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Wolf Whispers
Previously
In the TARDIS, Rose turned to the only male
"Doesn't that change history if he writes about blue ghosts?" she asked
"He doesn't finish it," Charlie commented sadly
"In a week's time it's 1870," The Doctor nodded at the redhead, "and that's the year he dies. Sorry. He'll never get to tell his story."
"Oh, no. He was so nice." Rose looked sorrowfully at the TARDIS monitor, seeing the Author still stood in the snow.
"But in your time, he was already dead," he told her, "We've brought him back to life, and he's more alive now than he's ever been, old Charlie boy. Let's give him one last surprise." The three grinned and watched the monitor and enjoyed Dickens' astonished eyes as they dematerialised.
Back in the snow Charles Dickens grinned happily and laughed before turning and walking away. He listened softly to the choir singing 'Hark the Herald Angels'.
"Merry Christmas, sir," a passing man said to him and Dickens gave a laugh of delight.
"Merry Christmas to you. God bless us, everyone!" he cheered.
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The TARDIS materialised on a corner on the Powell Estate in Peckham, London, and three time-travellers stepped out. Charlie looked about the council estate. It was a lot different from her home in Kensington. Everywhere she looked there was grey concrete (mostly covered by graffiti both new and old). The estate had a few shops, but most were boarded up.
She had never seen where Rose stayed before, since she was chair-bound when they met. She brushed down her outfit which consisted of; a tight off-shoulder long sleeved top that was slate grey in colour, blush coloured high-waisted skinny jeans tucked into thigh-high tan stiletto boots.
"How long have I been gone?" Rose asked the Doctor who crossed his arms standing beside Charlie.
"About twelve hours," he shrugged.
"Oh. Right, I won't be long." Rose told him, "I just want to see my mum,"
"What're you going to tell her?" Charlie asked, her dad knew but only because she had to tell him. She wondered if Rose would tell her mum about her travelling.
"I don't know," Rose said quietly, "I've been to the year 5 billion and only been gone, what, twelve hours? No, I'll just tell her I spent the night at Shareen's. See you later," she turned to walk away before quickly turning back and shouting, "Oh, don't you disappear."
Charlie and The Doctor grinned and waved as they watched their blonde friend run into the block of flats.
Charlie could feel the Doctor's eyes on her as they wandered the estate,
"I know I'm pretty, but you don't have to stare," she smirked, looking up and catching the Doctor's eyes.
"Are you still mad at me?" he asked quietly, looking away from the young woman.
"A little," she shrugged, "But I know your heart was in the right place. You just need to listen to other people, especially when it's a decision so big,"
"I know, I'm sorry," the two shared a smile and a hug, Charlie pulled away and stopped when she something caught her eye.
"Erm, Doctor?" she looked up at the man, "Are you sure you get the time, right?"
The Doctor looked at her confused before turning his head and seeing what she saw. There stuck on a pillar, was a 'missing persons' poster with Rose's face on it saying she had been missing 12 months not 12 hours.
"Oh no!" the Doctor grabbed Charlie's hand and they ran towards Rose's flat. When they reached the door, they burst in gaining the attention of a confused Rose and her tearful mother.
"It's not twelve hours, it's twelve months. You've been gone a whole year. Sorry," the Doctor grinned apologetically at Rose who stared at him irritated and her mother confused.
An hour later, Charlie sat on the arm of the couch beside the Doctor using his shoulder as a rest. Sadly, after introducing themselves, Rose's mother, Jackie, had called the police, refusing to believe anything Rose said about where she had been, so they were currently sat with a policeman asking them questions
"The hours I've sat here, days and weeks and months, all on my own," Jackie ranted, "I thought you were dead, and, where were you? Travelling. What the hell does that mean, travelling? That's no sort of answer. You ask her. She won't tell me. That's all she says. Travelling."
"That's what I was doing," Rose groaned, looking at her two new friends apologetically.
"When your passport's still in the drawer? It's just one lie after another," Jackie huffed.
"I meant to phone. I really did. I just I forgot," Rose murmured.
"What, for a year? You forgot for a year?" Jackie asked doubtful, "And I am left sitting here. I just don't believe you. Why won't you tell me where you've been?"
"Actually, it's my fault. I sort of err, employed Rose as my companion," The Doctor tried to help, making Charlie groan.
"When you say companion, is this a sexual relationship?"
"No!" the Doctor and Rose exclaimed together looking disgusted.
