I opened my eyes to the voice of the Doctor. Not a bad way to wake up to be honest.

"Alexis! Can you hear me? Alexis, wake up!"

Color and light slowly returned. I sat up with a jolt, gasping.

"What happened? Where am I?" I asked, looking around wildly.

"There we go, welcome back to the land of the conscious."

I was back in my cell. "What… What happened?"

The Doctor was at the window. "I was hoping you could tell me. The pirates brought you back about half an hour ago, said you'd fainted. Is that true? Is that what really happened?"

"I… I was…" It started coming back. "The captain was trying to get me to join his crew… Said I'd be a good fighter…"

"Would you?" he asked.

I blinked. "I don't know, is it important?"

"No I suppose not," The Doctor was quiet for a couple seconds before saying, "Then what? What happened to make you faint?"

"Well… Let me think," I rubbed my forehead. "He said something about… having a talent to know things by looking in people's eyes… Oh! I just remembered, he said something weird, he was looking into my eyes talking about secrets, and when I tried to say something he said he wasn't talking to me!" I stood up. "That was when…"

"What? What happened?"

"My head… Exploded! Just, e-erupted in pain, it was like nothing I'd ever felt before!" my head nearly ached just thinking about it.

I heard a clank and the Doctor looked to his door.

"The captain'll see you now," came a pirates voice.

He gave me one last look before disappearing. I could hear him in the hallway trying to reason with the pirates. They only laughed and kept shoving him along.

I was alone.

I looked around my cell looking for… I don't know, a way out I guess? Didn't really see anything. The floor was metal and damp from the ocean spray. There was a window to the outside, so I walked over and peered through. My eyes widened when I saw the outside. The Doctor wasn't kidding. I couldn't see anything but water forever! And so clear! Like there had never been any pollution, anywhere, ever! I had to look away; it was a little overwhelming. Wait a minute… I looked out the window again. Two suns! There were two suns in the sky!

I turned around with a smile, remembering that I was on another planet. In space! I was a million miles from home, I mean who even gets to do that? I went to the door, looking out the window. That's weird… I couldn't see the guard. I leaned on the door, trying to get a better view.

"Whoa!" the door flew open. Oh, clever Doctor… You don't need a guard for an unconscious teenager!

I quietly crept down the hall and up the stairs. Opening the door just a crack, I peeked out onto the deck. The place was crawling with pirates. And there was the TARDIS. Not where we left it, the pirates must have tried to move it to wherever they kept their treasure. It wasn't too far off, but I still had to cross the deck.

Retreating back to the hall, I looked around for an alternate route. There! A door at the other end! I jogged down and opened it slowly.

"Oh, boy," I whispered.

Inside the room I saw couple of hammocks, one of which was occupied by a sleeping pirate. I guessed that this is probably where the guards slept when not watching the prisoners. I saw a chest. Maybe there were pirate clothes inside!

I snuck into the room and opened the chest. It creaked and I cringed, looking over to see if it had woken the occupant. He only snored quietly. I sighed in relief and returned to the chest. Jackpot! Filled with clothes! I grabbed the most covering clothes I could, topping off the look by nabbing a hat off of a hook on the wall. Perfect! Now as long as no one looked to closely I could pass off as one of the crew!

Before I left, I grabbed a belt with a sword attached just in case.

I crossed the deck, walking tall, trying to look like I belonged. Didn't look at anyone, tried to keep my head down or turned away. I made it! Hello TARDIS! Not a permanent solution, but I could wait here until the Doctor managed to find a way back. Now that he didn't have to worry about me, it should be fairly easy for him.

I pushed on the door. What the… It was locked! Okay… Not good… I needed to get off deck now! The crew was starting to give me odd looks! I walked through the nearest door without looking.

There was a door to my left and a staircase right ahead of me. This hall was dark, but at the top of the stairs I could see a light. Was that voices? I crept up the stairs and sat quietly, listening. It was the Doctor!

"So obviously you're after something, something valuable, that's what all pirates are after isn't it?" He didn't sound happy. "Where did you even get this ship? Parts of it are made of wood and there aren't even any trees on this planet! There are just so many things going on here that just don't make any sense. Pirates on Enlandia? Unheard of!"

