Hey! I'm so sorry this took so long to post guys!
I was having a ton of trouble writing this chapter and I'm not very sure why, but it's finally done!
I hope you all enjoy!
I rub my eyes again before I slowly start forward into the surrounding darkness.
I soon find a stone wall and I start to follow it cautiously before I can see a light up ahead, I sigh in relief and start toward it cautiously, then I soon hear footsteps, I pause nervously 'what if its someone not all that nice...?'
I shake my head of that thought and head on, I soon find myself in a slightly lit cave, a man on the other end of the room, looking over something he had picked up from the ground, I frown nervously, the man is dressed in a cave explorers outfit, helmet with a lamp and all, I shiver a little at the cold air around us as I watch the man silently, unsure whether I should make myself known or not.
The man tosses the hammer back down to where he found it before he stands, towering over me as I stay silent and back, unsure until I see his hair, white and slightly curly, my eyes widen as I make a hopeful guess at where I am.
"Doctor...?" I ask loud enough for him to hear, the man jumps and spins around, his helmets light shining into my face, I cover my eyes quickly with a wince.
"Rose? What on earth are you doing down here?" He asks quickly, coming over to me quickly, I smile up at the 3rd Doctor as he moves his light out of my eyes.
I shrug a little "just appeared in the dark, I thought I had gone blind for a second" he sighs.
"We need to get you back up and out of these caves before you freeze" he says worriedly, seeing I'm only in shorts and a t-shirt, I smile a little and shrug softly "I'm really not super cold, you aren't going to be down here for very long, lets finish your looking around" I say and nod forward.
He looks at me a bit worriedly but I smile at him gently and nod "I promise I'm ok, if I get too cold I'll head top side" I promise, he sighs before nodding and we head on through the small opening in the wall he had been headed toward in the beginning.
He sees a roll of rope on the ground and leans down to pick it up curiously, I stuff my hands into my pockets, getting a bit of a bad feeling in my stomach.
'What happened next? I haven't seen this episode in a long time...' I frown a little nervously now 'this will be interesting...'
I jump as a distant roar can be heard, I shiver and move a little closer as the Doctor looks down the hallway like cavern before he turns to a small offshoot, I follow him closely and quietly, not wanting to draw the creature closer to us.
As we squeeze through a smaller part of the cave that bad feeling was only growing in my stomach, the Doctor looks around before he gently nudges me back toward the way we can, thinking this room was empty but my eyes widen and I yelp in fright as a large dinosaur like creature growls loudly behind us, me and the Doctor had both fallen back against the wall in fear and he wraps his arms around me, holding me to his chest as his back is slightly to the creature, protecting me from it as I grab onto his shirt shakily.
I squeeze my eyes closed in fear as I wait for us to be attacked, my heart racing and I nearly accidentally open the connection, fearing for his life before there's suddenly a loud electronic beeping and the shadow over us slowly retreats, I shakily open my eyes as the Doctor is looking after the retreating creature, I keep a tight grip of his shirt shakily as I watch it with wide eyes.
I silently curse my horrid memory for forgetting much of this episode, but as it gets farther away we slowly both stand up, I release his shirt shakily, a light blush warming my cheeks as he watches after the creature, seeming to be in a little bit of shock, he slowly follows after the creature and I quickly follow him, stuffing my hands into my pockets quickly.
He soon crouches down to look at the large footprint in the dirt and rocks, I stay back a few feet, glancing around both of us cautiously before he stands and turns to me "are you alright, my dear?" He asks, coming over, I nod a little numbly, smiling a bit.
"Ya, I'm ok, just a bit startled" I say and shrug a little, he nods softly and gently places his hand on my lower back, leading me back the way we had come and back to the ladder, he sends me up first before following after me, I smile softly at him as we make it to the top.
"You know, one day I'm going to remember to always be wearing shoes, no matter where I am" I laugh a little as I had stubbed my toes a few times on the rocks, he chuckles and nods, gesturing me to head into the base.
I head inside and relax a little as the air was much warmer in here, but I remember I'm my soft sleeping shorts, in public, my face heats up a bit and I look down as I follow the Doctor quickly, not wanting to meet anyone's eye as we go.
I quietly stop behind the Doctor as he opens a door and stands in the doorway, when we had approached I could hear the Brigadier and some others talking and I remember now they were going to send a search party down to find the Doctor.
"Well, this all looks very exciting. May I come, too?" He asks, I can almost see his smug face as the others in the room look over in relief and exasperation, I smile a little but stay quiet, hearing Liz sigh with relief and Alistair stand from his chair, he asks the man to call off the search, he nods and goes to do so before the Doctor steps farther in, smiling at the other two in the room.
"I also happened to find our fourth member down in the caves" he says, stepping aside to show me, I smile sheepishly and wave at them both, Liz smiles softly and Alistair chuckles.
"You two get into so much trouble its extraordinary" he comments, I nod a little.
"I agree, though I must say, I'm not the danger magnet, he is, I just get pulled along for the ride" I say, gesturing to the Doctor, who in turn sends me a look of betrayal.
"My dear, I am not that bad" he grumbles but I smile softly back at him.
"You aren't? Then how on earth did you manage to land in England during a meteor show and then nearly get kidnapped and shot the next morning?" I counter, giggling a little as he huffs and goes off to change back into his clothes, I smile fondly after him before remembering the others were in the room.
I smile softly at them "ok, odd question, is there a pair of trousers I can barrow from anyone? I don't think cave exploration will do in shorts" I say, gesturing to my soft shorts.
Alistair smirks in amusement and Liz shakes her head, but I can see a smile on her face as she moves a few files around on the desk.
"I believe the Doctor will have a few outfits for you in his car, he said you may pop up at any time" Liz says, I nod and smile, thanking her before I quickly go after the Doctor, seeing he went into a bathroom to change, I quietly wait outside for him, trying to ignore the odd stares from the personal of the sight.
