"Doctor? Doctor?" Rose got up. She turned to the bathroom and saw a fully dressed Doctor step out, jacket and all. "Taren said one more day."
"I know, but I'm feeling better." He grinned and made a very wobbly path to the bed. Rose just crossed her arms and gave him that look. "I'll be fine." He continued walking to the door only to be grabbed around the arm. He turned to look at Rose who opened the door and helped him out.
"If I can't get you to rest at least I can look after you." She explained, laughing slightly.
As they both stepped out into the corridor Strith Doctors and Nurses began shouting down to one another and dashing out onto the balconies over looking the City. Rose guided the Doctor over to the one he had stood on the day before. They both looked over the city to see large groups of Striths flying over to a smaller building, over shadowed by the many taller ones around it, but just as grand as those giants.
"There's a meeting in the city halls. The Klanks have been spotted, they're a day over the hills. Due here with in at least two days." Taren explained as he stepped up to the Doctor. "Kristin's going to tell her plan, we'll see if she can pull it off." He smiled.
"You're sister will manage." The Doctor said. "Is there a chance…"
"I'll take you. Our clans been asked to join her, a bit of support. We'll have to answer for a lot around here." He laughed, gently holding the Doctor in one arm and Rose in the other he leapt up onto the Balcony and jumped off, his wings flapping hard as he floated to the ground and glided over to the hall.
"The clan of the Death wings shall now have the stand." A white winged man sneered, gaining a laugh from the others with white wings.
Rose stared out over the crowd as Kristin rose to the stand. There were many different types of Striths sitting around the grand hall, white wings, dove coloured, golden and silver. There were very few with Black wings and the main group stood on stage with Kristin.
"We all know that they're coming." She started. "And we all know we have little chance against them." This caused a wave of protest from the crowd that she silenced with a hand. "Lets be honest, if you gave every man woman and child a weapon and told them to fight, we'd loose. There's just not enough of us to manage!" she shouted over the rising noise of the crowd.
"So what do you suggest? We just lie down and give in?" someone from the crowd shouted.
"Run?" someone else laughed.
"Yes." Kristin smiled, instantly silencing the crowd.
"What?" One of the White winged speaker shouted, stepping forward. "That's it, you have caused too much trouble."
"Have you ever been out there?" Kristin asked the man. "Well I have. I've seen how ruthless and vicious those creatures are!" She stared out into the crowd, meeting a different pair of eyes with each silent second. "For so long now I've created the plans of a ship that can take all our people away, our builders, scientists, Doctors, waste management everyone who has a part to play in this last City. I say we give them a shot to escape, settle somewhere else. Give our race a chance to survive." She finished.
"How long would it take to build that?" An older Golden winged man asked, pointing to the blue prints pined up behind Kristin.
"It's already built." She said simply. "We just need a diversion." She said. "Anyone willing to give them a chance and is willing to stand with us, the last stand, to give them a chance out of this planet." She gazed back out into the crowd. "Who's with me?" she asked quietly.
"You can't possibly…" the white winged man was cut off by an old golden winged man standing up.
"I will." He said simply, receiving a sighed smile from Kristin.
"General Karlin calling for duty!" someone else shouted. And one by one the people rose and shouted their support.
Kristin turned back to her clan of Black wings and caught the Doctor's eye and grinned.
"So we got everyone on both teams?" Kristin asked, flipping through the digital pad of the list of names.
"Yep." Her brother said. "It's just the rest of us who have to decide." He explained.
"You should go with them." She said, adding his name to the list on the ships, "They all loaded with supplies?"
"Yes. Who else?"
"Well all of you have high jobs, you should all have a place on the next planet." She said, adding more names.
"And you?" he asked.
"I'm staying." She said, adding her name to the list of the growing army.
Taren sighed. "No." he said sternly. Kristin raised her head and stared at him.
"What?" she asked.
"You created this plan, worked for years between defending the cities and creating a back up plan, behind the governments back." He explained. "You should have a place on this ship as well."
"I have to stay here and work with the teams. Someone has to be here to keep up moral." She said, handing him the lists.
Taren just stood there as she flew off to over see the TARDIS's return.
"Just a bit lower." The Doctor instructed into the headset. "Left. There! Lower her down." He said, waving his hands downwards. "Fantastic!" he shouted, giving a thumbs up sign to the four Golden wings who waved in return.
"All set?" Kristin asked as she landed on the hill.
"Yes." The Doctor answered, checking over the machine.
"You should get going." She said, patting the box.
"Not yet. I want to watch."
"No…"
"I already know what you have planned, to stop them following and gaining anymore technology." He said, stepping up to her.
"You sure?" she asked.
"Yes. Rose? We all set?" he turned to Rose as she scrambled up the last bit of the hill, taking the Doctor's hand as he helped her up.
"Yeah." She panted, looking over at the sinking sun as it disappeared behind the tall buildings of the city.
"The last sun set." Kristin whispered, the lights of the city suddenly blazing out at them.
"They're approaching from the west!" a woman cried as she flew overhead and circled the city. "Twelve hours away!" she shouted out. The people started rushing to their posts, many grabbing what positions and tools they could were running to their chosen ships.
Many more were running in the opposite direction, weapons held in their hands, armour gathered together for their last stand.
"I have to go." Kristin said.
"I'll be here." The doctor said, taking her hand in his and smiled. She released his hand and flew off after the woman.
"Why don't they have guns?" Rose suddenly asked.
"They are a peaceful nation, their technology goes to building up great cities and homes." He watched her fly off. "We should check that everything's okay with the old girl." The Doctor said.
"We?" Rose asked.
"Okay, me." The Doctor laughed, unlocking the door and stepping in. He glanced over his shoulder as the lights of the city shut down one by one until only the take off point and the city hall were lit. "The first time this city's gotten lost in the dark." He whispered, the door closing too behind him, matching his sigh.
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