Family of Blood- Part 3
"I've still got this." Joan pulled out the journal from her pocket. "The journal."
"Those are just stories." John shook his head.
"Now we know that's not true. Perhaps there's something in here…."
There was an explosion from outside and we ran to the window. "What the hell?" Martha gasped.
We all looked out to see what looked like meteorites falling upon the village.
"Watch…." Mr. Smith picked it up.
"Can you hear it?" Timothy asked, eyeing him.
"I think he's asleep." Mr. Smith replied. "Waiting to awaken."
"Why did he speak to me?" Timothy frowned.
"Oh, low level telepathic field." Mr. Smith said, sounding just like The Doctor. "You were born with it. Just an extra synaptic engram causing…." he gasped, stopping, scared. "Is that how he talks?"
"That's him!" Martha grinned, excited. "All you have to do is open it and he's back."
"It was always going to end, though! The Doctor said the Family's got a limited lifespan. That's why they need to consume a Time Lord. Otherwise, three months and they die. Like mayflies, he said."
"So your job was to execute me."
"It's getting closer!" Timothy called as the house jolted.
"I should have thought of it before." John shook his head. "I can give them this. Just the watch. Then they can leave and I can stay as I am!"
"I won't let you do that." Martha told him
"If they want The Doctor, they can have him. If they get what they want, then…then…."
"Then it all ends in destruction. The Family would live forever to breed and conquer. War across the stars...for every child." Martha said.
Mr. Smith walked over to the fireplace and I managed to slip out the door when everyone was focused on Mr. Smith. Maybe I could delay the Family so they would stop destroying the town. I would not see more death and destruction tonight. I thought as I ran to Copper's field where I guessed the ship was.
I walked up to the ship and called out "My name is Susan Jane Anderson, a companion of The Doctor. I bring a message from The Doctor to The Family."
Suddenly they stopped firing. The ships cloaking device turned off and a huge ship appeared. Baines came out and asked "What is it?"
"I can only tell you that inside." I said. "I have important information that you might want and is certainly very valuable." Hopefully they would fall for it even though I did have information concerning The Doctor stored up in my head.
"Very well." Baines said. I walked into their ship with Baines behind me and saw the rest of the Family there, Jenny, Mr. Clarke and the little girl. "This girl says she had important information concerning The Doctor." Baines told the Family.
"Well, what is it girl?" Mr. Clarke asked.
"I have information concerning The Doctor's past...and future. I know almost everything that is going to happen to him. But I want you to stop destroying the town and I will come with you, without a fight. Think about it. The Doctors traveling past and future. All his companions...how much do you think that's worth? Mmm?"
The Family looked stunned. "That could be worth a lot." Mr. Clarke thought. "Deal. Paralyze her and prepare to leave the planet!"
Baines shot me with a gun and I slid to the floor, my back resting against a piece of equipment. Then I heard a voice calling "Hello?" It was Mr. Smith's voice, but I knew from seeing the episode at home, The Doctor was pretending to be Mr. Smith, the human.
"Just stop the bombardment." Mr. Smith said. Then he 'tripped' on something, stumbled and managed to press some buttons. "That's all I'm asking."
"We already have." Mr. Clarke said. "One of your companions here convinced us to." Mr. Clarke said and pointed to me.
Mr. Smiths eyes followed his finger and his eyes widened as he saw me on the floor, staring back at him. "What have you done to her?"
"Oh just the normal paralyzing procedure. Don't worry, it'll wear off soon, after we leave the planet." Baines said.
"You're going to leave? Just stop killing, like that?" Mr. Smith said, snapping his fingers which made a echo around the ship.
"Oh yes. Miss. Anderson made a deal with us. Her information concerning The Doctor is quite valuable. Once we have that, we will leave you and this planet alone." Jenny said.
"I've made my decision." Mr. Smith said. "Take it." Mr. Smith held out the fob watch. "Take him away."
"At last." Baines said, holding up the fob watch. Suddenly he grabbed Mr. Smith, pulled him close and said "Don't think this saved your life." Bains pushed Mr. Smith back and he fell. As he fell he managed to press more buttons on the way down.
"Family of mine, now we shall have the lives of the Time Lord." Bains opened the watch, the Family sniffed in. "It's empty!"
"Where's it gone?" Mr. Smith asked.
"You tell me." Baines said, throwing the watch at Mr. Smith. He caught it with his right hand and stood up.
"Oh I think the explanation might be, you've been fooled by a simple old factory misdirection. Little like ventriloquism of the noes. It's an elementary treatment in some parts of the galaxy but it's got to be said; I don't like the look of that hydrocalomiter. It seems to be indicating that you have energy feedback all the way through the retrostabilizers feeding back into the primary heat converters. Oh, because there's one thing you shouldn't have done. You shouldn't have let me press all those buttons. But, in fairness I will give you one bit of advice. Run!"
The Doctor ran over to me and scooped me up, bridal style, and ran out of the ship, with the Family after us. Suddenly a big explosion sent me tumbling out of The Doctor's arms as he fell. I hit the ground hard, and smacked my head on a rock. I passed out immediately.
I woke up in the medbay of the Tardis. I groaned. I had a splitting headache. "Why do I always end up here?" I asked myself, not expecting an answer.
"I don't know. Why do you keep on putting yourself into situations that make you end up here?" The Doctor asked. My eyes snapped open and I saw The Doctor sitting beside my bed. "By the way, I never did ask, why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"
I winced. "Nothing."
"Now I know that is a lie." The Doctor said. "You've also lost wait."
I closed my eyes as I responded. "I've been having nightmares."
"About what?"
I rolled over on my side and did not answer him. I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. "You're okay to leave this room whenever you want. Just meet us in the console room when you are ready. We won't leave without you."
I didn't respond. The Doctor sighed and left the room. I soon fell back asleep and had the best dream that I had in months.
