Fae'th in Time continued some more

"You have me at a loss sir for you know my name but I know not yours" Lady Cavenaugh stated in a very innocent and high pitch tone.

"My apologies, I am Doc and these are my fellow travelers. We have come a long way to meet you and ask if we could have a moment of your time?" The Doctor asked with a smile. The smile helped hide the urge he had to run up to the TARDIS and take it back so he could rescue Julie. He had to play it smart and push the feelings aside for the moment until he could better asses the situation. The irritation from the ether did not help matters much. Cavanaugh stood up and went to the side of the TARDIS.

"Nice to see someone has not forgotten their manners around here. You could learn a thing or two from this one Shade." She said as she ran her hands along the TARDIS, "By the way I don't remember having seen your name on the 'those who have paid their tribute list.' In Fact I think the last time I saw your name on that list was well never. Yet you always manage to find a way in here."

"I am resourceful like that. I see your mole is gone ...to bad you had to take your eye with it when you removed it. Tell me do you still have that mole on your inner th..."

"Enough! I know why you are here." the lady stated as she walked around the back of the TARDIS, trailing her hand along it as she went. "You want this box."

"Yes we do actually baby cakes. It was lifted from my friend here so if you wouldn't mind just giving it back to him. We can make like sheep herders and get the flock out of here." Shaden answered as he stepped up next to the Doctor. Cavenaugh laughed out loud and it echoed across the chamber.

"Seriously Shade I didn't think you had any friends. Unfortunately this is no longer mine to give. You see I have since sold it to someone of great power and they are paying handsomely for it."

"I thought you stopped doing business with Draconis years ago," Donna-Lé commented as she and the other two stepped up behind Shade and the Doctor. "Julie" seemed uninterested and just stared at the wall. Cavenaugh took her seat on the throne again as she talked.

"Draconis? I said someone with real power and not that overgrown lizard. No I am talking about the RANI and she can't wait to get her hand on this box and you Doctor. "

"It will be a cold day in hell before the RANI steps foot in my TARDIS." The Doctor stated calmly. Donna-Lé and Bernard mouths drop as Cavenaugh called the Doctor well Doctor.

"Well I suggest you pack some skins because you will be in hell very soon." Cavenaugh clapped and the walls on either side of the group and the one behind the throne pedestal disappeared to reveal a room three times the size of the Dirty Hog. Along the wall of the room to the right was a long bar with Catman for a bartender. There were various wooden tables placed on the main floor and along the left hand side were booths. The upper part of all three walls and the ceiling made up the surface for a huge map painting of Fae'th. There were small stars at random locations with many of them connected by dotted lines. There were also three red x's placed at equal distances on the map. The title of the map appeared to be written in some ancient script the Doctor, at first, could not read but a second later he understood it. That's my girl the Doctor thought as he looked at the TARDIS in the distance. Shaden nudged the Doctor and handed him a rapier.

"I think you will be needing one of these chief. With you being a man of the universe, I assume you know how to handle one." Shaden armed himself with his boomerang.

The Doctor noticed the room was suddenly filled with a hundred guild members. All of them were standing and staring at the group. Donna-Lé drew her bow and three arrows while Bernard prepared for a song. Cavenaugh's laughter was soon muffled by the sound of grinding stone as the pedestal that held her throne and the TARDIS slid to the back of the room.

"It's one of my expertise." The Doctor replied as he took a fighting stance. The group of thieves moved back and forth. Some were punching there fists into their hands or grabbing near by bottles. The Doctor and Shaden slowly started to move backwards towards the way they came in.

"Tell me what is Donovan-Dé's treasure?" The Doctor asked calmly.

"You're asking this now?!" Shaden replied.

"Yes"

"Its the treasure of the thief that first started the guild. He was the best thief at the time and had many valuable items he had acquired over the years. He didn't trust anyone so he buried his entire treasure somewhere in Fae'th. " Shaden informed as the thieves began to rile themselves up further. It appeared Lady Cavenaugh was enjoying the building of tension because she had not given the attack command to her troops. Donna -Lé moved up next to the two men and continued the tale Shaden had started.

"Donovan-Dé wanted to keep a map of where he hid is treasure of course but maps are easily stolen so he decided to paint his on the ceiling of the guild house. Problem is everyone could see it so instead of putting the exact location on the map he put all those false locations."

Bernard moved up to the Doctor's right and finished the tale.

"The poor fool fell ill and demented and died. Taking with him the actual location of the treasure. Over 100 years and no one has been able to find it. If someone were to find it they would be as rich as Draconis himself...or close to it."

