The Doctor and The Captain - Book One

S1 EP11: Boom Town Part 3

The Captain notices a hint sadness forming on his friends face as he watches the surveillance. Him and Jack walk over to check up on him.

"So, what's on?" Jack asks breaking the Doctors concentration on the TV in front of him.

"Nothing, just..." he shakes his head as the Captain gets a glimpse of what he was seeing, Rose and Mickey walking away hand in hand.

"I gather it's not always like this. Having to wait." Margaret says as the three men continue to work up by the console. "I bet you're always the first to leave, Doctor. Never mind the consequences, off you go. You butchered my family and then ran for the stars, am I right? But not this time. At last you have consequences. How does it feel?"

"I didn't butcher them." the Doctor responds.

"Don't entertain her." the Captain comments.

"Yeah, that's what she wants." Jack nods.

"I didn't." the Doctor tells them. "What about you? You had an emergency teleport. You didn't zap them to safety, did you."

"It only carries one."

"Convenient." the Captain huffs.

"I had to fly without co-ordinates. I ended up in a skip on the Isle of Dogs." she continues as the Doctor laughs. "It wasn't funny."

"Sorry." the Doctor responds before Margaret turns her body slightly to see the three men with smiles on their faces. "It is a bit funny." The three start laughing as does Margaret.

"Do I get a last request?"

"Depends what it is."

"I grew quite fond of my little human life, all those rituals. The brushing of the teeth and the complicated way they cook things. There's a little restaurant, just round the bay, it became quite a favourite of mine."

The Doctor turns around and walks over to her. "Is that what you want, a last meal?"

"Don't I have rights?"

"Oh, like she's not gonna try to escape." Jack says.

"Except I can never escape the Doctor, so where's the danger?"

"It's the least we can do." the Captain whispers to the Doctor after walking up to him.

"I wonder if you could do it." she says her eyes latched onto the Doctor. "To sit with a creature you're about to kill and take supper. How strong is your stomach?"

"Strong enough."

"I wonder. I've seen you fight your enemies. Now dine with them."

"You won't change my mind." the Doctor says with a shake of his head.

"Prove it."

"There are people out there." the Doctor says standing up straight and walking back over to the controls. "If you slip away just for one second, they'll be in danger."

"Except... I've got these." Jack says holding up two silver bracelet looking objects. "You both wear one. If she moves more than ten feet away, zzzt! She gets zapped by ten thousand volts."

"Margaret, would you like to come out to dinner? My treat." the Doctor says folding his arms as Jack holds up the bracelet.

"Dinner and bondage." she smirks. "Works for me."

"Great!" the Captain exclaims. "Well, you two love birds have fun. And don't come home too late."

The Doctor and Margaret leave Jack working on the connecting the panel to the Tardis while the Captain helps.