Time and Space Book 1 // A Thasmin story, Doctor Who

Slitheen

The TARDIS landed in Cardiff to refuel because Cardiff was built on a rift in time and space. "Say Doc, what we doing in Cardiff?" Graham asked the Doctor, while wondering why instead of being at an alien planet, they're at Cardiff. "It's a pit-stop for the TARDIS. Built on a rift in time and space, long story but yea, pit-stop." The Doctor grabbed her coat and started to head out with her fam. Yaz decided to speak up. "What we doing now? We waiting till it fuels up?" "Basically" The Doctor responded. "Say Doc, Ryan and I gonna go grab a bite. You two want something?" Graham mentioned and Yaz immediately said some chips while The Doctor took a couple. "Jelly Babies sound goo- NO! A banana! Haven't had one in a while." The Doctor shouted looking a tad bit excited. She looked at Yaz straight in the eyes and said one thing. "Banana's are good." 

As Graham and Ryan headed in one direction, The Doctor and Yaz headed the other way. It was quiet for the first couple of minutes while Yaz and The Doctor walked next to each other. But Yaz decided she wanted to know even more about her. "Doctor? You've told us about how you're an alien and how....you was a man before, but I want to know more. Tell me more about yourself." The Doctor looked at her while they walked to a park to take a sit and rest a bit. So she goes and tells a tale. "Well, where to begin. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm a Time Lord or Time Lady now. I've regenerated a good 13 times, 14." She pointed to herself and then continued. "I've been through up's and down's. Faced Daleks, Cybermen, Vashta Nerada etc." Yaz saw her take a short pass while looking down as she crossed her arms. "I've...I've lost people. The people who traveled with me. One in a different dimension, my best mate with her memory erased of me, my wife 'died' in a library, two from the touch of a Weeping Angel-" The Doctor decided to stop there.

Yaz saw the look on The Doctor's face. She looked hurt. Like these people really, REALLY, meant something to her. She decided to move on from the topic. "Wife?" Yaz asked her with a slight of sadness in her face but that wasn't going to stop her. "Well she was the daughter of these two friends of mine, whole complicated lot and whatnot's but we got married. She's gone now as I said." The Doctor said this with a hit of sad in her eyes but she regains her cheery self. "Well, at least I know you can fall in love." Yaz said with a smile hoping the Doctor can crack a smile. Fortunately, she does. Graham and Ryan return, Ryan with two chips and Graham with fish n' chips and two banana's. "OH, my banana! Haven't had one in a while. Here Yaz, take the other one." The Doctor smiled as she gave Yaz the banana and Yaz smiled back. "So, what have the both of you been on about?" Ryan asked as he started on his chips. "Talking 'bout my past and all." The Doctor went on again about her past telling Graham, Ryan and Yaz her past but in a bit more detail. Until Graham spoke up. "Doc. Sorry to interrupt you but when Ryan and I was buying the food there was this man looking at us. He was sweating and passing gas that the whole store could hear but he looked like he ain't had a care in the world." Doctor had the look of concern on her face. 'Passed gas and sweating.' Sounded familiar.

The Doctor was thinking about it until she saw someone by the pier walking towards them. "Wait a minute...that's him." Ryan pointed out. Then right there she remembered. Sweat and Gas. The Doctor saw the man reaching for his forehead. "Slitheen." The Doctor said with a suprised face. "Haven't seen them in years! That's just brilliant!" The Doctor exclaimed. Yaz looked at her like now isn't the time to be happy while a man unzipping his forehead with a blue light coming out. "And, what exactly is a Slitheen, Doctor?" She asked. "It's not really an alien species but more of a family from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius. I've met their cousin, an Abzorbaloff I called it, from the planet Clom." All of them looked at the Doctor with a confused look on their faces. "Raxa-what?" Yaz asked but the Doctor just smiled and chuckled at her focusing back to the man who wasn't there no more but instead a Slitheen. "You are the Doctor. I am Sux Tal Flesh Suploveer-Pol Slitheen." The croaky voice of it ringed through the street. "Blimey, that's a long name." Ryan pointed out. "Oi! E.T. What do you want with the Doctor here eh?" Graham yelled at waving a fist at him. "I've lived here for years since what you did. So I saw your TARDIS and waited for you. But enough talk, now you will die, Doctor. Even if it kills me." He started running towards the group. "Graham...remember when I told you to not kill Tim Shaw and how it would do no one no good? Well this time we have to...Kill it." They all looked at the Doctor because of what she said but then immediately started to run.

They headed towards the store and locked themselves in there. "How the hell we supposed to stop that thing?!" Ryan blurted out. "Vinegar. Last time, I was in Downing Street fighting almost most of the family. My friend's mom and boyfriend were being attacked by them until I found out where they were from. Get anything with Vinegar." The Doctor stated as they spread out to find some Vinegar. "Hold on, you was at Downing Street?"

They got most of the Vinegar in the store to protect themselves against the Slitheen. Surprisingly, the Slitheen haven't showed up yet. They were like hunters so it would make sense. Yaz walked up to the Doctor who was in the backroom checking the cameras. "So, anything on the cameras?" She asked and the Doctor looked up and smiled. "No, nothing yet." Yaz took a seat next to the Doctor and started. "I know you not a killer, Doctor. Surely there's another way to get rid of the Slitheen?" The Doctor just took a sigh. "I know but, I can't remember much. Last Slitheen I encountered, she was in a suit and she looked into the time vortex. I don't know if I can do it again." "Knowing you, I know you can." Yaz smiled at her before The Doctor continued. "I was a killer though. Sure, it was years ago...like billion years, don't ask, but it still haunts me. I know my planet is back and I know I didn't really do it but the thought of it when i thought I did do it. Sometime's I feel like I have to make that decision again." The Doctor looked a bit sadden from the fact that she remembers how many kids 'died'. They were safe but it still affected her. Yaz soon put her hand on top of the Doctors. "Don't worry. You have Graham, Ryan....and me now. We will help any way we can." She smiled and both were smiling but before the Doctor could thank her, a shrilling screech roared outside.

The both of them ran outside to see Graham and Ryan with their buckets at hand. "I can take you home! No one needs to die, Sux!" The Doctor yelled as the Slitheen made it's way towards them. "NO. I will die there but I would rather die avenging those you decided to not even help from that missile." He pushed Graham down to the ground and was right about to maul him until Ryan dump his whole bucket on him. "Ryan.." The Doctor sighed but knew it was necessary. "Hahaha, see Doctor, it always leads to death with you." The Doctor simply stared at the Slitheen. "They are coming for you, Doctor." "Who is?" The Doctor asks back. "Time will catch up with you, Doctor. Time will catch up." He started cackling like a maniac and then boom. Ryan helped Graham get back up and went to get hosed off. "Doctor?" Yaz asked. "What did they mean 'Time will catch up'?" The Doctor was thinking before she could answer. "I don't know, Yaz. But what I do know is that if something to whatever he said happens I will protect you. And Graham and Ryan." Graham and Ryan soon returned and they all headed to the TARDIS. They all made their way in, finally in a safe area. Before the Doctor entered, she looked outside before heading in. Time will catch up with you, Doctor. Time always comes.