Join the Discord Channel 'The Doctor's Family' to get sneak peeks at the up coming chapters and to talk with me and others about my DW stories. If you cannot find the channel find me (MyariRose #1920) and let me know you are have trouble finding the channel and I will send you an invite.
Chapter Two- The Runaway Bride Part 2
Steel grey eyes watched the young woman in front of him, she had long midnight blue hair that she always wore in pigtails and her Crystal blue eyes took in the doll she was playing with. She was ignoring him, like always. But he knew she knew he was there. Just like he knew she was biding her time before she finally escaped. He didn't know how he knew this, he just did.
He shifted to a more comfortable position in his chair. Everyone in this organization knew she had the power to escape them whenever she wanted. But everyone else believed she was on their side, he was the only one who knew she was actually waiting for something before she escaped. What that something was, he had no idea.
He blinked as a bright light surrounded the young woman for a second before disappearing leaving an elderly woman in the place where the young woman had been. He didn't panic, he was used to this by now. After the first few times she had done this, he had quickly caught onto her game. In the mornings she would take the form of an adorable eight year old girl, in the afternoons she took on the form of a stunning young woman, and at night she took the form of a beautiful old woman.
"I'll have dinner brought in." He told her. She didn't respond. He didn't expect her to. He reached over and quickly typed in an order of the one thing he knew she would actually eat. It didn't take long for her meal to be delivered. When her door slid open for the soldier to bring in her meal, she tensed up. Not enough for anyone not used to watching her would see. But since he had been assigned her Watcher all those months ago, he saw it. She wasn't comfortable. He couldn't have that.
He took the tray from the young soldier's hands and sent him away without another word. The door slid shut once more. She relaxed. And he smiled. He was the exception. He walked over to her table and sat the tray in her usual spot and pulled out the chair for her. She stood up and silently walked over, her eyes never looking at him. She never looked at him. But then again she never looked at anyone.
She ate in silence. He watched her. He would eat after she had laid down to rest. He knew she wouldn't actually sleep tonight, she had slept two days ago. She didn't need to sleep as much as the humans he worked for. She was like him, yet not. Unlike her, he didn't need to sleep. That was probably why they assigned him as her Watcher.
As usual, he thought while she ate. She would leave soon. He knew that. Could sense it. Would she want him to come with her? Would she let him come? He worked for the people who did this to her. Took her from her family. Trained her to kill. Kept her hostage. He hated it here just as much as she did. He wanted to leave just as much as she did. But unlike her, he had no where else to go. He was defective. He was broken. He was a Shifter that couldn't Shift properly. His sisters and brothers could Shift into what ever they wanted, be it living or not. He could only Shift into one thing: A white teddy bear.
What would someone like her need of something broken like him? She didn't need him to protect her, she was a trained killer. She didn't need him to take her anywhere, she could transport herself with just a single thought. She didn't need him to care for her, she had a family for that. He was useless to her. The only thing he could do was watch her. She wouldn't want him to come with her.
But he wanted to go with her. Wanted to prove himself to her. Wanted to show her that he was more than what they had made him into. Wanted to be with her, even if only as her friend. Wanted to make her happy. Wanted to keep her safe. Wanted to help her get back home to her family.
Her eyes snapped to him shocking him. She was done waiting. Whatever she had been waiting for had happened. She changed back into the young woman. It was time for her to go. She stood up. He stood as well. She held out her hand. He looked at it in confusion.
"Come with me." She whispered to him. He took her hand. And they were gone.
-Two-
"Taxi!" Donna yelled as Rose and the Doctor chaced after her to keep her in their sights. "He had his light on!" She growled as a taxi passed them.
"There's another one." Rose pointed out and the three of them raced to get to it.
"Taxi!" Donne yelled. "Oi!" She called when the taxi passed them as well.
"There's one!" The Doctor cried and the trio ran to it. Rose was sure they made quite the site with Donna in her wedding dress trying to get a taxi. The taxi the Doctor had pointed out drove passed them without stopping.
"Oi!" Donna growled out in annoyance and Rose agreed with her. Why the hell couldn't a woman in a wedding dress get a taxi? Donna was late for her own wedding and these arseholes weren't helping.
"Do you have this effect on everyone?" The Doctor asked being his normal rude and not ginger self. "Why aren't they stopping?"
"They think I'm in fancy dress." Donna told him.
"Get off the sauce, darling!" Someone yelled as they passed them.
"They think I'm drunk." Donna growled.
"You're fooling no one, mate." Two young men yelled laughing as they passed them.
