Hi again – ooh nearly a 100 reviews! Hooray! I'm so stoked! Thanks guys!!!
Oh and right here and now – I swear on David Tennant's sideburns – Hairspray is a fun and fantastic movie! The only people I've heard diss it – are the people who haven't actually seen it for themselves.
Every single person I know who has seen it – LOVED it. So check it out while you can!!!
Just re-watched the Runaway Bride – I think Catherine Tate will be a good companion – a bit of a different dynamic from the younger Rose and Martha – but I can imagine episodes full of Tracy/Hepburn type banter – great fun!
Oh - have you all heard they're doing an ancient Rome episode? I've thought for a long time it'd be neat if they did one – and now they are! Hooray again! (anyone else trying to picture David Tennant in a toga? Lol)
Ok, enough dilly-dallying – on with the story.
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Jack, Rose and Jim were quietly discussing their plans to get inside the warehouse when they saw Laura hurrying outside with a large briefcase.
Although they had yet to formulate a plan, they instantaneously leapt up and, stealthily as they could, ran towards her.
Laura was totally oblivious to the approaching figures, her mind concerned only with the large quantity of money she had just procured. She heard muffled shouting from inside, it appears someone tasted the moonshine after all she thought silently, it's definitely time to leave. Pity about the Doctor though…in the short time she had known him, she had grown quite fond of him. Such a pity he'll be blown to pieces by Mickey and his gang. Ah well, he served his purpose better than I could have hoped for.
Just as she was about to open the door of the truck, three sets of hands grabbed her from behind.
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Laura, what have you done? The Doctor thought angrily.
"Out of my way" the Doctor shouted, pushing past the large men surrounding the man on the floor. He leaned in and felt for the man's pulse. Next he whipped out his sonic screwdriver and held it over the man, scanning over the length of his body.
"I'm so sorry" the Doctor said looking down at the man.
Mickey stared at the Doctor; "You're sorry. YOU'RE SORRY? WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM?!"
The Doctor glared back at him "I've done nothing. Well, except get duped by a sad-eyed woman who makes edible ball bearing cakes." He paused "But I think it's safe to assume someone has tampered with the moonshine. Oh and by the way, I'm not Henry, I'm the Doctor. Hello!" he grinned suddenly and waved.
With that, he leapt from the ground and ran over to the opened barrel. He stuck a finger in and sniffed, shrugged and licked his hooch soaked finger.
He frowned "Yep, definitely poisoned."
The men all stood there, slightly dumbfounded by the whole situation.
Mickey shook his head "You're a bloody madman!" before the Doctor could reply "-soon to be a dead man."
Mickey reached into his coat and pulled out a gun…
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Jack and Jim held Laura firmly in place, tightly gripping both her arms.
"What have you done? What's going on in there? What's happened to the Doctor?" Rose demanded.
Laura glared at Rose. "Get these goons to let go of me and I might feel like talking" she replied coolly.
Jack squeezed her arm. "You're not really in a position to make requests. Besides, from the speed you were leaving the joint, I'd say you're probably not that popular inside either. You know what, why don't we just throw her back inside?" he suggested.
Laura's eyes widened at once.
"Oh, I don't think she likes the sound of that." Jim jeered.
Laura turned her head round to look at Jim "You, your voice sounds familiar - do I know you?" she inquired.
Jim laughed coldly, "What, you don't remember me? Say then, do you remember my brother Andrew, Andrew Miller?"
At that point Jim let go of her arm and reached inside his pocket and pulled out a gun and pointed it at Laura.
"Whoa Jim, what are you doing?" Rose asked slowly.
Jim glanced at her, his eyes becoming hard. "It's her, she killed my brother. I thought I could get her as a flatfoot, but I failed. I even thought if I sabotaged their precious moonshine operation I could get her that way - or at least Mickey Green would."
"Wait a minute, what? You contaminated the moonshine? But what about all the people who could have gotten hurt?" Rose demanded.
Jim looked back at her "It would have been worth it, just to get her" he spat the last syllable with pure hatred.
"But here she is-" he laughed bitterly "-about to escape again - with a tonne of money too, all while your Doctor friend gets blamed and rubbed out…" he paused to wipe angry tears from his eyes.
"I don't know how she keeps doing it, how she keeps worming her way out of things…but it's time to stop" he declared waving the gun
Laura struggled against Jack's firm grasp, trying to escape.
"Jack, you can't let him do this! No matter what she did, you can't let him kill her!" Rose exclaimed.
A shot rang out from inside the warehouse.
Rose screamed.
"Doctor!!!"
She threw Jack an apologetic glance before running off in the direction of the warehouse entrance.
At that moment, she didn't care. She didn't care that Jim was about to shoot Laura, that Jack would have to handle the situation, that she might get shot to bits by going in that warehouse - didn't care at all.
All she cared about now was finding the Doctor, holding him, knowing he was alright. Oh God, she prayed he was alright.
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The Doctor patted down his suit and smiled with relief. Thank goodness, no holes. He had managed to leap behind a large metal container in time. But really, he needn't had worried too much - all those banana daiquiris had clearly impaired Mickey's target shooting ability. Oh, and blowing up the light bulb hanging directly above Mickey Green's head may have played a tiny role as well.
Still, no need to hang around when a furious chap in spats is pointing a gun at you.
"Doctor? Where're ya hiding?" Mickey called out. He began randomly shooting at anything which could be concealing the Doctor.
The Doctor snuck at quick peak. Mickey and the hoods were heading in the opposite direction. Good golly, what a bright bunch. Tribute to the human race, they are.
He ducked back down and began crawling towards the open doors of the warehouse, hidden from sight by a series of large wooden crates.
Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.
"Doctor!" the voice cried desperately from somewhere outside.
The Doctor smiled, then instantly stopped. Rose, no, what are you doing? You're gonna get yourself killed!
Just as Rose reached the door, the Doctor pointed his sonic screwdriver up at the ceiling and blew all the remaining bulbs in the building.
He leaped up and raced to the door, grabbing her hand in the process.
"Hello, long time no see." he greeted cheerily. He stole a quick glance over his shoulder to the darkened warehouse.
"I think we ought to run. Really fast."
Rose nodded and held on for dear life.
They headed towards the area where Rose had left Jack, Jim and Laura.
They were nowhere to be seen.
"Who are you looking for?' the Doctor asked breathlessly.
"Ja- Where did they-" Rose started when Jack's car came out of nowhere, screeching to a sudden halt in front of them.
"Quick, get in!" Jack roared. The Doctor and Rose obeyed and piled into the back seat, speeding off as quickly as they could.
As they left the premises, they passed a number of police cars, all heading towards Mickey Green and his mentally deficit goons.
Mickey and his moonshine op - sorted.
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The Doctor and Rose looked at each other for a moment, then threw their arms around each other in a tight, tender embrace.
Rose was indescribably happy to have him in her arms again. It felt like it had been a lifetime since she had seen him, smelt him, touched him.
The Doctor stroked her hair and sighed. Rose Tyler, she was one-of-a-kind. They pulled away and smiled at each other.
"Ooh I missed you! I was so worried!" Rose gushed "What happened in there?" She paused and brushed away dust and glass fragments from his hair, then looked him up and down "- And what the heckle and jeckle are you wearing?!"
Before the Doctor could reply, the car came to an abrupt stop.
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Oh, there we go – only one more chapter and an epilogue-type thing – or is it simply two chapters? thinks
Anywho the end is in sight!
(Seriously thought, when does one actually use an epilogue rather than just having a final chapter? Or is an epilogue set later on? In which case – there are two chapters and no epilogue to go.)