Kaya was leaning against the railing of the balcony, staring out at the Earth with a pensive expression. She had been in the patient's lounge when the rain began and the hospital started shaking. She had never seen rain going up… Actually, that shouldn't have been possible at all. When the hospital moved, it had thrown her off her feet, causing the girl to land on the ground harshly. It had taken her about five minutes to get back up since her ribs were still tender from the crash. Or well, the two crashes… Apparently, even her advanced healing had its limits. The eighteen-year-old only really remembered the first crash though. The one she caused herself. Stupid leeches… Stupid brothers and stupid shifter gene. She didn't even want to be in a hospital but they refused to let her go because of her high body temperature. The Black tried to tell them that it was her normal body temperature but did they listen? No… And now she was on the Moon. In a hospital… Looking at the Earth. It was something she had never expected to see. On one hand it kind of freaked her out a little bit but then again… She had always been somewhat fascinated with space.
"We've got air," a woman's voice gasped from behind her "How does it work?"
A man answered her slowly "Just be glad it does."
"I've got a party tonight. It's my brother's twenty-first. My mother's going to be really, really…" the woman trailed off, looking at Kaya weirdly "What are you doing out here?"
The shifter glanced over at her. She was standing at the other end of the balcony "Why wouldn't I be out here?"
"Want to go back in?" the man questioned both girls.
"No way," Martha laughed "I mean, we could die any minute but all the same, it's beautiful."
The Doctor hummed, looking at the girl to his left. She looked… as if she didn't belong somehow. He didn't like looking into people's timelines but hers felt weird… He didn't even have to check it. From what the Time Lord could tell through the bruising, her face had the colour of Native Americans. What she was doing in Britain, he didn't know… Not that she had no right to be here. It was just… Odd "Do you think?" he asked, coming back on the medical student's statement.
Martha nodded "How many people want to go to the moon? And here we are."
"Standing in the Earthlight," the Time Lord sighed absentmindedly.
Kaya shuffled a bit "It puts things into perspective," she murmured, still staring at the Earth.
"What do you mean?" the Doctor asked curiously.
The shifter looked up and stiffened when her eyes met the Time Lord's. No, how was that possible? She had never really wanted an imprint and certainly not some British guy… It was everything she thought it would be though. Everything Sam had described and more… It was indescribable. Her whole world felt like it shifted, centring itself around the man across from her. Sam definitely hadn't been lying about the feeling. Kaya's inner wolf was panting happily and for the first time, it felt like she was… in control? It felt like she could let go of her anger, keep her calm until that man in front of her is in danger. The feeling was so strong that her grip on the railing tightened until her knuckles turned white. Kaya was scared that she would embarrass herself by falling down in front of the other woman – the doctor in training "Makes you feel sort of insignificant, doesn't it? I mean, what do you matter in the long run? No one will remember you anyway, so what's the point?"
Contrary to what she believed, Kaya wasn't the only one who felt the bond forming. The Doctor had to hold back a gasp when something snapped into place. There was a tiny imprint of something in the back of his mind and for the first time since his people died, he didn't feel as alone. This girl couldn't be a Time Lady though… He would have known before she looked him in the eyes. This was something else entirely and he was determined to find out what "That's a dreary outlook. Your family will remember you though."
"No. I don't think they will," Kaya smiled sadly, getting her bearings back together "Maybe my father but my brother is… Never mind. I should go back to my room."
When she was about to walk past, the Doctor's hand caught her arm "Stay?" He looked confused at his own actions but didn't remove his hand from the girl's arm.
Martha looked at both of them with a weird look on her face. She might not know them but they were acting strangely… "What do you think happened?"
"What do you think?" the Doctor questioned.
