Chapter 15 – Sweet Child O' Mine
I walked slowly back into the co-operative building, refusing to let myself be upset any longer. I walked straight into the lab where the Doctor was fiddling with a new machine. Philip, no longer green, was handing him different chemicals and shouting out their names.
"Chlorine?" He said.
"No." The doctor replied.
"Caesium?"
"Yes."
"Hydrochloric acid?"
"Possibly..."
I decided to ask them if they needed help with their little nerdy invention but they didn't answer me. Instead, I had to sit on a chair and watch them work away at the chemical mixture for an hour. Eventually, the doctor held up a small, pulsating sphere.
"Time to blow up some Daleks." He cheered. Philip was looking quite happy too.
"Do you think I could get a Nobel Prize for this?" He asked.
"No."
I laughed as Philip's face dropped. We all ran out onto the road together and looked around for a car. I noticed Michael's body was gone but I didn't want to think about the possibility of a zombie eating him. The Doctor ran over to a purple Porsche and began to hotwire it. Me and Philip dived into the back seats and we began to speed off up the road. The Doctor turned the radio to catch some news but the previous owner only had rock CD's which began to bellow from the speakers.
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood, memories
Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
it takes me away to that, special place
And if I stare too long, I'd probably break down and cry
The Doctor began belting out the lyrics at the top of his voice. It made me smile a little, which was good after the event previous. Philip joined in and before long we were all singling along.
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I'd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm, safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain to quietly pass me by
My phone rang, to the exact same song. The Doctor and Philip were still singing as I picked up, making it a little hear to hear.
"Hello?" I said down the receiver.
"Kirsty!" It was Tiff.
"Hey Tiff."
"Did you get the Doctor and Philip?"
"Yea, they're here with me now. Are you locked in the TARDIS?"
"Yea, where are you anyway?" I said as the Doctor and Philip began the next song in unison.
"Whoa, WE'RE HALF WAY THERE!" they screeched together. Tiff laughed and hung up the phone, leaving me alone here with these dramatic singers. I was almost thankful when we reached the front door of the Hilton. The Doctor parked the car neatly and we dashed inside and hit the button for the lift.
I decided that I would take the stairs instead, not wanting to risk getting trapped in the lift. The Doctor agreed with me and we left Philip to take the lift by himself. The stairs were excruciatingly painful but eventually we made it to the roof. The wind was sharp, icy and strong up here and I was slightly afraid my light body would be caught up in its massive wave. The ship was still there, floating as if it was innocent. There was a door open on the side of it, just out of reach from our heights.
The Doctor fashioned a grappling hook out of some rope we found on the rooftop and swing it above his head multiple times until it caught on the doorway of the ship. I let him go first and he began climbing the rope with such strength. Then it was my turn. Philip was still not back so I would have no help from him, so I had to do it alone. I gripped the rope with both hands and looked up to judge the height. It looked like I'd have to climb at least 10 feet, hanging above the big drop I'd already fell. The wind got stronger and I pulled myself up a little bit. The rope swayed violently in the wind and I pulled myself gradually further before it gave any signs of snapping. I managed to pull myself up onto the ledge of the ship and the Doctor helped my stand upright. We were in!
We were also surrounded. For real this time.
A/N: Yay! lots of updates! This story is officially longer than Death By Daleks, with 15 chapters so far! Death by Daleks only finished at 14 chapters ;) But I'm trying to not drag it out loads...
IT'S CHRISTMAS! Or..soon anyway...been singing away to the likes of "Fairytale of New York" while writing..
Enjoy x