He didn't seem like he wanted to answer my question as he continued to attach the mannequin arm to the console, and he ignored me as I continued to look at him as I was expecting an answer.
"It's too soon", the Doctor finally told me as we materialized near a neighborhood, "What's that supposed to mean…Doctor", I asked as he watched the monitor.
His eyes glanced at me and then looked back at the screen, I needed answers…there's was still so many unanswered questions. However, the Doctor didn't seem so keen on answering them…so, I decided to let go…for now.
We watched the screen just as a yellow buggy drove past where we saw Mickey and Rose inside. A couple hours later, the monitor lit up as the scanner showed that there was a living mannequin nearby and we followed it to a nearby pizza place just as the arm melted.
Then we exited out of the Tardis and entered the back of the restaurant, then we went through the kitchen just as the Doctor grabbed a wine bottle.
"What are you going to use that for", I asked him, "You'll see", the Doctor told me smiling as we walked into the actual restaurant where we saw Rose looking questioningly as we saw the back of a man's head…which looked sort of fake…
The Doctor was quick to walk up to the couple as he asked them if they would like some champagne, "We didn't order any champagne", the man, I assumed was Mickey, told the Doctor.
The Doctor glanced at me expectantly and I just rolled my eyes as I grabbed a notepad and a pen nearby, "Are you sure you didn't order any…it says here- ", "It's not ours...what is it Mickey? What's wrong", Rose said, cutting me off.
I looked up the Doctor as I shrugged and then he sighed, "Doesn't anybody want this champagne", he asked again and as soon as the fake Mickey glanced up and saw us, he gave us both a distasteful look.
"Ah", the fake Mickey said as the Doctor shook up the champagne bottle, while I was quick to pull Rose away from the situation.
"Don't mind us…just toasting the happy couple", the Doctor told them and then pointed the bottle at the fake Mickey, "It's on the house", he said just as the cork flew out and hit the fake Mickey right in the forehead. However, it didn't fall off like it would on anybody else…instead it stuck and then went through his forehead, before finally he spat it out.
Rose and I had disgusted looks on our faces as the fake Mickey then said, "Anyway", and then stood up molding one of his hands into a giant axe, and then chopped the table in half.
I was quick to pull Rose back as the Doctor sprang into action as he pulled the fake Mickey's head off.
"Don't think that's going to stop me", I heard the fake Mickey's head say, "He's plastic…my boyfriend's plastic", Rose told me frantically.
"Yep", I told her and then pressed the fire alarm nearby as we told everyone to get out while the fake Mickey's body started swinging about. Then we all ran into the kitchen, rounded a corner, and then ran down the hall just as fake Mickey's body was chasing after us.
The we ran through the exit, closed the doors, and the Doctor used his sonic screwdriver to lock it. Rose tried running to the gate and tried to open it only to have found it locked.
"Open the gate, use your sonic thingy", Rose yelled as the Doctor and I made our way to the Tardis.
"Sonic screwdriver", the Doctor corrected, "Whatever it is! Use it", Rose exclaimed, "It's fine", I told Rose, "We'll be in here", the Doctor added as we both went into the Tardis.
We could hear Rose yelling outside, at least until she ran in and then looked around with a shocked look on her face, before immediately running back out. I could only assume that she was circling the Tardis, before she ran back inside.
"It's going to get us", she exclaimed as she held onto the railing, "The assembled hordes of Genghis Khan couldn't get through that door. Believe me, they've tried. Now, shut up a minute", the Doctor told her as he hooked up the fake Mickey's head into the Tardis's console.
"You couldn't have said that nicely", I told him, "What good would that do? Did you forget how fast the consciousness spread last time", the Doctor told me.
"I understand you're in a rush to stop the invasion, but there's someone in the Tardis who's scared and confused", I told him, and he seemed to sigh at that.
"Are you alright", I asked Rose, "Yeah…um…what are you doing", Rose asked as she gestured towards the fake Mickey's head that laid on the console.
