I stood there snarling at Jafar while inwardly I was panicking. How can I destroy Jafar and save The Doctor? The sound of a ticking clock came into my head. An old nursery rhyme came into my head, tick tock goes the clock... I snapped myself out of it. I don't have much time. And I have run out of ideas.
With no other ideas, I decided to ramble very angrily at the vermin. "I am not just a girl with an affinity for wolves. I am THE Bad Wolf. I have more power than any wolf." That's when Storm and Tempest's advice from earlier echoed through my mind. Use the power of the wolf. "I have power over everything beastly. And that doesn't stop with merely animals. I can control the environment. I use nature. I can sense an oncoming storm." I jumped off of Jafar and started howling with all my might. The daylight that was streaming through the window suddenly went pitch-black. A strong wind sent heavy drapes flying off the walls. Even the throne was threatening to fall down the steps. Lightning and thunder crashing in the room created a cacophony of light and sound.
Lightning struck from the roof, into my cupped claws, electricity dancing over my body and waiting for my command. Now this, is power. I thought as I started playing with the purplish charged particles. For the first time, there was true fear in Jafar's eyes. Without a word, he fired a blast from his cane at The Doctor. But I quickly fired an electric whip at it, which absorbed the spell and was used to fuel my energy. I narrowed my glowing eyes at the dark man.
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see The Doctor tending to the unconscious queen. He was clearly oblivious to the events going on around him. I pointed a taloned finger at The Doctor and a small stream of energy hit him. Not wanting to waste my time on him, I returned my attention to Jafar, who was suddenly standing a few inches away, with his scepter aimed at my chest.
"You cannot best me! I should have killed you right away. But, I prefer to torture my prey. You have proved to be exceptionally fun; because I know your weakness." Jafar looked at me with laughing eyes, apparently they knew something I didn't. "You are proof that emotions destroy you." Jafar let out a laugh that, if I were human at the moment would make me scared. But, unfortunately for him I am not a human at the moment.
"You are right, I do have emotions. And that makes me all the better person. And my emotions are just like lightning, they can be channeled and have different charges. Right now, I am feeling very angry. And I just realized, it has been a long time since I ate anything." I glowered at Jafar hungrily. "I think you would taste good, fried." I opened my mouth and a blaze of crackling electricity shot out and engulfed Jafar. When I closed my snout again, the stream stopped. "I do hope you excuse me. That was terribly unladylike of me." I wiped my mouth with my hairy forearm.
There was not much left of Jafar. Only charred bones. I bounded over to the bones and started gnawing on them, letting my wolf instincts take over. While I was busy chewing on the bones, someone suddenly started petting me. Startled, I got onto my feet and raised my claw ready to strike whoever touched me. I put my hand down when I saw The Doctor looking up at me. Then I remembered the hourglass. I looked over at it, only to see that the sand that was gone. My ears quirked as they picked up the steady beating of two hearts. He's normal again. The happy thought sang through my mind. His eyes were radiating his vibrant soul once more.
"Rose? Is that you?" He asked, clearly not afraid of the ginormous creature in front of him.
I concentrated on releasing the wolves. A harsh wind came in from the windows bringing in a wave of giant leaves that started to swirl around me. Creating a leafy barrier between me and The Doctor as I started to change back. Storm and Tempest were once again standing on either side of me. I shrank in size and my claws were receding. In a process that was faster than when I turned into the Bad Wolf, I was quickly human again. I looked down to see that my clothes were shredded. But I didn't have to worry. The leaves that were swarming around me started to condense and attach to each other, then they created a long dress that covered one shoulder. Nature obeys me. I smiled at The Doctor once I could see him again. "Hello Doctor. Are you...?" I couldn't figure out how to phrase the question.
He nodded all the same. "Yes I am. Thanks to you. Thank you Rose. I swear I had no idea any of this was going to happen."
"It's okay. Um, do you need help getting out of those?" I indicated the shackles that were still on him.
He looked down at his wrists and legs, and his tunic, as if he just realized what he was wearing for the first time. Then he looked around to look for his screwdriver. When he located it he used it on the locks on the cuffs. "There, that's better! Now let's go back to the Tardis."
