So I've watched GITF today (I'm a masochist apparently) and something stuck. Thus a fic was born. Regular disclaimer: all recognisable characters and items are the property of the BBC which I have no affiliation with. No monetary gain is being earned from this.

Rose and Mickey looked at the fragments of glass that littered the floor, then at the pipes that were behind the shattered window. She turned and grasped Mickey, holding on tightly as she started to sob. Mickey was in shock, his first go at space travel and he was abandoned like a stray dog at the side of a dirty road. Well he always was the tin dog, which was still a dog regardless. He held Rose closer and patted her back, kissing her hair.

Now she knows what it feels when the love of your life runs off to someone else. He squashed that thought immediately. He had to be strong for her. He loved her regardless of her sins and transgressions. He recalled Rose as a tiny baby in a carrier at a wedding he hardly remembered. He must not have been more than six years old. She was adorable in her tiny pink outfit and dimpled smiles. He watched her grow into a beautiful young woman and tried to shield her from all the evil he possibly could. When she chose him to give her heart, he considered himself the luckiest man alive. She had held him through the tough parts of his life. He was grateful for her love, platonic or romantic; as long as he had her in his life.

"She is compatible."

It was all they heard before Rose was yanked out of his grasp.

"Rose!" He screamed, this could not be happening. It was his job to keep her safe. The colossal pretty idiot left them with active droids still on board the ship. A droid dragged Rose, kicking and screaming, towards the same restraints they were in earlier. Another held Mickey's arms behind his back and pushed him to the other table. Mickey tried to free himself but it was too strong. The droid clamped the restraints on him and the other did the same to Rose.

"Mickey!" Mickey looked at Rose, her eyes were alight with fear and worry. It was rare to see those emotions on her. She was always strong and never showed fear. She was brave, she may stumble and fall but she never showed how much she was frightened. She grew up on the estates, where fear would get you a bullet to the head. The mechanical whirring of the droid's saw started. It held the blade to Rose's head and Mickey's heart plummeted. He woman he loved was going to die and the Doctor had left them with no way back.

"I love you Rose." It was the only thing he could say at the time. They was no way out and he needed to say it. Rose looked at him with tears in her eyes that caused black streaks of mascara to paint her cheeks.

"I love you Mickey." He knew she meant it. "I'm sorry. You deserved better than me."

He opened his mouth to say that it was him that didn't deserve her. That she deserved so much more than what he could give her. That was when the blade went to her skin and the screaming started.

And that was the prologue. Hope you've enjoyed this so far. Two more chapters are already done and will be up accordingly.