Sorry it took so long to update. It's been a bugger, because for the longest time I didn't know how to write it. That, and I've been fairly busy(lazy) and haven't had much time to do much.I'm also sorry for the fairly short length of this compared to the other chapters. I've been writing the New Earth v2 for this story, so I've been distracted.

Disclaimer: Nope. Not yet, but I'ma plottin. Enjoy!

Rose stood in front of the TARDIS doors as static electricity filled the cavern, causing the hair on the back of her neck stand up. Large pulses of what looked like blue lightning came up from the Nestene Consciousness, traveling straight up and into the London Eye. She gasped as she remembered her mother, and knowing her, she was probably out there in the streets surrounded unknowingly by those plastic dummies. She pulled out her mobile, which was difficult with Mickey clinging to her for dear life, and quickly dialed her mother's number. After two rings, she answered.

"Rose? I just checked with the police station; you can get compensation. When you get home you're gonna sign the documents..."

"Mum! Listen to me, I need you to go home and stay there! Get off the streets, it's not safe!" Rose shouted. She could barely hear her mother over the static on the phone, but she caught the words "late" and "shopping" before she hung up. She growled as she shoved the phone back in her pocket.

The Doctor struggled fiercely with the Auton that was keeping him restrained. The other one was holding the AntiPlastic just out of reach, as if it was taunting him. He glanced at Rose and her friend, the former standing and looking around for something (most likely a safe escape route, he thought,) and the latter sitting with his knees up to his chest and arms over his head to make himself look as small as he could. He dismissed any help from them, and focused on trying to get free.

Jackie smiled as she walked into the shopping center, placing her phone in her pocket. She would have to see about getting Rose a better phone, that static was positively awful. She could barely hear her daughter's voice over it! She shrugged and put it out of her mind, stepping onto the escalator down. Where to go first? She didn't have a lot of money, so she would search though the cheapest shops first...

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of crashing glass and screams. She looked around with wide eyes as the plastic mannequins forced their way out of the glass displays for every shop and began shooting various random people. It took her a moment to realize that there were a small group of them right next to her. So she did the first thing that came to her mind. She screamed and ran.

Rose peered around at the level she was on, trying to see anything possible that she could do to help. She winced as the Nestene Consciousness roared again, but instead of hearing incoherent noise, she could make out two words.

"TIME LORD!"

She gazed quickly over her surroundings, panic working itself into her veins. Her eyes settled on a length of chain hanging from the ceiling. She looked quickly at the mannequin holding the AntiPlastic, a plan unfolding in her head.

Rose pried Mickey off of her leg and ran over to the chain, picking up an ax to knock it's connection off the wall. She grasped the now loose chain and yanked on it, making sure it was strong enough to hold her weight.

"Bronze in gymnastics...you can do this Rose," she mumbled to herself.

The Doctor continued struggling, but the Auton remained firm. He could almost feel his left arm loosening in the slightest bit, but it may have been just his imagination. Why did he feel so weak? In the past, he would have been free in less than a minute, never for this long! Also, he would have heard the Auton approaching him from behind, but the girl had to shout to him and by that time it was too late! Why? Was it because the Nestene had accused him for the loss of it's planet in the War?

The Doctor saw something move out of the corner of his eye and blinked in astonishment. Rose was standing on the railing, chain in her hands and a determined look on her face. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as she jumped and swung over to him and his captor. The Auton loosened his grip the slighted bit, and the Doctor whipped out his arm and grabbed the Auton, a sudden surge of strength letting him flip the plastic mannequin over his shoulder into the the Nestene Consciousness. Rose threw out her leg and sent the vial of AntiPlastic flying into the vat. The cork popped open on contact and the effect was almost instant. The liquid seeped into the Nestene, causing it to scream in pain as it disintegrated.

The Doctor caught Rose as she swung back and set her on the ground. With a mad grin on his face he looked at the Nestene, then at Rose.

