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Chapter 1: Rose
Kagome yawned, walking into the TARDIS kitchen.
They had been traveling for nearly a year now, sporadically visiting her family every few weeks.
Rubbing her eyes a little, she went to open the fridge, intent on making some scrambled eggs for breakfast.
She stiffened suddenly, as she felt a presence behind her, turning to see the Doctor walk in, looking disappointed.
"How come I can never surprise you?", he complained.
He had tried to make her jump for days now.
She grinned. "You know I can feel you. I could pick you aura out in a crowd!", she declared, waving a wooden spoon at him.
He huffed, pouring himself some tea before sitting on the table.
"How unfair.", he grumbled, making both her AND the TARDIS giggle.
Kagome had made fast friends with the sentient ship, acting as if an alive ship was perfectly normal.
Actually, she treated most things as normal, acting completely unperturbed when presented with any kind of alien.
The Doctor was in equal parts impressed and disappointed.
He always found it funny when his companions started sputtering whenever they were introduced to something new.
Kagome was special though, having seen so much in her time in the Sengoku era, the different Youkai had hardened her a little, so it took quite a lot to throw her of guard.
"You never did tell me what my aura looks like.", he commented, sipping his tea. She turned back to the stove, piling the eggs onto two plates.
She handed him one, sitting down across him.
He thanked her and she said, "It is a kind of dark blue colour. With golden swirls all around you. It changes a little with your emotions, getting brighter or darker. It's really pretty actually."
He nodded at her, looking thoughtfull.
Suddenly he perked up.
"Oh, before I forget, I found the Nestene. It is in London, 2007", he declared proudly, making her laugh.
"Great, it only took you a month.", she teased him playfully.
He just grinned at her.
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A while later, after Kagome had dressed in her black slayer outfit, weapons strapped back on and her backpack dangling from her shoulder, the made to move out.
The first time the Doctor had seen her in the black leather he had actually blushed, spluttering incoherently.
Kagome, bless her, had not understood what the problem was, just tilting her head confusedly.
She had told him that it was her favourite outfit, and that she was going to wear it all the time.
Where Sangos outfit had been pink, hers was TARDIS blue. Her very long her was still falling open around her.
"Do you have to carry your weapons everywhere?", he demanded, eyeing her swords, that she refused to talk about in disdain.
He hated weapons, but couldn't bring himself to forbid her carrying them.
There was obviously some sentimental stuff involved.
"I do.", she said simply, smirking a little at him.
He cleared his throat before he grabbed her hand and broke into a run.
Stopping before Henriks Department Store they quickly decided to go use a back door.
They worked silently, him sonicing all the doors open, and her feeling around for other lifeforms.
They entered the elevator to go into the cellar. As the doors opened again she suddenly groaned.
He looked at her, curiously and a little concerned.
"Here is someone. A girl I think, it she feels scared.", she explained quickly.
"Right, you hold the doors, I will get the girl.", he ordered before starting to march away, not even waiting for her answer.
Kagome, used to his behaviour, just rolled her eyes, settling against the wall.
The Doctor was grumbling, listening to the blonde woman going on and on to the plastic manneuqins about how this was a joke. Really, were all these people here, except for Kagome of course, stupid apes? He sighed and grabbed the girls by the arm.
"Run!", he commanded before starting to drag her behind him.
Kagomes eyes widened as she saw him running towards her, pulling a blonde behind while beeing followed by what looked like shopwindow dummies.
She quickly moved to the side as the Doctor pushed the girl in and then proceeded to pull on of their arms off.
"Kagome, will you hold this?", he asked, handing her the arm.
She looked at it curiously, poking it a little.
It twitched.
She threw it down.
"You- you pulled it's arm off!", the girl suddenly exclaimed, backing away.
The Doctor took Kagomes hand, pulling her to him a little.
"Yep, plastic.", he said curtly.
"Very clever. Nice trick! Who were they then, students? Is this a student thing or what?", she demanded, shakily.
Kagome frowned and went to put a hand on her shoulder, but the Doctor wouldn't relinquish her Hand.
"Why would they be students?", he asked instead, studying the girl before them.
He knew he was acting silly, but he really hated sharing Kagomes attention with anyone, men or women.
