Partners in Crime Part 3

The Doctor was once again bolting down the concrete corridors. His face scrunched up in a frown as he sprinted down the cold walls. His lapels of his jacket was bashing against his skinny form while he could see Donna and her hair falling behind her shoulder. He suddenly skidded to a sudden stop and arrived at one of the storage cupboards. He snapped his body around the door frame and started throwing out the supplies. The stepladder, buckets and high viz jacket were out first. All the while Donna was looking on with her eyebrows frowned while she snapped her body back as she tried to avoid the flying objects.

"Well, that's one solution. Hide in a cupboard. I like it." Donna voice, while she placed one of her own hands on the door frame while she took cautious steps into the cupboard to see the Doctor was pushing open the back of the cupboard to reveal a big green machine which was built into the wall. The Doctor was reaching in his suit jacket with his right hand as he tried to pull out his glasses. He flung them onto his eyes as he looked over to Donna and then waved the sonic pen in front of her, her mouth hanging open as he rambled over at her.

"Hacking in to this thing, cos the matron's got a computer core running through the centre of the building. Triple deadlocked. And now I've got this I can get into it."

Rose had managed to sneak into one of the unlocked rooms of the lower corridors. When she concentrated she could feel her husband's life force just around the corner while another dark red light force was flashing strongly. This must have been his friend but she frowned with confusion. Was this someone telepathic? And from what she could make out of the woman was she looked like Donna from his memories. Someone he had met just after they had been pulled apart. But Rose shook herself from her thoughts when she snuck a glance into the corridor. She opened the door cautiously and little more before sneaking her whole torso from the corridor. She looked left and right before bolting from her spot suddenly and ran towards her husband.

Donna was watching the Doctor work, simply standing there while she watched him. His eyes flickering over the machine while he spoke up to her absentmindedly

"She's wired up the whole building." The Doctor muttered "Why's she wired up the tower block? What's it all for?" He stated while he was fiddling with the cables. He passed one to Donna who simply looked at him as he spoke quickly. He then pulled out his own sonic device and got to work. His mouth hanging open while his face was in frown.

"Inducer online." A robotic woman's voice sounded. With that Donna passed the Doctor something. She then leant her forearm to the side of the wall as she watched the Doctor working. His face never leaving his work, his arms moving in quick movements

"You look older." Donna said gently

"Thanks." The Doctor muttered, his voice not a whisper, full of his true voice, Donna simply smiled as she looked down

"Still on your own?" She asked, the Doctor not making eye contact. His head always jittering in different directions.

"Ah I was" He started before pausing and then moving his head in large movements, he continued to work as he continued to talk to Donna "I had this friend, Martha she was called. Martha Jones. She was brilliant... and I destroyed half her life. But she's fine. She's good. She's gone."

"What about Rose?" Donna asked again, knowing how much that woman meant to him. He simply looked up at her before changing the subject. He simply frowned as he looked over at her

"I thought you were going to travel the world?"

"Easier said then done. It's like I had that one day with you and I was gonna change." Donna stated while the Doctor ducked to his knees, working the wires into the system "I was gonna do so much. Then I woke up next morning, same old life. It's like you were never there. And I tried. I did try, I went to Egypt. I was gonna go barefoot and everything." She said with a small smile, the Doctor sneaking a glance up towards her before standing up and taking another wire, sonicing it once again "And then it's all bus trips and guidebooks and don't drink the water and two weeks later you're back home. It's nothing like being with you. I must have been mad turning down that offer." Donna sighed frustrated

"What offer?" The Doctor asked

"To come with you." Donna voice, her torso moving as she listened to him

"You'd come with me?" The Doctor said, his eyes looking back at Donna, his work forgotten, his glasses on his nose while his eyebrows were raised on his forehead, his mouth hanging open

"Oh yes, please!" Donna smiled excited

"Right." The Doctor muttered before they were both pulled from their thoughts when they heard the noise of shoes clattering on the stone floor. Both the Doctor and Donna moved from their spot and stuck their heads out of the doorway.

Running down the corridor was a figure with long blonde hair falling over her shoulders, her arms swinging as her body was propelled forward. A woman who had seen and done so much. A woman who was one of the most important people in the universe. This was Rose Smith. Donna stepped out further a frown on her face as she watched the running form. She finally made it to them, a smile on her face as she took in the form of her husband as well as the confused expression on Donna's face and smiled as she pressed her hands to her knees and started to breathe deeply.

