Chapter 28: The Sun, The Moon and The Truth

A/N- Hey everyone I'm back! I just wanted to let you know that I'm very sick right now so if there is a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes then I'm sorry I can barely think straight. But I still wanted to get this chapter out on time so I pushed myself to get out of bed. Also the title of this chapter comes from the quote by Buddha, "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth." Anyways, enjoy and don't forget to review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who, it belongs to BBC

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When you're in the half light

It is not you I see

And you'll live a half life

You only show half to me

Sometimes I join you

Let you wash over me

When we're in the darkness

Only the blind can see

"You look troubled" Kit said, trying to break the awkward silence.

After telling the Doctor about her legs, he had simply picked her up bridle style. When she asked where they were going he told her he was bringing her to the Tardis. He hadn't spoken since. She had tried to ask him where Rose was but he didn't answer. She could tell he was angry and she knew part of that anger was directed at her.

"That's because I am troubled." He replied.

"Oh."

Kit wasn't sure what to say. Should she keep lying or should she finally tell him the truth? Was it even safe to tell him the truth? Would he kick her to the curb once he found out like in her nightmares? She really wished things weren't complicated.

"Is it because of Rose or… me?" She asked.

There was silence for a moment. "Both."

Kit bit her lip. "Ask. Just ask."

"Ask what?"

"We both know this shouldn't be happening to me. It's not just a bad reaction to the paradox. There's more and you know it."

"No, there isn't," he snapped. "There can't be. It's not possible."

"Just ask and let's find out."

"There's noting to ask," he stressed.

"Yes there is!"

She didn't know why she was so determined for him to find out all of a sudden. Maybe she was just too exhausted to try and come up with a lie. Or maybe she knew this was it. This was the moment of truth. Maybe she was tired of pretending. The weight that had been pulling her down since she met this Doctor was finally lifting now that he was close to knowing. It felt good and now she wanted it completely gone.

"Kit—"

"Ask! I know you've tried to put the pieces together since we met," she challenged. "Do you know how I know this? Because I know you Doctor."

"Fine!" He snapped. "Who are you? Why are you here?!

Suddenly Kit felt very small as the came to the Tardis. Her pervious confidence was disappearing. Maybe it wasn't the best idea but it was too late to back out.

Kit was about to answer when the Doctor snapped his head up and looked around. He wore a deep frown and had a look of uneasiness.

"What?" She said instead.

"We need to get inside the Tardis," he declared. "Can you open the door for me?"

Kit nodded and took out her Tardis key. She unlocked the door and the Doctor used his foot to open the door. When the door was opened they both froze. Inside was nothing. It wasn't bigger on the inside. It wasn't a spaceship. It was just a box. A small police box. A police box with no mad man.

"W—what happened? How—where—what?" Kit stammered. She had never seen this happen before.

"No! No, no, no, no!" The Doctor shouted.

"What? What's going on?"

The Doctor went pale. "Rose!" He shouted without answering her questions.

Kit didn't get a chance to ask more questions because the Doctor took off running. Kit tried to hold onto the Doctor the best she could. She guessed they were going to have to finish their conversation for later. Kit was slightly relieved. At least it gave her time to figure out what she was going to say.

The rounded the corner. There, Kit saw Rose standing near a church which was probably where the wedding was.

"Rose!" The Doctor shouted. "Get in the church!"

Just then, a bat-like creature appeared out of thin air. It spread its wings and made a loud shrieking noise. Rose screamed and the Doctor ran a little bit faster. They collided with Rose throwing all three to the ground. Kit tried to get up but forgot that her legs didn't work. The Doctor scooped her up again.

"Get in the church," he ordered again.

Everyone ran to the church but were stopped by a second bat-like creature. With the appearance on the second creature, Kit vision started to blur and her head started hurting again.

"Oh, my God. What are they? What are they?" Someone screamed.

Some people in the doorway of the church tried to come and help.

"Inside!" The Doctor told them but some still tried to leave. "Stay in there!"

It was too late, though. One of the creatures noticed the other group and went straight for them. A man ran for it but didn't get too far. The creature dove for the man and looked to have ate him. The bride tried to run to the church but another creature stopped her. The bride screamed but oddly enough the creature didn't go for her and instead turned to the priest and ate him.

"In!" The Doctor ordered.

The group ran inside the church. Someone closed the doors and everyone seemed to relax a bit. They could still hear the creatures outside.

Kit's head was still throbbing and she closed her eyes tight. She took deep breaths but that seemed to only make it worse this time.

