Doctor Meets Dragon: Part 1

[JustAnotherOutcast]

Tauz chuckled, flying slowly and keeping pace with the being in the forest below him. Glancing at the being in his claws, he could feel the emotions that pulsed through her. She didn't seem very scared, more angered that she had been taken from her child, yet not angered enough to try to escape. Tauz found a high, smooth rock, the kind that towered over humans and were so steep tey were nearly impossible to scale, and placed her on top of it. He landed a few meters away from the rock, and sat down, waiting or the Doctor to approach.

[HeavenlyTraitor]

The Doctor saw the dragon land a few meters away from where he put the TARDIS. "Tauz! You bring me my ship THIS INSTANT," the Doctor said in mock parenting. He wasn't looking forward to how the TARDIS was going to treat him but he had to get her down.

[JustAnotherOutcast]

"Get it yourself!" Tauz snorted. He adjusted his limbs and tucked them under his belly, much like a cat. He folded his wings against his back and watched the Doctor, waiting or him to make a move.

[HeavenlyTraitor]

The Doctor sighed. He wondered why the TARDIS wasn't trying to get down from there and down to him. He decided to question her later, when he wasn't trying to convince a dragon to talk. "Why'd you take my ship in the first place?" the Doctor asked. He was quite upset about the TARDIS being up there but also quite happy that dragons exist.

[JustAnotherOutcast]

Tauz snorted. "I don't need a reason," he replied huskily. "I do whatever I want, whenever I want, and you get no say in the matter," he finished glaring at the Doctor.

[HeavenlyTraitor]

The Doctor just sat down on a large rock and stared at the dragon. "You, dragon, are stubborn," he said, crossing his legs. He sat there staring back at the dragon.

[JustAnotherOutcast]

"So where'd that name you gave me go, huh?" Tauz sneered, showing some of his teeth. "Don't tell me that I won."

[HeavenlyTraitor]

"I only said dragon because you are not a sir," the Doctor retorted. "And, for the record, I have a feeling you like the name I gave you," he said, sticking his tongue out at Tauz.

[JustAnotherOutcast]

Tauz wrinkled his nose, showing his distaste for the Doctor's gesture. The sun was beginning to set, and with it went the dragon's energy. He didn't want to sit here with an arrogant - not to mention loud - human and bicker all night over titles and names. He wanted to fly home and curl up on his jewels for the night. He wanted to stay the nameless terror he was before. He should never have humored this Doctor in the first place. But this idea of a name intrigued the beast. He had never had one before, and it seemed to be a very easy thing to get used to. The idea of having something all to himself that no one could take away from him - he liked that. A name wasn't like a gem; it couldn't be taken by the greedy hands of another. It was given and kept until death. To have something that would never be stolen - now that was treasure.

[HeavenlyTraitor]

The Doctor could hear the TARDIS' engines starting up. Oh, was he in for a scolding. He stood up, crossing his arms and smirking at Tauz. "I'm afraid you've lost Tauz." he said as the TARDIS landed in front of him.

[JustAnotherOutcast]

Tauz blinked. Apparently the blue beast had special powers... But that wasn't possible! How could a beast teleport? Snorting in disbelief, he picked the box up and placed it on the rock again in a defiant manner. He stared at her, daring the box to move.

[HeavenlyTraitor]

The TARDIS started up again and landed near the Doctor as before. The Doctor laughed. "I knew she would come around," he said. "So, Tauz, what do you think of my ship? Any questions?" He added, "Well, any I can answer?"

[JustAnotherOutcast]

Tauz... did not like these two. At all. In fact, he hated them so much that he found it hard to even grace them with his presence without burning them to a crisp right then and there. Why he didn't just let loose some flames and be done with it, he did not know. But regardless of his tolerance, the dragon was beyond vexed. Growling, he flicked the Doctor's 'ship' and watched as she fell on her side with a thud. "She's stupid," Tauz grumbled. "And puny."

[HeavenlyTraitor]

"Hey, now! If your calling her 'puny', then you just called yourself MINUSCULE," the Doctor said, quite hurt. He patted the TARDIS. "Shhhh, he didn't mean it..."

[JustAnotherOutcast]

Tauz sniffed, not understanding the Doctor's logic. "Do you have some kind of mental disease?" he asked, lowering his head to the other's level. "Or is stupidity normal for humans?"