KITG: sorry about the long wait. I had the ideas, but not the will to write them. Bad month for me, it will be a year since my mum died on the 15th October, so been getting ready for the family meltdown.

EDIT: seems it formated strange yet agin, making the story seem choppy. hope this is better.

Chapter 9

Kate walked up to the form of the Doctor by the wire fence. His face was set in stone, but Rose had been right. You could see all that he was in his eyes. The fear for Rose blazing across them like a blue firestorm and the Rage that if someone had hurt her; they would pay. That fierceness Only just being kept in check. And Kate knew if she saw that, the full force of this mans rage, she would be burnt to cinders before it. She hugged herself across her chest, she was afraid to tell him what had happened. Especially after seeing those eyes, they were almost alien.

"Kate..Tell me. Where's Rose?" she was right before him now, she could not run from the intense gaze.

"They were taking one of the girls to solitary, Ruth. She's only just turned 16. They weren't being nice about it. It was that guard Bob, you know, the one after Rose? Well, Ruth ran behind Rose, crying her eyes out. Rose stood up to Bob for her; I tried to stop her. Bob tried to grab her, but she kicked him again. She was doing well. Until the other guards came over. They wouldn't stop hitting her. In the end Nathan broke it up. He got her out. But Bob tried to take her to solitary as they dragged her off. But she wouldn't wake up…I didn't know what to do" Kate began to cry again.

"Shh, you couldn't have helped her. You probably would have come off worse if you had. Do you know where she is now?" The Doctor asked calming the sobbing form before him.

"Nathan said they took her to the medical wing."

"This Nathan, which is he?" Kate pointed out the form of Nathan; he seemed to be in his late teens, black hair in a military American buzz cut. He seemed to look on with sad eyes. Seeming to think that it was the last time some would see each other. "Do you think you could bring him over?"

"I don't think he wants to be seen by the others taking to the inmates, but I'll try and get him to come and see you in your cell."

"That will do, but make sure he comes as soon as he can"

"Ok Doctor" Kate turned as the horn broke the cold air once more. The Doctor made full speed back to his cell.

Kate walked back to the building, and towards Nathan, he raised an eyebrow at her, and came into step beside her, making it look as if he was escorting her.

"Nathan, could you go and talk to the Doctor?"

"What in the infirmary? About Rose?" he asked, not sure who she meant by "the Doctor"

"No, there's a guy in the Male block called "The Doctor" he's a friend of Rose. He wants to know if she's ok. She is ok right?" Kate asked fearfully

"Depends what you mean by ok. She would have been moved to solitary by now. Nothing I could do to stop it. Better you and this Doctor forget about Rose and worry about yourself." Nathan replied in a cold tone, almost hollow. Kate's hands went to her mouth, and a small gasp escaped her with this news.

"You have to go see him, please say you will"

"Ok Kate I will. Now go back to your cell. And keep your head down." Kate gave a small nod and moved to her cell, she wrapped herself in the small cover hoping Rose was ok.

Nathan walked to the Main guard control room, he needed to know what had happened to Rose, if she had indeed been taken to solitary, he nodded to George as he entered, the row upon row of screens showing the different places of the prison, the cells, the mess hall, courtyard. To name but a few. He looked to the computer, noting the transfers of the day. And he was right she had been transferred..Damn. Right at the bottom was Bobs ID code. He rose with a grim face. He did not relish telling this guy that his girl friend had been taken. But he had a right to know. So he walked to the male cellblocks, noting before he did so which cell this Doctor was in on the computer system He smiled, he shared the room with old book worm, he often got the old boy new books from the outside. He liked talking to the old book fanatic. Liking books himself, they often spent ages talking.
The dim hallways gave way to the large cellblock, 3 floors each lined with cells, each floor cut off by a wire mesh. The dull grey paint making the mind despair from lack of visual stimulation. He walked up the two flights to the top floor, passing the cells of the Skulls on the way. From the look their leader Dogan gave him, they were up to something. But it wouldn't matter; they would all end up in the same place in the end. Gang wars no longer mattered here. He rapped on the bars of Bookworms cell; to give him warning he was here. He saw Book worm as usual, sat on his bunk reading. He looked up at the tap and smiled when he saw Nathan.

