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Author's Note: Edited chapter!
Sophie's POV...
Feeling someone shaking my shoulder, I woke up from my sleep and saw Rose's face right in front of me. It made me jump as I sat upright in bed quickly.
Rose laughed. "Sorry."
"It's alright." I rubbed my eyes sleepily and yawned. I waved my hand in front of me and made a face at the smell of my bad breath before I looked up at my friend, my eyes still filled with sleepiness. "Why did you wake me up at..." I glanced on the clock on the table that was on my side of the bed. "At eight o'clock in the morning?"
"Don't you remember? We're leaving today with the Doctor." Her eyes sparkled with excitement. This time, she didn't look upset by the fact that I was going with the two of them. I still had no idea why Rose didn't want me to come but I decided not to ask. No need to bring it up if she wasn't upset by it any more.
"I forgot." I admitted sheepishly, rubbing my eyes again.
"It's alright. Anyway, you better get packing. We're going to be leaving soon."
I nodded and Rose smiled at me, tongue in between her teeth, before making her way out of the room. I didn't know where she was going, but if I could guess, she was probably going to take a shower. I had already taken one myself last night after the Christmas dinner so I didn't need to take one in the morning. Yawning one more time, I slowly climbed out of Rose's bed and went to my bag to pick out my clothes.
It was a short sleeved shirt with green checkers on the top of it and there was a bow in front of it. Along with it, I put on a pair of jeans and my leather jacket. Then for shoes, it was tall black boots. I quickly put on my hair before grabbing a brush to go through my hair, even though I ended up pulling my hair up in a ponytail. I usually kept my hair down but I decided to pull it up this time. Something different.
When I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth, I heard the shower running and I knew that it was Rose in there. I quickly brushed my teeth and washed my face off before I went back to Rose's room. Grabbing my phone, I found that I had a missed call and it was from my aunt. I called her back.
At the third ring, she picked up.
"Morning, Soph. What are you doing?"
"Packing," I answered, sitting down the bed. "The Doctor asked me to come along."
"He did?" My aunt sounded happy about that.
I nodded with a grin. "Yeah, he did."
"I'm so happy." I knew that Sarah Jane was grinning even if I couldn't see it.
"Yes! I can't wait to get on the TARDIS and go traveling." Talking about it just made me even more excited. Then, I changed the subject. "Anyway, why did you call?"
"I just wanted to tell you to stay safe on your travels, it's dangerous out there."
I frowned. "Then why did you want me to go with him?"
"Because I know that you can handle yourself. You're like your mother that way."
I blushed at the compliment. People who knew my mom had always said that about me. That was just like her, but it was mostly in personality. In looks, I looked more like my dad than my mom, but I did have my mom's blonde hair. That hat was it appearance wise.
"And I taught you enough with my adventures so you're capable of handling it," she added, snapping me out of my thoughts, then went on to say, "But though you can handle yourself, I still want you to be careful."
"I'll be careful, I promise."
"Good. I'll talk to you later, Soph, and have fun."
I smiled. "I will."
"Goodbye Soph, love you."
"Love you too." I hung up the phone. Rose returned to the room with a towel wrapped around her hair and body.
"After I get dressed and get packed, we'll leave," she told me.
I nodded. "Okay. I'll be in the living room." I left Rose's room without a reply, and closed the door behind me.
And it wasn't that much longer until we were off to go to the TARDIS with Rose's mum and Mickey. Jackie turned to us.
"Have you two got everything?" she asked.
I smiled and nodded as I fixed the bag on my back that had my clothes I brought with me. "Yeah Jackie, we got everything, no worries."
Rose nodded in agreement.
"Be careful," she told us.
"We will," Rose and I promised together.
Rose gave her Mum a hug and reminded her once she pulled back from it, "You'll have to call Mo about..."
Jackie cut her off by waving a hand in her direction. "Oh, never mind Mo."
"Okay we're going now, I love you!" Rose kissed her Mum on the cheek as I went over to Mickey to give him a hug.
