hat's wrong with
him?' asked Rory. For all his nursing knowledge, one thing Rory knew, and that
was, that he was not a doctor.
'He's dreaming,
experiencing a nightmare I would say,' said the Doctor, before the alien
suddenly awoke.
'Oh thank goodness,'
said Rory, breathing a sigh of relief.
'How're you feeling,
Octavian?' asked the Doctor.
'I'm… well,' the
Vogan answered.
'Good,' said the
Doctor. 'Because we've arrived at our destination, come on,' as he helped the
alien from off the bed, and down the stairs into the console room.
Upon their return,
Rory asked: 'Where's Amy?'
The Doctor shivered in his yeti top and realised the
door was swaying in the breeze. 'No, no, no!' he yelled. He ran to the doors
and peered out into the whiteness beyond. A blizzard blew across the landscape
making it hard for him to see no more than a few feet in front. 'We've got to
get after her!' the Doctor declared.
Passing through the
blue police box's doors, they all stood in awe of their mountainous
surroundings.
‘Wow, this woolly top
does the trick,’ shivered Rory, still however feeling the chill on the wind.
‘Where are we?’ asked
the Vogan. He starred up at the Doctor.
‘Alaska!’ exclaimed
the Doctor. He turned to both the Vogan and Rory who were eager to hear why he
had brought them here.
‘This is to be where
you will grow up Octavian. The indigenous people here will bring you up, and
part of my bringing you here is due to Amy, who changed my mind…’
Rory cut the Doctor a
glance, his eyes shifty.
‘Oh, not like that
Rory,’ the Doctor added. ‘She didn't use any “talent” to twist my arm…’
The Vogan turned back
to the Doctor. ‘Continue please,’ he said, and the Doctor nodded back at them
both.
‘We're in the
beginning of the early 20th Century. There was without a doubt no single
possibility of arriving on an earth occupied with technology beyond all our
wildest dreams, and already the 21st Century is doing quite well, what with
Torchwood and now UNIT sticking their oar in. No, the people here aren't in any
way sophisticated, and that's a good