"Travelling companion," Charlie corrected to the police officer, "I thought it'd be nice to have some female company. There's only so much one can take of this dolt," she smacked the Doctor on the head getting an offended 'Hey!' from the man.
"And you are ma'am?" the policeman asked.
"Charlie Banks," she answered shortly,
"And is this a sexual relationship?" the gestured between her and the Doctor.
"No, he's my best friend," Charlie grinned, and the Doctor grinned back at her.
"Then what is it?" Jackie exclaimed bringing their attention back to her, "Because you, you waltz in here all charm and smiles, and the next thing I know, she vanishes off the face of the Earth!" she shouted at the Doctor who stood, "How old are you then? Forty? Forty-five? What, did you find her on the Internet? Did you go online and pretend you're a doctor?" she accused.
"I am a Doctor." He stood up.
"Prove it. Stitch this, mate!" she raised her hand to slap him in the face, but Charlie caught it,
"Don't ever," her voice ice cold, "raise your hand to him, do you understand me?" Rose was shocked, she had never heard Charlie speak like that before. The redhead had always been smiles and smirks.
Jackie nodded her head, Charlie let her go and grabbed the Doctor's hand.
"What about your parents?" Jackie called before they left the flat, "Do they know where you are? Or is your poor mother wondering where you are too?"
"My mother is dead," Charlie told her without turning around, her voice still cold as ice. She didn't stay to hear a reaction as she pulled the Doctor with her and the two of them disappeared.
"I didn't know," Jackie said quietly when she caught her daughters angry gaze.
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Charlie sat beside the Doctor on the roof of the flats, her eyes closed listening to the breeze. The wind blowing through the small wisps of her hair. She had twin french braids up the back of her hair and twirled her hair into space buns on top of her head.
"Thank you," the Doctor said, "For not letting Jackie slap me,"
"No problem," Charlie smiled, "Couldn't let her injure that handsome face of yours," she teased. They laughed together.
"You never said, about your mum," the Doctor looked sadly at his friend.
"Yeah well, it was a long time ago. She wasn't a good mother; she would leave me on my own for hours while she went out with her friends drinking and shooting up. I was only 3 maybe 4 when she died, overdose, dad got custody and raised me by himself,"
"I'm sorry," the Doctor wrapped an arm around her, side-hugging her.
"Like I said, it was years ago." Charlie shrugged, but enjoying the hug they were interrupted but Rose who came and sat beside them.
"I can't tell her. I can't even begin," Rose sighed, "She's never going to forgive me. And I missed a year. Was it good?"
"Middling." The Doctor shrugged.
"I was about 6, I think. I was busy playing with my barbies and having tea parties with my dad," Charlie mused.
"You're so useless," Rose laughed jokingly.
"Well, if it's this much trouble, are you going to stay here now?" The Doctor asked hesitantly, not sure if he wants the answer.
"I don't know. I can't do that to her again, though," Rose said sadly.
"Well, she's not coming with us." The Doctor said firmly, making Charlie laugh.
"No chance," Rose agreed.
"I don't do families," he avoided Charlie's glance, because they do have dinner with her dad every few months.
"She almost slapped you!"
"Nine hundred years of time and space, and I've never been slapped by someone's mother, luckily Charlie stopped her before she could,"
"That's me!" Charlie grinned, "Protecting his gorgeous face from angry mothers," she playfully making them laugh.
"When you say nine hundred years?" Rose asked.
"That's my age." The Doctor smirked.
"He's ancient," Charlie agreed, jumping off the edge when the Doctor swiped at her.
"My mum was right. You are old," they laughed again, "Every conversation with you just goes mental. There's no one else I can talk to. I've seen all that stuff up there, the size of it, and I can't say a word. Aliens and spaceships and things, and I'm the only person on planet Earth who knows they exist,"
Funnily enough, just as Rose finished at sentence, a deep horn sounded from above making Charlie cover hear ears from how loud it was to her. The trio watched gobsmacked as a spaceship flew overhead, black smoking emitting from the back of it. The ship just missed the tower bridge before losing control and crashing into the Thames, taking out part of Big Ben just before it crashed into the river.
"Oh, that's just not fair," Rose huffed as the Doctor and Charlie laughed.
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The road was backed up full of cars and angry people having to abandon their vehicles due to the roadblock that was controlled by the army.
"Get back. Get back," a solider demanded as the trio watched from afar.
"It's blocked off," The Doctor huffed.
"We're miles from the centre. The city must be grid locked. The whole of London must be closing down," Rose commented.
