.:Chapter Three:. Across The Galaxy

Rose appeared in a room right in the middle of a crowded room. The floor tiles were white, the walls were white. She advanced forward slowly, taking in her surroundings. In the distance, she saw someone that looked very much like The Doctor. But why would the Doctor be in a hospital? He was wearing a hospital gown, and was peering around suspiciously. She walked over to him, and tapped on his shoulder.

"'Cuse me, sir, have you seen a daft bloke with brown hair in disarray, tall and kind of scrawny and in a pinstriped suit with a brown trenchcoat?" she asked him, knowing it was probably going to be a moot point looking for the Doctor. As much as he appears in London, the people don't know who he is.

The stranger's eyes widened as he turned to face the familiar voice. "Rose," he said in shock. "It's- how the- what.."

"D-doctor!? Oh, I knew I would find you again!" She attacked him in a hug, incredibly happy to finally find him again after all the days that had past. It was pure luck that she had found him just moments after jumping there which planted a small seed of worry in the back of her mind.

The Doctor hugged her back tightly; Rose buried her face in his chest, inhaling his scent.

"I've missed you," she mumbled into his chest. "Even though it's only been a few days since I've last seen you."

The Doctor looked at her, obviously confused. "R-really? Canary W-Wharf happened quite a while ago.."

"I'm not talking ab- " She cut off, realizing what he meant. She hadn't thought about jumping through the Doctor's timeline out of order. "Oh, this is a different part in your timeline. I met you, you were traveling with Donna. I guess I went farther back in time this time."

He looked even more confused. "Donna? She comes back? How did you come back?" He seemed to be full of questions.

"I don't know!" exclaimed Rose. She remembered what happened when the Doctor had taken her to see her father. She learned very well that messing with time could have some serious repercussions. "I guess, uh, I don't want to ruin anything for you. But I'm so glad that I found you."

She hugged him again. "This is the third time that I've gotten back. I don't want to go again. I don't want to go back to a world where you aren't. I can't do it, Doctor." A few tears had fallen earlier when she found him again, but they were now steadily rolling down her cheeks.

The Doctor's eyes were wet with tears that were starting to form. He didn't want her to go, either; he had just gotten her back.

"I'm not losing you again." He said, wiping a few of her tears that had fallen. He hated seeing her cry.

She held his hand, and looked up at him. "Doctor..I-I lo- " She had gotten cut off after getting pushed to the side. People were screaming, and Rose got pushed around, farther and farther away from The Doctor. She took a step, and she was transported in time again.

Rose fumbled onto the ground, her hands and knees hitting sharp objects most likely giving her some cuts here and there. Her blonde locks were whipped into her face as a rough, relentless wind hit into her back. At first, there was nothing, then in a split second there was rain pounding down.

Rose shivered as she pushed herself up to her feet. Instantly, she went to wipe her hands off on her jeans but she stopped to look at them. Along her palms were small cuts. Her eyes traveled past her hands and to the ground on which she landed harshly on.

Covering the ground were bits and pieces of objects and in between the shards were rocks. A few weed-like plants were blowing violently in the same way that Rose's hair was. She took off at a sprint. Through the downpour she could vaguely see a building; that building would act as her shelter from the rain, but Rose would much have rather jumped.

As soon as Rose was under the protection of the yawning connected to the building she stomped her feet on the mat provided. The door behind her creaked open and she spun on her heels.

A lady dressed in a blue pants suit. This made Rose's heart clench a bit; the pants suit reminded her of the Doctor's suit he always wore under his famous trench coat. The lady smiled politely at Rose and spoke in a gentle tone, "Welcome to the Tranquil Repose where all your funeral needs are met. How may I be of service? Might I suggest the Suspended Animation pack for your loved one?" She questioned Rose, raising a perfect eyebrow.

Rose could only stand there confused and lost. "I'm a bit new here," Rose admitted. "can you please explain what the Suspended Animation pack is?" She questioned this mainly out of curiosity. When she went new places with the Doctor, she always had wanted to learn as much as possible.

