Chapter 7 It's Just An Alien, No Biggie
P.O.V Percy
The trees around us seen to be alive with animals and bugs alike, the bugs less pleasant then the animals. Grass tickled my legs and the wind made my already wild hair a bird nest. The Doctor was walking right beside me along with Amy and Rorry ,who eyes me suspiciously every now and then. My hand was on Riptide which I took out of pen form when nobody was looking. Perseus, ever the womanizer, kept telling me tales of his journeys and kills hoping to swoon me. I thought that if I took all his 'journeys' and compared them to my quests, mine would probably be the winner. Just saying.
It was already becoming nightfall so we took camp in an opening in the forest. We were assigned jobs to make the task of setting up camp easier. The Doctor and I ended up having to collect wood for the fire. He flounced all over the place without a care and from time to time picking up a fallen branch. I on the other hand was stiff with worry that a monster would jump out and decide that it wanted a meal or two.
Suddenly he turned around with a face full of worry.
"Percy what happened to you. You look around in fear as if your being hunted, I mean your still Percy but just not as care free."
I looked The Doctor right in the eyes and without hesitation replied back, "Doctor, I went to hell and back, almost died countless times ,and lost so much." I put my head down in defeat letting all the stress and the constant worry flow onto my face. I had a look of a lost solider one that The Doctor knew well.
"Some times Doctor…I wonder why I'm even alive. I should have taken the place of Lee or Beckenborf. Better yet, Bob. I don't know who I am anymore." I started sniffing and then without my permission tears started streaming down my face. I tried to stop the tears but they kept coming and coming. With graceful strides The Doctor went up to me and gave me a hug. After what seemed like hours he pulled away and looked into my eyes. I understand now when people say that the eyes are the windows to the soul.
I could see pain and suffering but with that came wisdom and knowledge, hope and excitement. He said to me the most wisest words that I was ever given.
" Percy, we're all different people all through our lives, when you think about it. That's okay. That's good. You've got to keep moving. So long as you remember all the people that you used to be." Looking down at me he was smiling. It was a smile that told you everything was going to be okay. And at that moment, it was. Nodding with appreciation and a smile of my own we started to gather wood for the fire. Soon we each had a load of wood that we probably would or would not need.
As we were walking back to camp I heard a sound of metal against metal. I shook it off for one of Perseus's men sharpening their swords, but The Doctor stopped with a knowing look. Doing a sharp turn I saw a robot with handles like things on it's head.
Whispering as quietly as I could I frantically said, "So Doctor, what's up with handles over there." And just as quietly he replied, "Well it's a cyberman, but that's nothing to worry about." And after a few moments of silence added, "Okay I was lying . This is something you should REALLY be worried about. But I will take care of this because it's got my name written all over it. Well not literally but give me time and a crayon."
"And where dearest Doctor will we get this crayon. Ugg never mind, stupid ADHD brain." The Doctor with a face full of giddiness for reasons I do not know cried out with joy, "Cyberman, knew there was a reason that the TARDIS would bring me here. Thought for a moment that she was losing her touch."
And with that I was trusted into a world that I never knew existed.
A/N : I am sorry for the grammar mistakes in this chapter and the ones in the future too. I wonder if you got my two quotes from The Doctor? Well, I hope you guys have an awesome weekend! :)
