DOCTOR WHO: The Odd Life of Nova Sue--PART 2: Discovering

Chapter 14: Double Trouble

Nova convinces her father to go back for Jack, and after they do, they attempt to catch the real culprit who framed Nova in the first place. Will they succeed?

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When I open my eyes again, I immediately recognize the hexagonal-shaped hallway as being one in the TARDIS, the same hallway as where my bedroom is. I sigh in extreme relief to be back in a familiar place as I rush to the Control Room where, thankfully, I find my father seemingly charging his sonic screwdriver at the console.

"Dad!" I call out as I run down the stairs to him.

"Nova?!" he gasps and whips around, not expecting to hear my voice deep inside the ship and obviously confused as to how I ended up back here. "How did you get there? Where—"

"Dad, it's Jack!" I say, in absolute hysterics, as I wrap my arms around him and bury my face in his chest. "We have to go back and save him!"

He frowns, seeming puzzled. "Jack? Jack Harkness? Where is he?"

"He stayed behind!" I explain as I lift my wrist up to show Jack's Vortex Manipulator. "He gave me his Vortex Manipulator! We have to go back for him! Please, we need to hurry! The guards could kill him, or the Silence could catch him and turn him over! We have to stop them! Please! I can't leave him!"

"Okay, Nova, calm down," Dad says, rubbing my back soothingly. "Give me his Vortex Manipulator. I can connect it to the TARDIS to find his exact whereabouts. We can try to materialize around him."

"No!" I gasp, suddenly remembering his tracker that's still imbedded in his body. "He still has his tracker in him! He needs to have it removed before he can leave the prison's borders! It'll activate and kill him if it's not removed first!"

"Don't worry," he assures me as he takes Jack's Vortex Manipulator from me and hooks it to the TARDIS console. "We'll remove it the second he's in the TARDIS. He'll be fine as long as we're quick. Brace yourself!" He immediately sets the Old Girl to fly to the exact coordinates where I last left Jack, and the ship rumbles and shudders upon command. "We landed!" Dad says a few seconds later as the ship settles once more. "We'll need to be quick; we only have a few seconds before the Judoon lock the TARDIS down and we'll be unable to leave!" He immediately runs to the door, and I follow close behind, but he turns and stops me. "No, Nova, you stay! I can handle this!"

I reluctantly do what he says as he opens the door and rushes outside. We both see Jack continue to shoot back at the guards and Space-Rhinos as I last left him seconds ago. I watch through the opened TARDIS door as Dad calls out to Jack, and once Jack sees us, he immediately begins running toward us at full sprint, completely disregarding his own safety. Once he reaches about halfway to us, Jack's tracker activates in the form of an intense electrical burst that envelops his body and immediately sends him to the floor in pain.

"Jack!" I automatically call out to him and begin running to him, but Dad stops me yet again, holding out a hand in a 'stop' motion.

"No, Nova, I'll go! Stay there!"

I continue helplessly watching from the TARDIS as Dad reaches Jack and hoists him up to his feet, wrapping his arm around his shoulder. I see Dad wince slightly from Jack's tracker while Jack continues screaming in agony. I swiftly step back as the two men reenter the TARDIS, and once they do, Jack immediately faceplants to the floor, his body going limp, which automatically makes me fear the worst. His tracker stops sparking with electricity the moment he impacts with the floor.

"Quick, Nova, give me your sonic!" Dad commands as he gently pulls Jack's jumpsuit down to reveal the tracker in his shoulder. "I need to remove his tracker!"