Chapter 14 - A Big Scare

After Dalek Thay, Dalek Caan and Dalek Jast destroyed the hybrid's Dalek Sec plan, the Doctor and Rose escaped the laboratory along with Lazlo, heading for the top of the Empire State Building, where the Doctor hopped would find Martha.

Martha, Talullah and Frank were sitting on the last storey of the Empire State Building reading the updates on the sketches, when they realised that the elevator was coming up. They all got up and armed themselves with the pipes used for the construction of the building. When the elevator finaly got up and reaveled the Doctor, Rose and Lazlo, they all sighed relived.

''I thought the Daleks killed you'' Martha told the Doctor.

''Nah, Dalek Sec was only asking for my help, which is something new, but still; they needed me alive to help them, so they didn't kill me. As for Rose, after seeing that I'm very reluctant to let go of her hand, they left her alone, so I would help them'' he said cheerfuly.

''So the Daleks are now good or somethin'?'' Martha asked perplexed.

''Well, Sec is. The othrs followed his lead. Unfortunately, they came back to reality and enslaved Sec. So now we're back at the beg...'' his babbling was interupted by the soung of the elevator closing ''Ohh, no-no-no!'' be shouted, but he was too late.

''What are we goin' to do now?'' Rose asked him.

''We must find the Dalekanium and destroy it; but where is it?''

''If you're talkin' about the last adjustments to the buildin', they're at the very top of it'' Martha told him, showing him the skeches.

He walked to the opening outside and looked up ''I must get up there''

''You're kiddin' me!'' Martha told him.

''I'm coming with you; and no arguments'' Rose toled him firmly. He looked at her and nodded. He knew that he didn't have time to argue with her and he also knew she would be safer up there in the cold than down there where she would have to fight the pig slaves.

''Then I'm comin' too'' Martha said.

''You can't'' when he saw her beginning to protest, he continued ''You're not useful up there. You need to stay here. And I'm sorry, Martha, but you need to fight.

When the Doctor and Rose were finaly at the top of the building, they were hit by the cold gusts of wind. Rose began shivering and hugged herself. The Doctor saw this, so he removed his long coat and put it on her showlders.

''Thanks. Will you be alright?'' she asked concerned.

''Don't worry. Time Lord biology, me. I'm more resistent to cold than you humans are''

Rose nodded and watched him as he began to work.

''You sure you don't want to get back down there?'' he asked her, concern in his voice ''I don't want you to catch a cold''

''No worries. Your coat is very cosy and warm'' she answered taking his coat on.

He smiled at her. He liked to see her wearing his coat. It gave him a warm feeling inside, that made his extremly posessive and protective part know for sure that she was his.

Rose smiled back and wraped herself even thighter in his coat. For some reason that she didn't understand, wearing the Doctor's coat made her feel safe and protected, just like she felt when she was in his arms.

The Doctor was working on the second pice of Dalek when he droped the sonic screwdriver.

''What now? We don't have time to get it back an' there's still two pices of Dalek to get down'' Rose asked the Doctor, knowing that he was cursing himself for losing the screwdriver. She went over to him annd took his incredibly cold hand '''S not your fault'' she told him firmly, but tenderly.

''I dropped the sonic, of course it's my fault''

''You dropped it 'cause you gave me your coat!'' she said, angry with the fact that he was blaming himself again.

''This is not your fault, Rose'' he told her gently, caressing her cheek.

''But it's not yours either, alright?'' When he finaly nodded, she hugged him and whispered ''You'll find a way. I know you will''

He took her face in his hands and looked deeply into her eyes ''Rose, whatever happens, you must promise me that you'll stay away from me until the flare's gone'' She looked at him with fear in her eyes and nodded ''Say it''

''I promise'' she said softly.

''Good'' he kissed the crown of her head and told her ''It's going to be alright, but I'll be more relaxed if I knew you wouldn't see this; please go back down'' he pleaded with her.

''I'm staying right here''

The Doctor sighed and said ''I promise it'll be alright''

Rose nodded once again and kissed him softly, then he gently pushed her away from him and hugged the top of the building. The flare came witha lightning that hit the Doctor. Rose put her hands over her mouth in horror. When he began screaming, she closed her eyes, tears falling down her cheeks. After what seemed like an eternity, his screams finaly stopped and he fell on the ground. Rose oppened her eyes and rushed over to him. She was so busy pleading with him to wake up that she didn't realise that Martha came up with the sonic screwdriver in her hand and a horrified look on her face.

When the Doctor oppened his eyes, his vision was filled with a crying but still very beautiful Rose Tyler. His hearts broke knowing that he was the one who made her cry like that. He wiped her tears and said ''I'm sorry, Rose. I didn't want you t-'' He was iterrupted by her fierce hug. He hugged her back and caressed her hair.

'''S'alright. You told me to go and I didn't listen, so don't you dare blame yourself. Just, next time when you do something so reckless, promise me you'll tell me what will happen'' she told, her head burryed in his neck.

''Cross my hearts'' he told her and kissed her head. Rose just nodded and hugged him even more thighter, if possible.