Chapter 1: The end to a normal life
I was lounging around on my bed wondering what to do first. My dad was at work, my brother was out with friends, and my mum and little sister were out with one of my mum's friends. I was stuck at home. Not that I minded. I always kept to myself. Nobody understands me much. My siblings thought I was insane or a freak.
Oh I should tell you about me first before I continue. My name's Shannon Tighe and I'm 15 years old. I have dark chocolate colour hair, olive toned skin, blue green eyes, and I wear glasses. I live in England in a lovely county called Buckinghamshire. It's somewhere in the countryside. It's very beautiful here also quite peaceful or boring as I would call it. There's no fear here. No need to be afraid like the people were in the summer. It's just that I would like a bit of drama in my life.
That's when I heard it. A strange yet familiar noise that sounded like it was coming from outside. I jumped off my bed and made my way to the window which showed ours and our neighbours' gardens. I looked and saw it. A big blue box started to fade into reality.
I quickly ran out of my room, grateful that I was wearing my black fur boots, ran downstairs and into the kitchen. On my hurry downstairs, I had managed to grab my key for the back door. I opened it before closing it behind me. I ran pass princess' cage (she's our pet rabbit), pass the climbing frame and up to the big apple tree. Behind the apple tree stood the big blue box I saw from my window. It was the Tardis. A man stepped out. It was the eleventh doctor.
"Why, hello there. I'm the Doctor. What's your name?" The man asked.
"Shannon Tighe and I know who you are." I told him. He looked confused.
"How do you know me? Did we meet in your past?" He asked.
"No. We've never met. I didn't really think we were going to meet. Are you really the doctor or are you just the actor that plays him?" I wasn't 100% sure what to think of what was going on here.
"Of course I'm the doctor. Why do you ask if I'm an actor?" I saw no point in telling him so I would have to show him instead.
"Follow me." I led him back to the house. "Can I ask you one quick question?"
"Of course." He replied.
"Do the Ponds still know you're dead?" I asked him. He suddenly came to a halt. I turned to him.
"How did you know?" He asked. "And to answer your question no, apparently River told them I wasn't dead. I take it you know who River is as well."
"I just know things. But only your past, nothing about your future. As for River, you first met her in your last body with your companion Donna Noble but she died trying to save you and everyone else. She is the daughter of Amy and Rory Williams- Pond, her real name is Melody Pond and she's your wife." We had started walking back to the house again.
"Wow, you are good."
"Thank you."
"So where are you taking me?" The doctor asked.
"My bedroom. I think it would help explain how I know all about you." The doctor just nodded. I opened the door and allowed him to go first. He looked all around him taking in the sight. I started to lead him out of the kitchen into the hallway and up the stairs.
"You have a lovely home. Though I highly doubt you live alone."
"No, my dad's at work, my brother's out with friends and my mum and little sister are out with one of my mum's friends. But I don't mind being alone."
"I would."
I showed my bedroom and the first thing he saw was my Doctor who calendar which had the eleventh doctor on it. I took it off the hook and when I did the Doctor looked even more shock when he saw his last body on this other calendar I had. It was about the tenth doctor's adventures. I also took that off. I gave him the calendars and he looked at them; studying all of the pages. I grabbed my chocolate calendar from 2011 which had a dalek and a cyberman on it. I put that near him which he saw me do.
I grabbed my tenth doctor action figure along with a slitheen, a pig slave, human dalek sec and 2 daleks; I put those down as well. I ran downstairs and grabbed all of the doctor who DVDs which also included the 9th doctor's adventures as well. I raced back up the stairs laid them out on the floor in order. He looked at them each in turned. His eyes seemed filled with curiosity.
"So that's how you know all about me."
"I don't know your name if that makes you feel better." I told him. He smiled up at me but said nothing. "I also don't know much about your past or family."
"Thank you for showing me all this, Shannon."
"No worries Doctor." I was wishing silently that he might want to take me on his journey; I would be dying to go.
"I've must have gone into another universe, tell me what the date is Shannon?"
"Saturday the 7th of January, 2012."
"Has anything happened at all? Anything alien?" The Doctor questioned.
"Sorry, no. No Daleks, Sontarans, Cybermen, Sycorax or Silurians. My world doesn't have any of that nonsense." The Doctor sighed.
"Would you like to see some of that nonsense then?" The Doctor asked, standing up. Was he asking me to come with him?
"Are you asking me to come with you?" I asked.
"Yes, but it's your choice to come with me. I won't take you if you don't want to go." This is my moment. To see things I could have never imagine. I would be completely stupid not to go.
"Yes, yes, yes. I would love to go with you! Please!" I was filled with excitement.
"Well come on then. Grab you things first then we'll go. I'll just check if the Tardis is ready to go." The Doctor raced out of the room and down the stairs and not too long after, I heard the door. I ran to my window and saw the doctor race back to his beloved Tardis.
I quickly grabbed my phone, my iPod shuffle, my pale pink teddy bear (her name's Pink Teddy) and my bag which I used if I was going around my grandparent's house. I put some clothes in there, my stripy pale pink and brown fleece, and my trainers. I swapped my black fur boots for plimsolls and put my dark green coat on. I put my phone and iPod in one of my pockets, grabbed Pink Teddy and my bag, and headed downstairs.
I raced out the kitchen door, locking it in the process. I ran up to the Tardis which was still there, opened the door and saw that the Tardis was bigger on the inside than the outside. I walked in slowly taking in everything. It was beautiful.
"Well don't stand there and what's with the bear?" The Doctor said looking away from the screen.
"Her name is Pink Teddy and I've had her since I was born." I told him walking up to the console and putting my bag down.
"Yeah I guess she could come as well. If you want you could go to your bedroom and put your stuff there."
"Where would I find it?" The Doctor sighed.
"You follow the corridor until you've get to the first right turn, ignore that and go straight on until you see a left turn, ignore that as well but when you see a right turning, you turn right and go straight on until you see some doors. You can have the third door on the left."
Wow, that was weird. I did as the Doctor said and headed to my room. The room was a deep blue even the bed. In fact, it was a queen size bed. I've never slept in anything like that. I put my bag and Pink Teddy down on the bed and raced back to the control room.
"So where are we going?" I asked the Doctor.
"Anywhere you like."
"I don't mind."
"Okay then. Hold on tight." The Doctor messed around with a few bits and bobs and Tardis started moving. I grabbed hold of the control panel. "Geronimo!"
So where will the Doctor take me, find out next time!
