"No," the fake Annalise shrieks. "NO!" She and the other Doctor morph into one being. They lengthen, their skin tightens, their eyes grow, their face distorts, and their teeth sharpen. All at once they become one snakelike alien suspended in midair. It writhes like it is in pain. Annalise has not awoken yet, which seeds worry deep in the Doctor's hearts. He forces himself to stand, guarding her, as a spotlight beams down on Prisoner Zero in its true form, trapping it.
"So this is what you tried to hide," he says to the creature. "Little tip: you can't hide from me. Ever. And I just saved the world in under ten minutes. Who da man?" He says the last sentence loudly, flinging his arms out, and the creature eyes him. There is dead silence all around.
"Oh, wow, okay," he mumbles. "That's Well, that's rubbish. I'm never saying that again."
He hears a soft laugh behind him and turns his head to see Annalise smiling weakly, shaking her head at him. He leans over to help her to her feet, but she waves his hand away and stands on her own. Her eyes widen considerably when she sees the Multiform.
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The Time of Change
FanfictionThere are some people who seem destined for greatness. There are others who seem stuck on the path of failure. For most of her life, Annalise Song felt as if she was the unhappy median between the two: bound to be nothing more than mediocre and soli...
