spoliers for the episode 'Rose'

do not own any of the characters except the ones i made up ; )


How They Met

"By mommy, daddy!" Emily squealed and waved her parents goodbye. They were on their way to their honeymoon - the planet Ribos. As the TARDIS faded off into time and space, Jack came up and wrapped his arms around Aaron.

"That could be us one day." Aaron blushed and giggled. She pecked him on the lips and carried Emily inside. Aaron and Jack opted to say at Aaron's place until the couple came back (but it was Emily who begged them to ask, so she could see 'Aunt' Rachel).

"Did you know that tomorrow is Halloween?"

"Can we go trick-or-treating? Can we, can we, can we!?"

Aaron laughed. There was no stopping this kid from having fun on trick-or-treating, no matter what year it was. "Of course we can."

"Yay!"

Aaron smiled at her niece. "Now, its bedtime."

"But Aunt Aaron!"

"No buts, its late. Plus, the faster you go to bed, the faster you can see Aunt Rachel tomorrow." Aaron set the four-year-old down, who stomped to the bathroom to brush her teeth.

"Who do you think she will take after?" Jack asked and sat down on the couch. Aaron smiled and sat next to him, instinctively curling up next to him.

"That's a tough choice. Maybe Theta, because of his Time Lord blood, but then she could take after Rose, because of her attitude."

Jack laughed.

"Aunt Aaron, can you tell me a bed time story?" Emily asked, who had emerged from the bathroom. Aaron patted the seat next to her, and Emily sat beside her Aunt.

"What do you want to here this time?"

Emily thought for a moment, "I want to hear the story about how mommy and daddy met."

"Again?"

Emily nodded. Aaron took a deep breath and started, "Once upon a time, your mother used to work at this little shop. Well one night, she had to deliver money to the electrician downstairs. While down there, she encountered mannequins coming to life……"

Rose stood there in horror as one after another came to life, and they were heading straight for her. When they were just inches away from her, they raised their hands to attack. Rose closed her eyes, frightened.

Someone grabbed her hand and squeezed it. She looked up and faced a handsome man. He told her one word; "Run." and they ran, his hand still holding hers. They ran through corridors and doors, and the mannequins were close behind. They ended up at a service elevator and got in.

The man pushed the button for the elevator doors to close faster, but they weren't fast enough. One of the mannequins had managed to get his arm though, and tried to attack the man. Hr fought it off, and after a short battle, the arm popped off, lifeless.

"You popped his arm off."

"Yep." He said and threw the arm at her. She caught it and gasped. "Its living plastic."

"That was very clever, nice trick. Who are they then, students? Is this a student thing or what?"

"Why would they be students?"

"I don't know."

"Well you said it. Why students?"

"Cuz..to get that many people to dress up and being silly, they got to be students."

He looked at her and smiled, "That makes sense, well done."

"Thanks.."

"Their not students."

"Whoever they are, when Wilson finds them, he is going to call the police."

"Who's Wilson?"

"Chief electrician."

"Wilson's dead." He said as the elevator doors opened. He walked out and stood at the control panel. He took out a tool, when Rose walked out, "That's not funny, that's sick."

He stopped her, "Hold on, mind your eyes." He said and pointed the tool at the panel. It buzzed and the tip turned blue.

"I've had enough of this now…oh!" The panel sparked and the man walked away.

"Who are you then? Who's that lot down there?! " Rose ran after him. "I said who are they!"

"They're made of plastic, living plastic creatures," he said running through a corridor, with Rose right behind him. "And they're being controlled by a relay device on the roof. Which would be a great big problem if I didn't have this." He said and held up a box. "So, time to go upstairs and put it out. I hope I don't die in the process, but don't worry about me, no," He said and led her out a door that led outside. "You go on, go on, go have your lovely beans on toast. Don't tell anyone about this, because if you do, you'll get them killed." He said and closed the door.

Rose was confused, very confused, she was about to turn around when the door opened again, "I'm the Doctor by they way, what's your name?"

"Rose.."

"Nice to meet you Rose, run for you life!"

Aaron looked down at her niece, who was sound asleep. She smiled and picked the small child up and tucked her into one of the spare beds. She kissed her forehead and went to get ready for bed. When she fished, she curled up beside Jack, who had gone to bed during the story.

"'Night love."

"Night Jack."