Chapter 3: Awakening

Just as quickly as the darkness took over, it disappeared as though it was a distant memory. Her body was slightly numb but she could feel her hand brush against a cold metal bar. Where am I? Was her first thought as her eyes flickered open; she squinted slightly against the Ultra Violet Light. Looking round, she noticed she was in a box, no….a body drawer. I'm in a drawer, how did I get here? She wondered. "I've got to get out of here!"

However none of her muscles in her body would oblige to her minds will. She gave up after her fifth try as she felt paralyzed. A sudden sharp pain ran up her body from her chest, if you asked her what if felt like, she would say heart burn but much worse. It forced its way up her throat, making her gag, golden like air swirled before her eyes before disappearing. Where did that come from? Inside me?' She had seen the same thing happen before when the Doctor regenerated from his ninth form to ten.

Somehow during that strange moment, her body gained a large burst of energy, allowing her to move again. 'Okay this is getting weird.'

She kicked out against the metal, the sound echoed around her, making ger wince. 'Oww, at least I know my ears work.' With all the energy she could muster, she gave out one more fierce kick, causing the small room to more.

It took Rose a few seconds for her to realize she was no longer trapped in a freezing fridge. Though it did take her a couple of minutes for her to gather enough strength to sit up before hoisting herself off the bed. Gracefully landing on the floor, catlike, as the bed was at least six feet above the floor. 'Whoa, that was higher than I expected it to be.'

Slowly she headed towards the exit of the morgue, wobbily, her legs felt like jello as she tried to steady herself.

She was almost at the door when something caught the corner of her eye; she turned to see what it was. Would you believe it, a mirror, a body size mirror. There was no border around the mirror and with the silver walls she had almost missed it.

Why would someone have a mirror in a morgue?

It was then that she noticed that her body changed.

Her hair was no longer dyed blonde but a soft honey brown colour, it was wavery and passed her shoulders. Her skin was paler while her eyes were now light blue. Her eyebrows were slimmer and her lips were smaller while the rest of her Lynch of her face was more rounder. Liking what she saw, she examined the rest of her body. (think Luna Lovegood with brown hair).

She was definitely taller, at least 5''9 in height and she was slimmer than before. The clothes she was wearing were torn, dirty and covered in blood. They were baggy and an ugly plain gray. 'Always said I needed a new wardrobe just not prison ware'.

Once she took in her new appearance she headed back to the doors. There were no windows, so she slowly opened one of the two doors and peaked her head out. Seeing no one around she quickly made her way down the corridor and hopefully to freedom.

"I'm sorry Mr Harkness, but with the injuries she sustained before the operation gave her less than 25% of survival maybe even less then that" Doctor Cann said as he told the group from Torchwood, who were close friends of the late Miss Tyler.

"What killed her?" Martha asked as he hadn't said.

"We believe the bullet had hit a main artery, the abdominal aorta. IIt circulates the organs around the body and walls of the abdomen, causing internal bleeding" the doctor answered sadly. "Her body is awaiting an autospy down in the morgue."

"Where are her X-rays?" Gwen asked as she hadn't seen any nor had Martha who was looking at the file in her hands.

"There are none, they were all double exposed and blurry making it impossible for anything to be seen properly through the wound. We're hoping that the autopsy could shed us some light" Doctor Cann commented.

"When can we see her body?" Mickey asked as the information slowly sank in.

Rose quickly walked down one of the many corridors of the hospital, mindful of the wards of people around her. Memories of the past came forwarded causing her to stagger and collaspe against the wall.

The main exit door opened suddenly, spoking her, causing her to fall back against the door she was standing next to. Falling backeards into darkness, she quickly shut the door. Peaking through the small glass window in the door, though it was not clear glass she could tell one was a nurse in the blue srubs. The other she wasn't too sure about, all she could see was a black blurr.

Shrugging her shoulders at the odd couple, she waitied till they disappeared around the corner, before flickering the switch at the side of the door. Turing the lights on. It was an old locker room, looking at the state of it, nobody had been in the room for a while, other then put stuff in that no one wanted. Like the grey lost property box et the end of the room, full of clothes.

Looking through she found a pair of dark blue tight jeans, a light purple blouse with long sleeves and black knee high boots with an inch heel.

Grabbing one of her old ugly shoes, she pulled the soles out of the shoe. Hidden inside was her Tardis key the doctor had given her, she had always kept it close. Always with her and hidden so only she could find it. Finding a silver chain as well in the box, place her key on the chain then over her head wear it belonged.

Once she was ready she turned the light back off before opening the door and peaking out of it. Seeing the area was all clear she quickly followed the signs for the way out.

10 minutes later 3 people were running through the corridor after their friend called the Atraxi back to the hospital.

"I do not know why Torchwood wishes to do the autopsy nor do I wish to know. This hospital is perfectly capable of doing it ourselves" Doctor Cann stated as he brought the group to the morgue.

"I don't doubt that this hospital could do it but now it's a Torchwood matter" Jack stated as they went inside the room.

"Where's the body?" Martha asked as the room they had entered was empty with one of the body drawers pulled out.

"She should be here, her names on the draw!" Doctor Cann answered in shock before he headed outside the room "SECURITY!"

Well what do you think, is it getting better