"Well you are correct, in assumin' we didn't make the ship. We found it." That was the captain's voice, and it gave me chills hearing it again. "It was on the mountain of Karnik, near the highest peak. Took us a while to figure out what it was, but once we did we fixed it up and set sail."

"But why? That's the real question. And how do you even live up here? You're all aquatic. How long have you been sailing?"

Skildavo paused. "About 36 years. We haven't quite adapted to the air yet."

"Is that why your faces are covered?"

He grumbled in reply. "Why are you so interested? Your awful nosy aren't'chya Doctor?"

I could practically hear him straightening his bowtie. "That's me, Doctor Nosy. But I don't care about any of that. I'm more interested in what you said to my young friend earlier."

Me? I turned slowly, trying to peek through the crack of the door. I could just make out the captain sitting at his desk, hands folded and looking a bit frustrated.

"You mean when I met with her privately, I assume? There's something you don't know about your companion. She's not quite as innocent as you seem to think."

I swallowed, not sure what he meant.

"There is something… in her head."

I gasped in pain when a headache came out of nowhere. Then I gasped again and covered my mouth when I realized I made a noise.

"What the…" Marthos said, standing up and coming over to the door. "You!"

I tried to run down the stairs, but he grabbed me by the arm and pulled me into the room.

"Ah, Alexis, nice of you to join the party," The Doctor said as we entered.

"You don't seem surprised," the captain said in gargle-y grumble.

"Well of course not, I was the one who opened her door," he replied, brandishing his sonic screwdriver.

"Where did'ya get these clothes from, child?" he snarled.

"I found them, have 'em back, I don't care," I said, tearing off the hat and bandana with my free hand and throwing them on the floor. Skildavo let go, and I stumbled over to stand by the Doctor.

"Any trouble?" the Doctor asked me quietly.

"Well my head is exploding, we're trapped on an alien pirate ship, there's apparently something in my head, the TARDIS is locked, and I could really use a trip to the bathroom, but other than that, no not really."

"Oh, yes, remind me to get you a key after-"

"You mean you don't know?" Skildavo said loudly in my direction.

"Sorry?" I said in return.

"You don't know what's in your head? Are you thick? You are trying to tell me that you have something living inside you, probably for years, and you have no idea?" he took a step forwards with each sentence.

My headache grew. "Stop it! You're lying!"

The Doctor put a hand on my shoulder. "It's going to be alright, sit down here." He led me to a chair and I sat. He pulled a small flashlight out of his pocket and shined it in my eyes.

"What are you—Where did you even-?"

"Oh there's something there alright. And I am sorry. But it's not good." His expression turned grim and sad at the same time.

"That's enough Doctor, I've had it with this nonsense," the captain said, shoving him aside and getting in my face. "I may captain a crew of delinquents, but I don't harbor any ill will to anyone."

"What are you doing?" I asked as he put a hand on either side of my head.

There was sound like when you get a static shock on a wool blanket.

"Show yourself heathen! Let this child be!" the captain bellowed in my face, staring intently into my eyes.

I was terrified. I had no idea what was going on, the Doctor was trying to get Captain Marthos away from me and my head was hurting so bad, I could feel the voices getting far away again, like before. 'I'm going to faint again,' I thought. Then it was like there was a pop.

I felt nothing. Was I floating? Was I laying down? I couldn't tell. There was nothing to see. I thought my eyes were open, but maybe they weren't. I licked my lips.

"Where am I?" I whispered in a hoarse voice.

As soon as I said the first word, I saw something; a light, flickering in the distance. It grew closer and separated, become two lights—eyes? They seemed to look around a moment, then turned away.

"Wait!" I cried.

The eyes flew back to me. Did it see me? I guess it did, because they flew right up to me, inches from my face.

"It is you," The voice seemed to be coming from my mind. It was soft and echo-y. When it spoke, there was a light coming from below it, shaped as an orb. I couldn't help but stare. "I have waited long to speak with you."

