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No long after the exchange, and after I was helped to my feet, the Doctor did an overall examination of me, against my protests. I knew he was only doing it because he was extremely worried, but I really didn't need or want him to. It was already hard enough to keep it at bay and with him poking and prodding, I'd have to divide my attention and concentration between the two, something I knew I wouldn't be able to do. Yet it seemed the more I told him to stop, the more agitated he became, as well as the more frantic. This was one of the things I disliked about being Ame Soeurs; when the other was in danger, nothing else mattered but the other party. It was both a blessing and a curse.

"Doctor, we're through to area seventeen," Martha said, coming through the comms.

"Keep going. You've got to get to area one and reboot those engines."

"Heat shields failing. At twenty percent. Airlock sealed. Jettison escape pod."

"That doesn't mean us? Doctor!" I turned to the door, hearing Martha scream for the Doctor.

"Pod jettison initiated."

"Doctor! We're stuck in an escape pod off the area seventeen airlock. One of the crew's trying to jettison us! You've got to help us!"

"Why is this happening?"

"Stay here. I mean it this time! Jump start those engines!" The Doctor ordered as we both ran out. He gave me a look but kept on running, realising there was no way I was staying behind.

"Jettison held. Jettison reactivated. Jettison held. Escape pod stabilized."

Reaching Martha, the Doctor jumped in front of me, staring angrily at the person before us. The entity had gotten into someone else much to my disdain, Ashton. Even though I had a better understanding of it, I was still put off by the life it had taken. I watched as the Doctor took a step towards the figure. Sensing the anger, I grabbed hold of his arm, pulling him back slightly when he was too close. They were both angry, if I were to be honest. The entity because of what had been done to it and the Doctor because it was living in me. Giving me a quick glance, he gently pulled his arm from me and took a step closer to the parasite infected man. "That's enough! What do you want? Why this ship? Tell me." The figure stopped and looked at the Doctor before smashing its fist through the keypad.

"Jettison activated."

"Come on. Let's see you. I want to know what you really are." The two stood nose to nose and the figure raised his hand to the visor. I then staggered backwards, shutting my eyes as I felt an immense pain in my head. It seemed as if something had happened, and that because we were infected by the entity, whoever was under its influence, felt more than just its anger, but its pain as well. Feeling tears well up, I forced my eyes to remain close. The entity was gaining more control over me and that terrified me to no end. I didn't want to be turned into a killing machine, not again. Yet the more I fought it, the more pain I felt.

"Airlock sealed."

The figure stood and brushed past us, roughly bumping the Doctor's shoulder as it did so, since he stumbled into me. When it was gone, I felt the Doctor move away from me, most likely making his way to the comm. "McDonnell, Ashton's heading in your direction! He's been infected, just like Korwin and Rys." I felt him wrap an arm around my waist. "Rys…"

"I'm fine."

"Look at me."

"I can't."

"Trust me, please."

"I do, you idiot, but I need you to help Martha. Please. That pod was deployed and she's heading straight to that sun. You have to help them. Worry about me later."

"All right." I felt his body move from me, but his hand remained in mine. "Scannell! I need a spacesuit in area seventeen now!"

"What for?"

"Just get down here!"

I heard the man as he entered the room. The Doctor moved from me, grabbing the suit and putting it on; I heard each and every click as he finished suiting up. As dangerous as I knew what he was doing was, I also knew that he had to save Martha. It was our fault she was in the predicament she was in. She's our responsibility and we couldn't lose her. We couldn't. "I can't let you do this."

"You're wasting your breath, Scannell. You're not going to stop me."

"You want to open an airlock in flight on a ship spinning into the sun- no one can survive that."

"Trust me, he can," I irritably retorted. The pain had begun to grow unbearable and the longer I tried to force the entity back, the more it pushed, trying to reach the surface and take over. It was something I didn't think of when I had taken it from Korwin, not that I regretted it… much.

"You open that airlock, it's suicide. This close to the sun, the shields will barely protect you."

"If I can boost the magnetic lock on the ship's exterior, it should re-magnetise the pod. Now, while I'm out there, you have got to get the rest of those doors open. We need those auxiliary engines.

"Doctor, will you listen? They're too far away. It's too late."

"I'm not going to lose her," I heard the Doctor say. I then felt his hands on my cheeks. "I'm coming back for you, alright?"

"Of course you are. War couldn't keep us apart. Don't worry too much about me. You do what you have to." I felt his lips on mine.

"I'm trusting you to keep her safe until I return. One hair out of place and you'll have me to deal with."

"Decompression initiated. Impact in twelve fifty five. Impact in eleven fifteen. Heat shield failing. At ten percent."

A while after he had gone out, Scannell called out to him. "Doctor, how're you doing?"

"I can't. I can't reach! I don't know how much longer I can last."

I reached for the intercom and Scannell led me to it. "I can't believe my ears. You, giving up? I never thought I'd see the day," I huffed, out of breath as I struggled with my own battle. "What happened to the man who never gave up, who never turned away from a challenge? Just one more reach and you'll be back in. You can't let her die." I heard him scream in pain before quieting down.

