Quantum Connections

Cold Blood I

After the older man, who I learned was named Mack, had come back I made my appearance. 

Ambrose looked down at the headphones from the graveyard, "You lied. You told us you were the police."

I had nothing to do with this, so I assumed that she was directing her attention to Rory, "It was a misunderstanding."

Ambrose was very upset, "Who are you? You two and the Doctor? Why is this happening to us? What did we ever do?"

"The Doctor'll get your son back, I promise. In the meantime, we take turns guarding the creature." I look at her with sad eyes and Rory nods in agreement.

Ambrose scoffs, "Oh, so that's it? We just sit and wait."

I roll my eyes at her, "If you want your family back, then yes." I knew my words were harsh, but she wasn't listening any other way, "The Doctor has a plan, we need to stick to it in order to get them back."

Rory left to go check Mack's head with Ambrose and I went to talk to the creature.

***

When she sees that I entered the room she looked at me curiously, "Why aren't you dead? You're carrying my venom in your blood. But you should have died. Why aren't you dead? Show me."

I pull my shirt down and show her my shoulder. The green veins were spreading, the mutation was spreading.

"How does it feel, ape?" I pull up a chair and sit right next to her.

"In all honesty, I have felt worse. I felt weeping angels in my head, I have felt the Doctors hearts break. I can survive your little mutation just fine."

She looks surprised, "You must not be an ape then."

I laugh, "I won't be in about 20 hours." I stand up and head for the stairs, before I leave I speak to her, not bothering to turn, "Just know, I will not harm you as you harmed me. I understand that you are a warrior species, I can hear your call to war, Just make sure that you are on the right side."

Then, I take my leave.

***

19 hours and counting. I feel a little bit of a burning as the mutation gets closer to my chest. I look in the first aid box for some pain killers.

Ambrose happens to notice, "What? Now you're stealing from us?"

I rolled my eyes, "No, my arm hurt from saving your dads life." I pop in two pain killers and turn away from her.

"Thanks. I know that I have been rude but, I am just scared." I turn to face her.

"I was just doing the right thing." I then leave to find Rory. 

I wonder the halls and find him in the original room, "Hey buddy!" I hug him.

He turns to me, shocked, "What was that?"

I gasped, "Have you never had a hug before? That's so sad!"

He chuckled, "No, I have had hugs before. I don't get why you're hugging me."

"I just needed a hug. Plus, you are my friend." I looked into his eyes and saw that he looked sad, "We are friends right?"

"No, yeah, of course. Sorry, just wondering about Amy." I nodded, it was understandable for him to miss his fiancee.

"Come on, let's go take water to the creature in the crypt." I laughed, "That sounds like a horrible monster movie."

Rory laughed along with me and we left for the crypt.

***

When we got down there, Mack and Ambrose were already down there. Ambrose yelling at the creature about her son and Mack holding her back, stopping her from doing something we would all regret. 

"Hey! Leave her alone!" Ambrose turned to face me.

"Why should I? She knows where my husband and son are. Plus, she attacked my dad."

I got in her face, "That is why you need to be kind, If you piss her off then. Whelp, there goes our chances of negotiating. Also, she never got your dad, alright?"

All she could do was nod her head. I turned away from her and gave the creature her water, "What's your name by the way? I never caught it." That wasn't true, I had just forgotten.

She looked at me venomously, "Alaya."

I smiled at her then heard a static sound. I turned and saw that a detached screen had a face on it. I stood up and walked over to it, feeling light headed.

"Who is the ape leader?" Oh, great! Another Homo-Reptilian.

"It's them. How are they doing that? How do they know that we're in here?" Ambrose, actually bringing up a good point.

The Homo-Reptilian repeats itself, "Who speaks for the apes?"

"I speak for the... humans. Some of us, anyway." Rory grew a pair and stepped up. Careful buddy, she looks more angry than Alaya.

The Reptilian looked at him quizzically, "Do you understand who we are?" 

This is when I jump in, "A Homo-Reptialian, the former numbro uno spieces on Earth."

She looks impresses, as if she thought of us as fools, "And we have ape hostages."

"Doctor!" I called out as Rory shouted for Amy.

Ambrose, just as concerned, looked to the screen, "Mo! Mo, are you okay?"

The other guy, Mo I guess, nodded, "I'm fine, love. I've found Elliot. I'm bringing him home.

"Amy, I thought I'd lost you." Rory even sounded hopeless, hopelessly in love. I cringe at myself, I need a life.

"What, cause I was sucked into the ground? You're so clingy." Amy, clearly fine, jokes.

"Tony Mack!" The woman that left with the Doctor called out.

"Having fun down there?" Mack was concerned too, he was just putting on a brave face.

The Doctor jumped in when there was a break, "Not to interrupt, but just a quick reminder to stay calm."

Why would we need to do that, "Show me Alaya. Show me, and release her immediately unharmed, or we kill your friends one by one."

"Whoa! No need to threaten anyone. Alaya is okay, Just a bit-" I intercept. But then get interrupted.

"NO!" Ambrose tries to take control. Rory calls her out and the Doctor tries to calm the situation. Mack tries to grab her but Ambrose throws him off, "Get off me, Dad! We are not doing what you say any more. Now, give me back my family."

The Reptilian called out, "Shoot the Girl!"

Did she mean Amy? "No, stop!" I lift the monitor and angle it to show Alaya, "She's fine, We will give her back when you return our people."

"We will send the transport to get you." Then the screen goes black.

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Yeah, so, a lot changed. Hope you don't mind. Tell me what you think!