The Bizarre Adventures of Doctor Who

Born From A Wish Pt. 5

Lured by a force, Nikita led her group on paths that she never took before, avoided primary because they're isolated, remote, a sign of trouble, but she felt the compulsion to follow them.

The change's enough that Theodore tried to reach out to Al for guidance, but he can't even do that, it felt like there's a block in his head, something keeping him from reaching out to anyone except Lila.

The zone doesn't want him reaching out to Al, for why that is, Theodore doesn't know for sure, though it's not because it's rude like he's on his mobile.

It's frightening, that not only is the zone capable of manipulating plains of existence thought unknown to man, creating unfounded creatures from those trapped, it's capable of suppressing his telepathy and prodding Nikita in doing things she wouldn't normally done under normal circumstances.

Whether it's capable of sentience, Theodore isn't sure, though the idea's frightening of itself, that Nikita's right to treat the zone with the respect she gives, and he wished he could apologize for giving her such a fright by throwing his voice, though he doubted she'd believe him anyway.

At the mercy of the zone, they must follow Nikita, knowing that if they go off the designated paths, if they so much as do something untoward, the zone will kill them without hesitation.

What it wants from Nikita, it's hard to say, but the zone listened to them from the moment they entered, it has listened for years before any of them entered, it knows what Nikita's thinking and eavesdropped for years, it's a matter of if it'll let her leave at the end of this.

Like Nikita says, the zone gives, but she takes.

"Where are we going?" V called out to Nikita as she led them through uneven terrain, camouflaged by the tall weeds that went up to her waist.

Nikita couldn't tell her if she wanted, she felt the compulsion, nothing more, and she kept leading them.

In her head, Nikita hears the woman beckoning her, her legs having minds of their own, she's unable to move on her own, and she couldn't say anything to the group.

This continued well until they reached a massive waterfall, with water rushing from the mouth onto the rocks below, Theodore and Lila noticed that the waterfall didn't create the atypical effects one expected seeing a waterfall.

No foamy white waters stirred by the rapids, nothing exactly like a waterfall normally had, the water came crash down, no rippling disturbances as it fed into the river.

For a moment, Nikita regained the use of her legs and she's able to speak, the woman gone from her mind, dazed, she blinked several times, before she realizes they're at the waterfall.

She'd never gone here on her tours, due to the treacherous waters, the power of the zone turned water on its head, making it dangerous to anyone foolish enough to interact with it.

Why the zone compelled her to come here, of all places, she doesn't understand, but the zone brought her here for a reason, and like a good guest, she's forced to follow the zone's silent commands.

"What's with the waterfall?" Lila asked about the unusual qualities of the waterfall, with water so transparent, it looked more like a sheet of plastic wrap pulled down without crumpling, despite the rapid waters.

Theodore stared into the river beside them, seeing everything including the aquatic plant life that made their homes in the riverbeds.

Shrugging his wide shoulders, Theodore responded he didn't have any idea on the subject, but thankfully Nikita did, as she showed them.