=The Impossible Planet: Part One=
A/N: Wells, I have created a schedule thingy for my FanFics... even for those I haven't even started yet. I feel so much like Russell from Littlest Pet Shop right now. And he's my favourite character. Yay! xD Anyways, yeah, I was gonna try to update this Fic everyday, but I have to get myself into the hang of it, so I'm going to try updating once a week, then every five days, then every four days, and so on and so-forth. So, for now, I shall update this once a week, and work my way to every day. Sound good? Good. xD So, without further ado, since you probably don't want to read me ramble anymore...
The TARDIS materialized, but not smoothly. Once She lands, the Doctor, Irene, and Rose step outside. "I dunno what's wrong with her. She's sort of... queasy. Indigestion, like she didn't wanna land..." the Doctor said. "Oh, if you think there's gonna be trouble, we could always get back inside and go somewhere else..." Rose suggested, before she, the Doctor, and Irene all burst out laughing at the idea. The Doctor then looked around, "I think... we've landed inside a cupboard! here we go!" He pushed the door open, and they enter a base. "Open Door Fifteen," a computer said. "Some sort of base," Irene realized. "Moon base, sea base, space base... they build these things out of kits," the Doctor added. "Glad we're indoors," Rose said, "sounds like a storm out there." "Open Door Sixteen," the computer said, as they open a door. "Human design - you've got a thing about kits. This place was put together like a flat-pack wardrobe, only bigger," the Doctor explained. "And easier," Irene added. "Open Door Seventeen," the computer said, as the three went through another door. "Oh, it's a sanctuary base!" the Doctor realised, walking to the middle of a room. "Close Door Seventeen." "Deep Space exploration. We've gone way out. And listen to that, underneath..." the Doctor trailed off, pointing down. "Someone's drilling," Irene noticed. "Welcome to hell," Rose said. "Oh, it's not that bad!" the Doctor scoffed. "No, over there!" Irene said, pointing to a wall, where, 'WELCOME TO HELL,' is written. "Hold on..." the Doctor said, walking over to the wall, "What does that say?" "That's weird," Irene commented, "It won't translate." "But I thought the TARDIS translated everything. Writing as well! We should see English," Rose remembered. "Exactly. If that's not working, then it means this writing is old. Very old," the Doctor explained. "Impossibly old," Irene added. "We should find out who's in charge," the Doctor said, turning a wheel to open a door, "We've gone beyond the reach of the TARDIS's knowledge. Not a good move. And if someone's lucky enough-" "Open Door Nineteen." The door opens, and the three stumble back, as they see Ood. "Right. Hello, sorry! Uh... I was just saying... uh... nice base!" the Doctor said. "We must feed," all the Ood said together. "You're gonna what?" the Doctor asked. "We must feed," the Ood repeated. "...Yeah. I think they mean us," Rose realized, as they backed away from the Ood moving towards them. "We must feed." They try to make for another door, but more Ood come out of that one, as well. "We must feed," they repeated. Another door opens, as well, and more Ood come out, cornering the Doctor, Irene, and Rose.
"We must feed," an Ood continued, before he shakes and taps the white orb he was holding, "you. If you are hungry." "Sorry?" Irene asked. "We apologise. Electromagnetics have interfered with out speech systems," the Ood continued, and Rose put down the chair she was holding, "Would you like some refreshment?" "Um..." the Doctor started. "Open Door Eighteen." The door opens and a man comes through, followed by two others, who were holding guns. "What the hell? How did...?" the man asked, looking at the Doctor, Irene, and Rose, before turning to his communication device, "Captain... you're not going to believe this. We've got people. Out of nowhere! I mean, real people. I mean... two... living... people. Just standing here, right in front of me," the man said. "Don't be stupid, that's impossible," a man said back, through the comm.. "I suggest telling them that," the man replied. "But you're a sort of space base, and must have visitors now and then. It can't be that impossible," Rose said. "You're telling me you don't know where you are?" the man asked. "No idea," the Doctor shrugged, "More fun that way." "Stand by, everyone. Buckle down. We have incoming. And it's a big one. Quake Point Five on its way," a man said, over a loudspeaker. The man ran to a door and opened it, as the base starts to tremble, "Through here, now! Quickly, come on!" The Doctor, Irene, and Rose follow him through the door, "Now! Move it! Come on! Come on, come on!" Rose screamed as she almost fell. "Move it, come on! Quickly, move it!"
