New Horizons

A/N: I'm looking for a Doctor Who fic I've been reading, but lost sight of. It was a very long one-shot, so I had decided to split the reading into a couple of days, but I sorta forgot about it.

HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS FIC ?

Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing: 10/Rose
Rated: M, I think- possibly T

Description:
The Doctor and Rose get captured by these rodent-like creatures called the Rodere. They drug the Doctor, slowly inhibiting his higher brain functions, so that he is basically driven by his primal instincts- food, sex etc. Especially sex, seeing as he's locked up with Rose. The Rodere do this because they want to use them as prey for a hunt of theirs, and they consider it fairer this way (since otherwise the Doctor is too intelligent).

If anyone has seen this fic, or knows where to find it, please pm me.

Chapter 3: The Bonding

Jack was brooding again.

The other members of Torchwood Three had learned to recognize his moods, and behaved accordingly, so at the moment there was no one near their leader's office. Even the pizza they had ordered, had been placed on the ground infront of the glass door by a very careful Ianto Jones, not wanting to upset their immortal boss with any sort of interruption. Only when they were a good distance away, did they start chatting about their friend's grumpy attitude over slice upon slice of pizza.

"I think he's overreacting," Mickey Smith grunted.

"Want to tell him that to his face?" Martha retorted teasingly.

"I wouldn't," Gwen interjected, and the team shared a laugh.

"Seriously, though," Martha spoke up again. "What is his problem? It's just a meeting for heaven's sake!"

"You've heard him on Barcelona, and here at the hub!" Ianto reminded her. "He doesn't like their methods. From reading the reports- while I had to type them down again, because someone saw it fit to delete them-" A sideways glance at Mickey, who grinned apologetically "-I gather that they tend to jump into action without thinking of the consequences. Or at least not enough. There have been several temporal disturbances, and more than just slightly volatile behaviour of the rift at times where Stargate Command had some of their stranger missions."

"Like?" Mickey asked.

"One of their teams ended up in the 1960s once, another time they apparently created a Time Bubble where everyone relived the same day over and over again…that sort of thing," the Office Boy answered wearily.

"Wow! I can see why Jack doesn't like them," Gwen amended. "Imagine dying over and over again- the very same death!"

"But if you were in a Time Bubble, you wouldn't notice that," Martha chimed in.

"Unless you're time sensitive," Mickey muttered. "The Doctor said something about that once. Maybe… being a Time Agent once, and becoming immortal… who knows…"

"I still think he's ex-"

The loud whirring noise of the TARDIS engine made Gwen stop in the middle of her sentence. The team chanced a glance at Jack, who seemed more than happy to welcome a crazy Time-Lord-shaped distraction, seeing as he jumped up from his chair, frown wiped away from his face by a brilliant grin. He gave them a sign, and Ianto disappeared down into the hallway. The rest of Torchwood Three ran over to where the blue box was materializing right infront of Mickey's desk, making it impossible for any other work to be done.

Jack laughed for the first time in weeks, shaking his head incredulously. Still grinning, he walked up to the sentient spaceship, and knocked on the door. When no answer came, he shook his head once more as a suspicious thought entered his mind, and, taking out his key, opened the doors. Stepping inside, his grin grew even wider at the sight that greeted him. Standing behind the monitor, bodies wrapped in awe-inspiring, ancient robes- and each other- stood his 'right kind of doctor', and said man's favourite pink-and-yellow-human, snogging each other's faces off. Jack cleared his throat, and watched chuckling as the couple jumped apart. One of the Doctor's hands, dangerously close to Rose's breast just a moment ago, twitched, being drawn away quickly.

"Oh, don't stop on my account," Captain Flirt teased.

"J-jack!" Rose replied, breathlessly. Her face was flushed, and her lips swollen from the kiss.

"Hello, Rosie," Jack exclaimed laughingly, before crushing her to him, and planting a firm kiss on her lips.

"Oi! Hands off my woman, Harkness!" the Doctor shouted indignantly.

Jack turned towards his long-time friend to whisper into his ear.

"Not your woman yet, Doc."

The Doctor flushed.

"How's the conference coming along?" he asked seconds later, a wicked grin on his face.

Jack clapped his hands together rather suddenly.

"Alright, let's get started," he said, waving Martha and Gwen over to them. The two women came up to Rose, who was asking about the robes- the Doctor had probably initiated the kiss to distract her- and blindfolded her. Once her eyes were out of order, tTorchwood's Second in Command and their medical doctor led the brunette away gently in the direction where Ianto had disappeared into.

"Is everything ready?" the Doctor asked.

"Yup!" Jack said, popping the 'p' just like the Doctor always did as they followed the women.

Mickey trotted after them, a sour look on his face. He was still feeling slightly jealous that the Doctor got Rose, even though he, Mickey, had loved her first! They passed Rose, who was being held in place by Martha and Gwen, waiting infront of a door, through which the men disappeared now. Gwen and Martha counted to twenty before taking the blindfold off Roses face, then quickly urged her through the doors. The brunette gasped as she saw what was waiting for her on the other side. The room was definitely bigger on the inside, Rose decided, for she had never even heard of a large ballroom situated in the hub. Rows upon rows of banks had been placed along what resembled an aisle that would lead Rose to the Doctor. The seats were filled with all their friends- who would probably get retconned afterwards- and some high officials from UNIT. Jenny was sitting in the front row, a brilliant smile lighting her face. At the other end, the Doctor was waiting for his Rose, Ianto standing at his side, and Jack having taken the minister's place.

