Doctor Legolas here! I'm reposting the chapter, because even though it looked fine in the preview, it was screwed up when I posted it. It was not KitCat's fault. Sorry. And if I say KitKat instead of KitCat, it's the same thing, so chill.
KitCat here! Ok so I was talking to HermyBee and she made a comment about the quotation marks and that instead of being like "they were like '. So just for her I am changing that. But I may forget in later chapters. By the way sorry I haven't been updating in a while. School has started again and it is SO ANNOYIGLY HARD! Also it makes it hard to fit my school, home, social and leisure life in at the same time. Seriously, I'm not Houdini.
Chapter 7- The temple
The Doctor's POV
The guards grab me and I don't bother about struggling. It won't do me any good fighting. I can get out of the temple, and I will get out with Bella. When we turn around to head to the platform I notice Bella is gone. They must have taken Bella while we were talking. This may complicate things. Because I don't know what stupid things Bella will do while I'm not there.
"Maybe you should teach her not to struggle. Ever since we took her off the street she was kicking and squirming whenever someone grabbed her. The sight she made was quite amusing. You should have heard her complain how she hated being held like a doll and she is a person with thoughts and feelings so she should be treated with respect."
"You don't think Bella's right?"
"If she had some manners she would be lovely. What's she like at home? Is she still trouble?"
"At home Bella's brilliant. And Bella does have manners, but Bella saves them for people who respect her." Come on, take the hint you stupid person.
"And what makes you think we don't respect her."
"You took Bella off the street and sent Bella to her death against her will. Huh, you wonder why she doesn't respect you."
"We would have given her a ceremony in her honour for going to the temple. We did tell her that."
'But you still took Bella off the street and sent her to Bella death and handled her like a doll and Bella hates that. That's not what I call showing respect.' I don't think she gets the hint.
"Oh I heard you yes her name is Bella but I don't have to use it the whole time! No one cares what her name is ok, we don't care!" Oh she can go and die in a hole. I'm not going to waste time on people like her. I just stood there and waited for the speeder to come. There's no point arguing with her. She's stubborn and has an OP level of 100. So that makes her dumber than her jacket. Even a brick over there would be smarter. Eventually the speeder came back and I hoped on.
"Goodbye Doctor." The stupid lady calls.
"This isn't the end. I'll come back and set things right. Don't worry about that." I take it she didn't believe me though. Then the speeder took off for the temple.
Bella's POV
I feel something cold and hard digging into my back when I wake up. It's really dark. I wonder where the Doctor is, he'll be close by I'm sure. I must be in the temple. The case with the gifts is by my feet, I don't bother to pick it up. Screw the offering and all, I need to get out of here. The walls and everything seem to be made of rock by the looks of it. The tunnel to the tomb seems to be quite long, or it's just really dark and I can't see the end. Then torches on the walls suddenly light up by themselves leading into a large chamber. I should probably wait near the door but curiosity gets the better of me.
Inside the chamber I see a stone table with a body engraved in stone lying on top. Either side are other passageways, but I'm not sure why a dead person would need those. Out of the walls steps out black silhouettes that circle around me. They just stand there. Some tilt there head to one side as they study me. Ghosts, that's the first word that pops into my head to explain what they are. A person then appears in front of me. He seems to have a faint glow around him and looks slightly transparent. I don't make any faces of shock or amazement, I just stand there hopping that I look brave. But then I'm not shocked or amazed. He actually looks quite human. I thought he would be some sort of new alien I haven't seen before.
"Welcome Bella... Oh my you have been busy. And you don't remember any of it, shame. Tell me sweetheart, how do you like the traveling?" Ok… bit of a weird start.
"Hey there. Yes… I enjoy traveling, it's never a dull moment."
"Oh dear. You had such an extraordinary life. And then it got so dull oh how sad."
"What do you know about what I've done in my past?"
"Everything now. I can see you very first adventure, and all the others that follow. I can see the crash and your life on earth. You have changed greatly." I actually feel nervous now. Someone knowing everything about me and even knowing bits I don't know is a bit intimidating. I hold my necklace. I all ways did when I felt nervous about something. Ok I don't like the way he's smiling at me.
"Well I can't say I know a lot about you, its King Tredier right?" I try to distract myself from my nervousness. I think it's working.
