Chapter Twelve: A Planet Backed Into Us

Rose slowly, stretched in the bed. She went to move across but strong arms around her waist stopped her moving. She smiled, and turned around in her husband's arms. She gently brushed the hair from his eyes, his eyes snapped open.

"Hello." He whispered softly, the TARDIS increased the light creating a soft glow in the room.

"Hello." She replied. He propped himself up on his elbow so he was above her and brushed the hair from her face. "I've missed this." She told him.

"Me too." He reached across for her hand and entwined their fingers; he rested them on top of her stomach. "I'm s…" Rose pressed a finger to his lips, cutting him off, she smiled warmly at her and he smiled his usual wide grin.

"I know." She told him gently. "What time is it?" She tried to see the clock.

"Summertime! Its our vacation!" He sang, Rose glared at him but it didn't last as a smile tugged at her mouth before she burst out laughing although she had to admit his singing had improved. "Are you laughing at me, Mrs Sigma?" She shook her head but it didn't work. He pulled his hand from hers and began to tickle her the moment his hands touched her stomach she shrieked. "Did I hurt you?" He asked suddenly, pulling his hand back. Rose reached up and pressed a hand to his cheek, stoking his face with her thumbs.

"No you didn't, your hands are freezing!" She told him, before quickly pouncing on him and tickling him; unfortunately for Rose he had the strength to pin her beneath him and tickle her more. After few moments Rose couldn't breath so he stopped his attack. "Really…what time…is it?" She gasped.

"I think we'd better get up." He said half-heartedly as Rose snuggled into his side. "I guess it wouldn't hurt to stay here for a little longer."

"Jack couldn't do anything…" Rose was cut off as the pair were thrown out of the bed. The Doctor stood up and walked over to the door.

He bellowed down the corridor. "JACK GET AWAY FROM THOSE CONTROLS!!"

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Martha watched as Jack fidgeted around nervously, every time he looked at her she burst out laughing.

"It wasn't my fault." He told her. Martha shook her head.

"You shouldn't have tried to move the TARDIS." Martha smirked slightly. "Especially as she didn't want to be moved." Jack blushed. A commotion made her look down the corridor. She didn't see anything just heard the noise at first.

The Doctor strode into the consol room, pulling his suit jacket on before trying to sort the tie that hung around his neck. He checked the controls, sighing in relief as he realised that they were still in the vortex and not on a planet filled with hostile aliens. Once he had checked he turned round to face Jack.

"What were you playing at?" He asked, watching Jack shrink under his gaze.

"I was just trying to take the TARDIS somewhere, but…a planet backed into us." He paused before realising something. "I've done it loads of times before."

"A planet backed into you?! The TARDIS didn't want to go anywhere!" He cried, completely not believing Jack for an instant. Rose entered the room, rubbing her neck.

"You okay?" Martha asked her, standing up and checking Rose's neck.

"Yeah, I tweaked my neck when we fell out of bed." Martha nodded, confirming what Rose said.

"You'll be okay in a day or two."

"The TARDIS always wants to go somewhere!" Jack shot back.

"Not when she's not feeling well…"

"She's sleeping actually." Rose told them, the pair looked at Rose. "The TARDIS is sleeping, she needs her rest. She hasn't slept for a hundred years." Rose touched the consol and a soft sigh that sounded similar to a gentle snore filled the room.

"You can feel that?" The Doctor asked, amazed at Rose being able to sense something that sensitive.

"Yeah," He walked closer to her. "Aren't I supposed to?" She asked worried.

"I didn't think you were able to sense that, I mean by being originally an ape…" He began to fumble over his words. "Am I being rude again?" He asked.

"Yeah." She ruffled his hair, poking her tongue between her teeth cheekily.

"Where do you think you're going Harkness?" Theta asked as he saw Jack edging towards the door. He turned to face Jack. "We're going to work out what circuits and relays you have blown up or damaged." Theta sighed seeing he had a job ahead of him.

"Martha do you want to get a cup of tea."

"Sure." Martha stood and made her way towards Rose.

"Have fun boys." Rose called, dodging out of the room before they threw something in her direction.

