I don't know how long I've been in a coma or "hibernation" days, months, a year? I had no idea, but I did know that the situation with the Silurian's went as well as it could. Although I would've stopped Brigadier from killing a whole civilization down in those caves, but...there was nothing I could do. Time seemed to be unmoving as I was in this coma; I felt flashes of anxiety, fear, a slight pinch in my arm. The Doctor called my name, but…it was strange somehow…he sounded like multiple men. People were afraid…I didn't want to die and the Doctor…he calmed me down…there was a soothing sound.
Everything was so jumbled in a mess of confusion…what day is it? "Monday", I heard an answer…I could've sworn it was a Thursday, "That was the day you were put into a coma", I heard the voice say, "Doctor", I questioned in my mind and there was no answer, "Doctor", I said more urgently, "Hm", the voice said, "So it was you", I thought.
"Yes…would you like to know what day it is", he asked, "Yes", I asked confused, "Tuesday", "I-it's already Tuesday?!"
"Yes…you are not aware of time", the Doctor asked me, "…Apparently not", I thought. We talked like that for hours…only it didn't feel like that to me; he could talk to me inside of my mind and…it didn't bother me. However, I always wondered how…how was he able to, but…it always seemed he didn't have the time to answer.
A year had passed the Doctor told me, even though it didn't feel like that at all…somehow, whatever that medicine was slowed down my sense of time as well as myself when I went into hibernation. In that time, we had moved to a different facility…a new laboratory and Liz…was gone, she moved to a different department; and the Doctor was still trying to get the Tardis working. Then a girl came in and introduced herself as the Doctor's "New Assistant."
"She's cute", I thought as I heard the woman's squeaky voice from across the room. The Doctor sighed, and I knew he gave me a look before finally turning his attention towards the girl in the doorway.
The Brigadier convinced the Doctor to allow Miss Grant to be a replacement to Liz and the Doctor tried telling him that he already had me.
I would've shook my head if I could, "With all due respect to you both, but she's in a coma. No matter how much you can read each other's minds, you still need a hands-on assistant", Brigadier told him, before Miss Grant walked further in. She told them that something was stolen at a museum and now something strange was going on at the large satellite plantation.
Then they left, but not before I could feel Miss Grant's eyes on me and the plastic pod I was in; and then she left. I could sense, even at this distance, that the Doctor was talking to another Time-lord in his mind. This Time-lord warned the Doctor about the "monster" that he was going to face, he also told the Doctor if he could sense that girl (meaning me) in his mind, that the "monster" would have no trouble either. He also told the Doctor that he needed to "disconnect" with me…whatever that meant.
The Doctor told him that he couldn't and the other Time-lord replied with, "Can't or won't", to which the Doctor sighed. The other Time-lord warned the Doctor about a bomb that was connected to the door, if the Doctor opened it, it would explode. Then the other Time-lord warned the Doctor about meddling with time. Then he was gone.
Something else irked me about what that Time-lord said, "Meddling in time", the Doctor helps…was there some sort of rule where the Time-lords aren't allowed to help? The Doctor managed to stop the bomb from going off, removed the wire, and slowly diffused the bomb. The Doctor was convinced that the man who called himself "the Master", was working for the Nestine…the alien that controlled those plastic statues a year ago.
The Doctor came back and boiled the bomb, so it wouldn't be used ever again, soon Miss Grant was back as well with a report of finding…nothing. Soon soldiers came in with a mysterious box and Jo or Miss Grant opened it. The Doctor exclaimed that it was a bomb and threw it outside and Jo wasn't listening…she kept repeating over and over on how she had to open the box. Then she stood completely still and hypnotized, she was then sat down and after a while couldn't break out of the state she was in.
Jo was forced to do something she was unwilling to do and something or someone took control of her mind and made her do it anyway.
"Jo", I tried reaching out, her mind blocked me, and it was painful, "Jo", I tried again, and my body visibly winced in pain. There was some sort of barrier, maybe with one last push it could be broken, and the Doctor decided to do it for me. He pushed the last layer of the barrier away and Jo slowly awoke from her trance, when she did…she was frightened. She couldn't remember where she was or when she was hypnotized.
Later Jo came back to apologize, and the Doctor told her she had nothing to be sorry for, the Master had complete control over her mind. Then I felt Miss Grant glance over at my coma state uncomfortably.
