Doctor Who
Darkness Cometh - Part One
Summary: Lady Cassandra recalls a rather strange encounter she had with ...The Doctor.
Authors Note: I created this story while in a Writers Workshop with Paul Magrs as our teacher at a Doctor Who convention called Regeneration Who.
Thank you Mr. Magrs for opening up this side of writing to me.
Life you only realize how important it is until you barely have a hold of it. I should know I am the last human after all. My name is Lady Cassandra and as I said before I am the last human. I could tell you my life story, but that is for another time. Instead I will tell you of a rather weird encounter that I had with my enemy...The Doctor.
My day started out like any other with me stretched out on my metal frame being sprayed by my two handlers in white rubber like suits. With their faces covered most of the time barely pay them any attention. But I do know one of their name is Russ as for the other I didn't bother for his name was to long to remember anyway.
Well back to the story, there I was strolling...well rolling around on a rather high class ship hovering around the space station Platform One. You see I was joining in the celebration of the end my home...Earth.
I could feel my skin crawl at the sounds of gasp and whispers. Not to mention the countless stares that followed. Me I merely smiled and kept rolling for that's all you can do when you live like I do.
While we were looking out the reinforce glass and chatting away as the earth's sphere slowly turned into ball of fire. My nose twitched something that never happens. Soon after every single piece of my flesh tingled as well. Now I am not one to believe in such things as instinct and superstition but something was pushing my flesh into overdrive.
Before I had a chance to react screams filled the air. The ship swayed hard to the right then to the left. my handlers stood their ground as they struggled to keep me still. While I witness so many other guest fly right by us smacking into tables, windows, doors and each other.
Sadly one of my handlers flew pass me smacking into a few of the other guests. At first I though he would be okay but I knew it wasn't' meant to be, for right behind him slamming into his small frame along with many others was Raylor a heavy set fish like being. The moment I heard the snap and screams I knew he was gone.
Before I had to chance to respond I felt myself being jerked a few times and within moments I was pulled thought a large sliver door. Once the door slammed I was welcomed by darkness as my eyes darted left and right seeking out my remaining handler in the room.
"Russ is that you?" I finally asked.
"Yes mistress." The voice responded.
"Well find a bloody light or torch." I spatted back.
"Yes mistress." He replied.
I could hear him moving around to appease me. I found my self swallowing hard for I could also hear the guest banging on the door some even scraped as they screamed to be left in. I didn't say a word for I knew I was safe and beside why would I want to help them.
My skin tingled again but this time it felt a bit stronger. At first I though my skin was drying out but when I no longer heard the banging or screams I knew it was my blasted instinct again. Oh and the ship it strangely went back to normal.
Why did they do silent? Why did the ship stop swaying and why hasn't Russ found a light switch or torch?
Well I finally got the answer to the last question for a yelp stretched pulsed across my flesh as I found Russ pulling me closer to a window. If I still had a body my head would tilted to the side in confusion as I laid my eyes on a large black mass that seem a little to close to the ship.
Russ must of found the light for the darkness in the room finally lifted. Sighing I couldn't believe where we were a simple linen closet. I looked upon rows and rows of towels, clothes, blankets and sheets.
Soon Russ was in front of me by now my skin felt a bit rough just as I opened my mouth to say my signatures words I noticed a strange rectangular sliver object in his hand. It seemed to hold a blue tingle. Before I even uttered a single word the fool went and pressed the big red button that was right in the center of it...Ugh.
The object grew brighter leading to Russ to finally dropping the thing but it was too late. The light spread the floor and walls like plague.
"Russ...Russ Where are you?" I asked nervously trying not to sound scared
My answer came when I felt myself being slowly moving pulled away from the light. Neither of us knew what damage such a thing could do, but we were running out of space and time.
Even in this dire moment a noise broke though I could hear Russ rumbling about behind me which resulted in me having phone receiver close to my face. On the comer of my eye I could see Russ holding it for me.
"I think you need to hear this mistress." He said.
I sighed what more could I do we were probably at our end anyway.
"Hello." I finally said.
"Hello, I don't who will get this young or old, alien or human never the less I must warn you darkness is coming. It will consume all it touches till there is nothing left. I warn you never let it consume for you will never been the same again." The unfamiliar voice told me.
"Does this darkness have a name?" I asked.
"They call it the Vashta Nerada." The voice said.
"Who is this?" I finally asked.
"If you must know my name is The Doctor….good luck for your gonna need it."
The moment he hung up the light engulf the room. It didn't stay around long for it disappeared shortly after. There before me stood a being in one of those old bulky white astronaut suits that you can only find in a museum. I noticed the old USA sticker branded on the arms of the suit. If I still had a body my heart would of skipped a beat for perhaps I had finally found another human beside me after all.
A hissing sound echoed thought out the room as the being removed its helmet revealing the face of a man with short blond hair and piecing blue eyes. His eyes wandered all over the room until they connected with mine. Looking up and down his head stilted to the side. No doubt he wasn't sure what to make of me but never the less he formed a smile across his lips before opening his mouth.
"Uh...hello could you tell me where I am?" the man finally asked.
"On the space ship Crest hovering near the space station platform one." I explained.
His eyes widen at my answer oh yes he defiantly was not from around here.
"My name is Cassandra and you?" I asked.
"Ah yes where are my manners my name is John….John Glen from the united of America. " The man told me.
I should know this man but if is from the archives then I wished I should studies them a bit more closely.
I turned to the window expecting the mass to still be there but my eyes widen for it was complete gone. Good perhaps what ever it was had finally moved on or flat out disappeared. With a content sigh I turned to back to the confused Mr. Glenn.
But before I had a change to say anther one I felt it again that annoying twinge followed by a chill that even made my brain shiver. For you see Mr. Glen complexion looked a paler then normal at first I thought it was him being in space for too long but even his outline seemed a bit darker as well as if it has been colored in by a black marker. This darkness hovered around him like a strange black smoke that I didn't want to come any closer.
I sighed when I could hear Russ whimpering behind me as his hands steadily shook my metal frame. Letting my curiosity get the best of me I looked to the ground and noticed something rather odd. Back in my humans day I remember humans only having one shadow...Mr Glenn had two.
Pushing my fear down with in my mind I merely looked to the astronaut whose eyes were looking back at me.
"You can stop pretending I know you not human." I said.
At first I thought he would give me the old song and dance you know the whole I don't know what you talking about speech but he didn't. He merely continued staring at me until the whites of his eyes turned black. The darkness around him grew until it filled the half of the room here was on. I remained silent as I kept my eyes on the being before me.
"Good I can stop pretending and finally get down to business." Mr. Glenn said in a dark tone.
I remembered back to the warning The doctor gave me … the warning about a darkness coming. I can say no Doctor it's already here. Just like that everything started to fall into place Now I knew why the ship had stop swaying and the screams of the guest grew silent. The darkness was here all along my handle Russ just gave it a voice….Ugh.
"Shall we begin, you wont feel a thing I promise in fact your friend has already giving in to the dark." Mr Glenn said followed with smirk.
I wondered why I didn't hear Russ's whimpers or feel his hands shaking my frame. When he came out from behind me his complexion matched Mr. Glenn's and he also has two shadows as well.
So here it is my last stand me Cassandra the last human staring into the eyes of the Vashta Nerada darkness itself.
I 'd be lying if I told you that I wasn't afraid, but I wasn't going to let them know that.
I merely stood my ground and looked upon the darkness that steadily moved toward me with a smile spread across my lips.
"Well come on then ….I'd love to see you try."
End?