"They can't get in. Old windows and doors. Okay. The older something is, the stronger it is. What else?" The Doctor muttered more to himself. He carried Kit to a chair and sat her down. He then took another chair and propped her legs up. "Go and check the other doors! Move!"

The Doctor left her side and started to explain to everyone what was going on but Kit was focused on her headache. Kit finally opened her eyes realizing it wasn't helping her head. The second she opened them though, she knew something was very wrong. She knew her eyes were open; she could feel them blinking but everything was still black. She rubbed her eyes but it did nothing to help. She couldn't see a thing.

"Doctor?" she said weakly. Her hands started to shake.

"The Doctors arguing with my mum," Rose replied instead. Kit felt her sit next to her. "Are you alright now? I saw the Doctor carrying you."

Kit shook her head violently. "R—Rose, I can't s—see."

"What?"

"I can't see anything. Everything's black."

"Doctor!" Rose shouted.

"Just a second," he replied and went back to his conversation he was having with someone.

"Doctor, it's important!" Rose pushed.

Kit could hear the Doctor excuse himself and come over to where she was sitting.

"What? What's wrong?" He asked.

"Kittredge said she can't see."

The Doctor was silent. "What do you mean?"

"I mean I'm blind!" Kit snapped.

"Doctor, what's wrong with her?" Rose asked. "Is she going to be okay?"

"I don't know."

Lie. She could hear it in his voice. He was lying. If he was lying that meant something was very wrong with her and she would not be okay. Kit tried not to cry.

They were all quiet until Rose spoke, "What are those things? Why are they hear?"

"Time's been damaged and they've come to sterilise the wound. By consuming everything inside," the Doctor explained.

"Is this because—is this my fault?"

There was a long pause. "I have to got check the windows," he replied instead. "I'll be back, Kit."

The Doctor left quickly before Kit could tell him not to go. She really didn't want to be alone at the moment. Rose stated to get up too but Kit panicked and grabbed her hand.

"Rose, please don't go," she pleaded. "I—I'm scared."

She finally let the tears fall from her eyes. She hated how small her voice sounded but at this point she really didn't care. She really was terrified. Not only could she not use her legs but now she couldn't use her eyes and she felt so lost. She wanted to go home. She wanted to be with her Doctor. Most of all, she didn't want to die alone.

"Yeah, of course," she said and sat back down. She took Kit's hand and squeezed it.

"You know it's not all your fault," Kit spoke after some time of silence.

"It feels like my fault. You never tried to save your dad when he was suppose to die," she argued.

"True but I wasn't feeling good back at your parents wedding. I knew it had something to do with your dad," she confessed. "I should have said something. We could have avoided this whole thing if I wasn't so stubborn."

"We really messed up, huh?"

"Big time."

They sat in silence for a long time. Both of them were absorbed in their thoughts. After sometime, Kit heard someone walking up to them.

"Hey, do you mine if you could give me a second with Rose." Kit realized it was Pete.

"Man, I would love to but I can't walk or see so… you know… no," she replied.

"You can't see or walk? Since when?"

"There are creatures eating people and you can't believe that I can't see or walk anymore?" Kit questioned.

Before Pete could reply, Rose jumped in. "It's okay. We can move as long as you don't mine me leaving for a bit, Kittredge."

Kit wanted to say that she really didn't want to be alone at all but knew Rose needed time to talk to her dad. She also wanted to stop feeling so weak.

"Y—yeah, it's fine. Don't worry about me."

"I promise I'll be back."

She heard Rose and Pete leave. Kit took deep breath trying not to cry again. It was weird being able to hear everything but not see. It felt very isolating and Kit hoped the Doctor could fix whatever was happening to her.

Kit suddenly jumped when she felt someone sit beside her.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you," the Doctor said.

"It's fine," she replied quietly.

"I realized we never got to finish our conversation from earlier."

"Now? With everything going on? Is it really that important?"

"With the shape you're in? I'm going to say it's pretty important," the Doctor answered.

Kit bit her lip nervously. "I don't know if I can say."

"I can't help you if you don't tell me," he said softly.

"And if you don't like what I've got to say?"

"I promise I won't kick a girl while she's down."

"But if I get better?"

"Then we'll have to see."

Kit sighed. "It's complicated."

"I could have guessed that."

Kit ran her hand threw her hair. This was it. She didn't know if telling the Doctor her secret would have horrible repercussions but there was no turning back. She only hoped that it wouldn't turn out too badly.

