Fic: Solaris
Author: bell_jar_fics
Story: Solaris
Character/Pairing: Doctor, Rose, Jack, OC, Hints of Doctor/Rose
Era: Ninth Doctor Era; Takes place between The Doctor Dances and Boomtown.
Rating: PG-13 (To be safe)
Chapter 6/? (I Don't Know How To Be Anything Else)
Summary: The Doctor, Rose, and Jack travel to an Alien city, where they must team up with a local thief to retreive a series of mysterious artifacts of unknown capacity.
Disclaimer: Obviously not the owner.
I'd really like reviews for this story. Hardly anyone has left comments, which makes me sad.
Previous Chapters
Rose watched as the guards marched off, leaving them inside the sandstone cell within the dungeons. Once they were out of sight, the Doctor examined the cell door’s padlock.
“Can you open it?” Rose asked.
“No luck. The whole planet might be modeled after the Ancient Egyptian society, but this padlock is state-of-the-art, complete with an anti-override system. The sonic screwdriver won’t help us here.”
“Then how do we escape?”
“Well, it will all have to be up to you three,” Solaris replied irritably. “I’ve never been careless enough to get in a situation like this before. I’ve got nothing.”
“I suppose it didn’t occur to you to steal the key from the guards,” the Doctor fired back with equal bitterness. “Since you’re so good at stealing, even stealing that medallion….”
“Oh, not you as well,” Solaris hissed, getting to her feet. “I told that king, and I’m telling you: I did not steal that medallion!”
“I don’t get it,” Jack wondered. “What’s the big issue about that medallion, anyway?”
“That’s not an ordinary medallion,” the Doctor explained, glaring at Solaris. “That symbol engraved into it is the Seal of Rassilon, the one who founded the society of Time Lords.”
“So he was the first Time Lord?” Rose spoke in amazement. She suddenly remembered exactly where she’d seen the symbol: inside the TARDIS.
“That’s right,” the Doctor confirmed. “There’s no way Solaris could have a medallion with that seal on it, unless she stole it.”
“I am a thief.” Solaris spoke with a forced calm. “I will not deny that. But that does not mean I steal every little thing I come across. There are things I own that mean more to me then another stolen item. The medallion is one of them. It was a gift from a friend.” The Doctor replied with a roll of his eyes, along with a scoff.
“You know what?” Solaris continued, very angry now. “You think what you want. You’re going to continue thinking I stole my medallion regardless, so it doesn’t matter what I say, does it? So go on then, Doctor. Continue thinking I’m nothing but a worthless thief, because goodness knows I’m more then used to it. I’ve been called a worthless thief since I came to Baniru fifteen years ago. Hearing the same from you will not bother me in the least.”
“Don’t try to act like you’re a victim,” the Doctor ordered. “If you choose to live like a thief, you’ll be treated like one. You chose this life, and you have to deal with everything that goes with it.” Instead of arguing, Solaris turned and lounged out in the corner of the cell, her back facing them. Seething, the Doctor tuned his attention back to the cell door. For a moment, everyone was quiet, for different reasons. The Doctor was too angry at Solaris and her adamant refusal to accept responsibility for her thieving lifestyle, and Rose and Jack were too nervous to say anything, not wanting to risk setting the Time Lord off any further. But the silence was broken when Solaris’ voice delivered a confession.
“I don’t know how to be anything else.” When the Doctor and his friends turned to Solaris, her back was still facing them. Her breaths were coming smooth and even, like she was already asleep. For a brief moment, the Doctor looked at Solaris in contemplation, but then he turned his attention back to Rose and Jack.
“You two probably should follow her example and get some rest.”
“What about you?” Rose wondered out loud.
“I’ll try and come up with something,” the Doctor gazed down at Rose gently. “I’ll get us out of this. I promise.”
“I know,” Rose nodded before she and Jack selected places on the cell floor for the night. The Doctor stood silently, watching Rose falling asleep, but then sat down with his back against the bars. As the night went on, the Doctor remained awake, his thoughts going between the situation they were in, possibilities of how they could escape, and Solaris admitting that the life of a thief was all she knew.
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When morning came, the guards returned and brought the four before the King Hoaraph.
“On this planet, anyone else who is suspected of planning to steal from me is given only one sentence,” King Hoaraph began. “That is death. However, it so happens I have use for a few slaves. Henceforth, you two men will be placed among my workers, and join them in building a fourth pyramid for me. You appear strong enough to pull your weight. For your sakes, I hope I’m right. As for the women, they will be my daughter’s personal handmaidens. Guards?” At the king’s command, the guards stepped forward to escort them away to their appointed slave tasks. Before they were separated, the Doctor gripped Rose’s hand, whispering in her ear.
“I’ll get us out of this. Remember that.” Before more could be said, the guards dragged them away; Jack and the Doctor being led away in one direction, and Rose and Solaris in the other.
