CHAPTER 3

The Doctor and Rose were once again standing in front of the warehouse, staring at the door that would either allow them to save the planet or perish in a terrible way.

"Before you go in, here's some flashlights," Damian handed them both a small yellow flashlight. "and allow me to teach you how to use the portal."

He took the water bottle from his side and dumped a good portion of it onto the ground again (It seemed as though he had re-filled it while the Doctor and Rose were meeting with Murray.). He then turned to them.

"Now, you just have to have a shiny surface and you can do this anywhere. Except a mirror, because that reflects the world you're in with too much focus. Now, once you've found a surface that can be used as a portal, make sure no one's around, for one thing. Then you just walk into it. Follow me." Damian stepped and sunk into the puddle like he had before. Rose eyed the puddle, making sure he had made it.

"Ready, Rose?" The Doctor asked, a childish look of excitement on his face. I'll go first if you're nervous. Although there's nothing to be worried about. No one's ever died in the portal."

Rose nodded and he stood at the edge of the water…and took a step into it. He just had enough time to throw his arms up into the air before he went under. Rose stared into the puddle to see him smiling and motioning for her to join him.

Rose took a deep breath and stepped into it.

It was like hitting a sudden drop in a lake. She fell into it, with hardly any time to cry out before plunging in. It was like looking through water too. There were distorted lights and images…and then only bright sunlight and solid ground under her feet. Rose managed not to fall over and draw in a deep breath after realizing she had held her breath during the entire jump.

"Not to shabby, eh?" The Doctor said excitedly. "And I said that no one's ever been killed in a portal? That's true…but some had lost limbs. I thought it wasn't very wise to tell you before your first jump."

"And it's not wise to tell me now, either." Rose groaned.

Damian laughed. "Don't worry, it's a very rare case that someone would lose a few digits or a leg."

Rose finally got a chance to look around. Instead of finding brightly colored vegetation, she found dark purples and blues, even some green. The sky was a deep blue, even though the sun shone brightly down on the planet. The Xians on this side of the world wore dark blue instead of the black that Damian was wearing. In a word, if Rose had to summarize it, she would pick 'Opposites'.

She turned to discover the same warehouse nearby, only its colors were a bit muted. The Doctor looked up at it with obvious fascination. "Isn't this the most genius thing ever? The two worlds in one?"

"It is pretty unusual…" Rose half agreed.

"Well, that's about all I can teach you at the moment." Damian said. "And according to the others the best place to begin this search-and-destroy is on the other side. This side's called Exantros. The other is Vacca."

"Easy to remember, then." The Doctor said cheerily. "Let's go back."

This time, Rose volunteered to go first. She managed to not stumble as she re-entered the side called Vacca. She waited by Damian and the Doctor by the side of the warehouse.

They re-appeared a moment later.

"So, think you're prepared?" Damian asked.

"Not in the slightest." The Doctor smiled.

Damian looked a bit taken aback. "Are you sure about this?"

"No, but either way I'm ready to go!"

Damian cast a glance at Rose as if to say, 'is he always like this?'

Rose smiled and rolled her eyes, saying, "That's the Doctor for you."

The Doctor pulled out the jar of four flames and waved it around. "Well, we've got this. I think we stand a fair chance. Ready, Rose?"

"Not in the slightest," Rose answered, but she nodded.

"And one more thing before you go," Damian handed her a communicator and a water bottle. "just in case you need to switch sides or call us. We can always send in reinforcements."

"You'd just be putting yourselves in danger." The Doctor said. "Don't worry. We'll come back alive. Probably...Hopefully…Maybe…"

Damian shot him a worried look, but he unlocked the door to the warehouse. He didn't open it just yet. "Well, then. I wish you good luck."

He opened the door and the Doctor and Rose entered into the darkened, deadly and ominous warehouse.

So that's the third chapter. I'm going to try to upload a chapter every weekend or so, but if it's later, I apologize. I have a lot of stuff I need to do. Babysitting, school, stuff around the house, time traveling…ect. You know how it is. Please review! Until next time!

Hasta la Vista!

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