People look up as they run into the control room. "Oh my God! You meant it!" a man said. "People! Look at that! Real people!" another gasped. "That's us. Hooray!" the Doctor said. "Yeah, definitely real," Rose nodded, "My name's Rose... Rose Tyler. And... and this is the Doctor. And Irene." "Come on, the oxygen must be offline. We're hallucinating. They can't be... No, they're real!" another man said. "Come on, we're in the middle of an alert! Danny, strap up, the quake's coming in! Impact in thirty seconds!" the man said, impatiently, before turning to the three, "Sorry, you three, whoever you are. Just... hold on. Tight." "Hold on to what?" Rose asked. "Anything. I don't care. Just hold on. Ood, are we fixed?" he replied. "Your kindness in this emergency is much appreciated," the Ood said. "What's this planet called, anyway?" Irene asked. "Now, don't be stupid. It hasn't got a name. How could it have a name?" someone else said, "You really don't know, do you?" "And... impact!" the man said, and the base started shaking. "Oh, well, that wasn't so bad-" the Doctor started, after a moment, when he's thrown back, as everything shakes again. "Okay, that's it," the man said, after it stopped, "Everyone all right? Speak to me, Ida?" "Yeah, yeah!" Ida replied. "Danny?" he asked. "Fine," Danny answered. "Toby?" he asked. "Yeah, fine," Toby nodded. "Scooti?" "No damage," Scooti said. "Jefferson?" "Check!" Jefferson said. "We're fine, thanks, fine, yeah, don't worry about us," the Doctor said. "The surface caved in," a man said, "I defected it onto Storage Five through Eight. We've lost them completely. Toby, go and check the rocket link." "That's not my department," Toby argued. "Just do as I say, yeah?" the man asked, and Toby left. "Oxygen holding. Internal gravity - fifty-six point six. We should be okay," Ida explained. "Never mind the earthquake," Rose said, "That's... that's one hell of a storm. What is that, a hurricane?" "You'd need an atmosphere for a hurricane. There's no air out there. It's a complete vacuum," Scooti told her. "Then what's shaking the roof?" Rose asked. "You're not joking. You really don't know?" Ida asked, "Well, introductions. 'FYI,' as they said in the olden days, I'm Ida Scott, science officer. Zachary Cross Flane, acting Captain, sir. You've met Mister Jefferson. He's head of security. Danny Bartock. Ethics committee." "Not as boring as it sounds," Danny added. "And that man who just left, that was Toby Zed, archaeology. And this..." Ida continued, placing her hands on Scooti's shoulders, "is Scooti Manista. Trainee maintenance. And this... this is home." She turns a lever, and they hear a sound. "Brace yourselves. The sight of it sends some people mad," Zach warned them.
A window opens, revealing a black hole above them. "That's a black hole," Rose realised. "...But that's impossible!" Irene said. "I did warn you," Zach reminded them. "We're standing under a black hole," the Doctor said, in disbelief. "We're in orbit," Ida said. "But we can't be..." the Doctor trailed off. "You can see for yourself. We're in orbit," Ida told him. "But we can't be," Irene said, turning to look at Ida. "This lump of rock is suspended in perpetual geostationary orbit around that black hole without falling in. Discuss." "And that's bad, yeah?" Rose asked. "That doesn't cover it... a black hole's a dead star. It collapses in on itself, in and in, and in, until the matter's so dense and tight it starts to pull everything else in, too. Nothing in the universe can escape it. Light, gravity, time... Everything just gets pulled inside, and crushed," the Doctor explained. "So, they can't be in orbit. We should be pulled right in," Rose summed up. "We should be dead," Irene agreed. "And yet here we are. Beyond the laws of physics. Welcome on board," Ida said. "But, if there's no atmosphere out there, what's that?" Rose pointed to clouds moving towards the black hole. "Stars breaking up," Ida told her, "Gas clouds. We have whole solar systems being ripped apart above our heads before falling into that thing." "So, a bit worse than a storm, then," Rose said. "Just a bit," Ida nodded. "Just a bit," Rose repeated, "Yeah."
Toby came from one of the corridors with scrolls underneath his arm. "Toby..." a voice said, causing Toby to look around, confused. The lights turn off for a moment, before turning back on. "Who's that?" Toby asked, looking for who could've said that, not seeing anyone, "Danny?" Toby decides to ignore it, and moves through another door.