"I don't know.", she said unsure.
"Well, you said it.", he snarked, "Why students?" Kagome shot him a disapproving look, making him roll his eyes.
"'Cos to get that many people dressed up and being silly, they got to be students.", she tried to explain. Really, this sounded better in her head.
"That makes sense. Well done.", he said a little sarcastically.
The girls smiled. "Thanks."
"They aren't students.", he said. Her smile fell and Kagome gave up trying to shake his hand off, rolling her eyes once again.
"Whoever they are, when Wilsond finds them, he is going to call the police.", she said firmly.
The Doctor and Kagome frowned at her. "Who is Wilson?", asked Kagome.
"The chief electrician.", she said. Kagome winced.
"Wilson is dead.", the Doctor said bluntly. He only ever took Kagomes feelings into consideration, really.
They walked out of the elevator and behind the building.
Kagome thrust the arm she had picked up again into the girls hands.
"Hold on, mind your eyes.", he said and disabled the lift with his sonic.
"This is sick. I have had enough now.", she seemed angry now. Huh. How come?, the Doctor wondered, glancing at Kagome who just shrugged. She had given up explaining every little human thing to him.
"Who are you, then? Who's that lot down there? I said, who are they?", she suddenly started, demanding information again.
The Doctor began pushing Kagome back into the building while she stuck out her tongue at him. He rolled his eyes, putting one arm around Kagomes shoulders. Then he turned around to the girls.
"They're made of plastic. Living plastic creatures. They're being controlled by a relay device in the roof, which would be a great big problem if I didn't have this.", he held up a small device, handing it to Kagome, "So, we are going to go up there and blow them up, and we might well die in the process, but don't worry about us. No, you go home. Go on. Go and have your lovely beans on toast. Don't tell anyone about this, because if you do, you'll get them killed."
He shuts the door and Kagome raised an eyebrow at him. "Shouldn't we at least ask her name?", she asked him and he sighed, but turned obediently around, opening the door again to see the girl still standing there, waiting.
"I'm the Doctor and this is Kagome, by the way. What's your name?", he asked, giving Kagome a look saying 'happy now?'. She grinned cheekily at him.
"Rose.", the girl answered, looking between them, still clutching the arm.
"Nice to meet you", Kagome said happily, she loved meeting new people.
"Run for your life, Rose.", was the Doctors only comment before he pulled Kagome back inside to go plant a bomb.
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Later, they were sat in the TARDIS, well Kagome was sitting, looking over her college notes for the online courses she was taking, while the Doctor was trying to find a signal.
"HA!", he suddenly shouted, startling Kagome.
She looked up to see him putting new coordinates into the monitor. She hastily put her notes away and went to stand next to him.
"Where to?", she asked, leaning a little against him. He grinned down at her.
"Powell Estate.", he announced.
Half an hour later they were poking at a catflap. Kagome was giggling away, watching him.
Suddenly someone opened the catflap, making the Doctor stand back up. The door openend, revealing Rose. The blonde glared at them.
"What are you ding here?", the Doctor asked, making Kagome sigh. Really, did he have to be rude?
Rose narrowed her eyes at him. "I live here."
"Well, what do you do that for?", he asked annoyed. He knew Kagome liked her, making him annoyed for some reason.
"Because I do.", she said simply, turning her glare up a little, "and I'm only here because SOMEONE blew up my job."
Rose huffed, eyeing the two in front of them. She just couldn't figure them out.
"I must have got the wrong signal. You're not plastic, are you?", he knocked on Roses head, making Kagome hit his arm reprimandingly, "No, bonehead. Bye, then."
With that he turned around, taking Kagomes hand in his. Kagome turned around, looking apologetically at Rose.
"Sorry about him. He tends to be a bit rude sometimes.", she excused, letting the Doctor pull her away.
Rose smiled at the woman, liking her instantly. She had a very calming presence, making her feel safe. Then she realised that the Doctor was pulling her away and grabbed his arm.
"You. Inside. Right now.", she commanded, pulling both of them in and shutting the door behind them. Kagome smiled at the Doctors put out expression and went to follow Rose into the living room.
The Doctor in the meanwhile was leaning against the doorway of Jackies room.