"You know what'd be helpful?" Charlie asked, "If everyone would stop beeping their horns!" she wiggled a finger in her ear.
"I know. I can't believe I'm here to see this. This is fantastic!" The Doctor grinned watching the army.
"Did you know this was going to happen?" Rose asked as Charlie kept her ears covered from the car horns.
"Nope" The Doctor smiled.
"Do you recognise the ship?"
"Nope."
"Do you know why it crashed?"
"Nope."
"Wow, full of information ain't you!" Charlie said sarcastically.
"Yeah, I'm so glad I've got you," Rose agreed with her redhead friend.
"I bet you are," The Doctor missed the sarcasm, Rose and Charlie shared an amused look, "This is what I travel for, girls. To see history happening right in front of us,"
"Well, let's go and see it! Never mind the traffic, we've got the TARDIS!" Rose said.
"Better not. They've already got one spaceship in the middle of London, don't want to shove another one on top," the Doctor said.
"Yeah, but yours looks like a big blue box. No one's going to notice," Rose said.
"You'll be surprised, an emergency like this—there'll be all kinds of people watching. Trust me, the TARDIS stays where it is," the Doctor said.
"So, history's happening, and we're stuck here," Rose said.
"Yes, we are," the Doctor said disappointedly.
"We could always do what everybody else does," Rose said.
Charlie and the Doctor both looked at her, wondering what she was thinking.
"We could watch it on TV," Rose said.
In the Tyler's' flat, the Doctor, Rose, and Charlie were sitting around, watching the news.
"Big Ben destroyed as a UFO crash lands in Central London. Police reinforcements are drafted in from across the country to control widespread panic, looting and civil disturbance. A state of national emergency has been declared. Tom Hitchinson is at the scene," the news reader said.
"The police urge the public not to panic. There's a help line number on screen right now if you're worried about friends or family," the reporter said.
The Doctor changed the channel over,
"The military are on the lookout for more spaceships. Until then, all flights in North American air space have been grounded," the news reporter said.
He then switched it back to News 24.
"The army are sending divers into the wreak of the spaceship. No one knows what they're going to find," the news reader said.
Again, he then flipped back to the American channel.
"Will you stop that?" Charlie glared and he looked down sheepishly
"The President will address the nation live from the White House. But the Secretary General has asked that people watch the skies," the American news reader said.
Jackie walked in and handed Rose a cup of tea.
"I've got no choice! Either I make him welcome, or I run the risk of never seeing you again!" Jack huffed.
Jackie's friend was over, and they were both babbling angrily.
"Oi! I'm trying to listen!" the Doctor said looking over his shoulder irritated with the chit-chat.
"...his current whereabouts. News is just coming in, we can go to Tom at the embankments," the News 24 reader said. "They've found a body," the reporter announced.
The Doctor and Charlie raised their eyebrows.
"It's unconfirmed but I'm being told a body has been found in the wreckage. A body of non-terrestrial origins. It's being brought ashore," the reporter continued.
There was a crowd gathered in the living room now and Jackie came back into the room and handed a bottle of wine to a couple of people.
"Oh, guess who asked me out—Billy Crewe," Jackie said.
The Doctor shook his head annoyed and Charlie patted his hand sympathetically
"Unconfirmed reports say that the body is of extra-terrestrial origin. An extraordinary event unfolding here live here in Central London. They body is being transferred to a secure unit mortuary. The whereabouts is yet unknown," the reporter said.
The Doctor flipped through a few more channels, until the remote was snatched from his hands by a toddler that had toddled over. The toddler pressed buttons on the remote, effectively flipping through channels, coming to rest on Blue Peter. Charlie cooed and lifted the little boy onto her lap.
"And when you've stuck your things on, you can cover the whole lot..." the Blue Peter presenter said.
"Can I have that?" she asked the little boy, poking his tummy making him giggle. The boy smiled cutely and handed over the remote, but never left the redheads lap. He lay on her chest and put his thumb in his mouth looking content.
Charlie passed the remote to the Doctor who smiled at her and the comfy looking toddler. The doctor then switched back to the news
"We still don't know whether it's alive or dead. Whitehall is denying everything. But the body has been brought here, Albian Hospital, the roads closed off—it's the closest to the river," the reporter said. "I'm being told that...General Asquith is now entering the hospital. The building's evacuated. The patients have been moved out onto the streets. The police still won't confirm the presence of an alien body. Contained inside those walls is a complete mystery. On another subject, mystery still surrounds the whereabouts of the prime minister. He's not been seen since the emergency began. The opposition are criticizing his lack of leadership. Hold on-" the reporter said.
