A/N: Yet another chapter in my story. I have to admit the end is quite funny in this chapter. Please read and review, it makes me happy.

I do not own anybody in this story.

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Chapter 16

"You're burning hot, Sweetheart." Jackie carefully tucked her daughter into the sheets of the bed she had in the TARDIS.

"Mum, what ya doing here?"

"Shh, at least the Doctor had enough sense to bring ya back home."

"He did?" Rose was confused she didn't exactly remember that the Doctor had promised to bring her home.

"Oh, Sweetheart, I keep telling ya over and over again, traveling with the Doctor is not good for ya?"

Cameron sighed came in and took Rose's temperature and poured Rose a glass of water and handed it to her.

Rose drunk the water slowly, "Mum, if you'd have seen what I have seen, you wouldn't say that."

Jackie shook her head, "Getting infected with an alien virus! Is that what traveling with the Doctor means? You're bloody well insane, both of ya."

Rose coughed lightly,"Mum, I love traveling with the Doctor. I wouldn't have anything else in the universe. "

Cameron sighed, "Ms. Tyler, you're not helping your daughter. You're just getting her upset. She's not well."

House came into the room, he had been walking around the TARDIS, and he had been bored out of his wits. Although the library had been an interesting diversion he came into the room, a book in hand, "Brilliant observation, Cameron, where did you get that diagnosis, out of a cereal box?"

Jackie looked up who was this man? She wanted to slap him right off but Cameron put a hand on her shoulder, "Don't mind House, he's psychotic and rude at best."

"Figures, sounds sort of like the company that the Doctor would keep," Jackie muttered lightly.

House rolled his eyes, "I never asked for this insane trip in this insane blue box to begin with. I am not the Doctor's company. Where is the Doctor anyway?"

Rose's eyes suddenly rolled back in her head and she passed out, the glass of water fell from her hands and the glass shattered on the floor.

Cameron rushed over to Rose and took her pulse, "I don't know, last I know he was in Jackie's flat, he said he was going to look in Rose's room."

House muttered, "For an alien, he certainly is a sentimental one."

Jackie suddenly cried out, "And I thought the Doctor was insane, honestly do something for my Rose, you're both doctors, real ones. Do something!"

House looked at Jackie, "Shut up. Honestly. If there was something I could do, I'd do it. Gods' woman, I have no clue what's wrong with her. I only handle Earth based diseases, not extraterrestrial ones. This is beyond my expertise."

House walked out of the room, he was angry, upset, and annoyed. His leg was paining him once again. He always knew a cure, or always had an idea of what to do for a patient. This time his learning failed him and it annoyed him to no end. He slammed his cane against one of the walls of the TARDIS. He took his bottle and opened it looking for more of his pills and discovered to his horror that it was empty.

Cameron watched House limp away and then turned back to Jackie and sighed, "House is right, Ms. Tyler. House, normally knows what to do. I have seen him treat lots of diseases that we have no clue what they are, this is different. Her pulse is very low and slightly erratic. At least her skin is still normal. I don't know what it did, but it seems that whatever is in the Doctor's blood is keeping her skin from changing."

Jackie frowned, "The Doctor's blood?"

"He basically forced us to give her some of his own blood. I don't know what that means to you, but it's clear that he obviously cares a great deal for your daughter."

Jackie sighed and pushed the blankets further up on her daughter.

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Chase and The Doctor meanwhile worked on separating the various chemical components that were found in Rose's hair. Chase was still babbling, "This is incredible, I have never seen a lab quite like this."

The Doctor grinned, "Really? You'd love the year 500 billion. Lots of strange diseases and all, but they have some of the most interesting medical labs and treatments. Rose and I managed recently to close down some unethical medical practices lately though."

Chase was stirring some chemicals in a beaker, "What happened?"

The Doctor smiled, "These nurses were experimenting on human clones. They were finding cures but these clones, they were sick, they were born sick. All for the cause of finding cures for the human race."

Chase looked mortified,"That's terrible, didn't they ever read or take the Hippocratic Oath?"

The Doctor shook his head, "You know that oath has been altered so many times through out history. But there is still one basic principle that resides in it: Do no harm."

Chase nodded and the Doctor smiled, "But I'll be sure to take back a copy of that oath with me the next time I go to the year 500 Billion."

