Chapter Three

"Ha-ha, you missed!" Alan shouted while the laser fire soared by them as they ran down the path and John rolled his eyes. Looking to his left, he looked at Adam as Adam held the brown felt fedora to his head with his right hand and the fedora seemed to be moving. The sound of angry voices filled the air when they saw Alan's TARDIS sitting near a tree as Alan reached into his pocket and removed the golden key. Running to the door, Alan placed the gold key into the lock as a blue light surrounded them and the laser fire bounced off the blue light.

"Hurry up!" Adam shouted as Alan nodded his head then unlocked the door and they ran inside. The low wheezing and grinding sound filled the air while the TARDIS slowly dematerialized and leaves swirled around in a small gust of wind.

King Narri didn't understand why Alan had asked to meet outside the city as he stood near General Maxnur and sighed. He jumped when a low wheezing and grinding sound filled the air and the TARDIS materialized near the small space shuttle. The doors opened as Alan and John walked outside and headed toward King Narri.

"Well?" he asked when Alan pointed with his hands toward the door and Adam escorted Princess Nalli out of the TARDIS. She gently stroked the wood while Adam closed and locked the door and placed the gold key in his pocket. "Nalli!"

"Father!" she shouted as she ran to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. Adam walked to John and Alan as Alan placed his elbow on Adam's shoulder and tilted his head to one side. Moving back, Nalli looked at them then at her father when she grinned and held his hands in her hands. "Father, you should have seen them! They were fantastic!"

"Yep, we have our moments," John said when Adam nudged him in the ribs and they laughed.

"And it wasn't that hard to remove the collar that prevented her from growing," Adam said when Nalli walked closer, took his head in her hands and kissed his lips. She moved back as he coughed while his ears turned pink and looked at the ground.

"General Maxnur, have the fleet ready! We attack within the hour!" King Narri said when Nalli's eyes widened and she ran to him, taking his hands in her hands.

"Father, wait, you don't understand!" she said with wide eyes and he looked at her with a puzzled look on her face.

"What is there to understand? He kidnapped you!"

"Yes, but that's because he loves me. You see, Granvar and I have been seeing each other in secret for the last few years and, well, he asked me to marry him," she said and King Narri's eyes widened as his face turned a bright purple.

"No, I will never allow him to marry you!" he shouted and she hushed him, patting his cheek.

"Yes, we knew that, but that's why I wanted to go hunting. Well, that and I didn't really love him. It was just a fling. I was going to meet him and break up with him. Oh, I knew he would have made a fuss and that's why I agreed to let Maxnur come with me. Little did I know Granvar would just show up and…."

"He kidnapped you!"

"Only because he was desperate for my answer," she said when a low grumbling sound filled the air and John looked up, seeing the large space shuttle overhead.

"This is about to get messy," he said as Adam and Alan nodded and slowly moved toward the TARDIS. A red beam of light appeared as they watched several figures materialize in front of them and the red light faded. King Granvar stood surrounded by several guards dressed in red body armor, boots and helmets and General Maxnur and his guards pointed their laser blasters at them.

"Narri," King Granvar said with a nod of his head and King Narri walked closer, standing in front of him.

"Granvar," he said as Alan, Adam and John looked at each other and shrugged.

"I have come for my wife," Granvar said as he looked at Nalli, who was standing next to General Maxnur.

"I will NEVER allow you to marry my daughter," King Narri said as Alan blinked his eyes a few times then walked to them, tapping King Granvar's back, making turn around to look at him. "Yes?"

"If I may?" he asked and King Narri nodded his head. Alan walked to King Granvar when he placed his hands behind his back, clicked his heels together and locked eyes with him. "Do you really wish to marry her?"

"Yes, of course I do!" King Granvar said while giving Alan a look like he was a total idiot.

"But why would you want to spend the rest of your life with this ice queen?!" Alan asked while pointing with his hands toward Princess Nalli and Nalli's eyes widened.

"How dare you!" she said then looked at General Maxnur. "Shoot him!"

"Now, Daughter," King Narri said as she glared at him then walked closer, placing her hands on her hips.

"Father, he insulted me! I demand you have him killed!" she shouted while pointing to Alan and Adam and John smiled at each other.

"See, this is what I am talking about," Alan said while looking at King Granvar and pointed with his hands toward her. "Someone says something in jest and she wants them killed! Imagine the wars she would start if she was your wife?"

"Not to mention the duels you'd be fighting for her honor, if you do that sort of thing," John said.

"Kill him!" Nalli said as she pointed to John and General Maxnur looked at King Narri with a puzzled look on his face and shrugged.

"That will be enough!" King Narri said as he walked to King Granvar and locked eyes with him. "Do you still wish to marry my daughter?"

"Uh…" King Granvar said while looking for him to Nalli then back and turned, pushing a button on the balck band on his wrist. The red light bathed him and his guards when the red light vanished and the large space shuttle soared into the air. Alan walked back to Adam and John as they grinned at him and he leaned his elbow on John's shoulder, folding one ankle over the other.

"NO!" Princess Nalli shouted then turned and looked at Alan, John and Adam. Storming toward them, she glared then slapped Alan and John and growled. "You're worthless! The Doctor would never have done that!"

"Heh, you don't know my brother then," Alan said while rubbing his cheek and saw the anger in her eyes.

"KILL THEM!" she shouted while pointing to John and Alan then walked to Adam and took his hand. "This one is mine!"

"Uh, sorry, but I'm married," Adam said as he slid his hand out of her hand and she turned, walked closer and slid her arms around his waist.

"Surely, she isn't as grand as I am."

"Um, yeah, she is!" he said as he ran to Alan and hid behind him.

"KILL THEM ALL!" Nalli shouted as they looked at each other and Alan nodded with his head toward the TARDIS.

"Buh-bye!" he shouted as they ran to the TARDIS while Alan snapped his fingers and the doors opened and they ran inside.

"Stop them!" Nalli shouted while the TARDIS vanished when King Narri walked to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. She turned to him as he saw the anger in her eyes then snorted and stormed toward the small space shuttle. General Maxnur softly smiled as he shrugged and they laughed, walking toward the small space shuttle.

New Gallifrey

Councilor Xashon's stomach hurt from trying to not laugh while Alan, John and Adam told her what happened and she wiped the tears in her eyes.

"It wasn't that funny," John said and she smiled, nodding her head.

"Well, you don't have anything to worry about. Nalli may be a part of the Vennassi delegation, but not that many of us give her a second thought," Xashon said and they nodded their heads. "What I want to know is how you got her out of the castle."

"Well, King Granvar had used this collar that kept her at nine inches in height so all I had to do was put her…." Adam said when he removed the fedora, spun the fedora on his finger and her eyes widen as her mouth dropped open.

"You put her in your hat?!" she asked and Adam nodded his head. "That is amazing!"

"Yep, this is one time that ratty thing came in handy!" Alan said when Adam gave him a slightly stunned look and placed the fedora on his head.

"It is not a ratty thing!" he snarled when John got between them and smiled at Xashon.

"So we're not in trouble?" John asked while holding Alan and Adam apart and Xashon pressed her lips together, trying to not laugh.

"No," she said with a shake of her head and John lowered his arms while Alan and Adam glared at each other.

"Gentlemen," John said with a slight bow while pointing to the door with his hands and Alan and Adam looked at each other, laughed and turned, walking to the door. Placing her elbows on the desk then cupping her chin in her hands, Xashon watched them leave when she laughed, rolled her eyes then sighed and praised whatever cosmic beings out there for allowing her to be involved with one of the craziest families she had ever know.