Doctor Who: The Time Child

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"Activate planetary alignment field!" The Supreme Dalek commanded, once again activating the bomb that had wiped out the prisoners moments ago, "Universal reality detonation in two-hundred rels!" Davros held a shaking finger in the air, his silver teeth visible in his rotten face as he grinned triumphantly.

"You can't, Davros! Just listen to me! Just STOP!" The Doctor begged desperately. Davros didn't even look over at his enemy, instead bursting into manic laughter as he stared at the ceiling.

"Nothing can stop the detonation! Nothing! And no-one!" He cackled.

"Wanna bet?" Danni shouted in reply. The Doctor looked down to find her not facing the same way as everyone else, but in one corner of the room. Then a noise he thought he never would hear again filled the room as the TARDIS began to materialise. Everyone spun to stare at the slowly solidifying box. Jack stood up, a huge grin on his face and he looked at Danni, who nodded happily.

"But that's..." The Doctor trailed off, completely bewildered.

"Impossible." Davros stated, wheeling away from the blue box which lands in a glow of light. The doors opened and the Doctor, the Metacrisis Doctor, stepped forward bathed in a white light from inside the TARDIS. He held a device in one hand as he looked out onto the occupants of the Vault.

"Brilliant." Jack stated in awe as the original Doctor stared at the clone of himself in disbelief. He could tell instantly it wasn't him further on in his own time line, that this version was something completely new. Davros rolled back, afraid of what the duplicate might mean as the Metacrisis ran towards him, device in hand.

"Don't!" The Doctor shouted in panic, realising the plan his Metacrisis had come up with. Davros pointed at the charging man and a bolt of electricity flew from his clawed finger, hitting the new Doctor in the chest. He convulsed as he fell to the floor, the device flying out of his hand.

"Activate holding cell." Davros ordered and a new holding cell descended from the ceiling around the new Doctor, who tentatively tested the side. Donna came running from the TARDIS to the surprise of everyone except Danni and Jack.

"Doctor!" She cried, skidding over to the device and picking it up, "I've got it! But I don't know what to do!" She exclaimed, panicking. Davros shot at her with another bolt of electricity, hitting her in the middle of the chest. She went flying through the air, hitting a large device Danni had only just noticed. She always felt it was strange having something like that in what was effectively a prison cell, but when she watched it on television she just brushed it aside. Now she was there, though, it stuck out like a sore thumb and she was surprised no one had mentioned it, especially the Doctor.

"Donna!" The Doctor shouted in alarm, "Donna! Are you all right, Donna?!" The woman didn't reply, however, as she slumped against the device unconscious.

"Destroy the weapon!" Davros cried and a Dalek fired at it, causing it to explode, "I was wrong about your warriors, Doctor." He taunted, rolling to a stop in front of Danni and the Doctor, "They are pathetic."

"How comes there's two of you?!" Rose asked, confused, trying to take his attention away from Davros. He turned to face her.

"Human biological Metacrisis." Metacrisis Doctor supplied from his holding cell, not really explaining anything at all with that sentence. Much like the Doctor himself, then.

"Never mind that," The Doctor brushed off, "now we've got no way of stopping the Reality Bomb."

"Oh have a little faith, will ya?" Danni told him.

"How do you know that?" The Metacrisis snapped at her. She turned and glared at him.

"Because I do." She replied, surprised by his anger while the real Doctor had his arms wrapped around her tightly.

"You think you know everything." He mocked back.

"What is your problem?" She snapped, "According to you we're all about to die, why are you arguing with me?"

"Because you think you're so clever, when really you're just a stupid little girl!" Her mouth dropped open in shock along with everyone but the Doctor and Rose, who had both seen arguments like this before, Rose being witness to them and the Doctor participating.

"Stop it." The Doctor warned lowly. If Danni really thought they'd be okay, then he trusted her. Apparently his duplicate didn't agree, instead he just huffed to himself but fell silent. Danni, now annoyed at the pair of them, shrugged out of his grasp and cross her arms angrily. Stupid Time Lords...

"Silence!" Davros exclaimed, slightly pointlessly as they had all stopped talking, "Stand witness, Time Lord. Stand witness, Humans." He activated his holographic screen, bringing up the image of the 27 planets glowing with a blue light, "Your strategies have failed, your weapons are useless, and... oh - the end of the universe is come." He mocked. The Doctor stared up at the screen, panting and feeling utterly hopeless while Danni turned to see Donna slowly stand behind the control panel, her eyes wide as everything that made the Doctor 'The Doctor' rushed into her mind. Her eyes met with Danni's and she grinned joyfully, Danni nodding at her in encouragement.