"This explains why you two are wearing dresses," she pointed out nervously at Martha.

The medical doctor chuckled, and pushed her forward. Rose's head turned to the Doctor again, a soft, nervous smile greeting her as if he were afraid that she'd bail on him. The young woman smiled back reassuringly. She would've preferred to be asked first, but she wasn't going to turn him down. Ever. Rose wanted to spend the rest of her life with the Time Lord. Which could be a very long time, since she apparently didn't age anymore. The TARDIS had seen inside her heart as she had seen inside the ship's, and the Doctor's longest companion had granted her heart's desire.

To be with the Doctor, forever.

"Never thought I'd get married before Martha," she told him, laughing as she reached her beloved, while Martha and Gwen took their places beside her.

The Doctor grinned.

"Surprise… Although, we aren't…not exactly," he said, then hastened to explain. "My people didn't have the concept of marriage. We never promised something for all of eternity, we lived too long for that… Well, when I say never, I mean…hardly ever… But I want to. I want to 'bond' with you. That's what it is called, Bonding… If…you want to…"

The nervous streak was back, but she just grinned at him.

"I'd love to."

He grinned back, and gave Jack a sign. The Captain was handed two ropes of the same scarlet and orange colours as their robes, the colours of the Prydonian Chapter to which the 'groom's' House belonged, and bound the Doctor's and Rose's hands together- one from each. He lay a charm on top of their joined hands, which the Doctor had once explained to be the Seal Of Rassilon. With that done, their old friend stepped back, and walked to stand at the Doctor's side with Ianto.

"Rose," the Time Lord caught her attention with a whisper. Due to the captivated silence of their audience, it could be heard throughout the room, though. "When we first met, I was a broken man. I had just failed to get myself killed on the Titanic- the real one, that time- and had only just resigned myself to the torture of living after I killed my people. I hadn't been looking for a companion, and I definitely hadn't expected to find the love of my lifes. My soulmate. My Lifemate… Yet here you are. You make me so happy every day, and all I want, is to give you back that happiness tenfold until the end of time. Therefore, I wish to bind myself to you in this life and all the ones yet to come. If you'll have me, I'm yours. I wish for us to bond."

His voice was so solemn that the brunette could feel the tears start to prick at her eyes.

"Doctor," she replied in kind. "When you found me, I led a boring life with a boring job, and no hopes for something better. I didn't have my A-levels, I didn't have the brains, and I had no future to look forward to. All I had was the brawns to help me help you save the world, and then you took me out to see the universe. Making me see a new horizon each day. The Doctor. The man who makes people better. And I became better, thanks to you. You did so much for me. You even gave me up, so I could live a happy life… Being with you gives me all the happiness I could ever want, and therefore I wish to bind myself to you in this life. If you'll have me, I'm yours. Now and forever. I wish for us to bond."

"You may kiss the bride!" Jack shouted gleefully, earning himself a dark look that instantly shut him up.

The Doctor put his free hand against Rose's cheek, his fingertips just barely touching her temple, and a connection flared into life. It would get stronger over time, Rose suddenly knew, and that was the last coherent thought she had, before the Doctor's lips crashed into hers powerfully.

3333333333333333333333333

(Atlantis; Pegasus Galaxy; later)

John Sheppard, his team, and Major Lorne walked out of the Jumper Bay, and reached the Central Tower alone. Elizabeth didn't even need to ask anymore, because it was most apparent that their mission had failed. After the debriefing of Lorne's team, the Colonel had expressed a desire to meet whoever had scared a Hive Queen so much. After all, maybe they could convince him to help them. He would be a great asset. To this purpose, Elizabeth had agreed to sent SGA-1 out in a cloaked Jumper to find those hotsprings. Cloaked, so that they wouldn't scare the strangers away. Major Lorne had accompanied them to identify the people that had helped him and his team.

Not that they had expected to find anyone else at the hotsprings, but they thought that with the presence of a familiar face it might turn out easier to form a bond of trust with those people. Of course, they'd have to find them first.

"This was a complete waste of my precious time," Rodney commented indignantly.

"You didn't find them?" Elizabeth asked, expecting the answer.

"Of course we didn't find them. It was almost dark when we set out, and who would stay in the wilderness, even if there are hotsprings, after dark. That's-"

"We did find traces of them, though. Apparently, they left just before we got there. Strangely enough, though, the Jumper didn't pick anything up. Nothing flew off the planet. They were just… gone…" Sheppard interrupted. He was about to go on, but didn't even get a word out when a strange whizzing filled the room, and a Big Blue Box flickered into existence near the Stargate.

"What the hell?" Ronon asked, and even he was too dumbfounded to raise his gun at the strange appareance.

"Police Public Call Box," Elizabeth read puzzled. "Wasn't that… in the 1950s?…60s?…"

The door suddenly sprung open, and out came… a math professor… Or someone who looked the part, anyway!

"There we are!" the man exclaimed joyously, a manic grin on his face. "Atlantis, City inhabited by the Lantians in the Pegasus Galaxy- well, originally it stood on Earth, but they had to move…"

"They moved an entire city?" a soft female voice asked as a young brunette popped her head out of the Blue Box.

End of chapter 3!

A/N: A bit of Doctor/Rose fluff for good measure. And who's waiting for the Doctor's ramble?! :)
Please review!