A/N: Each chapter we shall learn a bit more about Dream. She is a mystery. Some things about her, The Doctor doesn't even know. Enjoy this chapter!
When we got into the TARDIS, the Doctor ran to the middle of the room, moved some controls around, and started to talk really fast about something. I wasn't paying much attention. I walked slowly and just stared at him. I got up the stairs and sat in the captain chair. It took him a while to notice I was quiet.
"What's wrong, Dream Key?" I almost wanted to smile at my nickname, I haven't hear it a long while. He gave it to me a bit after we first met; I was practically a kid back then. But, now is not the time for memories. I can't even think straight.
He walked towards me as I was reminiscing, "What are you thinking," he asked. I looked away. "Listen, I promise, as soon as we make sure the Nestene Conciseness isn't going to harm anyone, we will leave this planet until it needs us again, okay?"
"Can we not come back?" I thought in my head. This planet gives me nightmares. But, I don't want him to know about that yet. "And no strays?" I asked instead, looking at him in his new, yet so old, blue eyes.
"No strays," he smiled.
"Okay!" I jumped up, hugged him, and ran to the other side of the console. I really didn't want to worry him, or get him suspicious that I wasn't telling him something. He hates that.
"Where to?" I asked, hoping he'd repeat something I missed earlier.
"Well, I believe we destroyed the Conciseness's main warehouse, but there is still something active with the same frequency as the ones from the shop, so," he pulled a lever, "we are following that."
The room started shaking, and we laughed as usual, until it stopped. "Let's go, Dream," he said, running out of the TARDIS.
"Always running. They didn't teach us this, girl." I said jokingly to the TARDIS. I felt a hum in my head like laughter as ran out after him.
We ended up in a lot around some houses and it was daytime. We blew up the shop at night. "Still think the signal is here, Doc?" I grinned at him.
"I may have gotten the timing a bit off, but," he stated to scan again with his sonic, "the signal is definitely still here." He looked back at me, "and don't call me 'Doc,' it's insulting," he said chuckling.
We kept walking and following his sonic until we reached a building, "Powell Estate." I read, "Why would the Nestene Conciseness be in a flat?"
"Let's find out," the Doctor replied seriously and started up the stairs. For some reason, I've always hated stairs. That's why if I had to go to Earth, I wouldn't go any time before the 40th century.
I looked up at him and yelled, "I'll just wait for you down here, or look for a lift, or something." He stopped in mid-step and looked down at me.
"No you won't," he said and started back up the stairs. "Why do I have to listen to him, again," I asked myself and started up the stairs after him.
We walked up about three flights of stairs before he turned down a hallway, scanning. He stopped at a door and grinned at me.
"This is going to be fun," I said sarcastically. All of a sudden he dropped down to the floor and started to mess with the cat door. I asked him what he was doing, but he didn't answer.
A few moments later, he said, "Hello," in a sing-y song-y voice and jumped back up. Then he looked at me and said, "Uh oh," and the door swung open.
The blonde from the shop, well Rose, was at the door. I rolled my eyes and started towards the stairs again. "I'm getting tired of these humans," I thought to myself, "They are getting annoying and in our way. As usual."
The Doctor grabbed my arm and pulled me in to the flat. "Doctor," I said annoyed.
"Shh," he said, hushing me. "Hold my arm," he told me in his head.
I glared at him and wrapped my hand around his arm. I have no idea what he was planning, but I rarely do.
Rose yelled something to her mum while grabbing the Doctor's other arm and dragging him through the flat. She started to talk about something, but I couldn't hear her. I started to get a loud ringing noise in my ears. I tighten my grip on the Doctor's arm, which caused him to look down at me, concerned. I shook my head and smiled up him, assuring him that I was fine, even if I didn't feel like it.
Now we were in Rose's living room. She went off to go make us some tea, coffee, or something. I still couldn't hear anything; the ringing sound was getting worse. I saw the Doctor saying something to me, but I was never good at reading lips. He started to fade away too, in a black haze. "Theta," I whispered and passed out.
I see a little girl playing with her mum and dad in a front yard. Humans, of course. Always with the humans. Why am I seeing this? They go inside the house.
My vision tunneled and I opened my eyes. I was in the Medical Bay in the TARDIS, with a worried Timelord across the room looking at some papers.
He turned to me, "Dream, you're awake," he exclaimed, relieved and ran over to me.
"Well, of course I am." I said sitting up, "I'm fine." I was always one to quickly assure people I was alright, regardless of the truth.