"...Five... four... three... two... one.." The countdown ended with the screen turning off, the bomb powering down. An alarm rang through the room and everyone looked around in confusion, including the Dalek's.

"Told you." Danni stated triumphantly, smirking at the Metacrisis, who just glared at her back.

"What happened?" The Doctor asked her and she motioned with her head towards Donna.

"Oh... closing all Z-Neutrino relay loops using an internalised synchronous back-feed reversal loop!" The new Donna explained, her voice and body language now full of a confidence that hadn't been there before. She flicked a large metal switch upwards, "That button there!" Danni cheered, pointing at her with both hands.

"Donna!" She cried, Donna winked at her playfully.

"You should know by now to listen to your Danni-Girl. I'm betting she's been trying all along to tell you I was al lright. More than all right, Molto bene!"

"Donna, you can't even change a plug!" The Doctor exclaimed and she smirked at him.

"Do you wanna bet, Time Boy?" She teased.

"You will suffer for this." Davros screamed, pointing at her with his gauntlet. Donna cocked her head to one side, almost as if she was bored and flicked a switch, causing the electricity Davros was going to shoot at her relay back up his harm, electrocuting him with a shriek.

"Oh...! Bioelectric dampening field with a retrogressive arc inversion." She explained quickly. Davros shook with fury and pointed at her.

"Exterminate her!" He screamed, pointing at the woman. The Doctor stared at her fearfully but Donna barely reacted, instead pressing a few buttons and flicking a few switches as all the Dalek's in the room turned on her.

"Exterminate! Exterminate!" With one final switch the Dalek's seemingly powered down, each of them aiming at her but nothing happening, "Weapons non-functional!"

"What? Macrotransmission of a K-filter wavelength blocking Dalek weaponry in a self-replicating energy blindfold matrix?"

"How did you work that out? You..." The Doctor asked, amazed.

"Time Lord. Part Time Lord." The Metacrisis interrupted proudly, smiling at the woman who had brought him into existence. The best red head he'd ever come across.

"Part Human! Oh, yes!" Donna interrupted, copying the Doctor as she did, "That was a two-way biological Metacrisis. Half Doctor... half Donna!"

"The Doctor-Donna!" Danni cried, jumping up and down in excitement. Even though this was the end of her friend, the first companion she had met in this universe, the Doctor-Donna was just fantastic. Donna pointed at her, indicating she was correct before shooting her another flirty wink. Danni blew her a kiss in reply.

"The Doctor-Donna..." The Doctor breathed in realisation, "Just like the Ood said, remember? They saw it coming! The Doctor-Donna."

"Holding cells deactivated. And seal the Vault." Donna declared, flicking another switch. The holding cells deactivated and Danni rushed over to her, chucking her arms around Donna, who hugged her back just as tightly.

"Oh you are marvellous!" Danni crowed, Donna still holding her around the waist.

"And you are incredibly sexy in those pyjamas." Donna replied, "If only I was male and fully Time Lord." Danni batted her arm.

"Oh you couldn't handle me." She flirted back. The pair laughed and Donna looked over at the two Doctor's, the original staring at them amused, the Metacrisis looking slightly disgusted.

"Well, don't just stand there, you skinny boys in suits - get to work!" Both Doctor's rushed over to the control panel, one on either side of her.

"Stop them! Get them away from the controls!" Davros screamed, the other's only able to watch in awe as the Dalek's advanced on them. Donna looked at Danni and rolled her eyes, as if he thought he'd be able to stop her. She typed on a couple of buttons then flipped a switch before reaching around Danni to a dial on the side.

"And... spin." She sang, spinning it around. The Dalek's that had been advancing on them began spinning in circles, begging for help. Jack laughed at the sight, causing Danni to giggle as well. Donna nudged her and moved her hand out of the way, letting Danni have a go. Danni's mouth fell open in a huge grin and she reached down.

"And... the other way!" She cried and spun it anti-clockwise, sending all the Dalek's spinning in the other direction, "Oh that's fantastic!"

"What did you do?" The Metacrisis asked, amazed.

"Trip-stitch circuit-breaker in the psycho-kinetic threshold manipulator." Donna replied as if it was obvious. The Metacrisis beamed at her.

"But that's brilliant!" She nodded, of course it was. The original Doctor turned to his counterpart.

"Why did we never think of that?" The Metacrisis shrugged, he had no idea.

