Well, I thought when I had planned out this story that everything would go according to plan. But no. It didn't. Instead this chapter has basically made the ending come about in a different way from what I expected. So, now, I'm not following my plot anymore, as it has gone off the rails. Instead I am just having to write to get to the point where I can once again follow my plan.

I hope you like this chapter!

Red Dragon

Chapter Fifteen

A New Ally

"What are we going to do about Rose?" Martha asked, stepping into Mickey's room onboard the TARDIS.

"I don't know." Mickey responded. He lifted sad eyes from the book he had been browsing through. "She's lost to us. I realised that before she destroyed those Research Cells."

"When?"

"Remember when you asked me if I would kill Rose to save her?"

Martha nodded.

"That was when I realised she was lost to us. Part of me is hoping that when we find the Doctor, Rose will revert back to normal, but I fear that her turning evil, in a sense, is harming the Doctor too." He scratched the back of his neck. "I don't know how to explain it but I think they share a connection of sorts. They can link minds."

"Maybe that is what will save her in the end." Martha suggested.

Mickey shrugged. "I don't know what to believe anymore. If they do share a connection, and the Bad Wolf is harming Rose, could it be harming the Doctor as well?"

Martha could not answer.

"What is this place?" Mickey asked as he and Martha stepped out of the TARDIS from behind Rose.

"Ballor 10." Rose replied, walking forward. The TARDIS had landed in the midst of a jungle. According to the TARDIS, the next and final base (where Rose hoped the Doctor would be - after all if he wasn't in any of the other places, by rights he should be here) was located three miles away.

However, there was one problem.

The Security was tight.

The whole place was locked in a tight compound and the only way in was through the front door. The question was: how could they get in without being seen?

Rose was certain that Derol Flynn now knew of her powers which was why the security for this base was tighter and far more efficient. They had to get in undetected. But the question remained.

How?

By the time they arrived at the location on the heavily-guarded compound, Martha had formulated a strategy, which Rose was pleased to use (mainly because Martha was using herself as bait - and, hopefully, allowing Rose and Mickey to slip undetected into the base). Rose and Mickey watched from the safety of the undergrowth as Martha crawled forwards, holding in her right hand a small bomb. The plan was to plant it near the compound's entrance, and when it detonated it would distract the guards.

Once they were inside the compound, the only thing left to do was to make a break for the base that was situated in the middle of the compound. According to the information that was stored on the TARDIS' database, inside the compound was automatic guns. They would fire automatically at any intruders that entered without an escort.

Rose knew she would have to pump her legs fast if she was to avoid being shot.

Her eyes scanned the earth in front of her. She watched as Martha began crawling to the right, away from where she had planted the bomb. Within a minute it exploded. It was only a small bomb, but the flash and sound of it was enough to attract the attention of the guards. All of them came running. Rose watched as Martha leapt up from her position and then ran. The guards, spotting her rushing away from Rose and Mickey's position gave chase. However three guards returned to guarding the entrance.

"Let's move." Rose whispered.

Together, they began to crawl forward, each holding a small pocket gun. All they needed to do was get close enough for a clear shot. Once in range, Rose sighted along the barrel, licking her lips as she concentrated. Mickey did the same.

"Now."

Two invisible bolts whipped out of the guns and hit two of the guards. Quickly Rose tracked the remaining guard who had stepped to the side, fired and he too, fell to the earth, unconscious.

Climbing to their feet, Rose and Mickey made a break for the main door. Punching a button on the side, they slid open, and together they entered the compound.

Instantly the automatic guns began to function.

They ran.

Martha stumbled over roots, fleeing through the undergrowth, even as the guards followed. They never lost her, no matter where she ran. Leaping over a small bush, Martha twisted to the right, casting her gaze of her shoulder. She bit her lip as she counted how many pursued.

Five.

Suddenly her foot came twisted in a tree root, one she hadn't noticed as she had been too busy scrutinising her pursuers. She fell, landing hard on her front. Her ankle throbbed.

