Forever, Always
Chapter 2
Next Day
Hospital A&E
I walk in, putting on my gloves, I listen to Belinda, “So who bit you? Was it a dog? Was it a man? Was it your wife?” I smile gently and run the tests, “She’s tachy at 120, Systolic at 70.. What has she been given?” I turn to look at Paramedic Kirby, “She’s had one gram of TXA, five milligrams of morphine, and she’s got a gram of IV paracetamol.” I nod, continue to wheel the lady to a private room as Belinda keeps talking to the women, “I’m sorry, but I’ve phoned your daughter, and she’s on her way. Is there anything else I can get you? How about a nice cup of tea and a sandwich?” I smile at Belinda, and we watch nurses and a doctor tend to the women as we head to the nurses' station. Belinda and I went back all the way to the beginning of our employment at A&E., I was the mother of our friend group, I was always helping and taking care of her. (Even paid her rent once) “You’re good at what you do.” I nudge her gently and rub hand sanitizer on my hands, and go through my notes for the night crew.
I yawn and head out, throwing my coat over my shoulders and passing a man talking to the receptionist, “No.” The man groans, “Just one little name.” The receptionist shakes her head, annoyed at the long line he was causing, “I can’t give out home addresses, it’s not allowed.” The man points to the door, “Oh! Look over there!” I laugh to myself, shaking my head, and walk out, only for the lights in the hospital to go out seconds later. “Glad I don’t have to deal with that mess tonight.”
I wait for the bus as I type on my phone, I look at the notifications from the many dating apps I had, but refused to actually use. She was out there somewhere, she promised me, and I promised her. But then again, when did promises ever mean anything to either of us? I get on the bus and sit, I put in my earbuds, and wait until my stop comes.
I finally get to my apartment and get my keys out, only to hear a loud commotion 2 houses down. I look and see robots, Red, egg-shaped robots with two arms and legs, and a circular screen on the front. I rush over, dropping my things, and see Belinda panicking, “Is this some kind of joke? You’re not real, actual robots, are you? Cos that is just.. Ridiculous. Oi!! You’re wrecking the place! And my landlord is… not a nice man.” I watch a robot go up the stairs as the other robots pin Belinda between the counters and the fridge. I tried to get to Belinda, but I had no way to without getting caught. I hide behind a wall and listen to their conversation. “Residents will stay in their rooms.” The robots downstairs say, Belinda tries to make light of the situation, 'Don’t tell me he needs the toilet.” I look around trying to find a way to help her, but I was a stupid and selfish time lord, I didn’t know how to help someone, nor help myself. I had let myself become weak, and I had to watch a human suffer.
The robot walks downstairs and shows a certificate to Belinda, “You are Missbelindachandra?” Belinda looks at the robots, confused about how they knew her name. The robots responded to her, “Name confirmed. Your Majesty. “ I watch the robots shove her out the back door and towards the ship. That’s when I see a very dead Mr. Whiskers. I cover my mouth and rush to poke my head out from behind the door, I see Mrs. Flood walk out of her house, “Belinda? What’s going on?” Mrs. Flood looks at Belinda and then at the spaceship. Belinda makes up a crazy story about the cat and tells Mrs. Flood to tell her adoptive parents that she loves them. Mrs. Floods looks at Belinda as she’s sucked up into the space ship, “Oh, take care, Belinda. Bye-bye!”
I rush out, to Belinda as she’s sucked up, I look over the fence and try to find Mrs. Floods only to see that she has vanished. I hear a guy run out yelling Belinda's name. I look at the man, “Who the hell are you?” He turns to me and tries to catch his breath, “The doctor. Now tell me what happened and what you know. *Now*.”
I finish telling him the story as he brings me towards a police box, and I pause. “What are you trying to get me to do?” He pushes me into it, I look around, A Tardis. The doctor starts telling me what it is, “A TARDIS… A Time Lord ship.. Which is impossible because only my wife and I got out that day.” The doctor looks at me questioningly but quickly moves past the thought and pushes buttons, and we start traveling to try and catch up with Belinda.
