Kenna and the Doctor stood before the slimy creatures, their arms up in protest. Kenna's arms were slowly starting to get exhausted, she could feel the muscles tensing up in them. She tried her best to ignore it, because if she let her arms have a chance to breathe, then her and the Doctor would be done for.

So, with a long, exasperated sigh, she flashed her eyes upon the young man next to her, "What are we going to do, Doctor? Those things are preventing us from exiting the hospital."

The Doctor fell silent for a minute, his eyebrows furrowed in thought. He then looked at Kenna. "To be honest, I don't know. The Slitheens are dangerous and sneaky creatures."
Kenna tilted her head to the side, "Slitheens?"
The Doctor nodded, "They are aliens that take over the bodies of normal, living humans. Once they don't need those anymore, they eat the insides of them."
A sharp exhale escaped the brunette's throat, followed by a gag. "Oh my god! T...That's disgusting!"
"Yes, yes it is." The Doctor sighed. "That probably explains why they targeted this hospital...there's a lot of humans here for them to scavenge on."

"Yeah, seems so." Kenna nodded. Her eyes then widened. "Wait. Does that include Tiaoshi, Doctor?! Oh...I sure hope it's not..."

"Sadly, it does, Kenna." He then focuses his attention back on the Slitheens. "Besides, if we're ever going to get out of here, one of us has to grab Tiaoshi and make a run for it while the other one distracts those creatures."

Kenna thought over that for a minute. "Right. I will get Tiaoshi while you do the rest of the work."
The Doctor smirked. "Good." He then fingered through one of his shirt pockets, pulling out a weird-looking device. It resembled that of a normal screwdriver, but without the thin, pointy tip. It was a tad smaller, and was made out of mechanical parts. At the top of it was a small, blue orb. Kenna assumed that might be useful for some things.

And, as a matter of fact, it was. The Doctor slowly lifted his arm up at the Slitheens, the screwdriver aimed at them. Then, with a push of one of the buttons, the blue orb lit up, a loud, ear-curdling sound soon coming from it. Screaming at the top of their lungs, the Slitheens covered the sides of their heads to try to get rid of that awful noise...but it failed to do so.

A limited laugh escaped the Doctor's throat. "That will take care of them for a while." He then flashed his eyes upon Kenna. "Kenna, go get Tiaoshi and exit through the back door!"

Kenna nodded in comprehension, allowing her feet to lead her the way to the entity's room. But a sudden halt stopped her from doing so. "But what about you, Doctor?" she questioned, turning around. "What happens if it doesn't hold them for long?"

"I'll be fine!" The Doctor's voice increased to overcome the sound of the screwdriver. "Just do what I said and get to safety!"

Not wanting to say anymore, Kenna nodded, then dashed to Tiaoshi's room. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw the entity struggling to ge up, her left arm wrapped around her torso. The brunette rushed over to her, carefully removing Tiaoshi's busy arm and replacing it with her hands, which were now wrapped around her waist.

"Tiaoshi!" Kenna's voice came out with a short gasp at first, then went back to its normal tone. "You can't get up due to the bad condition you're in. Your ribs are damaged badly to the point that your balance is off."
The blonde-haired woman slid her teeth together to resist the unspeakable pain. "...I'll...be fine...Kenna. You...don't have to assist me."
Kenna's expression only deepened more in sorrow due to the words coming out of her mouth. "I have to this time, Tiaoshi. Something bad has happened and we need to exit this hospital as soon as possible."

Tiaoshi's curlean eyes widened, flashing upon the brunette's. "Why...?"
Kenna took a minute to remember. "There are slimy and weird-looking creatures known as Slitheens that have invaded the hospital. The Doctor and I assumed that they were using the nurses, doctors, and patients here as decoys to trick us."
To Kenna's surprise, Tiaoshi gasped and stood up with a jolt. "Oh, no! I've heard of those. So we have to leave here as soon as-OWWW!"
The weight that Tiaoshi had on Kenna's arms increased as Tiaoshi's body forced her to sit back down on the bed.

"That's what I was trying to tell you." She then averted her attention to the door, recognizing the sound of the Doctor's screwdriver has died off. Her concern only increased more by the minute. With a sigh, she slowly lifted Tiaoshi up. She then released one of her arms and used it to put Tiaoshi's right arm over her shoulder. The hand that belonged to the arm still around Tiaoshi's waist tightened in order to maintain her balance.

Right as she got to the door, it swung open, almost causing Kenna to lose her balance. Her eyes widened when she saw who did it in such a hurried manner. "Doctor?"

