A/N: It's all getting a bit spooky in the TARDIS

Disclaimer: Nope don't own a thing!

Chapter 3

"You know when you told me to grab something to hide behind? I really didn't think you meant it literally. I had visions of us making each other jump then rolling on the floor laughing."

He was startled at the fear in her voice. "So did I, my jokes are hysterical compared to this!"

Rose froze to the spot as she looked back the way they'd just come. "Doctor." She gripped his hand so tightly he almost cried out.

"What?"

"Over there."

He turned his head. "Well," he cleared his throat "as long as she isn't a cat and stays at a safe distance I don't think we're in any immediate…" His voice trailed off as the image of a nun suddenly changed direction and walked straight through a wall. "Ok, so we're dealing with real ghosts this time then."

"Not like Wales then?" She asked remembering how she met Charles Dickens.

"No, definitely not like Wales."

The corridor suddenly cooled causing the pair to shiver and the bell ringing intensified. "Over there" the Doctor pulled her towards another room. "I wish people wouldn't redecorate while I'm out." He sighed trying to ease their fears.

The room looked like it had last been decorated in the 1800's. The walls were clad in dark brown wood half way up then painted beige to the ceiling. There were dirty marks all over the place and cobwebs in the corners of the room. There was hardly any furniture, just an arm chair, a small table and bookshelves that covered one wall.

"This room looks just like that house you were telling me about."

"Hmm. It's like being trapped in one of those bad horror movies. You know the ones where the hunted runs upstairs and you know they've had it." He pointed his screwdriver at the row of ringing servants bells and waited for them to explode.

"Just as well we don't have stairs then."

"What did you go and say that for?" He asked spinning round to face her

"What?"

"Now you've said it I'll bet anything a flight of stairs will appear "

"Are you serious?"

"Rose," he took her by the shoulders "what were you thinking about in the hallway earlier?"

"Oh my god he's going to kill you?"

He smiled softly "No, before that. Before he actually appeared."

"Oh, um……OH!" She suddenly understood. "You're saying whatever's on our minds is going to happen? So thinking about Jack brought him here?"

"Yup."

"So does that mean….?" She suddenly heard the manic giggling again.

"Yup, we've just summoned him again. And this is one of the rooms in Borley Rectory. "

"So what do we do? Wish it all away?"

"Worth a try." His voice faltered as he glanced at the door way over Rose's head. "Don't turn round." He whispered moving himself so he was between Jack and Rose. "Stay behind me and don't look at him."

The Doctor stared, transfixed by the monster. It just stood in the door way, giggling like a murderous clown and bouncing on the balls of its feet.

"I've already warned you." The Doctor growled. "I told you to leave. You're lucky I'm giving you a second chance, I don't usually do that." He held up his sonic screwdriver. "I know why you're here I just don't know how and as of this moment I really don't care. But you're in our home and you are most definitely unwelcome, so I'm telling you one last time. LEAVE!"

Jack's laughter stopped, he wasn't bouncing anymore, just staring. The fire in his eyes dimmed then disappeared; as it had before only this time the creature didn't turn and melt into the shadows, it just faded away to nothing. There was no trace left.

Rose peeked round the Doctor when she heard his sigh. "Has he gone?" she looked round the room and then darted to the door to check the corridor.

"Looks like it." The Doctor eased himself into the chair.

"You did it!" Rose laughed and throwing herself into his lap.

"Owwww. Easy! It hurts!"

"Still?"

"Well yes. Being sliced and almost diced tends to take a while to stop hurting."

"I thought you healed quicker than us mere mortals?"

"I do, a human would've died."

"Oh. Poor Doctor." Rose pressed a kiss to his forehead.

He closed his eyes and leant his head back against the chair, weariness claiming his stamina piece by piece. "Wake me if something bad happens. Or not, preferably not…" His sentenced trailed into a yawn as he gave in to sleep.