"Extraterrestrial," Martha shot back immediately "It's got to be. I don't know, a few years ago that would have sounded mad but these days? That spaceship flying into Big Ben, Christmas, those Cyberman things… I had a cousin. Adeola. She worked at Canary Wharf… She never came home." Kaya frowned at her. What was she talking about? There had never been anything like she described… She found out that it was 2007… When she had the car crash it had been 2009… Maybe that was the vampire's power? Maybe it could send someone back in time and even teleport itself? How else could she have ended up in England of all places…
"I'm sorry," the Doctor murmured, looking sadly at the medical student "I was there…" He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, squeezing Kaya's arm, that he was still holding, a little "In the battle."
The medical student looked at him determinedly "I promise you, Mister Smith, we will find a way out. If we can travel to the moon, then we can travel back. There's got to be a way."
"It's not Smith," the Time Lord pointed out "That's not my real name."
"Who are you, then?" Martha asked suspiciously.
The man grinned lightly, making the shifter's heart flutter. What a grin that was "I'm the Doctor."
"Me too," the girl laughed "If I can pass my exams. What is it then, Doctor Smith?"
"Just the Doctor," he repeated, looking down at the younger girl next to him "What's your name?"
Kaya shifted a little, carefully moving her hand from his "Kaya… Kaya Black."
"Nice to meet you, Kaya Black," the Time Lord smiled charmingly. He had no idea what caused him to act like this but a part of him… wanted to steal Kaya and take her to see the universe. How… odd. It wasn't even the feeling he had when finding a new Companion… This was a complete mystery to him. Something he didn't know yet. Maybe he would take her along though… After observing how she acted with seeing the Earth, he didn't think she would freak out. Not too much anyway.
Martha frowned in confusion at the Time Lord "People really call you the Doctor?"
"Yeah," the Doctor nodded, not looking up at her.
"Well, I'm not," the medical student scoffed "As far as I'm concerned you've got to earn that title."
The man rolled his eyes "I'd better make a start, then. Let's have a look… There must be some sort of…" He paused, throwing a small rock out as far as he could. It bounced off, revealing the shimmering of light around the building "Forcefield keeping the air in."
"How does it work?" Kaya tilted her head curiously "Wait… Never mind that. If it keeps the air in… What happens if it runs out?"
The Doctor turned to Martha "How many people in this hospital?"
"I don't know," the girl murmured "A thousand?"
"One thousand people. Suffocating."
The med student's eyes widened "Why would anyone do that?"
"Head's up," the Time Lord pointed out "Ask them yourself."
Kaya gaped at the three massive columnar spaceships that passed overhead, only to land a few meters from the entrance of the hospital "Hey, who are they?" she questioned, pointing to the marching beings that stomped out of the ships. They looked to be clad in armour and helmets… Sort of military-style marching.
"Judoon," the Doctor sighed, running a hand through his already mused up hair. He grabbed the younger girl's hand and pulled her along, careful of some of the wounds that he could see. The Time Lord froze and blinked down at the appendage he was holding "Wow… You're hot."
Kaya snorted "Why thank you," she teased, causing the Doctor to blush and stutter.
It took him several minutes to notice the amusement in the young girl's eyes and huff "Very clever… Come on, then. Let's see what they want." The three ran towards the entrance doors of the hospital, ducking behind a potted plant at the same time as the Judoon entered through the forcefield.
"Blos so folt do no cro blo cos so ro," the leader of the Judoon commanded. He had taken off his helmet to reveal a sort of two-horned rhino.
Kaya turned to the Doctor incredulously "Judoon are rhinos?"
"Rhinos… from space," the Time Lord murmured, keeping his attention on the floor below.
The other Judoon who still had their helmets on, pointed their weapons at the people who were screaming in fear, hiding behind the chairs in the waiting area. One of the medical students who had been in the Doctor's room earlier stepped forward "Er, we are citizens of planet Earth. We welcome you in peace." The leader of the Judoon pushed him against the wall, shining a blue light into his mouth "Please, don't hurt me. I was just trying to help. I'm sorry, don't hurt me. Please, don't hurt me."
