Last Day of Freedom

Koschei

Koschei slowly trudged across the forest of blood red grass, his ebony black hair falling into his ice blue eyes; he was going over to the base of Mount Perdition to meet his best friend Theta Sigma like normal. But today was different, later he would look into the Untempered Schism and be changed forever, becoming a different person even changing his name, but he didn't want to be changed he was happy the way he was and what if the new him didn't like Theta or the new version of Theta didn't like him want would happed then? Koschei knew Theta wasn't scared but that would never stop him from being terrified.

Koschei glanced up through his black hair at the orange twin suns to tell the time and gasped it was nearly 10 o'clock in earth time and about 9 o'clock by Gallifreyan time, he was very nearly late. Koschei set off at a run hoping he wouldn't be too late today or Thete would kill him. Tearing through his father's fields he realised for the first time in his life he had a best friend called Theta Sigma and not even the gap in the Time and Space continuum would change that, or so he thought. When he reached the bottom of Mount Perdition he spotted Theta and grinned slyly as Theta jumped when Koschei grabbed his hand from behind him; Koschei frowned as Thete whirled around to face him a very crafty grin lighting up his face. Koschei gulped this would be a very interesting and terrifying day.

Koschei smiled as Thete started dragging him through the long grass laughing his whole face lighting up. When they reached the middle of his father's field's Koschei was pulled into the red grass by an over excited Theta Sigma and forced to look up into the burnt orange sky like he was every day. Theta lay down next to him and whispered "One day we'll be up there exploring the Universe" Theta pointed up at the sky and Koschei mirrored his movement as he whispered back "Together" they both smiled at each other.

Koschei sighed today was the last day of freedom he would ever truly experience, after today he would start at the Time Academy and be forced to watch but never change the universe until he himself died. The thought scared him; he wanted to be free forever to do what he wanted and not live by the rules the other Time Lords had set up. It just wasn't fair. Koschei smiled as Theta squeezed his hand maybe this would not be too bad, so long as he had his Theta Sigma. He didn't even want to think of what he would become without Theta.