Ever since Josephine could remember, she would have dreams of a purple planet. She didn't feel scared or sad, she could remember feeling content. There were a group of people always around her. In the middle of the group there was an androgynous figure. They were tall, pale, with long brown hair going down to their waist. There was an amethyst like jewel embedded in their forehead.
Their arms were always stretched out towards her, and they had a soft smile on their face. Sometimes in the dream, there would be tears welling in their eyes. Everytime she tried to step towards the figure, she would wake up. These dreams continued to happen now even though she was twelve years older. She would wake up and have a feeling of sadness wash over her. For once she just wanted to run into that person's arms and feel warm and protected.
Josephine was eighteen now and still lived in the same flat in London with her two loving parents, Robert and Mary. She just started her first year of university and things were going well for her. She had a group of supportive friends, she was doing well in her classes, and she was happy with where she was right now in her life, but for some reason she felt that something bad was going to happen. She had feelings like this often, and every time she had one of these feelings they would usually happen. Her father told her of a story of when she was in nursery. Before he left to go to work, she warned him not to go into the building right away. He thought it was odd, but when he got to work he waited five minutes before going in the building. Just as he was about to go in, he heard gunshots. She saved his life that day.
It was Monday afternoon. Josie was just coming back from her afternoon Maths class. It was cloudy and grey and she was walking rather briskly in the direction of her home. She felt off. Her chest felt tight and her head was pounding. Something was going to happen, she could feel it. Something wasn't right. "Am I having a panic attack?" She murmured to herself. Her hands were sweaty and her breathing kept getting heavier. Something isn't right. Get home, now. Those were the only thoughts filling her head.
As she was walking, a man was walking the same pace towards her. As he walked past her he grabbed her right arm and pulled her so that she was walking next him. "I'm the Doctor." He started. "Don't look back. When we turn right into the next alley we are going to run." She nodded and kept up pace with him. Of course. Of course this happened. She knew it would, but this man- this Doctor wasn't the bad thing.
As soon as they made that right turn they began to run. She heard a pair of footsteps behind them. Were they being chased? She wanted to look back, but she ignored that urge and followed The Doctor into what seemed to be a blue police box. But, it was huge on the inside. "Of course-." She muttered. She was so exhausted. Josephine leaned against a railing. Before she could even let out a sigh of relief, she fell down onto her knees when a horrific throbbing pain began happening. It felt worse than a migraine. There was a horrific ringing sound, like someone was just hitting a giant church bell in her mind. She fell forward onto her stomach when the machine they were in seemed to jump forward or something. As soon as that happened the pain in her head stopped.
Soon, she got up and leaned against the railing again as she sat crossed legged on the floor. "Alright! Now, what's your name?"
"Josephine." She muttered. "Or Josie."
"Okay, Josephine or Josie." The Doctor hit some buttons and levers on the control panel and the box jumped forward again. It stopped and he went over to open the door. He stepped out and closed it again. She stayed on the floor again for a moment.
Josephine got to her feet and slowly opened the door. She stepped outside and stopped dead in her tracks as she looked at her surroundings. Her eyes were wide and she could hear her heart pounding in her ears.
"The purple planet." She whispered. Her head began to spin, and soon the purple landscape began to fade to darkness as she fell to the ground with a soft thud.
