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I stare up in horror, covering my mouth shakily as I watch the scariest being the Doctor had ever fought, smiling toward a screen showing the Tardis console room and two women, one being the girl in purple I had helped move the Doctor, I shiver and press my back into the wall behind me, wincing as it presses on my half healed back.
"Farewell my friends. Farewell forever!" He calls, waving before the screen goes black, I keep my hand covering my mouth, praying he didn't know I was there, but of course he would, he had to have been the one to teleport me here.
He looks toward me and smirks devilishly, I shiver and stare into those horrifyingly human looking eyes.
The screen behind him then shows the Tardis hurtling toward stars moving quickly, the boy behind the Master yells "No!" I look to him worriedly, remembering his name now, Adric...just a child...
I look back to the Master as he comes over, grabbing my arm and pulling me to my feet, I pull free from his grip and glare up at him shakily as he smirks down at me.
"Don't touch me" I snap and he laughs before looking to Adric, grabbing my upper arm and forcibly moving me to stand in front of the poor boy.
"You must control these dangerous emotions, Adric, they're only causing you pain, besides interfering with the reception" he snarks, letting me go and grabbing some kind of remote, I step away from the Master and look up to the boy worriedly.
"Are you alright?" I ask quickly, he winces as the Master uses his mind to look in on the Tardis, he looks down at me, tears in his eyes and I frown more, my heart sinking sadly.
"I'm going to get us out of here Adric" I say softly, the Master laughs and turns to me.
"You cannot escape me this time my dear, your precious Doctor will not survive this time" he says proudly, I glare at him angrily.
"You underestimate him Koschei" I snap and he whirls around, stepping closer and glaring down at me dangerously.
"Do not speak that name, you have no right" he snaps, I smirk up at him to see how much that angered him.
"Why not? It is your nickname from when you were friends, best friends in fact, I wonder why you hate him so much now, after you two were so close" I wonder aloud, he raises his hand as if to strike me but I stand my ground, looking into his eyes seriously.
"Go ahead, hit me" I snap "hit me all you want, you'll never win, the Doctor has so many things you don't, he's smarter, faster and way way kinder than you will ever be" I snap, he pauses as he watches me, and for a split second I see something that scares me in his eyes, sadness, an overwhelming sadness, but it disappears only seconds later as he lowers his hand, glaring down at me.
"You should learn your place, My Flower. You were meant for me" he growls and grabs my arm again, I frown now in confusion, he pulls me out of the room and down a black painted hallway before he shoves me into a room, glaring at me as I lean against the wall, glaring back at him.
"You won't win" I snap again, trying to hide my shaking hands, he only smirks at that.
"Oh, I don't know about that" he says before slamming and locking the door, I run at it and slam against it, trying the doorknob but it was of course locked.
"You're a coward Koschei! You won't ever win!" I yell after his retreating footsteps before everything falls silent, I lean against the door, my whole form shaking from adrenaline and terror.
I sink to my knees, tears leaving tracks down my face now as I try and catch my breath and calm down, I was now trapped, the Doctor wasn't doing well and my worst nightmare now had me locked away.
I close my eyes tearfully, trying to find the Doctor through the connection but I couldn't feel him, making me feel empty and much worse than before, I have to choke back a sob before I yelp as something sounds behind me, I turn quickly, pressing my sore back against the door, on the blank wall across from me and the door, a screen comes into view and the Masters voice fills the room, I whimper a little and press back into the door.
"I thought you'd enjoy watching as your friends die. Then perhaps you will accept me as superior to the Doctor" he calls, I frown more, my heart sinking as the screen shows what the Master can see.
'What does he mean...? Earlier he said I was meant for him...? He even called me His Flower...And now he wants me to think he's superior to the Doctor...' I shiver at the implications of that before I focus on the screen, afraid of what I'd see.
As I watch I keep trying to reach through the connection, but it seems I'm just to far away from him, I couldn't feel him at all.
I shakily get to my feet "Koschei! Can you here me? If so you must let Adric go! He's only a child!" I yell, my voice wavering a little, but it seems he wasn't listening, I sigh shakily and move toward the screen as I see the Tardis starting to go toward the many stars, moving faster and faster before the Tardis disappears in an explosion, I gasp and stare in horror, my heart sinking.