Twisted. Damn. Martha tried to scrabble to her feet but something hit her in the back of her head.

Pain.

And then complete blackness.

Quite ironically as they neared the base in the centre of the compound, the doors opened, allowing Rose and Mickey to dive inside. The doors slid instantly shut, preventing the automatic guns from reaching them. Climbing to her feet, Rose inspected their surroundings. They were in a corridor leading downwards. To the right and left of them was another corridor, but these ones descended upwards.

"Which way?" Rose asked.

The Bad Wolf's answer drowned out Mickey's. Down.

Rose stepped forward, her eyes flickering to the left and right, ensuring that there was no threat. Walking down the corridor, Rose and Mickey kept their guards up. As they reached the end of the long corridor, the lights flickered out leaving them standing in pitch blackness.

"Martha Jones?"

Martha groaned as she regained consciousness. She lifted a hand to her forehead, rubbing it gently. She felt awful. The headache didn't help her one bit either. As her vision focused she found that her wrists were bound with thick rope and she was sitting on a chair. Her ankles too were tied together. She swallowed as her eyes sought out the voice.

A man stood in front of her. He was muscular and had a hard look about him. His eyes were light blue, and his lips were thin, however he had a kind look on his face that she detected before it was replaced by the same hard look from a moment ago.

"How do you know who I am?" she managed, trying to grasp the facts of how she had gotten in this position.

"Because my boss wants me to make sure that you and your companions don't find where your friend is being held." He replied.

Martha snorted. "Doesn't matter. Rose and Mickey will find him."

"Not on this planet you won't." the man stated.

"What?" Martha asked, shock spreading across her face as her mind assimilated the information.

The man shrugged. "Derol Flynn isn't as stupid as you take him for."

Martha bit her lip unable to reply.

"I, however, believe him stupid for trusting me."

"What?" Martha's eyes met the strangers.

"I've had enough of playing as part of Alpha team, employed by Derol Flynn."

Alpha…Where had she heard that before? And then it clicked as her eyes zoomed on the insignia on the man's uniform. Two blue lines with the letter A in gold. Underneath that were the letters: D.o.A.M.D.F, which stood for 'Director of Alien Museum: Derol Flynn.

"You're the people that attacked Rose and the Doctor!" Martha realised.

"Yes…and I regret handing him over now. Which is why…"

He was cut off by Martha's angry shout: "YOU REGRET IT? DID YOU JUST FIND YOUR BLOODY CONSCIENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE?" She hadn't meant to shout out like that, but the emotion had suddenly come over her.

The man chose to ignore her outburst but continued with what he wanted to say. "…I want to help you."

Silence.

Martha stared. Finally she croaked: "What?"

"My name is Bejani Krosov. I know where the Doctor is. I can help you save him."

Create light.

The Bad Wolf was back.

How? Rose responded.

You know how.

It hit her then. Anger.

Correct.

Taking a deep breath, Rose focused her concentration, willing her anger to come forward. As before, she willed herself to imagine the death of Derol Flynn, and from her outstretched hands leapt a Red Dragon.

Concentrate.

Keeping her thought on harming Derol Flynn, Rose directed the Red Dragon to produce light. Red light spread out from it, allowing her and Mickey to see the double doors at the end of the corridor they had just travelled down.

"What now?" Mickey whispered.

"We go inside. Find the Doctor and get out." She replied.

"Are you sure he's here?" he asked.

Rose snapped her eyes round to Mickey. His eyes widened.

"What?" she demanded.

"Nothing." Mickey hastily replied.

Rose's eyes narrowed but she did not pursue any further, instead she replied to Mickey's question. "Of course I'm sure. Why wouldn't he be? I mean, this is the last of Flynn's homes. If he wasn't at the other two, he's bound to be here."

"I hope you're right."

"Of course I'm right." Rose responded, moving herself forward, placing her hands on the steel door. A moment's concentration and they shattered, breaking apart like smashed glass.

