Hero and the Lost Girl

The two guys stared at each other for the longest time, not moving. Then the Doctor spoke first.

"Um…hallo!" he said, smiling his crooked, cheeky smile and holding out his hand, "I'm the Doctor, who are you?"

The boy sheathed his sword, and shook the stranger's hand hesitantly, saying nothing. This doctor was quite a sight; his wild hair was wet and plastered to his face, and his odd clothes were in complete disarray, not to mention the half-crazed look in his wide eyes at the moment as he looked at him. He had never seen a doctor that looked like this, so the boy could not be blamed for being shocked and a bit nervous around him. When he didn't answer though, the Doctor's smile faded a little and his eyebrows furrowed together. "Can you speak…?" he asked seriously. The boy shook his head and shrugged like it was no big deal, but he motioned something with his hands. Luckily for the Doctor, the T.A.R.D.I.S. translated forms of sign language and he understood, but I can sign if you want to talk, my name is Link. His eyes widened and he smiled again. "Well then, Link," he said, "what are you doing in the middle of the woods, mate? And where is everybody?"

Link smiled sadly and signed, 'everybody else lives up there on floating islands', he pointed to the sky and continued, 'I am down here looking for…' , he stopped and looked at his shoes a moment as if it pained him to mention something. He looked back at the Doctor smiling weakly, 'looking for a friend of mine. She fell and was taken down here by this odd black whirlwind thing.'

"You mean," the Doctor said, "she fell off one of your islands and a tornado sucked her down here?"

(This made his fall from the T.A.R.D.I.S. seem like nothing at all.)Link shook his head. 'We were flying, and she fell off my bird. It's my fault; I should've tried to save her.'

The Doctor frowned, suddenly staring at some fixed point in the distance. He remembered Rose, and how he could've saved her as well. It pained him so much, and both of his hearts broke over again at the memory. He knew how Link felt, except he actually had a chance to find her again. He knew what he should do.

"Well what are we just standing around for?" he said, throwing out his arms, "Let's go, old boy, lead the way!"

Link's eyes grew wide. 'You're going to help me?' he asked, amazed.

"Of course," he flipped his sonic screwdriver out of his pocket "allons-y!"