Dreaming of a Blue Box ✧ Doctor Who ¹ ✓

54 - The Doctor Dances (Part IV)

Continuing from 'The Doctor Dances - Part III'

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MAKING IT TO THE CRASH SITE, HAVING JACK LEAD, they stopped on the other side of the train tracks. Jack pointed. "There it is." Lily squinted her eyes to see better. Only a few lights lit up the night. "Hey," He leaned closer and then grinned, dimples and all. "They've got Algy on duty. It must be important."

Lily saw this 'Algy' speaking to a fellow soldier near a tent. "We've got to get past him." The Doctor said.

"Alright." Lily looked at Jack. "Should it be me or Rose?"

Jack stopped her. "I don't think that'd be such a good idea." She raised a brow and waited for his explanation. "I've got to know Algy quite well since I've been in town. Trust me, you're not his type." He definitely could read her thoughts through her eyes. "Yeah, that's right. You're not the only one here not particular to any gender." After tapping the tip of Lily's nose he started walking away, calling over his shoulder as he went. "I'll distract him. Don't wait up."

Lily folded her arms and watched Jack. "The guy flirts with me all while having another guy on speed dial."

"Don't worry." The Doctor took a step closer to Lily's side. "Remember?" When Jack disappeared into the tent, Lily looked up at the time lord. "He's a fifty-first century guy. He's just a bit more flexible when it comes to dancing."

Rose tilted her head. "How flexible do you think he is?"

"Guys!" Jack's cries interrupted Lily from giving her baby sister a piece of her mind.

The trio ran over the train tracks, easily not alerting any guards, and entered the tent stopping short when they witnessed Algy's face turn into a gas mask. "Oh my god!" Lily exclaimed, nearly gagging.

"Stay back!" The Doctor ordered as soon as they regrouped.

"You men! Stay back!" Jack ordered the remaining soldiers who stood nearby, watching the scene with widened eyes.

The Doctor eyed Algy, who had yet to move to attack them. Like he was sleeping almost. "The effect's become air-borne, accelerating."

Air raid sirens blared from across the sky. "What's keeping us safe?" Rose asked.

"Nothing," The Doctor regretfully informed her and Lily. "Nothing is keeping us safe."

They heard planes pass overhead, and Jack stuck his head outside. "Sh, here they come again."

"All we need." Lily groaned, looking over at Jack. "Didn't you say a bomb was going to land here?"

"Never mind that." The Doctor said. "If the contaminants are airborne now, there are hours left."

"For what?" Jack asked.

"Till nothing. Forever. For the entire human race." The Doctor frowned. "And can anyone else hear singing?"

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The Doctor and Rose returned after a minute or two accompanied by a young woman with dark braids. Lily understood she was the source of the singing. After a short introduction, Lily learned that her name was Nancy and she had met the Doctor and Rose while Lily was with Jack. After, they started to the crash site.

"You see?" Jack said after he uncovered the craft. "Just an ambulance."

"That's an ambulance?" Nancy looked puzzled.

Rose held her under her arm, keeping her close to her side to comfort her. "It's hard to explain." The blonde told her. "It's from another world."

Jack examined the damage to the ship. "They've been trying to get in,"