I'll Keep You Save No Matter What.
Chapter One.
Night Whisper666


"Come on Addison, you're up next. Make sure you're ready." Of course she was ready. She'd been ready for this moment since she began school. Addison Thatcher had never liked school. All the classes, rules, teachers, and homework had always seemed like a great waste of time. She knew what she wanted to do with her life, and all the annoying adults who tried to shape her didn't make a difference. Addison smoother her short cherry colored hair and waited for the announcer to call her name. the boy to her right stood up and moved forward, took his paper and grinned wildly.

"Addison Thatcher."

Finally she thought with a huff and began to make her way to the podium standing tall in the grass. Steadying her breathing was something she'd practiced, but the walk, only ten feet, seemed like a mile. the teacher handing out the diplomas was smiling falsely. She didn't actually care about the kids, just something this over with and going home to her soap operas and twenty nine cats. Addison would have snorted if she hadn't been in front of a thousand peers and her family.

Suddenly, Addison stopped walking. there was some sort of whirring sound in the air l, like an engine revving up. A blinking yellow light seemed to appear in the air in front of her. Followed by a faint blue outline. This frame slowly solidified until a big blue box where the words "Police Call Box" were written along the top. Addison gasped in shock and took a step back. A wall swung open and a tall slender man jumped out.

His hair was very short and black, complementing his sharp features and blue eyes. He had a long, sharp nose that closely resembled a hawks, and a broad forehead. As she watched, his face split into a goofy grin and the man placed a hand on his hip.

"A welcoming committee. How nice!" He spoke with a distinct British accent. odd, since this was definitely America. The stranger turned to the woman teacher and took the diploma from her hands. "What is this, it's for some girl named Addison Thatcher. Is that you?" He looked at Addison, obviously waiting for a response.

"Yeah, that's my diploma. I'm graduating." She said simply, not really knowing what else to say. This man had just shown up out of nowhere, with an out of date police box, and now he was asking about certificates?
"Who are you?" Addison demanded, stepping forward to try and grab the paper from his hand. He jerked it away and began to examine the paper again.

"I'm the Doctor, and I don't think you want this paper. None of them do, but it's too late for them. Come on." The Doctor threw the diploma on the ground and went back into his police box. Addison just stared in shock but not at him or his square. She was staring at the crowd of people. Or rather, the absence of a crowed of people. Almost all the teenagers were gone, leaving empty chairs and fluttering papers. She looked from the seats to the Doctor, then back to the seats.

"Where did they all go?" She exclaimed while running forward to grasp his leather clad arm. The Doctor looked down at her sadly.

"They've all been taken on board a slaver ship, those certificates were like identification tags. Taking the wranglers name, gender, and ages. You'd be gone too if you had taken that sheet. Now come on inside the TARDIS. If you want to reach them in time we have to go now." He tried to drag her inside but she resisted by digging her heels into the grass. Addison gave the box a disgusted once over before spitting.

"That thing barely looks big enough for one! And what ship? We're no where near an ocean! And one more thing: how do you plan to go after kidnappers carrying hundred of kids in a... a police call box?"

"Are you done?" The Doctor asked with an impatient look on his face. Addison shifted her feet, embarrassed.

"Yeah, I'm done..."

"Fantastic!" He jerked her into the TARDIS and shut the door behind her. Addison could do nothing but look around, wide eyed as she took in the enormous circular room with metal columns and a huge platform in the center. A tall, round tube rose from the middle all the way to the ceiling, which was at least ten to fifteen feet high. Various screens, buttons, knobs, and leavers blinked and whirred from their place on the platform. The Doctor was darting from one machine to another, flipping switches and pulling strings. Colors began to rise and fall inside the glass lube, shifting continuously.

Addison winced as the engine sound started again, and they were moving up, quickly. It didn't seem like a second had passed before they stopped. The Doctor began to move towards the door, but Addison blocked him with her body. A determined glint had come into her eye and she planted both hands on her waist.

"Okay, Doctor. I'm not letting you leave until I get some answers. First: What is this thing? A police call box my butt; it's huge on the inside. There are hallways over there Doctor! Hallways lead to other rooms, rooms take up space. This shouldn't be bigger than six feet! And how was it moving?"

"This is the TARDIS. She is my spaceship basically. And before you ask, your school mates were captures by alien slave traders: Phoelasak, from the planted Temera in the Forg system. That's about two light years away from this wonderful planet. I've been following their ship for a few days now, waiting for them to land or take on more cargo. They stopped her eon Earth. It's always Earth for some reason." At this he made a disbelieving face. "I don't know why, there isn't anything special about you guys."

"Wait!" Addison held up a hand for silence. "You say that like you aren't one, a human. But you look like a normal man. Are you or aren't you." The Doctor grinned again.

"No, I'm not human, but I'm not E.T., I'm not a Martian, and I am not one of the ones trying to force you into slavery. I just interrupted their plans, so they won't be very happy when we open that door."

