Disclaimer: I, of course, don't own Doctor Who. If I did, I wouldn't be doing this? The only thing I own is Luna and her friends and family. I also own the plot. Please read and review

The doctor's moon

Chapter 3

As the Doctor set the TARDIS up for its next journey, Luna was getting herself ready. With her essentials in a rucksack and extra stuff in a carrier bag, she carried them to the blue police box and found the Doctor at the controls. She put her stuff in a small bedroom that was on board. She went outside again and gave her mother a last hug then returned to the TARDIS ready to help the Doctor fly the ship.

"You ready?" He asked.

"You bet I am," She grinned, "Is there anything I can do?"

"Whoa steady there, this is only your first time here. I can't just let you take over the controls."

"Sorry, I just want to know how it works."

"Well sit down and I'll show you."

The Doctor showed her the most basic but important controls and told her what they did. It didn't take long before she had memorised each control and their function so now they were off.

Luna went to her room and put her stuff away. As she made it comfortable and helped herself to an apple she had in her pocket, there was a mighty shudder from the TARDIS. Concerned, she went out and found the Doctor on the floor scrambling back to his feet. Once upright, he spotted his latest companion starring at him with concern in her eyes.

"Doctor, you ok?" She asked, "What happened?"

"I'm fine," he replied, "The TARDIS does that a lot when it's about to land."

"We're landing?"

"Yeah, are you ready for your first adventure?"

The excited look in Luna's beautiful blue eyes said it all. Grabbing her jacket, she followed the Doctor outside to find a planet as green and lush as a well watered garden in May. It was like a massive forest that they had landed. The Doctor led her through the trees to a marketplace with strange creatures. They looked like humans but were covered; head to toe, in brown or black fur. They were like Big Foot but were more like a cross between bears and gorillas. The only area not covered in fur was around the face. Luna was fascinated by them. She watched them walking, talking and buying stuff.

"Doctor, what are they?" She asked.

"They are called Fustians," He replied, "They seem primitive but they are as advanced as any human."

They began walking through the busy street and marketplace. Luna immediately honed in on a small, unusual but beautiful object. It was in the shape of a teardrop with a flat base. It was made from bronze and it had a decorative thick band of blues, turquoises and lilacs. Luna loved it.

However, not far away, in a tower overlooking the marketplace was a very powerful Fustian wizard. He had been brewing a potion that was supposed to make all occupants of any planet fall under his control. However he was missing a vital ingredient. He had been searching the entire galaxy for it but was unsuccessful. He was sitting in his huge armchair starring at his cauldron of potion and the crystal ball that acted as a window to the rest of the planet. Suddenly an image came up on the ball. It was of two creatures in the market place. One was male, tall, had a lot of short brown hair and was dressed in a pinstripe suit and an overcoat. The other was shorter, female, had brown but long hair and was dressed in jeans, a t-shirt and a denim jacket. The wizard's eyes widened as he scanned both of them. Both were from another galaxy but were different species from each other. At first the wizard didn't notice what the male was but it was the female that got his attention.

"Hugo," He called his assistant, "Look, she is a human, just what we were looking for."

But before he could get too excited, he suddenly realised what the male was.

"He's a Time lord but the only one left these days is… NO!"

"What is it master?" Hugo asked.

"The human girl is with the Doctor."

This meant that he would have to be clever in order to get them apart.

Back in the marketplace, Luna had bought her item and they were moving on. The Doctor started telling Luna about the planet and how he first came across them. She was listening but was transfixed on the object in her hand. The Doctor was strolled off ahead of her thinking that she was right behind him. When Luna realised where he was, he was at least three metres ahead of her. She pocketed her little gift and quickened her pace to catch him up. As she got closer, she felt herself being grabbed and carried away. A large, hairy hand was clasped over her mouth, one holding her arms still and a pair restraining her legs. She could see the Doctor's figure disappearing in the crowd. She tried shouting but couldn't get her words out. Meanwhile, the Doctor was now talking about his adventure with the Yeti.

"This great big hairy white thing just…" He had realised something was wrong, "Luna?" He looked behind him to find her gone, "Luna!"

There was no answer or sight of her. Typical, he had to pick someone adventurous and curious at the same time. He had to go on a mission to find her.

An hour later, Luna was coming round from being unconscious. Her eyes came in to focus to find herself in a small circular room. It was made of stoned and there was straw where she was lying. There was only one small barred window that was too high to see out of and the door looked heavy. Luna tried to sit up and found herself tied up. Her ankles were tied together, her upper arms were tied to her torso and her wrists were tied together behind her back. She could hardly move. She could only wriggle about until she was sitting against the wall.

'Great, my first adventure away from Earth and I end up as a prisoner.'

Soon, she heard voices from outside the door. It opened and in entered two Fustians. One was short but muscular and was wearing quite plain clothes while the other was wearing a set of black robes and was tall. Frightened, Luna tried to get away but just squirmed against the wall.

"Now, now my dear," The tall one grinned, "There's no need to be scared. We will not harm you."

"Not yet any way" The short man laughed.

"Now, Hugo, don't scare our female guest. You must forgive him, he gets over excited."

"W-who are you?" Luna timidly asked.

"Of course, where are my manners? My name is Ouzo, I am a wizard and Hugo is my assistant.

"Well, what you want from me."

Ouzo chuckled lightly and Hugo copied.

"What makes you believe that I want you?"

Luna knew that he wanted her something. It was either to use her in some way or to lure a person who cared about her there. She was hoping it wasn't the latter as she didn't want to put the Doctor in danger already. Ouzo asked Hugo to leave as he wanted to tell their prisoner what he wanted from her.

"I've been trying to develop a potion that will help me take over the universe," He explained, "I was almost done but I was missing one vital ingredient, a human heart. I think you're clever enough to see where this is going."

Ouzo wanted to use Luna's heart to help him take over the universe. With an evil smile, Ouzo was out of the tower leaving Luna to think about her fate. And where on Earth was the Doctor?

Will the Doctor be able to rescue his latest assistant? I bet you know the answer but please read on.