padme's sister, sorry! I didn't know about your story, I took a look but as you have seven chapters up I am not going to read it now, but wait for my story to really get going, that way we can see if my idea is different from yours without me deliberately making it that way :D
OK, this chapter will wrap up the whole Purgash incident and we will get to see who Rose Tyler really has become when she has to face off against the King of the Purgash.
Disclaimer: I haven't gained ownership to Doctor Who since I wrote the last chapter so I'll stand by what I said then, Doctor Who aint mine.
"Your commander's dead, your god is gone, I'm the rightful gaurdian of this planet and it's time for you to sling your hook, before I get really angry." -Mike Tucker, The Nightmare of Black Island
In the Face of Danger
Rose stood and waited, nothing happened. The saucer was just as unresponsive as it had been when she first approached it.
"Wait. Patience. So weak. Look up. Hold on. Wait!"
Rose's brow creased in confusion, she had been right, the voice in her head was beginning to make less sense. Still, she found herself inclined to look up. Nothing. Then it happened, slowly, very slowly. Hissing, the hatch began to drop down. Smoke, or was it a fog, started to gush out from the gaps it left. A blue light spilled out from within the saucer. Rose quickly stepped out of the way. The circle of silver metal floated gently downwards towards the Earth, a dull clang rang out as it touched down. However Rose was no longer interested in the hatch but in the figure that stood on the door.
Bog monster, Rose thought was putting it lightly. The creature, that stood at about eight feet tall, was large and fat. Its very skin seemed to be made out of an oozing, thick mud, however as it slid off the metal plate towards Rose it left only a slight slime trail. It's head was wide, with gaping jaws that showed off rows of pointed teeth. Two enormous, walrus like tusks protruded from its mouth and as it breathed tendrils of fog crept up the shining white ivory. Its eyes were set deep within the skull, large and black. A shiny black though, that suggested life and knowledge. It had slits where a human would have ears and a nose and it had six, thick muscled arms and no legs. It spoke with a deep, guttural voice, close to a roar, it spoke, Rose found to her surprise, English.
"I am Commander Zolaro, of the magnificent Purgash!"
Rose knew now probably wasn't the time for smart remarks, but her earlier fear had left her, she just wanted these damn aliens off her planet,
"You don't seem to be doing much commanding to me. You should really accompany your men into battle, you know boost of confidence and all that. Or are you just a coward at heart?"
The alien roared, fog pouring out of its mouth, Rose wondered briefly if dropping the night vision goggles was really such a good idea.
"How dare you insult me, you pathetic ape, you are nothing, tiny compared to the magnificence of the Purgash!"
Rose had to laugh at this, "You don't even have good detectors on your saucer, I've been here for ages, I could have done anything!"
"Our shields are magnificent you could drop one of your famed nuclear bombs onto the hull of The Purgashi and it would not be at all damaged."
"Alright, alright, I get your point, so if you are so magnificent and powerful, why aint I dead yet?"
It was a fair enough question. There was a massacre going on not far from here, those Purgash didn't seem to be very merciful, however here she was, standing by their front door and perfectly alive.
Zolaro glared at her, a look that clearly told her if he had his way, she would be dead.
"I have the honorable duty of guarding our magnificent king. He tells me he wishes to speak to you."
"Really, and why is that then?"
"We scanned you a short while ago, you seem to have a higher psychic energy than the other apes on this world."
Rose's heart skipped a beat, she was sure of it. They had detected the psychic waves of voice.
"I let it happen. Go forth. Follow. Kill."
Kill? Whoever it was wanted her to kill? Then, Rose thought sadly, it couldn't possibly be the Doctor, could it?
Well nothing was going to get done just standing around, she was beginning to wish she had the second half of that plan. Deciding that the best course of action was to follow Zolaro she nodded at him and stepped onto the plate, avoiding the trail of slime.
Zolaro, slid back onto the plate, shoving her roughly as he did so. Rose resisted the urge to gag, the alien stank. The plate juddered and began to rise, Rose stared up but she couldn't make out the inside of the saucer, it was far to dark.
"Yup, I really shouldn't have dropped those goggles."
The plate slid into place and Rose was standing in the pitch black of the saucer. She felt immensely uncomfortable, for more reasons than one, firstly Commander Bog Monster was breathing very heavily down her neck, secondly she didn't have a clue what she was going to do. A third and most important reason for unease was the fact she was being guided by a voice in her head.
"Not a good sign, Rose."
"What do you mean by that ape?" Zolaro demanded harshly.
Rose jumped, "Um the lighting, there is none, I can't see. Er being blind isn't a good thing." she said by way of explanation
"You apes are born blind," Zolaro mocked. "VASHOL!"
Rose didn't know what 'vashol' meant but at a guess, it meant lights for at that moment a blinding white light spilled out of circular disks set on the floor of the saucer.
She was standing in a long, narrow hallway. Silver and bare apart from the floor lights. A section of the wall on her left opened up, startling Rose, A small, floating droid zipped past her, clipping the side of her head. She winced. The wall closed, it looked as though the opening was never there. At the end of the hall there was an ornate set of golden double doors. They were decorated with similar patterns to the metal plate and were at a guess, fifteen feet high, it was towards these doors that Zolaro roughly pushed her.
She glared at him reproachfully before walking towards the set of doors. No doubt the magnificent king of the Purgash was behind them. Standing directly before them Rose felt very small and insignificant. What the hell was she doing, she was going to be killed.
Zolaro reached a dirty, great arm over Rose and knocked three times on the door while another arm reached round and grabbed the laser weapon out of her pocket where she had stuffed it earlier.
"Your Magnificence, I have brought the ape."
There was no reply save for a mechanic whining as the doors began to open. The room beyond was in total darkness.
