I am so sorry! It has been two months! Two freaking months! I've been stuck on this chapter for ages! I finally sat down today and thought, "No more lollygagging (is that a word?), time to get some work done." Here it is!
Martha just didn't understand where Amy got all her optimism from. They were trapped in a locked cell on the mother Dalek ship, while Daleks were building a Void Ship that will allow the Cult of Skaro, the most dangerous group of Daleks in existence, to escape to the Void where they will be untouchable by the Doctor. The Daleks also have some sort of plan, one that Martha can't figure out, but will most likely end in death and destruction.
The whole thing just wanted to make Martha curl up, and cry herself to sleep.
But for some reason, after Amy stood up, Martha followed in suit. When Amy started searching the cell from top to bottom, Martha followed in suit.
When they found nothing, just as Martha had expected, Amy said, "There has to be something."
"Amy, there's nothing," Martha pressed. "There's no way out, and there's no time." In defeat, she started to lean backwards on the door behind her. "There's no CHAAA-!" She cried out as the door behind her swung open and she collapsed onto the ground outside it.
She glanced around the empty corridor in shock before looking back into the cell, where Amy stared at her incredulously, a look of pure shock covering her face.
After a moment, a smile formed on Amy's lips, a matching one melting over Martha's frown. Amy hurried forward and pulled Martha to her feet.
"How?" she asked, her voice now hushed since they were free.
"I don't know," Martha said, letting out a small chuckle. "I could have sworn that Dalek locked it."
"Maybe it didn't," Amy decided. "If it did, how could it have gotten unlocked?"
Martha nodded. "Good point," she murmured quietly.
"We need to find Mickey and the Doctor," Amy said. "Come on." She beckoned for Martha to follow, and the women took off down the corridor, as fast and quietly as possible.
The search was on.
"What the hell is going on around here?" Clara muttered to herself. The Doctor threw her a look, and River gave a small chuckle before turning her attention back to the Doctor.
"Are you alright?" she asked. The Doctor nodded.
"I'm always alright. Nothing can get me down for long."
"How did you get away?" River asked, although the Doctor didn't answer. He was too busy talking.
"Where are Donna and Rory? Are they alright?"
"I don't know where exactly they are, but they were taken to cells like me. And—"
"Probably in the same area, too," The Doctor interrupted.
"Then let's go find them," Clara put in. She glared at River. "I've got a bone to pick with the lot of you for making me go in that vent." She pointed at her clothes, which were clearly soiled.
"Ooh," River said. "Sorry. But you found him! Come on, we've got to get the others."
River started to step over the nearest Silurian when she froze. She reached down towards the pocket of the guard and removed something from it. She held it out to the Doctor.
"Look what I found," she said. The Doctor grinned and took his Sonic Screwdriver from her fingers.
River turned and stepped over the Silurian bodies and hurried down the corridor, the Doctor and Clara close behind.
After a few minutes and a few twists, turns, and backtracks, they heard a voice calling their names as they ran past a corridor.
"River! Doctor!" Rory's voice yelled. "Clara! Over here!"
The Doctor backtracked and peered down the hall, spotting Rory's cell at the end. Rory waved his arms back and forth, only ceasing the activity when they hurried over to him.
"Get me out of here," he said to the Doctor, who took the Sonic out of his pocket and fumbled with it. He held the end of it to the lock, and there was a click. The door swung open and Rory hurried out.
"Thanks."
"Where's Donna?"
"I don't know," Rory said. "They dragged her down the hall after they threw me in here, and that was the last I saw of her."
"Come on then," the Doctor said, and he bolted in the direction Rory was pointing.
They found her cell after a couple of minutes ("Where the hell have you been?") and let her out.
"Have you guys found Amy?" Donna asked (random, since she didn't know Amy).
Rory shook his head and turned to River. "Where were they taking you?" he asked. "Somewhere called the chamber, yeah?"
"Yes," she said. "Although I escaped before I got there. I didn't see where it was."
"Do you have any idea where?"
River smiled.