"Close Door One," the computer said, as Toby walked into the control room. "The rocket link's fine," Toby said. Zach pressed a button, and a hologram appeared before them, "That's the black hole officially designated K37 Gen 5." "In the scriptures of the Falltino, this planet is called, 'Kroptor.' The bitter pill. And the black hole is supposed to be a mighty demon. It was tricked into devouring the planet, only to spit it out, because it was poison," Ida explained. "The bitter pill. I like that," Rose commented. "We are so far out. Lost in the drifts of the universe..." the Doctor trailed off. "How did you even get here?" Irene asked. "We flew in," Zach said, "You see..." He pressed a button, and the hologram changed, "This planet's generating a gravity field. We don't know how - we've no idea, but it's kept in constant balance against the black hole. And the field extends out there. As a funnel. A distinct... gravity funnel, reaching out into clear space. That was our way in." "You flew down that thing?" Rose asked, grinning, "Like a roller-coaster." "By rights, the ship should've been torn apart. We lost the Captain... which is what put me in charge..." Zach trailed off. "You're doing a good job," Ida told him. "Yeah. Well, needs must," Zach shrugged. "But if that gravity funnel closes, there's no way out," Danny added. "We had fun speculating about that," Scooti said. "Oh, yeah. That's the word," Danny said, hitting Scooti on the head with a scroll, "Fun." "But that field would take phenomenal amounts of power! I mean... not just big, but off the scale! Can I...?" the Doctor said, gesturing to the controls. "Sure," Ida agreed, "Help yourself."
An Ood comes up to Rose and gives her a cup, "Your refreshment." "Oh, yeah, thanks. Thank you. I'm sorry, what was your name?" Rose asked, taking it. "We have no titles. We are as one," the Ood replied, before walking away. "Um... What are they called?" Rose asked Danny. "Oh, come on. Where've you been living? Everyone's got one!" he said. "Well, not me, so what are they?" Rose asked. "They're the Ood," Danny answered. "The, 'Ood?'" Rose asked. "The Ood," Danny nodded. "Well, that's... ood," Rose commented. "Very ood!" Danny agreed, "But handy. They work the mine shafts. All the drilling, and stuff. Supervision, and maintenance! They're born for it. Basic slave race." "You've got slaves?" Rose asked. "Don't start. She's like one of that lot. Friends of the Ood," Scooti said. "Well, maybe I am, yeah. Since when do humans need slaves?" Rose said. "But the Ood offer themselves. If you don't give them orders, they just pine away and die," Danny explained. Rose looked at an Ood, "Seriously? You like being ordered about?" "It is all we crave," the Ood answered. "Why's that, then?" Rose asked. "We have nothing else in life," the Ood replied. "Yeah, well, I used to think like that," Rose said, "A long time ago." "There we go. Do you see? To generate that gravity field, and the funnel, you'd need a power source with an inverted self-extrapolating reflex of six to the power of six every six seconds," the Doctor explained. "That's a lot of sixes," Rose commented. "And it's impossible," Irene cut in. "It took us two years to work that out!" Zach exclaimed. "He's very good!" Irene said, to which the Doctor playfully hit her arm. "But... that's why we're here. This power source is ten miles below through solid rock. Point Zero. We're drilling down to try and find it," Ida explained. "It's giving off readings of over ninety stats on the Blazen Scale," Zach said. "We could revolutionize modern science!" Ida suggested. "We could use it to fuel the Empire," Jefferson proposed. "Or start a war," the Doctor said. "It's buried beneath us. In the darkness, waiting," Toby said. "What's your job?" Rose asked, "Chief... dramatist?"