The Judoon replayed a recording of the medical student, plugging the device into his armour "Language assimilated. Designation Earth English. You will be catalogued." He shone another blue light on the human's forehead "Category human." The rhino grabbed Morgenstern's hand, marking a cross on it "Catalogue all suspects." The rhinos moved out, repeating the action on all people in the area.
A man ran at one of the aliens, smashing the chair into the back of one's head. They all turned at the same time. The Chief Rhino stared at the shaking man "Witness the crime. Charge, physical assault. Plea, guilty. Sentence, execution." He pointed his weapon at the man.
Kaya was about to stand up and say something when the Doctor's wrapped his hand around her mouth, keeping her down "Shh," he hushed "Don't interfere."
"Why not?" the eighteen-year-old demanded, freeing herself.
The Doctor blinked at the question. Yes, why didn't he want to interfere? While he didn't like watching humans die but there was something… Nothing stopped him from helping others before, so why now? The Time Lord didn't want the girl to get hurt… The bond that he was feeling was thrumming, warming him from the inside. He wanted to protect her "They would kill you."
Kaya froze and looked at her Imprint in surprise "Are you trying to protect me?"
The Doctor blushed and looked everywhere but at her "Oh, look… You've got a little shop," he exclaimed, catching sight of the small alcove "I like a little shop."
"That didn't really answer my question," the Shifter grumbled.
"Never mind that," Martha snapped at the other two "What are Judoon?"
The Doctor glanced at her "They're like the police. Well, police for hire… More like interplanetary thugs."
"But we're on the moon," Kaya pointed out, seeing that she wouldn't be getting an answer anytime soon. Alright, if he wanted to play that game… So would she.
"Neutral territory," the Time Lord whispered "According to galactic law, they've got no jurisdiction over the Earth, so they isolated it. That rain, lightning? That was them, using an H2O scoop."
Martha scoffed at the man "What are you on about, galactic law? Where'd you get that from If they're police, are we under arrest? Are we trespassing on the moon or something?"
The younger girl shook her head with a puzzled frown "That can't be it, can it?" she asked the Doctor "You just said that it was neutral territory… You can't trespass on neutral territory…" She trailed off, thinking about home. The treaty with the bloodsuckers had declared Forks neutral territory with a few clauses added. We couldn't transform in the town, while they couldn't hurt any humans within the town limits.
"Good thinking," the Doctor complimented "They're making a catalogue. That means they're after something non-human, which is very bad news for me."
"Why?" the medical student frowned before her mouth dropped open "Oh, you're kidding me. Don't be ridiculous. Stop looking at me like that."
The Doctor smiled at the two girls in front of him. A part of him was hesitant about revealing himself like that but one look at Kaya reassured him. She didn't seem to care one bit about what he had just said "Come on, then." He pulled them with him down a corridor where he eventually found an admin office.
"They've reached the third floor," Martha called over her shoulder, running back into the room a little while later. The Doctor was working on a computer with his sonic, while Kaya watched with a curiously puzzled expression "What is that thing?"
"Sonic screwdriver," the Time Lord mumbled as an answer.
The medical student huffed in annoyance, crossing her arms "Well if you're not going to answer me properly…"
"No, really, it is," the Doctor stammered, waving it around in front of her face "It's a screwdriver and it's sonic… Look."
"What else have you got?" Martha blinked "A laser spanner?"
Kaya perked up, looking at the alien with a tilted head "I did…" he trailed off and shook his head "But it was stolen by Emily Pankhurst, cheeky woman."
"You met Emily Pankhurst?" the Shifter questioned "How? She died almost eighty years ago."
The Doctor winked at her "That's my secret." He turned back to the computer with an annoyed sigh "Oh, this computer. The Judoon must have locked it down. Judoon platoon upon the moon." The man whirled around again, staring at the two girls intently "Because I was just travelling past. I swear I was just wandering. I wasn't looking for trouble, honestly, I wasn't… But I noticed these plasma coils around the hospital and that lightning, that's a plasma coil. Been building up for two days now, so I checked in. I thought something was going on inside. It turned out the plasma coils were the Judoon up above."
