A
Doctor Who Fan Fiction story featuring the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara
and Susan.
CHAPTER
ONE
The
girl hung on grimly to the tree root that was protruding over the edge
of the cliff. Below her, the sea relentlessly battered the rocks that
were jagged and seemed to be waiting for her to fall. She probably
could have hung there all day, if that memory hadn't surfaced. In her
mind's eye, she could see her father with his ivory handled dagger in
his hand, the expression on his face was one of rage and a slight
touch of fear. Fear of me!
She had thought joyfully. Her triumphant feeling had been replaced by
one of pain, as her father cut her across the forehead with his
dagger. The memory repeated itself, again and again. She tried to
block it out but couldn't. Her grip on the tree root began to weaken. Please
somebody find me! She thought despairingly. Then far above her, a
face appeared over the edge of the cliff, looking down at her. The
face was that of an old man, with shoulder-length white hair.
"Do you need any help child?"
She bit back the angry reply she was about to give.
"Yes! Please help me back up!"
Her voice was choked with tears of desperation.
The man lowered a rope and she grabbed onto it.
The rope was pulled and she scrambled on to safe ground in a sobbing
heap. She felt someone put a hand on her shoulder and she looked up.
The old man was looking at her with concern. She noticed that he was
carrying a walking cane.
"What is your name?" she asked him.
"I am known as the Doctor." was his calm reply.
She
took in this information with no visible reaction. She directed her
gaze to the Doctor's companions. There were three of them: a young man
and woman who looked to be in their early thirties, and a young girl
who looked about 15. Each of them smiled as she looked at them. She
then turned back to the Doctor and was about to ask him the names of
his companions, when he spoke.
"This is my Granddaughter Susan." he said, pointing to the
young girl.
"And these are my two friends, Ian Chesterton and Barbara
Wright." he said pointing to the young man and woman. She was
very surprised that the Doctor had answered her question without her
asking it. Maybe he could read peoples minds….
Not
quite Child, but I can catch the gist of what you mean.
Her
eyes narrowed. Evidently The Doctor had some skill with mental
abilities.
Stay out of my head Doctor! She
snapped mentally, irritated. He chuckled at her annoyance and asked
out loud:
"What
is your name Child?"
"My
name is Louise," She replied, "But most people call me
Firestorm".
To
her amazement, she noticed a blue box behind the Doctor, with the
words 'Public call Box' located at the top...
Continue
to Chapter Two...