"Your ship is inside their ship, and that means we're on board with a bunch of blood thirsty aliens who just want to use people for money."

"Yup, and I plan to go out there and confront them to rescue your school, care to join me?" Addison laughed and linked her bare elbow with his covered one. The prospect of a great adventure had grabbed her heart and she returned the Doctor's questioning stare with eagerness.

"Why of course my good man! Lead the way!" The Doctor grinned like a Jack-In-The-Box and pushed open the door into a small dark chamber. One dim light flowed faintly, illuminating a steel bolted door. Addison walked to it and pulled on the cold handle with a slightly trembling hand. It wouldn't budge.

"It's locked." she said with one more strain. The Doctor appeared beside her with a strong looking device. It was a small metal rod with two buttons and a ble dome on the end. Addison watched as he pointed it at the lock and pressed the first button. Blue light shone at the end and a small electrical buzzing sound surrounded it. There was a small click as the door unlocked.

"Martian technology?" Addison joked as he tucked the rod back into the pocket of his jumper. The Doctor glared at her and fake laughed.

"Very funny, Addison Thatcher. Now let's go exploring." He smiled again and shoved the door open, making is squeak loudly on its hinges. The door opened into a long hallway completely filled with yellow gas. The Doctor began trying doors. Finding one by one that they were all seven locked. He picked a random one and pointed his little metal thing at it until the mechanism popped.

"What is that thing anyway?" Addison asked while he pushed into the room he unsealed.

"What, this?" THe Doctor asked and pulled it out. "This is a Sonic Screwdriver. Technology from the twenty fifth century. It's quite handy for opening doors and um, well other things you'll find out later. It's a multipurpose tool." He tossed it up in the air and caught it with a grin, then vanished into the darkness ahead. Some of the yellow fog drifted in with him.

Addison was hesitant to just plow forward with no idea what was in there. She put a hand on the door frame and inch by cautious inch, went inside. She squeaked when something grabbed her hand, but when her eyes adjusted to the gloom, she saw it was the Doctor. His hand filled her with a surprised reassurance and gave her the confidence boost she needed to go on.

They kept walking together in silence until at last the black began to thin. More and more lights were added to the walls and ceiling. The long hallway ended in a metal ladder, stretching up and through a hole, where it vanished beyond their sight.

"Going up?" Addison asked and jerked a thumb toward the sky.

"Yes, but be warned. I haven't seen these creatures. I have no idea what their strengths or weaknesses are. No idea what they look like or how big they are. I do know they're look for profit. And if kidnapping, selling, or killing us will get them money then they won't hesitate to do them. If this puts you in peril, I promise I'll do everything in my power to protect you."

Addison nodded, fear making tears spring into her eyes. With a soft smile, the Doctor brushed them away and began to climb the rungs. She squared her shoulders and stared her ascent. A giggle burst out from her mouth, she couldn't help it. The Doctor stopped above her and she laughed even more.

"What's so funny down there?" He called sounding worried. The seriousness in his voice just made it all the more hilarious.

"Have you ever been to the moon Doctor?"

"What?"

"Have you ever been to the, ha ha, to the moon?" Addison was crying she was laughing so hard.

"Well, yes. But I can't see what that has to do with the situation. Why?"

"Was it nice? Up there on the moon."

"Yes, it was very elegant. Of course that's from years in the future when people live up there. Now, I would imagine it's quite barren. Why are you so interested in the moon all of the sudden? Did something strange happen to it recently?"

"Yeah! Somehow you managed to squeeze it into those leather pants!" She started laughing hysterically while the Doctor just sighed and jumped from the ladder and onto the floor still above her. When she joined him, Addison had to look down to stifle the giggles threatening to break loose. The Doctor's face was stern, but his retort was light and teasing.

"I don't know, how did you manage to fit the moons of mars under that shirt?"

Addison's face flushed with heat and she crossed her arms in a defensive manner over her chest. The Doctor chuckled and looked at her, mirth dancing in his eyes.

"That was uncalled for you know. We need to get along if we want to fave all my classmates. And we don't seem to be on a very good track." Addison breathed quietly. She was ashamed of her behavior. Childish in an adult situation. His eyes softened and he held his hand out to her.

"You're right, I'm sorry. Will you trust me?" Addison nodded and took his hand. "Fantastic! Let's go!" He took off down the hall with her struggling to keep up. They burst through a plastic flap at the end of the hall and came face to face with what they'd been looking for.

The alien's face resembled a lion's but the fur had been stripped from the muzzle, leaving the gums and teeth exposed. The eyes gleamed red with a ferocious light and orange spikes took the place of a mane.

"Addison, this is a Phoelasak. Say hi!"


Chibigurl116: Hello everyone! Yes this is Night Whisper666's story but I had to type it ALL up for her because she doesn't have a computer. So if there are grammatical errors you can blame me.(: Hope you enjoy~