The Judge [Doctor Who]

4 - Tesla's Nightmare

Artemis watched from her seat on the captain's chair at the Doctor and the companions. She eyed the new body of the Doctor, finding it strange that she jumped all over the Doctor's timeline. Artemis knew that the Doctor regenerated into female bodies, but seeing it in person was... different.

Back in her dimension, Artemis never truly had time for boyfriends. She had a few during her later teen years and into her adult life. But she never had a girlfriend. She didn't even know why she was thinking about this fact, but she thought it was relevant. And Artemis wasn't opposed to girls, she never truly thought about them, but she wasn't opposed.

She picked at her nails nervously as she watched the Doctor fiddle with switches. The Doctor smiled at the companions in the room and pointed to the hallway and spoke. "Go on and get dressed fam."

Artemis' gaze fell back down to her fingers as the Doctor turned around to her. She gulped slightly as she heard heeled footsteps coming closer to her. A shadow loomed over her and she could feel the presence of the Time Lady in front of her.

With a gentle hand, the Doctor placed a hand under Artemis chin, guiding her head to look up at her. She slowly dragged the hand away from her. Artemis' green eyes met the Doctor's now green ones.

"Are you really ok?" The Doctor's feminine voice asked with concern.

Artemis' breath hitched in her throat at this question, her eyes wide. She paused for a moment, pondering what she would say. "I..." She paused. "I don't know. It's just that this is all so weird and new and strange and..." She breathed deep. "I don't know what is going on. And I know I just had this conversation with a younger you, but I just," Artemis sighed out, holding her head in her hands.

"Hey, hey, hey, I will always help, no matter what age or incarnation I am," the Doctor spoke calmly, kneeling down and placing a comforting hand on her knee.

Artemis looked up from her hands and smiled at the Doctor.

"Now come on! You got to get dressed for the occasion," the Doctor spoke with a smile, standing up with a jump. "We are meeting Mr. Tesla after all." The Doctor bounded over to the console as Artemis stood up, following behind her.

She stood awkwardly next to the Doctor. The Doctor glanced over and waved her hand over to the same hallway that the rest of the companions went. "Go on," the Doctor said with a wave.

"Oh, well I," Artemis started. The Doctor stopped what she was doing and looked over to Artemis with a cocked brow. "I don't know exactly where-"

"Oh!" The Doctor interrupted. "You don't know the Tardis yet!" The Doctor raised her hands up before grasping them together happily. She circled around the Tardis console happily before she met Artemis and grasped her hands, tugging her toward the hallway.

Artemis giggled as the Doctor tugged her around the Tardis. She looked at the passing doors as the Doctor exclaimed what each was.

The Doctor pointed at a door they passed. "That's the spa room. And that's the red room. Oh! And that's," the paused pointed at a circular shaped door. "That's the circle room."

Artemis cocked a brow and laughed out, "What's that?"

"Not much, just a room that's a circle." The Doctor didn't give her much more time to process before she pulled her away again. "Come on!" The Doctor shouted in excitement.

Artemis didn't get much time to admire the rooms and the decor as the Doctor continued to tug her away from each one. They ran past the library, the pool, the kitchen, and every other room they could before the Doctor finally stopped in front of a large white and wooden door. The Doctor turned around to gaze at Artemis with a wide grin and gestured to the room.