After the Snow
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who. If I did Rose would not be in a parallel universe. I only own my original characters.
Makenzie was young when she was left on the street to live out her days. Her parents thought she just had a dangerous, genetic anomaly. They refused to pay for treatment so they threw her out in the cold. The condition on its own was not deadly, the only deadly thing about it was the power that could come with it. Power that could change the life of a sad, lonely man. A traveler who saw the beginning and the end.
She was 18 when Makenzie's life took a dramatic turn. The dusty haired girl was walking in one of the ally's she frequented in hopes of finding decent shelter for the night. She heard the clang of a trash can fall not too far away. She kept up the search for shelter, ignoring the noise. In retrospect this was not a wise decision for her as when she turned the corner she ran smack dab in to a big, burly man. Now this man looked like any other big, burly man to wander the streets but it was his personality that made him a threat. He held his knife high, a murderous grin spread across his ugly face. Makenzie screamed in hope that someone would hear her and come to her aid.
The Doctor had not too long ago dropped Donna Nobel off at her home and had once again entered the TARDIS to travel alone. After the rigmarole that took place on that Christmas Eve with a runaway bride and an alien invasion, he had zero interest in finding a new companion any time soon. He had had enough heart break for this incarnation of himself. Even with that The Doctor decided to stick to Earth for the time being. Plugging the coordinates into the console he set off. The TARDIS landed with the usual squeal of the breaks and he stepped out into snow, real snow! The Doctor ran back to the TARDIS to check where he landed as most of the time the TARDIS has a mind of its own. He glanced at the screen and read where he was.
"Toronto Canada!? Never been here before, should present something interesting."
He stepped back out of the TARDIS he took a good look at his surroundings. Judging by the snow on the ground he thought it had to be at least January. The Doctor strolled down the street of what he assumed to be the downtown area past many little shops and alley ways, past City Hall where reporters where crowded around a large man as he denied any allegations of smoking cracked cocaine and sleeping with other women.
The Doctor continued his walk but as he passes the CN Tower he heard a scream.
"Please help me! Please, please, somebody help me!"
The Doctor started running toward the source of the scream he heard, well at least he thought he heard it. It felt like a pained buzzing in the back of his brain. Like someone cried for help but on a psychic level. He kept running past pedestrians on the street until the Doctor turned down an ally way near the pier and saw an act of hatred. A look of hate and loathing spread across his face as he took in the scene. A young girl, no more than 18 with brown hair and striking green eyes was being pinned to the ground by a much bigger man. Her mouth was taped shut and a deep gash seeped deep scarlet blood from her right calf. The man, with his knife held aloft paused when he saw the Doctor and stood up.
"Well if it isn't my lucky day," the burly man chided "another fool walks into the trap." He turned to the Doctor. "If only you were a girl. Oh how I love girls, their blood smell so much better."
The Doctor looked dumbfounded. He'd been around 902 years, give or take, he'd lost count at this point, and this was something now. A man of foul intent, who had the look of pure hatred and a lust for blood. He had seen this look in the Timelords during the Time War, but he never expected to see this look on a human. This look was pure savage, almost animalistic, and it meant danger. Danger not just for him, but for the young girl who lay on the ground bleed and screaming in her head for help. The Doctor knew he had to make a choice fast before the man had the opportunity to take another step forward.
Hi people this is my very first fan fic so please feel free to tell me how I'm doing. Updated will be sporadic as I'm a full time student with a job sorry. If I get any fact wring about the Doctor or the layout of Toronto (I'm from Calgary) please let me know so I can fix them.
-Shadows