A/N: I really do apologise that I didn't review reply. But I do appreciate feedback and every single reviewer for doing it, I'm very humbled and happy :)
Feel free to tell me if this chapter is completely ridiculous and that I should probably go to a lunatic asylum... I really think I must been high when I wrote this or something :o
Chapter 6 – Totally Realistic
The light Doctor stepped out of the TARDIS, hesitant and terrified. He looked around the Plass nervously, searching for his opponent as Don, Rose and Martha slipped out of the TARDIS behind him. The thunderstorm continued overhead as lighting crashed down around them, setting the scene perfectly for the final battle between the two forces.
"Hello," the dark Doctor grated in his snake-like voice, standing across the Plass behind the dead body of Captain Jack Harkness, mangled and broken on the floor at his feet.
The light Doctor swallowed. "You killed him," he whispered with tears in his eyes, staring at Jack's broken body on the floor. "You killed our friend."
"He'll be alive again in a minute," the dark Doctor replied without a hint of remorse in his voice. "Then I can kill him again in a new and..." he paused, taking in a breath that seemingly rattled in his throat. "... Painful way."
"I can't let you do this," the light Doctor said. "You only wanted me, but now you've killed our friend."
"They deserve it!" the dark Doctor almost yelled back, looking directly at the group of cowering people by the TARDIS. "After what they did to us."
"They have done nothing bad to us," the light Doctor protested.
"They abandoned us. We were left alone for days on end, in pain, in the cold, in the dark at the hands of a man of our own race. We suffered to protect others... and what was our reward? To be left, abandoned by them both... alone... with the memories."
Martha was gaping at the sight before her, her hand over her mouth in utter shock and horror. She turned to Don, who was staring fixated at the sight before him.
"Did you... he... did he really feel that way?"
Don didn't answer.
"It was not like that..." the light Doctor said quietly.
"I wanted to unleash. I wanted to destroy all those who had ever hurt us, I wanted to cry and scream and rip the world apart. But there you were. Pesky, hanging around all the time... holding me back, pulling me down. I am bigger. I am stronger. I was always dominant. You are insignificant, weak. The Doctor will be stronger without you."
He raised an arm towards the light Doctor, and a ripple of dark energy burst out of it towards him. The light Doctor was thrown to the ground with enough force to break a human's back.
"Do not worry," the dark Doctor said, laughing deeply. "If you do not struggle, I will make it quick."
The light Doctor laid on the floor, his aura dull. He tried to get up, but fell back onto the floor, weakened.
"Come on, Doctor!" Rose yelled from the side suddenly.
The light Doctor looked up at her, bright tears shining in his black eyes.
'Courage comes from good, courage to save your friends, to save lives of people you don't even know. That's the Doctor. And you are the Doctor. You have courage, you just need to believe it.'
He got up, spinning around to face his dark counterpart, his teeth gritted.
"You're wrong," he started strongly. "You were never dominant. Saving all those people, protecting our friends. Love, hope, courage, that's me. that comes from good. I'm dominant. I might not be as big as you, but I shine brighter. I am the Doctor!"
He threw out his arms, sending out a wave if white energy towards the dark Doctor, who flew backwards across the concrete. Panting for a moment, he got to his feet, his eyes shining brighter than ever.
"We'll see about that!" he screamed, and then it began. He threw out his arm, sending a wave of energy towards the light Doctor. The light Doctor raised his arms, crossing them over him to create a shield of light around him, the energy bouncing harmlessly off. He then threw out his arms, catching the dark energy as it bounced off of him with his own light energy and throwing it back towards the dark Doctor.
The dark Doctor launched up into the air, spiralling towards the heavens as the bolt screamed just underneath his feet and into the sea wall. He threw another couple of bolts down but the light Doctor spiralled up into the air to meet him, the bolts harmlessly crashing down into the ground. He held out his hand and suddenly a sword appeared in his grasp, a golden sword shining brightly with the power of light. The dark Doctor did the same, a black sword appearing into his hand that was etched with Gallifreyan symbols, sharp teeth sticking out along the blade.
