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Amy

Amelia slept, Delbert alert nxt to her, her head lying on her (ahem) friend's shoulder.

She dreamt of pirates and black holes and plasma guns, but then she would remember that she was with the Doctor and she would dream of the Legacy, drifting through the eutherium on a soft night, the stars shining brightly as she knew she was safe.

Delbert watched her sleep, quite content to gaze at her. He was getting concerned however: the captain's breathing was becoming increasingly sharp and ragged, he rested a hand on her feverish face and she would sigh and breathe better for a time.

Amelia woke about half an hour later, wondering where she was. She looked up at the Doctor, and smiled slightly, the sight of him being there with her while she was feeling this way was comforting and it filled her with a sense of peace and calmness.

Delbert moved suddenly, peering over the side of the long boat, "Captain," he said gently, "some one is heading this way."

Amelia tried to look, but she gave up with a pang in her side.

Delbert stayed silent and as a clatter sounded from the trees, he moved hastily back to Amelia, shielding her from the approaching danger.

Amelia was touched but wished that he would see who it was.

"Hey Doc-" Jim trailed off as he saw Delbert leaning once more over the captain.

"Look- would you guys please get a room! Anyway, I've got us a hiding place for now."

Amelia attempted to snap at Jim for his comment, but her side prevented her and she fell back.

Delbert shook his head compassionately, "You're in no fit state to walk anywhere Captain," He said.

"So what are you going to do leave me here?" Amelia said, angry with him for being so right.

"Heya everyone!" Cried a strange voice. Amelia and Delbert saw a rusting metal robot standing beside Jim.

Amelia raised an eyebrow, "And what in the eutherium is that?"

Jim gave a weak smile, "BEN has allowed us to use his home as our hideaway."

Amelia surveyed the robot with a cynical look.

"Oh…um, pleased to meet you Ben," Delbert said.

"This is Doc BEN," Jim said as the robot rung Delbert's hand, "BEN is short for Bio- Electronic- Navigator," he added.

BEN proceeded to shake hands with Amelia but Delbert cut in, "The Captain is in a rather precarious situation now BEN, but when she can, I'm sure she will shake your hand."

"Well nice to meet you Captain," BEN said, looking slightly dejected.

"We should move," Jim said, "before the pirates come looking for us."

Amelia stood, holding the doctor's hands. He gently let go and caught her straight away as she fell down again at once.

Amelia scowled, furious that she was the weakest member.

"I think you should take it easy Captain," Delbert said softly to her, "I could carry you if it would be easier,"

Amelia tried once more to stand, but was met with the same caring hands holding her as she fell once more.

She sighed and nodded to the Doctor.

He gave her a shy smile, placed a hand behind her back and one under her knees and lifted her up.

She threw her good arm around his neck on instinct and they moved to BEN's house.

Amelia found the doctor a rather enjoyable ride. He was holding her carefully and she felt safe and secure in his arms.

She looked up at him a couple of times, but if carrying her was tiring, he kept his silence and plodded on.

Amelia slept for a while, her nightmares getting steadily worse. Delbert would wake her every now and then when he saw this and talked to her gently until she fell asleep.

BEN's house was a shambles, old and dirty with many bits and pieces lying around. He said something about the mess before moving away a set of polka dot bloomers from underneath a chess set.

"Awww, isn't that sweet," said the droid, "I find old fashioned romance so touching don't you?"

He offered them drinks of some type of oil, as a toast to them.

"Oh, um, no thank you we don't drink," Delbert said, placing his coat behind Amelia's head and looking once more at the captain, "and, um we're not a couple."

Amelia held his gaze for a moment before Delbert commented on the walls of the house.

"Mr. Hawkins," Amelia said suddenly, "stop anyone who tries to approach.

"Yes now you listen to me," Delbert said sternly as he could, "stop giving orders for a few milliseconds, and lie still."

Amelia looked at him, "Very forceful Doctor, go on say something else."

Suddenly, that insane droid attracted the attention of the pirates, alerting them to their whereabouts.

There came the sound of Silver's voice with calls of a truce.

"Come to bargain for the map," Amelia groaned, "pestilential…"

"Captain," Delbert said firmly, placing a hand on hers as she made an attempt to move.

"That means," said Jim, with a smile, "that he thinks we still have it."

Jim went to see to Silver and Delbert kept a watch, his gun ready.

Thankfully there was no need to use it and Jim came back inside stony faced and worried. "We have to get that map," he said, "or we're all dead."

From that point, Amelia slipped in and out of consciousness, occasionally muttering indistinguishably before sleeping again.

Delbert worried even more, "What if her temperature rises and she…"

"Doc, don't worry," Jim said for the thousandth time, "she's the Captain, she'll be fine."

Delbert continued to worry anyway.

Her head was very hot, and though Delbert was no professional, he knew that was not good at all.

Amelia fitfully as the doctor worried, haunted with the visions of Arrow falling into nothingness, seeing him fall away from her forever, into the cold, bowels of emptiness.

"Hey Doc," said Jim as the night surrounded their hideout, "tell me truthfully what's going on between you and the Captain."

Delbert flushed, "Nothing Jim absolutely nothing."

Jim grinned despite their trouble, "right, right. So you usually lie on top of your employees do you?"

"No, no," Delbert stuttered, aware the night had become very warm.

"So is the Captain just a one-off?"

Delbert said nothing, just looked around.

"Y'no," Jim said thoughtfully, "I kinda like the Captain a lot better when she's asleep; it's a nice break from her bossing me around all the time."

"I am not asleep Mr. Hawkins," Amelia said suddenly, "and despite my current state-of-being, I can assure you that when I am better, you will indeed be doing dishes for months."

Jim jumped, "Y-yes Ma'am," he muttered.

"Doctor?" Amelia said.

Delbert was by her side in a heartbeat, "I'm here Captain,"

"Gentlemen, we must…stay together and…and…" she gave up.

"What? What? We must stay together and what?" Delbert cried,

"Doctor," Amelia said quietly, her eyes gazing at him, "you have…wonderful eyes."

"She's lost her mind!" Delbert cried.

"Well…help her.' Jim said.

"Dang it Jim I'm an astronomer not a doctor…well I am a doctor…just not that kind of doctor…" He rambled on and Jim returned to looking out of the doorway.

BEN said something about a back door and Jim immediately set out to get back to the ship, leaving Delbert and Amelia completely alone in BEN's house.


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