Story: Solaris
Character/Pairing: Doctor, Rose, Jack, OC, Hints of Doctor/Rose
Era: Ninth Doctor Era; Takes place between The Doctor Dances and Boomtown.
Rating: PG-13 (To be safe)
Chapter 6/? (I Don't Know How To Be Anything Else)
Summary: The Doctor, Rose, and Jack travel to an Alien city, where they must team up with a local thief to retreive a series of mysterious artifacts of unknown capacity.
Disclaimer: Obviously not the owner.
I'd really like reviews for this story. Hardly anyone has left comments, which makes me sad.
Previous Chapters
Rose watched as the guards marched off, leaving them inside the sandstone cell within the dungeons. Once they were out of sight, the Doctor examined the cell door’s padlock.
“Can you open it?” Rose asked.
“No luck. The whole planet might be modeled after the Ancient Egyptian society, but this padlock is state-of-the-art, complete with an anti-override system. The sonic screwdriver won’t help us here.”
“Then how do we escape?”
“Well, it will all have to be up to you three,” Solaris replied irritably. “I’ve never been careless enough to get in a situation like this before. I’ve got nothing.”
“I suppose it didn’t occur to you to steal the key from the guards,” the Doctor fired back with equal bitterness. “Since you’re so good at stealing, even stealing that medallion….”
“Oh, not you as well,” Solaris hissed, getting to her feet. “I told that king, and I’m telling you: I did not steal that medallion!”
“I don’t get it,” Jack wondered. “What’s the big issue about that medallion, anyway?”
“That’s not an ordinary medallion,” the Doctor explained, glaring at Solaris. “That symbol engraved into it is the Seal of Rassilon, the one who founded the society of Time Lords.”
“So he was the first Time Lord?” Rose spoke in amazement. She suddenly remembered exactly where she’d seen the symbol: inside the TARDIS.
“That’s right,” the Doctor confirmed. “There’s no way Solaris could have a medallion with that seal on it, unless she stole it.”
“I am a thief.” Solaris spoke with a forced calm. “I will not deny that. But that does not mean I steal every little thing I come across. There are things I own that mean more to me then another stolen item. The medallion is one of them. It was a gift from a friend.” The Doctor replied with a roll of his eyes, along with a scoff.
“You know what?” Solaris continued, very angry now. “You think what you want. You’re going to continue thinking I stole my medallion regardless, so it doesn’t matter what I say, does it? So go on then, Doctor. Continue thinking I’m nothing but a worthless thief, because goodness knows I’m more then used to it. I’ve been called a worthless thief since I came to Baniru fifteen years ago. Hearing the same from you will not bother me in the least.”
“Don’t try to act like you’re a victim,” the Doctor ordered. “If you choose to live like a thief, you’ll be treated like one. You chose this life, and you have to deal with everything that goes with it.” Instead of arguing, Solaris turned and lounged out in the corner of the cell, her back facing them. Seething, the Doctor tuned his attention back to the cell door. For a moment, everyone was quiet, for different reasons. The Doctor was too angry at Solaris and her adamant refusal to accept responsibility for her thieving lifestyle, and Rose and Jack were too nervous to say anything, not wanting to risk setting the Time Lord off any further. But the silence was broken when Solaris’ voice delivered a confession.
“I don’t know how to be anything else.” When the Doctor and his friends turned to Solaris, her back was still facing them. Her breaths were coming smooth and even, like she was already asleep. For a brief moment, the Doctor looked at Solaris in contemplation, but then he turned his attention back to Rose and Jack.
“You two probably should follow her example and get some rest.”
“What about you?” Rose wondered out loud.
“I’ll try and come up with something,” the Doctor gazed down at Rose gently. “I’ll get us out of this. I promise.”
“I know,” Rose nodded before she and Jack selected places on the cell floor for the night. The Doctor stood silently, watching Rose falling asleep, but then sat down with his back against the bars. As the night went on, the Doctor remained awake, his thoughts going between the situation they were in, possibilities of how they could escape, and Solaris admitting that the life of a thief was all she knew.
-----
When morning came, the guards returned and brought the four before the King Hoaraph.
“On this planet, anyone else who is suspected of planning to steal from me is given only one sentence,” King Hoaraph began. “That is death. However, it so happens I have use for a few slaves. Henceforth, you two men will be placed among my workers, and join them in building a fourth pyramid for me. You appear strong enough to pull your weight. For your sakes, I hope I’m right. As for the women, they will be my daughter’s personal handmaidens. Guards?” At the king’s command, the guards stepped forward to escort them away to their appointed slave tasks. Before they were separated, the Doctor gripped Rose’s hand, whispering in her ear.
“I’ll get us out of this. Remember that.” Before more could be said, the guards dragged them away; Jack and the Doctor being led away in one direction, and Rose and Solaris in the other.