"They think I'm in drag." Donna sighed and Rose looked her up and down. How could anyone possibly think someone as gorgeous as Donna in her wedding dress was a guy in drag. A fleeting memory of Jack wearing a gorgeous ballroom gown after losing a bet to the Doctor and looking fabulous in it flashed through her mind. And anyway, even if Donna was in drag that didn't give them any reason to ignore or make fun of her.
"Hold on, hold on." The Doctor said before quickly whistling loudly causing Donna and Rose to gasp and cover their ears at the unexpected sound.
A little more warning than that, dear. Rose hissed at him through their link.
Sorry. The Doctor sent back as a Taxi finally pulled over for them after turning around.
"St Mary's in Chiswick, just of Haven Road." Donna told the cabbie as she climbed in, Rose and the Doctor quickly squeezing in after her. "It's an emergency. I'm getting married, just hurry up.
"That'll cost you, sweetheart. Double rates today." The cabbie told her.
"Oh, my God!" Donna gasped out. "Have you got any money?" She asked them and Rose quickly pat down her pockets before realizing she left her jacket with all her money in it in the TARDIS. She hadn't needed it while packing up the flat and in her hurry to figure out how Donna had gotten on the TARDIS mid-flight and trying to get her back to her wedding, she had forgotten to grab it.
"Erm... no." Rose told her nervously.
"Haven't you?" The Doctor asked receiving a glare from Donna.
"Pockets?" Donna reminded him as the cabbie suddenly slammed on his breaks without warning causing Rose to hit her head on the divider. "There was no cause for that!" Donna screeched at the cabbie.
"Get out of my cab. I don't do free rides." The cabbie told them as the Doctor threw the cab door open and quickly got out as he cursed out the man in his native tongue that the TARDIS still refused to translate. The only reason Rose knew he was cussing the cabbie out was because of his thoughts.
"And that goes double for your mother!" Donna yelled as the Doctor slammed the cab door shut once her and Donna were safely out, having guessed the Doctor was cussing the cabbie out. Oh, this woman was good. "I'll have him. I've got his number, I'll have him. Talk about the Christmas spirit, endangering the well fare of a pregnant woman like that."
"Your pregnant?" The Doctor asked in shock.
"No you daft alien! Earlier your wife was getting sick, clear signs of morning sickness! I'm a woman, we notice things like that!" Donna snapped at him causing Rose to laugh. Oh, she was good, she was really good.
"Is it Christmas?" Rose asked looking around finally spotting all the Christmas decorations.
"Well, duh!" Donna told her. "Maybe not on Mars but here it's Christmas Eve." Donna lightly hit the Doctor's arm before pointing at a Phone box close to them. "Phone box! We can reverse the charges." She told them as the three of them took off towards the phone box, the Doctor instantly taking Rose's hand in his. This was exactly what they needed, an adventure to help them heal.
"How come you're getting married on Christmas Eve?" Rose asked.
"Can't bear it, I hate Christmas. Honeymoon, Morocco. Sunshine, lovely." Donna explained as they got to the phone box. "What's the operator? I've not done this in years. What do you dial? 100?"
"Just call direct." The Doctor ordered her as he used his screwdriver on it.
"What did you do?" Donna asked.
"Something... Martian." The Doctor told her. "Now phone, we'll get money." Rose and him took off towards a money machine and got behind a man taking his sweet time. The Doctor growled in annoyance as he began to bounce on the balls of his feet, his eyes flying over to Donna every few seconds. Finally after a long two minutes the man finally got his money and began to leave. The Doctor rushed up and pushed his way passed the man as Rose used her body to block anyone from seeing the Doctor use the screwdrive on the machine. As the machine gave them the money, Rose caught sight of the santas.
Not again. Rose groaned through their link catching the Doctor's attention.
Damn it. He hissed when he also caught sight of the santas as they began to march towards them.
"Taxi!" Donna yelled, both her and the Doctor spun around to look at her as they realized the same thing. The santas weren't heading towards them, but towards Donna. "Thanks for nothing, Spaceman and Wife, I'll see you in court." Donna called to them before getting into the taxi that was being driven by another santa.
"Donna!" They yelled as fear rushed through them. Donna was in danger! The Doctor spun them around to face the santas behind them as they lowered their brass instruments that were really weapons. Rose looked around at all the people walking, they were in danger, they had to do something to save them. The Doctor quickly pulled out his screwdrive, pointed at the money machine and activated it causing the machine to start spitting out all the money it held. Once the people around them crowded around the now malfunctioning machine, the Doctor took Rose's hand and bolted away.
"We can't just leave those people! What if the santas hurt them?" Rose asked as they ran.
"They weren't after them. The second we were blocked from their sights they lowered their weapons. We were their targets!" The Doctor informed her.
"Where are we going?" Rose asked.
