The Beginning
It started out as a normal day. I was just in my room watching Doctor Who on Netflix on my phone. My family always made fun of me for how obsessed I was with the show. They said it wasn't even healthy. But of course I didn't listen. As I was laying down on my queen sized bed which had purple flowery sheets which matched the carpet, I saw a very bright light appear out of the corner of my eye.
I turned off the show and put my iPhone 6 in my back pocket of my blue jean shorts. It was the normal sized gold iPhone not the 6 plus. Because those are way too big! ITS SUPPOSE TO BE A MOBILE PHONE FOR GOD SAKE! Not a phone booth. Or even better the TARDIS looking like a phone booth.
That was my phone case. Not the outside of the TARDIS though, but the inside. It was the 11ths Doctors TARDIS. He was always my favorite. What can I say I am a sucker for the bow tie.
Anyway I looked over and saw a huge crack in my wall. It was above my dresser and filled the room with this golden yellow light. Like the regeneration energy in Doctor Who. But instead of my listening to my instincts about not touching cracks because of have watching doctor who I reached out for it. The light tingled against my white pale skin. It felt like someone softly putting their fingers through my brown straight hair. The tips of my hair though were this dark blue. The TARDIS blue.
I smiled at the feeling. But then, the light seemed to go down and inside my leg. "OW!" I shrieked. It went right where I got a scar from skate boarding around the park only to fall.
My friend Shelby who was with me laughed at me when it happened. "Carissa how do you manage to always to hurt yourself?" She asked me that day. I simply shrugged and she moved her golden curly locks off her shoulders and hoisted me up. She and I had walked all the way to the hospital. She refused to call because she wanted to "carry" me all the way there. Luckily we were close. I needed stitches but even with the stitches it still left a scar on my right leg on the lower part a little bit passed the knee.
So when the light went inside it let's just say IT HURT LIKE CRAP! Suddenly the pain was too much and I blacked out. But before I did I swore I saw the room dissolve around me and heard the faint sounds of the TARDIS engines.
When I woke up I was in a bed. I slowly opened my ocean blue eyes. What I see when I wake up makes my jaw dropped. IT WAS BLOODY BILLIE PIPER! THE BILLIE PIPER! Her blonder hair. Her light brown eyes. Her hair coming down past to her shoulders. Her pink jacket.
"You're Billie Piper!" I say weakly. She comes over by my side and sits down. "No sorry I'm Rose Tyler….." She says. What the… "No sorry your Billie Piper I know Billie Piper when I see her did I come to the Doctor Who Studio!?" I ask.
Wait what if I get to meet Matt Smith! Oh wait right now that old dude was playing the doctor Peter something so Matt wouldn't be here. I frown at that.
"Nope sorry I'm Rose you hit your head you are probably just confused. I saw you laying out on the street totally out of it. 'S alright now. My mom has a friend got you checked up. So what is your name." she asks me. No I cannot be here. It is totally impossible. No way….Is it possible…. After all those fanfictions I read about Doctor Who it is actually happening. No can't be. I was dreaming that was it. All just a strange dream. So what the heck go with it!
"The Dreamer!" I say getting up out of the bed fast. The room was the same as it was on the show. Pink everything. Good god she needed some purple or black. My two favorite colors. "I met someone yesterday went by The Doctor. Do you know him?" She asks me. Oh so I am dreaming about when she first met the doctor. Okay so he should be here any minute. Wait a minute I KNOW HIS PHONE NUMBER! From the show it only showed it once or twice but I can still try it. "Hang on I'll try his number." I said to "Rose". I grab my iPhone from my pocket. But as soon as I turned it on it said out of range. "Or maybe not…." I say huffing.
Wait Jackie should be barbering Rose to get a new job soon. "I'll be right back I need some fresh air." I say and walk out of her bedroom out and out her front door out of her apartment. I walk quickly down the stairs bumping in too someone.
"Watch-"I start looking up and seeing who it was stopping myself. The leather jacket the short hair…the ears….. "OH MY GOD YOU'RE THE DOCTOR!" I shriek. He turns around and his light blue eyes narrowing at me. He walks closer to me. "Oi how do you know that?" He asks me. Crap…. I saw one of his hands reaching for inside his jacket for his sonic screwdriver. Probably to scan to make sure I wasn't the living plastic. "Whoa don't need the sonic screwdriver or go oncoming storm on me…."
CRAP! I could have just said Rose told me about him. NO I had to point out my knowledge about him. MIGHT HAVE JUST TOLD HIM I KNEW HIS SCHOOL NAME! What I know about the fanfictions this could go two ways. One he might be nice. Two he might trap me on the TARDIS for the rest of my life. Wait this was a dream…so who cares!? Well on the off chance it wasn't I should probably go…
His eyes narrowed even more he reached his other arm to grab my arm, but I quickly moved away and ran down the steps. Once I finally reached the actual outside I RAN! I didn't know where I was going but I saw his TARDIS so I figured even though I wanted to see the inside of it to move away from it. Dang that sucked. I ran all the way until I saw a bar and grill.