"Yes, the Doctor told you. You're right to think he is close. By the way… can I hear you tell him your secret? His reaction would be priceless I'm sure." You want me to tell the Doctor something very personal just so you can see his reaction. He is definitely mad.
"I don't want to say it until in the TARDIS. I feel safer and relaxed there. And there won't be an unwanted audience." When I said that I meant the ghosts. I know they're not going anywhere but still, they don't have to know.
"Sorry sweetheart but that might be a bit hard. But they can keep a secret trust me." The Doctor was right about the king reading your thoughts. But I think it's quite rude. I have told all my friends if they could read my thoughts I would kill them but-
"Ha, sorry sweetheart I'm already dead." Yeah that's my problem. I pull a face at him to show I'm annoyed.
"How can you make yourself appear or look like that? I mean… aren't you dead?" Because if he's dead, well shouldn't he be like you know… rotting flesh.
"Oh come, come now sweetheart you heard the stories. And over the centuries I have become better and even more skilled to be able to do things people can only dream of. And I shall show you one soon. It's a favourite little party trick of mine and that other trick as well you will find so very annoying and unbelievable evil." Well that was reassuring. The king looks behind me and smiles.
"No trying to get away now sweetheart, I want to hear the secret."
"Oh my god will you stop calling me sweetheart!"
"Hmm... No." I hear the sound of rocks sliding over each other and when I look behind me I see cracks of light in the distance coming from the door, its opening! I sprint to the door way calling to the Doctor telling him I'm ok. I can get out of here, I can get out of here, I keep telling myself. Then the guards from outside roughly push the Doctor in.
"Bella!" The Doctor calls excitedly, as I near him he pulls me into a massive hug and starts spinning around.
"Doctor the door! Let go please." He stops spinning me around and puts me down. I move past him and slide the gifts case into the doorway hoping it will hold until the two of us can get out. As I push it in I grab the Doctors arm to make sure he follows.
"Whoa Bella what are you doing?" The Doctor pulls me away from the door and as it closes I see the box getting crushed. It didn't even help keep it open for a little bit. I could have been crushed. As my chances of escape draw to an end I walk over to the closed door. I know there is no point pushing the door open because it would have some sort of a lock to keep the "great king" in. I was so close.
"Are you ok?" The Doctor asks. I nod my head but don't look up at him. I don't him to see my disappointment.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just so bloody pissed off. I'm just so… ugh! I could strangle them." The Doctor then gives me another hug.
"Well I think we have a fun day ahead of us. OK maybe not fun but it will be interesting. What do you think? By the way, I was sent here to figure out your secret. That's the only reason I'm here. But between you and me I think we can get out." Well this got complicated.
"Oh… it's just I was hoping to tell you in the TARDIS."
"I know but the way things have been already I doubt you'll be able to. But I'm glad you're safe. That's the important thing right?" I don't know what it is but the Doctor seems a bit more happy and upbeat then I've seen him in the past month.
"King Tredier wants to hear me tell you."
"That's why I doubt you'll be able to tell me in the TARDIS." So now I am outnumbered. Joy. The Doctor turns and we head back to the chamber.
"Hey are you ok?" I ask.
"Couse I am. Why wouldn't I be?"
"It's just you seem a bit more… happy. Well you know you just seem more happy and upbeat then before. Yes I know it's good that you're happy but why the sudden change?"
"Oh that. Ok I was being a bit of a grumpy bum. You see I was so wrapped up in figuring out your secret that I kind of forgot that we were supposed to be having fun when travelling. And only today did it finally click that you were going to tell me regardless. So I stopped worrying and I am now letting myself get back onto that time traveling spirit… in short." You know that actually makes a lot of sense. When we are in the chamber we are greeted by the king once again. But he looks different now. He is wearing clothes a bit like the doctor and has fuzzy grey hair.
"Hello Vegie. You have had a lot more adventures since we last met. Oh… you're the last time lord now. That is a shame. And what a horrible war-"
"Yes it's good to see you to. I must say you have been better. You were a bit more… alive. And you weren't copying the dream lord. Seriously it's disturbing." The king laughed.
"It's supposed to be disturbing. But this one is only temporary, unlike me calling Bella sweetheart all the time. At least you still have your humour vegie. That hasn't changed so let's thank the heavens for that."