"But what were they looking for?" Martha frowned.
Kaya rubbed her forehead, wincing at the bruise she hit. So much for advanced healing… "Since they're cataloguing humans, I think they're looking for something that isn't human?"
"Yes," the Doctor nodded empathetically "Something that looks human but isn't."
"Like you, apparently," the medical student gestured.
The Time Lord rolled his eyes. He actually preferred Kaya to Martha at this point just because the medical student seemed slightly annoying "Like me. But not me."
"Haven't they got a photo?"
"Well, might be a shape-changer," the Doctor shrugged, causing Kaya to flinch. She was a shapeshifter… Did that mean that she would register as alien too? Because after she woke up and couldn't reach her father, she looked them up… She didn't really know where she was or what happened after she crashed, so she couldn't be completely sure about it… The only things she really knew was that she was in London. In a world where alien attacks were normal… Since she never heard about anything like this happening back home, she assumed something must have happened to bring her here. On the other hand, she wasn't too sure about the whole different world idea she had. It sounded ridiculous. Especially to someone who studied Engineering. One of her professors taught her about the multiverse theory but it was a myth, wasn't it? Although… It did make sense in a way. For every major choice there had to be different outcomes. Every outcome would be in a different universe – parallel world. It was an idea but there was no actual way of proving something of that scale. Maybe Kaya could talk to the Doctor about it. He seemed to be the person to go to when it came to things like these. Maybe he could help her find a way back home… But – She shook her head. Did she really want to go home when her Imprint was here? If she really was in another world then she would have to choose between family and her Imprint. It wasn't a choice the Shifter wanted to make if she didn't have to. How could anyone make that choice?
Martha rolled her eyes, a little exasperated "Whatever it is, can't you just leave the Judoon to find it?"
"If they declare the hospital guilty of harbouring a fugitive, they'll sentence it to execution," the Doctor explained, not reacting to the medical student's tone. Maybe he didn't notice or maybe he just didn't care.
"All of us?"
Kaya looked at the Time Lord, debating on what she was going to do now. She was getting a little tired and hungry but the situation seemed to almost be at its best, so she just leaned against a nearby wall, watching the two other people in the room. The Doctor nodded at the woman "Oh, yes. If I can find this thing first. Oh!" he exclaimed, finding something on the computer "Judoon are thick. They are completely thick. They wiped the records. Oh, that's clever."
"Why is that a good thing? That means you most likely can't get the files back," the Black frowned.
The Doctor shrugged uncomfortably "Yup. Now… Just look for a patient admitted in the past week with unusual symptoms. Maybe there's a back-up."
"Just keep working," the medical student murmured "I'll go ask Mister Stoker. He might know."
As soon as she was gone, Kaya walked forward hesitatingly, not sure about her Imprint now that they were alone. What if he felt something as well? Would he call her out on it? "Do you really think you can get the back-up restored?"
"Honestly? I have no idea," the Time Lord sighed, running a hand through his hair messing it up even more "So, Kaya Black. Tell me something about you."
Kaya shifted when his gaze landed on her "Not much to tell. I'm eighteen and a college student in my last semester."
"Oh? What are you studying?"
"It's a – It's a double degree. Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering," she told him, biting her lip.
The Time Lord blinked in surprise "That's impressive. I'm sure your parents are very proud." He winced internally at the awkwardness of the situation.
Kaya lowered her eyes "My father is."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Before the Shifter could open her mouth, the Doctor let out a noise of triumph "I got it. Come on." He grabbed Kaya's arm, dragging her along. Outside the office of the doctor who was shadowed by the medical students, the two of them literally ran into Martha "I've restored the back-up."
"I found her," the medical student gasped, glancing at the office door nervously.