'No...no he can't be gone...' I barely feel the tears coming to my eyes now as I stare at the empty space the Tardis had been, my heart sinking as I still couldn't feel the Doctor in my mind, I lower my head shakily, closing the connection, not wanting to feel so empty, but closing it doesn't help.
I glare toward the door through my tears "even if he's gone, you will never be better than him, never be more powerful" I say angrily before I hear something through the screen, I turn back to it and my eyes widen, sighing in shaky relief as I see the Tardis appearing again, my shoulders slump shakily in relief and I move to the wall to lean against it, exhausted and scared out of my mind.
I slide down the wall, sitting down with my kneels pulled up to my chest and my arms resting on them, watching the screen closely as I try to think of a way to get out of here, to escape the Master before he had a chance to do anything to me.
The screen slowly moves closer to the Tardis before going staticky, I look to the ceiling "let the boy go!" I call again only to get no response, I sigh before I get an idea.
"Tardis...I know you aren't inherently evil" I say softly, praying it was listening "let me out, please, you don't have to do anything but unlock the door" I plead softly "your pilot is going to hurt people if he's allowed to roam free" I murmur, but I get no response, not even the usual hum, I frown sadly and sigh, lowering my head tiredly, resting it against my arms and closing my eyes.
For some time I get lost in thought, but I'm shaken from my mind as I hear the boy yelling down the hall, my heart sinks and I slowly stand, wincing as my back was stiff and a little painful.
I go to the door and try to listen in but it seems they had stopped talking, I frown before I look over the door, looking for any possible way of escape but the handle was attached to the door from the other side and there was no way I could get the door off its hinges.
I get an idea and I look to the ceiling and gently place my hand on the door handle "please...I have to stop him" I whisper softly, closing my eyes and hoping against all hope, and to my delight the door gives a soft click as it unlocks, I smile widely and gently pat the wall as I open the door, glancing out into the hallways cautiously before stepping out and quickly going the other direction than the one I had come.
I quietly sneak down the hallway, seeing the hallway has no offshoots or other ways to go so I just follow it, praying I'd find the main doors in the console room, but it seems the hallway was just going on forever, I sigh softly and look to the ceiling again "is this him or you?" I ask softly, smiling a little when I hear a soft sad hum, I gently lay my hand on the wall.
"It's alright, I know you do not want to be doing this, is there possibly a way I can be teleported to the Doctor? You don't have to do it, if you can just show me a way, I can do it myself" I say softly, hesitate before I smile more, a second hallway opening up to me, I quickly follow it, gliding my hand along the black walls as I go quickly and quietly.
I sigh in relief when I step into a medium sized room, all black shiny walls and floor, and a desk with buttons on it, I rush in, coming around the desk and looking down at the buttons, I frown as I look everything over, looking for any words or anything to indicate which button does what but before I can look for long someone clears their throat in the doorway, I stiffen and look up, gripping the desk as I glare at the smirking Time Lord.
"I'm guessing you aren't going to let me go then...so what do you want with me?" I ask sharply, he has his gloved hands folded behind his back as he watches me, his smirk not leaving.
"Why, my dear. Why would I let you go?" He asks, avoiding my questions, I narrow my eyes as he moves closer, I make sure to keep the desk between us.
"Because you aren't actually as bad of a guy as you want to think" I say and he barks out a harsh laugh.
"You don't know me at all then, I had hoped that maybe you would know me as you seem to know everything, but perhaps not" he comments, keeping his dangerous eyes on me.
I glare back angrily "hey, can't a girl try? I know you aren't a nice dude, though I had hoped that just maybe, with other changes happening, that you may have changed as well, but seems I was a wrong. Though not surprised" I say, watching him closely, my hands shaking slightly in the white knuckled grip I have on the table, he smirks down at me from across the table.
"You are different from the last time we met, am I to assume this is your first meeting with me?" He asks, I glare more.
"It's that obvious? What's so different? Did I hit you last time? Cause I really wanna hit you now" I snap.
He laughs again before suddenly slamming his hands down on the desk violently, making me let it go and jump back in fear as he sneers at me "I think you should close your mouth before you get hurt Rose Brady" he snaps.
My blood runs cold as I stare wide eyed at him, clutching my hands to my chest shakily as I back away from the desk "how the hell...how do you know that name...?" I ask shakily, he smirks more at me, seeming to enjoy seeing me so shaken up.
