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Chapter 3: Bubbly Silliness

I stepped down the stairs up to the TARDIS console after my shower.

The Doctor was sitting on the jump seat, waiting.

"Hello." I calmly greeted.

"Hi." He replied.

"H-How long did I take?" I asked, a little embarrassed.

"Hmm... Not to long. I don't think thirty minutes is long." The Doctor looked over at me, smirking.

"T-Thirty minutes? Oh, I'm so sorry!" I apologized, squealing.

"Don't worry about it." The Doctor stood up to fiddle with the console.

"S-So. Where are we going?" I asked, sitting in the spot he had just been in.

"I was thinking we could go to the planet Bubblarcius; home to the Bubbloids!" He gleefully, looked over at me.

"Bubbi-what?" I asked, dumbfounded.

"Bubblarcius; home to the Bubbloids." He clarified.

"Um. Tell me about it?"

"The Bubbloids are a petite race that can create bubbles and happiness at will when they feel like it."

"Ok. Let's go!"

The Doctor put in the co-ordinates and pulled a lever. The TARDIS turned and toppled as it entered the Time Vortex.

I gripped the jump seat, trying to stop myself from falling.

The TARDIS stopped rocking about and came to a calm stop.

"Here we are, then!" The Doctor laughed, heading for the doors.

I followed him close behind.

We flung the doors open and stepped out.

All around us were bubbles, shinning in the light of day.

The plants were more like bulbs that produced bubbles.

There were little people, walking about, sprouting bubbles from their mouths. That's creepy.

"Yes! Bubblarcius!" The Doctor walked ahead and I followed him.

The sky was a pale pink and the trees, oh the trees, they were so bizarre! The stumps spiraled up and the leaves were purple, blue, and green. The trees had flowers that were yellow and red. They looked like bulbs and made bubbles like the shrubs and bushes.

There were huts made of leaves from taller trees, all build right into the trees.

A little Bubbloid came up to us and greeted us with a rainbow bubble. The bubble had swirls of rainbow colors running through it.

"This is beautiful." I smiled as I took the rainbow bubble in acceptance.

"Alright! Let's go! The whole of Bubblarcius is ours to explore!" The Doctor cheered, gripping my hand and running ahead, past so many trees and Bubbloids. The bubbles flew around wildly in our wake.

We ran up a large hill. At the top was a cliff. From the cliff we could see vast fields of bubble blowing plants and trees.

The triplet suns sparkled the land entire with sunlight. I gazed off in absolute glee.

"What do you think?" The Doctor asked, turning to me, hands in his pockets.

"This. Is. Amazing." I gasped, looking at him.

"Hello?" A voice called behind us.

We both turned to see an elder Bubbloid standing there.

"Who might you be? You are not from here." The elder examined us.

"We're just travelers, coming to see the sights." The Doctor replied, leaning in to get a good look at the elder.

"Bubblarcius hasn't had tourists in years. Decades." The elder looked surprised.

The Doctor's smile faded into a worried, serious glare.

"Why?" He asked, curious.

"There have been reports of...disapperances on this planet. Distant planets heard about it and stayed away."

The elder looked over at me.

"I think it's best you leave."

"Oh, but now I'm interested. I'd like to know what happened. Can't stop curiosity." The Doctor looked at me, smiling.

"What about you?"

"Oh, I'd love to investigate." I smirked, smugly.

"That settles it! We'd like to discover the truth!"

"Very well. I recommend you leave though. But, if you must investigate, we will be happy to oblige." The elder turned and walked away to his large hut.

The Doctor climbed up into the hut, helping me up. The elder had already gone before us.

He began to explain.

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"At night, Bubbloids from all over the planet disappear in their sleep. Some witnesses say they just disappear in flash of light. They also say they feel a faint, yet strong gust of wind. At least twenty Bubbloids disappear a week." The elder explained, earlier, he had told us his name. "Aklak" it was.

"A strong gust of wind?" The Doctor asked, confused. "A flash?"

"Yes."

"What could create a gust of wind and a flash before they steal victims?"

"There seems to be a connection between the victims."

"What?" The Doctor looked at Aklak, a surprised, serious face held on.

"All the victims are higher ranks. Rich and powerful." Aklak explained.

"Is there like a...district for the rich?" I asked, turning my head.

"Yes. The Yue district." Aklak gave us a map, directing us to the Yue district.

"Thank you, we will investigate in the morning." The Doctor looked at me.

"Is there a place we can stay till morning?" I asked, standing up.

"Yes. Bentia can provide rooms." Aklak signaled over a girl Bubbloid and shooed her of towards the Doctor and I.

Bentia led us to another hut that was more or less empty.

There was a table in the middle. There were two beds on either side of the room.

"Thank you, Bentia." The Doctor nodded at Bentia, who left just after that.

I sat on the bed I picked. The Doctor sat on his.

"How come they are speaking English?" I asked, confused.

"The TARDIS. Translates languages for you." He layed on his bed, looking up at the leafy ceiling.

I turned on my back and looked up too.

"Well. I'll see you in the morning." I turned on my side and closed my eyes.

The Doctor, however, couldn't sleep. He could never sleep. Not with all the excitement bubbling up in him.

FLASH!

"DOCTOR!"

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*GASP!* Cliffhangers! My nemesis! Anyway, this has been chapter 3 of "Traveling Free". Hope you liked it. Review, favorite, and follow!

Next Chapter: All Bubbles Pop

Evelin had disappeared with the night. The Doctor, heavily worried, tries everything in his power to rescue her. Will be get her back? Has he lost her forever? STAY TUNED to find out.

-NotEvenLikely