Chapter Six

“Oh? And why is that?” Chapivosh narrowed his eyes, glaring at the Doctor through thick tufts of eyebrow. The Doctor shoved his hands into his pockets, striding over to them, or as close as they let him get before they began to back away.
“Well, because, for one..” the Doctor started before Donna and Zina appeared behind him.
“Oh god” Donna gasped “They look like that Bebop from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
“The what?” Zina looked at Donna with a raised eyebrow, stepping behind her in fright. She’d never seen aliens before, she’d never known what to expect, but what stood before her horrified her. She gripped Donna’s hand like a frightened child would cling to her mother.
“Thanks for that Donna” The Doctor turned, giving her a look before facing the aliens once more “Anyway, someone threatening destruction of the Universe means I have to step in, and you don’t want that. So I’m giving you a choice, you give that back, or I have to stop you”

The aliens pretended to think for a moment, before laughing in the Doctor’s face, a harsh cruel laugh which made the hairs on Donna’s arms stand on end. She loved travelling with the Doctor, loved time and space and everything in between, but she did hate some of the people she met. Luckily, as the young girl’s hand tightened on hers, she also remembered how she hated leaving some people behind.
“I don’t think so. We have the last diamond we need, you can’t stop us.”
“I think you’ll find I can” the Doctor pulled out his device, stepping towards them. They stared at his machine, distracted for a minute, probably noticing the diamond set into the centre. It was just enough time for the Doctor to take the larger diamond from Chapivosh’s hand and throw it to Donna.

“Get it back!” Chapivosh barked and they both stepped away from the Doctor, and over to Donna, who cautiously stepped backwards with their every forward movement until her back was pressed against a wooden fence. Instinctively, she handed the diamond to Zina who, upon taking it securely into her hands, ran. She ran passed the Doctor, taking his device from him before he realised she’d even left Donna’s side. She was going to be the one sacrificing her life. Yes, she was young, but she was about to enter into a life she didn’t want, one she wouldn’t be happy with. The Doctor saved lives, and this way, he could go on saving lives, saving the universe.