I glare at his smirking face as he watches me closely "you still trust the Doctor, I can see you are hoping he will come and save you, I am sorry to say but your beloved Doctor is in my trap" he says, avoiding my question and spitting out the Doctor's name as if it was the worst word he knew.
I narrow my eyes more "no, he will escape, he always does, I know he will, he's smarter than you will ever know" I say seriously, before taking off toward the door, I am nearly there before he grabs my arm, spinning me around and slamming my back into the wall, I cry out in pain and glare up at him, hitting his chest but it doesn't do a think, he gets uncomfortably close, his chest pressing to mine as he looks down at me.
I flinch away as he reaches up and caresses my cheek, I gulp and get an idea, I whip my head around and go to bite his hand but he draws it back too quickly, he smirks more.
"Ah ah, I don't think that is very ladylike, my dear" he says scoldingly "now, I think you shall watch my plan as it unfolds, perhaps then you shall see how much stronger I am compared to your witless fool of a husband. Or shall I say lover? As you have no ring" he chuckles before he twists my arm up behind my back, I growl out in pain before he shoves me on down the hallway out of the room.
He returns me back to the room I had been in before and locks it before making the Tardis disappear the door entirely, I slam my fists against where it used to be angrily, not even registering the tears falling down my face as I scream after him angrily.
"You will never win!" But all I hear is his laughing before he walks off.
I sigh shakily and look to the screen again, seeing the Master now disguised as an old white haired man, talking with men I've never seen before, and the women from the Tardis, holding some sort of white cabinet thing. I frown and look around myself again.
"Please...let me go to the Doctor, or to Adric, let me help the boy escape, he doesn't deserve to be trapped here" I say softly, pleading with the Tardis, I hear her soft sad hum around me, sounded tired and defeated, I gently lay my hand on the wall.
"Please, if I can't escape the boy could die, he's only a child, even if I can't get out, let me help him escape" I plead "just open the wall, the Master isn't on board now" I whisper.
I get another soft hum before the room starts to shake slightly, then a small part of the wall opens up, I smile softly and pat the wall before quickly escaping from the room, making my way down the hallways toward where I remember Adric to be held in that cage sort of thing, however the closer I get the more I can hear voices, I stop nervously to listen, hearing the Master reveal himself to the people I had seen.
I quietly sneak closer only to see I'm no longer in the Tardis, I'm standing near a large white stone fireplace in a large white room, the room I had seen on the screen where the Master had been parading around as some old wiseman.
I cover my mouth to hide my breaths as I glance past the fireplace, glad it was keeping me hidden, I see the two women from the Tardis standing there, the Master trying to open that white capsule and I could feel something off in the air, almost like the air was drugged, my head felt a little light but I try to push through it.
I stay silent as the two women seem to see me but they stay silent, watching as the Master tries to get the capsule open before he storms over to the two women around the table the capsule is on.
"Open this for me!" He demands, I scoot back closer to the wall to keep out of his sight.
"Don't you understand anything about zero structures? The internal interfaces are bonded by strong-force interaction. The surfaces can only be separated from inside the cabinet" one of the women says, she had long curly hair and wore a red outfit of some kind.
The Master nods before shoving her into the other woman, I wince a little and glare after him as he walks back around the table angrily "Don't try to make a fool of me" he snaps.
He then comes closer to the fireplace and I stiffen, pressing closer to the corner, but I relax as he was only grabbing the fire poker before he starts to try and get into the capsule with it, trying to use it as some sort of crowbar.
I glance around the edge of the fireplace again to look at his back 'ok, what can I do now? The Doctor is supposed to be in there, so I can't let him get inside..'
"I have you in my power absolutely" the Master sneers, obviously not happy about being locked out of the capsule "but I will see your face one more time before I destroy you forever" he growls.
I stiffen and my eyes widen as two men enter the room, both I had seen before on the screen, one in a pink robe like outfit and the other in a soft orange tan colored outfit of the same kind, I quickly motion for them to be quiet as I knew they see me, they glance at me confused before going back to what they were doing, I sigh silently in relief as they walk over to the Master.
I hear the women whispering across the room, but thankfully the Master doesn't hear them, to engrossed in trying to get at the Doctor.
"Well? Well, speak, I gave you tongues!" Snaps the Master angrily.
