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A/N Here is Chapter 4. Follows the events of 'Aliens of London'. A bit of an insight into the Doctor and Rose's future. See A/N at the end of the chapter to fill in some gaps.
Link to Rose's outfit on my profile.
Songs for the Chapter: I am the Doctor and Slitheen from the Doctor Who Soundtrack.
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Aliens in London
Rose finished writing her entry for the Christmas Eve in Cardiff with Charles Dickens. She closed her journal and locked it. She placed it on her bedside table and padded out of the bedroom and into the console room of the TARDIS.
She knew she would find him there. Sure enough, he was under the glass floor, sitting in the makeshift harness, with wires tangled all around him. He looked up as he heard her feet.
"Hello," he smiled as he jumped out of the harness, nearly strangling himself with a wire.
"Careful, love," she chided as she sat down on the captain's chair.
"So where was I this time?" he asked.
"Christmas Eve in Cardiff. The Gelth and Charles Dickens," she said.
"Ah yes," he said, his eyes reminiscent. "You told me my name then," he remembered.
Rose nodded. "A little warning would have been nice. I really thought we were going to die," she told him.
The Doctor grinned as he sat down next to her on the chair. "Spoilers," he whispered as he kissed her cheek and then her neck.
"Nice try but don't change the subject," she said, pulling away and trying her hardest to glare at him.
The Doctor pouted as he pulled away. "I'm not trying to change the subject. Am I not allowed to make love to my very beautiful and very wonderful wife?" he asked.
"You're such a cheese," Rose groaned, trying to hide her smile.
"Oh, you love it," he grinned.
"So where next?" she asked, running a hand through his hair.
"Well, we could go and see the museum on Solaris 7 or you could meet me in London 2006," he said, with a smile.
"What happened in London 2006?" Rose asked.
The Doctor grinned again. "Spoilers," he said.
Rose groaned. "Stop saying that," she whined.
"You used to say it to me all the time. Where do you think I got the word from?" he asked.
"Technically, I say it because you say it to me now," she admitted.
"Ah, wibbly wobbly, timey wimey," he nodded.
"You looked so sad back then," Rose whispered.
The Doctor sighed as he knelt in front of her. "I was. But then I met this woman. This wonderful, impossible woman, who took my hand and told me to 'run'," he said softly. "And I've never looked back."
Rose smiled and brushed his floppy brown hair away. "Take me to bed," she whispered.
"Your wish, my command," he smiled as he stood up and scooped her up. His green eyes burned into hers and she smiled as she loosened his bow tie and tossed it behind her as he carried her to their bedroom.
The Doctor landed in London 2006. He was bored and had set the TARDIS to random. He had been hoping for a nice, exotic location but not boring old early 21st century London. Nothing extraordinary ever happened here.
Just as he finished that thought, he heard a slipstream engine and the sound of a spaceship which then collided with the Big Ben and then crashed into the Thames.
"Fantastic!" he muttered.
He went back into the TARDIS, determined to watch the news. He was so absorbed in keeping track of the chain of events, that he was startled out of his mind when the doors of the TARDIS opened.
"Relax, it's just me," he heard Rose's voice and he relaxed.
"Ever heard of knocking?" he asked in mock anger as he stood up to greet her.
"I've got a key," she shrugged with a smile and then hugged him.
"It's good to see you again," he whispered in her hair.
"Hmm, yes, you too," she said as she pulled away with a smile. "So, genuine crash land or invasion?" she asked, looking at the news.
"Don't know yet. Want to go and see?" he asked.
Rose gave him a look that purely said 'duh'.
The TARDIS landed in a small cupboard. The Doctor and Rose stepped out, looking around carefully.
"This way," the Doctor mouthed, pointing to a locked door.
"I don't think that's the right way," Rose mouthed back.
"Trust me," the Doctor insisted and pulled out his sonic screwdriver. He used it to unlock the door but the buzzing noise was quite loud.
"Sshh," Rose said forcefully.
The Doctor rolled his eyes as he put the sonic back in his pocket. He opened the door triumphantly and he and Rose found themselves in a room full of soldiers who stood up immediately and pointed their guns at them.
"Oh, I hate you," Rose muttered to the Doctor, as she put her hands in the air.
"No, you don't," the Doctor smirked.
There was a loud shriek from down the corridor. "Right, defence part delta," the Doctor ordered and the soldiers jumped into action.
The Doctor and Rose ran in the lead and found themselves in the morgue. Dr. Sato was crouching on the floor, terrified. "It's alive!" she whispered in a terrified voice.
"Rose, stay with her," the Doctor told Rose who nodded and tried to get Dr. Sato to calm down. "Tell the perimeter it's a lockdown," the Doctor told the soldiers who nodded.
There was a clattering sound from the room. "It's still here," Dr. Sato muttered, terrified.