I quickly went in there even though I was only 17. As soon as I made sure I lost him I went up and sat at the bar. A bartender came up to me. "Can I help you?" He asks me. "Yeah can you get me some water? I just went running and that's never fun." I say laughing. He nods and goes to get some. I put my fingers through my hair. What if I was overreacting or just made it worse. I know the future I could mess things up. So no I didn't over react. I had to get away. Even though the idea of traveling was fun there was two things. One this is a dream. Two even if this wasn't I know stuff so I could change the future. And he would think I am nuts if I told him his reality was just entertainment.
I hear the door open and close. Someone sits right next to me. It was of course the Doctor but he had a plastic arm in his jacket. I saw it sticking out. "I think you and I need to talk." He says. The bartender comes back with my water. It just dawns on me that I don't think I have any money on me.
He sets it down and I thank him. I look up on the sign too my relief seeing water was free. "What do we have to talk about?" I took it a step further. "Do I know you?" I ask. I did this too all my exes. It confused the crap out of them. I pretended I didn't know them so they would leave me alone. I was usually a good liar but I heard the lie in my voice. I quickly cleared my throat and picked up my drink and took a sip. He raised his eye brow. "Oi don't you lie to me." He says grabbing my arm. I immediately tense.
I don't know why but the 9th doctor always gave me the chills. Especially in that one episode with the Dalek. When he found out they weren't all dead. Oh boy…. I just summoned the Oncoming storm. Good job Morgan. "I am sorry I am really bad with names and faces. Especially if it is an ex….Um tell me where we met might jog up my memory." I easily lied. This one sounded more truth. Like it sounded like I was telling the truth.
He grips my arm tighter. "Want to lie again." He asks. He was daring me with his eyes. So I did what any sane person would do. I grabbed the cold glass of water and poured it over his head causing him to let go. I yelled to the bartender before bolting out. "He is going to need a napkin. And a good lawyer." I start running again this time a couple of blocks down.
I saw an ally and quickly went and hid behind the trash cans. "Okay Carissa, we need a game plan." I tell myself. I grab my phone from my back pocket. But it said the same thing. Out of range. I huffed in frustration. The whole place stunk! I sat down on the concreate ground. "THINK!" I said. Wait a second….I WAS IN LONDON! Instead of seeing what this dream had to offer I was hiding from a 900 year old man. Like a scared little girl. Uh heck no!
I quickly submerged from the ally and started walking around. I wanted to see Big Ben! I saw someone on the street so I walked up to them. "Excuse me do you know how to get to Big Ben from here?" I asked the man. He nodded and handed me a map and told me which turns to take and when to head straight and showed me where I am on the map. "Okay thanks!" I say. He nods and walks on. I start following the directions he gave me. "Go right." I mumble to myself.
But suddenly I felt arms wrap around me. I couldn't move. "HEY LET GO!" I scream trying to push them off. I kicked up hoping if it was a guy I hit something that hurt. But I didn't. I turned around seeing the doctor behind me. "Who are you!? What are you!? Where are you from!?" He screams at me. I struggle trying to break free from his iron grip. I think of something. "I'll tell you if you let me go. I won't run I'll tell you! I promise." I say. I stop struggling when I feel him stop tugging me back. He wasn't walking anymore. "Okay I am letting go now..." He says as he slowly moves his arms away.
I turn around. "You sure are persistent aren't you?" I say laughing. He narrows his eyes. "You know I am only 17 this could be considered pedophile. Just saying." I say. He raises an eyebrow. He seems surprised at my threat and laughs. "Tell me who you are before things get complicated." He says. I gulp. But I quickly mask my fear with a bored look. "OH IM SO SCARED! Seriously what would you do to me assemble a cabinet at me. You and I both know the screwdriver is not a weapon. Unless you hit someone with it of course." I did it again. I quickly regretted the words as they came out of my mouth.
He gets in my face. "You would be surprised what I can do." He says trying to sound threatening. I struggled not to laugh. Too late I start bursting out into laughing almost falling over. After about ten minutes I slowly stop and wipe the tears out of my eyes and put my hands in my front pockets. "Okay Ello~ I am the Dreamer. You're the Doctor I am the Dreamer. I am 17. I am human seriously you can scan and check. I can kick butt letting you know that before you threaten me again. I am from Florida. Live with my mom my older brother and my dad. And that's about it." I say purposely leaving out his reality is a Television show and a movie!
He takes out his sonic screwdriver and scans me head to toe stopping at the scar and gaping at the results. "What?" I ask him. "You forgot to mention you have void matter all over you and Atron energy all in your scar right here." He says touching it making me flinch. He moves his hand away. Now I was getting scared. What if I wasn't dreaming? Apparently that hit me hard because suddenly the world started spinning and fell in the one mud puddle on the entire street ruining my white T-Shirt and my jean shorts. I blacked out. Maybe I was waking up?
I woke up in what looked like the sick bay in the TARDIS. "You have got to be kidding!" I say out load. I hear a hum in my head laughing in amusement. Great…the TARDIS wants to talk to me. That's just awesome.
