Rain Check

[shivver]

Yeah, I'm totally rain-checking, too. I sat down to think about the prompt, got reminded of another thing, and spent the night doing research into the other thing. So, I shall have to work on the prompt itself over the weekend.

Rain Check (DW)

[romanajo123]

 Sorry for the rain check but saw the February fic thing (thanks BMG ) today and this kind of..wouldn't leave my brain. :o

For Prompt 25 "Allergies" februaryficletchallenge.tumblr.com/post/677145365087158272/ffc-2022-prompt-25

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"I still don't understand why we had to come to this...establishment" said Nyssa. "Isn't there tea in the TARDIS?" 

" It's a tearoom, Nyssa" the Time Lord explained, picking up a scone, "And if memory serves, they do a marvelous cream tea." The Doctor sipped his steaming cup. "I cam here once with Liz Shaw and-" 

The Doctor suddenly began to cough, his face becoming pale.

Nyssa put down the spoon of cream she'd been applying to her scones. "Doctor," she began worriedly "Are you all right?"

"Salicylic acid!" he exclaimed in between coughs. 

"In the tea?"

More coughing before the Doctor managed to answer. "In mine, at least. It's lethal to a Time Lord. Someone is trying to-"

He collapsed. 

"Doctor?" asked Nyssa.  His pulse was growing weaker. The important thing now was keeping him alive.

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It took help, but Nyssa got the unconscious Time Lord back to the TARDIS. 
Around an hour later, the Time Lord slowly opened his eyes to see the Trakenite bringing him a tray.

"Nyssa," he said, still groggy. "Where am I?"

"You're in the TARDIS medical bay" she answered before setting down the tray "I've been doing some research. And this choc-olate might help. And" she gestured to a cup of orange liquid "this can provide nutritional stimulants. The food machine called it Tang."

"Ah yes," the Doctor noted, eating a bit of the chocolate. "I was there when the astronauts took some to space. Oh, Nyssa, before you go.."

"Yes Doctor?"

"Thank you for... well, saving my life."