A/N: Gotta keep going, the Sad Day looms... So step a little further into Denial Land as my random tale continues... (Blimey, I've officially cracked)
Disclaimer: Owned by the BBC.
"You're not green!" exclaimed Rose, as she looked up at the figure sitting in front of her.
Actually, now that she could look more closely, she could see that the alien was sitting on a throne. Either she was in the presence of royalty or the alien had a complex.
"Why should I be green?" demanded the alien.
Rose stared at him like he was stupid, "Um, well after the green radio, green glow and green mist, I kind of assumed you had a fixation on that particular colour. But obviously I was wrong."
"I use the colour green to carry out my tasks, but my personal form is of this colour."
Rose grimaced. "Has no one ever told you that that shade of pink majorly clashes with green? Anyway, I don't mean to be forward or anything, but what are you?"
"I am Yagaslovic the third. Last in line to the throne."
"So you're genuine royalty, then?"
"Of course," growled Yagaslovic, "And you, human child, have been selected to be my bride."
"Really?" asked Rose, casually, trying not to show any disgust, "That's nice and all, but I normally only kiss on a first date. Marriage is going a little far. Besides, you could have proposed in a more romantic manner."
"You do not have a choice in this matter," said Yagaslovic, impatiently, "We need you to carry on our lineage. Without you, my royal family will die out."
"Why me?" asked Rose, "I mean, I'm flattered, really. But why me?"
"Humans are the closest match. And you have more, with your hair. The specific genes needed to generate your hair colour are a near identical match to some of the DNA of my species."
Rose bit her lip, trying not to give anything away.
"That's clever," she commented, "So what was wrong with the other girls you took?"
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Through the hole, the Doctor dropped a couple of feet. He landed on a solid, rock floor and looked up just in time to see the floor above him meticulously sliding back into place.
The Doctor beamed. "Brilliant," he said, "I feel like I'm in Harry Potter."
The Doctor remained crouched, using the Sonic Screwdriver to scan the area.
The Sonic Screwdriver bleeped and two panels emerged from either side of the cave wall.
He closed his eyes and shook his head wearily, as a jet of green light was shot from each panel, both meeting him in the middle and causing him to disappear.
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"So if they 'disappoint' you, you do what?" demanded Rose, staring at Yagaslovic in disgust.
"We feed them to my brother's pet," he calmly repeated, "Few creatures appreciate the luxury of human flesh more than his Cortains."
"I'm sure," said Rose, the blood draining from her face.
She shuffled around a little and looked at the far end of the cavern, where another pinkish alien was standing next to a pen of large, dog-like creatures.
"So, what are you doing here?" she spoke up, regaining her composure, "I mean, why are you hiding in a cave on Earth?"
"We were banished," said Yagaslovic, bitterly, "Planet 606 no longer required our monarchy and we were brutally cast out. But, no matter. We have been biding our time on Earth, until we are able to rebuild our family and regain power back on Planet 606."
Rose looked around at the cave she was in. It was little better than the one the girls were being held in. The only difference was that there were a couple of the pinkish alien creatures and the rather ornate throne Yagaslovic was sitting on. In fact, she personally thought the girls' cave was much more attractive. Better company, at least.
"How did I get here?" asked Rose.
Yagaslovic laughed. "You ask many questions, human child. You will soon learn that it is not a wife's place to do so. Your job will be to serve me and continue my line."
"Wow," said Rose, "Now there's an offer I couldn't possibly refuse. I'm not your wife yet, so the way I see it, I have a few more questions left. How did I get here?"
Yagaslovic shook his head. "You can ask, but I will not answer. Now, it is time for you to be examined. We must assess whether or not you are completely genetically suitable."
"And I thought you wanted me for my mind," said Rose, sadly.
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Hailey blinked in surprise as a man suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Hello," he said brightly, "I'm the Doctor, nice to meet you."
"You're the Doctor?" asked Hailey.
"Yeah," said the Doctor, happily, "Did Rose mention me?"
"Something like that," confessed Hailey.
