An Alternate Ending From A Tale Of Wonders Union
Alison tried to obey, but her legs still refused to cooperate, her head spun again and in fear of falling she took his hand. She loathed to accept it, but she wouldn’t have been able to stand without his support. He wrapped an arm around her in what she felt was a parody of an embrace and pulled her close. Alison capitulated and leaned her forehead against his shoulder until her legs could support her properly again. The Master spoke softly into her hair
“Little girl, you are completely mine now, and you will get to know me very well before it ends for you.”
He led her from the living room, through the apartment to a closed door he carefully unlocked. Inside was a small room, the only furniture an old-fashioned wardrobe at the opposite …show more content…
In a sense, yes, she is alive.”
“What is it?”
“A TARDIS. My home if you want. My ship, certainly. At the moment, thanks to the Doctor, not fully functional, but it’s only temporary, I’m sure. Soon I will be able to travel in space and time after my own wishes again. I can change events and let history take a new course.“
He glanced at her. “I could even go back to the past and let Peter live. Perhaps I shall hold it out to you as a reward for exceptionally good behaviour.”
For all the lies he had told her, Alison believed him, however impossible it sounded. And hope bloomed inside her, as he must know it would, and it hurt. Hope was not her friend, but only another instrument for the Master to keep her where he wanted her. The Master opened the wardrobe which wasn’t really a wardrobe and when Alison looked inside she found the interior opening up into something much larger than it ought to be. Truly a wardrobe of wonders, then, but not, she thought, for her. In a flash of clarity she understood what would happen to her. The Master would do horrible and cruel things to her, and she would cooperate because he had given her a little hope. And as any favoured toy he would take care of her too, to ensure she wouldn’t break too soon. In the end she would turn to him for any comfort she could get, and if it happened to amuse him for the moment, he would be kind too. He would keep her alive until she started to bore him. Perhaps she should hope it would happen
“Little girl, you are completely mine now, and you will get to know me very well before it ends for you.”
He led her from the living room, through the apartment to a closed door he carefully unlocked. Inside was a small room, the only furniture an old-fashioned wardrobe at the opposite …show more content…
In a sense, yes, she is alive.”
“What is it?”
“A TARDIS. My home if you want. My ship, certainly. At the moment, thanks to the Doctor, not fully functional, but it’s only temporary, I’m sure. Soon I will be able to travel in space and time after my own wishes again. I can change events and let history take a new course.“
He glanced at her. “I could even go back to the past and let Peter live. Perhaps I shall hold it out to you as a reward for exceptionally good behaviour.”
For all the lies he had told her, Alison believed him, however impossible it sounded. And hope bloomed inside her, as he must know it would, and it hurt. Hope was not her friend, but only another instrument for the Master to keep her where he wanted her. The Master opened the wardrobe which wasn’t really a wardrobe and when Alison looked inside she found the interior opening up into something much larger than it ought to be. Truly a wardrobe of wonders, then, but not, she thought, for her. In a flash of clarity she understood what would happen to her. The Master would do horrible and cruel things to her, and she would cooperate because he had given her a little hope. And as any favoured toy he would take care of her too, to ensure she wouldn’t break too soon. In the end she would turn to him for any comfort she could get, and if it happened to amuse him for the moment, he would be kind too. He would keep her alive until she started to bore him. Perhaps she should hope it would happen