"The sonic screwdriver didn't work on the Slitheens for that much of a time." The Doctor yelled over the Slitheens' screams. "We have to get out of here now!"

Not letting a word escape her mouth, Kenna watched as the Doctor's pace transitioned from slow to fast as he left Kenna's sight. Kenna followed suit, trying her best to catch up with him. The only sound that Kenna could hear was their shoes tapping constantly against the floor, the Slitheens' yelling, and Tiaoshi groaning in pain.

Feeling the weight being put on her shoulders, Kenna's feet started to slow down. The Doctor, who was almost at the door, glanced over his shoulder. His eyes widened when he saw what was happening. The Slitheens were just a few inches away from the two women. With a thrust of his arm, he grabbed a hold of Kenna's free arm, then dashed towards the light penetrating from the only exit of the building.

The door slammed behind them as the Doctor's back rested against it, making sure that the Slitheens don't use that as their getaway.
Seeing the creatures still in their chantings, the Doctor exhaled, then made his way to the TARDIS. Kenna followed quickly behind him, making sure that she didn't drop Tiaoshi along the way; the weight was only getting worse.

"...That...was totally unexpected." was all Kenna could say between short breaths of air. "And also creepy looking at those disgusting things."
"That's what I have to live with every day, unfortunately." The Doctor glanced over at her. "Disgusting creatures, Daleks, Somatrans, any many more that I can't bear to bring up."

"Ah, I see." Kenna blinked, since she didn't even know what Somatrans were. But then a sudden scream from Tiaoshi caught her off guard. "Doctor!" The pain in her voice caught the attention of the Doctor. "I can't hold onto Tiaoshi for much longer. Her injuries seem to be getting worse."

"Seems so." The Doctor quickly responded, and took Tiaoshi into his arms. "We have to take care of this immediately."
The doors of the blue time machine were thrust open by the push of the Doctor's hand on the doors. After looking around, he bends down on one knee, slowly resting Tiasohi upon the floor, being careful not to press on the wounds. With a sigh, he looked up, his mind soon going off into the distance. He tapped his index finger on his chin, one of his eyebrows was arched up a bit.

Kenna could only hear the sound of him muttering, something about where he put his first aid-kit last. He exhaled in frustration, resting one of his hands in his short brown hair, with the strands peeking between his fingers. "Oh, great." he gritted his teeth. "I don't remember where I put it! This is bad! This is bad!"

Kenna tilted her head to the side a little, "Why is it bad?"

The Doctor's angry eyes flashed upon Kenna's, causing the woman to flinch. "It's because I need it for any emergency that happens without notice or any wound that the companion or a normal person has on them when going on time travels or rescuing a part of the world." He then muttered a few words that the brunette couldn't make out. "Now what am I going to do?"

The room then fell silent as Kenna's eyes looked down upon the Doctor and Tiaoshi. Her eyebrows furrowed in concern, unsure of what to do. She knew that if she used her powers in order to heal Tiaoshi, she might scare the Doctor. Or that he might find her weird to be a human that can wield supernatural powers. But seeing what her protector has gone through, Kenna slid her teeth together. The aura in her hands started to flow through her veins, appearing in a form of small, blue flames. A lump appeared in her throat as tension inside her grew, but soon got rid of it with a long, defeated sigh.

"I...will offer to help you." she spoke up, catching the young man's attention.
"How?" The Doctor looked surprised. "You're a normal human. You won't be able to heal these without medical supplies."
"Well, looks can be deceiving." Kenna then bent down on one knee, then closed her eyes so she can concentrate. With a swift movement of her hand, she hovered it over Tiaoshi's stomach. A blue aura soon appeared, and as she carefully rested her hand on the wound, the aura started to spread across the entity's body, glowing a light blue in the areas of the stained blood on the damaged ribs.

As the ribs came into view, the Doctor watched in awe as the bone slowly started to piece themselves together, the blood slowly starting to fade away. With a sigh, Kenna disabled her powers, the view of the ribs fading away as she did so. A sharp exhale suddenly came from Tiaoshi as she stood up, looking around the room.

"Where...am I?" Tiaoshi blinked. "I don't remember being here before."

Kenna and the Doctor shared confused glances, then looked at Tiaoshi. "You blacked out after we got away from the Slitheens." Kenna spoke up. "So the Doctor and I hurried to the TARDIS, where I healed the damage that had been done to you by the Daleks."

