The Doctor was strapped to a cold steal table. The harsh operating lights shone above him, blinding his view. He felt a prick in his arm as Marcus took some blood from him. He could hear Rose growling in the background, which was cut off by a short whine and clank of chains.

"Quiet my pet, not while daddy is working" Rose growled deeper at this, seeming to direct it at Marcus, but again she was hushed by a jerk of the chain.

"You won't find anything interesting in me mate, all tomato ketchup me" the Doctor tried some humor but it didn't quite go as planned.

"Well that interest me in it's self. A body running on tomato ketchup, very interesting indeed." He came back into the Doctors vision, blocking out the light from the Operating unit. A flash of silver in his hand from the scalpel he now held.

"Hey watch it with that, you could really chafe someone"

"I'm hoping to do more than chafe" grim smile upon Marcus's face, he moved the scalpel closer to the Doctor's flesh. On reflex the Doctor shied away, just before the blade could touch there came a very low, threatening growl. Rose had moved from the corner of the operating room.

Rose had risen to her full height, teeth bared in plain intent. He pulled the scalpel away, Rose backed down. But still watching Marcus, he looked to the Doctor then back at Rose. He then moved the scalpel back towards the Doctor, while keeping his eyes on Rose. As the scalpel neared his flesh Rose growled once more, rising ready to attack.

"It would seem Doctor, that my pet does not want you harmed. Think it best I take her outside while I do this" Marcus picked up the chain and walked to the door, but as he opened it he was met by the fleeing forms of the other prisoners. Marcus took a step back as they run full pelt into the room. Rose came before him, growling. They stopped in fear at the monster before them. Dogan came forward, he had picked up a cattle prod on during his flee. He brought it towards Rose, making her back up Marcus following suit. Billy then noticed the Doctor strapped down.

"Need a hand there Doc?"

"Yes thanks" Billy came over and undid the straps, both whipped round at the wine of pain, the deep growl followed by Dogan's scream. Rose leapt at Dogan pinning him to the ground. Adam grabbed a chair, ready to smash it over Rose.

"No!" The Doctor grabbed the chair out of Adam's grasp then turned to Rose, crouching down to eye level to her "No Rose, back away Rose, Back away" Rose was crouching on top of Dogan, he clawed hands cutting deep into the flesh of his shoulder. She looked deep into the Doctors eyes then slowly backed off. Dogan crawled away.

"What is that thing?"

"That thing is my friend"

"Doctor, that's not Rose?" he looked over to see Kate, hand too her mouth at the sight of her friend.

"Yes Kate it is, but don't worry. She'll be fine"

"Boss we can't stay here, it will find us" one of the gang members, eyes wide in fear as he looked back through the doorway

"What will find us?" The Doctor asked.

"It's what killed Rob Doctor, it just left husks, they screamed. It looks like the governor but a slimy version of him" Billy replied, he was looking over the vast array of instruments, gleaming in their sharp readiness. All looked to Rose as she began to growl again.

"Keep that crazy thing away from me" Dogan fearfully snapped but the Doctor ignored him, looking down the hallway as the lights went off one by one. Rose's eyes locked on something she could see in the Darkness. Then out of this came the slimy form of the governor, Rose leapt to the doorway, growling in deep menace.

"RUN!" the one from before bolted to the back of the room, spreading the fear so others followed. The creature took a step forward but Rose slashed out, bring its attention to her.

"Whatsssss thisssss pretty thinning?" the words gargled and hissed through slimy lips. Before the Doctor could ask what it was or act, the door guillotined shut, sealing the room. Then someone grabbed his arm

"Come on Doc" the Doctor wrenched his arm free and picked up the chain connected to the still growling Rose.

"Come on Rose" she stilled her growling and turned her trusting eyes to him. She followed this new holder of the chain without question, running easily on all fours by his side.

"What we going to do, it will get us. It could open the other door, it will come, I know it will" this guys was in hysterics.

"Shut up, or I'll feed you to it" Dogan growled. The Doctor looked to him,

"No one is feeding anyone to it"

"Who put you in charge wise guy? They had stopped in a large room. It was square with a blackened surface. The smell of burnt flesh permeated the room.

"What is this place Mr. scientist?"

"The incinerator, where we dispose of all the failed Experiments" He replied, cool even though Griff hand his hand locked in the cuff of his white jacket, nearly choking him.

"We can kill the thing in here" Dogan turned to the group. "You guys take the scientist here to the controls. We'll leave miss psycho here to lure it in."

"You can't do that" the Doctor exclaimed, as Rose picking up on the raised tension in the Doctor; began to growl.

"Keep that thing away from me" Griff came forward to protect his boss, but the Doctor ignored him.

