The Fall of Iconia

Chapter 11

A/N: It is canon in the Doctor Who universe that the Doctor speaks "baby". I have wondered what baby Janus (Q / Batai) might say to the Doctor. If a normal human child would prefer to be called Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All, what would Q desire to be called?

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Chapter 11
Kataan...
Kamin was relaxing in the living area of his home. His daughter, Meribor, was sitting on the floor at his feet playing, while Eline was holding the newest addition to their family, Batai.

A knock sounded at the door, and Kamin stood. "I wonder who that could be?" he speculated as he walked to the door and opened it. Waiting outside was an oddly dressed man and as soon as the door was opened, he strode into the room as if he owned the place.

"Kamin!" he exclaimed pausing long enough to throw his arms around him, then he was on his way to Eline. "Eline!" He looked at the child on the floor, who was eyeing him curiously. "Meribor!" He turned back to Eline holding the baby. "And this must be Baby Batai!"

He stepped closer and waved some fingers at the baby, who cooed at him. The odd man snapped his head back and an astonished look came over his face. "Really?" he said to the child. "Well I don't think so."

"Who are you?" Kamin demanded.

"Oh! Sorry," he said, pulling a paper ID out of his pocket. "I'm the Doctor."

Kamin looked at the ID and asked. "What's this?"

The Doctor turned it around and looked at it, scowling. He slapped his hand against it a couple of times, then smiled. "Of course," he said, "Q. It won't work. Oh, well." He put the paper away and told Kamin, "I'm not from Ressik. We met at the ironweavers conference three years past. We discussed some of the benefits of using alloys in decorative goods."

"I see," said Kamin. "So what are you doing in Ressik, Doctor?"

"Just passing through," the Doctor said. He never seemed to stop moving, Kamin thought to himself. He was constantly in motion. Batai gurgled, and the doctor laughed. "That's a good one, Batai," he said, looking over at the baby. He paused and started scowling at the child. "Yes, I'm speaking to you." Another pause as the baby cried. "The Laughing God? No, I'm not going to call you that!"

Eline looked at the Doctor as if he was one of the strangest people she had ever seen. "You think you know what he's saying?" she asked with an indulgent smile.

"Of course!" the Doctor exclaimed. "I speak baby. Don't you?" he asked innocently.

"No," she laughed, "I'm afraid I don't."

Kamin gestured to the table. "Have a seat, Doctor." He remembered him now, and decided that, while the Doctor was odd, he was harmless. Not to mention, brilliant. Some of his thoughts on ironweaving were revolutionary. Kamin sat down beside the Doctor and prepared for an interesting evening.

Cardassia Prime…
Todd and Sheppard watched the procession as it made it's way through the city streets to Madred's Palace. It was a grandiose parade, and people were craning their necks to see who was creating such a stir.

On a carriage pulled by several beasts of burden - in actuality, they were cardassian peasants forced to pull the rich - was a pale creature with dark hair and violet eyes. He wasn't Cardassian at all. That much could be told by his look. He was seated beside a Cardassian whom both Todd and Sheppard recognized: Gul Dukat, the former commander of Terok Nor.

"Dukat," Todd almost spat. "I don't know the thing beside him, but if it's spending its time with him, it's not anything worthwhile."

"It's called a Vorta, Todd," Sheppard supplied. "That particular creature is called Weyoun."