Chapter One

It was the day after the invasion of the Sycorax on Earth. The doctor and I were back on the T.A.R.D.I.S. and I was lying in my bed, it was early. I was anticipating eggs and tea and mother beckoning me to get out of bed before she were to come in there and get me. However, I knew the sound would not come. It was gloomy in here, there are no windows or any nature. The T.A.R.D.I.S was filled with everything the doctor needed to save.. whatever he needed to save. Everything so technological and confusing, he impressed me. Of course, he isn't human.. why wouldn't he impress me?

Next thing I knew, The beautiful time lord opens my door and repeatedly calls my name " Rose…rose.. wake up.." . I pretend to sleep, just so I can hear him saying my name. When I turn over my heart stops and I see him leaning lavishly against the frame of the door. He smirks and asks me if I am really to sleep through the adventures we'll have today. His beauty dumbfounds me, I think to myself "I am going to get used to this new look quickly." He interrupts my dreamlike state and I get up to have tea and follow him to the center of the T.A.R.D.I.S. His pace is fast, almost skipping actually. I ask what he has in store and responds with ".. no idea!" hah, I half heartedly chuckle to myself, of course. " If you're not sure of whats happening today, then why did you wake me up? I was perfectly content with sleeping late." I say. The doctor opens his mouth to reply, but nothing comes out. He simply stopped himself from what he was going to say, "hm. He never does that."

-Later that day, we receive a stress call from an unknown planet-

Responding to the call, we land safely on where we tracked the call. We step outside cautiously, the land was barren. It was so dry that you could say there was no moisture in the air, the ground was red and there was dust flying, deadly looking dust. There was no sign of life, but the atmosphere was haunting, neither I nor the doctor had one word to say. It was heartbreaking to look at. After a few moments of taking in the land around us, a small creature, about 2 feet tall but obviously older approaches us.

" I suspect you are the doctor." Blandly says the small person.

" ….yes, that's me. and this is rose" he says, as he motions his hand to me, I gently smile, but my mind is more focused on how the doctor sounds very tense, like he feels something is not right. However, I shake it off and look down at the … .. " what do you call yourself?" I ask. " I am Emanuel, messenger of our lord, Xavier." The doctor responds quick and blunt: " nice to meet you, now take us where you want to before I lose my patience." Emanuel then motions us to follow him. Walking behind the small man, the doctor falls back and asks me to keep a safe distance. I ask him why he is being shady, and he says " There's something not quite right about him.. I can feel it, just stay near me." I don't understand why he says this, but he has traveled to the ends of time and back for 903 years now. I trusted his word.

Emanuel leads us into an underground room, it is chilly down here. And smells like mold. The doctor exclaims, but tries to keep his temper " Alright, where is your lord and what is your situation? There's no foolish time to waste good man." He quietly responds, obviously being startled by the doctors assertiveness " Please forgive me, doctor. My lord will be with you momentarily." *walks out of room*

Just a split second later two large unidentifiable creatures grabbed us from behind, we struggled and panicked and even the doctor didn't set us free, I don't remember much after that, I lost consciousness. The next thing I remember is sitting in what looked like an oversized dog cage, the doctor standing up, starring at the ground. I quickly arise and ask him what is going on. I was scared, those things that had captured us were gut wrenching, their skin smelled of rotted flesh and the muskiness of a funeral home. Their bone structure was odd, different. Not human, to say at the very least. After a moment of waiting the doctor responds with " I need to polish my shoes." He dodges the question. I lift his chin up to face me, and ask him again.. "what is going on?" my eyes were teary and filled with curiosity. All around us black, like staring into the horizon at the shore in the middle of the night. You couldn't see your own hand if you put it out in front of you.

He responds sharply, " .. its all my fault."

"I don't understand" I reply.

"As soon as I received the message I was half certain that this was horrible idea. I knew there was something off about the whole situation, no one ever calls for help! We just run into problems! Oye! What an idiot I am! Now we are captured."

*silence falls*

"…. They took my screwdriver." He says, the words slice through the dark like a knife. The words hit me hard and my heart plunges. " then, what happens now?" I question. He responds with " that my dear, I hadn't thought of yet."

Silence falls again and we make prolonged eye contact, there was obvious romantic tension. I took a chance, and shuffled closer to him, heads slightly tilt. I could feel his breathing, I could hear both his hearts. We leaned into eachother, and just as we reached the moment were you silently gasp and loose breath before a kiss. He exclaims in a loud voice that echoes the area and makes my heart jump "LETS START MOVING. I've got a plan."

He turns and starts to walk to the far left of the cage, my eyes close and I sigh. "…so close." But I follow close behind, he starts going off into an rational explanation that sounds rather impossible, but I know he'll make it work. He speaks at a fast pace, he never seems to stop for air. " do you see that small light over there, rose? I believe it's a mirror, in fact I'm positive. Are you wearing that necklace you always wear, dear? oh I see you are. If I can conjure up enough energy inside myself from the regeneration of my body that it pours out my mouth, we can send it to the locket you wear, then, if the locket be in the EXACT correct place, the energy will bounce of it and across this space of darkness and hit the mirror. The mirror will bounce back the energy to us, and it will hit one of these here bars and there it is! The bar is melted and we are free."

I smirk and add " and then you'll come up with another brilliant plan? Oh doctor, how do you do it?"

He says in his sarcastically proud tone: " I don't know, honestly, I just make things up as I go."

We both laugh and he whispers " its fantastic." In a low tone, I love it when he says that.

" Now to figure out how to conjure up some energy!" says the doctor, and his plan begins.