THE DOCTOR'S TRIPLE TROUBLE
Chapter Thirteen While Rose waited for the Alternate Doctor to return, she tried to remain calm and think of a strategy for eventually escaping. She had the advantage of having a captor who acted and thought in a similar way to her Doctor and she knew that she could keep the Alternate Doctor's interest by stroking his ego and warming up to him. She wondered though if the layout of this TARDIS was similar to her own. She'd only been in a few rooms and she was afraid if there was a time she needed to hide she might end up lost going through the labyrinthine corridors. She figured that might not work anyway since she knew the TARDIS would respond to the Doctor the way her own Doctor's TARDIS did and the moment she tried to hide the Alternate Doctor could simply ask the TARDIS to teleport her back to him. She wondered if there was a way to get a message to her Doctor about her being held captive and the location of the TARDIS. She couldn't use the TARDIS monitor since she figured the TARDIS would say something to the Alternate Doctor and her mind link was useless inside her. She had to find a way to get outside long enough to establish contact but even then it would be risky since now her captor knew about the mind link and would probably be aware of any telepathic communications coming from her. She cursed softly and shook her head. She hated being stuck in a situation like this and not having a clear answer about how to proceed. She didn't want to stay long enough for the Alternate Doctor to do something like put a chip in her or brainwash her and turn her against her lover but she had to be careful so the Alternate Doctor would let his guard down long enough for her to give her an advantage. She wondered if the Doctor had discovered she was missing yet and she felt a flush of anger thinking of the Doctor lying with a woman who was pretending to be her. Her thoughts were interrupted when the door opened and she tried to appear casual as her captor entered the room carrying a large brown sack in his hand. Her heart raced as she tried not to imagine what this gift for her might be and she hoped to God it wasn't some kind of perverted sex toy that he was eager to try out. She smiled as sweetly as she could while the Alternate Doctor shut the door behind him and came over to the bed. "If you're going to become my companion," he said, putting the sack on the bed near her and opening it up, "you're going to have the look the part. Especially if you're going to become an assassin." He unlocked Rose from her shackles and helped her to sit up. Once that was done, he reached in to the sack and Rose groaned silently when he pulled out a shiny black lycra bodysuit that she wouldn't be caught dead in. The Alternate Doctor stepped away from the bed and held it up so she could see it. It would cover her arms and legs down to her wrists and ankles and Rose noticed that up top there was a plunging neckline which she suspected would show a good amount of her cleavage. She began to wonder if her Doctor ever fantasized about her being in something like this since this was his double. He never asked her to wear a lycra bodysuit but that didn't mean he didn't dream about her in one. "Now, I know you might resist putting this one but this outfit is actually quite comfy," the Alternate Doctor said. "More so than the jeans and t-shirt you've been wearing. If you're going to be an assassin, you need both comfort and freedom of movement and this provides both." "Not to mention it shows off my body," Rose said. "Well, yes, I can't pretend I won't enjoy seeing you in it. After all, I do like skin tight outfits but I think you'll like it as well. Would you?" He handed it out to her and Rose got up from the bed and took it. She hesitated a moment, sat back down on the bed and eased into the bodysuit. The lycra was easier to get on her body than she anticipated and she stood up as she worked it up her body. When she finished, she adjusted it so it fit in the correct places and stood there for a moment while the Alternate Doctor admired her silently. She had to admit the bodysuit fit her like a second skin and was extremely comfortable. She moved her arms and legs, testing it and found that the lycra moved with her with no chafing or discomfort. "Do you like it?" the Alternate Doctor said. "Yeah, it fits better than I thought it would," Rose said. "See, I do know a lot more than you think I do about the female body," the Alternate Doctor said. Rose didn't doubt that but she kept silent while the Alternate Doctor walked around her body, admiring it from every angle. He came around to the front and took her hands, lifting them while he examined her front. "Yes, this fits perfectly. I'm also a good judge of women's sizes," he said to her. "I bet my double never considered putting you in something like this, eh?" "Um…no, he didn't," Rose said. "See. This is why he's not taking full advantage of you. You look gorgeous in this and frumpy in that rubbish," he said, waving a dismissive hand at her clothes on the bed. "I'm sure it never crossed Doofus's mind that a body like this is for showing off, not for hiding but he probably thinks it's perverted and sinful to have his woman in a clingy bodysuit." Rose said nothing to that, figuring it was because Rose never expressed any interest before in wearing a bodysuit. She figured her Doctor wouldn't mind seeing her in something like this but most of the time they were too busy saving the universe to play sexual fashion show with one