Okay guys, so here is Boom Town. I hope you like it.
We had landed in Cardiff to fuel up the TARDIS when there was a knock on the door. The Doctor was on a ladder working on something so Jack went to answer the door, and I heard him say, "Who are you?"
"Jack, be nice." I said and then heard "what'd you mean who am I? Who are you?"
"Captain Jack Harkness. Whatever you're selling, we're not buying."
"Oh, unless they are cookies. I could really go for some chocolate chip cookies right now." I said to Rose and she was laughing at how silly I was being.
"Get out of my way," Mickey said while pushing Jack out of the way.
"Don't tell me, this must be Mickey." He said while closing the door.
"Here comes trouble. How you doing Rickey boy?" I rolled my eyes at the Doctor; he knows his name is Mickey not Rickey.
"It's Mickey."
"Don't listen to him, he's winding you up," Rose said.
"You look fantastic," Mickey smiled at Rose.
"Ah, sweet. Look at these two. How come I never get any of that?" Jack asked the Doctor.
"Buy me a drink first," the Doctor said jokingly.
"You're such hard work."
"But worth it," I said smiling up at the Doctor and him giving me a cheesy smile back.
"As are you, my dear Harper," Jack said, his hand very low on my back.
"Jack," I warned.
"Oi, hands off," the Doctor said and Jack put his hands up backing away.
Rose, ignoring us, asked Mickey, "Did you manage to find it?"
"There you go."
"I can go anywhere now," Rose said looking up at the Doctor.
"I told you, you don't need a passport."
'Which is a really good thing,' I thought to myself.
"Sure it's all very well going to Platform one and Justicia and the Glass Pyramid of San Kloom. But what if we end up in Brazil? I might need it. So you see I'm prepared for anything.
"Sounds like your staying then," Mickey said. There was an awkward silence in the TARDIS now. 'Poor Mickey,' was all I could think. "So what are you doing in Cardiff? And who's jumping Jack flash and his perky assistant?"
Jack and I both looked at Mickey surprised at his names for us. "Hey! I am nobody's assistant."
Mickey raised an eyebrow at me, but kept talking. "I mean I don't mind you hanging out with big-ear up there."
"Oi." I laughed at the Doctor. 'He does have big ears.'
"Look in the mirror." The Doctor just shook his head and went back to work. "But this guy, I dunno, he's kind of…"
"Handsome?"
"More like cheesy."
"Early 21st century slang – is cheesy good or bad?" Jack asked while coming around the console.
"It depends on who you ask," I said.
"It's bad," Mickey deadpanned.
"But bad means good, isn't that right?"
"Are you saying I'm not handsome?" The Doctor asked coming down from whatever it was he was working on.
"We just stopped off. We need to refuel," Rose said.
"Thing is, Cardiff's got this riff running through the middle of the city. It's invisible, but it's like a earthquake fault between dimensions." I said coming up beside Rose.
"The rift was healed back in 1869," the Doctor join Rose and I in front of Mickey.
"Thanks to a girl named Gwyneth. Cos these creatures called the Gelth, they were using the rift as a gateway but she saved the world and closed it," Rose said
"But closing a rift always leaves a scar, and that scar generates energy, harmless to the Human Race…" Jack said coming up beside me.
"But perfect for the TARDIS." I finished for him. Poor Mickey looked as if he was having a hard time following all of this.
"So just park it here for a couple of days right on top of the scar and…" The Doctor continued.
"Open up the engines, soak up the radiation." This was Jack again.
"Like filling her up with petrol and off we go." Rose was getting excited.
"Into time," Jack said giving Rose and I a high five.
"And SPACE." We all said, passing high fives around.
"Have up seen yourselves? You all think you're so clever, don't you?"
"Yeah"
"Yeah"
"Yep"
"You know it"
We all smiled at Mickey and Jack gave him a friendly pat on the cheek
"Should take another twenty-four hours, which means we've got time to kill." The Doctor said as we stepped out of the TARDIS.
"That old lady's staring," Mickey pointed out.
"Probably wondering what five people could be doing inside a small wooden box," Jack joked as Rose and the Doctor laughed.
"Eeewww, Jack. That's gross," I said pulling a face.