"Exo vashol!"
The circular floor lights suddenly went out,
"What did you do that for?"
"No light must touch his magnificence." Zolaro's voice retreated down the corridor.
"Well that's good to know." With that she stepped through the doors.
Rose's brain was going at overdrive. Lights, lights, lights, how the hell was she supposed to get any lights. It wasn't as if Torchwood had issued her with a sonic screwdriver or a-
"Of course!"
Deep rasping breaths were coming from the far end of the room. Rose peered into the darkness, she could just make out two shiny black orbs, like lumps of coal, glinting dangerously in the black.
"Come closer ape."
Rose obliged, she had a plan now, a good plan, this invasion was as good as finished.
She guessed she was only three feet away as she could feel the aliens breath on her face.
"That's better."
The voice of the king was similar to that of the growling tones of Zolaro, however this voice was much older and rasped slightly, making it, in Rose's opinion much scarier.
"So um, just you and me then, are you going to tell me what you want, why you're invading?"
"My sensors have notified me of your ability, so there is no need to hide it, go on ape, tell me what I'm thinking."
Rose had no idea what he was going through the bog monster's head, now would be a very good time for that mystery voice to speak up. She swallowed the growing lump in her throat, she wasn't sure whether it was the king himself, or the fact she couldn't see him, that worried her most.
"Well?"
She didn't really have a choice, the voice seemed to have abandoned her and she didn't think making stuff up was going to get her anywhere. Rose went into her coat pocket, and searched for her pen.
It was extremely fortunate for her that the Purgash were so sure of themselves they didn't even give her a proper security check. They had taken the laser weapon but they hadn't taken her laser pen. Rose grinned as she found it. It was either do or die. Torchwood's military were putting their lives on the line for this stupid planet but it wasn't working, the alien soldiers were too strong, too confident and their leader was bloody freaky, but without their magnificent king would the Purgash continue to fight?
"Only one way to find out."
Rose whipped the pen out and pointed it right between the shiny eyes of the Purgash king. She held it in a very Doctor with the sonic screwdriver fashion and gave the alien king the same hard look that the Doctor had given his enemies.
"I'll be honest with you, your magnificence, I don't have a clue what is going through that ugly head of yours so I suggest you tell me yourself, and if I don't like it, I'll show you a pretty blue light, you got that!"
The Purgash King roared angrily and Rose shuddered, but she steadied herself, keeping the pen aimed between those shiny targets.
"ZOLARO!"
Rose shot a glance behind, she might have known that he would call for help.
"It was either do or die mate, and you haven't really done what I asked so," she pressed down the little button on the pen. "This had better work."
A ray of blue light hit the Purgash King right between his eyes. The light was strong enough to light up a significant amount of the alien.
Unlike Zolaro, the king's tusks were cracked and his body black. He was bloated beyond proportion and was spilling over his ornate golden throne. He was roaring in agony and from the point where the light hit his skin was beginning to harden. Rose ran backwards avoiding the flailing arms of the dying alien.
Soon the whole body was hardened. It was horrific. The alien's arms were stretched towards Rose, a manic, tortured look on his features. Tendrils of fog were creeping around the petrified figure.
The golden doors burst open and Zolaro's heaving silhouette roared and advanced on Rose.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" He roared.
"Oh hell!" Rose ran from the nightmare bog monster, hiding behind the throne of the dead alien king.
What the hell was she supposed to do now, the laser pen wouldn't work on Zolaro. What would the Doctor do? What the hell would he do?!
She gritted her teeth and jumped out from behind the throne, pointing the pen at Zolaro, not to hurt him but so that she could see. The alien stopped in his advance, confused by Rose's change in tactics.
"ZOLARO! You have invaded my home and I had no choice but to defend it. I gave your precious king a chance but he through it in my face, I suggest you don't come anywhere near me or you'll end up like his magnificence back there," she jerked a thumb in the dead alien's direction.
"What did you do ape." Zolaro wasn't shouting anymore, in fact he almost sounded scared.
"I defended the Earth."
"What are you?"
Rose didn't need to think about her answer, "I'm Rose Tyler, defender of the Earth."
Zolaro seemed to consider something, before he lifted one of his arms, he was holding a very familiar object. What happened next happened so quickly it was like a blur to Rose. The alien fired the laser weapon, Rose ducked but it was too late, the laser fire her and, nothing happened.
Rose cried out in relief, "I'm shielded, I forgot I was shielded!"
That seemed to do it for Zolaro, he fled from the room, Rose hoped it was to order a retreat. She waited until he disappeared into one of the hidden doorways before she followed. It was time to get out of here.
When Rose had filed a report with Torchwood she had left out the part about the voice, making her look as though she discovered the shielding pill all by herself. As for the King wanting to speak to her, she lied and said it was because he wanted a hostage. She had debated on whether she would tell her family about the voice, after all she could trust them, however as it hadn't come back she decided to leave the matter. If it spoke to her again, she would tell them, there was no need to worry them over nothing.
Weeks then months slowly passed. There was still that part of her that missed the Doctor, that part that told her she couldn't manage without him.
But she could.
She had been helped a lot by the mystery voice during the Purgash incident, however she had come up with the light plan one her own. That had been enough of a confidence boost. Now she took field work in her stride, she enjoyed it too. That was good. That was what the Doctor wanted.
I wasn't too pleased with this chapter, it was a pain to write, hopefully it got the point across. Rose, after a push in the right direction managed to bring down an entire alien invasion. She has rediscovered that she can stand on her own two feet. Please tell me what you all thought and please do point out any errors that I have missed.
I have started on the third chapter and I have a feeling it is gonna be good.
So who is the owner of this voice who seems intent on the Earth and Rose Tyler being safe? Well you'll just have to wait and see ;)
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