THE ADVENTURES OF THE DOCTOR'S AMAZING HAND
Chapter Forty Seven While the Doctor led them back to the lab, John rode on Rose's shoulder. His spirits were practically through the roof as he imagined having a body at last. At last, he would be able to talk without signing and be able to defend Rose properly and love her the way she deserved to be loved. When they entered the lab, Rose looked at the dead clone in the cage and her heart went out to him. She walked over, sat the book down on the floor and knelt down beside him. John watched while she put her hand on his cheek. "Poor guy, what did they do to him?" she murmured while the Doctor busied himself trying to find something to cut off the hand. "I bet they tortured him before he died. But why was the lab abandoned and that dead lady, what happened here?" "I think we'll find out more if we read the book," the Doctor said to her. "I've only managed to find a scalpel and I don't think that'll cut through the wrist. Perhaps if I just take a finger…" Rose took the book and scooted over when the Doctor knelt down beside her with a scalpel and paper towels. He stared sadly at the clone. "I'm sorry," he said to the clone. "I know this is disrespectful but we need to do this." Rose held the hand down, keeping it stable while the Doctor sawed through the pinky finger. A small amount of blood seeped out when he was done and the Doctor took the finger and wrapped it in the paper towels. He nodded at Rose and John held on to her shoulder while she held the book against her and stood up. They then made a search of the building and found another laboratory with another machine similar to the other machine but without the prongs flanking it. The machine was a tube shaped pod that was connected to a console nearby. Above the console was a shelf with several books on it including a couple of journals. The Doctor took the journals down and perused them. "Yes, this is the cloning machine," he said to Rose. "Can you work the controls?" Rose said. "Think so…let me seeee…" He took down another of the books and smiled when he looked through it. "This is the operating manual. It tells me everything I need to know," the Doctor said. He sped read through it and then took the wrapped finger out of his pocket. He opened the door of the pod, laid it on the floor and closed the door. He threw the bloodied paper towel in a nearby wastebasket and then turned on the console. Rose watched while he walked over to a monitor and keyboard with the book. He glanced at the book and then typed in commands. Rose read the screen. It was asking the Doctor what he wished to clone. But she couldn't read any more of it because the Doctor typed at lightning speed. She could make out that he was asking it to clone the finger and that he didn't want the clone to live when it was finished but the words flew across the screen faster than she could read them and she stepped back when he finished and hit the enter key. The cloning machine came to life and Rose could see a faint hint of light through the cracks in the door. The machine vibrated slightly and Rose stepped back, wondering if it was gonna blow up. After two minutes, the machine stopped and powered down and fell silent. The Doctor walked to the door, Rose following behind him. He opened the door and Rose stepped up with John on her shoulder. On the floor was a fully formed clone of the Doctor. John quivered with excitement as the Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver and scanned the dead body. He looked at the results. "Seems normal," the Doctor said. "I just requested that the clone not be alive when it was formed but I believe it works. What we have here is a fully formed person from one pinkie finger. So, my friend, it's your call. If you want to do this, I will give you a body. But if you don't, I understand." John jumped down. He walked over to the body and walked around it, examining it. He could see no imperfections on the body; it was fully formed and looked normal. He walked over to the Doctor and jumped up on his wrist. I want to do it, he signed to him. I want to take the risk. "Very well," the Doctor said. Rose picked him up and kissed his finger. "Good luck," she said. "Come back to me." John gave her a thumbs up. Rose sat him down and the Doctor came back after putting in the instructions for his cloning. They moved the body out of the machine and John jumped in. He waited while they set the body down several feet from the machine and walked back. The Doctor wished him luck before he shut the door. The Doctor started up the machine and they watched while the machine came to life and the light came through the cracks in the door. "Please…" Rose whispered as she watched. "Please let this work." A few minutes later, the machine stopped and powered down. The Doctor and Rose glanced at each other, walked to the door and Rose put her hand on the handle. She hesitated a moment, said a silent prayer and then opened it. They saw a full body lying on the floor. For a moment the body didn't move and Rose's heart clenched, thinking he was dead. Then John opened his eyes and raised his head and Rose's heart nearly burst from joy. John stared at them for a moment and then slowly raised his right hand, looking at it while a smile slowly spread across his face. He moved his fingers and then rotated his wrist while he looked at his arm. "Are you okay, John?" Rose said to him. John paused for a moment, opening and closing his new mouth. "Yeah, I am," he finally said. Rose giggled when she saw the delighted smile on his face at hearing himself speak. She helped him sit up and gazed at his face. She did a double take when she noticed instead of brown eyes, he had light blue ones. She told the Doctor about it and he nodded. "I altered his DNA slightly and gave him blue eyes so people could tell us apart," he said. "I like it," Rose said, looking at John's eyes. "Blue eyes look good on ya." John grinned a cheeky grin and signed thank you. The Doctor laughed when Rose grabbed his fingers and stopped him. "Sorry, force of habit," John said. They helped him up and John stepped out of the machine. The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver and did a quick scan of his body. "Everything seems normal," the Doctor said, reading the results. "I think we have a success here." "Yeah, but he's naked," Rose said. The Doctor took off his jacket and gave it to John. He told them he'd be back and John slipped on the jacket while he ran out of the room. Rose buttoned the jacket while she looked into his eyes. "Your blue eyes are pretty," she said to him. "I wouldn't know, I can't see them," John said. "And it's nice not having to read sign language for a change." "Yeah, well, it was irritating having to do that all the time," John said. Rose smiled. "And I've wanted to do this for ages," she said before leaning in and kissing his lips. John took her in his arms and kissed her passionately. Rose giggled in his mouth when she felt him getting hard and she broke off the kiss and leaned back. "I see that's in working order as well," she said, pointing to his penis. John looked down at it for a moment and Rose laughed while he admired it. They looked at the door when the Doctor came back in carrying a pair of trousers. "I got this off that dead woman, sorry about that," the Doctor said. "If they fit, they'll have to do until we get back to France and someone lends you a pair." John nodded. He tried the pants on and shook his head when they didn't fit. The Doctor cursed and ran out of the room. He returned a few minutes later with the woman's lab coat. "In that case, this will have to cover your meat and two veg until we get back," he said. John slipped the lab coat on and buttoned it up. It was just long enough to cover his crotch. They gathered up all the three journals, Rose holding two and John holding one and all of them got in a circle while the Doctor set the coordinates for France. When he was ready, they took hold of one another and the Doctor pushed the button, sending them back home.
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