Dusk ⋆ Doctor Who¹

4. The Atraxy

"THIS WAS SUCH A BAD IDEA."

The Doctor laughed madly. "It's brilliant!"

Aurora yelps as he runs over a speed bump. "Yeezus Lice!"

"What?"

The phone between them rings, and Aurora picks it up.

"Doctor?" It is Amy's voice.

"It's Aurora!"

"Oh, right. Well, we're at the hospital, but we can't get through."

"Uh — okay, hang on." Aurora closes her eyes tightly, thinking. "Yes! Amy, look into the mirror, you're in a police uniform."

"Uniform!" Amy exclaims too. "Are you on your way? You're gonna need a car."

Aurora smirks. "Don't worry about it, we got it covered."

Her eyes scan over the different buttons in front of her, and she presses the one she is looking for.

The firetruck's sirens begin to whoop, and the Doctor laughs.

"Ha ha! I knew you'd love it."

"Yeah, yeah." She suppresses a giggle, and yelps again at a speed bump. "Okay where did you learn how to drive a truck?"

"Ha. I didn't."

"Oh, I'm gonna die."

"Nah, it's gonna be fine." The phone rings again, but Aurora is focused on gripping the edge of her seat to not die. "Can you answer, please?"

"So bossy," she grumbles as she picks up the phone. "Amy?"

"Yep," she answers, voice a bit scared. "We're in. But so's Prisoner Zero."

Aurora stiffens. "You need to get out of there."

"What?" the Doctor asks. "What's happening? Aurora?"

"Uh — Amy's with the space worm. Amy? You still here?"

No answer, but Aurora can hear footsteps running.

"Amy?!"

"We're in the coma ward, but it's here. It's getting in."

"It's getting to them, Doctor," Aurora presses.

"Ask them which window they are!" he answers shut as hurriedly.

She does a double take, frowning. "Why?"

"Just ask her!"

"Amy, which window are you?"

"What, sorry?"

"Which window?"

There's a pause. "First floor, on the left, fourth from the end."

Then Aurora only hears the tone. "She hung up," she breathes out.

The Doctor picks up the speed, as if it was even possible.

"Hang on."

Aurora whole heartedly does.

The hospital is in front of them now, and they should be hitting the breaks, but the Doctor clearly isn't going to do that.

"Doctor what are you doing?"

"Text her to duck!"

She does it without thinking twice.

"But why?" Then he presses a button, expanding the ladder on the truck, and she understands. "Oh, Yeezus Lice."