"I have really rotten luck with volcanos," the Doctor admitted as he and Donna ran down the slope. The lava flow was a good distance behind them, but they really did not want it getting any closer.
They crossed a rocky rise and a tall, white-bearded man came in sight. When he saw them, he turned on them, incredulous.
"What are you still doing here?" he shouted. "Get to the boats!"
He pointed down towards the shoreline, and the Doctor nodded. "On my way," he said as he started off in that direction, pulling Donna behind him.
They were only out of earshot for a moment when Donna spoke up. "That was Avatar Roku, wasn't it?"
"Yep," the Doctor said, dreading what he knew was coming.
"He's going to die."
"Yep," the Doctor confirmed. "He's going to die, and Fire Lord Sozin will live, and the world will be plunged into the longest and bloodiest war it's ever seen. And no, there isn't anything I can do to save him. He's solid time. If I could save him, I would, but I--"
"Don't be an idiot," Donna said, cutting him off. "I already figured that out. Now come on, we need to get back to the TARDIS."
"We're headed for the boats," the Doctor said. "No way to get to the TARDIS now, we're cut off. Don't worry, though, she'll survive anything. The tricky part's going to be getting to her once this is all done, but I'm sure I'll think of something."
DELAYED RESPONSE IS DELAYED
They crossed a rocky rise and a tall, white-bearded man came in sight. When he saw them, he turned on them, incredulous.
"What are you still doing here?" he shouted. "Get to the boats!"
He pointed down towards the shoreline, and the Doctor nodded. "On my way," he said as he started off in that direction, pulling Donna behind him.
They were only out of earshot for a moment when Donna spoke up. "That was Avatar Roku, wasn't it?"
"Yep," the Doctor said, dreading what he knew was coming.
"He's going to die."
"Yep," the Doctor confirmed. "He's going to die, and Fire Lord Sozin will live, and the world will be plunged into the longest and bloodiest war it's ever seen. And no, there isn't anything I can do to save him. He's solid time. If I could save him, I would, but I--"
"Don't be an idiot," Donna said, cutting him off. "I already figured that out. Now come on, we need to get back to the TARDIS."
"We're headed for the boats," the Doctor said. "No way to get to the TARDIS now, we're cut off. Don't worry, though, she'll survive anything. The tricky part's going to be getting to her once this is all done, but I'm sure I'll think of something."