"Take care of yourself, Mickey," I told with a smile, pulling away from the hug.
Mickey smiled back at me. "See you, Sophie."
I gave him one more hug and a friendly kiss on the cheek before I went back over to Jackie, passing Rose as she headed over to Mickey.
"Bye Jackie, I'll see you soon." I hugged the older woman.
"Take care of Rose for me." Jackie whispered in my ear.
"I will," I promised as she pulled away from the hug. I headed over to Rose as she kissed Mickey goodbye. It was a long kiss too that I had to look away from, not wanting to interrupt the moment.
"Love you," Mickey told Rose once she broke the kiss.
"Bye."
I frowned at her back as she walked to the TARDIS with a bounce in her step, not missing the fact she didn't tell Mickey she loved him back. What was with that? As I headed towards the TARDIS as well, I patted Mickey on the shoulder, giving him a sympathetic look.
"You'll be okay Mickey," I told him softly. "I'm sure she loves you even if she didn't say it."
Mickey didn't believe me as he smiled sadly. "It's always going to be the Doctor for her."
I felt bad for him and I couldn't help but give him another hug. I opened my mouth to say something else reassuring, but I heard Rose call out to me.
"Sophie! Come on, hurry it up!"
So instead, I gave him one last smile before going over to Rose, who stood in front of the TARDIS doors.
She grinned at me and took my hand excitedly as she used her other hand to push open the door. She stepped inside, still holding my hand so I was behind her. She let go so she could shrug off the bag and she tossed it to the side. I followed her action.
Just as it fell on the floor, the Doctor noticed us and grinned brightly. I returned the grin, unable to help it. It was just so infectious. Rose beamed at him, too.
With that, he pulled a lever with extra vigor. I giggled at how excited he was.
I skipped over there as Rose went to help him with the controls. I stood in the middle of the Doctor and Rose, still grinning.
"I still can't believe I'm here," I said happily, leaning forward with my hands on the console. "This is going to be so exciting."
As the Doctor grinned at me, Rose nudged her shoulder with mine as a smile appeared on her face.
"Trust me, you'll love it! I know I did when I went on my first adventure." Then she turned to the Doctor, her smile turning into a grin. "So, where are we going?"
"Well, why don't we let Sophie pick?"
I looked at the Doctor surprise on my features, not expecting that. "Really?"
The Doctor nodded, giving me an amused look. "Of course. It is your first trip."
I thought about it and it didn't take me long to figure out where I wanted to go. To be honest, I had already figured it out before hand as I had a lot of time to think about it.
"How about the future?" I suggested.
The Doctor grinned. "The future it is! We are going to go further than we've ever gone before."
Another grin filled my face as I squealed with excitement. I already knew that this was going to be amazing! I couldn't wait to see where we ended up!
Finally, the TARDIS landed and I was the first one out of the TARDIS, barely hearing the laughter of Rose and the Doctor as I was too excited to notice. I got to the doors in a matter of seconds and pushed them open, stepping outside. I gasped as I found myself standing on a windy stretch of grass.
"Oh … my … God! This is amazing!" I exclaimed, looking at the Doctor, grinning. "Where are we?"
The Doctor stuffed his hands in his coat pocket. "It's the year five billion and twenty three…we're in the galaxy M87, and this… this is new Earth." He responded.
I saw him and Rose both looking up and I followed their gaze. I was sure that my jaw dropped all the way to the ground at what I saw. There was a large futuristic city, over the river with flying vehicles zooming to and from it. Even Rose, who had been traveling longer than I have, thought it was amazing. She couldn't find the words to describe it. All she said was…
"That's just. That's just…" Rose burst out laughing.
The Doctor smiled widely at her, nodding his head. "Not bad. Not bad at all!"
"Not bad? It's awesome!" I giggled. I felt all tingly and giddy all over. I was sure that it showed on my face.
The Doctor returned my grin as Rose shook her head, smiling.