"Because you two... were just Time Lords!" Donna explained happily, "You dumbos. Lacking that little bit of Human, that gut instinct that goes hand-in-hand with planet Earth. I could think of ideas that you two couldn't dream of in a million years! Ah, the universe has been waiting for me! Now... let's send that trip-stitch all over the ship. Did I ever tell you," She pointed to herself, "Best temp in Chiswick?" She wiggled her fingers in a typing motion, "A hundred words per minute!"

"Ha!" The Metacrisis barked out a laugh, completely amused by her. They set to work, rerouteing and reversing things Danni didn't understand but were amazing to watch. The Doctor had put on his 'I'm clever' glasses, which she absolutely loved. He glanced up at her watching him and she blushed at being caught. He winked and looked back down, Donna nudging her with her hips a moment later, smiling down at her knowingly. Danni giggled happily to herself, this was so amazing.

"System malfunction-"

"Motor causing interference-" The Dalek's all exclaimed in panic as they spun on the spot, unable to do anything about it. Jack ran into the TARDIS, weaving his way around the incapacitated Daleks.

"Come on then, boys," Donna told them the two Doctors, "we've got twenty-seven planets to send home. Activate magnetron."

"Stop it at once!" Davros began heading towards the console, his finger pointing at them even though he knew it wouldn't work. Jack emerged from the TARDIS carrying two guns.

"Mickey!" He called to the other man, who turned around to see Jack chucking a gun at him. He caught it expertly and cocked it.

"You will desist!" Davros screamed and Mickey pointed the gun at his head, halting him in his tracks.

"Just stay where you are, Mister." He threatened. A Dalek spun it's way towards Jack, who lifted his leg and kicked it away with a smile.

"Out of the way!" He cried, giving the same idea to the rest of the room. Sarah Jane and Rose moved towards the same Dalek, pushing it out of the room together.

"Good to see you again!" Sarah Jane told the younger woman, who grinned back at her.

"Yeah, you too!" Rose replied watching the Dalek hit the wall with a thud. Martha did the same to a Dalek by her with a bit more aggression, making herself feel a lot better in the process.

"Ready?" Donna called and they all turned to watch the trio, "And reverse!" Donna, the Doctor and the Metacrisis each grabbed two large handles each, pulling them out towards them. There was a loud buzzing noise as the device activated, ready to send the planets home. Danni hopped over to the Doctor's side, who smiled down at her. He tilted his hand on one of the rods, inviting her to take it over. She grinned and took hold of it as he pushed the other one back into the console.

"Off you go, Clom." He stated.

"Back home, Adipose Three!" The Metacrisis added, pushing one of his own rods in. Donna pushed both of hers in, then flicked a switch with her hand, followed by one with her foot.

"Shallacatop! Pyrovillia! The Lost Moon of Poosh. Sorted. Ha!" She barked out, sounding like the Doctor again. The Metacrisis Doctor grinned at her.

"Ha!" He echoed, forcefully pushing in the other rod into the console. The Doctor leant down by Danni's ear.

"Your turn." His breath tickled her ear and she gleefully pushed the rod into the console, "And I love your pyjamas as well." She blushed a deep red as the sound of the machine dulled and dropped in pitch.

"We need more power..." The Doctor explained as she opened her mouth to ask him what was wrong before running off with Donna to grab a piece of wire, ripping the end off and sonicing it to increase the power to the console. She thought that's what he was doing anyway, it seemed a very 'Doctor' thing to do. Jack walked over, gun still in hand, interested in seeing the Doctor work as Rose and Jackie walked over.

"Is anyone gonna tell us what's going on?" Rose asked, still completely confused as to why there was two Doctor's stood in the room, one with a large amount of wiring in his hand, the other still at the console. Donna pointed at the original Doctor.

"He poured all his regeneration energy into his spare hand, I touched the hand," She gestured to the new Doctor,who shot Rose a grin, "he grew out of that, but that fed back into me. But, it just stayed dormant in my head 'til the synapses got that little extra spark, kicking them into you, Davros!" She waved over at the madman still being held at gunpoint by Mickey, "Part Human... part Time Lord. And I got the best bit of the Doctor.I got his mind."

"So there's THREE of you?" Sarah Jane asked, amazed.

"Three Doctors?" Rose added.

"I can't tell you what I'm thinking right now." Jack said distractedly.

"I can." Danni replied. The Doctor smirked happily at her while the Metacrisis rolled his eyes, just finding her annoying. Rose, who had slowly become more and more upset over the Doctor's attitude towards Danni, noticed the difference in the new Doctor and felt a surge of happiness over it, immediately feeling guilty.

