Alrighty here's my next chapter...I think it's my best yet...the plot thickens somewhat and I figured I'd put in a nice tipping point for the doc...just read to find out...I hope the story is goin well...I'd hate to think that it's y'know not makin any sense...anyway enjoy.

Disclaimer: Again if you don't know by now I don't own the Doctor or any other characters from Doctor Who or Torchwood (there'd be more slashy goodness)

Chapter 6

The doctor backed away from Lori his eyes never leaving the knife; she moved forward her speed shocking him. The knife snagged on his coat ripping the fabric but not touching skin.

"Lori? What are you doing?" He exclaimed, "Stop this…"

"Shut up…all humans must die…" She growled.

"I'm not human…I told you that" He retorted.

"You're their ally…you'll try to stop me" She said "I can't let you save those monsters…they deserve to die".

~That can't be right~ He thought to himself ~She didn't seem interested in hurting them before~

"Lori stop this…you didn't talk like this before" He said, "Put down the knife."

"No…humans killed them…they will suffer the same fate" She snarled lunging again.

He reacted by gripping her arms shoving her backwards, he did not plan to die here at least not by her hand. She stumbled tripping over the stairs and fell backward hiding the metal grating hard enough knock the knife out of her hand.

"Lori…" He rushed over picking up the knife "Lori are you alright?"

She was not moving and he quickly searched for signs of life when he touched her skin it felt warm. He breathed a sigh of relief as he gently picked her up not wanting to hurt her.

"I'm sorry…" He said shaking his head "I'm going…have to lock you away again."

Without hesitating, he walked to his makeshift Medical Ward hoping the TARDIS could figure out what was going on. She had not acted like herself and he wanted to know whether she had been acting earlier.

"She couldn't have been acting," He said to himself "That was too real…that…what am I saying…"

He laid her on the bed flinching at the thought of her waking up in here. It looked too much like one of those Torchwood cells for his comfort but he did not want to just stick her in a room.

"Old girl…let's run a search of the TARDIS" He said sealing the door shut "Something happened and I want to find out what".

"Wh-what …wh-where am I" She opened her eyes groaning in pain at the sudden bright light in her eyes.

Slowly her eyes adjusted the light but she ended up wishing they had not. Her breath caught in her throat sheer terror written across her features when she looked around at her surroundings.

"No…" She breathed softly "NO!"

She screamed loudly repeating the word no, she was back in the Torchwood cell. Her freedom had not existed it had all been a dream she was trapped again.

"Why…if it was a dream…why couldn't I stay asleep?" She cried curling into a ball "Why couldn't I stay free".

She sobbed into her knees feeling alone and trapped there was nothing she could do now she just wanted to be back asleep

He was running a scan on the system trying to find anything foreign.

"Lori said she'd found something…she was holding it" He said softly "I didn't see it…maybe…AHA"

He found a small blip on the monitor and rushed toward the spot doing a quick search around. A bright smile lit up his face and he reached out to grab the object.

"Wait…what am I doing" He stopped himself and shook his head "There's no telling what this thing can do".

He used his sleeve to pick up the object and examined it putting on his smart guy glasses. They were useless but it had become a major habit for him.

"Hmmm…what are these symbols…?" He started to say when the TARDIS made a humming sound "Oh…what is it girl."

His eyes fell onto the screen and he saw Lori curled up on the medical bed and almost swore.

"Oh I'm daft…I forgot" He said to himself "Look after this for me old girl".

He set the object down on the console and quickly rushed off toward the medical ward. He quickly slid open the door and stepped inside flinching when she looked up at him with terror filled eyes.

"D-doctor" She said softly "B-but…how…"

"Lori its okay…you're safe…" He said "This isn't Torchwood…it's the TARDIS."

"T-TARDIS" She said softly "O-oh…oh thank the goddess"

She visibly relaxed and slowly sat up wiping at the tears that were still spilling from her eyes.

"B-but how…I thought" She asked "This room…"

"Yeah…sorry about that…medical bay and all that" He answered sheepishly "All of em tend to end up looking like this…"

She shook her head and let out a small laugh feeling ridiculous for freaking out it was not a genuine laugh but it was one all the same.

"It's okay…" She said softly "At least it's not Torchwood...but…uhm…how'd I get back on the TARDIS?"

"You walked…well…I think you did…you walked inside anyway" He told her "Then you sorta…tried to kill me…not sure why…but it was quite rude."

Her eyes widened and she looked down trying to remember, she had been in the forest then darkness.

"I-I'm sorry…I…what happened…" She said softly

"Don't worry about it" He replied with a shrug "You seem better now."

She shook her head she had seen the darkness, the lingering thoughts in her mind that refused to leave.

"Go back to your room" He said with a soft smile "Take a rest…you could use it."

He turned and walked out of the medical bay leaving the door open for her to leave when she was ready.

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He walked up to the console and sighed softly shaking his head his eyes falling on the strange object. Without thinking, he picked it up in his hands and a cry of pain erupted from his lips. He tried to let it go but his fingers stayed gripping the object as images filled his mind.

"What is this?" He groaned pain searing through his entire being "Stop it…"

Lori had come into the console room she had felt the pain it was almost a spike then she saw the Doctor her eyes going wide.

"Doctor" She rushed over to him kneeling down "Doctor what's wrong?"

"R-rose…stop…I don't…" He shot up shoving her away from him "They've all gone…you will too."

