'Hello! I just posted this, 2 days after getting my account, but I've been working on this whole story since the middle of sixth grade (couple of years ago) and im STILL GOING! Review, whatevs, just keep it all happy and such! Enjoy! Oh, and of course, i dont own Doctor Who, just the other main chracter and more I may add later.
The Doctor
By Hanna
The Beginning
Strange things happened on that one day. That one, single day. The adventures I had, and still have with him are…. amazing. That one strange day changed my life forever. Really, for eternity. There is no end now.
It was a Saturday morning. I was woken up by a dream, a strange dream. I had been outside, the golden sunlight brightening my face. I ran cross the park's field and climbed up one of my favorite trees (even though I heard it was covered with termites). While I was lying against a firm, sturdy branch, it became as dark as midnight. The smell of fresh flowers had faded. Not a speck of light anywhere. But then I saw it. Light. One speck of sun was reflecting off some strange watch with the most peculiar design. I started to open it, wondering if it were still working, forgetting about the dark. The watch was nearly open until I heard a voice say, "Not all at once!" Only that. Sad enough, I woke up, sweating and panting after those four words. Just after that voice ever came into my mind. I kept thinking about the dream until I was interrupted by my mother's voice calling, "Hanna! Breakfast!" After I shouted my reply, "OK! Coming!" and rubbing my tired eyes, glancing at a map I hung on the wall, marked with every place I wanted to travel to, I walked downstairs. I sighed to myself. "Is there any point in that map anymore?" While walking down, I noticed that the weather was going to be a sunny, summer day. Sunshine was streaming everywhere into my house. Nice day for Hanna Vida, the most tired girl on earth. I looked into the mirror and saw the messy girl I was. Light brown hair, all fuzzled up. Blue eyes like Dad's, pretty high cheekbones, but not too high.. and I talk to myself, deal with it. I finally touched the cold tile on my bare feet, realized I was downstairs and instantly smelled bacon. My favorite!
After I got down there, I not only found bacon, but pancakes and coffee cake bites. Yum.
"Good morning, sweetie!" Mom exclaimed. I gave her a huge hug, and fetched the Sunday news for Dad. He also got a big hug. My little sister, Peyton, however, pushed away from me. The little twerp. Why waste my time with her when instead I could eat?
I sat down and asked my mom if I could go to the park and got the usual reply, "Yes, but bring your cell, and don't talk to anybody you don't know." Peyton whined asking if she could come, but I told her wouldn't be gone long. Hurriedly finishing my breakfast and brushing my teeth really quick, I ran out to the blinding sunlight with a smile.
I went to bathe in the sunlight at the meadow. I ran out into the grass-covered hill I love and ran until I my legs were about to fall off, almost to one of my favorite trees. "Deja Vu?" I thought, but couldn't quite remember when. I started up the tree, and smiled bigger than when I had left the door. Another perfect day, I thought. Lying against a branch, I stared at the big, pouffy clouds above. In a blink of an eye, I couldn't see. It was pitch black, and was too afraid to step anywhere, incase I fell out of the tree. My dream… that's what it was! Could it be a vision? Then, it all came too quickly, as if time were sped up. The light, the watch, the voice, and something I didn't see in my dream. I had opened the watch. Yellow light came rushing through me and I couldn't react quick enough to move. A scream came out from my mouth. I felt… almost new, more important now, as the light kept rushing toward me; into me. I fell out of the tree, only adding to the pain I was feeling. All of the sudden, I was being carried by someone, or something. I could have fainted, but I was too full of energy from the light. I know I should have been thinking about running away from my kidnapper, but… why was I glowing? Why did I feel exhausted and sore, yet energetic at the same time? Then I finally came to a stop. The last thing I heard was the door slamming and some kind of machine starting up.
"Are you going to wake up anytime soon?" said a voice quietly, as if not expecting a reply.
I was startled. "Wha-Huh? Where am I?" I replied sleepily. A few seconds later, I recognized the voice. The voice from my dream was talking.
"Finally you're awake!" he replied. I opened my eyes. Hmm.. a boy, of course. He had a tweed coat with some, handsome, dark brown, floppy hair and… a maroon bow tie? I suddenly hopped to my senses. I shouldn't be admiring my slightly cute kidnapper and…. my mom has told me way too many stories. "WHO ARE YOU!?" I screamed.
"I'm the Doctor and… oh I'll explain later what's the use for it now.." The "Doctor" seemed busy.
