Winnie Is Not Okay

1.16

"I don't know. It's like the something inside is looking at me", she confirmed Winnie's words and looked at her, seemingly only talking to her now, "Like, like it knows me."

They kept running up the levels and around level 50 Winnie's phone rang. She answered but kept running after Rose and Adam, "This isn't the best time."

"Where are you?" - The Doctor.

"Er, forty nine now."

"You've got to keep moving. The vault's being sealed off up at level forty six."

"Aw, come on", she picked up her speed, "Can't you pick one further down? Or delay it or something?"

"I'm the one who's closing them. I can't wait and I can't help you. Now for God's sake, run."

"Doctor", she heaved, "You promised me, you promised you'd protect her."

She kept running, the phone in hand but her arms in positions that made it easier to run, she kept pushing against Rose to subtly tell her to go faster.

"We're nearly there", she told him, "Give us two seconds."

"I'm sorry", and then an alarm started sounding. They saw the bulkhead from afar. They were at the other end of the hallway.

"Come on", Adam shouted, far ahead of them, and rolled under the bulkhead door that was closing. Winnie kept pushing against Rose, hoping to get her through but there was no chance Rose would fit under those two inches under the door. They dropped against the door and looked at each other. Winnie's eyes got teary.

"Winifred, where are you?", the Doctor asked on the other end of the phone, "Winnie, did you make it?"

Winnie took a shaky breath, "Sorry, we were a bit slow."

The Dalek kept rolling up to them at a steady speed. Winnie took Rose's hand and squeezed, "I love you, Fred."

"I love you, Rosie", she put the phone to her ear again, "See you, then, Doctor. It wasn't your fault. You kept your promise. You did everything in your power to protect her. I believe in you. Remember that, okay? It wasn't your fault. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Neither of us. Thank you."

She hung up the phone and put it in her pocket, then she pulled Rose closer as she had already looped her free arm around her waist. With her right hand holding Rose's she put the left on the side of her head and pulled it into her neck. They squeezed their eyes shut, then "Exterminate!"

But then they opened their eyes. They looked at the Dalek who had shot the wall to their left. With a shaky voice Rose called out, "Go on then, kill us. Why are you doing this?"

"I am armed. I will kill. It is my purpose."

The sisters shared a look, then Rose spoke to the Dalek again, "They're all dead because of you."

"They are dead because of us."

"And now what?", Rose was freaking out internally, if you didn't know her as well as Winnie did you might have missed it, "What're you waiting for?"

"I feel your fear."

"What do you expect?", Rose breathed out.

"Daleks do not fear. Must not fear", it shot at either side of them, making the sisters pull into one another again in fear, "You gave me life. What else have you given me? I am contaminated."

Winnie stood in front of Rose, the Dalek demanded one of them over so, of course, Winnie stood next to the Dalek as Rose stood by the door and the Dalek somehow turned on the screen in the corner.