As soon as he came to his senses after the Cyberman's disappearance, Jack bolted out of the box, and into a small room that seemed a lot like a supply closet. There was a small table in front of him, which conveniently held-
"Haha!" said Jack. "The Doctor's Sonic." He picked up the device and stuffed it into his pocket. He then turned around and looked at the silver box.
"Containment unit," he murmured. "As if anything can contain me."
He turned around and walked out of the room through the open door that the Cyberman had left open. He wove through the corridors, miraculously not meeting any Cybermen along the way. After about twenty minutes, Jack opened a door into the open air of the outside. The sun had begun to set.
The door he had exited through faced a wire fence, so it was sort of a squeezed as he circled the building and peered around the corner of it. What he saw made his heart skip a beat.
There was a countless number of lines (with humans) leading to different buildings. Cybermen patrolled the area, and killed anyone who tried to escape. Jack cursed silently.
While he had been dead, the upgrading had begun. Rose and the Doctor could be anywhere.
Scratch that.
He saw them in a line heading towards a building. They were nearing the front, and before Jack could think, they entered a warehouse.
Jack hurried off towards the building, being careful not to be seen.
"Doctor," Rose whispered to him in front of her. "What do we do?"
They followed the line, which was moving quickly as more and more chambers were open for upgrading. The screaming was rattling her eardrums. The Doctor and Rose were getting closer and closer to the entrance to Warehouse 13.
Rose chewed her lip when the Doctor didn't answer. He just reached his hand behind him, and gripped Rose's, trying to comfort her. He released it quickly.
Rose felt close to tears as she saw there was only three people in front of the Doctor.
Then two.
Then one.
Then none.
"Proceed forward for upgrading," the Cyberman in front of the warehouse instructed to the Doctor. He glared at it and stepped through the door frame. He disappeared, and a few seconds later, the Cybermen pushed her through.
She was in the chamber. A hand gripped her's, and Rose knew the Doctor was next to her. They stood in the middle of a sea of terrified people who had no idea what was coming to them. Rose peered over the small crowd and saw a sliding door opening and closing as it let people into the upgrading booth. As one unfortunate person was shoved into it, another person was added to the crowd. Cybermen lined the walls doing crowd control. Rose's heart pounded hard. She was almost sure that she could also hear the Doctor's twin hearts beating in his chest. He squeezed her hand so tightly, Rose was sure his knuckles were turning white. She didn't look though. She couldn't take her eyes off the upgrading chamber's sliding entrance.
Once someone went in, they didn't come out. There must have been another door on the other side of the chamber.
The people in front of them kept getting shoved into the chamber one by one. A few of them struggled, but they were no match for the Cybermen. As more and more people were lead to their doom, Rose and the Doctor kept getting pushed closer and closer to the front of the crowd.
Rose was terrified. She was terrified by everything; the thought of her impending death; the screams; the metal men; everything. But the thing that scared her most, was that the Doctor wasn't doing anything about it. He just stood there, a stern look on his face as he squeezed her hand. Rose knew he was at a loss for what to do.
The Doctor was helpless.
A woman in front of her was seized and thrown into the chamber. Her screaming began, and Rose knew that she was next.
"Rose," the Doctor whispered, Rose's attention snapping back to him. "Don't be scared."
"How can you say that?"
"I'll think of something, I promise." But Rose could tell he was lying.
Her shoulder was nearly yanked out of its socket as a metal hand grabbed it and pulled her away from the Doctor. Her fingers slipped out of his grasp and she cried out in fear. The Cyberman shoved her towards the door.
"Rose!" The Doctor roared, lunging for her, but a Cyberman grabbed him and threw him back into the crowd, knocking several terrified people over.
"Doctor!" Rose screamed.
"ROSE!"
The Cyberman shoved her into the open chamber which was illuminated with light. She tried to push her way out, but the sliding door closed. The last thing she saw of the outside chamber, was the Doctor struggling against several Cybermen as they struggled to restrain him. Rose could still hear the Doctor screaming her name over the pounding of her heart as the machinery roared to life.
"ROSE!"
I know I changed the order of how I usually check in with them, but I though the chapter ending would be better with 10/Rose's bit last. Tell me what you think! And thank you so much for the reviews. I loved them. And since you guys know just how much I love them, you know what to do!
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