"You are not the Portreeve"one of the men says, they seem to be in a bit of shock, I frown sadly 'these poor people have been just as deceived as the others'
The Master laughs a bit as he continues to work on the capsule "someone's been tampering with your perception threshold"
"You are not the Portreeve" the second man states, the Master looks back at him, I quickly move out of their sight, knowing if I didn't he would have seen me as he was looking at the men "I believe the visitor" the second man continues.
They both look to something one the other side of the fireplace that I can't see, but it seems to anger the Master.
"A trick!" He yells angrily, facing the box on the table again "the doctor's here!" He says before he starts to move the box, sliding it off of the table, my eyes widen as I watch, my heart beating faster in fear.
"Are you sure of that, Master?" Comes the Doctors voice from somewhere, I look around quickly to try and see him but I can't yet.
"Enough of your deceptions" the Master snaps, sliding the box onto the ground and making it flip, hitting the ground and it falls apart, revealing nothing but books inside, I sigh silently in relief as I watch nervously.
"Where are you?!" The Master demands "I'll fetch you out wherever you are!" He yells, pointing around in hysterics.
"The Tapestry! Look!" One of the women says 'that must be what's on the other side of the fireplace...'
My eyes widen as I see the Doctor come running down a set of stairs at the other end of the room, quickly moving to stand in front of what I assume is the tapestry, quickly moving so he faces everyone in the room, holding his hands up to stop them.
"But, Doctor, it's..." one of the women says quickly but he interrupts her.
"I know, I know. Stay Back" he orders seriously before he disappears from my view, my heart sinks as I listen 'what is so bad about getting near a tapestry...?'
But soon I can hear ripping of fabric before the Doctor comes back into view, glaring at the Master who is slowly backing away a little.
"So that's how you're sustaining Castrovalva" he says, my eyes widen in realization 'that's the first episode with this Doctor...he must have just regenerated!'
"My own adaptation of the block transfer computation. Since we last met, Adric's mathematical powers have been put to lively use" the rogue Time Lord explains quickly, I can tell he's trying to impress the Doctor, or stump him.
"Deadly, you mean" the Doctor says angrily "that too" the Master nods.
I glance around to see a man up on a balcony listening in, I frown a little worriedly before peaking back to look at the situation.
"You were wise to deter your young friends from approaching. The Hadron power lines are lethal to the touch" the Master states proudly.
"Alright Master, it's me you want, let the boy and Rose go" he says, my heart leaps as I watch 'he remembers me now...I hope thats a good thing'
I can hear the smirk in the Masters voice as he speaks "yes, the trap has now been sprung, we can begin to dispose of all the bait. However I won't be letting the little Flower go" he sneers, I grimace at that but I see one of the men grabbing the fire poker that had been on the ground, going to try and hit the Master with it, but there's a soft beep and the man stops moving, arm raised to strike.
Then the next second he's gone, like he was deleted from a computer, my eyes widen in horror as I watch.
"There was no call for that" the Doctor says angrily, I can feel the anger and worry rolling off him now as he watches the Master closely, they were all close to the Fireplace but thankfully at just an angle that I was mostly hidden, and the Master was keeping everyone's attention anyways.
The Master chuckles, almost as if he was a giddy child "I populated Castrovalva, I will dispose of these creatures as I choose" he replies, smirking at the Doctor.
"Unless you let every one of them go now..." the Doctor warns before he stops in pain, closing his eyes and lowering his head a little because of the pain as the Master smirks at him "well, Doctor?" Obviously enjoying his pain.
Everyone then looks up to the man that had been on the balcony, my eyes widen seeing him holding onto a chandelier, I cover my mouth as the Doctor shouts for him "Shardovan, get back!"
"Don't touch the web. It's holding Castrovalva in balance. You do not have the will!" The Master shouts, pointing angrily up at the man.
"You made us, man of evil, but we are free" the man up top says before using the chandelier to swing down into the web the Master was talking about, out of my line of sight, I wince as I can hear electricity crackling.
"My web! My web!" The Master shouts in distress.
The Doctor shoves past him and sprints out of my sight, my eyes widen and I quickly press back out of sight as the Master runs into the fireplace, my eyes widen more as the fireplace starts to disappear, the sound of a Tardis leaving being heard, I smile widely as it disappears completely, the women see me but I ignore them for now as the Doctor and Adric stumble out of the black room, smoke billowing out after them, both of them coughing.
