THE ADVENTURES OF THE DOCTOR'S AMAZING HAND
Chapter Forty Four "No!" Rose said. The Doctor's eyes snapped open when Mimi walked across his chest and he sighed when she made a beeline for John who was still lying under the covers. He looked at Rose who was trying to retrieve the cat. "I'm this close to calling a taxidermist and having that cat land up on that cabinet over there with the other cat figurines," he said, pointing to the curio cabinet. Rose picked up Mimi, dropped her on the floor and shooed her away while the Doctor lifted the blanket, let John come up and then sat up on the side of the bed. "How're you feeling?" Rose said. "As old as new," the Doctor said, grinning when Rose rolled her eyes at that. "I went into a deep trance and let my body heal and I'm back to the way I was before the beating. So at least I can be of use to you now." "I talked to everyone in private away from Marie," Rose said, sitting down on the bed beside him. "Martha gave me the manipulator and the perception filter and said that she'd tell Marie we had to do something and come right back. Ianto said he wasn't sure what was in their lab but he wanted to go back to Torchwood anyway because he wanted to get a couple of things to take with us so he'll go with us when we get back from London." "Good," the Doctor said. He got up without any assistance and put his hands on his back as he stretched out the muscles. He turned to Rose, took her hand and told her about the conversation between him and John. John listened and saw Rose's dismay when the Doctor told her that John might not be able to go back with her. He held up his hand. "I'll do everything in my power to try to keep you here but I can't make any promises," the Doctor said. "I just want you to know that so you won't be surprised if you go back without him." Rose nodded and the Doctor kissed her forehead. Rose smiled when the Doctor told her he wasn't angry about their relationship and she patted John's back. Once he was finished the Doctor picked John up an put him in his jacket pocket. "Put you in here, there's more room and there's no danger of you falling out the bottom and landing in Stalker Cat's jaws," he said while Rose giggled. "Marie's also fixing supper," Rose said. "What is it? Cat? No wait, that would be a heresy in her case," the Doctor said while Rose laughed. "Wouldn't want to eat fried feline and commit the ultimate cat lover's sin." "Be good," Rose chided playfully. The Doctor winked at that and took her hand. Rose stood up and they walked out of the room. Four hours later after Marie bid them goodnight and went to bed, the Doctor and Rose were ready to go to London and they and their friends went outside. Rose put the perception filter around the Doctor and he put the manipulator around his wrist. He punched in some coordinates and nodded at everyone as Rose took his hand. "Be careful," Martha said. "You have your mobile?" "Yes, but I also have the manipulator, so apart from ringing you and telling you I'm being stabbed to death by killer balls and give a last goodbye to this cruel world I don't know what good it would do to have it," he said. "But yes, have the mobile, filter and manipulator, so I believe we're ready." Martha, James and Ianto stepped back and watched while the Doctor, Rose and John vanished from view. "WHERE IS HE?" the Master screamed as he slammed his fist down on his desk. Two of his guards stood in front of him, shaking in fear at the unbridled rage on his face. "I GO TO CHECK ON HIM AND HE'S GONE! AND I BELIEVE THE TWO OF YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF GUARDING THEM, IS THAT RIGHT?" He slammed his fist down on the desk and the guards flinched. The Master came around the desk, livid, and seized on guard by his jacket. "WHERE WERE YOU?" he bellowed in his face. "ANSWER ME! WHERE WERE YOU WHEN HE ESCAPED?" "Mrs. Saxon told us to go on break. She said she'd keep an eye on him," the man said. "Please, Mr. Saxon, we only left because she asked us to." "And? When you came back, was he still in the conference room?" "I…I don't know, we didn't check, Sir." He flinched at the rage on the Master's face. Then before he could react, the Master seized his neck and twisted it. There was a snap and he threw the dead guard at his companion's feet. The other guard fell to his knees. "Please, Mr. Saxon, don't kill me," he begged. "Please…we thought he was in there. Lucy never said anything about him escaping. Please spare me!" "Oh…get up, you blubbering baboon," the Master said. "I'll spare your life but take a look at your friend and make sure you don't fail me again." "No…no, I won't. Oh, thank you, Mr. Saxon, thank you," the man said. "Get out of my sight before I change my mind," the Master said, pointing to the door. The guard sprinted out of the room. The Master sighed, walked to his intercom and asked someone to come and take the dead body out of his office. He suddenly had a thought and hurried out of his office. He went down into the bowels of the ship to where Jack was being held prisoner. Jack looked up when the Master ran up to the chain length fence that surrounded the platform he was standing on. "Let me guess," Jack said. "You're bored and in the mood for experimenting with how many ways you can kill me." "Where is he?" the Master said. "Where is who?" "The Doctor! Where is he?" Jack gave him a puzzled look. "Um…is this a trick question?" he said. "Okay…I'll play along since I'm bored. He's…in the lavatory, right?" "The Doctor has escaped." "Oh really?" Jack said, his eyebrows raised, "good for him then." "Where is he?" "Well how should I know?" "You helped him escape!" "Me? I'm chained to these posts," Jack said, rattling his chains. "I may be many things but I'm not Houdini. Whatever the Doctor did to escape, I've been down here the entire time ignorant of it. So, you need to put the blame on someone else, dear. I had nothing to do with it." The Master growled and stomped out of the cell. "Nice talking with you then!" Jack yelled after him as he ran off down the corridor. For the next half hour, the Master went around to Tish, Clive and Francine, demanding to know where the Doctor was. All of them denied helping him and the Master went back upstairs in a blinding rage. He stopped before he reached his office and decided to confront Lucy since that was the only option left. She turned and made a beeline to her bedroom. Lucy looked up from reading her magazine when the Master threw open her door. It banged against the wall as he stormed into her room. Lucy was lying on her side in her bed when the Master stomped up it. "What's wrong, Harry?" she said, feigning concern. "The Doctor's escaped. I ordered the guards to search the Valliant but the two who were in charge of guarding the Doctor claimed you ordered them to take a break before you went in to see him. Is that true?" "It is. I decided to take the Doctor to the med bay and heal his injuries before he regenerated on us," she said, calmly. "And?" the Master said. "And I patched him up and took him back. I told the guards to return to their posts and came in here. That's all I know." The Master studied her face, looking for any signs of deception. Lucy fought to keep calm while his eyes bored into hers. To her relief, he relaxed and stepped back from the bed. "The Doctor is loose. If he's on this ship, he might try to do something to you, be warned." Lucy nodded. "Stay in here. I might need you later." "Of course." "And lock the door just in case he is roaming the corridors." Lucy closed the magazine. She stood up and embraced her husband. The Master hugged her back. "Don't worry, Harry, we'll catch him," she said to him. "He can't have gotten far in his condition." "Yes," the Master said. "An old geezer like him, how far could he get. Just be careful and keep your eyes and ears open for any sign of him." Lucy nodded and the Master kissed her cheek. She sat down on her bed and watched while the Master left the room. When the door shut behind him, she reached under her pillow and pulled out two small daggers. She studied one of them, turning the handle and watching the light reflect in the blade. "Sorry, Harry, I know the wedding vows said obey but I think in this case, I have to break those vows. The Earth will be a lot safer once I plunge these daggers into your hearts. All I have to do is wait till you go to sleep and then the Earth and I will be rid of you for good."
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