"It's about last night. They are part of the inquiry. Give us ten minutes.", Rose shouted from the living room.
"She deserves compensation.", called Jackie, noticing the Doctor for the first time.
"Oh, we're talking millions.", he agreed mockingly with a bright grin.
"I'm in my dressing gown.", she said, trying to be seductive
"Yes, you are.", the Doctor agreed obliviously.
"There's a strange man in my bedroom.", she continued unperturbed.
"Yes, there is.", he said agreeably.
"Well, anything could happen.", she stepped nearer.
The Doctor blanched.
"No."
With that he turned around, walking back to Kagome, who was standing in the living room uncomfortably. He slipped an arm around her, smiling at her.
Rose walked in looking at them both.
"Sorry for the mess. Do you want coffee?", she offered.
"Might as well. Just milk.", the Doctor said.
Kagome shook her head. "No thank you."
Rose went into the kitchen.
"We should go to the police. Seriously. All three of us.", she said, pottering around the kitchen.
The Doctor was ignoring her, showing Kagome a magazine.
"That won't last, he is gay and she is an alien.", he announced. Kagome looked at them, snorting. Then she pointed at the picture next to them.
"That won't either. He is a Youkai and she is only reanimated."
The Doctor nodded understandingly.
Rose kept talking, not even noticing that they were ignoring her.
"I'm not blaming you, even if it was just some sort of joke that went wrong."
The Doctor flipped through a paperback book. "Hmm, sad ending.", he told Kagome, making her pout at him.
"I'm jealous, I can't read that fast.", she grumbled. The Doctor grinned, patting her cheek and handing her the book.
Rose still kept talking. "They said on the news they'd found a body."
"Rose Tyler.", the Doctor read, looking at her mail. Kagome took it away from him.
"Leave her mail alone.", she said sternly, making him pout at her now. She just shook her head.
He then spotted a mirror. "Ah, could've been worse. Look at them ears.", he said, flicking them before glancing at Kagome.
She just smiled at him, stepping besides him. He had told her about regeneration.
"I like your ears. They fit you very well.", she said reassuringly, making him beam at her.
Rose, of course, kept on talking, oblivious to their disinterest.
"All the same, he was nice. Nice bloke."
Kagome watched the Doctor shuffling a pack of cards.
"Luck be a lady.", he said, winking at Kagome, making her blush slightly.
"Anyway, if we are going to go to the police, I want to know what I'm saying.", Rose continued.
The Doctor shuffled the cards again, making them fly everywhere. Kagome facepalmed.
"How about you don't touch anything in here, yeah?", she said, taking his arm. He looked down at her, about to say something as Rose walked into the room, coffee in hand.
"I want you to explain everything.", she finished. They looked at her blankly, not having listened to a thing she said.
"Maybe not.", the Doctor said, when the cat flap rattled.
"Have you got a cat?", Kagome asked as Rose walked back into the kitchen.
"No.", she called. "I mean, we had one, but not anymore.", she started searching for the milk, wondering where it got to.
Kagome watched horrified as the plastic arm rose from behind the sofa, attaching itself to the Doctors neck. He gagged, trying to pry it off.
Kagome hurried to help him, pulling with all her might. Rose walked back in, rolling her eyes at them.
"I told Mickey to chuck that out. You're all the same. Give a man a plastic hand. Anyway, I don't even know your name. Doctor, what was it?", she asked, looking at the Doctor expectantly.
Kagome finally got fed up and shocked the arm with her Miko Ki. It flew off him, but immedialty attached itself to Roses face, who shrieked, dropping the coffee.
The Doctor scrambled up, moving to help Rose. The Doctor pulled at it, pulling Rose down on top of him as they fell onto the coffee table and smashed it. He finally gets it off her with his sonic screwdriver, jabbing it in the palm and disabling it.
"It's all right, I've stopped it. There you go, you see? Armless.", he said, grinning and tossing her the arm. Rose caught it deftly before hitting him with it.
"Ya think?!", she said angrily.
"Ow!", whined the Doctor.
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Kagome and the Doctor hurried down the staircase, Rose close behind them.
"Hold on a minute, you can't just go swanning off.", she protested, trying to keep up.