"Well, whatever it is down there is not a natural phenomena. And this... er, planet once supported life. Eons ago, before the human race had even learned to walk," Toby shrugged. "I saw that lettering written on the wall," the Doctor said, "Did you write that?" Toby nodded, "I copied it from the fragments we found on Earth by the drilling, but I can't translate it." "No, neither can I-" the Doctor started. "I can't, either!" Irene cut in. "-And that's saying something," the Doctor finished. "There was some sort of civilisation. They buried something. Now, it's reaching out - calling us in," Toby explained. "And you came," the Doctor said. "Well, how could we not?" Ida asked, as Zach turned the hologram off. "So, when it comes right down to it, why did you come here? Why did you do that? Why? I'll tell you why. Because it was there. Brilliant. Excuse me, ah, Zach, wasn't it?" the Doctor explained. "That's me," Zach nodded. "Just stand there. 'Cause I'm gonna hug you. Is that all right?" the Doctor asked. "I... suppose so..." Zach agreed. "Here we go. Coming in," the Doctor said, and hugged him, "Ah, human beings. You are amazing!" He then released Zach, "Thank you." "Not at all," Zach said. "But apart from that, you're completely mad. You should pack your bags and get back in that ship and fly for your lives," the Doctor tried. "You can talk! And how the hell did you get here?" Ida asked. "Oh, I've got this... um... this... it's hard to explain, it just sort of... appears," the Doctor tried to explain. "We can show you. We parked down the corridor from... um... oh, what's it called? Uh, habitation area..." Rose trailed off. "Three," Irene remembered. "Three," Rose agreed, "Three." "Do you mean storage six?" Zach asked. "Uh, it was a bit of a cupboard, yeah," the Doctor nodded, before realizing, "Storage six. But you said... you said... you said storage five to eight." He then ran from the room, Irene and Rose right behind him.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Rose asked, following them. "Open Door Nineteen." They run into the room. "Close Door Nineteen." "Stupid doors! Come on!" the Doctor said. "Open Door Seventeen." "Open Door Fifteen." The Doctor tried to open another door, but it wouldn't open. "Door Sixteen out of commission." "Can't be, can't be!" the Doctor said. "What's wrong?" What is it?" Rose asked. THe Doctor just looked through a window on the door. "Doctor, the TARDIS is in there. What's happened?" Rose asked. "The TARDIS is gone," the Doctor said. "Door Sixteen out of commission." "The earthquake," Irene realized, "This section collapsed." "But it's gotta be out there somewhere..." Rose trailed off. "Look down," the Doctor said, and they look down.
"The ground gave way. My TARDIS must've fallen down right into the heart of the planet. But you've got robot drills heading the same way," the Doctor explained. "We can't divert the drilling," Zach replied, walking off. "But, I need my ship. It's all I've got. Literally the only thing," the Doctor said, following him. "Doctor, we've only got the resources to drill one central shaft down to the power source, and that's it. No diversions. No distractions. No exceptions. Your machine is lost. All I can do is offer you a lift, if we ever get to leave this place. And that is the end of it," Zach said, leaving. "I'll uh... put you on the duty roster. We need someone in the laundry," Ida said, following Zach. "Open Door One. Close Door One." "I've trapped you both here," the Doctor said quietly. "No, don't worry about me," Irene told him. Rose then looked up, "Okay, we're on a planet that shouldn't exist, under a black hole, and no way out. Yeah, I don't know about Irene, but I've changed my mind. Start worrying about me." The Doctor just pulled Irene and Rose into a hug.
"Entering night shift. Your chosen track for transition is Ravel's Bolero." "All finished. Heading back inside," Scooti said into her comm.. She starts to walk back to the base. "Ood Seven Gamma Ten. Ood Seven Gamma Eleven. Ood Seven Gamma Twelve..." Danny counted the Ood.
Toby looked ad ancient scrolls with his microscope. He looks up, hearing a buzz of electricity, then ignores it. "Toby..." the voice said, again. Toby looked up, his eyes skimming around the room. He ignores it. "I can see you..." the voice said. "Danny, is that you? It's... it's not funny, all right?" Toby asked, getting annoyed, getting up and walking towards the door, "Dan?" Toby opened the door, looking, "I'm... I'm trying to work, Daniel. Look, if... if that's you, then, can you just stop it...?" The lights flicker, and Toby goes back inside the room he was in. He looks up as he hears a growl, but then goes back inside.
"Danny, check the temperature of Ood Habitation. It seems to be rising," Zach's voice came over the loudspeaker. The Doctor, Irene, and Rose sit by the ancient text. Rose gets up and walks over to where the food is being served. "Help yourself. Just don't have the green. Or the blue," Scooti laughed. Rose picked up a tray and walked to where the Ood were serving food, "Uh, bit of that, thanks." The Ood put some gloop on her tray, "Would you like sauce with that?" "I'll have a go, yeah," Rose said, and the Ood shook some sauce on it, "I did that job, once. I was a... a dinner lady. Not that I'm calling you a lady. Although, I dunno, you might be. Do you actually get paid, though? Do they give you money?" "The Beast and his Armies shall rise from the Pit to make war against God," the Ood said, in reply. "...I'm sorry?" Rose asked. The Ood tapped his orb, "Apologies. I said, 'I hope you enjoy your meal.'" "Yeah..." Rose trailed off, picking up her tray and walking off.