"What are you captain of? The innuendo squad?" Mickey said, not liking Jack. Jack made a 'whatever' sign with his hands and started to walk away. "Wait. Er, the TARDIS – we can't just leave it. Doesn't it get noticed?"
"Yeah, what's with the police box? Why does it look like that?" Jack asked.
"It's a cloaking device," Rose said.
"It's called a chameleon circuit," I said before the Doctor could.
He gave me a small pout before saying, "The TARDIS is meant to disguise itself wherever in lands, like if this was Ancient Rome, it'd be a statue on a plinth or something. But I landed in the 1960s, it disguised itself as a police box and the circuit got stuck."
"So it copied a real thing? There was actually polices boxes?"
"Yeah, on street corners. Phone for help before they had radios and mobiles," I said.
"If they arrested someone, they could shove them inside until help came. Like a little prison cell." The Doctor said, leaning against the TARDIS.
"Why don't you just fix the circuit?" Jack asked as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"I like it. Don't you?"
"I love it!" Rose said the same time I said, "absolutely."
"But that's what I meant," Mickey said looking very proud that he had won. "There's no police boxes anymore, so doesn't it get noticed?"
"Rickey, let me tell you something about the human race." The Doctor said as he walked closer to Mickey. "You put a mysterious blue box slap bang in the middle of town and what do they do." Pulling his hands on Mickey's shoulder.
"Walk past it. Now stop your nagging, let's go explore." Patting Mickey's shoulder and walking away.
"What's the plan?" Rose asked linking hers and the Doctor's arms.
"I don't know. Cardiff. Early 21st century and the wind's coming from the … east. Trust me, safest place in the universe."
"Oh, come on Doc. Did you have to say that." He just winked at me before taking my hand as we all walked away from the TARDIS.
We were all sitting in a café laughing at Jack's story. "I swear, six feet tall and with tusks."
"You're lying through your teeth," Mickey exclaimed.
"I mean, it turns out the white things are tusks, and I means TUSKS! And its woken, and its not happy."
"How could you not know it was there?" The Doctor asked.
"And we're standing there, fifteen of us, NAKED."
"Naked?" Rose asked.
"And I'm like oh, no, no, it's got nothing to do with me. And then it roars, and we are running. Oh my, we are RUNNING. And Brakovitch falls, so I turn to him and I say…"
"I knew we should've turned left," Mickey interrupts Jack.
We all bust out laughing as Jack said, "That's my line."
"I don't believe you, I don't believe a word you say, ever. That is so brilliant." Rose said.
I saw the Doctor get up and I followed him. He took the paper out of a man's hands and looked at the front page. "Um, sorry. We are just going to borrow this for a second," I told the man.
I turned and looked at the paper with the Doctor and said, "Oh, no."
"And I was having such a nice day," the Doctor said before turning the paper around so Jack, Rose, and Mickey could see.
The front page read 'New Mayor, New Cardiff.'
"According to intelligence the target is the last surviving member of the Slitheen family, a criminal sect from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorious, masquerading as a human being, zipped inside a skin suit." Jack said as was walked into the government building.
"Okay, plan of attack. We assume a basic 57-56 strategy, covering all available exits on the ground floor. Doctor, you go face to face, that'll designate Exit 1. Harper and I'll cover Exit 2. Rose you Exit 3. Mickey Smith, you take Exit 4. Have you got that?"
"Excuse me, who's in charge?" The Doctor asked slightly offended.
"Sorry, awaiting orders, sir."
"Right, here's the plan." The Doctor stopped for a second, "Like he said. Nice plan, but Harper goes with me. Anything else?"
Jack smiled saying, "Present arms."
"Ready," every said and took out there cell phones, except me. 'I have got to get a cell phone.'
"Speed dial?" Jack asked.
"Yep."
"Ready."
"Check"
"See ya in hell," Jack said before walking to his exit.
"Are you ever going to leave Jack and I alone again?" I asked the Doctor as we walked to Margret's office.
"No," he did not even look at me just kept walking.
"Oh, come on Doc. Jack said he was sorry, and you know the chances of that happening again a slim to none."
"Don't care. He left you in danger," the Doctor suddenly stopped and turned to me. "They have the death penalty, and use it freely. I could have lost you." He put a hand on my cheek before turning and started walking again. I was shocked by the Doctor's actions.