"Where am I?" I asked again, voice trembling.

"This is your mind, my lady. It is the only way I know of to speak with you and the others at once," the thing explained.

"What others? Who are you?" I looked around but there was still only darkness.

"The healer and the leader," it said. "In the most simplistic of terms I suppose you could call me your muse."

"Do you mean the Doctor and Captain Skildavo? I need to talk to them! What's going on?" I started getting restless and panicky, tried to move around. It was like I sent ripples through the image of this strange creature in front of me.

"I have not the power. But you do, Great Creator. I can only ask you not to interrupt the current conversation, but to instead envision a window to your physical form."

"What are you talking about? You made this happen! Why are you calling me that?"

"I was only able to cause this because of the Great Fracture. Remember that this is your mind. It is dark because you are frightened. But you have no cause to be. Imagine a safe place and it will appear. Imagine me a form and I shall take it. Imagine where you were, and you shall see it."

I took a deep breath. Scrunched my eyes closed. The forest. My grandparents' farm. I opened my eyes. There it was! I was home! Not really, I knew I was still in my mind, but it was so nice to see something normal again. I scrunched my eyes closed again. I needed to make a form for this muse thing. Female, definitely… long hair… white dress… It needed to be someone ethereal and serene looking. I opened. There she was.

The creature looked down at herself. "Thank you, my lady."

"Okay, now for the window." This time with my eyes open, I stared at a large tree, envisioned a TV screen in it. I blinked and there it was! I ran up to it and put a hand on either side.

"I'm here!" I yelled.

"They can't here you," the muse said.

I ignored her and examined to the screen. The Doctor and the Captain were both there, and it seemed like they were yelling at the screen. I realized I was seeing this from my own eyes. Trippy.

"Who are you?" the Doctor asked my body.

I heard my voice talking but at the same time it wasn't me. "I am a spirit the spirit of inspiration of creation of imagination." It was hauntingly eerie. There was no pauses in her (my?) speech, and it sounded strained too.

"Is that you?" I asked the muse, who nodded in reply.

"What are you doing in this girl?" the pirate captain asked.

"She has been chosen,"

"Chosen for what?" the Doctor interjected.

"She has been chosen,"

"What for you blasted thing?" Marthos asked in frustrated tone.

"She is the Creator. She is the one who has been chosen."

"Okay, so she's been chosen, right," the Doctor said, starting to pace. "Who chose her?"

She (I?) paused. "I am not in possession of this knowledge."

The Doctor froze. "You have taken control of this girl, took advantage of her mind, and you don't even know why or who for?"

I looked over to the muse. Everia, I decided to call her, assuming she didn't already have a name. Her previously serene face was bunched together in confusion and displeasure. I turned back to the screen just in time to see the Doctor approach my body.

"What species are you?"

"Species are irrelevant."

"They're really not though, tell me, what planet do you originate from?"

"Earth," she responded immediately.

"But that's not true," the Doctor said just as quickly. "You are so lost. What else could you possible due but search for logic and knowledge? False memories, ordinary human things, things that make sense for your planet, but in the back of your mind you knew that you weren't in the right place."

Again, I looked to Everia. She was staring at the screen with wide eyes and pursed lips, beginning to sweat.

"There have been breadcrumbs leading me to this, I knew there was something strange about this girl. Oh! Humans!" he said spinning around with his hands up, looked like he figured something out. "So ordinary! So stupid! But so amazing! So much potential in those little heads! The ambition to conquer countries! The intelligence to create just about anything that could be thought of! The imagination to create entire worlds! You see, I've figured it out," he ran up and put his hands on my shoulders—wait, I could feel it! "I've figured out what you are."

I looked my hands. I was see-through! I was fading! I gasped and looked to Everia. Her previously long soft hair was now limp and greasy looking. She took a step towards me.

"My lady, do not listen, I only wish to help! To be helped in return!" she reached a hand out, it was bony, her eyes looked sunken in and tired. "Do not leave my lady!"

"I can't help it!" I cried, looking at myself frantically, my arms faded, my legs faded, until I was completely invisible!

The darkness consumed me.