Helloooooo. :) Thanks again for the lovely reviews and YES I actually do read them. Oh yeah a quick note to say that I recently found out that in the time I'm writing this story the Doctor is 909 NOT 908 so if you've noticed this small detail for some random reason then urm just mentally change it in your head like a good kid! :D Anyways I do not own Doctor Who no matter how much I fantasise about owning it and please enjoy the following chapter; (sorry it's quite short!)
Chapter 7
Welcome to the house of stone
As soon as the Doctor laid his finger on the button, red beams shot out from all directions, hitting each companion as they gasped in surprise.
The Doctor rocked on his feet passively, "it's just a scanner, relax." He grinned as the red beam passed down their bodies.
Identification... Identifying, Indentifying...
Allie raised her brow to the robotic drone of a voice inside her head, "does anyone else..."
"Hear that?" Amy finished as she rubbed her head angrily, "why can I hear a voice in my head?"
The Doctor spun on his heels to face the three, "really? Have you two learnt nothing? You should be paying more attention. Keep that in mind." He instructed as he turned back towards the red beam that had paused during his movement and then began to proceed once he was facing the gates again. "It's a telepathic guard, sends messages through your mind so only the ones being scanned know what's being said. It's for security protocol mostly..."
"And when it's not?" Amy tried.
The Doctor bit his lip and looked at the floor, "preventing things like the destruction of Lucranine Four."
Allie still shuddered as the name was uttered. Although she couldn't remember her home world in the slightest, the name was like a painful stab to the chest... where a long buried memory was being resurfaced.
Identification concluded. Amelia Jessica Pond, species: Human. Rory Williams, species: Human, Allie Alexandra Parks, species: Noctrine, Name unknown, species Gallifrey, Time Lord... T-Time Lo-o-ord.
The voice seemed to deteriorate in their minds, repeating the last sentence like a broken record before sounding like it had been shut off. Rory glanced at the Doctor, "I think you broke it."
The Doctor shrugged, "I guess they weren't prepared for a last-of-the-species visitation."
"Unless they were preparing to invite the star whale..." Allie said vacantly, her lips jamming closed after the words had left her mouth.
"Excuse me?" Amy asked, her eyes fluttering in surprise. "Doctor you told her about-"
"Mind reading stuff, not really the time to go into details." The Doctor snapped as the glowing golden gates of pure plasma were shut off one by one.
Once the light had died down, all four companions blinked in surprise to see three figures in flowing yellow robes with red velvet sleeves standing before them. The robe wasn't the most extraordinary thing about these creatures however. Their faces were clad in white bird-like masks, such like the ones that medicine men used to wear back on Earth. Amy gasped in shock, "Doctor... they're dressed as medicine men."
"Yeah I remember covering that in school..." Allie said, "They were those people that blessed sufferers of the plague."
The Doctor craned his head to one side, "Hello! I'm the Doctor."
One of the masked figures stood forward, "Welcome to our world, Doctor. You seem to have broken our security system." The voice was female, gentle but had an icy tone within it as if the character behind the mask was angered by something yet to be identified.
The Doctor looked behind him towards the buzzer where there were now small plooms of smoke rising from the holes in the speaker. "Yeah... I can fix that." He smiled, fiddling within his pockets for his sonic screwdriver. "Where's it got to this time?" he muttered to himself as Amy and Rory chuckled in amusement by his side.
Allie folded her arms proudly as her tail rose from behind her body, the extension to her spine wrapped around the sonic like a third hand. "Looking for this?" she grinned.
The Doctor looked at her in amazement, "how did you-"
"Took it when you weren't looking... cool device." She said, her tail flipping it in the air as she caught it before the Doctor who glowered at her as she pointed the device to the speaker, the familiar whirring taking to the atmosphere pleasantly. Soon, a few sparks flew from the speaker before the smoke died down and a robotic crackling became evident in their ears to notify them of the stabilising of the buzzer. "Wow, I did it."
