A/N long time no write. Y'see its all because some reader of mine (Glare at you 10Whovian) told the combined forces of Gengis Khan that I had the TARDIS in my house. They came looking and trashed my laptop. The Doctor had a tough time getting out so I shoved him in the loft till the aliens went. But my laptop was being sent off to the repair man AGAIN. Then I was on holiday, and when I did get my laptop I realised I had been neglecting my other story in favour of this one.
So now, I have come back to the dark side (We have cookies) and will try and continue writing this! But school has just started again so updates may be sporadic. And school does take priority I'm afraid.
Thanks guys, sorry for long AN, I know I never actually read them...
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"Cells, Cells, CELLS!" The Doctor sighed wearily as he was pushed into yet another cell. "Why is it we always end up in the cells?"
"Shut up," Jenny muttered behind him, glaring down the way at the retreating soldier, a few looked back, brow furrowed and extremely worried looking. They had, after all, just locked their commanding officer up for "crimes undisclosed".
"I mean, cells is such an undescriptive word. Well, they are in terms of body cells and that sort of thing I supposed, but these are less tiny parts of an organism, more like giant grey blocks of hollow, indestructible matter. We didn't even get the dungeons... or..." The Doctor continued rambling at his usual speed. Jenny, like most companion, was only listening to the general gist of what he was saying. He seemed to realise something. "Jenny, how come you have cells on an uninhabited planet?"
Jenny shrugged "Personnel insisted, apparently it was in the admin and government galactic travel legislature that we had to have cells as a block even on uninhabits. Mostly this is where we shove the guys who, on their day off, get blind drunk on high strength hypervodka. Black market of course, but damn good if you want to forget your night."
"Why did they lock you up? Everyone looked so disbelieving when Pettigrew declared your "Crimes" yet they still locked you up. Actually, I think one kid was crying!" The Doctor asked in confusion, using inverted commas around the crimes.
"Kalen, he's particularly fond of me," Jenny smiled sadly. "His parents died, and he wanted to get away, so I accepted him onto the youth course. And then I've been personally mentoring him. He seems to have some sort of weird crush though. Its getting a bit irritating, but I refuse to give up on him. He's a great soldier."
"Loyal?"
"Definatley."
"Thought he might be," the Doctor's eyes were fixed over Jenny's shoulder to the door. "Becuase he's standing right there."
Jenny whipped around. The young man, in his thick black uniform and dark helmet, looked a little like a weedy riot policeman. He had a sort of fuzz, browny coloured, which decorated his chin and upper lip with a serious acne problem. But the look he gave Jenny was one of pure devotion and loyalty, a bit like a puppy.
"General Louis Ma'am," he saluted sharply.
"Kalen!" She exclaimed, a smile working it's way onto her face. "What are you doing here?"
"Rescuing you of course Ma'am."
"You mean, you didn't believe Graeme?" Jenny asked slyly, raising an eyebrow. Kalen grinned
"I always said he was a nutter Ma'am, now its just proven," He chuckled. Then he pulled out a slim blue wand. "Is this one of yours?"
"My sonic!" the Doctor yelped, leaping forward and grabbing the device. "Thank you young soldier person."
"Private Kalen," He saluted. "We'd better get you out of here Ma'am, if people see you they might tell Graeme to sling his hook into the sun!"
"Gotta a plan Private?" Jenny twinkled.
Kalen pulled the key from a pocket, opened the door and bowed, "Mi'Lady"
"Thank you Kalen, remind me to promote you when this is over," Jenny leapt out of the room, swiftly followed by the Doctor, his coat billowing around him. Kalen dropped the key and ran out after them, a sad expression on his teenage face.
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Anna pulled her head back and groaned in pain. It felt like a thousand needles were pressing into every available point of her brain and her skull. Double ouch. Unsteadily, Anna got to her feet and stared stupidly at the barrier between her and the door.
"Ummm," she said hopefully. She knew it would be foolish to even attempt climbing over the knee high barrier, she would either fall or touch the circle. And she couldn't go under because she'd just fall asleep if she fell forward. Oooh decisions, decisions. Actually decisions hurt her head. Anna tipped her head to its side and frowned.
Slowly, the vined arms ahead of her began to lift, stretching up. Anna stared at them in dumb surprise. Okay, I am officially going mad...
Flowers bloomed on the vines and, when it was tall enough for Anna to fit through easily, she was suddenly reminded of her Nan's well tended herbaceous border, with a beautiful floral arch leading to her mothers, and later, her, secret garden. It was her favourite place to go when she was angry or upset. She must have thought about it...
