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The doctor's moon

Chapter 9

The following morning, Luna eagerly skipped to the TARDIS doors and let herself in to set her rucksack down. There was no sign of the Doctor anywhere and Alice and Tom were on their way. Luna walked up to the controls and placed her rucksack on the floor.

"Where is he?" She muttered to herself, "Doctor?"

"Morning Luna" He popped his head out from under the control centre.

"What are you doing?" She asked, crouching down beside him.

"Just checking everything is safe and working properly."

Luna watching curiously as the Doctor got back to work; his glasses perched on his nose.

"LUNA!" A loud shout came from outside.

"That'll be the other two."

The Doctor didn't respond as he was too occupied with the TARDIS. So Luna just went to get them.

"LUNA!"

"Alright," Luna said opening the door, "I can hear you."

There was Alice and Tom standing with a backpack each and an excited expression on their faces. She let them in and shut the door.

The Doctor was finished going over the TARDIS and was now setting putting coordinates into the computer. He looked up to tell them where they were going.

"I set the TARDIS to take us to a planet I'm sure you'll enjoy about four galaxies away. It has a very…"

He noticed that Alice and Tom were staring at his face for some reason. He looked at Luna who was trying not to laugh.

"What?"

"You've got a smudge on your face." Luna giggled.

She pulled out a tissue and, absent-mindedly, wiped the smudge off the Doctor's face between his eyebrows. When she realised what she had done, she looked at the Doctor who just looked back, blankly. Luna turned away and showed her friends to the bedroom. Alice grinned at the scene she had just witnessed. In the TARDIS there were only two rooms for sleeping, one with a double bed for the Doctor and another with two single beds for his companions. So the three friends had to decide who was going to be sleeping on the floor. Alice decided that the best way to decide was with a game of rock, paper, and scissors. The girls won the game so Tom had to sleep on the floor. They started to unpack their things and settle down.

Once the three were sorted, Luna took them for a tour of the TARDIS. Tom was full of wide eyed amazement while Alice was busy glancing at the Doctor. She was different to Luna as she wasn't really interested in space, science or anything like that. Her interests were clothes, looking good and males. So she was happy when she saw the Doctor's behind. Suddenly, the TARDIS jolted like an earthquake and threw the three passengers and pilot to the floor.

"What's going on?" Alice shouted anxiously.

"Doctor?" Luna called, "Are you ok? What's happening?"

"The TARDIS is off course," He replied, "Everyone in here."

The three did as they were told. They had to grab a section of the railings by the controls. Alice got the middle and Tom got the end. Luna got the other end and the Doctor, without realising it, put an arm either side of her as a protection. The TARDIS quaked to a stop, throwing everyone to the floor again.

"Are you alright, Luna?" the Doctor asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied, slightly shakily.

"Oh, don't worry about us!" Alice interrupted.

Luna and the Doctor looked over and saw Tom and Alice lying on the floor while gripping the railing.

They all got up and looked outside the TARDIS. The world they had landed in was almost like Earth but all the colours of the sky, grass, water and trees were slightly different. The leaves and grass were lime green, the trunks of the trees were black and the water was a bright turquoise colour. But it was the sky that got the girls fascinated. It had pink, purple and orange swirling above their heads. It was like a romantic sunset all day long.

"Where are we, Doctor?" Tom asked quite uneasily.

"It's a planet by the name of Maura. It's the perfect romantic getaway for couples."

"So let's have a look around." Luna said enthusiastically.

"Just be aware that the locals look a bit like humans but have a very different skin colour."

The three friends looked at each other then followed the doctor towards the town.

"GREEN!" Alice gasped.

The local people had emerald green coloured skin. It was fascinating as well as strange. The Doctor didn't seem to notice and Luna seemed unfazed.

"Are you not scared or shocked by this, Luna?" Tom asked.

"No, not after being threatened by an alien Big Foot." Luna replied.

"Their skin is green," Alice said, "And not just any green either, it's a nice green."

"I'll take that as a compliment on my people." Came a very sophisticated and silky voice.

They turned to meet a native who looked in her thirties and was dressed in rich coloured silk. She smiled at them all before settled her gaze on the Doctor.

"You must be the Doctor." She said politely.

"Um, yes I am." He replied slightly surprised.

"If you and your friends would kindly follow me, the King is expecting you."

With an exchange of glances, the four friends followed her.

They arrived at a palace that looked like it had been carved out of millions of rubies, sapphires, emeralds and amethysts. It was very beautiful and had everyone, even the Doctor amazed. The throne room was as impressive as the outer palace itself. There were amazing sculptures around and there were satin and silk hangings that made the place look romantic, like the Doctor had mentioned. They then got to a rather plump man sitting on a throne wearing jewels, velvet and silk, giving a regal, imperial and royal look to him. He was obviously the King.

"What a great honour this is." He said with his imposing voice, "The Doctor gracing my wonderful planet."

"It is a pleasure to meet you too, your majesty." The Doctor replied chivalrously, with a bow.

The other three bowed too, for politeness.

"May I have an introduction to your friends?"

"Oh, of course. This is Tom, Alice and my assistant, Luna."

The King's eyes settled on Luna. He smiled widely making her feel uncomfortable and edge closer to the Doctor.

The King got his servants to prepare a large banquet for the new guests while they settled themselves in rooms. The Doctor and Tom shared while Luna and Alice had a room between them. At dinner time, the team gathered in the dining room and met the King and another resident of the palace, the King's son, Prince Amory. He was rather handsome and charming. The King and Prince sat at either end of the long table, Tom and Luna sat on the right of the prince and Alice and the Doctor sat to his left. No one noticed that Prince Amory had been staring at Luna all through the dinner. She didn't notice herself until she went to the bathroom. As she got up, she caught a quick glance. When she started to make her way back to the table, he cornered her.

"You're Luna aren't you?" He asked.

"Yes, your highness." She replied courteously.

"Please, you can call me Amory. So do you enjoy travelling with that Doctor man?"

"Oh, of course. I've always wanted to see things beyond my own planet and learn about everything and anything. And the Doctor has given me that opportunity."

The Prince was gazed into Luna's eyes, making her lose herself. She finally broke eye contact with him, walked passed him and returned to her seat. The Prince felt a mixture of love and desire running through his veins for this pretty human specimen. However he had seen the adoration Luna had in her eyes for the Doctor.

'I need to convince her to live here with me as my queen'

A bit of a bitter romance here, hey? To see if the Prince succeeds please review me. P.S. for those who have read this story already and followed closely, I would like you help. As you know, Luna had time lord in her blood. But I don't know whether or not to let her regenerate like the doctor. If you have an opinion, please put it in your comments and I'll see what I can do. Thanks.