Authors note: this chapter is written in the loving memory of Cee's Nan. May she rest in peace.
"Hurry up Donna you don't want to miss the show" Bad Wolf called as she danced round the console flicking switches the skirt of her black 1920's flappers dress swirling round her "you'll love it, the jazz, the dances, the costumes, show biz at it's prime"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Donna said putting in a long dangling earring as she entered the console room "you've been saying that ever since we decided to go"
"Well it's something new, something fresh. I mean how often have we just went out to see a show?"
"Twice" Donna said dryly "we ended up in jail the first time and the second time you were off shagging a skinny prick while I had to deal with Shakespeare"
Bad Wolf felt a blush rise on her cheeks as she retorted "we did not shag!" she scanned Donna's outfit (which was a deep blue flapper dress with matching accessories) while trying to ignore Donna's 'yeah – right- tell- the – truth' look. "You look nice" she said changing the subject
"Thanks, now are we going or not?"
When they entered the theatre it was practically empty, only a handful of people were there.
"Are you sure we got the right time?" Donna hissed as Bad Wolf led them to the middle of theatre and plunked herself in the middle seat of the middle row.
"Yep" Bad Wolf murmured "it's the depression Donna, not many can afford to go and see a show"
"Ah…"
The curtains were lifted and the music started. Both Donna and Bad Wolf watched in interest as Tallulah and the angels danced and sang.
It was about half-way through the show when Bad Wolf heard a muffled 'ah-ha' and felt someone crawl underneath her. She looked down to see a familiar messy haired head between her legs. She let out a screech and began to hit him repeatedly with her handbag.
Donna let out a yelp and joined in hitting the Doctor repeatedly on the head with her handbag. The Doctor shouted out in pain and then suddenly.
"OI YOU THREE, WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE A SHOW HERE!"
The three of them froze and turned to see the dancers standing there, hands on hips looking very angry.
"My apologies" Bad Wolf said "I was enjoying your show when this pervert crawled under my chair and in between my legs"
"It was an accident!" the Doctor protested, rubbing his head "blimey what do you have in your handbags? Bricks? Sandstone? Marble?"
Before Bad Wolf could say a witty retort Donna let out a high pitched scream as she pointed towards the stage, there hiding behind the curtains was some sort of pig creature.
The Doctor, Bad Wolf and Donna ran after it while all the show girls clung to each other screaming. There were footsteps behind them and they turned to see the leading lady – Tallulah behind them.
"Tallulah stay here" the Doctor shouted as he began to fling doors open peering in the room for the pig creature
"No they might have Lazlo" Tallulah said "I need to find Lazlo"
"Who's Lazlo?" Bad Wolf asked noticing that Donna had wandered ahead.
"My boyfriends he's been missing for a week now"
"There's a pack, a heard, a flock , a sty of these pig creatures in the sewers" the Doctor said flinging another door open and peering in "I found some kind of radiated brain in the sewers when I was with some nice homeless people. Tallulah allowed me to stay here to experiment on it. It's from Skaro"
"Skaro" Bad Wolf repeated "but that's-"
"I KNOW!" the Doctor bellowed "sorry, it's just if it's what I think it is then I'm very, very, very, very angry"
"It's all right to be angry" Bad Wolf said softly "but if it is what you think it is, then you need to keep your emotions under control because we have a hell lot of work to do"
The Doctor walked towards her and cupped her face "oh Rose" he whispered, she leaned into his touch. He looked like he was going to kiss her (which she decided wouldn't be so bad) or say something else (personally she hoped he'll kiss her) when a loud scream could be heard.
They tore apart from each other and Bad Wolf noticed that Donna was completely missing.
"DONNA!" she shouted sprinting down the corridor towards the dressing room.
"Bloody hell does that redhead always get kidnapped or something?" the Doctor muttered under his breath as he ran after Bad Wolf, Tallulah not far behind them.