The War Planet

The Doctor

My friends, Aleera's team, and I arrived in Sector 16 to find it overrun with daleks and cybermen. Sam managed to lead us through back hallways that were empty and into a room fitted with a two-way mirror. Nothing could have prepared us for what we saw.

Aleera arrived on the teleport pad moments after we got there. She began prepping an escape pod, and packing a bag that looked suspiciously like one that Amy had gotten on her 18th birthday from her mother.

A few minutes later Kira walked in, carrying a little girl, whom she laid in one of the chairs. "Is it ready?" Kira asked Aleera. "Almost. We have a ten minute window when we launch the pod," Aleera replied. Kira nodded. "Good. At least once she's safe we'll be able to get rid of those daleks and cybermen," she said dully.

From the chair came a little voice. "Mama?" the girl asked. With a sad smile, Kira walked over and picked the girl up, taking her to the escape pod and sitting her inside. "Mama, what are you doing?" the girl asked. Her big brown eyes were the exact shade of her hair. Even through the mirror I could see that. Kneeling in front of the girl, Kira smiled. "What's a mama's most important job?" she asked. "To protect her baby," the girl replied solemnly. She could speak extraordinarily well for a toddler. Kira's smile got even sadder. "That's right. Just know that no matter what happens, Mama is doing her job," Kira tells the girl. "Okay," she replies. "Good girl," Kira says, handing the girl a pocket watch with circular Gallifreyan engraved on the top. Aleera was silently finishing packing the bag. Kira opened the watch in front of the girl and she was surrounded by a golden light that was similar to regeneration energy. When the light went back into the watch the girl fell asleep again. Kira closed the watch and silently put it in the bag. Aleera put the bag in the pod and sealed it before pressing the launch button and sending her into space.

"You did the right thing," Aleera said softly. "I know. Doesn't stop it from hurting any less," Kira replied bluntly. Then she pulled out two more watches and handed one to Aleera.

"Ready?" Kira asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be, sissy," Aleera replied. While this was going on, however, Sam interrupted. "What the hell was that?" he hissed. "It's a fob watch. It's the only thing that will hold a Time Lord's memories," I reply quietly, keeping my voice down so the girls in the other room don't hear.

"So they just took that little girl's memories?" Sam asks. I nod. "Yes. The question is why," I reply. Sam nods. "Let's find out then," he mutters before brusquely opening the door into the room just as Kira and Aleera opened their watches.