Helloooo! Have you seen the Series 9 trailer?! it's amazing! And personally even more knowing that every bit of it is a Moffat hint! Whay do you think?

Talking of which... I thought I'd warn you: I have already dropped hints of what is going to happen in my stories archs within the story, scattered here and there, and in the author's notes. Have fun finding them and have a nice day ;).

Thank you again guys for the faves/follows and the lovely reviews (especially you Turtle!), keep 'em coming! :) If you think this story is worthy of a share, then share it and let's spread it like you spread nutella on bread! (not the best simile I've ever made, I know!). I was very honoured when my friend - who knows all the stories archs - told me that if I'd keep writing like this I should be hired by BBC to write episodes for Doctor Who. I think he has gone bonkers, but I am still honoured that he thinks that. That'd be the dream.

Anyway, I should stop rambling and let you get on with Chapter 19!

Enjoy!

Melody - x.

Chapter 19

Warmth.

That was the first thing that came to her mind: warmth. Melody felt like she was floating in an incredibly soft and warm cloud. It felt so good, so comfortable she could not bring herself to open her eyes.

But as soon as her thoughts were forming more clearly, pain flashed through her head, from the left side to the right, making her frown deeply and finally open her eyes. The light of the lamp on the bedside table blinded her, making her close her eyes with a moan as it was intensifying her headache. A few moments later, she tried again, protecting her eyes with her hand and trying to sit up on the bed as she was looking around, confused.

She was in a bedroom but Melody did not recognize it: this was a room she had never seen before.

She blinked many times, trying to remember what happened and slowly, in a blurred way, her brain shown her the shape of the Cyberman she fought in the shop basement. So where was she now?

"Doctor?" she called. She tried to get up and after a wobbly standing up, she made few steps before dark spots began to float in her vision and a buzzing sound started to fill her ears. "Doctor?" she called again, faintly this time. As she blinked many times to clear her vision, the world around her started to move.

But as her legs were no longer supporting her and her body was on the point to collapse on the ground, footsteps approached and arms grabbed her, lifting her up and carrying her back to the bed. As a small breeze was stroking her face, the dark veil inside her eyes started to fade and so did the buzzing in her ears, letting her see and hear the world again. The Doctor was sat on the edge of the bed, next to her and waving what appeared to be a magazine to give her fresh air, a worried look painted on his face. She couldn't help but smile, relieved, making him smile in return.

"Hey… Are you ok?" he asked.

She nodded a yes in answer before asking with a croaky voice: "Is George ok?"

"Yes, yes he is, thanks to you Melody, you did it, you saved him. It was a brilliant idea you had, but the big fella didn't like it. He gave you quite a whack on the head."

She tried again to get up, taking her time this once. She walked up to the mirror.

"So we are at Craig's yeah?"

"Yes."

She looked at the damage: she had a big bruise on the left side of her face, where the Cyberman hit her.

He even made a cut on her brow bone.

The Doctor got up and rested his hands on her shoulders behind her.

"I am sorry I didn't come to find you sooner when we were at the shop. I tried, I did I swear but when we came after grabbing that Cybermat, you were already on the ground. Hopefully George ran away."

"It's ok Doctor, don't worry." she said. She frowned looking at her injuries, wanting to erase them and the pain they were causing. "Why didn't the Cyberman take me? Why did he leave me? They could have used the parts..." she asked, distracted as she was still thinking of her injuries.

A few seconds later, a golden light started to glow on the side of her head, where the bruise and the cut were, making her gasp and the Doctor behind her remove quickly his hands from her, his eyes widening. In a heartbeat, the injuries disappeared and so did the light.

"Maybe because of that…" said the Doctor, hesitantly. He pointed his fingers at her, uncertain. "You can do that, you can heal yourself… this was regeneration energy! Ha!" he let out in a small excited scream before covering his mouth. "Oh that's brilliant."

"But my body is human, they could have taken me! Not that I'm complaining though, but I just don't understand."

"They scanned you and your DNA isn't purely human, so they probably thought you wouldn't be compatible."

Melody nodded in answer as he was smiling to her before asking: "How did you know I was up? I didn't call you very loudly…"

"Babyphone!" he said pointing at a little talkie-walkie-like object on the bedside table and pulling one out of his coat pocket. The one in his hand started to transmit the crying of a baby, making them look at it, intrigued. "Oh no, that one must be Alfie's, Craig went out to buy some milk, I don't know what to do!"

Melody rolled her eyes with a smile as she went to Alfie's room, the Doctor following her. They both entered the room and leaned on Alfie's bed, trying to comfort the crying baby.

"Hey, really, stop crying, you've got a lot to look forward to, you know." the Doctor said. "A normal human life on Earth. Mortgage repayments, the nine to five, a persistent nagging sense of spiritual emptiness. Save the tears for later, boy-o." he continued. He rubbed his eyes. "Oh, no... That was crabby. No, that was old. But I am old, Stormy. I am so old. So…" he stopped himself, sighing. He did not want to say he was near the end in front of Melody.

