"Well let's think about this reasonably gentlemen." The Doctor said carefully holding Rose's hand tight. They were on a planet not far from Earth but about 500 billion years in the future. Captain Jack Harkness, who'd been travelling with them, had unwittingly pushed several buttons on the TARDIS console and all three had ended up at the receiving end of several sonic blasters held by four very angry Maxtors. Apparently the TARDIS had frightened their leader so much he'd fallen off a cliff.
"I mean, let's look at this from our point of view," chipped in Jack who felt he should resolve the situation since he'd created it. "We're smaller than you."
The tall, cloaked lizard type creatures were in fact exactly eight foot tall and looked very menacing. Rose shrank back slightly under their glare and the Doctor squeezed her hand gently.
"Yeah, and what's more you'll have to catch us first!" The Doctor grinned madly and began running, Rose following. Jack was stood frozen, not quite understanding that he should move.
"Jack! C'mon!" Rose called over her shoulder. Jack turned to the tall Maxtors and looked them straight in their lizardy faces.
"I'll just be going now…" Jack smiled and ran full pelt after the Doctor and Rose. The Maxtors started to glide after them hissing angrily.
"Ok, don't wish to hurry you, but if you could open the TARDIS quickly that'd be great." Jack said catching up to them as the Doctor fumbled with the key in his gloved hands. "Right. Kinda need to speed things up."
The Doctor managed to get the door open and the three disappeared inside just as the Maxtors reached them. The Doctor set the TARDIS in flight and removed his gloves. The other two had had to wrap up much warmer. Rose was wearing, gloves, scarf, coat, hat and four jumpers. Jack was even worse. He'd been wearing all that and four extra jumpers. And he still complained of being cold.
"You look like a flippin' snowman." The Doctor had commented gesturing at how fat Jack appeared when he had all the layers on.
"Aw, leave him alone. Just 'case he's pathetic when it comes to temperature doesn't mean he's totally pathetic." Rose replied smiling. Jack raised his eyebrows in mock outrage and the Doctor just grinned.
Rose and Jack were now flopped on the chair that the Doctor had built out of random parts he'd found lying around.
"So where next? Somewhere warm I think. Barcelona?" The Doctor suggested.
"Let's go somewhere warm, with rolling hills and a gentle summer breeze, where we can run through long grass and pick flowers and generally have a good time." Rose said dreamily.
"Rose, he might have a time machine but the Doctor can't work miracles. You've just described Utopia." Jack laughed. Rose scowled.
The Doctor grinned madly.
"It just so turns out I can work miracles Jack Harkness and funnily enough the planet Rose just described is called Utopia." The Doctor flicked several switches trying to stifle a laugh at the look on Jack's face. "I'd suggest you remove some of your layers. You'll be boiling."
Rose and Jack took off their extra clothes and dumped them round the console. The Doctor sighed.
"I thought I told you two I don't do domestic?" He asked kicking one of Rose's jumpers out the way.
"Yup, and we thought we'd told you we were going to ignore you." Jack replied smiling cheekily.
"Of course you did." The Doctor said exasperatedly. The TARDIS shuddered to a halt and Rose ran to open the doors.
"Oh, yes!" She cried. It was just as she'd imagined. Rolling hills of pure green, wild flowers growing wherever they pleased, a gentle breeze making her hair billow out behind her. The Doctor and Jack joined her.
"Why here then, Rose?" Asked the Doctor taking her hand.
"You'll see." She whispered. "Jack lie on the ground for me."
"Why?" Jack frowned.
"Just do it." Rose sighed. Jack complied.
"I don't see what-" Jack was cut off by Rose giving him a hard shove and sending him rolling down the hill. The Doctor and Rose stood at the top of the hill laughing at the sight of Jack as he rolled uncontrollably down the hill. Jack was screaming something about revenge but Rose was too out of breath from laughing to care.
"Maybe we should leave him here?" The Doctor suggested.
"Nah, where would the fun in that be?" Rose giggled running down the hill after Jack, her arms spread out, feeling like she could fly.