Alrighty then, Thank you my wonderful reviewers and the people who put alerts on this fic - its all very encouraging.
I don't own Doctor Who or a pogo stick...just so we have that clear.
Also Torchwood Three in my mind is like a vast metal space with a really high ceiling and a pterodactyl flapping around at the top (for some reason, hence where i got the dino idea from), Jack's office is up a flight of metal stairs and is actually quite a homey and traditional space (Warm woods, comfy chairs, nice lighting etc.). There's a downstairs basement area that is split between holding cells for critters and the lab (for Martha) and the morgue. On the roof (the part that doesn't open) is a landing pad, which is reachable by a lift and a stairwell...well that's what i have SO far, that description is just incase it didn't make sense to you because you're actually quite knowledgeable about Torchwood (unlike me).
Oh and this is my first action scene...exciting isn't it? It was Really fun having everyone busy, but crazy hard for me to figure out and remember Gwen, Ianto and Martha should have something to do...Hey, I can't help it if I have favorites :)
Setting: T3, a few weeks (?) after the previous chapter. I like starting with people in the middle of a conversation.
"I didn't say that. What I said was that you were losing your mind." She argued stubbornly.
"Oh, and that's much better is it?" The Doctor asked sarcastically, looking exasperatedly at her.
They were sitting in Jack's office in Torchwood 3, Cardiff. The Doctor had decidedly taken a seat on Jack's desk, on top of probably important papers, while Rose chose to sit in the chair facing him, with her back to the door. They'd come back for a visit, at Rose's insistence when they'd needed to fuel up. Walking in the Doctor had labelled them a bunch of headless chickens, as the crew ran from one monitor to another following the progress of a large flock of pterodactyls flying overhead. Jack had given Rose a look and she'd dragged the Doctor away before he could say anything else. Now, she wasn't sure how but they had somehow ended up debating his sanity. He really was in a grumpy mood today.
"Rosie." Jack said coming in behind her, he squeezed her shoulders, "You're fighting a losing battle, he's never going to admit to it. Too proud." He walked around to sit behind his desk, put his feet up and turned to them "So what brings my favourite crime fighting duo to town? I take it the migration had nothing to do with you guys?"
"Oh, the dinosaurs?" Rose asked surprised, "No, not our style." She brushed a hand through her hair, "Nope, it's a social call."
The Doctor sighed heavily and spun around to face Jack, "She dragged me here." He whined. "I had a perfectly good day planned." He leaned forward, "I may have finally tracked down a part the Tardis could really use and then there's this signal coming from-"
Rose tutted and got up to try an remove some scrunched documents from under him, "Oi, get up. This is Jack's office, show a little respect." The Doctor sulkily got up and moved to stand near the door so he could peer through the window at the chaos below.
"You got everything under control?" he asked curiously "Ooh, that's on fire. Never a good sign." He remarked in an amused tone, tapping the glass.
Rose rested a hand against Jack's desk, "Do you need to get down there? Do you need any help?"
Jack waved her offers away, "Its all fine Rosie", he assured. The office shook as a small explosion sparked somewhere below them. He covered her hand with his when he noticed her concerned face, "Gwen can handle it."
Rose glanced at the closing door and rubbed a hand over her face, "But can she handle the Doctor?" she asked pointing towards the empty spot in the office where he'd been standing.
"Ah." Jack breathed, allowing some concern to finally show on his face, "We should probably get down there." They left the office quickly and started down the stairs to the others, "I thought you guys had it under control." Jack called.
Rose grabbed a hold of his shoulders and tugged him down to sit on the metal stairs as a claw racked the air a couple of feet above their heads, "Your version of 'under control' looks an awful lot like the Doctor's."
Jack turned to give her a charming grin, "Missed you too, Rosie. Did ya forget I'm indestructible now?" He gave her a wink and got to his feet, pulling her up with him. He took in the scene before them; Gwen and Ianto stood back to back waving flamethrowers back and forth scorching the air and keeping the pterodactyls from getting within striking distance, Mickey was scrambling to get the roof mechanism to close and keep more from descending into mix, Martha was fighting off something that was trying to crawl down the walls and the Doctor was in the middle of all of it.
