On the Run ♦ 004. Turn for the Worse ♦ with captoftardis

[noblexcompanion]

Donna had been in the library relaxing with a good book, a mug of tea and a box of chocolates from her secret 'me-time' stash. It had all been going so nicely too. At least, it had been going nicely until the TARDIS jerked, sending the mug crashing to the floor, the chocolates following, and Donna barely managing to stay on the sofa

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[captoftardis]

Really, Donna? This was your plan? The Doctor did not approve, not one bit.

"Yeah? You're so brilliant that you're going to summon the TARDIS?" That came off a little more snarky than intended. He eased her to the floor and wrapped an arm around her shoulder for support. He didn't approve of this at all, but he was still her friend. He had his suspicions of she was intending to do, but she was being reckless akin to Rose becoming the bad wolf.

[noblexcompanion]

It was a better plan than sulking in the corner. Well, a slightly better plan than sulking in the corner. Maybe.

"No, you're gonna summon the TARDIS, you dumbo. Like last time. All you need do to is reverse the thingymijigs like you did before and make the TARDIS come get us."

She didn't even know if it would work, and she really hadn't thought of the whole purging the Huon energy out of her afterwards - couldn't really get a Racnoss to do it again.

[captoftardis]

He pinched the bridge of his nose, in slight exasperation. "You have alot of confidence in me. This is expecting I can make it happen."

There were so many factors going into this, could he get past the guards? How badly would this harm Donna? Would they get killed in the process? Could he truly pull this off?

The more he thought about the plan, the more his doubt grew, this would be close to a suicide mission mixed with pure luck. If he has more resources and help, maybe he'd be a little more confident with it. Not that he didn't have confidence in Donna, which he completely did, just.

"Ok." He sighed, "I'll give it a go. Just... let me think this out." And now it was his turn to make a fuss and be taken away in handcuffs. If he was to do this, he needed to scope out his surroundings more, and perhaps gather more information from their captors.

[noblexcompanion]

Of course she had a lot of confidence in him. He was the Doctor. She had every faith in him. She trusted that daft alien with her life. No pressure there then, Doctor...

Waiting in the darkness for the Doctor to come back felt like waiting an eternity. Donna had no idea how long it had been. Minutes? Hours? Days? It was impossible to tell in the endless darkness. She'd tried counting in her head, but she hadn't got much beyond a few minutes before losing count.

[captoftardis]

"Still alive." He sat up and ran a hand through his hair. He definitely could appreciate a shower and a shave right about now as he noticed a faint beard coming in as well.

"When they come for us again, I want to try and fight them off and run. Do you think you can do that? Down the hall and to the left is one of their command rooms." He didn't have a definitive plan, but as always he made it up as he went along.

[noblexcompanion]

Run? Could she run? How long had they been locked in the darkness? Hours? Days? She couldn't tell any more. Still, she had faith in him and if he said run, she'd run.

Her voice was a little shaky with nerves. "Yeah, course. Love the running..."

[captoftardis]

"Liar." He glanced back towards her, despite realizing she couldn't see his expression. Pulling out his sonic, he wiggled it, the blue light glowing brightly in the dark. "Oh Time Lord with your sonic so bright, won't you guide my escape tonight?" Oh one knows they lost their mind when Christmas song parodies were being sung.

They were both in no shape to pull this off and it'll boil down to sheer luck if they do.

[noblexcompanion]

Oh yep. The Doctor had finally gone round the bend. It had been a long time coming but it had finally happened. Donna gave him a nudge, trying to be careful of his injuries.

"So. Next time the door opens we leg it? You sure?"

[captoftardis]

He placed his hands comfortably on her shoulders and quietly whispered, "Use the particle energy... It should react with their particle guns." Or so he hoped. Really he just needed to get them out of the elevator.

[noblexcompanion]

"What? I... Doctor.... I don't know how... What if I get it wrong?" She was trembling. Not that she would ever admit to it. Oh God. They were going to die and it'd all be her fault for being so stupid to think that she could actually help. Stupid, thick Donna.

[captoftardis]

"Donna! Tap into the energy....now!" The guns were raised and were charging. "Donna, any time now....!" A bit panicked, yessiree!

[noblexcompanion]

Yelling at her won't make it any better, Doctor. Yelling will just upset her and fluster her more. She could do this! She could! Positive thinking. Calming breaths. And look, Doctor! She's doing it! No need to yell. Pft, what were you even worrying about?

[captoftardis]

He sat with his back against the wall, taking a rest. He knew now wasn't the best time to do so, but he was still injured from his previous encounter. "I know you're tired, but you have to trust me." After another minute, he hopped back to his feet and lead her down the corridor.

"Just around the bend..." At a door, he unlocked it with his screwdriver and stepped in with Donna close by. "They'll know we're here..." He didn't have to finish the sentence.

[noblexcompanion]

Luckily, the adrenaline had kicked in to counter the exhaustion. "I do. I do trust you, Doctor. Of course I do..." And off they went again.

As they rounded the corner she took hold of the Doctor's arm, clinging to him. She was tired of the Reject Power Rangers.

[captoftardis]

His eyes scanned the room, and when he turned the light on, there were pieces of what looked simply like junk scattered about, but it was pieces of the TARDIS. The Shadow Hunters rummaged through the wreck and pulled pieces that could be valuable.

"If they have all of this, the heart of the TARDIS has to be somewhere too." It was too valuable to just leave it floating in space.

Slowly, he walked around, touching pieces fondly almost as if he were in mourning.

[noblexcompanion]

It turned her stomach seeing pieces of the TARDIS scattered. Stripped apart like pieces of scrap and old cars. The poor Old Girl. She moved over to the Doctor and rested a hand on his arm.

"But we can fix it. You can fix it, right? Doctor? That's what you do... fix things. If we can find the heart then it'll all be okay... right?"

[captoftardis]

He rubbed his nose before hesitantly walking over to read through the data display, reading through the notes and projections quietly, ignoring Donna's anxious pacing behind him. Yes, he knew they were in trouble, yes, he knew some sort of a miracle needed to be pulled off.

Yes, he had an idea, but it was just that - an idea. He didn't have a clue if it were to work or not. He hummed to himself in slight dissatisfaction.

[noblexcompanion]

Donna managed to stop herself pacing to lean against the door. Things looked bleak... no, things looked more than bleak. She let out a heavy sigh.

"Well, trapped in a room with a broken TARDIS and a Time Lord... Suppose it's a better way to go than being run over or growing old and losing my marbles..."

Donna Noble. Citizen of Earth. Stubborn as they come. She was giving up.

[captoftardis]

Turning around at her comment, "You shouldn't be standing that close to the door." True, she had blocked off a door and it'd make them work a little harder to get them, but it wasn't comforting to him.

Very faintly the floor started vibrating, which caused the Doctor to reinforce the idea of her to move away from the door.

[noblexcompanion]

Oh heck. That couldn't be good! It got her away from the door though. Away from the door and smushed up against the Doctor. She wasn't clinging, no, not at all. Never. She was... protecting him, like a human shield... Yes, that's the one.

"Stupid question, but what the flippin' heck was that?!"