A man got out of a car on Downing Street, where the reporter is, and entered number 10 Downing Street.
"Oh—that's Joseph Green, MP for Hartley Dale. He's chairman of the parliamentary commission on the monitoring of sugar standards in exported confectionary. With respect, hardly the most important person right now," the reporter said.
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A bit later when it was dark outside, the Doctor and Charlie slipped out the back door hoping not to be seen. Sadly, they were seen by their blonde friend.
"And where do you think you're going?" Rose asked them.
"Nowhere!" The Doctor fibbed badly, "It's just a bit human in there for me,"
"A bit human, yet you're sneaking off with Charlie, who is also human?" Rose raised an eyebrow.
"Well if I'm honest Rose, it was a little too human in there for me too," Charlie confessed. She had spent so many years only seeing a maximum of 3 humans a year whilst held captive by the Academy and now travelling with the Doctor, they rarely went anywhere that was packed full of people. Charlie knew he was mostly being careful because of how her senses react which she was thankful for.
Rose gave her a strange look but dismissed it when the Doctor spoke again.
"History just happened and they're talking about where you can buy dodgy top up cards for half price. We're off on a wander, that's all," the Doctor said, defending himself and Charlie.
"Right—there's a spaceship on the Thames and you're just 'wandering,'" Rose said smirking.
"Nothing to do with me!" the Doctor said. "It's not an invasion! That was a genuine crash landing. Angle of descent, colour of smoke, everything! It's perfect!"
"So..." Rose trailed off.
"So maybe this is it! First contact! The day mankind officially comes into contact with an alien race. I'm not interfering because you've GOT to handle this on your own," the Doctor beamed, "That's when the human race finally grows up. Just this morning you were all tiny and small and made of clay! Now you can expand!" the Doctor said laughing in delight, making the girls smile fondly.
"You both don't need us—go and celebrate history. Spend some time with your mum," the Doctor said, and he and Charlie began walking away.
"Promise you won't disappear?" Rose said for the second time that day.
The Doctor stopped and turned around. He started patting around his jacket pockets.
"Tell you what—TARDIS key," the Doctor said. He pulled one out of his jacket and handed it over to the blonde. "About time you had one. See you later!" he said, grinning. He grabbed Charlie's hand, turned around and left.
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In Albion Hospital, the TARDIS parked herself in a storeroom. The Doctor and Charlie stood quietly as the Time Lord used his sonic on the door lock making a loud buzzing sound.
"Shush!" he shushed the tool making Charlie snort and the two of them opened the door and two of them stepped into a room filled with solders.
The two intruders and the soldiers had a staring contest for a few moments before the soldier's grabbed their guns and pointed them at the too
"Got to love a man in uniform," Charlie winked at a solider who was eyeing her up and got a wink in return.
"Could you not?" the Doctor huffed at the girl getting an apologetic look in return.
Suddenly there was a loud scream,
"Defence plan delta! Come on. Move! Move!" the Doctor ordered and lead the Marines out the room, down the corridor and into the lab.
They came across an Asian woman on the floor with a gun, she was shaking.
"It's alive!" she cried when she was the soldiers.
"Spread out," the Doctor ordered, "Tell the perimeter it's a lockdown,"
"My god. It's still alive," the woman muttered.
"Do it!" Charlie's eyes widened and a blush rose on her cheeks at how forceful the Doctor sounded.
"I swear it was dead," the woman's voice shook.
"Coma, shock, hibernation, anything. What does it look like?" the Doctor asked, just as there was a clattering sound.
Charlie frowned and sniffed the air "Why do I smell pork?" she wondered confused.
"I swear it was dead," the woman whispered, frightened.
"Coma, shock, hibernation, anything. What does it look like?" the Doctor rattled off.
"It's still here," he said after a metal clatter sounded through the room.
Charlie crouched beside him as he gestured for the soldiers to do the same as he got up to investigate. He looked behind a filing cabinet.
"Hello," he said softly,
Charlie couldn't see what he found, but her questions were answered when a pig ran out from under his legs. Charlie's eyes widened when she saw the pig running on its hind legs whilst wearing a spacesuit. She lunged forward to catch the pig, when a solider pushed her down as if to protect her
"Hey!" Charlie yelled at the solider, he looked at her sheepishly before she pushed him off her with and ran out the corridor for the pig.