"We can answer that with a grand tour." The lady grinned and backed away from the door. She gestured for Rose to come into the building and led her down a narrow hallway. They came to another double door that was made from steel. Entrance could only be gained by pressing in a code, which the lady did.

The doors opened up to an enormous room that was looked like the room in morgues where they keep the dead bodies. An uncomfortable shiver ran down her spine. "A-Are there bodies in all these?" She asked in a shaky voice.

"We keep the bodies of the dead in a suspended animation until the day we find a cure for the cause of their death and we can bring them back to life." The lady smiled brightly. "they are also used for transportation across time. If you are put into the suspended animation and transported, you will never age."

It took a moment for Rose to let that all sink in. They are keeping the bodies of the dead so that they can bring them back to life in the future? Rose thought, I wonder how much people are in here.

"Are you interested?" The lady asked.

"No, I think I will pass." Rose replied in a polite tone. "I think I will just be going. Thank you for the tour." she backed out of the room and back down the hallway. When she walked out of the building she saw a creature hiding under a rock.

The creature would look up from under the rock, lock eyes with Rose and hide it's face again. This made Rose laugh a little. This reminded Rose of Tony; Tony would hide his face in his hands and believe that if he couldn't see Rose, then she couldn't see him.

Rose made a step to see the creature closer when suddenly, she was no longer looking at the creature hiding its face under the rock, but a large plant that was moving.

Unlike moving because of the wind like the weed-like plants in the planet with Tranquil Repose, this one was moving completely on its own.

Something wrapped around Rose's ankle, pulling her feet out from underneath her. She landed on the ground with a scream before she was dragged some more. Rose twisted a little and looked at whatever was holding her captive. What her eyes met was the large plant. It's mouth was open and Rose suddenly had the inkling that she was going to be it's next meal.

The root tightened around Rose's ankle; another root wrapped around her waist. Suddenly, Rose got terrified. She wiggled around and couldn't get an inch free. "Doctor!" She called out of habit, but she knew he wasn't coming.

Out of the corner of her eye she saw something move in the shadows.

Rose could feel the root constricting around her like it was an anaconda.

For a second time, out of the corner of Rose's eyes she saw something move. The only difference was that it was closer to her that time.

An ear-splitting roar came from Rose's right. The roots of the plant that was attacking her went slack a few notches; it wasn't enough for Rose to wiggle free, but it was enough that Rose could take a sharp intake of breath, allowing the air to flow freely to her lungs.

Rose didn't have time to gain bearing on her surroundings or what was going on when a huge, brown blur came slashing down onto the roots that were holding her. It took all of Rose's willpower not to scream bloody murder.

Green goo splashed onto Rose's face and she tried to inch away from the other spray that came seconds later. She was dropped onto the ground harshly and without missing a beat she scrambled to her feet. The plant that was holding her captive drooped down. Rose couldn't tell if it was dead or bowing its head in submissiveness.

Another loud roar interrupted any other thoughts that Rose might have had. She turned herself to face her savior but what she saw only scared the living daylights out of her.

Standing even taller than her stood a giant beast. Its body was matted in fur at the shoulders and head where the torso and stomach was covered with red scales. The creature had glowing green eyes that held a murderous gleam. Its mouth resembled a fan with many tentacle-like strands hanging down. It brought up one of its long, furry arms. Rose could see sharp claws at the end of its paw.

As the creature swiped down its arm in an attempt to hit Rose, she took off in the opposite direction. She could hear the creature roar behind her then the heavy pounding of large feet on the round.

Rose hadn't noticed it before but the sky above her was orange, drenching the ground below it in an orange-red tint.

The creature was getting closer to Rose. It obviously was much faster than her. With everything she had, Rose wished that she was no longer on the planet but somewhere safe. She wanted to be with the Doctor.

In the next few steps, Rose was no longer running from the beast but hurtling towards a tall, lanky man wearing a brown pinstripe suit.