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Fic: Mrs Saxon's Diary. Part 10/10
Lookie what I finished! I hope it was worth waiting for - and that anyone is around to read it... *crosses fingers*
Setting: Last of The Timelords.
Spoilers: End of S3.
Pairing: Lucy/Harry.
Rating: PG-13.
Previous parts here. Many thank you's to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kathyh for the look-through and the encouragement!
Shortly after the Master's death
Jack brought me my diary. I'm locked in one of the smaller bedrooms, one of those that Harry designed to double as holding-cells in case he needed someone detaining.
"Tish found it," he said, handing it over, and I smiled a little. I bet little Tish also tried her best to open it, but Harry fitted this book with an isomorphic lock shortly after he told me what he was - just in case. He really did think of everything. Almost.
"You're quite the hero," he continued, studying me. "The Joneses have spent the whole year plotting to kill him, and then you're the one to shoot him. They think they misjudged you."
I couldn't help it - I started laughing. Laughed so hard that I was left gasping for air and shaking.
Jack however didn't crack a smile. "He asked you to do it, didn't he?" he finally asked, and I nodded.
"I told you I'd do anything for him, remember?"
"I remember," he said; then tilted his head, his eyes holding no kindness. “You know... from where I’m standing it looks like he abandoned you.”
I sat still for a moment, studying the book in my hands, then looked up. “No. I know where he is, and I could follow. But you took the gun off me.”
He stared at me for a long time, and the sudden pity in his eyes was almost enough to make me hit him. I was the Master’s wife, the only one he trusted. I know they will all be celebrating Martha, talking about how brave she was. What do they know?
Saving the world is easy. But destroying it - destroying the one thing that makes life worth living - that is not something she could do, nor something the Doctor would ever ask. But Harry did, and I obeyed. His faithful companion.
“What happens to me now?” I asked, trying to steer the conversation away from the huge, vast emptiness that is all I have left.
“I... don’t know,” he replied, a little thrown. “I guess it’s up to the Doctor to decide.”
I smiled coldly. “The Doctor... the kind, forgiving Doctor. Who saved the world and sentenced the last of humanity to-”
I couldn’t continue. Suddenly I was shivering, cold horror welling up inside.
“Lucy - what is it?” I hadn’t seen him move, but suddenly Jack was kneeling in front of me, careful not to touch but looking concerned - more concerned than anyone has looked since father died.
“Utopia,” I whispered, cradling the book to my chest. “The Master showed me- I know how it ends. Maybe one day you will see it too, Jack, if you really live forever. And then you’ll understand. Nothing matters. Nothing at all. Everything you will have done will have been for nothing, because there is only the cold and the dark left.”
Jack clearly didn’t know what to say. Slowly he got up, an apologetic look on his face.
“Look... I really need to get clean, and there are a lot of things I have to do. I’ll try to be back though.”
I didn’t reply until his hand was on the door handle.
“It won’t come off, you know. The dirt. It’ll never come off.”
He turned and looked at me, and for a second there was real anger and hurt on his face. I braced myself for what might come, but then he seemed to shake it off, catching my eyes.
“Lucy... they’re like the sun. We look at them and get blinded. But if you turn away there’s still a whole world out there, and it is... beautiful.”
I stared at him, unsure, and he shook his head, a smile on his face that I couldn’t understand. Like he knew a secret I didn’t.
“I’m not going back to the Doctor.”
Then he swiftly left, locking the door behind him.
I’ve been sitting here thinking about his words. I don’t understand what he’s trying to prove. Maybe he’s just scared that the Doctor still doesn’t want him.
But in some aspects I know that he was right. My Master was a sun, bright and terrible, blinding. And now he is gone everything is dark and I can’t see my way.
Still - I know that it is a just punishment. The light was too much for me, and for just a moment I wished it gone - for a second closed my eyes and prayed for darkness. And the prayer was answered.
Maybe if I wasn’t human I’d have been stronger. And yet for the first time I am grateful for what I am. Because no matter what, some day I will die and the pain will stop...
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My story is finished now, but I wonder how I will be remembered. How we will be remembered. He murdered the President, and then I murdered him - that’s how it will be told. Blood and death writing our names into history.
My Master would have liked that.
The End
(Author's notes: I decided against having Lucy be the one to pick up the Master's ring for two reasons: 1) It's already been done in fic, and done well. 2) I always wanted this to be a canon compliant FitB, and we don't know if the Master will ever return, nor how. Also it would start a new story, and that I am not interested in. I liked ending here, leaving Lucy on her own, unsure what would happen next.)