"It's alive. It's alive. It's alive!"

"Doctor, close the airlock now! That pod's going to smash into him."

"Stay here." The airlock shut and the door opened. I could feel the pain he was in as he stumbled it, the sound of the helmet hitting the ground being my indication.

"Impact in eight fifty seven. Airlock recompression completed."

I stumbled towards him, engulfing him in a hug. "I know. I know."

"Doctor! Rys! Are you okay?"

"Stay away from us."

"What's happened?"

"It's your fault, Captain McDonnell."

"Riley, get down to area ten and help Scannell with the doors. Go!"

"You should have scanned for life!" I bellowed.

"You mined that sun, scooped it's surface for cheap fuel."

"I don't understand."

"Doctor, what are you talking about?"

The Doctor cried out in my arms. "That sun's alive- a living organism."

"They scooped out its heart and used it for fuel. It's screaming. It's so angry. It's in agony."

"What do you mean? How can a sun be alive? Why are they saying that, Kath?"

"Because it's living in us."

"Oh my God."

"Humans! You grab whatever's nearest and bleed it dry! You should have scanned!"

"It takes too long. We'd be caught. Fusion scoops are illegal."

"Then you shouldn't have done it in the first place!"

He continued to squirm in my arms. "Martha, you've got to freeze us. Quickly."

"What?"

"Stasis chamber. You've got to take it below minus two hundred. Freeze it out of us! It'll use us to kill you if you don't. The closer we get to the sun, the stronger it gets!" he cried, his voiced going up a few octaves. "Med-centre, quickly! Quickly!"

"Help me!" Martha screamed. As he was helped up, I forced myself onto my feet. I had already slapped away a hand, the Doctor needing more assistance than me. I was still capable of forcing it back some since I was a willing host; the Doctor, on the other hand, was not. Even though I had rejected any help, a hand grabbed my arm as I stumbled and it remained there as we moved to med bay.

"Impact in seven thirty," the computer said as we were led to the med-centre, a hand firmly holding onto the back of the Doctor's spacesuit.

"I can do it!"

"Martha, where's Rys?"

"I'm right here." I reached my hand out, finding his.

"You have to get in too. Together or not at all." I nodded although I knew he couldn't see.

"It's all right, I'm here. Just help me get him up. Stasis chamber, minus two hundred, yeah?"

"No, you don't know how this equipment works. You'll kill them. Nobody can survive those temperatures."

"They're not human. If he says they can survive then they can."

"Let me help you then."

"You've done enough damage," I heard Martha say as the Doctor and I laid in the stasis chamber, his arms wrapped around me.

"Ten seconds. That's all I'll be able to take. No more! How did you do it Rys, hold it in for so long?"

"I wanted to understand it. I was a willing host."

"It's burning me up. I can't control it. If you don't get rid of it, I could kill you. I could kill you all. I'm scared! I'm so scared!"

"I know, sweetie. But I know you just as well as you know yourself and you are strong enough to last a bit longer. You can't let it take control. Please, fight it… please."

"Just stay calm. You saved me, now I return the favour. Just believe in me."

"It's burning through me. I don't know what'll happen?"

"That's enough!" Martha ordered. "I've got you, the both of you. You're scaring her, Doctor. You need to be calm, if not for me or yourself, then for Rys."

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Martha, There's this process, this- this thing that happens if we're about to die."

"Shush. Quiet now. 'Cause that is not going to happen. You ready?"

"No!" I felt us move into the chamber and the air around us started to get colder.

"You know, I'd rather go like this, in your arms. But it won't come to that. Just trust Martha. She won't let us down." I felt him nod and nestle his face into my shoulder, stifling a scream from the rapid descent of body temperature.

"Heat shields failing. At five percent."

Suddenly the air stopped. "Martha?"

"No! Martha, you can't stop it. Not yet!"

"What's happened?"

"Power's been cut in Engineering."

"But who's down there?"

"Leave it to us."

"Impact in four forty five."

"Come on. You're defrosting."

"Martha, listen! Only got a moment. You've got to go!"

"No way."

"Get to the front! Vent the engines. Sun particles in the fuel- get rid of them."

"I am not leaving you."

"Martha, you've got to give it back."

"Give back what they took!"

"Doctor."

"He has me. Please, Martha. Go."

"I'll be back for you."

"Impact in four oh eight. Impact in three forty three. Impact in two seventeen. Primary engines critical."

The Doctor and I tumbled out of the status chamber. I landed off to the side and I could hear the Doctor crawling across the floor towards the door. Not knowing what to do, I began to follow him the best I could, staggering as I did so. "Martha!"

"Doctor! What are you doing? Where's Rys?"

"I can't fight it. Give it back or… burn with me. Burn with me, Martha." Reaching him, I grabbed hold of his waist, keeping a strong grip on him and in place.

