Chapter One
An infinite amount of room surrounded the two travelers, their cave, and their home. Halls that go forever, rooms with endless possibilities and an outside world of stardust, it was their heaven. Sadly, all good stories have horror and terror, a threat in fact and this story is no exception to that. This one tells the story of men, from one lady's point of view and how far she will go to take them down, to rid planet Earth of their filth.
The lights from up above brightened up every step Rose Tyler took as she walked around the main console area of the TARDIS. Boredom seeped out of her every inch, consuming her all at once. She never liked to be alone, not ever and now that he was busy, the Doctor that is, with his chores somewhere within the many hallways, she never felt so alone.
She huffed and puffed, sighing to herself as she looked around the room. There was always so much to look at, from poles in odd shapes, to glass paneled floors and to the big center piece, the steering wheel of the ship. It was so beautiful, especially the whole grunge thing he had going on. Rose had heard people say that this was his grunge phase, old friends that she had met with their travels.
That was another thing, the people. One of the beauties of the whole experience is the people. There's so many out there, not just on planet Earth but spread out across the universe. We eventually do that, us humans, we expand and explore all the other parts of the solar system. Having a time machine is a great thing to have to experience that.
After walking the circled room many times Rose stopped to look at a screen attached to the center piece of the ship. It flashed and flickered making her eyes brighten in interest. So many words passed by quickly, so fast she had to train her eyes to follow. All of a sudden the words stopped, almost all of them. Just one word was left on the screen now, one word: Vegetation.
The confusion showed upon her face. Vegetation, what did that mean? She thought as she continued to stare at the word, half hoping that something else would happen, maybe something more of a clue. Vegetation meant plants, flowers, trees, marsh, fields, flatlands, grass... Rose went through a list of all the related topics she could think of, she just had one question; what did it all mean? Why was the word 'vegetation' etched upon the TARDIS' screen? She knew only one person who might know but he also might be lost with it.
Rose turned and stepped down into the lower part of the main console area, prepared to run through the many corridors the ship presented, anything to find him. She sped up as the energy ran through her, the excitement, oh, she loved the running and on she went. She ran through the hallways. With each twist and turn she passed doors, all sorts of doors. One might lead to a swimming pool, the next to a huge library filled with stories of wonder and excitement. Endless possibilities are presented within the TARDIS.
As time went on there was no sign of the Timelord. He wasn't walking in the halls and he wasn't in the rooms she had checked. At this rate it would take her years to find him. She slowed to a walk as her breath shortened into small gasps. She was tired now and it was cascading over her, filling her every move, making her slow and vulnerable. So she turned to head back to the main area, the safest place of the ship, to rest, recuperate, and put herself back together. She never made it because there was no need. When she turned she came face to face with him, the man she had been searching for, the Timelord himself. She was shorter than him so she wasn't exactly face to face, more like face to chin to be honest. She let her eyes graze across his face until they reached his eyes. He was looking down at her, smiling his cheeky smile. Rose just stared, slightly annoyed but happy at the same time.
"Where have you been?" She asked him harshly. The smile he had had plastered on his face faded slightly. His face scrunched up into confusion. "What do you mean? I told you, I was busy, told you not to follow me." He replied, seeming as it was obvious, it hadn't been obvious to Rose where he had been. "Really, I had no idea." She said sarcastically. He caught the tone in her voice. "Have I done something wrong?" He asked, slightly worried. He didn't want to upset Rose, his Rose, his best friend, his companion. She continued to stare into his eyes, his soft, warm eyes and she realised that this was silly. Why would she argue with him, she was more concerned with the funny word on the screen. "No, never mind, but there's something I need to show you, Doctor." She smiled up at him, just to reassure him. He smiled back down at her. "Alright, what is it?" He asked.
Rose walked past him back towards the console room and the Doctor followed at her heels. He wondered what it was that she wanted to show him and his curiosity grew with each step he took.
Rose also enjoyed the excitement and the wonder that this was. She loved every second of it, even when it was dangerous, seeing as something as simple as a word popping up on a screen could be just as bad as a Dalek in a space ship threatening the world. It was everything she loved, a step up from her old job back home. Working in a shop seemed so small to her now. This was what she wanted to do with her life, save others.
When they arrived in the console room Rose took off towards the screen that held the word that had left her puzzled. The Doctor followed but went to the other side of the console. He started pressing different buttons and he pulled the occasional lever. He suddenly looked up at Rose who had been staring at him. "The thing you wanted to show me, it wasn't out there was it?" He asked her worried that he had messed things up. Rose smiled at him and shook her head. "No, it's over here." She told him pointing at the screen in front of her. The word was still there, in plain sight. Rose looked at it and she shivered. She felt like it was staring at her. It made her uncomfortable.
The Doctor grinned and walked over to where Rose was standing. He looked at her and he followed her eyes towards the screen. The word was there staring at him: vegetation. "Now what have we here?"