"What I told you about my family was the truth," she began. "When I was a baby my parents did die in a fire and I was put in the foster system. I also didn't lie about the man I told you about. That man saved me from some awful foster parents and I did travel with him but—but… that man is… you," she finished. "I'm—I'm your future companion."

The Doctor didn't say anything and Kit really wished she could see his face. She did feel, though, his eyes on her. They made her insides burn.

"I see," he finally said. He sighed. "I figured you were from a different time."

"You did?"

"I'll admit, you're a pretty good liar but there were somethings I could tell were lies. You also didn't react to things in the same way as Rose. You never seemed entirely surprised by anything. I knew only someone who was used to seeing weird things would react the way you do," he explained. "But I thought maybe you were a Time Agent… but a companion…" He drifted off. "You shouldn't be here."

"Trust me, I didn't come for shits and giggles," she said defensively. "I was sent here."

"By who?"

"The Tardis."

"The Tardis?"

"Yeah, I was pretty surprised too."

"But why?"

"There are aliens from my time traveling back to kill you now," she explained. "The Tardis sent me to make sure that didn't happen."

He was quiet for a moment. "The Slitheen."

Kit nodded. "Yeah, one of them was from the future. That's why I left. I needed to get rid of it. There was also a future living plastic when I first met you."

"Why didn't you just tell me who you were?"

"I wanted to! I really did but the Tardis told me that if I said too much then it would be harder for her to ease your memory of me when I went back," Kit stressed. "Which I'm sure is going to be hard now that I told you who I was."

"Did it seem like I knew you or what was going to happen to you?" He asked.

Kit thought carefully. "No but I think you knew something was going to happen. A couple mouths before I came here you just acted… strange. You were overprotected and overly worried about me. It was like you were waiting for something big to happen."

"The memory of you was probably coming through the closer you got to the moment when you were sent back to the past," he explained. "But other than that I think you should be fine. You just won't be completely gone from my mind."

Kit sighed in relief. "That's good to hear. Now all I need to worry about is me dying."

"You're not going to die," the Doctor stressed but it wasn't confident.

Kit laughed humorlessly. "I've spent years with you, Doctor. You don't think I know when you're lying. The Doctor lies after all," she said sourly. "Just tell me what's wrong with me."

The Doctor sighed in defeat. "What usually happens when something from the future come to the past?"

Kit shrugged. "I usually get bad headaches but nothing like this."

"Think of yourself and everyone you know as an elastic band. Every time someone travels to the past or the future they get a little bit stretched, nothing too bad though. Time travel itself is not natural but the way you traveled through time to get here was using pure time energy and even Time Lords are afraid to travel that way. Time doesn't like you, Kit. You're stretched too far and nobody should be stretched like that. Every time something comes from the future, time tries to fix itself like what's happening now just not to this extend because it's not fixed. You get those headaches because it's times way of killing you. Are you still with me?"

Kit nodded slowly. "I think."

"When you interfere with a fixed point, everything and everyone gets stretched. So, time is trying to get rid of all that stretching. But because you're already stretched so far, your body is now shutting down. Times trying to get rid of the thing that is stretched the most which happens to be you."

"I'm ready to snap," Kit concluded.

"Yes, you're about to snap and once you do—"

"I die."

"It's not just that. This is just speeding up the inevitable. Kit, eventually this is going to happen. Eventually, you'll die if you don't get back to your time."

Kit gulped. "How long to I have?"

"If we don't fix the paradox then a couple of hours. If we do, then I have no idea. You could be fine for years or much less. It all depends on how often you get stretched."

Kit shook her head in disbelief. "Why would the Tardis send me if she knew I was going to die?"

"The Tardis is a mystery even to me but I'm sure she has her reasons." The Doctor took her hand. "Kit, I won't let this happen to you. We will get you back in time."

Kit was having trouble taking all this information in. It terrified her to think that she might die and would never be with her Doctor again. She still couldn't understand why the Tardis do this to her. She could have at least given Kit some kind of warning.

"I hope so. Do you at least have a plan to fix the situation we're in now?"

"No."

Kit rolled her eyes. "Liar."

"Fine. There is a way to get out of this situation but Rose would never agree to it. The car that should have hit Pete is still out there. It's going around in circles making the same actions as it did before it hit Pete."

"Time's trying to correct the wound," Kit finished. "Pete has to die to stop this, doesn't he?"

"Yes. I've been trying to find another way but nothing."

Kit sighed. "Doctor, I know you don't want Pete to die but a fix point is a fixed point. They shouldn't be changed at all."

"You would let someone die?"

