Hey guys. I'm sorry this update took so long. I had serious writers block with this chapter. I could not think of anything to include. In the end, I just mixed up random aliens and planets and put it all into one chapter, so I hope it all makes sense :s To make it up, this chapter is the longest so far.
Important things to take into account: The planet is mentioned by Donna in 3x13 - Journey's End, and the alien included appears in 2x11 - Fear Her.
Again, thank you all so much for the alerts, subscriptions and reviews. The response this has generated overwhelms me at times. I love you all guys.
Any prompts will be strongly considered because I'm a bit short on ideas. Can't say when the next update will be, but I do know what it will be. You're all going to find out how the Doctor turned into Blaine!Doctor. So, it's all going to be his story. Thanks to 13empress for that prompt! I'm going to have so much fun writing the Doctor interacting with his curly hair! Ahh. I am excite.
The TARDIS hummed as it landed and the Doctor flipped a lever before looking over at Kurt.
"Well then, go see where we are."
Kurt beamed at him before running to the door and throwing open the doors. They were in the middle of a vast field, looking towards two mountains, which appeared pink in the light of the two suns that shone down on them.
As Kurt stepped out of the TARDIS, a light breeze picked up and the mountains swayed slightly. His jaw dropped and he stood transfixed in the middle of the field on an alien planet.
"Where are we?" He asked in awe.
"The planet Felspoon, in the year 3784. This place was inhabited by humans around 300 years ago. It's the only place in the universe where the mountains move."
"It's beautiful."
"I'm glad you like it. I wanted your first trip to be special."
"Well so far, it's amazing. Can we go explore?"
"Sure. Behind us should be the human colony." He said as he turned around. "Oh." He exclaimed as he saw what was behind him.
The colony was destroyed. It was blackened and charred and most of the buildings lay in ruins.
Kurt turned when he saw the Doctor's surprise. His reaction was the same.
"Oh wow. What happened here?"
"I'm not sure. But lets go try and find out."
They walked through the ruins in silence. The Doctor had a pained expression on his face. A while later, they came across a bug building which was mainly still standing. Across the front of it was a sign that read 'Exploration Team 592. Camp Base.'
"Lets go see if we can find anything inside here." The Doctor said.
He walked through the archway that used to be a door and found a room of metal chairs and tables. They were strewn everywhere, some overturned or upside down but all had black ash on them. In the corner, there was some cooking equipment and storage space.
"Everything has been destroyed." The Doctor said sadly. "We need to find the expedition log to find out what happened here."
Kurt nodded and started walking around, looking for it. He opened a door which was not as fire damaged as the rest of the room. Inside were space suits, guns and on the floor was a small screen. He picked it up and found that it was not damaged.
"Doctor, I think I found something."
The Doctor came through and Kurt handed him the small screen. He examined it before flicking a small switch hidden on the side of the screen. It lit up immediately and a video of a small woman started playing.
"If anyone sees this, please send help. There are aliens which call themselves 'Daleks' attacking us. Everything is burning. We're using all our weapons against them but everything seems useless. This video is our last hope. Help us, please. Oh no. They're coming for me."
Behind her shoulder the door opened and a mechanical device that slightly resembled a salt-shaker rolled through the door. It had an eye stalk which moved around the room before settling on the woman. A smaller stalk which was similar to a whisk was then aimed at her.
"Exterminate!" The machine said in a robotic voice, before firing at her. She fell and the screen fell to the floor, before crackling out into darkness.
The Doctors fists balled up and his face twisted into a expression of pain, sadness and hate.
"What was that?" Kurt asked in a small voice.
"A Dalek. The worst creature in the universe. My worst nightmare. They're ruthless killers. They only care about making a 'supreme race' and will kill anything that is not a Dalek. I've stopped them a thousand times before and yet they always find a way to come back."
Kurt took his hand and squeezed it, not knowing what to say.
As the sombre silence passed, a small flower like creature flew in. Kurt noticed it and pulled on the Doctor's hand to get his attention.
"Doctor, look." He said as the flower hovered in front of his face. As he opened his mouth to speak again, the flower flew into it. His body went rigid.
"Kurt?" The Doctor asked. "Are you okay?"
"I can't move." Kurt said sounding scared. "That flower thing flew into my mouth and now I can't move."
"I think it's an Isolus."
"Is that bad?"
"Well the last one I met took over a girl completely. At least you can still talk for yourself."
Kurt started moving forwards slowly.
"Doctor, I can't stop it from moving me."
"It's okay Kurt, don't panic. I'll figure something out."
Kurt's body kept on moving of its own accord. His hand reached out and picked up a gun before turning to point it at the Doctor
"Doctor! You might want to move!" Kurt said in a panic.
