Spiders, Time Lords, And Timey Wimey Mischief

Chapter 12

Rory sat behind the door of their hiding place, nervously bouncing his leg, as Spider-Man went to face the Dalek.

The Doctor was just sitting there quietly opposite him, waiting for the news to come in over the comms as to what happens next.

He looked over at Rory briefly, still holding a hand up to his ear, and Rory took the chance to speak up.

"You know, do you ever think when you send someone in like that, that you might be sending them to their deaths?" Rory asked critically, looking slightly distressed.

The Doctor just sat their silently for a minute in the dark room, considering his thoughts, before answering. "Yes, it is something that crosses my mind," he said quietly.

"And yet, you still send them right into danger?" Rory accused, huffing.

"No, no Rory you know that's not true, what's brought this on? ... Is it Spider-Man?" the Doctor asked him in concern.

He was answered with silence.

"Rory, he can handle this, I wouldn't have sent him out there if he couldn't. Plus, he agreed to go," the Doctor reasoned, looking at him reassuringly.

Rory just looked away from him towards the white closed door, swallowing, upset evident in his eyes.

"Let's just hope you're right; he is just a kid you know?" Rory answered, voice tight, letting the question hang open in the air.

The Doctor's eyes snapped towards him, "What? Just a kid! What? Rory why didn't you tell me this? How was I supposed to know he's only a kid? He calls himself Spider-Man!" he practically yelled, holding an arm out in frustration in front of him, before placing his head in his hands, grumbling.

"Well, he has always had self esteem issues, and I wasn't sure if I should because of his identity. I honestly thought you would've known, being a Time Lord and all," Rory replied, explaining his reasons.

The Doctor just sighed in disbelief, shaking his head slowly, before looking back at Rory. "You know, you're a good person Rory. I'm not sure how many other people would've considered that. Amy's lucky to have you," he said honestly.

"Yeah, she is," Rory replied. The Doctor looked at Rory in appreciation, before speaking into his comm.

"Amy, how's the Spider doing? Keep a close eye on him ok? And tell me if anything goes wrong," he spoke, with a small encouraging smile at Rory.

"Thank you," Rory said, sighing with relief.

...

Spidey crawled along the ceiling after taking his hand away from his ear, and moved cautiously towards the doorway of yet another office room. "Why not go about this the good old fashioned way?' he thought to himself, as he perched upside down in the top of the door frame.

"Yo, ugly tin can!" he addressed the Dalek loudly, successfully getting its attention, as it spun around to look at him. The blue of its eye stalk zooming in on the rather large red and blue spider crouched in the doorway.

"Hey, I don't know about you but, this Spider's looking for a giant pepper shaker that went walk about somewhere around here. You wouldn't happen to know where it went would you?" Spidey quipped, while making to look around the room dramatically with his head.

"Genetic anomaly re-detected, EXTERMINATE!" the Dalek shrieked.

"I thought you might say that. Catch me if you can!" Spidey yelled, as he shot a web and took off swinging down the hall towards the stairs. "Whoooohooo," he exclaimed, in mock joy, as he went. He didn't know enough about a Dalek to know if this would actually annoy it. But whether it did or not, what he did know was the Dalek was now speeding along the ground following him, judging by the fizzing shots of searing blue energy that were now heading his way.