He returns a few minutes later, back in his normal attire, I smile up at him a bit nervously "hey...Liz said you may have a few outfits for me in Bessie?" I ask nervously, he smiles and nods "of course I do, who knew when you'd next show up" he says and takes my hand before leading me out to a small parking lot in the entrance to the caves.
We find Bessie and he opens up a small compartment in the backseat, I beam seeing a few of my outfits, I grab a pair of dark blue cargo joggers and the same long dark coat I had been wearing for a while now, the one that had a red inner lining, reminding me of both 3 and 12s outfits, as well as a pair of shoes, I smile up at him before we head back inside and I change quickly in one of the bathrooms.
I smile softly as I step out, much more comfortable now as the Doctor looks up, smiling more seeing me changed.
"Shall we rejoin the boring brigade?" I joke and he snickers softly, nodding and offering me his hand, I gently take it happily 'even if he doesn't see this hand holding as anything more than a normal thing between friends, its really comforting' I think as we head back to the makeshift UNIT HQ.
As we return we are offered food and drink, I decline both politely, not feeling very hungry right now as I had only just eaten, but the Doctor takes both and sits down in front of the Brigadiers desk, I quietly choose a chair over in the corner against the wall, not wanting to bring much attention to myself.
I start to zone out at the Doctor explains what we saw in the caves.
'I wonder...the fourth Doctor already had a ring on during his second adventure...does that mean I marry him in this regeneration? It must be, then I wonder when that is...I wonder if that could mean he already has feelings for me now, but doesn't want to act on them yet...' at that thought I glance over toward him quietly as he and Alistair have a heated conversation.
"Anybody would think you were disappointed that I didn't get lost" the Doctor says, reclining in his chair comfortably, apposed to the Brigadiers straight backed position.
"Come on, Doctor" Liz starts as the man, I think the head of security? Brings her a drink "You get everyone worried then turn up safe and sound" she says, I pull my hair up and braid it gently as I listen from my comfy corner.
"You shouldn't have gone, sir" says the same man.
"Well, it produced results, didn't it?" The Doctor asks, obviously fed up with the humans rules and worries, I smile a little and shake my head softly.
"Subterranean Loch Ness Monster? Very helpful" Alistair asks, I snicker a little and look to him.
"Brigadier, it wasn't a water monster, much more like a small t-Rex than anything" I say and shrug, he looks to me curiously.
"That cannot be possible" he comments, the Doctor watches him closely.
"Oh, so you don't believe us?" He asks.
"Oh, I believe you saw something. The question is what" Alistair says, I smile a little, seeing the Doctor only getting more agitated.
"You weren't very specific" Liz says before nodding toward me "she had to explain what it looked like, and even then, it isn't a very good picture" she says.
"Well, we hardly had time to see the full thing in the dark did we?" He asks snappily, I smile a little as I watch this, again, 3 was one of the best in my opinion and seeing him get a little miffed was always fun, as I knew he knew so much more than many of the people around us, and he was always so exasperated at their lack of knowledge.
"All I can tell you for sure is that it was something very, very large and something very, very alive" he says seriously, I nod again.
"Could it have been prehistoric? If Rose says it looked like a dinosaur is that possible?" Liz asks.
"Well, its certainly possible, it was some kind of dinosaur. Certainly nothing that I've ever seen before, though" the Doctor says.
"In museums, you mean?" Asks the head of security.
"No. I do not mean in museums!" The Doctor says seriously, I grimace a little and he notices and realizes his slip up, his eyes widening just a fraction before he quickly corrects himself.
"We...on second thoughts, perhaps...Perhaps I do, yes" he nods, brushing his finger against his upper lip, as if resting his head on his hand as he glances to me, I smirk at him a little, he rolls his eyes softly before focusing back on the problem at hand.
I lean back in my chair, stuffing my hands into my coat pockets comfortably before I pause, looking down as I feel something in my pocket, I pull it out just a little to see what it is before I smile more seeing its the Doctors Sonic, I smile softly and stuff it back in, I remembered he didn't have it for this episode, but if I needed it I had in for an emergency.
I relax again and focus back on the others in the room.
"Well, what ever it is, we must check up on it" the Brigadier says before he stands, the security chief nodding "I'll be glad to go with you, sir" he says, I see Liz has moved over to stand near the desk as they all talked as well.
"We'll all go, except you Miss Shaw, and Rose" he says as I stand, I frown a little and come over my hands still in my pockets of my coat.
"Oh, just a minute. I'm not going to miss all the..." Liz starts but Alistair interrupts her.
"No, Miss Shaw" Alistair says seriously, I frown more.
"Brigadier, why do we need to stay back?" I ask curiously, disappointed I'd miss out on any fun that would be had...'though, thinking about it, I hate caves, I'm amazed I didnt have a panic attack down while with the Doctor'
Before the Brigadier can explain the Doctor looks to us "Liz, Rose, this time, I think he's right" he says, I sigh softly before nodding and stepping back a little.
"You're men will be armed, sir?" Asks head of the bases security.
"Small arms, grenades, nothing very substantial" Alistair says, I roll my eyes "Brigadier, do you think explosives in a cavern system is wise?" I ask, he glances to me but ignores me as he looks back to the other man.
"My, we'll be a bit short on firepower" the other man says.
The Doctor shakes his head and looks to me and Liz "that's typical of the military mind, isn't it? Present them with a new problem and they start shooting at it" he scoffs, I grin and nod softly.
"It's rather sad, isn't it?" I ask, getting a bit of a glare from Alistair but the Doctor chuckles softly, calling after them as they leave the room "it's not the only way, you know, just blasting away at things"
The head of security stays behind and walks up behind the Doctor, I take a step closer cautiously, watching the man closely, just in case.
"Oh, don't worry, Doctor. We'll make sure your prehistoric friend gets a sporting chance" he says as if he's talking to a child, I glare at the man and step closer again "we won't shoot until we see the whites of its eyes, huh?" He says, patting the Doctor on the shoulder, the Doctor had kept his eyes on me but I didn't notice as I watched the man.