"Hey Nathan, got me a knew book?"

"Always do don't I? Here" he passed the old boy a book, smiling as his eyes lit up with glee at the thought of a new book to read.

"The curse of Fenric…sounds good Nathan, thanks"

"Where's your roomie?" Bookworm pointed out the bars, seeing a man walk with purpose, his hair short, big ears. Yep, that was the guy he had seen Rose talking to before. "What's he like?"

"What the Doctor?" Nathan nodded "he seems like a good chap, knows a lot, more than me even. Seems very protective of a girl called Rose, almost all he talks about sometimes. But there something in his eyes, makes me scared."

"Thanks Book. Look, go and read in the common area for a while will you? I need to talk to this chap."

"Ok Nathan" Bookworm rose, walking from the cell, as he passed the Doctor; he gave a quick nod, and then continued on his way.

The Doctor walked to his cell, to be met with the form of Nathan. He stopped a moment but Nathan waved him in.

"Hear you wanted to see me"

"I did, I want to know if Rose is ok" Nathan gave a sigh.

"Look, from what book tells me of you, you're a good guy. So I won't lie to you. And something about you tells me you would know if I was lying anyway. Rose was ok when I left her in the infirmary. Batter and bruised yes. But alive. Now I'm not so sure." He looked straight into the Doctors eyes, not flinching at the blue fire.

"What's happened?"

"She's been taken to Solitary by a guard called Bob, he's been trying to…. have his way with her for a while"

"You have to help her!" the Doctor had jumped to his feet, and began pacing

"I don't have clearance. I'm not allowed down there. Cause I haven't conformed like the others, like Bob. I actually care about what happens here, for what good it has done me"

"Then why don't you let people know what is going on!"

"Please, your having a laugh! As long as the crime is off the streets, people don't care what happens. Some very powerful people run this place. I would be killed before I even said on word. Not that that bothers me, but when they have your family under their thumb. It puts things into perspective"

The Doctor paced back and forth, he needed to get to Rose, and that meant solitary. So he would have to get sent there.

"Send me to solitary"

"What?"

"Get me to Rose"

"I can't just send you there. It would cause suspicion, I have never sent anyone to solitary, you'll have to do something to get the other guards to send you." Nathan rose to leave the room

"Wait, tell me what goes on down there" Nathan turned back; looking at the Doctor as if deciding weather he should tell this man.

" I don't know everything, as I said I haven't conformed. But solitary is were the labs are"

"Labs?"

"Yes, they do some sort of experiments. With DNA I think, some of the guards say it's to do with alien DNA, like from Roswell and the like. Of that I'm not too sure. But no one comes back from there"

"Thank you, for looking out for Rose as you did" the Doctor responded, Nathan had made it to the cell door.

"Doctor, for what it's worth, good luck" with that Nathan went back to his rounds.

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The creature needed power, needed somewhere to be, it slithered through the ducts, leaving a viscose slime in its wake. Finally it came to a room of warmth and decadence. Small organic things lined one wall; it slithered over to them, injecting its tendrils to cause pain. The organic things wilted and crumbled to the floor, not giving much to the creature, it slithered to the centre of the room, a three dimensional thing in its way, the human parts it had taken telling it this was a desk, then that he had fed on plants.
It hid under the table to wait, the human parts of its mind as they faded told him this must belong to someone important. It did not have long to wait, the door opened letting in a large male, power and confidence rippling off in his human smell. He definitely had power. He heard the man gasp at the remains of his plants, and heard him walk to the desk as he followed the trial of slime. It revelled in his gargled scream as it fed on his pain, the slug like form taking on the appearance of the man. It hid the husk of the man in the dark corner, and then placed his cloths on itself. It could not hide the slimy sheen to the skin. So it dimmed the lights. The images in the man's mind made the creature gurgle with glee, oh the pain this creature had inflicted. Time to have some more fun. It pressed the button to call the guard. There came a knock then the guard entered.