"You better hurry up" Rose smiled up to her husband "You've really peed them off" She stated, her chest heaving as she brought in oxygen to her lungs while the Doctor simply smiled cheekily over to her

"Wait a minute, who are you?" Donna asked as she held up her hands showing her palms while she looked on confused at The Doctor and Rose.

"This is Rose" The Doctor said to her, and her face then turned to one of shock, surprise and then complete happiness, her face exploding in a smile, Rose was simply smiling at her gently at the same time. Now standing up straight

"It's nice to finally meet you Donna" Rose smiled kindly as she pulled Donna into a hug. Donna simply placing her hands gently to the other woman's back. Not understanding how someone could accept someone just like that. Not having met them at all. Rose simply smiled knowingly over at her as she pulled away.

"I'm so glad he found you" Donna cried happily, her hand motioning towards The Doctor who was now working again, Rose simply laughed

"It was more like me finding him" She joked, Donna simply looked at her confused "Long story" She stated as she smiled over at Donna and waved her hand to the ground slightly

"Rose, I could use a hand" The Doctor stated from his crouch and Rose smiled at him as she walked into the cupboard and between the Doctor's arms as she helped him

"Inducer activated."

"What's it doing now? Donna asked slightly panicked as she watched the two people suddenly freeze in what they were doing. A look of panic in their eyes as they watched the flashing lights on the console, their breathing hitching as they looked at each other worried. Rose simply snapped into work. Her hand flinging onto buttons. Pressing each one of them. Working at a quick pace while the Doctor looked back at Donna

"She's started the program." He panicked before turning back to help his wife with the console.

"Inducer transmitting."

"So far they're just losing weight, but the Matron has gone up to emergency pathogenesis." The Doctor yelled angrily and quickly, his eyebrows in a frown, his forehead in creases, his words coming out in gritted teeth as he worked around and with his Wife. Donna noticing the pair of them working in sync. Like a being with four arms.

"That's when they convert..." Donna stated, panic engulfing her heart

"Skeletons, organs, everything. A million people are gonna die!" Rose stated as she continued to look at the controls. But they all snapped their heads towards the sound of running feet again. With this the Doctor looked over at Rose worried and they scrambled to their feet as they noticed the two guards running down the corridors.

"Oh give us a break" Rose muttered underneath her breath before looking up at her husband. Giving his cheek a kiss and then walking out to the middle of the corridor. The Doctor looking on sadly before heading back towards the console muttering about having to cancel the signal. Donna looking on gobsmacked as she watched Rose preparing to attack this people. A strong stance, breathing calmly.

"What are you doing?" She bellowed

"Well someone has to give him more time" Rose said back over to them, cocking her head towards the Doctors form who was still working on the console. He suddenly bolted upright and pulled out the golden capsule and took off the end off it to reveal a chip.
"This contains the primary signal. If I can switch it off the fat goes back to being just fat." He snapped, for him to suddenly snap his head towards the direction of Rose.

Rose had now become fully engaged in the fight. They had run at her and she had landed a punch into one of their stomachs. She then swivelled around and felt her foot crunch against the other man's back. Both of them stumbling before swinging at Rose. One of them clipping Rose's shoulder which sent her stumbling. But she caught her balance before she ran forward, she ran against the man and up his legs so she had pushed him down to the ground with such a force, when his head knocked the floor he was immediately knocked out. But before she knew what was happening she felt a strong pair of hands grab hold of her arms and flung her over his shoulder and to the floor. Her body rolling as the air in her lungs was knocked from her. She had her chest pressed to the ground, her hands either side of her body as she looked up at him. Donna looking on panicked as she watched. Her hands grasping hold of the door frame while the Doctor was running his hand through his hair. His heartbeats beating quickly in the fear of his wife's safety, knowing that she can look after herself, but he was still feeling slightly on edge. Rose shook her head again but she felt her body moving, her feet being lifted from the ground. Her brown jumper ripping, causing her to fall back to the ground. She quickly shrugged out of the jumper and prepared for the guard to pounce. He moved his left foot over his right, Rose mirroring his movements. His hands clicking together at his sides while Rose was keeping her calm.