I glanced back at the Doctor, "…The arm was too simple, but a head's perfect. We can use it to signal back to its original source", the Doctor told her.
"I thought you said they'd be using a circular disk to transmit the signal", I reminded him, "Yes, but we need to find it first. It could be invisible", the Doctor told me.
I glanced at Rose as she looked at us both intently, "Was there something you wanted to ask", I asked her.
The inside is bigger than the outside", Rose asked, "Yes", I told her, "It's alien", she stated, "Yes", I told her, "Are you two aliens", she asked, "Yeah", I told her.
"Is that alright", the Doctor asked, "Yeah", she said nervously, "It's called a Tardis, this thing", the Doctor said as he gestured around.
"T-A-R-I-D-S, that's Time and Relative Dimension in Space", the Doctor told her and then she started to cry, "That's alright, culture shock, happens to the best of us", the Doctor told her, and I gave the Doctor a look as I knew that wasn't it.
"What", he asked me, "Did they kill him? Mickey, did they kill him? Is he dead", Rose asked.
"Oh, I didn't think of that", the Doctor told her, and I bit my lip guiltily, "He's my boyfriend! You pulled off his head, they copied him, and you didn't even think, and you didn't even stop him", Rose told us and then she looked horrified.
"Now, you're just going to let him melt", she told us, "What", "Melt", the Doctor and I asked at the same time as we both turned around to look at the console to see the fake Mickey's head melting.
"No, no, no, no, no, no", the Doctor exclaimed as he ran to the console to try to follow the signal faster as I tried to recover the head…it didn't work.
I felt badly as I saw the distraught look on Rose's face, "What are you doing", she exclaimed as I held the cords in place of what was left of the head.
"We're following the signal", the Doctor told her, "But it's fading", I added as the Doctor punched in a couple more buttons and switches, then turned a couple of knobs.
For a second the head and the signal recovered, only to have it lost again, "No, no, no, no, no", the Doctor exclaimed as he pressed more buttons and I continued to hold the cords in place, then began pressing buttons as well.
"It's working! Almost there, almost there…here we go", the Doctor said as we materialized, then he grabbed my hand as we both exited out of the Tardis.
"You can't go out there, it's not safe", we heard Rose yell, before she came running out, only to stop and look around.
"Lost the signal…we were so close", the Doctor told me as he let go of my hand to rub his head, "I know", I said as we looked around the concrete bridge.
"We've moved…does it fly", Rose asked, "It disappears and then reappears you, you wouldn't understand", the Doctor told her, I gave the Doctor a look and he gave me a look in turn.
"But, if we're…somewhere else, that headless thing's still on the loose", Rose told us, "It most likely melted, when the head…Mickey's head was melting", I told her.
"Are you going to witter on all night", the Doctor asked her, "Doctor", I whispered as I elbowed him, "Ow! What", he asked me, and I just shook my head.
"I'll have to tell his mother", Rose told us, and I looked sadly at her, but the Doctor looked confused, "Mickey…her boyfriend", I reminded him.
"It hasn't even been that long, and he forgot him again", Rose exclaimed upset, "If I did forget some kid called Mickey- ", "He's not a kid- ", "It's because we're trying to save every stupid ape blundering about on this planet, all right", the Doctor shouted as he was stressed out.
"Human", I told the Doctor, "What", he asked me, "Human not ape", I said again as I looked at him again, he sighed, then looked away as I rubbed his back comfortingly.
He gave me a sad smile as Rose asked suspiciously, "If you two are alien, why do you sound like you're from the North and you from the U.S.", Rose asked us.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Doctor told her, "And I was actually…raised on Earth, long story", I told her, before she asked.
"What's a "Police Public Call Box"", Rose asked, "It's a telephone box from the 1950s, it's a disguise", the Doctor told her and then glanced at me.