"You're so unique that the time lines were converging on you." The Doctor told Donna, "Human Being with a Time Lord brain." Davros spun slowly in a circle to face Dalek Caan, Mickey following very closely with the gun aimed squarely at his head.

"But you promised me, Dalek Caan." Davros hissed in fury, "Why did you not foresee this?" Dalek Caan giggled manically, his tentacles waving in the air.

"He did." Danni replied sharply, "And so did I. Dalek Caan saw through time and decided enough was enough. He moved Donna to have her in the right place at the right time. You should have listened to me." She smirked smugly.

"This would always have happened. I only helped, Time Child." Dalek Caan sang.

"You... betrayed the Daleks?" Davros spat.

"I saw the Daleks." Caan corrected, "What we have done throughout time and space. I saw the truth of us, Creator, and I decreed 'no more'." The ceiling above them opened up and the large, red Supreme Dalek descended from the ceiling.

"Heads up!" Jack shouted, aiming his gun and readying it to fire.

"Davros, you have betrayed us." The Supreme Dalek stated. Davros wheeled forward towards his creation and his master.

"It was Dalek Caan!" He replied, begging the creature to believe him.

"The Vault will be purged!" The Supreme Dalek decreeded, "You will all be exterminated!" It shot at the central console where the two Doctors were now working, causing it to spark and explode, sending them both to the floor.

"Like I was saying, feel this!" Jack blasted the Supreme Dalek in half before it could do any more damage. The Doctors wafted the smoke away, examining the console closely.

"Oh, we've lost the magnatron!" The Doctor groaned in exasperation, "And there's only one planet left oh," He laughed, of course it was, "Guess which one. Look, we can use the TARDIS!" He rushed into the TARDIS as everyone blinked at him, used to his slightly manic behaviour but still amused by it. The Metacrisis continued to work on the console the best he could.

"Holding Earth stability... maintaining atmospheric shell." He stated as he flicked a couple of switches.

"The prophesy must complete." Dalek Caan told them all. Danni turned and ran into the TARDIS to see the Doctor messing with the console, setting everything up ready to pull the Earth to safety.

"You've got to stop him!" She shouted, pointing at the door. The Doctor didn't stop, glancing at her as he ran past.

"Danni, not right now." He snapped, trying to focus on what he was doing.

"You don't understand..."

"I need to set this up." He cut her off and she growled in frustration. You'd think by now, by the end of Donna, he would listen to her!

"He's going to destroy them all!" She argued back, "Every single Dalek, he's going to wipe them all out. An entire race!" He paused at her words, contemplating on what was about to happen. She stood as long as she could, waiting for a response until she couldn't wait anymore, "Do you really want any version of you to do that again?" He stopped what he was doing, running out of the TARDIS to see exploded Dalek's everywhere, the Crucible shaking under the strain of what the Metacrisis had caused.

"What've you done?!" The Doctor shouted, horrified as Danni appeared next to him, tugging at her top uncomfortable under the Metacrisis's glare.

"Oh did you tell on me?" He taunted. She rolled her eyes.

"Yes, look what you did!" She waved at the carcass of a Dalek to illustrate her point. He ignored her, turning to the original Doctor.

"Fulfilling the prophesy." He replied to his question. The Crucible began to crumble around them as it shook, unable to take the explosion of thousands of Dalek's inside it, let alone the mass of ships surrounding it. They all ducked out of the way of the fly debris, the Metacrisis looking around at the destruction almost proud of what he had done.

"Do you know what you've done?" The Doctor shouted at him furiously, "Now, get in the TARDIS!" The new Doctor ran in, looking like a scolded child as the Doctor motioned to the doors, "Everyone! All of you inside, run! In, in, in, in, in!" They all ran in the TARDIS, the new Doctor there to usher them in.

"Sarah Jane! Rose! Jackie! Jack! Mickey!" He called all their names until Danni appeared at the end. He studied her coolly then turned, running to the console ready to pilot the ship. Danni rolled her eyes at his behaviour, having worked out a while back why he was being an arse to her, and stood at the Doctor waiting for the original Doctor to come in. Her Doctor, who was stood just outside the door looking for Davros.

"Davros?" He called urgently, holding his hand out, "Come with me! I promise I can save you!" Instead of taking his hand, Davros pointing at him, full of fury.

"Never forget, Doctor - YOU did this! I name YOU, forever, YOU are the Destroyer of Worlds!" He screamed as he was engulfed by the flames rapidly filling the vault.

"One will still die." Caan declared.