THE DOCTOR'S TRIPLE TROUBLE
Chapter Twenty "Open up, damn it!" Rose raised her head up when she heard Sabessa banging on the door. She looked at the Alternate Doctor and rolled her eyes when she noticed he was still snoring loudly. "Not that I wanna wake you up, but I don't want Pissed Off Puss coming through that door either," Rose said before she began shaking the Alternate Doctor's shoulders. "Oi, wake up! You're needed!" The Alternate Doctor's eyes snapped open. His head jerked up and he groaned when he heard Sabessa screaming at him to open the door. "ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, DAMN IT, I'M COMING! DON'T BASH DOWN THE FUCKING DOOR!" the Alternate Doctor said as he got out of bed. He walked to the door completely naked and threw it open. "Stop it!" he yelled at Sabessa. He sighed when Sabessa glanced at his naked body and then looked at Rose in bed. "Yeah, yeah, I had a go at Rose and that's why I'm in the altogether. What do you want?" "Your monitor is beeping and it's driving me crazy," Sabessa growled at him. "What'd ya mean, beeping?" the Alternate Doctor said. "It's beeping, like this…" She imitated the beeping sound for him and the Alternate Doctor's eyes widened. He turned to Rose. "You! Up! Get dressed!" he said gruffly to her as he grabbed his clothes. Rose sighed, shook her head and got out of bed, walking over to the other side of the room to get the bodysuit. Ignoring Sabessa's snickers, she sat back down on the side of the bed and eased the bodysuit up her body. When she was dressed, the Alternate Doctor told her to follow him as he walked out of the room. Rose tried to do the same but Sabessa blocked the doorway when she tried to go through. Rose sighed. "Out of the way," Rose said to her. "How's it feel, being his sex toy?" Sabessa sneered. "Do you enjoy the sex?" "No. Now get out of my way," Rose said. "No? Isn't he the same as your other Doctor? So does that mean you don't like shagging your other Doctor?" "Um…he told me to follow him and you have seen him when he gets cross, yeah?" Rose said. "You want him to come back here and do something to you?" She tried to get past but Sabessa put a hand on her shoulder. Rose narrowed her eyes. "Let go of me," she growled at her. Sabessa snorted at that. "You think you're bulletproof because the Doctor fancies you?" Sabessa said. Rose smirked. "What's wrong, puss? Jealous because he's shagging me and not you? Maybe he doesn't like hairballs when he's snogging ya." Rose ducked when she took a swing at her and Sabessa gasped when Rose planted her fist in Sabessa's abdomen. "You might think I'm a pushover but I do know how to fight and I've been trained by the best, so don't fuck with me, kitty cat," Rose snarled at her. "Now let me pass before you get more of the same!" Sabessa roared with rage and raised her clawed hand to bring it down on Rose's face. She gasped when the Alternate Doctor seized the arm and jerked it down behind her back. "I believe she told you to move," the Alternate Doctor snarled at Sabessa. "And she was correct about doing something to you if you get me cross. Now, you'll behave and leave her alone or I'll toss you headfirst into the vortex and let you disintegrate into dust. Now move!" He let go of her arm and Sabessa quickly moved away from the door. Rose glared at her as she came out of the room. "This isn't over yet, Hairless, not by a longshot," Sabessa muttered when the two of them were out of earshot. Meanwhile in the other TARDIS, Mara was standing beside Donna; chatting with her while she sat on the jump seat. While they were doing that, the Doctor, wearing the perception filter, quietly snuck into the console room. He casually walked up behind Mara but neither she nor Donna noticed his presence. He waited a moment, listening to Donna speaking to Mara before he suddenly seized her shoulder and yelled, "BOO!" Donna shrieked while Mara nearly jumped out of her skin and the Doctor bent over laughing when Donna gave him a murderous look. "You nearly gave me a bleedin' heart attack, ya wanker!" Donna yelled at him while the Doctor sniggered. "Sorry, couldn't resist," the Doctor said. "How'd you do that?" Mara said. "You just appeared out of thin air." The Doctor took off the perception filter and explained how it worked. Mara took the key from him and turned it over in her hands, staring at it silently while he continued his explanation. "So this magic key will let us get by Sabessa?" Mara said when he finished. "Hopefully, the trick is not drawing attention to yourself. That's why I was able to sneak up on you, because I was quiet and didn't let you know I was there. If I'd come into the room beating on a big bass drum, it wouldn't have worked." "And it won't work at all on your other self," Donna said to him. "No. So we have to be careful and try to find a way to get to Sabessa without him seeing us. If we can incapacitate her at the start we won't have to worry about her." "What about Rose? Will it work on Rose too?" "Yes. Which means we'll have to try to make ourselves known to her. But if tall and creepy is around, he'll probably just point us out anyway. It's not much but it's more than what we had before." "What about laser guns?" Mara said. "Don't use em. I don't believe in using guns. I use my intellect and whatever else is available." "And that works?" Mara said. "Oh, you'd be surprised how powerful your mind is when you put it to use. Brain over brawn is my motto…or one of them anyway. Let the weak and cowardly use guns, it takes real skill to outsmart someone." "Then there's your evil self who is just as smart as you and suddenly you're wishing for a bazooka," Donna said. "Nah, I can outsmart even him. I've done it before. Just stay calm and keep thinking and we'll sort this mess out in no time," he said, patting Mara on the shoulder. The Alternate Doctor raced into the console room followed by Rose. "What is that, is it a warning?" Rose said as both of them slowed down and walked to the monitor. "Yes, a proximity warning," the Alternate Doctor said, looking at his monitor. "Fuck! Shoulda known!" "What?" Rose said as the Alternate Doctor switched off the alarm. "Your sweetums is tracking us through the vortex. He's locked on to my ship." "He did, how?" Rose said, feigning ignorance. "His TARDIS is similar to mine so he can latch on to it and keep track of where it's going. Which means, Dumbo Douchebag is going to land where we land. Which means we must be prepared for his arrival." "What happened?" Sabessa said as she came through the door. The Alternate Doctor repeated what he told her and Sabessa snorted. "Didn't you know that would happen if he's you?" she said. The Alternate Doctor narrowed his eyes at her. "First off, you'll drop the snotty tone of voice when speaking to me and secondly, yes, I figured this would happen which is why I have you here to stop him, among other things. I'm sure he also has something that will allow him entry into my TARDIS as well but I have an idea, I'll turn off the defenses and leave the door wide open." "What?" Sabessa said, "are you off your trolley? You're gonna let him come right in the door." "I didn't say getting to the door would be easy, my dear. He'll have to fight his way in here," he replied. "I have several things for him and his friends to go up against and…" He trailed off and suddenly looked at Rose. Rose backed up a couple of paces when she noticed him staring at her intently. "What don't I like the look on your face?" she said. "Maybe because I just thought of a fiendishly clever thing for you to do once the Doctor comes here," he said. Rose stared at him for a moment before trying to run. She grunted when Sabessa grabbed her from behind and held her in a bone crushing hug. "Ah, come on, Rose, you'll like what I have in mind," the Alternate Doctor said while Rose tried to wriggle out of Sabessa's grip. "You'll get to see your sweetie again and you'll finally be a useful member of this TARDIS." He pinched a nerve in Rose's neck and Rose's head slumped over as she lost consciousness. "Come, Sabessa, you can help me while I prepare Rose for our guest," he said to her before he led her out of the console room.
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