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Chapter 8:

Falling into the unknown (Part 1):

Rose had been travelling with the Minister now for about six months, but to her it felt like a lifetime. She had grown on the Minister too. But their relationship was very different to that of the one she had with the Doctor.

Unlike the Doctor, Rose had managed to reveal a domestic side to the Minister, and she absolutely loved it! The Minister was also better at showing compassion to the ones he loved. Now Rose and the Minister are not in a relationship but if you were an outsider looking in, they were acting like a loved up couple.

They had strange customs on board of the TARDIS. For example, after the fourth month of travelling they both decided that they should move into the same room. It wasn't that they were sleeping together, because they weren't. They just enjoyed each others company whilst sleeping and while they were travelling. So they moved into a bigger room on the TARDIS and they all combined their belongings.

The whole change in sleeping arrangements began when Rose couldn't sleep one night and the Minister invited her to sleep next to him. After overcoming the initial shock that she was sleeping next to her best friend who was also a Time Lord, Rose grew to love the warmth of his body beside hers. Whenever they visited her mum, Rose always found herself tip toeing into the lounge late at night to find a fully awake Time Lord waiting for her. They would snuggle up and then fall deep into sleep. Jackie however didn't throw a huge tantrum. This was because she could see that the love between these two people was not that way inclined. Merely that they were both strong enough to display their affection for each other.

Back on the TARDIS the Minister had place a screen on one of the walls to show a permanent slideshow of all the photos they had taken whilst travelling around. Several of these photos could be deemed as 'cute', 'sweet', 'horrible' or 'hilarious'. One of the most outrageous photos that could be seen was that of when they visited the plant Jutaery and Rose and the Minister had gotten quite drunk and were lying in a double bed and began to snog each other, and one thing lead to another. The photo was taken by a friend they had made on the planet. The next day was extremely awkward but they both decided to shrug it off, after all best friends kissing wasn't that bad was it? Kissing fine wasn't that bad, it was the fact that they had slept with each other that was extremely awkward. But thankfully the Minister had confronted Rose and they both decided that it was an accident. Rose didn't know what to think or to feel, but she was jut glad that they were back to normal and happy that their friendship was strong enough to get over this hurdle and look back upon it with humour. The Minister had often used this photo to black mail Rose into doing chores that needed to be done. The Minister had also placed this photo in the collection he displayed on the slideshow upon the screen. Rose didn't really understand why but she didn't mind. Rose knew that right now and even back then her and the Minister were just really good friends. They both agreed they were good kissers and good in the bedroom, but obviously the Minister was boasting about all the girls he had been with and how he has got about 900 years of experience in that department. Rose would always mock him and as payback the Minister once pretended to be very drunk and as they slept next to one another he ran his hand up Rose's arm in a very seductive manner. Rose was so shocked and taken aback that she only realised he was joking once he had rolled over and couldn't contain his laughter. Rose joined in and laughed at herself.

Rose had just gotten herself dressed and ready for their next adventure. She stepped into the control room to find the Minister playing around with his hair. She laughed and went over and styled it in a very young, hip, and stylish manner.

"So Minister, where are we headed today?" Rose questioned in a chirpy manner.

"Haven't got a clue really! What kind of a place do you want to visit? Somewhere to relax? To run? To act like a complete nutter?"

"What do you mean you always act like one all the time!" Rose joked.

"OI! Are you insulting me Rose Tyler? You better not, I do believe we both know my secret weapon?" He turned and headed in Rose's direction with the biggest childish grin she had ever seen.

Rose rolled her eyes and decided to leave the conversation at that, she really wasn't in the argumentative mood.

All of a sudden there was a large jerk sending most object in the TARDIS flying to the floor.

Rose was on the verge of falling when the Minister caught her using his right arm whist his other arm was holding on to the railings balancing them both.

"Cheers, what was that?" Rose said whist regaining her balance and holding on to the railings with both hands.

"I'm not sure but whatever it was we aren't moving anymore."

Rose nodded as she too realised this fact. They both walked over to the centre of the column and Rose looked at the screen to see where they were.

"Minister we've landed! I thought you said the TARDIS usually informs you on landings. This is strange, not only was our landing extremely bumpy, which it never is, but you didn't even plan a course or a landing."

"10 out of 10 Rose! Just what I was thinking! Now then by looking at the screen we have landed somewhere where civilisation is about and – what the…"The Minister paused and started at his screen with the signs of disbelief plastered over his face.

Rose moved over to see what he was looking at. But all she could see was some letters and numbers which she couldn't understand.

"Minister what is it?" She questioned in a tone with fear wrapped around it.

The Minister turned to Rose and spoke.

"Rose, you know that between Universes you have something called a void?" Rose nodded, afraid to even think what has happened to them. "Oh Rose no don't look worried as such we aren't in the void, in fact what has happened is pretty incredible. In between the void and the Universe you have a layer which is called the Thriving, that's where we are. Now technically it should have been impossible to reach this area with the TARDIS."

The Minster paused for a moment and fiddled with a few buttons and continued his speech not looking at Rose but apparently reading the screen.

"The reason we shouldn't have been able to reach this area is because, if we were somehow being dragged into the void, the TARDIS has so much mass that we should have been engulfed in the void. But it seems that our friends on this particular planet have managed to save us and drag us into their world. Only problem is to get out the TARDIS needs to store up on energy or gain energy from somewhere. And seeing as there is probably no where apart from Gallifrey that can supply energy, we are just going to have to let the TARDIS charge herself up, and yep you guessed it that is going to take some time! Probably about 26 hours, not long."

The Minister sighed at the end, still looking a bit confused at how this happened, but shrugged it off and turned to Rose with a huge grin on his face.

"Well then am I too assume that we have two options? Option number being we stay here and wait around and probably end up drinking and run about the TARDIS like headless chickens, or option number two we get out there and explore…oh by the way what is the name of this place?"

"Kirthor" The Minister quickly cut in.

"Right…or option number two we get out there and explore Kirthor!" Rose finished

"Right you are Miss Tyler! So is it number one or two me lady?"

"Definitely number two!"

"Excellent" the Minister cried, as they both ran for the door and stepped out into there next adventure.

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OO! Exciting stuff ay? Well anyway tell me what you think! Sorry if the chapter is kinda long! I guess I had quite a lot to fit into one chapter! Please review now that you have read it, even a short review means a lot, thanks you so much! Cheers! Have a nice day!
Mazza