I slapped him, pretty hard. "OI! What was that for?" he asked.
"I SAID, WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE AM I?" I paused. "AND YOU KIDNAPPED ME!" Ugh, that sounded retarded.
"I said I will explain later, and I did it for a reason!"
"RUBBISH! RUH-BISH!"
I was all piped up, but decided to stop nagging and yelling and relax. Or at least try, I mean how safe do you feel when you just open a weird watch with some kind of light and a handsome creeper just comes and kidnaps you? This is not an every day thing! I was so wound up in thought before I could notice anything until now, that is.
It was fabulous, for a kidnapper's… ship? I was inside a HUGE….. what exactly? A huge circular room with machinery, yet weird enough, there was no sign of exhaust or any smell of gas anywhere. Above me were countless wires, all tangled with each other; It would have taken professionals to untie it. In the center was the most peculiar thing I had ever seen. It was a big, long tube that went all the way to the ceiling. Inside was a thin, green circle that went up, then down, down and up. Below me was even more wires, looking through the glass floor. All around me were stairs leading into rooms. Surrounding the tube was something that was almost like a gold table that had buttons and nicknacks of such. He kept hammering and pushing them as if he were steering this…machine. I must have been gawking, I must have. It was beautiful.
After calming down after that sensation of excitment flowing through my veins, I told him my name. "I'm Hanna, by the ways. Sorry for yelling, but it would be nice if you hadn't kidnapped me."
"I know, Hanna. I kidnapped you for a reason, not just any reason. Oh, and you're forgiven. I'm the Doctor, again, still. You probably don't remember me," he said, straightening his bowtie.
"I've never met you."
"Yes you have, about 600 years ago."
"Did you take drugs this morning?"
"No! I'll explain."
"You keep saying that."
"Stop talking for one minute."
"No. I don't take crap." He seemed alarmed at my language, but shook it off. I pushed further. "Why..how did you find me anyways?"
"Readings in the TARDIS, what your in. Time and Relative Dimensions in Space."
"What did it say?"
He hesitated, and then; "Well, I was sitting on that ripped sofa of mine. Then out of the blue, the monitor suddenly started talking. I ran over to it, and noticed a face. Your face. And you looked human. But behind your eyes, your very old eyes, I could tell something wasn't right. So I sent a telepathic message over night after I checked the next day, that is, and sent it as a warning, and you, being human for a couple centuries, thought it was a dream. Hanna, inside that watch (he pointed to my front pocket, where he had placed it, apparently) was very powerful. The watch belonged to you. You were never human, you've always been different. My species."
"CENTURIES?!" I yelled in alarm, remembering what he said earlier. Geez, in a short time, I seem to believe people easily. I'm so gullible. Then again, it's true, proven later.
"Oh, you'll get it later."
"Anyways," I shuddered slightly, not a memory of at least one hundred years ago, if that were even true. "Your not human?" I asked amused, not buying it.
"No, I'm not."
I managed a chuckle, but returned to the conversation. "Oh yes, sure."
"I'm not, and neither are you!"
I considered this for a moment. I had always been different, I guess. Not really like anyone else I mean, everyone pretty much hated me except for three friends I had. But I suppose I could believe him. I mean, I'd always look down on my desk in secondary school, about 7th grade, and notice that something was glowing, something yellow, I believe. When I glanced, it came from my hand. It only lasted for a millisecond, maybe once a week, but I was so freaked out so badly I was transferred to the school consuler. My friends, however, totally believed me. They said they saw it themselves, but that didn't change the fact that I wasn't weird.
I collapsed onto my knees in sudden realization; my head buried into my hands.
"My mother, my family. Everyone. They'll never find me!"
The Doctor looked at me, and mimicked my sad eyes. "Do you want to go home?"
I hesitated. "Yes, I would."
He was startled at first, and pulled down a lever and pushed a few buttons. Silent tears still poured, onto my cheeks. I would miss my family, but should I really turn down an opportunity like this? I mean, we already found out I'm not human, what else am I to do?
"I just want to say goodbye."
He perked up at these words. "Oh, alright!"
We landed right outside my front yard. "I'll be right back, don't move," I warned. I ran to the front door, and knocked. My mother opened the door, and I hugged her tight.
"Hey, what's wrong?" she said. "I called you twice, but you didn't pick up!"