"I would rather you not shoot at all, and instead maybe try and talk to it, rather than deciding it needs to die simply because you don't understand it" I shoot back, getting a bit of a glare from the man before he heads off, I sigh softly and relax as he leaves the room.
I look to the Doctor and smile softly seeing his eyes are already on me "looks like I'm assigned to desk duty? Or shall I wander the base looking for info?" I ask him, he chuckles and stands "why don't you keep Liz company, if you get caught snooping you may get into trouble, no one knows you are here with us yet" he explains, I nod softly, looking up at his towering frame.
"Ok, be careful down there, and try not to let the humans kill anything" I say and smile a little, he nods and smiles before heading off to join the other men in the search of the caves, I sigh softly and look to Liz "welp, what can I help with? If anything?"
I quietly follow Liz around as she works before the Doctor returns about 25 minutes later with a blood sample, I stand back as they work on analyzing it, trying to see what it would have come from.
I sit down quietly and watch, they quietly talk about the samples, how they look like some of the larger reptiles and then Alistair comes in, they continue to talk as I watch, starting to zone out, I glance down at my left hand, a few parts of the smaller tattoos barely visible, I cautiously raise it a little and look at the clock, frowning a little now.
'If it had been on the minute 12 when I had build up too much time energy then I must be half way to it again...I do not want to feel that pain again, but it seems I have no way of avoiding it' I think.
I quietly hang around the lab through the night, not super tired yet and I wanted to help any way I could, I mostly just help with fetching things and food or drinks, but at least I could do something.
But soon I start to tire out, getting a little aggravated with myself for it, but I know I'm not really needed here so I find a seat and sit against the wall, and being bored out of my mind I close my eyes and lean back in my chair tiredly, grumpy that I was so tired.
'I slept recently...well, I guess it wasn't a super long rest...and I'm still trying to recover from the near death by super computer running through my mind...' I sigh softly and close my eyes, resting my head back against the wall tiredly and start to drift off, soon falling deep into sleep, but the longer I sleep the more my mind starts to create horrid nightmares, some involving Weeping Angels, some involving the Doctor getting injured.
But I'm soon shaken awake, I sit up more quickly and open my eyes, gripping the arms of the chair shakily as I look up at the Doctor, he's frowning down at me worriedly, I frown a little as well as I try to figure out what's going on, my mind muddled from the nightmares.
"Doctor...?" I mumble confused, he sighs softly in relief and gently feels my forehead before he cups my cheek, nearly kneeling in front of my chair as he meets my eyes worriedly.
"Are you alright? You were having a nightmare it seems, and a bad one" he says softly, I unconsciously lean into his touch a little as I try to get my mind to reboot and turn on.
I nod a little, a soft blush coating my cheeks "yeah, I'm ok, I'm sorry, did I disturb your work?" I ask worriedly, he smiles a little and shakes his head.
"Not at all, I was more worried for you" he says, standing and offering me his hand "you seem to have nightmares often, is there a reason for them? Perhaps something I could help you with?" He asks.
I gently take his hand and he helps me to my feet, I smile a little and shake my head "No, but thank you, I don't think much could really stop nightmares anyways" I shrug a little.
"My dear, there are many ways to get rid of nightmares" he chuckles a bit "and I think as soon as we return to UNIT HQ after all of this we can try a few different things" he says, taking my hand and leading me with him to go and check out all of the equipment in the base, I smile softly as I listen to him explain what it all does, enjoying seeing him nerd out over it all.
After he's explained and checked everything we go to grab some breakfast quickly before he heads off to meet with the Brigadier, I quietly follow, trying to keep myself busy so I didn't worry about what would happen next, as I still couldn't really remember this episode well.
The Doctor pulls on his smoking jacket as we enter the makeshift HQ, seeing the head of the place angrily talking with Alistair.
"Is he qualified to make such an investigation?" The man asks, I smile a little and quietly stay next to the Doctor.
"The Doctor's qualified to do almost everything" Alistair replies, seeming to be a little amused at the angry man.
"Well, that's it then. There's nothing wrong with it" the Doctor says, adjusting his sleeves under his jacket, I stick my own hands into my pockets quietly.
"Nothing wrong with what?" Alistair asks.
"With any of it" the Doctor replies, finishing adjusting his jacket before walking around to stand next to Alistair who's seated at his desk "Cyclotron, remote-control mechanisms, all of them functioning perfectly"
"You can't possibly be sure" says the boss man, I smirk a little and lean back against the wall behind me, standing near the door so I'm out of everyone's way.
"My dear man, it's a perfectly simple piece of machinery" the Time Lord says mater-a-factly, leaning forward on his arms against the Brigadiers desk.
"Oh! Then what is the explanation of these power losses? Magic?" The man snaps.
"The power from your reactor, like the mental state of your staff, has been affected by some outside influence"
"Indeed. And what do you propose to do about it?" Boss man asks.
"It's more of a question of what you propose to do about it. Until this influence has been discovered and dealt with, this establishment should be closed down completely" The Doctor says seriously, I nod a little, agreeing.
"Out of the question" the man says seriously, I roll my eyes a little "it would mean a tremendous setback to our research programme" the man says, looking away from both other men.
"And to your career?" The Doctor asks, I smirk a little as I watch the man getting angry but trying to hide it, I stand up straight and walk over to stand next to the Doctor.
"I want to point out sir, you seem to value your future work prospects far above the lives of your employees, and I would highly recommend you rethink your morals there" I say seriously, narrowing my eyes a him a little, only for him to glare back.
"I am extremely dissatisfied, Brigadier, with your conduct of this investigation, and with the behaviors of your, uh, associates" I smirk at him as he glances to us then back to Alistair "I intend to write to the Permanent Under-Secretary and demand your recall"
I can practically feel the humor coming from both the Brigadier and the Doctor at this point.