Chase sighed he held up his beaker and the Doctor smiled in approval, "Would you like to come with me Chase. I don't make that offer to many humans. But you'd be amazing."

"You know as tempting as that offer sounds, Doctor. I have a job back home. House keeps me and the others busy. There are so many diseases out there and…."

The Doctor shook his head, "I see, devoted to your work. I understand. Although, I'd think you'd like to see the universe."

Chase smiled "I would, oh how I would. But I have a life back home and that's the universe for me."

The Doctor nodded. "Simple. I wish I could have a simple life."

Chase frowned,"Don't you like traveling?"

"I do. It's fantastic, it's amazing but it's also very lonely."

Chase shook his head, "I don't understand."

"I am a Time Lord. I am also the last of the Time Lords. This means there is no one at home for me to miss or to yell at, or to get upset with. Most people have a home and family, if something happens to you, someone will worry. No one misses me; no one really cares what happens to me. I am all alone in the universe."

"Is that why you travel with Rose? So you have someone care about you?"

The Doctor was quiet and Chase could tell the Doctor really didn't want to talk about it. "What's the matter? Is it wrong to want someone to care about you?"

The Doctor looked pained, "I am over 900 years old, Chase. How many humans actually live to that age? I find someone that I care for and eventually they die or they move on with their life. I am forever cursed to wander the universe. Earth isn't my home. No place I go is my home. I do not belong to any place or any time. Think about that."

Chase sighed and put a hand on the Doctor's shoulder, "I guess traveling isn't all its cracked up to be. I mean at least if I go someplace there is the satisfaction that I can go home after awhile."

The Doctor nodded, "It's simple. It's human and it's simply amazing. And it's something I can never have."

Chase nodded, "I never thought about it that way before."

The Doctor grinned, "Nah, you humans are all alike. You always dream of what's better or dream to be in a different time. When you don't realize that what you have now is amazing."

House came in and he looked nervous. In his hand was his empty bottle. He looked at the Doctor, "Vicodin…"

The Doctor's face looked firm, "What makes you think I have any of that?"

House rolled his eyes, "Because, on a place like this you're bound to have something."

Chase looked at the Doctor, no one said no to House's addictions. Although House knew he had an addiction, House always claimed it wasn't a problem. No one was brave enough to say no.

"You know House, that stuff will kill you one of these days. I am particularly fond of letting you live a little while without it."

House suddenly shook the Doctor, "I need it."

"No, you don't."

House shoved the Doctor out of his way and opened various shelves.

The Doctor sighed, "Fine…"

The Doctor opened a shelf and took out a bottle with something in it. "But I have to warn you, will it help you or harm you? You don't know what's in it. You've got to ask yourself a question."

The Doctor grinned, "Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, PUNK?"

Chase started to snicker lightly at the Doctor's imitation of Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry.

"But go ahead, make my day," The Doctor said and handed House the bottle.

House looked at the bottle, "You wouldn't poison me. You don't strike me as one that would."

The Doctor grinned, "House, you have only know me for what, a day, maybe two. How do you know that I wouldn't?"

House opened the bottle and took out a couple of pills. The Doctor smiled, "House, I wouldn't do that."

House put them to his lips. "I really, really wouldn't do that," The Doctor continued.

House swallowed them and the Doctor took the bottle back and looked at it, "I guess I was wrong, never mind."

House grinned,"Honestly, Doctor did you think your reverse psychology would work on me?"

House suddenly felt the world spin around him and he grasped a counter trying to balance himself. Images got fuzzy and the last thing he heard was the Doctor's voice, "No, but it was worth trying, wasn't it?"

House collapsed on the med room floor.

Chase frowned, "What did you do, Doctor?"

The Doctor grinned lightly,"Nothing. Well, not exactly nothing. I did warn him. Just a little sedative, maybe House will think about what he puts in his mouth next time."

Chase snorted, "I doubt it."

The Doctor sighed, "No. Oh well, it was worth a shot. Help me get him on a bed."

Chase took one side and the Doctor another and they both groaned as they lifted House up, "He's heavy," The Doctor said, "I wouldn't have thought that a cripple would be this heavy."

Chase and the Doctor eventually put House on a bed. The Doctor gave Chase a big pat on his shoulder, "Come on back to work. We should have this cure done in about an hour, I hope."