AN: Hey guys! Like I said, long weekend. Who wants some more Doctor Who? Enjoy!

Chapter 14

Rose completely ignored the Doctor's request and proceeded to call her mom. I smiled at Rose's concern, even though we were in an underground lair of an alien, better call my mum to make sure she's alright!

The Doctor and I continued to struggle against the plastic hands holding us. When Rose hung up, the Doctor tried to get her attention again. "Get out Rose! Just get out! Run!"

Rose looked frantically in the direction that we came from. "The stairs have gone!" I wasn't really worried about Rose considering I knew what was going to happen, however, I was a bit worried about the Doctor and me. The plastic mannequins was slowly bringing us closer and closer to the pit.

I saw Rose and Mickey run to the Tardis, Rose crying out, "I haven't got a key!" in frustration. Mickey, as optimistic as ever, moaned, "We're going to die." I simply rolled my eyes, aware of the fact that he couldn't see me, and turned my attention back to the situation at hand. We were slowly being dragged closer and closer to the molten plastic. Any time you're ready Rose! I mentally called out.

Suddenly, Rose came swinging down on a rusty chain, kicking the Doctor's mannequins out of the way. I quickly twisted my arm out of my captor's grasp, kicking both of the dummies into the Consciousness. I watched as the vial of anti-plastic flew out of the mannequins hand and into the Nestene Consciousness.

The cavern shook unpleasantly. "Now we're in trouble," the Doctor stated the obvious, still grasping Rose's arms from when he caught her. I smiled slightly at the scene, then remembered that I was in an underground ticking bomb. We quickly ran to the Tardis and the Doctor fumbled with the keys as the catwalks started collapsing into fiery heaps around us. As the four of us quickly burst through the doors, the Doctor ran to the console as Rose, Mickey, and I caught our breath.

Mickey looked around in amazement as I realized this was his first time on the Tardis. As we materialize, Mickey runs out, terrified, followed by Rose. "You coming?" I called to the Doctor as I sauntered to the doors.

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(Rose P.O.V)

As Mickey dashed out of the Tardis, Rose quickly surveyed her surroundings. They were in an alley somewhere in the heart of London. She sighed and pulled out her phone. Rose's mother picked up on the second ring. She started babbling away, but Rose hung up immediately, immensely relieved to hear her mum's voice. Alice and the Doctor stepped out of the Tardis nearly a second afterwards. Alice steps into the alley while the Doctor leans against the doorway.

Alice, directed towards Mickey, teased, "Fat lot of good you were!" The Doctor simply grinned and said, "Nestene Consciousness? Easy." He brushed his hands on his shoulders as if he were cool. Alice and Rose snorted.

Rose directed her attention to the Doctor. "You were useless in there! At least Alice was able to get away, you'd be dead if I weren't there!" Alice blushed slightly at the compliment. The Doctor, suddenly serious, said, "Yes, I would be. Thank you." Alice returned to the Tardis as the Doctor was saying, "Right then we'll be off-" He was abruptly cut off by Alice grabbing his jacket to pull him down to her height as she whispered something in his over-sized ears. He looked thoughtful, then nodded. Alice winked at Rose and Mickey before disappearing into the Tardis.

"As I was saying," the Doctor continued. "We'll be off, unless…" He let his voice trail away expectantly. "Unless what?" Rose asked, genuinely confused. "Unless you want to come with me and Alice," the Doctor finished. Rose looked at him, shocked. She hadn't been expecting this.

"This box isn't just a London hopper, you know," the Doctor prodded when she didn't answer. "It goes anywhere in the universe, free of charge." The thought of adventure excited Rose in a way she couldn't understand. Mickey was staring at the Doctor like he was crazy, which might be true. "Don't!" Mickey pleaded. "He's an alien. He's a thing."

The Doctor tried not to show it, but Rose could tell the words stung like a bee. Still putting on the cheerful act, the Doctor commented, "He's not invited. What do you think? You could stay here, fill your life with work and food and sleep, or you could go anywhere." He looked so hopeful, so sure she was going to say yes.

But Rose knew she couldn't. She was just a shop girl, not a warrior, or a saviour, or a genius, she wasn't important. "Is it always this dangerous?" she asked. "Yeah," the Doctor said, still grinning that stupid smile across his face. Rose knew she was surprising him when she replied, "I can't. I've got to go and find my mum and someone's got to look after this stupid lump, so." She stuttered a bit, not noticing Mickey's glare at the insult.

"Oh, okay." The Doctor's face visibly fell. "See you around." Rose could practically hear the lie drip from his mouth. He entered the Tardis, and it dematerialized seconds later. She turned back to Mickey pulling him up, she sighed. Suddenly, she heard the engines roaring again. Her hair blowing dangerously around her face, she turned to face the slowly appearing blue box. This time, not only did the Doctor's face pop out, but so did Alice's.

"He forgot to mention it travels in time!" she shouted excitedly.

And in that second, Rose made the choice of a lifetime. She was a simple shop girl, yes, but who said she couldn't be a warrior? Who said she wasn't a genius? And even if she wasn't a saviour, at least she got the chance to try to save someone. In that split second, Rose Tyler decided that she was going to become important.

"Thanks," she said to Mickey. "Thanks for what?" he asked, confused. "Exactly," Rose shot back, kissing his cheek. She ran to the Tardis where the Doctor had already disappeared. Alice stopped her quickly, and whispered, "Look, there's something that the Doctor is going to say in the future-" Rose opened her mouth to interrupt, but Alice pressed a cold finger to her lips. "But I'm going to say it now, because I know why you are choosing to come with us, you want to feel important." Rose looked at her with a confused expression. How did she know that?

"Quoting the Doctor, well the future Doctor: In 900 years of time and space, I've never met anyone who wasn't important," she finished with a smile. "Try to remember that. Then, smiling smugly at Mickey's expression, she pulled Rose into the Tardis, her new home.