"Oh, and stop calling me Doc," the Doctor said not even turning around. I smiled at this and quickly caught up with him.
We walked right up to a young man who was the secretary and the Doctor said, "Hello. We've come to see the Lord Mayor."
"Have you got an appointment?"
"Nope. Just an old friend passing by," I said pointing to the Doctor.
"Bit of a surprise. Can't wait to see her face." The Doctor and I were having a hard time of not laughing, but the secretary didn't seem to notices.
"Well, she's just having a cup of tea."
"Just go in there, and tell her, the Doctor would like to see her," I said.
"Doctor who?" 'Oh, that wonderful question,' I thought with a laugh.
"Just the Doctor. Tell her exactly that, the Doctor."
"Be back in a tick," he said sound slightly put out.
The Doctor and I turned to the door. Both of us had our hands behind our backs waiting. We didn't have to wait but a second before hearing a teacup break and the secretary came back out.
"The Lord Mayor says thank you for – for popping by… she's loved to have a chat, but, um… she's up to her eyes in paperwork. Perhaps if you could make an appointment for next week…?"
"She's climbing out the wind, isn't she?" I giggled at this.
"Yes, she is."
The Doctor pushed past the secretary and we entered the room and ran to the window. The Doctor called the others and told them, "Slitheen heading north."
"Leave the Mayor alone." The secretary said grabbing me from behind.
"Oi! Let go of me," I shouted trying to get free.
The Doctor was there in a second pulling the man off me, but then they started to struggle. Soon the Doctor got free and we ran to the scaffolding to go down.
"Margret," the Doctor said in a mocking tone.
"Who's on Exit 4?" Jack yelled.
"That was Mickey," Rose said as Mickey ran through the door.
"Here I am."
"Mickey the idiot." I elbowed the Doctor for saying that; he needs to start being nicer to Mickey.
"Oh, be fair – she's not exactly going to outrun us, is she?"
We all watched as Margret teleported away.
"She's got a teleport. That's cheating. Now we're NEVER gonna get her." Jack said getting mad. "Jack you need to calm down," I said. He was being a little too loud and it was giving me a headache.
"Oh, the Doctor's very good a teleports." Rose said as the Doctor got the sonic screwdriver out and pushed a button. We all watch Margret teleport back in the alleyway, but this time running towards us. She turned around and teleported again.
But the Doctor just used the sonic and she teleported right back; this time even closer to us. Once again she turned and teleported away. The Doctor just smiled and pushed the button; bring Margret right in front of us.
I was laughing as the Doctor said, "I could do this all day."
"This is persecution. Why can't you leave me alone?" Margret asked with her hands raise. "What did I ever do to you?
"You tried to kill me and destroy this entire planet," he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Apart from that."
"So, you're a Slitheen, you're on Earth, you're trapped. Your family gets killed but you teleport yourself out just in the nick of time. You have no means of escape. What do you do? You build a nuclear power station. But what for?" The Doctor said as we all walked in the room with the model of the power station.
"A philanthropic gesture. I've learnt the error of my ways."
The Doctor gave a nodded and then said, "And it just so happens to be right on top of the rift."
"What rift would that be?" Margret asked playing dumb.
"A rift in space and time. If this power station went into meltdown, the entire planet would go schwwwupboom." I giggled at Jack for making such a funny noise.
"This station is designed to explode the minute it reaches capacity," The Doctor was looking at the model.
"Didn't anyone notice?" Rose asked, "Isn't there someone in London checking this sort of stuff?"
"We're in Cardiff. London doesn't care. The South Wales coast could fall into the sea and they wouldn't notice. Oh, I sound like a Welshman. Help me, I've gone native," Margret said sounding a little worried.
"But why would she do that? A great big explosion, she'd only end up killing herself," Mickey asked.
"She's got a name you know," Margret said.
"She's not eve a she, she's a … thing."
"Oh, but she's clever." The Doctor said before pulling a device from the model. "Fantastic."
"Boy and their toys," I mumbled to myself.
"Is that a tribophysical waveform macro-kinetic extrapolator?!" Jack said.
"Couldn't have put it better myself," The Doctor said after looking a little surprised at Jack.