"That is your privilege, Director, but whilst we are here, perhaps you'd let us carry on with our investigations" Alistair says, obviously trying to hold back a wider amused smile.
The Director goes out the door, opening it roughly and nearly slamming it, I snicker a little as the Doctor stands up straight, both of us watching the man storm off, the Doctor moves to sit down across the desk from Alistair again, scoffing and proclaiming "Pompous idiot!" I nod in agreement.
"Never could stand that man" he continues "well, Brigadier, all set to start playing soldiers, are we?" I move around and stand behind his chair to his right a little, smiling softly before the phone rings and Alistair answers it, I smile at the Doctor softly as he glances back at me.
"I agree about the Director, he's definitely an idiot, hopefully he'll come to his senses soon" I say softly, he smiles softly and nods, looking back to Alistair as he finishes his call.
"Police. I asked them to let me now of any unusual occurrences" Alistair explains to us, I nod a little, remembering a bit from this part now "the farmer?" I ask and he nods and continues.
"Local farmer named Squire, found dead in his barn. There were claw marks on his body" he explains, the Doctor looks a bit concerned now before they both stand and Alistair orders for a car to be brought to the front, the Doctor looks to me as we heads back to his lab so he could get his cape "I'd like you to stay here Rose" he says, I frown.
"How come?" I ask confused as we enter the lab.
"Because if what ever attacked the man is still out there I do not want you in its line of fire" he says seriously, I sigh softly "Doctor, I'm not helpless you know" I say seriously but he just smiles down at me as he pulls on his cape, buttoning it on.
"I know that my dear, but I cannot promise your safety out there, so I want you to stay" he says, I sigh softly, shoulders slumping a little but I nod.
"Ok...but only if you promise me you will be careful" I say seriously, looking up into his ice blue eyes.
He smiles gently down at me, gently gripping my shoulders as he nods "of course I will, my dear, and you should try and get a bit more rest" I shake my head a little, nerves instantly knotting in my stomach at the thought of more nightmares.
"Maybe, I don't know, I'm not too tired now" I shrug softly, he doesn't look convinced but he sighs, knowing he doesn't have time to argue with me.
"Be safe then, I will return when we are done" he says before heading off quickly to join the others, I frown a little as I watch him leave, I sigh softly and look around his small lab, finding nothing interesting so I head to the HQ room, grabbing a piece of paper and pen, writing them a note before I leave the compound, walking out into the country, I smile softly at the cool rainy weather.
I quietly walk along the country roads, enjoying the weather and just thinking, making sure I stay close to the base so as not to get anyone too worried, after a few hours of wandering I start to wander back toward the base quietly, as I slowly meander back I hear something, looking up to the sky I see a helicopter headed toward the hills, I smile a little.
'They must be sweeping for the Silurian now' I hum softly as I walk, hands in my pockets and my coat shoulders and back wet from the rain, but it felt good, refreshing after everything that's happened.
I suddenly stop in my walking, hearing from very far off, a loud ear piercing beeping, obviously far away but it still made me cringe a little at the awful sound 'looks like that man is about to catch the Silurian' I nod a little and watch in the direction of the sound for some time, hearing the beeping starting again, only at a faster pace now, I close my eyes to listen, barely being able to hear it now, but it was still there.
However the beeping ends once the man gets the creature into his car, I sigh softly and rub my forehead 'that scientist needs to let the Doctor help him...' I continue to walk slowly back to the base.
As I get just outside I can hear a loud commotion inside, I frown worriedly and quickly get inside the garage, I frown more hearing its the Doctor yelling about something inside, I speed up to nearly a run as I get inside, following the Doctors voice as it seems he heads to the makeshift HQ, I slowly open the door, seeing the Doctor leaning against the Brigadiers desk, obviously angry and almost desperate.
My heart sinks worriedly as I let the door close behind me "Doctor?" I ask softly, his head whips up and his eyes widen before he sighs, his shoulders slumping as he relaxes, even Alistair seems to relax as well.
The Doctor quickly comes over and gently grips my shoulders as he looks me over worriedly "where have you been? I told you to stay here as it was dangerous outside" he says seriously, I frown as I look up at him.
"I was just on a walk outside, I didn't go very far, and you said I couldn't join you to see the barn as it was too dangerous, but you never said the roads were, and they weren't dangerous, I'm fine" I insist, he shakes his head seriously.
"Rose, that was very irresponsible, you could have been hurt" he says seriously, I groan a little and shake my head.
"No, I was careful, I even left you a note in your lab, I was careful" I explain but he shakes his head, letting go of me and looking back to Alistair.
"I want her taken home" he says seriously, my eyes widen and I quickly move to stand next to him.
"I don't think so, I'm not going to let you have all the fun here" I say a bit angry now, he simply shakes his head, keeping his eyes off me.
"No, you are returning to UNIT, we will join you once we have solved this" he says, moving to stand next to Alistair desk as he makes a few calls, I frown softly.
"Doctor, please, I don't want to go anywhere, I want to help" I insist but he shakes his head again, keeping his back to me.
"You can do nothing to help us, and you are in danger here, so I am sending you home" he says, I frown more and look down, heart sinking sadly.
I want to say something, find a way to change his mind, but I can already tell by his stiff posture he won't back down, I lower my head and nod quietly, glad Liz wasn't here to see all of this, I silently move to sit in a chair near the wall, hearing the Doctor and Alistair talk about what to do with me once I'm sent home.
I close my eyes quietly, trying to think of something else, I didn't want to leave but he was right, I couldn't do anything to help the rest of the time here...
After about 20 minutes Alistair comes to get me, walking with me to the garage, he keeps glancing at me every now and then but I try to ignore it.
"He's only looking out for you" he says matter-a-factly, I glance up at him and nod a little before looking forward again.
"I know...and he's not wrong, I can't really help...I just wish I could" I murmur, he smiles a little and opens the door for me into the garage area.
