Wanderer of Time: Silence Begins (doctor who)

Chapter 9: Attack of the Living Plastics

The lift dinged loudly as Rose Tyler stepped out into a deserted basement. She glanced around curiously, wondering where Wilson, the chief electrician, could be. She was supposed to give him his winnings, but he seemed to be absent.

"Wilson?" Rose called out. Her voice echoed through the concrete halls. No response came from the chief electrician. She glanced around some, finding the basement area extremely creepy. Something about it felt . . . unnerving. She started down the hall, wondering where the man could possibly be. "Wilson, I've got the lottery money!"

Still no response.

"Wilson?" she called out again. She went up to his office, knocking on the door. "You there? Look, I can't hang about 'cause they're closing the shop. Wilson!"

Once again, no response. Rose started to feel anxious. A feeling of dread started to come over her. She turned around quickly when she heard a loud clatter coming down from the storage room. She called out to the noise, wondering if it was Wilson. She walked towards the room, still hearing some strange noises. A strange electronic ringing buzzed around the area as she grew closer to the doors.

She opened the doors to see a very dark room, hardly able to make out a thing within. She switched on the lights, showing vast amount of mannequins and boxes of clothes throughout the room. She called out once more to Wilson, finding the situation to be annoying. If the man was playing some kind of prank on her she would give him such an ear full later.

She walked down the room, glancing around to the mannequins. The same feeling of dread creeping down her spine. She went up to a management door, trying to get it open to see if the electrician would be in there. The door was locked, however, and then the one she had walked from closed suddenly behind her. She blinked at it in shock. She ran over to it, trying to get it back open. But it was no use. She was locked in. She felt some panic well up, then turned around quickly when she heard footsteps clattering around.

"Is that someone mucking about?" Rose shouted down the long room, hoping to god it was Wilson. Prank or no prank, she only wanted out of the room now. She heard the same strange electronic buzz ringing through again. Where was that coming from?

She started down the room again, hoping to find at least someone down here. She continued to call out; demanding to know who exactly thought playing this joke on her was funny. Suddenly, a white light popped in front of her. Rose jumped back, startled and frightened by it. A raven-haired woman appeared out of nowhere from the white light which slowly disappeared around her. The woman straightened and beamed at her.

"Great seeing you again," the woman said cheerfully.

"H-how you do that?" Rose asked in bewilderment. "Who are you? Are you the one messing with me?"

"We're in the storage room under the shop, right?" asked the woman, seeming unfazed by Rose's questions or where she had suddenly appeared. "So, that means . . . oh! This is our first time meeting!" The woman smiled politely, seeming strange by the fact that she was so calm in this very bizarre situation. Rose stared warily at the raven haired woman.

"'First time meeting'? What do you mean?" Rose questioned.

"You'll understand soon enough," said the woman, she dropped her smile and glared behind Rose. "For now, get behind me. And quick." The woman pulled the girl's hand, placing Rose behind her back.

Wanda backed them both up as male mannequins started coming to life and moving towards them slowly.

"Heh. You got me. Very funny. You can tell them to stop now," Rose said to Wanda, trying to move back around the woman. But Wanda refused to let go of the girl's arm, keeping her in place.