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The first thing that struck them as they exited the very long, dark tunnel was the light. No longer the hazy ethereal green glow of the stars, it was now blindingly bright as if they stood mere feet from the sun. The second thing was the noise. It was amazing how absolute silence could transform into a million voices singing all at once.
As Rose's eyes adjusted to the light she could see that the ground they stood on was solid white and smooth like marble floors. The road led to what looked like a village of buildings all made of the same white stone but still no people visible. The turqiouse blue grass waved softly in the breeze until they continued walking forward. Rose heard a loud snap and something moved just beside them.
She unconsciously held onto the Doctor's hand just a little tighter as he reached down to grasp the broken wire that lay on the ground there. "That's unexpected," He murmured as he examine it, " Well, I guess it is expected to have some kind of alert system but a trip wire is a very different method for it."
"I thought those were usually, like...meant to set off a bomb..or alarm?" rose answered, still gripping his hand like a life raft. The Doctor pulled out the sonic screwdriver and scanned the end of the wire before smiling at her reassuringly.
"S'alright. Just an alert, like the bell that rings when you enter a shop. You remember that one right?"
Rose groaned, "Don't remind me. So, someone's gonna be expectin' us then, yeah?"
"Yes. So, they're either waiting for us, hiding from us or..." He trailed off looking into the distance towards the village.
"Or what?" She urged, looking along with him
"Or, coming to get us and if that's the case I would rather not wait for it to happen." He finished, pulling her forward.
"Hey, no arguments from me!" She exclaimed, walking along just as quickly.
"Where is the singing comin from?" Rose wondered aloud, looking all around them for people, or even stereo speakers that could be broadcasting the sound. It was soft, like a lullaby and so constant it stopped being something you noticed, like the chirping of crickets at night.
"There is a lot in this place to wonder about. We'll figure it out as we go." The Doctor answered lightly. He was just as curious as she was and even a little nervous, not for himself but for her.
The injury he'd suffered had been stinging pretty badly since just after they'd come through the tunnel and he felt the regeneration energy burning inside him. It made his fingers tingle and his breathing labored and though he was trying as hard as he could not to let Rose see it he wondered if maybe he should tell her. This adventure was getting much more complicated than he'd expected and they may not make it back to the TARDIS before he changed.
He held her hand tighter and thought back to the day he'd been hurt. They were running, of course, but this time he'd underestimated the enemy. They were smarter than he'd given them credit for and planted a trap The Doctor had stepped right into. They called it Shatter, a microchip sized electricity bomb. It was an invention of theirs and one that he had just argued with them over using. He'd thought he'd convinced them to destroy it but instead a rebel had planted one just in front of the TARDIS.
The moment he'd stepped on it he felt lightning blaze through him, causing fierce pain just before his whole body had gone numb. The electricity continued to burn through him slowly, consuming like the last ember of a fire that would never go out. This was just one of the reasons he had argued against it use. It was a cruel weapon causing a very slow but unavoidable death. Of course, death was always avoidable for him. He would regenerate, he reminded himself, and Rose would not be left alone no matter what happened here.
At least, that's what he thought. He could never have imagined that in only moments it would be Rose who left him alone instead.
They continued to walk in silence for a few minutes with the Doctor lost in thought and Rose trying to decipher the words in the echoing song swirled around them.
"Doctor? I think I heard the word 'souls' . You don't s'pose there's...ghosts around here do ya?" She asked with a shiver, holding onto the rest of his arm now along with his hand. Once again he smiled as her nearness broke through his morose thoughts.
"No such thing; well, not that i've ever found any evidence of at least." He said, rubbing her arm with his free hand
"Not that you've found evidence of yet." She reminded him but she was smiling again.
The kidnappers came without warning. One moment they were alone and the next three men materialized on the road in front of them. Two of the men grabbed Rose by the arms, yanking her out of the Doctor's grasp while the other pulled him back from her. Then as soon as the Doctor lost contact with her the men disappeared, taking Rose with them.
"WHAT!? ROSE!" He screamed, frantically searching and turning in circles before he pulled himself together enough to start using the sonic to scan the air around the ground where they'd disappeared. His face hardened as he read the results. He turned back towards the city ahead and started to run.
End of Chapter 2. What do you think? Reviews please! :D