"Don't leave yet." A weak voice said. We both looked at Cleopatra who was struggling to stand up. "You saved me. And the rest of the people of this planet. Won't you stay a bit longer so we can celebrate?"
The Doctor and I exchanged looks before smiling in the affirmative.
Several hours later:
We were at a party that the Fhanishians and Cleopatra threw in our favor. Though they seemed to be more thrilled by me than they were by The Doctor. Probably because that I was the one that ended up saving them.
This party is going on twelve hours and it is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. I was drinking locally brewed beer and The Doctor was on the dance floor. His moves were atrocious but he seemed to to be enjoying himself, and that was all that mattered.
All I wanted to do was forget everything that happened. It all felt like a really twisted nightmare and I can't shake the cold feeling I get every time I think about it. I was on my third beer. There was a pleasant warm buzz going through my brain as the alcohol clouded it. The only thing on my mind was The Doctor. God he is the most handsome man I have ever met. I sighed inwardly. There is no point in denying it; I am completely in love with the man. With this statement floating around my mind, I took a long swig of my drink. This is all too much for the span of one day. First I get a strange lamp that happens to have a genie in it who actually is a space alien. Then he brings me inside his spaceship that is bigger on the inside and brings me to this planet. Then a dead queen is actually alive and living on this planet, followed by a fictional movie villain who turns out to be real. I find out that I have the ability to speak to wolves and actually become a wolf. Falling in love with said alien that I have only known for one day and hardly know anything about. I don't even know why I am in love with him. All I know is that there is something like a gravitational pull towards him. I tried to take another sip of beer, but it was empty. A drink induced burp came out of my throat as I looked at the bottle sadly. I looked around for the bartender to ask for another. After several seconds of not finding the drink bringer, I decided to go outside for fresh air.
When I hopped down from the barstool I nearly fell over. Fortunately, Storm and Tempest were there to make sure I didn't fall over. Once they deemed I was stable, I walked in a wibbly-wobbly path to the door that lead outside. I went over to a stone bench and sat down with an audible sigh. This is just all too much. Amazing, yes. But still it is too much to wrap my mind around.
I was staring blankly at the ground when a, very, pleasantly familiar voice from behind me interrupted my thoughts. "Are you okay?"
"Doctor!" I slurred enthusiastically. "Why aren't you dancing? Actually, no don't dance. How am I you ask? I am fantastic. In fact I feel brilliant! Never better!" I turned to meet his concerned eyes. "What's with the face?" That gorgeous, gorgeous face that I shall dream about for the rest of my life.
He raised an eyebrow, and in the hopeful drunken fog of my mind a bit saucily, at me. Shit! Did I say that out loud? He nodded at me in response. Apparently I had said that out loud also. I smacked my forehead with my hand. I forgot I had a problem with keeping my thoughts in my head when I was drunk. "Maybe it's time we head back to the Tardis. You seem to be a bit partied out." He suggested.
I shook my head fast. "No! Don't let me ruin your fun. Get me a beer and I will be ready to party some more!" I gave him a big drunken smile.
He wrapped his arm around me and hoisted me to my feet. "I don't think you need anymore to drink. Let's go to the Tardis so you can lay down for a bit. Come on." Even though I was on my two feet, he kept his arm around my waist as we walked out of town toward the Tardis.
The trip to the blue box was full of silence. I had a hard time walking straight, so eventually The Doctor decided to change tactics and started to carry me. I wasn't complaining. I was fully enjoying it. Too bad this isn't our wedding night. Fortunately for me I actually didn't say that out loud. It would have been embarrassing. Though I have probably done enough of that for one night. I just don't remember what I have said or done.
When we got to the Tardis, he put all his weight on the door to push it open. I thought he would put me down as soon as we were inside, instead he walked down a corridor. What a strong, sexy alien! I giggled. He looked down at me, raising a questioning eyebrow. It only made me giggle more. He rolled his eyes and pushed another door open. It was a master bedroom. Many naughty thoughts crossed my intoxicated brain. And following on the footsteps of those thoughts, more giggly laughter from me. I didn't stop laughing until he had put me on a bed that was the same color as the Tardis. It was really comfy, like sleeping on a fluffy cloud, except clouds would make me wet... more giggles.