"Yes we can. This is us. Swanning off.", he mocked, grinning and pulling Kagome after him.
Kagome nodded. Even she got annoyed now, the girl was persistent.
"But that arm was moving! It tried to kill me!", she nearly whined, catching up a little.
"Ten out of ten for observation.", the Doctor said, rolling his eyes. Kagome glanced back at her, a little sympathetic.
"You can't just walk away. That's not fair. You've got to tell me what's going on."
The Doctor snorted, walking faster.
"No, we don't"
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"All right, then. I'll go to the police. I'll tell everyone. You said, if I did that, I'd get people killed. So, your choice. Tell me, or I'll start talking.", Rose threatened, having followed them outside as well.
Kagome looked at her aghast. "You would kill people just to get your way?"
"Is this supposed to sound tough?", he asked, raising an eyebrow and stroking Kagomes arm to calm her down. She was a sweet girl, but he had learned the hard way not to ignite her temper. She was scary.
"Sort of.", she shrugged, giving Kagome an apologetic look. She hadn't meant it like that.
The Doctor smirked, pulling Kagome further down the road. "Doesn't work."
"Who are you?", Rose repeated her earlier question.
"I told you. The Doctor.", he said impatiently. Really, was this girl slow?
"Yeah, but Doctor what?", she questioned again, getting annoyed now.
"Just the Doctor.", he said. Kagome was quiet during the whole exchange. She alway found it funny when people questioned his name.
"The Doctor?", she clarified, unbelievingly.
He waved at her. "Hello!"
"Is that supposed to sound impressive?"
"Sort of.", he mocked her words from earlier.
Rose decided to change tactics. She turned to Kagome, who seemed more approachable to her.
"Come on, you can tell me. I've seen enough. Are you the police?", she asked, putting a hand on Kagomes shoulder. Kagome looked at her intensly, startling her.
"No.", Kagome finally answered. "We are just passing through."
"We are a long way from home.", the Doctor added, taking Kagomes hand and subtly pulling her away from Rose.
Rose glanced at him pleadingly. "But what have I done wrong? Why do these plastic things keep coming after me?"
The Doctor rolled his eyes. "Oh, suddenly the entire world revolves around you. You were just an accident. You got in the way, that's all."
"It tried to kill me!", she exclaimed angrily. Now it was Kagomes turn to roll her eyes. She was getting hungry now, which made her annoyed.
"It was after us, not you. Last night, in the shop, we were there, you blundered in, almost ruined the whole thing. This morning, we were tracking it down, it was tracking us down. The only reason it fixed on you is 'cos you've met us.", he explained, walking slower now with an arm around Kagome shoulders.
"So what you are saying is, the entire world revolves around you.", Rose sassed, making Kagome laugh. The Doctor beamed.
"Sort of, yeah.", he answered.
"You're full of it.", She snorted.
"That he is.", Kagome said at the same time the Doctor once again answered with "Sort of, yeah."
Rose sobered suddenly, looking up at the Doctor.
"But all this plastic stuff... who else knows about it?", she asked tentatively.
"No one.", he said solemnly. Kagome squeezed the hand hanging over her shoulder. He squeezed back, nudging her mind affectionately. After learning of the telepatic nature of Time Lords, and that his mind felt so very empty now, she had offered him hers. He was hesistant at firs, but overjoyed to feel anothers presence once again.
"So you are all alone?", Rose suddenly asked, startling him out of his thoughts.
He gave her an 'Are you blind?' look.
"No. I have Kagome.", he said, indicating the small brunette besides him.
Kagome waved cheerily, hoping to speed the whole thing along. She really was hungry now.
The Doctor continued talking, "But except her? I mean, you lot, all you do is eat chips, go to bed, and watch telly, while all the time, underneath you, there's a war going on."
Kagome blushed. Rose however, was frowning.
"Okay. Start from the beginning. I mean, if we're going to go with the living plastic, and I don't even believe that, but if we do, how did you kill it?"
" The thing controlling it projects life into the arm. I cut off the signal, dead.", he explained, interested in the conversation now.
"So that's radio control?", she wondered.
