Know Your Game
By: Kluesner
The Doctor and Ace made their way into The Xanatos Tower and were met by a blond woman sitting behind a desk. "Good evening." The Doctor said lifting his hat. The woman first looked at the strange pair before her and said, "How can I help you?" "Yes you can. I'm The Doctor and this is my friend Ace and we are here to Mr. Xanatos." The Doctor said. "Do you have an appointment?" The lady asked. "Not as such." replied The Doctor. "But I'm sure he is expecting us."The lady then picked up a phone and whispered something then hung up. "Mr. Xanatos is on his way down please wait." She said.
The two looked around at the lobby to see other then some fake potted plants the rest was just blank walls and a few elevators in the back. One of which opened as a man with a beard and long hair that was pulled back exited and walked straight towards The Doctor and Ace and said, "Welcome my friends to Xanatos Tower." The Doctor lifted his hat after shaking the mans hand and said, "How do you do. I'm The Doctor and this is my associate Ace." "Yes I know it's nice to meet you. I'm David Xanatos." he said. "Your friends at U.I.N.T told me that you were coming to take a look a look at my little establishment. What do think by the way?" "Bit of an eye sore." Ace said under her breath.
Xanatos looked at with a bit of smile on his face as her replied, "Well this place is not just an office building. Fallow me." The two fallowed him as he led them to a elevator. "You see." said Xanatos. "Here we are researching and discovering new ways for everything. From medicine, to new forms of energy, household items and even weapons and defense for governments." The Doctor was interested in what he said until that last part as they all got into the elevator "There is always seems to be money when it comes to destruction." The Doctor said. "That's true Doctor." replied Xanatos as the doors close and they started going up.
"But the money that comes from that goes towards the other departments. So as you see it's a necessary job." "What kind of explosives do make?" Ace ask with a bit if interest. "Oh don't worry about that now. I plan on showing you everything that my company has to offer." the corporate man replied. "That's why we are here." Said The Doctor. "To see everything that you have." After he said that the elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open.
As the three walked out, Ace a bit more surprised then The Doctor as the sight of a stone courtyard. "Hang on." Ace said. "Your castles real?" "Of course it is." Xanatos said. "I wanted the top of my tower to be unique so I found a castle had has transported here." "You mean to tell me that you bought an ancient castle just to put it on top of your skyscraper?" The Doctor said with a bit of a tone. "Ancient Professor?" Ace asked. "Yes Ace. Going by the look of it Northern Scotland" He replied running his finger across the stone wall. "Over a thousand years old at best." Then licking one of his fingers he then said, "Salt water erosion. This place was near the ocean." "Correct by all counts." said Xanatos.
"This was once the grate Castle Wyvern. It has spent the past few centuries washing away on a sea cliff side. So I took it apart brick by brick and restored it, but the night is growing long Doctor and I do believe that we things to discuses." The Doctor took a look at the man before he said, "Yes we do. Um do you mind if my associate has a look around? Ancient castle are a bit of a hobby for her." Ace look at him with a confused look on her face when she finally got what he met. Xanatos took a quick look at her and said, "Sure as long as she stays up here and your not carrying any weapons are you?" Ace grabbed on of the straps of her rucksack as she said, "No of course not." He then let out a laugh and said, "I'm only joking kid. Come Doctor this way."
The Doctor fallowed the man off to a greater part of the castle, as Ace started walking around not knowing what she was supposed to be looking for. Lost on what she was doing, she made her way up to top of the wall to get a good look at the view. The sight was really nothing good. The castle was so high, that all you could see was clouds and the top spire of the Empire State building. Ace then look straight down only to more clouds. The view in all looked like the whole top was surrounded by fog. The temptation of dropping a small pebble to see if she was really up in the air, but the thought was erased when she heard something. "Who's There?" she asked with no response.
