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Trouble At Torchwood
Chapter 8
Jack had moved away from Rose now – he left the mother and daughter together as he lent back against the wall. He couldn't believe she was dead – that the Doctor had let her die. He stopped himself – it was unlikely he would just let her die; there must have been something much more powerful at work – so powerful it could even evade the Doctor and get to Rose, that's when Jack remembered the corridor.
'Damn it' Jack shouted breaking the silence of the room – Jackie's head instantly snapped up
'What?' she asked between sobs, her face tear streaked and her eyes smudged with mascara.
'The door' he yelled before running towards it – much to his dismay it began to slowly lower into place, he dived for the bottom trying to fit under the gap – he was too late and skidded into the cast iron door. The door sealed leaving Jackie and Jack trapped within the room and Teriana and the Doctor trapped with the monster. Things just kept going wrong.
Teriana had finally lowered the handle before the Doctor got there
'What did you do? What does that do?' he demanded. He heard the clanking of the metal door hitting the stone floor – he knew they were trapped.
'You didn't' he exclaimed as he watched her grin smugly – she really wasn't doing herself any favours.
'All is nearly complete Master' she called into the darkness – the Doctor watched her warily.
'Why is he your master?' he Doctor asked probing for information
'I belong to him – I live to serve him. I shall help him rise from the grave' she gloated
'Why? This monster has done nothing to help you' the Doctor reasoned. She smiled at him – a cold empty smile
'But he will – once I have done as he asked' she told him. The Doctor sighed
'How does he tell you what to do? Does he go inside your mind like he did to …' he couldn't even bring himself to say her name.
'Like he did to Rose?' she finished his sentence heartlessly. He glared at her for she already knew the answer.
'No he can't reach my mind' she began to explain before she was cut off by a the voice.
'It was only hers I could reach – I could control her but you tried to fix it and you killed her' he taunted the Doctor.
'I didn't' he spat back 'It was Teriana….' he weakly began to defend himself
'Passing the blame doesn't help Doctor' the creature warned him.
'There was something about Rose; I could sense her from miles away – something in her mind calling out to me' he begun deep in thought, the Doctor waited unable to anticipate what the monster would say next. 'Something in her mind called out to me, two words that spoke over and over in my mind giving me hope – Bad Wolf'
The Doctor froze; he knew these words and what they meant – he couldn't move, every muscle in his body tensed.
'Bad wolf' the Doctor whispered turning it over and over in his mind – that's what Rose had said
'He taints the bad wolf'
It remained in her – the power she had absorbed changing her mind, body and soul - the Tardis had poured so much energy into her it would have been impossible for it not to impact her. So she had subconsciously called out to this beast, trying to help it and save it only she had died for her actions. Actions she didn't even know she had committed – the bad wolf that allowed this creature to access her mind and taint it, to slowly kill her and take her body.
'She's dead – how can she be any use to you know?' the Doctor asked his voice emotionless.
'I was testing her' the voice callously replied. The Doctor sharpened, turning to look at Teriana
'Testing her for what?' he demanded.
'I need a body – I was testing hers was strong enough to withhold my mind' it told him. The Doctor paused – there was nothing he could say to that – he couldn't form words due to his anger riding through him like a tornado. His clenched his fists and tried not to move – he knew if he did he would surly jump down the cliff and kill that monster if it was the last thing he did.
'You killed her for no purpose?' he asked very slowly trying to remain calm.
'No – I will use her body – and the power encased within her mind that she couldn't access. Using these I will take over the world' he proclaimed.
'You will do no such thing' he warned them as he pictured Roses' body sprawled on the rock floor – if he couldn't protect her in life he most certainly would in death. He turned to the door before remembering it was closed.
'You're trapped' Teriana reminded him whilst grinning evilly
'If I can't get out then neither can he' the Doctor reminded her. She smiled smugly back
'But he can – how else did he get to Rose?' she reminded him. The Doctor froze – Rose wasn't alone Jack and Jackie were with her – but could he rely on them to protect Rose? He certainly hoped so. He needed to destroy this beast or send it back to where it came from so that he could return to the Tardis and….and what? Think of her? Remember her? Touch her clothes and lie in her bed? Cry endless tears for the one he couldn't save?
The Doctor didn't know what would come after this – to him the future seemed bleak and dark – for what was life without Rose?
These were things he was going to have to worry about later – right now he needed to protect her – his final gift to her.
Jackie was still holding Rose to her, singing songs that she sung when Rose was a child and unable to sleep, she gently stroked the hair off her daughters' pale, lifeless face. She looked down and froze – she could have sworn for a moment that she saw her eyelids flicker.
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