Chapter six
The Doctor and Emma parted ways. The Doctor back to the TARDIS and Emma downstairs. Emma could not bring herself to eat she was so unfocused. Everything she normally did seemed so menial. The simple act of taking her daily dose of medication seemed inconvenient. But then again she never really needed them.
From the time she first came her she would only occasionally take her medication. She preferred not to be all drugged up all the time. Most people who lived here did not though. Over her stay, only a handful of people have gotten overdoses.
"Lost in thought, Emma?" Dr. Agnes interrupted her thoughts.
"Hmh?" Emma bit into an apple in front of her.
"You seem to be in a daze." Dr. Agnes took a seat in front of her. "But that is to be expected with your treatment."
"Yeah." Emma dropped her apple on her plate and stood up, "You wouldn't mind taking my plate would you?" Emma walked away. Dr. Agnes stood open mouth in the background. Emma had never acted out in this way. However, as of late she had gotten an extra dose of freewill.
Emma walked to the patient lounge, flopped down into a chair, and sighed.
The Doctor looked at a monitor about the console of the TARDIS it read alien life form in the Asylum. The Doctor had read this when he first came to the Asylum but he could not find it. Only idiot psychiatrists mistreating patients.
The Doctor ran his hand through his hair in frustration.
"All the people that I have scanned are human!" The Doctor ranted to himself, "How is this even?" The Doctor gasped, "Unless it is…" He shook his head, "No, Emma couldn't be...an."
The Doctor rushed out of the TARDIS and went in search of Emma. Emma, however, was still slouched in a chair listening to people talking in the hall.
"Dr. Agnes, have you seen Mrs. Petrova?" The Doctor stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"Actually, I would like to speak to you about her." Dr. Agnes still sat at the table he and Emma had talked at, "I would like to assign you to another patient."
"What? Why?" The Doctor's voice went falsetto.
"I feel you could learn more from another patient." Dr. Agnes stood up to face the Doctor, "It would look very good on credentials for wherever you planed on working after this."
The Doctor starred at Dr. Agnes wanting to tell him that he was lying but he needed to find his way to Emma.
"Yes, of course. I will finish off the day with Emma and meet with you in the morning." The Doctor walked away before Dr. Agnes could say anything else.
"Emma!" The Doctor yelled down an empty hallway. Emma stood up from her chair and poked her head out the door.
"Yes?" The Doctor ran towards her and held his arms out.
"It's you!" The Doctor rummaged through his coat pocket.
"Yep," Emma spoke sarcastically.
"You are the one the TARDIS picked up on." He pulled out his sonic screwdriver.
"What?" The Doctor Soinic'd her.
He flipped his wrist to bring the screwdriver closer to his eyes to examine the results.
"You my dear are an," The Doctor looked up, "Alien."
"Nope." Emma denied shaking her head.
"Not sure what species." The Doctor pulled out a pair of glasses.
"I would remember if I was an Alien." Emma crossed her arms in front of her chest as they both stood in the doorway.
"Maybe a shape changer." The Doctor rambled on.
"Stop." Emma grew more and more irritated.
"Hopefully peaceful." The Doctor shrugged. Emma snapped and slapped the Doctor. He grabbed his face and held it. "OW!" He rubbed the reddening spot. "What was that for?!" He shouted.
"I am not an ALIEN!" Emma shouted back.
"You didn't have to hit me to prove a point?" The Doctor took his glasses off. "And to think I was going to kiss you this morning!"
"What did you just say?" Emma's eyes widened, "Why would you?"
"That isn't the point!" The Doctor blushed.
"Is everything alright?" An orderly walked up behind the Doctor.
"Yes." The Doctor and Emma said in unison. The Orderly held up his hands and walked away.
"Come on." The Doctor grabbed Emma's hand and jogged down to the TARDIS. The Doctor pulled open the Door to the TARDIS and rushed in. He let go to Emma's hand near the console and started to franticly push buttons, "I will do a full body scan to find out what you are."
The Doctor turned the monitor to face Emma. After a few seconds, the screen showed just the word unknown.
The Doctor turned to Emma, "What are you?"
"Human." Emma stood wide-eyed.
"No, you are not." The Doctor motioned to his sonic. "Even the Sonic isn't fooled. Shape shifter? Ruten?"
"None of the above," The Doctor danced around the console. "What are you doing?" The TARDIS groaned to life.
"I can't let a potentially dangerous Alien species live amongst humans." The Doctor pulled the sonic out of his jacket and sonic'd the door.
Emma ran to the entrance and pulled the ungrudging door, "Let me out!"
"I'm sorry." The Doctor paused.
Minutes later Emma sat on the floor leaning against the wall beside the door her eyes closed. The Doctor leaned on his fore arms on the railing of the console.
"You must understand." The Doctor pleaded.
"Understand what?" Emma growled, "The fact that I am sub-human?" Emma opened her eyes and glared at the Doctor.
"Emma, you're not human." The Doctor spoke sympathetically.
"I don't care what your goddamn screwdriver said!" Emma shouted.
"Emma…"
"Stop saying my name." Emma closed her eyes.