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Martha just finished pouring the tea as Rose walked in carrying a still half asleep Tala. Rose placed Tala into the small playpen in the kitchen. Martha picked up the two mugs and passed one to Rose.

"Thanks." Rose still watched at Tala. "Thanks for looking after her last night."

"You had fun then?" Martha asked over the top of her cup, laughing as Rose blushed a very deep red.

"Was she well behaved?" Rose asked, clearly changing the subject, Martha let her get away with it – for now.

"The moment she was fed she was out like a light." Martha tilted her head slightly to watch Tala crawling around the playpen. "She had mashed potatoes and some vegetables. Is that okay?"

"Yeah, she loves potatoes." Rose turned to Martha, sitting comfortably in her chair.

"I have to admit," Martha raised her eyebrows. "I thought she'd be a bit more of a handful considering who her father is." Martha's eyes widened as she suddenly realised what she'd said.

"Its fine, I know what you mean." Rose laughed; Martha felt the unease leave her. She couldn't believe how relaxed she felt around Rose and her family; she didn't ever feel that comfortable around her own.

"Sooo…" Martha began. "What did you do last night then?" Rose coughed and blushed again.

"We talked," She began brushing her hair to one side trying to distract attention from her red face, shifting slightly in her seat. "And one thing kinda led to another…" Martha couldn't help but laugh at Rose.

"You're married, it's nothing to be embarrassed about." Martha told her gently grabbing her hand.

"I know we haven't been acting exactly welcoming…"

"You had a 'dilemma'." Martha told her gently. "You were right to try and solve it straight away, no matter if you had company, trust me I'm a Doctor." Rose began to laugh and Martha knew her comment had met the mark, "Well not quite but still…" She began to laugh with her, at that moment the Doctor stalked into the room and toward the cupboard.

"Is it that bad?" Rose asked. He grumbled under his breath, reaching in the cupboard and pulling out a jar of jam. He stuck his fingers in it at the same moment Rose stood up. Martha cringed and shrank back as he licked his fingers and dipped them back into the jar.

"That's just weird!" Martha told him. Rose shoved a small spoon under his nose; he grudgingly took it off her. "Remind me not to use that jar of jam." Martha joked.

"His jars are labelled." Rose assured her. "So how bad is it?" He groaned.

"I've replaced some parts, scavenged others, bypassed some, but we need new parts." He shook his head. "I haven't got any more, I've used all the spares on the systems at the moment."

"So what do we need to do?"

"We need to find a place nearby to buy these parts. The parts should hold for a small trip but nothing as extensive as returning to Earth." He turned to Martha. "Sorry Martha." She nodded accepting his apology.

"Where are we going?" Rose asked.

"There's a market planet called Glondor. I think I'll be able to get what I need from there."

"Shopping." Rose's eyes sparkled; Martha's followed soon after. "How long have we got on this planet?"

"Until the TARDIS has been fixed." He sighed at Rose's expression, she moved closer and swayed from side to side giving him a sweet smile. "Oh fine," He reached into his pocket and tossed her a small ball, it had similar structure to smokey quartz. "On there is unlimited credit. Just don't buy everything." She pressed a kiss on his cheek before picking up Tala and grabbing Martha's hand pulling her from the room.

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"You know if he complains about how much stuff I've got I'm blaming you." Martha told her as she sipped on her yellow and blue drink. "This is nice what is this stuff?"

"Jadastra Juice. Its from the planet Barcelona." Rose almost took a sip, but stopped. "What ever you do don't have more than one." She warned.

"It's delicious."

"Trust me don't have more than one." Martha shot her a questioning look. "The voice of experience." Rose explained. "I suppose you could say…" Rose paused rocking the pram back and forth gently. She waited until Martha took a gulp before dropping another bombshell. "My daughter is all due to this drink." Rose laughed as Martha spat out the drink and began choking.

"You're cruel." Martha told her coughing.

"Just warning you." She laughed wiping the tears from her eyes. "It has a powerful kick." Martha pushed the glass away from her glaring at it. Rose pushed hers away from her as well.

"Are you ready for some more shopping?" Martha asked still very much red.