"I'm sure that isn't true, but we must be careful, who knows what could be out there, so it's safer to send you home for now, and I agree with the Doctor, keeping you safe is our second priority, only behind solving this case" he says, I glance to him again a bit surprised, he smiles softly.
"I must say, it seems he has a great fondness for you, It does not surprise me he wants you out of harms way" he comments, I blush deeply and look away quickly, shaking my head as my heart races.
"I think you're looking too far into all of this Brigadier, I'm merely his friend" I insist, he smirks softly "I think you are denying it, even though you know it's true" he says before we reach the car I'm being driven back in, I sigh softly before smiling a little up at Alistair, I could tell my blush hadn't left but I try to play it off.
"I suppose I will see you all in a day or so hopefully, be careful, and please tell the Doctor I tell him to be safe as well" I say softly, glancing behind him a bit sadly, the Doctor wasn't going to see me off...
I put it to the back of my mind for now before thanking Alistair again, then I hop into the back of the car and I'm driven away, I frown sadly as the small entrance disappears behind us, I sigh softly and lean back in my chair, closing my eyes sadly as I think.
'He didn't see me off...I must have really pissed him off, I should have just stayed inside, boredom be damned...' I keep my eyes closed and try to get a little bit of rest during the drive.
When I arrive I'm lead to the Doctor's lab and the Tardis, I thank the soldier before they leave, I sigh softly and go to the Tardis, smiling sadly as I lay my hand on her door, hearing the door unlock softly at my touch, I step inside and close the door behind myself.
"Hey Sexy...our Time Lord is being stubborn again.." I sigh, she hums curiously and I walk to the console, gently leaning against it as I look at the buttons and levers covering it.
"He sent me away, saying it was too dangerous, but it wasn't! I wasn't in much danger at all, and now I have to just wait around until he comes back..." I explain, she hums again before lighting up the lights in the corridor, I sigh and rub my forehead before heading down the hallway.
"Where am I going?" I ask, only to get nothing but a soft vibration beneath my feet, but soon she leads my down another hallway and to an open door, I look inside curiously before my eyes widen as I see its the Doctor's room, I shake my head quickly and start to head back down the hallway.
"No way! Way too early in his timeline, can you imagine what he'd think if he found me asleep in his bed? He'd throw me out!" I rant, trying to find my room, but she continues to put his room in my way, starting to make me really angry now, I'm exhausted and fed up with the Doctors attitude and now his ship as well.
As I turn the corner to find the Doctors room in front of me for probably the 20th time I give up, groaning and just sitting down on the ground tiredly with the wall to my back, I look up at the ceiling grumpily.
"Do you have to do this now? I'm not his biggest fan right now, and he seems pretty pissed with me as well, I am not sleeping in his room, no matter how much you pay me" I grumble and lean my head back against the wall, closing my eyes tiredly.
However when I reopen them I realize I'm now sitting on the floor of his bedroom, I groan more and stand, going to the door only to find the door is locked.
"Really?!" I yell angrily "I'm too tired for this!" I yell, trying a few different methods of escape but each one fails and I end up grabbing a blanket from the end of the bed and sitting down tiredly on the large chair in the corner of the room.
I curl up under the blanket and close my eyes, too tired to keep fighting, but also terrified of more dreams.
But its not long before I drift off, exhausted and grumpy.
This time as I sleep I don't have any more nightmares thankfully, sleeping for hours on end, even in the uncomfortable position in the chair.
Soon I'm gently shaken awake, I open my eyes groggily to see the concerned face of the Doctor, kneeling in front of my chair, I frown a little in confusion, he's still in his traveling clothes, gloves and cloak and all.
"Rose, are you alright? What happened?" He asks worriedly, I rub my eyes a little and try to remember before groaning a little and glaring up at the ceiling.
"Our amazing sentient ship decided to force me to sleep in here" I grumble before looking to him again, he's smiling a little and he stands, offering me his hand, I sigh and take it, letting him help me up before I fold up the blanket I was using.
"My dear, I think she merely wanted you to rest" he says, I shake my head.
"Nope, I tried getting to my room but she just made the hallway loop always back here" I grumble, gently setting the blanket back onto the bed before heading for the door, the Doctor following close behind as I make my way toward the kitchen.
As I walk I start to remember more of the day before and I turn to the Doctor suddenly, angry and I point up at him grumpily.
"You don't ever send me away again" I snap seriously, he stops a bit surprised.
"Rose, I..." he starts but I interrupt him.
"No! No, you don't ever send me away again, I am supposed to stand by your side, to help you through everything, I will not let you send me away like I'm some helpless child" I snap seriously.
He gently grabs my upper arms as he looks me in the eyes "Rose, calm down" he says seriously "you were in danger there, and if I couldn't trust you to stay in the base I had to send you away, so you'd be safe" he says, I sigh and shake my head, pulling away from his hold.
"Doctor, I wasn't in any danger, I knew what was happening and I stayed away from the caves, I don't like caves anyways, you shouldn't have been worrying about me. There was much more happening that needed doing" I say, heading into the kitchen now.
I start making myself some tea tiredly, trying to ignore the feeling of the Doctor's eyes on me as I do so.
I hesitate as I grab the kettle before softly asking "do you want any?"
I hear him taking off his cloak and gloves "yes, thank you" he says softly, I nod and make us both a mug of tea before I bring them over to the table, setting them down before I go back to make toast as well, hearing him sit down and sip at his tea.
My heart was racing the whole time, but I try to stay calm, I hated being angry, it ruined the whole day, but I couldn't let this go, he had no right to send me away.
As I finish the toast I stack it on a plate and set it on the table with butter and jam, before I sit myself across from the Doctor quietly and sip my tea, putting some butter onto a piece of toast, not looking up, knowing he's still watching me.
After some time I remember about the sickness the Silurians released and I glance up to find him watching me, looking a bit sad, I lean back in my chair a little.