"Inducer increasing."

"No no no no no, she's doubled it," He cried tense. His hand falling through his hair while Donna walked back over to him. His eyebrows were raised and he sneaked a glance at Rose to find her landing on the ground, swinging her leg around her to knock the other man from his feet. He then looked back at the machine which was beeping and flashing at him. Both of his hands going to the sides of the console "I need... Haven't got time! It's too far, I can't override it! They're all gonna die!" He yelled, panicked, afraid of not being able to save the millions of people

"Is there anything I can do?" Donna asked calmly trying to asses the situation, to stop him from worrying from what was happening in front of him and behind him.

"Sorry, Donna, this is way beyond you!" the Doctor cried in near panic, his breathing coming out through his teeth while he snapped his body back towards the console, twisting the switches before snapping back, his eyes wide with terror as he realised what was happening "Gotta double the base pulse, I can't..." He said trailing off, his eyes frantic

"Doctor, tell me what do you need." Donna said slowly but sternly

"I need a second capsule to boost the override, but I've only got the one. I can't save them!" he cried before fiddling with the switches again. Donna simply pulled out her gold capsule and held it up. The Doctor turned around and looked at her in shock. But slowly both of them slowly burst out laughing. The Doctor beamed at her as he engulfed her in a huge, swinging her around

"Guys, I'm all for the hugging and things, but would you just get on with it" Rose complained though gritted teeth as she clung onto the guards arms which were wrapped around her neck. She moved her body and flung him over her shoulder, knocking him unconscious again. The Doctor simply beamed at her as she walked over to him, exhausted and breathing heavily. She stumbled into the room and smiled weakly over to Donna and the Doctor. Donna was looking at her, her mouth hanging open

"That was amazing..." She said gobsmacked, staring amazed at Rose who smiled comfortingly over at her "Where did you learn to do that?" She asked. Rose simply chuckled

"Again with the long story" Rose laughed before she looked up at her husband. Adjusting her clothing to hide the horrifying scars that littered her sides and her arms.

"You know... you never cease to amaze me" He cried happily, smiling a huge crooked smile over at her. She simply smiled a contented but slightly exhausted smile before she removed the capsule from his hand and placed it onto the console for the green lights to suddenly go off. Trying to do something so she could push the feeling of fear from showing Donna her scars. The Doctor breathed a sigh of relief, his face never removing the large smile which was showing his teeth. His eyes happy, while he breathed a sigh of relief, one of his hands resting on the side of the wall. Donna smiling as she let out the breath she was holding while Rose stumbled back and leant against the Doctor as they all continued to look at the device.

But each one of them was pulled from their thoughts when they heard a large claxon horn playing. The Doctor looked up at the ceiling his tongue touching his top teeth. Rose holding a frown while Donna had her mouth hanging open.

"What the hell was that?" Donna cried, whispering as she continued to look up at the ceiling.

"Fine. When you say nursery you don't mean a creche in Notting Hill." Donna breathed, her eyes flittering back towards the Doctor and Rose

"Nursery ship." He whispered, his head still held high, his mouth hanging open while he looked down at Donna. Rose simply looking at the exchange before each one of them snapped their heads towards the computer as the unit lit back up.

"Incoming signal." The Woman's voice sounded again while it started to talk in an alien language. The Doctor and Rose began to frown as they listened to it. Rose stepping forward slightly as she leant in. Donna not really knowing what to expect began to breath heavy as she looked around her surroundings, her breaths coming out in gasps.

"Hadn't we better go and stop them?" Donna asked as she leant over to the Doctor but Rose held up one of her fingers, a frown still on her face

"Hang on," She whispered before continuing to listen to the alien voice "instructions from the Adiposian First Family." Rose whispered, her husband leaning on her other side. Both of them studying it with curiosity. Both of their eyes wide.

"She's wired up the tower block to convert it into a levitation post." The Doctor said down to Rose while she looked up at him, both of them listening to the computer instruction again "Oh. Ooh." The Doctor voice. His eyes wide, his eyebrows raised while his mouth was hanging open in a O shape. Donna looking on at the pair of them, her mouth slightly a jar in confusion.

