Rose Tyler knew the difference between a rough landing and a breakdown. The smoke pouring from the TARDIS was clearly not what the Doctor had been expecting as he battled the flaming console with a battered old fire extinguisher.
'Oi, where did you even get that thing' she called out, trying to peer through the thick bluish grey plumes of smoke
'Some bloke in London threw it at me in 1802' the Doctor yelled back 'To be fair I nicked his horse, but what else can you do when there's aliens chasing you?'
Rose couldn't help but snigger at the thought, eventually the Doctor appeared in the doorway –Face streaked with grey smudges and flecked with white foam- shrugging on his long coat and closing the creaky old door.
'Give the old girl an hour or two she'll be fine' he chirped, reaching around his head and pressing his hand on the back of his neck
'Liar' Rose grinned 'That thing doesn't crash, you said so yourself'
'Well…' The Doctor said loudly 'Didn't expect that legionary to get out of the closet in the basement, console wouldn't have caught fire if he'd kept his sword to himself'
'Remind me why you have a Roman soldier locked up in a wardrobe'
'Had him locked up' he corrected
'Blimey, makes me wonder what other treasures you might be hiding in that thing' muttered Rose, rolling her eyes dramatically. The Doctor offered a sly grin, but it quickly faded as he looked off into the distance.
Beyond the trees, there was a large perfectly domed hill. It would have been a perfectly normal prehistoric landmass, if not for the very much 21st century steel door forced into the base of the hill.
'I'm no expert but that doesn't look right to me' Rose said, looking at The Doctor in confusion
'Yup..' he agreed 'Maybe we should leave it alone' he said with a grin
'Nah' Rose laughed. The Doctor grabbed her hand and took off towards the hill, grinning like a naughty schoolboy.
From deep underground, restless eyes watched them approach.