Part 02 - Chapter 14 - Woman Wept
So how do you feel about snow?” He smiled at the sparkle that appeared in her eyes.
"Sounds good."
“Well, go on then, go get into something warm.” As she scurried off to the wardrobe, he yelled after her, “And don’t forget gloves and a scarf!”
A few minutes later Rose appeared wearing the warm thin thermal clothing the TARDIS had provided when he told her where he was planning on taking Rose. Much to his amusement the scarf his fourth incarnation had been so fond of was also wrapped multiple times around her, one loop wrapped around her head and the rest of the scarf in ever increasing loops around her neck draping down her chest.
The look of utter mischievous delight on her face made him grin the huge face splitting grin that she loved so much. Holding out her arms she asked, “So what you think?” Her tongue was poked pertly at the corner of her mouth as she smiled.
“Definitely a fashion statement. Where did you find that old thing? I haven’t seen that for years.”
The tone of his voice making her say “Oh really? Now you have to tell me where it came from!”
Looking sheepish he mumbled something she didn’t quite catch.
“What was that Doctor? Don’t think I caught that,” she said, knowing now that she really had found a treasure, if nothing else because of its Doctor teasing factor.
“Alright, it was mine, you happy?” he said, flushing with embarrassment as she began to laugh.
“Yours?” she said, laughing even harder, trying to picture her jumper and leather-jacket wearing Doctor wearing something so flamboyant.
“Oi, a little respect here. It’s not that funny!” he protested. “And don’t tell me you have never worn something just for fun!” Coming out from behind the console, he came over to her and, smiling, gently re-arranged the loops about her neck. “’Sides,” he continued, “It’s warm, perfect for colder weather outings.” He said this with a tender expression that made her heart melt. Then he ruined the effect by teasing, “that is if you can keep from tripping over it.”
“Oi, now who’s being rude?” she stated, mockingly indignant.
Ignoring her indignance he exuberantly moved to the controls and with a flourish turned on the monitor so she could see the planet below.
“Oh!” Looking at the monitor she saw a beautiful planet with a massive landmass that curled around looking like a bent over person. To the side of it were a string of small islands looking almost like tears. “Where?”
“Miss Rose Tyler, welcome to Woman Wept.”
A few minutes later they were landing in a winter wonderland. Never had Rose seen such a variety of ice and snow. Off to the left was an ocean of ice and foam and almost directly above the TARDIS was what looked like a monstrously huge wave frozen in mid curl. Along the shore were unusual frozen shapes with odd multi-colored bands twisting round in their nearly transparent surfaces. All along the beach, which seemed to go on forever, were these large boulders in unusual and randomly colored shapes, which created a prismatic rainbow effect, which flickered around like aurora borealis. It was incredibly beautiful and for the longest time she stood in the doorway of the TARDIS stunned by the sheer magnitude and beauty that surrounded her.
As the Doctor stood watching Rose taking in the new surroundings he realized that this simple act of wonder epitomized why he traveled with companions. For long moments he was entranced, watching her reactions to the exquisite sights that surrounded them. Quietly he approached her, gently putting his hands on her shoulders and softly asking in her ear. “Like it?”
Sensing his presence behind her she held her breath as his soft touch and question sent chills down her spine that had nothing to do with the cold outside. “Yes, it’s…” she trailed off, as she didn’t have the words to properly capture her awe.
Moving to her side and holding out his hand she was surprised he wasn’t wearing any gloves or anything more substantial then his usual attire. “Don’t you think you should put on something a bit warmer?”
His smile was gentle but his words firm, “No, alien me, remember?”
Smiling back at him she took his outstretched hand and, gently swinging their joined hands between them, she headed out to explore.
As they walked along she continued to admire the landscape and in spite of her warmer clothes she felt the need to pull a loop of his scarf around her face to warm her cold nose. Looking over at the towering waves she had to ask. “How’d that happen?” She was sure that the waves were a good 100 feet or higher all frozen, ice and foam like an ocean in the midst of a huge storm.
“Many years back a meteor crashed in to this small planet with sufficient force to push it just far enough back from the sun that the waves created by the blast were flash frozen.”
“But wouldn’t the heat of the impact have melted them, I mean aren’t meteors hot when they crash into things?”
“Normally yes, but in this case, nope. A lot of very unique variables caused this, odds of that particular combination of events happening again are a few zillion to one and then to have it leave enough atmosphere so humans like you,” he said, tapping her nose, “could still enjoy the sights, well it’s pretty much a one of a kind place.”
“Well then let’s make the most of it!” She said running off to dodge between some boulders to scoop up some of the powdered ice. Quickly packing it into a snowball, which she lobbed in his direction as he came round a boulder, hitting him square in the chest.
Looking down at his snow-splattered chest he shouted, “Fantastic!” Then jumped to the side to collect his own icy ammunition yelling, “Rose Tyler you are so going to get it now.” With a delighted laugh, she lobbed another snowball in his direction, missing him by a wide margin. The great Woman Wept snowball war was on.