"Now we're in trouble!" he said as the ceiling started to fall to the ground, dust clouding their vision. They ran to the TARDIS, pried Mickey from it's face, and clambered inside.

Jackie peered from behind her fingers at the plastic dummies dressed as brides that had cornered her against an overturned car. She frowned in confusion as they started twitching erratically, eventually slumping over onto the ground. She stared at them as she slowly stood up, not entirely sure what had just happened. She hesitantly nudged one with her shoe as the police showed up. She nearly jumped out of her skin as her phone rang. She scrabbled at her pocket and pulled it out. She recognized her daughter's number and answered it.

"Rose! Don't go out! It's not safe! There were these things! And they were Shooting! And..." There was a beep and Jackie pulled the phone away from her ear. She put it back to her ear. "Rose?" she strained to hear over the sirens for an answer, but heard nothing. She shoved the phone back in her pocket and hurried home.

Rose put her phone back in her pocket and turned to face the Doctor, standing in the doorway of his box. He had a small smile on his face as he watched her, debating on what to say. What could he say? She was impressive. She was smart. She was brave. And the TARDIS liked her. He could tell by the way the lights had brightened when she entered through the doors.

He noticed that she was staring at him. He felt a bit uneasy under her gaze for some odd reason. Say something! Anything! he thought.

"Nestene Consciousness, easy," he grinned as he snapped his fingers to demonstrate how easy dealing with it had been. Rose scoffed.

"Yeah right. You would've been dead if it weren't for me!"

"Yes. I would have. Thank you," he said, his smile fading a fraction of an inch. He cleared his throat and rubbed his hands together, "Right! Well, I'll be off. Unless...I dunno," he shrugged, still watching her. "You could come with me."

Rose's eyes widened slightly. Come with him?

"This isn't just a London hopper, you know," the Doctor continued, patting the door of the TARDIS. "IT can go anywhere in the universe. Free of charge!" he added with a small laugh. Mickey crawled over to Rose from behind a cardboard box, clinging to her leg.

"Don't! He's an alien! He...He's a thing!" he said, voice shaking. He was having a rough night. Being kidnapped by a living plastic bin, threatened by a vat of plastic and being shoved into a box that was bigger on the inside than the out could do that to a bloke. The Doctor regarded him coolly.

"He's not invited on the fact he called me a 'thing'. What do you think?" he asked. "You could stay here, fill your life with work and sleep and telly, or you could go...anywhere." he continued. Rose swallowed, thinking about the day she just had.

"Is it always this dangerous?" she asked him. The Doctor's smile faded even further, debating on whether or not to tell the truth.

"Yes," he said. He wasn't one to spare the truth very often. "But that's what makes it fun!" he added.

"Yeah...I can't. I've got to go home and find my mum and...someone's gotta look after this stupid lump." she said the words as they came to her, the feeble excuses that she tried to convince herself with. The Doctor's smile finally vanished, his hearts falling.

"Alright. That's that then. Goodbye, Rose Tyler." he said quietly. He stepped back a bit and closed the door as Rose stared. As the light on top of the TARDIS began to flash, she regretted refusing his offer. The blue box faded out of sight, the grating noise echoing as the box vanished. She frowned, knowing she would probably never see him again. She gave a look at Mickey, his mouth hanging open at what he just saw. The poor man would be needing therapy.

Rose pulled him to his feet and put her arm around his shoulders, leading him down the alleyway home. She halted in her tracks as a loud noise faded into her hearing. She whirled around to see the TARDIS appearing. The door opened and the Doctor peeked his head out, face blank but eyes sparkling.

"Did I mention it also travels in time?" he asked, a grin creeping onto his face as he disappeared from the doorway and leaving the door cracked open. Rose smiled, knowing this would be her last chance to go with him. She turned to Mickey and gave him a quick kiss.

"Thanks," she said. He blinked owlishly at her, face bewildered.

"What for?"

"Exactly." she gave him another kiss before turning and running towards the TARDIS, towards the adventure of a lifetime.