Chapter Forty-Four (Dinky`s Point of View)
The Doctor stormed up to the Mayor and she laughed at his anger. He slammed his hands palm-first down against her desk and she didn`t even flinch. Even though I was behind my mom, though, I could see how fierce the anger was burning in his eyes. "Tell me right now," he said through clenched teeth, "why you thought it`d be a fine idea to put us in danger."
"See, the problem with you, Doctor, is that you`re always so, so mad... a man as old as time itself, yet fast in his prime, still not over the War although it`s been thousands of years."
"That doesn`t answer my question!" he roared.
"Dinky stay behind me," mom whispered quickly.
"Why did you think it would be a smart idea to jeopardize the lives of my family?!"
"Oh, you had it coming!" she laughed. "Those who know too much end up suffering the most. Isn`t that your story, Doctor?"
I saw mom tense at the repeated insult the Mayor fired. I wrapped my arms around her waist as an attempt to keep myself safe but I still didn`t feel protected.
The Doctor quickly pulled out his sonic screwdriver, taking aim at the Mayor`s head. "You are going to tell me everything that you are keeping from us, or I will use this."
"But, Doctor, you already know," she laughed wickedly. "You were right the entire time... and now that you do know, I have to use my weapon." She snapped her fingers together and three guards walked in. "But there`s one thing you haven`t realized yet."
"What would that be?" mom asked for him.
"Our experience is how many we have killed... and these three are only in their 20s."
"Hey, let them go!" he yelled as two of the three men grabbed ahold of me and mom. "I`m not kidding, I WILL fire!"
"Then do it! Do it, and be the exact murderer you were during the Time War! You can`t run from your past, Doctor, it isn`t possible!"
"There`s no such thing as impossible, only the highly unlikely." And he fired his screwdriver into the middle of her head.
She thrashed violently and fell to the floor groaning in pain. The men tightened their grip on our arms and threw us backwards, causing us to hit the wall. The Doctor growled in protest and kicked one of the three.
"You mess with them, you mess with me. So, come on then, let`s get this started!" the Doctor yelled again.
I crawled over to mom and tried to hide my vision, but I couldn`t block my ears. I heard a full on fight that mom was cringing at. A thud was heard onto the floor and then a crack. I looked up.
The Doctor remained victorious but my mom was in denial. The three men and the Mayor were on the floor. "How about we head home now?" the Doctor suggested.
Mom helped me stand up and I could tell she was trying not to shake out of fear. I gripped her hand and squeezed it tightly because I was feeling the same way. "You aren`t the Doctor," she muttered.
"Wha – yes I am!" he protested. "I`m the Doctor, you should know that!"
"No you`re not!" she screamed back. "The real Doctor wouldn`t fight, and his sonic screwdriver doesn`t kill!"
His face flushed but then glowed vibrantly. Not like when the Doctor regenerated, this was a different glow. It was almost like an aura came and smothered his body but still allowed him to breathe and move normally. "I suppose this is my last chance, then," he laughed.
He opened his mouth and a row of teeth turned to a circular placing. They were all pointed and sharp pointing to his tongue.
"What`re you doing...?" I asked, already backing up with my mom to the door.
"You`re right – I am not the Doctor. But I am something equal to him."
Mom gasped and threw me outside of the room before I could protest. The (supposed) Doctor opened his mouth wider and my mom went limp. Her face turned pale and her entire body lost color. Then I saw it – a golden pixie`s light fluttering into his mouth, coming from mom.
I screamed and in a flash two hands was planted on my shoulders. I looked up and frowned trying to hold back my tears, and studied his face. He was the Doctor, no doubt about it.
"Where`s your mother?" he asked.
"In there..." I said, pointing a finger towards the room.
It was like a flip switched inside of him. He kissed the top of my head in a way to remind me I was safe, and he ran into the Mayor`s office.