"You can't do this, from the look of it, the creature is water based, you won't kill it, just disperse it in steam form. Who knows what it can do then"

"Yeah whatever Doc," he grabbed the chain and tied it to the side of the of the wall where a metal rung was bolted to the wall. Then they grabbed the Doctor, dragging him kicking from the room.

"Your making a mistake, you can't to this" he broke free making it to Rose. Dogan and Griff came forward. Ready to beat him within an inch of his life he knew.

"Doctorrrr" he heard Rose growl he looked to her, seeing her eyes flick from the normal, to the genetically altered ones. "Gooo, safe Doctorrrr"

The Doctor would have replied, but he was dragged from the room shocked that she had managed to push aside the alteration to make him leave.

They took him to the control room, already the cameras to the outside hallways and the incinerator room itself where on the banks of screens. He looked up to see the thing walking calmly down towards the incinerator door. The waited for it to take a step inside before they hit the door release, making it slam shut, it also hermetically sealed. The creature whipped round to the camera smiling then turned to Rose, obviously it thought it had been given a sacrificial feed. He moved forward, salivating to the floor. But the Doctors eyes were on Rose alone. They had decided to gag the Doctor, after his incessant talking. He looked on, eyes wide in blue anger and terror. He couldn't lose her, but he could not help her. He looked over, seeing Marcus start up the incinerator. He mumbled and pulled at the bonds tying him to the chair. Billy looked at him with sad eyes, and then glanced to Adam. He stood beside Dogan and Griff like the best of friends. He looked back to the screen, seeing leap at the creature, saw her claws slash at it and the tendrils that came from it. She was thrown off, the tendrils shrinking in the rising heat. Then with a fizzle….the camera died.

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Rose attacked, she knew this thing wanted to hurt the Doctor, wanted to make him scream in pain….she could never let that happen, no matter what they did to her, that would never change.

She slashed, but was thrown back. It was then she felt the rise in temperature, s the incinerator got ready to do its job. What was left of her humanity knew she should be scared, but this new part of herself felt calm. Saying there was nothing to fear from fire.

She watched as the flame licked around her, not burning her, yes her clothes were incinerated. The phunky fish jumper turning to ash. But the black and red fur that now covered the entire of her body did not. She walked towards the air vent, knowing she had to get through. She ripped off the cover, letting the fire get sucked out through the vent system into the clear night above.

She crawled through exiting into the clear night. She knew it had followed, knew it would reform. She had to get back t him. What was part of her knew this creature, knew how to kill it. Like her kind had killed so many before this. She moved stealthily over the rooftop, the human part of her remembering the way down heightened by this new part of her. Making her way down the dark hallways, knowing she was in the labs, from he texture of cement giving way to polished steel; and from the smell.

Rose came upon the room, hearing the argument inside. The Doctors voice laced with pain, but she could see no harm upon him. He was raving, calling them stupid apes. That they had killed her for nothing. It would come back. He saw Griff come forward, metal bar in hand to hit the Doctor, she moved without moving, speed beyond what she had been capable of before. The new part of hurt pushed her humanity away into the quiet part of her mind; it knew she could not handle what she was about to do. Griff screamed as sharp teeth found his jugular, claws digging deep as he was pushed to the ground. Screams' becoming bloody gargles as he died.

"Such a wonderful pet, Come here my Rose" Marcus cooed

"Not yours" she growled then moved to the Doctor, biting through the ropes freed the Doctor. She sat beside him as a pet dog would; he threw off the Ropes then stood up, looking sadly at Rose. He crouched before her.

"Rose?"

"She is here, but did not see"

"Thank you" He replied, Rose inclined her head. Behind them Billy had found a gun in a weapon cupboard, he aimed it at Dogan and Marcus. The others stood behind him, Skull and Death Angel alike.

"It's over Dogan, it's the end of it. The gangs, everything, there have been enough deaths."

"You little scum, you can't tell me what to do. Come one boys" but Dogan's men did not move they had not forgotten what Dogan had done.

"It's coming, it comes, angry, you caused it pain. Used a lot of energy to reform" Rose growled low, looking to the hallway, They could hear it now, the oozing, squelching sound as it came for them.

"Doc, what do we do?"

"We need a compound to destroy the cohesion of its molecular structure" he turned to Billy "we need to get to the labs, so I can mix the right chemicals. I need time"

"We will give you time" Rose growled once more, this time one eyes was black with the red slit, the other was the compassion filled brown.

"Rose…"

"Go Doctor, it will fear the bad wolf" Rose bolted down the hallway, her tiger like roar echoing. The Doctor hesitated a moment then turned to the others.

"Come on, we haven't much time"

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It was angry, it was the one which caused pain, it was not meant to feel it itself, t hungered like never before. The reforming having drained it almost to nothing, it needed food now, and it would cause such sweet agony.

KITG: there you go, think there only one more chapter to go. Then the epilogue. R&R. see you in time.