The Doctor's POV

I don't even know how she's growing wings, but she is. And why can I feel that familiar buzzing sensation at the back of my mind? Anyway, at least for now she's asleep, that would be very painful of she was still awake. I wonder why that other girl is staring at me, she seems bewildered. I unlock the TARDIS door so I can check on Lauren fully. I wave my hand in a gesture that the other girl takes as to go inside first. I hear her gasp and I think to myself, 'Knew that was coming!' "It's bigger on the inside!" I hear her say, mouthing the words behind her.

"Really?" I ask sarcastically. "I hadn't noticed!"

"Don't do that with me, mister," she exclaims annoyed, then she claps her hands over her mouth. I was generally confused about what she meant, but from her reaction, it was probably not something she should have said. Lauren groans in my arms as I carry her inside, the stems of her wings growing longer by the second.

"By the way, seeing as you didn't ask, my name is Indi," the other girl scowls at me, then picks up her friend's legs, helping me carry her to one of the rooms. Once we put Lauren down on the bed, I noticed that little buds of feathers had started to grow out of the skin-like covering over the new bones. Bright red and gold feathers starting to grow along the bones, a troubling thought, but as they became longer and thicker, I wasn't as worried. Well, I wasn't worried until I saw what had happened to her hair. Her hair had been a strong golden blonde when I'd met her outside, but now it had long streaks of brown. Mousse brown, like mine. Now I was really worried because hair doesn't change colour like that, it takes time, and maturing.

"Uuuggghhh," Lauren groaned. I snapped myself back into reality, to realise she was waking up. I quickly put my fingers on her neck to check her pulse. I snatched back my hand when I felt what her heart was doing, or should I say hearts?

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Indi's POV

I was sitting next to Lauren on the bed we'd laid her down on. I couldn't get over the fact that I was sitting right across from the real Doctor! It was really him! I snapped myself out of my trance by shaking my head, and I did this just before the Doctor leaned over and touched her neck, but jumped back so suddenly I thought he might have been zapped by something or other. His eyes told the whole story, they were wide open and the pupils dilated. He was shocked, not by electricity, but Lauren. Had she done something to him?

He ran out of the room, leaving me to sit and watch him go. He came back about a minute later, holding a stethoscope. Now I was really worried about what he had felt. Was her heart beating to slowly, to fast? He put the end of the stethoscope on Lauren's chest, to the left side, then to the right. The shock on his face grew deeper, so I snatched the stethoscope from him, earning a 'Hey!' from him, put the earpieces in and the metal end on her chest. I know why he was shocked now. She had two hearts. My face changed to utter shock and surprise, as it isn't every day you have one of your roommates changes into some alien being.

"Even I don't know exactly what's going on here, but I know that she'll be fine when she wakes up, Indi," the Doctor told me in a relaxed tone. I stared at the Doctor with only one question in my eyes, how? The Doctor got up, waving for me to follow, so I got up and did just that.

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Lauren's POV

What happened? And why am I in this room? Hang on, isn't this one of the TARDIS's spare bedrooms? Oh. My. God. I'm actually in the TARDIS! Ouch. Why does my back hurt so much?

I sat up and looked behind me, my eyes widening at the sight that I saw. Then my body fell back onto the bed as I felt a sudden pain in my chest. "Doctor?" I tried. "Indi? Anyone there?"

Just as I was about to get up to look around, the Doctor poked his head around the door. "You ok?" he asks me as I try to sit up with my legs hanging over the side of the bed. I nod, telling him that I would be alright after some time of getting used to my wings. He walked over to me, put my arm over his shoulder, and helped me get up. He was a bit too tall for me and had to crouch slightly as we walked into the control room. I was used to walking around like this, as I did it so often with my friends back home, that it didn't really bother me about having my arm in this position.

The Doctor leads me down to a small door underneath the control mechanisms, which I shuffle along, with his help. I still couldn't get my balance right and had to keep hold of him for support. Even though it probably looked a bit odd, I enjoyed it, and his company. We walked for a long time, and I started to wonder when this tunnel ended when I saw light ahead. I turned my head to look at the Doctor, my wings now spread for balance, I had just started to get my balance when he grabbed my waist. He picked me up easily and placed me in front of him. Before I knew it, he had his arms around me in a tight hug, making sure that he wasn't over my wing joints.