"But that means" Rose said with a frown after the alien voice finished "Oh god Doctor, we have to do something!" Rose panicked before she looked up at her husband and bolted from the room, jumping over the unconscious bodied of the guards. Donna and the Doctor following her as she bolted towards the stairs and up to the roof.

But as they all rounded the corner they could see the thousand of Adipose children cooing and laughing as they were flying towards the nursery ship. The Doctor removing his glasses as he looked up at them with his eyebrows raised, his mouth hanging open. Rose looking for Miss Foster

"What you gonna do then? Blow them up?" Donna asked as she looked over at them

"They're just children. They can't help where they come from." The Doctor said in a high pitched voice, his hair in disarray his mouth hanging open as he looked down at Donna, his hands in his pockets

"Oh, that makes a change from last time. That Martha must've done you good." Donna stated her own eyes on the children. Rose came over to stand next to Donna and she smiled at her gently

"Ah, she did, yeah. Yeah, she did." He said nodding; his eyes far away, his eyebrows continuing to be raised while he looked over at Rose's smiling face and smiled gently over to her

"She fancied him." Rose said as she leant in to talk to Donna slightly before flickering her gaze over to the Doctor. Giving him a wink, a huge smile on her face before she turned back to the adipose. The Doctor smiling at her in the process.

"Mad Martha, that one. Blind Martha. Charity Martha." Donna said smiling. The Doctor just sniffed in the cold night air while moving on his feet. Suddenly a little adipose child waved at them a small smile on his face. Rose just smiled encouragingly towards him. All three of them watching with their heads raised in their direction, waving back at the small child.

"I'm waving at fat." Donna inquired

"Actually, as a diet plan, it sort of works." Rose said as she lowered her hand, her eyebrows raised as her eyes continued to look for Miss Foster "There she is!" She snapped, making the others jump while they all rushed to the edge. Miss Foster was now soaring in the air, at the same height at the trio. Her legs together while her hands were clasped together by her belly button.

"Matron Cofelia, listen to me!" The Doctor yelled, trying to grab her attention.

"Oh, I don't think so, Doctor. And if I never see you again, it will be too soon." Miss Foster said, shaking her head, looking over at them over her glasses

"Oh, why does no one ever listen?" The Doctor complained as he rolled his eyes back to Rose. She simply smiled over at him "I'm trying to help! Just get across to the roof. Can you shift the levitation beam?" He asked her, holding out his arm and hand to her, his eyebrows raised, his eyes wide with worry, Donna frowning while Rose looking over the edge of the building, hoping she wouldn't fall to her death.

"What, so that you can arrest me?" Foster snapped

"Just listen. I saw the Adiposian instructions - they know it's a crime, breeding on Earth. So what's the one thing they want to get rid of? Their accomplice!" The Doctor snapped, his fingers wiggling towards her, his head looking up at the ship every now and then

"I'm far more than that. I'm nanny to all these children." She cried happily, her arms outstretched at her sides. Rose had noticed that the baby Adipose had all reached the ship and her worry was settling in her stomach. It was only Miss Foster who was still in the air, that's when Rose began to speak up.

"Exactly! Mum and Dad have got the kids now; they don't need the nanny anymore!" Rose snapped, leaning over the edge so she could hear better but suddenly the blue levitation beam vanished. Bewildered, Miss Foster looked down and then back to them before falling with a scream. Rose simply grimaced as she moved closer to the Doctor who moved his arms around her shoulders in comfort, her hand placed to the middle of his side, resting her hand on his ribs. Donna moving her hands over her mouth. As Rose and the Doctor looked up again they noticed the children waving them goodbye through the widows of the leaving ship. Rose simply rested her head on her husbands shoulder further as they watched the ship slowly disappear.

When they had walked through the doors of the main entrance they could all hear sirens, flashing blue lights from ambulances and could see police tapes cornering off Miss Foster's body. But the Doctor was clinging onto Rose's hand tightly as he guided them over to a bin, dropping the sonic pen in the bin. Rose looking around at her surroundings while Donna was looking at the hive of activity which was the police and medics. But as they were walking down the pavement each one of them turned around when they heard someone shouting at them. Rose and the Doctor letting go of each others hands as they turned to face each other, their faces pointed towards the voice. The Doctor having his eyebrows raised, his teeth gritted together, while Rose was frowning.

