*KNOCK - KNOCK*
"Say I'm not in. Tell 'em we're closed. Just, just get rid of 'em." he tells the lady before swiftly walking back down the hallway, as she rushes to the door.
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Rose wakes up in an unfamiliar room, unbeknownst to her the blue gas is entering Mr Redpath's corpse. Who then sits straight up in his coffin.
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*KNOCK - KNOCK*
Gwyneth opens the door "I'm sorry sir, we're closed." she looks at the three men, her eyes lingering on the youngest looking one. The Captain notices this and smiles at her.
"Nonsense, since when did an undertaker keep office hours? The dead don't die on schedule, I demand to see your master." Dickens demands.
"He's not in, sir." she lies closing the door on the three men.
Reaching an arm out to stop the closing door Dickens continues. "Don't lie to me, child, summon him at once!"
"I'm awfully sorry, Mr Dickens, but the master is indisposed." she says.
A lamp flickers behind her, gaining the attention of the Captain. "Having trouble with your gas?" the man asks with a nod of his head motioning behind her.
"What the Shakespeare is going on?" Dickens asks moving his head to try an get a better look behind the lady.
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Rose holds her head eventually noticing the now moving corpse "Are you all right?" she asks as the man starts to climb out of the coffin. "You're kidding me, yeah? You're just kidding. You are kidding me, aren't you?" Finally having left the coffin the corpse slowly walks towards Rose like a zombie. "Okay, not kidding." she rushes to the door and tries to open it.
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The Doctor and Captain walk past Gwyneth to the burning gas lamp. "You're not allowed inside, sirs."
"Can you hear that?" the Captain asks the Doctor, placing his ear against the wall. The Doctor follows suit and listens to the wall.
"There's something inside the walls." the Doctor says whilst the two men still have their ears up against the wall.
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Rose with her back to the door now sees the corpse of the woman also moving.
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"The gas pipes. Something's living inside the gas." the Captain announces.
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Rose grabs a vase and throws the flowers out of it, she then throws the vase at Mr Redpath. "Let me out! Open the door!" she shouts.
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"That's her!" the two men shout making their way towards the source of the shouting. Followed by Charles Dickens.
"Please, let me out!" Rose shouts again. Turning back to see the corpses making their way closer to her.
"How dare you, sir! This is my house." Mr Sneed says trying to stop the three men. "I told you..." he says pointing at Gwyneth who rushes past him.
"Let me out, somebody open the door!" Rose shouts banging on the locked door. "Open the door!" Mr Redpath grabs her and covers her mouth with his hand.
The Doctor kicks open the door "I think this is my dance." he says entering the room and freeing Rose.
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The Doctor and The Captain - Book One
Fan FiktionThe Captain travels with his lifelong best friend, The Doctor. The First Book follows the ninth Doctor.
