Tales of a Time Lady (A Doctor Who Fanfiction)

5: Chapter 3: The Markets

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The TARDIS had jolted and powered out again. Duchess hit her hands on the console.

"Come on! I'm sick of this. You are supposed to work for me! Now work!" While the lights were off, the TARDIS moved, slowly. It soon landed. Duchess rushed out. "Cardiff? Really?" It suddenly hit her. "Oh, to power up. Really don't know why I didn't think of that." She fixed up the TARDIS to absorb the energy and took a walk to formulate her plan properly. In half an hour she returned.

"Powered up?" The TARDIS' interior lights lit up so bright it nearly blinded her. Duchess laughed while shielding her eyes. "Great. Off we go!"

She soon arrived back to the markets, carrying a little special package. Duchess requested and was then allowed entry to the Head of Operations and smiled when she saw Axe.

"Hey-ho! Comfortable?"

He didn't look at her, but clutched the box tighter. There was a faint red mark upon his face. "No."

Duchess' face instantly fell. "What did they do? Tell me!" He stood up, stiffly.

"Asked me where I got this from. Of course, I couldn't tell them. I don't even know where we are, let alone directions to home. And you knew that." His eyes narrowed. Duchess remained firm.

"I needed time."

"Yet you arrive so cheerfully." He quickly dismissed it. "Doesn't matter, to you clearly. Now, how about you get me out of here?" Duchess curled her lip.

"I didn't want to. I had to. I trusted in your ability to be strong." The Judoon appeared and opened the cell. "But you are right, need to focus."

"I believe you fixed the TARDIS?" He asked, Duchess nodding.

"Remember Cardiff?"

He lightly touched the red mark on his cheek. "That time rip or something?"

"Exactly. Soaked up some energy and he's back to normal."

"Great, sick of nearly cracking my skull open." They turned a corner but were approached by Judoons, who grabbed them and forced them into a room. It was small and bleak, with two chairs they were clearly meant to sit on. "Not exactly an improvement." He noted, taking a seat. Duchess followed. A Judoon entered along with a man from the same planet as Raj. However, his skin was more rough and a sickly green. Bigger eyes and a thinner mouth.

"Shoppersss." He hissed like Raj, however it seemed more threatening. "You have been caught with illegal material. This is a highly offence, in which no race is immune to. All would be punished. Now tell me, where did you obtain such an item?"

"Inherited." Duchess replied before Axe had time to think of a response. "Been in the family for generations."

"Yet they have not thought to sell it before?" He narrowed his eyes. "And where, pray tell, do you hail from?"

"That information is not important." Axe said firmly.

"Oh but it iss."

"Sorry, it's not." Axe tightened his grip. The lizard nodded and a Judoon reached over to Axe and ripped it out of his hands. He had no chance of holding onto it. "Damn it." He whispered.

"Thank you for your co-operation." He opened one of the flasks and sniffed. He poked out his snake-like tongue and inserted it into it. When his eyes dilated he poured the whole flask down his throat. With a violent cough he threw it into the corner.

"Whoa, calm down." Duchess said, feeling a little creeped out. "What's so wrong with you."

"Death, my dear."