Purple Vortex [II]

New Earth Pt2:

Galaxy sat crossed-legged on the floor in front of the Face of Boe as she drew his face in her sketchbook while Astro sat next to her, she knew that the Face of Boe was Jack before Astro scanned him from knowing what the consequences of bringing him back to life was when she had the Time Vortex inside of her.

"That's very kind. There's no need." Hame said as the Doctor handed her a cup of water. "You're the one working." The Doctor replied. "There's not much to do, just maintain his smoke. And I suppose I'm company. I can hear him singing, sometimes, in my mind. Such ancient songs." Hame said and Galaxy tried not to laugh at the songs she could imagine him singing. "Are we the only visitors?" The Doctor asked her. "The rest of Boe-kind became extinct long ago. He's the only one left. Legend says that the Face of Boe has watched the universe grow old. There's all sorts of superstitions around him. One story says that just before his death, the Face of Boe will impart his great secret, that he will speak those words only to ones like himself."

"What does that mean?" Galaxy asked her as she turned to face her. "It's just a story," Hame said. "Tell us the rest." The Doctor encouraged. "It's said he'll talk to two wanderers. To the man and woman without a home. The lonely Gods." Hame said and Galaxy and the Doctor glanced at each other, both knowing they had a feeling who the wanderers were.

"I'm gonna go and see if Rose turned up yet." Galaxy told the Doctor as she stood up and he nodded his head at her and she gave him a kiss before she walked off. "There you are. Are you OK?" Galaxy asked as she saw Rose walk toward her. "I am now," Rose said and before Galaxy could question her change in tone, Rose blew some energy in her face. "Oh, my head. What happened?" Rose asked as she held on to her head before she looked at Galaxy who was smirking at her. "You got lost, I came to get you." Galaxy told her before she went back to the ward and Rose followed behind her.

"See you found her then. Come and look at this patient. Marconi's Disease. Should take years to recover. Two days. I've never seen anything like it. They've invented a cell washing cascade. It's amazing. Their medical science is way too advance." The Doctor said when he saw the two and brought them to a man that was the same shade of white as his bedgown. "Pallidome Pancrosis. Kills you in ten minutes, and he's fine. I need to find a terminal. I've got to see how they do this. Because if they've got the best medicine in the world, then why is it such a secret?" The Doctor asked them as they walked out of the ward. "I can't Adam and Eve it." Galaxy said and Astro and the Doctor frowned at her slight change in accent.

"What's, what's. What's with the voice?" He asked her. "What voice?" Galaxy asked completely confused. "Well, just larking about. New Earth, new me." She told them. "Well, I can talk. New New Doctor." The Doctor said chuckling at her. "Mmm, aren't you just..." The Doctor looked at Galaxy with confusion before she grabbed his head and kissed him, long and hard and both Rose and Astro were surprised at the sight and both found an interesting spot on the ground.

"Terminal's this way." Galaxy said when she stopped kissing him, "Phew." She said smirking before she walked off leaving a stunned Rose, a slightly frowning Astro and a blushing Doctor who looked at the two before he ran a hand through his hair. "Yep, still got it." He said with a slightly higher tone before Rose dragged him after Galaxy.

-9-

"Nope, nothing odd. Surgery, post-op, nano dentistry. No sign of a shop. They should have a shop." The Doctor said as they were looking at a terminal and was still confused with that there were no shops in the hospital. "No, it's missing something else. When I downstairs, those Nurse Cat Nuns were talking about Intensive Care. Where is it?" Rose asked him. "You're right. Well done." The Doctor said as Galaxy was looking at a bit of her highlighted hair.

"What's the point in hiding an entire department? Should search the sub-frame to find it." Astro suggested as he looked at Galaxy every now and then, he felt something was up, but he didn't know what. "What if the sub-frame's locked?" The Doctor asked him. "Try the installation protocol." Galaxy spoke up as he pulled out his sonic. "Yeah. Of course, sorry. Hold on." He said before he used his sonic on the interface and the wall slides down to reveal a corridor. "Intensive Care. Certainly looks intensive." The Doctor remarked as he, Rose and Astro followed behind Galaxy who had gone first and when they went down the stairs they saw the place lined up with cells, something that reminded Astro of the Tomb of the Cybermen.