Tiaoshi let that sink into her head for a minute. "Ah, I see." Her eyes then widened. "...M-My wounds?" she rests her hand upon her stomach, her mouth open in shock. She then locks her eyes back on Kenna. "I thought the wounds were bad to the point that no healing can be done."

Kenna laughed. "Tiaoshi, you've known me since I was a little girl. My powers are strong enough to heal bad damages like that."

Tiaoshi followed suit. "Ah, yeah. I should've figured." She then scans the perimeter once more. "And you said you guys hurried to the TARDIS...so this must be it..." Her eyes gleamed in excitement.

The Doctor smiled, followed by a short laugh. "It is. The only one in the universe." His eyebrows suddenly furrowed in confusion as he stood up, slowly walking over to the doors of the time machine. He peeked his head out, and gazed into the dark sky. Then, without another word, he made his way back to Kenna and Tiaoshi.

"Time sure does pass by fast." He sighed, glancing at the doors. "I think it is time for you ladies to be getting back home, right?"

Kenna was busy helping up Tiaoshi, putting one of her arms around Kenna's shoulder, with Kenna's hand on her waist. Kenna blinked. "Yeah. I don't know what time it is." She then tapped a finger against her chin. "Probably around 8:30 or so?"

"9:00." The Doctor replied.

Kenna gasped. "Oh god! Time does have a tendency to pass by fast!" She then goes to make her way out of the TARDIS, but the Doctor stops her.

"Kenna. We're still in England, remember? I will have to get the TARDIS back to London and make sure the Daleks are not there. I am afraid that they might have burnt down the whole place by now."

Kenna's expression deepened. "...I sure hope they didn't."

The Doctor exhaled, and rested his fingertips of his left hand on Kenna's shoulder. "Same here. I just want you to be safe and not in danger when you return home."

Kenna smiled warmly, "Thanks."

She only got a nod from the Doctor in return as he walked over to the control table, his sneakers tapping against the floor in an almost rhythmic beat. He then pulled the lever up, causing the wheezing and groaning of the machine to spread across the room. And in the blink of an eye, the trio was back at Kenna's house. Looking around, Kenna stepped carefully outside, just to make sure she didn't step in any burnt grass. But the grass didn't seem to be dead, thankfully. And the house looked like nothing had happened to it in the first place.

With a long, exasperated sigh, the red-head went to walk forward when the Doctor called her name. She turned around, confused. "What is it, Doctor?"

"I'm going to see if the town is safe." he said without looking back. "Be back in a minute!"

Kenna sighed and stood there, her hair whipping against the wind. She was worried as well for the townspeople in her hometown, hoping that they didn't get shot down by the Daleks. They looked cute at first, but once Tiaoshi and her angered them, they took that back. Kenna shuddered.

Tiaoshi locked her eyes up on Kenna. "Yeah, I'm worried about the same thing as well."

Kenna flinched, not realizing that the entity could read her thoughts, as well as other ones in that race could. Kenna exhaled sadly, then nodded, her red hair going along with the movement of her cranium. "Those Daleks better be gone. Otherwise, we would have to deal with them again."

"Yeah." Tiaoshi agreed. "But if the Doctor's going there, I'm afraid that he'll get shot by them."

"I am too. But don't worry about him that much, Tiaoshi." Kenna looked ahead of her to the starry night sky. "I have faith in him. He told me he's fought these enemies of his plenty of times before, so I'm sure he will come back alright."

Silence then took over the conversation, except for some grasshoppers making their usual sounds, and hopping around. Tiaoshi smirked, breaking the reticence. "Oooh, you make that sound like you have feelings for him, Kenna!" With a giggle, she started poking Kenna's arm that was wrapped around the blonde entity's waist.

Kenna could hear her say, "Do ya? Do ya? Do ya have feelings for the Doctor?" as she continued on with her annoying behavior. Kenna puffed her cheeks, beginning to bite at the insides of her cheeks with a embarrassed gesture. She could feel her face getting warm, but managed to control herself.

She then flashed her eyes upon Tiaoshi. "As long as you keep on saying it Tiaoshi, I've told you thousands of times before. I don't have the hots for the Doctor."
Tiaoshi smirked, "Oh really? Then why is your face red, lover bird?"
Kenna could feel the anger inside of her boiling up. She slid her teeth together in annoyance. "It's none of your business!"
A short laugh only came from Tiaoshi. Kenna felt herself join into the laughter as well, which was unusual. She would think that Tiaoshi would reply, continuing on with her teasing. But seeing that Tiaoshi was in her original mood, being her teasing self as usual, Kenna couldn't help but join in.
"Oh, I've missed you." Kenna sighed, ending the laughter. "I'm glad you're back to your normal self again."
"Yep!" Tiaoshi went to get up, slowly releasing her arm off of Kenna's shoulders. She felt her knees shaking at first as she started to regain some of her balance, but then felt them give out. Kenna catched her before she fell face first into the grass.