He turned on her his eyes empty and she gasped softly backing away trying to get to her feet.

"You can't leave…I won't be alone…not anymore" He said approaching her "I won't be alone…"

Lori stood up looking around not sure what to do as he came closer and closer to her.

"St-stay back" She stammered gasping when her back hit something.

She looked up and saw one of the Coral pillars glancing at the doctor she scurried up the pillar pulling herself out of his reach.

"Doctor snap out of it" She called down as he looked up at her "I don't know what kind of man you are…but I don't think this is you…it can't be?"

She could see the pain creeping into his eyes and it worried her as she looked down at him her eyes fell onto the object in his hands.

"That's…that's that thing I found" She said to herself "Why does he have it".

She jumped noticing the Doctor striking the pillar as if trying to knock her down she climbed further jumping over to another pillar.

"What are those symbols on it?" She asked herself.

"LORI…come back…you can't leave" He shouted sounding pained "I can't lose anyone else…please."

She looked around she did not have any other options she had to try it; she had to touch his mind. Her eyes closed as she focused her energy on the Doctor he was not from earth but she had to try.

"Please doctor…accept the connection…let me in" She said softly flinching when she was met with a natural block "Please…"

Her mind probed the block hoping against hope that she would get through. She whimpered in pain as his mind fought back against her it hurt but she knew she had to do this. A light clatter was heard as the link broke between him and the object and the emptiness left his eyes. Lori cried out in pain at the sharp spike sent from his head and her connection snapped making her lurch backward off the pillar.

"Lori" The doctor had shaken off his stupor seeing her falling.

He moved quickly catching her as he fell with a light sigh of relief before looking around. The images in his head of all that he had lost were still playing in his mind each one ten times more tragic than he remembered.

"Doctor…are you…are you alright" She asked weakly "Did it work…"

"I dunno…what'd you do" He replied.

"Mental connection…that thing…that object…I think…" She started to say but he interrupted her.

"I think it did…come on…you need to rest" He said with a soft smile as he carried her over to his chair "Just sit here…I'll get the object."

"D-don't …don't touch it" She breathed.

"I picked it up earlier…it didn't affect me…wait…" He thought for a moment then got an idea "I was using my coat sleeve…"

He shrugged off his coat fixing a makeshift glove around his hand it was the best idea he had. Slowly he picked the object and took out his screwdriver giving it a quick scan glancing at Lori.

"Ow…you've got a strong mind," She said rubbing her temples "That spike…you've defended it quite well."

"Hmm…well I've got a lot of things wanting to see into my head…" He commented "Too many things they can use against me…thanks by the way."

"I couldn't leave you like that…" She replied, "Can you bring that here…"

"Sure…I can't make sense of it…the scans don't show anything Alien…" He said with a shrug walking over.

"It's not…It's from earth…" She commented examining it "Those markings…they're like Melkin…but not…"

Her brows furrowed as she looked at the object it had to have been something from the past but she did not know anything about her people's past.

"Grandmother would have known" She said to herself "I don't know anything about my own history…at least not enough about it."

"Don't worry about it," He said with a shrug.

"Wait…the forest's elder tree" She said standing up too quickly for her liking "Whoa…a-anyway…she'll know everything…mother always knows".

"What on earth are you talking about" He asked "Elder Tree…"

"It's an elf thing" She said softly "That's how I knew things were wrong in the forest."

She walked to the doors and looked back at him with a warm smile.

"Do you wish to join me…I could see if I can project the trees thoughts into you" She suggested "Oh…wait…I can't…not fully…I'm sorry."

"That's okay I speak all languages…well almost all of them I guess," He said scratching his head "It's nice to have something I can't do for once."

He gave her a wink and followed her out of the TARDIS wrapping the object in his coat not sure, if he should keep it with him. She led him through the forest and he was surprised at how well she found her way through these woods. He wondered if she would like to stay here, she might have been alone but she seemed happier here.

"We're close Doctor…" She said after awhile breaking him out of his concentration, "I suggest staying back for a bit…the elder trees take offence to being approached by any who are not of my kind"

He nodded as she stepped out into a clearing leaving him at the edge watching in awe of the giant tree. The doctor had not seen it as they were walking, something told him no one else could have this could not be possible a tree using a chameleon Arch that was just, well impossible.

"Mother" Lori said softly approaching the tree with a low bow "It is Lorianna Azawyn, the last of your children."

She felt the tree's welcoming embrace and it made her want to cry she had missed the feel of the forest. Gently she placed her hand on the tree closing her eyes listening to her words the story of what had happened in her absence.

"Mother…I found the object…what was it…why is the writing similar to Melkin" She asked softly "Please tell me".

She gasped as she was flooded with images of the object why it was there. Her eyes rolled back into her head and she found herself unable to pull away. The connection was snapped and she fell back with a cry of pain slumping to her knees breathing heavily.

"Lori" The doctor exclaimed running towards her "Lori are you alright."

Lori looked up at him wearily worry and panic plain as day in her eyes.

"Th-the dark ones…the Varswera…it's their…enemies…evil…" She gasped out not making sense "Ancient…must not be near mother…"

She fell against the doctor not unconscious but not conscious either and he swept her into his arms rushing away from the tree.

Tada...chapter 6...well here you go...hopefully you'll enjoy it...it's the longest I've written...and it's been rewritten a couple times before bein posted...so I hope it's good...^_^ enjoy it...and review it please.