Martha rubbed her sore wrists, trying to get some feeling back into them. Bejani Krosov had wasted no time in freeing her and giving her weapons. She didn't trust him, but if he was willing to help her, then she would play along for now. Of course he could just be leading her into a trap. For now, she had no choice.

Following behind him, he led her through the base, down a long corridor where they found doors that had been shattered by unimaginable power.

And Martha knew what Rose had done.

Elia Sophelos sat at her desk, her eyes glued to the data that sat in front of her. She ruffled the five sheets she held in her hand, her fingers peeling back each page as her intense eyes absorbed the data. She smiled.

Perfect.

Her subject had produced outstanding results.

Elia Sophelos was human, but the one thing that made her different from anyone else was the fact that she had been born with unusual powers. These enabled her to calm people in situations that made them feel scared. That was the main reason why Derol Flynn had employed her. The only thing that made Elia hate her employer was the fact that Flynn had forced her to study a small girl, a child of four years.

This child had been involved in a crash, and she had been the only survivor. What made it remarkable was that two hundred good citizens had lost their lives that day. And the little girl had survived, with only a broken arm. But the one thing that differed was that the girl had glowing green eyes.

The cause of radiation from the crash. By all accounts the girl should've died as well, but hadn't. And Derol Flynn wanted to use her.

The girl was unique, special, but too dangerous to be let outside. For now she would remain in seclusion until Elia had produced results that allowed Derol Flynn to control her. The girl was too powerful to allow her to lead a normal life.

No matter how much she hated what she did, Elia had no choice.

Her family was at stake.

If she did not experiment, Derol Flynn would kill her family. He wanted her to use her calming techniques to keep the girl feeling loved and secure, no matter how wrong it felt.

Running a hand over her exhausted eyes, Elia sat back.

Instantly someone grabbed her, pulling her back. A tight hand on the back of her throat, and a gun pressed to the side of her head. She tried to struggle but a harsh voice spoke:

"Move and you die."

She halted her movement, swallowing back her fear. "Who are you?"

"It's none of your business." The voice replied. "I want information."

Elia chose not to reply, but the voice continued.

"Where is the Doctor?"

"Who?" Elia asked, confused. She found herself being flung into the wall. Scrambling round she looked up at her attacker to find a young woman with blond her and red eyes. Glowing eyes.

"Don't play coy with me. The Doctor is here. Where is he?" she demanded again.

"I don't know what you are talking about."

"Don't lie." The woman hissed, her red eyes shining brightly.

"She isn't." a soft voice from the corner said.

Rose turned her head to the corner where she saw a small girl, held in a cage. She was young, barely over eight years old. Her anger, that had been focused on the woman, evaporated. She could not be angry at this small being. This small child that had no right to be trapped like that. When she spoke, her voice was soft.

"Do you know what I'm talking about?"

The girl nodded. "I do."

"I ask for little in return. But I can help you."

"What do you want?" Rose asked, her eyes flickering back to the woman on the floor.

"Freedom." The girl answered.

"I can give you that." Rose said. "Tell me what I need to know."

"Find Bejani Krosov. He hates what he did when he gave this Doctor to Derol Flynn. He wants to help you. He knows where Flynn is. Trust him, reward him, he will take you to where you need to be."

Rose nodded, absorbing the information. "Thank you."

Rose walked forward, kneeling down in front of the girl. "You want freedom. Come here."

Slowly the little girl pulled herself to her feet, and walked slowly over to Rose. She sat on the ground, cross-legged.

Rose placed a hand on the window cage that held her, willing for her power to come forth.

"You're going to kill me aren't you?" the girl asked. "I want freedom."

"That's the only freedom I can give you."

The girl hesitated, clearly not wanting to die.

Then the woman on the floor spoke again: "Are you going to kill Derol Flynn?"

"Yes." Rose had no need to hesitate. She had to.

