The Doctor walked over to the small group that was now in his TARDIS. Donna-Lé and Bernard seemed to be in a trance while Shaden’s head looked around the rather large interior of the Doctor’s craft.
“I must say Doc, be it magic or science, this is very impressive.”
“Thank you. Now if you don’t mind time is of the essence and I need to know where the Rani’s taking the fake Julie.” The Doctor said. He snapped his fingers in front of Shaden’s two dazed companions, “Um what’s wrong with them?”
“Oh trance collar. I slid it on them the min we entered the craft. They aren’t quite ready for the whole space craft, bigger on the inside than outside sort of thing you know chief. Oh and its not the Rani we should be going after , well at least not all of us.”
While Shaden was talking the Doctor was busy at the controls of the TARDIS setting it to go after the Rani when he stopped as if an idea came up and hit him on the back of the head.
“Of Course, Why would the Rani actually capture a fake Julie unless she believed it was the real Julie.”
“Now your cook’n with gas Doc. There are only two people who would have had the means to create that Dolpeganger so quickly and to do the switcheroo of the Julies, the Rani with her science and Draconis with his magic.” Shaden stated though he knew the Doctor had already come to the same conclusion.
“Right but if the Rani hurts the Julie’s double then the real one will be hurt. So we should still go after the fake Julie first.” The Doctor stated.
“Or we could go for both.” Shaden commented, “You go find Julie at Draconis’s hole and I will go after the Rani and reveal the doppelganger. Once revealed, the doppelganger’s connection to Julie will be broke and no longer a threat.”
Shaden made to leave but a shout from the Doctor made him stop.
“What about your friends?”
“Partners Doc, thieves never have friends. Friends are an occupational hazard but go ahead and take them with Doc. There is a small collar on their neck just remove it and they will be ready to go. I’ll move quicker by myself, besides you will need someone to help distract the guards at the palace. Catch you on the flip side.” Shaden answered as he exited the TARDIS, not giving the Doctor a chance to protest. The Doctor just sighed and then set about the controls. He knew he would be able to locate the energy signature from the Rani’s TARDIS and use it to materialize near the Castle. I’m coming for you Julie, just hang in there, the Doctor thought to himself as he engaged the TARDIS.
Shaden watched the TARDIS dematerialize and a moment later he was staring at a rather large and brightly colored tapestry. A smile came across Shades face. I don’t think Cavenaugh will mind me borrowing her magic carpet. He went to the hanging carpet and gave it a yank. The carpet ripped at the corners where the hooks that were holding it up had been. The carpet immediately repaired it self and floated to the floor. It hovered a foot off the ground as it stretched itself flat.
“DON”T YOU THINK ABOUT IT SHADE!!!” Cavenaugh yelled from the middle of the room. She was having trouble wading through the treasure about her.
“No worries Dollface. Its in good hands.” Shaden replied as he hopped on to the carpet. He stood like surfer as the carpet began to move. Shaden leaned to one side and the whole carpet moved with him. He pulled out his bag and slid it along the top of the sea of treasure. His bag filled with coins and jewels as it moved along. Just before he exited the room Shaden righted himself and the Carpet and gave wave to Cavenaugh.
“SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH!!” he yelled.
“SHADE YOU BASTARD!!!!!!” Cavenaugh yelled as she lobed a large black pearl in his direction. Before the pearl hit the ground Shaden’s hand appeared out of the doorway and caught it, then disappeared.
Shaden zoomed down the hallways of the Guild. This time he was laid flat on his chest, allowing the carpet the ability to move faster than if he stood. He flew down the last corridor and threw his boomerang at the torch switch which opened up the end of the hall. Shade and the carpet flew into the Dirty Hog and then crashed through its main window. The cool night air felt refreshing on his face. Shaden reached into his bag and removed a long slender sapphire. The jewel had a string wrapped around it and the string was attached to a small sliver rod.
“Let’s hope the locator jewel I slipped into Brown eyes pocket works” Shade said to the carpet and the held the jewel in front of his mouth.
"Awake" he whispered.
The jewel swung slowly back and forth at first but then began to pick up speed and glow. In the next moment the jewel pointed straight out in front of them. Shaden smiled and commanded the carpet.
“Follow the jewel.”
The carpet picked up more speed as it followed the jewel’s pointed direction. The carpet changed direction as the jewel did, while Shaden did his best to hold on to the carpet with one hand and jewel in the other. After 5 mins the the jewel pointed straight down and the carpet started to descend. The change in direction happened so fast, Shaden did not have time to jump when the carpet ran straight into the ground. Shaden rolled across the ground and stopped with a thud against a large tree stump.
"A little advanced warning next time huh." Shaden said to the carpet which had straighten itself out and once again hovered. The jewel's point was stuck in the ground and the jewel twitched as it tried to dig further into the dirt. Shaden looked around and saw they were in the middle of a vast open field. He could barely make out the fence line or the lights on the farm house at the north end of the field. He then realized he had the pleasure of slamming into the only tree stump in the entire field. He dropped to the ground and sighed as he stared at the jewel.