"Shardovan?" Asks one of the women as I run over, slipping behind the Doctor and gently touching Adric's arm worriedly to make sure he was alright and conscious.
"He gave his life to help us" the Doctor says sadly, looking back into the room Adric had been kept in before I turn to him, gently grabbing his arm worriedly, he whips his head around and down, his eyes widening seeing me, I smile up at him softly and gently take his hand, he just stares in seemingly shock as one of the women behind us spreaks.
"The Master has escaped!" She exclaims, the Doctor nods dumbly and looks up, shaking his head a little and grabbing my hand tightly as he looks to them "so must we. Without the web to support it, the local space will fold up into itself. Come on" he says before racing out of the room, pulling me with him quickly, holding onto my hand tightly as we run, the others following after closely.
As we slow in a courtyard of sorts I grimace and blink a few times as before us everything looks pixilated, like its on a very broken screen, the people no more than a few large pixels high. Then in other places everything looked like different screens mashed together in odd shapes.
I tighten my hold on the Doctors hand worriedly as I look around shakily, my mind reeling as I try to see a way out, not listening as they talk quickly.
The man in the pink outfit points in one direction "this way!" He calls before we all follow after him quickly, as we run however I start to get a headache, that odd feeling getting worse, making me feel dizzy as it seems we start to somehow go in circles, we soon end up back in the square.
"The masters Tardis!" Someone exclaims behind us, I tighten my hold on the Doctor's hand nervously, he seems to sense my worry as he pulls me closer protectively.
"It couldn't take of. Space is squeezing in too fast" the Doctor explains, I nod a little as I watch it nervously.
"We're trapped" one of the girls says in fear.
"how do we get out?" Asks the other.
"It can't collapse without causing a breach somewhere" the Doctor says quickly, looking around us.
"There is nothing but confusion in my eyes now" says the poor man who used to call this place home.
"I can see!" Adric says quickly, the Doctor turns to him quickly, letting go of my hand to grab the boys shoulders and bring him closer to the front "Adric created it. Which way?" He asks the boy quickly, I watch worriedly from the side, my heart racing with nerves.
"What exactly am I looking for, Doctor?" Adric asks quickly.
"Anything you don't recognize as Castrovalva" the Doctor replies, Adric looks aorund us quickly before pointing past us to my right.
"Over there, the hillside" he says, the Doctor looks in that direction before gently pushing Adric forward toward it "quick, follow Adric. Hold on to each other" he instructs, everyone grabbing hands, I grab the Doctors hand and the man in pinks hand tightly, quickly following after the others up a small set of stairs and into a doorway, through the door we enter into a cave like hallway.
"This is it. This is the way" Adric says from the front, we all release each other except the Doctor keeps my hand in his tightly as we go down stair after stair, I manage to keep up but that hit to my back from the Master slamming me into the wall made my back really sore.
The man behind us stops and me and the Doctor do as well, looking back at him worriedly.
"Margrave" the Doctor calls as the man watches behind us, I whimper and tighten my hold on the Doctors hand as I hear the Master nearby, crying out in anger about his web, the man faces us quickly and gently shoves the Doctor and I on down the stairs "goodbye, Doctor" he says before racing back up the stairs.
My eyes widen as I meet eyes with the enraged Master, trying to get down the stairs at us "bring it to me, boy! My Web! My flower! Bring her to me!" He yells, I stare in horror but the Doctor quickly gets me to turn away, but he stays put, keeping his arm around me protectively, shielding me from the Masters eyes.
Adric comes running back to us, grabbing the Doctors arm and pulling us back, away from the towns people all keeping a hold on the Master so he cannot get at us "Doctor, Rose, quickly, we've got to leave before it closes again!" The boy yells, I nod shakily and quickly start to pull the Doctor away from the commotion with us, hearing the girls outside the entrance to the cave yelling for us.
The Doctor tries to grab Mergraves arm to pull him with us "Mergrave, we have got to leave!" He pleads, I whimper shakily and gently pull on the Doctor again, terrified he'd be grabbed by the Master and they would both become trapped.