The Doctor entered what was once the castle great hall. Tho most of it seemed to be preserved. At the far end was a massive desk that he and the owner were walking to. As they both made got there. Xanatos took his seat behind the desk. The Doctor saw to other chairs but saw something else on the desk that caught his eye, a chess bored. "I must say." Xanatos said keeping his eye on The Doctor. "I've been trying to work a deal with U.N.I.T for some time but they always turn me down, but maybe this time now there your here we can get the ball rolling." The Doctor was still looking at the un-started game before him. "Doctor?" the man behind the desk asked. He then had idea of how to get his attention.
White Pawn to D4
A small smile grew across The Doctors face. As he placed an hand a piece to make his move.
Black Pawn to D5
"I hope this isn't your way of opening all of your negotiations." said Xanatos.
White Knight to F3
"Some times it's a simple game of strategy that can tell you everything that you need to know about another person." The Doctor replied.
Black Pawn to E6
White Pawn to E3
Black Pawn to C5
Every time Xanatos made a move he looked to see that The Doctor never took his eyes off the game. Of all the people that he has met he never man quiet like him.
White Pawn to C4
Black Knight to C6
Another thing he notice was while he was taking time to think his moves threw, his opponent wasn't even hesitating with his moves.
White Knight to C3
"So tell me Doctor how long have you been working for U.N.I.T?" Xanatos asked.
Black Knight to F6
"Oh for quiet some time now. Seem like a few life times." He answered as he made his last move.
This was when Xanatos made his first attack.
White Pawn to C5 Takes Black Pawn
"Let the real game begin." Said The Doctor.
Black Bishop to C5
White Pawn to A2
Black Pawn to A6
White Pawn to B4
Black Bishop to D6
"Retreating already Doctor?" the wealthy man asked.
White Bishop to B2
"Sometime you pull back to gain a advantage of the other." he replied.
Black Castling to King side
White Queen to D2
Black Queen to E7
White Bishop to D3
Black Pawn to C4 Takes White Pawn
"Oh so you do know how to take on an enemy, but you should always know the power of said enemy." Xanatos said with a smirk.
White Bishop to C4 takes Black Pawn.
"Hmm your strategy seem to be taking the enemy head on." Said The Doctor
Black Pawn to B5
"The first few thing to learn in life the small ones are the first to go and..."
White Bishop to D3
never leave your best alone on the front line." as he said that The Doctor for the first time looked away from the game towards the man he was playing against, but the game was stopped by the sound of an alarm. The Doctor keeping calm asked, "Everything alright?" The man across from him pressed a button under his desk making a monitor to rise from his desk. The screen displayed a wire form of the tower and then zoomed in on the castle part as a red dot appeared on the one of the towers. "Mister Xanatos." a voice coming from a intercom. "An intruder has been detected on your level. North East Tower." "Ace." The Doctor whispered. "Don't worry Doctor, I have a security team on the way." Xanatos said but by the time he looked up the man before him was out the door.
As The Doctor raced back out onto the courtyard he looked to find the right tower when he herd a yell "Doctor!" Running up the side of the wall as he fallowed the scream to a watch tower. As he entered he herd the Ace again, "You just stay away from me!" It was coming from the top. When he got to the top it started to rain. The Doctor found Ace standing with her sight fixed on something. He opened his umbrella as he ran over to her only to see her eyes still looking at the thing before her. "Doctor." she said as she pointed where she was looking.
The Doctor soon turned to see the creature. It look at them with bright glowing eyes as it growled at them. Before The Doctor could even try to get closer to it the creature turned to the edge of the tower, then what looked like wings formed between the beast arms and it's waist and then it jumped of the edge and glided into the clouds. The Doctor And ace ran to the edge to see if they could catch where it went, but it had disappeared. "So." The Doctor said looking over at Ace "Shall we go into the sewers looking alligators next?"
Arthur's Note: I may or may not put a Doctor Who baddie in this story. I know New York Weeping Angels and stuff. I know I hinted at them in the last chapter, and if I have to I might try to work them in but I want to at least try something other then Angels. So any ideas let me know. Oh and at the time I'm posting this chapter MERRY CHRISTMAS!