The Doctor's mind worked furiously over the facts he was just told and ran the pattern of the map through his head. Oh it can't be that easy could it. He thought to himself, then as he looked up at the ceiling he smiled, Oh yes it can. Cavenaugh took a large drink from a chalace that was handed to her by a servant.

"Enough mumbling over there. We have some time before our buyer arrives. How about we have some fun. Thieves ATTACK!!"

"WAIT I KNOW THE LOCATION OF DONOVAN- Dé's TREASURE." The Doctor screamed.

"HALT!!" Cavanaugh yelled. The events happened so fast that the thieves had not had a chance to move from their spots. Cavenaugh stepped down from her throne and the group of men made a clear path for her to the Doctor. As she reached him she grabbed him by the chin and looked him square in the eye.

"You are kidding aren't you?" Cavenaugh asked," How do I know this isn't some last disparate act of a man trying to save his skin."

"It could very well be the first act of Henry the fifth but it does not change the fact that I can tell you where that treasure is." The Doctor replied as he removed his chin from her grasp, " I am a scientist and its my job to figure things out. Its what we do."

"Ok well if you do not reveal the location I will kill one of your companions here starting with her." Cavenaugh stated as she pointed to "Julie". One of the thieves broke a bottle on the side of the table and grabbed "Julie". He held the broken bottle to her neck. The Doctor didn't budge.

"I see you are not the business person I thought you were Cavenaugh. You harm any of us and you will never get that location."

Cavenaugh waved her hand and the thief let "Julie" go. She ran behind the Doctor to hide.

"Thank you my lady. Now I would like my box back. You let us walk out of here with it and I will reveal the location. If we are harmed in anyway then good luck in finding it." The Doctor stated as the group drew in close to him. Cavenaugh rolled her eyes and sighed. "Fine, Pete and Sans escort these people to the box but do not let them near the door until the Doctor here tells us the location."

The Two biggest men of the group of thieves stepped forward and gave the Doctor and Shade a push. Donna-Lé sheathed her arrows and Bernard lowered his hand. As the group made their way to the TARDIS, Donna-Lé tugged on Shaden's sleeve.

"How could you not tell us he was a Doctor. No wonder we are in so much trouble. I can't believe I let you talk me into this."

"Hey Points I didn't hold an arrow to your head," Shaden replied quietly. He then leaned over to the Doctor.

"Do you really know where the location is Chief"

"Yes"

"You realize they will kill us once you reveal the location."

"Yes"

"But you have a plan?" Shaden questioned.

"Always do." The Doctor replied.

They soon were standing near the Door of the TARDIS. The two men that escorted them stood in front of the door, blocking the entrance.

"Now then Doctor. Where is it? Time grows short." Cavenaugh said.

"Very well. See our man Donovan-Dé was ahead of his time. He triangulation and didn't even know it." The Doctor stared at the ceiling and the three red stars, he pictured the lines to connect all three stars and then figure out the center of the triangle the lines formed. Then he took his rapier and threw it at the spot. Cavenaugh chuckled.

"That's the middle of the Sister Nova Sea. You aren't much of a scientist that area has been gone over many times these past hundred years. hehe... you almost had me convinced Doctor. I am afraid now the time for you to Di..."

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE CAVENAUGH!! WE HAD A DEAL!!" the Rani yelled. Everyone looked over to the entrance of the room to see the Rani still riding her Hyden beast accompanied by two other beast riders and four flying Noc, flapping in place above her.

"We Still do. The Doctor here was just telling us all a ...funny...joke."

Cavenaugh's voice trailed off at the sound of cracking stone coming from the ceiling. Everyone, including the RANI looked up at the rapier the Doctor had stuck in the ceiling. Cracks began to spread out from the impact point. Within a couple seconds, half the ceiling was cracked and then it gave way. Gold, jewels and treasure poured from the ceiling and began to bury the thieves. Those that weren't unconscious were cheering as they tried to fill their pockets. The two guards in front of the door to the TARDIS abandoned their post as they went to the avalanche of treasure. Cavenaugh ran to it trying to claim it all as her's and failing. The RANI, her riders, and flyers immediately charged in the direction of the TARDIS.

"Right time to go!" The Doctor stated as he pulled the key from his pocket and made to unlock the door. Donna-Lé shot arrows at the oncoming beasts and managed to take out one of the flyers as the Doctor got the door open. Everyone filed in without question and the Doctor closed the door behind them. While the rest of the group stood in awe of the size of the TARDIS control room. The Doctor did a quick head count and dread came over him. They were one short. The Monitor for the outside was still on and the Doctor could see the RANI with an unconscious "Julie" hanging over the back of one of the Beasts.

"Hey Doctor! I may not have the TARDIS but I sure have one hell of a consolation prize!" The RANI yelled as she rode out of the room while the thieves continued to collect their treasure.