Rose had frozen
"Are they after you to?" the boy asked cocking his head to the side
"What's your name honey?" she asked putting on a fake smile
"Aiden"
"Ok Aiden. You are going to come with me where it's safe, and we're going to find my friend and then we can take you home" Rose's voice was trembling slightly. She started to lead Aidan back the way she'd come.
A sudden thud made her jump backwards, she was about to run when she realised it was the Doctor landing in front of her.
"What's wrong?" he asked her
"What makes you think something's wrong?" Rose asked wanting to keep Aidan calm
"Rose I could feel your fear from 200 metres up" he lowered his head slightly keeping his eyes fixed on her
"This is Aidan" she told him "he was experimented on" her voice cracked. She felt a tickle at the back of her head; she instantly knew it was the Doctor checking her memory. The tickling stopped. The Doctor didn't react apart from a slight twitch of his right wing.
"We should go" he said voice level and lacking in any emotion, he turned to face the general direction of the TARDIS
"Yeah" Rose muttered in agreement.
The Doctor headed towards the TARDIS the rocky surface didn't break his stride while Rose and Aiden clambered over the rock struggling to keep him insight.
When they reached the TARDIS the Doctor threw the doors open hurrying Rose and Aidan inside. Once they were in he stepped in shutting the doors and leaning his head back against them eyes closed breathing deep and controlled.
"Doctor?" she put a hand on his shoulder tentatively. His eyes flicked open
"We should go before I do something stupid" he told her, she nodded. Then there was a thump from behind them, Aidan had collapsed to the floor. The Doctor was at his side before Rose could blink.
"Aidan look at me" the boy's eyes fluttered but he failed to hold the Timelord's gaze, the Doctor's hands lit up orange trying to find and heal the child.
"It's not working! It's Genesis!"
"What? How?"
"He's been drugged. The drug causes organ failure outside of a certain area, like the Genesis facility, you escape you die" he spat "And it's my fault!"
"How is it you're fault?"
"I escaped…they had to take the right 'precautions' to stop it happening again. They'll have a cure" he dragged his hands down his face "We need to get him back in there"
"You can't be serious!"
"He'll die" the Doctor whispered "Very slowly and very painfully. Do you really want to let him die like this? After being experimented on, he's had enough pain for one lifetime. He doesn't deserve to die like this"
"But" Rose said lamely gaze drifting to the child on the floor. The Doctor scooped him up in his arms.
"Wait!" Rose put her arms out "give him to me. You need to put your jacket on, otherwise you'll never get out"
He smiled softly at her
"Good idea" he folded his wings in as tight as possible then pulled his trench coat on
"Come on then" Rose said half-heartedly as the Doctor took Aiden back and she opened the door "How do we find an underground secret base?"
"I'm pretty sure they'll find us, well Aiden. I'd give them 5…
4…
3…
2…"
Rose gave him a quizzical look
"…1" he breathed.
5 men appeared dressed in grey camouflaged outfits designed to blend into the rocky landscape. The ugly black guns stuck out like soar thumbs throwing tiny lasers out forming red pinpricks across the Doctor, Rose and Aiden.
The Doctor turned to Rose
"Allons~y"