"Mickey, we're going to carry him. Mum, get your stuff, and get some food. We're going," she said. "Where to?" Mickey asked.
"The Tardis. It's the only safe place on Earth," Rose said, and I quite agreed with her. "What're we going to do in there?" Jackie asked.
"Hide," Rose said.
"Is that it?" Jackie asked.
"Mum, look in the sky. There's a great, big, alien invasion and I don't know what to do, all right? I've travelled with him, and I've seen all that stuff, but when I'm stuck at home, I'm useless. Now, all we can do is run and hide, and I'm sorry. Now, move," she said, and Jackie hurried off to pack. I got up, grabbign the Doctor's coat, before headig out the door.
I walked to the Tardis, ignoring the panicked humans around me. I looked up, seeing the spaceship hovering over the city. I had mae it to the Tardis, and I reached into the Doctor's coat pocket, pulling out the key. I unlocked the door, steppign in and closing it behind me. I ran up the stais, heading towards sickbay. The Tardis had an extensive medical database, and I wanted to see if it contained any useful information regarding post-regeneration.
There were 384 articles in the databse relating to regeneration in Time Lords. I sat down and started sifting through them, one at a time. I heard noises downstairs after a few minutes, and got up, going back down to the first level.
Mickey, Rose, Jackie and teh Doctor were on board the Tardis. The Doctor was lying on the ground by the console, and Mickey was talking to Rose while Jackie fished around in some bags.
No chance you could fly this thing?" Mickey asked Rose.
Rose shook her head. "Not anymore, no." "Well, you did it before," Mickey said.
"I know, but it's sort of been wiped out of my head, like it's forbidden. Try that again and I think the Universe rips in half," she said.
"Ah, better not, then," Mickey said.
"Maybe not," Rose agreed. I got from this exchange that Rose had flown te Tardis, which was very interesting, but unhelpful. "So what do we do? Just sit here?" Mickey asked.
"That's as good as it gets," Rose replied.
Jackie pulled a flask out of a blue bag. "Right, here we go. Nice cup of tea." she said.
"Mmm, the solution to everything," Rose said.
"Now, stop your moaning," Jackie said. "I'll get the rest of the food."
She walked out of the Tardis, closing the door behind her. I walked back up the stairs to the sick bay. There was really nothing I could do right now. There was silence on the other end of my link with the Doctor, and I couldn't think of anythign else to do. I went back to searching the database.
Rose and Mickey were looking at the screen. There was an odd pattern showing on it.
"Maybe it's a distress signal," Mickey suggested.
Rose snorted. "A fat lot of good that's going to do," she said.
"Are you going to be a misery all the time?" Mickey asked.
"Yes," she replied.
"You should look at it from my point of view, stuck in here with your mum's cooking," Mickey said. "Where is she? I'd better give her a hand. It might start raining missiles out there," Rose said, walking towards the door. "Tell her anything from a tin, that's fine," Mickey said.
"Why don't you tell her yourself?" Rose asked over her shoulder.
"I'm not that brave," Mickey replied. "Oh, I don't know," Rose said, stepping out of the Tardis. Somehting grabbed her, and she screamed.\
"Rose?" Mickey asked, dropping the flask of tea and going outside.
I felt something on the other end of my link with the Doctor. He was awake. And he felt better too.
{Doctor?} I sent throught the link.
{Shadow,} he sent back. {Don't tell me, you found me the same way the pilot fish did.}
{Yes,} I sent.
{Alright, well just wait here a minute,} he sent.
"Oh no Doctor," said aloud, getting up and heading for the door. The finito glass doors slid shut in front of me. I stopped.
{Doctor, let me out,} I sent.
{No,you just wait here and I'll deal with you later,} he sent back, before blocking me properly.
I let my breath out in a puff, and sat down, waiting.
I did not sit and do nothing. That would have been against every instinct and instruction in my being. I tried to pry the door open. I took the panel apart, and tried to open it that way. I banged on the doors, futile though I knew it was.
I got very frustrated, and kicked the wall. And the door opened. I stood there for secind, adn then ran out of the door, and down the stairs to the control room, to see the Doctor leaning against the control console.
"Doctor," I said.
He pointed at me. "Now, I had thought that I'd gotten rid of you. What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Carrying out my orders," I said.
He looked at me oddly. "Rose told me that you wandered in circles," he said. I nodded. He sighed. "Yeah, I was afraid of that," he said. "I told you to go and live. I ordered you," he said.
"I was alive the entire time," I replied.
He shook his head. "And you'll jsut go and do the exact same thing if I leave you here again, won't you?" he said.
I nodded.
"Well then, maybe it is best if you come," he said.
"Maybe is incorrect Doctor, it is better for me to follow you," I said.