There was a mechanical sound, and a blue box materialized into an empty room. The door opened and three people walked out. One was a man with spiky brown hair, wearing a blue suite and red converses. Another was a redheaded woman in blue jeans and a green dress shirt. The last was a small teen wearing a pair of black trousers and a red blouse.
"So where are we?" Marion asked biting her lip.
"Don't do that! You ruin your lippy" Donna snapped
"What is it with you woman and make up. You're pretty, you don't need to plaster that gunk on day and night just be yourselves." The Doctor said.
"Yeah, but that still doesn't answer my question" Marion said. She didn't mind the lip stick but the blush, eye shadow and mascara were ridiculous. She wasn't keen on the French braid either.
"Well by the looks of it, we're orbiting Venus" the Doctor said nodding towards the window.
"Venus? As in the planet named after the goddess of beauty." Donna asked looking out towards the planet that looked a lot like earth but far more beautiful.
Marion walked towards the window, her hand reaching out, and her fingers grazing the glass slightly. "Wow, it's beautiful" she whispered. Her eyes going wide.
The Doctor placed a hand on her shoulder, "Marion, come on" he said. Marion's eyes fluttered. "Marion what do you see?"
"I see waste, gas, gorgeous colourful gas…. I can feel the planet moving" Marion whispered. "It's scary, how do you cope?"
"It's hard but you learn not to look at all the details, feel all the movements or hear everything." The Doctor said pulling Marion back.
Marion took a deep breath. And allowed the Doctor pull her out of the room.
They wandered through five corridors that were decorated in bright pinks and reds, when they were spotted.
"Excuse me! Excuse me but I don't think you're allowed her!" a small man in whit robes called out. He was rather chubby and had angelic blonde hair.
"Oh I'm sorry, our ship landed in a room, few corridors back there. Is this some kind of hotel?" the Doctor said cheerfully
"No sir, this is a space station from my planet. We are celebrating valentines day" the chubby man said
"Ah, yes the Valentarion party, hugest event. My friend here has an invitation but we were unsure where to park or if we got the right place" the Doctor said waving the physic paper in front of the small man.
The man bowed "yes of course maid Mary – Rose and her plus two. I am cherub 1209 welcome. Please follow me and I will show you to the ball room" cherub 1209 began to walk down the corridor.
"Hang on Mary – Rose?" Marion said
The Doctor shrugged "physic paper, shows the person what they or I want them to see. Cherub 1209 must a thought you look like a Mary – Rose."
"I don't know whether I should be flattered or insulted" Marion said
"I say flattered. The Valentarions take pride in pretty names and if they involve the flower of love it means you're high up on the scale of beauty" the Doctor said.
"How come Marion gets all the complements and clothes and titles while I'm just in the background?" Donna asked
"Now come on Donna, remember the Yeknom they worshipped you because you looked like their god" the Doctor said
"Only because of my red hair" Donna said crossing her arms.
"What about those pirates that wanted you as a mistress"
"He was smelly, arrogant and called me a wrench" Donna said pouting.
Marion and the Doctor just laughed.
