Chapter 12: The aliens

Hey guys! Told you I'd be back! Hope you don't mind all the Christmas stuff in this chapter. The episode took place during Christmas, so this chapter will take place during Christmas. Don't like that?

Too bad.

Anyway, shout-out to MadGirlWithAMask for following the story. 3!

Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who or its characters. I've told you this for 12 chapters now, try to remember!

On with the story!

Pandora rushed into the other room, only to see Jackie's Christmas tree…spinning. It was destroying everything it hit, causing everyone to scream and yell.

Oh come on!

Stop it. Pandora thought. The TARDIS was really getting on her nerves.

Mickey held up a chair, attempting to stop the moving tree, only to have the chair be whacked apart. [Whacked apart? Really? I can do better. Let's try that again.]

Only to have the chair be torn apart, bit by bit. [THERE we go.]

"Get the doctor!" Jackie yelled, running into the doctor's room. Everyone followed, and Rose locked the door behind them. It wasn't enough, though. The tree burst through the door, sending chunks of wood all around the room. One of them would've hit Pandora if she hadn't made it pass through her.

Everyone ducked down, and covered their heads. Rose tried to wake the doctor up, but couldn't.

"I'm gonna get killed by a Christmas tree!" Jackie yelled.

Pandora patted her tool belt, searching for her fletching. She found it by her back pocket, and pulled it out. She adjusted the ring by the camera piece, and flashed it towards the tree. The tree didn't stop. It kept moving forward, destroying everything in its path.

Pandora smacked her fletching, trying to make it work. She looked at the camera piece, only to see bits of smashed glass and wires.

"What?" Pandora asked herself. She stared at the fletching. How could it be broken?

Of course! She landed on it when the daleks shot her! That explained everything! Well, not really, but it explained why the fletching was broken!

Pandora put her fletching back, and looked back at the tree. It was about a foot away from her, so she ducked and ran over to Jackie. She looked over a Rose, who was whispering something in the doctor's ear.

Almost instantly the doctor sat up, and pointed his sonic screwdriver at the tree. It started to fizz and pop, sending sparks everywhere. Pandora covered her face as the doctor stood up. As soon as he stood up, he fell down.

Everyone rushed to help him, and took him to the TARDIS. He passed out almost instantly, making Rose cry. She seemed so upset, Pandora almost felt sorry for her. Almost felt bad.

Almost.

Pandora sat there on the controls, careful not to press any buttons.

"So why did he regenerate?" Rose asked.

"I-" Pandora paused. "I don't know. Something must have happened. Did you do anything while you were the bad wolf?"

"What?" Rose asked.

That's right! Pandora thought. She passed out. She wouldn't remember.

"You had this glow around you. A glow only caused by the time vortex. You must have absorbed it or something because you could see me in my dreams." Pandora said. She got off the controls and walked over to the unconscious doctor.

Then it clicked.

"He had to have taken it out of you!" Pandora said, "Given it back to the TARDIS or something. It was too strong for him!"

"So it was MY fault?" Rose asked, looking a bit angry.

"Well, yeah." Pandora said, quickly regretting her words.

"You think I would cause this? Think I would make myself suffer?" Rose asked. "You think that I would end the adventures we shared?"

"Not willingly. Something must have pushed you over the edge." Pandora said, looking at her fletching.

"I don't believe you." Rose said.

"Neither do I." Pandora said, "But it seems like the most likely reason right now."

Rose smiled. "Yeah, I guess. He might've been a total jerk or something."

Pandora smiled back. Then, Jackie walked in, all crazed and worried.

"Aliens, Rose!" Jackie said. "They're coming for us! They've sent out messages, and are mind controlling half the people in London!"

"Whoa, mum." Rose said, "Slow down."

So Jackie explained everything. How aliens were discovered, and how they were controlling everyone. It was a terribly long story, too.

"So, we're basically screwed?" Pandora asked.

"Yeah. I guess so." Jackie said.

"Well, what do you suppose we do?" Rose asked.

"Grab all our stuff, and leave in the TARDIS! What else?" Jackie said.

"We can't just leave these people here!" Rose said.

"Why not!" Jackie said, leaving the TARDIS. Rose followed her mother outside, leaving Pandora alone in the TARDIS.

She took a look at the doctor, and couldn't help but think that he'd never wake up.

It was about an hour before Rose and Mickey returned with lunch. Mickey was drinking tea from a thermos. He gave Pandora a sandwich and tea.

"Thank you." Pandora said. She took a sip of the tea, and nearly gagged.

"How do you drink this stuff?" Pandora said, forcing herself to swallow the disgusting liquid.

"It's an acquired taste." Rose said, "Plus, you have to be British and/or human. You're neither of those things." Pandora raised an eyebrow at the now smiling Rose, and ate her sandwich.

"We're so British." Mickey said, "The world is ending and we're here drinking tea." Pandora laughed. She'd remember these moments.

Just than, the TARDIS started to jerk. It leaned this way and that, all while being surrounded by a strange glowing light.

Mickey dropped his tea, which was still very hot. Pandora felt a slight burning feeling on her arm. She looked down, only to see a small burn scar, slowly fading away.

We're more connected than you think. The TARDIS said. Pandora rolled her eyes, but realized that the box was right.

Rose stepped outside the TARDIS, with Mickey and Pandora following. In front of them, they saw 2 people standing in front of a group of aliens. One was a man, holding a strange device, and the other was a woman, who looked rather official. The aliens looked familiar, though.

"The sicorax!" Pandora said, pointing at the creatures. They spoke to her in a strange language. Not even the TARDIS could translate it.

"Correct, foolish human." A man said. He seemed to be the woman's translator.

"Hey now." Pandora said, "don't you recognize my species?"

The leader shook his head, and continued to speak. The man translated.

"If you don't give up half your population, they die." He said, looking frightened.

"Who will die?" Rose asked.

"1/3 of the world's population." The woman said, "They're being controlled by them."

See, I told you so. The TARDIS said.

There has to be some kind of trick involved. Pandora thought. Why would they care about humanity?

I don't know, but what ever they have in mind for the humans, it won't be good.

And you can't tell me anything? Pandora thought. Why not?

The TARDIS was silent.

Fine then. Pandora thought. Just stay out of my head.

Pandora suddenly smelled something. The air around her smelled like…tea. It was probably nothing.

Pandora looked at Rose. She was horror struck. The woman continued to speak to the sicorax, but it seemed useless.

Humanity would fall.

The TARDIS wouldn't lie to Pandora.

Would it?

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Pineapples and Daleks, signing off.