Out of Bounds.
"Tennis courts are through there. Library that way. Swimming pool that way." The Doctor said, as we made our way down on of the corridors in his humongous spaceship. We stopped outside of a door, that was metal just like all of the others. "And this is your room."
"I get a room?" I questioned. Obviously he thought I would be staying for a while if I needed my own room.
"Of course." He smiled. "I'm not having you sleeping on the console."
"No, you already did that." I said, catching sight of his embarrassed look before opening the door. I was so cool! It was decorated forest green, which just so happened to be my favourite colour, and all of the furniture was of a dark varnished wood. But that wasn't what awed me. I was almost vibrating with excitement over the bed. "BUNK-BEDS!" I screamed, running over and climbing onto the top.
"Finally, someone who appreciates the awesomeness of bunk-beds." I heard the Doctor say, and watched as he walked into the room. "Is the rest of the room ok too? The TARDIS decorates it, and sometimes she can get jealous of my friends. If it's not ok I will have to have a stern talking to her." He said the last part slightly louder as if he were talking to the ship itself.
"It is great!" I said, adding louder. "I love it! Thank you!"
"You're welcome." He replied.
I smiled deviously, leaning over the side of the bed, "I wasn't talking to you."
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When the Doctor left I was able to explore my new room. I was looking through the wardrobe which I discovered was bigger on the inside, just like the ship, when I heard a voice from behind me, "TARDIS interface." I spun, and came face to face with a man, wearing a red jacket with a bunch of gold buttons on. His shirt – which I assume was white at some point – was now brown and holes in it. He had brown leather boots over his black trousers, and a gun hanging from his brown belt. His cheek-bones were so pronounced that I thought they might break through his skin at any moment. His hair was brown with flecks of grey showing that he was ageing.
"What the hell?" I said, but his expression remained blank. He didn't look as though he was going to use the gun that was resting in his belt, but I was prepared to risk it so I continued to edge slowly towards the door. "Who are you?"
"I am a TARDIS interface." I paused at his words.
"Oh, wait. So you're not an actual person?"
"No, I am a TARDIS interface." He repeated in the same robotic voice as before.
I suddenly had an idea, "Can you pick any form?" I asked.
"Any form in your memory – yes." My brows furrowed.
"But I don't know that man." All of a sudden I wasn't facing the same man, I was facing my best friend – Leah. "Oh, ok. Why do I need an interface?" I asked my friend this time.
"Guidance."
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I finally found my way back to the main control room, after help from my interface. "What's up, doc?" I said and giggled at myself.
"Would you like a carrot to go with that?" He said. "Anyway. I've been thinking about where we should go." With a smile he flicked a switch and I was suddenly catapulted to the floor. I got hold of something, and when the TARDIS stopped lurching I realised it was the Doctor's leg. He was smiling down at me.
As we stood I hit him in the chest, "I would rather a warning next time!" I said, but I saw he was looking at me with puppy-dog eyes, and I began laughing. The fact that he looked shocked made me laugh harder, clearly he was not used to that reaction from the female population. "So, where are we? Or if you prefer – when are we?" I questioned.
"Earth, same year, but it's Cardiff." He said.
"You mean I left with you in a big blue box that can travel anywhere, just to go 120 miles away?"
"Have you ever been to Cardiff?" I shook my head. "Well, I said we'd go new and exciting places. So, don't moan!" I crossed my arms, and raised my eyebrows as if daring him to talk to me like that again, and sure enough he cowered slightly under my gaze.
I turned and made my way to the door of the TARDIS. On opening it I was greeted by guns – many, many guns. "Doctor, get your dick-bow ass out here now!" I shouted back into the box. I saw him appear next to me, with his hands up.
"Guns down, everyone. Now." I heard woman say. I watched as she appeared between them all, unarmed but still looking like she could kill, in knee-high black boots, over black trousers, accompanied with a black leather jacket.
"Martha?" The Doctor said lowering his arms.
"Doctor!" She smiled as though she didn't recognise him before, and ran over to hug him. "We thought we had a hijacker on our hands. But, no. New face?" They were clearly old friends.
"New everything." I snorted.
"I am sure Martha doesn't wish to know about your new found anatomy." I said, walking forward with the intention of passing the armed guards and seeing what was beyond them.
"You cannot leave, ma'am." A young man said, standing in front of me. I side stepped around him.
"Yes I can." He was shocked at my attitude and I took advantage, walking down the corridor.
"Oh, she's good." I heard Martha say behind. I smiled to myself.
"Come on, Doctor. New and exciting!" I shouted and he ran up next to me, with a smile plastered on his face.
"We have to make a short stop first." I stopped in my tracks to look at him. "We are in a part UNIT stationed in Cardiff. They took over from Torchwood after they had an incident and most of them died."
"I don't know what either of those things are, but I obviously have no choice so let's go." We walked through, what seemed to be, an army base. Several of the people we passed gave us odd looks. The guys with guns were still escorting us, but Martha was attempting to strike up a casual conversation with me.