They screamed towards each other at seemingly the speed of light, swords pointed it, ready for the ultimate clash. The sky was a blend of black, white, red and gold as they met in the middle in showdown, swords clashing and spinning quicker than light itself. It was as though two Gods were battling in the skies as they continued to fight in a whirl of power.
Jack suddenly appeared beside Don, Rose and Martha and staring up, jaw agape at the sight above him.
Suddenly the dark Doctor cried out as the light Doctor's sword slashed across his chest and he reeled backwards, glaring at the light Doctor with hatred. He launched forward once more, catching the light Doctor across his arm. He cried out as the dark Doctor had done, flying backwards and raising his sword once again.
The dark Doctor threw two bolts towards him, but he evaded with ease. He launched forward again, feinting to the left and catching the dark Doctor across the side of his ribs and disarming him in one.
The dark Doctor cried out in anger, swooping up into the skies and disappearing for a moment before dropping down across the Plass hovering in mid air, darkness floating out like tendrils around him. He smiled. Then he raised his hands in front of him, building new ammunition between his hands, looking like a black sphere of gloop...
The light Doctor gritted his teeth, and raised his dual swords. No going back. He launched towards the dark Doctor, screaming as he went...
They met in a giant explosion of black and white that rippled across the sky, the crash of thunder deafening in Don, Rose, Martha and Jack's ears. It spread out across the sky, completely darkening the whole of Cardiff until it shrank back to its origin and disappeared, leaving the sky clear and sunny in a beautiful Sunday morning.
Then there was silence.
But only temporarily.
Something fell from the sky, plummeting down and down like a shooting star until it smashed into the ground. The four observers strained to see who had fallen, but it just looked like the Doctor lying unconscious on the floor facing away from them. But then he faded away into dark goo-looking substance, gathered into a puddle on the ground.
Light had won.
"Rose, Jack, Don, Martha," a voice suddenly said from above, and within seconds the light Doctor swooped down from the sky and dropped neatly down before them, still wielding the two swords of light and dark. "Thank you," he said, smiling.
"You did it," Rose said, smiling back. "I told you you could."
He grinned again, truly looking like the Doctor. "The Doctor has many dark feelings, secrets, and memories." The light Doctor held out the dark sword to Jack, who took it, confused. "This is a part of his memories, a bad memory he has. Only if he touches that will he remember it. Please, do what you see best."
He drew back, the light sword disappearing in his hands, his hand and arm that were holding it glowing momentarily before dying down.
"I thank you all, my friends, for your kindness. I will shine bright in the Doctor as long as he has your friendship."
"He won't be able to get rid of me," Don said, grinning. Rose, Martha and Jack all nodded their agreement.
"I must go," the light Doctor said, glancing over his shoulder. "You must do the rest."
"Take care," Rose said, still smiling.
He nodded then turned away from them, walking towards the defeated dark Doctor. There was a sudden flash of bright light and the group shielded their eyes before they opened them to find a small sphere lying on the floor where the dark Doctor had been, shining bright white with black veins around the outside.
"We really should have filmed that," Don muttered, scratching the back of his head. "YouTube 100 million hits, thank you very much."
"Come on." Rose tore across the Plass to the small sphere, dropping down next to it and taking it into both hands. She felt the balance coursing through her of light and dark combined, and she let go a smile. "Let's take it back to the scientists."
Jack and Martha came with them this time as they met the same small red alien at the door. He beckoned them in excitedly, straight into a side room where a varying array of bizarre-looking devices sat stacked across the surfaces. He walked over to what looked like a blender, taking the sphere out of Rose's cupped hands and placing it inside. He pressed a button. There was a very short and quiet, 'ping!', and the sphere had disappeared.
"Foo moo ka tra la bah!" the alien said to Don, who smiled appreciatively.
"Choo," he replied, turning to the others. "He fixed it. The Doctor should be alive and back to normal. Talk about your deus ex machina."
Rose stared at him. "Err... he's buried in a coffin. With no air."
They all looked at each other for a moment.
"QUICK!" Don yelled, grabbing Rose's arm and pulling her back to the TARDIS, Jack and Martha hot on their tail, leaving a very baffled alien scientist behind them.