The lost Hunter... BloodShock

BLOODSHOCK)) *she sits on the bench, looking across at the Smithsonian building of Natural History, pondering her own history...she had woken up in a hospital...not knowing who or even what she was...apparently with some kind of serious head wound, it had taken a long time for her to even remember how to speak, and now here she was..out on the street...they had finally let her go...despite her claim to hear voices in her head, she pulls the second hand coat closer to her chin, the heavy wool scratchy ..but warm* *perhaps "let" her go was too strong a word, the costume and mask she had been wearing, now tucked away in a backpack on her back had been a puzzle to the people who had found her as it was to her too, they had wanted to keep her there longer but she was tired of the tests, and felt a dread of something being discovered about her that she did not want to face, and so had left, sneaking out one night, ....now....tired of sitting she stands and begins to walk across the mall, the other direction, towards Constitution avenue and the Potomac, her breath making clouds in the cold air*

THE MASTER))*in one of the houses nearby, there is a groaning wheezing sound and a cupboard materialises, and the Master steps out... only to be confronted by the owner of the house... his gaze fixes on his* You have seen nothing.... *man* Yes I have... I've seen you coming out of that there cupboard like a thief in the night... hypnosis doesn't work on me chum... *and the burly man raised his fist...* *Master* How very unfortunate.. *drawing out his TCE* For you... *and the man screamed in agony as all his limbs and muscles compressed... and soon there was an exact replica of the man... a doll-size replica.. which on closer inspection revealed it WAS that man... and the Master propped the man on a mantelpiece, and popped away his TCE and stepped outside, clothed in black, even up to black gloves and black boots.. and he took a look around as he stepped outside the house* Aaah America... the only country on old Terra where murders are considered a natural form of death...

BLOODSHOCK))*as she walks she turns her steps to the left, towards the capital, closer to the residential district, trying to avoid the traffic and noise that make up the early morning rush hour*

THE MASTER))*the Master stood out... although his clothes could scarcely be considered outlandish... it was as though they were so dull and black as compared to the normal clothes worn... and besides... there was a presence about him... the crowd parted around as he looked to get his bearings... the TCE now safely away...*

BLOODSHOCK))*she continued walking up towards the capital, passed it into what is known as SE Washington, into a residential district there...her head down, she does not even know how to uses the implant, which had been damaged by the head wound, she again shakes her head, confused and frightened by the voices that occassionally urged her to do various things*

THE MASTER))*he saw her... and a laugh... her confusion evident... who better to guide her through her confusion than the Master... just as he would guide all Earth out of their confusion... and to rule the galaxy... well before the time when the histories said they would rule /half/ the galaxy... not even Draconia... the Daleks... not even the Time Lords would dare stand against an Earth under his rule... he approached the confused girl... a gentle voice... a British voice...* Excuse me.. you look lost...

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she looks up and smiles, slightly surprised to be addressed by you, shakeing her head her goldbrown curls tumble around her sholders, her red eyes shyly looking into yours* ....oh...i am not lost, i know exactly where i am....thank you...

THE MASTER))*and the moment her eyes looked into his, his will broke down upon hers* I am your friend.. you can trust me... we've known each other for some time...

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she frowns, and looks away quickly, having learned to be wary of strangers in the short time she remembered, the impression she caught though is enough to puzzle her* ....we know each other?

THE MASTER))aye... we do... from some time ago... *wishing he'd held her gaze for a fraction longer... the mext step was to be the capturing step.... she wouldn't resist in her current state of mind...*

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*selfconscious about her eyes already she keeps them down, not liking to be stared at*....when...and.....how did we meet? *she debates whether to trust you now, wanting desperately to know about her past, but wary of being taken advantage of because of her state of mind*

THE MASTER))*raised brow... amnesia... could be very useful indeed* You mean.. you don't remember? *he shrugs* We met some time ago.. *trying to gage her age at the time* I was revealing my latest invention... *he then sounds hurt* You can't even look into my eyes? You don't even remember your absolute faith in me?

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*she still keeps her eyes down* i ...no..i dont..im sorry.......*pauses, then looks up at you slowly* ..what last invention?...im sorry...*sighs*

THE MASTER))the keller machine... *his eyes snatch upon hers now* and I am the Master and you will obey...

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she blinks, and looks away quickly again, not liking the feeling of being controlled* ....oh? i ..im sorry...much has happened and i dont remember....and...*she frowns* ...who says?

THE MASTER))*and he calmly looks at her* I say. A little joke on my part.... you do however do as I say as I pay you to... *he shrugs* I can restore your memory... *if he desired...*

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *startled, she blinks, looking back at you in surprise for a moment, then she shrugs* ...alright..lets go see this machine of yours...*she figures that seeing an interesting machine may hopefully at least jogg her memory*

THE MASTER))*he nods* Very well... *and he spun on his heel and returned in the direction from whence he came... to the TARDIS... no showing of his triumph on his face or stance...*

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*she follows a bit hopefully, then stops outside of the Tardis, looking at the apparent cupboard curiously, wondering what you were doing in there...thinking the machine was very small, she calls out to you* er...what does your machine do?

THE MASTER))please... come inside. The machine is in there... *taking out his key and unlocking it* It's bigger than it looks... come inside... *said the spider to the fly...*

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*she looks at the cupboard curiously, wondering why it needs to be locked, never having seen such a large cupboard before, then steps onto the threshhold peering in, knowing some strange things can be found in Washington DC* ....hmmmm...where does this go? it doesnt look that big...*stops, dumpfounded*

THE MASTER))*and the door closes behind her* Exactly. Phillips, Bertram... see to the ladies every need... we'll see what we can do about her memory later.

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*she jumps and looks at the door behind her as she is shoved into the room* ..hey! wait a minute!

