Fae'th Friday on a Saturday

I am a bit behind as of late and do apologize for anyone actually reading the story. Here is the next installment. The plot thickens....a little...

“What kind of place is this? I so want to get out of here Doctor.”

“As soon as the opportunity presents itself, for now I need you to be strong. I promise I will get us out of this. “
Julie sat back down next to the fire and wiped the tear from her cheek. Shade let out a small “huh” that caught the Doctors attention.

“What is it?”

“Curiosity Chief. Last time I was here there were only six pillars in the front. Draconis must have added the seventh one though not sure what for. He doesn’t even seem to have a one of his damned Hyden beasts chained to it yet.”
The Doctor’s mind began to work on Shade’s comment. The Doctor stared at the pillar as they passed and then the Doctor came to a conclusion he did not want to come to. The Doctor pulled out the sonic screwdriver in a manner in which the Noc did not see and set his trusty device to what he needed it to be. The Doctor activated the screwdriver and caused a high pitched sonic wave to be emitted from it. Shade and Julie could barely hear it but the Noc definitely did as they covered their ears and protested loudly. The dogs howled and became even more agitated. The Doctor kept his eyes on the pillars as he felt the first of the lightening bolts hit him. He watched as the six of the pillars seemed to shake from the wave while the seventh one seemed to emit a faint blue glow. As more bolts hit the Doctor, his knees buckled but he did not take his eyes off the seventh pillar.

“He’s here!” Were the last words the Doctor said before he fell to the ground unconscious.

“Hey Chief, you awake!”

The sound of a somewhat familiar voice echoed in the Doctor’s ears. He started to clear the foggy state his mind was in. Then he heard a far more familiar voice that helped him awaken completely, it was Julie’s.

“Doctor, are you alright?”

“Well except for the part where I appear to be hanging on a dungeon wall by hand shackles I couldn’t be lovelier.”

“Good you’re awake, thought we lost you there for a minute.” Shade commented as he maneuvered his hands within his shackles.

“It will take more than a few bolts of lightening to take me out I assure you.”
The Doctor looked around the room they now called home. The room looked like a dungeon from mid-evil earth. It had four cold black stone walls, the bones of its previous occupants in a pile on the floor, and of course the old hanging prisoner routine which the three were now apart of. The only light that entered the room was the flickered from the torch light that came through a small barred window in the dungeon door across from where they hung.

“Doctor, tell me you have a plan to get us out of here.” Julie inquired trying to adjust her hands in vain to keep the shackles from digging into her skin.

“Actually I was hoping to stay for a bit. I am sure our host is looking forward to meeting his new guests and I would hate to disappoint him or her.”

“You can’t be serious Doctor.” Julie exclaimed.

“But I am and for more than just one reason. I am afraid we have another problem on our hands besides being the prisoners of Draconis.”

“Would that problem be the ‘He’ you referred to before it was lights out.” Shade suggested as he adjusted his hands again.

“Yes it is. I think you are smarter than you let on.”

“Thanks Doc. You aren’t too bad yourself and I do like your wardrobe. You still can’t do this though.”

Shade gave a flick of the wrist and his shackles came undone. Shade dropped to the ground without a sound.

“I could get out of these with the greatest of ease but this time I would prefer to wait.” The Doctor said in a matter of fact tone.

“Right to meet the ‘He’ that seems to have gotten your dander up. No skin off my nose daddy oh, I will catch you on the flip side. “

Shaden gave the Doctor a tap on the chest, winked at Julie and then stepped back into the shadow of the room as he put the hood up on his cloak. Julie lost sight of him and before she could ask ‘How’d he do that?’ the door to the room opened and a Noc guard walked in. As the guard stepped toward the Doctor, Julie saw a slight flicker of a shadow in the doorway.

“Where’d he go?” the Noc asked annoyed as he motioned to the empty spot on the wall where Shaden use to be.

“Bathroom Break?” The Doctor answered with a slight smile on his face. The Noc let out a loud roar and a couple clicks and two more Noc appeared in the doorway. The Noc that had inquired about Shaden did an about face and as he pushed his way between the other two, he uttered something to them. It wasn’t until now that the Doctor noticed the Noc he had just talked too was a head shorter than the other Nocs, yet he appeared to hold a rank over them. The two larger Noc seemed to chuckle at the third. The two then entered the room. Though the Doctor was a couple feet off the ground he was nearly eye to eye with the Noc Guard in front of him. Its breath smelled like dead fish.

“His Excellency has honored you by requesting your presence in his chamber. Should you refuse you shall be immediately executed.”

“I would be honored to meet his honor, honest.”
The Doctor gave a flick of his hand, his shackles unlocked. He dropped to his feet and tried to rub the pain from his wrists. The Noc just snorted and pulled the Doctor out of the room by his arm. The second Noc lifted Julie off of her hook and as he let her slide to the ground he slide his hand up her chest.