The Master struggles against the hold the people have on him and I glance back to meet his deathly angry eyes "you can't beat me! You can't run forever Flower!" He yells after me, I tighten my grip on the Doctor and me and Adric pull him out of the cave just in time, we stumble away as the cave closes behind us, the last thing I hear from inside is the Master screaming "Flower!"
I shiver and sigh shakily, leaning against the Doctors side, he wraps his arm around my shoulders and looks to the others quickly to make sure they were all alright before he turns to me, looking me over quickly before he cups my cheek worriedly with one hand, looking into my eyes.
"Are you alright? Did he do anything?" He asks quickly, I lean into his touch shakily but shake my head, smiling a little up at him.
"No, I'm ok mostly, just a bit bruised and shaken up, the worst he did was shove me against a wall when I tried to run" I say softly, he sighs in relief before pulling me into a hug, I hug back tightly, burying my face into his chest as I try to calm down, the Masters words starting to circle in my mind 'you can't run forever Flower!'
I shiver a little and press closer, I can hear the others talking but I tune them out, just trying to focus on the Doctor, I smile a little as he kisses the top of my head gently, and I stiffen for a moment as something was tapping at the door in my mind, but I quickly relax and open it, sighing in relief as his mind floods my own, I press closer and smile more, his mind surrounding mine and helping me to relax, sending waves of warmth and love.
I sigh softly after a few moments, sending back affection and happiness as I pull back a little, smiling up at him softly "lets get back home" I say softly, he nods and kisses my forehead, I smile softly and gently pull him down into a real kiss, before pulling back and taking his hand again happily as we head back toward the Tardis quickly, I stay close to the Doctors side, so happy to feel him in my mind, when it had been empty earlier I had gotten really worried about him.
The others follow after us quickly, all of us quiet after the hectic day, the Doctor stops after a while, in a field, we all stop next to him and look back "it's gone, Gone forever" the girl with the curly hair says.
"And the Master?" Asks Adric, I shiver a little, the Doctor gently pulling me closer to him as he takes off his hat, looking up at the cliff.
"Let's hope so" he says and replaces his hat before we continue on, I giggle a little as we speed up into a jog, the Doctor starting to chant "one, two, one, two" over and over again with each step, I smile wider and shake my head, keeping up with his pace thankfully.
"All right, rest" he says as we come to a stop, Adric leaning against a tree, I let go of the Doctors hand and go to his side worriedly "you alright? I'm sorry I couldn't help earlier, I had no way to fight him" I say softly, but he smiles at me gently.
"I'm alright, I'm just glad you're safe, the Doctor was really worried about you" he says, I nod and smile a little.
"He does that, once we get back why don't you try and get some rest" I say softly, he nods before looking behind me to the Doctor, I smile at him once more before coming to the Doctor's side, giggling a little as I see the Tardis on it's side on a hill.
"Who landed this?" She asks, I giggle more and slide down the hill to stand in front of her as the others stay up there and talk, I gently lay my hand on her door and instantly I feel a happy humming, I smile more.
"I'm ok" I tell her softly before looking up as the others come down the hill after me, I move out of the way as the Doctor comes to stand next to her "Adric?" He says, gesturing to the doors, the boy comes over and climbs up her side and in through the doors.
"Are you sure you're up to flying the Tardis?" Asks one of the girls, the Doctor was now holding his hat in his hands, his other in his pocket as he responds.
"Oh I think so. In fact, I feel quiet like my old self. Well.." he pauses and the other girl, Tegan I remember now was her name, asks "yes?"
"Well, whoever I feel like, it's absolutely splendid" he says happily, I smile softly and nod before the other two hop inside the Tardis, I smile up at the Doctor as he climbs up in as well, I glance around us before climbing inside myself, the Doctor gently helping me inside before he and Adric get to work fixing our landing so we weren't leaning to the side.
I sigh and lean on the console a bit tiredly, smiling a little as the Doctor kisses my cheek on his way around me, I relax more and watch as he hops around happily.
The Doctor pulls a lever and gets us into a stable flight before he looks to everyone "why doesn't everyone head off to get some rest, it's been a very long day I think" he says, coming to stand next to me, I nod softly and stand up straight, the others nod and one by one head off, Adric going first as the poor boy was exhausted.
I lean against the Doctors side a little as we watch them go before he turns and pulls me into a tight hug, I smile softly and wrap my arms around his neck, hugging back tightly as he buries his face into my neck and shoulder softly.