"Looks like he's trying to erect a force field using the Mars chargers." Rose mumbled, ignoring the surprised look Jack threw her way. She took a breath, "Well, don't wanna be left out now, do we?" she smirked. "You take the dinos and the ugh…wall slime, I'll help Mickey get the top shut and hey, I might even be able to stop the Doctor blowing up your place." She patted him on the shoulder and made a run to where Mickey was standing. Jack grinned after her; he loved her confidence. Time to leap into action.
Mickey grimaced as he attempted to restart the program for the ceiling; Rose bumped his shoulder as she ran up, "How's it going? Is there a manual switch somewhere?" She looked around "S'there's always a manual switch." She spotted something small up the central column and frowned at him, "That had better not be it up there." She said tensely.
Jack tapped the Doctor on the shoulder, "You blow this place, ya bought it. Okay?" The Doctor made a face but didn't look up so Jack kept moving over to Gwen and Ianto, "You guys are doing great. Gwen, honey could you aim over at the wall for a sec, that thing's getting awfully close to Martha. Ianto you look good, you should operate a flamethrower more often."
Mickey glared at Rose, "I didn't build this place, alright. Someone's gonna need to go up there, I'll go. You stop the Doctor-"
Rose glowered at him, "Oh, don't try the macho man thing on now Mick, it doesn't suit you. Look we'll settle this the way we did on the other side, right?" She held out her balled fist, waiting. There was a sharp screech and a burning pterodactyl fell from the sky and skittered across the floor towards them. Jack whooped from his place by Martha, as he tried to free her from the sticky invader. Gwen patted Ianto on the back and he raised his fist in triumph before getting back to it.
Back by the computer systems Mickey reluctantly put his fist out with Rose's, "One, two, three." They bounced their fists, and revealed. Mickey's fist shaping a 'rock' and Rose's forming paper.
Rose crowed, "Love ya Mick, but come on. You can't just keep choosing 'rock' or I'm always gonna win. Where's the fun in that?" she shook her head at him and took off for the central column, leaping over what was left of the dead dinosaur. She ran up to the Doctor who stood between her and her goal, sighing as she saw all the wires he'd been rearranging, "You gonna have this ready, then?" she asked impatiently.
The Doctor rolled the question around in his head before looking up at her, "We'll see. It's not rocket science, but it's close. Rose, don't rush me or boom." He made an explosion gesture with his hands. He looked closely at her as slime streaked through the air and splashed onto the floor nearby, "Oi, watch it." He called over to Jack. The Doctor stood up and moved his hands to rest his hips and gave her his full attention, "Where are you off to then?" he narrowed his eyes as he followed her line of sight to the column behind him. "Rose."
"I'll be careful." She promised. She tipped her head to the side, regarding him. "Just try not to kill us." She asked patting him on the head as he knelt back down to keep working. She hurried on past him, watching out of the corner of her eye as Ianto, Jack, Gwen and Martha kept their attackers at bay. Everything was fine in a sense, at least for the moment.
Standing at the base she took a hold of the ladder and looked up, "If mum could see me now she'd be horrified." She muttered to herself, "Course, she probably wouldn't be too surprised." She launched herself up the ladder, no time to waste. She was halfway up when a Pterodactyl lunged towards her, leaning close to the ladder she fumbled in her jacket pocket, "Bloody Mondays." She looked down, "Jack!" she called "A little help."
Jack looked up concerned as a Pterodactyl dived towards Rose; he swung the laser pistol he had been aiming towards the slime up above his head, and fired. He's shots hit the dinosaur in the wing and clipped the side of its head; it gave a piercing screech and flapped up franticly to escape out the roof. He turned to Ianto, "Keep the buggers off Rose. I'm gonna grab something a little more heavy duty." He climbed down to the lockers, forcing the door open as another singed body hit the grating with a dying cry. He reached into the back, promising himself that someone would be doing some organising around here someday soon. Pulling free a pulse launcher Jack aimed for the gap in the ceiling and locked onto the many flapping targets circling above him.
Ha, I don't think I've ever ended on a bit of a cliffhanger before...It feels kind of good.
I like my Rose knowing what needs to be done, thinking quickly and asking the right questions...which is probably why she has more lines then anyone else (I couldn't help it). I feel tho that if Season 5 had been The Doctor (10, not 10.5) and Rose together again she would be more instrumental in the science and fighting part then she used to be, because she's been doing this job sans Doctor for years and she's learnt alot.
So review? Maybe? Now? Could be a good time?