I'll be Waiting
A Short Doctor Who Fanfiction
Chapter Four: Shape Shifters
"Mallory, where are you?" The Doctor called out pushing open the backstage door that lead out onto the stage. Everything was still incredibly quiet. It was pitch black. Lifting up his sonic screwdriver he aimed to light out into the audience. A few rows in he saw Mallory hunched over in a chair.
"Mallory!" The Doctor shouted hurling himself off of the stage. As he got to her side he checked her vital signs. She was out cold but still alive. He scooped her up and went to go out to the lobby when he saw movement, and a pale green light.
"Oh no, please don't be a Rutan, that's the last thing I need right now…." The Doctor mumbled. He spun about to see what it was and let out a long sigh. It was exactly as he had feared. The Rutan had come to Earth.
"You there, Rutan! What business do you have here on Earth?" The Doctor shouted still holding an unconscious Mallory. The jellyfish like alien gilded toward him slowly. He back up slowly not looking where he was going. The thick thump of him bumping into something behind him almost made him sick to his stomach and he sucked in his breath slowly. He turned to look behind him and his heart sunk a little.
"This day is really not getting any better is it?" He mumbled. The Weeping Angel stayed where it was as he stared at it but he had a feeling he was not its target. He turned his attention back to the Rutan. If there was one there was more…..
"Earth was voted off limits to your people Rutan. You are in a serious galactic violation and I will take action if necessary. State your reason for begin on Earth! NOW!" The Doctor shouted still holding Mallory.
"We received a tip that the Sontarians were several light-years close to Earth and we will destroy Earth to get to them if we have too," The single Rutan replied in a clipped voice. "That female you are holding could help us."
"What? Mallory? How, how can she help you?"
"You may be our enemy but we can use the Time Lord DNA from the fetus in her body."
"Run that by me one more time. What is inside Mallory?" The Doctor asked confused. In his arms Mallory began to stir. The Rutan began to glide closer and the Doctor became aware that the Weeping Angel's target was the Rutan. It was almost upon the glowing jellyfish. The Doctor took this chance to run. He set Mallory down and grabbed her hand and blotted out of the theatre and into the street.
"You're pregnant? Why didn't you tell me?" The Doctor asker her as they got outside. She blushed a little and hid her face.
"Mallory, its okay I'm not mad. But right now we have a serious problem on our hands. The Rutan are ruthless and destructive and they'll do anything they possibly can to get what they want and that is to get at the Sontarians. And the Weeping Angels are acting as sort of an ally to us. Though I have no idea how well they will hold up to the Rutans. We need to find a way to get the Rutans off your planet, which is not gonna be easy. If only the Judoon were here! Argh! Think Doctor!" He sat down on the curb of the street and ran his fingers through his hair. Mallory sat down next to him and sighed as well.
"Fire…..Rutans can't stand fire….but that only gets rids of the ones here on Earth…..and the fact that they need you is a little unsettling as well," The Doctor mulled over his thoughts. Mallory just sat and listened to him ramble not sure what to say.
"You're sure you aren't mad at me because I didn't tell you I was pregnant?" The Doctor stopped rubbing his head and gazed at the beautiful woman sitting next to him. He pulled her close and kissed her forehead.
"No, of course not Mallory! I just…don't really know what to say honestly. I mean…wow…I'm gonna be a dad. I was a dad once, but not like this. Aliens stole my DNA and cloned a daughter from me. But this…this is huge!" He paused. "Flamethrower! Does the theatre own a flame thrower?"
"Yeah….but how does that get rid of the ones not on Earth?"
"It doesn't but I've got an idea lets go roast us some Rutans!"