PARENTHOOD
A/N: Hamish is still blind in this story. He didn't get his sight until Moira was five years old. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Three Duer turned Moira's face away as he moved backward toward the door and the bed rose toward the ceiling. The namkeys scampered in the corner while a large creature covered in gray, black and white fluff snarled at the Doctor, Adam, Frazer and Alan and the bed rocked back and forth on its head. The creature shook its head when the bed crashed into the wall and Duer quickly opened the door, leaving the room. Closing the door, he looked at Moira while tears trickled down her cheeks and he sighed, placing her head on his shoulder. "What is wrong with Moira?" Hamish thought as Duer moved his mind closer and set up a privacy block. "It appears that the monster under her bed is real," Duer thought, gently rubbing her back. "What kind of beastie is it?" "Frazer says it's a namkey." "Is a namkey dangerous?" Hamish asked as Duer heard a loud crashing sound and Moira screamed. "Well, the little ones aren't. It's the big one that worries me," Duer said when the door to Moira's bedroom shook and Duer sighed. "Do you wish us tae come home?" "No, the last thing I need is more targets. Just stay where you are and I'll contact you when we've defeated this thing," Duer thought and Hamish sighed. "Lower the privacy block so I can talk with Moira," Hamish thought as Duer lowered the privacy block and Moira's eyes went wide when she saw her daddy inside her mind. He knelt down as she ran to him and he wrapped his arms around her. "Pa-pa, there is a uamhas under my bed!" Moira said while sobbing against his chest and Hamish hushed her. "Aye, but sinn-seanair will take care of it," he said and kissed the top of her head. "I want you tae take care of it!" "I ken that you do, Little Dove, but how can I when I cannae see." "That never stopped you before," Moira said and Hamish softly laughed. "Aye, there isnae much that can stop me when it comes tae a fight, but I think this is one time that sinn-seanair has tae play the hero." "What if the beastie breaks my "no touch" dolls?" "Then we will go an' get new ones," he said with a wink and she giggled after he tickled her. "No, I dinnae like dollies that I cannae play with. Can I get one of the dollies that Faith has?" "Are you talking aboot her chibi?" "Aye, can I have one? I promise tae take care of it." "We'll have tae ask River. She's the one that has the machine that makes them," he said then wiped her eyes with his thumbs and she smiled at him. He stood up as he patted her head then left and Moira looked at Duer. The sound of things crashing and breaking came from behind the door as Duer sighed and Moira shrugged, tilting her head to one side. "LOOK OUT!" Alan shouted as the namkey skittered along the floor while the larger creature charged at them and Alan used a broken arm from the rocking chair as a weapon. "Why is it so pissed off? We didn't do anything!" Adam shouted from behind the mattress fort he and Alan had made. "Ask Frazer!" Alan said as he dived over the mattress and Frazer was in front of the large creature. He was trying to figure out the language the creature was using but it was more like barks and growls then words and he held his hands up, palms out toward the creature. "Nah, nah, Good Mother, calm thyself. We wish no harm tae yer kin and kits," Frazer said as the large creature snarled at him and the namkey made little noises from the sideboards. "Why are ye so angry?" "Maybe she doesnae like the idea of us trying tae get rid of her bairn," Jamie said from his hiding place at the side of the wardrobe. The Doctor was kneeling down next to the dresser as he looked at the shattered remains of Moira's "no touch" dolls and sighed. "Aye, Dad, you might be right," Frazer said as he walked closer and the large creature growled. He looked at the namkey then knelt down as he wiggled a finger at the namkey but the namkey didn't move and the large creature growled louder, making him look up at her. He stood up when the large creature roared and they covered their ears. Frazer dived out of the way as the large creature barreled passed him then through the wall, the wires in the wall sparked and hissed as they looked at each other and Adam whistled. "No!" Duer shouted as Jamie opened the door and they ran into the hallway. Duer had ran down the stairs with Moira while the namkey and the large creature stood in the hallway and the large creature snarled. The namkey made loud screeching when the namkey scampered down the hallway and headed for Zoe's room. "Och, someone stop them!" Jamie said as Adam and Alan ran, hopping over the namkey, then beat the namkey to the door and slammed the door shut. "Nah-nah-nah!" Alan said as he wiggled his hips and the namkey growled, bouncing up and down. Turning, the namkey scampered down the hallway toward the guest room and the main bedroom and went inside. "Fuck!" Alan and Adam ran then skidded to a stop while the large creature snarled at them and open its mouth, showing them four rows of sharp teeth. The Doctor has run down the stairs when he saw Duer standing near the couch and Jenna was holding Zoe and Moira. "What is going on up there?" Jenna asked as she hushed Zoe and Moira and the sound of things being broken came from upstairs. "Turns out that the monster under Moira's bed was real," Duer said then sent an image into her mind and Jenna blinked a few times. "Blimey, what are they?" "Frazer says they're namkey," the Doctor said and she nodded. The crashing