A Light in the Darkness
Entering the Darkness

Sadie collapsed into one of the decrepit looking chairs just inside the TARDIS. A musical world could take a lot out of a person, after all. The Doctor headed straight for the console, already preparing for the next destination.

"I don't know about you, but I definitely don't want to try that 'random' thing again for awhile," Sadie stated, crossing her arms over her chest. The Doctor nodded his agreement, still fiddling with the various switches, buttons and levers that littered the console. "So…where are we going now?" The Doctor looked up.

"How'd you like to go to Fibarous? Everything there is composed of this yarn-like material. All the animals look like those amigurumi things that people make-"
"I'd rather not go anywhere that has toy-like beings on it for awhile, thanks…"

"Good point." The Doctor thought again. "How about Tsweita? Known around the universe for their spectacular sweets."
"That sounds fantastic!" Sadie grinned. She loved sweets of all kinds, and the chance to try some from another world was incredibly tempting.

"Tsweita it is then!" The Doctor pulled a lever, and the TARDIS jerked into action. The ride was fairly smooth, as far as journeys in the TARDIS go, for a moment or two, but then it was almost like the ship shuddered.

"What was that?" Sadie asked, clinging tightly to the chair she was still in, trying to avoid falling to the floor at all costs.

"I don't know," the Doctor answered, peering into a screen. "Everything seems to be okay, though." The TARDIS came to a halt, and the Doctor moved around to check another screen. "I've no idea what that was…"

"But we landed, so that's good, right?" Sadie asked. The Doctor was frowning.

"We landed, but not in the right place."

"So where are we then?"

"No idea, but let's go find out!" The Doctor grabbed his coat from where he'd thrown it as he ran towards the door. Sadie jumped down from her chair and went after him. Once outside, both of them froze.

"Its…dark," Sadie breathed. And indeed, it was. Pitch-black, to be more exact. Sadie couldn't see anything at all. That was a little unnerving. She felt around in the darkness. "Doctor?" Somehow, his hand found hers and held it tightly. That made her feel better immediately. However, a voice broke through the blackness that sent a chill down her spine.

"Don't move, either of you," the gruff voice ordered. Sadie became keenly aware of an object that was just inches from her face. She didn't know what it was, and she really didn't want to find out, either. She tightened her grip on the Doctor's hand.

"Sadie, don't move," The Doctor said quietly.

"Not planning to."

"Who are you?" the voice demanded. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm the Doctor, and the girl standing next to me that you probably can't see is Sadie. We were on our way to Tsweita, but it seems we went off-course a bit. Where are we, exactly?"

"Mortuum."

"Gethin, what is going on here?" a second voice, a female one, asked.

"It isn't safe for you here, you know that," Gethin replied.

"I'll be the judge of that. Now answer me."

"Two strangers. The Doctor and Sadie, they're called."

"Interesting," the voice said. "They'll come with us. Let's go."

"Hold on a minute," The Doctor began to protest, but he was stopped.

"No arguments. She has spoken, and so it will be done," Gethin stated. "Now move."

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Notes: So, here we are again! I'm thinking this one will be a bit different than the first, since I have a more definite plan of where it's heading. I hope you enjoy it just as much as the first, though! Oh, and don't forget, reviewing gives you cool points! :)