"Ms. Noble, the doctor will see you now," the nurse called. Donna stood up and followed her out of the waiting room and into the examination room. The nurse left and a moment later the doctor came in. He was Asian and was wearing the standard white coat. He was a bit on the skinny side and wore glasses.
"Hello Ms. Noble. I'm Doctor Hu. Now what seems to be the problem?" he said taking a seat. Donna experienced another sharp pain, but shook it off.
"Hiya. Well, over the past few months I've been getting these pains in my head and having the strangest dreams..."
"And you think these two are connected?" Donna nodded. The doctor considered this for a moment.
"As a child, did you ever have a traumatizing experience?"
"Not that I remember."
"And your parents haven't mentioned anything that might have happened?" Donna considered this.
"Well, they haven't said anything, but sometimes they look as if they want to tell me something, and then they stop."
"Have you been recording these dreams?" She nodded, pulled out the journal, and handed it to the doctor. He flipped through it with a look of shock on his face. She had to admit, some of those creatures were pretty outlandish. He handed it back to her and stood up.
"Alright. I would recommend getting an MRI today. It's just a precaution and if, for some reason, there is brain damage it'd be better to detect it sooner rather than later."
"A'right," Donna said. "I want to know what's causing these pains." Even if it means I'm insane.
"Of course. I'll send in one of the nurses to help you while I prepare the machine."
Within moments Donna was inside the machine being scanned. The doctor's voice came over the PA.
"I'm going to try reading some phrases from your journal and see if that sets off the pain. That way we can see what your brain is doing when it happens." He listed off the words.
Sycorax.
Ood.
Rose.
Dalek.
With each word came a sharp jab of pain. As he went on they got harder and stronger. Finally she called out, "Ok, you can stop now!" The doctor stopped talking. Donna lied there for what seemed an eternity. What had they found? she wondered. Finally the nurse came in to get her. As soon as Donna was back in her regular clothes, Doctor Hu came back in.
"I don't know how to explain it," he said, Uh oh. "It almost looks as if your brain has... stretch marks. Like it grew or swelled up and then went back down. Not to mention, that with each word from your journal your brain pulsed." He showed her the scans.
"See here is where your brain deals with memory. With each word, it lit up. Almost like it's trying to remember something," He turned back to her and said, "You aren't mental if that's what you're worried about. There's no permanent damage either. The most I can do for you is say keep an eye on it. Make sure it doesn't get worse." Donna stood up and shook his hand.
"Well, thanks anyway," and she left.