Setting: Last of The Timelords.
Spoilers: End of S3.
Pairing: Lucy/Harry.
Rating: PG-13.
Previous parts here. Many thank you's to
kathyh for the look-through and the encouragement!Shortly after the Master's death
Jack brought me my diary. I'm locked in one of the smaller bedrooms, one of those that Harry designed to double as holding-cells in case he needed someone detaining.
"Tish found it," he said, handing it over, and I smiled a little. I bet little Tish also tried her best to open it, but Harry fitted this book with an isomorphic lock shortly after he told me what he was - just in case. He really did think of everything. Almost.
"You're quite the hero," he continued, studying me. "The Joneses have spent the whole year plotting to kill him, and then you're the one to shoot him. They think they misjudged you."
I couldn't help it - I started laughing. Laughed so hard that I was left gasping for air and shaking.
Jack however didn't crack a smile. "He asked you to do it, didn't he?" he finally asked, and I nodded.
"I told you I'd do anything for him, remember?"
"I remember," he said; then tilted his head, his eyes holding no kindness. “You know... from where I’m standing it looks like he abandoned you.”
I sat still for a moment, studying the book in my hands, then looked up. “No. I know where he is, and I could follow. But you took the gun off me.”
He stared at me for a long time, and the sudden pity in his eyes was almost enough to make me hit him. I was the Master’s wife, the only one he trusted. I know they will all be celebrating Martha, talking about how brave she was. What do they know?
Saving the world is easy. But destroying it - destroying the one thing that makes life worth living - that is not something she could do, nor something the Doctor would ever ask. But Harry did, and I obeyed. His faithful companion.
“What happens to me now?” I asked, trying to steer the conversation away from the huge, vast emptiness that is all I have left.
“I... don’t know,” he replied, a little thrown. “I guess it’s up to the Doctor to decide.”
I smiled coldly. “The Doctor... the kind, forgiving Doctor. Who saved the world and sentenced the last of humanity to-”
I couldn’t continue. Suddenly I was shivering, cold horror welling up inside.
“Lucy - what is it?” I hadn’t seen him move, but suddenly Jack was kneeling in front of me, careful not to touch but looking concerned - more concerned than anyone has looked since father died.
“Utopia,” I whispered, cradling the book to my chest. “The Master showed me- I know how it ends. Maybe one day you will see it too, Jack, if you really live forever. And then you’ll understand. Nothing matters. Nothing at all. Everything you will have done will have been for nothing, because there is only the cold and the dark left.”
Jack clearly didn’t know what to say. Slowly he got up, an apologetic look on his face.
“Look... I really need to get clean, and there are a lot of things I have to do. I’ll try to be back though.”
I didn’t reply until his hand was on the door handle.
“It won’t come off, you know. The dirt. It’ll never come off.”
He turned and looked at me, and for a second there was real anger and hurt on his face. I braced myself for what might come, but then he seemed to shake it off, catching my eyes.
“Lucy... they’re like the sun. We look at them and get blinded. But if you turn away there’s still a whole world out there, and it is... beautiful.”
I stared at him, unsure, and he shook his head, a smile on his face that I couldn’t understand. Like he knew a secret I didn’t.
“I’m not going back to the Doctor.”
Then he swiftly left, locking the door behind him.
I’ve been sitting here thinking about his words. I don’t understand what he’s trying to prove. Maybe he’s just scared that the Doctor still doesn’t want him.
But in some aspects I know that he was right. My Master was a sun, bright and terrible, blinding. And now he is gone everything is dark and I can’t see my way.
Still - I know that it is a just punishment. The light was too much for me, and for just a moment I wished it gone - for a second closed my eyes and prayed for darkness. And the prayer was answered.
Maybe if I wasn’t human I’d have been stronger. And yet for the first time I am grateful for what I am. Because no matter what, some day I will die and the pain will stop...
My story is finished now, but I wonder how I will be remembered. How we will be remembered. He murdered the President, and then I murdered him - that’s how it will be told. Blood and death writing our names into history.
My Master would have liked that.
(Author's notes: I decided against having Lucy be the one to pick up the Master's ring for two reasons: 1) It's already been done in fic, and done well. 2) I always wanted this to be a canon compliant FitB, and we don't know if the Master will ever return, nor how. Also it would start a new story, and that I am not interested in. I liked ending here, leaving Lucy on her own, unsure what would happen next.)
