One Reason (Chapter One)

Quick Brief: Each series is 13 chapters long (just like the series, each season is about 13 episodes) This Fan Fic uses the tenth Doctor (The current) who's played by the brilliant David Tennant. There is a new sidekick (Info about her below) Expect return of original characters and enemies. Welcome to my Doctor Who Fan Fiction

Background information. Riley Thompson, aged 25. Now lives in her apartment in a town near London. Riley previously lived in Perth, Australia for 23 years. She's teaches science at a posh private school in London. She's clever; fairly wealthy (due to her parents) and a little sarcastic. But deep down, she really has a big heart of gold. Riley has a major secret, which is revealed towards the end of the season.

One reason for why did they make me work a day before Christmas, why does this student have to show up at this time? Couldn't he have came in earlier? I have a life too thought Riley. Riley slams the heavy Biology books on her desk and leans against them. "Kyle, maybe you should reconsider not studying biology next semester, I've heard you have done really well in Politics and History, maybe you should focus on that" she stated. Kyle gazed at her and looked back down on his empty lined sheet of paper. "I want to learn science" he finally replied.

"Science," Riley began "Isn't everyone's cup of tea."

"Enough with the silly metaphors. I WANT to learn!" yelled Kyle.

"Alright. Fine. Can you tell me, (looking at human biology) some functions of the skeleton?" Riley stared weirdly at Kyle as he sweated like mad. He lost grip of his pencil and clutched the desk. "Um, are you alright? Come on. Skeleton functions? Easy!" Riley encourages. The student screams at the top of his lungs, Riley blocks her ears and shuts her eyes. All of a sudden it has became very windy, and the noise of the Tardis began. Riley lets go of her ears and strokes her long dark curly hair as she listens to the sound.

Kyle develops a different form. His clothing tears and he turns into a robotic figure. "Sorry I was late" announces the Doctor, grabbing Riley and pulling her outside.

"Um, who the bloody hell are you?" asked Riley rudely.

"Ah, I'm the Doctor"
"Um, could you explain what is wrong with my student?"

"They're….very different species"
"What?!"

"I said-"
"Oh, I know what you said! I meant as in, how the heck can my student be a different species?"

The 'alien' brakes down the wall. The Doctor grabs Riley by the arms. "You need to trust me"
"I just met you!"
"Shut up, please, you need to"
"Tell me what that thing is"
"I will, now just run," Riley grabs the Doctor's hand and they run inside the Tardis. "That was, well they are robots, except, they thrive on knowledge just to stay alive," explains the Doctor. Riley stares at inside of the Tardis, her face lighting up, this is amazing she thought. "To get rid of them, we need to get them away from learning environment, every piece of knowledge is making them more powerful. Without it, they die." The Doctor explains

"Do you face issues like this often?" asked Riley.

"All the time" smiled the Doctor, grasping Riley's hand. He points his sonic screw driver at the robot, as the Doctor storms out of the Tardis. The robot collapses in a heap. He begins examining it. "This was a real human being. The robots killing you lot for brains"

"You lot?" asked Riley.

"Yeah. Humans. Weird species"

"And you are? What let me guess? From another galaxy?"
"Yup"

Riley rolls her eyes "Um, I was being sarcastic"
"I wasn't. I'm from planet Gallifrey, I'm a Time-lord" he explains.

"I guess that could explain the 'police box' small on the outside, big on the inside"
"It's actually called the Tardis." corrected the Doctor.

Riley and the Doctor leave the campus grounds. "I guess I should thank you" began Riley.

"Nah, no need it's okay!" replied the Doctor.

"But really, what are you and what's with the TARDIS?" asked Riley.

"I told you. I'm a time-lord…last one around, really, from planet Gallifrey"
"What happened to…your people?"
"Destroyed by some of the most hated creatures in the Universe, the daleks"

"I'm sorry"

"It's okay. You know what else I can do?"
"What?"
"Travel space…and time"
"So you can actually rewind back so I'm not a teacher?"
"I don't actually go by someone's personal timeline"
"It's okay" Riley smiled "I was joking, I love teaching".

The Doctor smiles back "So…..Would you like to help solve what else is going on with this student of yours? High chance it would effect others."

Riley and the Doctor began walking around London, until they approached other robots identical to Kyle. Riley questions on why they examine the human before…killing them. The Doctor reminds her on how they thrive on intelligence to survive. "Do they only kill humans or something?" asked Riley.

"Not necessarily" the Doctor replied. The robots examined the Doctor first "superior intelligence" then Riley "High intelligence. Now you both die."

