Chapter 1: Why 'ello there!
Emily walked alone, like she always did on her way to work. She walked on as a mob of people swarmed past her, caught up in their individual lives. Even though she was still walking on the sidewalk on Earth, her mind had gone off to somewhere distant, setting her into a daze. Emily was so far into thought; she hadn't realized she'd wandered into the street until she was hit. She fell to the road, her head hitting the ground the hardest. People from the sidewalk mob surrounded her and the man who hit her climbed out of his car. He was in a panic and the tension was so thick that you could cut it with a knife. Within minutes, a tall, thin, man with a pinstriped suit, brown spikey hair and a long trench coat had cut through the crowd, kneeling beside Emily's limp body and claiming to be a doctor. "Is she okay? I didn't mean to hit her. She just walked off the sidewalk as I was coming down the road." The man from the car who was panicking more than anyone said.
"I don't know. She's bleeding from the head but there could be other injuries. We need to get her to a hospital." the man who was kneeling beside her replied.
"I'll call an ambulance." a woman from the crowd said, pulling out her phone. The doctor man swept Emily's auburn hair out of her face as she lay on the ground. She was barely breathing which worried them all. The ambulance arrived seconds later, one man climbing out from each side. They pulled a stretcher out from the back and pulled Emily up onto it as she moaned slightly. The men put her in the ambulance and the man who was had knelt beside her climbed in after her. One man climbed into the back and the other climbed into the front. They closed up the ambulance and started to drive. The man went to wake her but then decided it was best he didn't. He then wrapped her head in gauze carefully with help from the other man. "So what's your name?" the ambulance man asked the man who sat across from him.
"The Doctor." he replied.
"Doctor who?" ambulance man asked.
"Just the Doctor. What's yours?" The Doctor asked.
"Mark Sheppard." he said, looking down at Emily for a second before looking back to The Doctor.
"Nice to meet ya, Mark!" The Doctor said, extending his hand to him with a slight grin on his face. Mark grabbed The Doctor's hand and gave it a hard shake. They let go of each others hands and began talking about Emily. A few minutes before they reached the hospital, Emily started to wake up with a soft groan. She slowly opened her emerald green eyes and looked around. She quickly shut her eyes again tightly, starting to feel the searing pain that pulsed throughout most of her body. The ambulance arrived at the hospital and the man who was driving hopped out of the front and opened the back doors. Then, him and Mark hauled the stretcher with Emily strapped onto it into the hospital while The Doctor followed close behind. They took her into a room immediately and helped her onto the bed, taking the stretcher away. Her eyes were still tightly closed which worried The Doctor. She opened one of her eyes again, looking around at her surroundings and spotting The Doctor. The Doctor was sitting next to her, a worried look overtaking his features. He hadn't noticed she was awake and he was staring at the floor. "W-What happened? W-Where a-am I? Who a-are you?" She stuttered weakly. He looked up quickly, startled. "I'm The Doctor and you're at the hospital. You were hit by a car not too long ago." The Doctor replied.
"Am I going to be okay?" Emily asked. The Doctor nodded, even though he had no clue. Her doctor came in to take x-rays and stuff, asking The Doctor to step out. He did as he was told and went out into the hall. About a few minutes later, the doctor came out of the room. "Well?" The Doctor asked, anxious.
"She's fine. Like the accident never happened." the doctor replied, emotionless.
"How is that possible?!" The Doctor inquired loudly, suspicious.
"It isn't." he said, reaching behind him and closing the door which locked as it closed.
"Let me see her." The Doctor demanded.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Doctor." The man replied.
"Why can't I see her?!" The Doctor screamed.
"That is classified." He replied, walking off. The Doctor quickly unlocked the door with his sonic screwdriver and swung the door open. Emily lay lifelessly on the bed, dead to the world. He ran over to her, swiftly scanning her with the sonic. "He was right. She has no injuries. Nothing! Her body is also in stasis. Why would he need her body in stasis?!" The Doctor talked to himself, looking from his screwdriver to Emily. Two men appeared outside the door frame along with the doctor that had "treated" Emily. He quickly picked up Emily and tried to make a run for it but the men stopped him, one prying Emily away from him and the other pulling him away to a different room. Within seconds, he was knocked unconscious. The Doctor woke up about an hour later, taking a second to realize what happened and tried to leave the bright white room that seemed empty but the door was deadlock sealed. He cursed in Gallifreyan under his breath and paced the room. Within seconds, he heard Emily yelling faintly from outside and put his ear to the door to listen. "Where is he?! Where is that man?! Let me go, you psychopaths! I refuse to come with you! Help!" she screamed from the opposite side of the door. He then went into a panic and started to think of what could be happening, which worried him more. He paced the room as the door broke down with a CRASH! He swiftly turned to see Captain Jack Harkness standing in the doorway. "Come on. We need to save Emily." He said, sounding more serious than The Doctor has ever heard him before.
"Who's Emily?" he asked, following Jack as he walked down the hallway.
"The girl who was hit by the car this morning, her name is Emily Cross." Jack replied, preparing to break down another door which was the one Emily was behind. He pushed into it at full force to make it come crashing down to reveal Emily, still and her face emotionless. The Doctor and Jack ran over to the containment unit that held Emily. An alien that had the head of an octopus and the body of an insect came to the door, making weird intimidating noises. The Doctor persistently tried to free Emily as the creature walked closer to them, growling. He finally freed Emily who fell into his arms. He ran past the monster with Jack not far behind and Emily in his arms. Jack shot at the army of creatures that were now chasing after them as he ran backward. Eventually they reached the door, Emily still being carried and Jack still shooting. They ran for the TARDIS which was a few blocks away. After about 20 minutes of running and shooting, they finally reached the TARDIS and The Doctor slipped through the door with Emily and Jack pushed through after him, quickly closing the door behind him. "Good work, Harkness." The Doctor stated, laying Emily on the floor. Jack went over to Emily and The Doctor, setting his gun on the floor on the way. They managed to wake her and made sure she was okay. "Why were they after me?" Emily asked, timid and scared.
"You have enough intellect and leadership skill to be the queen of their kind and they're in need of a new one." Jack replied.
"What happened to the last one?" Emily asked.
"She-"Jack was cut off by The Doctor's glare.
"She quit." Jack continued. The Doctor looked back at Emily who was sitting up now.
"Can I ask you something?" The Doctor asked.
"Sure." Emily replied.
"Actually two questions. First one, what man were you talking about? When you were yelling at the aliens, I mean." He asked, inching closer to her on the TARDIS floor.
"You, believe it or not….." She answered somewhat awkwardly.
"Oh…..Well the second thing I wanna ask you is, would you like to come traveling with me?" The Doctor asked, his eyes glowing with hope. She looked up at him with utter confusion.
"Traveling with you? Traveling where?" Emily questioned.
"Anywhere in the universe and any time period known to man!" he yelled, hopping up and running over to the console. He flipped switches and pushed buttons all over the place.