"Oi, you three!" Penny screamed as she crept out of the building, angry and frustrated, still tied to a chair.

"You're just mad. Do you hear me? Mad! And I'm gonna report you... for madness!" She bellowed angrily before creeping away. The chair still present on her backside.

"You see, some people just can't take it." Donna settled as she watched the woman move away, her eyebrows raised. While the Doctor grabbed hold of Rose's hand again, his other going in his pocket. His eyebrows raised as she watched the woman stalk away while Rose was watching with a twinkle in her eyes

"No." The Doctor breathed while Rose breathed out a lungful of air, a smile creeping up on her lips

"But some people can. So, then - TARDIS! Come on!" Donna said again, a huge smile on her lips as she grabbed hold of the Doctors arms and dragged him and Rose towards her car.

Rose and the Doctor rounded the corner of the parked alleyway where the TARDIS had been parked and Donna screamed slightly as she noticed her car parked only a few meters away. Rose simply laughed at her excitement while the Doctor smiled over at them.

"That's my car! That is like destiny! And I've been ready for this." She stated as she walked over to the boot of her car, and showing them the suitcases that was present. The Doctor frowned in horror while he looked at Rose worried

"It was your idea" She stated with a huge smile, her hands up in surrender as she backed away and pulled the TARDIS key from her top and placed it in the lock. Smiling at the squeak of the door, walking in and grabbing the Doctors blue suit jacket which was leaning over a pillar. One to hide her scars but also because she was cold. Once she walked out she could see Donna rambling towards the Doctor while he was holding all her suitcases.

"I packed ages ago, just in case. Cos I thought, hot weather, cold weather, no weather...he goes anywhere, I've gotta be prepared." She said, but the Doctor was looking at the striped hat box on top of the rest of them.

"You've got a... a... hatbox?" He said to her. His eyes wide, mouth hanging open as he looked around the pile of suitcases he was holding.

"Planet of the Hats, I'm ready!" Donna cried excited as she heaved another suitcase from her car and then walking to adjust the boot of her car. Rose was beaming from the place she was standing. She had wrapped the Doctor jacket around her small form, her hands crossed over her chest, her arm leaning on the side while her legs were folded over each other. All the while Donna was babbling as she walked over to Rose. The Doctor smiling over at her gently as he saw she was wearing his jacket.

"Do I need injections though, do I? Like when you go to Cambodia, is there any of that? Cos my friend Veena went to Bahrain, and..." She suddenly noticed that the Doctor wasn't saying much and she immediately stopped talking. Rose just looked at the Doctor, her face in neutral while she looked at her husband gently.

"You're not saying much." Donna said sadly as she looked at the Time Lord.

"No, it's just..." The Doctor managed to say before trailing off, and placing Donna's suitcases to the ground "It's a funny old life, in the TARDIS." The Doctor finished, placing his hands in his pockets

"You don't want me." Donna said quietly and sadly, her face dropping in disappointment. Rose simply looked down sniffing.

"He's not saying that Donna" She said to her gently, knowing what the Doctor had gone through.

"But you asked me." She said to him, her eyes pleading with him.

"Things have happened Donna." He said as he stared at him sadly, his eyes watering slightly

"The last time, with Martha, like I said it... it got complicated. And that was all my fault." The Doctor managed to say. Pausing ever now and then. The Doctor was upset. Rose could feel it and she just looked at him sadly, her eyes boring into his as she tried to send him a little bit of comfort.

"Me and Rose have only just found each other. We've both been through things you couldn't even imagine Donna. At this moment we're both mending. Settling back into life. Leaning on each other for support, for comfort. We have a very long history and when I say we were broken I mean it. After all you saw me just as I lost her. I was looking for her for 5 years. Rose was looking for 10" The Doctor said to Donna gently. Donna was shocked. She knew how much the pair of them meant to each other. She could see it in the way they looked at each other, their body language but she had no idea they were looking for each other that long.

"You were looking for him for 10 years" Donna stated, her mouth open in astonishment. Rose simply smiled as she looked at the ground before looking up at Donna gently.

