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"The Doctor's Youngest Companions Yet!"
Chapter 2: Fun Bonding & Surprise Attacks
Siobhan and Zia were both completely diverse in their feelings. They were delighted as ever to actually be on the TARDIS with their ultimate hero, who they never dreamed they'd ever meet! But at the same time they were frightened! They couldn't go back home to their Mom and their Dad without being monster food, and endangering anyone they were with! They knew they had to speak this dilemma out lout to the Doctor, cause he was their only hope for being able to go back home and see their parents again, without dying!
"Um… Doctor… we hate to interrupt you from thinking, or impose, and we know you don't like to have children with you on the Tardis, cause you say you Don't do domestic and all, but we have nowhere else to turn! If that monster is after us, we will surely be dead if we go back home. Can you… by any chance… please, let us stay on board your TARDIS and find a way to get rid of that monster! We've angered it, and now it probably wants us dead, and we don't know who else we could turn to. PLEASE help us!" Siobhan begged, starting to truly realize how sticky their situation was and how over her head this was for her. Tears started to slide down her pretty, pale cheeks. On hearing and seeing her older sister with tears, Zia too started to have tears down her cheeks.
The Doctor's heart broke on seeing such sadness and despair breaking out on the faces of such sweet girls, who had risked so much to save him. He walked over and put his hands on their shoulders.
"Now, now, no tears girls! You are on board my TARDIS, and you are under my protection, and I'm pretty good at making sure my companions are safe! I'm not going to let anything happen to you two! We'll find out what is going on with this alien and take care of it, and then you can go back to your parents all safe and sound, you hear me?" he asked, getting on his knees and taking both of their chins and lifting them up to look in his eyes.
"Trust me, okay?" he asked gently as he gazed into their eyes.
They both looked at him, tears streaming down their faces now, but on looking at his sincere face, they smiled and said, "Yes!" in unison.
Totally unbidden, an ancient memory flashed in the Doctor's mind.
A young boy, who couldn't have been much older than 9, with thick, dark brown hair and blue eyes, stood next to a young woman, who looked just a bit too young to be his mom. They stood and watched as in front of them, and past a high fence, a battered looking rocket ship took off into space.
The boys eyes teared up and he cried as the young woman wrapped her arms around him on bended knees and rubbed his thick main of hair.
After a long time, the boy stepped back from the woman, though tears still streamed down his face.
"Why did they have to get in trouble, Aunt G. Why did they have to leave me alone!?"
"I know it's hard to understand now dear nephew, but they fought to make things be better for everyone in this Universe, and for you and me. But others didn't see it that way, and when they found out, they had to make them leave, because they are too close minded to do otherwise.
"But you know what? They made sure, despite how much I agreed with them, that I never participated, because if they were found out and punished, they wanted someone around that they could trust, and that shared the same great ideals, to look after you!
"And I'll tell you something nephew. I am never, never, never, going to leave you alone! I will stand by your side no matter what! I love you and I will protect you as long as I live, you hear me?"
The boy nodded, but still he was afraid and lonely and missed his parents so very much. He continued to have tears stream down his cheeks.
The young woman took his chin in her hand and pointed it towards her face, "Nephew, I swear we will always remember your parents! And we will always be together you and I, for as long as you need me! And I will never leave you, you hear me, never! We're like two peas in a pod! Do you trust me!?" she asked, smiling.
The boy couldn't help but smile at her kind face looking into his, and at her heart felt love and sincerity. He did believe her and trust her, with all his heart, even if he did miss his mom and dad a lot.
"Yes! Yes I do!" he said and hugged her fiercely.
"Doctor, Doctor, are you okay?" Zia asked.
The Doctor shook himself out of his memories, "Yes I am! Fit as a fiddle! Say, how would you girls like to see and do some real fun stuff on other planets before we figure out what's going on with your alien want-to-be kidnapper? I've got a couple of awesome places in mind we could go!" he said excitedly, still kneeling down at their level.
Zia started jumping up and down excitedly, and Siobhan smiled even wider.