“Hey watch the hands buddy,” Julie exclaimed as she slugged the Noc in the chest, having no affect on him except to make him and his buddy to laugh. They pushed Julie through the door to stand next to the Doctor in a torch light hallway.
Their dungeon appeared to be at the very end of a long corridor of dungeon rooms. There were at least twenty five on each side down the Hall in front of them and another one hundred down the hall to their right. The Noc pushed them in the direction of the hall in front.
“This ‘He’ isn’t who I think ‘He’ is. Is ‘He’?”
Julie whispered.
“I think you know who I mean already. I don’t want to say for certain that it could be him though. Not yet anyway.”
“You mean the Mas…” Julie’s words trailed off at the thought that the “He” could be none other than “the Master”. Her thoughts were soon distracted by the pleas and moans of pain coming from the other dungeon rooms as they passed each door. The hallway came to a T – junction with another similar looking hallway. They stopped as a group of six Noc in a standard marching square formation passed. Julie saw another flicker of shadow pass the group and wondered if it was the torch light or if it was Shaden.
“It would appear they have not caught our friend yet.”
“Friend, that’s using the term loosely Doctor. He left us to the wolves, some friendd.”
“I do not think he is as far from us as you believe.” The Doctor stated.
The group were soon on their way again and it wasn’t long before they came to a platform. The Platform had brass railings on three of its sides, a lever in the middle and it appeared to float.
As the group stepped onto the platform the Doctor smiled as he took all of it in.
“Amazing electromagnetic repulsion transport, this place never ceases to amaze me.”
Julie just gave him a look as if saying “you have got to be kidding” and then grabbed his arm as the platform accelerated upward in to a large black stone tunnel. They then changed direction and moved horizontally down a similar tunnel.
“Doctor how could the Master be here? Do you think he fell through the hole like we did?”
“That is an excellent observation. He could have very well even caused the hole himself while trying one of his many grand master plans. Can’t say for sure until we meet him. If in fact it is him at all.”
“Well who else could it be?”
“Guess we will have to wait to find out.”
The platform soon came to a stop in front of a brightly lit enterance. The light appeared to be coming from four glowing orbs that hovered near the walls. Julie’s eyes adjusted to the light and could see yet another long corridor although this one appeared to be lined with white stone walls trimmed in gold and with more floating orbs. As soon as the group stepped off the platform and onto the multi colored tiled floor, the platform they had been on zoomed off back the way they came.
“HOLD HANDS!!” The one Noc behind the Doctor commanded. The two did as instructed while The Noc each grabbed a shoulder of Julie’s. Before she could protest one of the Noc barked a command.
“PALACE, THRONE ROOM!!”
The group was suddenly whisked down the white walled corridor, stopped abruptly and then whisked down yet another corridor. The walls appeared as a blur to Julie and just as she was about to lose her lunch they came to a stop in front of two very large doors. They were in a large room that resembled a lobby of one of the old motion picture houses Julie had visited back in Milwaukee. There were decretive statues of birds that appeared to be flying out of each corner of the room. Behind where the two were standing was a large square pool of water with a twenty foot tall statue of what could best be described as a mermaid holding a pitcher. Water poured out of the pitcher and into the pool which created a sound that made Julie have to go to the bathroom.
“Fascinating way to travel wouldn’t you say. They must be using a spatial manipulator with a quantum field bubble to keep us from flying apart…oh sorry Julie are you ok.”
Julie stumbled to one of the concrete benches in front of the fountain to take seat in an effort to stop her stomach from doing cartwheels.
“ I will be ok Doctor. You talk as if these people were using advanced technology but yet I do not see any machinery or hint that they have moved past the dark ages.”
“Oh the technology is here my dear, believe me. It is just well disguised I am sure of it and over time its true nature may have been forgotten and replaced with a more magical explanation.”
The Noc guards stood by the doors, one on each side, and did not move. They seem to pay no attention to the Doctor or his Companion as they talked.
“Tell me you have a plan Doctor.”
“You know me, I always have a plan. It just depends on when it decides to present itself.”
“Although I must admit the thought of meeting an actual dragon is excieting, if not also a bit scarey.” Julie commented as her stomach righted itself.
“That’s the spirit.” The Doctor said with a smile. A loud sly voice suddenly filled the room that caused Julie to jump.
“Would you be so kind as to enter Doctor, your companion is most certainly invited to join us as well. Isn’t that grand?”
The doors made a loud grinding noise as they opened up.
“Shall we?” the Doctor asked as he presented his arm to Julie. She hooked his arm with her and they walked into the chamber of Draconis.