and yelping sounds filled the air when Duer and the Doctor looked at each other then nodded, going back up the stairs. "No, dinnae come any closer!" Frazer said as the large creature spun around and snarled at them. "Right, I've had enough!" Duer said as he walked toward the large creature and it growled at him. "Oh, shut it." The large creature blinked its black eyes several times while Duer crossed his arms over his chest and tapped his foot. "Look, we do not want to hurt you or your...children. They were the ones that were frightening my great-granddaughter. Ok, it's true that she left those candy wrappers under her bed, but that gave them no right to take up residence there. So, being a good grandfather, well, great-grandfather, I was asked to come help get rid of them," he said and the large creature snarled louder. "Oi, aren't you listening to me? How was I supposed to know what they were? I thought they were just plain old dust bunnies. Anyway, what I am trying to tell you is..." A lamp sailed out from the main bedroom as Duer and the Doctor ducked and the lamp shattered against the wall. "Right, I have had enough of this!" Alan said when he pulled down the goggles and Adam smiled, doing the same. "What are you two up to?" the Doctor asked as Alan smiled then took a running start, hopping onto the banister. He ran by the large creature as it turned to bite him while Adam ran around the other side of it and Alan hopped off the banister, going into the main bedroom. Slamming the doors closed, Alan and Adam looked at the namkey, who were shocked to see them, and took the hoses from the backpacks in their hands and smiled. "Hello," they said at the same time and flicked the switch on the side of the backpacks. A loud whooshing sound filled the air as the namkey screeched and went flying into the air. "Och, I dinnae think that was a good idea," Jamie said when the large creature roared and curled into a ball, rolling down the hallway toward the main bedroom door. "Alan, get away from the door!" the Doctor shouted as the large creature crashed through the door and splinters of wood flew into the air. Ducking, they watched as the large creature roared and headed for Alan. No one could believe how quickly he dodged the large creature as he darted out of the main bedroom and headed down the stairs. "Adam, get out of there!" Duer shouted when they heard a loud crash and the door to the guest room opened. Adam darted down the stairs as they watched him then heard a loud bellowing sound and Jamie, Frazer, Duer and the Doctor ran down the stairs. "Jenna, grab the girls and get out of here!" Duer shouted as Jenna and the girls stood up and a loud crashing sound came from upstairs. They watched as the large creature appeared at the top of the stairs and it bellowed. "Look at the size of..." Jamie said and Duer glared at him. "Not now, Jamie!" Duer shouted when the large creature smashed through the banister and jumped into the air. Jenna and Jamie placed the girls behind them when the large creature landed and roared. "Oh, come on, they're not hurt," Alan said when he and Adam took the backpacks off and opened them. Reaching inside, they removed the glass containers as they held the glass containers up and the namkey moved against the glass. "Uh, guys, I think that was a bad idea," Duer said as the large creature screamed and they covered their ears. The large creature charged at Alan and Adam as they yelped then ran and the large creature barreled through the couches, following them into the kitchen. The large creature barreled through the kitchen island as Alan and Adam headed for the back door and Alan opened the door. "I think he was right. This was a bad idea," Adam said and Alan flipped him off as they ran out of the house. The sound of the back door shattering filled the air as they ran around the side of the house and the large creature followed them. "Blimey, for a pile of fluff and dust, it certainly can run," Alan said as they headed around the front of the house when they saw Frazer standing in front of him and he nodded. Alan and Adam ran as the large creature came closer and they hid behind Frazer. The large creature snarled as it barreled at them and Frazer clicked his fingers. The large creature snarled when the small black box it had crawled on top of snapped open and a bright green light appeared. The large creature snarled as the bright green light sucked it into the small black box when the small black box snapped shut and he smiled. "What was that?" Alan said as the others came out of the house and Frazer picked up the small black box. "It's a trap cage. It's standard issue at the zoo for caging wild beasties," he said and Alan and Adam gave him a stunned look. "Why didn't you use that earlier?" Adam demanded. "I forgot I had one," he said as Alan and Adam looked at each other then at Frazer and walked closer. "You forgot?" Alan asked as he and Adam placed the glass containers down and Frazer backed up, his eyes wide. "Help!" Frazer said as he ran and Adam and Alan ran after him. Duer looked at the Doctor as the Doctor shrugged and they walked back into the house. Hamish and his family spent the next few weeks at Jamie and Jenna's house until the Doctor had Hamish' house rebuilt and, after finding out where they came from, he took the namkey and their mother home. Moria didn't get a chibi, but she did end up with a doll that looks just like her and several boxes of clothes, accessories, pets and furniture for her new doll.
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