Kagome shook her head. "Thought control", she corrected, making the Doctor beam at her proudly. "Are you alright?", she asked Rose, seeing her troubled expression.
Rose shook her head. "Yeah. So who's controlling it, then?"
The Doctor shrugged. "Long story.", he lied, not feeling like going into it right now.
"But what's it all for? I mean, shop window dummies, what's that about? Is someone trying to take over Britain's shops?", she asked only half jokingly.
Kagome and the Doctor burst out laughing, Rose joining them.
"No.", both of them gasped out at the same time.
"No.", Rose agreed.
The Doctor turned serious suddenly, the girls following suit.
"It's not a price war. They want to overthrow the human race and destroy you. Do you believe us?", he asked her.
Rose looked at him wide eyed.
"But you're still listening.", Kagome pointed out. Rose looked troubled again.
"Really, though, Doctor. Tell me, who are you? Who are you BOTH?", she asked, really wanting to know.
The Doctor just looked thoughtfull.
"Do you know like we were saying about the Earth revolving? It's like when you were a kid. The first time they tell you the world's turning and you just can't quite believe it because everything looks like it's standing still. I can feel it. The turn of the Earth. The ground beneath our feet is spinning at a thousand miles an hour, and the entire planet is hurtling round the sun at sixty seven thousand miles an hour, and I can feel it. We're falling through space, you and me, clinging to the skin of this tiny little world, and if we let go. That's who I am. Now, forget me, Rose Tyler. Go home."
With that he and Kagome walked in the direction of the TARDIS, Kagome fiddling with the plastic arm.
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"Feed me!", Kagome demanded.
The Doctor looked at her in challenge, as if saying 'make me'.
Kagome growled quite impressively at him and he held his hands up in surrender, producing a bowl of Oden from behind his back, handing it to her.
Kagomes eyes sparkled in excitement and joy.
"You are the best. ODEN!", she declared, digging in.
The Doctor rolled his eyes, she was such a food junkie.
When Kagome was done inhaling her food, he went to try and get a signal from the plastic arm. He growled in frustration. This arm wasn't advanced enough to find the Nestene, but he did make out another signal at a local resteraunt.
He glanced over at Kagome, who was once again pouring over her college notes. He had to admire her determination.
"Well, let's get going!", he called, and Kagome absently grabbed onto something as the TARDIS jerked, not taking her eyes off her notes.
Ten minutes later they walked into a resteraunt. Kagome raised an eyebroy, spotting Rose sitting with a very shiny guy. How did she not see that he was made of plastic, she wondered.
The Doctor motioned for her to grab a bottle of champagne and two glasses. She obliged, passing him a bottle and taking the glasses herself.
They moved over to Rose.
They heard the plastic man talking, obviously trying to get information out of her.
"But you can trust me, sweetheart. Babe, sugar, babe, sugar. You can tell me anything. Tell me about the Doctor and what he's planning, and I can help you, Rose. Because that's all I really want to do, sweetheart, babe, babe, sugar, sweetheart."
Kagome very nearly snorted while the Doctor just looked amused.
"What are you doing that for?", Rose asked, looking slightly weirded out.
"Your champagne.", the Doctor offered, interrupting them. Neither of them looked up.
"We didn't order any champagne. Where's the Doctor and his jewel?", he asked, dismissing the Doctor. Both Kagome and the Doctor raised an eyebrow at the jewel part.
Kagome looked at him, pointing to herself. "Me?", she mouthed. The Doctor shrugged at her.
"Madame, your champagne.", he offered the bottle to Rose now, who still didn't look up.
"It's not ours. Mickey, what is it? What's wrong?", she asked, spooked by his behaviour, but still oblivious to his plastic appearance.
"Doesn't anybody want this champagne?", the Doctor finally huffed, making Kagome stifle a chuckle.
Plastic Mickey started looking up, annoyed now. "Look, we didn't order any- ah, gotcha."
The Doctor grins, shaking the bottle vigorously, while Rose just looked shocked, finally noticing Mickeys shiny skin and fixed grin.
"Don't mind me, I'm just toasting the happy couple. On the house!", he said cheerily.
He then releases the cage around the cork, making it fly directly in plastic Mickeys forehead.