"I'm sorry Mom," I just said. I ran past her, inside to tell Peyton goodbye.
"Goodbye, little brat!" I said cheerfully.
"Where are you going?" he asked, clearly puzzled.
"Off to see the world," I whispered. She just looked at me funny.
I kissed my dad, and ran off back to the doorway, where my mother was standing.
"Mom. Watch this." I ran into the TARDIS, shut the door, and we materialized into space.
"Okay," I said, sounding serious, referring to earlier as I close the door behind me. "I believe you, about all that stuff. But that doesn't mean I'm not suspicious." The Doctor took my hand and opened the door. He must of felt better now. It wasn't fun being around me when I panicked; I felt slight pity for the almost man.
"Ladies first!" he gleefully said, pointing out the door
I cautiously walked out and noticed I was outside on a nice dark green… planet, with two moons pouring out beautiful blue light. A couple thin trees could seen, a nice, deep purple sky above. Planets, almost like Earth but with rings bursted the atmosphere and you could make out the tiniest crater on each one. This was NOT Earth. I ran back inside the TAR- whatever it was.
"What do you think?" he said, expecting me to be very impressed.
Which I was. "It's…it's beautiful…" I breathed, but something was nagging the corners of my brain. "What…what am I?"
"Here, just sit down, and I'll explain." He was almost soothing. I didn't know whether I should have been cautious or calm, but he seemed nice. Definitely not ordinary. Not even 1%, but kind. And he is.
He started saying the most life-changing news for me. The Doctor said, "You are a Time Lord now, really, always been. Oops, Time Lady. That watch was no ordinary watch, a very long time ago, you decided to become human, or erase any memory of being a Time Lord or Lady for an unusual reason. Temporarily. At least…I'm not alone now…" he paused. He smiled to himself like he knew what was going on, but his eyes looked deep in thought.
"Your a bit mad aren't you?"
"I'm a mad man… with a box!"
"Anyways, what's a Time Lady?" I asked, and my glowing stopped at those words, as if it were content.
"A Time Lord or Lady is someone who can travel in time, of course! There really brilliant too, remembering all there ever was and is…and I was the only one, until now! Now I won't have to be lonely anymore."
"I'm sorry you used to be lonely, if that even is true, but how am I going to travel in time? With a time machine?"
"Yeah, actually."
I just looked at him, very puzzled, when suddenly a darker blue police box popped out of nowhere. And something clicked. I ran over to that box, stroking the door. And a memory flashed me back.
VWORP, VWORP.
I landed. But I wasn't safe, not yet. I looked back at the TARDIS, as it disguised itself as a wardrobe. I bursted through it one last time. Tears spilled, and wouldn't stop. I clutched my chest, and the memories of Gallifrey rushed into me. It was gone. I needed to hide.
'They'll be looking,' I had said. 'But they won't find a thing.' I opened the little device disguised as a fob watch, walked quickly out of my TARDIS, and fell to the ground, trying not to scream out the names and memories.
A tear ran down my face. "You know what it is, you remember, Hanna." The Doctor said, right above a whisper, from behind me. I looked at him, wiped off my tears and softly nodded. I pushed open the door, and I was instantly happy.
"Bigger on the inside.." I breathed. "Just like it was."
"We've been over this already," The Doctor boredly replied.
I frowned at first, and looked back outside. Then I ran underneath the console, the TARDIS wasn't disguised normally, and I found the problem. "You stuck the Chameleon Circuit, my Chameleon Circuit!"
"You can always fix it, you're smart enough to know how!" he whined, like a child.
I was still outside, looking at my old/new TARDIS. "Yeah.." I mindlessly whispered. There was still so much to learn….
"What can a Time Lord-Lady do?" I wondered aloud.
"They can, well, travel in time, which is obvious of course, teleport, of course with use of the TARDIS, and even regenerate."
"Regenerate?"
"Regenerate."
Another click. "The rewrite of one's biological code, yet keeps the soul and memory. But..wait..
"Geez, do I have to explain everything to you?" And with no warning he ran over and head-butted me.
"OOOOUUUCCHH!" I yelped, right before my mind formed pictures. Regenerations, Gallifrey, his home planet, Daleks, which looked like salt and pepper shakers with a whisk and toilet plungers but destroyed his whole race, Torchwood, a secret agency which studies alien tech, the TARDIS, which stand for Time and Relative Dimensions in space and the time machine I was in, Cybermen, Sontareons, Slitheen, and last, his friends, or companions. There were so many, so many. I started to frown, I thought I had been special.