"Travelling the universe on my own with a time vortex manipulator. Searching planet after planet. Civilisation after Civilisation. What you saw today with my fighting was one of the many gifts I picked up while I was travelling. Because I've seen some horrors Donna. I've been through so many horrible things, and right now all I need is the Doctor and I can say on his behalf... that we just need a friend" Rose said to her as she smiled at her gently.

"You mean I can come?" She asked, her face lighting up as she looked at Rose and then over to The Doctor.

"I'd love it." The Doctor said beaming over to him. His eyebrows raised, a huge smile on his face while Rose looked on gently. Her eyes soft, her lips turned up in a small smile.

"Ohh, that's just..." Donna cried as she ran to hug him, but she then stopped happily, her hands going to her pockets

"Car keys!" She cried, the Doctor simply frowned

"What?" He asked with a frown

"I've still got my mum's car keys! I won't be a minute!" She cried over her shoulder as she ran away. The Doctor looking after her while Rose walked slowly towards him. He then turned back towards her luggage, a small contented smile on his lips. He looked over at Rose to see she had picked up a few of Donna's bags, her eyes sparkling slightly as she looked up at him, her tongue sticking out between her teeth

"You sure have a way with people" She said gently

"It's because of my lovable nature" He beamed. Rose simply laughed while placing a kiss to his lips and both of them walking into the TARDIS, the Doctor standing close behind while they trudged themselves and Donna's belongings to the TARDIS.

Donna found herself walking back down the crowded street, police still standing around, lights flashing but Donna had her phone pressed to her ear while she talking to her mother. Her breathing heavily, a huge smile on her face

"I know, Mum, I saw it, little fat people. Listen, I've got to go. I'm going to stay with Veena for a bit."

"...it was in the sky!"

"Yeah. I know. Spaceship. But, I've still got the car keys. Look. There is a bin on Brook Street, about thirty feet from the corner, I'm going to leave them in there." Donna said as she looked around the street, a huge crowd of people standing, looking on at the police doing their work. Donna simply placing the key into the bin

"What? A bin?"

"Yes, that's it, a bin." Donna said nodding

"You can't do that."

"Oh, stop complaining, the car's just down the road a bit. Got to go, really got to go. Bye." Donna complained before hanging up on her mother. But Donna simply ran over to a young brunette woman who was standing by the fence, placing her hand on hers while she looked up at her

"Listen, there is this woman that's going to come along, a tall blond woman called Sylvia, tell her that bin there. Right, it'll all make sense. That bin there." Donna smiled as she headed back to the TARDIS, the happiest woman in the world, not noticing the blonde woman who was standing next to the brunette. But as she turned this woman was Rose Tyler. She was looking worn, depressed before she walked away several steps and then simply vanished into thin air.

"Off we go, then!" Donna cried as she stood by the TARDIS door, the Doctor leaning against the console, his hands across his chest while Rose was leaning up against the railings, her hands holding onto them either side of her body. A smile on both of their faces

"Here it is, the TARDIS. It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside..." The Doctor informed gently

"Oh, I know that bit. Although frankly, you could turn the heat up." She stated as she wrapped her arms around her. The Doctor simply stared at her while Rose laughed

"So, whole wide universe, where do you want to go?" The Doctor asked as he walked around the console. His eyebrows raised. Rose walking towards the console at the same time as they both prepared the TARDIS for her flight. The TARDIS humming at them gently.

"Oh, I know exactly the place." Donna smiled

"Which is?" Rose said as she lifted her eyes from her work, looking up at her through her eyelashes

"Two and a half miles, that way." She stated as she cocked her head to the left.

Wilf was as usual sitting on the hill again. He took a sip of his tea before flinging in on the ground and then up to the sky. Freezing when he suddenly saw the TARDIS flying above his head. His eyes widening before he started to yell for his Granddaughter

"There! Donna! It's... it's the flying blue box!" He yelled before looking to his house, and then back to the sky before looking through the telescope and laughing when he saw Donna waving through the open TARDIS door

"Huh - what? That's Donna! Yeah, that's Donna." He cried happily, before looking back through the telescope and he finally noticed Rose and the Doctor smiling at him gently, a small smile playing on their lips

"And that's him! That's him! Hey! That's him! Ha-ha-ha! Go on girl! Go on, get up there! Hey!" He yelled joyful as he did a merry little dance as he watched the TARDIS zooming away.

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