A/N: Own nothing, absolutely nothing, everything belongs to the BBC. Except Sumira, she's my baby!
The Doctor perched awkwardly on the edge of his seat as he watched Rose pace up and down in front of Davros, clearly angered as the Kaled leader deftly avoided giving her a straight answer. His first instinct within the Kaled dome was to get as far away as possible and the second was to make some ridiculously snarky remark just to break Davros' cool countenance. He was startled again as Davros' chair moved, the dimpled base so reminiscent of the Dalek shell that it sent shivers down the Doctor's spine just looking at it. Rose was still looking calm and collected but he could tell by her stiffened form that she was becoming annoyed with the situation.
"So you have made no developments with any weaponry what so ever since we left?" she said, rephrasing her question once more.
"I assure you Doctor we will report any such developments to the Senate as per our treaty with you," said Davros, his voice keeping a level pitch but in the Doctor's mind he could remember its screaming tone and he knew it wasn't long before it would be directed at them.
Mickey and Sumira watched the crippled half man in disgust as he began to wheel back and forth beside Rose, mimicking her movements.
"And no new life forms have been under development in your laboratories?" she said, "No mutations?"
"Are you suggesting Doctor that I would wish to play God?" said Davros, a tremor appearing ever so slightly in his voice.
"That's exactly what I'm suggesting. I'm suggesting that you are currently undertaking a project that convenes at least six articles of the treaty you signed with my people," said Rose, towering above Davros' chair, "Do you deny it?"
"I most certainly do," said Davros, his voice rising to a pitch that made both Mickey and the Doctor shiver in recognition, "Your accusations are both incorrect and insulting Doctor."
"Then you wouldn't mind proving me wrong," said Rose, "I want to see every single technological record for the last two years on this planet and I'm not leaving until I do so."
"As you wish," said Davros, "I shall return with the data you require. I will leave guards Doctor, you will be watched."
Rose gave him a sarcastic smile, "You're hospitality knows no bounds Davros."
He did not answer as he wheeled from the room, leaving two armed guards watching over the party. The Doctor watched on in interest as a look passed between Sumira and Rose that spoke volumes before Rose turned her back, bringing her fingers together and muttering into the device on her wrist. He saw the temporal field growing between her fingers as she stepped backwards towards the guards. When she was barely a pace away she turned and opened her arms wide, the blue-ish green light of the temporal field engulfing the guards and holding them in suspended animation.
"Sumira, quick, hack into that computer port and let's see what's going on," said Rose as Sumira moved to the nearest screen, her fingers working frantically over the keys.
The Doctor moved over to Rose as he heard her struggling to maintain the field around the guards. He moved behind her bringing his arms around her and covering her hands with his own.
"Need some help," he said as the light began to glow a little brighter and Rose's breathing became less laboured, "Better with two."
"Thanks," said Rose, "You know now I know you can do this you won't get away with sitting on your skinny behind anymore?"
"Problem is I don't do this that often," said the Doctor, his breathing becoming more ragged than usual, "This is gonna deplete most of me, I won't be able to do it again for a while. Sumira hurry up with that information."
"The Dalek project has been going on for ten years under our noses! Rose they've got a fleet at least twenty million ships strong and they have attack plans!" cried the younger time lord, "All the planets of the alliance, a simultaneous attack, including Gallifrey. Rose they've got a lock on Arcadia, troops are massing but they won't be able to detect them, they're frequency is below even the most advanced probe."
"That sounds like a Dalek ship," said the Doctor, "It's the Time War in fast forward, you need to get word out, you…"
Mickey and Sumi both shot to their feet as they heard both the Doctor and Rose cry out in agony as an energy bolt flew straight into the centre of the temporal field, knocking them both backwards with the explosion. Sumira screamed as the guards, released from Rose's hold, stepped to one side to reveal the cause of the blast. Mickey pushed her behind him as he watched the familiar eye stalk swing towards him and then over the unconscious forms of Rose and the Doctor.