"That's amazing. I'm never going to get used to this. Never. Different ground beneath my feet!" She jumped up and down excitedly. I laughed in amusement. "Different sky…!" She sniffed the air. "What's that smell?"
I could smell it too. I frowned in thought, trying to figure out what the smell was. It took me a few moments to recognize it. It smelt like fresh apples. We both watched as the Doctor bent down and pulled some grass up, then he showed it to us.
"Apple grass," he told us.
"Apple grass?" I said as I took the grass from him, taking a deep sniff from it. My eyes sparkled. "It smells amazing!"
The Doctor nodded in agreement. "Yeah, yeah."
"It's beautiful," Rose commented as I tossed the grass to the ground. She gazed up at the Doctor. "Oh, I love this. Can I just say…?" She linked her arm through his, still gazing up at him. "Traveling with you… I love it."
"Me too."
Rose laughed and the Doctor grinned at her. I sighed, looking away from the moment they were having. I knew that shouldn't be feeling this but … I felt jealous. I had no reason to be jealous. I haven't known the Doctor long to be feeling jealous.
"Come on!" The Doctor exclaimed, taking a hold of my hand. It had probably been because I was closer, but Rose didn't see it that way parentally since I saw the frown on her face.
As he rushed off, he tugged me along with him so I had grabbed onto Rose's hand to bring her along with us. I couldn't help the loud, excited laughter that escaped my lips while we ran.
Unknown to us, we were being watched. In the hospital, across the river and down in a basement, a man looked through a reddish-tingled orb. He had interesting patterns all over his body. His name was Chip and his eyes widened at the sight of two human girls laughing and running with a man dressed in a pinstripe suit and a brown trench coat.
He was awestruck by the sight of the two humans.
"Human! They're pure-blood human." He twisted some kind of control as he exclaimed to himself, "Closer! Closer!"
-0-
"So, the year five billion, the Earth gets roasted." The Doctor was saying as we lay sprawled on the grass and on the Doctor's coat.
My eyes widened at that as I turned my head to look at Rose. "You saw the Earth explode!?"
Rose nodded. "Yeah, that was our first date." She smiled as she thought about it.
The Doctor leaned back to look at Rose. "We had chips!" They laughed together before he continued with what he was saying. "So anyway, planet gone, all rocks and dust, but the human race lives on, spread out across the stars. Soon as the Earth burns up – oh yeah, they get all nostalgic – big revival moment…but find this place!" He sat up to get a better look at the view. "Same size as the Earth… same air … same orbit … lovely! Call goes out, the humans move in!"
"Yeah, that sounds like us." I laughed, sitting up myself as I ran a hand through my hair.
"What's the city called?" Rose asked curiously.
"Didn't you say it was called New Earth?" I pointed out and the Doctor shook his head.
"No, I said that the planet is called New Earth, but the city is New, New York."
I pursed my lips in thought. "New, New York? Really?" I titled my head to the side. Now that was interesting.
Rose looked at him skeptically. "Oh, come on."
"It is! It's the City of New, New York!" The Doctor told her, laughter in his voice. The he paused, thinking. "Strictly speaking, it's the fifteenth New York since the original, so that makes it New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, York."
I giggled. "So many 'News'." I teased, earning a laugh from the Doctor. I grinned, winking at him.
He gave me a wink back and I giggled. Rose frowned.
The Doctor noticed from the corner of his eye and he looked over at her. "What?" he asked.
"Nothing," Rose lied. "I was just thinking about how different you are."
It was the Doctor's turn to frown, obviously knowing she was lying. Immediately, I wanted that smile, the one that seemed to brighten up a room, back on his face. I didn't like him frowning like that.
"That's not a bad thing at all, though, Doctor." I told him as I leaned down to pat him on the arm with smile.
That smile returned to his face. "Why thank you."
I beamed at him, straightening. "You're welcome." We seemed to gaze at each other, still smiling. And it was as if Rose had disappeared and it was just us. That was probably just me thinking that way of course. But I didn't know he was thinking the exact same.