"Sshh, you'll be fine," Rose told her, stroking her arm in comfort. "Doctor?"
The Doctor trode carefully and followed the sound. He crouched down and very gently, peaked under the sofa. The creature gave a squeak and he almost fell back in shock.
"Don't shoot," he ordered as the creature darted under the second sofa.
Rose bent down and looked at the pig-like creature. "Hello," she whispered and the pig, instead of being terrified, looked sadly at her. "I can help you. Can you come out of there?" she continued in a gentle voice and the Doctor watched in wonder as the creature crawled out of its hiding spot and walked slowly to Rose.
Rose smiled. "Hello again. Now, there's no need to be scared. You're going to be fine," she told him, extending her hand towards it.
There was a loud clattering of feet as three soldiers burst in through the door. The creature was startled and gave a terrified squeak and ran towards them.
"Don't shoot!" Rose and the Doctor yelled but it was too late. One of the soldiers had panicked and fired a shot which struck the creature who fell to the ground instantly.
"No! It was terrified," Rose said angrily as she knelt beside it. "I'm so sorry. You rest now," she whispered to it as the creature died in her arms.
Rose stood up angrily, her eyes dark and frightening. The soldiers backed away and the Doctor watched in awe of the aura surrounding her. Deciding to intervene before Rose slapped one of the soldiers, he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Come along, Rose," he said.
Rose looked tearfully at him and buried her face in his neck. The Doctor felt her shake with quiet sobs and he glared at the soldiers who wisely left. He turned back to Dr. Sato. "Can you get the body on a table? I want to examine it," he told her.
Dr. Sato nodded and with relative ease, managed to get the pig-like creature on an autopsy table.
"Are you going to be okay, Rose?" the Doctor asked Rose who nodded in his chest and pulled away.
"I hate guns," she muttered as she wiped away a few tears.
The Doctor gave a small smile and kissed her forehead. "Let's examine him."
"I just assumed that's what aliens look like. But you're saying it's an ordinary pig? From Earth?" Dr. Sato asked the Doctor.
"More like a mermaid. Victorian showmen used to draw the crowds by taking the skull of a cat and gluing it to a fish and calling it a mermaid. Now, someone's taken a pig, opened up it's brain, stuck bits on... then they strapped it in that ship and made it dive bomb. It must've been terrified. They've taken this animal and turned it into a joke," the Doctor spat bitterly as Rose was still glowering.
"So it's a fake. A pretend. Like the mermaid. But the technology augmenting its brain... it's like nothing on Earth. It's alien. Aliens are faking aliens. But why would they do that...?" Dr. Sato wondered but the Doctor and Rose had already walked off.
"So what's next?" Rose asked the Doctor once they were inside the TARDIS.
"I'm going to trace the path of the spaceship," he said, rapidly typing. "Here we go... hold on..." he said and whacked the computer screen and showed it to Rose. "That's the spaceship on its way to Earth... see? Except... hold on... see, the spaceship did a sling shot round the Earth before it landed."
"But that means it came from Earth in the first place - it went up and came back down," Rose realised.
The Doctor nodded. "Precisely, whoever those aliens are, they haven't just arrived. They've been here for a while. The question is, what have they been doing?" the Doctor pondered.
"Any progress on the news?" Rose asked.
"They've called in UNIT," he exclaimed.
"Are you going to go?" Rose asked.
"Not until they need me," he answered.
"Where are they gathering?" she asked.
"10 Downing street," he said with a small smile.
"Hmm, let's wait an hour and then we'll take the TARDIS," Rose said, sitting down on the captain's chair.
"You want to take the TARDIS inside Downing street?" the Doctor asked incredulously.
Rose grinned and nodded. "Yep, always wanted to do that."
The Doctor laughed and rolled his eyes affectionately. "You are something else entirely, Rose."
Harriet Jones was sitting in the empty cabinet room and she was scared out of her mind. She had seen huge, green aliens zip out of human bodies, including the interim Prime Minister. Also, there had apparently been some sort of mishap downstairs and she had heard some soldiers whispering about the alien experts being dead. Then, to top it off, she had found the Prime Minister's dead body in the cupboard. Needless to say, she was terrified out of her mind, even before she saw the blue box materialising out of thin air.
A man and a woman popped their heads out of the doors of the box. "Hello, how can we help?" the Doctor asked cheerily.
A/N So, I am sure it was obvious but the Doctor in Rose's original timeline is the 11th Doctor. Just wanted to clear it up. Plus, I know he's a bit more cheesy but considering the fact that he always had Rose and was never alone might have played a factor in that. And yes, they're married.
Anyway, how did you like the chapter? There were a lot of changes this time, because Rose's background is different. I know I cut out a lot of action but it's because I want to focus on their relationship rather than the events which everyone know already.
Link to Rose's outfit on the profile.
So, next chapter will be up on Sunday. Review and let me know how this one was.