With your hands up you lead the way back to where you know The Tardis will be landing. Sure enough, the familiar whirring tell you it has arrived. An ominous air clouds your senses as you step up to the box, hands still raised.
"Hello you two! How was it?" Starts The Doctor before her face drops to match your own. Her expression shifts in confusion as Jenny follows, hands also up, and finally her eyes fall on the other Time Lady.
The Doctor's face turns furious and she runs to meet you, stopping short at the sight of the weapon. The woman looks around, unimpressed.
"Where is he then?" She says in a bored tone, not watching the gun pointed at your head. You wince as she waves it around eccentrically.
"Missy what the hell are you doing?" Hisses The Doctor furiously. "I swear if you've hurt them..."
The woman looks temporarily taken aback but quickly recovers.
"Oh no this is too good" the woman responds, laughing maniacally. She doesn't stop for some time. She sounds utterly insane.
"(Y/n)? Jenny? Are you alright?" The blonde asks.
You catch an image of Missy firing the gun and wince, knowing full well she would, and instinctively place your hands over your head again.
The Doctor's eyes widen, realising you are exposing yourself. You don't even care. They all know now.
Missy finally stops laughing, wiping her tears and lowering her gun.
"This is brilliant, you're a woman?" She exclaims and you flinch. Unable to bear the tension any longer you drop to your knees, head bowed.
"Missy put the gun down right now!" Growls The Doctor quickly and she pouts, flinging it carelessly across the room. She flops against a pillar with crossed arms and Jenny rushes to your side anxiously.
You nod that you are ok and look up to watch the rest of the exchange.
"You really do pick them up, don't you?" Says Missy sarcastically, looking at you with a raised brow.
"Stop it, I've had enough of you already" mutters The Doctor, turning her back to the woman.
"That's not very nice" she teases playfully.
"What do you want?" She adds, turning a dial.
"Well a hello for a start" Missy replies, pouting in mock offence. You shuffle and Jenny pulls you to your feet. At that point Yaz enters, looking suitably bewildered.
"Oh there's more? You do like your human pets don't you?" Mutters Missy.
"Doctor who is she?" Asks Yaz. You feel the atmosphere shift seriously as The Doctor steps in front of Yaz, limiting Missy's view of the girl.
"Oh you felt that too didn't you?" Says Missy turning to you.
Your eyes respond affirmatively automatically.
"You're a strange one" she says with carelessly raised eyebrows.
"Says The woman whe crept up on us then threatened to shoot us while quoting Spock" you say rolling your own eyes.
"Ooh I like this actually! If that human is your pet can I have this one?" She gabbles in mock excitement.
"You're a Time Lady aren't you?" You says and she shows a lot of teeth.
"Yep" she says popping the 'p'. Tired, you lean against a pillar.
"When you're finished" says The Doctor with her hands on her hips "you still haven't answered my question"
"I've possibly angered a Silurian tribe beneath the Earths surface in the year 8230 Fobime" she says casually. "I need you to sign my school report and tell them I didn't mean it"
"What did you do?" Says The Doctor shrewdly, eyes narrowing.
"Long story short, it was their fault, they said they wanted my blood, I wasn't too happy with that and they got really mad" she says in baby tones. This woman was exhausting to keep up with.
"I help you this once, and then you leave?" She says sternly and Missy nods, hands clasped in front of her.
The Doctor looks at her for a long moment then sighs.
"Left corridor four doors down. Hit the pool and you've gone too far"
Missy winks and exits in that direction.
"Doctor we're not really going to help her are we?" Gasps Yaz in disbelief.
"She's my oldest friend" mutters The Doctor avoiding eye contact.
"She held us at gun point, I don't know if you noticed" says Jenny casually.
"I know, I know, I'm sorry. We'll just help her smooth this over then she'll leave. It's not just about her. You really can't unleash a tribe of angry Silurians onto your planet in the future." She says and you accept defeat.
You turn and head to your room before realising it is down the same corridor Missy just went. You pause, contemplating when Jenny approaches.
"I think we need to talk" she says and you nod. That was an understemnt.
The Tardis thrums softly and you nod at her.
"Yes please" you say at her suggestion and Jenny gives you a sideways glance.
"Follow me" you say, and she does, all the way to the music room.
You walk up to the piano and turn.
"I really didn't want you to find out this way, but I suppose it was sooner or later" you start. "When you hit me with the energy, I was given a 'gift' as The Doctor calls it. I can hear thoughts. Not all of them, in fact just glimpses, and they don't seem to have a pattern to what I pick up. It gets stronger with physical contact, like the difference between watching someone perform live or on screen. It's how I knew she was approaching, she was thinking about me." Jenny stiffens and you smile meekly. "Watching the galaxy was amazing Jenny, thank you for taking me. I'm sorry for keeping it a secret. I just didn't want you to think of me as anymore of a freak than you had to" you say smiling weakly.
Jenny simply stares at you for a long moment, hands in her pockets, resting on one leg. You tell yourself to stop staring.
"That's... actually that's really cool" she says genially, finally breaking into a smile and you reflect that.
"So can you tell what I'm thinking?" She asks eagerly and your smile disappears.
"No" you say carefully, "it works on everyone but you" you say quietly.
"I guess you'll never know then" she says.
"I guess not" you respond. You turn and find she is much closer.
"That's a shame" she says stepping closer still, until she is close enough to hold. Her warm breath tickles your lower forehead and you hold your breath in slight fear.
"Would I like it?" You whisper and she smiles again.
"I really think you would" she says "let's find out shall we?" And she leans over, taking you into her warm arms, holding you with such respect and care like you haven't been held since your mother passed.
Fireworks and roses erupt begin your eyes at the hug and you relax. You could truly stay like this forever.
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13 Novella 2
FanfictionStory synopsis: You're moving on from your trauma and are finding a growing sense of family on the Tardis, but things are changing, yourself more than anyone. For this novella to make sense, please read 13th Doctor X (Y/n) Novella 1 for context. The...
