Stargirl//TWD

10

" who's the spooky doctor," was the only thing said, which was obviously said by Klaus and his quick tongue

" shh," hissed Glenn, elbowing him

" I will not be silenced," growled Klaus

" you will if he shoots you," mumbled Rory before her father silenced them all, the whole group including the 'creepy doctor,' could hear what the three friends thought was a quiet conversation.

"Why are you here, what do you want?" asked the Doctor

"a chance," said Rick simply

"that's asking an awful lot these days,"

" I know," answered her father

"you all submit to a blood test, that's the price of admission," he said sternly, those words alone made Rory breathe in a breath of fresh, sweet air, air she hadn't had in a while.

" you got stuff to bring in you do it now, once this door closes it stays closed," he said pointing at the door

if only they listened more closely.

-

the group was all squeezed into a small elevator, Rory stood next to Bellamy and Shane, to say she felt short and intimidated was an understatement, it was weird to hear the soft hum of machinery after she had been kept from it for so long, just being in a room illuminated by light felt like a privilege.

"doctors always go around packing heat like that?" asked Daryl cutting through the silence by asking the doctor they now knew as Jenner a question.

"there were plenty left lying around, I familiarised myself, but you look harmless enough," he said looking at Daryl, Rory raised her eyebrows in question 'he does?' she thought to herself doubtfully

"except you two, I'll have to keep my eyes on you boys," he said looking down at Carl and Finnick, Finnick grinned widely before turning to his mother, a mysterious glint in his eye, Rory just winked at her son, a smile replicating his on her face.

they had finally piled out of the elevator and walked down a lit-up hallway, it was air condition which felt like a blessing on Rory's hot skin,

"Are we underground?" asked Carol

"Are you claustrophobic?" he asked quickly, not answering her question

" a little," she answered timidly

"try not to think about it then,"

"Great advice Doc," muttered Bellamy, Rory looked back at him and grinned, an action she hadn't even thought about doing, it came naturally, and she had almost forgotten how much the man angered her.

"VI, bring up the lights in the big room," he called out, soon, all the lights in the room turned on, an electronic hum filling the air.

"Welcome to zone 5"

the first thing Aurora noticed was the lack of other life in the room, not a soul, apart from the ones she had already met, it was completely empty

"Where is everyone, all the other Doctors, the staff?" Rory asked, the doctor looked at her for a moment, a clouded sadness in his eyes.

"I'm it. it's just me here." he said sadly

"What about that person you were talking to, VI?" blurted out Lori

"Vi, say hello to our guests. he began, speaking into the air and looking at nobody, everyone was confused, looking around. "tell them, welcome," he said, now staring straight at Rick