"Yes boss?"

"Transfer all prisoners to solitary" the voice had a little bubble to it, like the man had phlegm in his throat

"But.."

"Do it now!" came the gargled hiss.

"Yes boss" the guard raced out and the creature laughed, the gargle lost in the shouts of protest.

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The Doctor was trying to think of how to get into solitary when the commotion started. Seems the Skulls and Death angels were at each other's throats. Billy shouting that Dogan had killed his brother. A full fight had erupted. Then the guards swarmed in to subdue them. The fight was over quickly, the guards having stun guns. Then one guard came into the room

"Move them all to solitary, every last one"

"Sir?"

"You heard me, Govs orders, now move" well he wanted to get into solitary…but not like this. He followed the rest down the halls to a large metal door, it seemed sealed against contagions. This was confirmed when the door opened with a hiss and whirr of fans, the smell of disinfectant assaulting his senses. They were each loaded on a large lift, taking them underground. The silver doors opened to steel, sterile corridors, they were herded once more to more cells. As The Doctor passed through a certain one an alarm went off. For a moment he thought they had found his sonic screwdriver. But what they said was somehow worse.

"Alien DNA detected. Alien DNA detected."

He was grabbed and taken from the group and thrown into a cell, he looked over to see the form of Rose. She lay on the floor not moving

"Rose…Rose" he got no reply. He looked up when a door opened and in walked a man in a white coat, looking like a scientist. He came in and entered Roses cell. Carelessly kicking her over with his foot, he then placed a needle in her flesh; he injected some blue liquid into Rose.

"What you doing to her?" but the scientist gave no indication that he had heard the Doctor. "Oi! Geek! What you doing to her"

"I am not a geek. So you're the strange specimen, just like her. Hmmm. But I think you are more interesting than her" The scientist indicated the form of Rose.

"I didn't ask that, what you done to her!"

"Why? Does this specimen mean something to you?"

"She has a name, she is not a specimen," the Doctor growled, stepping close to the bars

"So I see she does…hum. So what are you?"

"Don't you mean who?" the scientist smiled

"No I mean what"

"I'm nothing, live in New York. Visiting from north England"

"Your lying" the scientist nodded to the form of Bob, he walked forward and the Doctor tensed, but he wasn't coming for him. He was going for Rose.

"Leave her alone"

"Then what are you?"

"I'm called the Doctor, I'm just a traveller, tourist if you will." The Doctor kept his eyes on Rose, as Bob got nearer.

"Good, what race are you?"

"Doesn't matter, you wouldn't know of us"

" Indulge me" The Doctor proceeded to tell him that he was a time lord. And that he had two hearts. The scientist nearly jumped with glee at that. After a while the scientist stopped him.

"That will do for now" the scientist turned, nodding to Bob…. who kicked Rose

"Stop it, I told you all you asked" He looked to Roses as she gave pained cry

"So? I never said I would leave her alone if you told me." With that the scientist walked from the Room. Bob continued kicking Rose, she cried out, curling into a ball. The Doctor ran at the bars. Shouting at Bob to leave her alone. But there was nothing he could do, if he got out the Sonic screwdriver, they would see it.

He looked on as Bob delivered one last kick with a smirk and left the room. The Doctor crouched down to the ground, on his last kick Rose had laid to rest near the bars adjoining his cell. He reached out for her hand, feeling the pulse, it was thready. Her skin felt boiling to the touch.

"Rose?" she moved a little, but clearly it caused her pain to do so "Easy Rose, try not to move" But she moved closer to the bars, so she could lay on her side that hadn't been kicked and look at him.

"Doctor?" the Doctor looked on shocked, her eyes seemed different. One was the normal shade, though glazed; the other was turning blood red.

"Oh Rose, what have they done to you?"

KITG: there you go kiddies. Read and review, and I promise to update sooner. See you in time :D