Apparently, the Doctor knew I was thinking this and interrupted my thoughts.
"Hanna, you are special. I can already tell you'll be brilliant, and trust me, I bet you'll be a great mate."
"What?!"
The Doctor paused, processing this until…"What? Wait.. NONONONONONO! I like you, but not like that! Yet…" I thought I heard him whisper the last part. I must be seriously hallucinating.
"Oh." I paused, a bit disappointed. And then the most weird mood swing hit me. I felt as if something were pushing me to the floor. I started panting really, really hard, crying at the same time.
"HANNA!" The Doctor cried. "Nonononono… I must ha-!"
That was all I heard and then, I became unconscious.
I awoke in a room, realizing I was in the Doctor's TARDIS, and it was morning, probably on Earth. But we were still on that blue planet. A heard a knock from the door. "Come in," I said, half asleep. The Doctor came in having a worried look. After an awkward silence, I asked, "What happened?" I didn't think I was spending the night here.
"I let you too deep into my past. I couldn't control my emotions at that point and the sad and loneliness was too much to bear for you. Even for a Time Lady. My bad." he answered with a devious grin.
"Mmphhhh," I replied while sinking into bed.
"Sorry, but today is going to be a brilliant day, and you may not sleep anymore!" I caught a mischievous smile as the Doctor ripped the sheets from my bed.
"Auuunnnnhhhhhh," I moaned in reply, curling up in a ball on my bed.
"You have new shoes in the closet!"
"Immphhhh."
"And clothes."
"Nuuuuuuuhhh."
"I've got presents," he tried one last time.
"IM UP!" I yelled, and put on a look like I had 12 cups of coffee.
I followed him to my new wardrobe, ignoring his chuckling.
After dressing and walking to the console room, we sat on the old, ripped couch to discuss."Now you need your gear." The Doctor pulled out some paper in a leather cover. "The paper is called Physic Paper. It can show other people what you want them to see.
"Ooohhhh! Let me try it!" I interrupted, forgetting my manners (not like I had any) by grabbing the paper out of his hands.
I showed him the paper. "It doesn't work on me, I'm too smart!" He pointed smugly to his head. "But it does work on most humans." I rolled my eyes.
We ran back to the console room.
"Where are we going?" I asked. I paused for a second. "Would it be okay if I stayed? I rather travel with you than return to boring human life."
"It would be brilliant!" The Doctor said, returning to his happy self.
I smiled, as he pushed buttons and pulled levers.
"Also, what was it? Oh yes!" He grabbed my phone out of my back pocket.
"Hey!" I cried, not expecting that.
"Just hold on, hold on." he replied. The Doctor took some metal device and shone it onto my phone. "There. Now you call anyone in any time period we're in and still lead to the 21st century. Try it!"
I paused. "Why do you want to travel with me, apart from being a Time Lady."
He looked at me, his expression became serious. "That wasn't the reason I wanted you to come." "Then, why?"
"Why not?"
"Out of all time and space, you chose me. I'm just asking why."
He sighed a little. "I knew you wanted to travel.." The Doctor started, and my mind raced back to early that morning, asking myself if I would ever get to even go to one of those places. "I was lonely, and when the TARDIS found you…I remembered." he said sadly. "It fitted, but I'm not forcing you to travel. I only took you inside the TARDIS so you weren't struggling out there on your own. Well, I did want you to come too, but it's your choice."
"Well, of course I still want to come!" It was funny, a moment ago I never trusted this man, and then I was so close to trusting him! I didn't even know why, but there was something about him, like I knew him from a long time ago..
He chuckled. "You should probably check that phone of yours," he said, changing the subject
I started dialing my home phone number. And after two rings, my mom picked up. "Where have you been? What was that…box!" she asked.
I laughed and looked at the Doctor and then went back to talk to my mother.
"Hey Mom, I think I will gone for awhile traveling. However, I have my phone on me so call whenever! Bye!" I hung up before she could reply to my shocking news. I faced the Doctor and said, "Yeah, I think I will be traveling with you for a LONG while. VERY long."
"Great!" said the Doctor, quite enthusiastic I might say.
"Now what?"
He paused for a minute then said, "Out of all of time and space, where do you want to start?"
I smiled and said, "Don't you think I should park my own TARDIS?"
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