IN THE SHADOW OF SAXON

Chapter Eight

The Doctor followed the Toclafane as people smiled at them and some children asked him how the metal sphere was floating in the air. He just smiled and told them it was magic and the children giggled. He wondered what the Master would do with him once they saw each other again and his mind flashed back to what the Master did to him on the Valiant.

"As long as he doesn't get his hands on David, I will gladly let him do it to me again," the Doctor thought when the Toclafane stopped and floated near the street sign. Downing Street was on the street sign as the Doctor looked at the white brick building and saw the bullet holes in the walls.

"Move," the Toclafane said as the metal sphere poked him in the back and the Doctor sighed, nodding his head. They headed for the stairs when the Doctor opened the door and they went inside as the doors closed behind them.

Lucy was happy that the Master had let her go do some shopping as she held two shopping bags in her hands and swung them back and forth. She didn't notice Amy, Rose, Rory and David walking closer as she walked by them and one of the small bags she was carrying fell out onto the pavement. David stopped when he picked the small bag then watched Lucy walking away then turned, looking at Rose, Amy and Rory. Shrugging, he half ran to catch up with Lucy when he slowed down and walked next to her.

"Um, excuse me, but you dropped this," he said as Lucy stopped and he held the small bag up by the handle.

"Oh, thank you!" she said as she took the small bag from him and smiled.

"Do you need a hand carrying those?"

"Yeah, if you don't mind," Lucy said and David smiled, taking one of the bags and placed the smaller bag inside the bag. "I'm Lucy, by the way."

"I'm David," he said as they shook hands and headed down the pavement.

The Master sat at the desk while his feet sat on the top of the desk and he read the file. The plans for the Archangel Project seemed to be progressing nicely as he tapped the pen four times on the desk when the intercom buzzed and he placed his feet on the floor, pressing the button.

"Yes?" he asked as he depressed the button and closed the file.

"Sir, there is someone to see you," his secretary said and he frowned. He hated dealing with the apes that thought they were in charge as he sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Send them in," he said then depressed the button and looked at the door, placing his elbows on the desk and folded his fingers together. The door opened as the Troclafane floated inside the office and the Doctor appeared in the doorway, looking at the Master.

"Move!" the Troclafane said as the Doctor walked inside the office and closed the door behind him. The Master titled his head to one side as he watched the Doctor walking toward the desk then stopped and the Troclafane floated next to him. "I have brought you the Doctor Man."

The Doctor watched as the Master slowly stood up then walked around the side of the desk and walked to him. He walked around the Doctor as he looked him over and flicked the bow tie with his finger.

"What's with the bow tie?" the Master asked.

"I wear bow ties," the Doctor said and the Master gave him a blank look.

"Why?"

"Because they're cool," the Doctor said and the Master arched an eyebrow at him.

"Whatever," he sighed then looked the Doctor over again and crossed his arms over his chest. "So, you're the Doctor, hunh?"

"Yes," the Doctor said with a nod of his head.

"Why don't I believe you?"

"Then how would I know that you used to sleep with a teddy bear, Koschei?" he asked and the Master's eyes went wide.

"How…? No one knew…! That's….!" the Master sputtered then glared at the Toclafane as the metal sphere giggled and balled his hands into fists. "Shut up!"

"Look, there is no reason for any of this. Why not just come with me and…" the Doctor said when the Master glared at him and held up a finger, going face to face with him.

"There is NO way in Hell that I am going ANYWHERE with you!"

"Koschei, please, I only want to…"

"Stop calling me that! Koschei died a long time ago! There is only the Master now, DOCTOR!" the Master growled and the Doctor felt his hearts sinking to his feet.

"Then you give me no choice," the Doctor sighed and the Master smiled, rolling his eyes.

"Oh, here it comes! This is when you're going to tell me that you're going to stop me! Well, let me tell you something, you're not because I have the upper hand! Or did you forget that I have your TARDIS?" he asked and the Doctor nodded his head. "Wait, if I have your TARDIS, then where did you come from?"

"I'm from the future," the Doctor said.

"Ah, that would explain it," the Master said then looked at the Toclafane and smiled. "Kill him."

