Second chapter. Sorry to leave last one on a cliffhanger. It certainly wasn't my intention.
The Doctor looked around, trying to find a gap somewhere in the large circle the bots had formed around him Rose and Mickey. If these bots turned out to be dangerous he didn't wanna take any chances. Truth be told, he could probably handle them, all by himself. Of course I could.
He had been in much worse situations then this one. The Daleks, The Gelth, The Slitheen,Jackie hitting on him first time they met. Glad I got out of that one he thought.
"Should we make a break for it?" suggested Mickey.
Why does he have to interrupt my train of thought like that? I was on a role just now.
"No" The Doctor muttered under his breath. He made sure to keep his voice low enough so only Rose and Mickey could hear him. "Just stay absolutely still."
One of the bots moved forward and stopped right in front of them. A red beam of light emitted from its eye piece and shone on Rose and Mickey's faces, the light was so bright it made their eyes squint. The bot then proceeded to shine the light on the Doctor, whose face began to form a very amused expression.
"So that's what they are" he said, lowering his arms back down. He walked around the bot, examining it from the back, and then working his way to the other side of it.
He beckoned to Rose and Mickey, who still had their hands raised. "It's okay, they're just security bots. All they're doing is just scanning us to see if we're a threat or not."
"Then why are there so many of them?" said Mickey, looking not too convinced.
"Well, security bots are all programmed to respond when life forms are detected in a certain designated area. It's possible or very probable or most likely one hundred percent plausible, that they all responded to our presence when the sensors picked it up. Instead of just one showing up, they must have all obeyed the primary order, which was to watch out for intruders, meaning us."
"Resume former positions" the main bot said. The security bots dispersed, retreating back to the corridors. Rose and Mickey, both looking relieved allowed their hands to drop.
"Guess they don't see us as a threat then" said the Doctor.
"Nor should they" said a voice. "I'm so sorry. Security is rather tight at the moment."
The Doctor turned to see a short round man wearing a golden robe walking towards them, his hands outstretched in a welcoming manner.
"Who are you?" the Doctor asked.
"I'm the Greeter" the robed man introduced himself. "So sorry about the bots, as I said, security is rather tight at the moment."
"Really, how come?"
"Well we don't want to alarm any one but," said the Greeter, lowering his voice by a fraction "the ship's in dangerous territory at the moment. The security level won't be lowered till we're safely out of this sector."
"And what sector would that be?"
The Greeter hesitated before answering. "We're travelling through sector five."
The Doctor's jaw dropped. "You mean?"
"Yes" the Greeter confirmed.
"Can't you speed things up?" the Doctor asked.
The Greeter shook his head "No. For some reason the ships slowed down. Well anyway, may I ask who you are?"
"Oh right, sorry. I'm the Doctor."
"May I see your guest pass please?"
In response the Doctor presented the Greeter with a blank piece of paper "here ya go." The Greeter examined it "oh I see, the Doctor, plus two." He looked at Rose then at Mickey. "And I take it, these are the two?"
"Yep, that's right" explained the Doctor. "Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith." Rose gave a friendly wave, saying "hello". Mickey said nothing.
"Well" said the Greeter cheerfully. "That clears everything up. We have a suite ready, if you'll come with me."
"Lemme guess" said Rose, giving the Doctor a quick wink, "Psychic Paper?"
The Doctor grinned. "Don't know where I'd be without it."
They all started to walk off with the Greeter, away from the Tardis. The Doctor suddenly stopped and turned back. Maybe his eyes were playing tricks on him, but for a moment, he could have sworn he had seen the Tardis shake. Or move, or vibrate, or all the above.
A cold feeling suddenly came over him; somewhere nearby he sensed a presence, an evil presence, one that he had not sensed for a very long time. One he'd hoped that he would never sense again, yet there it was. But that's impossible.
"Oi you coming?" he heard Rose say. The feeling was gone. He looked back to see Rose waving, and forced a smile. "Yeah sorry, just had to tie me shoe. Lace came undone"
Now trying his best to forget the previous discomfort he had felt. The Doctor quickly ran, to catch up with the others.