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A/N: Wow! Sorry that it took me so long to do this chapter! It was not my intention to leave you all hanging for this long. This chapter was a lot harder to do so I hope it turned out all right.
Gallifreyan
Communicator
Chapter 6
Steve's POV
"No, no! Steve stop!"
"What happened during those years that you fought in the Time War?" I asked seconds too late.
As soon as those words escaped my mouth I could see the prisoner's face turn from one of pain and anguish to completely blank in a matter of seconds.
Silence fell over everyone like a thick fog for several minutes until a sudden movement from the glass cell broke the heavy silence. The prisoner was standing in front of the glass with his hands behind his back and his feet spread shoulder width apart. Like any trained soldier would when standing on standby. His mouth opened and a melodic stream of words flowed out of his mouth like a song that lost its vibrancy long ago.
"Designation 'War Doctor' reporting on the battle of Keetol. Mission was a success. The Daleks did not get any of the weapons grade rocks that the planet grew naturally. Time Lord designation 'The Master' was helpful in the recovery of any weapons stolen but unfortunately, 'The Master' got away with the weapon designated the 'Heavenly Paradigm'."
I stood there confused for a moment until I was struck by a realization that I had seen this same thing happen to soldiers in World War II. Shell Shock. Where the soldier who was exposed to warfare for a prolonged amount of time and they sometimes lost track of where they were. I had seen this before with one of my Commando's, James. Lucky James was always triggered when a mortar shell struck and he would never drop to the ground and he would just keep running forwards while he would reach for something near his hip and would go through a series of motions reminiscent to what soldiers in the American Civil War would do when loading their rifles.
"Pardon me, but I don't really know what you're saying. Do you know any English so we can talk to each other?" I asked as politely as I could, even with the panic I could feel building inside me.
The Doctor didn't move and stayed silent throughout my questions. My panic levels rose as the Doctor remained completely still for several minutes.
"Sir, did you hear me?" I questioned frantically, my heart beating loudly in my chest.
It was silent for another couple of minutes as Steve waited with baited breath for aa response.
"Steve, I don't think that he can hear you right now," Tony said with a tone of seriousness that you normally wouldn't associate with the billionaire.
"I need to try again," I mumbled to Tony, not wanting the Doctor to hear and suddenly to fly off the handle.
"I don't think that that will work Steve, but go ahead and try it just in case," Tony said quietly.
I nod at the camera imperceptibly and ask, "Doctor? Can you talk to me about whatever is going on?"
Still silence.
I looked at the camera and mouthed two words. 'Get Thor!'
After what seemed like hours, Thor came through the doors and walked up to the glass and studied the Doctor for a second.
As Thor opened his mouth, the door leading out of the room slammed shut, leaving Thor and I trapped inside.
"What is happening here?" Thor angrily asked, turning towards me with his hammer raised in a defensive position.
"I have no idea what is going on Thor, but I am about to find out," I assured him.
Tapping on my earpiece I turned toward the camera and tried to get into contact with the rest of the team, but before I got any replies, I heard the sound of the cell door behind us start to open. Turning around slowly, I paled as I realized that the Doctor was stepping out of his cell and stalking toward the door.
Thor immediately goes to stop him with his hammer, swinging it at the Doctor's head. The Doctor fluidly moves his head and body away from the weapon and ducks behind Thor. He seamlessly got into Thor's guard and hits him hard in the back. Enraged, Thor turns around and takes another swing at the Doctor. Once again, he fluidly moved around Thor and did a round house kick towards Thor's head, connecting solidly. Thor stumbled away from the Doctor, grimacing in pain.
Deciding to get into the fight, I removed my shield from my back and attached it to my arm. I swung my fist towards his face knowing that he would move away. Bringing up my shield, I saw the prisoner duck around my fist and move in line with my shield. Knowing that this was my only opportunity, I smashed my shield into the side of his head, watching as surprise flickered over his face for a second before his eyes became lighter and he fell to the floor.
He laid there as Thor and I watched him closely gasping for breath. The prisoner looked up at us confused and then looked round. He paled a bit and looked back to us.
"What did I do?" He asked, looking like he knew the answer but didn't want it to be true.
Thor and I shared a look before looking back at the alien. 'This is going to be interesting', I thought to myself.
A/N: Hopefully I will have a new chapter up soon. I don't know how soon though, so hang in there loyal readers!