Chapter Ten

Third Person POV

The Doctor woke up after what felt like days of sleeping. He blink a couple of times to get used to the intrusion of light. He groaned a little and felt his head throb. When he went to rub his head, his eyes flew open to find that his right hand was handcuffed to the bed he was laying in.

He felt panic build inside him, it was never good when he was handcuffed to anything, as he looked at his surroundings. A hospital room. But why? Then he looked at the sleeping form in the bed next his. "Allyson?" he whispered. He jumped when there was a knock on the door. A tall, blond man walked in and smiled at the Doctor.

"Doctor, it's wonderful to finally meet you. I'm sorry it has to be under these circumstances though. We needed a way to get her back here without her knowledge. You just acted as a middle man." he said, walking over to the bed. The Doctor raised an eyebrow and kept his mouth shut.

He didn't know why, but he felt angry. Not because he'd just been told he was being used, but because they were trying to get to Allyson and he didn't know why. "I should probably elaborate. I'm Nicholas. Nicholas Wayne. Allyson is my little sister." he said softly. The Doctor's eyes widened. "That's impossible." he said in disbelief.

Nicholas chuckled and sat in the chair in the corner of the room, crossing his legs. "You're not the first to say that. Doctor, I love my sister and I don't want anything to happen to her. That's why I'm doing this against our father's wishes. If he finds out I'm doing this, I don't know what he'd do. He can be a rational man, but when his wishes are defied, he tends to looses rationality."

"Doing what?" the Doctor asked, having an idea as to what Nicholas was refereeing to. Nicholas sighed and leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose. "Her memory has to be restored. Things have been falling apart for the past seven years since her memory has been locked." he explained.

"Seven years?" the Doctor asked. How could they keep her clueless for seven years? Nicholas looked at the Time Lord sitting across from him. "It was necessary, Doctor. I didn't agree with it when it was done, but I knew it would help her." he said quietly. The Doctor could sense the shame that Nicholas felt about letting his sister go through so much.

"I'm sorry." the Doctor said and he really was. He felt bad for the man. "There's something I don't get. How can you two be related. Sanguis can only be created. How's she got blood family? How's that possible?" he asked, his brain trying to process any of the possibilities and coming up with nothing.

"Really, for someone who's seen so many things in the universe, you're pretty daft." Nicholas said, laughing. "Oi! There's no reason to laugh at me!" the Doctor defended. Nicholas' laughter died down and he couldn't help but smirk at the Doctor. "There's something different about her. Something that no Sanguis has."

The Doctor ran through Allyson's appearance. She had black hair, fair complexion, a little short, and-"Blue eyes! Sanguis don't have blue eyes! They have black eyes with silver pupils. But why're her's different?" he said, looking at Nicholas' eyes. They were just as he had described them, except his had green specks in the irises.

"Think about it, Doctor. Why would her eyes be different and how does she have blood relatives? You're over thinking the whole thing." Nicholas said, rolling his eyes. The Doctor thought about it and thought about all the facts. "She's half." the Doctor said, disbelief thick in his voice. "But how?" he asked, looking back up at the man sitting across from him.

"I don't know how it's possible. I've never asked dad. I really don't want to know. My father's love life is none of my business. Other than that, her mother's dead. She has been for years. The only one's who know who her mother was is her and our father, so don't ask me who she was." Nicholas said and the Doctor watched as his eyes became increasingly sad as the moments passed.

There was a knock on the door that caused the Doctor and Nicholas to look up as a tall man with dark brown hair came into the room. "Sorry to interrupt, sir, but it's time. Dr. Stone is ready in the operation room." he said, showing no emotion as he addressed the blonde sitting across from the Doctor.

Nicholas sighed and glanced at the Doctor. He nodded and stood up from his chair. He stopped next to Allyson's bed and looked down at his sister, brushing stand hairs from her sleeping face. "You're welcome to join us, Doctor. I can understand if you don't want to. It's not a pretty sight, but I know she can use the support." he said, not looking up.

Nicholas reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a key and the Doctor's sonic screwdriver and tossed both to the Time Lord. He caught both and un-cuffed himself, slipping his sonic into his jacket pocket once he was free. He watched as Nicholas picked up Allyson's limp form and carried her bridal style from the room.

"Andrew, make sure dad knows nothing about this." Nicholas said before leaving the room, the Doctor following after him. The Doctor looked around in complete confusion. It looked like a hospital found on Earth. "Where are we?" the Doctor asked, following behind the blonde. "Earth. A hospital that was created for aliens who've taken up residence here. There are a few humans who work here, but they're mostly nurses." came a reply from beside him. The Doctor turned to see who it was and raised an eyebrow.

"That was awful quick." he said to Andrew, who'd shown up out of seemingly nowhere. "I'm good at my job, Doctor." was the cold reply. The Doctor looked at the man skeptically, but said nothing and followed Nicholas.

Nicholas walked into an operating room and placed Allyson down on the metal examination bed. "Dr. Stone, I'd like you to meet the Doctor." he said after making sure Allyson was in a comfortable position. The Doctor was more than surprised to see that Dr. Stone was none other than a Gaudium. Gaudium were a rather short race, the tallest being only five feet tall, and were blind. They were also enemies with Sanguis.

"I've heard so much about you, Doctor. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." he said, walking over and offering his hand to the Doctor. The Doctor shook the man's hand without a second thought, smiling brightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Dr. Stone." Dr. Stone smiled and walked over to Allyson. "How is she, Nicholas?" he asked, running is hand over her temples.

"She's been out for about two hours." the blonde said, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms over his chest. "Perfect. Shall we begin?" Dr. Stone asked, walking over to a computer that was attached to the wall opposite of where the Doctor, Nicholas, and Andrew were standing. The Doctor looked over at Nicholas and saw him nod.

"Mind your ears. It could get loud." Dr. Stone said, typing a few things on the computer before walking back over to Allyson and placing wires against her temples. He walked over to a control panel that was placed at the head of the examination table and began punishing codes into the device.

Allyson POV

Electricity. Or at least what felt like electricity. That's all I could feel going through my body. If I could have, I would have screamed from the amount of pain coursing through my body. The pain seemed go on for what felt like hours. Then it suddenly stopped. I slowly opened my eyes and immediately regretted it. The pain rushed back and hit me ten times more powerfully.

I let out a high pitched scream and threw my hands up to clutch my head. So many different things were going through my mind. Different memories, emotions, people, and so much more. I didn't know how one mind could hold so much information and not explode due to overload.

As all these things passed through my mind, the pain started to abate until the last memory flashed through my mind. The Doctor and I standing in the TARDIS before walking out into the darkness.

I gasped and my eyes flew open to see a light overhead.