Of Drinks and Foxes

The TARDIS materialized on a street in a mysterious planet.

"And here we are..." The Doctor said opening the door then stepped out, "Uh...this isn't London...?"

"No...It looks like an alien planet...you're not a very good driver are you?" Eva said as she looked around.

"I'm a very good driver. I just wanted to make a small...pit stop..." He said.

"Right small...I'm guessing we're several light years away from Earth..." She said poking his arm. He frowned, "Why did you poke me?"

"Because I did." Eva replied and started walking down the street to the shops. The Doctor shook his head and followed after her, sticking his hands in his coat pocket. She looked at several things but didn't pick anything up. The Doctor picked up what looked like a can of pop, seeing that it was a drink called 'Inner Beast' and paid for it before catching up with Eva.

"Hey Eva. Look at this." The Doctor said waving the can of pop in front of her.

"What's that?" She asked, "Looks like pop."

"The label says 'Inner Beast'." He told her.

"Do you know what's in it?" Eva asked.

"Nope." The Doctor said popping the 'p'. He then cracked it open and took a swing before offering it to her, "Wanna sip."

"No thank you." She replied.

"You're loss...It actually tastes really good." The Doctor said as he finished the can. Eva shrugged and they continued to walk through the town. About noon ish, they turned around to head back to the TARDIS. The Doctor groaned, and clutched his stomach, "Oh..."

"Doctor?" Eva asked, "Are you alright?"

"I have a stomach ache...which is weird because we only get sick if we're really worn out."

"Must have had something that didn't agree with your lordly stomach." Eva said then there was a pop and the Doctor was replaced with a dark brown fennec fox. Eva blinked down at the small fox before snickering then breaking into full blown laughter. The fox stared up at her un impressed. Eva picked him up and set him on her shoulder as she went to the stall, grabbing the can that dropped from the Doctor's fingers a few seconds earlier.

"Let's see. 'Inner Beast let's you take on the form of the animal that most fits your personality. Effects will wear off in twelve hours.' Oh this is priceless." Eva snickered. The Doctor Fox nipped her ear lightly.

"Hey, easy...we'll go into the TARDIS and wait out your...problem." Eva said as she kept from laughing and made her way to the blue box down the street. The Doctor sniffed loudly. She opened the door to the TARDIS and settled The Doctor on the floor before locking the door. She wandered up to the jump seat and picked the Doctor back up so he sat on the seat beside her. The big eared and fluffy tailed fox watched her as she propped her feet on the consol. The Doctor fox watched as she leaned back fiddled with the silver chain on her pants. He ended up curling up on the jump seat and falling asleep six hours later, he was bored and he couldn't work on the TARDIS anyway. Eva smiled light and climbed off the jump seat slowly. She grabbed a blanket that the TARDIS provided and draped it over The Doctor before going into the kitchen. Another six hours later, the Doctor woke with a stretch and and found the blanket on him.

"TARDIS? Did you do this?" He asked the central column. There was a hum that sounded like a no. The Doctor figured it must have been Eva. Then he remembered she hadn't slept a wink in over two weeks. So he went looking for his companion. The Doctor walked by the kitchen then stopped his ears picked up an old Gallifrian lullaby. He turned around and peeked into the kitchen. Eva was slouched over the table, a silver locket on the table, open and playing the lullaby. The Doctor blinked and walked around to stand beside her. She was asleep. He closed the locket slowly and gently picked her up. When he did, Eva's head lolled to one side and she muttered, "mum..." The Doctor sighed lightly and carried her to her new room. He set her down on the bed and covered her gently. Eva curled under the blankets with a yawn.

"We're the same...weather you like it or not..." The Doctor whispered to her.