'Time Guardian
Chapter Three: Witch
"So how long have you lived here, Mae?" The Doctor stands up and feels around his collar, disappointed. "No bowtie?"
Mae shakes her head. "I don't know how long I've been here … I can't remember anything before a year ago."
"A year ago?" The Doctor starts waving his sonic screwdriver in the air as he walks around Mae's house.
"Uh yeah, as best as I can figure. I remember turning 18 just before I moved into this house and I'm 19 now." Mae gazes over at The Doctor, who has his screwdriver by the calm fireplace.
"Nothing…"
"Doctor what are you scanning for?" Amy asks, moving awkwardly in her heavy clothing. "Do you think something's wrong here?"
"I don't know…" the Doctor keeps scanning. "Yes, no, yes. Something seems off, but I can't put my finger on it."
"Would anyone like some tea?" Mae asks.
"That sounds great. Doctor?" Amy asks and he nods.
Mae slips through the door and into the kitchen.
As soon as he thinks that Mae is out of earshot, the Doctor turns to Amy and starts whispering, "There's something off about this Mae girl. Something's not quite right. I don't think she's been here her whole life, I don't know where she came from though."
"Yeah, off. You think so?" Amy says sarcastically.
The Doctor puts a finger to his mouth.
"What with the powers and all… Do you think she is a… a witch?"
"No, I don't think so."
"Then-"
"I don't know yet, that's what I'm trying to figure out," Mae enters back from the kitchen with a pot, some matches and a stove to put over the fire.
"Ugh" Mae grunts as she bends over the stove with matchbox in hand. "These must be duds…"
"Here…" the Doctor rises, "May I?"
She nods.
He points the sonic screwdriver at the fireplace. With one push of the button it flames up.
Mae jumps back, but quickly recovers and puts the stove over it, then the kettle to heat the water. "I've got soothing chamomile or mint, do you have a preference?"
Amy and the Doctor both shake their heads.
"Mint it is then." Mae smiles and gets up again to get the tea.
"Something's just not right about her whole memory loss," The Doctor and Amy continue their earlier conversation.
"Maybe she has amnesia – hit her head or something like that," Amy suggests, but the Doctor shakes his head. A loud pounding on the front door makes them both turn their heads. "What do you suppose that is?"
"Open up!" A voice outside demands.
"Nothing good," the Doctor says, lowering his voice even more.
"I'm comin, comin," Mae says and sets down the tea leaf bag she'd been holding. The door creaks open slowly. "No…"
Amy and the Doctor exchange looks.
"Hide," he says.
"Where?" Amy whispers loudly.
"Get the witch!" Someone in the kitchen yells.
"The bedroom. Go now!" Amy leaves the room and the Doctor follows her into the bedroom.
"What about Mae?"
"I promise we'll get her but right now I need to keep you alive."
"No…" Mae protests in the kitchen as something glass crashes to the ground. "I'm not…"
"Get her!" The door shuts behind Amy and The Doctor.
"The closet," The Doctor points to an open door where a few clothes hang. Amy gives him a look but goes inside and he shuts the door behind them.
"Please, I'm not… I'm not a witch, I swear," Mae protests, nearly in tears at this point.
Amy whimpers behind the closet door.
"You were seen by Mable to be practicing the craft in the woods, dancing… naked." Mae gasps.
"No…" The loud metal clasps binding Mae sound throughout the house. "Please…" Mae begs.
"That's not right… they should be using rope," the Doctor comments with furrowed brow. There's a loud thud of something hitting Mae and there are no more sounds of her struggling against her captors.
"Doctor what are going to do?" Amy asks, still very quiet even though the villagers have left Mae's house.
"We have to get back to the TARDIS. You were right Amy, we shouldn't have come here."
A/N: So kind of short but I'm thankful to finally get something up for you guys because I did get more reviews last chapter. Again if you can, please, please review! It will only take a moment, unless you really want to go into depth ;) Suggestions are always very welcome!
~ charmedchica