"You have overstayed your welcome," said Davros as he rolled in behind the bronze Dalek, "You will interfere with our project no longer."
Sumira felt the sickness rise in her throat as she saw the slumped bodies of the laboratory workers beyond the open door. She looked down as she heard Rose stir on the ground, her hand coming up in attempt to stem the flow of blood from the gash on her forehead. She struggled to her feet, having to grip onto the desk to hold herself upright.
"Stay still," said Davros, "Or you will be exterminated!"
"I've been waiting all day for you to say that," said Rose, "Go on, scream it out at me Davros. Exterminate. Go on. That's what will happen to you, you know? Once the Daleks realise you're not truly one of them."
"The Dalek force responds to my commands and they will dominate all the species of this universe. Your interference on this planet only sealed the fate of your own. I let you see my plans and I intend to keep you alive so that you can see what will become of your people. You will co-operate or you will be exterminated."
Rose's strong demeanour shivered slightly as the Dalek swung its gun towards her but she hid it by bending down to the Doctor, pulling him up to sitting as he began to come round. He shot to his feet as he saw what was before him, paling dramatically as he moved too quickly, his head still spinning from the blast. He gripped onto Rose's hand as he noticed her shaking beside him but it was only her fingers that shook, her countenance swiftly returning to one of power. She strode up to the Dalek, peering into its eyestalk before circling it.
"I will stop you Davros," she said, "You have no idea who I am, what I have done before. I will stop you."
Davros' rasping laughter rang out in the small room, "You confidence will be your down fall Doctor."
"So will yours," said Rose, walking onwards beside her friends as the Dalek herded them to the door, his gun inches from Rose's back as she stalked through the corridors.
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The cell was sparse and grey as Rose, Mickey, Sumira and the Doctor slumped hopelessly against the walls. Attempts to contact Gallifrey had failed as Davros placed a communications jam over any Time Lord technology. Even one of Sumira's gadgets that enabled Rose to pilot the Valiant without even being inside was disrupted by the block.
"There has to be a way out," said Mickey, "What about the sonic screwdriver?"
"Dead locked seal," said the Doctor, "Nothing can get through it plus they left at least four Daleks out there and I don't fancy my chances against them unarmed."
"I should have just brought the fleet and blasted the bejesus out of this God forsaken rock," said Rose, "Now Davros has a fleet of Daleks ready to undertake the systematic annihilation of every planet in the alliance. I failed them all."
The Doctor went to Rose's side, holding her close against him as she cried, "Rose you didn't know. You acted the best way you could. If you'd come with a fleet you would have murdered innocent Thals and Kaleds alongside the Daleks and the ships were off world even before we arrived. There was nothing you could do to prevent this."
"But I knew it would happen," she cried, "I know what they were, what they would do and yet I advised the Time Lords to use caution. I learned nothing from you, all that time on the TARDIS and…TARDIS."
"What about the TARDIS?" said Sumira as she tried once again to contact Gallifrey.
"She's not from this galaxy and I ran a scan on her this morning, her make up is slightly different to the structure of our ships and her power source is still from the Doctor's universe," said Rose, completing a circuit of the room before any of them could blink, "Doctor what are the access codes for the TARDIS? The slave circuit codes?"
"I can't remember," he said shaking his head, "Its been hundreds of years since I used them."
"Think for God's sake. Wedding day? Child's birthday? Your birthday?" said Rose, fiddling with the tiny computer on her wrist, "Knowing you its probably your birthday. Eighteen…Ninety two…eight thousand and one…"
"How did you know…"
"Yes! Yes I'm in!" cried Rose, cutting him off short, "I can bring her here. Get you out, you can take Sumira to Gallifrey and warn them and then Mickey and you Doctor can go to Earth, raise Torchwood. They have star ships that we helped them build, enough fire power to help us if it comes to a counter attack."
"What about you?" said Sumira as Rose's fingers danced over the controls.