"How is the antidote coming along? Shouldn't you be working on it?" I ask softly, he sighs softly.
"My dear, we have had the cure done for a day or so now" I frown a little.
"Wait really? But shouldn't it have taken a few days? And with it all over the world shouldn't you be helping the scientists get it out everywhere?" I ask softly.
He nods softly "it has been a few days since you left, and I do have to go and check up on everything soon, but I wanted to come and check on you, to make sure you weren't infected" he says softly, I sigh softly and shake my head.
"Doctor, don't put other peoples lives in danger just to check on me, that can be dangerous, but no, I don't feel dizzy or sick at all, as soon as I arrived I came in here and I haven't seen anyone besides you" I explain, realizing the Tardis must have been making time feel much shorter in here for me.
He seems to relax just a little and nods "good, I want you to stay in here until the disease has passed" he says seriously, I groan but nod softly and sigh "ok...but you need to promise me you will be careful out there, we don't know if you're immune or not" I say seriously, taking a bite of my toast as he nods "I promise"
We stay silent for a while, eating and drinking quietly, I keep my eyes down again, trying to think of a good way to explain to him why it made me so mad for him to send me away.
The Doctor watches me before he sighs softly "I apologize for sending you away, but I will say, I do not regret it, you could have become sick"
I shake my head and frown down at my mug in between my hands "I'm sorry for blowing up on you...its just..." I raise one hand and rub it down my face, closing my eyes.
"I'm always being flung around your life...and I hate it, I have no control, sometimes I leave even when you still need my help, and I have no say when I'm sent away..." I frown softly "and you didn't even say goodbye...that...that hurt..." I murmur in nearly a whisper, being honest, being vulnerable for the first time in front of anyone in years.
"I know you were angry with me...but I was so worried I wouldn't see you again...or that I would jump away before you came back...when you weren't there to say goodbye I..." I shake my head and sigh shakily "I don't know...It just felt...wrong" I murmur honestly, my heart racing, keeping my hand on my face and my eyes closed, too afraid to see his face, his reaction.
He sighs softly before I hear him stand, my heart sinking more and more 'is he leaving...? I guess I don't blame him, I'm a mess'
I flinch in surprise as he gently takes my hand away from my face, I open my eyes confused as I look up at him, he's leaning down a little toward me, I stiffen nervously.
"I'm sorry, I should have been there to see you off" he says softly, I frown softly as I watch him nervously "it was not fair of me to be so cold, and I apologize, but as I said earlier, I do not regret it, if you had stayed you would have gotten sick like the others, you could have died" he says softly, I sigh and nod a little, looking down at our conjoined hands as he had not let mine go.
"I'm sorry" I say and shake my head a little again "I'm being selfish, I shouldn't have made such a fuss. There were more important things happening" I say and gently pull my hand away, standing and moving to put our dishes in the sink, not looking at him again as I hear him follow me.
"Rose, look at me" he says softly but I ignore him, setting the mugs down carefully in the sink along with the plate.
He gently grabs my arm and spins me around, I look at him in surprise as he looks down at me seriously.
"Rose, look at me" he repeats, I sigh and look up at him, meeting his cool blue eyes.
"Don't hide away like that, I know what you are doing, and it isn't healthy" he says seriously, I roll my eyes a little and look away again.
"I'm fine Doctor, we've both said we are sorry, now lets just drop it" I say softly, trying to pull my arm from his grasp but he doesn't let me go.
"No, you have no reason to be sorry, I was the one who made the decision, do not feel guilty about any of this, you are bottling up your feelings again" he says seriously "that is very unhealthy, and you know it, do not hide, please" he almost pleads, I frown and sigh softly.
"Doctor, I said I'm fine, I'm just going to go shower and maybe read" I say softly, finally pulling out of his grip and heading toward my room quietly, I hear him follow me out into the hall but he stops right outside the door, watching my back until I'm out of sight.
I sigh shakily and move quickly, needing something else to focus on.
'Stupid, never be vulnerable in front of others! How many times in life do you have to remember that...?'
I quickly hop into the shower once in my room, taking a long hot shower before I get out, drying off and getting dressed before I flop onto my bed with a book to try and think of something else, but about half way through the chapter I remember I had promised the future Doctor I'd keep my phone on me, I sigh and get up, finding my backpack and grabbing my phone, I frown a little curiously when I see a missed call and a text from a number I don't recognize.
I open the text and read 'Hey short stuff, just checking if you are safe, that alien sickness is everywhere'
I frown more in confusion 'who has this number...?'
I hesitate before texting back 'who is this?How do you have this number?'
I wait a minute before I get a reply 'take a guess shorty'
I suddenly remember back to my first real adventure, to Jack making jokes about my height 'it's jack!'
I smile a little and reply 'Ah! Jack-a-boy! How are you doing? Not dying of the sickness over and over again are you?'
'No! I'm fine, locked away while I wait out the sickness, you ok? You're not sick are you?'
I smile a little more and reply 'nope! Thankfully I've been inside the Tardis since before the break out, so I'm safe for now'
'Good! That Doctor of yours better be sure to keep you safe until its all gone'
I roll my eyes a little 'he's not my Doctor yet, still too early for him'
'Ohdamn, I'm sorry, has he done anything stupid that I need to talk to him about?'
I snort in amusement 'honestly, I think if you tried he'd beat you in a fight, he's pretty good at fighting in this body' I reply.
'Ah, so he has done something stupid!' He texts, I sigh softly.
'It's fine Jack, he apologized already, I'm just gonna keep my distance from him for a while, let this all blow over'
'Rose, do you need someplace else to stay? I can get you into quarantine down here if you want'
I smile a little, the offer was a bit tempting, seeing Jack again, and getting away from this awkward situation.