The Time Lord gaped "You did what?" It was then that a guy dressed completely in leather broke down the door to the office, starting towards us "Run." The three of them headed down the stairs, only to meet a platoon of Judoon coming out, so they diverted to another floor closely followed by the motorcycle man. Kaya glanced back at the person running after them, her arm still held by the Time Lord. She was barely winded, while Martha was already huffing out her breaths, sounding close to dying. The group of three ran until they reached Radiology and the Doctor sonicked the lock, closing the door behind them "When I say now, press the button."
"But I don't know which one," Martha exclaimed, calling after the Time Lord.
The Doctor rolled his eyes "Then find out." He started messing with the x-ray machine while the medical student got the Operator's Manual from the shelf and started reading. Kaya ran her hand over the control panel and quickly located a bright yellow button that was labelled. The man outside was battering on the door, managing to break it down "Now." The Shifter quickly hit the yellow button before Martha could do anything.
"What did you do?" the medical student frowned, looking at the leather-clad figure who was lying face down on the ground.
Kaya turned the machine off and looked at the Doctor with wide eyes. As soon as the radiation had flooded the other room, she had begun to feel some tingling that was quickly spreading through her body. At first, she didn't quite know what was going on but as soon as the Doctor spoke next, it all made sense "Increased the radiation by five thousand percent. Killed him dead."
"But isn't that going to kill you?" Martha questioned, sounding worried.
"Nah," the Time Lord waved off, winking at Kaya "It's only roentgen radiation. We used to play with roentgen bricks in the nursery. It's safe for you to come out. I've absorbed it all." The two girls stepped into the other room carefully. Martha because she wasn't sure what to think about the situation and Kaya because she could feel the tingling move through her body and down into her left leg. The Doctor did a weird sort of wiggling dance "All I need to do is expel it. If I concentrate I can shake the radiation out of my body and into one spot." He made a noise of triumph "It's in my left show. Here we go, here we go. Easy does it. Out, out, out, out. Ah, ah, ah, ah,. It is, it is, it is, It is hot. Hold on." After a lot more jigging about, the Doctor threw his shoe into the bin "Done."
The medical student shook her head "You're completely mad."
"You're right," the Doctor murmured, looking down at his feet "I look daft with one shoe." He quickly got rid of the other one as well "Barefoot on the moon."
Kaya shook her head, trying to keep the grin from her face "I don't think that's what she meant…"
"So, what is that thing?" Martha asked, cutting the younger girl off "And where's it from, the planet Zovirax?"
The Time Lord barely glanced at her "It's just a slab. They're called Slabs. Basic slave drones. See?" He poked the figure on the ground "Solid leather, all the way through. Someone has got one hell of a fetish."
Kaya tilted her head, crouching down to feel the lifeless body "How is that possible? If it's leather all the way through… How does it move? There are no circuits that would make it a drone, so what exactly does make it go?"
"Is that important right now?" Martha questioned, looking at the other girl in annoyance. She had already forgotten her name "It was that woman, Miss Finnegan. It was working for her, just like a servant."
The Doctor had meanwhile pulled out what was left of his sonic screwdriver out of the x-ray machine. It was completely fried, causing him to pout "My sonic screwdriver."
"She was one of the patients," Martha continued "But…"
"Oh no," the Time Lord muttered "My sonic screwdriver."
The medical student ignored him "She had a straw like some kind of vampire…"
"I loved my sonic screwdriver," the Doctor grumbled.
"Straw?" Kaya blinked, slightly weirded out "I don't know what the hell is going on but vampires have fangs… Well, technically just really, really sharp teeth."
Martha shot the Shifter another look before crossing her arms "Doctor?"
"Sorry," the Time Lord looked up, throwing the screwdriver away "You called me Doctor."
"Anyway?" the older girl drawled "Miss Finnegan is the alien. She was drinking Mister Stoker's blood."
