THE DOCTOR'S TRIPLE TROUBLE
Chapter Eighteen "Blast," the Doctor said when their search turned up nothing and they all sat down on the bed. "So…any more ideas?" the Doctor said. "Mara, did the other Doctor give you a way to contact him?" Donna asked her. "No." "I think he might have figured out she was a child and dumped her here so he could have Rose," the Doctor said. "Seems a bit odd to leave her with us and not have a way for her to contact her when she needed him." "Do you think he'll come back?" Mara asked. "Probably. Like I said, he won't let me leave here alive if he can help it. I'm sure he's gone somewhere to do things to Rose and come back and taunt me with her." "Could the TARDIS track him?" Donna said. "Well, not if his TARDIS is cloaked but they'd have to take down the cloaking to go back in the vortex. If we enter the vortex, she might be able to lock on to him, I believe it is. It's worth a shot." "Well, what are we waiting for?" Donna said. The Doctor patted Mara's leg before all of them stood up and headed for the door. Meanwhile, the Alternate Doctor's TARDIS was still in the vortex. He stood at the console, drumming his fingers on it while Rose stood nearby. Sabessa sat in the chair, arms crossed over her chest, while she glared at Rose. Rose ignored her while she tried to think of a way to get the Alternate Doctor to turn the TARDIS around and go back. Then she felt the Alternate Doctor grab her arm and she looked at him. "Come with me for a moment. I need your assistance," he said to her. Rose nodded and walked with him out of the room while Sabessa growled deep in her throat at them. She walked with him back to his bedroom and froze at the door. "Come on, Rose, need a quickie," he said, taking her hand. "No, I don't want to do that." She gasped when the Alternate Doctor jerked her arm roughly. "I don't give a fuck what you don't want. I want it and that's what counts. I told you you're under my control now and if you don't want that katana in your gut, you'll shut your gob and pleasure me!" She gasped when the Alternate Doctor shoved her into the room and she felt to the floor. She looked behind her as the Time Lord shut the door and locked it. "I don't buy that you've switched sides, Rose," he said to her. "I'm letting you live in order to amuse myself and enjoy your sweeties face when he sees you working for me. Now, whether or not that happens without the aid of a chip is up to you because I have no qualms about putting one back in you. You saw Sabessa and how angry she is. She won't hesitate to rip you apart and I'm all that stands between the two of you. You are in my world now and you will obey me, even if I have to reduce you to a shivering, quivering child in order to do it. Now, get that bodysuit off and get on the bed and I mean NOW!" He grabbed Rose's hair and yanked her up when she didn't move fast enough. Rose glared at him silently as she began to take off her bodysuit. "Yup, I'm so enjoying this," the Alternate Doctor said, standing over with a gleeful look on his face. After making it back to his TARDIS, the Doctor closed the door as soon as everyone was inside. Donna sat on the jump seat with Mara while the Doctor powered up his ship and prepared to send it into the vortex. Mara watched in fascination as he did his manic dance around the console. "How do you know what to push?" she asked as he ran around it. "Ah, had centuries of practice with this old girl, it's second nature to me now," the Doctor said as the rotor came to life. The walked to his monitor once the TARDIS dematerialized and flew into the vortex. "Right, old girl, find his TARDIS and see if you can track it," he said to his ship while he leaned over in front of the monitor. Mara came up beside him and the Doctor smiled tenderly as she watched the monitor with him. "Do you think your ship will find his?" she asked him. "With any luck. If he's in the vortex, she'll spot him," the Doctor said. He slapped his hands together when they heard a beep and Gallifreyan text came on the monitor. "Got him! And she has a lock on his TARDIS. Now wherever he goes, we'll follow. Ha!" "So when he lands, we'll be there too?" Mara asked him. "Yup and his TARDIS won't be able to shake us. She's got an absolute lock on his position. Now…I need something that will help me to get inside his TARDIS or immobilize it so I can use the screwdriver to open the door. Stay here and I'll be back." The Doctor ran out of the room. Mara watched