"Don't shoot!" The Doctor shouted as he appeared beside her.
A gunshot rang through the corridor just before the duo came upon the scene. Charlie watched sadly as the Doctor checked the pig that lay motionless on the wooden floor,
"I told you not to shoot. It was scared," The Doctor to said sternly to the solider that pulled the trigger, before picking it up and walking back to the lab.
In the lab, Charlie stood beside the Doctor as he examined the pig with the sonic screwdriver,
"It can't be alien, can it?" she asked as she watched him, "I mean it smells like a normal Earth pig, although there is a strange metallic smell mixed in with it," Charlie told the Doctor.
"Well you're right about the metal scent," he nodded, "It looks like someone has taken a normal Earth pig, opened up its brain and implanted some kind of cybernetics to make it walk on its hind legs and god knows what else,"
"We'll never know what else it could do," Charlie commented looking sadly at dead pig, "Do you know what kind of aliens have this technology?"
"There's a few I could think of," The Doctor nodded, "We should get back to Rose,"
Charlie nodded and they tuned to leave when they were interrupted by Tosh, the woman from before,
"Wait a minute," she stopped them, "I just assumed that's what aliens look like, but you're saying it's an ordinary pig from Earth," Tosh raised her eyebrows
"More like a mermaid," The Doctor shrugged, turning back around to face her, "Victorian showmen used to draw the crowds by taking the skull of a cat, gluing it to a fish and calling it a mermaid. Now someone's taken a pig, opened up its brain, stuck bits on, then they've strapped it in that ship and made it dive bomb," he looked sadly at the animal, "It must've been terrified. They've taken this animal and turned it into a joke."
"So it's a fake, a pretend, like the mermaid," Tosh said as she gazed at the pig, because she was facing the other way, she missed the two travellers sharing a look before backing out of the room silently, "But the technology augmenting its brain, it's like nothing on Earth. It's alien. Aliens are faking aliens. But why would they do that? Doctor?" when she turned, they were gone.
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Charlie watched from the Captain's seat as the Doctor flew the TARDIS back to the estate. When it landed, Charlie walked over to the Time Lord as he fiddled with the monitor. Behind them the door opened,
"Sorry for leaving, Rose, but we found…" the redhead trailed off as two more scents entered the TARDIS, she spun around and saw Mickey glaring at the Doctor's back and Jackie looked overwhelmed as she gazed around her.
"Erm, Doctor," Charlie tried to get his attention, but he ignored her and picked up from where she left off,
"As Charlie was saying, we found out the whole crash landing's a fake. I thought so. Just too perfect. I mean, hitting Big Ben. Come on!" he scoffed, "So I thought let's go and have a look-"
"My mum's here," Rose cut him off, he turned at saw Jackie standing there and groaned.
"Oh, that's just what I need," he shot Charlie a look at said 'why didn't you warn me', to which she crossed her arms raised her eyebrows in disbelief, "Don't you dare make this place domestic." He warned Rose and went to turn around but was stopped by Mickey.
"You ruined my life, Doctor." He spat, "You and that redhead of yours." Charlie's head jerked up and her eyes narrowed. She didn't belong to anyone thank you very much, "They thought she was dead. I was a murder suspect because of you,"
The Doctor rolled his eyes, clearly not interested and shot Rose a look.
"You see what I mean? Domestic." He scowled.
"I bet you don't even remember my name," Mickey taunted.
"Ricky." The Time Lord shrugged. Charlie watched the two men like a tennis match as they battled back and forth.
"It's Mickey," the young black man glared.
"No, it's Ricky," the older man argued.
"I think I know my own name," Mickey scoffed irritated, the Doctor barked out a laugh.
"You think you know your own name? How stupid are you?" he taunted.
"Oookay," Charlie called from were she stood, she walked over and stood between the two men, "Enough boys. Act your age," she scolded them. Mickey scoffed and stormed away whilst the Doctor looked at her apologetically.
Jackie seemed to finally have had enough of the TARDIS and ran out with Rose chasing her.
"Mum, don't!" she called after her, "Don't go anywhere, Charlie watch them please,"
"Don't worry I got this!" Charlie grinned happily; she could always use her strength if things get heated.
The Doctor worked silently for a moment before looking up and seeing Charlie deep in thought.
"What's on your mind?" he called up to her, pausing his work.