Time Skip
North Zone, MissBelindachandraplanet
I sit down quickly and look around, and then look towards the doctor, “Where the hell are we?” The doctor looks towards me and Belinda, “Welcome to the North Zone.” He then looks towards Belinda. “It’s interesting… that diploma from the Star Register. If I’m right, that thing is dangerous.” Belinda doesn’t respond to the doctor and goes towards a wounded rebel and looks towards Shago, “Okay… It’s empty. Can I replace it?” Shago nods and points towards the extra Simolin, “Help yourself. Simolin, IV kits, sanferric over there. Disinfect with mylos. Your Majesty.” Belinda nods and starts helping the wounded. I kneel with her and start helping, “It must be crazy.. That people think you are some Queen.” Belinda nods, frowning, “I’m really not though..” I nod, “Well yeah I know… but to them you are… to them you’re their savior.. More than I can say about myself.” Belinda interrupts me as she puts a blanket over the man, only for it to show his heart, lungs, and rib cage. Belinda gasps, “Oh, my god! It’s like…” I smile, “X-ray blankets… I haven’t seen these in a while.” Belinda looks at it, “X-ray blankets..?” The doctor looks over and nods, “Radiation-free. And look, the main difference between humans and Missbelindachandrakind. Instead of the kidneys and the liver, all the detox is carried out here in an organ called the paculum. Belinda looks at the doctor, “Like a second diaphragm.” The doctor nods, “Exactly.”
I walk away, helping some other injured men and women, when suddenly I hear Belinda gasp, “You have two hearts?” I perk up, ‘Two hearts..?’. Belinda then asks him why the others don’t have two hearts, too. The doctor shakes his head, “Oh, no. I’m not part of their species. I’m from a different planet.” I look up and walk over, “A different planet, huh?” The doctor nods. I nod back at him and grab more supplies, ‘A different planet… could he be another time lord.. He has the ship.. He has the two hearts… could he be her regeneration…? No, he was too kind, not logical enough.’
Time Skip
AI Generator Chamber
I look back and forth, apparently the whole reason the planet is the way it is, is because of Belinda, ex, Alan. Apparently, he thought this was all a game, and because of this he let himself become AI, and become a sort of dystopian ruler. Belinda then realizes why Alan has done all this and responds to the doctor's question about why she had stopped dating Alan. “Cos all he ever did was correct me. And tut, and huff, and roll his eyes and tell me off.” She then looks at Alan in disgust, “Oh, my God, you've taken coercive control and made it complete control of the whole planet! How can you live with yourself?” Then the doctors realize Alan has been trying to send us signals, No. No. Every ninth word. Your brain interfaces with the machine on an eight-part loop. So every speech, every ninth word, your mind is free. Every ninth word tells us the truth.“ I look at the doctor, “You’re right.. “Help me.. Save me.. Pain.”
Belinda then realizes she could use one of the robots to destroy Alan and end the pain he was constantly in because of the invention. But Belinda couldn’t escape until the Doctor pulled her back. He laughed, hugging her tightly, “Ouch! Oh! Oh, you needed a Time Lord to take the kaboom! But wow! Oh, Bel, baby! Ha! I just went through your entire life like a bullet! The Time Fracture sent me like, whooosh! And Bels! Oh, you are... amazing, Belinda Chandra. You and me, we go back years!!” I smile, and Belinda looks around, “But where’d he go?” I watch the doctor use a sonic screwdriver and point to a small speck of something. “I think he may be microscopic..” Belinda looks at me, “Do you mean…” I nod, chuckling, “He’s a spern and an egg..” Suddenly, a cleaning robot comes and cleans the speck. The doctor closes his mouth, “Oh.. well, goodbye, Alan.” We all laugh, and we walk back to the TARDIS.
Time Skip
Inside the TARDIS
I watch as Belinda tries to wrap her head around the fact that the TARDIS is bigger on the inside. I chuckle, amused. The Doctor looks at me suspiciously, but by the time I look at him, he masks it. Belinda finally walks in, “This is cool and all. But let's get me and Sam home. 24th of May, 2025. My shift starts at 7:30 am. Thank you very much.” I smile and wait for the doctor to send us back, only for the TARDIS to fail to do its just by actually traveling. Belinda narrows her eyes, upset, “Doctor, i told you. Get me home!” The doctor nods, “I am!” Belinda argues back, “You are not!” The doctor frowns and tries one more time, “Oh, this might be the long way round, Miss Belinda Chandra, but hold on tight. Because this is going to be quite a ride.” I groan and hold on tight to a chair.
As the TARDIS shakes, I fall and slam my head on the railing.
I run to my wife, showing her the pregnancy stick, “It worked!! It worked!” I hug her tightly. She looks at me and nods, “Oh, I know, I made it, you know, it always works.” I smile and hug her again, and kiss her all over. “We’re having a baby… a little us.” I smile, putting my forehead against hers. My wife looks at me, “Do you have any names?” I smile, “Although it’s so soon, I do...” I touch my currently flat stomach, “For a boy, August..” I look at my wife, “And for a girl… Belinda…”