another. "I do have some shoes for you to wear with this," he said to her. "Same material as the suit but firmer. However, the shoes are light and have excellent traction. I also have gloves and a hood that I will give to you eventually but for the moment, come with me. I want to show you something else." He took Rose's hand and she followed him. They walked down several corridors until they came to a steel door. Beside the door was a keypad and the Alternate Doctor punched in a code. The door slid open silently and he led Rose inside. The room was huge, about half the size of a football field, with tatami mats covering the floor. "This is my dojo, if you will. Place where I train and I s'pose will now train my companions now that I'm following the Boy Scout's lead," the Alternate Doctor said. "This is where I'll train you. Tell me, has your Doctor ever taught you to fight?" "Yes," Rose said. "What has he taught you?" "Well…mostly self defense, some karate moves," she said. "That's it? Doofus expects you to follow him into danger and doesn't give you the training to face it?" the Alternate Doctor said. "Honestly, Rose, it amazes me that you're still standing here in one piece. I can train you more intensely than that, give you some real skills. Has Dingle Dork ever trained you on the use of weapons?" "A bit on the staff," Rose said sheepishly. "Why the moron has managed to beat me in the past, I'll never know," the Alternate Doctor muttered as he led Rose over to the right side of the room. "Well," he said to Rose when they reached the wall. "That will also become a part of your training." He opened a panel in the wall and keyed in another code on another keypad. A door hidden in the wall slid back and Rose gasped when they stepped into a large armory with weapons of every size and description. Her mind began to work overtime as she looked at the weapons and she wondered if she could be left alone long enough to get her hands on some of them. She hadn't been entirely truthful with her captor. The Doctor had trained her more extensively than she let on and had trained her in the use of several weapons for defensive purposes, including the rather large samurai sword mounted on the wall to her left. She gazed at it, wondering if she could find time to get in here and take it. She had watched the Alternate Doctor input the code and it was fairly simple. She could remember it and come back when she had an opportunity. As if reading her mind, the Alternate Doctor walked over and took down the samurai sword. He pulled the sword slightly out of its scabbard and she noticed part of a Chinese dragon was etched into the end of the blade. "This is the prize of my collection," he said to her as he walked to her side. "I trained with several samurai masters and I managed to become proficient enough to earn my own katana. This is from the 17th century, an antique." "It's beautiful," Rose said as he slid the sword out further to show her all of the dragon. Then without warning, he whipped the sword out and Rose gasped when the end of the blade was touching her jugular vein. In a matter of seconds, the Alternate Doctor had not only pulled the katana out and put it against her but his demeanor turned from friendly to murderous. "I'm not a fool, Rose," he growled at her. "I can see your little ape mind working and I know you're thinking you can sneak back in here at some point and pinch one of these weapons to use against me. I'd strongly advise against that." Holding the blade against her neck, he leaned in and gazed into her eyes. Rose swallowed hard when his one good eye blazed anger at her. "Have you ever heard of Death by a Thousand Cuts?" the Alternate Doctor said. Rose sincerely shook her head, trying to keep calm. An evil grin spread over the Time Lord's face. "Oh, it's a very nasty form of execution that the Japanese came up with," he purred. "You see, they would tie up a condemned criminal and slowly cut off body parts, piece by piece, with a sharp sword until the victim died. And they did it in a way that the body was almost completely gone before the poor bastard mercifully died. I've also been trained how to do that, Rose, and I won't hesitate to do it to you if you betray me. I will not be fucked over by an ape and as enchanting as you are, you will find yourself at the business end of this katana if you decide to do that. And just for added measure, I'll film the execution and make sure the Boy Scout gets it so he can enjoy every single moment of your screams as you're dismantled piece by piece. So take heed, ape, this is your one and only warning about betrayal. Got it?" Rose nodded, too scared to say anything. The Alternate Doctor didn't move for a moment, keeping the sword against her neck while his eye bored into her and he savored the fearful expression on her face. Then suddenly, he smiled warmly and took the katana away from her neck. "Good, glad we got that out of the way then," he said cheerfully as he picked the scabbard off the floor and sheathed his sword. "I don't have very many rules but the ones I do have will be obeyed to the letter." Rose tried to calm her rapidly beating heart while the Alternate Doctor casually put the sword back. "Now," he said when he finished and turned around. "Next order of business is meeting your new teammate, Sabessa. Shall we?" Rose nodded and took his hand. She hazarded one last look back at the weapons before the Alternate Doctor led her out of the room and closed the door.
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