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The TARDIS
Ciara's POV
I woke up feeling like I had been run over by a semi, I hurt everywhere. When I opened my eyes I looked around and saw lots of machines that I had no idea what they did. I was lying on a small, soft, white bed and I assumed that I must be in the med bay area. I started to sit up, hissing in pain with the movement. Once I got used to the pain I swung my legs over the side of the bed and stood up. I swayed a bit standing up but soon steadied myself and headed toward the only door in the room.
When I opened the door I saw that I was in a hallway. I looked both ways before deciding to head to the right. As I walked I looked around and noticed that the walls of the hallway had lights everywhere on them. I got pretty distracted from the lights so I didn't notice that I had entered a room until I bumped into a railing and looked around me. I was in a giant console room of some sort. There were lights everywhere and large coral pillars throughout the room. And in the very center was a large console with flashing lights, buttons and a whole menagerie of items stuck onto it. It was absolutely the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
I was stuck in awe for several moments before I noticed a door on the other side of the room and decided to head over to it. When I opened the door I walked outside and looked around. I recognized the place, it was satellite 5. So that means that the Doctor, Rose, and Adam are somewhere out here. I wonder what part of the episode it is. I shrugged after thinking about it for a moment. I decided to head through a gate across the room and try to find the Doctor or Rose.
I saw a window in front of me once I'd gone through the gate and decided to see what was out there. I walked up to the window and looked out. The planet looked a lot different than it did in my time. The world was covered in clouds and in the few clear spots you could see gigantic buildings everywhere. I looked at the planet in awe for about five minutes before getting bored and heading out to explore some more.
I soon found myself in a large room with people bustling about in a rush. I could see a large 139 on the wall of the room. People that were passing by me were looking at me a bit strangely and with a bit of worry and suspicion so I looked down at myself and noticed that I was still in my torn, blood-stained, and dirty clothing from my imprisonment. I had on a simple gray t-shirt with blood and tears in it, a pair of faded blue jeans with more tears and blood and that was it. Van Statten had taken all of my old clothing and given me these. I didn't even have any socks or shoes on. I probably looked like I had just come out of a warzone or something. Oh well, I shrugged mentally, there wasn't much that I could do about it now. I had shut the TARDIS doors behind me and they were probably locked now. Only thing to do now was continue trying to find either the Doctor or Rose. Over the sound of the crowd I could hear an announcement blaring out from an unknown location.
"Attention all staff. All coverage of the Glasgow water riots being transferred five through nine." The announcement blared. I looked around, trying to see if the Doctor or Rose were in here. Suddenly I see them over at a machine that the Doctor is flashing with his screwdriver. I hurry over towards them, maneuvering through the large crowd, to see what they are doing.
"…Eat the food, use the wrong verbs, get charged double and end up kissing complete strangers." I smiled as I heard the Doctor saying this, "Or is it just me? Stop asking questions, go and do it. Off you go, then. Your first date." He said smiling.
"You're going to get a smack, you are." Rose said teasingly. I laughed slightly at their banter before deciding to make myself known. I stepped up toward the Doctor and cleared my throat. The Doctor turned and looked at me, startled. I smiled at him waving a little.
"Hello" the Doctor said, he pulled out his sonic screwdriver and scanned me quickly, looking over the results. "I didn't expect you to be up and about so quickly, you seemed pretty exhausted." He said after putting the screwdriver away and smiling at me. "But, since you are here now you can come explore with me." He said smiling at me. I smiled back and nodded at him. The Doctor looked around the room seeming to be searching for something before walking over toward two woman standing a bit away from us. I followed him quickly staying a bit behind him and looking around still in a bit of awe at where I was.
"Er, this is going to sound daft, but can you tell us where we are?" The Doctor asked the two women, motioning between us.
"Floor One Three Nine. Could they write it any bigger?" One of the women said, pointing toward three large numbers painted on the wall. The Doctor and I looked up at the numbers then turned back toward the women.
"Floor one three nine of what?" the Doctor asked, confused. The two women looked at him a bit strangely.
