The Doctor gently sewed in the final stitch and knotted it, careful to not wake Marion up. Her breathing was still uneven as if she could feel every jab from the needle. The Doctor reminded himself that she had a heart murmur; Donna pushed him away, holding a clean red t-shirt for Marion to wear since her blouse was ripped.
After Donna got the t-shirt, she stroked the young girl's hair. She couldn't help think how unfair it was for the young girl to be attacked.
"What did you think attacked her?" she asked finally finding her voice.
"By the sounds of it a shapeshifter, probably a relative to those that live on the planet Lupa" the doctor said picking up a sheet of A4 paper with Marion's test results. He promptly dropped it on the floor. "Impossible" he breathed.
"Doctor? What's wrong? What's impossible?" Donna asked, she was getting more and more scared by the minute. She rushed to the piece of paper and picked it up. After scanning the paper she dropped. "But….but you said you were the last of your kind" she said.
"I know what I said" the Doctor snapped "but it's all there, the two hearts, the different elements in her blood. It explains everything. A human wouldn't survive this"
"Oh thanks" Donna mumbled feeling a bit irritated. She hated it when the Doctor did the All Humans Are Inferior act, it hit a nerve.
The next morning Marion woke up to see Professor Smith looking down on her, he had a look of deep thought, but right under that he looked upset. He leant down and held her hand, causing the voice to scream.
TIME LORD, TIME LORD, TIME LORD, TIME LORD, TIME LORD, TIME LORD.
"Don't touch me" she whispered, he looked hurt as if he thought she was scared of him. "You make my mind scream" she said her voice getting louder.
"What do you hear?" he asked leaning back in his chair.
"Time lord, over and over again" she said, her throat felt dry.
"Would you like a cup of tea?" he asked nodding towards a pot of tea and two cup.
She smiled "yes please, I'm mad about tea, not quite sure why"
He poured her a cup and silently offered sugar and milk; she nodded two sugars and milk the perfect way to have tea. Apparently that's how he likes his tea as well. He passed her the cup carefully so he wouldn't touch her.
"When I touch you, I hear Time lady repeated in my head over and over. And last night I tested your blood and had some scans done to see if you were all right. I found out you really are a Time lady" he said.
"So that makes me an alien?" Marion asked
"Yep, I tell you something you're taking it rather well, the last time I had to tell someone they're an alien they collapsed, then shouted and then ran off."
Marion looked sceptical and then shrugged. She took a sip of her tea and then said "after this, I need to go back to my room and get changed."
"Sure, but we need to talk later."
Half an hour later Marion was examining the outside of the TARDIS. The Doctor watched looking amused and Donna looking rather impatient.
"It must be extraordinary machinery" she muttered "to be bigger on the inside, and a blue box of all things. What did you use a chameleon circuit?"
"How did you know?" the Doctor asked looking surprised
"I…. I just do" the girl said looking lost.
"Ah, genetics you know because you were designed to know" the Doctor said wisely
"Is he always like this?" Marion asked Donna.
"Yeah, there's moments where you lose him to a bunch of bananas" Donna said.
"I don't really like bananas, I prefer chips" Marion said looking rather dazed. She then walked out. Leaving two confused people behind her.
When Marion reached the school building, there was a crowd of students and teachers.
"What's going on?" she asked a boy standing nearby. He looked at her and the suddenly turned.
"David, SHE'S OVER HERE!" the boy bellowed, Marion looked confused until she was pulled in to a hug. David held her tightly, burring his face into her shoulder. Marion thought she was going to have a heart attack, her heart was jumping everywhere.
"God Mares I was so worried, they found a body. I thought it was you" he said slowly letting her go.
"No, but I came close" she said
"What do you mean?" he asked brushing her hair out of her face.
"I was attacked by some creature, professor Smith saved me." She said
"So were where you?" David asked.
"I'll explain later" she whispered.
The crowd went silent as they watched a body be carried away. Something fell off the stretcher and fluttered down to Marion's feet. Marion bent down to pick it up and held on to it, her head bent down.
"Mares, Mares what is it?" David said shaking Marion's shoulder. Marion didn't dare say anything, she just lifted her hand up to show David what dropped off the stretcher. David looked at it.
And then gasped. It was a small silver bracelet with a name engraved into it. The words stood out clearly. Katie Anderson.
Author's note: thank you all reviewers.