Amy, Rory and Rose walked toward the TARDIS when Amy removed the gold key from her pocket and unlocked the outer doors. She unlocked the inner door when they walked inside and she placed the key in her pocket. Closing the door, she looked at Rory and Rose when she frowned and Rory walked to her, placing his hand on her shoulder.

"What's the matter, Love?" he asked.

"He did it again," Amy said as Rory and Rose frowned when Rose noticed that David wasn't with them as she sighed and rolled her eyes.

"We need to put a leash on him," she said as Amy nodded and Rory leaned on the railing.

"Well, let's go find him," he said as they nodded and Amy opened the door then closed the door after they went outside.

Lucy walked by the counters while David followed behind her and the sales girl watched them. She was stunned when Lucy Saxon came up to her counter as Lucy tried to decide which pair of ear rings she liked and tapped her red nails on the glass.

"Oh, I can't decide!" she said then looked at David and smiled at him. "Which ones do you like?"

"I like those," he said, tapping the glass and she looked at the emerald ear rings in the shape of a flower, but she shook her head then looked at the diamond ear rings in the shape of angels and smiled.

"What about those?" she asked as she pointed and David smiled, nodding his head. "I will take the diamond angels!"

"An excellent choice," the sales girl said as she went to ring up Lucy's purchase and handed her the small bag. Lucy handed the small bag to David as he place the small bag in the bag and she smiled at him. "My, you really like to shop, don't you?"

David didn't know why, but he did as he nodded and they walked toward another counter. A few minutes later they left the shop when they walked down the pavement and Lucy held onto David's hand. She didn't know why, but she liked this handsome stranger and gently squeezed his fingers.

"So, do you want to get something to eat?" she asked as he looked at her and smiled. She loved how the dimples stuck out when he smiled and the scattering of freckles on his face.

"What are you doing? You're a married woman! What would Harry say if he found out that you were holding hands with another man? He would…" she thought then shivered from thinking what the Master would do to her and let go of David's hand.

"Is there something wrong?" David asked as he gave her a concerned look and she sighed, trying to find a nice way to tell him about the Master.

"I'm married," she said, brushing some hair behind her ear.

"Oh," he said softly as he sighed and placed the bag on the ground.

"Don't get me wrong. I do love my husband, but he can be a little rough sometimes," she said as David thought for a few seconds then Rose appeared in front of him and he saw the fear in her eyes.

"No, don't," she whispered then he saw his hand strike her face and David's heart clenched in his chest.

"Are you alright," Lucy asked as he saw the concerned look in her eyes and he nodded. Suddenly the Troclafane that had been hiding in the alley sailed closer when it floated in front of them and Lucy frowned, placing her hands on her hips. "What are you doing here?"

"Mister Master has sent me to find the Doctor Man," the metal sphere said in a child's voice then looked at David and scanned him. "You are the Doctor Man. You will come with me."

"No, he will not!" she shouted and the metal sphere turned to look at her.

"Mister Master said…"

"I heard you! You go back and tell him that I said he can't have him!" Lucy said as the Troclafane floated up and down for a few seconds then vanished and Lucy looked at David. His face had gone stark white when his eyes rolled into his head and he slid to the pavement. She shook her head when someone asked if she needed an ambulance then she took her cell phone out of her purse and pushed the button. "Hendricks, this is Mrs. Saxon, I need you to pick me up right now!" Clicking the cell phone shut, she knelt down next to David and placed her hand on his chest, feeling the quick pounding of his heart. The limo had been following them for the last few blocks as she looked down the street, stroked David's hair and watched as the limo came to a stop near the curb.

After Hendricks had gotten out of the limo, she watched Hendricks carefully lift David off the pavement then slid him across the back seat as Lucy got into the limo and Hendricks closed the door. The people watched as the limo moved down the street while Lucy looked at David then reached over and gently stroked his hair.

"Should we take him to the hospital?" Hendricks asked as he looked at her from the rearview mirror and Lucy sighed, looking at David.

"No, we'll take him back to the house. Will you call Doctor Crawford and tell him to meet us there?" she asked and Hendricks nodded. Pushing the button to make the privacy screen go up, Lucy moved to sit with David as she gently lifted his head and placed it on her lap. He slightly smiled as she started stroking her hair then looked out the window, watching the clouds go by.

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