THE ADVENTURES OF THE DOCTOR'S AMAZING HAND
Chapter Fifty One "You must be kidding me." Kameko raised her eyebrow when the Doctor showed her an extra perception filter and explained the science behind it. "You expect me to believe that this key will shield me from all the evil out here tonight?" she said. "Look, I know lots of foreigners love anime and some of the anime deals with magic objects but this is going a bit too far." "Just trust me," the Doctor said. "We've survived this long by doing this. It'll work, I swear." Kameko gave him a dubious look while she took the perception filter and slipped it around her neck. She glanced at the address and then beckoned to them while she walked off. "So, where did you come from?" Kameko said to the Doctor while they walked. "I've never seen you before." "We were stranded here on holiday," the Doctor said. "We managed to find each other and my friend is the last person we need to find." "Yes, but…you want to go into a laboratory run by the Master. Are you nuts?" "Yes, I am," the Doctor said. Rose and Martha snickered when John translated that. Rose caught up with the Doctor and walked beside him. "He's bonkers but when you're in a bind, you'll want him there beside you," she said. The Doctor translated that and Kameko glanced at the Doctor and nodded. "It's strange but I do feel like I can trust him," she said. The Doctor translated that with a smug look on his face and Rose rolled her eyes when he stuck his tongue out at her. "He's also a child in the body of a grown man so don't let that bother you," Rose said. She waited for the Doctor to translate that and nudged him when he didn't. "Oi, say it." She sighed when the Doctor whistled and sped up and away from her. She shrugged at Kameko and the Doctor chuckled when he slowed down and let them catch up to him. Then suddenly, two Toclafane came zooming out of a nearby alley. The Doctor slapped his hand around Kameko's mouth when she was about to scream and everyone froze while the Toclafane flew around on patrol. Kameko's eyes bulged when one of the Toclafane flew over to them and hovered a few feet from where she was standing. But to her amazement, the Toclafane did nothing and flew away. Everyone waited until they were gone before they relaxed. "That ball creature, it didn't see me," she said to the Doctor. "I know. Now do you believe me about the magic key?" he said. "Yes," Kameko said. "It'll work as long as you don't draw attention to yourself so if you see one of those Toclafane balls or someone that looks suspicious, don't speak and either freeze or just casually walk by them. They won't notice you unless you make yourself noticeable. Got it?' She nodded and they continued with their search. It took a couple of hours before Kameko located the address deep in the heart of Tokyo. The lab was made of glass and steel. Unlike most of the other buildings, it was undamaged. They approached it cautiously, not speaking, while they walked to the front door. Kameko glanced up at a CCTV camera mounted on a pole near the front door but the Doctor was unconcerned about it and Kameko watched in silent wonder when he used his screwdriver to open the door. They slipped inside and the Doctor closed the door behind them. Just inside the interior was the reception area. The desk was unoccupied and the top of it was filled with paperwork in addition to office supplies like paper and pens. The Doctor walked over to it and noticed a photo in a silver frame at the back of the desk that showed a middle aged Japanese woman with two young boys. The woman looked normal enough which led him to wonder if she had been a victim of the Master's brainwashing. She didn't look like the sort of woman who would work for him willingly. Then again, neither does Lucy, he thought to himself. He stepped away from the desk and everyone moved deeper into the building in search of Donna and the clone. Meanwhile, back on the Valiant, Jack was thoroughly bored. His arms were aching from the chains holding them up and he wished he could see his friends. His gaze fell on the guard at the door. There were three guards who had eight hour shifts and this one was the cutest of the three. The guard had his back to him so Jack cleared his throat to get his attention. "So…uh…what's your name?" Jack said to him. The guard didn't acknowledge him. "You know, I've been here for a couple of months and you've been guarding me and I don't even know your name. Care to let me know what it is?" The guard said nothing. "Come on, surely you have no objections to telling me your name," Jack said. The guard remained silent and Jack sighed. To pass the time he began singing Ninety Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall. He got down to the ninety first bottle before the guard finally turned with an annoyed look on his face. Jack stopped singing and gave him a charming smile. "Be silent," the guard growled before turning back around. "Sheesh, no appreciation for music," Jack muttered. While this was going on, Lucy was upstairs silently creeping down the hallway towards the bedroom she shared with her husband. She had learned enough about Time Lord physiology from her husband talking about the Doctor to know that both hearts must be damaged to permanently kill a Time Lord. She realized that she made her choice when she married Harry but she also realized that he was slowly destroying the Earth and if she didn't do something, she would soon be the last human and she knew that shortly after that, her husband might kill her and exterminate the human race. She couldn't let it happen. Every night, her husband went into a deep meditative trance that allowed him to restore his energy. It wasn't exactly sleeping but she knew it was hard to wake him once he fell into this trance and it was her best chance to kill him. When she finally got to the bedroom door, she opened it slowly and looked inside. The Master was lying on their bed, arms at his sides, his eyes closed while he meditated. Lucy slipped inside and silently closed the door behind her. Holding the daggers in both hands, she tiptoed toward the bed. When she reached it, she stood over him, looking down at his peaceful expression, loathing him and the way he had convinced her to become something she wasn't. A flicker of love flitted through her mind but she quickly got rid of it and steeled herself. She raised both daggers up above her head and paused for a moment, looking down at him. Then she plunged the daggers toward his hearts but to her surprise, the Master rolled out of the way and the daggers plunged down into the mattress right where his hearts would have been. Lucy saw the murderous look on his face as the Master leapt out of bed. She tried to pull the daggers out but the Master was quicker. She grunted when he punched her in the nose and she reeled back towards the wall while the Master jerked one of the daggers out of the mattress and slammed his body up against hers. The force of the impact against the wall knocked the air out of her and she stared at the enraged face of her husband while he held the dagger to his throat. "Betraying little bitch," he snarled at her. "I knew you were up to something and if I just waited, you would make your move. You're no better than all the other apes." "Go on, kill me then. I'd rather be dead than be married to you," Lucy said. The Master breathed heavily through his nose, his face red as he glared at her with utter hate. Then Lucy got chills up her spine when he suddenly calmed himself and an evil smile slowly spread over his face. "Oh no," he said. "Death is too good for the likes of you. I have another, better idea. Good night, sweet darling." Lucy grunted when he hit her hard in the face with the butt of the dagger, sending her into unconsciousness. As the Master stepped back, she slumped to the floor and stared down at her with contempt. "Oh, no, my dearest Lucy," he said. "Death is too quick and easy and no one who betrays me ever gets a quick and easy end. I have other plans for you and when I get through, you'll wish you've never been born."
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