"What the…" Jack muttered as he looked into his own eyes. Another scream from Rose managed to rip his and the Doctor's gazes away from the horror in front of them to the horror behind them.
With the same gunshot-like crack, the wall Rose had been leaning against opened to the same black nothingness, this time with a mutilated corpse of Rose. Before either the Doctor or Jack could react, the corpse had grabbed Rose and dragged her into the darkness, the wall cracking closed after her.
"Rose!" the Doctor bellowed, ramming his fists into the wall. "No!" He turned back to face the other corpses to see Jack staring at a blank wall.
"What's going on?" the Doctor muttered, starting to feel an emotion he didn't feel often: fear. Jack looked up to the Doctor's distraught face.
"I was kinda hoping you would be able to answer that."
The Doctor held Jack's frightened gaze with a crinkled brow and pursed lips.
"I've never seen anything like this before. Closest would have to be the Gelth Rose and I met up with in 1869. This is like something out of someone's worst nightmare."
Both men realized what the Doctor had just said at the same exact moment.
"Rose's dreams," they breathed.
XxXxX
It was hot and humid…and it was pitch black. The strong hands that had dragged Rose away from her friends were gone and all Rose could feel was the cool, hard floor she was sitting on and her heart thudding painfully in her chest. She had come to the conclusion that the zombie that had dragged her in here was the one of herself and now she was wondering if the ones of the Doctor and Jack had grabbed them and pulled them to similar places. Rose hoped not. If the Doctor and Jack were free that gave her a larger chance of being rescued.
Rose, a voice called. Rose looked up but there was nothing to see.
"What do you want from me? Who are you? What have you done with my friends?" she demanded.
All will be made clear in due time, replied the voice. For the current moment, however, we have some questions for you, Bad Wolf.
Rose frowned. Bad Wolf. Why did those words seem familiar?
"Who's 'Bad Wolf?'" she asked.
Oh! the voice cried, shocked. Um…never mind. It doesn't matter.
Rose frowned, not convinced, but the earlier fear was ebbing away. She waited for the voice for a while, getting the distinct impression it was consulting with its comrades.
Well, uh…why don't I explain? the voice soon suggested. Rose raised an eyebrow.
"That'd be nice."
We, the Doctor, Captain Jack, and I, have been sending you messages of us, trying to make you aware of our presence. Unfortunately, this has not been working.
"You mean the dreams?" Rose interrupted. "I thought those were just nightmares!"
Precisely. Tonight we became desperate enough to control your actions to make you aware of us.
"Hmph. Scared the heck outta me."
We apologize for that. Frightening you only made things worse for us as your friends now also know of our presence. They cannot know…they will make our goal harder to reach. Therefore, before going through with our original plan, we must rid of your friends.
"What? You mean, kill 'em?" Rose asked, appalled.
Unfortunately, yes. And we need your help.
"What, you crazy? I'm not gonna help ya kill 'em!" she argued.
But you must! the voice protested.
"Oh, I must, must I? Well, too bad! You'll have to go through me before I'll let ya kill my friends!" Rose burst, standing up. Silence filled the darkness and Rose immediately regretted her words. But before she could apologize, the voice returned.
I'm sorry we had to do this.
Suddenly Rose could see the three zombies standing directly in front of her. They reached out to her head and clutched it as a blinding pain consumed Rose's entire body and soul.
A/N: I love reviewers and live for constructive criticism!
