SHEWALKED & EDITS : 20. mutuals can reblog.
in which the doctor doesn’t give martha a heads up about the master’s return as missy, and donna has to deal with the consequences of an irate doctor jones.

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SHEWALKED & EDITS : 20. mutuals can reblog.
in which the doctor doesn’t give martha a heads up about the master’s return as missy, and donna has to deal with the consequences of an irate doctor jones.
@donnanxble.
melody had known for weeks that something was wrong with her. she had tried to deal with it alone, not wanting to worry her parents, but when she started to lose time : time, of all things. she was human, yes. but she was also timelord and she felt time in her blood, in her bones. melody had felt it start to slip away, there were gaps in her memory that she could never quite understand. and she knew that she had been acting strange recently, and it had only been a matter of time before they questioned why. protecting them from whatever was happening to her was no longer melody’s concern. not when she had started to worry, herself. but as close as she is with her mother, it was her father she had confided in first.
rory williams had a presence that soothed and comforted melody. maybe it’s because he was a nurse. maybe it’s because he had lived for centuries, once. maybe it’s because he was her father. telling him the truth about what had been happening to her over the past few weeks had prompted her to start gnawing on her lower lip again, worrying it between her teeth in a way she hadn’t since she was young. she had expected reassurance, understanding, even. but not like this.
the silence, they had called them. and when they spoke, melody didn’t miss the haunted look in their eyes, the tension in her mother’s body and her father’s clenched fists. whoever the silence were, they were bad news. that was obvious. she just didn’t realise how bad they were, or what they had to do with her. there’s a saying on earth : the truth will set you free. melody knew the truth now, but freedom was not what she felt. anger, fear, betrayal : why had they kept this from her ? what good did it do other than leave her ignorant ? the silence would explain what was happening to her, to the time she was missing, but how could she protect herself against something she couldn’t remember - now, or then ?
the scottish in her reared it’s head when she found herself raising her voice. clearly upset and no less angry about what they had kept from her, she had pulled away from their reach. and she had left. against their wishes, against every instinct in her telling melody that she shouldn’t be alone right now, she had run from her home and she didn’t stop. not until she had found herself standing on donna’s doorstep, out of breath. time had passed again, but she couldn’t say for sure how much. at least now she knew it was of her own volition : and not the manipulations of a being that held her prisoner in her youth. she banged her fist on donna’s door. and she didn’t stop even when she felt an ache in her wrist and her nails dug in to her palms so hard she could have drawn blood. when the door opens and she sees donna, melody grit her teeth and glared.
❝ did you know ? ❞ the question rushes from her lips on a heavy exhale, her chest tight with uncontrolled emotion but rising noticeably as she tried to steady her breathing. her parents had lied to her, the doctor had lied to her : did donna lie to her too ? water wells in her eyes and a single tear slides down her cheek, but she’s not crying. she’s angry. there’s a significant difference. ❝ about the silence, a-about what they did to me . . . did you know ? ❞
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sometimes, it can all get to be a bit too much. too much energy, too much noise, too much time . . . the universe is vast : it’s full of so much, and river is a part of it. more than anyone, perhaps. child of the tardis, created in the vortex. she was made of stardust. every now and then, she needs a still moment. to close her eyes and just breathe. she can’t do that with the doctor, not the young version she’s been seeing of late. the older one, the one she married, he would understand. he would know what to do when it got too loud for river to concentrate. and it doesn’t happen often anymore, but when it did, she used to have stormcage to hide out in. before she was pardoned.
river lies on her back, her ankles crossed and her hands neatly folded over her naval. she regulated her breathing, slowing her hearts rate as she focused on her other senses. if she concentrates, really concentrates, she can feel every second pass. “ i just need a minute, then we can go. “ she needed more than one, actually. but she would make do with what reprieve she’s given.
feeling donna beside her, river stayed perfectly still, only reacting when she felt the other woman’s hand in her hair. briefly tense, river opened one eye to look at donna. surprisingly, it helps. giving her something else to focus on other than the universe and all it holds. eyes drift closed once more, and river furrowed her brow in thought, an amused smile forming. “ you’re only doing this because you wanted to touch my curls . . . “ unvoiced laughter in her tone. “ admit it. you wouldn’t be the first. “ everyone wants to touch river’s hair. she expels a breath, tension draining.
DONNA NOBLE sent : cuddles prompt. ↳ comfortable ? @donnanxble.
she has never felt like this before. nothing and no-one has ever laid claim to her entire being the same way that he has : from the moment she heard him. his heart beat, his first cry, the sounds he makes as he sleeps. she is absolutely, totally, irrevocably in love with him august james smith, her son. he fits in to the cradle of her arms perfectly, but now he’s held against her chest, and martha couldn’t think of an embrace as heartwarming as this. sitting cross-legged in the hospital bed, the top of it raised so she could lean back, she smiled as donna spoke but it took her a second to tear her eyes away and meet that of her best friend. needless to say, she absolutely was. ❝ hey, ❞ martha greeted her quietly, before she smiled back down at august who is slowly waking. mickey had left earlier to have a shower and get their place ready for the two of them to come home to tomorrow. with every inhale and exhale, august moved up with the rise and fall of her chest, and martha looked back up at donna, still smiling. ❝ want a cuddle ? ❞
@donnanxble : bird box starters.