The baby stopped crying and Melody took him in her arms, wrapping a cover around him. The Doctor kissed Alfie's head, resting his hand on the girl's back.

"You, Alfie Owens, you are so young, aren't you?" he continued. "And, you know, right now, everything's ahead of you. You could be anything."

The baby babbled in answer.

"Yes, I know. You could walk among the stars. They don't actually look like that, you know. They are rather more impressive." The Doctor said, taking out his sonic screwdriver and pointed it to the little boy's bed lamp projecting stars on the walls and making appear a wonderful holographic starscape. Melody, as much as the baby was amazed by the view going round slowly on the walls.

"Yeah. You know, when I was little like you, I dreamt of the stars. I think it's fair to say in the language of your age, that I lived my dream, I owned the stage, gave it a hundred and ten percent. I hope you have as much fun as I did, Alfie." he said, kissing again the baby's head. "Your dad's trying his best, you know. Yes, I know it's not his fault he doesn't have mammary glands. No, neither do I. And no you can't have Melody's!" he exclaimed, making the girl laugh.

Suddenly, they heard a beeping not far from them.

"Why is there a sinister beeping coming from behind us?" the man in a bow tie asked. They turned around to see the Cybermat came back to life and made its way to Alfie's room and was now gnashing its teeth at them.

"Oh no you don't!" exclaimed the Doctor, pointing the sonic towards it and sonicked it, making it spark. The Doctor took Melody's hand and said: "Come on, run! it's only stunned!"

They ran down the stairs to the kitchen, the Doctor making sure she did not fall with the baby in her arms.

"Ok, let's go outside!" he said, opening the window and making them go out, closing the door behind him. When he saw he dropped his sonic inside he let out a "Oops" and grabbed the phone Craig gave him before, dialling the dad's number.

"Come on Craig, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up!"

"He's inside Doctor! The Cybermat will get him!" Melody exclaimed.

The Doctor handed her the phone and kissed her forehead and Alfie's before running towards the window and smashing it to land in the kitchen.

"Craig!" he called. The man was fighting with the Cybermat who already had jumped at his throat.

"Where's Alfie?!" he asked.

"Safe, with Melody!"

"Get it off me!"

"I think I can find the right frequency, shut it down again!" the Doctor said.

"Kill it!" shouted a panicked Craig.

"Alright, move!" the Doctor ordered to Craig as he tried to sonic it with a new frequency. But the little silver rat just leaped onto the Doctor and tried to kill him instead of Craig. "Argh! Baking tray, Craig! Baking tray!" he exclaimed trying to hold back the Cybermat.

Craig took the baking tray nearby and as soon as the Doctor pushed the little robot away from him they both jumped on it and blocked it with the baking tray before the Doctor heard Melody behind him through the broken window:

"It's shielded from metastatic energy!"

"Ah! Of course!" he said, facepalming himself.

"Of course!" said Craig sarcastically.

"Don't worry I've got an app for that! Ok, stand back!"

The Doctor sonicked it again and this time the Cybermat got deactivated.

"Success. That was amazing! You must be really, really strong. That thing should have had you easily." he said to Craig.

"Is it definitely dead?"

"Inactive yes. Technically never been alive. It was playing possum before to take us by surprise." he explained, panting. "Bravo!" he continued, applauding for Craig.

When the dad saw his son in Melody's arms, he rushed to her and took his child in his arms.

They all went to the living room where Craig started to walk up and down the room to try and make Alfie sleep while the Doctor was ripping the Cybermat opened and Melody was watching him, her head resting on his shoulder.

"I'm knackered. That thing was eating up the electricity?" asked Craig while sitting on the sofa.

"And transmitting it up to the Cybership. But why? Why do they need power? Why are those conversions not complete yet, and what are they doing up there?

"You said you were going to look at its brain." suggested Craig, yawning.

"No, I had to wipe its brain. Now I can reprogram it and use it as a weapon against them."

"The Cybermat came after us?'

'No, after me.' said the Doctor.

"They sent it after us." Craig insisted.

"After me. Because of me, you and Alfie nearly died. And so did Melody. Do you still feel safe with me, Craig?" the Doctor asked seriously.

"You can't help who your mates are."

"No. I am a stupid, selfish man. Always have been. I should have made you go. I should never have come here."

"What would have happened if you hadn't come? Who else knows about the Cybermen and teleports?" asked Crag trying to comfort him.

Melody has fallen asleep on the Doctor's shoulder, too tired.

"I put people in danger." he said bitterly, looking down at her sleeping face.

"Stop beating yourself up. If it weren't for you, this whole planet would be an absolute ruin." he stated, yawning again.

"Craig, very soon I won't be here. My time... is running out." the Doctor started. "I don't mean Exedor. 'Silence will fall when the question is asked'... Don't even know what the question is. I always knew I'd die still asking. Thing is, Craig, i-it's tomorrow. Can't put it off any more. Tomorrow is the day I-" he stopped when turning around to see Craig, Alfie and Melody sleeping deeply. "Ah…" he said with a soft smile.

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