Title: A Hand to Hold
Rating: PG
Characters: Tenth Doctor
Spoilers: Waters of Mars *Don't read if you haven't seen it*
Summary: Two realizations lead to the end of an era.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, but I wish I did. BBC owns it all. I do own a sonic screwdriver, psychic paper, and some of the books.
Author's Note: The quote is from "Runaway Bride".
A Hand To Hold
DONNA
Just... promise me one thing; find someone.
THE DOCTOR
I don't need anyone.
DONNA
Yes, you do. Because sometimes, I think you need someone to stop you.
Donna was right.
He needed someone.
Someone to hold his hand.
Someone to run away with.
Someone to balance him out.
Someone to keep him in check.
Someone to keep him from doing something he would regret later.
Without that someone there he became the very man he despised. He became a lonely god. A man who decides who should live and who should die. A Time Lord Victorious.
He was no better than the Master, even though they did it for different reasons. The end justifies the means. Time was forever changed.
This must be why the Time Lords had the Laws of Time. None of this would have happened. He would not have this feeling of guilt, a feeling that made him want to die.
Now, he knew this body's time was ending. He was a broken soul of a man who needed a hand to hold. He would not fight against the dark anymore. He will accept his death when the time came. Time wins. Its champion will be no more. A new, better one will take his place.