"If you kill him, I'll be free and I can then release Aerama Luciano."

"Aerama?"

"That's my name." The little girl responded.

"Oh," Rose replied, but then her red eyes focused on the woman again. "How can I trust you?"

"With Derol Flynn dead, he can't order anyone to kill my family for not doing my job."

Dare she risk trusting her?

She had no choice.

"Alright. I want to know that Aerama is safe. I will find you, if you fail."

And then Rose left.

Throughout the whole exchange, Mickey had not said a word.

"Someone is coming." Bejani Krosov whispered to Martha as they walked along the corridor. Having passed through the shattered doors, Martha hoped to find Rose before she did anymore damage. Grabbing her companions hand she twisted away, pulling him with her into a small crevice in the wall.

They waited, breathing low. Then, two people walked past, glancing all around them. Martha recognised them immediately.

"Rose! Mickey!" she said, stepping out of the small hidey-hole.

"Martha!" Mickey quickly hugged her. "How'd you get in?"

"The old fashioned way," Martha replied, "I got caught."

She saw Rose's eyes narrow. "How did you escape?"

"Bejani helped me out." She gestured to her companion, who stepped out and nodded to Rose.

"I want to help you." He said.

Rose frowned, then she spoke: "I know you. I recognise your voice."

Bejani Krosov nodded. "I was the one who led Alpha team to attack you and the Doctor. I regret it now. I know where he is, but that's only if you are willing to trust me."

Rose scrutinised Bejani, keeping her eyes locked on his face. "Help us get out of here unscathed. Bring me to Derol Flynn, and I will reward you."

Martha's eyes narrowed. Rose's rewards were not useable in the living world.

Her rewards consisted of death.

And Martha knew that was the fate that awaited Bejani, as well as Derol Flynn.

With Bejani's help, Rose, Mickey and Martha made it back to the TARDIS unseen. Thankfully Bejani had access codes to tunnels leading under the ground. He had used his influence as chief of security to override the system, allowing them access to the tunnels. The tunnels, in question, were only used in desperate situations, especially if something went wrong causing the compound to explode. The tunnels were the quickest and safest route out.

They emerged from the tunnels into the jungle of Ballor 10. The sun had set, and the sky was dark. Stars were spread above the canopies of the trees, twinkling every so often.

Rose allowed a brief smile to spread across her face, the red eyes shining brightly in the darkness. I'll find you Doctor. I promise you that.

A star seemed to twinkle as she thought that, as if it recognised what she had thought.

"So, Bejani, where is the Doctor?" Rose asked, standing in front of the TARDIS controls.

"He's not on a planet. Derol Flynn has a few top secret labs, reserved for live specimens that are not authorised to be tested on by his home planet's government. As in the case of the three labs or compounds that you visited, his government knows about it. They assume that Derol Flynn would only act on their orders. They don't know that he is a rather ruthless character, no matter how he portrays himself to be in public. Respected as he may be, Flynn is not a fool. He knows that some projects are not authorised. Your friend, unfortunately, is not known about. Naturally, he would take him to a place that the government wouldn't know about."

He took a deep breath and continued.

"The only way for Derol Flynn to keep certain subjects secret is to not hide them on planets."

"Asteroids." Martha interrupted.

Rose swung to face her. "What?" she demanded, putting force into her voice.

Martha shrugged. "Asteroids is the only logical conclusion."

Rose eyes narrowed. She hated it when Martha made her look like a fool.

"Martha is correct. Your friend is being kept at the co-ordinates of 33.99.00.6764 in the heart of an asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is known simply as a code, which is: AS33400." Bejani answered.

"Then that is where we must go." Rose said.

To Be Continued…

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Next chapter is titled: The Asteroid Base - Hopefully this chapter should be up soon. This story will be much shorter then I had originally planned, but now, I'm guessing around maybe 18 chapters? Could be more, or maybe less, depending on what happens. So we'll see.

Until next time!

Leila-Rose-Bell