Authors note: this chapter is dedicated to SerenityMoonlight who wanted me to update this immediately.
Previously:
She began to go after the girl, to rip the bloody patch of her neck, when she heard a scream. A bone chilling scream. She turned to see Donna being dragged off
"DONNA!" Bad Wolf shouted running after the couple who were dragging her redheaded friend. "DONNA!"
She could hear footsteps running behind her and she knew the Doctor was following her. She sped up her run trying to catch up. The couple slipped through a warehouse and she tripped slightly over abandoned pipe.
"DONNA!" she shrieked, staggering.
The couple got away. They bundled Donna into a hover car and drove off. She stood there in horror. She had lost her friend. The Doctor caught up, gasping and panting.
"Blimey you're fast" he said in between pants. He took one look at her face and saw the ever absence of the redhead, and knew that she hadn't succeeded in saving Donna. He pulled her into a comforting embrace. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. We'll find her, I promise"
"I promised to keep her safe" she murmured "I promised her grandfather that I'll keep her safe." She pulled away from him "and I'm determined to keep that promise. Now are you with me or do I need to lock you in another cupboard?"
"No need to lock me in a cupboard" he said "c'mon if we use the ventilation we'll get on to the Motorway and then we'll find Donna…somehow"
After a long, uncomfortable silent journey through the ventilation. The Doctor realised he needed his sonic screwdriver to open it up…something he hasn't got.
"Do you still have my sonic screwdriver?" he asked
"Yeah I've been meaning to give it to you" she said "hang on, let me see, psychic paper, laser lipstick, glow in the dark pen, photos, keys, ah here it is. One sonic screwdriver" he handed him the silver blue object and began to thrust everything else back in her pockets.
"Thanks I've been missing it, why didn't you give it to me when we bumped into each other in London?"
"I don't know, why you didn't tell me about Galifrey?" she snapped back
"Ok, ok no need to get snarky" he said pushing the ventilation door open. "Ladies first"
"Don't patronise me" she growled pushing past.
The air was polluted, very polluted. Nitrogen and carbon were suffocating her. She used a respiratory bypass but it didn't help much. The Doctor followed her out and began to choke a bit as well.
"AH-HOY!" came a shout
Bad Wolf squinted and she saw a cat man waving madly. She waved back and the Doctor groaned.
"I hate cats" he hissed
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOIN' UP THERE?" the cat man shouted "THE AIR COULD KIIL YA, COME IN! COME IN WE'LL GIVE YA A LIFT"
"Looks like you got to play nice with the kitties" Bad Wolf muttered as she grabbed hold of the Doctor's hand and jumped onto the cat man's hover car and climbed in.
He cat man helped her down and then helped the Doctor down. Bad Wolf couldn't help but smirk a bit when the Doctor tried not to flinch.
"There, take deep breaths my good man. It's not safe out there" the cat man said patting the Doctor on his back "and you beautiful lady shouldn't allow him to drag you into dangerous situations. Don't want to spoil your beautiful face now do we?"
"Certainly not" Bad Wolf agreed "but I'm afraid it was me that dragged him out. I'm looking for a friend who got kidnapped; her name is Donna Noble, redhead, loud mouthed. Have you seen her?"
"He has a better chance of hearing her than seeing her" the Doctor muttered darkly. Bad Wolf glared at him and he gave her a grin that just made her narrow her eyes even more.
"Sorry pretty little lady but I haven't seen hide nor hair of you loud mouthed redhead. Branigans' the name and this beautiful, fantastic woman here is the love of my life" he gestured to the brunette who was driving.
"But you can call me Valerie" she said blushing slightly
"I'm Wolfie McKnight and this is my…assistant Dr John Smith but he likes to be called the Doctor, bit of a geek that way"
"Oi! Cheek!" the Doctor said
"Oh and behind you are the kids" Branigan said "so mind the language"
The Doctor pulled away the curtain to reveal a basket of kittens. "Awwwwwwwww" he cooed picking one up and petting it.
Bad Wolf rolled her eyes, she'll never understand this man, first he claims he hates cats now he's cooing over a basket of kittens.
"Our friend was taken by two people, why would they want her? They don't even know her" Bad Wolf wondered out loud
"To get on the fast lane" Valerie said "you need three people to get on it at least"
"Well there's four of us" Bad Wolf said "we could…"
"NO I AM NOT RISKING MY CHILDREN" Valerie burst out; she covered her mouth with her hand "sorry. It's just the stories I've heard. I don't want to go down there. I'm afraid your friend is lost. You can stay with us if you would like"
"Valerie, I'm sure these two lovebirds don't want us old fogies butting in" Branigan said
"Oh we're not like that" Bad Wolf said instantly
"Secret love affair?" Branigan asked waggling his eyebrows "against the rules to be with each other? Constant denial, god that's what I love about living on the motorway no need to hide the love. I feel like it's been only twelve minutes since I got on here"
"It feels like the full on twelve years to me" Valerie muttered "ignore him, Branigan is a bit of a romantic he sees love affairs everywhere"
"Yeah well no chance on one happening between the Doctor and me" Bad Wolf said firmly trying not to remember that moment in Shakespeare London, in the inn.
"He would like to though" Valerie muttered in her ear. "Look at how he's looking at you"
Bad Wolf didn't look. She was still angry at him for not telling her about their planet, for not telling her about the war, for letting her swan off thinking she was one of many. "I need to find Donna, is there anyway"
"This Donna must be very special to you" Branigan observed
"She is, she's the closet I got to family"
"Let me help ya then" Branigan pulled out a huge book "I'll call some contacts. They'll help us out and we'll find your Donna"
"Thank you" Bad Wolf said "really thank you so much"
