Chapter 5

You see right through me

The Doctor's POV

I felt sudden chills roll through to my spine as I realize what would happen for us to have a child. She was only a kid and I barely knew if it was possible or how. But it had to be done. I remembered that we kissed and this wasn't me I was trapped to watch her die. It couldn't happen this way because she needs to be alive for her to be my lover and hold our child. I didn't want this right now. How could my future self see her this way. Humans age faster than Time Lords I remember and fight what's causing me to watch my companion die. I haven't lost many and I can't lose one now! I begin to flail as I find myself gaining control over my limbs slowly. Then I think as hard as I can telling the TARDIS to punch a hole near the opening. She does and Allyson looks desperately up trying to see a way she can survive.

It eventually leaks through her thick skull and she takes off her belt. She throws it over the edge and I force myself down to latch it on. I pull her in force fully and she falls into the TARDIS her mind drowsy with death. I help her stand as the TARDIS doors close behind us. I hug her tightly finally ridding of the control and the radiation killed off hers. The controller couldn't escape like usual because she had a strong spirit and will I knew would last a very long time in the TARDIS. She's already been here a year that seems like ages.

She was however getting increasingly weak. If I didn't save her soon she would perish. I held her face calmly in my hands and looked down at her tears welling up trying to think of a way to save her. I had to think fast she had minutes left. She opened her eyes as one of my tears escaped. I only told her I was in love with her to strengthen her spirit and to fight controls while weakening mine. Lying yet again. It hurt however when I lied to her. She had an innocence that gleamed powerfully and made me feel small standing in her shadow.

I tried to hold her attention, "Hold on Allyson! You can't die yet! Not now."

She looked up at me flashing innocence in her eyes, "Am I d-dying?"

I searched her eyes trying to see if I could lie to her or if she wanted the truth of her situation. She searched mine trying to grasp the true answer and I knew what I had to say, "Yes." I sighed. I may not be in love with her, but she's always held a special place and I couldn't lose her now because our story is just beginning.

"Can I ask a final favor of you Doctor?"

"Anything."

"Get my sister here before I die and take her swimming in the stars. Just let her see them. The stars she dreamt of touching, but I reached up and touched them instead."

"Just sit here then and hold on. Here I go."

I set the TARDIS and continued our trip to the present. I ran out hoping I could remember where to find her.

Lilly's POV

I lie at home crying myself to sleep in the middle of night. Allyson had been missing for almost six months and Mother barely noticed, but it left a great big gaping hole in my soul. My fingers intertwined with the fingers on the opposite hand and I forced a tight fist. I felt my face shrivel in grief. In the unbearable pain I stood up and got a glass of water.

It was when I looked out the window hope filled the hole. The same tall lean man he always was. The blue box that held the worlds and ultimate adventure with him. And maybe, hopefully, the answer to her disappearance. I would kill him for taking her instead of me!

Now is not the time for anger it's the time for answers and he needed to give me some. I hurried down the steps of my apartment building and ran outside to him. I hugged him not even thinking and barely remembering him.

"We haven't got the time Lilly! Allyson is dying and she wants and needs you. Come with me now!"

Allyson is dying. Barely thinking at all with my muscles reacting before my thoughts were fully processed. I was running straight for the TARDIS as if I've always done this. I was shoving the doors and tears began streaming down my face. My body prepared for an impact that never happened running into the tiny blue box that seemed to hold a world of it's own. My sister was lying on the floor dying with the life slowly draining and I held her in my arms while sitting on my feet with my knees bent in front of me. Her top half lifted over my lap and I rocked her gently in my arms. She's grown but it still feels like the same face she had as a two year old.

"Lilly, I am dying and I needed you to be here," she barely made out. She was fading like a picture in someone's memory and tears escaped my eyes and landed with a small splash. Then, she closed her eyes.

"Is this it, Doctor?" I asked him my voice cracking.

"It can't be. We have to find a way to save her. Hmm."

"Use a regeneration!"

"She's not a Time Lord! She'd die right afterward because the force of regenerative power is too strong for humans to handle physically."

"Do something Doctor."

"I need her to go through a certain course of emotions to save her and bring up the power of her heart beat. That may be just enough force to regulate her body then she'll survive, but her memory may be weak for about a day or two."

"I don't care if I lose her for a day. It will be better than losing her forever."

"Okay, go get a glass of water I'll need one."

I hurried to a room and found myself lost for five minutes or so but I found the glass of water.

Allyson's POV

Suddenly, my face and hair was covered with cold water and my eyes flashed open to see The Doctor with a very disgusted face. I was confused for a minute and then all of a sudden he started ranting about how terrible I was and that he never loved me and my heart started racing and tears Came to my eyes. Power came back to my legs and I got up and ran to my room. What was going on?