Part 12
Tribes at War
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"Rose, Rose wake up!" May shook the sleeping Rose, holding her voice to a whisper. She couldn't be heard. By God, she could not give them away.
"Huh?" Rose jerked awake "Is The Doctor here yet?" she rubbed her eyes tiredly.
"We must go" May grabbed Rose's hand and led her out of the hut and into the darkness of the camp. Rose could make out other blurry shapes, all moving about quickly with purpose.
"The Hawk Tribe have found us" Padme informed them, suited up in golden armour with a Tiger mask across her eyes and holding two sharp spears tied together.
The rest of the tribe, Rose noticed, were also wearing similar suits of armour and holding weapons. "What's going on?" Rose panicked "Where's The Doctor?".
"The Hawk Tribe have come to attack" Padme continued "They have come for you... We shall fight our way out" she smiled coldly "We shall not die".
"What—" Rose began as two women came around her and strapped golden armour to her chest. They pulled on a Wolf's mask for her eyes and thrust a bow and arrow into her hands.
"Oh no" Rose shook her head "I'm not fighting".
May and Padme stared her at.
"I'm not!" Rose shrieked "I'm not killing—".
"It's us or them" Padme interrupted "You decide... Meanwhile, the tribe is going to start mapping themselves out around the camp..." she paused "If you do want to live, Rose... Your place will be centre-front, with me and May".
"Padme" May protested "She is not trained—".
"She has the howl of the wolf and the power of the Goddesses" Padme interrupted again "She will fight. Or she will die trying" she glanced up at Rose once before walking away.
"I—" Rose spluttered, looking down at the weapons in her hands.
"Ready?" May forced a smile. She marched out on the front with several other women as Padme took centre-lead and glanced back to see Rose sigh and join the fight beside May.
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"We're not killing anyone" The Doctor insisted as he hid among the bushes with Jack and several other tribesmen. Donna had been told to hide, yards away, and she had stomped her foot and said no but after a long conversation with The Doctor, she finally relented, told the Hawk Tribe to shove it and marched away to the other bushes.
"Shh" one of the tribesmen hissed "See them? Over there, getting ready for battle... There is your blonde friend" he pointed to the right.
The Doctor's head shot up and he stared in shock as Rose stood beside the other Donne Potenti women with golden armour and weapons. She had a wolf mask on but he could definitely see that it was her.
"Rose" The Doctor whispered, feeling Jack move beside him.
"On three" the tribesman barked quietly "One... Two... Three!".
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"Three!!".
Rose jumped in shock as a gravelly voice shouted from the jungle and she instinctively raised her bow and arrow, glancing briefly at May.
Suddenly, the Hawk Tribe, The Doctor and Jack ran out from the jungle and Rose grinned and dropped her weapon in surprise and relief. Jack was holding his gun and The Doctor was carrying a spear.
She frowned as both tribes stopped, yards away from each other.
"Doctor" Rose called, grinning at him. He grinned back, glancing her up and down.
"Warrior Rose then, is it?" he smirked.
"So what if it is?" Rose smirked back, ready to walk over to him but Padme held out her arm and stopped her from crossing. "What?" Rose cried "Let me go! That's The Doctor!".
"With the Hawk Tribe" Padme added bitterly "He is unworthy".
"Drop your weapons" Rose called out to other side but none of them did. Jack hesitated but kept his gun raised and The Doctor continued to grip the spear. The Hawk Tribe inched closer but didn't drop anything.
"Drop your weapons!" Rose cried angrily this time and still, no reaction.
"It's too risky, Rose" Jack called out "You can't trust the Donne Potenti!".
"They're not the ones pointing the gun at me" Rose bit back sharply, stepping backwards, making Jack flinch with pain as the hurtful memory of the London Eye sprung into his mind.
"We've just come for Rose" The Doctor stepped in, using his friendly approach "My friend, Rose... That's all, we don't want bloodshed or war... Just, Rose".
"Rose is not a possession" Padme barked "She is higher than all of you pitiful little people...".
Rose managed a weak smile but glanced to The Doctor worryingly "Doctor... Those people, The Hawk Tribe... They're evil, they treat us like shit; even after you went to heal their stupid Chief and all the Donne Potenti have been is kind and nurturing...".
"That's not what I hear" The Doctor muttered, glancing from Padme to May.
"Yeah, well I hear things too" Rose snapped, stepping forwards in anger "The Hawk Tribe are animals! Killing machines! They strike down women because we're more mature than they are...".
"What?" Jack scoffed "Are you kidding me?".
"Rose" The Doctor inched closer "I never treat you like that... You're one of the most bravest, most smartest women I know and that's why I l—" he choked off.
"Yeah?" Rose asked quietly but then looked up in confusion "But, I'm just a stupid little human ape, aren't I? Not worthy for The Doctor or his precious time machine...".