❝ donna - ❞ voice rises slightly, an attempt at regaining the attention of the other. martha is immediately interrupted, and she glances around before throwing her arms out in wide gesture. ❝ donna, there are no windows ! ❞ it’s a perfectly reasonable reaction, truthfully. the threat is very real, but the windows are not. martha moved to intercept donna, her arms reaching out to steady the older woman - god only knows where the doctor is, but it’s just the two of them here and they’re minutes away from a live demonstration of whatever the hell these people are doing to their employees. donna has a good three inches on martha, without heels, but she still bends her knees gently as she looks in to donna’s own - it’s a habit, can’t be helped.
once she’s satisfied that she has donna’s full attention, she juts her head back towards one of the “windows” behind her. ❝ look they’re not real, donna. none of them are. they’re virtual. ❞ the revelation accompanies a subconscious act as she starts to rub at donna’s shoulder before her hands drop as she turns around. side by side, martha and donna. and she itches to move forward, to familiarise herself with the technology in front of her - it’s so far ahead compared to anything they have in their time on earth. it’s no wonder donna didn’t notice. martha had only just made the discovery herself when donna had burst through the door.
❝ where’s the doctor ? ❞ she asked, not turning her head away from the illusion in front of them. martha had left them both together, following a nurse who had commandeered her the moment they found out she was a doctor - a real doctor. well. almost a doctor. as close to as they had had in a while. her jaw crooked briefly as she contemplated every possible thing that could have gone wrong in the ten or so minutes she had been away from them : but the possibilities were too many to count and she had doubts that she could think of of them all, considering.
but now she’s thinking. when they had arrived, the tardis had parked inside a storage room. when they were being escorted to management, martha couldn’t remember ever seeing anyone outside. actually - she couldn’t remember ever seeing an outside at all. out of reflex, she reached out for donna’s arm, grasping at her sleeve. it’s only the two of them in this room right now. but she lowers her voice nonetheless.
❝ there’s something out there, isn’t there-what are they hiding ? ❞
@donnanxble : bird box starters.
donna’s voice is immediate as soon as she answers her phone, and a breath of relief briefly passes martha’s lips : it’s pointless, really. although amy and rory aren’t with donna for this particular call, it’s still donna. and it’s still melody. and martha hates not being able to give her-them, any good news - even though they both know there’s nothing anyone could do. ❝ we’re still combing through old longbow records and anything we can find from the first official year of unit’s operation but so far we haven’t found anything about melody. there’s nothing about the silence, or the orphanage in sixty-nine either ❞ she’s talking as she walks, pushing through the secure doors of a unit ground base in central london, swiping her access card through the scanner.
martha had dropped almost everything when melody pond disappeared. utilising unit resources in order to try and find her but at every turn, they hit a dead end.
it had been donna who brought the little girl and her time travelling parents to martha twelve years ago : two more companions of the doctor to welcome in to the fold and their daughter - human plus timelord. there wasn’t anyone else on earth they could have taken her to but martha, and she had been happy to help where and when she could. but there were pieces of melody’s story that martha still didn’t know until now, until it was necessary.
the only information they had been able to uncover about the silence was a video clip hidden in the moon landing broadcast. but there were no written files, no accounts of a physical encounter, no known location. they were ghosts in the system bar that one clip : which was enough of a red flag without adding melody to the mix, and with her missing, martha is more than a little concerned.
moving her shoulder to hold her phone against her ear, martha sat in her chair as she typed in her access information, still talking - giving donna no room to interrupt. ❝ i’ve called jack too but he’s off the radar so i left a message with torchwood but i’d say they probably don’t have anything either. sixty-nine was a messy year. ❞ she speaks from experience, having been stuck there with the doctor. it’s a shame they had been in london at the time. maybe if they’d been in new york then, they might have seen something.
when she pauses to take a much needed breath, martha sunk back in her chair and shook her head. her voice, previously exuding energy and control as was normal for her when she worked with unit, was now softer. gentle. tired. ❝ i’m so sorry, donna. ❞
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head comes to rest upon her friend’s shoulder as she takes a seat beside her. knees are quickly drawn up, arms wind around them to tuck them as close to her chest as she can, as she leans in to donna’s side and releases a shuddered breath. she nods, eyes fixating on the television that the other woman seems to be ignoring. martha’s still dressed in her scrubs, jacket and bag discarded by the front door and her shoes toed off beside the sofa. ❝ not really. ❞ she answered quietly as she watched the screen unseeingly. she wouldn’t be able to say what they were watching. she was here, but not completely. it takes her a moment to force the tension to leave her body and she sinks in to donna’s side, releasing a breath she didn’t realise she had been holding. another moment passes in silence ( the tv is muted ... she hadn’t realised until now ) before martha shook her head and closed her eyes. ❝ now i am. ❞