I reach up and gently cradle the back of his head and neck, softly playing with the soft golden hair there.
"I was so worried about you when you vanished" he murmurs, his voice a bit muffled from my coat, I smile softly and kiss his cheek softly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, thought I didn't really have control over it, but you're alright now, and so am I, we are both safe and the Master is gone for now" I say softly, he tightens his arms around me, pulling me closer and kissing my neck softly, I blush a little but press closer, closing my eyes and pressing my mind to his, feeling warm and safe in his arms.
After a few moments he pulls back enough to look down at me, meeting my eyes with his soft blue ones, I smile up at him softly, I can see a nervousness in his eyes as he watches me, and it suddenly pours over into my mind, my smile falters a little as I watch him worriedly, he pulls away and steps back, obviously nervous as he tosses his hat onto the console.
"So...um...what...what do you think?" He asks, slowly turning to face me, but not meeting my eyes, I frown in confusion for a moment before my eyes widen as I realize what he means, he spreads his arms out a little as he watches me.
My smile returns and I giggle softly and shake my head, coming up to stand right in front of him, he watches me nervously as I stand on my tip toes, gently taking his face into my hands, softly tracing his cheek bone with my thumb as I look over his face, studying every line and curve, before I pull back a little and look into his eyes, smiling more.
"You know I love you, your face doesn't change that, but I have to admit, I do very much like this face" I say softly, his nervousness starting to melt off him as he relaxes, his hands dropping to gently grasp my wrists as my hands were still holding his face gently, he leans down into my touch and closes his eyes, sighing softly in what I guess was relief.
I gently pull him down a little closer and kiss his forehead "you don't have to worry, my love. It will be a dark day indeed when I do not like your face, or just no day indeed, because it will never happen" I say softly, smiling more as he chuckles softly, looking into my eyes again.
I smile gently up at him, my heart warming more as he moves closer, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me closer, I lean up on my tip toes again to gently pull him into a kiss, one he happily reciprocates.
After a few moments I pull back and beam up at him happily, he chuckles and leans his forehead against mine gently, I rest my arms on his shoulders softly and happily.
"You know, for once I think our time lines sync up just a little, this is your first time with this face, and this is the first time I've seen this face" I say softly, he smiles more.
"Is it? Well then, I suppose we must celebrate! Why not a picnic?someplace nice?" He asks happily, I giggle a little at how excited he is.
"But what about the others? Shouldn't we wait until they are awake?" I ask, he shakes his head as he pulls away, bouncing around the console.
"They can sleep while we have our picnic, no harm done" he says, pressing buttons and levers happily, I giggle a little as I watch him happily, taking off my coat as I was a little warm, gently hanging it by the door.
"You have far too much energy mister, I'm going to ban you from any sugar at the picnic" I tease as I come back over, he smirks down at me "I'd like to see you try" he challenges, I smirk back at him, hands on my hips.
"I don't think you want to challenge me on this, I take challenges very seriously" I warn, he only smirks more.
"oh trust me, my dear. I know that full well" he says, I snicker softly as he lands us, I smile and pat the console before looking back to the Doctor, he's already holding a picnic basket, I laugh softly and come over.
"Someone's excited" I tease, he kisses my cheek as he passes, pulling the lever to open the doors before holding his hand out, I take it and we head outside into a gorgeous countryside on some alien planet, green grass and trees everywhere, the trees covered in blue fruits of some kind, but the sky was a gorgeous soft purple, I stare up in awe of our surroundings, not realizing the Doctor was just watching me happily.
I finally look down and instantly blush as I meet his eyes, looking away quickly and around us, trying to will away my blush, but I glance back as he pulls a blanket out of the basket and lays it out, I smile more and flop down next to him happily, sitting criss cross before flopping onto my back, keeping my legs crossed as I look up at the gorgeous sky, the clouds seeming to be a funny shade of blue, like when a large storm was arriving back on earth, that deep dark blue grey color.
I sigh happily and glance over as the Doctor lays down next to me happily, taking my hand in his and pulling it up, gently kissing the back of my hand, I blush more but smile widely at him, I scoot up closer and kiss his cheek softly.
"You're a softy in this body" I tease and he chuckles "I am not, I am only soft to you" he retorts, I snicker softly and scoot closer so our sides were touching now as I look back up at the sky.