The Doctor looked around him, at the five girls scattered around the cave.
"Where is Rose?" he asked. His voice was pleasant enough, but there was an edge to it.
"I'm so sorry," said Sophie, coming forward to him, "She got taken."
"Taken?" asked the Doctor, "Taken how? Where?"
"We don't know," answered Sophie, shaking her head, "There's this green mist stuff. It covers people and then they disappear."
"Green mist stuff," repeated the Doctor, slowly. "At least they're continuing the colour scheme. Green mist, green mist," he balled his hand into a fist and put it against his forehead.
He was going to figure this out.
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"You know what this reminds me of?" asked Rose, as one of the more squat creatures scanned her with a small device, "The security check at Heathrow. I remember one time, with mum, I was searched three times." she laughed at the memory, "'Are you checking my daughter for metal devices, or are you checking her out?' my mum asked."
The creature blinked at her in irritation, "Be quiet," he ordered.
Rose rolled her eyes. "Lot of fun you are."
The creature raised the device higher and widened his eyes as the device began frantically beeping.
"Sire!" he yelled, gripping Rose by the wrist and dragging her in front of the throne, "Sire! The human's hair is not naturally blonde."
"What do you mean?" demanded Yagaslovic, "How can this be?"
"It appears to have been affected by another chemical, causing it to turn a different colour, from its original state."
"Oh please," said Rose, "It's called bleach."
"You did this purposefully," accused, Yagaslovic, "Your intention was to infiltrate my lair. You planned to steal the wealth of my people!"
"Don't flatter yourself," said Rose, "I actually intended to stop you taking innocent girls. An intention which is still very much alive, by the way."
"Not for much longer," said Yagaslovic, grimly, "I think the Cortains will soon solve this little problem."
"I was afraid of that," sighed Rose.
Maybe the creatures would be the same as normal dogs, she thought to herself. Maybe all she had to do was look them in the eye and put on a powerful voice and they would be cowed.
Then again, she thought, as the squat alien led her over to the enclosure and she could see the whites of the Cortains' eyes and the canine teeth, maybe this was actually the end.
"You know," commented Rose, to the guard who had her by the arm, "I've always been more of a cat person, myself."
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"Of course!" shouted the Doctor, leaping up, "That's it! How could I have been so stupid?" He slapped himself in the forehead, watched concernedly by the five girls sitting around him.
He pointed the Sonic Screwdriver out in front of him and fiddled with the settings.
Hailey, Sophie and the other girls watched in astonishment as a very ruffled Rose appeared in front of him.
The Doctor rushed forward and enveloped Rose in a huge hug. She returned it before stepping back and hitting him in the shoulder.
"What the hell took you so long?" she demanded.
"Ow!" moaned the Doctor, "It wasn't exactly simple. I've been following an alien Da Vinci code. Everything else was so complicated, it never occurred to me to use simple teleportation."
"Well, thanks," smiled Rose. "I was about to become Cortain food."
The Doctor grimaced, "They have Cortains?"
"Quite a few. And Yagaslovic tells me that they relish human flesh. So, didn't fancy it, really."
The Doctor frowned, "Yagaslovic? You know, that rings a bell…"
"Yagaslovic the third, banished from Planet 606."
"That's right," said the Doctor, "Overthrown in the revolution against their overwhelmingly brutal regime."
"Yeah? I'm not surprised. Slight psychopath. Wants to build up his royal line with some human girl," Rose shuddered, "Anyway, looking for the correct 'genetic match'. Sadly, I failed."
The Doctor grinned at her, "I bet you did. Sounds like you did all my work for me, too."
"Doctor! Rose!" shouted Hailey.
The Doctor and Rose both looked down to see the green mist wrapping itself around the two of them.
"About time too," said the Doctor, "Slight mistake on their part, though: they've given you time to explain things."
Hailey, Sophie and the other girls stared, with complete bemusement, as the Doctor and Rose happily disappeared from sight.
I'm having a little trouble determining the length of the chapters. But I'm pretty sure that the next one will be the last one...