F/O: There's no rest for the wicked. Or anyone else for that matter. :)

Chapter Five

"We've lost contact with him," an underling reported, before bowing away. The green-eyed man scowled and slammed his fist down on the nearest surface.

"Dammit!"

"Sir?" Another attendant strode in, saluting. The man turned swiftly, and nodded him on. "The prisoner has fallen unconscious again, Mr Haverlake."

"Again?" he replied, incredulous.

The cadet nodded. "Yessir. He seems to be."

"Leave him until morning then. We've got more important problems." He turned away, dismissing the underling with a wave of his hand. "It seems we reckoned without one Miss Rose Tyler."

The aforesaid Rose Tyler (she would've complained at the 'miss' at this point) was walking down the corridors, in what she hoped was the right direction. She was startled when a voice in her ear suddenly spoke. She fell against the wall, hiding in shadow in case anyone saw her.

Rose?

Yes?

You will not find him this way.

Rose sighed. I know. But how else am I gonna find him?

Call to him.

What?

Call to him. With your mind. The TARDIS elaborated.

Oh. One sec. Thinking, she focused her thought on the Doctor, and hoped.

Doctor?

Rose! His mental voice, so like his own, brought tears to her eyes. But she had a job to do.

Where are you?

What is goin' on?

I've no time to explain. Do you know where you are? There was a pause as he thought.

I'm in a cell – we must be pretty deep here. I can hear generators.

TARDIS?

I heard you Rose. He's here.

Rose felt a nudge of thought enter her mind, filling her with knowledge. Setting off again more confidently this time, she carefully avoided the armed guards with practised ease.

There were several close scrapes when she was nearly caught, but she eventually made it without mishap. Grabbing the sonic screwdriver from her pocket, she switched it on, wincing at the noise it made, before jamming it into the electronic lock.

Several settings later, the door clicked open, to reveal a pair of bright green eyes, and beyond that, the pale face of her Doctor, a gun to his head. Then all thought was gone as she was once again hit over the head.