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"So… the Doctor was… gone?" Stone thought while he stand besides the Statue of Eros; how ironic, no amount of devotion and love could have saved the Doctor for his horrible ending…
At least he had one last thing from the Doctor, a message that now he can only see and hear inside his mind, the last reminder of his voice. The subtle confession of the Doctor at the end of his message "I LOVE the way YOU make them" sounded so bittersweet.
The Doctor… The explosion… In the sky… The… Message… his mind started spiraling
The Doctor… The explosion… In the sky… The… Message…
The explosion…
The Doctor…
In the sky…
The message…
The Doctor… The explosion… In the sky… The… Message…
The message…
In the sky…
The Doctor…
The explosion… the god damn explosion…
THE DOCTOR IN THE GOD DAMN EXPLOSION
No, it can't be possible… right? the Doctor couldn't be dead, he just recovered from the last battle, THE DOCTOR WAS DOING GOOD, THEY WERE DOING GOOD , THEY COULDN'T TAKE THE DOCTOR AWAY FROM HIM AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT TAKE HIM… they… could not…
no… it can't be, no no no no NO NO NO, the Doctor had to be alive, IT HAD TO BE… right…?
He has to be alive, he has to be, he has to be alive, he can't be death, THE DOCTOR HAS TO BE ALIVE
He always comes back, he always comes back ALIVE, with more plans and motivation to rule the world, he would come and search him, tell him to make a latte while he tells him his plans, maybe even tell him he's sorry , they will be together… loving each other… planning to rule the world… together… together …
He fell on his knees, one hand on the heart, the other one clinging to the floor, tears forming in his eyes, feeling his heart beat rapidly, with force. pain and panic raising through his throat, he had to believe it, he had to, but the feeling of loss was just too much for him to handle, after a lot of ups and downs in their relationship Stone could feel that he wanted to give up on everything. He wasn't sure if he was going to be able to resist the truth, the doubtful truth that his mind was creating despite his heart protests. But then, a whole new thought had formed in his mind "the Doctor always comes back…", the Doctor had already come back from an unknown planet, he had fully recovered from a deadly explosion of an unknown alien power, DAMN IT! the Doctor could even defy death if he wanted to. Stone took a couple deep breaths and stood up, determination filling his whole body.
Stone had to be ready for the arrival of the Doctor; If he had learn something from the years that he had spent working for him is that he doesn't waste time. He had to repair the crab, start building badniks for the Doctor's use… fuck it! if he had to steal from G.U.N. he will do it. The devotion… no THE LOVE he felt for the Doctor was bigger than anything and anyone who could try to stop him.
As he started to walk, he glanced at the statue once more. Eros, the god of devotion and passion; So he decided to make an oath and a plea, an oath to always be by the Doctor's side, and a plea for making the Doctor come back to him, to his side, where he is safe.
He continues walking, he had a lot to do, somehow Stone still have a lot of money for the time he was working for G.U.N and the time he was running "The Mean Bean", so he could survive a couple of months. and maybe open a second "The Mean Bean" if he ever needed more money, but he didn't need to worry about that right now, right now he had to prepare for the doctors arrival. he would not have to wait a long time…
Right…?