"You're still soft" I say softly before yelping and laughing as the Doctor had reached down and tickled my side, I squirm away and glare playfully at him "no! No tickling, its cheating" I say as he smirks, rolling onto his side and resting his head up on his arm as he watches me.
"I don't think tickling is cheating, it doesn't say so in the rule book" he says nonchalantly, I glare playfully at him.
"Let me see this rule book then" I retort and he shakes his head, smiling more "I don't have it, threw it into a super nova" he says and I can't help but laugh, scooting a little closer again as I shake my head, smiling softly.
"You are, and always will be a dork of the highest order" I hum happily, he chuckles softly and turns to lay on his back, before swiveling his whole body and laying his head on my stomach gently, laying out happily, I giggle a little and shake my head softly but I can't help but to reach up and softly start to mess with his hair, he closes his eyes happily and I smile more.
I watch him quietly as we both relax, me continuing to run my fingers through his soft hair as he seems to start to doze off a little, I let him, knowing he would need as much sleep as he could get after such a rough regeneration.
We stay laying out there for a few hours, resting and enjoying each other's company before we eat a small lunch and head back inside, once inside I kiss his cheek "thank you for the picnic, I loved it" I say happily before heading off to our room, wanting to shower and change.
I grab some clean clothes before getting into the shower, carefully removing the bandage to clean up the wound, wincing as some of the scab had ripped open from me being tossed around, but I take a quick shower, cleaning up before I carefully manage to cover the wound again in clean bandages, then I get dressed and step into our room, smiling softly to see the Doctor had changed into pajamas.
"Time for some real sleep?" I ask softly, he nods as he sits on the edge of the bed, I come over and sit down next to him as I dry my hair with a towel, sighing contently as he watches me.
"Rose..." I look to him curiously as he watches me, before he looks down at my left arm, as it was exposed and showing all of my tattoos, he looks from my eyes down to my arm then back to me, I smile softly and scoot to be sitting criss cross in front of him, holding my arm out to show him, he very gently takes my hand and runs his fingers over the tattoos, I blush a little as I can feel his mind so much stronger now, the contact strengthening our bond.
He softly traces over the blue swirls of color, I watch as he seems almost entranced by the tattoos, I smile softly as he gently turns my arm over, looking over every tattoo curiously.
Finally he looks up to my eyes curiously "I know I shouldn't ask, but why is there a skull in here?" He asks worriedly, I smile softly.
"You know I can't say anything, but I will tell you this, I survived it, you don't have to worry, I survived it with barely a bruise and a bit sore" I say and he seems to relax a little more, nodding before he gently brings my arm up, palm first and he softly kisses the small clock tattoo just below my palm, I blush a little as I watch curiously.
He looks up to meet my eyes "I love you, more than I think I could ever express" he says softly, my blush deepening but I smile more at him, scooting closer.
"I love you too, more than the air we breath, more than I will ever be able to show, and that makes me sad, I wish I had a way to show my overwhelming amounts of love for you, it would like the size of the biggest Star Whale" I ramble happily before realizing I was rambling, I cover my mouth with my free hand and blush deeper.
I smile at him sheepishly "sorry..." I murmur but he's just sitting there grinning happily at me, he moves closer and gently removes my hand from my mouth before leaning down and pulling me into a kiss, I happily return the kiss, gently grabbing the front of his shirt to pull him closer.
But the universe just had to go and ruin the moment as the music started up around me, I sigh sadly as I pull back, smiling up at him sadly "seems I'm leaving already, but you still need sleep, ok?" I ask, he smiles softly and nods, pulling me up into his lap so I'm straddling him, I wrap my arms around his neck softly and kiss him again.
Only pulling back as the music gets louder, I lean my forehead against his softly and smile gently up at him "I love you, don't forget that" I say happily as he nods, pressing his mind closer to mine, sending me comfort and love.
"I love you too, Darling, be safe" he says softly as my vision starts to blur a little, I close my eyes, pressing closer to his mind before everything disappears, leaving me sitting alone on a cold hard floor, my mind empty, I groan and flop onto my back a little, staring up into the blankness.
I close my eyes sadly and close the connection quietly, gently touching my lips as I remember everything from the last few hours, smiling a little to myself.
