The Next Generation

The Next Generation Part 3

I looked at the Doctor who banged his head on the console, sending us all into snickers. Ozzy went to the door, and opened it. "In here, ladies!" He stepped aside, and in walked who I'm guessing was Myrith. She had mainly human features, except for her eyes, which had no pupils, and were both a bright yellow color. She also had four small horns, two on top her forehead, two on the back of her head. She had black hair, in a pixie cut, and wore a large yellow tunic over her paladin armor, tied at the waist, probably cause it was about three sizes too big. She had a large stature, muscle-bound, but also well-fed. She looked around, and cried, "It's smaller on the outside!" I pointed at her, and yelled, "Thank you!" "That's not how it works!" the Doctor whined. 

Behind Myrith walked in a lady that radiated royalty. She was tall, had long white hair, wearing an ankle-length purple dress, and had the same blue marks on her cheekbones as Coran and Sybil. "Ah, Queen Allura, I assume?" the Doctor said, grinning. Allura smiled in return. Sybil approached Allura, who opened her arms to hug her daughter. "Hello, darling," she cooed. Sybil hugged her mom tightly, and gave a happy smile. 

Allura released Sybil, and...bowed? To the Doctor. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Doctor. I've heard many legends about you and your box," she said. The Doctor bowed in return, saying, "The pleasure's mine, your Highness." They both stood up straight, and Allura got a good look around.

"I've always wanted to see a TARDIS. My father talked about them a lot. How he always wanted to harness the technology. I'm almost glad he didn't," she said, clasping her hands together. "Why's that, Allura?" Coran asked. "Oh, I don't know," she sighed, "It's nice to be surprised sometimes. Keeps things interesting." 

Myrith hadn't taken her eyes off the console since she walked in. "Amazing," she whispered, trying to pet the console. The Doctor swatted her hand. "No touchy!" "Myrith's our engineer," Sybil said, patting Myrith on the back, "She's good at it. Scary good." Myrith got on her stomach and hung over the edge of the catwalk to gaze at the engine. "My dad taught me everything I know. Whoa, triple-carburetor engine! And double-actoid converters. What on earth powers this beautiful machine?" she exclaimed excitedly. Illias and Baz dragged her back to her feet as the Doctor said, "Well, the TARDIS is a machine, but initially, it is a living thing. Some call it a soul. She powers everything."

"Incredible," Allura breathed, touched the cylinder at the center of the console. Suddenly, the spot where her hand was glowed a golden light. "He calls you what?" Allura gasped, "'Sexy?' And you like that?" "Who's she talking to?" I asked Doctor, who was now transfixed on Allura. He approached her, as she took her hand off. "You can talk to her?" he half-whispered. She looked at him, and smiled. "I can communicate with many entities. As long as they're alive." She looked back at the console cylinder. "She likes you. Thinks you're quirky," she chuckled. 

"Oh yeah, one time we were an Oskarion moon, and she healed all the vegetation that had been burned by the Galra," Ozzy exclaimed, "Yeah, the moon inhabitants had been enslaved by the Galra..." He gave a detailed account of this story, complete with explosion sounds and Galra voices, but I couldn't take my eyes off the Doctor. He looked sad, no, forlorn. He placed a hand on the cylinder where Allura had touched, which I'm guessing is what housed the TARDIS power source. He looked like he longed to be able to talk to the entity, like Allura could. 

"So," Myrith began, "Where are we going?" Illias pulled out the screen that showed the scans from the TARDIS. "The Doctor suggested that areas of high energy could possibly be where all the missing people have gone to," Illias explained, "And right now the areas with the largest signatures are here," he pointed to the one on top left side of the screen, "And here," he pointed to the one on the other side of the screen. 

"Opposite ends of the city," Allura observed. "Baz suggested splitting up, to cover both spots," I said, before remembering I hadn't introduced myself, "Oh, erm, Rose Holmes, your Majesty." I bowed awkwardly. I elbowed Izzy, and he obliged. "And I'm Hamish Watson, your Highness," he said, also bowing. She smiled, and replied, "Pleasure to meet you both, I'm Queen Allura, but just Allura will do. Are you two human?" I nodded. "And what are you doing with the Doctor?" she asked.