"Everything's set up." Kristin said as she stepped up to the Doctor, facing her darkened city. "We just have to wait till the light comes up."
"You can still come with me." The Doctor whispered quietly as he stood shoulder to shoulder with her.
"Back then I would have said yes. Now?" She turned to him and smiled, soft and light. "I can't leave them, any that I should kill and don't by not being here could follow them." She said, her eyes burning with the haze of light that grew over her city.
"Sun up." He said, as she sun rose slowly in a great ball of fire, sending sparks of light over the city.
"Kristin." They both turned to see Taren and Rose side by side. Kristin smiled sadly as she stepped up to her brother.
"You should get everything started, this'll be cutting it close." She said, puling him into a crushing hug that he returned just as fiercely.
"I'm gonna miss you." He said, pulling back and planting a small kiss on her forehead. "God speed." He said, holding her hand, slowly taking flight and releasing it.
"The city will be great. Better than this one." The Doctor said to her as she turned back to the city.
"Yeah?" she said, eyes filling.
The Doctor was faintly aware of Rose going into the TARDIS. "Yeah." He answered.
"I'm scared." She whispered. The Doctor pulled her into a huge, hands buried into her wings.
"They'll do brilliantly." He said, feeling the stray tears slid onto his jacket. She shook her wings and pulled back, brushing down her leather armour and sorting her pouches out, each one holding a long knife or small set of throwing daggers. A large sword hung between her wings.
"I hope so." She said, drying her tears. The Doctor's eyes darkened as her wings reflected the suns light; blood red; for telling the fight. She leant forward and kissed the Doctor lightly on the lips. She pulled back as the TARDIS door opened and went over to Rose.
"You look after him." Kristin said.
"Take care." Rose replied hugging her carefully and then watched as she took to the sky.
The Doctor and Rose stood watching the fight as it started. The teams of warriors leading the Klanks through the twisting streets and into traps set all along the way. A loud roar filled the air as the ships took the people from the fight and in search of their new home.
Those fighting paused briefly to watch the ships escape and turned back with a renewed soul as they fought all the harder. One by one fell to the blade of a sword, or the tip of a spear. Rose found it hard to watch an almost medieval battle happening in an ultra modern city.
They forces were pushed further and further back until they were forced back to back around the City Halls.
Rose looked up at the Doctor and called his name.
The Doctor stood watching as the ships escaped, as the faces of the people watched their loved ones die to give them a chance. He turned back to the fight to see each person fall at each turn until they were all pinned together in the centre of the city.
"Doctor?" He turned to see Rose, her face blurred. He realised he was crying and hastily wiped at the tears. Rose took his hand in hers and turned her attention back to the fight.
The Striths were being slaughtered, wings, feathers, limbs and bodies were strewn and flung all over the place. The Doctor took a shaky breath as he saw a spear rip off one wing on Kristin and drive her to her knees. Another broke through her chest. She cried out as her hands fumbled with something in a pouch. She pulled the small device out, held it in her palm and gripped it hard, turning her fist eye level. Her thumb stabbed down on the red button and a smiled graced her lips.
"Come on Doctor." Rose grabbed him with both hands and pulled him into the TARDIS. She pulled the switches the Doctor had showed her earlier. He anticipated his own reaction and had the coordinates for another place.
A large explosion shook the TARDIS and a bright flash came toward them as they faded off the exploding hill.
The TARDIS shook and rocked as it travelled to its destination. It jolted backwards, sending Rose back into the control panel and the Doctor back into a pillar. He never seemed to notice as he stared at the door, a million memories flooding his mind.
The TARDIS landed and the Doctor fell forward, his face meeting the metal grates on the floor. He tasted blood but didn't care as he ran to the door and broke out into a field. He ran as fast as his still wounded body could go. Eventually he collapsed at the end of a forest, pain from the poison and exhaustion driving him down.
He lay there memories flashing before him. "Doctor!" Rose cried out, finally spotting him.
"Rose?" he gasped, still trying to catch his breath.
"Doctor?" she dabbed at the cut on his head. "Come on." She tried to pull him to his feet but he just laid and watched the wind blow the grass before him.
"I came here, was here nearly three weeks." He said, lost in his memories. "When they burned. I eventually stumbled into another world and found Kristin." He took a shaky breath as Rose laid his head in her lap. "She helped me get over everything that happened. She fell in love through, so I left."
"Do you love her Doctor?" she asked, scared of the answer. One memory flashed before him.
Kristin came to the Doctor after the City Hill meeting. The two walked out of the halls and wondered to their old area in the park.
"Let me give you some advice." Kristin said, blocking the silence that had closed around them. The Doctor stopped and met her eyes. "Tell her." She said simply, continuing on towards the bench.
"Tell who?" The Doctor asked, leaning against a tree.
"You know who. Tell her you love her."
"I don't…"
"Yes you do. Tell her before you loose her."
"No Rose." The Doctor said. "I love another."
He sat up. "Just that reminded me of what happened. When my people…" he swallowed.
"Its okay." She said, taking his hand.
"Rose?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want to go to somewhere, like a holiday." He asked.
"Yeah." She said slowly. "Why?"
"On a…a…" he breathed. "A Date?" he asked quickly.
Rose smiled and leant forward, catching his lips. "How does nice sunny Spain sound." She asked after the kiss.
"Fantastic." he grinned.
Okay I know, this wasn't my best work, but I've got exams coming up and I wanted a relaxation thing. Good? Bad? Do I really want to know?