Firstly, please let me sincerely apologise from the bottom of my heart at how long I've left this. I'm so busy with coursework these days I just don't have the time… the other free spaces are taken up with me obsessively watching anime you see.
A special thanks to SuperMagicGirl, Pazaz of Nothing and Radish earrings for getting my arse in gear! So for you, I'll make this chapter a good one, ok? Plus, pazaz of nothing might kill me if I don't do this chapter now… lol!
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Disclaimer: I Do not own Doctor who… but Captain Jack IS mine. Hehe!
Her head snapped up.
The words weren't real; it was something she never thought about. Those two words… they had been forgotten after all the years of hard work she'd done. TORCHWOOD had been her life for the past years; she's learned to love her work.
There had always been that little place in her heart, locked to everybody; including herself. But, Rose Tyler was Rose Tyler. Rose Tyler was strong; and she moved on. She learned to live again.
But who had taught her how to live?
In the end… it had been the Doctor.
So, when she saw his face the little piece of her heart that had been long forgotten blossomed to life again. Even if it was just a dream; or a memory she was thinking of…
Before she could even begin to consider whether any of this was real or not, the repulsive Officer began to speak again. Hardly any of it was heard in her ears. All she could hear was the blood pumping around her body; every breath seemed to take a million years, and the moments trickled by like the candle wax, slowly trickling down the body of light.
She reached out to touch him; not aware of anything else but him. Just to see if he was real. Nobody said a thing. Both of them were staring at each other like they were the furthest people apart on earth.
Just to see if he was real…
"No physical contact – scum." The police officer slapped her hand away. "We all know what you did; so don't try anything on us, alright?"
It didn't matter. Rose wanted to cry out to him; but her throat had dried up. She couldn't speak, or cry out.
The Doctor stared.
"Interview started at 3:00pm. Head officer, Smith. Assistant, the Doctor. Culprit charged with high Treason to the TORCHWOOD base. Currently pleading, non-guilty. Doctor, if you will..."
The Doctor removed his ear piece slowly; tucking it silently into his pocket. He sat down slowly, next to DI Smith. The process was excruciatingly slow. All this time has passed; and Rose still couldn't say anything, or believe that it was real.
"Please state your name…" Was what he said. All he said.
This was something she could answer. Their speech was quiet, and soft. DI smith looked backwards and forwards at them; confused. The Doctor was just repeating things he already knew.
"Rose Tyler." She said slowly, breaking the ice.
"State your age."
"Twenty three years old."
Rose saw The Doctor clench his fists like he was in pain. But the interview was accusing like she'd had many times before. It was almost like… they were getting to know each other.
"You're… your mother?"
"Jacqueline Tyler. Wonderful cook."
Her little joke; she knew he'd understand. It was said softly and in all seriousness; but Rose Tyler was laughing on the inside.
"And… your dad?"
"Pete Tyler."
"Old Occupation?"
"Travelling."
"Favourite place?"
"Must have been Raksachorical phallapitories."
The questions sped up, almost so she had no time to think. Then he slowed down, rubbing his forehead. The ear piece was still in his pocket; and DI smith was looking bemusedly and angrily at the two of them. Evidently, he thought that The Doctor had a plan though; otherwise he would have interjected much sooner. Rose looked to the one-way mirror, and could almost see the row of confused officers tapped into their computers, headphones clamped over their ears.
"And… how did you get your first job?"
Rose smiled, and looked at her hand.
She could answer that. She saw it as clearly as she did then. The memory seemed much more real than her current situation. It was one of the most cherished memories she had. Of course; he had had a different face then. But that didn't matter; he was still the same man on the inside, just a little less cheeky and a whole lot more sensible.
"Oh.." She sighed, showing her palm to him. She got up; despite Smith's protests, hands on the table. Her body ached with fatigue; but it didn't matter. "That's really quite easy"
xxxxxxx
Rose had just gone to give the raffle tickets to him… She didn't want to die! Not in this way. Not in this obscure, and quite frankly weird way. The Dummies were moving; but she knew they must be people. Still; it didn't stop her shaking, it didn't stop her getting a little scared. Especially seeing as she was all alone, in the basement…
The Dummy raised his hand to strike her…
It was just a joke…
Then there was a blast of air and the plastic puppet suddenly recoiled. Then she saw him… the nigh on bald, big eared, and discoordinated male. He…
"…You looked into my eyes." She said. She reached out and held his hand. "You held my hand. And..."
His grip tightened.
"You told me to run!"
The understanding that passed through them was as quick as lightning. Her hand was hurting at how tight he was holding her, but it didn't really matter. The Doctor got up so fast that the bench DI Smith was sitting on was hurled to the other side of the room, and the officer hit the table, a second later he was cold and unconscious.
