Chapter 18
Emma slept in the Doctor's lap as he stared at the ceiling of the vehicle. All of the other passengers sat scattered behind them in their seats.
"Repeat, Crusader 50, rescue vehicle coming alongside in three minutes, door-seals set to automatic. Prepare for boarding, repeat, prepare for boarding." A voice cam over intercom.
The Doctor moved Emma's head to the seat and stood up, "Alright Emma, let's get you back to the TARDIS." The Doctor picked Emma up bridal style and carried her onto the rescue vehicle.
A few hours later The Doctor carried Emma out of the vehicle and into a boarding room.
"Oh my god!" Donna shouted as she ran towards the Doctor, "What did they do to her?"
"She is just sleeping Donna." The Doctor reassured, "It has been a long day for her."
"Are you even strong enough to carry her?" Donna asked.
"Back to the TARDIS." The Doctor mocked a glare at Donna making her laugh.
The Doctor put Emma in a seat next to the console while Donna went back to her room. He ran a body scan on Emma.
"A book written in a forgotten language." The Doctor spoke to himself, "The TARDIS thought you were an Alien. I think you are an Alien."
The TARDIS short circuited just as the results for the scan came up.
"No!" The Doctor yelled, waking Emma, and started to run around the center control.
"What are you yelling about?" Emma yelled trying to get out of the chair but ending up face down on the floor.
"No! No! No!" The Doctor stopped running and caressed the TARDIS controls, "What is wrong with you?"
"I'm just going to sleep here." Emma said putting her face against the floor.
"What is going on in here?" Donna asked coming out in a night gown.
"The TARDIS!" The Doctor sounded like a concerned mother.
"Why is Emma on the floor?" Donna asked walking towards the Doctor.
"What?" The Doctor stopped and stared at Emma, "Why are you doing that?"
"I'm going to sleep here." Emma said lazily.
After a while the Doctor got the TARDIS under control and haphazardly parked it. Donna watched him and Emma fell asleep on the floor.
"We should get out while the TARDIS repairs." The Doctor laughed at Donna's nightgown.
"Oh, shut it." Donna threatened walking to go get changed.
"Emma, wake up." The Doctor said calmly.
"No." Emma had curled around the base of the chair she once slept in.
"You can't be this tired." The Doctor complained.
"You try getting taken over by an alien." Emma hugged the chair closer.
"Well." The Doctor started.
"Don't even start with some story." Emma warned.
"Ready?" Donna said rejoining them dressed in a grey dress that went down to her calves.
"Where are we?" Emma asked still holding the chair with a death grip.
"Um." The Doctor walked to the Door and poked his head out, "Don't know."
"You don't know?" Donna said in disbelief.
"That's not very comforting, Doctor." Emma sat up.
"Go get ready." The Doctor pulled her to her feet.
"What should I wear?" Emma laughed, "Or maybe this is a nudist planet."
Before hearing a response Emma walked back into her room and grabbed some clothes. Emma growled at her hair, it curled from being in a bun all day. She tried to brush it to tame the curls, to no avail. She settled on a quick shower.
Emma got out of the shower and put on her chosen clothes. A black long sleeve shirt and a black army style jacket with matching black skinny jeans were her latest picks. She brushed her hair into long waves down her back.
"Emma!" The Doctor shouted at her through the door, "Don't make me come in there."
"Don't make me come out there." Emma walked back into her room and grabbed a pair of golden converse.
"Finally." Donna said when Emma walked back out.
"You look lovely." The Doctor smiled at Emma as he finished straitening his golden tie, and linked arms with her. The Doctor opened the door and jumped out with Emma, "New planet." He mused.
"New to you?" Emma asked, "Or new to us?"
"New to me." The Doctor surveyed the landscape, "Been a while since I could say that."
There were buildings make out of an ice that looked the color of fire with huge windows and bridges leading from one place to the next. The streets were covered in a bluish liquid that Emma could only characterize as blueberry Hawaiian punch.
"What is that?" Emma asked pointing to the foreign liquid.
"It's um." The Doctor walked over to the liquid with Emma at his arm. He got down on one knee and dipped his finger in the liquid. Emma joined him on the ground.
"Don't you dare." Emma said as the Doctor attempted to put the liquid in his mouth.
"How else are we going to know?" The Doctor asked as Donna popped up behind them.
"We could go find some natives and ask." Emma said pulling the doctors hand away from his mouth.
"Like that person." Donna pointed to a man watching them from down the street with his hands in his pockets.
"Hello!" Emma shouted at the strange man, who kept stationary while he stared directly at Emma.
"We should go introduce ourselves." The Doctor standing up and walking towards the man who stood ten yards in front of them. Emma and Donna followed the Doctor.
"I'm the Doctor," The Doctor motioned to himself, "this is Donna and Emma."
The man had black hair that hung to just below his ears, very bright blue eyes, and pale skin. He wore only a pair of grey pants that had multiple rips in them.
"Are you alright?" Emma asked moving forward as Donna and The Doctor stopped.
"Emma, stop." The Doctor warned.
"You are not supposed to be here." The strange man said with a dark expression, "You left, you are not safe."