" Must've been a hell of a party" The woman said. Looking over at me a bit worriedly.
"You're on Satellite Five." The other woman told us, smiling. She looked over at me and her smile dropped to be replaced by a concerned expression. I smiled at her trying to settle her.
"What's Satellite Five." The Doctor asked, seeming not to notice the two women's worry and concern toward me.
"Come on, how could you get on board without knowing where you are?" The first woman exclaimed in surprise.
"And what happened to her?" the other woman asked looking at me still. The Doctor turned toward me surprised by the question. He winced a bit when he saw what I looked like. Both of the women were now looking at him seriously, waiting for an explanation.
"There was a bit of an accident." The Doctor said, thinking quickly. "She tripped and knocked over a couple shelves." He then turned back to the women and said, in response to the first question, "And anyway, look at me, I'm stupid. I have no clue where I am."
"Hold on, wait a minute. Are you a test? Some sort of management test kind of thing?" the second woman asked looking at the Doctor and I with dawning comprehension in her eyes.
"You've got me. Well done. You're too clever for me." The Doctor says holding up a leather wallet with a piece of paper in it.
"We were warned about this in basic training. All workers have to be versed in company promotion." The second woman said quickly to the other woman. The first woman straightened and smoothed her shirt out putting on a fake smile while looking at the Doctor.
"Right, fire away, ask your questions. If it gets me to Floor five hundred I'll do anything." She said.
"Why, what happens on Floor five hundred?" The Doctor asked, confused.
"The walls are made of gold. And you should know, Mister Management. So, this is what we do." She said, looking at the Doctor like he was a complete idiot for asking that question. She walked over toward a wall monitor the Doctor following quickly. I was about to follow as well but the other woman stopped me by grabbing my arm. I turned to face her and saw that she was still looking at me quite concerned.
"Are you sure you're alright?" She asked. I nodded quickly but she looked unconvinced. "If he's the one doing this then it doesn't matter if he is management, you can tell me, and I'll make sure he gets what's coming to him." She said, glaring at the Doctor's back. I looked at her surprised by how menacing she had become.
"No, it's fine. It was like he said, just an accident. I'm actually pretty clumsy." I told her while smiling, trying to alleviate some of her worry. She looked at me for a minute, trying to tell if I was lying or not before sighing and looking relieved.
"Well, that's good. Anyway, I'm Suki. It's nice to meet you." She said. I smiled at her again, relieved that she wasn't asking anymore questions about my appearance.
"I'm Ciara. And like wise." I told her. We talked a bit more about nothing really important, and I started to really enjoy her company. In the middle of our conversation though I saw a flash of an image. It was somewhere cold, there was frost and ice everywhere. Sitting in front of me were several people who were looking at a screen blankly. It seemed like they were dead and the person in front of me seemed very familiar. It was Suki and she was just staring directly in front of her. She was dead, her body a puppet to the thing controlling the chip in her brain.
I suddenly stumbled and couldn't see straight after that. The image was gone but it was seared into my memory. I had gotten to like Suki from our short conversation. But now I remember what happens to her. She dies. Tears started streaming down my face and I fell to the ground. Those two words repeating over and over in my head. She dies, she dies, she dies. When it was just T.V. it was so simple just a side character who died, sad yes, but not heartbreaking. Not something that I would cry over. It was fake, not real, never really happened. Here though, it was all real, all of it. The death, injury, and loss was all real. The reality of my situation crashed down on me, it was real and there wasn't much that I could do to stop it. Because, I had no idea what kind of effect my interference would have. I mean look at what happened when Rose tried to save her dad. I couldn't save them because I didn't know what would happen if I did but if I just let them die then I will have all that blood on my hands. I couldn't handle any of this anymore and in an attempt to get away from it all, my brain decided to just shut down on me, and I blacked out.
I am so sorry for how long it took me to get this chapter up. I really am. I will try harder to get these up quicker from now on. At least one a week.
- Grace Darkfeather
