The Forgotten Child

“Yeah, I mean it. He wasnt going to turn his back on them. Of course, talking to Benny beforehand might have been better, but Jack just assumes it will all be fine. “It will be fine,” he tells Gwen with a shrug. They may be shouting, screaming and been kicked out of their bedroom but she’d calm down eventually. Jack is deep in thought for a moment. “Tell you what if you answer my questions, perhaps we can skip the tests?”

Jack liked to think he could talk Benny into anything  But of course she was feisty and never held back, telling him how she felt. 

Loralei looked surprised, that was it? All these people wanted to know was how she got here and where from?

“Well, Jack wasn’t expecting that.  “I’ve known people from there.” he chewed  on his bottom lip, thoughtfully “Ever heard of the Doctor?”

Loralei looked somewhat confused by his statement, how could he know other people from her home?  “I used to hear some people call my uncle by that name.” She admitted casually but didn’t think that it was likely the same person. Anyone could be a Doctor after all. 

More questions. Loralei’s eyes widened confused at the sound of her mother’s name, she couldn’t even pretend that she didn’t recognize it.  She could barely picture her mother’s face but the name was seared onto her memory.  “Yes…it is. Did you know her?” She assumed her mother must have died in the war as she didn’t come back for her. 

Jack wondered when Nemo even had time to have a child. So reasoned she must have taken a break out of her normal schedule of annoying him to have a child.

“Yeah, I mean it. He wasnt going to turn his back on them. Of course, talking to Benny beforehand might have been better, but Jack just assumes it will all be fine. “It will be fine,” he tells Gwen with a shrug. They may be shouting, screaming and been kicked out of their bedroom but she’d calm down eventually. Jack is deep in thought for a moment. “Tell you what if you answer my questions, perhaps we can skip the tests?”

Jack liked to think he could talk Benny into anything  But of course she was feisty and never held back, telling him how she felt. 

Loralei looked surprised, that was it? All these people wanted to know was how she got here and where from?

“Well, Jack wasn’t expecting that.  “I’ve known people from there.” he chewed  on his bottom lip, thoughtfully “Ever heard of the Doctor?”

Loralei looked somewhat confused by his statement, how could he know other people from her home?  “I used to hear some people call my uncle by that name.” She admitted casually but didn’t think that it was likely the same person. Anyone could be a Doctor after all. 

More questions. Loralei’s eyes widened confused at the sound of her mother’s name, she couldn’t even pretend that she didn’t recognize it.  She could barely picture her mother’s face but the name was seared onto her memory.  “Yes...it is. Did you know her?” She assumed her mother must have died in the war as she didn’t come back for her. 

“Yeah, I mean it. He wasnt going to turn his back on them. Of course, talking to Benny beforehand might have been better, but Jack just assumes it will all be fine. “It will be fine,” he tells Gwen with a shrug. They may be shouting, screaming and been kicked out of their bedroom but she’d calm down eventually. Jack is deep in thought for a moment. “Tell you what if you answer my questions, perhaps we can skip the tests?”

Jack liked to think he could talk Benny into anything  But of course she was feisty and never held back, telling him how she felt. 

Loralei looked surprised, that was it? All these people wanted to know was how she got here and where from?

“Well, Jack wasn’t expecting that.  “I’ve known people from there.” he chewed  on his bottom lip, thoughtfully “Ever heard of the Doctor?”

Loralei looked somewhat confused by his statement, how could he know other people from her home?  “I used to hear some people call my uncle by that name.” She admitted casually but didn’t think that it was likely the same person. Anyone could be a Doctor after all. 

Loralei returned her gaze to Jack with a questioning look; what to do with her now? This was bound to be good. She was not worried by whatever they decided on, it wasn’t going to stop her.  She knew Jack’s feelings about her mother, he wouldn’t believe her if she told him that her mother had changed. First Lady of Gallifrey, what a heart warming redemption arc…Loralei thought bitterly.  She smirked at Alex edging closer to her not caring for what the rest of the team and Jack would do. Loralei extended a hand to brush Alex’s hair back from her face.  “Maybe you’d like to instead. We could take turns. But I’m afraid I would not be gentle.” She really wanted to see those blue eyes cry. 