"Because you probably didn't know the name," I said quietly so only the Doctor could hear me. He shook his head at what I said, but didn't say anything. He is so used to my random comments now that it doesn't even faze him.
"Ooh, Genius," Jack said before taking the extrapolator from the Doctor. "You didn't build this."
"I have my hobbies. A little tinkering."
"No, no, no I mean you REALLY didn't build this; way beyond you."
"I bet she stole it," Mickey said.
"It fell into my hands."
"Is it a weapon?" Rose asked.
"Its transport," I said leaning against the table looking a little board.
"Yeah, Harper's right." Jack said putting the extrapolator on the ground. "You see- the reactor blows, the rift opens, phenomenal cosmic disaster, but this thing shrouds you in a force field. You have this energy bubble, zzhum." Jack made another funny noise and used his hand to show the energy bubble. "So you're safe. Then you feed it coordinates, stand on top, and ride the concussion all the way out of the solar system."
"It's a surfboard," Mickey said.
"A pan-dimensional surfboard, yeah."
"And it would've worked. I would've surfed away from this dead-end dump and back to civilization."
"You'd blow up a whole planet just to get a lift," Mickey asked.
"Like stepping on an ant hill."
"How'd you think of the name?" The Doctor asked. He was standing a little ways away looking at the sign for the power station.
"What, Blaidd Drwg? It's Welsh."
"I know, but how'd you think of it?"
"Chose it at random, that's all. I dunno. Just sounded good. Does it matter?"
"Blaidd Drwg."
"What's it mean?" Rose asked.
"Bad Wolf."
"But I've heard that before," Rose said sounding a little freaked out. "Bad Wolf. I've heard that loads of times."
"Everywhere we go. Two words. Following us. Bad Wolf."
"How can they be following us?"
"Nah, just a coincidence like hearing a word on the radio then hearing it all day. Never mind." The Doctor sounds cheery again, but I had to think 'how wrong you are, Doctor. How wrong you are.'
"Things to do. Margret, we're going to take you home." The Doctor said as he walked to the door.
"Hold on, isn't that the easy option, like letting her go?" Jack said.
"I don't believe it, we actually get to go to Raxa…" Rose started and the Doctor rolled his eyes. "Wait a minute, Raxacor…"
"Raxacoricofallapatorious," I said trying to help Rose out. I could see out of the Corner of my eye that the Doctor was a little surprised I could say it so easily.
"Raxaorico…"
"Fallapatorious," the Doctor finished.
"Raxacoricofallapatorious." Rose finally said and the Doctor and her both cheered.
"That's it." The Doctor said as he gave her a hug.
"I did it."
"They have the death penalty." Margret said, immediately making everyone sad.
"Wow, you're a joy kill," I said to myself.
"The family Slitheen was tried in its absence many years ago and found guilty, with no chance of appeal. According to the statues of government, the moment I return, I'm to be executed. What do you make of that Doctor? Take me home and you take me to my death."
"Not my problem," was all the Doctor said.
"This ship is impossible! It's superb," Margret said looking around the TARDIS. "How do you get the outside around the inside?"
"Like I'd give you the secret, yeah." The Doctor said. He and I were standing on one side of the Console and Margret was on the other. Rose and Mickey were off to the side watching Jack hook up the extrapolator.
"I almost feel better about being defeated. I never stood a chance. This is the technology of the gods."
"Don't worship me, I'd make a very bad god. You wouldn't get a day off, for starters."
"You'd give me a day off, right?" I asked the Doctor giving him a cheeky grin.
He just smiled at me and said, "Jack, how we doing, big fella?"
"This extrapolator's top of the range. Where did you get it?"
"I don't know, some airlock sale."
"Must've been a great big heist. It's stacked with power."
"But we can use it for fuel?" The Doctor asked.
"It's not compatible, but it should knock off about 12 hours. We'll be ready to go by morning."
"Then we're stuck here overnight," The Doctor said.
"I'm in no hurry."
"We've got a prisoner. The police box is really a police box," Rose said.
"You're not just police, though. Since you're taking me to my death that makes you my executioners. Each and every one of you."
I knew Margret was just trying I get to us, but it was not work. Well at least on me. But that was probably due to the fact I knew what was really going to happen to Margret.
