Second one-shot in one day! Alrighty then! :) I felt like I had to include this one. Love me some River.
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Another day, another adventure. Always it involved them running for their lives. She let out a shaky sigh. When had they actually had a day of relaxation with no trouble making aliens or situations interrupting the trio? Kaylie wouldn't give it up for anything, though. How many whovians could actually say they've traveled with the Doctor and his companions? Not a single one. Well, not until her anyway. She stifled a snort when the man in question glanced back at her. "Are you alright? You seem rather...quiet." He muttered softly.
He studied her carefully. Ever since Dr. Song had revealed herself, Kaylie had turned extremely pale. At one point, he could have sworn he had seen tears in her eyes. Did she know the woman? Was something bad going to happen? Well, other than the two deaths. He swallowed back the lump in his throat and refocused on the brunette who seemed to be eying everything but him.
She let out a sigh and nodded. "I'm alright, Doctor. I just...something bad is going to happen soon." She explained, looking over at River, who was arguing with Mr. Lux again. She figured it was probably over the Doctor. Lux seemed even more rude in person. Honestly, she didn't think that was possible but she could somewhat understand his situation. Again, sort of. He was about to ask her something else when River moved over to their side. Giving Kaylie a concerned look, she asked "Doctor, what's the plan? Do we even have one?" The Doctor narrowed his eyes on her but Kaylie interrupted with a giggle. "No, not really. You know he is. Coming up with one at the top of his head." Kaylie pointed out, shaking her head. He rolled his eyes at River's grin. 'True." The woman agreed with a laugh. Frustrated, he shook his head then gaped as River pulled out her sonic screwdriver and aimed at the lamp above their heads. "Your screwdriver. It looks-" He started to say but the Kaylie squeezed his hand warningly. She murmured "You end up giving it to her in the future." River looked at them, raised eyebrows and all.
"She's right, you know." He gritted his teeth together and shook his head. No. No way. There's no way he would do that. The Doctor growled, "I don't just give my screwdriver to anyone." The archeologist smirked at him knowingly. "I'm not just anyone." She clarified, silently daring him to go on. Kaylie, sensing the tension building between the two, stepped between them with a frown. "Doctor, River. This is not the best time for-" She let out a yelp as the Doctor pulled her to his side. He took a step closer to River and asked "Just who are you?" Kaylie glowered at him sullenly just as River glanced at him. "What's the plan?" She repeated. Sighing, he replied, "I teleported Donna back to the TARDIS. If we don't get back there in under five hours, emergency program one will activate."
The flinch from Kaylie caught both of their attention. River laid a hand on her shoulder. "Kaylie? Is everything alright?" She asked carefully, frowning. The brunette shook her head and looked at the Doctor, tears in her eyes. "Check your sonic." He frowned as well but did as she told. His eyes widened. Oh. Oh no. River looked between them both, confusion evident on her face. "What? What is it?" She demanded. The Doctor met Kaylie's teary gaze and spoke slowly, "I should've received a signal, the console signals me if there's a teleport breach." Realization flickered across River's face. She paused, trying to think of another reason why he may not have gotten the signal. "Well, maybe the co-ordinates have slipped. The equipment here's ancient." Kaylie stared at her sadly. "No, River. That's not it." She murmured before running off to a nearby node. River and the Doctor exchanged glances before following her. "Kaylie, be careful of-" He started to scold but was stopped by the haunted look on her face. The brunette turned to the node and said, "Donna Noble. There's a Donna Noble somewhere in this Library. Do you have the software to locate her position?" A moment of silence.
The other archeologists fidgeted impatiently as the node slowly swung to face the other three. River gasped as the node revealed Donna's face. Kaylie then turned to stare at Proper Dave, her expression troubled. The node continued, unable to react to the horrified expressions on everyone's face, "Donna Noble has left the library. Donna Noble has been saved." That couldn't be. Not Donna. The Doctor breathed "Donna." The node merely repeated that Donna had left the library and was saved. He took a step back, his fists clenching at his sides. River stared at him, concerned of his reaction. What was he going to do? "Kaylie." It came out flatter than he intended, causing her to flinch guiltily before glancing up at him. "Yes, Doctor?" It took several seconds for him to calm down enough to gently place a hand on her shoulder. They locked gazes before Proper Dave spoke, catching their attention. "Hey, who turned out the lights?" He questioned. The brunette's eyes widened. "Oh no. Doctor, River. He's-" She was interrupted by Proper Dave repeating his question. River immediately took control of the situation.
"Doctor, we have to go. Now!" She insisted. Snapping back to reality, he nodded. The group ran from the node and Proper Dave, determined to escape when all of the sudden the shadows began cornering them. "What are we going to do, Doctor?" questioned a slightly afraid River. He didn't answer. The Doctor squeezed Kaylie's hand tightly as they exchanged glances. "Doctor!" snapped River. They could still hear the node saying Donna had left and Proper Dave asking who turned out the lights. A whimper broke free from Kaylie. Of all enemies, she was most scared of the Vashta Nerada. Hopefully, things would go exactly the way she knew it should. Hopefully.
Well! That certainly was a cliffhanger which I apologize for. I might do a future one-shot that continues where this left off. We'll see. Thank you guys so much for even reading this and please let me know how I'm doing so far! Give me suggestions for the future of Kaylie or even future one-shot ideas! Oh! Just thought I should let you know that I don't think I'll be doing any Classic Who other than the Night of the Doctor (if that counts). I don't know Classic very well which I apologize for those wanting some of that. :/ In other news, I certainly do plan on doing The Day of the Doctor as a one-shot (or possible multi-chapter thing) but that's far off into the future. I want to get some one-shots up and going before I do that. ^^