Doctor Who: The Enemy of My Enemy (IC|Closed)

[Astrolinium]

The Master's words were met only by silence.

[Len Hyet]

The Master's words were met only by silence.

"WELL?" He screamed.

"DAMN YOU TO THE ABYSS BETWEEN UNIVERSES DO SOMETHING YOU SNIVELING COWARDS!"

[Nationstatelandsville]

The Master's words were met only by silence.

"WELL?" He screamed.

"DAMN YOU TO THE ABYSS BETWEEN UNIVERSES DO SOMETHING YOU SNIVELING COWARDS!"

The Doctor touched the Master's shoulder with a surprisingly gentleness.

"Koschei," he said in a low voice, "there is no one there. Either they've or left they're dead, and whichever, it happened a long time ago. You're not talking to anybody. Just ghosts."

There was a long silence. The Doctor said nothing and did not movie, barely even breathing. His eyes were clouded over, taken away to some distant land.

"Just ghosts," he affirmed. It was difficult to know to whom he spoke.

Suddenly, he sniffed and pushed his glasses back up his nose. He linked heavily, once, twice, and examined their surroundings. He particularly focused on the containment unit; hunched over, he approached and picked up a shard of glass. He examined it in closely, the light glinting off the sides as the sun against a sword.

"Whoever this was," he said, "their technology seems remarkably similar to the Enlightened One's. So, if there was any doubt, they were stealing regeneration energy. Well, my question is, then - why? Presumably a dying Time Lord; you'd know all about that, Tremas. Admittedly, you put up a much better fight than I did. Now, we return to the previous question - who could possibly have escaped the War? Whoever it was evidently not terribly strapped for resources, unlike our Dalek friends. That would suggest some conscientious planning; but why go through all that trouble to escape unless they knew what was coming?"

The Doctor frowned, "And nobody could have known, except the War Council. The General? No, he'd never run. Perhaps Androgar."

He stood up and tossed the glass aside, "Not clever enough, no. Unless they never fought in the war. Well, only three Time Lords ever avoided that fate; and if it was Omega, assuming he's even still alive, he'd have had to have learned some uncharacteristic subtlety."

[Astrolinium]

River reappeared quite suddenly, having clearly dealt with whatever had been the source of the other noise.

"Who was the third?" she asked.

[Nationstatelandsville]

River reappeared quite suddenly, having clearly dealt with whatever had been the source of the other noise.

"Who was the third?" she asked.

The Doctor frowned, "Doesn't even bear consideration."

He looked about, "Yes, must be Omega. Though not quite his style. Maybe he's changed. Or maybe he's dead, and someone stole his technology. Could be a somewhat advanced civilization aping us, but, well, that's never ended in a way that wasn't fiery death. Theories? Thoughts? Typically they just get in my way, when other people have them, but I have no way at the moment."

[Nightkill the Emperor]

River reappeared quite suddenly, having clearly dealt with whatever had been the source of the other noise.

"Who was the third?" she asked.

The Doctor frowned, "Doesn't even bear consideration."

He looked about, "Yes, must be Omega. Though not quite his style. Maybe he's changed. Or maybe he's dead, and someone stole his technology. Could be a somewhat advanced civilization aping us, but, well, that's never ended in a way that wasn't fiery death. Theories? Thoughts? Typically they just get in my way, when other people have them, but I have no way at the moment."

"Who's Omega?" asked a clueless Khan.

[Nationstatelandsville]

The Doctor frowned, "Doesn't even bear consideration."

He looked about, "Yes, must be Omega. Though not quite his style. Maybe he's changed. Or maybe he's dead, and someone stole his technology. Could be a somewhat advanced civilization aping us, but, well, that's never ended in a way that wasn't fiery death. Theories? Thoughts? Typically they just get in my way, when other people have them, but I have no way at the moment."

"Who's Omega?" asked a clueless Khan.

"Do you remember Thomas Edison?" the Doctor asked, "Like that, but if he spent a trillion years staring at his own reflection. Actually, forget Edison, he'd like that. And was a lizard. Bad metaphor."

[Nightkill the Emperor]

"Who's Omega?" asked a clueless Khan.

"Do you remember Thomas Edison?" the Doctor asked, "Like that, but if he spent a trillion years staring at his own reflection. Actually, forget Edison, he'd like that. And was a lizard. Bad metaphor."

"Your grasp of the Hindi language amazes me as always, Doctor." said Khan dryly.