"What do you intend to do with us. Because I would like to know what happened to the other children?" Wow that escalated quickly. But the doctor does have a weak spot for caring for others. It good and all but then people know how to attack him.
"Oh all ways down to business isn't that the way vegie. You never bother to hear what other problems are in other people's lives. Why don't we start with Bella? Yes, you and I have a lot to discuss about her." The "dream lord" or whatever he is comes over and looks me square in the eye challenging me to retaliate because he knows I would love to.
"Leave her alone."
"Oh there he is, still buried deep inside. The tall dark handsome hero "LEAVE HER ALONE!" he says. Well, if you want her to be alone… you better be careful what you wish for. But she would have to be alone when we talk about her. I don't think she would approve of the things I say."
'NO! You wouldn't dare! And besides it is my place to tell him because it is about me and I need answers from him as well.'
"Try me sweetheart. I am a dead person. So don't bother about punching me as you so desire. This was insane. King Tredier insane Bell what do you expect? That he would just let you go, if so you hope to much, stupid girl.
"Ok so we had a talk about stuff that isn't business. So why do you keep taking the children?" The Doctor put in.
"I didn't eat them and I won't keep you here, you have a promise to keep Doctor. But every year it's the same thing and you get SICK of it after a century or so and like you I love company. I took the child out of its body and kept its mind and let it walk around the temple and have fun. Their memories keep me company and they can tell funny stories to each other. The best part is when the pranksters play jokes on the others."
"Sounds like you have all the company you need. So why do you keep up this "collection"?" I had to know the answer to this. It has been going on for over one hundred and fifty years or more. Or maybe it was one hundred. Oh well, it's still a long time. It has to stop.
"I like a lot of company. But this year shall be the best because I shall have games. I shall send you two into my head and play games that will test you, even to death."
"How can you do that?" Ugh I could have killed myself. That was a risky question.
"I can see inside you head and I can preserve people's spirit while there body decays. In short it's a little… party trick I've picked up over the years. And after these games I shall start new games with the other children who come in. but don't worry this time they shall all go home, unless they are quite extraordinary. You two are the start of a brand new era." A party trick… so if the trick is that the Doctor and I get stuck inside his head then what's this other thingy that is so annoyingly evil going to be like. Then I realise something else
"Hang on if we are the first to play these games or whatever, are you calling us guinea pigs?" I put in angrily.
"No, you're just the first to play them." I have no idea what he means by games. Because of years of solitude and a little bit of company and including his own insanity who knows what it will be like. So his games my not be the best. But I can think about that later because the Doctor drops to the ground.
"What did you do to him!?" I kneel down and cradle his head in my arms. He just appears to be unconscious. He is still breathing so that's a good sign.
"Don't worry, he is safe… IN MY HEAD! Ha. Oh yeah, by the way 21."
"What?" I wasn't listening to him. I don't want to but he said something strange, something about heads.
"You're not really 17 years old. You're 21. You spent 4 years in space before the amnesia. Oh wait no… sorry you're younger than 17… I got my numbers mixed up. Just wait a while so I can get my head around the situation."
"No wait what did you say about the Doctor?"
"Oh yes, I put him inside my head. Well, soul in head but body just there. He's fine don't worry about him. But come, come now, you don't want to leave him on his own do you?" I feel drowsy all of a sudden. I try to fight it. But it's no good. I collapse and pass out still holding the Doctor in my arms. Then I wake up and I'm lying on the ground. I'm in a room that seems to stretch out for miles with the floor and roof the same, black tiles with white fillings. An image of the king appears and I stand up to get my bearings. King Tredier out stretches his arms and booms out to an invisible crowd or thin air.
"LET THE GAMES BEGIN!" Then I notice the Doctor isn't here with me.
I like the ending I gave this chapter. It's one of the few things I'm proud of because it is so evil. Yes I am naturally an evil person. Hey you know how before I did what my likes and dislikes are, well maybe I should do my personality. Ok yeah I'll do that next chapter. By the way there was a review by someone called "guest". And in their review said they wanted the evil lady to go die (I haven't thought of a name for her and I don't think I will). All I'm saying is this: I like what you said. ;)
Signing off, KitCat J
