End Of The Road:
Epilogue of The Adventures of Arya and The Doctor
Panic flashed in Siegfried's eyes as The Doctor stumbled into him. The old time lord didn't look well at all. His face was quickly turning black and he looked weaker by the moment. He rapidly put one of The Doctor's arms over his shoulder and slowly began to walk the man back toward the table.
"Sir, you don't look well at all. Are you sure you should even be working in this condition?" he asked, shooting the man a look of worry.
The Doctor panted for a moment before replying, "Oh, I'll be fine. Just... get me a chair. I'll work sitting down if I have to. This cure must be made, even if it takes my death to make it happen!"
"oH aNd iT wILl mOSt CerTainLy EnD iN yOur dEatH. ThAt I cAn guArantEE yOu," GLaDOS rung in.
Siegfried sighed heavily and wandered over to the table, finding a chair to help The Doctor sit in before helping the man carefully sit down. His eyes teared up slightly, and he looked as if he might cry.
"You already died once because of me, I won't let it happen again," he promised, pushing The Doctor's work toward him. "Now what can I do to help you out?"
The Doctor began to work again, carefully trying to make a few different vials of cures to try out. Siegfried stood at his side, hoping there was something he could do for the man.
"G-Go watch the security cameras. Look for Arya. If you spot her, find her and send her to me. I need to make sure she's all right," he instructed.
With a nod, Siegfried took off out of the room to see if he could spot Arya...
Meanwhile
Although the 12th Doctor had shown Arya how to fly the TARDIS well enough to return it to the 11th Doctor, the concept of flying it and arriving without messing up made her quite anxious. She bit her lower lip and pulled the lever just as the cranky Doctor had ordered her to do, feeling the machine rumble and wheeze as it made it's way toward the laboratory where her friend was waiting. The machine materialized in the halls of the laboratory, and from where Siegfried was watching the security cameras he could see it appear. He then rushed out of the room to find and greet the young girl.
"By the gods, I think I've made it," Arya murmured, cautiously moving toward the exit of the TARDIS to poke her head out just in time to see Siegfried skid to a stop in front of the time machine.
"Arya!?" he exclaimed, rushing up to meet the girl. "Oh thank goodness I've found you. The Doctor has been worried sick about you. He's been working on the cure for the shadow virus. We need go back to him and help him out as much as we can. He's-- not doing well?"
"Not doing well?" Arya questioned with a frown. "Alright, well, let's go see," she said, quickly leaving to head back into the room where The Doctor was at with Siegfried.
When they opened the door, the two were met with the sight of The Doctor lying on the ground. He had fallen off the chair he had been working on and was now unconscious.
"WhEn HE dIEs bE sURe to LeT mE kNow. I'd LIKe tO gO tO hIS fUNerAL, bUt I'D liKeLy haVE to WOrk THaT daY. I bELieVE iN bUSinEsS beFOrE pLeAsUrE," GLaDOS said to the others upon their arrival.
"Doctor!?" Arya explained, bolting toward the man and falling to her knees in front of him to shake his shoulders. "Doctor? Doctor! Answer me!" she questioned, panicking for a moment. "You already died once, I don't want to see you die again so soon!"
Siegfried walked over, racking his brain to figure out what they should do. "Maybe he won't die. The Doctor was working on a few cures. If we can use one of them on him and it works, it'll save his life and we'll have a cure that works," he suggested.
"cLevEr pLaN," GLaDOS told them. "OnLY YoU sEEm tO HaVe FOrGOtteN tHe pArT wHeRe I KiLL aLL oF YoU eVeN iF oNe Of yOuR cUrEs dO wOrK."
"Shut up!" Arya snapped at the sarcastic disk operating system, "Just leave us alone!" She then turned to Siegfried and nodded. "That sounds like a good idea. Only, I don't know how we can test the cures."
Siegfried placed a hand on Arya's shoulder. "Leave it to me. I think we'll need to give him injections. I'm not used to that sort of thing, but I can try my best. Just keep him comfortable while I do it."
Siegfried then searched the room in order to find a few syringes while Arya looked for a cloth to wipe The Doctor's face off with. Once they had what they needed. One by one, Siegfried began injecting The Doctor with the cures, waiting a few minutes between each injection to give them a little time to work before he tried a new one.
After a about five injections, The Doctor finally began to stir. Siegfried's eyes widened. "H-He's waking up! We must've found a cure that worked!" he exclaimed.
Arya squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. "Either that or he's waking up as a shadow, about ready to kill us..."
Siegfried frowned. "I guess we're about to find out."
The Doctor lifted up, his face quite black from the infection having spread inside him. Before saying anything, he immediately grabbed Arya's arm, causing the young girl to gasp.
"Let me go!" she cried, alarmed as she smacked his arm.
The Doctor tilted his head. "Arya, it's me. You're... okay..."
Arya relaxed, realizing The Doctor actually hadn't turned into a shadow and smiled slightly. "Doctor!" she cried, hugging him. "You're okay! Err... or are you okay?" she questioned.
The Doctor looked down at his hands, noticing they slowly were turning back to their natural shade of color. "I believe so... I think the infection is... going away. How did you do that?"
"We tried out one of your cures," Siegfried chimed in, holding up the vial they had used in particular. "There's still some left too. If it really does work, we've found the cure."
The Doctor smiled and took the vial. "Siegfried!" he cried, grabbing the side of his face. "Thank you, thank you!" he exclaimed, kissing the man on his forehead--freaking him out in the process--before hopping to his feet. "I do believe we've found it. Now if I could just get back to the TARDIS I can--"
He cut himself off, frowning. "I can't get back to the TARDIS from here. It would take too long. I left it back where I first crashed when I landed on this world."
"Actually," Arya began, a smile spreading on her lips before she explained to The Doctor about everything that happened, how she had met the 12th Doctor, he had saved her, replied 11's TARDIS, and sent her back in time to find him.
"So future me, huh? Is he handsome? Tell me he's ginger!" The Doctor chirped excitedly.
"Weeeell," Arya said, glancing away. "He told me not to tell you about that, but I will say I don't think you should get your hopes up," she told him with a smile.
After The Doctor's usual grumble about not being ginger, Siegfried and Arya steered him back toward the more important issue at hand.
"Right then," The Doctor began. "The next thing we need to do is go back to the TARDIS. From there I can use my technology to create more of the cure and spread it across this world. The cure will help those who are afflicted, and stop the affliction from spreading any further," he explained, grabbing Arya's hand and rushing toward the door with her. Before they could exit, however, the door slammed shut.
"GOiNG soMeWhErE?" GLaDOS questioned.
"I tHiNk nOt. ThIs iS tHe PaRt WhErE I KiLL yOu."
Siegfried shook his head. "Not if I hold you off.
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