"Drill head now at Point Sixteen," the computer said, "Drill head speed increasing." "Keep pressure at sixty," Zach told it, standing, as he walked to another set of controls. Zach turns around as he heard a roar, but didn't see anything.
Danny turned a wheel to open a door. "Close Door Three," the computer said. "I've closed door three," Danny told it. "He is awake," the computer said. "What did you say?" Danny asked, stopping. "Close Door Three," the computer said again, and Danny looked through a window.
Toby was still looking at the ancient text. "Toby..." the voice said again. Toby starts to turn around. "Don't turn around," the voice said. "Dan... That's not Dan..." Toby realized, starting to turn around, once more. "Don't look at me," the voice warned him. "Who... who are you?" Toby asked. "I have so many names," the voice answered. "If... if I could..." Toby said. "If you look at me, you will die," the voice said. "But who are you?" Toby asked. "I'm behind you, Toby. I'm right behind you." Toby's head jerks, and he's trying hard not to look. "Don't look... don't look at me," the voice said, "One look, and you will die. I'm reaching out, Toby. I'm so close. Don't turn around. Oh, I can touch you..." Toby looks back, seeing nothing. He sighs in relief, turning to look at his hands. He takes off the gloves, and sees the symbols on the palms of his hands. He picks up a mirror, and sees that there are the symbols on his face, as well. Not only that, but his eyes are red. His body arches, like he's in pain, and he falls to his knees, before falling unconscious on the floor.
"Zach, have we got a problem?" Ida asked, looking at her comm. device. "No more than usual. Got the Scarlet System burning up. It might be worth a look," Zach replied. "You might wanna see this. Moment in history," Ida told the Doctor, Irene, and Rose, as she pulled a lever, which revealed the black hole, and the room filled with red light, "There. On the edge," she pointed, "That red cloud... that used to be the Scarlet System. Home to the Peluchi... a mighty civilisation spanning a billion years... disappearing. Forever. Their planets and suns consumed. Ladies and gentlemen... we have witnessed its passing." She goes to pull the lever back again, but the Doctor stops her. "Er, no, could you leave it open?" he asked, "Just for a bit." "He won't go mad, I promise," Irene promised. "How would you know?" Ida asked her, "Scooti, check the lockdown. Jefferson, sign off the airlock seals for me." "Open Door Eighteen."
"I've seen films and things, yeah, they say black holes are like gateways to another universe," Rose said. "Close Door Eighteen." "Not that one. It just eats," the Doctor explained. "Long way from home..." Rose trailed off. "Go that way, turn right, keep going for... um..." the Doctor started. "About five hundred years?" Irene suggested, and the Doctor nodded. "Keep going for about five hundred years... then you'll reach the Earth," the Doctor finished. Rose took out her phone, "No signal. That's the first time we've gone out of range. Mind you, even if I could... what would I tell her? Can you build another TARDIS?" "They were grown, not built," Irene told her, "And, with our own planet gone... we're kind of stuck." "Well, it could be worse. This lot said they'd give us a lift," Rose shrugged. "And then what?" the Doctor asked. "I dunno... find a planet... get a job... live a life. Same as the rest of the universe," Rose suggested. "I'd have to settle down. In a house or something. A proper house, with... with... with... with... doors, and things! Carpets! Me, living in a house!" the Doctor scoffed, "Now, that... that is terrifying." "You'd have to get a mortgage," Rose teased. "No!" the Doctor said. "Oh, yes," Rose nodded. "I am dying. That's it. I am dying, it is all over," the Doctor said. "What about me? I'd have to get one, too. And Irene. I dunno, could... could be the same one... we could... I dunno, share. Or not, you know. Whatever. I dunno, we'll sort something out-" Rose said. "Anyway," the Doctor said. "We'll see!" Rose laughed. "I promised Jackie I'd always take you back home," the Doctor said. "Everyone leaves home, in the end," Rose shrugged. "Not to end up stuck here," the Doctor added. "Yeah, but stuck with you. That's not so bad," Rose told him. "Yeah?" the Doctor asked. "Yes," Rose replied, and Irene nodded in agreement. Rose's phone rang, and she answered. "He is awake," the voice said, and Rose flung her phone to the floor.
