Took me a while to finish this chapter. Just couldn't think of the ending and then this morning, I was in a pretty bad car accident on my way to work. I'm fine, but my car is pretty much totaled (RIP Rose) so I'm pretty shaken up. But, luckily I had some Doctor Who recorded on my DVR. Anyways, I present the second chapter.
"Ok, well Doctor whoever you are, I've been on my own for a year. I can't get in touch with any of my family and even if I could, they wouldn't be the same people they were a year ago. They'd probably take me in anyways since they're all under the control of aliens. I'm tired of running. I'm tired of sneaking around. I want my normal life back. Not to mention the fact that my ankle is messed up now thanks to almost being caught. And then you just show up. Seriously, how can you even help?" I said , letting out everything I'd felt since it all started.
"Well, you could ask the other person who's here, but I don't see anyone else other than me." The Doctor said casually.
I sighed. He did have a point. There was no one else and even if there were, it's not like they'd be willing to help. "Fine." I said, still a little bit weary. "I'm not exactly sure if I trust you completely but you are the only one here."
I shifted my ankle a bit and clenched my jaw as a jolt of pain went through it. This was the worst pain I'd ever felt. I'd twisted my ankle many times but not like this. It really did feel like it was broken. I couldn't let the pain show. I was too tough for that. Plus, something could happen. I mean, the Doctor claimed he could help, but the aliens claimed that they just wanted to learn more about earth culture and look what happened there. But as much as I tried to hide the pain, I wasn't doing a very good job. He definitely noticed.
"How's that ankle there?" He asked me.
"It's fine." I lied. But somehow, he could see right through that lie.
"Really?" He asked, barely concealing a smirk. "Why don't you stand, then?"
"Fine, I'll humor you." I said. I got up on my good foot, and then attempted to stand on the other foot, but couldn't. Frustrated, I sat back down again.
"Let me see it." He said gently. He noticed my hesitation. "I promise I'm not going to hurt you. I just need to see what's going on."
I reluctantly rolled up my pant leg and stretched out my leg wincing a bit. I watched as he pulled something out from his jacket pocket. It appeared to be a silver, cylindrical shaped object with a blue tip. I gasped.
"I knew it!" I squeaked . "You are! You're going to do something to me! Well let me just tell you that I'm not going to come easily!"
"What? No. I'm just checking your ankle!" He said, sounding slightly offended.
"But how?" I asked confused. To demonstrate, he ran whatever that thing was up and down my ankle. It made an odd screeching sound. After he was done, he looked at it and put it back in his pocket.
"Well, it's not broken." He said. "But it is pretty twisted. Need to get that checked out."
"Yeah, um, I can't exactly go to a hospital, now can I? Unless I want to get caught." I said.
"Who said anything about a hospital?" The Doctor said, now grinning as he put his hand on the box.
"Wait, are you saying that that's some hospital on wheels?" I was extremely confused now. It looked way too small to be anything but a shed. It didn't even look like it would hold medical equipment.
"Wellll, it's more than that. Now come on." He said, holding out a hand.
Despite my inner resistance, I took his hand as he helped me up. There was something about him that was odd, no doubt about that, but there was something else. I had started to trust him. I was still very confused as he helped me to the door, and then pulled a key from his pocket. He unlocked the door and helped me inside, where I forgot about my pain for a second.
"Ho-ly... It's..It's bigger. On the inside." I stuttered, looking around. It was a huge room bathed in a tealish light. There was what appeared to be a console in the middle of the room with all sorts of buttons and levers and a monitor. There was also a chair. "What? What is this place?" I asked in amazement.
"It's called the TARDIS." The Doctor said, clearly amused by my expression. "Time And Relative Dimension In Space. Oh, I never got your name."
"It's Cass." I said, still staring around.
My brain started working overtime as I tried to work out what he said. Although, it didn't really take a genius to figure out what it meant. Just a woman who'd been through a year of dealing with aliens and who'd done some research on the computer since there hadn't really been anything else to do. Somehow, in researching about aliens, I'd come across some things about time and space travel. Thinking back at what I'd found and then hearing him say those words, it hit me.
"This is a spaceship that doesn't just travel through space, but time as well and you're not human, are you?" I asked.
"Yup!" He said, cheerfully. "Although, I'm impressed you figured it out. Normally have to tell someone that."
" Well, I had to do something while I was hiding, didn't I? " I asked, still in a little bit of shock. "Never thought I'd be asking this question, but who are you and where are you from?"
" I'm a Time Lord from a planet called Galifrey. It's gone now, though." He said. I definitely saw pain and sadness in his eyes. I was about to ask him what happened, when he clapped his hands.
"Right! Let's go get that ankle fixed!" He said, startling me, as he had me lean on him again.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
" TARDIS medbay. " he said, as he led me down some stairs.