Aisha had spent a few hours in her room. She had found one of her favourite books and was now reading it on her bed, but she still wasn't feeling too much better. Every word she read, everything she pictured, it reminded her of the father she'd lost… But she had to try, as she had no idea what her little ghost boyfriend was planning.
Suddenly she heard a crash, she looked up. One of the CDs from her rack on the desk had fallen on the floor, coming open and thrown the CD a centimetre from the now open case. Thing is, she knew that CD had been in the middle of the rack…
"What's going on?" she asked, as she got to her feet
As she bent down to grab the case she saw a hand and green sleeve come out of the floor and grab the CD, which then phased back through the floor, taking the disc with them. Aisha just stared at the spot where it had been.
"What on Gallifrey did he want with my Mika CD?" she asked, "I could use that right now…"
Suddenly there was a knock at the door, Aisha walked over and opened it slightly. Standing there was K9.
"Hi K9." She said
"Mistress. You must follow me." K9 said
"Follow you? Why?" Aisha asked
"I was told by Mistress Sarah Jane to get you." K9 said, "Follow me please."
"Is this anything to do with Adric's idea?" Aisha asked
"Affirmative!" K9 said
Ah K9… having a robot dog was useful in that he could do things a flesh being couldn't… but he couldn't lie due to his programming so trusting him with a secret was not the best idea. She wondered who'd told him, it wouldn't have been Sarah. Even if she asked K9 to come get her, she knew K9's limits.
"Are you coming mistress?"
"Yeah K9."
Adric shot out of the wall and through some chairs that Jamie had put around the tables before stopping; he glided up to the music centre on the balcony. He put the CD into the player and set it to the right track. As he looked around he was sure that this party had been a brilliant idea.
With the combined efforts of all the companions they'd turned Steve into an impressive party hall. Around the edges on the raised areas were tables (one being the table tennis table that had, had its legs hastily repaired by Jack) holding the plates of food that Sarah and K9 had prepared and brought, in the centre in the lowered part were several small tables with a pair of chairs to each table. Along the balconies stone rails were long shiny strands of something Susan had brought out of her room, and Grace had found a pump and some balloons and now some were hanging from the decorations although most were now scattered around the room and everyone was batting them through the air whilst still getting everything ready. Up on one of the balconies (the very one he'd stood on whilst playing the 'Game' with Tegan and Nyssa) was a massive music system, the speakers being on the other balconies.
"So, you got the final CD did you?" Tegan asked, coming up onto the balcony
"Yeah, I don't THINK she saw my hand…" Adric said, "Place looks brilliant doesn't it?"
"A lot better from up here." Tegan said, with a pointed glance at him
Adric gave a nervous laugh and drifted towards the centre of the room, out of her reach. She was obviously still a little sore about the whole 'Game' incident… but it had been worth it. He'd have to remember to tell Aisha one day… try and copy the memory to the TARDIS console so she could watch from his point of view… Suddenly Sarah, who had been watching for K9's return with Aisha, signalled to the others.
"She's coming!" she said
"Lights out! Places everyone!" Susan said, before Adric could say anything
"What she said!" he said as the lights went out
They all waited with baited breath, and suddenly the door opened.
"In here?" Aisha asked K9
"Yes mistress. The others are in the room are waiting to surprise you." K9 stated
"Well that's ruined it…" Adric thought to himself, as Aisha flicked the lights on and the others came out from their hiding places looking annoyed
"Who told K9 that it was a surprise party?" Sarah demanded
"Tha' was me. Sorry." Jamie confessed
"A party?" Aisha said, looking at Adric who was still drifting in the centre of the room near the ceiling
"Surprise?" he tried
"Thanks Addie." She smiled, "Okay. Guess we party now. Shall we?"
"Aye!" Jamie said, before he dived towards the nearest table of food
As Tegan turned on 'Grace Kelly' Aisha managed to get at a table the others hadn't got to yet and snagged a chocolate doughnut, then she got to a table and sat down. Adric joined her, a red balloon in his hands.
"So, what do you think?" he asked
"You've done pretty well, all of you." She smiled, as she bit into the cakey doughnut, "Considering what it looked like before."
"Let's hope it doesn't get out of hand…" Adric muttered
"Hopefully." Aisha asked, "Just make sure that no one has too much to drink…"
The beginnings of the surprise party. Ruined by Jamie not understanding the programming of a tin dog… -,-;
More reference to "Adric's 'Game'", it had to be done. Tegan and Adric both back at the same time in the room where it happened… don't ask me which one of the three endings I wrote is canon here, I don't have a clue…