THE MASTER)) oh you can trust me. Your friend, Colonel Masterson. Sometimes known as Magister...

BLOODSHOCK))Master; but...i dont like this...let me go now...*her red eyes seem to almost glow at you as she gets close to loosing her temper*

THE MASTER))...BLOODSHOCK: Oh don't lose your temper... it's useless in here. Temporal grace and all that... you'll be well treated

BLOODSHOCK))Master; no! let me out now! *she reaches in her coat pocket, fingering the shuriken there*

THE MASTER))*he sighs* Don't you want your memory back? *his own hand fingering the TCE* Only in here can I do that..

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she shrugs and looks at you suspisciously* ....i thought you were going to show me a machine...whos to say anything is wrong with my memory? and why only here? *looks around, bewildered*......where is this place?((*shivers, hates TCE*))

THE MASTER)) because you don't remember me... *he shrugs* Very well... I'll show you the machine. Unfortunately... we'll have to travel a bit to get it... ((but how can you Rose? It's what makes the Master so great... better than all the other aliens wandering about...))

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she steps back against the door, wondering if there is some way to get it opened again*...travel? *looks back at you, then sighs* ...good! im ready..lets go....*glances at the other scientists warily*

THE MASTER)) Very well... *and he steps towards the console* Now then.. *muttered under his breath* around 1974.. at Stangmoor prison... *and he activates the TARDIS and it travels through space* Philips.. set chameleon circuit to a prison tower and materialise it around one of the other ones... *and he planned it carefully, so that he'd be there when neither UNIT.. or himself at the time, had been there*

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she stays next to the door, watching you anxiously, wondering what you are doing* ...come on then...lets go...

THE MASTER))be patient... I am taking us there. It's in England... *the TARDIS materialised around the guard tower as the Master ordered* Aaah... we're here. In this place I am known as Professor Emil Keller...

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*frowns, confused* ...taking us....?? wait a minute! im not going to England!...

THE MASTER))BLOODSHOCK: *sighs* We're already there. I can have you back 10 mins after you've left...

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she falls silent, watching uncertainly, unnerved by the situation and your claims, still fingering the shuriken in the pocket of her gray wool coat*

THE MASTER))*sigh* Are you coming or aren't you.. *activating the door controls* The machine lies that a way...

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she follows slowly, looking around at the different surroundings in astonishment* .....how did you do that? *then she has a thought and looks back at the door from which they exited the Tardis, seeing the tower instead* ...holy cow! *she whispers to herself, then runs her fingers through her golden brown curls and shakes her head, beginning to question her own sanity* ...i must be dreaming...

THE MASTER))*one of the Guards wanders up* professor Keller... we weren't expecting you... *Master* Of course not... *a quick glance to Bloodshock* She wishes to see the machine in action... you see this machine... it removes the criminal like impulses from criminals... makes them an innocent... a kind man...

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she looks at the guard, and then to you, becoming very uneasy with this whole situation, not liking the way she has felt trapped ever since she first set foot inside the cupboard and beginning to really freak out at all the changes, playing along, she nods slowly* ....i see..

THE MASTER))shall we go... *leading the way to the machine*

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she nods mutely, and follows quietly, her mind working fast*

THE MASTER))*and soon they came to a.. chair... similiar to an electric chair... but different...* Stirring any memories? Would you like to see it demonstrated perhaps?

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she shakes her head, not liking the look of the chair at all, her voice distant and cold* ....no....i would not...

THE MASTER))*he sighs* As you wish... you still don't trust me do you.. a shame... a real shame... *raising his voice* I'll escort her out now... demonstrate the device for that UNIT group coming in 2-3 days would you? *GUARD* Certainly sir... *Master* That will be all... we shall leave now then... *a sigh and a shake of the head... so mistrustful... and he proceeds to where the TARDIS was*

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she breathes a sigh of relief as she walks from the room, not liking the situation one bit, she looks up at you and nods* ...thank you...*she follows you back to the Tardis* ...are you taking me back now? *a hopeful look in her eyes*

THE MASTER)) but of course... if that is what you wish... but is it? *his eyes swivelling and searching for hers... and should they find hers his will would come crushing down once more upon hers... but should it fail... she wouldn't truly know an attempt had been made... for this time, he spoke no words*

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*she walks along, not liking being in a prison at all, her gaze to the floor, not wanting to see her surroundings, she looks up as you speak and meets your dark gaze* ...yes....

THE MASTER))*and there... his will came crashing upon hers... that brief instant was often enough... he then turned for the TARDIS...snapping his fingers... despite his gloves... and he headed back inside*

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*she follows you back into the Tardis, feeling very uncertain, hoping you are taking her back*

THE MASTER))*and he closed the doors, and murmured to one of the scientists... too low to be heard... even with acute hearing* We must gain her trust... she does not have the willpower to resist once she trusts me... but we must gain her trust. So the previous orders are cancelled. We will take her back to where she left... and the only temporal difference will be the amount of time that would have elapsed... and after that... let us just say that the President will soon be deferring all his major decisions to his new ally... Colonel Masterson... *and the TARDIS is sent on it's journey... to the place she left... only enough time will have elapsed as should have... the Master during the journey is reading once again... 'the War of the Worlds'...* It won't be long...

BLOODSHOCK))Master;*she sighs and begins to relax on the way back, wondering who you really are that you can go from one country to another in a matter of minutes, sitting near the door, uneasily watching the others and studying the room*

THE MASTER)) *and they arrive... once more in the shape of a cupboard* Here you are... I hope to find you again... but if not... farewell...*and she is ushered quickly out the door, and the TARDIS departs once more into the time/space continuum*

BLOODSHOCK))Master; *she turns and looks back, watching as the Tardis vanishes, glad that she did not trust you*