Treason

The Doctor looks distraught.

You are crying out in fear as the aliens drag you away.

"What do you mean she's going to be executed?" He yells at the three-headed leader.

"The female rejected physical contact from a senator. That is treason." They explain.

"That's not her fault, she didn't know! She has a condition that causes her distress with physical contact!"

"It matters not, the senator is furious, he demanded it. It is out of our hands." They apologize, "The most we can do is give her a trial by combat against the beast."



Tears well up in his eyes, he doesn't let them fall as he is escorted to the dungeon.

You are curled up in the corner of your cell, sobbing loudly, crying out for him.

His hearts break at the sound, he looks at the guards, "Can you give us a moment?"

They look at each other before stepping into the stairway.

He steps closer to the bars separating you from him.

You look up, expecting the worst, but it's him.

"Doctor!" You crawl towards him, "Please tell me you can get me out of here!" You reach for the bars, only to be shocked back.

He swallows, "They can't let you out. They said the most they can offer you is a trial by combat with the beast."

"A beast?" You whimper.

"Don't worry, I'll think of something so you don't have to fight." He promises.

You nod, worry ebbing away a little.

A few hours later, you are let out of the dungeon, and shoved into an arena of some sort, then the gate slams shut behind you

There is a gate on the other side where growling and barking can be heard from the other side.

You tremble a little at the sounds.

The gate behind you opens once more, you turn around.

It's the Doctor, he is thrown in.

"What did you do?" You groan.

"Something stupid." He grins before becoming serious, "I didn't want you to face this alone."

You smile at him, gratefully.

The leader speaks into a megaphone, "People of Sutervit, these two have committed treason against the Senator of Scillium by rejecting physical contact and eating acerant like a blaxutato." The leftmost head of the leader faux gags at the last statement.

You look at him confused, "What the hell are those things he just said?"

He leans in to whisper, "It's like if you were to eat a tomato like an apple."

You faux retch, "Of course that's treason, it's disturbing."
He simply grins.

The leader speaks again, "For their freedom, they must defeat the beast."

There are excited cheers from the crowd.

"They will use only what is on them, and left in the arena from the dead."

The gate starts to lift, "And now, the felons will face the beast!"

It opens and everyone goes silent.
A bark echoes through the space as a three-headed dog runs out into the arena toward you.

You gasp, kneeling on the ground and opening your arms wide.

The dog jumps into your arms, knocking you over and slobbering all over your face.

You squeal, "Oh, who's a good puppy?!" The dog licks your face.

The crowd murmurs in wonder.

The Doctor looks on in confusion, turning to the leader, "It's a dog?"

"That beast has torn thousands of our worst criminals to shreds!" They shout, "The slobber is deadly to our kind."

You sit up in the dirt, petting the two outer heads and giving kisses to the middle head.

The Doctor crouches down to your left, joining in with petting the dog, "Hello there!"

The middle head barks.

"You like y/n? I do too."

The left head sniffs the Doctor, barking again.

"You can smell it on me?"

The left head barks.

"Oh, I'd love to, just have to ask." The Doctor turns to you, "He asked if we could take him with us. What'd you think?"

You nod vigorously, "Of course, he can."

He stands, addressing the crowd, "We have tamed the beast!" He faces the leader, "If it's alright with you, could we actually take him with us?"

"You want to take the beast?" They ask incredulously, "Whatever for?"

"Well, he never gets to play like that because everyone is scared of him, he wants to come with us."

"Well, this has never happened before." The three heads talk to each other quietly, "You may go free, and you are allowed to take the beast with you. I suppose we shall have to come up with a better crime for future criminals."

The Doctor offers a hand to you, you take it and he pulls you up.

You turn to the dog, "Hear that boy? You're coming with us!"

He wags his tail barking happily.

The three of you make your way back to the Tardis, the Doctor trailing behind you slightly.

He watches you converse with the dog, now named Cerberus.

You open the door to the Tardis, motioning for Cerberus to step inside, "It's okay Cerby, the Tardis is super friendly. She's gonna love you!"

Cerberus takes a step inside and starts sniffing everything.

The Tardis hmms and lights up.

You follow Cerberus inside and talk excitedly, "Oh, Cerby she likes you! I knew she would. You can sleep in my bed every night! We can cuddle all the time, play fetch, and go to the park whenever you want!"

He watches you adoringly from the doorway.

You turn to look at him, before noticing the way he's staring at you.

"What?" You ask, "Is there something on my face?"

He seemingly snaps out of a daze, "No, nothing on your face. I was just admiring you."

You look at him funny, "Okay."

He walks toward you, closing the doors behind him, "Can I hold you?"

You nod slowly.

He wraps his arms around you, burying his face in your neck, whispering something you can't hear.

The Tardis makes a noise and Cerberus barks at him.

He lifts his head and glares at them both, pulling away from you, "Okay, fine!"

He looks at you, straight into your eyes, "I love you."

Your heart races, "What?"

"I love you." He says, "That's why I told you I didn't want you to face the beast alone. I can't lose you, because it would be as bad as losing the Tardis. I wouldn't be who I am without you."

You step closer to him, and wrap your arms around him, resting your forehead against his, "I love you too."

He smiles widely, bringing his hands to your waist, "Can I kiss you?"

You nod, leaning in.

His lips press against yours, holding you gently.