I take out my phone checking the time. Because I could at least do that. It said 8:00 pm. Crap I missed the entire thing with the living plastic and Rose. Oh my god what if I wasn't allowed to leave?! There was no more doubting this was a dream. It was way too real. I looked down seeing I was wearing different clothes than I was. Now I was wearing a black kami and a Sleeping with Sirens band sweatshirt that came to my knees.
I realized that it had pockets and that's where I got my phone because I also realized I wasn't wearing pants. My cheeks flushed and I got out of the bed. I was about to walk out when I saw the Doctor coming in the room. He smiled at me. "Hello Carissa." He says. I flinched. How the heck does he know my name? Did I say it? I cover it up.
"Who?" I ask. I put a confused expression on my face. He frowns. "You and the lying. Stop it Carissa Elizabeth Lewis." I cringed. He knew my full name. I shrunk down. "I checked your phone." He said. Of course he did. Which means he saw all my doctor who stuff. Oh my god. He could have seen episodes. He could know the future now. "Well now you know everything. I am from a different universe where this is all a Television show. I came here through a crack in my wall. There you happy!? I finally accepted I am not dreaming and I know travel between universes is impossible so I will never see my family again." I snap.
Oh my god. Tears form in my eyes. I was alone. I was completely alone. I sunk down to the floor and curled up in a ball. I never felt so alone in my life. I always had my family there. Now I was alone with a man who would either keep me against my will or give me a choice. I don't even know. It scared me to death. I had no way of knowing.
I felt a hand on my back and next thing I know I am in the Doctors arms and sobbing into his leather jacket. I could see that I was ruining the jacket, but when I tried to move away he just put his arms around me and held me tighter. What the heck do I do now? One things for sure I couldn't stay here. Definitely not! I could mess up stuff. "Is Rose here?" I ask him sniffling. He nods. It was a few minutes later and his grip on me loosened so I got out of his arms and got up. "Well it has been fun…. But bye!" I say dashing to the doors.
But before I got there big ears grabbed me. "Oi! I cannot having you running off. Listen I am truly sorry but you are going to have to stay here." He says. DANG IT WAS LOST IN TIME ALL OVER AGAIN! Well sort of… at least I wasn't being kept here by the Time Lord Victorious… I guess. But still it's the Doctor that gives me chills. He makes me laugh with his big ears but he still gives me the chills. I couldn't let that happen. If anything let me lock me up with the 11th! Not the 9th! This guy is way too serious. I need childish to cheer me up!
"What if I don't want to?" I ask him. His expression changes. He stiffens. "Listen I don't want to make you stay here by force. But if I have to then I will." He says. I stiffen. "Then I am truly sorry Doctor." I say. I quickly kick him where it hurts the most and he slumps down. I run out the TARDIS doors and see that we are still in London. I could probably meet up with Mickey. And then wait for Jack to get on earth.
Even better I can track down Sarah Jane Smith and ask her for a perception filter. And at very last resort go to Torchwood. But first Mickey mick Mickeys! I run all the way to the Powell Estate from Cardiff. I ask around to where Mickey lives. Finally I got an address.
I knock on his apartment door. "Just a minute!" I hear someone shout. Probably Mickey. Finally the door opens and I come face to face with Mickey Smith. I stared at him for the longest time. He cleared his throat which brought me back to reality. I shook my head. "Sorry um I am Carissa and I am a friend of Roses and I need a place to crash. She said you probably would be able to help me out…..if not its fine I will find somewhere-"I was cut off. "No way you could be a freaky alien as well tell me something Rose would only tell one of her close friends!" He shouts at me. I gulp.
Think! Um oh I know! "Her dad died when she was only a kid she doesn't like telling people that because it gets her and her mom upset. They both miss him a lot." I say. "Okay you're her friend." He says moving to the side. I nod and walk in. "So how old are you Carissa?" he asks. I smile. "17. will be 18 in a couple of months." I say. He frowns. "Where are your folks?" He asks. I shake my head. "They are gone…." I said. His eyes soften. "They aren't dead but I just can't go back. I want to but I can't." I say. My eyes fill with tears but I hold them at bay. I was not going to cry any more.
"I'm sorry." He says. I nod. He leads me to the couch/bed. "Do you have any clothes?" he asks. Then I blush realizing I'm still not wearing any pants. No wonder that lady was looking at me weirdly…. "Uh no…. but I'm good with this for now." I said. He nods. "Do you know where Rose is?" He asks me. I didn't want to lie. He was helping me. But I was afraid he would hand me over just to see Rose again. I couldn't risk it. "No sorry do you? Is Rose okay?" I ask him. He shrugs it off. "Yeah of course!" He lies. I could hear it in his voice. He wasn't as good as me. No one was… well maybe big ears.
I sit down on the couch. "Okay how about this tomorrow we go shopping and get you some clothes and stuff!" Mickey exclaims. I nod. "That sounds awesome thank you." I say. He nods. "Night Carissa!" He says. Going to his room. "Night Micks!" I say. I lay down on the couch and grab a blanket. The blanket is soft and warm. I instantly fall into a slumber.