Chapter 15 - Shifting Ice
Moving Forward Index 1
"Sounds good."
“Well, go on then, go get into something warm.” As she scurried off to the wardrobe, he yelled after her, “And don’t forget gloves and a scarf!”
A few minutes later Rose appeared wearing the warm thin thermal clothing the TARDIS had provided when he told her where he was planning on taking Rose. Much to his amusement the scarf his fourth incarnation had been so fond of was also wrapped multiple times around her, one loop wrapped around her head and the rest of the scarf in ever increasing loops around her neck draping down her chest.
The look of utter mischievous delight on her face made him grin the huge face splitting grin that she loved so much. Holding out her arms she asked, “So what you think?” Her tongue was poked pertly at the corner of her mouth as she smiled.
“Definitely a fashion statement. Where did you find that old thing? I haven’t seen that for years.”
The tone of his voice making her say “Oh really? Now you have to tell me where it came from!”
Looking sheepish he mumbled something she didn’t quite catch.
“What was that Doctor? Don’t think I caught that,” she said, knowing now that she really had found a treasure, if nothing else because of its Doctor teasing factor.
“Alright, it was mine, you happy?” he said, flushing with embarrassment as she began to laugh.
“Yours?” she said, laughing even harder, trying to picture her jumper and leather-jacket wearing Doctor wearing something so flamboyant.
“Oi, a little respect here. It’s not that funny!” he protested. “And don’t tell me you have never worn something just for fun!” Coming out from behind the console, he came over to her and, smiling, gently re-arranged the loops about her neck. “’Sides,” he continued, “It’s warm, perfect for colder weather outings.” He said this with a tender expression that made her heart melt. Then he ruined the effect by teasing, “that is if you can keep from tripping over it.”
“Oi, now who’s being rude?” she stated, mockingly indignant.
Ignoring her indignance he exuberantly moved to the controls and with a flourish turned on the monitor so she could see the planet below.
“Oh!” Looking at the monitor she saw a beautiful planet with a massive landmass that curled around looking like a bent over person. To the side of it were a string of small islands looking almost like tears. “Where?”
“Miss Rose Tyler, welcome to Woman Wept.”
A few minutes later they were landing in a winter wonderland. Never had Rose seen such a variety of ice and snow. Off to the left was an ocean of ice and foam and almost directly above the TARDIS was what looked like a monstrously huge wave frozen in mid curl. Along the shore were unusual frozen shapes with odd multi-colored bands twisting round in their nearly transparent surfaces. All along the beach, which seemed to go on forever, were these large boulders in unusual and randomly colored shapes, which created a prismatic rainbow effect, which flickered around like aurora borealis. It was incredibly beautiful and for the longest time she stood in the doorway of the TARDIS stunned by the sheer magnitude and beauty that surrounded her.
As the Doctor stood watching Rose taking in the new surroundings he realized that this simple act of wonder epitomized why he traveled with companions. For long moments he was entranced, watching her reactions to the exquisite sights that surrounded them. Quietly he approached her, gently putting his hands on her shoulders and softly asking in her ear. “Like it?”
Sensing his presence behind her she held her breath as his soft touch and question sent chills down her spine that had nothing to do with the cold outside. “Yes, it’s…” she trailed off, as she didn’t have the words to properly capture her awe.
Moving to her side and holding out his hand she was surprised he wasn’t wearing any gloves or anything more substantial then his usual attire. “Don’t you think you should put on something a bit warmer?”
His smile was gentle but his words firm, “No, alien me, remember?”
Smiling back at him she took his outstretched hand and, gently swinging their joined hands between them, she headed out to explore.
As they walked along she continued to admire the landscape and in spite of her warmer clothes she felt the need to pull a loop of his scarf around her face to warm her cold nose. Looking over at the towering waves she had to ask. “How’d that happen?” She was sure that the waves were a good 100 feet or higher all frozen, ice and foam like an ocean in the midst of a huge storm.
“Many years back a meteor crashed in to this small planet with sufficient force to push it just far enough back from the sun that the waves created by the blast were flash frozen.”
“But wouldn’t the heat of the impact have melted them, I mean aren’t meteors hot when they crash into things?”
“Normally yes, but in this case, nope. A lot of very unique variables caused this, odds of that particular combination of events happening again are a few zillion to one and then to have it leave enough atmosphere so humans like you,” he said, tapping her nose, “could still enjoy the sights, well it’s pretty much a one of a kind place.”
“Well then let’s make the most of it!” She said running off to dodge between some boulders to scoop up some of the powdered ice. Quickly packing it into a snowball, which she lobbed in his direction as he came round a boulder, hitting him square in the chest.
Looking down at his snow-splattered chest he shouted, “Fantastic!” Then jumped to the side to collect his own icy ammunition yelling, “Rose Tyler you are so going to get it now.” With a delighted laugh, she lobbed another snowball in his direction, missing him by a wide margin. The great Woman Wept snowball war was on.
Chapter 15 - Shifting Ice
Moving Forward Index 1