Chapter 2: You Can't Run From Guilt

The Doctors feet pounded against the ground, it seemed like it had been forever. Just keep running, she thought.. A loud thudding sound stopped her in her tracks.

Four thuds…

She sensed a darkness behind her. The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. She breathed in and out to calm herself, the temperature immediately dropped. The darkness and sorrow was overwhelming. Turn around.

The voice beckoned for her to turn around. But her willpower was much stronger than this force.

Then a terrible screech brought her to her knees. The ringing only grew, she heard another noise, it sounded like a scream. But then she realized that she was the one screaming. The pain was starting to render her unconscious, she felt blood trickle down her neck from her ears. This was unlike any pain she had felt before, death would be a blessing.

Then there was singing, it was so beautiful, and yet so sad. It was the same music that played from the singing towers that night with River. It drowned out the pain, and The Doctor was able to stand.

In the distance, the singing towers stood. Before she knew it, she was running towards the towers, but then something caught her eye, it was a toy tardis. It looked like it was painted on a block of wood. It was the same one Amelia had made. The towers were only another trap, the singing was actually coming from this tiny toy.

The faster she ran, the farther it became, she stopped. Her panting couldn't be heard, her hearing was blasted with the ear splitting music. She could feel the Tardis screaming out to her, it was in pain also. She straightened up, and faced the toy. She knew exactly what to do.

She snapped her fingers.

And suddenly the tardis was right in front of her, she could tell it was crying. She stepped in, and felt something slice her back. She shrieked, and fell on her side. The doors of the Tardis slammed shut, and the ship started to shutter. Sparks flew from the controls, the crying of the Tardis echoed.

Flames erupted from the roof, blackness clouded The Doctors vision. She felt her blood under her fingers, why aren't I regenerating? She thought. Pain spread through her back to the rest of her body. The alarms of the Tardis couldn't be heard due to the damage in her ears. But the pain didn't bother her has much as the sadness and regret, tears still poured down her face.

The wooden doors of the Tardis started shaking madly, something was going to come through if the Tardis didn't leave soon. There was only one thing that could have this much power...

What just happened?! Her mind was screaming for answers, this was a trap, but set up by who? Whoever this was, they were so powerful and knew her weaknesses. It had to be Daleks, they were the only empire strong enough to get through those doors. They would track the Tardis, and most likely kill anyone in the way.

The Doctor was helpless and so very alone. She was sprawled on the floor of the Tardis, pale, trembling, and covered in her own blood. But no regeneration had started, which means that she wasn't dying yet. She started choking on the smoke. She had an idea, but it would cause others to get hurt. There was nothing she could do but hide.

Suddenly The Tardis stopped shaking, and she opened her eyes, her breath unsteady. She pulled herself up, and stumbled to the doors and pushed them open. She was in a broom closet, but she already knew where she was.

She was on the planet Kalixia, a prison planet. She could taste it. But why would the Tardis take her here? Before she could answer that question the Tardis started creaking, and groaning. It was leaving her?!

"Wait no! What are you doing?! You're dying! Why take me here?!" She screamed and pounded on the door

"NO!" She sobbed and clung to the empty air that was the Tardis.

Her mind was clouded with fear and confusion. The Tardis was her home, she couldn't stand to lose it. She felt something growing warm in her pocket, and pulled out an object. It was a pocket watch, the same one she once stored her memories in. Then, she understood… The Tardis wanted her to hide among criminals has a human, it thought it was her best chance.

And it was -it was genius. It was the only planet that she could get around undetected and be uncared for, no one would know who she was, because she'd be human. But she knew that they would do whatever it takes to find her, that much was obvious. They probably already knew where she was. These people could get hurt, she had no idea what they would do to find her.

If it was her choice, she would do this alone and everyone else would be safe. She didn't know if she could forgive the Tardis for this. She was stranded, and no one would believe her here, but when whoever was after her arrived, she could surrender herself in the hopes that no one will get hurt. That was the best, and only option. How was the Tardis even capable of putting this in my pocket?

But then the watch flew out of her hands, and shot open.

"No!" She yelled and lunged at it, attempting to close it.

It was too late, the watch had started sucking her memories away, and it snapped shut. Everything was gone.

A woman stumbled out from a closet into a plain white hallway full of people wearing arm brackets, neck braces, and a leather-like black jumpsuits. Her vision was blurry, everything hurt and ached. Her mind a complete blank. A face came into her line of view, it was a reptilian-looking 7 foot woman with a threatening scar, elongated jaw, and a troublesome smile. But her eyes showed kindness.

The woman fainted, and fell forward. The reptilian lady caught her and started yelling for help. This strange, bloody, ragged woman had no idea what she was going to wake up to.