"Back to the TARDIS!" The Doctor said. They ran through the streets of London, dodging people and ignoring the rude looks and shouts their way. They had a mission, they had to save Donna. Once back at the TARDIS the Doctor and Rose ran to the console and the Doctor quickly set to work typing. "I've set the TARDIS to lock onto Donna."
"How are we going to get to her? The TARDIS can't materialize on such a small and moving target." Rose said as she began hitting buttons and flipping switches as the TARDIS told her.
"We're going to fly after her." The Doctor told her as he began to pull levers and turn nobs.
"Fly?! The TARDIS doesn't fly!" Rose cried out in shock.
"Just because she choses not do doesn't me she can't." He told her as the console began to spark angrily. "Behave!" The Doctor growled as he used his trusty hammer to hit at the console. "She really hates flying!" Rose cried out in shock and slight pain. "Stay here, keep us as steady as you can, I can't risk you falling." He told her as he ran to the doors and threw them open and Rose was shocked to see them racing down the motorway, cars flying passed them with Donna in front of them staring out the cab window in shock.
"Open the door!" The Doctor yelled as he gripped the doors tightly as to keep from falling out of the TARDIS as it tilted dangerously. Rose quickly raced around the console to turn a knob and straighten them out, wincing in pain a long side the TARDIS. "Open the door!"
"I can't, it's locked!" She heard the muffled voice of Donna yell seconds before the sound of the screwdriver going off. The TARDIS jerked backwards for a second before Rose could slam her hand on a button to bring them closer to the cab Donna was in. "Santa's a robot." Rose heard Donna yell, her voice no longer muffled.
"Donna, open the door." The Doctor called to her.
"What for?" Donna asked.
"You've got to jump." The Doctor informed her as the TARDIS console sparked again.
"I'm a blinking bit jumpy! I'm supposed to be getting married." Donna yelled.
"We're losing them!" The Doctor yelled back at her. Rose growled at him as she raced to the other side of the console and pushed up a switch and turned three knobs to the left before all but punching a large white button. Rose screamed and flinched when the console sparked and exploded as the TARDIS yelled at her in pain.
"Don't yell at me like that! It ain't my fault!" Rose growled back at her as they bounced dangerously. The Doctor cried out in shock as he quickly grabbed onto the doorway keeping himself from flying out of the TARDIS.
"A little warning would have been nice!" The Doctor growled at her as he steadied himself.
"The exploding console was all the warning you needed!" Rose growled back as he soniced something.
"Listen to me, you've got to jump." The Doctor yelled to Donna.
"I'm not jumping on a motorway." Donna yelled back.
"Whatever that thing is, it needs you and whatever it needs you for, it's not good." The Doctor told her. "Now, come on!"
"I'm in my wedding dress!" Donna growled at him.
"And you look lovely, now do as the Doctor says!" Rose yelled at her as the console began to catch fire.
"Come on!" The Doctor growled.
"I can't do it!" Donna cried.
"Trust me." The Doctor told her.
"Is that what you said to her? Rose's mother, the one you lost?" Donna asked. "Did she trust you?"
"Yes she did. And she is not dead, she is so alive. Now jump!" The Doctor told her, and with a scream from Donna, the two of them fell to the floor of the TARDIS. The TARDIS slammed the doors shut and quickly flew them to safety before kicking them out of her as the console burst into flames. The Doctor grabbed a fire extinguisher and set to work to try and stop the flames, coughing as he did so. Rose stood next to Donna watching as she cheeked her watch and sighed.
"Funny thing, is, for a spaceship, she doesn't do that much flying." The Doctor told them after the TARDIS had slammed the door on him. Donna just sighed and walked to the edge of the roof the TARDIS had landed them on and leaned against the railing, Rose following her.
"We missed it, didn't we?" Rose asked her softly as the Doctor made his way to them.
"We'd better give her a couple of hours. You all right?" He asked and Rose wasn't sure if he was asking her or Donna.
"'M fine, just a headache, nothing I can't handle. But Donna's missed her wedding." Rose told him causing the Doctor to suck in a breath.
"It doesn't matter." Donna told them before they could apologize.
"Don't say that. It does matter. A wedding is important." Rose told her gently taking her hand.
"You can book another date, when the wedding happens doesn't really matter just so long as it happens." The Doctor told her.
"Of course." Donna said forcing a smile on her face.
"Still got the honeymoon." The Doctor pointed out.
"It's just a holiday now." Donna told him.
"Yeah, yeah, sorry." The Doctor said.
"It's not your fault." Donna told them.
"Well, that's a change." Rose joked causing the Doctor to chuckle receiving a small smile from Donna.
"Wish you had a time machine then we could go back and get it right." Donna said with a sigh, missing the shared look Rose and the Doctor shared.
