A/N ~ Been battling against revision and homework etc to get this chapter up. So here it is, another chapter, and sorry for that horrible cliff hanger on the last chapter, hehe. Big thanks to everyone who has reviewed, it's what keeps me writing. :)
"What are you doing?"
Amy turned around to see a young women walking out of the furthest tunnel towards them, the women that they had seen helping the Doctor.
"Crystal, these are my friends" said the Doctor.
"I see…" Crystal replied slowly.
"And we really should be going" said Amy stepping up to the Doctor and her husbands side.
"No, the Doctor has to stay, he is in no fit state to go anywhere," Crystal replied, she gestured to the Doctor who was still leaning heavily on Rory for support.
"I'm fine," the Doctor lied.
Crystal raised an eyebrow at him and the Doctor realised that he couldn't quite look her in the eye as of what she had told him. He could begin to feel tears pricking the corners of his eyes, half from pain, and half from betrayal.
"You said they weren't here, that it had been my imagination. Why did you lie to me, Crystal?"
She rolled her eyes in response, "because you are a Time Lord, Doctor" she hissed through gritted teeth, spitting out his name.
"I don't understand" he said frowning slightly.
Crystal began to walk slowly around the walls of the cave, the gentle evening breeze blowing her hair across her face.
"Your people, the Time Lords, they banished us here. For what we did. Trapped on this small, hostile planet for over one thousand years, never to return to our home planet. The stories about you were passed down through generations, that you were the last, that the rest of your people had perished. So when we pulled you from those waters and worked out what you were, the man with two broken hearts, we knew it was you, Doctor." A dark sinister smile had spread across Crystals lips, she now stood the opposite side of the cave to them, glaring.
The Doctor looked both angry and upset, "I thought you were my friend. I trusted you!" he snapped.
"As we did your people!" Crystal snapped back taking the Doctor by surprise.
He shook his head "Crystal I'm sorry for what they… for what we did, but-"
"Kill them!" Crystal demanded turning her back on them.
The three men advanced forward, their spears aimed.
"Woah, wait one second!" Amy interrupted taking a step forward and lifting her hands in the air, the Doctor frowned at her. "See, now what I don't understand, and It may just be because I'm human and all that but, what I don't understand is, If you want the Doctor dead, then why did you help him?"
Crystal laughed but kept her back turned, "oh we have something way better install for the Doctor."
The Doctor swallowed nervously.
"I said kill them!… and leave the Doctor."
They backed up slowly as once again the three men advanced on them. They glanced around for an escape but saw nothing.
"Over here!" Lorna called to them.
They turned to see their little helper stood next to another small tunnel, quickly gesturing for them to follow her.
Amy fled for the tunnel and Rory and the Doctor followed. The Doctor winced and struggled to keep up. Rory pulled him along, "come on Doctor you can make it" he muttered.
Rory dived into the tunnel, crouching a little, the Doctor did the same. They continued to run, the Doctor lagging and tripping every so often. Rory pulled him on. Lorna lead the way, running ahead.
Although the tunnel was small and very narrow they knew they were still being followed, and It wouldn't be long before they caught up.
They ran. The Doctor tried desperately to ignore the heavy pounding in his head and the general discomfort everything was causing him.
As Rory glanced up he was filled with a horrible feeling, Amy and Lorna had vanished.
"In here" someone hissed from just ahead of him.
As he turned another corner he was pulled by a firm tug on his arm and pulled into a narrow crevasse in the rocks. He squeezed through the narrow gap after Amy and Lorna, they moved silently and quickly hoping they hadn't been spotted by the tribe people.
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They emerged from the very narrow crevasse into a another wide cave. The cave had no other way of entering it, other than the way they had come. It was a lot colder and was only dimly lit by two torches on opposite sides of the rocky walls. It smelt damp and they could hear the faint drip-drop of water every so often.
They took deep, steadying breaths for a moment and relaxed a little. That was, until…
"Doctor!" Amy gasped as his knees buckled once again.
The Doctor collapsed but Rory quickly caught him before he had chance to hit the ground.
The Doctor groaned and closed his eyes, Rory gently laid him down onto the rocky ground.
Amy knelt at his side and smiled faintly, she straightened his bowtie and moved his fringe from his face. The Doctors eyes flickered open and he gazed up at Amy, he felt a single tear run down his cheek.
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Thanks, Beth x
