Wow. That was a lot of reviews. I wasn't expecting that many. Cool. So here's chapter two. I decided to make this one Rose based. 'Cause we all love our Rose, our Bad Wolf, our Valiant Child. Don't lie to yourself. We know you do, 'cause otherwise you wouldn't be here. Same as before, except this time it's two reviews to keep me going!
Rose Tyler needed to leave. Now. She couldn't stand being in this universe a second longer. She missed her Doctor and his TARDIS. She missed their adventures. His way of explaining things a mile a minute. His weird obsession with bananas. His brainy-specs. His amazing hair. But most of all she missed the way his hand fit perfectly in hers.
So with the help of Pete's Torchwood she started trying to find a way back. She worked day and night identifying alien tech that could help them. She taught them how to use it and helped them figure out how to piece them together. It took years, but finally they completed it.
Rose was impatient and decided not to test run it. So a week after it was done, after she had paid her debts, found some one to live in her flat, said goodbye to her family, and generally put her affairs in order, she left. Her mum, Mickey, Tony, and Pete were there to wish her good luck and say goodbye.
"Rose, just remember that we love you. And be safe sweetheart. We don't know where you'll end up, so be ready to run if you have to. And don't forget to slap that stupid alien for me alright?" Jackie Tyler told her only daughter from behind a protective shield.
"I won't Mum. I love you, all of you, so don't think of this as me abandoning you, okay? I just have to know that he's alright. 'Cos I know him and he's always gettin' in trouble. And he needs me there to get him out of it. Just know that I love you and I'll miss you." Rose said back as the scientists set up the device that would take her back to the Doctor.
"We're ready ma'am. On your signal." One of the scientists, Martha Jones, told Rose from their station.
"Thanks Martha. I'll miss you too. Everyone here. Alright then, goodbye. On my mark. Ready. Set. Allons-y!" They pressed the button and Rose disappeared with a resounding *crack!*. They stared at the spot where she had been and cried. Rose had been friends with a lot of the Torchwood staff and they would miss her. They all knew about the Doctor, so they understood. They would miss her, but they knew she was where she belonged. With the Doctor. In the TARDIS. As it should be.
However, Rose Tyler was not in the TARDIS. In fact she didn't know where she was. It was dark. Cold, but not freezing. And rocky. The air was breathable at least.
Rose stood up and looked around. She couldn't see very well in the dark, but she could hear fine. And what she heard was definitely not good. Off in the distance she heard footsteps and shouts of 'HUMAN!'. Rose started running as fast as she could away from the sounds. She searched the horizon for any signs of civilization. Nothing... Except, maybe? Yes! Of in the distance there was a distinct light. Civilization! Rose ran toward it as fast as she could, which considering all her practice was fairly fast.
Rose sprinted down a hill and found herself in front of a large gate maned by what appeared to be humans with guns. Rose ran up to them and banged on the gate, grabbing their attention.
"Help! Please open the gate! There's somethin' chasin' me!" Rose demanded as she pounded on the gates.
"Show us your teeth! Do it now!" One of the guards demanded of her. Rose was confused, but showed them anyway. She grinned, showing all of her teeth and they opened to gate. Rose rushed inside and they closed it just as the strange creatures rounded the hill. Rose saw that they were basically humanoid, but they had strange tattoos and piercings. When they growled she realized why the guards wanted her to show her teeth. Instead of blunt teeth like herself and the guards, they had sharp shark-like teeth. The guards fired at them, but only to make them scatter Rose observed.
"Where am I?" Rose asked the guard closest to her. He looked at her like she was an idiot.
"Did you hit your head or something?"
"Um, yeah I must have. So, where are we?"
"You're at the silo."
"The silo?" Rose asked as they walked toward a building.
"You must have hit your head really hard. This is the silo. It contains the rocket we will take to Utopia. The last humans traveling in the stars, just like we did in the legends of old." The guard led her through a hallway full of tired, dirty, and probably hungry people.
"So who's makin' this rocket? I mean you've got to have an engineer, or somethin' right?"
"Well, we've got the Professor. Would you like to meet him?"
"Yeah. I don't know much, but I'm clever and I learn fast. I could probably help him. If he needs it, I mean he built a rocket! That's pretty impressive. Not as impressive as some of the things I've seen the Doctor do, but still very impressive. And it would seem that I've taken up his habit of babbling." Rose finally decided to stop when they reached a door and the guard opened it. Rose stepped in and saw what looked like a very crude launch room. Actually it looked like something the Doctor would put together.
"Hello? Professor Yana? We've got someone here that wants to meet you. She said she might be able to help." The guard called out into the room. An old man in an outfit that quite frankly looked like something from the 19th century stepped forward.
"Hello! Sorry about the mess, but we're trying to recalibrate the boost reversal devices. I'm Professor Yana. And you are?" The old man held out his hand and Rose took it.
