Chapter 8

K-9 was explaining the plan to the Russo's and Harper.

"So what is this thing he is talking about?" asked Justin.

"Genetic trading. He will trade her vampire altered DNA with some of the Doctor's regenerative DNA. It should heal her completely, but she might change completely into another girl. Same memories, but a different physical appearance and personality. That is the property of a regeneration. Also, it will be incredibly painful, but the Doctor believes that she will pull through," explained K-9.

"That doesn't even make any sense," said Justin.

"Maybe not to you but to the Master Doctor, it makes sense," said the robotic dog.

"Okay, we'll do it," said Theresa, "It's not like we have a choice, is it?"

"No, we don't have a choice," said Jerry.

"Let's get started then," said K-9. He rolled up to the TARDIS doors and they opened for him. He went inside followed by everyone else.

Upstairs

Alex was awake again and sitting in a ball on the far left side of the couch. The Doctor was at the door to the terrace, looking outside. Alex turned around to look at the Doctor.

"He can't help you, you know," a voice came from behind Alex.

Alex spun around and saw herself standing at her front door. A version of herself anyway. It was her, but her hair was separated into two ponytails. Her eyes were neon orange and she had claws at the end of each finger. Her clothes were different and she wasn't in pain.

"Who are you?" Alex asked the person standing at the door.

"I'm you," she replied, "I'm you if you let me take control. Stop fighting me. It's destiny that you become fully consumed by the V-Strain."
"That's not something I would say," said Alex.

"Not now, but it you let the V-Strain take over, you will be like me. You will be invincible, immortal, and nothing can stop you."

"No! The Doctor will find a way at stopping this," said Alex.

Her evil self walked up to the Doctor and put her hands around his arm and laid her head on his shoulder. He didn't even notice her. She smiled, baring her fanged mouth and told Alex, "He will not stop this from happening. It was meant to be."

"Doctor," said Alex.

"What?" asked the Doctor, turning around after the other Alex let go.

"You don't see her?"

"See who?" asked the Doctor.

"He can't see me. Only you can see me. I am in your mind," said Evil Alex.

"Nothing, Doctor," said Alex.

"That's okay, at least you're lucid right now," the Doctor said and turned to look out again.

Alex turned around and was facing the TV again.

"And I can influence you where ever you are," said the Evil Alex, who popped on the couch right next to Alex.

"Leave me alone," winced Alex, tears welling.

The Evil Alex vanished and popped up behind Alex. She grabbed Alex's shoulders and put her head next to Alex's and said, "I will never leave you alone because I can never leave. I am always with you. I am you."

"That's not true," said Alex, covering her ears and closing her eyes.

The Evil Alex vanished and appeared kneeling in front of Alex. She forced Alex's hands down and told her, "It is true and I am what you are going to become. Look at me! This is what you are going to become!"

Alex screamed in the middle of her crying.

The Doctor ran over to Alex and jumped over and sat next to her.

"Fight it, Alex. Fight it. Fight it tooth and claw," said the Doctor, "Don't listen to whatever is talking to you or trying to convince you to give in. You won't turn. I won't let you."

"Don't listen to him, Alex, he doesn't know what he is talking about."

"Whatever is telling you bad things is not real. It's all in your head. It a hallucination! Fight it off. Tell it it doesn't exist."

"Alex, I am not in your head. I am real. Say I am real!"

"I don't know," said Alex, grabbing her head, "It hurts."
"I know it hurts, but fight off the monster within you. Whatever that thing is, it is only the V-Strain trying to take over and win."
"I am not the V-Strain!" the Evil Alex said, her voice faltering.

"Alex, fight the V-Strain. Do it. I know you can," the Doctor.

"Okay," struggled Alex.

"No, no, NO! Don't listen to him."
"I won't stop listening to him," said Alex.

The Evil Alex snarled and howled before vanishing completely. Alex opened her eyes and saw the Doctor there next to her and no evil version of herself. "I won."

"Yes you did," said the Doctor, smiling at her.

She broke down and cried again as she threw herself on the Doctor. The Doctor held her as she was crying and swaying back and forth.

"I'll fix this. I can fix this. K-9, please hurry up," said the Doctor, resting his chin on Alex's head.

TARDIS

"That is everything," said K-9.

Everyone exited the TARDIS and the robot dog told the Russo's where to set up the two chair and where the wires would go. The family listened and Justin used magic to get everything working in the best way possible.

"We are ready," said K-9, "I will get Master Doctor and Mistress Alex."

K-9 went up stairs and got the two. The Doctor came down, helping Alex down.

"Doctor, are you sure this will work?" asked Jerry.

"No, I'm not, but it's the only option I have, so its the one I am going to use," said the Doctor.

The Doctor placed Alex into the chair and connected the correct way. He got into his chair and asked one of the others to do it to him.

"I've been in this since the beginning. I'll do it," said Harper. Harper went up to the Doctor and strapped him in and set him up like he had done Alex.

The Doctor looked around and asked, "Whose going to do the honors?"

"I'll do it," said Justin, "I am the best with technology in the family."

"Well, let's get it over with," said the Doctor.

Justin went to the makeshift control console and pushed everything he had to. The Doctor's body had an orangish glow around it and that glow went to Alex. Something black came out of Alex and went towards the Doctor. The orange went into Alex and the black went into the Doctor.

Alex gasped and her eyes glowed yellow and yellow light poured out of her mouth and nose. The light engulfed her entire body and then vanished. She was awake and calm. The burning feeling was gone and she felt like her old self. She looked at the Doctor. He had gone into convulsions and his head was thrashing back and forth, teeth bared and eyes closed shut.

"Doctor!" yelled Alex. She tore through her straps and took all the wires off. She stood up and hunched over, coughing up some yellow dust that floated away. Her vision went out and she fell over, unconscious.

"What happened to Alex?" asked Jerry.

"Post-regenerative shock. Even though she didn't change, she had enough regenerative energy in her to cause the shock. She will be in and out of consciousness for the next fifteen hours," explained K-9.

"Will she be alright?" asked Theresa.

"She will be in perfect health," replied K-9.

"What about him?" asked Harper, who was looking at the now still Doctor.

"I don't know," replied Jerry.

"Leave him," said K-9, "His orders. He is going to fight the V-Strain with everything he has."