Tittle: No Longer Alone
Summary: The Doctor always felt alone, and then one day out of the blue, he found himself face to face with a woman who knew of the Time War, and how to fly a TARDIS. And when he finds out she has two hearts he knows he'll never be alone again.
Rating: T (just to be safe)
Author/s: StormFyre (read the Prophets of Terra's profile, you'll understand))
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As the TARDIS juddered to a halt Yalaea was already running to the doors. The Doctor quickly caught up with her and grinned, "After you."
Yalaea grinned back and flung the doors wide open. A blast of cool air flew into the TARDIS and ruffled Yalaea's already frazzled hair. White light splashed across the Doctor and Yalaea's face, creeping all the way to where Amy and Rory were standing. Yalaea turned to the Doctor, "Where are we?"
The Doctor stuck in his head out of the TARDIS and looked around. He checked his watch, "Planet Rhith, in the year 6548. It's about 12:45 pm… on a Sunday" he groaned at the last word,
"Why? What's wrong with Sundays?" Yalaea asked as she stepped outside closely followed by the Doctor, Amy and Rory. She had left her jumper in the TARDIS and her loose green shirt hung off her shoulders, exposing her bare skin to the cold air. She shivered but was too excited to notice.
"I never land on Sundays. Sundays are boring!" the Doctor whined as he shut the TARDIS doors. Yalaea laughed and took a look at her surroundings. They were standing on a hill covered in long, purple grass that was swaying in the cool breeze. There were pink clouds floating above their heads and the brilliant white sun was high in the green sky. She frowned for a moment, she thought she had seen a shimmer in the air, just as though it had been 'uploaded' on a screen. Yalaea shook her head and dismissed it from her mind. This is the first time I've travelled through time and space… she thought. Her gaze was drawn back to the ground as Rory and Amy were celebrating.
"OhMyGod! It's a planet!" Rory exclaimed as Amy hugged him,
"Oh yeah… You've never been to a different planet before have you?" the Doctor mused taking in his surroundings. "Strange…" he muttered "I don't think I've heard of this planet. I don't even know what its name means, which is impossible in itself! Though… the name does sound familiar…"
Yalaea frowned at the Doctor, "Shouldn't the TARDIS translate it?"
"That's the point. It should!" the Doctor replied. He paused before continuing, "Well, there's a first time for everything" he said brightly and strolled down the hill. Yalaea walked after him with Amy and Rory either side of her. "You two married?" she asked,
"Yup!" they both grinned and Amy continued her story, with a few additions from Rory, from where they had left off. Yalaea listened intently to their story and found herself liking Amy and Rory quite a lot. The trio followed the Doctor as he twisted through the jungle they suddenly found themselves in. Strange…I don't remember seeing a jungle… Yalaea thought as she clambered over a log, her green shirt blending in perfectly with the jungle.
"So, you're a Time Lady?" Rory asked,
"No." Yalaea shook her head "Time Lord." Rory cocked his head in confusion, "Time Lord is our race not our title" Yalaea continued "If I lived on Gallifrey I would technically be called Lady Yalaea, and the Doctor would be called Lord Doctor but those would be our titles."
Rory raised an eyebrow "I still don't understand"
Yalaea leapt over another log, "You guys are human, yeah?" she carried on "Amy's not a hu-woman now, is she? That's the same with Time Lords." She grinned,
"Oh." Rory panted.
The climate had changed dramatically; the jungle was hot and steamy making Yalaea glad that she had left her jumper in the TARDIS. "Doctor?" Amy called,
"What?" they heard a faint voice from somewhere ahead,
"Where are you?" Amy's voice slipped a notch higher as her panic grew,
"I'm right here." The Doctor appeared ahead of them. Yalaea sighed in relief and ran to catch up with him.
"Where are we going?" she asked,
"No idea" the Doctor turned to grin at Yalaea. "Most of the time, I never do!"
Yalaea's grin grew wider, "Brilliant!" she turned as Amy and Rory ran up to them.
"Doctor," Amy gasped "There's something…something coming…"
The Doctor's head snapped up sharply. "What?" he exclaimed,
"Dunno…what it is…" Rory panted "But there's…something…after us"
Yalaea's eyes were wide with a mixture of fear and excitement and as she turned to the Doctor she saw the same emotions reflected in his eyes. "Run!" he yelled, grabbing Yalaea's hand and dragging her through the forest. Yalaea was glad that she had kept fit over the years and she matched the Doctor's pace easily, her long legs leaping over fallen logs. She turned her head for a fraction of a second and her brow furrowed in worry. "What is it Yalaea?" the Doctor called as she slowed down,
"Amy and Rory." That was all Yalaea needed to say as the Doctor stopped in mid bound and spun on the spot,
"Oh God! They've gone." He said softly, his hand tightening around Yalaea's.
"Doctor" Yalaea's voice was urgent "Doctor? We've gotta go. Now!" She tugged on his hand and he looked at her, not quite meeting her eyes,
"Yeah…" He looked up quickly and started running again, this time Yalaea didn't let go of his hand.
They ran through the seemingly never ending jungle until Yalaea stopped at the base of a massive tree, "What is it?" the Doctor asked as the ground seemed to move under his feet,
"Climb" was all Yalaea said before leaping onto a low hanging branch, "Come on!" she called as the Doctor hastened to follow her. The Doctor reached the branch Yalaea was standing on and looked down. The ground below them boiled and flowed. It's like it has turned liquid, Yalaea though before continuing upward.
They made good speed as they climbed higher and higher, Yalaea always ahead.
"Yalaea?" the Doctor called from somewhere beneath her,
"What?" Yalaea backtracked until she was on a branch a few feet above the Doctor's head. He looked up at her and his eyes silently pleaded for help,
"I can't move." He said "I leapt to this branch but I can't leap anywhere else…"
Yalaea studied the branch with a keen eye. She could not see clear way out of there. Her eyes widened when she noticed the cracks where the branch connected to the main trunk. "Doctor?" her voice was soft but the Doctor could still hear her fear,
"What?" he whispered,
"Any second now that branch is going to fall, taking you with it." For the first time Yalaea noticed how far up they really were. Her eyes frantically searched for a way out but she knew there were none. Yalaea had a sudden idea and she quickly lay down on the branch she had been standing on, so that her arms were facing the Doctor. She looked behind her and saw a smaller branch that she hooked her feet on. Don't want them getting in the way. She thought. "Do you trust me?" she asked the Doctor,
"Yes" he replied without hesitation,
"Then jump!" Yalaea held out her hands and the Doctor just managed to catch them. She could feel her shoulders screaming as they took the Doctor's weight. Yalaea moved her arms and the Doctor swung below her. They managed to let go at the right time and the Doctor landed safely on another branch just as the branch he had been standing on fell. Yalaea slowly stood up and watched as the Doctor made his way up to her.
"Thank you, Yal" he said, stepping onto the same branch she was on "You saved my life." The Doctor stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Yalaea's waist.
"You're welcome." Yalaea smiled, hugging him back. "Now" she said, breaking apart from the Doctor "We need to find Amy and Rory."