"Who is she", she asked the Doctor and the Doctor glanced over at me, "Her name's Acacia…I need to fix something before I can wake her", he told her.
"Why", Jo asked, "She'll die without it", he told her, purposely not telling her what he needed to fix.
"You fix it…and then what", she asked. The Doctor sighed, "Then I can wake her up", he told her.
The Brigadier came in wondering if Miss Grant remembered anything and of course she couldn't, that…jerk. The Doctor told her not to try so hard and that the memory will come back on it's own…everyone was still worried about the Master, the Nestine, and the possibility of dealing with the plastic creatures again.
Since the lead led to a nearby circus, the Brigadier and the Doctor decided to leave to investigate it; while they left Miss Grant behind.
She tried to tell them she had everything handled and one soldier told her, "Don't try, just do what the Brigadier said", which is the biggest load of bull…crap that I ever heard. I wanted to tell that man off only…I was in a pod…and in a "coma", which I wasn't sure was a coma at this point.
The soldier and Miss Grant both heard the machine, my pod went off and then I calmed down.
"What was that", the soldier wondered, "It was like she heard what you said…and got angry", Jo commented.
"I can't imagine why", the soldier told her and then left.
Suddenly curious, I felt Jo walk up to my pod, "Can you hear me", she whispered, and I chuckled in my mind, "Yes, I can", I thought.
However, she couldn't hear me, "Why would you be able to hear me…you're in a coma", she told me.
"More like asleep", I thought, "Well, I'm going to sneak into the circus and show them I can handle myself", Jo told me and tapped the pod I was in.
"Wish me luck", she said, "Good luck", I thought sadly as she left…I wish I was awake…
As it so happens, it turns out that the Master was another Time-lord…a rogue Time-lord…he had a Tardis as well as the Doctor except his probably worked. The Doctor managed to grab a spare part from the Tardis and having escaped the trap that was the circus. He tried it out on his own Tardis, but it didn't work…turns out the Tardis that the Doctor had was an older model whereas the Master's was new.
"Sorry my dear, not quite fixed yet", the Doctor told me, "It's fine Doctor", I thought and then he chuckled as he realized he had the Master stuck on Earth as well now.
It's been days since anything came up, at least until Brigadier came in with a man and the Doctor quickly closed the curtain that concealed me. This curtain was also used to cut me off from the outside world, so I could get some rest, and all was quiet as I slept. At least until the Doctor returned and opened the curtain again, they had found a plastic doll at a couple's house where the husband had died.
"Thank you, Doctor,", I thought, "No problem", the Doctor replied as he dissected the entire doll which was entirely made from plastic.
The Doctor gave Jo a list, so that she could call the scientific research lab to bring them the stuff that they will need.
The soldier seemed bored out of his mind, he was glancing at my pod from time to time before he finally asked Jo, "Jo? Has the Doctor told you who she is?"
She paused for a moment, "No", she lied, "But we're to leave her alone", she told him. Then the soldier left as Jo spoke to the scientific supply center over the phone.
However, the soldier had planned to make hot cocoa before and left the heater running and I wanted to warn Jo…if only I wasn't hibernating! I sighed, not much of a hibernation or a coma if you're aware of what is happening around you…all except time…something was happening in the room and then shots were fired and my heart rate increased.
Jo quickly ran to my side, "I'm alright", she told me, "Please calm down", my heart slowed as I was relieved that Jo was alright.
"So you can hear me", she exclaimed after a moment of realization, the Doctor and the Brigadier came back to the laboratory and Jo had told them what had happened. The Doctor quickly went to my side to check up on me, before Brigadier asked them about the doll.
After telling them what had happened, he then told them to leave so that he could examine the flower that he had found.
Once they were gone the phone rang, when the Doctor answered it was the Master on the other line and he only had one thing to say, "Goodbye Doctor", then suddenly the wires suddenly started wrapping itself around the Doctor and I could feel something wrapping itself around me too. The Doctor called out for the Brigadier who quickly came back and untangled the Doctor and then pulled the wire out of the wall.
The Doctor told Brigadier that the Nestine can bring anything plastic to life, "What about Miss Wood's pod", the Brigadier asked.
"Yes...well, we'll have to replace it…Brigadier can you bring me a glass pod that's similar to this", the Doctor asked.
