SPACEMAN AND THE MOON ― doctor who

sixteen ; fear her part two

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chapter sixteen ; fear her

"AREN'T YOU A BEAUTIFUL BOY?" Rose asked as she and Luna moved towards an orange cat wandering around someone's backyard.

"Well, thanks, I'm experimenting in back-combing," the Doctor replied with a grin. Luna and Rose exchanged a look and laughed, the Doctor turning around with a frown.

"Awe," Luna's gaze softened and she looked at the Doctor. "Can we keep him, Doc, I promise to feed him!"

The Doctor's eyes narrowed and he frowned, steering clear of the cat.

"Come on, seriously?" Luna asked him, letting out a sigh. "He's just a baby," Luna picked up the cat and started petting him, smiling when the cat let out a purring sound.

"No, I'm not really a cat person. Once you've been threatened by one in a nun's wimple, it kind of takes the joy out of it."

Luna tilted her head, letting the cat go. "I don't even think I want to know." The cat moved into a cardboard box and Luna frowned. "What're you doing that for?" She asked, moving towards the box.

Her eyes widened when the cat meowed and she crinkled her nose. "Blimey," she exchanged another look with Rose. "That's metallic, alright. But wait," she turned the box. "Where'd the kitty go?"

"Doctor," Rose called him and he walked over, eyebrows furrowed.

"Woah! Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo. Ion residue. Blimey! That takes some doing. Just to snatch a living organism out of space-time. This baby is just like, I'm having some of that. I'm impressed."

"So the cat's been transported?" Rose asked.

Luna pouted. "But if we find it, can I keep it?" She looked at the Doctor with hopeful eyes and he stared at her a moment.

"Fine," he relented. "But it's staying in your room."

"Thank you!" She grinned as he launched into another grand explanation.

"It can harness huge reserves of ionic power. We need to find the source of that power. Find the source and you will find whatever has taken to stealing children and fluffy animals. See what you can see. Keep them peeled, Lewis."

Luna laughed at the nickname for Rose as she nodded. He started to walk away, turning back and waving a hand. "Come on, Luna, I haven't got all day."

Luna hesitated and Rose pushed her forward. "Go, I'll save your future cat."

"Thanks, Rose," Luna laughed, following after the Doctor.

They didn't get far before Rose let out a shriek and they turned, rushing to her side as the Doctor aimed his sonic. Some sort of ball, resembling yarn, flew above her head -- but it looked almost comical.

"Stay still!" The Doctor called to Rose, as the creature shrunk down into Rose's hand. "Okey dokey?" He asked as they made it to her side, helping her up.

"Yeah, cheers," she replied sarcastically.

"No probs," they hugged briefly. "I'll give you a fiver if you can tell me what the hell it is, because I haven't got the foggiest."

Luna pointed at it. "It looks like something out of a comic," she told them. "Like a scribble, I don't know, I've just seen loads of kids' sketches on the back of papers and it looks like that."

The Doctor's eyes widened and he kissed her head. "Yes! Luna, oh, you're brilliant!"

She blushed from the kiss but he didn't seem to notice. "It was never living," he told them. "It's animated by energy. Same energy that's snatching people. That is so dinky! The go anywhere creature. Fits in your pocket, makes friends, impresses the boss, breaks the ice at parties."