The room swayed and I held my head, "Sort of." The Doctor gave me a look. "I'm fine," I repeated, "Watch." I threw my legs over the bed and started to stand up. As soon as my feet hit the ground, I was falling again. The Doctor, however, was ready. I guess he knew that was going to happen. He caught me and placed me back on the bed.
"Stay," he said to me sharply, his hand on one of my legs to assure that I wasn't going to try that again. "What happened? You were unconsciousness for two hours."
"Two hours," I chuckled, "that's nothing." I said in a joking manner, trying to lighten the mood. But two hours was a long time, it felt like seconds to me.
"Two hours, too long, Dream. What happened?" he said, serious. His blue eyes started to swarm with fear and confusion.
I hated seeing him like this, but I don't need this ancient Timelord to worry about me. "Um," I started, "I guess I didn't drink enough…" I trailed off as I saw his eyes flare with anger. "Okay, not a time to be lying apparently." "Okay, okay. I don't know why. I just started to get this ringing sound in my ears, and I couldn't hear. Then, my vision started to cloud up, it went black, and I woke up here." I was looking down by the time I finish explaining, knowing I should have told him something when it started. He grabbed both of my hands with his to get my attention and I looked up.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He said desperately and annoyed. He sighed angrily and walked away.
"Doctor?" He started to pace. "Doctor, what about the Nestene Consciousness?" He ignored me and continued pacing. "Doctor," I said louder. I really don't need him to be angry with me again; it's not a fun time. I know he hates it when I 'think' I can handle things myself, which I can, he just doesn't understand. He still thinks I'm a kid sometimes, but I guess I am to him.
Minutes went by. Then, he stopped pacing and turned to me with a penetrating glare. "Are you sure, and don't lie to me, are you sure you didn't see anything while you were unconsciousness. We don't just 'pass out' for anything, us, Timelords. There are always reasons or visions for some sort, not just darkness." As he said that, he got closer to me and his voice got rougher.
I blankly looked at him showing no emotion. I didn't want to show my confliction on my face, or he'd know something it up. I also didn't want to show much how much he was scaring me. Angry Doctor is Scary Doctor. I'll tell him about my vision, just not now.
"I'm sure, Doctor. Now don't worry." I replied and flashed a fake grin. I could feel my energy come back, so I shot up and walked around him towards the door. I needed to get his mind off of this. "So, the Nestene Consciousness, right Doctor?" I asked. He stared at me with conflicting emotions; this face is hard to read sometimes. "Doctor, I'm fine, please." I stressed.
"Yeah. Right. Nestene Consciousness." He finally said. He grabbed my hand and ran out the room. We took one left and ended up in the console room. Which was the TARDIS's doing because the MB is usually three lefts, two rights and another left before you reach the console room. The Doctor thanked the her and started to mess with the controls. "Right so," he began to talk fast, "While you were…out, I tracked a signal using the arm from Rose's flat."
"The human kept the arm, big surprise" I thought sarcastically. "The human." I murmured with the same tone, not being able to help myself.
He stopped and gave me an odd look, "Yes, the human. Anyways." He continued to tell me that the signal from the arm wasn't strong enough to find their base, but it was able to track a big signal like itself, as if it was a whole body.
The TARDIS landed and he started to run out. I followed him until he got to the door and stopped. He turned around. "Forget something," I asked, but I knew what was coming. "Doctor, I'm fine, honest."
"Just until we track down their base, where they are located, okay? I promise. You need to rest. Go on." I walked off irritated. I went and stood by the console. "Later, Dream," he called off and ran out the door. I waited for about 30 seconds and went for the door. I hurried to unlock it, but I heard his sonic outside relocking it, "Stay," he said. I sighed and started to my room.
When I got to my room, I laid in my bed and looked up at the ceiling. On there, was my family's names in Circular Gallifreyan: The Lover and Harmony, my Dad and Mum, and the Dreamer Key and The Peace Maker, me and my little sister. I miss them all so much. They are all gone now and there is someone to blame… I felt my eyes weld up with tears and I turned to my side. "No time to dwell in the past, huh girl?" I asked the TARDIS. She hummed softly in response. "Even though my past wasn't so long ago." I sighed and let my mind wander.
My mind quickly went to the Doctor, which led to him being out there and me in here. That led to the reason why I was left in here in the first place. "Who was that girl? What's happening to me?" The TARDIS hummed annoyed. "I know I should tell him, girl. I am and he shouldn't be angry with me for keeping it from him at first, right? I mean, who does he think he is?" I finished with a confused tone. The TARDIS hummed again, knowingly. "Yeah, I know. I remember. I forget most of the time though, because he doesn't act like it. But he and I both know that he's my guardian" I closed my eyes to try to nap before he came back.