"I'm... Uh... Mala. Mala Lupus. So what do you have here? It's all a bit, well, messy. Not to be rude or anythin' but I expected a little more, well more." Rose said as she looked around.
"Well we didn't have the best resources. All of our metal and wires went into the Rocket, this is just the controls. It's made out of protein actually. I wish we had better resources, but you do what you can. Any thing is better than this. So where did you come from? You're definitely new." Yana said as he went around connecting wires and circuits.
"Oh, I'm from a long way from home. Whole universe in fact. So when is this exactly? I didn't see any stars in the sky. Where'd they all go?" Rose was following his movements with her eyes.
"Some say its the end of the universe. There haven't been stars in the sky for a very long time. Decades. Not since I was a very young boy. But you said you could help?"
"Oh yeah. I'm not trained or anything, but I learn fast and I'm familiar with slap-dash technology. I learned from the best. You would've loved him, the Doctor. You're very similar actually." Rose stood up and went over to Yana to see if she could help.
"Ah thank you. Would you mind putting that wire in this socket. Thank you. I would like to introduce you to Chantho, my assistant, but she is out helping the refugees. If you would prefer you could take care of them while Chantho helps me in here." Yana offered, still working on his instruments.
Rose contemplated his offer. Did she want to work on the rocket? Or did she want to help the families? The Doctor always did say she had a knack for the domestic. And the spacey-wacey stuff reminded her to much of him. She made up her mind.
"I'll help with the families. You would probably prefer not to have to teach someone new." Rose picked up a wire the Professor was pointing at and handed it to him. He attached the wire and went back to the chairs.
"Thank you. Now why don't you try to find Chantho? Just ask one of the workers, they should know where she is. The workers are the ones with the clipboards. I'll be here when she gets back. Now go on, don't mind me." Yana was holding his head as if he was in pain. But Rose figured he wanted his privacy, so she left and went to find Chantho.
The silo was full of people huddled together in family pods. she found a child holding a clipboard and approached them.
"Hello? I'm looking for Chantho. The Professor sent me. I'm Mala by the way, what's your name?" Rose asked the child.
"I'm Creet. Why don't I show you to her. You're new here aren't you?"
"How does everyone know? You're like the fourth person to ask me that! Is it the clothes? The hair? What?" Rose asked Creet as they walked down the hallway.
"No, it's the lack of dirt. Anyone who's been here for even a day get's covered with grime. But it's better than being out there with the Futurekind. They say that's what we'll become if we don't find Utopia. I can't wait until the rocket's ready. My mum say's the sky's made of diamonds!" Creet said with the wonder that only a child could produce.
"How'd you learn about Utopia? Was it a legend? A story? What?" They turned a corner and there was another long corridor full of humans, or at least humanoids.
"One day we received a signal calling us through the stars. 'Come to Utopia'. So our scientists and engineers built the rocket. It took years and now it's just Yana. Well, anyways here you are. Chantho! Mala is here to replace you." Creet called out and a blue, insect-like humanoid appeared.
"Chan Hello tho." The alien said to Rose.
"Hello. Yana told me to relieve you. He said he needed you back in the laboratory and that I would be taking over all the family stuff. It was nice meeting you Chantho."
"Chan Thank you. It was nice meeting you also. I must go help the Professor now, goodbye tho." Chantho walked away, leaving Rose to care for the families.
A few weeks passed and Rose got used to the rhythm of the silo. She guided new arrivals to empty spots, or to their family members. She made friends with some of the refugees and other workers. She had gotten into the pattern of things when they arrived. She didn't know they were there until she heard someone talking about the arrival of a blue box. Rose ran around asking for Creet. When she found him she grabbed him to get his attention.
"Didyouseeamaninabrownorbluep instripedsuit?!" Rose yelled at the child.
"What? I can't understand what you're saying." Creet answered back.
"Did. You. See. A. Man. In. A. Brown. Or. Blue. Pinstriped. Suit?" Rose said much slower.
"Yeah. He went to go see the Professor." Creet answered her.
Rose took off as fast as she could. He was here. She didn't know why she was surprised, it was the Doctor after all, He was drawn to places like this, but she was. And she was happy, so, so happy. She could finally know the answer of her question. The question that had been nagging her since Bad Wolf Bay.
Rose ran to Yana's laboratory and stopped outside the doorway. She calmed her breathing and called out.
"Professor Yana?" She called into the room. The Doctor froze and the Professor turned to her.
"Ah. Mala come in. I'd like you to meet the Doctor. He's a scientist here to help with the rocket. Doctor, I'd like you to meet Mala Lupus." Yana introduced them, unaware of the tension in the room. Rose didn't notice anyone but Him. He was there, really and truly there. She could touch Him. He finally turned around and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Rose?"
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