I didn't notice the deep frown on Rose's face, too busy gazing at the Doctor to notice. She harshly cleared her throat, snapping us out of our staring contest. I blushed and looked away from the Doctor, missing his own blush.
Rose stood up. "Can we go visit New York, so good they named it twice?" she asked this quickly, wanting the Doctor to pay attention to her.
The Doctor hopped to his feet and I gathered up his coat, handing it over to him. He smiled at me in thanks as he slipped one of his arms into the coat as he responded to Rose's question.
"Well – I thought we might go there first." He nodded towards a large building in the distance, on the coast.
"Why? What is it?" Rose asked as I helped the Doctor put his coat as he was having trouble putting it on since it was so windy.
"Some sort of hospital," he answered as he pulled the rest of the coat on him. "Green moon on the side. That's the universal symbol for hospitals. I got this." He pulled out something that looked like a wallet.
I looked at it curiously. "What is it?"
"Psychic paper," Rose answered for the Doctor as he continued with what he was saying.
"A message on the psychic paper." He opened it up, but I didn't see anything on it.
I frowned. "Um, I hate to tell you this Doctor, but it's blank." I told him earning a curious look from the Doctor. I wanted to ask why he was giving me that look, but Rose in before I could.
"What are you talking about? It says it right here: 'Ward 26 – Please come'."
I gave her a look. "Are you suggesting I'm lying?"
"No, of course not," Rose quickly replied and I opened my mouth to say something again. This time, it was the Doctor who cut in, changing the subject as he didn't want a fight to start between his two companions.
"Well anyway, someone wants to see me."
Rose looked relieved at the change of subject. "And I thought we were just sightseeing. Come on then! Let's go and buy some grapes." She linked arms with me and the Doctor
We walked off together, missing the fact that a metal spider had been following right behind us.
-0-
"Bit rich coming from you," Rose commented as we walked through the hospital doors and into the reception office.
"I can't help it! I don't like hospital – they give me the creeps!"
"I agree with the Doctor," I said. I got a smile from Doctor, obviously happy that someone agreed with him. "I hate hospitals too."
"Of course you would agree with him," Rose muttered under breath but I heard her and frowned, but didn't comment. It just wasn't worth it. She began looking around, taking in everything. "Very smart. Not exactly NHS."
"No shop. I like the little shop!"
I laughed. "I would defiantly love hospitals a lot more if they all had little shops."
It was then I noticed something odd. A cat nurse walked by Rose and nodded politely to her as she stared at the nurse with wide eyes. I tried not to stare too much, not wanting to be rude.
Rose pointed after her. "They're cats."
"Now don't stare," The Doctor scolded Rose. "Think what you look like to them, all…" He looked her up and down. "Pink and yellow." She didn't look amused but I did. I had to hold back a giggle, not wanting to make Rose made. Then he changed the subject. "That's where I'd put the shop." He pointed over Rose's shoulder. "Right there!"
I was too busy looking around myself that I didn't notice that Rose and the Doctor had headed to the lift.
"Ward 26 thanks!"
I heard the Doctor exclaim. I whirled around to see that Rose and the Doctor were already in the lift.
"Hold on! Hold on!" I cried, running as fast as I could. But it was too late – the doors had closed. Damn… Then I heard the Doctor call out.
"Oh too late – we're going up."
Luckily there was another lift and I called back, "It's alright, there's another lift, be there soon!" I went over to the lift and pushed a button.
"Ward 26!" I heard the Doctor call again. "And watch out for the disinfectant!"
"What the heck do I need to watch out for disinfectant for?!" I called back.
"You'll find out."
I gave an exasperated sigh. "That helps out a lot Doctor! Thanks!" I didn't get a response.
Finally, the lift opened up and I quickly stepped inside. "Um Ward 26," I called out. "Thanks."
The lift doors closed and I could feel it start to go down. Now all I had to do was wait and watch out for the disinfectant. Whatever that meant…
I didn't have to wait for long because the speaker on the lift sounded and said,
"Commence stage one – disinfectant."
