All of Space and Time

The Partition of India

"Your sources must be wrong, because you've just put my house in Pakistan." Umbreen's mother said.

"With the other Muslims." He replied. "But you get a fresh start."

"Manish, you need to slow down." Prem said calmly trying to keep the situation from escalating.

"Pakistan is somewhere for Muslims if they want to go." Umbreen said firmly.

"I'm not saying you have to go." Manish said. "But Pakistan is being created for Muslims. Hindu's have India, we both feel safe."

"Don't reduce it to that, brother. It's not that simple." Prem said walking up to his brother. I stood back with the Doctor and the others as we continued to watch the conflict before us. We all agreed we wouldn't get involved, that we wouldn't interfere.

"But I get you have a hard decision to make if you're married."

"The land belongs to everyone." Prem said firmly. "Has done for centuries. One day doesn't change that."

"I love you, brother, but you're wrong." Manish said.

I was going to say something to the Doctor but I collapsed in pain again as the distorted voices filled my head. It hurt more than usual and I couldn't focus on anything but the pain in the back of my skull. I could see more images and they were more clear than before. Then suddenly it all stopped. "Look, demons!" Umbreen's mother called. I couldn't focus on anything. The Doctor was trying to help me stand but I could tell she was just as overwhelmed as I was. Her heavy breaths worried me as she used what little strength she had to pull me up. The Doctor pulled out her sonic while still holding me up with her other arm. She began to scan the figures in the distance. I couldn't see them properly because my eyes refused to focus. I pulled out a tissue and held it to my nose knowing it was most likely bleeding. "I told you this would happen." Her mother said again. "I told you these days were cursed!"

The Doctor looked at the readings of her sonic. "It's gone!" Umbreen shouted. My eyes finally focused on the trees in the distance. I couldn't see anything, other than the surrounding landscape.

"Not far. We'll deal with this. Come on." The Doctor said grabbing my hand and pulled me along with her. The others followed us as we ran into the forest. "Find the signal. They didn't go far." She said holding her sonic out to hopefully pick up on the signal. I saw them crouched down next to the man we saw on the road.

One of them held their hand out in our direction and we froze in place. I heard it's voice in my head. It was hurting worse and worse the more it happened. "Stay away." It warned. My hand slipped from the Doctor's and I fell to my knees clutching my head and the blood soaked tissue. The voices got louder and a high pitch ringing filled my ears.

It sounded like a gun shot went off, but I couldn't tell from how loud the voices were. Suddenly after the shot went off the voices stopped and I looked over at the books I struggled to push myself up. Both of the creatures were gone. "Did I get them?" Prem called. I grabbed onto the Doctor as she helped pull me up.

"I don't think so, they move faster than your bullet." The Doctor said. "(Y/n), are you ok?"

"Massive headache." I simply said rubbing my temples. "I wish it would just stop." Prem pushes passed us towards the man.

"What were they?" Ryan asked.

"Bhakti!" Prem shouted. "They killed him..." he said crouching down next to his body.

"He was your man on the road." Graham said.

"He's a holy man. A sadhu. Everyone knows him as Bhakti." Prem explained as the Doctor began scanning the body with her screwdriver. "Umbreen and I asked him to bless our marriage. Why would they kill him?"