Doctor Who Oneshots and Prompts

Comment Challenge 5

After a while, Space cities don't seem too different than Earth's. There was no time to stop because of the crowds (no big surprise there), so in the midst of all the activities, I asked the Doctor about the city.

"A space program found this planet. Actually, it would happen in the near future for you," she explained. "People also found a way to manipulate lifespans and genetics, because of the very advanced technology those already living here came up with. The atmosphere was very similar, but a lot of testing on many species here has affected how they live, and even mutated the species."

"That's horrible." My eyes widened. "This planet made its name in mutation experiments?"

The Doctor sighed. "Unfortunately, yes. It's been going on for a while at this-"

She was cut off by a bark, and we turned around to see what looked like a small dog.

"Awww! It's a doggo," I basically squealed, bending down. "Oh my goodness, they're so precious!"
I looked back at the Doctor. She looked at the dog with a worried expression.

"Chloe..."
"What?"
"Move away from the dog and look at their eyes."

I turned back to the dog, looking right at their face. That's when I noticed their eyes. The pupils had skits and the irises were a yellow-green color. I jumped back and screamed, but the dog barked angrily and jumped up, just managing to bite my wrist. The Doctor pulled me behind her, and took out her sonic screwdriver to scan the dog as they ran away.

"This isn't good," she mumbled, looking at me.

"Why?! What happened?"

"Well..." The Doctor paused. "That dog was one of the subjects of those experiments. They were bred and mutated with artificially added snake venom. That explains the eyes. But because of that bite, the venom is inside of you now."

"What?!" I literally shouted. "Some mutated snake-dog might kill me?! Is there anything you can do?!" I was almost begging the Doctor at this point.

"There's antivenom in one room of the TARDIS," she said, "I promise I'll get it to you as soon as we get back."

"Right..." I nodded, starting to feel lightheaded. "Not the Venom I'd like to have in me..." For a second, barking, followed by screaming filled me with the impulse to run, and I did, forgetting about the venom. The Doctor ran after me, trying to get me to stop. The energy didn't last, though. I fell to the ground, seeing a citizen, trying to run away from that same dog.

The Doctor reached me and helped me up. "What were you thinking, Chloe? You shouldn't have ran!" I jerked my head towards the dog. "Oh..." she nodded.

"Doctor...we need to do something..." I said quietly. "Even if we get the antivenom now, the dog will still be there..."

The Doctor gave me a look. "Are you really sure you want to put it off? That's not a good idea."
I nodded. "There's still time, right?"
"Twenty-five minutes."
"Great." I mumbled. "So what are we going to do?"
"We need to get the dog somewhere away from here. Someplace where it can't hurt anyone."

I tried to look around. "Is there a place like that here?"
The Doctor sighed. "Well, only the labs, but that might not be the best place for the dog."
"Maybe there's a place that nobody really goes, but that is a safe place for the dog..." I noticed a sign that read, 'off limits for the human-like.' "Like that place...?"

The Doctor and I snuck into a dark room, and looked around. It seemed like a good place, almost like and old dog hotel.
"Is this where they kept the dogs?" I asked.
"I think so," The Doctor replied, looking around. "This should be a good place. It looks like there's food and play space here. Now how do we get the dog to come?"
"I think I have an idea."

The two of us exited the building, and sure enough, the dog was running outside. "Hey!" I got their attention. "We have chicken in here!" I pretended to walk in, and that got the dog's attention. They bolted for the door, and in just a few seconds they had run in, and the Doctor closed the door. "There!" She said, before noticing my wrist and how I slid down the door to sit. "Now, we really need to get back to the TARDIS."

She literally had to carry me back. It felt like a long time, and I kept slipping in and out of dizziness and consciousness. At the ship, the Doctor pushed on the doors, and helped me reach a room, near the console room, sitting me down. There was a cabinet with a single drawer. I later learned that in it was some first aid stuff. The Doctor took out a green bottle, scanned it with the screwdriver, and handed it back to me.

"Drink this now," she said. "You only have four minutes."
I used all my energy to drink the antivenom, and almost immediately, I felt some strength return. I looked at my wrist, which seemed less inflamed.

"I think it's working," I said, quietly.
The Doctor exhaled. "That's very good. You might still be weak for a bit though."
I nodded.
"Just promise me this," she said. "You need to be more careful. I know it's coming from me, but you could've died today. What if I wasn't there? What if I wasn't watching and you didn't tell me?"

"Hey. Even if you didn't see, I would've told you about the bite, Doctor." I said. "And I know. I should have been more careful and I shouldn't have gotten so close to the dog. I shouldn't have put us through that." I sighed and looked down.

"Well, you're okay now, the city is safe, and we got rid of the threat, for now, without harming the dog. You were also very brave today."

"Thanks..." I looked at the Doctor.

"You're welcome," she replied. "But now, you need rest. I'll get you to your room." I nodded an okay, wanting nothing less than that rest. That encounter had been frightening.