"For Snow White? Of course, Doctor", the Brigadier said amused before leaving.
Later the Doctor examined the plastic daffodil; then the soldier, that came in not too long ago, told the Doctor that there were strange men wearing masks giving out daffodils. A few hours later men came in with a glass pod along with the Doctor's supplies.
"Here's your glass coffin sir", the men said amused before leaving.
"I'm sorry about this", the Doctor told me as he opened the lid to the pod I was in.
"It's fine...I'll be alright", I reassured.
Then he removed the cords that were attached to me and then gently picked me up and I laid somewhat asleep in the Doctor's arms. He rubbed my arm reassuringly before placing me into the glass pod and then placed my head gently on the pillow before connecting the cords back to me, and then covered me in a blanket. I felt him stroke my hair before closing the lid, he then began examining the flower again, turns out it was a weapon of some sort.
The Brigadier came in and told the Doctor that he had found the source of where the flowers were coming from and that he was planning on shooting a bomb into the quarry. I mentally shook my head and the Doctor told the Brigadier that the flowers were used as a weapon and that shooting a bomb into a quarry to destroy another weapon was definitely not the smartest plan. Jo and the Doctor found that out the hard way as a plastic goo shot out of the flower and covered Miss Grant's face only using carbon Dioxide could they remove it.
The Brigadier and Jo Grant left and in their place the Master had snuck into the laboratory, I felt the Master notice me and it gave me chills.
"My, my Doctor…I can see the girl in your mind and you in hers", the Master told the Doctor and my heartrate increased in fear. "Oh? She can hear me as well I see", the Master told the Doctor, "Do I hear an echo heartbeat?"
This guy is one creepy mother-, "What do you want", the Doctor asked the Master angrily.
"To destroy you, of course", the Master replied and then told him about his plans with the flowers. He's already distributed him and when the Master activates the radio signal, approximately 450 thousand people will die. In the confusion the Nestines will land their invasion force.
The Master planned on killing the Doctor before Miss Grant ran in and the Doctor told the Master that he wouldn't kill him, because he had the Master's circuit breaker and without it the Master wouldn't be able to leave Earth.
"Either you hand over the unit or I'll kill the girl in the glass coffin", the Master told him, I couldn't stop my heart rate from going faster and faster.
"Okay…okay, you've won", the Doctor said and as he was about to hand over the circuit breaker, until Jo stopped him by yelling that the quarry was going to be blown up. It was probably the dumbest thing she could've done, but at least the Doctor's life was spared for a moment, I thought as my heart rate went down.
The Master ordered for them to go and since he saw I was a weakness to the Doctor he ordered them to take me with them. The Doctor was upset, but obeyed and we drove into the quarry and went into a bus. After which we found out that the missile strike was put on hold.
The Doctor held me tight and made sure my head was secured, "Now, tie them up, except the unconscious girl…it's rather pointless", the Master told his minions.
The Doctor glared and slowly laid me down on the floor, once they were tied up, the living plastics roughly placed them in a seat. "You know…they're not really my minions, but I'm glad you think so", the Master told me amused. He heard me, I thought fearfully confused. "Now, treat her gently…she is in a coma after all. You see? I'm not without manners", the Master told us as the living plastic picked me up and laid me gently onto the seat. I shivered at how cold they were, and I so badly wanted to squirm out of they're grasp.
The Doctor and Jo managed to get out of their restraints as the large bus drove, the bus swerved, and the Doctor took this opportunity to grab me; then the Doctor, Jo, and I all jumped out of the bus…well both the Doctor and Jo jumped out of the bus. The Doctor carried me and ran over with Jo to Brigadier's car. The Doctor handed me over to the Brigadier, who then handed me over to Jo as they ran after the Master. They managed to stop the Master from using the radio signal, but before they could capture him he had disappeared.
When we got back to the Doctor's laboratory, he placed me back into the glass pod again, replaced the cords, laid the blanket on me, and closed the lid.
"Don't you think we ought to put her in a more secure place", the Brigadier asked the Doctor, "They wouldn't understand what was going on. Besides they're soldiers here, we're in a military base. She's much safer here", the Doctor told him as he placed a hand on my pod. The Master would return and try again to take the Doctor's life. Strangely, the Doctor was looking forward to it.