for ambitious_woman Versailles through the years.

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Jack had slept. He'd slept a full and good night's sleep for the first time in longer than he cared to remember. And so when he woke it was comfortable and rested.

He was sprawled out on the couch, his coat that he'd pulled over some hours earlier now largely lying on the floor, and his head was nestled into the cushion beside his and Reinette's heads.

Awareness started to return to him, and with a yawn and a shift that settled his body a little more, he blinked his eyes open.

He realised then where he was and who he was with. A friend. A very good friend. He smiled.

"Morning," he said, and his voice was thick from sleep.

for rude_not_ginger The Shadow Proclamation holding planet 13.

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Drip. Drip. Drip.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

The sound of water, somewhere in the distance, escaping from a pipe and falling against a cold stone surface. Jack knew the sound well, and in the back of his mind he could imagine himself in the Hub.

But in the Hub there wasn't that metal biting into his wrists. Not that cold feeling of tight bolts holding him in place, nor the sound of metal touching against metal as chains moved as he did.

It woke him up. And he opened his eyes.

The room was dark and stone. Not at all unlike the bowels of the Hub, but so much older. It looked as though it had been there forever and the stone was as organic as the air itself. An air, that he noted, was stale and old and hadn't seen the light of day in a very long time.

He was chained to the wall. Opposite him, he could see the Doctor in exactly the same position, head still ducked, still out of it.

"Doctor," Jack called over, his heart racing. "Doctor can you hear me?"

Start at the beginning. Then they could work out where exactly they'd got themselves.

Verse master post: Benchmark

This is the master post for all threads in the 'benchmark' verse written with ambitious_woman. This post will be updated with details as the verse continues, including links back to individual threads and summaries of what happens.

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