"It will take some time for you to get your sense of balance back, Tiaoshi." Kenna's expression deepened. "Besides, you'll be able to get some rest after the Doctor comes back."

As if on cue, the Doctor came running from around the corner of the street, making his way back to where he was a few minutes ago. His breath was coming out in short bursts of air.

Kenna blinked. "...So what is it? Are the Daleks gone?"
The Doctor nodded, straightening his glasses. "Yes, thankfully. Who knows what would've happened if they were still here."
Kenna only nodded in return, then saw as the Doctor made his way to the TARDIS.

Kenna's eyes widened. She then ran over to him, catching his attention. "W-Where are you going?"
The Doctor blinked, then laughed. "Oh, back to the TARDIS. Why?"

Kenna felt herself hesitate for a second, then took a deep breath. "Well, I've only known you for almost a day. You had helped Tiaoshi and I from being killed by the Daleks, and also trying to distract the Slitheens from eating us. And...it feels kind of strange to see you go so soon."

The Doctor took a minute to let that sink into his head, then smiled reassuringly. "Oh, don't worry about it. I'll be back."

Kenna's expression brightened when he said that. "When?"

The spiky haired man smirked. "You'll see." Then, without another word, he opened the doors to the time machine, then slammed them behind him. Kenna and Tiaoshi then heard the usual humming sound from it before it faded away.

Kenna stared into the starry night before letting a sigh escape her throat. "...Well, it was nice meeting him while he was here."
"There's no disagreeing with you on that." The blonde haired entity smiled, and sent a wink in Kenna's direction. Kenna knew instantly what that translated to: You wished that the Doctor was here longer, didn't you?

Kenna exhaled, letting that one slide. A yawn then escaped her throat. "It's starting to get late, Tiaoshi. I think we should be hitting the hay right about now."

"Yeah, I believe you're right."

The two women then made their way into the house, closing the door behind them.

_

Kenna woke up to the sound of something humming in the distance. Rubbing her eyes a few times, she spotted her alarm clock next to her and squinted, not able to read the numbers all that well. When her vision cleared, she saw that it was 9:30 at night.

"...Now who or what would that be at this time of the night?" Kenna muttered to herself as she casted her sheet aside, then slowly made her way to the door. As she closed the door quietly behind her, she made sure that her feet didn't make any squeaking noises. She knew how easily Tiaoshi could be woken up, by the slightest sound.

When she finally got downstairs, she heard a knock at the door. When she opened it, she almost lost her balance. She went to say "Doctor?!" but then realized that her voice would rise due to it. Taking a second to sigh, she spoke up, but with a low tone. "Doctor, what are you doing here?"

The Doctor looked around, then fixed his eyes back on Kenna. "Come with me."
Confused, Kenna went to follow him, but then noticed she was in her night gown. Her face flushed in embarrassment. "O-Okay, but I have to change into my clothes first..."

"Oh! I don't mind that." he laughed, catching Kenna off guard.

Kenna raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

The man smiled. "Of course. Come."

He then leads Kenna to the TARDIS, and lets her in first before closing the doors behind him.

"So where are we going?" Kenna questioned, a tad curious.

"Not anywhere at the moment." The Doctor said, pushing some buttons on the control table. "I would like to talk to you first."

Kenna stayed silent, wondering what he meant by that. Her crimson eyes watched him as he made his way toward her.

He cleared his throat. "I've been thinking about what happened earlier, when we went to the hospital to check up on your entity friend, Tiaoshi, and our encounter with the Slitheens. Same goes for your powers, which I found most unusual for a human to have. But enough talk about that." He laughed it aside. "You've wanted to become a companion of me for a long time, am I right?"

Kenna nodded.

"Well then! Where in time and space do you want to go?"

Kenna smiled, noticing that he was using one of his famous phrases. Not sure of which one to choose, a smirk escaped her throat. "Surprise me."

The Doctor smirked as well, then pulled up the lever on the control table. They heard the humming of the TARDIS beneath their feet.

"Alrighty then! Allons-y!"