"Don't tell me she is buried already. Looks like Shaden is a day late and dollar short again."
"Are you comfortable my dear," a female voice asked. The voice sounded mystical and distant.
"Actually, I am thanks for asking, hey..." Shaden stood up quickly and spun around but all he saw was the stump. Just as he was about to check his sanity, the voice came from it again.
"You know for someone who is about to under go an extreme mental and physical altering procedure your rather calm. Oh did I mention the extreme pain as well. hahahahaha"
Shaden knew that voice as the Rani's. The stump was very large and appeared to be hollow in the middle. Shaden peaked down into it and saw a very long tunnel with a light at the end of it with shadows moving across every so often. Shaden wasted no time. He picked up the jewel and commanded it to sleep, then he pulled a very long rope from his bag. He tied one end of the rope around the middle of the carpet and the other around his waist. The tube walls were made out of segmented bricks and stones, this allowed Shaden to use them as foot holds as he descended down the tube. It took a couple minutes to traverse the tube before Shaden found himself above the lighted opening. His eyes had adjusted to view the room below.
To the north, there appeared to be an entrance into the room with two Mutant Noc stood guard with their backs to the room. The walls to the east and south were lined with tables that were covered in various items, glass tubes and jars filled with multi colored liquids and steam. Shaden figured were the Rani's science equipment. The west end had a small table that contain a wide assortment of bladed objects and probing tools. They were all covered in black blood. Next to this was a larger table which had a barely clothed faux Julie strapped to it.The Rani hovered over "Julie" with a knife. Shaden then had an idea. He maneuvered himself to free a hand. He reached into his bag and pull out a pink crystal. He tapped it against a rock until it glowed and then slid it in a small pocket in his leather armor. He slowly lowered himself through the opening while the Rani continued to talk.
"Its a pity the Doctor isn't here to see my science at work. This world will be mine for the taking and your going to help be part of it...well part of you anyway. See I will use your DNA along with a few other bits and pieces I have been collecting to create a creature that will be able to defeat that bloody reptile Draconis and I can take this world as my own. A whole new world filled with subjects for my experiments." The Rani trailed the knife along the body of "Julie" who finally began to show some emotion to her predicament. She squirmed at the feeling of the metal against her skin, the Rani smiled wickedly.
"Well it appears you are alive. Good that will make this all the more fun."
Shaden landed on the ground with out a sound. He removed Smite from his wrist band and took aim at the guards. Shade through the boomerang at one of the guards. It cleaved the one guard's head in two, then Shaden immediately directed Smite to the other guard. The Mutant Noc turned in time to see the boomerang cut it's head off. The sound of the bodies as they hit the floor made the Rani turn to see what the commotion was about. She immediately threw the knife she had when she saw Shaden. He dove to the ground but not before the knife put a large slice in his left arm. The cut didn't phase him and he did a sommersault towards the Rani.
The Rani managed to reach another knife and spun around to stab the fake Julie. Shaden managed to reach the Rani just before the blade pierced the fake Julie's chest. To Shaden's surprise, the Rani was quite strong and it took both hands to hold the Rani's one hand back. With her free hand, the Rani managed to grab Shaden by the throat and choked him.
"I'm going to kill you and Julie and then throw your dead carcasses at the foot of the mighty Doctor. Let's see how all mighty he will feel then hahaha."
"You know...
"See your true form. Dopleganger."
The Rani looked at her hand that was now covered in blood and was filled with rage. She was so focused on the blood and pain in her nose, she failed to notice Shaden's actions.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" The Rani screamed as she charged the table. She brought the knife down hard but the blade instead just passed through a blue mist instead of flesh and clanged against the metal table surface.
Shaden headed back under the hole as the Rani stared at the empty table where the fake Julie's body once was. A dozen noc guards had reached the entrance as Shaden gave a tug on the rope.
"Well its been a slice but I gotta thing." The thief stated as he looked at his wrist as if he wore a watch. The Rani dove at Shaden as the rope went taunt and pulled the thief into the tunnel. The Rani, who had manged to grab a hold of Shaden's legs, was pulled with Shaden.
"Your not going anywhere you little worm."
"Worm? Knowledge of the universe at your finger tips and the best you can come up with is worm." Shaden said as he tried to shake the Rani off his legs. She continued to claw at Shaden, as she tired to crawl up him. The carpet ascended into the night sky and soon Shaden realized they were high above the ground, really high. So did the Rani who was now clung to Shaden's legs for dear life.
"Umm you can stop now" Shaden commanded to the rug. The rug continued its ascent.
"It doesn't appear to be listening. Do something you wretch." The Rani yelled as she adjusted her grip on Shaden's legs.
"I am open to suggestions. Anyth ahhhh" Shaden lost his grip and the two fell through the air. The Rani reached for a pendant around her neck and squeezed it. The two were engulfed in a blue light before they disappeared, a second before they were to hit the ground.
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