"So tell me, Jabe, what's a tree like you doing in a place like this?" I asked, changing the subject as tension grew in the hot air. "Respect for the Earth." She simply answered, moving a wire out of the way with her foot. "Oh, come on. Everyone on this platform's worth zillions." The Doctor urged. "Well, perhaps it's a case of having to be seen at the right occasions." She said a bit smug. "In case your share prices drop? I know you lot. You've got massive forests everywhere, roots everywhere, and there's always money in land." I said a bit more of an edge to my voice. "All the same, we respect the Earth as family. So many species evolved from that planet. Mankind is only one. I'm another. My ancestors were transplanted from the planet down below, and I'm a direct descendant of the tropical rainforest." Jabe sighed. "Excuse me." I roughly pushed past her and came upon a door panel, marking the section begins it Platform 1. The Doctir came to me and scanned it with his screwdriver.
A keypad labelled Maintenance log in popped up and I tried to type in a passcode, but it denuded access.
"And what about your ancestry, Doctor? And Rebel? Perhaps you both would spare a story or two. Perhaps a man only enjoys trouble when there's nothing else left, and the woman who was just the same. I scanned you earlier. The metal machine had trouble identifying your species. It refused to admit your existence. And even when it named you, I wouldn't believe it. But it was right. I know where you're from. Forgive me for intruding, but it's remarkable that you even exist. I just wanted to say how sorry I am." She put a hand on both our shoulders as I looked at the ground, tears spilling over, thinking back on my flashback moment back with Rose. I looked up through my long hair to see the Doctor let a tear slip. My hand subconsciously went for his and I grabbed it, this caused his head to whip to mine. I smiled sadly and he did as well. The Doctor typed in a passcode on more time, and it let us through.
The Engine room was just what I expected. It ran the whole depth of the Platform. The Doctor, Jabe and I were standing by a catwalk that went under a series of fast moving, steel fans. "Is it me, or is it a bit nippy?" I asked, rubbing my hands over my arms. "Fair do's, though, that's a great bit of air conditioning. Sort of nice and old fashioned. Bet they call it retro." The Doctor chuckled. He went up to a panel and scanned it. "Gotcha."
He pulled the panel off and a metal spider scurried out. It crossed the floor and went up the wall. "What the hell's that?" I yelled, my voice echoing. "Is it part of the retro?" Jabe asked, cluelessness clear in her voice. "I don't think so. Hold on." I pulled out my sonic pen and tried to sonic it, but Jave was quicker. She lassoed it. I was impressed. "Hey, nice liana." I smiled. "Thank you. We're not supposed to show them in public." She blushed. "Don't worry, I won't tell anybody. Now then, who's been bringing their pets on board?" I joked.
"What does it do?" I asked the Doctor. "Sabotage." The Doctor grimly said. "Earth Death in ten minutes." The computer's voice rang out. "And the temperature's about to rocket..... Come on!" I quickly thought of a plan that should save us.
We ran to the steward's office and watched as the little crew gathered around the door worried. "Hold on. Get back." I waded through the crowd.
The Doctor followed and soniced the panel by the door. "Sun filter rising. Sun filter rising." The computer's voice came out. "Is the Steward in there?!" Jabe asked, worried for the blue man. "You can smell him. Hold on, there's another sun filter programmed to descend." The Doctor pushed everyone out of the way and ran off, me straight on his heels.
"Sun filter descending. Sun filter descending. Sun filter descending." A computer voice came out from a room. A hammering on a door accompanied by a familiar voice. "Let me out! Let me out!" Her vice rang out. "Sun filter descending." "Let me out! Let me out!" She cried, fearing for her life. It went up and down for awhile before we got to it. "Anyone in there?" The Doctor joked. I grabbed his chin and pointed his face to me, and slapped his confused face. My angry glare sent him into a full work mode. "Let me out!" Rose cried.
"Oh, well, it would be you." The Doctor groaned. " You wanna another slap?" I as mad now. Beyond mad. Furious. Rose was in danger. "Open the door!" She yelled. "Hold on, Give us two ticks." The Doctor started fiddling with his screwdriver when the sound of the door burning filled our ears. "Sun filter rising. Sun filter rising." The computer's voice called out. I let go of a breath I didn't know I was holding as I heard Rose's panicked breathing. She was alive.
"Sun filter descending." The burning filled my ears, and I heard Rose scream at us to help. "Just what we need." I groaned, hitting my forged with the palm of my hand. "The computer's getting clever." The Doctor told Rose, not making her feel any better. "Stop mucking about! Rebel? Feel free to slap him again!" She yelled. "We're not mucking about. It's fighting back." I clarified. I could almost hear Rose roll her eyes. "Open the door!" She screeched at us. "I know!" I yelled out, pulling out my sonic pen and helping the Doctor. I heard Rose run from the door, trying to escape the deathly bright light. "The lock's melted!
COMPUTER: Sun filter descending. Sun filter descending. Sun filter rising. Sun filter rising." The computer was getting confused. "The whole thing's jammed. I can't open the doors. Stay there!" I cried out. "Don't move!" The Doctor added, trying to open the door. "Where are am I going to go, Ipswich?" Rose joked nervously. "Earth Death in five minutes." The computer said.
This just got a lot more harder......
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The Girl Who Survived (Doctor Who)
Hayran Kurgu"Oh yeah?! What's stopping me from running away? Huh? You know. There's a reason I'm called The Rebel. It's because I don't follow rules. Especially rules given to me by some tin pepper shakers! Bye. Bye!" ••• The Rebel thought she was the last Time...