The Doctor snatched the sonic from her hands, "yeah well... you cheated." He huffed.
"How did I cheat?" Allie sneered.
"Well... you must have read my mind. That's cheating, you... cheaty cheater!" The Doctor spat on rebuttal.
"Yeah? Well-"
"Might I interrupt?" the female behind the mask asked as two perfectly sculptured hands painted with black nail varnish rose from beneath her sleeves.
Everything was suddenly quiet.
"Much better." The woman said, her fingers twining around her mask as she lifted it from her face, revealing a pale complexion housing beautiful features. Dark purple eye shadow masked her eyes as ebony curls framed her face. Her lips were covered with deep blood red lipstick as she smiled to reveal two perfect white fangs. "Excuse my sisters, they remain masked for formal greetings." The woman bowed, extending one of her frail arms towards Allie.
"Welcome daughter of the Noctrine. You have come far I gather?"
Allie took the woman's hand suspiciously before shaking it politely, "Yeah, a little place called Earth I dunno if you know it."
The woman chuckled, her laughter one of an angel's as it hung around the air as if it were a comfortable mist of illusion; "Yes, we all know of Earth. Humans greatly cultivate many Planets far and wide."
Allie folded her arms and smirked, one of her fangs slipping out and over her lips, "really? Interesting... so what's your name?"
The woman curtsied, "my name is Lucia Donverway, leader of the moonshines."
The Doctor leaned in to speak to the three under his breath, "Moonshines are an ancient group of Noctrines that lead the monthly harvests for the crescent moon."
Lucia raised a perfectly sculpted brow towards the Doctor, "and you sir must be the Time Lord. Such an ancient race I presumed all of them perished in the great time war."
The Doctor pulled on his jacket for extra effect of his being there, "One of a kind." He grinned.
"I assume you have accumulated many enemies that way." She spoke softly, but there was some form of a darker nature at work between her words. The Doctor instantly put up his defence. "Only the one's stupid enough to fight." He smiled briefly, "it's not my way."
"And yet your life is filled with death." The Doctor turned in astonishment to see that it was Allie who had spoken that time. Her eyes were wide with understanding, her smile pure and natural. "And you need someone. Everyone does."
Lucia smiled kindly at Allie, her eyes misting over at her presence. "You are learning well young Noctrine. You are orphaned I presume?"
Allie shook her head, "I had a family. Back on Earth... but that's all gone now."
Lucia nodded in understanding, "Humans are not as open minded from the time you come from I see."
The Doctor rolled his eyes, "she needs somewhere to stay. When she is fully accommodated then we will be on our way."
Amy tensed as she heard the strain in the Doctor's voice. It was hard to leave someone behind and even now when she watched Allie's pain filled eyes she suddenly didn't know how to feel. Was she happy? Relieved? ...Sad? No, she couldn't possibly be sad.
Then again... she and Allie shared a lot in common. They both obsessed over the Doctor, the Doctor came back for them both. But how would she have reacted if the Doctor hadn't taken her aboard?
Remember when you asked me why I was taking you and I said 'no reason' I was lying.
Amy shuddered at the memory. The day she actually feared the Doctor would die. Now she'd seen so much worse. The Doctor had died. Right in front of her eyes. Two hundred years older than the one that spoke through pain and confidence right at that moment. Her raggedy Doctor just couldn't die. She wouldn't allow him to. And nothing was stronger than a Scottish woman on a mission.
Lucia walked towards Allie, who stepped back in fear bumping into the Doctor as she did so. The Doctor took a moment before pushing her forward. He didn't want to let her go. He'd lost so many people in the past that way.
"Don't fear me little Allie Parks." Lucia grinned, her canines glinting in the light of the two moons as she took Allie's forehead gently and closed her eyes.