"Riley! Move!" yelled the Doctor grabbing out his sonic driver to sedate the robot. Robots were marching around London, tearing down Christmas trees and breaking windows along the way.

"Thanks…again, so how can we get rid of these things for good?" asked Riley.

"Destroy the lead. Destroy the army" The Doctor grabbed Riley's hand and asked her to lead him to the local University.

There the leader stands. "What are you doing here?" asked the Doctor.

"Our species are dying. We need humans' brains to survive"
"What is going on with your species, I can find you a safer place for you….and your species"
"The Daleks destroyed us. We originally never meant harm. But we are dying, so that's why we prey on humans."

"Oh? Where are the Daleks?"

"They have cloned themselves"

"What?"

"They are back. 100s of them."

The Doctor and Riley turn around, Riley is taking deep breaths as a Dalek appears. "Silence!" the Dalek screeched.

"You're destroying my world. Now you die." yelled the leader.
"Exterminate! Exterminate"

The leader dies. "Once the leader is destroyed…So is the army" whispered Riley.

"Doctor, Doctor, you are enemy, we meet again." screeched the Dalek.

The Doctor and Riley stood silent, and still as the Dalek circled them. Riley seemed very frightened and clutched the Doctor's arm. "You never give do you? Why are you here? Earth is armed! I've got torchwood assisting." explains the Doctor.

"We are superior" orders the daleks.

Riley stares at the Doctor then at the Daleks "How did you manage to defeat the leader of one specie? but when it comes to a, erm, Time-lord, all of a sudden, it becomes very difficult" questions Riley.

"Silence!" orders the Daleks, blasting out a strong ray of 'light.' The Doctor stands in front of Riley, a force field developing around them. The ray of light reverses on the Daleks, killing it instantly. Two other Daleks attempt to harm The Doctor and Riley, but they failed and results in themselves burning to ashes. The force field remained still around them, some of the daleks disappeared into a small cabinet, just like the TARDIS, bigger on the inside, small on the outside.

Torchwood appears, armed with big weapons. "Harriet Jones!" cries the Doctor "Jack!"

"Hello, Doctor and who is the fine woman?" asks Jack, shooting the Dalek (with a powerful weapon) that was blocking his view of Riley.

"Hello, Doctor" says Harriet.

"This is Riley by the way. Riley Thompson" says the Doctor. There are still 3 Daleks surrounding the Doctor and Riley, Torchwood's attempting to kill them, but remained unsuccessful.

"Wait, Jack stop," orders the Doctor. The force field stops, and the Doctor orders Riley to stand by Torchwood. "Get out of here, or your race could end up being destroyed forever. You nearly did before, and you got lucky. There is only ONE original dalek left in the universe, the rest are clones."

"Exterminate!"
"Is that all you can say?" asks the Doctor reversing the light on another Dalek, killing it instantly.

"You are enemy to all us Daleks!"

"There's only 2 of you in this room, want to make it zero?"

"Exterminate!" The Doctor once again, reverses the light.

"I'm warning you. Leave now!"

"Doctor is destroying race. We must flee" orders the last remaining Dalek in room.

""Will we ever see those things again?" questioned Riley.

"Most likely, how are you going Jack you and torchwood are completely armed?"
"Yes, sir" replied Jack, winking at Riley.

"Can't you seal, like a wall around Earth to prevent aliens returning?" asked Harriet.

"I wish it was that simple, but there's always a way of braking it" replied The Doctor.

"Well, guess what, I'm reinstated as Prime Minister of England!"

"Congratulations!" replied the Doctor "Take care of Jack now will you, keep on eye on him." The Doctor winks at her and asks Riley to follow him.

"Words, can be powerful. You know, I did an english degree onside my science one?" says Riley.

The Doctor was staring at the sky. Ignoring what Riley had said. A seal he thought but that could block me from returning……and Rose, forever. "So what do they call you?" asked Riley.

"The Doctor"

"That's it?"

"Yes, come on, come in," says the Doctor, peeping his head outside the TARDIS door. Riley looked back, spotting Harriet Jones follow Jack and Torchwood, they waved at the Doctor as they exited campus. She stared at a huge Christmas tree "So…Would you, like to, perhaps come with me?"
"What? Where?"

"Wherever, I can travel space and time, would you like to meet King Henry or see the future or anything?"
"I have a lot of work to do!"
"Hey, I can travel time remember. Come with me, I'll prove to you space travel."

"Alright" Riley says, the Doctor smiling and grabbing her hand as she enters the TARDIS.

"Oh, by the way. Merry Christmas"

"Merry Christmas, Doctor."