"Rose? Rose are you all right?" I heard someone ask I sat up stiffly and rubbed the back of my head. "What the hell…" I mumbled as I looked over as the Master gave me a concerned look. "That kind of time travel is bad enough, but we just jumped from a different dimension." He said as he stood up and offered me a hand.
I slowly took it as he helped me up and I looked around. "So, we are back in the right dimension? The one where I can find the Doctor, yeah?" I asked as I looked towards a giant building. "But, no wait, wait this is UNIT headquarters! Why did you bring me here?" I asked as I turned around. "I don't have any choice in where this thing takes us. Be lucky we are actually in England." He said with a sigh as he started typing something into it.
"What are you doing now?" I asked as I took a step towards him. "I've got to go. Places to go and things to see." "But, don't I need to get that, thing back for you?" I asked as he shot me a dirty look before he masked it quickly. "A ring. And I'll be back in a few days. Enjoy your time here, find your Doctor, and when I come back I will collect the ring then." He said as he pushed the button and he was gone.
"Gee, thanks a lot." I sighed as I turned around to see a young woman running towards me. "This is UNIT HQ, Now who the hell are you?" she asked as she crossed her arms and glared at me as I sighed. "Look, it's really really hard to explain right now. You wouldn't happen to know a man by the name of the Doctor would you?" I asked tiredly as her mouth opened slightly. "Blonde, good looking. You must be Rose. Rose Tyler."
"How do you know who I am?" I asked as I backed up slightly. "I'm Martha Jones, I travelled with the Doctor for a while." I held back the gasp that wanted to come as I cleared my throat. "Oh, he found other companions. Brilliant. Why did you stop traveling with him?" I asked as I tried my hardest not to sound angry. "You don't have to get so upset. I stopped traveling with him because all he could talk about was you."
Now I was really trying to hold back my gasp as I stumbled slightly. "Hey are you okay?" she asked as she caught my arm. "I, I'm fine. I need to find the Doctor." "You travelled using a Vortex Manipulator didn't you? It always takes time to adjust to it if you have never used one before." She said as I gave her a curious look. "I don't understand, after you finished traveling with the Doctor, why did you join UNIT?" I asked as she gave me a small smile as a voice sounded over a speaker.
"Doctor Jones, Doctor Jones please report to the infirmary immediately. Doctor Jones." She smiled at me and nodded towards the building. "I'm a doctor, they rushed through things while I got my experience out here on the field." She said as I nodded and followed her as she headed inside. "So, is he still traveling by himself?" I asked. If he was, maybe I could start going with him again, surly he missed me. At least, I hoped he had.
"Not the last time I saw him. Last I saw, he was traveling with a girl named Donna. Donna Noble." She said as I nodded. "Oh, right. Of course. It's bad for him to be alone anyway." I said as I clenched my fists and held them in my jacket pockets. I didn't want him to be alone. Not really. But if I had the choice I would rather be with him instead of some other girl.
"Rose Tyler, welcome to UNIT headquarters." Martha said as she opened a big door and led me inside. "Wow, impressive. I've been to Torchwood, but never UNIT." "You know about Torchwood?" Martha gasped as she turned to me with a shocked look on her face. "Mhmm, I went there once. We had to, I mean the Doctor and I. we had to stop an invasion of Daleks and Cybermen, that came from inside the void." I said as I fought back tears.
That had been the day the Doctor had left me on the beach. Bad Wolf Bay. I still had every moment of that day etched inside my mind as I shook my head and smiled. "I know I'm not supposed to know but, I can't help it." I laughed as she smiled slightly and walked through another door. "Doctor Jones, what's the problem." She asked as she faced a tall man with blond hair. "Miss Jones who is this?" He asked angrily as he pointed at me.
"Rose Tyler sir. Old companion of the Doctor." She said as I gave her a look. "Excuse me, I'm standing right here, I can speak for myself." I said as he gave me a stern look. "Why have you brought her here Jones?" "I thought she could help sir. We are trying to locate the Doctor, but if he knows that she is here won't he come running?" She asked as he nodded slowly. "That does sound like a good plan. But how will he know that she is here?" he asked as he looked me up and down.
"Would you mind not treating me like a piece of meat? Thanks." I said sarcastically as I looked around the heavily equipped room. "I thought the Doctor didn't like people with guns." I mumbled softly as the man shot me another look. "The Doctor is still a member of UNIT. And him leaving until he resigns isn't an option. We need him right now. And you are going to help us." He said as I gave him a look. "Oh really? And why is that?" "Because you want to locate him as much as we do." He said as I scowled. "Fine. What do I have to do?" "You and Doctor Jones here, are taking on an undercover mission, into Torchwood."
So basically, I got myself roped into another adventure only a few moments after I arrived. I couldn't believe my wonderful luck. But, if it helped me find the Doctor I was willing to do anything.