They all watched with varying degrees of disgust as he first absorbed into his forehead and then spit it out.
Plastic Mickey got up and turned his hand into a chopper. Rose fled, screaming, as Mickey wrecked the table. The Doctor grabbed the Auton and pulled off its head. The rest of the customers screamed, running around like headless chickens.
Kagome rolled her eyes at them, pushing the fire alarm.
"EVERYBODY OUT! OUT! OUT! OUT!", she screamed, and was satisfied as the people did as they were told.
To the Roses horror the head started talking.
"Don't think that is going to stop me.", it crowed before it's body started flailing.
They turn around, running out through the kitchens, the Doctor triumphantly holding the head in his hands.
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The Doctor sealed the doors with his sonic, totally ignoring Roses panicking.
She turned to him, to see him calmly showing Kagome something on his sonic, who nodded interestedly.
"It's going to get us. Hurry! Open this gate! Use you tube thing!", she ordered, fully expecting him to do as she said.
"Sonic screwdriver.", the Doctor corrected calmly, handing it to Kagome who used it to seal another door. She loved it when he taught her how to do something.
Rose looked at them unbelievingly. "Use it!", she demanded again.
He shook his head, turning towards a blue box she hadn't noticed before, Kagome was already openin the lock.
"Nah. Tell you what, let's go in there.", he said, and followed Kagome in. Rose looked panicked now, were they insane?
She tried the gate again before huffing and turning to run into the TARDIS, just to run out again and circling around it. The Auton made large dents into the metal door, causing Rose to run back in.
"It's going to follow us!", she tried, looking around in shock. The hell?
"The assembled hordes of Genghis Khan couldn't get through that door, and believe me, they've tried. Now, shut up a minute.", he said rudely, concentrating on the monitor.
Kagome sighed in annoyance. "I remember that. You just HAD to insult them, didn't you?, she teased. He sniffed. "You are the one that refused to marry him."
"He was a sexist pig!", she defended herself, blushing as she recalled the memory. The man had been really insistent she marry him, prompting the Doctor to insult them quite thoroughly.
The Doctor turned back to the monitor.
"You see, the arm was too simple, but the head's perfect. I can use it to trace the signal back to the original source. Right. Where do you want to start?", he asked, coming to stand a few feet before Rose, Kagome once again burying herself in her notes.
"Er... it's bigger on the inside than the outside?", she asked.
"Yes."
"It's alien."
"Yes."
"Are you an alien?"
"I am. Kagome is a human, though. Is that okay?"
"Yeah!", Rose answered, much too fast. He gestured around them.
"It's called the Tardis, this thing. S. That's Time And Relative Dimension In Space.", he explained.
Suddenly Rose burst into tears, making Kagome sigh and put down her notes to go and comfort the girl.
"Thats okay. Culture shock. Happens to the best of us.", he said, making Kagome shoot him an exasperated look.
"I don't think that's the problem.", she said, rubbing the girls arms.
"Did they kill him? Mickey? Did they kill him? Is he dead?", she sobbed, making the Doctor mighty uncomfortable.
"Oh. I didn't think of that.", he said sheepishly. Kagome shook her head, getting up to get some tissues out of her backpack.
Rose stood up, glaring at him.
"He's my boyfriend. You pulled off his head. They copied him and you didn't even think? And now you're just going to let him melt?", she asked angrily, gesturing to the console where the head was melting. Kagome handed Rose a tissue before she turned around, helping the Doctor with the console.
The Doctor turned around, horrified. "Melt? Oh, no, no, no, no, no! Almost there, almost there, here we go!"
"What are you doing?", Rose asked them, feeling a little left out as she watched them move around the console.
"Tracing the signal back.", Kagome answered, punching buttons rapidly.
The TARDIS lands shakily, the two of them running out.
"Wait! You can't go out there it's not safe!", she exclaimed, rushing after them.
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The Doctor looked around, disappointedly. "I was so close.", he sighed, Kagome patting his arm comfortingly.
Rose looked around, once again baffled.
"We- we moved? How? Does it fly?", she asked.
The Doctor shook his head. "Disappears there and reappears here. You wouldn't understand."
Rose huffed. "If we are somewhere else, what about this headless thing? It's still on the loose."