"Well, you deserve it," Mickey said trying to defend our actions.
"You're very quick to say so. And you're very quick to soak your hands in my blood. Which makes you better than me how, exactly? Long night head." She walked over to the jump sit and sat down looking at us.
"Let's see who can look me in the eye." She first looked to Mickey who looked at her for a couple of seconds before looking away. Rose looked away right when Margret looked at her; Jack and the Doctor barely looked up from what they were doing to look at Margret. When she looked at me I just stared right back in pity, once again thinking about what was going to happen to her. We would have keep on staring at each other if the Doctor had not pulled me away, forcing me to look at something else.
Rose and Mickey had left just a little bit ago. Both the Doctor and Jack were working on something, 'I am not sure what', I was sitting in the jump sit and Margret was off to one side facing away from us.
"I gather it's not always like this. Having to wait. I bet you're always the first to leave, Doctor. Never mind the consequences, off you go. You butchered my family and ran for the stars, am I right? But not this time. At last, you have consequences. How does it feel?"
I was getting fed up with her talking bad about the Doctor that I just could not sit I silence anymore. "You know what, just shut up. I really have no idea what you are talking about or who you are talking about. The Doctor is a great man. So just SHUT IT!" I was yelling at the end and had gotten closer to Margret, but she still had not turned to look at us.
The Doctor and Jack both were looking at me in shock and I opened my mouth to say more but the Doctor quickly pulled me back pushing me over to Jack before saying, "I didn't butcher them."
"Don't answer back. That's what she wants," Jack warned.
"I didn't. What about you? You had an emergency teleport. You didn't zap them to safety did you?"
"It only carries one. I had to fly without coordinates. I ended up in a skip on the Isle of Dogs." The Doctor laughed and Margret said, "It wasn't funny."
"Sorry," she finally looked at us as the Doctor said, "It is a bit funny." We three started to laugh and Margret soon joined in.
"Do I get a last request?"
'Wow she sure knows how to suck the fun out of everything,' I thought.
"Depends what it is."
"I grew quite fond of my little human life. All those rituals. The brushing of the teeth and the complicated way they cook things. There's a little restaurant, just around the bay. It became quite a favorite of mine."
"Is that what you want? A last meal?" The Doctor asked going over to stand closer to her.
"Don't I have rights?"
"Oh, like she's not going to try and escape," Jack said.
"Except I can never escape the Doctor so where's the danger? But I wonder if you could do it. To sit with a creature you're about to kill and take supper. How strong is your stomach?"
"Strong enough."
"I wonder. I've seen you fight your enemies… now dine with them."
"You won't change my mind."
"Prove it."
"There are people out there." The Doctor turned and walked back over to Jack and I, "If you slip away just for one second they'll be in danger."
"Except… I've got these," Jack held up two silver bracelets. "You both wear one. If she moves more than ten feet away, she gets zapped by 10,000 volts."
"Margret, would you like to come out to dinner? My treat." The Doctor was leaning on the console looking at Margret, while Jack was holding up one of the bracelets.
"Dinner in bondage… works for me."
As Jack was getting the bracelet set up on Margret the Doctor turned to me, "Harper you coming with?"
"No, I don't want to be anywhere never her." I said not hiding the disgust in my voice.
"You okay?"
"I am fine. You go, and be safe. I don't trust her even in bondage. Besides I can stay and try to help Jack."
At the mention of Jack the Doctor's face fell. "I don't know, Harper, you really should come with me."
I sighed at the Doctor, "Doctor, I will be in the TARDIS, the safest place in the universe, so nothing can happen."
"Oh a lot can happen when Jack is involved," the Doctor said, obviously meaning Jack and his flirting.
"Well, that is most certainly nothing you have to worry about." I wrinkled my nose the thought of it.
The Doctor gave a sigh of relief and then him and Margret left for their meal.
Jack and I had been quit since Margret and the Doctor left. He was lying on the floor working on the extrapolator and I was in the jump seat trying to read.
"You know we could be doing a lot more stuff than just sitting here in silence," Jack said not looking away from his work.
"Yes, well we could, but I don't think the TARDIS has the stuff to make any cookies." I smiled at him letting him know I knew what he was meaning, but was choosing not to acknowledge it. "Jack I hate to tell you this, but I see you more as a…. brother to me than anything else."