Alex shoved her hard.  “Next time I will break your hand. And nobody but Jack gets to do anything with me.” She reaches briefly for Jack’s hand.  “Anyone who wanted you would have to be pretty desperate would they not? “ she sneered at her as if the thought sickened her.

Loralei just seemed to enjoy the fact she had annoyed Alex, her grin merely extended from ear to ear. She had never had any complaints from people before at least until she got bored but that was less complaints and more screams.  “Feisty, I like that. Makes it even more fun to make you behave.” She smirked. “Maybe I’ll finally get round to writing that novel I have been planning.” She gave a playful pout at Jack; the cuffs weren’t about to hold her but they didn’t need to know that just yet - this was all going according to plan.  Though her father was definitely taking his time to show up…ugh this would be so much easier if she could have just killed them all! She thought to herself.  But they had their own parts to play in this. 

“There is another option.  We could get Nemo to come to Earth and take her back to Gallifrey.” She spoke as if Loralei wasn’t there. Giving her no attention at all. “She will be off this planet and out of our hair.  Let them deal with her.”

Loralei listened, they were seriously going to call her mother? What was she a child? 

Alex ignored her, as she caught the phone that Jack tossed at her before stepping away.

“Ooh and I once thought that you were the boss!” Loralei laughed, Alex clearly called the shots not him. And to think once she looked up to the freak.  “Whatever you intend to do, it’s never going to work.”  

“Yeah, I mean it. He wasnt going to turn his back on them. Of course, talking to Benny beforehand might have been better, but Jack just assumes it will all be fine. “It will be fine,” he tells Gwen with a shrug. They may be shouting, screaming and been kicked out of their bedroom but she’d calm down eventually. Jack is deep in thought for a moment. “Tell you what if you answer my questions, perhaps we can skip the tests?”

Jack liked to think he could talk Benny into anything  But of course she was feisty and never held back, telling him how she felt. 

Loralei looked surprised, that was it? All these people wanted to know was how she got here and where from?

girloutoftime Benny knew she should deal with the school issue she needed to be challenged, but at the same time, she needed to be a  child and to develop friendships with kids her own age.“A long time ago,  we were friends but sometimes people just drift apart for whatever reason or simply lose touch. Anyway, I hadn’t realized you were that child she told me she’d lost. She thought you had died. “

Benny and Jack had never asked, believing she would tell them in her own time if she wanted to.  When Loralei edged closer to her it was one of the rare times when she wasn’t hating Benny. She puts an arm around her. 

This had been one of the few times that Loralei hadn’t been mouthing off at her. Benny knew what it was like to lose a parent at such a young age and how that longing never quite went away.

Loralei’s eyes lit up in excitement, tomorrow seemed still far away but she did understand to a degree about patience. She was never any good at it though. She did wonder about the aftermath though, she had spent so long thinking of her mother; what if she didn’t live up to the memory? What would follow after the initial reunion. Would she go with her or stay with Benny and Jack? Loralei felt a wave of sadness rush over her from the unknown.  “You will be there too right?” She confirmed. 

Benny was hoping that this would all go well, particular as she hadn’t told Jack about the meeting. She was quite happy to do Loralei’s hair. That was one thing she’d miss out on, having a son instead of a daughter she wouldn’t be able to do their hair in the same way you could with a little girl.

Nemo toyed with her jacket, her hands twitched with the urge to run to her child and embrace her but she couldn’t quite bring herself to. It had been years for her and the belief that her daughter was dead had begun to solidify on her hearts. Now she was standing before her, she was terrified of losing her once more even just to rejection. “Is Jack not home?” Nemo asked Benny as she sat on the sofa; knowing he definitely wouldn’t be happy for her to be sitting in his living room.  Loralei sat swinging her legs that were too short to reach the ground on the sofa, she clung tightly to Benny but her gaze remained transfixed on Nemo. Slowly she jumped down until she stood in front of Nemo. She searched for the right words to say, settling on their shared native language.  “Mama, is it really you?” Loralei whispered in Gallifreyan; she was too young to know for certain instinctively. 

