DOCTOR WHO BELONGS TO THE BBC.
A HUGE THANKS GOES TO EVERYONR WHO'S REVEIWED/FAVED/ALERTED.
WHOOP MY BUNNY HOPPED ALL THE WAY BACK TO ME WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TO BE DOING A GCSE MATHS EXAM; MY BRAIN HAS WEIRD TIMING.
River froze and stood stock still as she heard the sound that haunted her, that she was always paranoid to hear. She swallowed deeply and tried to seem as calm as possible, so she wouldn't frighten The Doctor. The sound was getting louder by the second ; it was the sound of electricity building up mixed with thousands of bloodcurdling animal cries. The sound of a silent . " Whatts wrongg? " The Doctor quavering voice broke through the whirlwind of chaos in her mind.
" Nothing, come on we're nearly there. " She flashed him a toothy grin to show him everything was going to be ok . The TARDIS was only a few feet away, if they could just get there they'd be safe and then they'd be able to rescue Theta and her parents. She'd been wrong to think the TARDIS would have been left unguarded, if anything it was guarded by the best guards the universe could offer. She tried to stop the breath catching in her throat as she glanced down to see hundreds of marks on her hand. She'd seen them, then she'd forgotten. No wonder Hodge had refused to go in with them ; even the toughest of men could be brought to their knees by a silent
She quickened her pace but the awful sound was just one step behind her. She practically broke into a sprint as she felt hot steamy breath tingle on her skin, dragging The Doctor behind her. " Owww." He yelped as they finally reached the blue doors.
" Sorry Sweetie. " She apologised briefly and pushed him into the TARDIS before turning round to take one last look, she immediately slammed the doors shut as what seemed like hundreds of silent's peered at her with their evil, black beady eyes.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, almost jumping out of her skin as she felt something pull on her arm. She snapped her eyes open and exhaled as the tugging turned out to be The Doctor. He was on the floor, cringing in pain and looking at her with big lost green eyes. " Up." He tried to scrabble to his feet but ended up falling backwards.
" Come on my love, lets get you onto the chair. " She hauled him up and walked casually over to the TARDIS console chair. Placing him on it, she made sure he was comfortable before strolling over to the console. She frowned as she took in the state of the TARDIS ; The emergency lights were on, casting the TARDIS in a dull white glow, all the original lights were blown and it looked like the console had broken, and someone had done a botch job in fixing it. " What happened to you. " She whispered and stroked the console tentatively. She loves the TARDIS almost as much as The Doctor does, maybe even more so as she is the child of the TARDIS, so when she didn't get even the faintest response from her she began to panic. " If you're still here please show a sign. " River begged desperately. After a few minutes of nothingness she was about to give up, when suddenly she heard a small whirring noise and one of the levers to start the engines up flicked forwards. " Thank you girl." She sighed heavily and began to press buttons, and pull leavers in a sequenced order. " Find them. " She whispered and closed her eyes tightly as though it would make her parents and Theta appear right in front of her that second.
" Rivvarrr. " The Doctor yelled.
" What? " She span round and raised an eyebrow.
" I'm bored. " He sighed and stuck out his lower lip. " Play Game with me. " He pointed to one of the many scars on his body.
She walked over to him hurriedly and looked at him, really properly looked at every bruise, scratch, graze and cut on his body. The one that stood out the most was a row of lines cut deep into his body with noughts and crosses scratched in between them, she could tell that the scar had been constantly reopened as there was layer after layer of scabbing. She reached out a finger and traced the pattern lightly and before she knew it tears were gushing out her eyes in there millions. She pulled him into a tight hug, never wanting to let go. She dreaded to think of how damaged he was because of Madame kovarion, how much endless pain he'd been in.
The Doctor squeezed the crying woman in his arms, all boredom had been washed from his mind. He wished that he could comfort her like she needed to be comforted but he knew that he couldn't so he just sat and held the woman in his arms . Something was niggling at the back of his mind, like a part of him that had been locked away for a very long time trying to escape. He watched in fascination as the woman melted into his embrace. He didn't know what it was like to love but he knew that he loved this wonderful woman. Everything from the bubbling in his stomach to his two hearts pounding in his chest so hard it felt like they were about to burst out, he knew he loved her. He kissed her lightly on the head, revelling in how her skin felt so soft underneath his lips. River let out a sigh of contentment and a small wave of happiness coursed through his body, happiness was also a emotion he hadn't felt or didn't remember feeling and he liked it. Suddenly he hears a loud bang, making him sit up straight which in turn brought on the agony of that came with moving. Two people walked in ; A red haired woman and a tall, big nosed man. He gripped onto River with all his might and cowered underneath her into a small, scrunched up ball. " It's all right my love, it's only Amy and Rory. " River reassured him as she looked up.
Rory swallowed deeply as he took in the sight before him ; A crying River hovering over an incredibly bashed up Doctor.
" Oh my God. " Amy gasped and made a move to come closer but The Doctor still seemed completely freaked out and tried to shuffle further under River.
" Don't come any closer. " River ushered her parents away. " He's been badly hurt … dad would you mind having a look at the damage?"
" Sure, though I'm not sure I'll be much help. He's not exactly human. " Rory shrugged, still shell-shocked.
" Listen to me Sweetie, Rory's going to help you. " River gripped The Doctors hand in her own and squeezed it gently.
The Doctor perked up a bit as a bit of his memory came back to him. " Roooray the Roman. " He shouted in excitement.
" Yes Sweetie. " River laughed in relief before turning to her father and gesturing him over. " He's suffering from memory loss and he's struggling to speak properly. " She explained to her wide eyed father.
Rory knelt down besides the battered man that looked such a distance away from the man he'd known. The strong man had been thrown away to be replaced by a weak and defenceless wreck, " Hello Doctor." He said in his friendliest voice.
" Hello Rorray. " The Doctor beamed and waved at him.
Rory waved back awkwardly. " I'm just going to look at where you're hurt. " Rory clarified. The Doctor nodded. Rory surveyed The Doctor, he really was in a mess. He poked him on the ribs experimentally to see if it hurt.
" Eeeep." The Doctor flinched and stared at Rory scornfully.
" Just as I thought. " Rory stood up.
" So what's the verdict?" River asked worriedly.
" Well he's got a lot of scarring but that seems to be healing ok, a few broken ribs, his nose is broken in several places and he's highly dehydrated and malnourished. And I'd say he's suffering from shock, which is why he's probably suffering from memory loss and speech difficulties. Nothing that can't be fixed. " Rory smiled feebly.
" Well isn't this a nice little picture. " Madame Kovarions voice echoed through the TARDIS from seemingly nowhere.
" What do you want Kovarion? " River hissed.
" I wanted you to know that there's still time to save your son if you hurry. " The woman laughed playfully.
" Oh don't you worry, we will do." River snapped angrily.
" Good. I will look forward to seeing you in person." Madame Kovarions voice seemed to crackle momentarily. " Oh and can you give The Doctor a little message from me? "
" What? " River shouted.
" Just tell him I have a friend of his… he goes by the name of The Master." More laughing followed that statement before the TARDIS became silent once more.
The Doctor groaned and held his head as he felt a range of emotions flow through his mind ; Anger, joy, grief, shock, sadness. " No!" He cried out as his brain registered where he had heard the name ' The Master' before. After that everything became blurry and he slipped into a welcoming sea of blackness.
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