[OS] #104 - Experiment gone wrong
Spend a day in your younger OR older body
Rose stepped out of the experimental chamber in Torchwood and stared at the expressions looking back at her. "What?" Her brow knit, that wasn't right. That wasn't her voice. She experimented again. "Hullo." Definitely not her voice. She glanced down and was horrified at the sight.
"What the hell?!"
It was wrong, very wrong. The string of curse words that were erupting from the child standing in front of them. They knew it was Rose and not a shape shifting alien. They'd all been involved in the time experiment and yet it was hard to believe that the innocent face turning the air blue around her was Rose Tyler.
"Think it was a bit of a cock up." Jake said and Pete winced. He could be forgiven for taking a step backward out of the line of fire as the petite blond cherub turned her anger in that direction.
"You think? What bit gave it away? The fact that I'm in my ten year old body? Observant you are."
"Shoulda kept your mouth shut, mate." Pete mumbled then held up his hands placatingly when Rose's ire was turned toward him. Father or no, Tyler rage wasn't something that you wanted directed at you. "Not sayin' a word! We'll figure it out, sweetheart. We have the best minds working on this experiment." As soon as the words left his mouth, Pete regretted them.
"THEY GOT ME IN THIS MESS!" Rose wanted to stomp her foot but she refrained from the temptation. It was bad enough that she was stuck like this but she wasn't going to give in to childish tantrums.
She closed her eyes and counted to ten hoping to get the panic and the anger under control. Rose was on her fifth round of counting to ten when the battle finally was won. "Right then." Rose opened her eyes, her tone calm. Well, as calm as can be expected. "We need to fix this. Go through the data and find out where it went wrong." She glanced down and sighed, "besides the obvious." No one moved, they were still staring at her. Rose voice rose, "Go on! Move! I'm not gonna go through life in a ten year old body or second childhood."
With that, the room erupted into activity.
Pete moved to his daughter's side and put a hand on her shoulder. "We'll fix this, Rose."
"Yeah." She paused. "'Cause if you don't by tonight you're gonna be the one to tell mum."
Pete froze, then his voice rose to be heard above the din. "Get moving people. We need an answer in five hours!"
Rose Tyler ~*~ Doctor Who ~*~ 437 words
Rose stepped out of the experimental chamber in Torchwood and stared at the expressions looking back at her. "What?" Her brow knit, that wasn't right. That wasn't her voice. She experimented again. "Hullo." Definitely not her voice. She glanced down and was horrified at the sight.
"What the hell?!"
It was wrong, very wrong. The string of curse words that were erupting from the child standing in front of them. They knew it was Rose and not a shape shifting alien. They'd all been involved in the time experiment and yet it was hard to believe that the innocent face turning the air blue around her was Rose Tyler.
"Think it was a bit of a cock up." Jake said and Pete winced. He could be forgiven for taking a step backward out of the line of fire as the petite blond cherub turned her anger in that direction.
"You think? What bit gave it away? The fact that I'm in my ten year old body? Observant you are."
"Shoulda kept your mouth shut, mate." Pete mumbled then held up his hands placatingly when Rose's ire was turned toward him. Father or no, Tyler rage wasn't something that you wanted directed at you. "Not sayin' a word! We'll figure it out, sweetheart. We have the best minds working on this experiment." As soon as the words left his mouth, Pete regretted them.
"THEY GOT ME IN THIS MESS!" Rose wanted to stomp her foot but she refrained from the temptation. It was bad enough that she was stuck like this but she wasn't going to give in to childish tantrums.
She closed her eyes and counted to ten hoping to get the panic and the anger under control. Rose was on her fifth round of counting to ten when the battle finally was won. "Right then." Rose opened her eyes, her tone calm. Well, as calm as can be expected. "We need to fix this. Go through the data and find out where it went wrong." She glanced down and sighed, "besides the obvious." No one moved, they were still staring at her. Rose voice rose, "Go on! Move! I'm not gonna go through life in a ten year old body or second childhood."
With that, the room erupted into activity.
Pete moved to his daughter's side and put a hand on her shoulder. "We'll fix this, Rose."
"Yeah." She paused. "'Cause if you don't by tonight you're gonna be the one to tell mum."
Pete froze, then his voice rose to be heard above the din. "Get moving people. We need an answer in five hours!"
Rose Tyler ~*~ Doctor Who ~*~ 437 words