Loralei returned her gaze to Jack with a questioning look; what to do with her now? This was bound to be good. She was not worried by whatever they decided on, it wasn’t going to stop her.  She knew Jack’s feelings about her mother, he wouldn’t believe her if she told him that her mother had changed. First Lady of Gallifrey, what a heart warming redemption arc…Loralei thought bitterly.  She smirked at Alex edging closer to her not caring for what the rest of the team and Jack would do. Loralei extended a hand to brush Alex’s hair back from her face.  “Maybe you’d like to instead. We could take turns. But I’m afraid I would not be gentle.” She really wanted to see those blue eyes cry. 

Alex shoved her hard.  “Next time I will break your hand. And nobody but Jack gets to do anything with me.” She reaches briefly for Jack’s hand.  “Anyone who wanted you would have to be pretty desperate would they not? “ she sneered at her as if the thought sickened her.

Loralei just seemed to enjoy the fact she had annoyed Alex, her grin merely extended from ear to ear. She had never had any complaints from people before at least until she got bored but that was less complaints and more screams.  “Feisty, I like that. Makes it even more fun to make you behave.” She smirked. “Maybe I’ll finally get round to writing that novel I have been planning.” She gave a playful pout at Jack; the cuffs weren’t about to hold her but they didn’t need to know that just yet - this was all going according to plan.  Though her father was definitely taking his time to show up…ugh this would be so much easier if she could have just killed them all! She thought to herself.  But they had their own parts to play in this. 

“There is another option.  We could get Nemo to come to Earth and take her back to Gallifrey.” She spoke as if Loralei wasn’t there. Giving her no attention at all. “She will be off this planet and out of our hair.  Let them deal with her.”

Loralei listened, they were seriously going to call her mother? What was she a child? 

“Yeah, I mean it. He wasnt going to turn his back on them. Of course, talking to Benny beforehand might have been better, but Jack just assumes it will all be fine. “It will be fine,” he tells Gwen with a shrug. They may be shouting, screaming and been kicked out of their bedroom but she’d calm down eventually. Jack is deep in thought for a moment. “Tell you what if you answer my questions, perhaps we can skip the tests?”

Loralei returned her gaze to Jack with a questioning look; what to do with her now? This was bound to be good. She was not worried by whatever they decided on, it wasn’t going to stop her.  She knew Jack’s feelings about her mother, he wouldn’t believe her if she told him that her mother had changed. First Lady of Gallifrey, what a heart warming redemption arc…Loralei thought bitterly.  She smirked at Alex edging closer to her not caring for what the rest of the team and Jack would do. Loralei extended a hand to brush Alex’s hair back from her face.  “Maybe you’d like to instead. We could take turns. But I’m afraid I would not be gentle.” She really wanted to see those blue eyes cry. 

Alex shoved her hard.  “Next time I will break your hand. And nobody but Jack gets to do anything with me.” She reaches briefly for Jack’s hand.  “Anyone who wanted you would have to be pretty desperate would they not? “ she sneered at her as if the thought sickened her.

Loralei just seemed to enjoy the fact she had annoyed Alex, her grin merely extended from ear to ear. She had never had any complaints from people before at least until she got bored but that was less complaints and more screams.  “Feisty, I like that. Makes it even more fun to make you behave.” She smirked. “Maybe I’ll finally get round to writing that novel I have been planning.” She gave a playful pout at Jack; the cuffs weren’t about to hold her but they didn’t need to know that just yet - this was all going according to plan.  Though her father was definitely taking his time to show up...ugh this would be so much easier if she could have just killed them all! She thought to herself.  But they had their own parts to play in this. 

Loralei returned her gaze to Jack with a questioning look; what to do with her now? This was bound to be good. She was not worried by whatever they decided on, it wasn’t going to stop her.  She knew Jack’s feelings about her mother, he wouldn’t believe her if she told him that her mother had changed. First Lady of Gallifrey, what a heart warming redemption arc...Loralei thought bitterly.  She smirked at Alex edging closer to her not caring for what the rest of the team and Jack would do. Loralei extended a hand to brush Alex’s hair back from her face.  “Maybe you’d like to instead. We could take turns. But I’m afraid I would not be gentle.” She really wanted to see those blue eyes cry. 

