"The Better angles of our nature." A drabble By Helen Fayle (Following on from "Various Angles" by John Elliott) "You saved her, Doctor," Katarina said. "She jumped out of a spaceship and you saved her. What did I do wrong, that you did not save me?" (John Elliott: "Various Angles", April 24th 2010) - - - - - - - - - - - Unfortunately the Doctor, unable to look at Katarina, glanced straight to the bar where Adric stood, dishcloth in hand. Silence. Unforgiving. Softly: 'I knew the risks. I wanted to try. My life, my choice.' He looked the Doctor in the eyes. 'If you'd gone back, I'd have died for nothing.' 'It WAS for nothing,' Tegan, stridently. The Doctor flinched. 'No. Not for nothing.' Adric looked pointedly at Peri, comfortably sitting in Yrcanos' lap. At Fitz. Luke. River. Rose. 'Not for nothing.' This time, the Doctor didn't even have to prompt Amy to deliver the hug to a shyly blushing Adric. - - - H (Note: There are a host of other players who perhaps owe their lives to the Doctor's increasing tendency to pull a hat out of a rabbit in recent years, but in only 100 words... well. You can all find examples... OTOH, Seventh should be slinking out of the door hoping no-one remembers HIS record, round about now... ;-P)