When you stop believing.

[Ace McShane]

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Ace stared at the ceiling in the room of her flat, she couldn’t remember when the last time she slept was, not that she needed it though it had been mostly out of habit that she did sleep as it was one of the few things that kept her tied to her human heritage, she looked at her hands inspecting them, what little human heritage there was left in her.

Kicking off her bed Ace didn’t even bother changing into some kind of workout clothes, not that you could tell any difference between a set of gym clothes and what she slept in. Was this her mid life crisis? Slowly she tapped up her hands. Wait was she middle aged? What was middle aged for a Timelord or, whatever she was anyway? So many questions with always the same result, no answers.

Walking over to the radio she turned on some music, very loud and with a lot of bass, to hell with her neighbors.
Standing there for a moment she closed her eyes and let the music run through her before moving over to the punching back and readying herself.

The force that Ace hit the punching bag with would have probably broken a normal person’s bone but she didn’t feel it.

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He had finally found her! The 2nd regeneeration of the Defender sat in his nice recliner in front of his Tardis console which he had named Lucy which was at this moment traveling at top speed through space and time through a very specific persons time stream. The Defender had done some research on his hero the Doctors most well known and faithful companions and settled one the smartest on the bunch. Her name was originally Ace Mcshane. According to the information available, she was the companion to the 7th regeneration of the Doctor. The two traveled together for quite awhile but then came the odd bit, her records just stopped once the two went on an adventure. The Defenders tardis was having a hard time locking onto her for some strange reason. As Lucy landed with a hard jolt,Defender was flipped from his chair.

"Hey Lucy, what's wrong girl! We made it, it shouldn't have been that hard."

Defender stood up and straightened his clothes which consisted of dress pants, a button down long sleeve black shirt, a nice long scarf,a gray vest, a wool black trench coat and a gray top hat which had a two of hearts tucked in it's band. Once he was prepared, Defender opened up Lucy's doors and peeked out. He was in someones Flat..a woman's flat but that couldn't be Ace! She looked all wrong and she smelled like a time Lady! Defender slowly stepped out of Lucy locking her door.

"Excuse me miss, pardon the intrusion but I am looking for a woman by the name of Ace Mcshane. I don't actually know where..or when I am. You..smell of Time energy. May I ask your name? I am "The Defender"

The Defender then bowed removing his hat respectfully.

[Ace McShane]

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Ace stopped the bag moving when she heard the unmistakable sound of a TARDIS and the slight wind gust that came with it “What now.” she said softly with a sigh.

Placing her back against the punch bag Ace watched as a man walk out of the TARDIS, his TARDIS she judged as he turned and locked the door. “Well, don’t you look like the mad hatter without the mad bit.”

"Excuse me miss, pardon the intrusion but I am looking for a woman by the name of Ace Mcshane.” Ace started to ask who was asking but when the guy kept talking she just tilted her head a little and listened, in earlier incarnations being patient hadn’t been Aces strongest quality but over the years she’d managed to learn it.

“I don't actually know where..or when I am. You..smell of Time energy. May I ask your name? I am "The Defender" Making a little bit of a fist for a second before relaxing it Ace started to unwrap the tape on her hands “The year is 2015 you’re in China and as to why I smell of Time Energy is because like you I am also a Timelord…well Timelady actually and as for my name, Defender let’s just call me Time's Vigilante alright.”

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The Defender couldn't help but get a smile as big as the cheshire cats. This Time Lady was smart that was for sure. Defender took off his hat and held his hat under his arm and began to gently study the Time Lady as she told him that he was in 2015 in Asia. Why would Lucy bring him all the way here? A hypothesis began to form in his mind but he wasn't ready to make it hard facts. He then decided to share a bit more of his information. First off he turned and patted Lucy with a sigh.

"It's alright Sweetheart you did your best."

Defender then turned to the so called Vigilante rubbing his chin as the hypothesis filled his mind more. He needed to get to the bottom of this here and now. Lucy rarely made mistakes so he had to make sure she wasn't making one now. Defender then leaned against Lucy stroking her side lovingly. He let out a soft sigh.