The Doctor, Amy and Rory looked on in astonishment as they watched information transfer back and forth between Lucia and Allie. Little did they know Lucia was seeing more than she could ever think possible and Allie was staring at a brick wall.
Lucia stepped back from the teen, her eyes suddenly vibrant in fear and astonishment. "You are impossible." She said, her tongue licking her teeth with interest. "Such impossibility in a young child. How is it possible that your powers are so strong yet you have kept them dormant all these years?"
Allie grinned, "I have strong powers? Really?"
Lucia frowned, taking Allie's chin and lifting it up to see into her eyes, "it's not always a good thing to be an impossible child. You shall be fully accommodated under the highest authority. Housed under the queen herself."
The Doctor suddenly straightened, stepping forward. "No, she's too young... how could you possibly consider that?"
Lucia looked to the Doctor knowingly, "you have seen inside her mind. You know exactly what she is capable of."
The Doctor shook his head; "I won't allow you to do that."
Lucia narrowed her eyes, "by peace or by force she will be taken to the house of stone!" and there it was; that anger that had been brewing within the woman. Not so serene when she didn't get her ways. Amy grabbed Rory's hand in fear as he did the same as they watched the kind woman snarl towards the Doctor.
The other two masked females took Allie by the arms as she kicked at them helplessly. Their sharp fingernails dag into her arms as she cried out in pain. "Doctor!" she yelled as she kicked at the cobbled floors beneath her in an attempt to break free.
Amy stepped forward as did the Doctor and finally Rory. Each one yelling incomprehensive words beneath the other voices that clouded over them. The Doctor grabbed Allie's wrist, who held on tighter than she'd ever felt possible. Amy grabbed her other arm and with help from Rory they all pulled together. The two masked females hissed beneath their masks, their tails whipping out from their robes and wrapping around Allie's abdomen. Lucia looked on in glee as she watched the helpless child attempt to break free.
"I have had enough of this sport." Lucia concluded, snapping her talon-like fingers and motioning for the two women to use full force. No sooner had it been done had the women used their cheetah reflexes to whip off their masks and bite the hands of the intruders on their prize. The Doctor's eyes widened as their fangs came closer. "Withdraw!" he commanded, his hand loosening on Allie's whose eyes reflected the torture in his as he let her go.
Amy screamed shrilly as she let go; one of the Noctrine's fangs colliding with her flesh as she felt it scrape against her hand. Rory pulled away; grabbing Amy who had gasped in shock to see a deep red liquid start to form at the top of her hand.
Lucia stepped in front of the two women, pulling a screaming Allie from sight. The Doctor heard her yelling; "Doctor, don't leave me!" as a second set of plasma gates were locked leaving them trapped in between.
Lucia stared at the Doctor with a sly grin, her face turning to one of dark humour instead of the tranquillity she used to radiate. The Doctor was sure time was running in slow motion as Allie was lost from sight, Amy yelled out in pain and Rory caught her as she fell. He could hear his name being called from three different mouths. Allie... Rory... Lucia...
Lucia?
"Doctor... Doctor... the one who makes people better. But will you make it in time? Chase after your precious Allie or treat little Amelia's wound before it's too late. It's your choice." Lucia was no longer the sweet innocent creature he'd been kidded into believing. He'd known that Allie had been special, but at no point had he considered her being that special. It was all his fault. Because he was selfish. Because he didn't want to see their pain.
The Doctor closed his eyes, thinking of Allie's torn smile. Then he turned to Amy, her blood running cold in her veins as the venom spread. It was life or death. What was he going to do? Who was he going to pick?
Forgive me.
I wonder who the Doctor picked? I think it's quite obvious but then again I already know who he's going to pick because I control this Doctor _ Muahahaha. Well... most of the time. You know Time Lords always running off... you gotta tie 'em up if you want anything done! Aaaanyways, I love the reviews so please review and I'll make sure to give you a treat and a longer chapter... it's going to get juicier you just wait! :) xx