When he left the room I let out a little whimper. I was missing the electric current that was flowing through me when his arms were around me. I never felt this comfortable with Mickey. I felt more like I belonged in the arms of this beautiful madman who is actually a Time Lord but was once a genie.
I was pouting when he returned with a glass of a pinkish red frothy something. "Now Rose, I want you to drink this. It's called strimani. It is specifically for helping drunk people become less... intoxicated." He offered the strange looking beverage to me.
I sat up to grab it and gave it a whiff. It smelled a lot like bananas. "It smells like bananas." I stated. I took a little sip.
"Bananas make everything better! Bananas are the best thing ever. Always bring one to a party. They serve a lot of functions." He started to babble on about bananas.
I rolled my eyes as I continued to drink it. Instantly I could feel the heavy cloud in my brain disintegrate. Unfortunately, the things I said while I was drunk were fresh in my mind. My face suddenly felt like it was on fire. I looked away from The Doctor to try and hide my embarrassment. That proved to be counter productive as I realized that I was probably in his bedroom, laying on his bed.
As if noticing my sudden discomfort, he stopped rambling about bananas. "What's wrong?"
I sighed and reluctantly looked into his amazing eyes. I could feel the gravitational pull at work again, but I fought it off a bit. "It's nothing. Actually, no. There is something. Today was the craziest day of my life, and I am still processing everything. And then there's..."
"I'm sorry. I am so sorry." He interrupted me. "I didn't mean for any of this to happen. Actually that reminds me..." He reached into his coat pocket and grabbed his sonic screwdriver and started scanning me with it. "How did you turn into that... wolf thing?"
"Apparently I am the leader of all wolves. They call me Bad Wolf. And I just have to concentrate really hard and have a wolf or two or however many around me in order to transform." I blushed. "And I need an emotional trigger." I rushed that last bit out as fast as I could, hoping he didn't catch it.
Apparently he caught that bit and sat down next to me. "And what specifically triggered it?" He asked curiously.
My cheeks started to blaze once again. I put the glass on the night table to stall a bit."You. Seeing what they did to you. And knowing what they did to the Fhanishians. Then there was the timer... and you... and..." tears were flowing out of my eyes and I could feel sobs trying to wrack my body. Without thinking, I flung my arms around The Doctor and I squeezed him tight and cried into his chest.
He put his arms around me and started to rub my back. "Shhh. It's over now. Everything will be okay." He said in a low comforting tone. "I'm here now."
I tilted my head back to look up at him to see he was looking down at me. "So much for the big strong alien to save the day."
His eyebrow quirked up. "I beg your pardon?" He moved in a way that made me lay back down.
"Well, you really didn't do anything. You were kind of subdued when everything happened. That's okay, you didn't miss anything. And I believe that this is the second time I have saved your arse now." I had stopped crying, and my brain was going into overdrive. He is practically pinning me to his bed. "That reminds me, I still have one wish left."
"Actually, I remember everything that was done and everything that was said. When you struck me with a bit of that lightning was when I actually regained my free will. I just figured you had everything under control, so I decided not to do anything. But..." He bored his eyes into mine. What I saw there thrilled me. "I thought there was nothing else you wanted to wish for?" He raised his eyebrow for like the tenth time tonight.
"It occurred to me a little earlier." I explained. "I wish for you." I finally got the nerve to say.
He pretended to think about that a bit. "I believe one of the things I couldn't do was make someone love someone else... but I think I can waive that rule for this situation." Then his passionate mouth was on mine. And I kissed him back with just as much fervor. He quickly pulled away. "So how long are you going to stay with me?"
"Forever."
a/n The End! Hope you all enjoyed it! I take my writing seriously because I'm a wannabe writer, so please review so I can improve. And know what you liked and didn't like and what could have been done differently and yadda yadda yadda. Thank you for reading :)