'I'd love to Jack, but I don't think the Doctor would let me, he's too protective right now for some reason, and it's probably best I don't make him angry by running off suddenly with a handsome stranger he isn't allowed to meet'
'Ah well, it was worth a try ;) but really, if you ever do need a place to stay just text me or call'
'Thanks Jack, I will'
We text for a while, just talking about the Silurians and everything before I say goodbye and lie down tiredly for a nap.
And that is how my days went, I'd get up, read, grab some food, try to avoid the Doctor, text with Jack when bored, or draw, then I'd go back to bed, there wasn't really much I could do outside the Tardis for a while until the vaccine had been given to everyone and the sickness was dealt with.
Thankfully it was pretty much done within a week or so, at least in the UK, so I start to sneak out of the Tardis, asking Alistair if I could help around the base, and he gives me a few chores to keep me busy.
When I'm not cleaning or organizing papers I start to take walks into the woods, enjoying the cool air and smell of the trees and grass, I also try and avoid the Doctor as much as possible, because every time he sees me he either apologizes again or just watches me sadly, and it was starting to bug me.
One day as I'm heading for the Tardis doors I hear someone clearing their throat behind me, I freeze before sighing and turning around to see the Doctor watching me from beside the console.
"Rose, you should not be going out" he says softly, I roll my eyes a little.
"Doctor I'm fine, I'm not sick, I keep away from most people, and I'm carful, I even got the vaccine from the UNIT doctor" I say, he shakes his head and moves to step closer, I stay stiff as I watch him nervously.
"That is not my worry, my worry is someone will come and take you" he says, I sigh softly and pull out a small pepper spray bottle from my coat pocket.
"I have protection, I'm not foolish" I say seriously, he watches my eyes as he comes closer, looking down at me quietly for a moment before sighing.
"Rose, must we continue this hostility?" He asks tiredly, I frown a little and look down.
"I'm not trying to be hostile...I'm sorry...I'm just tired of being told what to do, so I've been avoiding you..." I confess.
He sighs again "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been ordering you around, I won't do it again unless its needed" he says, I look up at him a bit surprised.
I smile a little and relax, nodding a little "thank you...And I am truly sorry for turning into a child. I should have thought of everything before being emotional" I say, he smiles a little and shakes his head.
"You are allowed to be emotional, it is only human, and you used to be human, so naturally you will fall back on those things learned then" he says, I smile more and shake my head.
"I still have no idea how I'm not human anymore" I say softly and he nods a little, his whole posture relaxing.
"Neither do I, but we could run some tests if you'd like" he says almost hopefully, I look up at him curiously.
"Would they even say anything other than non-human?" He nods.
"Of course!" He says and I nod, we head to the sickbay and I'm instructed to sit down on a hospital like bed, I do so before the Doctor gets to work scanning me with all sorts of machines, as well as taking blood samples.
This goes on for a while before the Doctor turns to me, looking confused and agitated, I frown a little worriedly.
"What's wrong?" I ask nervously, hoping off the bed, he gestures for me to join him at the desk.
"According to the scans, you are human...but not at the same time, its like your body is fazing between being human and something else" he says confused, I frown and stuff my hands into my pockets as I look at the screens, not really understanding anything except the words above the picture of my blood sample, the words seeming to bounce between 'Human' and 'Unknown'
I shiver a little "ok, thats kinda creepy...so even the Tardis doesn't seem to know?" I ask, he shakes his head, pressing a few buttons.
"It seems not, I've never seen something like this before" he admits, I nod.
"Neither have I..."
As the days turn to weeks we continued doing tests every few days just to see if anything had changed but nothing seemed to, but the longer I stayed the more I enjoyed myself, the Doctor and I had made amends early on and we spent more time together now, he would often be tinkering around his lab, or the Tardis or Bessie, and I'd just follow him around with a book before asking him to show me what he was doing.
I also continued to work for Alistair, so much so that I became an official member of UNIT, a badge saying I'm an assistant to the scientific adviser, and I helped more around UNIT as a whole, often just helping with chores and cleaning duties, but I enjoyed it.
The Doctor also seems to be warming up to me much more, he's always been nice to me, like we'd been friends before, but now it seems he cares for me more than before, and that was making me much happier than I had been.
I had continued my walks but the Doctor had started to join me, we would just wander the forest paths and talk, or we'd go out for some food, I was really starting to enjoy this life, until my nightmares started to reappear, every night, I would wake up crying or screaming, the Angels were always there in the dreams, always hunting me and haunting me.
But one day after only getting maybe three hours of sleep I wander out of the Tardis alone, my phone and headphones in hand, as I leave UNIT I pull the hood of my coat up, the rain pelting down hard, but thankfully not very cold.
I put in my headphones and wander down my usual path, breathing in the fresh air and trying to calm my racing mind.
After some time of walking a song I love so much comes on, the Kingdom Dance from Disney's Tangled, I smile widely and pull my hood down, facing the sky and enjoying the rain hitting my face and neck, I close my eyes and just let the music fill my mind, starting to dance around a little, twirling in the rain to the beautiful music.
Unbeknownst to me the Doctor had followed after me to join the walk, but he stops when he sees me dancing around in the rain, a fond smile playing at his lips as he moves back a little to not get my attention.
I slow to a stop as the music soon ends, sighing softly and opening my eyes, smiling a little before I realize the Doctor is standing there, my cheeks instantly burn and I look away quickly, stuffing my headphones and phone down into my pocket quickly, my heart racing.
"Sorry...I didn't hear you coming" I apologize quickly, pulling my hood up to hide my face better, he chuckles softly and comes to stand next to me.
"Do not apologize, my dear" he says softly, offering me his arm, I blush more but gently intertwine our arms "you were enjoying yourself, I did not want to get in the way of that"
I shake my head a little "I'm still sorry, you had to see my horrible dancing" I smile a little as he does the same.
"You aren't professionally trained so I don't expect perfection my dear, but when someone does something like that, dances to music they love when no one is watching, I find it pleasing to the eye, like watching someone fall in love...its a beautiful thing" he says softly, I blush more, my heart rate spiking a little.