"Impact in one twenty one. Life support systems reaching critical. Repeat. Life support systems reaching critical. Impact in one oh six. Collision alert. Collision alert. Collision alert. Fifty eight seconds to fatal impact." Suddenly the ship shook and there was a bang. "Fuel dump in progress. Fuel dump in progress." I felt it leave me I opened my eyes to see the Doctor lying on the floor, unconscious from the strain . I scrambled to him, placing his head on my lap and stroking his hair. "Impact averted. Impact averted. Impact averted." I then saw Martha rush in, embracing me and then bringing her attention to the Doctor.

"You did it. Thank you. You saved him."

"What about you?"

"I'm fine."

"How were you able to keep it in for so long?"

"I'm not a normal Time Lady," I vaguely replied as the Doctor roused. I smiled down at him as he opened his eyes. "Hello."

He sat up, pulling me into his arms and kissing me. "You're okay."

"I am." I watched his eyes graze over me. I gently cupped his face in my hands, forcing him to look into my eyes. "I'm fine. No harm done. It was you I was worried about though."

"Eh, I'm fine."

"No, you aren't. When we reach the Tardis I'm putting her in the vortex and you're going to bed."

"I slept last night."

"Yes and you're going to sleep again. You need it. Please."

"Alright but you have to sleep with me."

"Deal."

"In my room."

"Okay."

"Wait, really?" I nodded smiling at him.

"So, what are you?"

I glanced at Martha, seeing her confusion. "Huh?"

"I know you're a couple…"

"Oh, that's what you meant," I chuckled. "He's my idiot husband, Martha."

"Husband? Oh my God. I snogged a married man!"

"It was a genetic transfer!"

"I'm so sorry, Rys. I didn't know. He never said."

"It's fine. Neither of us really announced it and you're only the second human to know," I replied with a smile as we walked to Area 30, where the Tardis was.

"This is never your ship."

"Compact, eh? And another good word- robust. Barely a scorch mark on her."

I playfully nudged him. "Told you she'd be fine."

"We can't just leave you drifting with no fuel."

"We've sent out an official mayday. The authorities will pick us up soon enough," Kathy answered. I smiled at her, seeing her in her husband's embrace. While I hadn't been able to save everyone, five out of seven wasn't bad. It wasn't bad at all.

"Though how we explain what happened…"

"Just tell them. That sun needs care and protection just like any other living thing." I nodded and the Doctor and I walked into the Tardis. Walking around the console, I put in the coordinates and waited for Martha to come in. When she did, I sent the Tardis into the vortex.

"So… didn't really need you in the end, did we?" Martha said with a smile that quickly faded. I watched his expression darken a bit. "Sorry. How are you doing?

I sighed, knowing he was about to avoid the question. While he may be able to do that with Martha, I was a different story. "Now, what do you say? Ice skating on the mineral lakes of Kur-ha. Fancy it?"

"Whatever you like."

"By the way, you'll be needing this." He held out a Tardis key on a chain.

"Really?"

"Frequent flier's privilege. Thank you."

"Don't mention it. Oh no. Mum." I chuckled and ushered the Doctor out of the room, quickly giving Martha a good night and letting him lead me to his room.

Once there, I stripped down to my tank and underwear and crawled into bed, waiting for him to join me. When he didn't, I opened my eyes and saw him staring. "What?"

"You in my bed. I like it."

"I know. Come here. I was serious about you getting sleep."

"I'm not tired."

"You had an entity possess you, Theta. I know it wore you out. I'm not Martha so stop pretending you're fine." He came over and got into bed, pulling me into his arms.

"Have I told you how much I love you?"

"Not today."

"More anything existing."

"Is that so?" He nodded, placing a kiss on my nose. "Well, I think I love you just as much."

"You think?" he asked incredulously.

"I don't think there's any way to truly express how much I love you, Theta."

"Well, um…"

"Don't hurt yourself," I laughed. He furrowed his brow and kissed me again, pulling me closer to him. I smiled into it, enjoying the closeness… the warmth. It was all that I wanted and needed. I was travelling with the man I loved, the man I thought I'd never see again, and that made me the happiest woman in the universe.

29/11/2014

Hey all. So in light of the holidays, I am now uploading a new chapter. While I'm still going through some things, I really wanted to thank you guys for keeping with the story. I really and truly appreciate it, so very much. With all my ramblings said, onto the awesome reviews.

NicoleR85: Thanks. With that I think I would want the OC to know what's going on.

Squidtastik:Same here. It's gotten so weird to read the ones that follow the exact timeline. But I love reading DW fics in general.

Muirgen79: Thanks. Yep, that's exactly what I was going for.

I'm-a-Klaus-addict: Awesome. Same here. Yeah, it had to be Rys. I always wanted to save Korwin, but because of that, there were a few changes in this one. Hopefully the answer to your question was answered. Hope your Thanksgiving was great.

Takara Matsudaira: I hope so as well. I hear ya. Life just sucks sometimes but I'm working on it. To be honest, it hasn't gotten in the way of writing so much but me actually wanting to post things or go on the internet. But yeah, real life comes before writing unfortunately especially when it comes to school. So glad you loved the chapter. That's definitely how their relationship is and it on;y gets better as the story progresses. I will be keeping a look out :)