"Yeah, yeah." The Doctor said awkwardly. "But even if I did, I couldn't go back on someone's personal timeline." He explained receiving a strange look from Donna. "Apparently." He added. Donna shook her head at him before moving to sit on the edge of the roof, Rose sat beside her and smiled at the Doctor when he took off his suit jacket and laid it over Donna's shoulders as she began to shiver before he took a set on the other side of her.
"God, you're skinny. This wouldn't fit a rat." Donna joked.
"Oh, and you better put this on." The Doctor said before pulling a ring out of his packet.
"Really, Doctor, with your wife right here? What would she think?" Donna joked.
"Normally I don't share, but with you I could make an exception. Someone's going to need to keep him in line when I get too big. Plus we're gonna need someone to help look after him once the baby is born." Rose joked.
"You're having a boy?" Donna asked.
"I was talking about the Doctor." Rose told her causing her to laugh.
"Oi!" The Doctor called in playful agitation causing Donna to laugh harder. "As I was saying. Those creatures can trace you. This is a bio-damper, it should keep you hidden." He told her before gently taking her left hand and slid the ring onto her wedding finger. "With this ring, I thee bio-damp." He joked.
"For better or for worse." Donna joked back. The three then sat there in silence as they looked out at the city laid in front of them. "Come on then, robot Santas, what are they for?" Donna asked.
"Oh, your basic robo-scavenger. The Father Christmas stuff is just a disguise." The Doctor explained.
"They're trying to blend in. We met them last Christmas." Rose told her.
"Why, what happened then?" Donna asked confusing them.
"Great big spaceship hovering over London, you didn't notice?" Rose asked. Surely she was pulling their leg.
"I had a bit of a hangover." Donna told her.
"Right, pull the other one." Rose told her.
"I'm not pulling your leg." Donna said causing Rose and the Doctor to blink at her. Was she serious?
"We spent Christmas day just over there," The Doctor said nodding his head towards the Powell Estate, "the Powell Estate with my..." The Doctor stoped himself and Rose watched as his mind pull up memories of all their time with Jackie and Mickey in that flat. "Family. My family... They're gone now."
"Question is, what do camouflage robot mercenaries want with you?" Rose asked as she helped the Doctor mentally pull himself away from those thoughts for now. The wound was still too fresh, it still hurt too much.
"And how did you get inside the TARDIS? I don't know." The Doctor questioned and Donna sighed in annoyance obviously having hoped they were passed this already. "What's your job?" He asked as he reached into the inside of his suit jacket that Donna was still wearing and grabbed his screwdriver.
"I'm a secretary." Donna told them as the Doctor began to scan her.
"Weird. I mean, you're not special, you're not powerful, you're not connected, you're not clever, you're not important." The Doctor said and Rose mentally slapped him for how rude he was being.
"Rose, this mother of yours, just before she left did she punch him in the face?" Donna asked before slapping the Doctor's screwdriver from her face. "Stop bleeping me!"
"She didn't punch him, but she has slapped him quite a few times." Rose told her glaring at the Doctor.
Behave! She hissed at him and he sighed and glared out in front of him, his mind racing as he tried to figure this out.
"What kind of secretary?" The Doctor asked after a minute.
"I'm at HC Clements. It's where I met Lance." And the Doctor was now only half listening. "I was temping. I mean, it was all a bit posh really. I'd spent the last two years at a double glazing firm. Well, I thought I'm never going to fit in here and then he made me a cup of coffee. I mean, that just doesn't happen, nobody gets the secretaries a coffee. And Lance, he's the head of HR. He don't need to bother with me. But he was nice, he was funny. And it turns out he thought everyone else was really snotty, too. That's how it started, me and him. One cup of coffee. That was it."
"When was this?" Rose asked.
"Six months ago." Donna told her shocking her.
"Ain't that a bit quick to get married?" Rose asked.
"Well, he insisted. And he nagged and he nagged me. And he just wore me down and then finally I just gave in." Donna told them, Rose and the Doctor locked eyes over Donna's head. Both of them had a feeling that it was the other way around but it wasn't their place to say other wise.
"What does HC Clements do?" The Doctor asked.
"Oh, security systems, you know. Entry codes, ID cards, that sort of thing. If you ask me, it's a posh name fore locksmiths." Donna told them.
"Keys..." The Doctor muttered as his mind began to race once more.
"Anyway, enough of my CV. Come on, it's time to face the consequences Oh this is going to be so shaming." Donna said with a sigh before giving the Doctor a hard look. "You can do the explaining, Martian boy."
"Yeah, I'm not from Mars." The Doctor told her before he got up and helped Rose to her feet. Once to her feet Rose held out her hand and helped Donna up.
"Oh, I had this great big reception all planned. Everyone's gonna be heartbroken."