He sat up and looked over to me. "Ouch, Harper that hurts. Did I just get put in the friends zone?"
I laughed, "yep, 'fraid so."
"Well, I guess I can accept that under one condition."
"And what would that be?" I raised an eyebrow at him. He had a mischievous look about him.
"Nope, you have to agree to it first."
"No way, I am not going to agree to something I don't even know what is." We had a stare off and finally I gave in. "Ugh, fine. I agree to your condition. So what is it?"
"I get to walk you down the aisle at yours and the Doctor's wedding."
"WHAT!" I screeched, "What wedding? The Doctor and I are just friends."
"Really, just friends? So your little speech about the Doctor being a great man meant nothing? And him being jealous when I flirt with you means nothing?" Jack was smirking at me like he had won the argument.
"First off, I was just defending the Doctor. I can think he is a good man with out it meaning anything. And secondly the Doctor is not jealous. He is just… just… a little over protective that all."
"Right! So tell me this, why did he look as if his world had ended when you got turned into one of the gas-masked people?"
"What?"
Jack got up and walked over to me, "When you ran away he went into overdrive trying to figure out how to change you back. It was no longer about the rest of the people, only you. Then when we all saw you in the group of gas-masked people he looked so hopeless."
"I… He… um" I could not think of what to say.
"Have you ever wondered why he keep pulling you behind him when we get into trouble? I mean when I first meet you guys I thought you two were a couple."
I started to think of the Doctor's and my time together, how was interacted. The times we stayed up late to read in the library. The times he put him self in front of me when we were in trouble. All the times he would take me hand as we walked.
"And don't get me started on you."
"WHAT?" My voice had gone high and a little squeaky by this point.
"You and your not so subtle flirting. Calling him Doc, and they way you look at him batting those pretty little eyelashes yours. Your comments just to get under his skin. I see right through you."
"Jack…"
"So if you could just tell each other that your in love that would be great."
I knew I was blushing but instead of owning up to what Jack said I just told him, "Jack, you can let your imagination get away from you sometimes."
Jack and I were just about to go and get something to eat when we heard a rumbling noise. The next thing we knew the TARDIS was going crazy. Sparks were flying and the extrapolator was making weird noises. "Jack what's going on?" I yelled over the noise.
"I don't know. Just help me get it unplugged." Jack and I were just getting started when we heard the door open.
"What are you doing?" The Doctor yelled
"Well, hello to you too." I said, but Jack ignored my comment and said, "It just went crazy."
"It's the rift. Time and space are ripping apart. The whole city's going to disappear."
"It's the extrapolator. Harper and I've disconnected it but its still feeding off the engine. It's using the TARDIS, I can't stop it."
The Doctor and Jack were working hard to stop the chaos and I was just trying to stay out of the way.
"Never mind Cardiff, it's going to rip open the planet."
"What is it? What's happening?" Rose asked running into the TARDIS.
I knew what was about to happen so I quickly ran to Rose.
"Oh, just little me." Margret said. She was about to grab Rose but I pushed her out of the way. The Doctor and Jack both tried to come and get me, but Margret said, "One wrong move and she snaps like a promise."
It was very hard to breath with Margret' hand on my throat. The Doctor, Jack, and Rose all looked rather worried.
"I might've known," The Doctor said.
"I've had you bleating all night, poor baby, now shut it. You, fly boy, put the extrapolator at my feet."
When Jack hesitated, Margret grabbed my neck even tighter and managed to choke out, "Can't breath."
Jack quickly looked to the Doctor who gave a small nod. Jack put the extrapolator down and Margret said, "Thank you. Just as I planned."
"I thought you needed to blow up the nuclear power station," Rose asked.
"Failing that, if I were to be arrested, then anyone capable of tracking me down would have considerable technology of their own. Therefore they would be captivated by the extrapolator. Especially a magpie mind like yours, Doctor."
I was mad at her for calling the Doctor a magpie mind and tried to break out of her hold. It didn't work; I just got an even tighter grip on my neck.
"So the extrapolator was programmed to go to plan B!" Margret pulled my hair as she yelled B. "To lock onto the nearest alien power source and open the rift. And what a power source if found. I'm back on schedule. Thanks to you."