"So, it was a real spaceship that crashed, apparently piloted by a pig since it was the only creature found onboard. The pig is clearly a distraction," Charlie commented, "If it is an invasion, they must already be here,"
"How'd you figure that out?" Mickey asked, listening to their conversation.
"Well, the pig that was found is from Earth. How'd it gets on that spaceship in the first place?"
"You're right," the Doctor nodded, "Hopefully we'll have the answer soon."
"If they were invading, funny way to do it. You know putting the world on red alert, it's the last thing you'd want," Mickey said smartly.
"Good point!" The Doctor praised, "So, what're they up to?"
The Time Lord went back under the console to finished what he was doing whilst Charlie had a text from her dad,
~Darling when's the next time you're popping in?
~Not sure. We're currently in 2005 dealing with a fake invasion by the looks of it. I'll speak with the Doctor tonight & get back to you.
"So, what're you doing down there?" Mickey asked as he watched the Doctor work.
"Ricky." He said with a mouthful of his sonic screwdriver, Charlie laughed and removed it for him so he could speak properly.
"Mickey," the black man huffed.
"Ricky," the Doctor dismissed him, "If I was to tell you what I was doing to the controls of my frankly magnificent time ship, would you even begin to understand?"
"I suppose not." He replied grudgingly.
"Well, shut it, then." The Doctor smiled mockingly.
"Honestly," Charlie rolled her eyes. It was being in high school all over again.
"Got it! Ha, ha!" the Doctor laughed happily as he crawled out from beneath metal grating, "Patched in the radar, looped it back twelve hours so we can follow the flight of that spaceship," he switched the monitor on and pressed a few buttons, "Here we go. Hold on. Come on." Charlie and Mickey joined him looking at the monitor.
The monitor showed an outline of Earth, a bolt appeared to shoot out from one end of the Earth and fly around before landing again.
"That's the spaceship on its way to Earth, see? Except. Hold on," the video played again, "See? The spaceship did a sling shot round the Earth before it landed,"
"What does that mean?" Mickey asked confused.
"He means the Spaceship went up and came back down. It was already on Earth," Charlie told him.
"Charlie was right. This isn't an invasion, whoever those aliens are, they haven't just arrived, they've been here for a while. The question is, what have they been doing?" he and Charlie shared a dark look. Whatever it was, it couldn't be good.
A few minutes later, Charlie and the Doctor stood channel-surfing on the monitor, checking the news channels for updates.
"How many channels do you get?" Mickey asked, popping up over Charlie's shoulder.
"All the basic packages." The Doctor said crossing his arms.
"You get sports channels?" Mickey asked raising his eyebrows, Charlie rolled her eyes. She never understood why men enjoy watching other men chase a ball.
"Yes, I get the football," The Doctor too rolled his eyes, before stopping Charlie from switching the channel she had landed on, "Hold on, I know that lot,"
"It is looking likely that the Government's bringing in alien specialists - those people who have devoted their lives to studying outer space." The woman on the screen said.
"UNIT. United Nations Intelligence Taskforce. Good people." The Doctor praised, smiling slightly.
"I remember you telling me about them. You worked for them when you were Three, right?" Charlie got a nod in return and a strange look from Mickey.
"Oh, I know all about that," Mickey said drawing the pair's attention, "Oh yeah, don't think I sat on my backside for twelve months, Doctor. I read up on you. You look deep enough on the Internet or in the history books, and there's his name, followed by a list of the dead,"
Charlie shot the man icy look that made Mickey shift away from them.
"That's nice. Good boy, Ricky," the Doctor said disinterested. It was nothing he had heard before, and he knew fine well about the list. Unfortunately, no matter how hard you try, you can't save everyone.
"I know it's been a while, but isn't there anything you can do to help them?" Charlie wondered. Sure, he had a new face, a few new ones actually since he worked for them last, but they'd welcome the help wouldn't they.
Charlie remembered when he first told her about Regeneration. She had found a long colourful scarf in the wardrobe along with a rainbow coat that had her laughing for hours. When she had asked him about the strange clothing, he admitted that his race had a way of almost 'cheating' death. The TARDIS had then showed Charlie his former selves much to his horror and Charlie delight.
After learning about his old faces, she had asked him if he had taken a companion before her. The Doctor was rather reluctant to answer as he wasn't sure how she would react, but he had been travelling with Charlie for four months before she asked so he knew she wasn't the jealous type. So, he happily told her about his previous companions, he talked for hours about them and some of their adventures whilst Charlie listened intently. The Doctor had smiled more in those hours whilst reminiscing about the past, than he had in the four months they had been travelling together and that made Charlie smile too.