"It's stuck that way", I told her amused and the Doctor narrowed his brows playfully, "Okay…and this…living plastic, what's it got against us", Rose asked us.
"Nothing, it loves you. You've got a good planet, lots of smoke and oil, plenty of toxins and dioxins, perfect. Just what the Nestine consciousness needs…it's food stock was destroyed in…", the Doctor looked at me for a moment before continuing, "…the war, it's protein planets rotted. So, Earth. Dinner", the Doctor told her.
"Any way of stopping it", Rose asked, "Anti-plastic", the Doctor told her as he pulled out a vial filled with blue liquid.
"When did you make that", I asked him, "When you were asleep", he told me, "What about that machine that blocks its brain waves from reaching the other plastics", I asked him.
"It was destroyed remember", he told me, "Couldn't we make another one", I asked, "It'd take too long, and this is a more permanent solution, but we need to find it first", the Doctor told me as he took a few steps forward with his back facing a giant carousel.
"How can you hide something that big in a city this small", the Doctor asked, "Hide what", Rose asked, "The consciousness is controlling all plastic and it needs a transmitter to boost the signal", the Doctor told her.
"What does it look like", Rose asked, "It's big and round", I told her, "Like a transmitter", the Doctor added, "Massive, smack bang in the middle of London. A huge, metal circular dish, like a wheel, radial, close to where we're standing. Must be completely invisible", the Doctor told us as I looked back at the giant carousel again.
Then I smiled, "What is it", the Doctor asked me and pointed behind him, he glanced back before looking back at me confused, "What", he asked.
This time Rose joined in to gesture at the carousel behind him, I sighed in frustration when he still didn't get it. First, I placed my thumb and forefinger on the bridge of my nose, before I walked up and turn the Doctor completely around so that he was looking right at the carousel.
"Oh, fantastic", the Doctor exclaimed with a big smile, before he grabbed my hand as we all ran towards the giant transmitter.
Once we stood in front of it, we stopped as the Doctor turned his head towards Rose and I, "Think of it…plastic everywhere, every artificial thing waiting to be alive. The window shop dummies, phones, wires, cables", the Doctor told us.
"The breast implants", Rose added, and I tried to keep my composure, "Well, we've found the transmitter. Now, we just need to find where they're hiding" I told them.
"The consciousness must be somewhere underneath", the Doctor added, then Rose ran to the side of the concrete bridge, the Doctor and I followed her; she pointed to a sewer entrance near the water.
"Looks good to me", the Doctor said, we all smiled as we ran towards the entrance and we all helped untwist the door, removed it just as a bright red light shined through.
The Doctor climbed down first, then myself, then Rose, and then we all walked cautiously to a door nearby; which so happened to be unlocked. He slowly opened the door as Rose and I followed him in as we found ourselves walking on a grate that overlooked the Auton Consciousness.
"The Nestine Consciousness. That's it, inside that vat, a living plastic creature", the Doctor told Rose, "It's a lot bigger than last time", I added, "Yes, they've aged quite a bit", the Doctor agreed.
"Well, tip in your anti-plastic and let's go", Rose told us, "I'm not here to kill it. I've got to give it a chance", the Doctor told her.
"It's already killed someone and who knows how many others", I pointed out, then the Doctor sighed and looked at me, "A second chance then", he told me with narrowed brows as we moved to the lower level.
"We seek audience with the Nestine Consciousness under peaceful contract according to Convention fifteen of the Shadow Proclamation", the Doctor told the Nestene as I looked at the Doctor in confusion.
The Doctor looked at me expectantly, "Ah…yes, may we approach", I asked hesitantly, "You may", I heard the Nestene say through gurgles.
"Thank you", the Doctor said just as Rose came running down the stairs and headed straight to the real Mickey. This made the Doctor grimace as I looked at the couple in relief.
"Mickey it's me, it's alright", Rose told Mickey as the Doctor and I went to join them, "We're trying to negotiate peace and what does she do? Run to her boyfriend", the Doctor complained.