"Rose" The Doctor whispered sadly "You know that's not true...".
"Yeah" Jack added "And don't tell her this but Donna... Not the brightest apple in the bunch—".
"JACK HARKNESS!" an angry female voice boomed from the jungle.
Rose lifted her head to look for the hidden Donna and repressed a slight smile. She turned to May and pulled her into a tight hug before stepping back to take off the golden armour.
"This doesn't belong to me" Rose added, slipping off the Wolf mask. She handed them back to May, who smiled at her sadly. Rose looked down when May pushed the Wolf mask back into Rose's hands.
"What—" Rose began.
"Take this" May whispered "You are the Wolf, Rose Tyler" she kissed her gently on the cheek and watched as Rose dodged past Padme's threatening look and fell into the arms of an overjoyed Time Lord.
"I thought I'd lost you!" he grinned, clinging onto her so tight, she gasped for breath. Jack joined in on the hug as Rose laughed and planted a chaste kiss on his cheek.
"We can go now" The Doctor added loudly, both tribes hearing him.
"Think yourselves lucky" one of the Hawk tribesmen spoke up "We spared your lives and left with dignity".
Padme raised her eyebrows in disgust "Dignity? You don't know the meaning of the word...".
"Let's stop this now" The Doctor cut in darkly "Before anything happens that you're going to regret".
"Only men regret" Padme spat "Women rejoice".
"Then rejoice in our departure" The Doctor turned to go and pulled Rose down with him, Jack following them. They made into the jungle unharmed, searching for Donna.
"Last time I pack my favourite clothes for any of your TARDIS adventures" Donna groaned, standing up to reveal her black jumper, half eaten.
Rose covered her mouth in shock "What happened?".
"This weird lizard thing came and..." Donna paused, pulling off her jumper to reveal a green tank-top "...He must have loved the colour...".
Suddenly, war cries shrieked and Rose and The Doctor looked up to see both tribes, pummelling each other with their weapons. "It's all my fault!" Rose ducked a thrown branch.
"No, it's not!" The Doctor grabbed her hand "Bound to happen more time or other..." he saw Donna grab Jack's hand and suddenly, back with the running.
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Gwen slumped against a rock and watched as Ianto gulped down the last of their fresh water. 45 days. No shower. No comfort food. What a frigging nightmare.
Ianto gave her a passing smile and sat down beside her "Don't worry, we'll find Jack... We always do... He'll just be naked or have three heads, which has happened, actually..." he trailed off, grinning.
Gwen rubbed the sweat from her forehead and gasped for breath "I wish... I had just rented a movie when I said I had always wanted to explore exotic jungles...".
Ianto grinned and watched a blue and red bird with fluffy feathers fly from one tree to the other. He looked up and twigged, an idea hitting him in the face like a light-bulb going on in his head.
"Ianto?" Gwen frowned, staring at him.
"The trees, Gwen!" Ianto jumped up and ran to a tree, Gwen following him with a puzzled look.
"What about the trees?" she asked, biting her lip "Ianto, if you're feeling mad, just say and I'll—".
"Gwen" Ianto cut her off with a sigh as he started to climb the tree with energy she didn't know he had left. He got to the top and looked around.
"The trees!" Gwen cried, finally getting it. She hiked up as well and came to stand next to him on the second highest branch. They looked out at the jungle with awe and amusement.
"This place really is beautiful..." Gwen whispered.
Suddenly, big large thumps began to shake the tree they were on and everything around it. Gwen gripped Ianto's arm as the thumps got louder and louder, heavier and heavier.
"Oh my god" Gwen gasped "It's like... A giant or a—".
"T-Rex!" Ianto screamed, pushing them down into the tree as a large dark-coloured T-Rex stopped at their tree and sniffed. Gwen's hearts pounded with fear and she glanced over to Ianto.
Screams were heard from far away and the T-Rex jumped up and ran away. "Ah!" Gwen slid down the tree and landed on her feet, heart still hammering away.
"Was that Jack?" Ianto gasped as he landed before her.
"Maybe" Gwen leaned over to be sick. Ianto patted her back softly. His head shot up as human feet pounded their way and suddenly The Doctor, Rose, Donna and Jack flew past them, shrieking their little lungs out.
"Gwen!? Ianto!?" Jack darted back, nearly stumbling as he went. "Thank-god!" he went to hug them but the heavy T-Rex foot-steps were back and he grabbed Ianto and Gwen's hands instead and started running again.
"Will you bloody 'urry up!?" Donna shrieked back.
"I'm trying, Noble!" Jack barked back.
They continued to scream as the prehistoric dinosaur T-Rex thudded after them.
A/N:
Gotta love T-Rex's! lOl :)
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