THE DOCTOR'S TRIPLE TROUBLE
Chapter Twenty Seven After the Doctor stopped cursing, he held Rose against him while he tried to calm himself down. "I'm so glad I'm not like him. There is just no limit to his evil and depravity," he said. He noticed Rose had gone deathly still and her head was lowered towards the floor. He murmured her name, worry etched on his face. "Rose, it's not the end," he said. "Please kill me." The Doctor's hearts ached as he leaned his head forward and kissed her head. "You know I can't do that, my hearts," he murmured. "Please," Rose said in a small voice. "Please end it now before I have to kill you." "Rose, have faith in me. We'll get out of this, I swear," the Doctor said desperately. "He's playing mind games with us, trying to kill our hope and our spirits. You can't let him do that to you. Don't give in to him, please." The Doctor stepped back, turned her around and lifted her head. Rose's eyes were dull and he could see the hopelessness in them. He stepped up to her and enveloped her in his hug. Rose didn't hug back but she laid her head on his chest and the Doctor rubbed her back, trying to give her some hope before her spirit was killed completely. "Remember all those times he thought he won and we managed to get the upper hand?" he said softly to her. "We can do it again. This suit of his isn't foolproof. There are ways around it; we just have to find a solution. Perhaps get hold of that sword of his and cut it off you?" Rose didn't respond and the Doctor continued to rub her back and hold her close to him while his mind worked overtime trying to come up with a way out of their situation. "Doctor?" "Hmm?" "If there is no way out, will you kill me so I won't have to cut you up? If we're all gonna die anyway, what does it matter if I die first?" "I promise, if there's absolutely no way out of this, I'll kill you so you won't have to cut me to pieces," he murmured. "Thank you," Rose said before she finally hugged him back. "Now will you promise me something?" the Doctor said. "Promise you I won't give up hope till there's no hope left?" "Rose, you can read minds, I never knew that!" the Doctor said with feigned shock. He smiled when Rose managed a laugh and held her tight. "So…promise me that?" the Doctor said. "I promise," Rose said. "Good. Because I rely on your strength just as much as you rely on mine and we need each other more than ever right now," he said to her. "He's not perfect, even though he thinks he is. He can make mistakes, we've already proven that so just be patient and keep your hope alive and an opportunity will more than likely present itself. Okay?" "Okay," Rose said. "Good, because I won't have my wife sullen and depressed on our honeymoon." Rose chuckled at that and the Doctor hugged her tightly. "Another thing you have in common with Lila is your beautiful smile and laugh. I like both," he said to her. "So keep em both coming because I'm needy in that respect." Rose smiled at that, feeling her hope beginning to come back. "So, where should we go on our honeymoon?" she said, fingering his lapel. The Doctor smiled, happy that the old give and take banter was returning. He was eager to keep it up to keep Rose's hope going up and up and show her that all was not lost. "Well, there is Plont," the Doctor said. "Okay, where is Plont then?" Rose said. "Plont is the Porno Pleasure Planet, say that three times fast," he said while Rose giggled. "We could go there and get the S&M deluxe package which would include a three night four day holiday complete with whips, chains, fuzzy handcuffs and a little Doberman named Fritz." He gave Rose an innocent look when she looked up at him with a wry look on her face. "Gee, sounds like you've been there before," she said. "Yeah, had a man's day out with the Marquis De Sade," the Doctor said with a sniff. "He brought a French whore with him name Toutouf and we spent all day whipping her until she bled like Niagara Falls." "Oh, you did not," Rose said, swatting him playfully on the chest while he snickered. "No, really, we did. Then we collected the blood and had blood sausage for tea." He laughed when Rose made a disgusted face at that. "Ugh and I thought the other you was vulgar," she said. "Well, Toutouf was a vulgar woman. Armpit hair like you wouldn't believe, and the sweat glistening on it as we whipped her." "Doctor, Jesus!" Rose said while the Doctor laughed. "Doctor Jesus? I don't think that's my name, I think that's two separate people come to think of it." "Piss off," Rose said, rolling her eyes and grinning while the Doctor gave her a tender look. He held her close to him and rubbed her back. "See, I have the ability to lift your spirits like you have the ability to lift mine," he said to her. "That's why we're so perfect for each other." "Yeah, but we won't be laughing when he starts making me chop you up," Rose said. She looked at him. "Sorry, I just can't help but be worried," she said. "I watched him torture you for a year; I'm not in the mood to see it again." "Well, I'm not in the mood to experience it again either," the Doctor said. "You can't let despair overtake you though, that's what he wants. That's why he was out here doing his elaborate, let's have a wedding spiel so he could drop the bomb about you executing me. He's a sick, twisted bastard who I admit knows what he's doing but as I said, he's not infallible and me and you and Donna and Mara are more than a match for him. So let's see that Rose Tyler pluck you're so famous for. A little electric suit isn't gonna stop my future wife, no sirree bob. Not when she wants to slap the shit out of a certain little git." "I wanna do more than slap at this point," Rose said. "Like put him in my place and hack him up?" "It's tempting but I'm not like him, so no to that. But I wanna see the bastard go down and go down hard." "As do I which is why I keep looking for opportunities to exploit. Gotta get to Plont and have that whipping, you know." Rose giggled at that and the Doctor kissed her forehead. "Keep that laughter coming, Rose Tyler. I command you to laugh!" "Yes, sir!" Rose said, saluting. "Ugh, I keep telling everyone no salutes and they won't listen," the Doctor said, shaking his head while Rose laughed. "Shall I bend down and kiss your arse instead?" She laughed when the Doctor gave her an interested look while he thought that over. "Tempting but better save it for Plonk. I don't want Itsy Bitsy walking in on us and wanting a three way. And by Itsy Bitsy I mean…you know…" "Yes, I think I can guess what you mean," Rose said while he gave her a cheesy grin. "Well, if he can call me Captain Craphole, I can call him Itsy Bitsy," he said. "How about Dumbo Douchebag the Wonder Wanker?" "He called me that?" the Doctor said. "Ooooh, it's on like Donkey Kong then," he said when she nodded and laughed. "Boy is going down so hard; he'll end up in China. And that's saying something since we're not even on Earth." They looked over when the TARDIS landed and powered down. "Hey!" the Doctor said, thrusting his finger at the console, "I'm your master, pretty much, listen to me and take us away from wherever it is you brought us. Take us to Plont instead." He froze with his finger pointed at the console and Rose laughed when he feigned anger at the TARDIS not responding to him. "Piece of junk, my TARDIS is tons better," he said, dropping his arm and looking at Rose. "My TARDIS obeys my slightest commands, unlike this hunk of junk." "Better not say that, she might kill you," Rose said. "I think this is a he and I'm not afraid of him. Bring him on," the Doctor said. They quickly shut up when the Alternate Doctor entered the room. But the Doctor had an idea before he reached them and bent into her ear. "Act submissive to him, act like all hope is lost so he's caught off guard when we do find a way to escape. And get dramatic, he seems to love that." "Gotcha," Rose quickly whispered in his ear. She lowered her head and her eyes to the floor, trying not to crack a smile when the Alternate Doctor came up to their prison.
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