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"Y/N?!" The familiar voice echoed. It sounded muffled, far away. You felt like you were floating, floating in an abyss. Where were you? The warmth that filled you seemed like a lie, a trick. You were… in a cage? Yes, that's right. You vaguely felt the cold metal of the floor. Everything was jumbled. Why couldn't you remember? The Doctor… where was she? What happened?
"You're just collateral damage. To both of us, Y/N. You'll see."
You heard muffled movement, the sound of a door lock being released, and hurried footsteps approaching you.
"Y/N!" The voice - The Doctor - she was here. But she couldn't be. How?
"Maybe if your life is on the line, Y/N, the Doctor will finally listen to me."
The Master, that disembodied voice he -
"Doctor." you mumbled, your limp hand trying to reach out to the woman. He had done something, injected you with something. A poison? "The Master -"
"He'll pay for this, I promise you - Y/N, stay with me. You can't fall asleep. The drug will work quicker if you fall asleep."
You were so tired. Tired of fighting. The drowsiness was so overpowering. "I'm sorry." You murmured.
The Doctor let out a nervous laugh, and you felt yourself lift off the ground. "What ever for? It's not your fault you were kidnapped."
Your vision cleared, just a little. You could make out your saviours face, scrunched with worry, hazel-green eyes filled with fear and panic. Your angel. Your Doctor. Her slightly curled blonde hair framed her face, creating an ethereal glow around her. She really seemed like an angel. You adjusted yourself a little, snuggling closer in your dazed state.
You can't trust her , the voice whispered.
"Doctor, my head." you slurred, whimpering.
"Yeah, sorry about that, love. The side-effects aren't very fun."
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You got whiplash as the Doctor swung around to face the voice.
Her glare hardened, and she held you closer to her chest. "Master."
He smirked, cruelly, a gleeful, childlike glimmer in his eyes as he savoured the sound of his own name in the sick little way he did, and clapped his hands excitedly. "I see you found your pet."
Tighter. "What the hell did you do to her?"
"A little known drug that works like a poison against humans. They're such fragile creatures. All it takes is a little injection of chemicals, and they're done for." The Master smirked. "Pathetic, really, if you asked me. I never understood why you love them so much.
"Don't listen…." you mumbled clutching to the Doctor's lilac coat desperately, despite how weak and tired you felt. God, you just wanted this to be over. To rest.
"This is personal business, human. Stay out of it." He snapped, the tone of voice shifting, darker.
You whimpered softly, and it broke the Doctor's heart to see you looking so fragile, so broken, when you were normally so full of life and joy. This is your fault, The Doctor chided herself. Why do you have to get so attatched to humans? They're so breakable.
Suddenly, you heard more familiar voices heading your way.
"Which way did she go, Graham?" Yaz.
"I don't - I don't know, Yaz, but we know Y/N is here. The Doctor might've found her."
"Look," Ryan, an urgency to his tone. "There they are!"
The Doctor seemed to flinch in surprise, her eyes widening in horror. "I told you to go back to the TARDIS -"
Yaz scoffed. "Like hell we were going to do that." She gasped, suddenly noticing your weak form held against the Doctor's chest, "Is she-"
"No," she whispered, gently rocking you a little. "Yaz, take her back to the TARDIS. Please. I need to deal with him."
"But, Doc -" Graham started, glaring at the Master who stood in front of them, smirking, an amused glint in his eyes. Your three friends looked at him with such hatred in their eyes.
"Make her comfortable. If I don't come back - "
Ryan moved forwards, a frantic look in his eyes. "Don't say that." He stated firmly.
The Doctor shook her head. "I have to try and get the antidote from him. If I don't come back, she'll die."
You let out a whimper. "Doctor." You were now in Yaz's arms, but without the Doctor, you felt weightless again.
The Doctor reached out to you, her hand softly stroking against your cheek as she brushed the hair out of your eyes. You wanted to feel her touch again, and when it was gone you felt nothingness. It was a welcome feeling
"This is all very sweet and touching but can we get on with the grovelling?" the Master, questioned curtly.
The Doctor's eyes were wide and fearful for her companions. "Go! If I don't come back, the TARDIS is programmed to take you home. Please. I can't lose you three, too."
Yaz shook her head. "What do we do if she...?" she whispered, her eyes welling up with tears, sharing a worried look with her friends.
"I'm growing impatient, Doctor." The Master's voice was raised. "Be mindful I don't zap one of your little pets with this little old thing." He held up the shrinking device.
"Go." The Doctor looked to Yaz imploringly, and reluctantly, Yaz nodded, Graham and Ryan looking forlorn and lost, unable to help either of their friends, as they turned and began to run back in the direction of the TARDIS. "And keep her awake!"