Trippingly, and very ungainly, Anna rushed forward, as if she only had a few seconds to get through a door before it closed. She felt a bit spaced out, and she was struggling to keep up with her legs. Instead of the regal, sassy exit she had imagined when she first entered the Lawn, she was now falling, face first onto the floor. Hardly sassy and superior. She was just about to lift her head when a pair of hands linked round her waist and hoisted her from the floor. She looked up. Instead of Corianth, with her embroidered dress, she was encountered by a dark wood male, roughly the same age as her friend, passionate looking and fierce. He looked down at her with warm black eyes. His eyes were intense.
Suddenly, jolting Anna's already bruised brain, the newcomer leapt up to higher branches and just left her in the crook of a towering Elmwood. Anna didn't have the energy to move anywhere else so she just sat, her eyes flickering to her surroundings. She was so tired. If only she could...sleep...
Her eyes fluttered shut.
"Anna!"
Anna found enough energy to jump, violently, and bang her head on the rough bark behind her head.
"Owww," she moaned quietly.
Corianth jumped up gracefully beside her. She had in her hand a slim vial of an earthy coloured liquid.
"Anna," Corianth admonished gently, sliding a hand behind Anna's neck and tilting it. "You should have stayed down there!"
"Wassnt me, was some bloke," Anna slurred slightly, her eyes rolling. Corianth opened the vial "Dontyoudare"
Corianth tipped the liquid down Anna's throat, as she certainly didn't have the energy to bat the wooden hand away.
"EURGH!" Anna shot forward like there was a rocket in her back pocket, spitting violently. "Corianth. That is the single most ghastly thing I have ever tasted!"
"It's not supposed to taste nice Anna, It's supposed to sort your head out!" Corianth chuckled, sliding down from the branch. Anna followed. She suddenly found that she had more energy than she had even before she went into the Lawn.
"wicked stuff that Corianth," Anna said quickly. Corianth frowned at her.
"Must be too strong a dose for your physique," she muttered "I have never seen anyone gain as much energy as you have. But that was the standard for a treeform, I suppose you're body systems are more complicated so would take the serum in quicker."
"Yeah, something like that," Anna grinned, twirling like a child on E-numbers. "Ooooohhh, I have got lots and lots I need to discuss with the Elders, but also a question for you." She paused for a hasty breath before continuing "Who on Cheem was the hot tree that out me up in the Elmwood in the first place?"
They started forward, Corianth walking serenely, Anna skipping along beside her talking nineteen to the dozen.
"...And he had sort of dark eyes that were really kind of very intense, and then the second he put me in the tree he just sort of disappeared and I was far too tired to call after him and I'm not even sure if he's real or my mind just playing trick on me due to over exposure, which I must be perfectly honest has never happened before so the exhaustion thing was kinda weird and all that. I don't suppose you know who he might be because I certainly couldn't have got into that tree all on my own you know-"
"His name is Rod." Corianth interrupted quietly, stopping Anna in her tracks. Something about the way she'd said it made Anna effectively sober up. It was a mix of hopelessness, of giving up and of something else that people really don't want to talk about. "He's exactly the same age as me."
"Well then, how come he's not the Grandmother Willow heir thingy?" Anna asked, dancing to catch up.
"Grandmother Willow. The heir is always a female."
"A society where the women are the holders of power... almost the same as where I'm from except it's the other gender," Anna sighed, coming slowly down from her high. "Guessing he's the guy you were mentioning earlier..."
Corianth stopped suddenly "I didn't mention a guy!"
"No, but you mentioned wanting to have a family," Anna shrugged "All boils down to the same thing really. Guys are kind of key for families. Well, at least they are most of the time, IVF has really moved on in my time."
"He keeps himself to himself Anna."
"Ahhh, you like the elusive type then? I prefer the ...well...anyway," Anna went from teasing to trailing off, rubbing her nose. Corianth looked sideways at her.
"You too?"
Anna smiled sadly "I guess"
"What you said about Rod being the next Willow," Corianth said slowly. Anna nodded and waited "He keeps himself to himself because he has seer properties. No-one must know. There has never been a male Seer before."
"It's a time of change Corianth," Anna smiled brightly. "A brave new world. What is there to say that was the first indication of change?"
"The next was your arriving Anna," Corianth murmured softly. Anna looked at her, but didn't press on.
"I do need to talk to your mum Corianth."
"Of course, this way."
A/N Hi, another long note I expect. Sorry, not great, but I currently have writers block. Any writing skill I have is to go towards getting my exams done! So really, I don't expect this will be finished before Christmas. And at the moment I'm struggling to get the end I want for this adventure. It just doesn't make sense. So this wasn't very long and I apologise for its rubbishness. But, we haven't all got time to sit writing. And my brain will not work!
SO anyway, I'll try and write as soon as possible but don't count on it.