"That would be fantastic!" Zia said. Siobhan nodded in agreement.
"And don't worry about things taking more time and your parents worrying about you. Cause once this whole mess is over and your safety is guaranteed, we'll just take you right back to your parents just a few minutes after your door was crashed in, and I'll find some way of fixing it…"
"Alright! We can't wait!" Zia said, jumping about and making both Siobhan and the Doctor laugh at her exuberant excitement.
The Doctor shot up and ran to the TARDIS console. Let's see, what would you guys like to see or go to… Oh YES! I've got it!" he said excitedly, and danced around the console pushing buttons and pulling levers again, feeling more excitement then he had felt ever since he had lost Donna.
"Hold on tight!" he said to the girls as they came up to his side after he had pressed the last lever.
To his surprise they grabbed on to him as the shipped rocked around. He hadn't had kids trusting in and seeking protection from him since so long ago, when he was a Dad on Galllifrey. He had no idea how much he had missed it, despite his long lasting feeling that he would never do domestic again.
When the trip ended and the TARDIS was stable once more the Doctor took both of their hands and led them to the TARDIS's doors. He threw them wide open.
"Siobhan, Zia, these are the Pyruvian Crystal Slides!" he shouted enthusiastically.
The girls looked out at the scene mouths agape at the sheer beauty, and the sheer fun! It was a wide planet that was filled with hundreds upon hundreds of enormously tall swirly spires of reflecting crystal, with a gorgeously light blue sky and two radiant suns up above. It was beautifull! And the girls could see tiny forms off in the distance, sliding down the swirly parts of the natural crystal towers!
"These crystal slides, there are millions of them, and a nearby race called the Borgians have based their whole economy off of using this area as a tourist spot! They have excellent environmental technology which allowed them to make this previously unbreathable atmosphere breathable. And they supply their tourist customers with inner tubes, emergency parachutes in case you accidentally go over the edges of the slide and transport pads to get you to the top of the natural slides, to get you back here to the main tourist compound, to get you back up to the top of your slide if you want to keep sliding, and to go to the many mini compounds where there are fine restaurants where you can sit and eat while looking out at the beautiful scenery and the people having lots of fun!
"So! What do you say? Would you like to keep me company as I go down one of these slides for the first time in my 9 century old life!?" he asked, smirking at them happily.
"Oh Yes! That would be so much fun!" Siobhan said, reaching out and hugging the Doctor.
"You can say that again Sis! Thank you, Thank You, Thank YOU!" Zia said, hugging the Doctor along with her sister.
Again, that old, almost lost feeling of paternal love and instinct came over him again, without warning, and he hugged the both of them back before standing up and putting each of their small hands in his and walking out of the TARDIS.
Walking over to the main gates, where everyone had to pay to get in, he realized that once again, he had no money, and this time his companions were too young to have any money on them either. He thought for just a few minutes before coming up with the perfect solution.
If you were someone of extremely high importance, like royalty or a very wealthy merchant, you were allowed to go in with your family and friends completely free. So he reached into his pockets and took out his useful psychic paper and showed it to the ticket lady with her pale blue feathery skin, humanoid body, and gold eyes, typical of her species.
"Oh Welcome to our vacation planet High Emperor Tygon of the Verios System! We are more than happy to see you and entertain you and your young children! Please go in and make yourself at home!" she said.
The girls giggled as the three of them walked inside.
Zia asked, "Who is Emperor Tygon?"
The Doctor laughed, "Emporer Tygon was a Vygalion from the Verios System that just recently lost his throne at a gambling party! But that won't be known this far from his home system for oh… about 20 years from now! Their monarchs are always gambling and losing their thrones in the process. People this far away from the system are always out of touch with the current reigning monarch, because they come and go so quickly half the time. That's why it's the perfect monarchy to pretend to be out here! They'll never know!" he finished, smiling his quirky smile.
The girls giggled even more, especially because they liked that quirky smile.
They went up to a booth that was in front of a glass wall that blocked off a huge room with tons of transport pads on its floor. Many of the transport pads had a glass tubing around them, and the Doctor explained that these were transports leading to slides that were already in use, so that no one else would go to the same place. The ones without the tubes were the ones that lead to vacant slides.