Kit was taken aback by his question. She didn't know why it mattered. It sucked that Pete had to die but it was to save the world so why wouldn't she be okay? This is what the Doctor would do or at least her Doctor.

She shrugged. "Yeah."

"How long have you been with me in the future?"

"Since I was like four or five."

"Too long," she barley heard him whisper.

Before the she could answer, she heard someone walk over to them. Kit didn't know who it was but she could hear a crying baby.

"I've done what you've said. The least you could do for me is watch my baby while I find my useless husband," the women snapped and Kit realized it was Jackie.

"Excuse me, I'm a little busy. I don't have time to babysit," the Doctor answered in frustration.

"Looks like you're already babysitting to me," Jackie bit out and Kit knew that commented was directed at her.

"I'm not babysitting her. She's sick."

"Well, I'm sick on taking care of my baby by myself. I need to find my husband."

"Why don't you take the baby with you?" Kit suggested.

"Because I need quiet to talk to Pete and the baby hasn't stopped crying!" She snapped.

"Isn't it your job to make the baby feel better?" Kit asked but immediately regretted it.

"Oh, if you think you can do better than fine, here!"

Kit suddenly felt something being shoved into her arms. She figured it was Rose it her carrier. She could tell by the shrieking crying coming from the baby.

Yes, good idea, Jackie, leave a blind girl in charge of a baby, Kit thought.

"I'll be back," Jackie snapped and left them alone with baby Rose.

Kit felt the Doctor take the carrier out of Kit's arms which made her very relieved.

"I almost forgot how much fun Jackie was," Kit said sarcastically.

The Doctor snorted. "I think this is the first and probably last time Jackie will willingly leave Rose in my care."

The baby wailed even more and Kit winced. "Could you quiet her down? I rather not be deaf as well."

"Why do you think I can stop her from crying?"

Kit covered her ears as the crying became too much. "Because you speak baby. Now shut her up!"

"Shh," was all the Doctor had to say and the baby stopped crying. "So, you know about that?" He said slowly.

"Of course, I know a lot about you."

She thought that was a harmless comment but she could feel the Doctor tense up and shift uncomfortably.

They didn't say anything else to each other for some time. Kit could hear the Doctor talking quietly to baby Rose.

"You shouldn't blame Rose," Kit finally spoke.

"Maybe."

"Maybe? You're still going to be mad? God, stop acting so emotional."

"Emotional?!" He snapped. "I'm not emotional."

"Compared to my Doctor? Yes, you are."

The Doctor huffed. "It's not that easy."

Kit rolled her eyes. "Try to use your head rather than your hearts! How was she supposed to know? It's not like she really knew what fixed points were. How was she suppose to know saving her dad would have this sorta consequence."

"She still should have known better."

Kit scowled. "Yeah, well you should have known better than to have two sets of us together in the first place. You were asking for trouble."

The Doctor sighed. "You might have a point."

"Of course I have a point. I'm clever. It's why you should listen to me more," she joked.

"You sure are full of yourself, aren't you."

"I get it from you," she grinned. "Speaking of Rose, could we not tell her that I'm from the future? If someone came claiming they were my Doctor's future companion I wouldn't be too happy. Not nice knowing one day you'll be gone."

"Sure, I won't say a word unless you want me to."

"Good."

Just then Kit heard someone walk up to them and she prayed it wasn't Jackie come to yell at them again.

"Jackie gave her to me to look after. How times change," the Doctor told the person.

"Is that Rose?" Kit asked uncertain. "People really need to started announcing who they are when they come near me."

She heard Rose chuckle. "Yeah, it's me. You doing okay?"

"Aside from the fact that I'm blind and can't walk? Yeah, I'm good," Kit replied.

"Right, stupid question." She muttered. "So, I think I just imprinted myself on Mickey like a mother chicken."

Kit suddenly heard shuffling and the Doctor snapping, "No. Don't touch the baby. You're both the same person." The creatures started shrieking louder. "That's a paradox, and we don't want a paradox happening, not with these things outside and not with Kit's condition. Anything new, any disturbance in time makes them stronger. The paradox might let them in. Not to mention, it will probably kill Kit."

"Kittredge's dying?" Rose asked.

"Yes, look at her. She looks pretty dead already."

"Hey!" Kit snapped. "I'm not dead yet! Also way to make a girl feel good about herself!"

"Er, right, sorry."

"So, I'm the one that did this to Kittredge," Rose cut in.

"Basically, yes."

Kit rolled her eyes. "No, you're not, Rose. Don't listen to him. I'm fine."

