actually killed him. Perhaps you've been told of the Zygons? A very talented race of shapeshifters with a very fowl-smelling aroma. They can shape-shift into anyone in the universe…even you."

I frown in disbelief. "So…you had this 'Zygon'…take my form…and make it look…like I killed the King?"

Kovarian nods. "Precisely. And once the Shadow Proclamation found out, I knew they would send you to either Stormcage Containment Facility or the Judoon Prison. Seeing as you already have a family history at Stormcage, what with your mother having been imprisoned there, they knew and I knew it would be too easy for you to escape, so I made sure you would be brought here instead. I knew there would be no way for you to escape me with that tracker in your back. And now here you are…as my prisoner now. Speaking of which, I think it's time we removed your tracker. You won't need it anymore, now that you're in my claws permanently."

At this point, I begin to gather more strength as I attempt to sit up. "So this was your next attempt to force me to kill Dad?" I growl as Kovarian approaches me with a strange utensil she will use to remove my tracker. "Frame me for murder…send me to a prison you knew I couldn't escape…and then come to said prison to collect me and turn me into the weapon you always planned for me to become?"

"That, and raise my army back to what it was before your foolish guardian obliterated most of them!" Kovarian adds as she slides the sleeve of my jumpsuit down to get at the tracker above my shoulder blade.

"Wouldn't you be surprised to know that it was originally my idea?" I smirk at her, wondering how she would react to that fact. "It was supposed to have been me who detonated the bombs, not her! I was going to do it to save her from you freaks, as well as destroy you once and for all! I was never going to let you harm my family again!" Of course this was before I found out she was a Flesh Avatar all along.

There is an old saying that states: 'Curiosity killed the cat.' Apparently, I have firsthand experience with that very statement, as my curiosity almost quite literally gets me killed in that moment. Well, it doesn't kill me, per se, but it does cause me much physical pain in the form of Kovarian stabbing me in the shoulder with her strange utensil in an attempt to remove my tracker.

"Sadly, you failed on that front!" she growls in anger. "And you will fail again!" She twists the thingamajig deeper into my shoulder, ignoring the orange-red blood staining her hands and my jumpsuit (though, thankfully you can't really tell, as my jumpsuit is already red). Once the tracker is finally out, my shoulder instantly begins glowing with Regeneration Energy, and once Kovarian sees this, she immediately and aggressively throws me down hard to the floor. "You've already failed!" she growls as she watches me continue to heal myself. "You're my prisoner now! There's no one to save you this time!"

As she says all of this, I glance up, and I instantly grin as I see Captain Jack Harkness having somehow snuck inside the room past all of the guards, thankfully unbeknownst to Kovarian as she has her back to him.

"You're wrong!" I growl at her as he quietly slinks up to her from behind with a small revolver in hand. "There is one person that could save me!"

At this, she instantly reaches out to me and wraps her fingers tightly around my throat. "If your father wants to save you," she sneers spitefully, "he'll have to come to us to win you back, and we'll be waiting! He won't succeed! Not this time!"

I manage to choke out, spitting in Kovarian's face, as Jack raises his gun to her back, "I wasn't talking about my father."

"She was talking about me, bitch!" Jack speaks up before he shoots her in the shoulder, and she falls to the floor in pain.

"Jack!" I exclaim after I manage to gain my voice and breath back. "Perfect timing!"

"Hey, kid!" Jack smiles as he helps me to my feet. "Didn't think I was gonna abandon ya, did ya?"

I shake my head. "Of course not. How did you escape?"

Jack shrugs. "Let's just say it wasn't easy, but I managed it…barely." Speaking of which, I notice a few new bloodstains on Jack's jumpsuit and face, seemingly from a fight (or two) with Marco's cronies and the prison guards. "Anyway, here," he shrugs again in a careless manner as he reaches into his pocket and tosses to me my sonic screwdriver that he had somehow acquired from the Property Office. "I imagine you're gonna wanna have this back."

