Magical Mix-Up - A Doctor Who/Legends of Tomorrow Crossover

Chapter 8

Gideon sat on the Waverider, the others had given up trying to fix the ship and were talking quietly. Closing her eyes, Gideon felt the connection to her ship and smiled happily.

"Now, my dear one," she said through their link. "Where is our wayward Captain?"

Slightly bemused at the negative reply, she mused for a moment. "Show me when they brought him onboard."

Again a negative reply came from the Waverider.

Completely confused, Gideon thought before asking, "Show me the man that was held within the cells before the crash."

This time the information appeared, and Gideon stared at the man. True there was a very close resemblance but as someone who knew Rip Hunter better than anyone then it was without doubt that this was a different man. That explained why the Waverider hadn't alerted her about Rip's return because the Legends had picked up the wrong man.

And he was currently lost in the past.

Wonderful.

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Sara frowned as Jax told her that he'd tried everything he knew to fix the engines and from all indicators the ship should be working again. Turning to where Gideon sat staring into space, Sara decided enough was enough.

"Alright, Gideon," Sara marched over to her, making the other woman turn. "It's time for you to stop acting out and help us fix the ship. This is completely childish."

Gideon stood and moved to face Sara, without a word she clicked her fingers, and the ship sprang to life.

"Sara," Jax called from behind her. "Everything is back up and at full capacity."

Turning to where Gideon was standing, Sara demanded, "How?"

"As you can see, Miss Lance," Gideon replied. "I control the ship. Our next issue is locating the man you took hostage."

"I already explained that we were holding Rip to protect him," Sara sighed annoyed. "You know what happened the last time, I wasn't giving anyone a chance to snatch him and make him our enemy again."

Gideon folded her arms. "Firstly, there is no one after us at the moment. Secondly, in order to do anything like that they would need a scan of Captain Hunter's mind which they are unlikely to have. Thirdly, there are a number of ways you could have spoken with him to help return memories however I will concede this wouldn't have worked."

Suspicious Sara asked, "Why is that?"

Bringing up the recording of Rip while in the cell, Gideon remained silent.

"What?" Sara demanded confused.

Gideon frowned. "That is not Rip Hunter."

Jax and Zari joined Sara at this pronouncement and stared at her then the screen.

"We know what Rip looks like," Sara stated sounding annoyed.

Gideon nodded. "I will admit this man resembles him but that is not Rip Hunter."

Jax squinted at the screen. "He has no beard, and his hair is lighter but it's Rip."

"Then where is the scar above his right eyebrow that he received as a child?" Gideon asked, before continuing. "Why does he suddenly have a group of freckles below his ear that have never been there before?"

They stared in silence at her, none of them able to dispute what Gideon was telling them because all of them were well aware that Gideon knew Rip much better than they did.