I nod a little and smile softly "I agree, or like watching a baby laugh for the first time...those private moments that are just so...I don't even know if there's a good word for that feeling, like happiness but also calm" I say softly, shrugging a little.
"And now I'm rambling again" I cant help but giggle a little in embarrassment.
He chuckles softly "I do not mind, you are not as dull to listen to as many others, the Brigadier for one" I giggle more and shake my head.
"Oh leave the poor man alone, he has enough to deal with without you messing with him" I half joke, he smirks a little as we start to walk back toward the HQ.
"Oh, I'm sure he does, but that will not stop me, he is still too military minded for my liking, but I'm sure I can fix that" he comments, I smile softly and nod.
"It's possible" I nod and we finish the walk in comfortable silence.
And to my surprise the weeks turn into two months of me staying, and I was very thankful for the rest time, not much happened besides the Doctor blowing up his lab a little with an experiment, that was a fun weekend of cleaning soot off the walls and ceiling, and cleaning up broken glass, but I still enjoyed it all.
Being with the Doctor for so long let us get much closer, we still had a few fights but they were always resolved, and I grew closer to Liz and the Brigadier, both becoming very good friends in my stay.
I sigh as I bring in a large stack of papers to Alistair's office "these are the last documents for the ministry job" I say, gently setting them onto his desk, he nods and chuckles as he leans back into his chair.
"Thank you Rose, I suppose you should go get ready for your date" he says, I blush a little and shake my head quickly.
"It isn't a date Alistair, we are just going out to dinner" I insist but he smirks at me knowingly.
"I'm sure he doesn't think so, he is very excited for tonight" he says, I smile a little.
"You know how he is, he gets excited for a new beaker in his lab, its just dinner" I shrug and head off to finish my other chores quickly before returning to the tardis, to my room and I look through my wardrobe quietly, looking for what I should wear.
I look to the ceiling "what should I wear do you think?" I ask.
She hums and the lights blink before I look back to the rack, smiling a little seeing a nice dark blue button up dress shirt, dark blue dress pants and a pair of white shoes, I gently grab them and head off to change happily.
Once changed I pull my hair up into a few large braids and then I look in the mirror curiously 'should I put on some makeup...? I don't usually wear any...' I shake my head as I decide not to wear any before I make sure I look presentable, smiling a little at my reflection before I grab my large coat and pull it on, heading out and joining the Doctor at the console.
We go out and have a nice dinner, happily chatting and enjoying each other's company, once we finish eating we head out to wander the town for a while, then we return home.
I smile as I take off my coat, hanging it up near the Tardis doors, I look to the Doctor happily "thank you for taking me out, that was a lot of fun" I say happily, he smiles gently down at me, nodding as he takes off his cloak.
"It was my pleasure, my dear" he says and hangs it up, as I walk past him I reach up and softly kiss his cheek before realizing what I did and I blush "sorry.." I mumble before quickly heading off to change into some pajamas, my face hot with blush as I had seen the surprised look on his face.
I sigh and change before I grab a blanket and walk to the movie room, needing to focus on something other than my embarrassment.
Once in the large room I flop onto the super comfy couch and grab the remote, scrolling through the movies before I see one that catches my eyes, I smile widely and click play on it instantly, settings the remote down as Persuasion from 1995 starts to play, I curl up under my blanket happily and watch the movie.
Not too long later, maybe 15 minutes, the door opens, I pause the movie and look over, the Doctor is watching me intently, a soft blush covered my cheeks but I smile at him "did you want to watch something? I can save this for later" I say, he shakes his head and smiles a little.
"No, keep watching, I merely wanted to check on you" he says before looking to the screen, looking curious "what is it you are watching?"
I smile softly "a movie based on a book, Persuasion by Jane Austen" I explain, looking back to the screen "one of my favorite movies from back home" I say, shrugging a little and smiling softly "me and my mom used to watch it sometimes, so I saw it and had to click on it, I haven't seen it since before I came here" I explain softly, not seeing as he comes closer before he sits down beside me, I look up to him surprised.
"Do you mind if I join you?" He asks, I smile softly and nod "not at all, just know, I'll probably comment sometimes" I say and chuckle a little as he nods softly.
I relax back into the couch and press play happily, not noticing him moving just a little closer, as the movie plays I start to get tired, I lean my head against his shoulder at first before leaning fully against him when he doesn't protest, and as the movie goes on I start to get drowsy, my eyes sliding shut on their own and about a good hour and 10 minutes in I fall asleep, there against the Doctor without a worry.
I sigh softly and wince as I slowly wake up, on my back on a hard surface, I open my eyes blearily to see I'm no longer in the movie room, nor am I even in the Tardis, my heart races as I jump to my feet, only to nearly pass out, leaning against the wall shakily as I try to get my bearings before I really look around.
I keep my hand against the wall as I look down the large corridor confused, I look down at my arm to see a new tattoo among the others, a small Silurian footprint, but there was also more of that blue swirling color around the outside of the tattoos, like the small patch of blue coloring was growing, I smile a little and sigh before I remember I'm in my pajamas, I groan and shake my head 'always in pajamas'
I start heading down the hallway of grey stone like walls, lights above keeping everything lit up, I frown and continue on before I come out into a large room, filled with different kinds of aliens, my eyes widen when I see the Moxx of Balhoon, I look around quickly, seeing the Adherant of the Pepeated Meme, Jabe and her people, and of course, The Face of Boe, I smile widely.
Sneaking past people, not wanting to draw attention to myself as I make my way over to Boe, I smile as his ancient eyes meet mine.
And done!
What do you all think?
Honestly I don't really like how this chapter went, but I can't think of any ways to change it to my liking, so it stays like this.
I'm sorry if its a bit confusing, but the next chapter will definitely be better!
I love you all so much, thank you for all of the love on this story!
~Rose~