The Doctor blinked "Funny time to take a snack. You'd think she was hiding. Unless… No. Yes, that's it! Wait a minute. Yes. Shape-changer. Internal shape-changer. She wasn't drinking his blood, she was assimilating it." By now, he was pacing up and down "If she can assimilate Mister Stoker's blood, mimic the biology, she'll register as human. We've got to find her and show the Judoon. Come on." His hand found Kaya's again. The Time Lord frowned internally. What was that? Why did he feel the need to be close to this girl? He had never felt this way before.
Outside the Pathology, Martha hid by the water dispenser with the Doctor and Kaya who was being caged in by the Time Lord. The Shifter grimaced uncomfortably, leaning against the wall, her tiredness catching up with her "Hey, there's another one of those… Slabs?" she frowned and turned to look at the Doctor "You never did tell me how they move exactly."
"I'll explain it later. Promise," the Doctor smiled before sighing "The thing about Slabs… They always travel in pairs." Kaya coughed in amusement, shaking her head when the Time Lord sent her a questioning look. Basically, the Slabs were like girls going to the bathroom. Never alone.
Martha peaked at the happenings in front of them "What about you, then?"
"What about me what?" the Doctor asked.
"Haven't you got back-up?" the medical student prodded nosily "You must have a partner or something?"
Kaya could feel a hint of sadness waving through the Imprint bond, so she reached out, squeezing the man's hand gently. The Doctor startled for a moment before he squeezed back, putting on an annoyed expression "Oh… Humans. We're stuck on the moon running out of air with Judoon and a bloodsucking criminal, you're asking personal questions? Come on…"
"I like that," Martha smiled in amusement "Humans. I'm still not convinced you're an alien."
The small group walked into a Judoon "Non-human," it announced after scanning the Doctor.
"Oh, my God… You really are," the medical student breathed in shock.
"And again," the Doctor groaned, exasperatedly. He was still holding onto Kaya's hand from where she had taken it earlier but by now it just felt nice… Holding her hand was something that almost came naturally to him. Maybe that was something to think about later. When they weren't in danger of being killed by a bunch of space rhinos. Kaya ducked when the Judoon fired its weapon, stumbling. She would have fallen if the Doctor hadn't reacted quickly enough. They ran up the stairs, onto a floor where people were slumped on the floor "They've done this floor. Come on. The Judoon are logical and just a little bit thick. They won't go back to check a floor they've checked already… If we're lucky."
Martha knelt down next to another person in scrubs "How much oxygen is there?"
The girl shook her head "Not enough for all these people," Swales explained "We're going to run out."
"How are you feeling? Are you alright?" the Doctor asked Kaya, before looking over at Martha.
The medical student shook her head "I'm running on adrenaline."
"I… I think I'm fine," Kaya murmured. She was a little dizzy but that came from running around when she should have still been resting.
"What about the Judoon?"
The Doctor shook his head "Nah, great big lung reserves. It won't slow them down… Where's Mister Stoker's office?"
Martha gestured in the direction opposite of where they had come from "It's this way."
In the office, Kaya saw a very pale body lying on the ground motionlessly "This is so freaky," she breathed. It was kind of like a vampire but not. Had it been anything like the Cullens then the man would be turning now. Not dead…
"She's gone," the medical student noted "She was here."
The Doctor crouched down next to the dead Stoker "Drained him dry. Every last drop. I was right. She's a plasmavore."
"What's she doing on Earth?" Martha frowned in confusion.
"Hiding? On the run?" the Doctor shrugged "Like Ronald Biggs in Rio de Janeiro. What's she doing now? She's still not safe. The Judoon could execute us all." He took one last look at the corpse and went back out into the corridor "Think, think, think. If I was a plasmavore surrounded by police, what would I do?" He caught sight of the sign to the MRI and dropped his head "AH. She's as clever as me. Almost."
Kaya whirled around when she heard a crash and a high pitched scream behind her. There was marching and one of the Judoon called out "Find the non-human. Execute.
"Martha," the Doctor turned to the older of the two girls urgently "Stay here. I need time. You've got to hold them up."
"How do I do that?" she asked.
