Rose and The Doctor walked into the Tardis a few minutes after they left, The Doctor looked around, "Where's Isabel?" Rose looked around also then shrugged, "She most likely went to her room, I'm sure she didn't get out, the Tardis would have locked the doors after I left." She walked up to the Tardis console seat and sat down, sighing.
The Doctor walked up to her and leaned his hands on either side of her on the seat, Rose stared down at her feet. The Doctor sighed softly and put one hand under her chin to lift her head up, so she was looking at him, "Are you okay?" He watched her closely. She shook her head, "I'm getting stressed out, with Isabel's visions and all this...She knows something is going to happen and I can feel it too. Our perfect is ending isn't it?"
The Doctor frowned and pulled away, turning around to mess with some switches, "Rose, I promise you, that nothing will happen to Isabel, I will never let anything hurt her." He turned and looked at her, Rose looked away, "And what about you, Doctor? Can you promise me the same thing about you?"
The Doctor turned away again and started pulling levers and putting in a new destination, Rose shook her head, getting up from the chair, "I need to find The Master." He said changing the subject, "He's going to start hurting people and I need to find him before he does." Rose walked to the other side of the console so she could see his face, "Doctor, tell me, what is going to happen?" The Doctor stopped moving and looked up at Rose, "I don't know. Flip that switch right there, please?" He pointed and she flipped the switch up.
Unknown to them, Isabel was listening to the whole conversation underneath the console. She sat between some wiring with her legs curled up into her chest and almost fell into the wiring beside her when the Tardis started to move. She looked up at her dad the grated holes on the floor, she knew that he would knock four times then her dad would die. And it hurt, she could feel the tears starting to swell up on the rims of her eyes.
Then Rose calling for her made her jump, "Isabel!" She jumped up almost hitting her head then ran out and climbed underneath railing, "Yeah?" Rose walked to her and picked her up taking her over to the seat, sitting her down, The Doctor landed the Tardis then turned to Isabel looking her over like an actual doctor would, "Everything looks like it should." He grabbed his sonic-screwdriver and ran it over her, "Her energy levels are down also. She checks out fine, no harm done, just a regular black out. Sometimes the energy can get a bit to overwhelming, or the vision. Then the body takes precautions and shuts everything down but her brain, lungs, and hearts." He explained to Rose.
Rose nodded, "Good." The Doctor kissed Isabel's head, "Now, to save the world." He walked to the doors and opened them up, he looked at Rose, she shook her head, "You're not leaving me, Doctor, we're a family. We're in it together or not at all." She moved her ring around her finger not even realizing she was doing it, which made him touch his ring, just to make sure it was there. Funny things rings are, they're so tiny but they mean so much. After a while of having them on your finger you just forget that they're there, they just become a part of you, then the smallest thing makes you think of them again and there you are feeling like it's the first day you were wearing it all over again. The day the love of your life became a part of your life, premaritally.
The Doctor and Rose stared at each other for a while and then The Doctor decided to break the silence, "Make sure you're right behind me and don't let Isabel out of your sights, if I see The Master or if you see The Master, don't go after him, tell me then both of you leave." Rose nodded and The Doctor walked up to Isabel, turning so she could jump on his back, he walked out the Tardis doors and Rose followed. They continued walking until The Doctor suddenly stopped on a rock hill and looked around, he took a deep breath in, Isabel did the same, but she rubbed her nose and buried it into The Doctor's shoulder breathing in his scent rather the scent of The Master, which made her very uncomfortable. Rose and Isabel jumped when they heard four loud bangs.
The Doctor looked around and Rose took a step towards him, feeling comfort in his shadow, then the four loud bangs came once again. The Doctor took off running towards the sound, Rose following close behind as the bangs got louder they got faster too. They ran across a ship yard, Rose trying to keep up with The Doctor's pace and Isabel holding on very tightly to him.
Then they finally spotted him and Isabel hid her face in the back of The Doctor's neck, being scared. She jumped when she heard him yell and yelped. The Doctor stared at The Master, then The Master jumped high in the air and took off, The Doctor chased after him and Rose followed The Doctor waiting for him to tell her to take Isabel and run back to the Tardis. But he never said so she just continued to follow him, up hills and down and finally across the ship yard again where The Master stopped again. Rose stopped and tried her best to calm her breathing and Isabel just hid again.
The Doctor finally decided to break the silence between them, "Please, let me help. You're burning up your own life force!" But The Master just laughed and took off again. The Doctor handed Isabel to Rose, "I need to be quicker, carry her." Rose nodded and held Isabel tightly, The Doctor took off running and Rose followed a couple yards behind him.
Then The Doctor was cut off by Wilf, "Oh, my gosh, Doctor! You're a sight for sore eyes!" The Doctor moved around him, pulling away, "Out of my way!" He jumped up to look around, trying to spot The Master, but he was no where to be found. The other man ran up to Wilf, "Did we do it? Is that him?" Rose walked up slowly, not wanting the attention to be drawn to her, she could see by The Doctor's look that he had lost The Master.
Wilf answered the man, "Tall and thin. Brown coat." A older women behind Wilf exclaimed "The Sliver Cloak. It worked." The Doctor jumped down and looked over at Wilf then looked around for Rose and Isabel, once he saw them he could think a little bit clearer, Rose put Isabel down and walked a little bit closer.
