Author Note: Once again thanks for the great review...as for the doctor and Jack's reactions...well you'll have to wait and see. But for now, Rose and Mia have gone in search of the guys. What they're looking for and what they find are two very different places indeed!

Enjoy!

Mia had to admit, she did like this new look. It was certainly proving to be more useful than her human body. She could jump higher, run faster and longer, hide better in the bushes, and those creepy lizards didn't dare come near her now.

She followed the road for some time until at last the tracks stopped. She looked around, expecting to see the truck somewhere near, but there was nothing.

She sat and pondered for a moment about what to do next. Then she glanced around. Something wasn't right. She could sense it.

She decided to turn back and find Rose and check that she was alright. After all, this obviously hadn't been the right way. Perhaps Rose had had better luck. And that uneasy feeling inside Mia was growing. She tensed, and prepared to bolt at the slightest sign of any trouble.

As she turned, she heard a twig snap and immediately crouched low, teeth and claws bared, ears flicking rapidly back and forth, trying to pick up any more sounds. She was about to make a run for it when there was a loud shout, a flare shot up from somewhere and ten huge men ran from the bushes, carrying guns and a heavy cargo net, which they threw over her. No matter how hard she struggled, the men were too strong for her and eventually managed to wrestle her into an iron cage.

"She's a pretty one," one of the men said as he crouched down to examine Mia, who had started pacing up and down the cage angrily, looking for a way out.

"Let me out!" she growled, but he didn't seem to be able to understand her. Then he reached in a hand and began to stroke her soft fur, muttering gently to her, in what was an obvious attempt to calm her down.

Mia did feel herself begin to relax a little as he carried on, stroking her behind the ears.

If I was a pet cat, I bet I'd be purring right now, she thought in amusement.

"She's a real pretty one," another said as he also crouched down by the cage.

Mia had stopped pacing by now, knowing there was no way of escape. She flopped down and let out a long sigh, which caused the men to smile.

"Shame he wants her for fighting. I don't reckon she's that old. Tobias'll kill her before she even has a chance to defend herself," the first man sighed, as he reached out again to stroke her. But Mia had tensed, and immediately shyed away from his touch.

Killed? Fighting? No way! Not if I can help it!

Mia lunged forwards and grabbed the first guy by the arm. Having razor sharp teeth definately proved an advantage, because he pulled back in agony, blood dribbling down his sleeve.

"Let me out!" she cried again. "You have to let me out!"

"Watch it, she's dangerous!" another voice shouted and Mia felt something sting her shoulder. She turned to see a red dart sticking out of her fur coat and immediately felt drowzy.

"Don't hurt her!" the first guy yelled, even though he was still dribbling blood everywhere.

Mia's last thought before she fell to the floor unconscious was that she hoped Rose had had better luck.

oOo

As it happened, Rose had found the Palace where the Doctor and Jack had been taken, but before she'd had the chance to find a hiding place, men had jumped her aswell and subjected her to the same treatment as Mia. She'd been forced into another cage and carried up to the Palace, where she was released into a small cage down underground. She hadn't put up a fight because she'd been in situations like this enough times to know that fighting got you no-where.No-one else was in sight down in her dungeon and she sighed, flopping down in the dusty sand that lined the bottom of her cage. Some dust flew up her nose and she sneezed, sending more spraying into her face. She jumped to her feet and used her paws to try and wipe her eyes.

It was only then that she noticed she had a small cut on her right paw and looked around, spotting a bowl of water, which she dipped her paw in. Then she shook it off and paced the cage, looking for a way out. When she saw that there was none, she threw herself down in the sand again and wondered what Mia was doing.

oOo

The Doctor heard the growl of a very angry animal in the next cell to his, and as his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw a very angry tiger prowling about, launching itself at the bars every now and then, and growling in frustration.

He looked to the corner of his own cell, where Jack was sleeping soundly, blissfully unaware of their next door neighbour.

The Doctor watched the tiger for ages. It moved with such grace and perfection that it was almost magical.

"Poor thing," he muttered as the tiger crashed into the bars again, then yelped and staggered away, back to its dark corner, where it flopped and snorted in disgust.

"I know how you feel mate," the Doctor sighed, banging an angry fist against his own bars. Jack sat bolt upright and looked around wildly.

"What happened?" he asked anxiously, crawling back nearer the Doctor.

"We got a new neighbour," the Doctor replied, nodding in the tiger's direction. It had resumed its angry prowl around the cage again, it's fangs gleaming white in the moonlight that was filtering through the iron bars above their head.

"What type is it?" Jack asked in fascination as he watched the muscles ripple under it's glossy coat. It had very definitive black stripes and a pure white stomach.

The Doctor sat up a little to get a better look.

"Male Bengal by the looks of things," he said, and then, as an after thought, he added "A very angry one too."

"Tobias," Jack said.

"What?"

"His name's Tobias," Jack repeated, pointing to a name plate over the cage.