-1A/N: My first attempt at old-Who fanfic, so don't be too hard of me. 5 is probably my all time favourite, though I love them all, and Earth Shock well… shocked me.
Shocked:
(Doctor's POV)
The cybermen had told me they had power over me when I said I didn't see having friends as a weakness and they were right and I was right. Friendship is not a weak thing, in my opinion it's a strong thing. It show you can discuss and simple talk with people on a completely informal level just because you can. I can see why it would appear pointless, but sometimes is it not the pointless things that are worth the most in this life? The cybermen were right though, friendship caused them to have a hold over me. With friends it meant they could get to me without actually touching me. With friends they could…
I could barely think straight. I barely knew what was going through my mind. Adric. He had insisted on staying behind when the cybermen told him to. He had insisted on staying put when everyone else left. He gave all he could to save earth. Even his life. The planet survived but he didn't.
I couldn't quite believe it; only a couple of hours ago me and Adric had been arguing like brothers. Now I would never have a change to make sure he didn't feel like an outside.
I could vaguely see Nyssa and Tegan beside me holding each other, and I could vaguely hear them crying, but for the most it felt like the world had been point on mute. No, rather like it had been paused. Like there was nothing except my thoughts.