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Chapter 36 – Tuxs at the Ballet

Rose and The Doctor walked into the private balcony of the New York Ballet. The Doctor carried Genie and held little Tony's hand. Tony had insisted on wearing a three piece suite just like The Doctor's. Sam, Legate, Shakes and Poltoius joined them.

The balcony held several seats for each one of them. Rose asked Sam to take their picture as soon as they were seated. Sam smiled as he arranged everyone. "Lewis is usually better that this than me, but I'll do my best."

Genie sat on The Doctor's knee as Tony stood in front of him. The Doctor laughed as he turned Tony around to prepare him for the picture to be taken. He ran his hand through the boy's ginger hair and then dusted off the shoulders of his suit for him. Tony turned around and proudly stuck out his chest as he held his fists to the front of his jacket. Rose sat next to The Doctor, crossed her legs and smiled as he put his arm around her.

Sam took the picture and handed Rose back her phone. The Doctor laughed when he saw the image. "Tony, I used to stand like that all of the time. I've not thought of that in years. Where did you ever see someone do that?"

Tony shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. It just seemed right."

The Doctor looked back at Rose and smiled. "That boy. Where does he get this stuff?"

Tony sat down next to The Doctor. He leaned over and asked, "Can you see the stage from there?"

Tony rubbed his chin and sat up on his knees. "Not really."

The Doctor motioned for Tony to come sit on his other knee. After a quick check, both of the children could see the stage. Rose giggled at them. "The Children's Chair. Are you comfortable?"

He smiled back at Rose. "One day, I'll miss this. I'm fine. I've got my two favorite children right here." He told them as he hugged them both tightly and kissed them.

The usher stepped into the door and Shakes and Poltoius stepped quickly in front of him. The usher held up his hands, "Sorry. I was just supposed to come in here and ask if you needed anything."

Shakes turned to look at The Doctor and Rose as The Doctor shook his head. "No, I believe we are fine. Thank you." The Doctor turned around to look at the usher, and his eyes got huge. Rose felt the fear rise in him.

Rose turned to look at the usher as he was walking out. "What's wrong?"

He looked at her in surprise, "He's wearing a tux! That's not good, Rose. Should we stay?"

Rose smiled at him. "You and that tux thing. You're not in a tux. I think it will be alright."

The Doctor shook his head. "I don't like this, Rose. Not at all. The children are here!"

Rose turned around and pointed at him. 'You are going to scare them if you keep on like this! Calm down.'

"Phhhh…..woman! I am calm." He demanded.

Genie turned her head and looked at him. "No, you're not, Daddy. Chill out! It's just ballet."

He rubbed his face and groaned. "Ganging up on me. Tyler women. Ugh!" He turned and looked at Shakes. They seemed to be talking without speaking. Rose watched him as Shakes nodded and walked out of the balcony.

Rose looked curiously at him, 'Okay, what is he doing?'

'Just checking on something for me. This is not a good idea, Rose. We really need to leave.'

'It's one guy in a tux! And it's probably his uniform! No one else here is in one. Everything is alright.'

He sighed, 'I hope you are right.'

The show began. Genie and Tony seemed to really enjoy it. They got off of The Doctor's knees and ended up standing, while leaning on the front of balcony to watch the show. Rose took The Doctor's hand and tried to reassure him. He looked as if he was waiting for the ceiling to collapse on top of them. He rubbed his shoulder unconsciously and grimaced.

Rose rubbed his thigh. 'Is your shoulder still bothering you? Why didn't you tell me I hurt you?'

He immediately stopped. 'You didn't. I'm fine. Just had a spot where my suit was rubbing on me.'

Rose narrowed her eyes at him. 'I'm really sorry.'

He kissed her hand. 'I'm fine. Don't worry about me.'

Shakes returned and patted The Doctor on the shoulder. The Doctor nodded. "Thanks." He whispered and seemed to relax.

After a while, Genie grew tired of standing up and climbed into Rose's lap. Tony looked back and decided that looked like a good idea, so he climbed into The Doctor's lap. Within moments, the two of them were asleep.

Rose smiled when she noticed Tony had fallen asleep. 'I didn't think about the time difference when I agreed to this. It's late back in London right now. I'm surprised they lasted this long.'

The Doctor chuckled. 'You just have to get them still.'

Rose kissed Genie's forehead and smiled.

The Doctor pointed at someone below them, who had gotten up to walk out of the room. "See there, Rose! He's in a tux, too! That's it. I'm done!"

Rose rolled her eyes. "You are ridiculous. It's just a tux! And you're not wearing it!"

The Doctor had already turned his head. "Nope. This is done. Poltious. Shakes. Take these two children back to the flat and put them to bed. Rose and I will follow in a bit."

Rose handed Genie to Shakes. "Really?"

The Doctor nodded his head. "Oh yes. I'm very sure about this! I've never been anywhere were a tux meant everything was alright."

Poltious and Shakes popped away with Tony and Genie. Rose grabbed his hand and whispered. "I'm surprised at you. The Oncoming Storm is scared of a –"

"The Oncoming Storm knows what he's talking about! Why don't you believe me?" He asked her quietly.

As he stood up and took her hand, he looked back at Sam and Legate. He told them quietly. "Sorry, boys. This is just not safe."

As he said that, two men dressed completely in black from head to toe walked into the balcony with them. Everything happened at once. Legate grabbed The Doctor as Sam grabbed Rose. A compression bomb exploded, sending Legate and The Doctor flying off the edge of the balcony and into the general floor seating below them. The people below screamed and quickly jumped out of their seats and ran.

The Doctor lay in the aisle and rolled to the side to keep from getting trampled by the crowd. His chest ached and he was having trouble breathing. Legate rolled over and jumped up, grabbing The Doctor. "Are you alright?"

The Doctor held his chest and tried to breath. He looked at his watch. It a large crack across the face of it reveled that it had been damaged in the blast. The Doctor grabbed Legate's arm and typed in a number on his watch. Both, Legate and The Doctor popped back onto the remains of the balcony.

The two men in black were in pieces throughout the balcony. The Doctor looked around and saw Sam lying lifeless on the floor. Legate knelt down and rolled Sam over to reveal Rose lying under him. Rose lay there with a look of shock on her face. They quickly knelt down next to her. The Doctor laid his hand on her face. His chest hurt worse than ever.

"Rose. You're going to be alright." She quickly closed her eyes tightly and took his hand. He looked her up and down quickly and realized his chest pain was her pain that he was feeling. Sam had taken the main force of the blow, protecting Rose, but Rose's chest had still been nearly crushed, all the way down to her legs.

The Doctor looked at her and put both of his hands on her face. He forced himself to remain calm. "Rose. Listen to me. You are hurt. I'm here and you're going to be alright. You're going to have to trust me. More than you ever have. Alright?"

Rose nodded her head as tears rolled down her cheeks. He pushed her into a deep sleep as used the telepathic connection with the Quauhtin unit to tell Exton to transport them directly to the Hamlet's medical bay.

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