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The Phantom of the Opera
The manager's were going mad. It had been two days since the Doctor had spoken to them and they wanted a bit of a question and answer session with him to find out what he knew about the Opera Ghost. But he was no where to be found.
"Where is he staying?" Andre asked. Firmin could do nothing but shrug his shoulders.
"Andre, my friend, I know as much as you do," Firmin answered. "Hopefully we will be able to talk with the good Doctor soon enough."
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But the Doctor was far to busy to be given a question and answer session at that time. He and Rose were standing at the end of a long corridor that happened to be behind Christine Daae's mirror.
"Why would there be a passageway to somewhere else behind a mirror, Doctor?" Rose asked. The Doctor shrugged and he took Rose's hand.
"We are going to follow them, but don't make a sound. I don't want them to know we are following. If we get caught, we are in big trouble," the Doctor explained. They stepped in further and Rose closed the mirror behind her. They saw the Phantom and Christine turn the corner at the bottom. The Doctor took Rose's hand again and they set off down the long, damp passageway.
"I must get the name of his decorator," the Doctor said, sarcastically. Rose just rolled her eyes. Trust the Doctor to make jokes when they were on an investigation.
"Come on, they went down there," the Doctor said when he spotted a spiral staircase in front of them. It was really dark. The Phantom must have had some sort of torch. The Doctor looked around. Then he spotted a large torch. He picked it up and put it in front of him. He knew Rose was a little afraid of the dark so he could feel her cling to him as if she was going to lose him at any minute.
"I'm not going anywhere Rose," he said, soothingly. Rose let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"You read my mind," she said and clung to him even more as they began to descend the spiral stairs. He could hear voices in front of him but they were pretty quiet. But it sounded like singing. Were the Phantom and Christine singing together? They kept on walking. Suddenly they heard horse's hooves clicking upon the stone floor.
"What's a horse doing down here?" Rose asked. The Doctor smiled.
"Well Rose, it's a bit more realistic than a horse being on a spaceship, remember that time?" he asked. Rose giggled and nodded. Suddenly the Doctor was still as something caught his attention.
"Rose, do you hear water?" he asked. Rose listened intently. Sure enough, there was the splashing of water. But where was it coming from? They suddenly turned a corner and they came to a canal.
"What's a canal doing underneath a Paris Opera House?" Rose whispered.
"I don't know, but I'm going along," he said. He put down the torch. He took off his jacket and tie and took out the sonic screwdriver. He held the sonic screwdriver between his teeth and he handed his jacket and tie to Rose and he began to wade into the water as there didn't seem to be any walkway.
"Doctor, what are you doing?" Rose asked.
"I am going to investigate," he said, and began to wade further. "You stay here. I'll be back in ten minutes." Rose looked slightly weary.
"Be careful," she said. He smiled and nodded. He carried on wading and Rose watched him until he was out of sight. Then she waited.
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Fifteen minutes had gone past and there was still no sign of the Doctor. Not even a single splash of water. She got up and put his tie and jacket down to the side. She got up and took off her shoes and socks. She waded into the water and shivered at its icy touch. She wondered why the Doctor hadn't reacted like that to the icy water. Then she remembered. He wasn't human. She carried on walking until the water was waist deep and was soaking through the bottom of her t-shirt. She rounded the corner and saw a big iron portcullis. And there, at the side looking through was the Doctor. She walked up to him and tapped his shoulder. He turned round.
"What are you doing along here?" he asked. She shivered slightly.
"It has been fifteen minutes and you didn't return. So I came t…" she said before the Doctor put a hand up to silence her. His attention was focused on the room inside the portcullis. She looked through to where the Doctor was looking and saw Christine Daae wrapped in the embrace of the Phantom of the Opera. Suddenly she heard him sing softly:
"Floating, falling, sweet intoxication,
Touch me, trust me,
Savour each sensation,
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in,
To the power of the music that I write,
The power of the Music of the Night!"
He led Christine to a curtain and pulled it away. The Doctor and Rose tried to get a better look of what he had shown her. But they were suddenly put off when Christine fainted into the Phantom's arms. He caught her and carried her to another part of his 'home'. The Doctor kept his eyes on them as he walked to a bedroom, by the look of it, with Christine in his arms. He was suddenly distracted when Rose shivered violently against him.
"Rose, come on. That's why I told you to wait. Come on, back to the TARDIS," he said. He lifted her into his arms and carried her so that water wasn't soaking her anymore. He carried her to the end of the canal again, where she had left his clothing. He put her down and climbed out of the water. His shirt was clinging to him for dear life, as were his trousers. He picked up his coat and he wrapped it around Rose's shoulders.
"Let's get back to the TARDIS and get dried up. We'll investigate more in the morning," he said. Rose nodded and savoured the warmth of his coat around her soaking wet body. He put his arm around her shoulder and they walked back up towards the mirror again. The Doctor stepped out first to make sure that the coast was clear. He led Rose through the dressing room and to the door. He peered out but all seemed to be quiet. Then he realised the time. Everyone would be asleep. He took Rose's hand and led her back through the empty corridor until they came to the foyer. They looked around before crossing the hall. They went out the front doors and ran round to the TARDIS. The Doctor opened the door and Rose went in first. She took off his coat and the Doctor went to get a towel.
"Thank you, Doctor," she said. He smiled at her and went to change his own clothes in the bathroom. Rose got up and went to their room and she changed out of her soaked jeans and t-shirt. She changed into a pair of pyjamas and she got under the sheets to warm herself. The Doctor suddenly came through, wearing only his pyjama bottoms. Rose felt her breath catch in her throat as she looked at him. But they just smiled at each other. The Doctor got into the opposite bed and fell asleep straight away.
"Goodnight, my darling Doctor," Rose whispered as he slept. She turned over and fell asleep herself.
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Down in the depths of the Opera, the Phantom knew people had been watching him. He could feel their presence as he sung his song to his beloved Christine. His Christine. He had made her faint by showing her something she wasn't ready for. He didn't mean to frighten her but it happened. She was asleep soundly in his bedroom. He was furious that people had been down in the catacombs anyway. It was his territory and if they came down again they would pay. He would make sure of that.
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Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor had awoken as he hadn't needed much sleep at all. He was lying in his bed watching Rose as she slept. Then he began to think about the hypnotized state Christine had been in to follow a masked man through a mirror and not think it was strange.
"What are we going to do?" he asked himself. "What are we going to do?" He got up out of bed and went to the control room of the TARDIS. He sat in his chair and thought.
"Something has to be done," he told himself. "And Rose and I will find a way!"
Hope you liked it! I enjoyed writing this chapter. A bit of a spark between the Doctor and Rose? What do you think? Next chapter up soon! Love you all, thanks for reviewing! xxxx