Then green lights flashed on and I was soaked in disinfectant. I screamed because of the fact that it was so sudden. But afterwards, I started to enjoy myself. I was practically grinning like an idiot.
It wasn't much longer until it was over. I touched my hair, finding it dry. There was a mirror in there and I saw how neat my hair was, along with the fact that my hair tie had come undone, so my locks fell to my shoulders. I smiled happily as I took off my jacket and wrapped it around my waist but it slid a little, settling on my hips.
I stepped out of the lift and found myself in what seemed to be sort of cellar. I ran a hand through my hair to get the bangs out of my face and I tucked my hair behind my ears. It was then I heard a voice.
"The Human child is clean."
I looked up, seeing a man some ways down the corridor. He was odd looking and had these odd patterns on his face, arms, and body. I couldn't shake the bad feeling in my gut that something bad was going to happen but I ignored it.
"I'm looking for Ward 26, do you know where it is?" I called.
The man didn't respond to the question. "This way miss." He scurried off and I stared after him with narrowed eyes.
Seeing this metal rod nearby, I picked it up just in case I got attacked or something. I put a confident look on face as I followed the man, knowing I could handle anything.
With Rose and the Doctor, Third POV…
Rose Tyler was worried. Sophie hadn't made it up here yet. Though she was jealous of how quick her friend and the Doctor were getting along, Sophie was still her friend and she was worried. What if something happened to her?
"Are you sure we shouldn't go looking for Sophie?" Rose asked the Doctor worriedly as a cat nurse named Nurse Jatt led us to Ward 26.
"I'm sure she'll be fine Rose," The Doctor reassured her friend confidently.
He didn't know much about this Sophie but by the way she was during Christmas, he knew that she could handle anything. For some reason, Sophie reminded him of his old traveling companion, Sarah Jane Smith in so many ways. Very kind, very sweet, and up for anything. That was probably why she felt familiar to him. The Doctor smiled to himself as he thought of his Sarah Jane. He sighed. Oh how he missed her.
Rose was still unsure.
Sophie was new to this alien thing so that's why she was unsure that Sophie could handle herself. Another spark of jealousy coursed through Rose at how confident the Doctor sounded when he said that Sophie would be fine. She ignored the feeling as they finally made it to Ward 26.
"Nice place," The Doctor commented, looking around.
Rose looked around too. It definitely looked nicer than all the other hospitals she had been in. That was the future for you, she guessed.
"No shop, downstairs, I'd have a shop…not a big one – just a shop. So people can shop." He continued on, but the ending sounded sheepish and Rose smiled amused.
Him and his little shops…
Sister Jatt didn't look amused as she pulled down the veil from her mouth. "The hospital is a place of healing."
"A shop does some people the world of good, isn't that right, Rose?" When his friend nodded in agreement, he continued, "Not me of course. Other people…"
As they started to walk again, the Doctor noticed a patient, who was completely red. Rose noticed him too and being the concerned person that she was, she wondered what was wrong with him. They walked by a bed holding an extremely fat man, looking as though he was about to turn to stone. By the bed, there was a woman that reminded Rose of one of her old High School teachers, Miss Claude, who definitely wasn't her favorite teacher.
"Excuse me!" The woman exclaimed indignantly, catching them staring at the fat man. She approached the Doctor and Rose. "Members of the public may only gaze upon the Duke of Manhattan with written permission from the Senate of New, New York."
The Doctor nodded towards the Duke, already knowing what was wrong with him. He had seen it once before and knew that it wasn't anything good. "That's Petrifold Regression, right?"
"I'm dying sir," The Duke answered weakly. "A lifetime of charity and abstinence. And it ends like this."
Rose looked at him sadly. "I'm so sorry."
The Duke opened his mouth to say something but the woman cut in, still in that indignant tone. Something Rose scowled to herself at.
"Any statements made by the Duke of Manhattan may not be made public without official clearance," she said.
