"When you say you work fast, well you do." Axe was amazed. In less than an hour, half of the weather machine was made. Jay sat atop of a huge collection of levels, wires, buttons and dishes. She tinkered away with her army knife, goggles and her gloves on.
"Woman on a mission." Jay chuckled. "Can you past that sheet of metal, please?" Axe picked up a piece from the pile and stood on a chair, reaching up. Jay held the knife in her teeth while she fixed the sheet into place. On the other side of the room, the Doctor was adding the finishing touches to a security system. Marie was looing around the lab, poking at various jars of creatures in them. Axe decided to join her when Jay didn't need anything else.
"Hey, Marie! Wow, what's that?" he noticed a long ribbon like creature with bristles on its mouth. Marie shrugged.
"Have no idea. But I think the fish guys are going to put them back in the water when the oceans fill up again."
"That's good. I feel really bad about us taking the water."
"I know right?" Marie agreed. "Even though this is probably really far into the future, it just feels like I have responsibility towards it."
Hey, look at that one!" It was bigger than the ribbon creature, almost resembling a dinosaur crossed with a swordfish, with huge jagged teeth. "Would not like to be swimming with that!" While Marie and Axe were mimicking the funniest of the creatures, the Doctor finished.
"Call me brilliant or call me handsome!"
"How about neither?" Jay replied, smiling. The Doctor laughed. The machine was a series of panels and screens surrounding a satellite dish.
"Finished. Now", he called over Septus and demonstrated. "There will be a ping noise when human technology is searching for the planet, however it will remind undetectable. However when you hear this sound." A ear-splitting siren was heard. "Then they can see you."
"What are the chances of it happening?" The Doctor considered.
"Near impossible. You have a ever present source of energy?"
Septus nodded. "We have generators running now, but when the water returns, everything is fuelled by the waves."
The Doctor smiled. "Brilliant! By the waves, I love it. I knew I spaceship that ran on waves…" He trailed off and continued showing Septus everything there was to know. "If the siren goes off, flick this switch." It was big and red, circled. "That will go one step further, and cause the human technology to actually malfunction."
20 minutes later, Jay was finished. "Perfect!" she jumped down from the machine and pushed up her goggles. "Septus! If you please." She beckoned him over. "This fiddles with the atmosphere. It will create clouds, therefore rain and so forth. Now, turn it on for making clouds, but when rain comes, turn it off for a little while, let it rest and then turn it on and continue!"
"What is a 'little while'?" He asked, analysing the machine. Jay shrugged.
"Oh, ten minutes? Not long. Just to let it cool itself. Now, this is the control panel. Buttons for on, and off. This number scale shows how much clouds are forming." She then pointed to a scale, which went from green, yellow to red. "This is core temperature. Green to best, yellow not so much and red big no no. Red means you're working it overtime. Just turn it off and let it rest. Running properly, you should get a week's worth of rain?" Septus was pleased.
"Perfect. We cannot thank you enough, Time Lords."
"I prefer Gallifreyans." Jay smiled. The Doctor rolled his eyes.
"Thank you, Gallifreyans." Septus corrected himself.
"Pleasure. Also, it has a calling device, ring if you have any troubles."
Around running through the machines once more, the Doctor, Jay, Axe and Marie took their leave. The TARDIS was sitting in the lab, and walked in. Jay waved from the door. Already, the Doctor was at the controls.
"Hurry up Jay! We're leaving." Jay popped back in, hands on her hips.
"Okay, pilot. Sorry if the trip wasn't to plan, guys." Axe laughed and sat on the couch.
"I never expected it to." Mare laughed as well.
Jay sat next to them. "Doesn't mean we don't try." The Doctor pulled out the handbrake and fiddled with controls.
"Where to next?"
"Somewhere with food. Like really good food." Axe asked, after his stomach growled.
The Doctor, frowned and thought. A wide smile then grew on his face. "Italy!"
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Tales of a Time Lady (A Doctor Who Fanfiction)
Hayran KurguLady, the first Duchess of Time, has recently recovered from an intense regeneration. After slowly regaining memories, she travels looking for things, from people to adventure. Axe is an orphaned human, living on the streets with no one but his bro...