"But you're not fine! You look horrible."

"Thanks," Kit replied sarcastically.

"Can't do anything right, can I?" Rose muttered.

"Since you ask, no," the Doctor hissed. "So, don't touch the baby!"

"I'm not stupid," Rose argued.

"You could have fooled me."

"Doctor!" Kit snapped. "Remember what we talked about earlier?"

The Doctor sighed. "All right, I'm sorry. I wasn't really going to leave you on your own."

"I know," Rose spoke softly.

"But between you, me and Kit, I haven't got a plan. No idea. No way out."

Kit didn't know why he was still lying to Rose. They had a way out and, yeah, it wasn't the best one but it was all they got. The Doctor was going to have to tell her sooner or later.

"You'll think of something," Rose encouraged.

"The entire Earth's been sterilised. This, and other places like it, are all that's left of the human race. We might hold out for a while, but nothing can stop those creatures. They'll get through in the end. The walls aren't that old. And there's nothing I can do to stop them. There used to be laws stopping this kind of thing from happening. My people would have stopped this. But they're all gone. And now I'm going the same way," the Doctor explained sadly.

"If I'd realised…"

"Just… tell me you're sorry"

"I am. I'm sorry."

All Kit heard after that was a lot of shuffling and fabric against fabric. She really wished she could see what was going on because what she was hearing was probably wrong.

"Are you two kissing?" Kit finally asked.

"No, Kit, we're hugging," the Doctor corrected.

"Well, how am I suppose to know. I'm blind!"

Just then Rose yelped. "Have you got something hot?"

Kit raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure you're not kissing?"

They ignored her this time. Rose suddenly hissed in pain and it sounded like something dropped to the floor.

"It's the Tardis key!" The Doctor exclaimed. "It's telling me it's still connected to the Tardis."

"So what does that mean?" Rose asked.

"It means we have a way out!"

The Doctor left. She had no idea what just happened but she knew whatever this plan was it wasn't going to work. Time needed to be fixed and if he was trying to save Pete then time would always have an open wound. Which she assumed was not good for her.

"Listen up anyone!" The Doctor shouted. "The inside of my ship was thrown out of the wound but we can use this to bring it back. And once I've got my ship back, then I can mend everything. Now, I just need a bit of power. Has anybody got a battery?"

"This one big enough?" Someone shouted.

"What's he got?" Kit asked Rose.

"A cell phone but like the one from this time," Rose explained.

"Fantastic!" The Doctor exclaimed.

"Good old dad. There you go," the man mumbled.

"Just need to do a bit of charging up and then we can bring everyone back."

Kit could hear the Doctor using his sonic screwdriver. While he was using his sonic, the creatures outside started banging at the door. It sounded like they didn't like whatever the Doctor was doing. It made Kit more nervous then ever.

"My dad's coming," Rose suddenly said.

Kit was grateful for Rose at the moment. She was willingly being her eyes and Kit didn't even have to ask. She didn't know what she would do without her.

Kit felt Pete sit down. "You, er, you never said why you came here in the first place. If I had a time machine, I wouldn't have thought 1987 was anything special. Not round here, anyway."

"We just ended up here," Rose lied.

"Lucky for me, eh? If you hadn't been there to save me."

Kit could feel Rose tense. "That was just a coincidence. That was just really good luck. It's amazing."

"So, in the future, are me and her indoors still together?" Pete asked.

"Yeah."

"Are you still living with us?"

"Yep."

Pete was quiet for a moment. "Am I a good dad?"

Rose tensed even more. "You, you told me a bedtime story every night when I was small. You were always there. You never missed one. And er, you took us for picnics in the country every Saturday. You never let us down. You were there for us all the time. Someone I could really rely on."

Kit felt bad for Rose. She knew that was what she wanted her dad to have been like. Kit often also imagined what her life what have been like if her parents were alive.

"That's not me," Pete concluded and Kit's jaw dropped. She was amazed they he figured it out.

Just then, there was the sound of the Tardis and Kit sat up a little straighter. The Tardis didn't sound like itself though. It was wheezier and had more of an echo.

"Right, no one touches that key. Have you got that?" The Doctor ordered. "Don't touch it. Anyone touches that key, it'll be, well, zap. Just leave it be and everything will be fine. We'll get out of here. All of us. Stuart, Sarah you're going to get married, just like I said. Everything will be alright."

But the creatures outside seemed to shriek louder. It almost sounded like they were laughing at them, mocking them. Kit had a strong feeling that everything would not be alright.