Rose smiled as she watched his face. The bruises were getting darker now. The Doctor had been through the wars already, first the door had smacked him in the face and he got a soaking, then he was hit in the face by another invisible force and to top it off a nineteenth century ghoul tried to fillet him. She brushed some hair from his forehead and snuggled down in his lap slightly, resting her head on his uninjured shoulder. She felt him shift under her, trying to get more comfortable.

"Sorry." She whispered making to get up.

"Sshh and don't wiggle, it wakes me up." he whined with a small smile, never opening his eyes. Wrapping his arms loosely round her he gave a contented sigh.

"Doctor? What are we going to do about the rest?"

"The rest?"

"Well we saw that nun, and there was all the bells ringing and stuff."

The Doctor couldn't believe it, in his relief at the disappearance of Jack the other phenomenon had completely gone out of his head. His injuries must've taken more out of him than he thought.

"Oh…b…alderdash."

XxXxX

"Whatever it is causing all this must have come in with the storm."

"What if it didn't? What if it came from one of those planets we went to last week?" Rose asked.

"Doubtful. They would have made their presence know before now." He groaned as he stood up, going over to inspect the walls, wrapping his arm around his ribs.

"So where do we start?"

The Doctor continued to stare at the wall paper.

"Doctor?" Rose prompted. "Doctor?"

He finally turned, a look of confusion spreading across his face as he looked straight through her. "Rose?" He lumbered towards the doorway and peered down the corridor. "Rose?" He called again. "Rose where are you?"

"Very funny." She told him

"Rose?"

She frowned as he continued to walk away, all the while calling her name.

"Doctor, I'm right here!" She was almost yelling.

"Rose this really isn't funny. Answer me!" He leant heavily against the wall for support as fear gripped him making his ribs even more painful.

"Doctor!" Rose screamed as she watched a yellow glow surround him. Ice flooded through her veins as one of her worst nightmares played out in front of her. The Doctor was regenerating.

XxXxX

Rose ran to him reaching out for him but her hands passed through him as if he wasn't there.

"Oh my god." She breathed. The Doctor couldn't see her and she couldn't touch him. She kept calling to him as he made his way down the hall, almost screaming her name, begging for a response, his regeneration seemingly having no effect on him at all. What if he could never see her again? Was it her who wasn't there or was it him? Were they trapped in parallel dimensions? Without the Doctor she was pretty much uselessl. How was she ever going to fix this? Could it even be fixed?She felt her eyes prickle. Why couldn't he see her?

A vibration in her dressing gown pocket made her jump.

"Mickey?!" She cried answering her phone.

"Saw you land in that storm you alright?"

"You can hear me?"

"Of course I can hear you. Are you alright you sound weird?"

"Mickey something's wrong, the Doctor can't see me and I just watched him regenerate." She told him, tears spilling onto her cheeks.

"I'm coming down."

"But the storm…."

"The storm ended about an hour ago. I'll be right there."

Rose rushed to the control room and waited impatiently practically throwing the door open before Mickey even had a chance to knock.

"You can see me right?"

"Of course, you're right in front of me."

Rose threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly a sob escaping her lips.

"Where is he?" Mickey's muffled voice said, his hands rubbing her back trying to calm her.

"I don't know, I lost him when I came to meet you. I can't do this again Mickey. I don't want to have to get used to another Doctor. I like this one!"

"I know. Come on. Let's find him." He pulled her arms from round his neck, took her hand and led her out of the control room.

XxXxX

The Doctor could hear a distant voice calling him. A male voice echoing down the hallways. As it got closer the sound seemed to become more distorted and robotic. He froze and peered into the shadows of the dimly lit corridor. Two white lights flashed as his name drifted through the air.

"No, you can't be." His voice came as a whisper as he backed down the corridor away from the new intruder. "It's not possible. You can't be here!"

"You are the Doctor." The disjointed voice pierced the air, shattering any bravery he had felt. "You must be exterminated!"

XxXxX

A/N: Oooo That phrase is never good!!!! Poor old Rose! Invisible and the Doctor ahs a new face...again!!! Oh dear oh dear oh dear. How are the three amigos gona get out of this one?! please review

"Catch ya on the flip flop!"