The Duke suddenly let out a gasp of pain. "Frau Clovis!" The woman now known as Frau Clovis rushed to his side immediately and he grasped her hand. "I'm so weak!"
Seeing the Doctor, Rose, and Sister Jatt still staring, Frau Clovis looked outraged, well more than she already was. "A little privacy please!"
Sister Jett took Rose and the Doctor away from the Duke and Frau Clovis. "He'll be up and about in no time."
The Doctor frowned, shaking his head. "I doubt it," he told the Sister. "Petrifold Regression? He's turning to stone."
"So there isn't anything to be done?" Rose felt bad. No one deserved to be turned to stone.
The Doctor smiled at his friend because of her concern. That was Rose for you… But then, he frowned again.
"Sorry Rose. There won't be a cure for…oh… a thousand years? He might be up and about, but only as a statue."
"Have faith in the Sisterhood," Sister Jatt said seriously before changing the subject. "But there is no one here you recognized?"
The Doctor looked around and he smiled softly when something caught his eye. Rose followed his gaze and almost gasped. It was the Face of Boe. Rose hadn't seen him since the day on Platform One. What on Earth was he doing here?
"It's rather unusual to visit without knowing the patient."
"No, I think I found him," The Doctor told Sister Jatt, still with a smile on his face as he stared at the Face of Boe, who was in the corner of the ward by the window.
Sister Jatt took them over to the Face of Boe and the nurse that was there with him. "Novice Hame," she said to the cat nurse named Novice Hame, who looked up from what she was doing. "If I can leave this gentleman and lady in your care?"
"Oh, I think our friend got lost," The Doctor told Sister Jatt. He was now worried about Sophie. She should have been up here by now. "Uh Sophie…" He trailed off, realizing he didn't know her last name so Rose helped.
"McQueen." She told him.
"Right, Sophie McQueen, could you ask at reception?" The Doctor asked Sister Jatt.
"Certainly sir," she answered and she left, leaving them with Novice Hame.
"I'm afraid the Face of Boe's asleep," Novice Hame apologized. "That's all he tends to do these days. Are you two a friend or…"
"Both of us met him just the once on Platform One," The Doctor explained.
Rose decided to be the one to ask. "What's wrong with him?"
Novice Hame's face took on a sad look. "I'm so sorry. I thought you knew. The Face of Boe is dying."
Rose put a hand to her mouth in shock, but to be honest, she didn't know why it was so shocking to find that out.
"Of what?" The Doctor asked.
"Old age," Novice Hame replied simply, a sad look crossing her face. "The only thing we can't cure. He's a thousand years old." A smile appeared on her face now. "Some people say millions. Although, that's impossible."
The Doctor smiled. "Oh, no…I like impossible." He kneeled before the Face of Boe as Rose went to stand beside him. "I'm here. I look a bit different, but it's me…it's the Doctor."
He placed a hand on the tank and the Face of Boe sighed, perhaps recognizing his touch.
Sophie's POV…
Since I followed the weird guy, I emerged from the corridor and into a room where an old tape was being played. I curiously looked at the flickering image being projected onto the screen. It was a glamorous party, everyone present were laughing and having a good time. Though I wasn't there, it felt like I was as I watched the tape. It made me smile. There was this woman there and I thought she looked beautiful. She was talking to everyone, smiling and laughing.
"I mean, you never know what your life's going to be like! Ever! I'm bored with this drink." She handed it away to someone. "Anyway..."This great big smile appeared on her when this man came up to her. "Oh hello darling!" The man whispered something in her ear and she seemed to blush as she laughed, playfully pushing the man in the chest. "Now, don't! Stop it!"
"Peek-a-boo!"
I cured out loud when a loud voice shouted that. That scared the shit out of me! I whirled around and was taken aback by this face in a piece of thin skin in a rectangular frame that was there. The guy was there too.
"Oh my gosh," I said, gaping at what I was seeing. "What the hell are you?"
The face's lips on the skin frowned as she looked me over with those blue eyes. "Wait a moment," she said slowly. "You're not the blonde girl I'm looking for." She gave a glare to the man, who cowered at the sight of it.
