TWENTY MOMENTS WITH ROMANA

A/N Saving his President. Set during Gallifrey series 2 and the Bernice summerfield crystal of cantus audio's.

Slight mention of Brax/Romana more of what could have been between them

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Disclaimer I just want to own Brax and Romana but they keep telling me I cant :D

Even if Brax is more scary than the weeping angels.

I am planning on attempting to write some Doctor/Romana soon but I seem to be too much into Brax/Romana right now.

Braxiatel sat in his office and sighed heavily, as if the responsibilities of Chancellor were finally weighing him down, he reflected on his day and wondered what really kept him on Gallifrey of course he knew the answer to that particular question, he knew the answer only too well.

"Madam President-" Braxiatel started to say as he heard a slight noise in his office, but as he glanced up he realised it wasn't Romana at all. He looked towards the tall shiny gold wall mirror and his seemingly cunning reflection stared at him through the mirror.

"Oh it's you," he muttered frowning at his reflection.

"Well that's a nice way to greet me." His older self answered.

Braxiatel pursed his lips together. He did not like this future version of him he was old and had a cold distant look in his eyes. He may be dressed in Presidential gowns, but that made it so much worse. How had it got to that point? Where would Romana be in this future? Surely she did not just hand him the Presidency although that could be quite nice.

"You know what will happen if we are detected?" Braxiatel asked.

"What's there to be detected? I am just your reflection in the mirror."

"Yes, dressed in Presidential gowns. How did it happen? He manages to ask, although he's not sure he's going to like the answer. "Romana? he asks.

"Romana is not important," his future self hisses."I need you to send me something."

"Well I guess you weren't calling to enquire about my health. What is it, something for your, oh so previous collection?"

"Around that way yes,"

"What do you mean? I am too busy to be talking to my bothersome future, what do you want?"

"Something that can be found on your- on our home world something from our past. Something that will guarantee we have a future. I need you to send me salvation." Replied his future self.

"And Romana? Where is she in this future?" And there and then he realises, from his whole expression to the rage and pain in his eyes, that Romana is no longer alive in the future and that's why he's President. Braxiatel isn't sure he can live with that knowledge that his beautiful President will be torn from him and Gallifrey. All he knows is he has to prevent it, even if he has to stay by his President's side and devote himself to her.

He hated these meetings with his older self and in all truth he feared those futures and wanted to do all he could to avoid becoming that, but Gallifrey not having a future concerned him greatly. He had heard rumours once of Gallifrey falling but he thought that was just a rumour, but was it more than that?

A day later he is in the Presidential office with his President; K-9 is replaying the events of Wynter's ultimate death back.

"You won't get my hands," Wynter cried, as K9 played. The sound of Wynter's blood curling screams played as the creature in the vaults was attempting to gain control of the Time Lord, as the sound of his bones being shattered and his hands were heard being crushed in the door.

"You have denied us the use of your hands but we can still use your tongue."

Visually shaken, Romana put a hand over her mouth, and gasped in shock as the recording continued, it was obvious that he had bitten off his own tongue. Romana could not bear to hear any more and she became tearful pressing herself against him as the tears rolled down her face.

Braxiatel put an comforting arm around her as he gentle rubbed the small part of her back after a few calming breaths Romana still clearly shaken pulled away, giving Braxiatel a weak smile.

Braxiatel knew it was coming for his President he had to stop it whatever the cost.

"It must all end," he said solemn.

"What are you going to do?" she asked clutching his hand.

"I am going to stop it." He gentle pulled his President into his arms one final time and kissed her gently, the first time he had ever kissed her and the last time he knew he would ever be able to do this. He then walked out knowing his President will be safe, that his sacrifice will be worth it, as long as he contains the creature into his own mind thus saving Romana and all of Gallifrey.

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