"So, how did you meet?" She asked.
Smiling to myself, "I knocked him off his feet... Twice." She looked shocked, but then grinned broadly at me.
"He's not used to that. It's normally the other way around." I looked at the Doctor and saw he was looking dead ahead, clearly pretending he wasn't listening, but I knew he was.
"Is that what happened with you?" I asked Martha, and saw her expression become sort of pained. "I'm sorry. I'll slap him later, if you want?" I said, and received a laugh which made me feel a bit better.
We had arrived at our destination. It was a door that claimed to be 'OUT OF BOUNDS'. I looked to the Doctor who had walked over to the door and currently had his ear pressed against it. I watched as he got his green-light, whistling, magic wand out and outline the door with it. "What is behind this door?" He turned to Martha, looking shocked.
"A different world. A different time." She said, and then added; "Jack's world."
"Who?" I asked, but was ignored.
"The Boeshane Peninsula?" I watched the interaction between the two, with no knowledge to what they were talking about. "Does he know about it?" Martha shook her head. "Good. We need to close it down. Now."
"We can't." She said. "We've tried everything available to UNIT, and nothing works."
"Did you up the gamma radiation on the delta capacitor?" He asked.
"Ok, I am totally lost. What the hell is going on?"
The Doctor took my shoulders and spoke, "Through there is a completely different world." He said, speaking like he was talking to a three year old.
"Cool!" I said, "Can I see?" I asked, trying to get to the door, but the Doctor kept hold of my shoulders with ease.
"Not this one." He said. I pouted and showed him my best puppy-dog face, to try and get my own way. "I promise I will take you to a different world, but not this one, not now."
I slumped my shoulders in defeat, "Fine." I said. "But you owe me." I added with a smile that was returned. "I expect a trip and some jammy dodgers, ok?"
"Deal." I saw Martha was watching our conversation with saddened eyes. She obviously had intense feelings for the Doctor at some point, and they were not fully returned. I might just have to slap him for being completely blind. He had his wand out again, but the whistling had intensified and was beginning to hurt my ears. "You're right gamma rays aren't even effecting it." He said stopping the infernal noise. "I'm going to need seventy-four inches of copper wire, a crowbar, 3 five inch nails and a jacket potato." He said, to one of the men with the guns.
"Why a jacket potato?" Martha asked.
"Because I am hungry." He said, like it was obvious.
"You mean you ordered yourself food, but didn't think to order me anything?" I said jokingly, with my hands on my hips.
"We can share." He replied, tapping my nose.
"Such the gentleman you are, Doctor." I laughed.
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After the Doctor finished the jacket potato – which he did let me share – he set to work on nailing the wire to the floor. He ran back in the direction we had originally come from, and soon I heard a wheezing sound coming from all around us.
Suddenly, the TARDIS materialised in front of us. So that is how we moved! The Doctor ran out grabbed the wire and ran back in again.
"Ok. I think we're just about ready." He said, coming back out and picking up the crowbar. He lounged over to the door, with it over his shoulder. "Martha. Go inside, and when I say 'now' press the red button." I watched as she ran inside, and I was left standing there alone, looking at the door.
"I'm ready." I heard faintly from inside the TARDIS.
The Doctor positioned himself in order to hit the door forcefully with the crowbar. He swung it forward and the sound of metal on metal could be heard throughout the room. He repeated the action three more times, before opening the door. All I could see was what appeared to be sand dunes. But then there was something else. A hand reaching around the door.
It looked like a skeleton that had been burnt and charred. Then its face came into view and I thought I was going to be sick. It's cheeks were hallowed out, and its eyes were red and dripping blood. Despite this I knew it was looking right at me. I vaguely heard the Doctor screaming "NOW!" as the creature began running towards me at a speed that, I believed, to be impossible. Then suddenly it was gone. Just like that. Poof!
I was shaking from fear. It was the scariest thing I had ever seen. I knew my eyes were still wide and staring at the now bricked up door, as the Doctor came over and wrapped his arms around me. I grabbed onto his shirt as though it was the only thing keeping me to reality, and he just held me there. When I finally calmed down, and relaxed somewhat, I spoke, "I'm pretty sure I told you to warn me about stuff that will take me by surprise."
"I was never going to let it hurt you." He said, into my hair as he was still hugging me, and I hadn't yet pulled away. "It wouldn't look too good losing someone on their first trip with me."
"I'm not a pet, you know." I said, back into his chest. I still wasn't ready to let go, but it wasn't going to stop me from retorting with my usual snappy remarks.
"I know." He said seriously.
I hope you're liking this Doctor Who fanfic. It is not really keeping to any story lines or anything. It may have some references to Torchwood- I may even make it a cross over depending on where I take it. I do know who Lilly is and everything, so don't think I don't.
Please R&R my beautiful readers! Xx
Adding a disclaimer on to the end here: I own nothing in the Doctor Who television program, however I own my own character – Lilliana Hart – and most of the story line of this fanific, so please don't steal it! xx