Daniel had been focusing very hard on becoming one with the tree by not moving or breathing and wasn't doing a very good job of it. Other than getting his glasses imprinting into part of his skull and giving the tree the best partial bear hug of its life, he'd come to the conclusion that you couldn't, in fact, blend perfectly with a tree.
The locals, after what seemed like an eternity, finally moved on. Daniel watched as they began fanning out, separating in groups of threes. He didn't like that sign. It looked like they were still moving in a search pattern instead of giving up, which made him wonder just how long they intended to keep it up. They may be safe for now but these guys were tenacious.
The archaeologist let out a sigh of relief. Or he would have if he wasn't being hauled up like a sack suddenly. The Doctor had leaned over and grabbed at him, and if Daniel hadn't been holding onto the tree in a death grip, he might have fallen out in surprise. The man was stronger than he looked and worse, he didn't have the best hold on him. Daniel felt that he was both being grabbed by the nape of his neck and strangled at the same time. He scrabbled at the branch he was sitting on and the tree trunk and, trying to help, he pushed up, to climb up as the Doctor pulled. He ended up with a scraped palm and a bruised knee for his trouble.
Daniel managed to get both hands on the branch and pull himself up. It wasn't exactly graceful. He fell forward on it, his legs hanging off. The thing was surprisingly large, but then again, these trees were immense to begin with: there was plenty of space for them to rest on. Daniel took a moment to get his wind back. After a moment, he rolled over onto his back and pushing the hat off his head, stared upwards. Night was falling. The sky looked a dark shade of pink and green. That was weird in itself. Maybe it had something to do with the atmosphere or trees. Through the leaves, he could catch glimpses of stars. Any one of them could be Earth. Of course, they might be so far from it that it wasn't visible. Somewhere out there was home. Jack was probably at his place watching The Simpsons.
"So." Daniel said to the air finally. "That could have went better."
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The locals, after what seemed like an eternity, finally moved on. Daniel watched as they began fanning out, separating in groups of threes. He didn't like that sign. It looked like they were still moving in a search pattern instead of giving up, which made him wonder just how long they intended to keep it up. They may be safe for now but these guys were tenacious.
The archaeologist let out a sigh of relief. Or he would have if he wasn't being hauled up like a sack suddenly. The Doctor had leaned over and grabbed at him, and if Daniel hadn't been holding onto the tree in a death grip, he might have fallen out in surprise. The man was stronger than he looked and worse, he didn't have the best hold on him. Daniel felt that he was both being grabbed by the nape of his neck and strangled at the same time. He scrabbled at the branch he was sitting on and the tree trunk and, trying to help, he pushed up, to climb up as the Doctor pulled. He ended up with a scraped palm and a bruised knee for his trouble.
Daniel managed to get both hands on the branch and pull himself up. It wasn't exactly graceful. He fell forward on it, his legs hanging off. The thing was surprisingly large, but then again, these trees were immense to begin with: there was plenty of space for them to rest on. Daniel took a moment to get his wind back. After a moment, he rolled over onto his back and pushing the hat off his head, stared upwards. Night was falling. The sky looked a dark shade of pink and green. That was weird in itself. Maybe it had something to do with the atmosphere or trees. Through the leaves, he could catch glimpses of stars. Any one of them could be Earth. Of course, they might be so far from it that it wasn't visible. Somewhere out there was home. Jack was probably at his place watching The Simpsons.
"So." Daniel said to the air finally. "That could have went better."