him go before she looked back at Donna. "What will happen when he finds Rose?" she asked Donna. "World War Three, love. All hell will break loose, trust me," Donna said. "Especially if he's hurt her." Mara lowered her head. "I'm sorry I helped do this, it's all my fault." Donna got up and put her arms around her. "Everything's forgiven, okay? Please stop beating yourself up over this. The Doctor isn't angry and I'm not angry either. You're as much a victim as Rose is. The Doctor's right, there were surely other options besides slavery when your parents sold you. You've been abused but you've come to the right person. He'll set things right for both you and Rose." Mara smiled and hugged her. Donna hugged her tight and kissed the top of her head. "Now, quit feeling guilty, we need your brain for more important thoughts like how to get Rose away from that bastard," Donna said. Mara nodded and Donna tousled her hair affectionately. While they were doing that, the Doctor was in his lab searching for something to help him break into his double's TARDIS. He had to calm himself down after he became nearly blinded with rage and the searching was helping him to calm down and think. While he was rifling through a drawer, he had a sudden thought. "If the TARDIS is no longer cloaked and shielded…maybe the mind link will work now," the Doctor said. He stood still, closed his eyes and mentally asked the TARDIS to strengthen the link so he could communicate with her. Rose lay in bed, cheeks damp with tears while the Alternate Doctor lay beside her, snoring loudly. After another round of rough sex where he slapped her around, he finally came inside her and rolled off of her before going to sleep. The TARDIS had made the bedroom door disappear so she was basically walled into the room with him. In a way she was grateful for that since she didn't want Sabessa coming into the room, seeing them and starting a fight with her. She sighed as she stared up at the ceiling, annoyed at the loud snoring. She wanted so much to strangle her captor but she knew that would only mean regeneration and more abuse from the new Doctor. She found a spot on the ceiling and stared at it when suddenly… Rose? Her eyes bulged when she heard the Doctor's voice in her head. She jerked her head to the side and looked at the Alternate Doctor but he was still asleep. Hope swelled in her breast as she realized what was happening. Doctor? She thought back. Rose! Thank heavens you're still alive! Rose smiled at that, tears coming to her eyes. Yeah, I'm roughed up a bit but other than that, I'm alright, she thought. What has he done? The Doctor thought angrily. Rose described what had been going on as quickly as she could in case the Alternate Doctor woke up. She hoped while she was talking to him that the Alternate Doctor wasn't picking up the conversation in his sleep. When she finished, there was a short pause before the Doctor spoke again. Try to obey as much as you can, he finally thought. We're locked on to his TARDIS and following it through the vortex, so stay calm and don't do anything foolish. All three of us are coming for you. Three? Rose thought. The Doctor explained about Mara and what she'd been through. Rose's jaw tightened when she heard how old Mara was and what the Alternate Doctor had done to her and it made her hate him even more. So, hang in there, the Doctor thought when he finished telling her about Mara. I better go now before he wakes and hears us. Whatever happens though, no matter how long, no matter how far, we will find you. I love you, Doctor. And I love you, my Rose, from now until the end of time. Fresh tears fell down Rose's cheeks at that and she longed for the safety of his arms and her body against his. Oh, the Doctor thought just when Rose thought he'd gone. If you can manage it at some point, rip off his meat and veg and ram it up his anus, okay? Rose fought to keep from laughing at that. I will if I get the chance, she thought back. Molto bene. Signing off now, just know we're behind you now so don't fret. I'll give that bastard payback and then some. Goodbye, my precious Rose. Goodbye, my beloved, she thought back. Be careful. You too. She waited but the Doctor didn't say anything more. She sighed wistfully and glared at the snoring Alternate Doctor for a moment before she looked at the ceiling and entertained herself with thoughts of ramming his meat and two veg up his anus.
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