Saddle Sore
"Easy," Polly said as the doors opened and Ben and Jamie helped the Doctor come inside the control room. She closed the door while they headed for the jump seat and several pillows appeared near the chair. Jamie placed the pillows on the jump seat as the Doctor slowly sat down and sighed.
"I say, that is better," he said when he looked at the console and Ben and Jamie were standing near the controls. "What are you doing?"
"Relax, Doctor, we've seen you do this hundreds of times," Ben said as the rotor started moving and the TARDIS started moving. A few seconds later, the TARDIS was floating in the vortex and the engines hummed softly around them. "See, what did I tell you?"
"Yes, yes, that was very good. Now, can someone tell me why Jamie isn't in as much pain as I am?" the Doctor asked and the young Scotsman smiled.
The Doctor had brought them to Canarlia III for a brief holiday when they were captured by one of the warring armies on the Manbalian Coast. Canarlians were humanoid beings and had some animals that were found on Earth. They escaped after tricking the guards into thinking that Polly was ill with a contagious plague and Jamie found four horses in a field. After riding bareback for miles, they returned to the TARDIS and the Doctor's bottom throbbed, causing him terrible pain.
"Doctor, you have tae understand, I've been riding horses bareback for years," he said and the Doctor sighed.
"Cor, Jamie, didn't it hurt though? I mean, you're not wearing anything under that kilt of yours," Ben said.
"Of course he's wearing something," Polly said but Jamie shook his head side to side. "You're not?"
"Duchess, he's a typical Scotsman. Anyway, how come you're not hurting?"
"Well, I just sit a certain way so it doesnae hurt," Jamie said with a grin then walked toward the door to the hallway. "Now, if it's alright with you, Doctor, I'm going tae go take a shower."
"Oh, yes, I think I'll go soak in a tub as well," the Doctor said as he tried to get up then pouted.
"Need a bit of help?" Ben said as he grinned and the Doctor nodded. Ben and Polly helped him stand as the Doctor slowly moved toward Jamie and they left the control room.
"I still don't get how Jamie's not in any pain after all that," Polly said.
"Ah, he's just a tough bloke. Just like me," Ben said and Polly smiled, rolling her eyes.
Closing the door, Jamie stood against the wall as he looked at the ceiling and sighed. Slowly, he walked to the bed when he saw the pillows placed where his bottom would be as he looked at the ceiling and nodded. Carefully lowering himself onto the bed, lying on his back, he placed his head against the pillows and a deep sigh escaped his lips. He closed his eyes when he felt something cool near his right hip and picked up the icepacks. Sliding them under the front of his kilt, he smiled and placed his hands behind his head.
"Thanks," he whispered as the TARDIS grumbled inside his head and he closed his eyes, drifting off to sleep.
The End….