Chapter 8

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"Come on Frank... pleaase don't burn to death" murmured Gerard as him and the others hurried him down to the quiet riverside.

They got there and huddled under a bridge as the muddy water lapped at their ankles. It looked a slimy black colour and Ray looked uncertain on whether it was alright to drink.

"We have to, it's our only hope" said Mikey as if reading Ray's mind.

"Let's get you some water" said Gerard, guiding Frank into the river.

"Aah, Ge- Gerard please.. it hurts" whimpered Frank, clutching onto Gerard's arm as steam arose from his legs.

"Ow ow ow ow" breathed Gerard, wincing under Frank's touch, he could feel the water warming up around him.

"Ray!" Called Gerard softly "pass your water bottle!"

Ray chucked over a crinkled, empty, plastic bottle he had been carrying in his pocket. Gerard began to fill it up from the dirty river.

"No!" Snarled Frank, his eyes blazing with flames and smoke rising from his head.

"Please!" Cried Gerard "You have to drink it!"

"It's too late" He coughed from inside the fire, his voice sounding empty and far away "it's consumed me!"

"No!" Yelled Mikey and Ray.

"Frank! Drink it!" Demanded Gerard, forcing the water down Franks throat, his eyes were red from the smoke and his hands burnt from his skin.

An eerie whistling sounds came from Franks head, like a kettle that had over boiled, but the tune was familiar.

"He sounds like the leerie!" Mikey shrieked from the shore, clutching onto Ray.

Gerard filled up more water and chucked it into Frank.

"Aaugh" Frank shouted in distress, lashing out his flames doused. The whistling didn't stop.

"He needs more water! More water Gerard!" Yelled Ray

Gerard filled up more water, and more, and more, each time he emptied into Frank his flames got less intense.

But each time the fire came back.

"It's not working" coughed Gerard in desperation, tears forming in his eyes from the smoke.

"Don't give up, never give up Gerard!" Said a familiar voice.

Gerard turned around, in suprise and just about made out the the sillohette of the time lord in the Smokey darkness.

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