Part 9

Telepathic Touch

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The Doctor was bent over a big tanned semi-naked man. He was wearing a golden skirt, decorated with grass, weeds and flowers, and a crystal crown with a metal lion on top. The man had red and black markings up and down his legs, as well as on his chest and arms.

Rose bent down beside The Doctor "Who is he?".

The Doctor gave him a quick glance over before turning to Rose "Top of the top..." he whispered "Chief Tribesman... Thing is, he doesn't look very good".

"What's wrong with him?" Rose asked.

The Doctor looked down to the man's closed eyes. "I think he's resting... If I could just use my sonic screwdriver, I'd be able to work out what's wrong with him".

"Distraction?" Rose grinned.

Before The Doctor could protest, Rose had stood and strode up to the rest of the tribe, who were holding Donna and Jack in place. "Well then" Rose smiled "Lovely place you got here... Hawk Tribe?" she glanced around at the many rows of tents and ropes that bonded it together.

There was a small camp fire in the middle, surrounded with rocks and several gems. Her gaze caught to a black handmade chair, decorated with grass and flowers and judging by the size and height, it was probably for the Chief Tribesman.

"How long you been here?" Rose folded her arms over, faintly hearing the sound of the sonic screwdriver working its magic.

"We do need to answer your questions" a man with black markings and carrying a wooden spear barked.

"No" Rose shook her head "You don't..." she glanced to the sky and frowned. There was a large black smoke shielding it from view.

"Rose?" Donna frowned.

"Donna..." Rose reached out to grab her arm "Where's the sky gone?" a dark shadow clouded over the jungle.

"Ah! It is you!" someone yelled "It's them! Our Gods are angry! They shield the sky from us for betraying them!".

Jack laughed "No... It's just Gwen and Ianto... I gave them the smoke bomb to send off if they ever needed to escape or get away...".

"Then how is that good?" Donna frowned.

"Oh" Jack's face fell.

Rose stepped towards The Doctor "Doctor, what's wrong? Did you find out?".

"He's sprained his leg" The Doctor replied "And a cut on his left shin has given him a virus... I'll need my medical kit from the TARDIS if we wanna heal him" he stood and stepped back.

"I'll need my things from my... ship" The Doctor told the tribe "I can heal him".

"No! They will escape if we let them go!" a woman from the tribe cried.

"No we won't" The Doctor said firmly "I promise".

"Your promises mean nothing" the woman retorted.

"Mine do" The Doctor added softly.

Several tribesmen advanced on them and Rose jumped up, standing in-between them. "Hey, hey! There's no need for violence... How about this... You let The Doctor, Jack and Donna go and get the things they need, and I'll stay here, yeah?".

"No, Rose!" The Doctor cried.

"Doctor, shut up" Rose snapped affectionately.

"Rose, I didn't say anything".

Rose turned to The Doctor and stared "No, you just said...—".

"Enough!" one of the tribesmen cried "Okay, we accept this proposition".

"Damn it" The Doctor cursed.

Rose looked at him. He hadn't said anything, hadn't opened his mouth, and had kept his face an expressionless blank canvass...

"Oh my god, I can hear your thoughts!" she cried inside her head.

The Doctor's head snapped down to her and they stared. They could hear each other's thoughts, how and why, they didn't know... He took her in a tight hug before letting her go.

"Be careful, yeah?" he whispered into her ear.

"Promise" she thought. Rose turned and watched as Donna, Jack and The Doctor walked slowly from the camp and towards the way they came.

Rose turned back to the tribe. "Get him inside a tent" she told them, striding to the Chief Tribesman. She waited "Hurry up then! He's just gonnah catch another infection lying there like that".

Several Tribesmen rushed towards him and rather impressively, picked the rug he was on and yanked him gently into a big black tent.

"He'll need water" Rose added "And fruit... How many times have you been giving him water? Liquids?".

The tribe fell silent.

"Oh, you are kidding me!" Rose rolled her eyes. She watched as they got to work with water, fruit and other exotic plants she had never seen before. That's the 23rd Century for you.

Rose stood outside the tent and looked around.

"I'm Leila" a woman stood beside her.

Rose turned and smiled "Rose, Rose Tyler".

"How do you know what to do, Rose, Rose Tyler?" Leila asked curiously.

Rose grinned and laughed "No, it's just Rose... And..." she paused "I travel with The Doctor... He's cured a lot of people... He'll heal your...".

"Hala" Leila smiled back "Chief Tribesman Hala Mayi".

Rose nodded slowly "What do you do here?".

"Live out with our Tribe" Leila replied "Hawk Tribe... We grow crops, celebrate our Sundays in dance and rituals... I'm amazed someone of your colour can speak our language... It's why they're all so on edge... No one but us can speak Haewkish".

"Oh" Rose nodded slowly "I'm a fast learner...".

"You" a tribesman barked at Rose, carrying two metal cuffs "Show me your wrists".

"Don't start, Kali" Leila sighed "She's our friend".

"She is no friend of the Hawk Tribe" Kali replied bitterly "We keep her chained until Hala Mayi is healed".

"Kali—" Leila began.

"It's okay" Rose cut her off, holding out her wrists, stepping forwards.

Kali strapped the metal cuffs over her wrists and pulled her towards a tent.

"Watch the goods, buddy!" Rose snapped when he shoved her to the ground as he cuffed her to the tent's wooden leg. Rose yanked on it impatiently and sighed.

It was no use. She was well and truly screwed.

"Hurry, Doctor" Rose whispered "Please hurry".

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"I thought we were going to the TARDIS" Donna frowned.

"We are" Jack nodded "But, if we follow the smoke, we'll find Gwen and Ianto, then we can go to the TARDIS, heal... Mr. Chief Man whatever and finally figure out what's causing those weird anomalies".

"No" The Doctor spoke up "I'm going to the TARDIS for the medical supplies, and then I'm going back... We can split up and you can go look for Gwen and Ianto... But I gave my word. I won't go back on it".

"I'm with The Doctor" Donna added.

"Fine" Jack sighed "We'll find the TARDIS, heal Rambo, and then find Gwen and Ianto".

They walked in silence.

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"Do you need anything?".

Rose looked up at Leila and smiled. The skies had darkened and even now, she had to squint around the camp to see through the darkness properly "No, thanks... But...".

Leila bent down "Yes?".

"What do you know about anomalies?" Rose asked "Has anything happened? Anything weird? Unexplainable? Strange creatures, beings... Maybe?".

"I..." Leila spluttered "I don't know what you mean".

"Yes you do" Rose nodded, a smile playing on her lips "What's happened? What do you know?".

Leila was about to open her mouth when she stopped abruptly and jerked around, straining to hear something that Rose couldn't yet. Several other tribesmen were doing it as well and suddenly, out of nowhere, dark hooded figures began to attack, shooting arrows, setting things on fire and grabbing each other.

Leila was hit with something and went thudding to the ground.

"Leila!" Rose screamed, trying to get up from the cuffs but it was no use. Something behind her grabbed her shoulders and Rose shrieked.

A sharp knife cut the cuffs off from the wooden leg tent and hands hauled her up. Before she knew what was happening, Rose was flung over someone's shoulder.

"No!" Rose shrieked, wrestling with the dark-hooded figure. A sharp whack to her neck and Rose slumped unconscious. She and the hooded-figure walked through the war; towards a horse.

A/N:

Hey! Soz for such short chap, my tooth been killing me :(

I'm going to the dentist 2moz cause a bit of my tooth cracked off (literally) and my god, needles! Not to mention the 7 fillings I never got done last year... Shit, I'm acho crying now...

Soz about ramble... Wish me luck!

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