“It’s been a while since I lost my temper, don’t make me do it again. I’m very good at it.” From Loralei. Any muse you want.

“If I were threatening you. You would know.” Loralei smirked folding her arms. She would like to see her try and throw her in a cell. 

“Don’t you think it’s time you grew up? You are not a child anymore. The difference between us is that people actually like me and want me around. Who even wants you around?  If you were to disappear today, nobody would even notice. “

Loralei ignored the growing up comment, she didn’t care for others opinions anyway.

Arcadia missed Nemo, but wasn’t her home here at the hub, with Jack She had the opportunity to go back home but she had chosen not to.

“I’m so much more than that. My father was not even half as capable as me. I am the perfect combination for chaos.” Loralei stepped closer to Arcadia seizing her arm tightly with a crazed look in her eyes. She knew that once she did this it would send Jack after her but that was part of the fun. She loved the chase.  Loralei believed that renegade Gallifreyan’s created her from Nemo and The Master’s DNA to bring down the Time Lord’s if the Time War didn’t manage to finish them all off. Her father had declared himself Master of all but it was now her turn to take over that rule. Her journey would eventually take her back to Gallifrey but first she needed to take care of the stragglers.  “No can do. You’re coming with me.” She smirked 

It didn’t really take Alex all that long to find this girl She stuck out like a sore thumb and had been trailing her for an entire hour. This was Cardiff, her city. The city she would protect. The only one besides Jack that could make the tough decisions that needed to be made.

Loralei couldn’t help but laugh at this woman that had decided to grab her shoulder, she looked her up and down incredulously. She was crazy if she thought Loralei was actually going to be intimidated by her. 

Alex wasnt someone who could be brushed off so easily and given she was half Gallifreyan herself she could easily track the other.  “Sorry, but that wasnt a suggestion You are coming with  us!”

“Us? Who is us? I just see you here and I definitely don’t see how you can make me do anything.” She smirked folding her arms stubbornly. Loralei was beginning to get impatient with this woman in her way.

“It’s over, Loralei,” Jack answered, coming out of the shadows with a few members of his team. 

“It’s been a while since I lost my temper, don’t make me do it again. I’m very good at it.” From Loralei. Any muse you want.

“If I were threatening you. You would know.” Loralei smirked folding her arms. She would like to see her try and throw her in a cell. 

“Don’t you think it’s time you grew up? You are not a child anymore. The difference between us is that people actually like me and want me around. Who even wants you around?  If you were to disappear today, nobody would even notice. “

Loralei ignored the growing up comment, she didn't care for others opinions anyway.

It didn’t really take Alex all that long to find this girl She stuck out like a sore thumb and had been trailing her for an entire hour. This was Cardiff, her city. The city she would protect. The only one besides Jack that could make the tough decisions that needed to be made.

Loralei couldn’t help but laugh at this woman that had decided to grab her shoulder, she looked her up and down incredulously. She was crazy if she thought Loralei was actually going to be intimidated by her. 

Alex wasnt someone who could be brushed off so easily and given she was half Gallifreyan herself she could easily track the other.  “Sorry, but that wasnt a suggestion You are coming with  us!”

"Us? Who is us? I just see you here and I definitely don't see how you can make me do anything." She smirked folding her arms stubbornly. Loralei was beginning to get impatient with this woman in her way.

“It’s been a while since I lost my temper, don’t make me do it again. I’m very good at it.” From Loralei. Any muse you want.

“If I were threatening you. You would know.” Loralei smirked folding her arms. She would like to see her try and throw her in a cell. 

It didn’t really take Alex all that long to find this girl She stuck out like a sore thumb and had been trailing her for an entire hour. This was Cardiff, her city. The city she would protect. The only one besides Jack that could make the tough decisions that needed to be made.

Loralei couldn’t help but laugh at this woman that had decided to grab her shoulder, she looked her up and down incredulously. She was crazy if she thought Loralei was actually going to be intimidated by her.