"The rift's going to convulse, you'll destroy the whole planet." Jack said. I could tell he was mad and was trying to stay as calm as he could.
"And you with it." She slung me over to the right so she could be in front of the extrapolator. "While I ride this board over the crest of the inferno all the way to freedom. Stand back boys and blondie… surf's up."
Suddenly one of the TARDIS' panels opened up letting a very bright light out. "Of course, opening the rift means you'll pull this ship apart," The Doctor said.
"So sue me."
"It's not just any old power source. It's the TARDIS. My TARDIS. The best ship in the universe."
I made sure not to look at the light and keep my head turned.
"It'll make wonderful scrap."
"What's that light." Rose asked.
"The Heart of the TARDIS. This ship's alive. You've opened its soul."
"It's… so bright."
"Look at it Margret." I could feel her grip get a little looser and I could breath a little easier.
"Beautiful."
"Look inside, Blon Fel Fotch. Look at the light."
She finally let go of my neck and I quickly ran to Jack. He pulled me in for a hug, as did Rose. We all watch Margret as she stared into the light.
Margret looked up at the Doctor and said, "Thank you." Then she looked over to me and surprised me by saying, "You were right."
Soon after that Margret was gone and the Doctor started running around the console, "Stay there, close your eyes." He closed up the TARDIS panel and looked over to Jack.
"Now, Jack, come on. Shut it all down. Shut down." Jack ran to do what the Doctor said. "Rose, Harper, that panel over there, turn all the switches to the right." We all were working quickly as was could and soon it was calm in the TARDIS again.
"Nicely done, thank you all."
"What happened to Margret?" Rose asked
"Must've got burnt up. Carried out her own death sentence," Jack said.
"No, I don't think she's dead." I said. Both the Doctor and I were looking at Margret's skin that was still on the ground.
"Then where did she go?"
"She looked into the heart of the TARDIS, and even I don't know how strong that is. And the ship's telepathic – like I told you, Rose. Gets inside your head. Translates alien languages. Maybe the raw energy can translate all sorts of thoughts."
I had bent down while Jack and Rose came over to us. "Here she is." I said pulling out an egg, smiling at the others.
The Doctor took the egg from me as Rose asked, "She's an egg?"
"Regressed to a child," The Doctor said.
"She's an egg?" Jack asked both him and Rose having a hard time with this.
"She can start again. Live her life from scratch. If we take her home, give her to a different family, tell 'em to bring her up properly, she might be all right."
"Or she might be worse," Jack said.
"That's her choice," I said.
"She's an egg," Rose said still not believing.
"She's an egg," The Doctor said as I gigged at the situation.
Rose suddenly thought about Mickey and ran out of the TARDIS.
Rose walked into the TARDIS looking sad. I went over to her wanting to offer some comfort.
"We're all powered up. We can leave. Opening the rift filled us up with energy. We can go. If that's alright."
"Yeah fine."
The Doctor looked as if he knew it wasn't so he asked, "How's Mickey?"
"He's okay. He's gone…"
"Do you what to go find him? We'll wait." I asked her. I don't like seeing her so sad.
"No need. He deserves better."
"Oh, Rose." I said quietly and put my arm around her shoulder.
"Off we go then," the Doctor said, trying to get rid of awkwardness that was filling the TARDIS. "Always moving on."
"Next stop Raxacoricofallapotorious." Jack said before smiling and saying, "Now you don't often get to say that."
"We'll just stop by and pop her in the hatchery. Margret Slitheen can live her life again. A second chance."
"That'd be nice." Rose said quietly with her head on my shoulder.
I wanted to cheer Rose up from the Mickey drama, so I decided that we would have a sleepover/girl's night before dropping Margret off. I set up tons of pillows and blankets in the movie room.
We had popcorn, chocolates, and every kind of candy you could imagine. I had picked out movies that were just funny, I did not want anything with a love story in it what so every.
I had the TARDIS make it where nether the Doctor or Jack could find us, because come on; it's a girl's night. Meaning NO BOYS ALLOWED!
I knew Rose was not really up for it, but in the end it was a fun night for the both of us. She was able to get her mind of Mickey and I was able to get my mind off what Jack had said about the Doctor and I.
Thank you so much for reading. Until next time!
