*Offers everyone cupcakes* I'm so sorry it's been so long! It wasn't my fault! My school work held me at point blanks range and demanded to be done.
But hey! This is chapter 6, It's switches from Elena to the Doctor and River a bit so... yeah, sorry if it doesn't make much sense.
"Excuse me sir, miss, but you can't enter here. Please return to your ship and leave immediately"
The Doctor turns towards the voice, seeing a tall man with a serious but slightly bored expression on his face, suggesting that he had been standing in the same spot for a long time.
River grinned at the Doctor and pulled out her physic paper and flashed it at the guard, the Doctor quickly doing the same.
The guard took a moment to look at both pieces of paper before half grinning at them, and looking them dead in the eyes,
"It's blank"
River and the Doctor freeze, glancing quickly at each other worriedly and the Doctor speaks up.
"Ah, yeah, must be broken. Anyway, a friend of ours kinda wondered off, even though I told her not to, they never listen!"
River rolls her eyes at the Doctor's rant and clears her throat. The Doctor looks quickly around to River and grins
"Right, sorry. As I was saying, we've kinda lost our friend and we just want to find her and then we'll leave"
The guard nodded, motioning for River and the Doctor to follow him, "we can certainly help you there. Follow me, I'll take you to someone who can help"
The Doctor grinned back at River again and happily followed the guard. River followed after the Doctor, slightly uneasy at the lack of security.
"Can I help you?"
Elena turned around to face a young and handsome man, he had a concerned look on his face and his eyes were soft and kind.
"Um… I'm kinda lost" Elena said
The young man stuck out his hand and smiled, "I'm Nate"
Elena smiled back shyly and shook Nate's hand, blushing slightly.
"So, let's see if we can get you un-lost shall we?" Nate said cheerfully
Elena giggled and nodded, "sure, thanks. But I'm pretty sure that un-lost isn't a word"
Nate laughed with Elena and started to lead her in a seemingly random direction, "I think it is too, but I could hardly say, 'let's get you found' or something equally stupid"
Elena laughed again and nodded, "ok. Let's stick with un-lost"
They both fall quiet and walk in silence for a few minutes, the silence was comfortable and Elena stole quick, subtle glances at Nate every so often, unaware that Nate was doing the exact same and that he knew Elena was looking him.
After a while, the giant glass dome looms up and Nate speaks up, "so… Elena, how'd you get here anyway?"
Elena shrugs, turning her eyes to the ground, "I don't really know… we sorta crashed, I think"
"We?"
Elena nods, "yup, me and the Doctor, he was meant to be taking me to Sydney but the TARDIS did something weird…"
Elena keeps chatting, talking about how the TARDIS had shut down and locked her out, unaware that Nate stiffened and is hanging onto every word Elena says, his eyes turning cold and sharp.
"Just through here thankyou sir, madam" The guard told River and the Doctor, ushering the two into a small room.
The Doctor steps through and sits down in a chair. Just before River can step through herself, the guard quickly shuts and locks the door,
"Hey!" River yells, her hand automatically reaching for her pistol
The guard gives River an apologetic look and pulls out his pistol, which he points at River. The Doctor can be heard banging on the door behind them
"River! River!"
The guard doesn't even blink, "Melody Pond, I'm going to have to ask you to follow me. And please don't shout or fight"
River puts her hands on her hips and gives the guard a cold stare, refusing to move, "How do you know my name?"
The guard smiles thinly, "We know all about you, child of the TARDIS, wife and killer of the Doctor"
River's eye widen, sarcasm entering her words, "wow, you have done your research haven't you"
The guard shakes his head, "not me, I've just been told the information. Now, come on, I don't have all day"
The guard pokes River in the back with his gun and forces her to walk down the corridor, the Doctor's shouts growing fainter each step she takes.
"And that's how I ended up here. It's not really that interesting Nate, really" Elena says, finishing her explanation of what exactly happened from the moment she woke up.
Nate ran a hand through his hair, slightly frustrated at the lack of useful information. It wasn't all useless, Elena just had a bad habit of talking on and on about the little things that didn't really matter to Nate. The two were walking rather close to each other, mostly due to the fog but also due to… well…. Let's say, 'other factors'
Elena glances up at Nate and he quickly smiles back at her, "well, thank god I found you then."
Elena grins, "My hero!"
Nate's smile grows wider and he points to the massive glass dome that just appeared out of the fog,
"See that?" he says and Elena nods, "that's where we live. I'm sure the Doctor is already in there looking for you"
Elena's eyes widen as they walk up to the massive dome, "it's massive" she whispers in awe
Nate chuckles and throws his arm around Elena's shoulders, "yup! Though, you should see the mountains in the north. They're even bigger!"
Unable to keep her eyes on one thing for more than a second and wishing she had brought her camera with her, Elena walks slowly, almost bumping into several people. Nate guides Elena towards one of the tall towers, telling her all about the city and pointing out various things.
Once they reach the base of the tower, Elena stretches her head up to try and see the top, "this place is amazing!" she says.
Nate smiles and steps closer, wrapping his arms around Elena's shoulders and hugging her,
"I'm glad you like it so much," he paused, causing Elena to look back at him, "considering it's going to become your new home very soon"
Elena pulled back in confusion, opening her mouth to question why. But Nate put his hand on the back of her neck…
… and everything went black.