The Doctor walked up to the booth with several Borgians standing behind it.
"We would like to slide down a slide please!" he said.
The Borgian, a male this time, nodded and looking at how many were in his party and what size, took out a small bag of plastic and handed it to the Doctor. Then he got out three parachutes, and three items that looked a lot like leashes for dogs that were retractable, complete with restraints that appeared to go around your body like those on a car seat back on Earth.
The Borgian took a few minutes to explain to the Doctor how the parachutes and restraints were put on, and how to work them, and then pointed to the wall of air pumps where you blew up your inner tubes. The Doctor took the girls over to the pump, inflated their super strong plastic inner tubes, and helped them put on all their safety equipment before putting his on. He made sure that they knew how to activate their parachutes, explained that the restraints and leashes were to make sure the three of them
didn't get separated during the long slide down or anywhere else on this vast planet, and then they were off to the room of transport pads!
They went inside and the Doctor found a transport pad that was just the right size for their small party, which he explained meant it led to a slide that was also meant for 3 or so people to slide at the same time. He put the inner tube on the transport pad, and told the girls to get on with him, cause the pad would lead them right onto the top of the slide, and so they had to get in the inner tube before transporting. They did so, he followed, and then pressed the button in the middle of the pad to send them off to their slide.
All of a sudden they were on top of an extremely high crystal spire, and speeding down it at an extremely fast, but invigorating speed! The girls loved it, though at times they were afraid to look if there was an especially straight fall where they could see how far up they were, and they would duck their heads into the Doctor's chest, which the thin but strong triple inner tube allowed them to do. The Doctor relished the non-dangerous excitement as well, and again, to his surprise, he relished the girls' complete faith in him as their protector.
They screamed in delight and thrill together. And talked excitedly about how fun it was and about being able to see so far away sometimes and how beautiful things were and everything! It was a great time for all three of them, and it took a full hour and a half to finish going down the slide, such was how high up the top of the slide was.
When they finally reached the bottom they were exhausted and starving, especially the girls who hadn't eaten since lunch at school.
"Well then," the Doctor said, as they all still sat in the inner tube at the bottom of slide, should we go to one of the fine restaurants and get something to eat before heading back to the TARDIS!?" the Doctor suggested.
The girls nodded enthusiastically and so he took the inner tube and lead the way around the corner of their crystal spire to where the transport pads were, following the path the Borgians had made through the incredibly slippery crystal ground, using rubber glued onto the crystal to provide traction.
When they reached the transport pads the Doctor stopped abruptly and held out his arms to stop the girls.
"What's wrong Doctor?" Siobhan asked.
The Doctor whispered in response, pointing to the two pads that lead one to the main headquarters where they had come from, and the other to a smaller dome with a restaurant, "the pads, they've been destroyed, look!" he said.
Siobhan looked and to her horror saw that they had been ripped through by very thick claws, shredded up like a cats toy!
"What could have done that, and why?" Zia asked.
"I don't know, but we've got to get out of here, NOW! Quick Siobhan, Zia grab my-"
He didn't get a chance to finish his warning to them before two monster like aliens had jumped down right behind the girls and grabbed them in their arms, then bounded off into the distance, so quick the Doctor couldn't believe it. He had barely gotten a chance to get a good look at the kidnappers, but it was good enough to see that they were not like the monster back on Earth.
He ran as fast as he could after them, his heart in his mouth for worry for them. Quickly he realized he was going to need help getting across this slippery terrain without any traction. The aliens had claws, he had nothing. He pulled out his sonic screwdriver and used it to cut a path in front of him as he ran.
What made his heart break was hearing the girls' yells for help…
"Doctor! Doctor! Please, help us!" they both screamed in such despair.
"Don't worry Siobhan, Zia, I will save you, please trust me!" he yelled back as he ran with all the energy he had in him. He couldn't let anything happen to these sweet girls who had risked their lives to save him, and who had put all their trust in him!