I'm so sorry for the shortness and slowness of these chapters, I promise that the next few will be long ones.
"River! Hurry up! Elena could be in trouble!" the Doctor whined, ever the impatient one.
"Almost finished" said River, her voice sounding strained
A loud crack is heard followed by several sparks and hisses from under the Doctor's feet. River walks back up the ramp and over to the doors, testing the handle.
"Tell me I'm a genius" she said, grinning over at the Doctor
The Doctor rushes over and gathers River up in a massive hug,
"You're a genius, River," he says into her ear, hugging her tightly, "thank you"
River grins and hugs the Doctor back before quickly stepping back and looking serious once again.
"Let's go find your Elena shall we?"
The Doctor nods, his two hearts beating a little faster at the 'your Elena' comment.
River opens the door and steps outside, holding it open for the Doctor to come through. Once he does, River lets the door close with a soft click.
Both Time Lords take a moment to look around at where they were. The TARDIS was parked on top of a small hill, the deep red grass stretched on until the horizon, rising and falling with the hundreds of hills that dotted the landscape. The Doctor and River start walking down the hill, following the smaller footsteps left in the dew covered grass.
In the distance, a massive glass dome looms up. Inside the dome, several tall buildings can be seen, towering over the smaller buildings.
Suddenly the Doctor freezes, his eyes going wide and his face paling in colour. River, not noticing the Doctor's sudden change, keeps walking until she notices the lack of company beside her.
"Doctor…?" she says, turning back to face him, "What's wrong?"
The Doctor stares at the glass dome, before doing a slow 360 degree turn. His eyes, if possible, were getting wider and more stunned.
"I can't be here…" he finally whispers, his voice full of pain and his eyes haunted.
"Why not?" River demanded, one hand resting on her hip defensively.
The Doctor looks River in the eyes and she takes a step back in shock, her arm falling to her side as she sees the amount of pain in the Doctor's brown eyes.
The Doctor utters out one word, one word that changes everything.
"Gallifrey"
River freezes, her mouth opening but no sound comes out, not until River makes spins around to face the giant glass dome,
"Are you- Really!?" River imitates the Doctor, doing her own 360 degree turn
"Of course… how could I not have realised before!?" she whispers
River walks over to the Doctor and rests a hand on his shoulder, gaze serious and worried,
"Sweetie, are you ok?"
The Doctor nods, his eyes not leaving the glass dome. River frowns and shakes the Doctor's shoulder gently.
"Doctor, Doctor!" River suddenly slaps the Doctor right across the face, "snap out of it!"
The Doctor's head snaps to the side at the force of River's slap. His hand flies to his cheek and his eyes blink rapidly.
"Whoa! River!" he growls, shaking himself and standing up straight, "What was that for?!"
River glares at the Doctor, "we have to find Elena"
The Doctor's eyes light up suddenly, "yes! Of course! Right, let's go then!"
The Doctor stats walking towards the glass dome, trying to appear confident and like he was on a mission. But River notices the slight falter in the Doctor's steps and the tightness in his shoulders. Shaking her head and knowing better than to mention it, River follows the Doctor, looking all around and keeping an eye on the Doctor at the same time.
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