Dom
I woke up feeling incredibly cold but I felt a warm blanket on top of me. Maybe someone slipped something in my drink and all of what happened was some dream. I opened my eyes to a bright white room and I was laying on what looked felt like a really cheap motel bed. I saw medical supplies, a heart rate monitor, and other hospital items. Must have been one hell of a night. The door opened and a man in a brown suit walked in.
"Oh good you're awake!"
"What happened?"
"You were drowning, got you out before something happened."
"So, I'm in a hospital? Did the water go down? How long have I been asleep?"
"The water levels still haven't gone down, you've been asleep for about six hours. You're not in a hospital, you're on my ship. My space ship."
I stared at this man for any signs that he was lying, but he kept a straight face.
"S-so you're an alien? Like a real proper alien?" I asked
"Yep, but I won't hurt you. I'm The Doctor, and you are?"
"Dom Howard, can you take me home? Or at least to my friends? They were taken to some base or something."
"Of course. Are you okay to walk?"
"I think I am."
"Wonderful! Meet me in the console room, the TARDIS will show you the way."
The Doctor left and I slowly got out of bed. My clothes were dry now, well with the exception of a few still damp spots like my back. I slipped my shoes and socks back on and laughed a little at my socks. Matt got them for me for some unknown reason, but it made me miss him. And Chris, and Tom, and Macy. I've only been gone for a few hours but it feels like months. And I've only known Macy for a few hours, why do I miss someone I barely know?
Just like this Doctor said, his ship showed me where to go to find the console room.
"Dominic Howard. Drummer for the band Muse, best friends with Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme, and Thomas Kirk!"
"Sorry? How do you know that?"
"Looked you up. But I also know you became acquainted with a young lady named Macy. Do you know if she has a screwdriver like this only with an orange tip?" He held up one that looks like hers, only his has blue.
"Yeah. How do you know that?"
"I gave it to her. Make sure she has it, and keeps it close. It can save a life."
"Uh, sure."
"Brilliant, hold on to something!" The Doctor flipped some switches and stopped on one, "Allons-y!" The ship started to shake and I held on to the console for dear life. A big thump hit and everything stopped.
"Here we are then. Earth. Looks like we're in Teignmouth, this is where I traced your friends to be."
Why are they in Teignmouth? Is this where the ship brought them?
"Thank you," I went to the doors and noticed they were two ordinary wooden doors. I opened them and stepped onto sand. The door closed and I heard engines whirring. I turned around and saw a police box starting to fade away, was that his ship? I watched it disappear and I stood there amazed, then I noticed something else. I'm standing on sand. Wasn't the earth flooded?
This looks like a beach! It looks like the beach I would relax on in my teen years with Matt and Chris. I looked around at my surroundings, this looks EXACTLY like the beach we would hang out on. Only thing is there's a huge wall of metal and wood built around what I think are homes.
I saw a body laying half in the water and half on land and went to see if they're alive. The body was wearing torn black clothes and covered in gashes. I knew they're probably dead so I started walking away, but felt a hand on my leg.
"Fresh. Meat." The once dead body hissed
"Help!" I screamed and pulled my leg out of his grasp and began running. He got up and chased after me shouting the same two words. I ran off the beach and toward the wall, maybe there are non crazy people inside who will help.
"Help me! Please help me!" I continued to shout and hit the wall. He tackled me to the ground and was on top of me. His teeth went sharp and I knew I was dead. The sound of gunshots filled the air and the man fell to the ground, dead for sure this time.
I scrambled to my feet and backed away. I turned to see four people in black army suits and helmets carrying guns.
"Oh my god, thank you. Thank you so much," I smiled gratefully at my saviors.
"Dom?" One took off their helmet and revealed Chris
"Chris?"
"Oh my-get him inside. Now! That's an order!"
Order? Did Chris just give an order like he's a commander? What the hell happened? I've been gone for six hours! The other three men escorted me inside the walls with Chris behind us, probably checking for more of whatever the hell that was that attacked me.
"Take him to high command," Chris said
"Wait, Chris! Where's Matt? Where is everyone else?"
"Questions later," he isn't even looking at me. What did I do?
"Aye sir!" The three sounded off. Aye sir? What the actual fuck is going on?
I looked around at where I was and I recognized it to be where all of my greatest memories came from, Teignmouth. But this Teignmouth was disheveled and looked like it came from a post apocalyptic movie. I was brought to what was once our school, and taken inside. There were tons of soldiers nursing wounds and sleeping on crappy looking beds inside.
"Dom?" I turned my head to my left and saw Matt sitting up on a bed with what appeared to be a child sleeping next to him, wearing the same army suit as all the others in here.
"Matt!" He took out a pistol and aimed it at me. What the hell?
"You taking him to high command?"
"Aye sir!"
"Good. Carry on." Matt lowered his pistol and the three pushed me forward.
"Matt! What the hell is going on? What's going on!" Matt didn't answer me, he laid back down on his mattress and covered his eyes with his arm. I kept yelling for him until I was pushed into a room with an old torn sheet for a door.
"Ma'am we found him outside the walls. Sergeant Wolstenholme told us to bring him here."
Sergeant Wolstenholme? I looked up from the floor to see I was in the old music room and someone I missed dearly wearing the same as everyone else.
"Thank you, Private Nichols. You're all dismissed, get your night meal and turn in for the night."
"Aye ma'am!"
"Macy?" I stood from the floor
"Dom? Oh my god, we thought you were dead!"
"Dead? Why would I be dead? We just left the office a few hours ago! What's going on? Why are we in Teignmouth?"
"Dom, that was six years ago."
