The Founders of Gallifrey [Doctor Who]

Chapter 3: The Individuals

CHAPTER SUMMARY: Genesis finds out there is another person out there with the same abilities as her...and the Pythia of Gallifrey has plans for him that could threaten Gallifrey's future.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: This is where the story starts to be based/inspired by the Doctor Who Virgin New Adventures Novel's: Lungbarrow and Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible.

All the characters are from it except for Genesis. I own her.

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The Founders of Gallifrey

Chapter 3: The Individuals

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Genesis found herself in a room full of women dressed in red robes, their faces covered in paint with different designs. The room smelled like ash and wood with herbs mixed in, causing Genesis to cover her nose. They were all gathered around a woman who sat on a throne surrounded by a cage. Smoke rising up from where she sat. A sense of dread came over Genesis, staring at the woman known as the Pythia.

"The future-," she called out, "I cannot see it! It doesn't call out to me!" The elder woman shrieked.

The women in the room gasped, looking panicked at each other.

"What will we do, my lady?" asked one.

The Pythia raised her arms, having the cage be lifted. As she opened her mouth to speak, she suddenly paused. Genesis could feel her heart racing, feeling she had been detected. The Pythia directed her attention, looking directly at the red head. The other women looked over, causing her to gasp.

"We will find someone who can be our eyes ."

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Genesis woke up in her bed, breathing heavily, realizing it was just a dream. She could have sworn it was real. Her attention was diverted at a sudden stir in the room. It was Omega, hunched over at his workstation, tossing in his sleep.

He had stayed up all night working on his projects. Genesis got up and grabbed a blanket, putting it around her brother with a smile, eyeing the experiment. "Good work, brother." she whispered.

Even if she didn't fully understand the contraptions the three guys were making, Genesis would always be there, cheering them on.

Rounding the corner, she was taken by surprise at what was currently down the hallway: a dark haired young man was talking with another person, a female. They seemed to be in a classroom of sorts all by themselves; except for Genesis who stood a good distance away, watching.

"What's wrong, Vael?" the female asked.

He sighed, frustrated. "I failed my final assessments. I don't know what I'm going to do, Loie."

"Head up. At least you aced the temporal physics one."

"Maybe I'm not good enough to be a Young Hero cadet. Should I just drop out of the Academia already?" Vael asked, looking down.

Loie sighed, hands on her hips. "What kind of talk is that?"

It seemed they hadn't noticed her watching them yet, leaving Genesis to wonder if she was just dreaming again. However, her attention was deeply caught by the current situation. It was as if her mind couldn't turn away from it.