"Someone has to get the Valiant and distract them here, that's my job. They'll hear the TARDIS materialise in here and come in, I can get out while they're distracted."
The Doctor's hand pulled Rose's away from her computer, "I can't let you do that," he said firmly, "You'll be able to pilot my TARDIS, you get to Gallifrey, warn them and then get yourself clear. I'll deal with Davros."
"I'm sorry Doctor but that's not your decision," said Rose, "This is my mess, this is my Time War and I will stay here. You will go to Gallifrey and warn them, then you will take Mickey to Earth and you will assist Torchwood in coming to our aide. If we can hold the Daleks off at Gallifrey then the other planets will have a chance, I know Davros and he will send the mother ship to attack Arcadia."
"Rose don't try to be a hero, you'll get yourself killed."
"I'm doing my job!" she cried.
"Don't make me stop you," said the Doctor.
Rose wrenched her hand away from his grip, pulling herself up to her full height, "You forget, Officer Smith, that you are under my command on this mission and you will do as I say," she said before returning to her computer, the familiar rasping of the TARDIS beginning to fill the room as it materialised, "You will go to Gallifrey and you will fight for our freedom."
"Rose…"
"I am the Doctor," she said, her voice barely a whisper, "and you will do as I tell you."
As the TARDIS finished its materialisation the cell door opened and three Daleks, rolled in, their cries of EXTERMINATE, echoing in the room. The Doctor, Sumira and Mickey bundled into the TARDIS and the door bore the brunt of the Daleks' beams. Using the distraction Rose, slipped behind the Daleks and into the cold corridor. Pausing for a second as she heard the TARDIS dematerialise and the red alert sound throughout the building, before she began to run back towards her ship, pulling out the sonic blaster she'd hidden from the Doctor since the mission started.
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Vague reports of hostile fleets around alliance planets were beginning to flood the Arcadian communications deck. Alarms had been raised when the Doctor's TARDIS had disappeared of its own accord but concern rose when no one was able to hail the Valiant or its occupants. Chancellor Ero moved from console to console, matching read outs as they began to confirm his worst fears. The Dalek fleet that Rose had warned them off was destroying every alliance world in the nearby galaxy and reports from beyond weren't even managing to reach the Time Lords.
The landing alarm alerted Ero to the presence of an unauthorised and his heart soared as he saw the blue box materialising but the battered frame was not that of the Valiant and he ran down the stairs to see Sumira rush out of the doors before the ship dematerialised once more. The Chancellor rushed to the young girl as she collapsed in distress into the arms of the nearest soldier. Her sobs racked her body and her clothes bore the scorch marks of laser fire. Ero pushed the soldiers aside and pulled the girl up off the floor, rushing her to the side of the landing bay and sitting her down.
"Sumira what happened? Where's the Doctor?"
"She's…she's on Skaro. Ero we have to scramble to fighters and evacuate the planet. Rose was right about the Daleks, Davros has been building an army under our noses for ten years and now he seeks to destroy us. He has ships poised by every planet in the alliance and he means to destroy us. Ero we have to get everyone out of here otherwise we will be wiped out."
"And what of the other Doctor?" said Ero, shaking Sumira's shoulders as she descended further into sobs.
"He and Mickey have gone to Earth, Rose ordered them to. They've gone to raise help from Torchwood. Rose and I have been feeding them information to speed up their space program, they have fully equipped fighter ships that the Doctor will be able to slave to the TARDIS to bring them here quickly. Rose stayed on Skaro to see what she could do their but their were so many Daleks I don't know if she lived. Ero what will we do?"
"Fight," said Ero, "That's what the…Rose would do. She'd fight. Sumira raise the alarm and wake Rasillon, I want every able pilot to man a fighter. If Davros wants a fight he's got one. We're doing this for Rose, Sumi, we're going to do this for Rose."
A/N: I just had to get that chapter out today. Was burning in my mind to be let out. Please review.