Kagome shook her head this time. "Nah, it melted with the head."
"Are you going to witter on all night?", asked the Doctor exasperatedly.
"I'll have to tell his mother. Mickey. I'll have to tell his mother he's dead, and you just went and forgot him, again! You were right, you are alien.", she scoffed.
Kagome glared at her. "Leave him alone.", she ordered. Rose flinched, nodding. The Doctor was getting angry too.
"Look, of I did forget some kid called Mickey-", he began.
"Yeah, he is NOT a kid.", Rose interrupted.
"It's because I'm trying to save the life of every stupid ape blundering on top of this planet, all right?", he finished as if she never interrupted him. He shot Kagome a wink though, to reassure her that SHE was no ape.
"All right.", Rose said a little timidly.
"Yes it is!", he said, satisfied to have stopped her rambling.
Just for her to start talking again.
"If you are an alien, how come you sound like someone from the north?", she asked.
"Lots of planets have a north.", he scoffed, watching Kagome look out at the water, the moonlight making her black hair shine in a bluish light.
"What's a police public call box?", Rose asked, making him unwillingly drag his eyes to her.
"It's a telephone box from the 1950s. It's a disguise.", he explained, patting the TARDIS.
"Okay. And this living plastic, what has it got against us?", she asked.
"Nothing.", answered Kagome, joining the conversation.
"It loves you. You've got such a good planet. Lots of smoke and oil, plenty of toxins and dioxins in the air, perfect. Just what the Nestene Consciousness needs. It's food stock was destroyed in the war, all its protein plants rotted, so Earth, dinner!", explained the Doctor.
"Any way of stopping it?", she asked.
"Anti-plastic!", both of them exclaimed together, the Doctor holding up a tube of blue liquid.
"Anti-plastic?"
"Anti-plastic. But first I've got to find it. How can you hide something that big in a city this small?"
"Hold on. Hide what?"
" The transmitter. The Consciousness is controlling every single piece of plastic, so it needs a transmitter to boost the signal.", he looked frustrated now.
"What does it look like?"
"Like a transmitter."
"Oh, that's helpful. Thanks.", Kagome snarked at him, making him grin at her.
"Round and massive, slap bang in the middle of London.", he offered, making Kagome facepalm as she looked behind him.
" A huge circular metal structure like a dish, like a wheel. Radial. Close to where we're standing. Must be completely invisible. What? What?", he continued obliviously, before noticing the incredolous looks both girls were sending him.
He tries looking behind him, still not catching on what they were looking at.
Kagome grabs his head, turning him fully around and pointed at the London eye, looming above them.
"Oh. Fantastic!", he crowed, grabbing Kagomes hand and started running.
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They run over the Westminster bridge, the Doctor continuing to talk.
"Think of it, plastic all over the world, every artificial thing waiting to come alive. The shop window dummies, the phones, the wires, the cables...", he rambled.
"The breast implants...", Rose mumbled, making Kagome snort at the picture that made in her mind.
"Still, we found the transmitter. The Conciousness must be somewhere underneath."
Kagome pulled him down a staircase, pointing out an entrance. He hugged her quickly and started down it. Kagome followed him as did Rose.
They climbed down a short ladder into a brick-built area with lots of chains. From there they went through a door and down a flight of steps into a multi-level chamber.
"The Nestene Consciousness. That's it, inside the vat. A living plastic creature.", he said, pointing at a lava like substance.
"Well, then. Tip your anti-plastic in and let's go.", Rose urged, uneasy.
"We can't just kill it!", Kagome protested. The Doctor nodded along.
"We have to give it a chance.", he agreed.
With that he goes down to a catwalk, overlooking the vat. Kagome stayed behind a little, keeping an eye out.
"I seek audience with the Nestene Consciousness under peaceful contract according to convention 15 of the Shadow Proclamation.", he recited.
The lava bubbled a little.
"Thank you. If I might have permission to approach?", he asked politely.
The lava bubbled at him and he stepped closer. Rose spotted someone on a lower level and ran down, pulling Kagome with her. The Doctor gave her an unhappy look but didn't protest.
"Oh god! Mickey! It's me! It's okay!", she soothed, stroking his sticky hair Kagome kept looking at the Doctor, feeling uneasy about something.