"Thanks," I smile as I take the sonic from him and place it in my own pocket. "I take it you were able to 'sweet-talk the guards' at the Property Office into getting our stuff back?"

He shrugs again. "Well, I wouldn't really call it 'sweet-talk,' but sure, we'll go with that. Come on. Now that your tracker's out, we need to get you out of here pronto."

"Not yet," I shake my head. "There's something I have to do first." Something I've been waiting to do my whole life, I add but don't say out loud. I turn to Kovarian and take out my knife as I approach her with it.

"Whoa! Kid, what're you doing?" Jack exclaims, seeing what I'm about to do and seems to disapprove of my plans, but I don't care. He doesn't understand how much pain and misery Kovarian and the Silence have put me and my family through.

"She has to pay for what she did to us!" I growl. "I have to see to it that she never harms us again! It's the only way!"

"Nova, you can't!" Jack says, pulling me back. "You're not a killer! I won't let you be one! Don't become one now!"

"Oh, let her do what she pleases," Kovarian sniggers while grunting in pain. "After all…her father's not here to stop her."

"He may not be, but I am," Jack snaps as he begins tugging forcefully on my arm. "Nova, let's go!" But I ignore him still.

"I can see the hatred burning in your eyes," Kovarian continues sniggering at me, taunting me with every word, daring me to end her life. "I can hear the anger pulsing with every beat of your hearts. You want to punish me for putting you in this mess…kill me for all the pain I put your loved ones through… Do it. This has always been your destiny."

Her words instantly make me think back on Multi-Eyes' words from my first adventure with my father, the moment after he had succumbed to his injuries that she had inflicted on him: "Do it! I dare you! Strike me down, just like we've always taught you! Do us proud, little Time Lot! Become one of us! It is your destiny!" Her words and Kovarian's words also make me think of all the other times I was told that I was destined to do or become something (not just a psychopath), but I never once believed anyone, not even my father whenever he would talk about the responsibilities I would have to take on as a Time Lord and as his successor one day. I'm pretty sure I have a right to choose my own destiny, no matter what Time says.

Time is not the boss of me (Rule #408), and neither is anyone else!

At this point, I take notice of the familiar white substance that leaks out of Kovarian's shoulder where she was shot, and I recognize it to be that from a Flesh Avatar, like what I saw in my parents' memories.

Are you flippin' kidding me?!

"I don't believe in destiny!" I snap at her. "I'm sick of being told who and what I should be! Time is not the boss of me…"

Nor is my dad… I add in my head, thinking of him telling me how to live my life as a Time Lord, how living like a normal human is no longer possible for me with my extended knowledge and advanced Deviant powers, and how much I want to prove him wrong one day.

"And neither are you!" I finish before I swiftly snatch Jack's revolver from his hand and shoot Kovarian in the face, reducing her yet again to a pile of glop on the floor.

I growl loudly at the fact that Kovarian had tricked me again in the exact same way as last time, egging me on to shoot her just to show she was never real. "FUCK!" I scream into the open air as I slam the gun down on the floor in intense rage. "WHY WON'T YOU EVER SHOW YOUR REAL FACE, YOU FUCKING COWARD?!"

"Nova!" Jack speaks up as he rushes to pick up his gun and attempts to calm me. "Forget it! We have to go! Now! Come on!"

"The next time I see her face," I continue fuming and cursing as my eyes glow gold with rage, "whether it's real or another fucking avatar, I'm gonna kill it! Slowly! And then, I'm gonna take out her eyes and shove them up her—"

"Okay!" Jack speaks up again, stopping me. "I get it! You want to get back at her for tricking you, but now's not the time! Right now, we need to focus on getting out of here! I managed to get my Vortex Manipulator back! We should be able to use it once we get past the Security Field!"

"But won't that activate your tracker?" I frown, my eyes reverting back to normal due to my concern for Jack. "You'll die if we don't remove it!"