The sonic screwdriver was whipped out from his jacket, and instead of having to enter a patching code; completing the iris print and DNA scan, they were out of the door in just a few seconds. The door was closed shut behind them, and the other surprised and alarmed officers were stuck behind the door; trying to fill out the codes before they got too far away. Rose had never felt so alive in all the four years he's been away. Her whole body hurt; he lungs had taken in too much smoke and she had cuts in numerous places; but none of it mattered. She didn't even notice it. The Doctor was here… it was like…
Magic.
Even when she'd been fighting aliens at TORCHWOOD; got her many promotions to one of the highest officers; none of it compared to just the simple holding of his hand.
After all, fighting aliens was all very well; but where was the fun in fighting alone?
The sirens started in the building. The volume was ear splitting; and the red sirens flashed so brightly along the walls it was almost blinding. A laser strip was activated along the wall; and she knew they could detect exactly where they were. A lockdown of the building would take place next; then a total quarantine of the area. It shouldn't matter too much if they had the sonic screwdriver.
Oh hell – this was more like it.
Xxxxx
Rose panted on the street corner. They'd run so far, her ever breath caught in her throat so it was painful to breathe. But the smile was still on her face. Who knew – the quarantine may even have to extend to the area they were currently in, so they couldn't stay in one place for long.
Then the lasers started.
From TORCHWOOD technology; if the need was dire, Police could activate a number of fatal lasers across the skyline. Every street lamp was equipped with a sensitive pad, so if one near the area was activated, immediately a laser would be shot from the light within the lamp, which had also been adapted to hold lasers. Soon the whole sky would be chocabloc with lasers. It wouldn't hurt the population; but they were adapted so they could aim certain DNA. It was like a ceiling of lasers, gradually descending on them.
Rose could already feel the heat of the lasers on her skin. But The Doctor didn't look all too worried. All this time they hadn't said a word to each other. It was like an unspoken agreement.
"Into the TARDIS, quick!" Was what he said.
Trust the Doctor; he had the TARDIS parked nearby. Pure genius, if she should say so herself. In London, when the lasers were activated, nowhere was safe. The lasers were activated in every light in the city. No home was safe. But The TARDIS should surely be alright.
She could see it, the blue box. The blue box – that magic place. And she was going to step inside it for the first time in years. Stooping low, as the lasers descending on them became hard to dodge.
Rose collapsed into the TARDIS, panting against the door.
She was safe.
"NO WAY!" Came the yelp from The Doctor.
Rose looked up, and saw the sky of lasers descend in the TARDIS.
It couldn't be…
She remembered.
The Doctor brought Jacquie out of the TARDIS. Rose didn't understand why at the time; but she knew it must be part of his plan. If she was to stay behind, then so be it. She could hear the Doctors many insults towards her mother, then the TARDIS was loaded onto the truck. She opened the door just to see the Doctor look at her.
She understood what to do.
After a time, the TARDIS was dumped into position in the "alien artefacts." Aisle. It was only for a second. She left the TARDIS; the door open. Just to get the white lab coat from the desk. Then she stepped back in, to put the psychic paper in her pocket.
It couldn't be then…? Then someone sneaked in the sensory patches into the TARDIS? If it was put into the central column, then it would control all of the lights in the TARDIS and it wouldn't take much time at all. Only around 30 seconds; as the patches were self connecting.
She had always wondered why she had been found out so easily by Rajiv. Her excuse had been easy enough, and quite convincing. He put it down to psychic training; but she had never been trained in that area, and she was far higher in the ranks than him.
There was only solution; somebody had been inside the TARDIS; patched it onto the network, and then sold her out to Rajiv.
But whilst she thought it out, she wasn't paying attention to the maze of lasers around her. And questioning was no longer an option… these lasers were armed to kill.
One swooped towards her and she didn't have the strength to move.
"ROSE!"
A/n: I really hoped you liked! I deliberately haven't put the Doctors feelings in yet… because I am simply mean… mwahaha. It's quite a dramatic chapter I think, but I hope you don't think it's too slow starting. I know you've all been waiting for a romantic scene, but I didn't see how I could fit a romantic scene into that situation. So, you'll have to wait until next chapter. I think this is quite a realistic way of looking at it, and I hope you enjoyed it too. I think I'm getting some murderous glances here though…
Anyway; you'll love the next chappie I guarantee!
Thank you all my lovely reviewers, you're all just fabulous!
Hope you're all watching TORCHWOOD, by the way…!
Also, please excuse me. I've just finished editing this. It wouldn't let me upload on the right format, so it's on notepad. That means, I lost all my formatting. So if there are any sentences which should have italics - which they did, please imagine it:D I don't have all the time in the world to go editing the small little mistakes! lol! Hope you enjoyed!
