Doctor Who Fan-fiction

The Cold World

The pounding of many booted feet mad the ground tremble from inside of the dull grey building where Susan was crouched low into a ball. Her eyes were shut tightly but she knew that they were coming for her, they were coming for her! She was shivering as she back into her corner, arms over her head in protection, hands covering her ears as she tried to block out the sound of people screaming and the boots from outside.

A strong pair of hands gripped her by the shoulders, the little girl cried out in fear. "Ssssshhhh", a gentle soothing male voice said to her. The little girl slowly opened her eyes and looked up. The grizzled dirt-smeared face of her father looked down, his face with had the lines of age across it but he smiled kindly down at her, "there's my girl" he said, pulling her into a close hug. It felt warm and safe, Susan never wanted to leave that hug, she clung on tightly to her father. But then it was over and he parted slowly looking down into her deep blue eyes with his own stormy grey ones. "Listen baby girl, daddy has to go away for a little bit and look after some people. But don't worry I've sent someone to come find you while I'm away okay?"

"Daddy I don't want you to go!" Susan cried trying to hold onto her dad a little tighter as she tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I have to Susie, they're counting on me" her dad said kissing her gently on the forehead, "don't worry" he added as they parted, gripping her shoulders and looking her straight in the eyes, "I'll see you soon".

With that Susan's father stood up, tall and broad shouldered. He turned and ran out of the room. Susan stayed in her corner and went back into her foetal position, her arms over her head. Her dad was gone, he'd left her! She was scared, angry, confused and didn't know why all of this had to happen to her. She hadn't done anything wrong. Gunshots echoed outside of the room and Susan flinched, trembling in her corner.

She wanted to run out and see her father, she wanted to call out for him, to get him to come back and tell her that it was all going to be alright. That nothing was going to hurt her and they would all be safe, but her father had told her to stay quiet. Someone would come and find her, daddy had said so, daddy always kept his promises.

More gunshots sounded, closer than ever this time, loud footsteps accompanied them. The footsteps were different this time though, they sounded strange, as if they were covered in metal, armored in some way. Susan had overheard daddy talking with other men about how the army were using these new battle suits. More screaming came from outside the room and Susan jumped, she turned away from the door, trying to get as far into the corner as she could, as if she could actually become part of the wall.

Why can't they just stop? Susan thought as tears streamed down her cheeks, she tried to keep her sobs quiet but she couldn't keep them from coming. "I just want to go home" she whispered, her small voice trembling with every word, "I just want daddy, I just want to be safe!"

Then a new noise sounded, a strange noise. It was like nothing she had ever heard before, it was a strange wheezy, grinding sound. She turned quickly round to face whatever it was that was coming.

Something….something was materializing, slowly becoming more and more present with every second. It was big…and blue. It had the words "Police Box" scrolled onto the top of it. It was a big blue box. It was a police man! Daddy sent a police man to keep me safe! She frowned for a moment, daddy had said that she was meant to avoid the police men. But Daddy said that he had sent someone, so maybe the police man in the box would be able to help her.

Wiping the tears from her eyes she slowly got to her feet. Taking a deep breath she cautiously stepped over to the door of the big blue box, it was so tall compared to her. She reached out a small dirty hand and knocked on the door. "Mr Policeman can you help me?" she asked in her small voice.

There was no answer, the little girl raised her hand to knock again but all of a sudden the door was flung open. A man with an old craggy face stuck his head out of the door, "no" he said sharply looking out the door. He stopped for a moment looking down at the little girl, there was a short pause between the two of them before the man said, "oh no, definitely not" and abruptly shut the door again.

"Mr Policeman please!" the little girl shouted urgently banging on the door desperately with her tiny fists.

The door opened quickly again and the old man appeared once more, "I'm not a Policeman" he said quickly, "and I don't do children". Gunshots sounded outside of the room and the man peered out of the blue box, towards the door of the room curiously, "in this case I might be willing to make an exception though" he added thoughtfully, stepping out of the box and locking it before going to the door.

He went over to the door and peered outside of the room, "I'm not your babysitter though" he whispered as he looked around the frames of the door.

Susan nodded as she followed and stood next to him, "I don't need a babysitter, I'm five now".

"Yes" the old man remarked sarcastically, "you pudding brains grow up so fast". He stared around the hallway, the loud metallic footsteps were disappearing now as was the shouting.

"What's your name?" Susan asked as the man stepped out into the hallway.

"I'm the Doctor" he replied as he glanced around before going back into the room over the window. Outside there were soldiers leading people away, large mechanical suits were walking alongside though the suits looked slow, bulky and cumbersome. The Doctor's brows knitted together, then he turned quickly towards the girl, "where's your parents?" he asked.

"Um mummy died a long time ago" Susan said looking sadly towards the ground, "Daddy told me to wait here and that he had someone sent on the way here".

"Susan?" came a female voice from the door. Both Susan and the doctor whirled about. They was a woman standing in the door, she was wearing dirty grey trousers, a grey top and some kind of brown leather waistcoat unbuttoned. He dark brown hair went down to her shoulders and she held a gun, aimed straight for the Doctor.