Hello beautiful people!

Thank you to the people who started to follow and fave this story, and to the ones who posted reviews! Again a massive thank you to Turtle: you are a sweetheart and your reviews really help me so much! Thank you!

So, don't hate me, but this chapter is very short! BUT I'll be updating very soon with the next one tomorrow! I had to cut it there otherwise it would have made chapter 17 too long and it doesn't fit in chapter 19. I still hope you'll enjoy it even if it's short!

Melody - x.

Chapter 18

It was now night. It was all dark in the shop, just enough lights for the security guard, George, to see and walk around. He didn't see the Doctor, Craig and his stroller with Alfie asleep in it and Melody hidden behind a jewellery stall. As he left the department to go to the basement of the shop and check the lights - Melody remembered it - they started to look around for the Cybermat. The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver and started to scan the area.

"Let's be having you then, Cybermat…"

"Shhh, could you put that on silent?" Craig asked as the sound from the screwdriver woke Alfie up.

"No! It's a sonic screwdriver, sonic equals sound!" the Time Lord answered. "Take that, I got it on my discount, ten percent off. Alfie wants you attached to him, you are way too slow when he summons you!" he continued, pulling out a papoose from one of his bigger-on-the-inside pockets.

"Will he never stop reviewing me!"

"Never, that's parenthood! You should've called a babysitter." the Doctor said. He leaned in to listen to Alfie. "No you can't have Melody as a babysitter!"

Melody chuckled and then froze.

"George! He's going to be attacked by a Cyberman!" she exclaimed.

"Ok, where is he?" he asked her.

"No, you two stay there and grab that Cybermat, otherwise you'll miss it! I'll save George. Is that gold?" she quickly said, pointing at his watch.

"No no no, there's no way I let you out of my sight again!" he protested, trying to prevent her from taking his watch. "Melody no!"

She managed to take his watch off his wrist and looked up at him.

"I won't let him die for nothing, and I know you wouldn't too, but if I don't go now, he's dead, and you two have to stay here to grab that Cybermat. I'll be fine, when you're done just meet me at the electrics panel in the basement.". She quickly kissed his cheek and ran off to save George.

"Melody!" he tried to call her back. He knew he couldn't follow her, she said so, he had to be here.

And the beeping coming along proved him right.

Melody pushed the door and entered the basement of the shop. It was really dark as the lights kept flickering, supposedly due to the council putting in some cables. Pipes were running along the dusty walls and she followed them until she saw the light of a torch. She could see George a few steps away.

"George!" she called him. "George get out!"

The man turned to look at her, surprised she was there and obviously not understanding why he should get out.

Suddenly a metal noise echoed in the empty basement and out of a near dark corner, a Cyberman appeared. He was already close to George and only needed to shoot him as they needed him dead anyway. She ran right towards the Cyberman, pushing George to the side. The Cyberman raised his arm, ready to shoot, but he was slow, way too slow and Melody reached him in a few seconds.

She pulled out the Doctor's golden watch and put it on the Cyberman's core located on the chest, remembering this trick from one of the classic episodes and from when the Doctor was with Clara. The metal creature started to shake as the gold was creating a short in his system. In a last attempt, he waved his raised arm and pain flashed in Melody's head as he knocked her down.

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