The older woman started talking again, "Cos Wilf phoned Netty who phoned June, whose sister lives opposite Broadfell, and she saw the police box, and her neighbor saw this man heading East." The Doctor looked very confused at the moment, Rose walked up closing and he looked at her, she was giggling softly. He walked closer to Wilf and whispered to him, "Wilfred?" "Yeah?" "Have you told them who I am? You promised me!" Wilf pulled back and shook his head, "No, I just said you were a doctor. That's all. And might I say sir, it's an honor seeing you again." Wilf saluted him and The Doctor stepped back and saluting back, feeling very awkward. Rose walked up to the crowd and picked Isabel up, giggling at The Doctor's awkwardness.
The older woman spoke up, "Oh, but you never said he was a looker! He's gorgeous, take a photo!" Rose almost couldn't hold in her laughter now, she was shaking with it. The old man next to her said, " Not bad, eh? Me next." That was it, Rose busted out laughing but she hid her face in Isabel's neck to muffle it. Isabel was smiling at her dad and he looked at her, he couldn't help but give her a small smile. The older lady spoke again, "I'm Minnie, Minnie the Menace, It's been a long time since I took a photo with a handsome man." She wrapped her arm around his waist and everyone else gathered around him. Wilf looked appalled, "Just get off him, leave him alone, will you?" Minnie wasn't budging, "Oh, hush you old misery. Come on, Doctor, give us a smile." She lifted her hands up and pinched his cheeks gently, "That's it." The older man who was taking the photo said, "Hold on." Then took the photo, Rose walked up right behind Wilf, "Did it flash?" Asked the older man, Minnie answered him, "No, there's a blue flash, try again." The old man nodded, "I'm more fingers then thumbs."
The Doctor shook his head, glancing at Rose then down at Minnie, "I'm really kinda busy, y'know?" Minnie was having no excuses, "It'll only take a tick. Keep smiling." The Doctor sighed and looked pleadingly at Rose, who was going unnoticed right now. "Is that your HAND, Minnie?!" The Doctor jumped. Rose shook her head, that was enough for her, Minnie looked up at The Doctor, "Good boy." She patted his bum.
Rose stepped out, "Hey, don't touch him like that, can't you see the wedding ring, mate?" Isabel hid behind Rose. Wilf looked at Rose, "Oh, Rose! How are you, sweetheart?" Rose looked at Wilf, "I would be a bit better if your friend would keep her hands off my husbands bum." The Doctor pulled away and walked to Rose, hiding behind her like a frightened dog, "Trust me, Minnie, you do not want to feel the wrath of my wife." Minnie shook her head, "'course all the gorgeous ones are taken by other gorgeous ones. It's a law of physics." Rose smiled, "Thanks." The Doctor picked up Isabel and walked back a few paces with her, Minnie sighed, "And of course, the gorgeous ones have equally gorgeous children."
Wilf turned to Rose, "You two have a child? How long have you been away?" Rose looked at Wilf, "A conversation for another time, how about we have lunch?" Rose looked at the crowd who were staring at The Doctor and Isabel, Isabel was curled up in The Doctor's arms and he was whispering to her. Rose didn't notice but she was staring at him like they were both a dream, wearing a soft motherly smile on her face. She walked up to The Doctor, "I told Wilf that we would go out with lunch with him and explain to him."
The Doctor looked up at Rose and nodded, "Only Wilf, right?" Rose laughed lightly and nodded, "At least they're not trying to kill you, Doctor?" The Doctor shook his head and huffed, "Maybe that is better." Rose laughed, "Wilf said that we can ride with him, they have a bus." The Doctor laughed, "Rather take the Tardis then to get my bum grabbed by Minnie again." Rose stared at him, "I love you, never change." The Doctor laughed again, "I love you too, but you know how hard that is for me." Rose shook her head, "No, I mean never change your personality, I don't care how much you change your face, I will always love you." The Doctor smiled and kissed her cheek.
Wilf walked over to them, "We can go now." Isabel looked at Wilf then hid her face and closed her eyes. They all walked to the bus then got on, Rose and The Doctor sat in the seat next to Wilf, The Doctor was holding Isabel and they were in conversation about something to do with space and time but they were keeping it really quiet, Rose loved when they did that. The Doctor and Isabel could have some of the most intelligent conversations in the world, sometimes he would just sit with her for hours and talk about everything they could think of.
They had the best relationship and everyone on the bus could tell, they all would glance over at them and just smile. It looked like the most normal father and daughter relationship, but only everyone could hear what they were talking about, they would be freaked out and impressed at the same time.
Wilf would sometimes ask Rose a couple of questions but Rose would just shake her head and tell him to wait until they got to a more private place. The Doctor wrapped his arm around Rose's waist and pulled her closer to him, obviously feeling like she was to far away from him. She turned to him and she was met by his face being closer then she thought, she smiled and he smiled right back, when ever he smiled at her like that she felt like she had electricity going through him and into her where ever he had his hand, which his hand at this moment was on her side. Right then she felt as though it was just him and her, and he was leaning in closer but the bus stopping made him fall forward, Isabel laughed hard and got off his lap, walking down the aisle to the door following Wilf. Rose got up and followed after Isabel. The Doctor sighed and rubbed his face, silently cursing the bus, he wanted to kiss her so bad. Minnie looked at him, "Better luck next time. You'll get your kiss in, you two just seem a little busy right now." The Doctor laughed, "Yeah, I guess. Goodbye Miss. Minnie." He looked at everyone on the bus and gave a little nod, "Bye everyone." He got off the bus and took Rose's hand pulling her along.