I'm sorry for the late update. I've been in England all week, so I didn't get a chance to write.

So this chapter starts kind of slow, so bear with me. It's mainly showing how much Ashley's death affected her.

Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who.

Liza's POV

I can't believe it. We were running like Ashley said to do, and I thought that maybe she'd come back. Maybe she'd come running back to us, healthy and alive. Then we heard a gunshot. I knew somehow that it hadn't missed, that she's gone. There have been times when she almost died and I could feel it. There was this one time on the beach when she was caught by a riptide. She was saved just in time. I always knew she was okay, though. She's not okay. Tears stream down my face as a sob racks my body.

It was yesterday.

It was two days ago. River comes in, sad at the new loss she has to suffer. She tries to get me to come out. I don't. I barely eat. I can't handle this. I know that I've broken. I know that this is what the Master wanted. I can't help it.

It was three days ago. I won't come out for anything. They pass me my meals. I hardly eat them at all. I know it isn't safe for me to get off of the TARDIS, but I want to go home. At the same time, I don't because it would remind me of her. I feel like I am made of glass and I've been shattered into a million billion pieces.

It was four days ago. I feel as if I can't breath. She died for me. It was my fault she died. I went to him so she wouldn't get hurt. It should have been me. I haven't talked at all. I can only find it in me to cry. I…

It was five days ago. I would cry if I could, but I can't. I've run dry. I can't find it in me to even for to even force down the food they give me anymore.

"Liza?" I ignore the Doctor as his voice filters into my room. Odd. I haven't heard noise in shat seems like days.

"Liza!" I continue to ignore him.

"ELIZABELLA OPEN THIS DOOR!" Startled, I straighten and walk to the door. I open it.

"What." I say quietly.

He walks into the room and shakes me.

"Liza, wake up! You haven't been yourself! Would Ash-" His voice breaks. He clears his throat and tries again. "Would Ashley want you to be like this?"

My eyes widen. He actually said her name. And in the past tense. I bite my lip and slowly shake my head.

"Then come on. You need to get out of this room. I know it's hard, but you need to try to be better."

"I can't." I whisper.

"Liza. Liza, yes you can." He kisses my forehead.

An idea that I've been toying with comes to the front of my mind.

"Bring her back." I say quietly.

"I can't. It would create a paradox."

"No. We never saw her… We never…" I can't say it. "We… only heard it."

"But Liza, you know it." He points to my heart. "In here."

I was wrong. I can still cry.

"Please." I say through tears. "Please bring her back."

"I can't."

In anger I shove him out of the room. I know that what he says is true, but I can't help it. "Then what's the point of you?" I close the door, leaving a sad Doctor outside.

I turn my back and lean on the door.

"Ashley." I whisper to myself and sink to the floor.

The end of the fifth day passes.

The Doctor's POV

River and I sit together and talk about Liza.

"Doctor, I'm worried about her. She used to be so stubborn. She'd always have something to say. And now…" She trails off, a sad look in her eyes.

"I know. She wouldn't let me see her. She wanted me to bring her back."

River smiles sadly. "We all want her back. And you can't blame her for her behavior. This was only the first time she traveled with you. She hasn't seen death. They always wanted to travel with you, you know. Amy would tell them stories their entire lives of you."

I smile. "Amelia Pond. Making sure they continued the legacy." She laughs softly.

"You know," She says, "You-"

"WHERE IS SHE?" Something hisses. I stand up, startled. The noise reverberates through the TARDIS, finding its way into every room. I hear a scream coming from Liza's room.

"Liza!" I say and run to her. She screams again. I open the door. The shadows around her are moving, twirling closer and closer to the terrified girl. It isn't Vastra Nerada, but I can tell that something is controlling them. I grab her hand and pull her out of the room. We run (Well, I run, she stumbles) Into the console room. She looks horrible. There are bags under her eyes, which are bloodshot and rimmed with red, and her hair is tangled and matted. The shadows are swirling around us.

"Doctor?" She asks, her voice slightly stronger than earlier. River runs over to us. She pulls Liza into a tight hug.

"Are you all right?" She nods. "Good." She looks at me.

"We have to leave the TARDIS." Liza nods.

"Liza-"

She points behind me. "Look!" I hear laughter. I whirl around, but nobody's there. Then the shadows begin to change. They swirl and begin to take form. The Shadow chuckles and moves forward.

"Run!" I yell. Liza follows at a fairly good pace. As soon as we stumble out of the TARDIS, we're greeted by-

The console room. We're back in the console room. I back out the door. Still the console room.

"Doctor?" Liza asks uncertainly.

"It's a loop. Someone's created a loop in my TARDIS!"

"What's a loop?" She asks.

"We can't get out." Her eyes widen.

"What can we do?"

I hate the words that come out of my mouth. I wish I could tell her good news so badly. She deserves the truth, though. So that's why I open my mouth and say:

"Nothing."

Liza's POV

At that moment, I know a lot of things. We're screwed. I'm scared. I've never been this scared before in my life. He's scared. River's scared. Something's off.

"What? But- but you're the Doctor! You always have a plan! You always win!"

He shakes his head and sighs sadly. "I don't always win. In fact, I quite often lose."

"No. No, you don't." I know, everyone knows, that I'm trying to convince myself. The TARDIS shakes, making me fall. The Doctor pulls me back up.

"Liza." He whispers, pulling me into a hug, "I'm sorry."

Then a shout comes from across the room.

"Get away from her!" I look up to see the Doctor and River run into the room. But that can't be. They're right here with me.

"Doctor?" I ask them both uncertainly. What is going on?

"Liza, get away from him! It's not really me." The Doctor not hugging me says. I take a step forward hesitantly. I look into his eyes then at the Doctor holding me. Making a decision, I rush forward, or try to. The River next to me melts into shadows. The fake Doctor grins like a shark and tightens his hold on me, not letting me run forward.

"Doctor!" I call out, frightened.

Shadows begin to swirl around the fake Doctor, melting him into the Shadow man we saw earlier. I struggle hard against his grip, but he pulls me closer against his surprisingly solid and cold chest.

"It was fun to pretend while it lasted." He says in silky voice, "But we really must be going." My eyes widen. The shadows are keeping the Doctor away. I can't get away and he can't reach me. That doesn't stop me from calling out.

"Doctor! River! Help!"

The Shadow chuckles and strokes my forehead. "Sleep." He commands. I don't want sleep. His voice speaks again, seeping into me. "Sleep." He murmurs soothingly again. His fingers trail gently over my face. I don't… "Don't fight." He whispers in my ear. My mind goes completely blank. I know that I should sleep. I need to sleep. My eyes close. I sink against the Shadow , nestling into him, and fall asleep.

*overly dramatic gasp* DUN DUN DUUUUUN!

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