elmo-doodle: yo! here's the next installation of The Doctor Got Abducted. someone just added this story to their alert list, and it reminded me to put up part 8! so here we go!

"You know, after all this time I've known you, I've been through some pretty rough things; shop-window dummies, end of the world, Daleks, the trampoline witch, Ood, Cybermen, werewolves, oh- and the beast from hell. You'd think that experience would teach me that the universe isn't full of fluffy bunnies and ponies. But every time you take my hand and say 'Don't worry, it's perfectly safe', I still believe you."

Rose glared pointedly across the cold dungeon floor at the Doctor, who was leaning against the stone wall with Alex in his lap.

"I'm an idiot," she said, aloud.

"Come on, it's not that bad!" the Doctor said defensively, looking around their prison cell.

Rose looked up and fixed the Doctor with another glare. "Exactly what part of this is good?" she asked him.

"…we're alive?"

Rose groaned and wanted nothing more than to just throttle him. But, being in the presence of a child, she decided not to.

"Look, I'm sorry," the Doctor said, honestly. "You know that I would never intentionally put us in to danger…especially since my son is with us." He gave Rose his best puppy-dog look. "I'm really very sorry…" The corner of his lips twitched.

Rose found herself trying not to smile at him, but she couldn't help it. It's way too contagious.

"That's better," the Doctor said, grinning at her. Rose rolled her eyes.

"What do we do?" Alex asked. He was ten months old now, and came just above Rose's knee in height. To an onlooker, he would have looked like a 3-year-old toddler, but to those who were informed, he wasn't even a year old yet.

"Right, well first off," the Doctor began, setting Alex on the floor (who automatically went over to Rose) as he began to pace to cell, "assets. What are our assets?"

"Ooh, this conversation always goes so well," Rose muttered as she scooped Alex on to her knee.

The Doctor chose to ignore her. "I've got the sonic screwdriver…"

"…or, you could just talk your way out of this," Rose suggested. "He's very good at that," she added to Alex.

He ignored her again. "…and our enemies are tall, blue and very cold."

Rose gave him a weird look. "You're right…they were absolutely freezing when they touched us."

"The planet's temperature it's pretty cold too," the Doctor said. "We're lucky we landed inside. If we were outside we probably would have froze."

"Right, so," Rose began, getting up and resting Alex against her hip, "these things live off the cold…but they can't get too cold, or else they'll freeze over…"

The Doctor looked at her. "Go on…" he said.

Rose continued, "So, they've gotta have some sorta system to keep the temperature cold but not cold enough to kill 'em. And if you find that then you can-"

"-reverse the effect and turn the temperature up!" The Doctor beamed at her. "You're brilliant!" He strode over to her and, taking her face in his hands, planted a big kiss on her cheek. "Now, just to get out of this cell…"

Rose stood in shock for a moment before blushing lightly. Alex looked up at her and grinned. "What?" she asked him.

"Nothing…" Alex said, looking away and giggling slightly.

"Aha!" the Doctor exclaimed, pointing the sonic screwdriver at the ceiling. "There's a hidden door up here!" He bleeped the ceiling until something clicked, and he slid the trap door away. "I'll go up first and make sure it's safe," he said, before hiking himself up and out.

Rose sighed. "This'll probably end with us running for our lives," she said.

"Is it always like this?" Alex asked her. This was actually his first adventure out of the TARDIS, and he didn't seem to complain when they were being taken to the cell.

Rose thought before she replied. "…I'd be lying if I said 'no'."

"Oh." Pause. "How did you meet?"

"Hmm?"

"You and-"

"The coast is clear!" the Doctor said, poking his head through the hole in the ceiling. "Never really understood that saying, 'the coast is clear'. I think it has something to do with being at the beach – right, Rose, pass Alex up here first."

"Okay," Rose said. She lifted Alex up to the Doctor's outstretched arms, and the Doctor safely put his son beside him. "You next."

Rose took the Doctor's hands in her own. He carefully pulled her up through the gap so that she was safely level with him. "There you go, Dame Rose."

"Why thank-you, Sir Doctor," Rose replied. The Doctor grinned and went to play about with some device that was stuck to the wall. Rose picked Alex up and looked at their new surroundings. "'s a bit plain," she said, referring to the white walls.

"It's to keep the building cool," the Doctor told her, while playing about with the device. "If the walls were a darker colour, they would absorb any heat and would make the area permanently warm. But the white colour reflects the heat and then the heat would cool as it rises."

"Aren't you just the physician," Rose teased.

"Yes I am," he said, winking cheekily at her before focusing on the wall again. Alex began to shiver from the temperature so Rose cuddled him closer, but she was Justas cold. After more seconds and the Doctor stepped away. "Right, we need to move quickly. I've hacked in to the heat-system and raised the temperature by a few degrees. It will go back down to the normal level in about 4 minutes; it'll just weaken them enough so that they won't be able to chase us. Don't worry, it won't hurt them." He took Alex from Rose and began to head down the corridor. "Allons-y!" he said running.

Over his shoulder, Rose could see Alex giving her a questioning look. Rose just shook her head exasperatedly.

"How far away is the TARDIS?" she called out.

"Down two corridors and up on floor!" the Doctor called back, and they turned a corner and in to the second corridor. Considered that they hadn't had to run for their lives recently, Rose thought that she was doing quite well. They neared a flight of stairs and began to climb it. Rose could hear the shouts of the species below, trying to follow them. They were very fast aliens, so Rose hoped that the rise in temperature would be enough to slow them down a considerable amount. They finally reached the top and the TARDIS came in to view. The Doctor managed to hold Alex and open the door at the same time. When they were safely inside, Rose sagged against the door.

"Right, let's get back in to the Vortex," the Doctor said, hitting the dematerialization button, and setting Alex down. "Who's in the mood for some chips?" he added cheerily. When he heard no response from Rose, he looked over to where she was leaning against the doors. "Rose, what's wrong?"

"'m fine," Rose mumbled in reply. "Just a little shaken…"

The Doctor walked over to her and looked at her with a concerned expression. He felt he forehead with his hand, and then felt her cheeks. "Rose, you're freezing!" He noticed she was shaking and her lips were turning a light shade of blue. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Rose shook her head. "I never noticed…"

"C'mon," the Doctor said, and he helped Rose across the consol room. "Let's get you into your bed. "Alex," he said, "go boil some water."

Alex nodded and scurried off into the kitchen.

"You're okay," the Doctor said as Rose stumbled slightly. "You'll be fine."

elmo-doodle: i'll have the next chapter up within a few days this time! i promise!

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