Silence Will Fall When the Question is Asked

Part Eleven: The Escape

"Where are we going?!" I screamed as the Doctor and I ran out of the control room.

"Back to the TARDIS. We need to get out of here!" He yelled back to me, using the sonic screwdriver on a door blocking our way. It quickly opened and we ran through the doorway, escaping as the sound of metal, heavy footsteps filled the hall behind us.

I finally stopped as we arrived at yet another doorway. I was exhausted.

"Keep going," I panted, placing my hands on my knees as I inhaled air harder than ever. We had been running for so far! "I'll catch up with you."

He immediately looked back at me like I was crazy. "I can't leave you! Where will you go?"

I shrugged, still panting hard. I stood up straight. "I don't know. I just can't go anymore."

He gripped my arm tightly and looked straight into my eyes. "No."

I breathed heavily out of my nose, frustrated. I was not an athletic person! Couldn't he see I was exhausted and needed time to rest?!

Suddenly an idea popped in my head, and I grinned evilly.

Why not make this fun?

I wrangled my arm free from his grasp and quickly stole the sonic screwdriver from his hand.

He grinned at me, knowing my intentions. "Oh you little rascal, give it back..."

I laughed as I ran through the doorway. This was totally our new thing...

I ran as fast as I could, though I was still happy to hear his footsteps behind me. I didn't need to end up alone.

I stopped suddenly. His body crashed into mine from behind, sending both of us to the ground. I let out a small yelp as my face smashed into the cold concrete. Ouch, that hurt.

He rolled off from on top of me, groaning.

"Why did you stop?!" He almost screamed at me.

"I didn't know where to go!" I yelled back. Sheesh, I didn't know everything!

I stood up, rubbing my bruising cheek. With a reluctant sigh, I offered him my hand. Without a word, he accepted my hand and helped himself up.

He stood up and brushed himself off, towering over me. I gulped. Gosh, this guy was tall.

He looked down at me. "Where is the TARDIS?"

"How should I know?!"

"How could you not know?!" He yelled. I cringed, letting a small whimper escape through my lips.

"It's your spaceship!" I whimpered, straightening up a bit. "How am I supposed to know where it is?"

He sighed, backing up from me and running one hand through his hair. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scream. I'm just going a bit mad with all this."

I cocked my head. "Mad? What...what does that mean?"

He laughed, shaking his head slightly. "Never mind," he said, and grabbed my hand. "Come along-"

He stopped suddenly, looking of down one of the hallways behind me that we were stopped at.

"...Ponds..." He breathed, looking like he had just laid eyes on the most beautiful person that could have ever came into existence.

Of course, being curious, I turned around, laying my eyes on two distant figures, one man and one woman. I gasped, realizing what was at their side.

The TARDIS.

Immediately, I took off towards them, anger surging once again through my veins. There was NO way I was going to let these guys take the TARDIS.