WALT DISNEY'S DOCTOR WHO
Chapter Three "Wait! Hey!" Rose said, hurrying to catch up to the strange man as he headed for the lift. "Wait, please, how'd you do that?" The strange man turned and Rose stopped in front of him. "How'd I do what?" he asked. "That back there. How'd you know that was an alien and how'd you make it go away?" "Well…I know London has fairly big rats but I didn't think they reach seven feet. That was my first clue it wasn't from Earth and as for the second question, I told it to go away and it went away. There ya go, questions answered. Good day, Rose." "No, wait, who are you?" Rose said, grabbing his arm. "I'm a thought, a dream, a passing fancy in a child's mind, a figment of your imagination. Good day, Rose." The Doctor walked to the lift and pushed the up button. He turned and was shocked to see Rose standing there. "Rose, I said good day." "Yeah, I'm going up the lift with ya, I don't work in the basement," she said, pointing to the lift doors. "Sorry if you hate riding with other people, Mister Passing Fancy." The Doctor shrugged. The lift doors opened and the two of them got inside. Once the doors closed, Rose backed up against the side of the lift and kept her eyes on the floor while she waited for the lift to stop. She lifted her eyes a few seconds in and noticed the Doctor was staring at her with a small smile on his face. "Good job that thing vanished," Rose said to him. "The last thing I need is to explain to my supervisor about a huge rat and a little green alien." The Doctor nodded solemly and kept his eyes on Rose. Rose felt compelled to say something since he was staring so intently at her. "Um…d'ya need anything while you're here?" she asked him. "I work in the women's department but I can help you if you need something specific." The Doctor's smile widened. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his scanner. "Nah, I was just following my little dish," he said, pointing to the dish on the scanner. "Thank you for asking though." "Yeah," Rose muttered, wanting to be out of the lift and away from this strange man. The lift doors opened. "Ah!" the Doctor said. "There we are then. Good day!" Both of them stepped out of the lift and Rose winced when she heard Miss Snottigen yelling her name. She turned to see her stomping towards her. "Rose! Where have you been? You're supposed to be working!" Miss Snottigen said. "Um, I was on my lunch hour but…there was this giant rat and…" "I got a complaint from a customer that you were rude and tetchy to her." "What? Who was that?" "Donna Noble. She was looking for a wedding dress." "What? She was rude and tetchy to me! I tried to help but she was an arsehole and now she's blaming me for not finding a bridal gown?" Rose said. "It's not my fault!" "Nevertheless, I…" Miss Snottigen trailed off when she noticed the Doctor was still standing behind Rose, watching all this with interest. "I'm sorry, sir, may I help you?" Miss Snottigen said. "Nah, I'm just listening. I was downstairs in the basement with Rose and I was just coming up in the lift with her and…" "So you've been taking your friends down to the basement?" Miss Snottigen said to Rose while she pointed at the Doctor. "No, I don't know this man." "You know you're not permitted to have your boyfriend here during your shift, Miss Tyler." "He's not my boyfriend, I don't know him!" "The break rooms and basement area is off limits!" Miss Snottigen said. "That's it, you are sacked, Miss Tyler. This is the final straw." "No, please! I can explain! Don't sack me!" "Get your things and get out, Miss Tyler," Miss Snottigan said before she turned and walked away. Rose's shoulders slumped and her jaw fell open. "But it wasn't my fault," she said weakly as she watched Miss Snottigen walk away. She threw her hands up, turned and gasped when she ran into the Doctor. "Spot of bad luck, eh?" he said. "You! You just got me sacked!" she said, jamming her finger in his chest. "Actually, the Corvalian got you sacked, I was just getting him out of the basement," the Doctor said. "Arrrgh! Never mind! Just…argh! Go away!" Rose said before she stomped away. She turned back to the lift and mashed the down button while she breathed angrily. She glanced into the polished metal of the lift doors and noticed the Doctor was standing behind her. "Before you say something…" the Doctor said to her reflection. "Perhaps you could come with me on a walk? I'm enjoying the day and since you're now unemployed…" "Why not?" Rose said with a sigh, "I might as well waste time before I have to go home and tell mum I no longer have a job." "Good. My friends and I will enjoy the company," the Doctor said to her reflection. Rose wondered who would be friends with someone so odd as the lift doors slid open. She ignored the Doctor in the lift and afterwards, when she walked to her locker to get her coat. "Bit odd having everything in the basement," she heard the Doctor say while she walked. "Henrick's is very posh. Shouldn't they have built you a nice break room up above?" "Consider the fact that I was just sacked, I don't care where they build their break room," Rose said without looking at him. She went to her locker, dialed the combination and grabbed her coat. She put it on and then turned to see the Doctor was studying a coupon in his hand. "Is this current?" he said, showing it to Rose. "It for a free cup of coffee at the Coffee Bean. I thought I would use it and you could get a cup of coffee but I'm not sure what the date is and I want to know if this is still valid." "Um, yeah, this won't expire for two months." "Brilliant," the Doctor said. "Then we'll use that and get you a cup of coffee." "What's wrong, you don't wanna pay for a cup of coffee for me?" "I rarely carry money, I prefer to improvise and get what I need by other means. So…will you allow me to get you a cup of coffee?" "Um, sure, why not?" Rose said. The Doctor accompanied her to the lift. They stood together while it went back up to the ground floor. "So…where do you live?" he asked. "Powell estate," Rose said. "It's a council house in Peckham. You? Where do you live?" "Oh, here and there," the Doctor said airily. He noticed Rose starting to back away from him. "What's wrong?" he asked. "No money, no permanent address. You're a tramp, aren't ya?" she said. "I have a permanent address; it's just not in London. Well, technically at the moment, it IS in London but it doesn't stay permanently in London." Rose was confused. She decided not to ask anything else because she was getting more and more confused the more she found out about this man. When the lift doors opened, Rose walked out and the Doctor followed. She glanced over her shoulder, studying the man. She had to admit the man was sexy and extremely well dressed for a transient. He had kind eyes and a cute baby face and a charming smile. She mentally shrugged when she turned her head back around. If she was going for a cup of coffee with a homeless person, at least he was a cute homeless person. Rose zipped up her hoodie and waved to Miranda on the way out. "Sorry to hear you got sacked, Rose, maybe it's for the best," Miranda said. "Yeah, maybe this means something better is coming for me. I'll keep in touch!" Rose said. She waved goodbye. The Doctor with a knowing smile on his face followed Rose to the revolving doors and the two of them went outside.
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