author's note: Hey everyone, well this is it, we are slowly coming to the end of the galaxy key arc I just wanted to say it's been amazing writing this. I hope you have enjoyed this so without further ado, enjoyed the final 3 chapters.

Chapter 20: Alex: Hope

As I sat there watching her unconscious body, I knew she wouldn't make it, the doctors told me as much but I refused to believe it. I couldn't, no wouldn't loose her again. Ashley had regained consciousness after her regeneration had almost killed her, but Ahsoka, she just stayed like this, unconscious and unmoving.

Ashley walked into the white room and saw me, she was wearing brand new clothes, this time she was dressed in a grey t shirt and dark trousers, the light made her gold her almost seem as if it was glowing. She wore a neckless around her neck which I'd never seen before.

"Hey" she said softly, she was looking at Ahsoka and her heart monitor, it was still beeping but very faintly. Then she looked back at me "no change?"

"No" I replied back, the doctors told me that after the battle, Ahsoka's condition was critical, so critical that she went into a coma, a coma that she may never wake up from. I hadn't seen Ashley when we got back. Supposedly the doctors had taken her into a separate room where she recover from the regeneration in peace.

"You're looking better" I noticed, the cuts and scars she once had were now fully healed. She looked almost normal, almost.

"Better" she muttered then she looked at Ahsoka again "I somehow feel this that this is my fault." I stood up and walked over to her trying to reassure her.

"You did what you had to do" I said "nobody could've been sure of what was going to happen" at that I knew I was wrong. Because I knew what would happen. A sacrifice to save the universe.

I looked at Ahsoka's unmoving body and found it hard to look at her. I just couldn't believe it. Ashley was about to say something but she was cut off by the sound of a strange whooshing noise.

"Did you?" I started to say, she nodded and we both ran to the window to see what it was. There was no mistaking that sound. My father had arrived. His TARDIS just stood outside of the emergancy room. Disguised as a 1960's police box.

He then walked in the room. My father was looking a bit different than I last saw him, when he gave me a sonic screwdriver and then wandered off. He looked older, his grey hair stood on end and he wore a combination of a dark black t-shirt, grey trousers and a red hoodie.

The Doctor was also carrying something in his hands that looked vaguely like flowers and a get well card. This appearance was strange giving that his new incarnation was rarely a caring type.

Ashley stood up and nodded "I leave you two alone" she said into my ear, so my father couldn't hear her. She walked towards the door and took one last look at me and then walked out.

The Doctor noticed me and said "can I speak with you?" this was strange cause when I saw my father it was no more than for a few seconds. A chance to have an actual conversation with him? This was an opportunity not to be missed.

"Sure" a bit too eagerly, because I was excited at the thought of spending some time with my father, I almost imeadiatly felt guilty because I spent so much time around Ahsoka's body these days. I looked back at her and thought to myself. She's not going anywhere. So I went with my father outside towards the waiting room. I didn't notice it then, but as I walked out I could've almost sworn I heard a beeping noise from Ahsoka's heart monitor.

We we sat down in the waiting room, my father brought me a drink but I turned it down. After a few seconds of silence the Doctor finally spoke

"So no change?" He spoke with a Scottish accent and when he did it almost sounded concerned, both for me and Ahsoka.

I said the same thing I said to Ashley "no, the doctor's don't know what's wrong with her. Ever since she took that blow to the head, she hasn't been able to wake up"

"She's inside some sought of coma?" The Doctor asked, I nodded and then began to think something, the Illusive Man had mentioned someone called the Mistress, she was behind all of this. I wondered if the Doctor knew about her.

"The Illusive Man mentioned that he wasn't behind the Battle for the Eternity Clock" I said and this surprised the Doctor, but almost nothing surprised him anymore, he let me continue "he mentioned someone called the Mistress" at that his eyes lit up and I knew that did know who the Mistress was.

"Whatever you do" The Doctor said "don't ever go looking for her, I can't tell you everything about her, but I know that she is a very powerful enemy."

I looked at him for a good long moment and then changed the subject "I just don't know if Ahsoka's ever going to wake up" I said putting my hands in my face , tears were forming in my eyes. I hadn't cried in a very long time "I lost her once, and now I'm loosing her again!" I looked up at him. His face had a very worried expression like he had sympathy for me "I just think it's my fault, she's like this"

"Hey" the Doctor snapped, which surprised me, he could be very scary when he was angry "don't talk like that, it isn't your fault!" He walked over to me "now I do 't know if she will indeed wake up! But there's something you have, something that will make sure it will happen"

"And what's that?"

"Hope" he replied "as long as you have hope, anything can happen" at that I smiled and looked up. He smiled back and said "brave heart, Avatar" he clasped me on the back but then I noticed something was wrong.

A bunch of doctors and nurses could be seen heading to Ahsoka's emergancy room. Oh no. I thought. This can't be good.