The Doctor's eyes widened, but he remained standing in the same spot.
"Kurt, you have to trust me now. I know you're scared but you have to believe me. You can beat this thing."
"Doctor, I can't stop it." He said panicking as his body moved forward of its own accord.
"You can stop it! You just have to believe in yourself."
"Doctor, I can't. And if you don't leave, it's going to make me kill you!" Kurt said as his arm extended in front of him, aiming the gun at the Doctor.
"Kurt, the only reason it has control over you is because you don't believe in yourself! The Isolus is feeding off your negative thoughts and memories and using them against them. You can't let it!"
Kurt took another step towards the Doctor, with his face contorted in effort trying to fight against the alien inside of him.
"If it's using my memories against me then you have to get out of here. I'm not strong enough to face them."
"Kurt, you are! You and me fought off a Weeping Angel. You know you're stronger than your past!"
"Doctor, just leave me. I'm not important!" He said as he struggled against another step. He was now only a couple of meters away from the Doctor.
The Doctor's face turned to an expression of sadness, then sincerity.
"Kurt," He said softly. "I've been travelling for a thousand years and I have never met anyone who isn't important before."
"But what do I do? How do I stop it?" He shouted as his finger moved towards the trigger.
"Have courage, Kurt. Show it that you're not scared of your memories. Do something which makes you brave!"
Kurt nodded and squeezed his eyes shut, as he began to sing quietly.
"Something has changed within me, something is not the same.
I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game.
Too late for second guessing, too late to go back to sleep.
I think it's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap."
The Doctor looked at Kurt with astonishment in his eyes and a huge grin on his face. It only got wider when Kurt let go of the trigger and started to lower his arm.
"It's time to try defying gravity.
I think I'll try defying gravity.
Kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity.
And you won't bring me down."
As he held the last note, he dropped the gun and coughed as the Isolus lost its battle for power and flew out of his mouth.
The Doctor was waiting for it. As it flew out, he grabbed it into his hands and cupped them together tightly.
"Kurt, could you check through the other room to see if there are any glass jars we can put this in?" The Doctor asked softly, mostly to distract Kurt from what had just happened.
Kurt nodded slightly before disappearing for a minute, then reappearing holding a jar. He opened it and held it out to the Doctor, who opened his hands into it and Kurt put the lid back quickly. He put the jar on the floor and the Doctor hugged him tightly.
"You were amazing! I knew you could beat it."
Kurt hugged him back for a second before dropping his head into the Doctor's shoulder and letting out a shaky breath. The Doctor sensed that something was wrong and so pulled back from the hug and held Kurt at arms length.
"Kurt, what's wrong?" He asked gently.
"I could have shot you. That thing was going to make me shoot you."
"Kurt, I never believed that you would shoot me. You're too strong to let anything make decisions for you."
"Why was it so angry at you?"
"I don't think it was just me it was angry at." The Doctor said quietly. "The Isolus are a type of spore that get released from a plant in space. Usually they travel in packs of thousands and they're surrounded by family. This one has been separated from it's pod, so it must have got drawn into this planet when the city burned down. It's probably been here by itself for years and being alone for all that time has made it angry."
"But still, you didn't move when an angry alien was making me point a gun at you."
"It wouldn't have mattered too much anyway."
"Wait, what do you mean?" Kurt asked, confused.
"I'll explain it after we've dealt with our little friend here."
"What are you going to do with it?"
"We're going to find its family. C'mon, lets go back to the TARDIS."
Inside the TARDIS, the Doctor typed a few things and then pulled over the screen, smiling.
"I've located the rest of its family. They're on the edge of this galaxy."
"Well lets go find them then." Kurt said with a small smile.
The Doctor smiled at Kurt before running around the console and pressing the various buttons required to get the TARDIS airborne. After a while, he turned a dial, tapped something on the screen and flipped a switch and the TARDIS levelled out. The Doctor picked up the jar and headed to the door gesturing for Kurt to follow him.
The Doctor opened the door and Kurt was surprised to find himself suspended in the middle of space, watching thousands of small spores drift past.
He smiled at the peacefulness of it and the Doctor returned his smile before unscrewing the lid of the jar and flinging the Isolus towards its family.
It flew to them and disappeared into the large group of spores and they continued on their journey.
The Doctor sat down with his legs hanging out of the TARDIS and pulled on Kurt's hand to get him to join him.
when we was sat down, the Doctor shuffled in so their legs were touching and he place a hand on Kurt's thigh.
"I'm so glad you chose to come and travel with me Kurt." He said sincerely.
"Me too." He said sighing while watching the Isolus fly away.