"At least they're together and Mickey's alive", I told him as he looked sadly at me, but I had no idea why.
"They've kept him alive", Rose told us happily, "Well, that's good", I told her and then smiled, "Yeah, that was always a possibility…keep- ", "What's important is that he's alive. Right Doctor", I said as I gave the Doctor a look.
"What do you mean by "that there was always a possibility"", Rose asked, and I shut my eyes, "…It was always a possibility to keep him alive to maintain the copy", the Doctor told her.
"You knew this, and you didn't say anything", Rose asked us angrily, "I…didn't want to scare you", I told her awkwardly.
"I am not a child…I deserve to know the truth", Rose told me, and this struck a nerve, all this time I was trying to get people to treat me a certain way and here I was treating her the exact same as others have treated me. I glanced at the Doctor as I knew I wanted the truth from him as well…
"I'm sorry", I told her as the Doctor pulled me to the lower levels, "Let's continue that later", the Doctor told me telepathically.
When we were close enough to look directly at the Nestine conciousness, the Doctor asked, "Are we addressing the Consciousness?"
"Yes", the Nestene Consciousness said in union, "Thank you. If I might observe, you infiltrated this civilization by means of warp and shunt technology. So, may I suggest, with greatest respect, that you shunt off", the Doctor told it and I looked at the Doctor in surprise.
"Our constitutional rights say we have a right to be here while under stress of- ", "Oh, don't give me that! It's an invasion, plain and simple. Don't talk about constitutional rights" the Doctor told it.
"You killed one of us before! We deserve a chance to live! What use do you have for a planet that's filled with stupid apes- ", I. Am. Talking", the Doctor yelled, cutting of the Nestene.
"This planet is just starting, these stupid…little people have just learned how to walk. They're capable of so much more. We're asking you, on their behalf. Please, just go", the Doctor pleaded.
"And what about you? What have you got to say", the Nestene asked me and I was a bit taken aback, "Well…I learned first-hand how they acted towards others, but they've raised me, and I learned from them. They seem to judge to quickly, but care deeply…they can hate things, love things, understand things…though it may take some time. They're…" I looked at Rose and Mickey as they looked back thoughtfully.
"Anyway…they deserve to live out their lives in peace, without fear of an invasion and without fear of dying- ", "Doctor! Acacia", I heard Rose yell, then I looked back as one of the mannequins grabbed the Doctor as another blocked me from getting to him.
The one that held the Doctor pulled out the anti-plastic vial out of his coat pocket, "Oh no", I whispered as guilt filled me, "Anti-plastic", the Nestene exclaimed in horror and in anger.
"That was just insurance! I wasn't going to use it", the Doctor told the Nestene, "You lie! You came in here with soilders, trying to weaken us with your speeches! You planned to attack us", the Nestene exclaimed.
"We weren't going to attack you", I told the Nestene as the mannequin who blocked me from getting to the Doctor, then grabbed me.
"We're here to help, we're not your enemy! I swear", the Doctor exclaimed frantically as he watched in fear as the mannequin grabbed me.
"Two timelords enter this chamber and earlier I have found a Tardis, the same ship that the Doctor and the Voyager use to go through time and space killing and helping. Now, I think that is no coincidence", the Nestene told us.
"What do you mean", the Doctor asked as the mannequins revealed the Tardis to us on the upper level, "Is that your ship", the Nestene asked, "…Yes", the Doctor replied.
"So, it was you! You both waged war to all species through time and space! The very Tardis that flew around during the Time War, where our home was destroyed! The Time-Lords destroyed our home as they fought the Daleks! You were there! You could have saved it! This is your fault", the Nestene exclaimed in anger and sadness.
"There was nothing we could do, I should know I was there! I fought in the Time-War! It wasn't our fault and this version of the Voyager wouldn't even remember it", the Doctor told the Nestene and I looked at the Doctor in shock.
