Timeless (13th Doctor x Reader)

Chapter 29 - The Canal

End of Chapter 28 -

"There are outsiders here, and one of them poses a threat to us. I think... I think they're here to kill us and try and free the girls. What should we do?" He asks, running into the courtroom where his mother, Rosanna, sat in her throne.

She places her wine glass down and stands up. Her black hair cascading down her shoulder. She's wearing a purple dress which had a eccentric neckpiece attached. "We deal with them, Francesco. Like we do with every threat we stumble across. We're a long way from Saturnyn. We need to deal with them, even if it means killing them."

***

Rosanna's anger begins to rise even higher. "Francesco, darling, fetch the girls. We need them for clean-up. No one can know that the Saturnyns are here on Earth. This 'Doctor', he cannot know more than he does already." Rosanna says, raising the wine glass from the table next to her throne and taking a sip. "Go!" She shouts, pointing to the door Francesco once ran through. Francesco darts out of the room and into the basement where the girls were. Once her wine was finished, she threw the glass to the other side of the room and watched as it shattered into a million pieces.

***

Guido's House

"So, Guido. Do you know all of the ways in and out of the Calvierri School?" You question, raising your eyebrows and quickly glancing at the Doctor. He doesn't notice though, as Amy has acquired his attention by sitting thigh-to-thigh with him. He's looking at her and smiling whilst she engages in a conversation with Rory about vampires.

"All I know i-" Guido starts.

Amy stands up from her seat and quickly moves to the window. "Uh, Doctor... We're on the top floor of the house, right?"

"Yeah, why?" You and the Doctor both ask. Guido jumps up from his seat and hides behind the door that leads to the room.

"Then how are there girls peering in the window?" Amy finishes, pointing her thumb towards the window as she turns to face everyone. "Should we be worried?" She continues.

You move your focus from the Doctor to the window, and surely enough there are girls peering in. Five of them to be exact. The same five you and the Doctor previously encountered in the basement of the school. The Doctor stands up from his seat and moves to where Amy is standing with you following his every move. He pulls out a blue UV light from his tweed jacket pocket and points it at the window. The girls hiss and move away, one staying behind to glare at you before disappearing too. You narrow your eyes at the window before moving to sit back at the table. "That was weird." You say, slipping back into your seat.

***

Back at the Calvierri School

"What?!" Rosanna screams.

"They're not dead, Mistress. The strange man, he had some glowing blue light. It hurt us. We needed to retreat." The blonde girl states, crouching down to the floor as she speaks. 

Rosanna stands up from the throne and moves in front of the girl. "It's okay, my dear. We shall succeed. We have no other choice. But for now, we have another job to do. Francesco, prepare the canal. Someone is going for a swim." Rosanna says quietly, standing up from her spot and moving back to the throne. Francesco nods before leaving the courtroom. 

"What do you mean 'swim', Mistress?" The girl asks, also slowly standing from her spot.

"Well I thought the canal looked rather inviting today, don't you think? I thought someone could use a swim, exercise is very important to everyone here. So, what do you say darling? Would you like to get some exercise?" Rosanna calmly lies, her eyes darting between the girl and the door Francesco left through. The girl smiles and slightly bows her head to the floor. 

"Of course, Mistress." She smiles, not knowing what Rosanna is planning. Rosanna beams a smile before leading the girl out of the courtroom and towards the canal. 

***

The Canal

"I do not wish to speak out of turn, Mistress, but are you sure this is safe? It seems questionable to me." The girl whispers, looking down at the canal and then back to Rosanna. "As much as I would love to take a swim, I have decided to reschedule. That being alright with you, Mistress?"

"No! You must swim!" Rosanna shouts, walking towards the girl and pushing her in the canal. "My sons are hungry."

The girl screams and sinks slightly before rising back up to the surface. Her arms begin to flail at her sides, desperately trying to stay afloat. The rate of her breathing increases to astronomical levels as she panics. Her head sinks under the water again as she loses balance and motivation. A hand reaches up and grasps her ankle, dragging her even further down into the canal. The girl's arms move above her as she is pulled into the depths of the water. Rosanna moves to the edge of the ledge and glances down, the girl nowhere to be seen. "Hush now, my darlings. Soon you will be powerful enough to leave the water. Soon we will be able to go home. Have patience, my sons. Until then, eat up. There's plenty more where she came from." Rosanna turns on her heel and retreats inside the school. Behind her, the water begins to thrash as her sons grow restless.

***

Back at Guido's House

"So, how do we stop them? Doctor?" Guido panics, looking to anyone for comfort. "How do we get my daughter back?" 

You sigh and look at the Doctor, who is fiddling with his fingers and not facing Guido. "Doctor?" You whisper, placing your hand on his upper arm to get his attention. "Guido needs you. His daughter needs you. We all need you. How can we help?" You quietly say, moving to put your forehead on his shoulder.

The Doctor carries on looking out of the window. "They're not vampires. It took me a while to figure it out. They're Saturnyns, from the planet Saturnyn. There's no such thing as actual vampires, I should have known. They react in the same ways as the myths though. The school is clearly their base, and the Headmistress is clearly involved with them somehow. My suggestion is to interrogate her and hopefully get some answers and free the girls. It's just... I don't know how to. I don't know how to save them. I don't even think that, if we do save them, they can be cured. I just don't know. I'm open to suggestions." He sadly replies.

The Doctor looks at you for support. You choose to comfort him by wrapping him in a tight, bone-crushing hug. He reciprocates this, wrapping his arms around your waist as his head burrows into your neck. Your arms move to his neck, holding him in place. It wasn't long before you felt tears fall onto your neck as the Doctor began to cry. The thought of not saving those innocent girls from the Saturnyns must really be upsetting him. You unwrap your arms from his neck and move your hands to grasp either side of his face. "Doctor, we'll find a way to find them, okay? We've done it before and we can do it again. I believe in us." You whisper and place a kiss on his forehead.

He gives you a small smile though his tears and replies, "okay."