"Nah, it's fine," he shakes his head. "You forget, I can't die, not permanently. If it ends up stopping my heart, it'll eventually restart itself. It always seems to; don't ask me how. Come on! Let's go!" He then grabs my hand, and we run, leaving Kovarian's Avatar's slimy puddle behind.

As we run, we dodge guards and Judoon who try to stop us as well as kill us. Any guards and Judoon that do attempt to stop us, Jack shoots back at them with his revolver. Thankfully, most of the inmates have left at this point, having gone with Kovarian's followers to join them.

"Hurry!" Jack exclaims, pointing to the end of the hallway through a large opened doorway. "The exit is just there! Once you step over the threshold, you'll be able to use the Vortex Manipulator to zap away! Go!" He says this as he hands me a leather bracelet that I instantly recognize as a Vortex Manipulator, similar to the one my mother often uses, and pushes me ahead of him.

"No!" I stop in my tracks. "I'm not leaving without you!"

"You have to!" Jack insists. "My only job was to get you back to your dad by any means necessary, even if it means I have to stay behind!"

"No!" I say again. "I'm not leaving! We're getting out of here together!"

"We can't!" he shakes his head as he shoots back at the Judoon and other guards trying to flank us. "Once I cross the threshold, my tracker will activate, which might shorten out the Manipulator! If that happens, it'll be useless, and we'll never get out of here!" He says, pushing the time-travel device against my chest, "There is no other way out of this! You have to go! I'll buy you some time! Don't worry, the coordinates are already set and should take you straight into the TARDIS! Just push this button! Go now!"

"Jack, please—" I continue to protest, my eyes filling with tears.

"Go! I'll be fine! Tell your dad it was great to see him again, that his latest body looks fantastic, and that he and the missus are lucky to have an amazing daughter like you!"

His words make me sob more, as well as make me more desperate not to leave him behind, to lose him. His words also make me think of my mother-guardian who said goodbye in a similar manner. "Jack—"

"Go!" he insists once more. "Don't worry about me, kid; we'll see each other again…one day. GO NOW!"

At this point, I have no choice but to obey as I rush through the opened doorway to the prison's exit. The instant I cross the threshold, I grip Jack's Vortex Manipulator in my hand and activate it just like I've always seen my mother do it, and I instantly feel a tingling sensation as I zap out of existence, leaving Jack behind, just as I've done to my mother-guardian.

A/N: TO BE CONTINUED!

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Also, I would like to know who you think is the worst villain (or monster) in Doctor Who aside from Madame Kovarian. To me, she is the worst, as, like Nova, I can't imagine a worse deed than raising an innocent baby into an assassin. A close second for me is Rassilon, the President of Gallifrey. I imagine him to be much like President Snow in "the Hunger Games" series, or even like Adolf Hitler back during WWII, treating those who live in the lower-class cities like cattle, this being one of the reasons why the Doctor left with Susan all those years ago (at least, this is my personal head-cannon as I'm not entirely sure if this was confirmed by the writers or not). Let me know in the comments who your worst or favorite villain is. I'm talking major villains like Madame Kovarian, Rassilon, The Master, Davros, etc. Also, who are your favorite or scariest monsters (Weeping Angels, Daleks, Silence, Cybermen, etc.)? Mine are definitely the Weeping Angels with the Silence being a close second.

As always, friendly reminder that kudos, comments, and favs are appreciated and will keep me motivated to post more often. I see that many of you are reading my works but not subscribing, favoriting, or commenting on them. I always encourage feedback from my readers and enjoy reading about my readers' favorite moments. I'm sure everyone has at least one favorite moment. Please, please, please share them! I would love to talk about them.

Also, friendly reminder that I tend to have a major habit of rewriting things, so be sure to check back every once in a while (maybe even reread the previous chapter or chapters) to keep up to date on any changes I may make or add.