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Oh it very much depends on how you see them. I've read quite a few Lucy fics, and they all have different (and fascinating) takes on the character.
I'll see Torchwood one day…
S1 & 2 is crack on a stick, bleak as hell but wonderful. Like fic come to life. S3 (Children of Earth) is Rusty's masterpiece and will destroy you. Avoid S4 at all costs, it is crap.
Oh yes… End of Time Lucy… *goes into denial*
I go with
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Yes… We don't have so much canon material, hints and a lovely doll of a girl with two sides—the before, entranced and devoted, and the after, with the vacant eyes, showing no more passion but hovering around her Master like she's hanging on threads… And up to us to think through how she got there…
S1 & 2 is crack on a stick, bleak as hell but wonderful. Like fic come to life. S3 (Children of Earth) is Rusty's masterpiece and will destroy you. Avoid S4 at all costs, it is crap.
:D Thanks for the info! If I watch it I'll probably go on till the end (that's me, thorough… ;)), at least to have my own opinion, but it's good to know what to expect…
I go with 10littlebullets's take: Ten fell over a brick and brained himself, and (embarrassed at such a stupid death) dreamed up the whole Master/Time Lords scenario. *g&
It's really the only thing that makes sense! Lol.
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Oooh, what a lovely description. You've seen Ich Will, right? (Summary: Peoples of the earth, please attend carefully: the Master is a performance artist for audiences both great and small, and the cameras are always rolling. Beware audience participation.) Mmmmm, Master. (/Time Lords...)
:D Thanks for the info! If I watch it I'll probably go on till the end (that's me, thorough… ;)), at least to have my own opinion, but it's good to know what to expect…
I loved Torchwood ENTIRELY too much and it broke my heart. My poor dead gay show.
It's really the only thing that makes sense! Lol.
Mind you, EoT is v. entertaining... :)
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No, I hadn't—thanks for linking me! :D
Lucy looks so much like she's hovering, like her moves are unconscious or guided by something outside her—the way the Master handles her like a doll during the "I can't decide" scene, the way she carries herself in general… I can't stop watching her… ♥
Mmmmm, Master. (/Time Lords...)
♥♥♥ *points to icon happily*
…and the gif doesn't work as a gif. Just. My. Luck.
I loved Torchwood ENTIRELY too much and it broke my heart. My poor dead gay show.
A friend sent me two vids last evening and it quite made me want to watch it… I've just finished rewatching Who… But I'll probably look at the classics first. (Besides, I have so many shows I'm planning to watch that I'll basically pick one at random, so Torchwood has one chance out of ten… LOL. But hey, so does Buffy!)
Mind you, EoT is v. entertaining... :)
It is! Mostly for the Master, and oh, Wilfred… ♥
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It is one of my favourite vids of all time... The way the whole thing is framed, the way it so perfectly showcases the Master's mindset - and then that flip towards the end, showing how the Doctor does just the same thing... Oh it gives me shivers in all the best ways. :)
Lucy looks so much like she's hovering, like her moves are unconscious or guided by something outside her—the way the Master handles her like a doll during the "I can't decide" scene, the way she carries herself in general… I can't stop watching her… ♥
Which is why I thought of that vid...
…and the gif doesn't work as a gif. Just. My. Luck.
Well it's a gorgeous icon. (Have no idea how to make gifs work, so can't help unfortunately...)
so Torchwood has one chance out of ten… LOL. But hey, so does Buffy!)
Torchwood is a LOT shorter! (Buffy is 144 episods. TW is... 29.)
It is! Mostly for the Master, and oh, Wilfred… ♥
Oh yes. <3
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I know! :) And the clever colour shift.
Well it's a gorgeous icon. (Have no idea how to make gifs work, so can't help unfortunately...)
Yes, it is :)
Torchwood is a LOT shorter! (Buffy is 144 episods. TW is... 29.)
:O That's basically two Who seasons… Indeed!
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Mmmm. Also it's one of my go-to vids for the Alex 'verse.
:O That's basically two Who seasons… Indeed!
Buffy is... a mammoth task. Worth it, but HUGE. Torchwood is more manageable.
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^_^ Thanks for the heads-up again!
Well, for now I just restarted the Who classics. I'd watched a little bit of the First Doctor, so I got back to that. Enjoyed it a lot more than I remembered too. Ian/Barbara is quite lovely.
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