Chapter 13

"Can we… stop now?" Rose panted. They were both running at a jog and they were turning the heads of passers by. She grabbed his sleeve to slow him down. He slowed to a walk and threw the weed killer into a skip as they passed McDonald's.

"We're near there." He said as they turned down an alley.

"Good. About Leo…" Rose said. Jack showed no indication of hearing her. She took this as a sign of not wanting to talk about it. He seemed to be coping with his arm as well, though she'd seen it trickling blood. "Erm, how exactly are we gonna get back on the Underground… with flame throwers? I mean, they have all those security measures."

Jack smiled. "Not a problem. We do the old bung them in the sports bag. And if there are those detector things, I'll cover you whilst you deactivate them with the Sonic Screwdriver."

"You have thought this out haven't you?"

He came to a halt as they came to a fence. It was made of mesh, and quite high, but it had already been cut through. They could see graffiti on the warehouse walls. It was a fairly big building, grey with chipped paint work. "This is it." He told her. He pushed the mesh back to let her go through first, and then he followed. He looked over his shoulder to make sure no one was following them. When he was sure they were alone, they approached the door which was slightly ajar. Jack picked up a pole and held it poised over his shoulder, the way a baseball player would hold a bat.

He kicked the door open and told Rose to find a light switch. She felt around the wall which was filthy and found some. It activated all of them. The room filled with light and she saw the floor was covered with big boxes, covered in dust. Jack walked around them, checking to see if anyone was there. He came back over to Rose. "They should be over there." He nodded to the other end of the warehouse where there were only a few boxes. He put the pole down and lead Rose across the room quickly.

The door clanged shut suddenly behind them, making Rose jump. Jack went over to investigate and found the door jammed. "We'll have to find another exit." He called back. "Try that door behind you."

Rose turned around to go to the fire exit door and screamed.

There were three Wendigos in front of her. They growled, baring their teeth at her. Two of them raised their arms, claws out. "JACK!" she screamed. She jumped behind a crate and called his name again. "Jack! Where are you!"

"Right here!" she peered over the top of the crate and saw him standing in the middle of the room, two of the Wendigos in front of him. She nearly yelled at him to move, that he wasn't safe but that wasn't Jack. He faced danger. And besides, she saw he had a flame thrower slung over his shoulder. He pulled the trigger and a jet of flames shot out at the Wendigos. They both screamed and turned to ash.

"Two down, one to go!"

She blinked and in that second where she had closed her eyes the last Wendigo of the three had supersped to right in front of her. It's long tongue was rolled out hungrily.

It's gonna eat me, oh God it's gonna eat me! Rose kept thinking over and over. She wanted to call out but she was paralysed with fright. "Jack…" she whispered.

"Where are you, you big ugly beast!" Jack called. Knowing he was safe, and hoping with all her might he could save her, his voice gave her confidence. She pictured the Doctor's face in her mind and imagined seeing him again.

"JACK!" she shouted at the top of her lungs. "Over here!"

She thought the Wendigo looked surprised at her sudden confidence, but no, she imagined it. A monster could not show emotions.

The Wendigos head spun to its side and saw Jack. It supersped out the way of the flames as he approached, holding the trigger down for huge jets of fire. He moved it the other way and caught the creature as it looped them. It stumbled and screamed in agony. It burnt.

Jack held his hand out to Rose. "Are you alright?" He asked, concerned.

"I'm good. I think your arm really should get seen to."

Jack waved her comment away. "I'll live. Let's just focus on getting through this battle alive shall we?" Rose sighed and then nodded. "Good. Now that's settled, you know where a sports shop is? We need a bag."