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“Wow, that is beautiful. That’s not my nebula though,” Rose declared when she opened the Tardis doors and was greeted with an expansive array of alien flowers.
“What,” the Doctor peeked out the doors and saw the field of flowers. “Close enough.”
Ella followed them out and took a quick look around, “how is this close enough?”
“It’s in the same galaxy!” the Doctor shouted as he had already started to wander off and look for a patch of dirt so he could figure out where they were. Ella turned and made sure the Tardis doors were closed and locked before she grabbed Rose and dragged her along too. They may not have ended up were they wanted to, but Ella always enjoyed plants, well, the plants that won’t eat me.
“Know where we are yet,” Ella wondered when they got close enough that they didn’t have to shout to be heard.
“… I think Olara 2. The Ostrans live here, a kind people, really tall and red. Sometimes they’re green but don’t mention that. They don’t see colors. Well, they can just not like you do.” The Doctor started walking for what looked like civilization to the left of the huge field of flowers. While Ella walked, she picked a blue flower and brought it up to her face to smell it, the Doctor burst into her view and yanked the flower away.
“Okay. Rude, what was that for?”
“That species of flowering plant is completely littered with a psychedelic that would destroy your tiny human mind.” When the Doctor continued walking toward the town where it sounded like a party had begun to kick up. Rose didn’t miss the look on Ella’s face and before she could turn back to the patch of flowers, she grabbed her hand again.
“No, you don’t. Let’s at least check out this party before you go ‘destroying your tiny human mind’ … although he probably should have made it sound less fun.” Rose laughed at his choice of words. Ella pouted but let her best friend drag her away and tried to memorize how the flower looked for later. They were greeted in the village by smiles and crowns made by another species of flowers. Rose and Ella walked around trying out food from local vendors while the Doctor was trying to figure what they were celebrating.
“So, it turns out their plants are the source of income for the entire planet. It’s harvest season and every year they have a celebration called Oranus, they just sold tons of product to their main buyer. See that smoke?” he pointed beyond the village and sure enough there was smoke rising, he led them towards the outskirts of the village and in the center of a huge valley was a factory producing the smoke. “Translation isn’t exact, but I think they turn most of their flowers into some form liquid that is used as a type of anesthetic, most hospitals in this system pay a fortune for it.”
After his explanation for the party he led them back to the town square where some locals went into their homes and brought out some handheld devices that turned out to be musical instruments. Ella walked over to a vendor who looked to be selling drinks, “hi, can I get three?”
The giant man made some gesture that Ella assumed to be yes and handed over three ‘small cups’ she gave him her credit stick, but he politely refused. “During Oranus everything is free,” Ella smiled up at him as he said something else that didn’t quite translate, and she hoped it wasn’t too important.
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Earth Grazer || Doctor Who
Fanfiction"What do you want, Ella?" "Earlier, you said you don't have someone. Let me be your someone ... Besides without Ro and I, you'd be dead." In which a semi smart, kind of sassy woman travels with a stranger through time and space. Contains strong lang...
