Girl of the Century (A Doctor Who Fanfiction)

Chapter 4; A Girl Remembered

River Song didn't leave after my birthday like I thought she would. At first, I thought it was because she didn't want me to be lonely. It wasn't until later on that I realized that she was the one that didn't want to be alone.

She stayed in a hotel across town and would visit me on Saturday's, talking like I used to with the Doctor. She told me of her adventures, her romances, the people she had met and the people she wanted to see. I told her all about wanting to be a writer when I left school and how I wanted to marry an adventurer and have ten kids. Most people said I was crazy when I told them my plan, but River always encouraged it.

River stayed for a month, but soon she had to leave for some reason, something having to do with the police. Our goodbyes were quick and our promises to see each other again were true, and soon, I was back by myself at school.

Two years went by and I had yet to see the Doctor. He never returned for my seventeenth birthday although River managed to show up. Soon, I was able to accept that he was never going to see me again. And as much as I hated it, I felt more sorry for him than I did River and I combined. At least we had each other, but the Doctor had no one.

There I accepted and finalized that I would never see my Doctor again.

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I awoke to a loud explosion.

"Annabeth?" I said suddenly, popping up in my bed. However, Annabeth was already up, staring out the window.

"Perdita?" she asked nervously, a trembling hand pointing outside. I knew there was trouble, because Annabeth only called me by my first name when she was worried.

I sprung out of bed to the window and looked through. Below our dormitory was a field of Cybermen, making their way to the entrance.

"Go get Miss Evelyn." I called, terrified at the silver men.

Annabeth stood there, terrified in the place her feet were. I grabbed her by her shoulders. "Annabeth!" she snapped out of it, and looked me in the eyes. "Go get Miss Evelyn."

Annabeth quickly nodded her head, and was out in a flash. Before a minute too soon, she returned with our teacher, who grew quickly worried.

"What are those?" she asked, peering out of the window.

"I don't know." I lied, knowing they wouldn't believe me anyway. "But they look dangerous."

Her eyes widened. "We must get the other girls to hide." As she began to leave, I grabbed her hand.

"Shouldn't we fight back?" I asked seriously.

"We don't have any power against those things." she replied. "Miss Perdita, we only have the option to hide."

However, I couldn't let it go. "Miss Evelyn, we can-"

"Perdita don't be foolish," she yelled, raising her voice to me for the first time. "Get your things and let's go!" She ran out with Annabeth and slammed the door behind her.

I stood there. I know I was acting insane for suggesting that we could fight back. Yet, as I knew how unreasonable that was, I felt as if we could really do something.

I stared out of the window, watching the Cybermen walk through the field. Terrified, and without the help of anybody, I felt as if there was nothing I could do.

"Doctor," I whispered, closing my eyes, "Doctor, if you're still alive, please help us. For so long I could do without you. For so long I know that I didn't need you. But just as I was when I was six years old, I need you now more than ever. Please help us."