"It's best if I stay out of sight," the Doctor told her sighing, "Besides, the worlds on a knife-edge. There are aliens out there and fake aliens. We want to keep this alien out of the mix. I'm going undercover. And err, I'd better keep the Tardis out of sight. Ricky, you've got a car. You can do some driving," he slapped Mickey on the shoulder and made his way to the door with Charlie and Mickey following.
"Where to?" Mickey asked, he wouldn't admit it, but he was looking forward to helping.
"The roads are clearing. Let's go and have a look at that spaceship," The Doctor grinned. He opened the door and the trio stepped out only to find themselves under a spotlight from a helicopter that was hovering overhead and surrounded by armed forces.
"Do not move! Step away from the box and raise your hands above your heads," a guard shouted.
The guard hadn't even finished his sentence before Mickey shot away from the travellers, running in a different direction with a few soldiers on his tail.
"Charlie! Doctor!" Rose's voice shouted as she ran from the block of flats with her mum in tow, but before she or her mum could get close, they were grabbed by guards as the Doctor and Charlie were approached by a solider.
"Raise your hands above your head. You are under arrest." The solider told the two
"Take me to your leader," the Doctor grinned, but winced when Charlie dug her stiletto heel into his foot, his boot taking most of the damage.
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After being shoved into a sleek black car, Charlie turned to the Doctor,
"I thought we were arrested," Charlie looked about her, given the expensive leather seats, she definitely wasn't in a police car.
"Not really arrested as such, more like escorted," The Doctor told her, he too looked about him, but he focused more on watching the scenery through the window.
"To Downing street? Looks like someone noticed you," the redhead commented, "Should remember your invisibility cloak next time," she quipped before shrieking when the Doctor grabbed her and poked her ribs knowing she was ticklish there.
"Stop it," she laughed and wiggled in his grip, throwing her head back as she laughed.
The Doctor grinned hearing her laugh. Over the last few months, Charlie's laughter had quickly become one of his favourite sounds, he'd never get tired of hearing it.
"I'll get you back for this," she swore after she broke free from his hold.
"I look forward too it," the Time Lord smirked, "You wouldn't happen to know the Prime Minister would you,"
"Erm," Charlie tried to think, "Tony Blaire I believe," she may have only been 6, but she was good at remembering stuff like that.
It took around 20 minutes for them to reach Downing street, after exiting the car the two were met with flashes from cameras and reporters shouting out questions that were ignored. Charlie watched amused as the Doctor grinned and waved at all the cameras as they were guided into number 10.
Charlie held onto the Doctor's hand so they wouldn't get separated in the chaos that was 10 Downing street. The room they were guided into was packed full of officials from Generals to Doctors, so many experts and Charlie was with the best one.
"Ladies and gentlemen, can we convene?" a young-looking man called, quieting the noise down a bit, "Quick as we can, please. It's this way on the right, and can I remind you ID cards are to be worn at all times," he waved one in the air as he reached The Doctor and Charlie. He handed the one in his hand to the Doctor.
"Hi I'm Ganesh. Here's your ID card. I'm sorry, your companion doesn't have clearance," he said apologetically.
"I don't go anywhere without her," The Doctor told him sternly. There was no way he was leaving Charlie behind especially when he didn't know what kind of alien they were dealing with,
"You're the code nine, not her," Ganesh explained, "I'm sorry, Doctor. It is the Doctor, isn't it? She'll have to stay outside."
"She's staying-" he started to growl.
"Doctor," Charlie rubbed her thumb on his hand calming him down, "I'll be fine. I can handle myself," she said pointedly. The man shot her a look of gratitude, he wasn't sure he would get through to the Doctor on his own.
The Doctor looked down at her wanting to protest but stopped himself when he looked into her emerald eyes, he knew Charlie could handle anything, but he still didn't want to leave her.
"Excuse me. Are you the Doctor?" a middle-aged woman with brown hair was suddenly beside them.
"Sure," the Doctor nodded and smiled.
"Not now," the young man groaned "We're busy. Can't you go home?"
"I just need a word in private," the woman said, Charlie could smell the fear coming off her in bucket loads. She quickly turned to the Doctor whilst the man and woman argued.
"Go on. I'll be okay," she reached up and hugged him so she could whisper in his ear, "The woman, she reeks of fear. Something must have happened; I'll find out what." She pulled back and looked into his eyes.
