Tales of a Time Lady (A Doctor Who Fanfiction)

4: Chapter 1: An Old 'Friend'

Axe had been looking for Lady for about an hour now. The TARDIS itself was a labyrinth, the only way for Axe not to get completely lost was remembering how many rights and lefts he had taken from the console. It wasn't anything complicated, he just was able to remember.

He had taken a step into his 3rd unfamiliar corridor when Lady bolted out of a room, quickly closed the door shut and smiled.

"Hey, Axe. Whatcha doing?" She clearly did not address where she had been.

"Well, had a nap. That was two hours ago. Been looking for you ever since. Where were you?"

"TARDIS stuff. Time Lady stuff. Anyway…" She drew out the word and walked towards him. "This is unfamiliar turf. How did you not get lost?" Axe shrugged.

"Only 6 rights and 4 lefts from the console." Lady was surprised.

"Wow. Again, some memory you have. I was just fixing up the TARDIS' energy source, see if any damage occurred from those Assassins."

"Boy, wasn't that a crazy adventure." Axe smiled and they walked back to the console.

"I know. And I promised nothing that wanted to kill us."

"Lady, I think that promise is never going to be made if I hang out with you." Lady laughed.

"True, but please know I'm not going out of my way to kill you." They both laughed and Scraps arrived from nothing and jumped onto Lady's back. She climbed up her torso and sat on her shoulder. Lady was nearly knocked over. "Oi, fat cat! Tell me when you decide to project yourself onto me!" Scrap twitched her nose and meowed. Lady smiled and picked her off her shoulder, and snuggled her in her arms. "Can't stay mad at you."

"She'll do that." Axe laughed. "She'd eat all your food, but one look from those Bambi eyes-" Axe clapped his hands. "Goner."

All the lighting in the TARDIS suddenly powered out. Scraps leapt out of Lady arms and she screeched in fear. Lady grabbed Axe hand and fumbled around the console. The TARDIS jolted and knocked Lady and Axe to the ground. Lady had found the switch and flicked it. Nothing happened.

"Really, are you serious?" Axe groaned. "The amount of times that I have nearly cracked my head open in this machine. This is more deadly than anything outside that door!" Lady sighed and scratched her chin. Because there was no outside light, the TARDIS remained pitch black. Their eyes were not adjusting. Lady rumbled through her pockets and found her army knife. She switched to torch setting and found Axe crouching in the dark.

"Come on, couch is this way." She led him and then turned to the console. Finding nothing, she crouched down and looked underneath. In the heart of the spine, barely visible from the cords and cables that surrounded it, was a faint white light. It glowed, then dimmed, and repeated. Lady smiled and moved the cords, sticking her upper body inside. "Aha!"

"Found anything?" Lady hummed while fiddling with the spine.

"Almost. You know that the TARDIS is seriously old right?"

"How old?"

"Well, I'm over 900 years old." Axe nearly choked. "Hey. And this TARDIS has been in my family for centuries. As you can tell" a crackle and fizz was heard then the light returned, almost blinding Axe, "he is not what he use to be." The TARDIS groaned. "Okay, close! You are brilliant for your age." Lady pulled herself out and rolled her shoulders and neck. "That will do."

"Was to just a loose connection?" Lady shook her head.

"No, it was just a little blackout. The TARDIS must be focusing its energy to another part of the ship, so the light would come off."