"The thing down there, the liquid. It can talk, Rose, TALK", he gestured wildly with arms before latching onto Rose.
"You stink.", she said, wrinkling her nose. "DOCTOR! THEY KEPT HIM ALIVE!", she called.
"Yeah, that was always a possibility. Keep him alive to mantain the copy.", he answered offhandely, as if it wasn't a big deal.
"You knew that and you never said?", she squawked, looking from him to Kagome, who scratched her hair abashedly. She had totally forgotten about that.
"Can we keep the domestics outside please? Thanks."
The Doctor kept walking till he stood just before the vat.
"Am I addressing the Consciousness? Thank you. If I might observe, you infiltrated this civilisation by means of warp shunt technology. So, may I suggest, with the greatest respect, that you shunt off?", he asked, trying to make Kagome laugh, she was frowning too much for him at the moment. He suceeded, drawing a little giggle from her.
The lava protests, flexing again.
"Oh, don't give me that. It's an invasion, plain and simple. Don't talk about constitutional rights. I am talking! This planet is just starting. These stupid little people have only just learnt how to walk, but they're capable of so much more. I'm asking you on their behalf. Please, just go."
"Doctor!", Kagome and Rose screamed in unson as two shop window dummies grabbed him.
One of them takes the vial from his pocket.
"That was just insurance. I wasn't going to use it. I was not attacking you. I'm here to help. I'm not your enemy. I swear, I'm not. What do you mean?", he frowned and blanched as a door opened, revealing the TARDIS.
" No. Oh, no. Honestly, no. Yes, that's my ship. That's not true. I should know, I was there. I fought in the war. It wasn't my fault. I couldn't save your world! I couldn't save any of them!", he was near begging now.
"What is the problem?", Kagome called.
" It's the Tardis! The Nestene's identified its superior technology. It's terrified. It's going to the final phase. It's starting the invasion! Get out, Kagome! Just leg it now!", he begged, totally ignoring the other two humans.
While Rose phoned her mother, Kagome thought up a plan.
"Get out Kagome! Get out! RUN!", he shouted, seeing her unmoving.
"The stairs are gone!", Rose wailed, taking Mickeys hand and running to hide behind the TARDIS.
Kagome just looked determinded. She grabbed one of the chains, and swung to kick the two Autons inclusive anti-plastic into the vat. The Doctor gripped her waist, twirling her around happily. She kissed his cheek and pulled him towards the TARDIS.
The Doctor and Kagome run inside the TARDIS, the two humans following.
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When they land Mickey immedialty runs out, terrified.
Rose follows him, talking on the phone with her Mum, while the Doctor had an arm around Kagomes waist.
"Nestene Consciousness? Easy!", he snapped his fingers.
Kagome slapped his chest. "You would have died without me. Again.", she teased. He grinned at her.
"You were useless in there.", agreed Rose. The Doctor glowered at her teasingly. "So were you.", he sniffed.
Kagome grinned, nudging him. He sighed, not ready to share her but obliging her wishes.
"You could come with us. This isn't just a London hopper, you know. It travels anywhere in the universe."
Rose looked tempted, but shook her head. "No, I can't. Sorry, I can't leave my mum and Mickey behind."
She ignored Mickeys blubbering about them being things.
The Doctor nodded, not really caring, but Kagome stopped.
"It also travels in time, you know.", she said, grinning as Roses eyes lit up.
She hastily gave Mickey a goodbye kiss and ran into the TARDIS after them.
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Sooo, what do ya think? I had a lot of fun writing this. I never really liked Rose in the series, but she is rather important, plot-wise.
Just a few notes to the reviews:
#lovelyanimeangel: yeah, I always thought so as well.
#KEdakumi: Thanks. I agree that some things would get difficult without Rose there.
#Ayjah: I know, she is also totally used to strange stuff already!
#PatrinePtn: It's the ninth Doctor. And I agree, I never really liked Rose. I hated the way she demanded answers from him after a day of knowing him, and then she got more and more arrogant as the series went on.
#Gelasia Kidd: Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
So, please express your opinion in the field below.
Toodles,
your MightyUnicorn