A
Doctor Who Fan Fiction story featuring the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara
and Susan.
CHAPTER
EIGHT
The
Doctor did not seem shocked by her words; instead he seemed to
be deep in thought: his eyes held a slightly vacant expression,
and he was frowning faintly. At last he said, "To be quite
honest, I was expecting something a little more astonishing than
that. The dramatic explanation of your eyes is perfectly
credible to me". Firestorm
felt David stiffen, and he said in a voice made somewhat high
with amazement "Doctor you can't be serious! Dragons do not
exist; they are fantastical creatures, made-up!" At this
outburst the Doctor merely smirked. "You do not have a very
open mind, do you David? It is quite possible for mythical
creatures to exist; in fact I once landed on a planet occupied
solely by these creatures."
David stared at the Doctor for a few moments and then
said, in a resigned tone of voice, "Very well Doctor, for
the sake of argument, lets pretend that dragons do
exist." Here he looked down at Firestorm, who was still
sitting on his lap, with her head resting on his chest. "Firestorm,
what did you mean when you said you were part-dragon?" She
leaned back slightly, so that her eyes held his. "This is
going to be a long story, so I suggest you make yourself
comfortable…" David obediently wriggled into a more
comfortable position against the trunk of the tree. Firestorm
sent a stern glare at the Doctor, stating firmly in her mental
voice And
you Doctor! The Doctor responded to her glare with an
expression of wounded innocence, before smiling at her growing
irritation and sitting down next to David.
Giving an exasperated sigh at the Doctor's childish behaviour,
Firestorm leaned back against David's cheat, shutting her eyes
and beginning her tale in a level tone of voice, as if she were
reciting something. "I was born to a human couple, who led
a simple and happy life. My father was the village blacksmith,
while my mother did her best to be a devoted wife and provided
excellent meals and a clean house to return to when he finished
working for the day. However,
there was a dark side to our village which tainted the carefree
lives of its inhabitants. If there was any hint of the
unexplainable, or if anyone showed different characteristics to
what the village was used to, they were turned on and either
driven away or killed.
Now,
there is a mountain range a small distance from our village,
with little patches of woodland on the lower slopes. Quite a lot
of nutritious herbs and mushrooms grow there and one day my
mother went to the mountains because she had run out of herbs,
and she wanted to use them in the evening meal. While she was
there, she came across a creature which everyone in the village
feared and hated. His name was 'Braxis' and he was a fully-grown
red dragon. However, when my mother saw him, he had taken on the
appearance of a human, the only difference being his eyes, which
had not changed. In this form he seemed less threatening, and my
mother did what no-one in my village dared to do. She walked to
within a few feet of him and talked to him. She soon found that
he was not the monster that everyone thought he was. Because he
was a dragon, the villagers had instantly thought him dangerous,
not realising that he was actually quite benign.
After
this encounter, my mother asked if she could meet him again.
Apparently he agreed, as she visited him many times, and they
eventually fell in love. It is true that my mother loved my
father, but he did not seem to share this love, so she decided
to love another. One thing led to another, and I was conceived,
don't ask me how. My father soon noticed that my mother was
pregnant and was pleased; he thought I was his
child. However, as soon as I was born it became apparent that I
was not. My eyes were the same colour as braxis' you see, and my
father was horrified." Here Firestorm halts her tale.
"I'm sorry; I don't feel the time is right to tell you
everything. I may do so later, but for now be content".
David and the Doctor nodded and David enquired "Do you want
to come back to my house?" Firestorm nodded and David stood
up, lifting Firestorm off his knee and onto the ground. She
smiled at him and shyly took his hand. The Doctor noticed her
action and smiled to himself, before leading the way out of the
forest.
To
Be Continued...