"I couldn't save your world. I couldn't save any of them", the Doctor exclaimed, "Then I will have your Tardis destroyed! Time-Lords are the enemy! You want to bring us back in your machine", the Nestene continued yelling.
"What's it doing", Rose yelled, "The Nestene's identified it as superior technology. It's terrified! It's going to the final phase, it's starting the invasion", the Doctor yelled as we tried to squirm out of the mannequin's grasp.
"You have to get out of here! Run! Get out of here", I told Mickey and Rose as I tried pushing back, kicking, and pulling on the mannequin, but it continued to hold its grip.
The I heard a phone ring and looked up to see Rose answer her cell phone, as it turned out her Mom was calling her. Rose tried to warn her about the shops and urged her to go home, but by the looks of Rose's face her Mother was ignoring her.
Then electricity shot up from the Nestene as it was activating the transmitter, "It's the transmitter", the Doctor exclaimed, "They're activating everything that's plastic…the invasion has begun", I added.
Rose and Mickey than ran to the Tardis and when they tried to open it, they found that it was locked. I looked up at Rose as she looked thoughtfully at the Doctor and I, after a while of contemplating she sprang into action while Mickey just told her to leave us.
She then grabbed an axe, hacked away at a chain that was hooked onto the wall, and then swung her way towards us as I just smiled. Rose flew past the Doctor and I, as I pushed one of the mannequins into the Nestene Consciousness as Rose kicked the other in which also held the anti-plastic vial.
When she came swinging back, the Doctor and I were quick to grab her, "Now, we're in trouble", the Doctor told us as we all ran to the Tardis where we found Mickey holding on for dear life.
After we entered the Tardis and de-materialized, we materialized outside in an alley and that's when Mickey decided to run out in horror. The Doctor and I stood at the door way as Rose calmly walked out and called her Mother to see if everything was alright.
Once she heard her voice, she hung up as Mickey continued to stare at us, "Fat good you were", Rose told Mickey as she ran up to him after hanging up the phone.
"Nestene Consciousness, easy ", the Doctor said, "Oh, yeah. Sure", I said sarcastically, then rolled my eyes playfully as I shook my head while he just smiled.
"You two were useless! You'd both be dead if it wasn't for me", Rose told us, "We would have…yeah", I told her honestly, "Thank you", the Doctor added.
Rose seemed to pause for a moment, "Right, we'll be off", the Doctor told her, "Unless, you'd like to come with us", I suggested as I grabbed the Doctor's arm before he went inside.
Rose seemed almost tempted, "Yeah…this box isn't just a London hopper, you know. It goes anywhere in the universe, free of charge", the Doctor told her.
"Don't! They're aliens, they're things", Mickey exclaimed as he pointed at us, which made me frown, "He's not invited", the Doctor stated, "Agreed", I said as I looked at Mickey with a lifted brow.
"So, what do you think", I asked, and she still seemed a little unsure, "I mean…you could stay here, fill your life with work, food, and sleep or you could go…anywhere", the Doctor told Rose.
"Is it always this dangerous", Rose asked, "Oh, definitely", I told her, and Mickey was quick to hug her, "Yeah, I can't…I've got to go and find my mum, and someone's got to look after this stupid lump. So…", Rose told us and to be honest, I was a little disappointed.
"Okay", the Doctor said as we went back into the Tardis and de-materialized, then I felt the white light begin to engulf me.
"Go back, Doctor", I told him as I tried to hold it back, "Yeah? And what should I say", the Doctor asked me.
"Tell her the Tardis travels in Time and Space. Trust me, she'll come. Oh, and just so you know Doctor, "The Voyager?" Not a bad name, I think I'm going to start using it", I told him.
The Doctor seemed to smile at that and before I disappeared he held my hand as I looked up at him questioningly, then he hugged me, and kissed the top of my head before he stepped back. I was blushing as the white ball of light engulfed me and then pulled me forward through time.