Hi all! Sorry for the late updates. I've been trying to figure out how often to update because 1) I haven't got an on-going never-ending story and 2) I don't know how often everyone wants them. Please review or send me a PM. I'd love to hear from you! this chapter's pretty short, but also pretty full of action. Enjoy!
Later that day, me, River, the head nurse, and a couple other aliens I hadn't met we gathered in a board room. I sat next to River, who was still crying a bit.
"Where are we?" I asked.
"Demon's Run," River whispered.
"What's a Cyberman?" asked the head nurse.
"Technologically upgraded warriors. They usually use humans as parts because they need a brain to run it. I've never seen them use an alien, nor have I seen something like this, half-formed thing," she responded.
"The Doctor's not human?" I asked.
"You didn't know?" She looked surprised, which made me feel stupid.
"No."
"Well, no use in keeping secrets now I suppose," she sighed, "He's an alien called a Time lord. Right now I suspect he's around 1,000 years old." The surprise must have shown on my face because she gave a half-hearted laugh. "That's what I first thought."
"What did you mean when you said, 'This isn't the Doctor'?" asked the nurse.
"He's not, not anymore at least. He is a Cyberman. Maybe he's still in there somewhere. He always had a knack for getting out of things like this." Her voice broke and she openly sobbed. I rushed over and wrapped my arms around her while her shoulders shook with sobs. Everyone continued talking while I hugged River. Suddenly I heard a voice in my head that sounded exactly like River's.
He was so sweet. He acted like he didn't care, but he always did. I loved him so much, and he loved me back.
I thought out words in my mind to try and say something back, and found it easy.
Don't act like he's already gone, there's still hope. Somehow I felt like I knew what would happen. She looked up at me with surprise. I stood up and pulled River with me. Without knowing how, I knew the Doctor needed us.
"Where are you going?" she asked. I had a death grip on her hand and was dragging her down the hallway.
"The doctor's in trouble, he needs us now." At that moment, an alarm sounded, asking for all available nurses to go to room 221B, which was the Doctor's room. She looked at me in bewilderment.
"But, how did you-" she started.
"No time, he needs us now!" I said. I released her hand and ran down the hall, knowing she would follow. We burst into his room to see his body convulsing in his bed. We both ran into his room.
"What do we do?" she yelled.
I didn't answer; I just slowly walked up to the side of his cot. I reached out a hand and placed it in the center of his chest. The second I touched his skin, he gave one final jerk and his eyes flew open. His hands both grasped my arm and he leaned up towards me.
"Kate," he said shakily, "are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but what's wrong with you?" I asked him fearfully.
"The Cybermen, the one in my head, he's winning," he gasped for breath, "I can't hold on much longer, and when I let go, I'll be gone forever." He leaned closer to me, "I want you to listen carefully. What I want you to do is kill me." I gasped. "It's the only way; this Cyberman is too dangerous to fall into the hands of the Cyberiad."