"Yeah." Martha leaned down and picked up the bags while Rose grabbed the pram.

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"What about this?" Martha asked, holding up a jewelled necklace,

"I think it's a bit over the top." She told her truthfully. Martha looked at the jewellery again; she lifted a simple leather strap bracelet with a red jewel. She wrapped it around her wrist. "That's perfect!" Rose told her. Rose handed over their currency to the vendor who zapped the crystal taking the correct amount. When the crystal was handed back to them Rose tucked it safely into her pocket.

Martha pulled her away. "When was the last time you went shopping?" Martha joked. Rose halted as they reached a children's stall. Rose reached out and touched a soft toy.

"You have a child, yes?" The stallholder asked, Rose nodded, pulling Tala from her pram, holding her up to look at the soft toys. "She is very beautiful."

"Thank you." Tala cooed and reached for a few toys, Rose picked them up and held them for her daughter to see closer. The woman gasped, Rose turned to her. "Are you okay?"

"You're daughter is a very powerful being, just like her parents." Martha looked at the woman. Tala grabbed for one of the toys. Rose pulled the orb from her pocket and handed it to the woman.

"We're just normal." Rose began.

"Your children will be powerful." Martha shot an uneasy glance to Rose.

"I'm sorry this is my only child." The woman handed the stone back to Rose.

"Pity, your other children would be as handsome as your husband and as stunning as you."

"Thank you." Rose and Martha bid a hasty retreat.

"What was that about?" Martha whispered as they rounded the corner.

"Even other planets have strange people." Rose told her quickly.

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Rose and Martha heaved their bags back towards the TARDIS. As they burst through the door Jack looked up from the screen.

"What did you buy?" He asked looking at the bags.

"Stuff." Martha told him. The Doctor chose that moment to enter, wearing one of his old tieless shirts and a pair of old, scruffy jeans.

"Not more wardrobe space gone!" He pleaded.

"You don't mind really." Rose told him.

"What did you get me?" He asked, Rose sighed and rummaged though the bags. Rose tossed him a small box. He opened it and grinned.

"I thought you might like that tie." She told him, he looked at the banana design on the black background.

"I love it, thank you." He pressed a quick kiss to her lips.

"Did you manage to sort everything out?" She asked leaning against the consol.

"Yep, everything is back to normal." He shared an irritated glance with Jack. "She very nearly had a complete rebuild." Rose laid a hand on his arm.

"She's okay, Theta, she's okay." Rose murmured. "Jack can you help Martha take her things to her room." Rose watched as they left the room. "I guess Jack won't be piloting for a while."

"Not a chance." He told her, leaning over her slightly to send the TARDIS into the vortex. "What's wrong?"

"Its nothing." She sighed, hugging him tightly. "When we went to a toy stall the holder said something about Tala being a powerful being…"

"That's nothing…" He began, but stopped as Rose pressed a finger to his lips.

"She also said that our children would be as powerful and something about them being as handsome as their father." He wrapped his arms around her tighter.

"Oh, love, I don't think she meant to upset you." He whispered.

"I know that Theta, it just made me think of what might have been." He pressed a gentle kiss top her forehead, surprised at her clear voice. Rose pulled back slightly.

"So what did you and Martha do today?" He asked, changing the subject.

"Shopping." He rolled his eyes at her obvious statement. "I took Martha round the different stalls, had lunch and then did some more shopping before coming back."

"You like Martha don't you?"

"Yeah, its nice to have a girl around, someone I can talk to. No offence TARDIS."

"She's helped you a lot, she's helped all of us really." She nodded. "What did you talk about?" He asked, Rose turned a revolting pink.

"Girl things." She told him. He grinned cheekily.

"Anything you'd care to share?"

"Not really." She told him stepping back out of his grasp. "Well, maybe…" She hesitated deliberately.

"Yes, love?" He prompted. Rose backed further.

"It may have popped in to the conversation of how we ended up with Tala." She watched him as he froze to the spot. She took her chance and dodged out of the room.

"ROSE!" He cried before regaining his sense speeding after her down the corridor.

TBC