Chapter eight

The Doctor watched as the Keroslates heaved a big heavy metal object through the trap door. After a few minutes of waiting, he slipped down the trap door and, bending down, crept along the tunnel. The Keroslates were back in the room, Jessie's mum there as well. "What are we going to do?" asked 'Lydia'.

"We need to fix the transmitter. Then we can create more windows. We're stuck right now." replied someone.

"Yeah, but there's no one to fix it." replied Lydia stubbornly.

The Doctor appeared round the corner. "I can." he said, grinning around at the group.

Jessie's first memory was when she was three, her mum and dad had gone to the sea and had swam for two hours none stop. The sun was boiling hot and so they brought lots of ice lollies and then sat in the sun. Afterwards they went shopping, had lunch at a café and then went back to the hotel to the pool. That was the happiest day of Jessie's life. The vision wavered and another one flooded in. It was when Jessie was four and she had first gone to school. She was excited and happy. Then the vision turned to when she was bullied in year five and then she moved schools. The vision again melted and the memory of when she had argued with her Dad and slammed the door in his face. More and more visions flooded through of her life, flashbacks, until finally she was looking down on herself as a baby. And her Dad was saying her name. "Jessie. Jessica. Jessica. JESSICA!"

The voice was shouting and it snapped her back into consciousness. She opened her eyes and the Doctor's face was staring down at her, worried. "Thank god. Thought you were dead for a minute." he said, sighing with relief. He helped Jessie off the TARDIS floor and she stared around. "What…" she said, catching her breath, "What just happened?"

"You were fighting the Keroslate out of your body. It's gone now." he said, smiling.

"But…you said I can't tell what my own feelings are…"

"I know. I don't really know the proper truth yet. I'll work on it. For now we need to get back to the Keroslates. They're expecting me."

"Expecting you?" asked Jessie shocked, "Don't say you got caught spying on them?"

"Nah. Told them I'd help them fix the transmitter."

Jessie's eyes widened. "What?" she exclaimed, "If you help them fix it, they'll take over the world!"

"No…I'm going to make a deal with them. I'll get them to another uninhabited planet, where they can use the transmitter to make windows for their species to climb through from their worlds."

Jessie folded her arms. "And if they don't accept this offer?" she asked.

"Then…well…"

"We'll have to kill them?"

"Well…yeah. I guess so."

Jessie followed the Doctor out of the TARDIS and into the night air. "Wow, night already? How long have I been unconscious?" she asked.

"A while. Now, let's get back to the Keroslates' hiding place and make them that offer." said the Doctor, making his way down the path.