The Doctor Who Drabble Files

by badly-knitted

My third drabble collection, this will be mainly drabbles written for the dw100 community, although there may be others inspired by other challenges. Characters and ratings will vary, both canon and non-canon can be expected, and suggestions are welcome.

709. Flooded

Title: Flooded

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Twelfth Doctor, Bill.

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 641: Submerged at dw100.

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: If humans don't act, earth could share this distant planet's fate.

Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, or the characters.

.

OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO

.

"This world was a lot like earth a few millennia ago," the Doctor told Bill as they stood atop a high ridge dotted with stunted trees, looking out across a vast expanse of water. "Now all the cities and the rich farmland are gone. The survivors live in scattered settlements, trying to farm the uplands. It's a hard life."

"What happened?"

"It's a familiar story. Pollution and carelessness altered the planet's climate, the icecaps melted, and the lowlands flooded. The cities still exist, beneath the water; an entire civilisation is now home to fish. The same could happen on earth."

.

The End