Polly walked through a corridor. She felt cold and was shaking. "Doctor? Ben?" She cried out. "Where are you?" She walked along the empty corridor confused and lonely. However, she wasn't alone.

Thump. Thump. Polly looked behind her, and there were the Cybermen. Their zombie-like movement was uncanny. They moved toward her and took both of her arms. She tried to escape but their grip got harder each time. She gave up and slumped.

The Cybermen took her to a strange pod. "No! You can't!" She looked at the metal Cybermen engraving on the container. She saw her reflection in the engraving. She knew that would be her if she didn't escape. One of the Cybermen loosened their grip on Polly, while the other one tightened their grip. The one Cyberman opened up the conversion pod, the other throwing her inside. "Stop! You can't do this to me!"

Ben turned and tossed on the couch. It was boring to look at the TARDIS controls, especially for the whole night. He got up and walked over to the computer screen to see where they had landed. Unfortunately, they were still in the Time Vortex.

"Stop!"

Ben turned to Polly's room. He slowly walked over to the door and opened it. He saw a shivering Polly, not covered with a blanket. He tipped-toed over and covered her. He then turned and was about to leave, when he heard Polly mumble, "I shall be like you, I belong to you!"

The conversion pod was cold and dry. A white powder began to fall on her. She looked all around and saw her legs began to freeze. She panicked, which seemed to only help in her conversion.

"You shall be like us. You belong to us!' the wobbly voice of the Cybermen repeated.

"No! No, I don't! You can't do this! I don't, I don't-" she felt her mind wasting away. "I shall belong to you, I shall be like you!"

"You shall." The conversion pod opened. Polly got up, not feeling any different. She looked back at the pod and stared at the metal engraving, She could see herself, not as Polly, but as a Cybermen.

"We will survive. The Cybermen will survive!" The Cyberman declared.

Polly gasped as she awoke. "Ah, you're awake!" Ben said. Polly wrapped herself around Ben, exasperated.

"Oh, Ben! It was awful! I became a Cyberman and-"

"Hush, now Polly, it's alright." Ben picked Polly up and put her back on her bed. He stroked her face to comfort her.

Polly looked into Ben's eyes and felt comfort. She had an idea of what Ben was thinking and nodded. Ben leaned over and they kissed.

"What is that name you call me?' Said Polly.

"Duchess?"

"Yes, Duchess. Say it again."

"Ok, Duchess," Ben said as Polly blushed.

"It's time to go to sleep Polly," Ben said as he covered Polly with the blankets. Polly yawned and went back to sleep. Ben went back to his couch, whispering to himself, "I love you, my Duchess Polly."

A/N: Ah yes, my first fanfic of 2019. I needed to get something out. Also, the Robyn Jacobs sequel with Prof. Layton will most likely be in March!