The Time Lord shifted a little and looked from Kaya to Martha "Just forgive me for his. It could save a thousand lives. It means nothing. Honestly, nothing." He pulled her into a rough kiss and then turned to run, snagging Kaya on the way past. The Shifter had stiffened lightly but shook her head. He didn't know… Maybe even didn't care about the Imprint. She shouldn't read too much into this. A part of her couldn't help but wonder whether she was good enough. The Doctor wasn't human. He had likely met so many people and she was just… just an eighteen-year-old.
"Why did we stop?" Kaya questioned, looking at the flashes of light that were coming from inside the room.
The Doctor grasped the girl's shoulders "I need you to stay here. Out of sight. Can you do that for me? I don't know what's going to happen in there but I honestly don't want to put you in more danger."
"I…" Kaya broke off. She wanted – no, needed to protect her Imprint but he was right. This was something she couldn't help with. As much as she hated it, she backed off "Alright. I'll stay out of the way."
"Thank you," the Time Lord smiled, squeezing Kaya's shoulders lightly "How about when all of this is over… You come with me? Travel a little?"
The Shifter froze "You want me to come with you?"
"Why now?" the Doctor questioned "You're obviously smart and have a good head on your shoulders. Plus, I believe there's something we have to talk about."
"I – Okay," she murmured, looking down. The Time Lord gave her one last smile before bursting through the doors to the MRI. Kaya leaned against the wall behind her, sliding down. She was a little scared about what the Doctor would do when he found out about the Imprint. Would he hate her? Send her away? She couldn't see anyone accepting this bond. Especially, since it was something that was done without his approval. Not that she had any control over it either but that was just something she had to live with. The more time passed, the more the girl's eyes dropped until everything around her went black.
A little while later, the Doctor gasps for air, looking around in confusion. It took him a moment before he remembered what was going on "The scanner," Martha mumbled, her body slowly going limp "She did something."
The Doctor looked at the scanner and carefully crawled towards the controls "Soddit," he cursed when he realized that his sonic was fried. Instead, he pulled apart the cables that the plasmavore had plugged together, turning the scanner off. Kaya. Where was she? The Time Lord stumbled from the room after quickly checking to make sure that Martha was alright. He fell to his knees next to the black haired girl who was slumped against the wall opposite of the door "Come on. Please… Be alright?" He tugged a strand of the girl's hair behind her ear and sighed. With a quiet groan, he got up, lifting the Shifter into his arms towards one of the windows. The Doctor carefully put her down on the windowsill and went back to get Martha. As soon as he was back, he went to stand next to Kaya, pulling her against his chest "Come on, come on, come on, please. Come on, Judoon, reverse it." He let out a breath of relief when it started to rain "It's raining, Kaya. It's raining on the moon." A crash of thunder and a big flash later, the hospital was back where it should be.
A little while later, when the people were being taken to other hospitals, the Doctor snuck back to the Tardis, supporting a now awake Kaya. The Shifter looked at the police box in confusion but when the two of them went inside, the confusion turned to awe "This is amazing," she murmured, looking around "I never thought something like this actually existed. It's dimensionally transcendental, right?"
The Doctor, who had been expecting the normal 'It's bigger on the inside' gaped at the girl in shock "What? How?"
"Sorry," Kaya apologized quickly "Was I… Did I get it wrong? I got into Sci-Fi in college and that was the most obvious explanation."
"No, no," the Time Lord shook his head, helping her over to the jump seat "Actually, that's spot on. It's just… Normally people have another reaction."
The Shifter tilted her head "Let me guess… It's bigger on the inside?"
"Exactly," the Doctor nodded, happy that he still got to hear the normal phrase "Let's get her into the Vortex. I'll explain everything later. After a little visit to the medbay." Kaya sighed, leaning back while the Doctor messed with something on the console. She took the time to really look around. The room was huge with corals all around and grating on the floor. The console was radiating a green light. All in all, it was beautiful. Behind her, there were stairs going to a second level with several corridors branching off.