"I have to have the right place. You see my lady, I looked up the time records of Ace Mcshane, companion to the 7th incarnation of the timelord called The Doctor. I made sure not to stop at any point from before she began to travel with the doctor. I used Lucy here to travel along her time stream, using Lucy's monitor to peek in on her time line. The problem I ran into was that her records just stopped short mid-flight. The last bit of record I have on here is her leaving with the Doctor but unlike all the other times I couldn't find out where. I have a theory of where they went but I'm not sure quite yet. I set Lucy to track Ace using the last bit of DNA on file. Lucy started getting shaky mid-flight as if the signature changed and that's how i ended up in your flat."

The Defender's face went sour as if his mind was over heating. He needed to figure this out and soon. As he looked at the vigilante the facts hit him like a bombshell.

"I think I figured it out. The only records that can not be received via Tardis are records from Galifrey just like how Tardis's don't translate Galifrayian. This leads me to believe that the Doctor took Ace to Galifray for some reason. Records of their time together show that she called him Professor and not Doctor. This may be a long shot but maybe he took her to become a Time Lady..which is unheard of..a human being becoming a timelord. I hope she left the planet before the time war. I was..I was there...during the final days..I didn't see her..and I saw the Doctor in passing..he regenerated."

As he spoke of the Time War, The Defender looked as if he was going to be sick. He may have regenerated since leaving Galifrey but the wounds didn't heal like his body. Once Defender calmed himself he looked back at the woman.

"Long ramble short, all the facts I have collected lead me to one question. Are You Ace Mcshane?"

[Ace McShane]

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Hearing Defender speak of the Time War Ace couldn’t help but hang her head a little, she hadn’t been there for the entirety of the Time War but she’d been there for enough of it. She couldn’t help but add softly to herself “I called him Professor because when we first met, he looked like a retired school teacher, to me a least.” she couldn’t help but laugh some to herself Gods had she really been that young. Jerking herself out of her own thoughts Ace looked at Defender when he saw The Doctor in passing on Gallifrey.

"Long ramble short, all the facts I have collected lead me to one question. Are You Ace Mcshane?" With the question being that blunt Ace couldn’t help but hold her hands out to the side of her and bow just a tiny bit “The one and only.” standing up straight Ace crossed her arms a little across her chest “Why were you looking for me?”

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Defender couldn't help but smile when the Vigilante reveled that she in fact was Ace Mcshane. The young timelord was overjoyed at the fact that not only was his beloved Lucy not malfunctioning but also the fact that he hadn't fully lost his mind. As he went to answer Ace's question however he had a flash of his past life followed by a sharp pain in his head causing him to stumble back against Lucy. He saw his baby sister and his parents being killed by Daleks and then saw himself regenerating but still could not remember what had made him regenerate. Once the flashes stopped,Defender stood up with a pained look on his face.

"I..came looking for you for multiple reasons Ace. The first being..I am looking for a companion. I have traveled alone for far to long..and it's getting difficult for me..Secondly, you are the second most documented companion of the Doctor second to one Sarah Jane Smith. I was hoping you could help me find him. I need his help..or someones help..When I regenerated for the first time something went wrong. Instead of my old self fading into the back ground like he was supposed to he just piled on top..It hurts sometimes. I'm afraid the more I regenerate the worse it will get especially if I'm alone. I was hoping you would want to travel with me. From what I have read Ace you are a very special being and I would be honored to have you by my side at least for awhile."

Defender smiled a slight pained smile at the young Time Lady. He hoped she would join him on his journey. He had a feeling that if she did they would see tons of strange and marvelous things.

[Ace McShane]

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Ace instinctively moved towards The Defender when he stumbled and leaned against his TARDIS, then stopped, she didn’t know this guy and if the years had taught her anything it was not to jump to conclusions till you had the facts.

Chewing on her thumbnail a little Ace stood and listened to what The Defender had to say. Ace studied Defender for a second thinking over what he had asked her “…As for finding The Doctor umm, I run into him every now and then but as for getting in touch with him.” she waved her hand a little to indicate she wasn’t sure. “But if you really need him I’m sure I can find a way.”

Frowning a little still studying Defender “Would you like some tea?”