The TARDIS landed smoothly and a man walked out with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Well Doctor? Why are we here?" Rose asked as she stumbled out into the bright light and took in the view. They had arrived in the middle of an average looking forest like the ones she'd seen when she once went on holiday with her mum to the Lake District.
"I'm not sure." The Doctor answered scratching his chin.
"There's a first." Rose laughed, stepping up to one of the trees.
"Any idea where or when we are?" she asked. The Doctor looked at his watch and raised his eyebrow. "Somewhere very dangerous." He answered seriously.
"Why?" Rose asked, suddenly curious as to why the Doctor had become serious; he was rarely like that.
"I'll tell you when we get out of here." He said, suddenly pushing her back to the TARDIS.
"Halt!" Something yelled, stepping out from behind the tree Rose had been touching before. The creature was reptilian like and held a gun of sort at Rose. "Who are you? Who do you support?" It asked, it accent thick.
"We're just passing." The Doctor said slowly, stepping in front of Rose with his hands up.
"You come with me!" It ordered, waving its gun.
"No." the Doctor said slowly, flashing a cheeky smile and approaching the creature. "We're leaving this way." He pointed to the TARDS. The creature grunted and raised the gun higher.
"Come!" Now!" It yelled.
"Sorry." The Doctor shrugged and smiled as he kicked at the creatures shin. It fell flat on its back out cold. "Too easy to knock out." He laughed, turning back to Rose just in time to see another creature come up behind Rose. "Rose!" he shouted, running forward as the creature raised a small pipe to its mouth and blew.
The dart shot out and hit the moving object that ran before Rose. The body fell with a crash into the branches on the ground, ripping into their arms and crying out as the pain built up, the poison of the dart entering their system.
The creature stood over the man as he writhed around on the ground in pain.
The Doctor felt the darkness close in as the pain doubled. He cried out again and arched his back. He saw the creature loomed over him and he feared for Rose. A dark shape caught his attention as he looked up. The Angel of Death, her dark wings flapping drove back the creature and landed over the Doctor. He gazed up in a pained haze and wished she wouldn't take him. Her black wings spread over him and he was rushed into their dark embrace.
Rose watched stunned as the creature went down from the kick to the shin. "Too easy to knock out." He laughed. As he turned back other, his eyes widened and he cried out her name. She turned and saw another creature raising a pipe. Time slowed down as the dart left and in that instant a shadow passed over her and the Doctor took the dart in the chest.
Rose stood rooted as the Doctor writhed on the ground. The creature approaching him suddenly awoke her from her daze. "Doctor!" she cried, trying to move forward. The shadow descended and a dark angel landed between the Doctor and herself. The creature shrank back and Rose feared the wings.
An Angel? She thought. To take the Doctor. She yelled out before she thought. "You can't have him!"
The Angel looked over her shoulder and black wings and her fair face softened. "I've not come for him." She whispered, her voice soft and floating. Her cold gaze turned from Rose to the creature before her. Rose saw the Doctor close his eyes and his head turned slack.
"No." she whispered as the Angel raised her wings and flew at the Creature, sending it tumbling back. A second winged Angel flew to the first and the two cut the Creature apart. A third angel landed beside the Doctor and knelt beside him as Rose did.
"Save him!" she shrieked, suddenly afraid for what they could do.
"We'll try." Replied the male Angel, scooping up the Doctor like he was a feather. A fevered moan escaped the Doctor as the Angel took to the sky. The second Angel and the female Angel returned to Rose and greeted her kindly.
"The Doctor will be taken care of." The female Angel explained.
"How do you…?" Rose started to ask.
"We've met before, the Doctor and I." She clarified. Her partner Angel took to the sky and she held out a graceful arm to Rose. "I'll take you to him." She said.
"What about the TARDIS?" she asked.
"I'll keep some men posted here." She explained softly, always in a calm voice.
Rose took the Angel's hand and felt a strong hand wrap around he waist as he feet left he floor. Panicking she clung tighter.
"I won't drop you." The Angel laughed. "I promise." And they flew above the trees and Rose saw a city of light, of high and royal buildings and spoke the words she guessed any human would have asked.
"Is this heaven?"
"No, just the kingdom of my people." The woman laughed.
"And the Doctor?" She asked, as the Angel descended.
The Angels fair face turned hard. "I think he will survive." She said, but her voice came out cold and angered.
"I hope so." Rose whispered as the Male Angel who took the Doctor landed a head of them on a platform of one of the tall stone buildings and ran inside. The second Angel landed and waited till the female one landed with Rose.
"Take her to the Doctors room, see that she is kept informed of his condition." The Angel ordered.
"Who are you?" Rose asked as the male Angel ushered her inside and the female Angel leant with her arms crossed on the balcony railing they had landed on and looked out, back across the forest.
"Kristin." She whispered, her voice trailing in the breeze.
"Thank you." Rose shouted as she raced after the male Angel.
Well, first chapter. What do people think? This is my first Doctor Who story, so please be gentle; all will be explained if people like this chapter. No Flames, I beg you, no flames! If you don't like it, don't review, but I could use all the encouragement I can get. Thanks, hope to continue.