'She was talking about Rose.' I realized. Then I remembered something, about the first official adventure my friend had with the Doctor. Rose had told me about it as we headed over to the hospital. This made me realize who this was!
"Hey, wait a minute, you're the last human trampoline Rose told me about!" I tried to think of her name. "What was your name...Courtney…Crystal…Casey…"
"IT'S CASSANDRA!"
I snapped my fingers from my free hand and pointed at her. "Yeah that's it! Anyway, don't even think about doing anything to me you pancake!" I held the metal rod up to show that I was serious.
Cassandra rolled her eyes. "Why? What do you think I'm gonna do? Flap you to death?"
I lowered the rod, realizing she had a point. "Yeah, but what about Gollem?" I nodded to the weird pattern man.
"Oh that's just Chip," Cassandra said offhandedly. "He's my pet."
The man or now named Chip stopped cowering so he could say, "I worship the mistress."
"Moisturize me, moisturize me," Cassandra muttered frantically to Chip and he instantly started to spray her as I looked at her disgusted.
"He's your pet. But he's a human being, not a slave!" I stated angrily.
But she just gave a little scoff. "He's not even a proper life form," she told me. "He's a force grown clone. I modeled him on my favorite pattern." She smiled fondly at Chip as if he was a child she was so proud of. "But he's so faithful. Chip sees to my physical needs."
I snorted unladylike. "What physical needs? You're a piece of skin Cassandra." I changed the subject. "Besides Rose told me you exploded! How come you're still alive?"
"After the Doctor and Blondie murdered me…"
Chip continued for her. "The brain of my mistress survived." He gazed at Cassandra so adoringly that it was disgusting. "And her pretty blue eyes salvaged from the bin."
"That piece of skin was taken from the front of my body. This piece is the back."
I stiffed a giggle. I couldn't help it. If that was her back of her, she was talking from her ass. But I didn't voice that out loud. It would be rude and I wasn't a rude person at all. It definitely wasn't in my personality to be honest.
Chip went on to say, "The mistress was lucky to survive. Chip secreted m'lady into the hospital."
"So they don't know you're here?" I guessed.
"Chip steals medicine. Helps m'lady. Soothes her, strokes her." He started to do what he said and I shuddered.
"Okay!" I exclaimed, stopping Chip. "I think you can stop right there now!" That was the last thing I needed to see!"
Cassandra pouted. "But I'm so alone, hidden down here. The last Human in existence."
I scoffed. "Um hello, you're not the last human! They've called this planet New Earth!"
"A vegetable planet," she muttered, disgusted.
"And there's millions of Humans out there, millions of them," I told her, ignoring what she said.
"Mutant stock."
I ignored that too. "They're evolved Cassandra, they just evolved like they should," I said softly. "You stayed still. You got yourself prickled and preserved, and what good did that do you?"
This time, it was Cassandra's turn to ignore me. "But I've not be idle, whatever your name is, tucked away underneath this hospital. I've been listening. The Sisters are hiding a secret."
I looked at her confused. "What are you talking about?"
"Oh these cats have secrets." Her voice went into a whisper. "Hush, let me whisper. Come close."
"Yeah, I don't think so," I said, throwing the metal rod to the ground as I started walking backwards towards the doors to leave. "I have some friends waiting for me, so I'll be going now."
Suddenly, out of nowhere, energy grabbed onto my arms, holding me still. "What the hell?!" I screamed as I started to struggle.
"Chip activate the psychograph," Cassandra ordered her minion and he immediately listened while I continued to struggle.
"I can't move! Cassandra, let me go! What are you doing?!"
There was this bright light that streamed down from a contraption overhead. I was horrified. What the hell was she going to do to me?!
"This lady is moving on. It's goodbye trampoline, and hello Blondie!"
There was a whoosh of energy coming from Cassandra and to me. And that was the last thing I remembered…
TBC...
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New Earth, Part 2...