"Alright," he forced, "Try not get into too much trouble,"
"Me? Never," Charlie smirked, the Doctor smirked back as she squeezed her shoulder and walked into the meeting room.
"I'm going to have to leave you with security," the young man told her.
"I believe you wanted a word?" Charlie mouthed to the older woman she got a relieved smile from her.
"It's all right. I'll look after her," the woman told Ganesh who rolled his eyes and walked off, clearly no longer caring, "Walk with me. Just keep walking," the woman whispered to Charlie, the two of them kept straight faces as they walked.
Wolf Whispers
Once the two women reached the entrance hall away from most security, the older woman spoke again.
"That's right. Don't look round. Harriet Jones, MP Flydale North," she introduced herself.
"Charlie," Charlie smiled at Harriet.
"This friend of yours, he's an expert, is that right?" she stuttered, glancing around her, "He knows about aliens?"
"Oh definitely. You could say he was THE expert actually, well just below Patrick Moore," Charlie smirked knowing the Time Lord was here, he'd smack her for the comment.
Charlie wasn't sure what reaction she was expecting Harriet to have to her comment, but it wasn't for her to burst into tears. Charlie's eyes widened before rushing to comfort the woman.
Once the woman calmed down, Harriet led the way to the cabinet room,
"I was hiding in one of the cupboards and I saw them through the crack," she explained, her voice shaking. She was obviously traumatised by what she saw, "I saw the acting Prime Minister, with two others and General Asquith. The acting Prime Minister, and the two others, seemed to unzip their foreheads,"
Charlie's nose scrunched up, "Unzip?" she asked as the entered the cabinet room.
"Yes, and then they killed the General and this big alien thing stepped into his body like it was a suit!" Harriet and Charlie saw the acting prime minister or at least his kin, laying on the floor.
Charlie lifted the skin and looked at it before laying it on the table.
"See, they turned the body into a suit. A disguise for the thing inside!" Harriet started to cry once more, seeing the skinsuit triggered her
"Shh, It's okay," she comforted, before letting her go and getting serious, "Right so aliens that use technology to squeeze into human bodies and have the technology for the pig as well," Charlie said thoughtfully. She wished the Doctor was with her, he was better at identifying aliens than her. Even after 6 months, she was still relatively new at it.
She began to search the room for anything that might give her a hint of the species they were dealing with. She checked the drawers and cabinets before moving and opening a tall closet. She wasn't expecting a body that still had its innards, to fall out and onto the floor.
"Holy shit!" she exclaimed in fright, the body having shocked her, "Hold on is that-" she was rudely interrupted by Ganesh who had wandered in to see what the noise was,
"Harriet, for God's sake. This has gone beyond a joke. You cannot just wander…" he trailed off in shock staring at the body on the floor, "Oh, my God. That's the Prime Minister!" he exclaimed.
"I worked that out thanks!" Charlie snarked, she always did get snarky in serious situations. The Doctor seemed to think it was funny to watch her get riled up.
"Oooo, has someone been naughty!" the three jerked their heads to the door where small plump woman with short brown hair stood smirking at them with joy on her face. Charlie, perceptive as always, looked into her eyes and saw the malice that sat in them.
The redhead stood up straight and moved herself slightly in front of Harriett who stared at the woman in shock, obviously having recognised her, perhaps as one of the aliens.
Ganesh not seeing the danger they were now in continued,
"That's impossible. He left this afternoon. The Prime Minister left Downing Street. He was driven away!" he rambled on looking at the woman
"And who told you that, hmm? Me." Charlie watched in disgust, the two others staring in horror, as the blonde woman reached up to her hairline and started to pull along it, a bright blue light emitted from the gap in her head.
The alien then started to pull the human face down, its large green head popping out. As it continued to remove itself, Charlie began glancing around the room, for anything she could use as a weapon. Sure, there was chairs, but looking back at the alien that had the skinsuit down to its waist, chairs wouldn't do much to a big beast like that.
Once the green alien was free from its disguise, it watched them for a moment and Charlie watched back. When she saw the slightest twitch of movement, she lunched forward and grabbed the back of Ganesh's suit, yanking him back to her Harriett only just missing the Alien's talons by a hair. The three humans watched as the large green beast roared at them in anger for taking away her kill, they backed up a bit as she started towards them. Charlie's gasped when she could suddenly hear pained screams coming from inside the building, and her eyes darkened with rage when she heard the Doctor's scream amongst them.
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