The Hunters and The Hunted

Chapter Six: "Are You Even A Doctor?"

My bright colored converse tap the stairs as Sherlock and John follow behind me. I lead them out to the field, to the place where I slammed the window shut.

"Why are we out here?" John says looking back towards the house. I bend down and run my hand across the untouched snow.

"Because I closed a window. Right here."

"Sorry?" John looks at me now.

"I was standing here, and my window was open. I waved my hand down, and the window slammed shut. Explain." I push my hand deeper into the snow.

"Erm...I uh...I honestly don't know how." Sherlock mutters looking from me to the window.

"We are half a mile away from that house!! How could you have shut the window!?" Johns expression is set on stunned.

"That's one of the reasons I needed you guys."

"And the other?" Sherlock says thoughtfully

"Rainy is going to die. I saw it in when I was in...I guess you could call it a coma... But Ortho, the leader of The Union, said that my dreams will become real. That Rainy will die, and he'll be the one to kill him."

"Why did you come to me! You don't need me!! This is a problem for the Doctor!!" Sherlock starts walking back towards the house with John, leaving me kneeling in the snow.

I look out to where the snow has been untouched... Still smooth and white and peaceful. A sudden breeze blows my hair into my face, and then...I hear it. The most recognizable sound in the world. The sound of a TARDIS. I stand up and turn around to see the Police Box materializing in front of me. The door creaks open, and the Doctor sticks his head out of the door.

"Hello!" He says, straitening his bow tie. "Love what you've done with the hair by the way." His floppy hair hangs down to one side and he grins at me.

"Krystal Shiner! The Half God!! It's good to see ya!" He pulls me into his arms and it's then that I realize how cold I am.

"Doctor? Do you think we could go inside? It's a bit cold!" I say looking up at him. He pulls me inside the TARDIS and the warm air circles around me. I rub away my goosebumps.

"So you heard Sherlock then?" I say

"Of course I did! Though V managed to get through to me faster..." He flips some switches and pushes some buttons then looks at me.

"You can't stop his death, Krystal. It's not possible. Its a fixed point in time."

"Time can be rewritten! You said it yourself."

"Yes yes I know I did but this I can't rewrite! You saw it in a dream correct?" I nod. "I can't Krystal....I'm sorry....I truly am. I wish I could help you..."

"Doctor!!" I stare at him, pleading. " you can though. I've seen it happen. With River reworks the spacesuit on the beach and Rory erasing 30 years of Amy's life in that hospital!"

He looks at the ground and sighs. "I can try. I'm not making any promises! But I'll try..."

I run over and hug him tightly.

"Krystal Shiner, the girl who doesn't give up." He mumbles into my hair.

Back at the house, I sit on the doctors bed while he paces the room.

"I can't believe you're making me do this...." A knock at the door startles us and V walks in.

"Hello Doctor!"

"Hello Vera!!!" He says he hugs her and she stands there. "Oh right... You don't do the "touching other people thing. Anyway!! Back to what we were doing! How to save Rainy from certain death!"

"Did someone say death? Where??" Sherlocks head peeks out from behind the door. He walks in followed by John -of course-. John marvels at the room. "It's...it's bigger.... How's that even possible...are you even a doctor??"

The Doctor smiles. " I love when people say that! It's Timelord technology by the way!"

"So's anyone got a plan??" V says, climbing into a cot that is hanging from the ceiling.

The doctor: nope!

Sherlock: 7 so far....

John: ah no..

The say all at the same time. I just shake my head.

This is gonna take awhile......