Oh, goodness. How does the Doctor plan to get out of this? I hope you enjoyed the last chapter! I'm thinking of beginning a new story, or updating one of the others. What do you think I should do? I might as well write a Once Upon a Time story. I've been thinking of it for a while. I wonder if Hermione should visit Storybrooke. Hm. Well, I'll have to think about it. Thanks and Enjoy!
The Doctor's POV – The TARDIS
I began to flip switches and push buttons enthusiastically. It was great to be back in front of the consol flipping switches. I landed only a few minutes off. It had been over a month on Earth, just like Tom and I had planned. I ran out of the TARDIS, not even bothering to listen to what the others had to say, I was glad to be back on Earth. Doing something other than sitting around was great.
I got into the forest, but was thrown back by some invisible force. I gasped for breath as I sat up. The Master was standing in front of me, a girl by his side. I knew it was too late when I saw her. She was gone.
"Where are her memories?" I asked the Master quietly.
"Somewhere deep in her unconscious mind. She can never access them without taking several years to remember the slightest detail. She's gone, Doctor. You've lost. Your little Juliet is gone. I wonder what she would say to you for leaving her," The Master taunted.
"Maybe I could just say," Juliet growled.
Her voice was harsh and cold. I'd never heard her like this. Not once in the time I'd known her. She looked awful. Her face looked more wolf than human. Her eyes had turned yellow and her nails had turned to claws. She looked almost like she'd half transformed. I couldn't meet her eye, so I looked down as I stood up.
"I'm sorry, Juliet. I can't believe what's been done to you," I apologized.
"You're sorry? What could you possibly be sorry about? I love what I've become. The Master, he's brilliant, he's taught me so many wonderful things. What's been done to me was for the best," She whispered, a excited grin forming.
Juliet's POV – Just Outside the Forest
Something inside me made me sad to see the Doctor's face. I thought he'd be proud of how I'd grown. I could see things nobody else could see; little mistakes in the whole of time and space, and the Doctor looked disappointed. My smile fell as he stared at me.
"I thought you'd be proud. Doctor, I can see like you now. The Master's shown me things that I could have never imagined. All of the possibilities," I muttered.
I felt my sadness become anger and I threw the Doctor back, striding off the castle. The Master and the Doctor hadn't expected this. I could tell from their thoughts. Nobody would accept me like this if the Doctor couldn't. I could hear his thoughts and he wanted to "fix" me. I was fine. There was nothing to fix. He didn't see it the way I saw it. He was stupid, and the Master was becoming like him. They both thought I was out of control. I would show them. It was my turn to take over.
The Master's POV – In Front of the Castle
I stared at Juliet as she walked off. I'd created a monster. I knew what I'd done would be risky, it could have driven her into insanity or, worse, she could be stuck fully transformed. Nobody would be able to control her.
The Doctor asked, "What'd you do to her?"
I shook my head. I don't know what I'd done. I had destroyed the greatest weapon I could have used to stop her. Hermione was a wreck. Since she'd seen Juliet she'd gone insane, muttering to herself and randomly flipping out. I separated her from the others, which only made it worse. Some nights it got so bad that I had to sedate her. Nothing else had worked. She would go insane, and that'd be my only option.
"Her friend has gone insane, so I can't stop her. She was a sweet girl, too. I'd heard her when she calmed Juliet down. I almost let her go at one point. I can't stop Juliet," I explained and turned to the Doctor. "I need your help."
I'd finally admitted it. I would beg for help from him if I had to. He was the only thing I had left that I could try. He nodded and agreed to help me. I knew I'd have to be locked up with him once we were done, but anything to stop this monster I'd created. Well, the monster he created. I was proud of her, but he had been cruel.
Hermione's POV – Her Cell
I smirked slightly to myself as I picked the lock to my cell and swung it open, finding Tom and McGonagall. I unlocked their cell and hugged Tom.
"I thought you'd gone crazy!" He exclaimed.
"Nope, that was just an act for the Master. Let's get out of here and find Juliet," I explained hurriedly.
I ran out and saw the Master standing next to the Doctor talking.
"Doctor!" I called and grinned as I hugged him.
The Master stared at me for a second in shock. I smirked slightly as they explained what happened. Of course something went wrong, I thought. Their plan was insane, and I didn't even want to think about it. I knew what would happen if they tried it. Juliet would almost certainly be stuck in werewolf form unless they did it just right.
I walked into the castle looking for Juliet. All was quiet, which was unusual for the corridors. Especially on a weekend. Usually everyone was out enjoying their day or at lunch. I ran up the abandoned corridor Juliet and I used to sit in when she wanted to talk. To think, all of this started because of a new teacher. She could have stayed out of it, but she was always so curious.
She was sitting in the corridor crying. I sat by her, just like old times, and hugged her, rubbing her back softly.
"He didn't mean to be so mean. It just shocked him," I comforted her.
She growled at me and lashed out, her claw catching my pants as I backed up. She sat there for a second just staring at me, almost as if she was frozen in time. She let go of me and got up, hugging me. She looked more wolf than human to me, but I didn't care. I was almost sure she would have ripped my heart out when she had me. I felt so relieved when she let go.
"You're on the Doctor's side, aren't you?" She asked hurt.
"Jules, he can help you," I muttered, holding her hands tightly.
I knew I'd said something horribly wrong. I couldn't help it, I screamed.