On the red surface of Mars, the Tardis materialises.
The Ninth Doctor steps out wearing a spacesuit and he smiles "fantastic!" Rose then steps out, also wearing a spacesuit and she says "what is?" The Doctor smiles "Mars, such a beautiful planet, I think it's actually really underrated by your planet Rose! This could save your entire species if treated right" Rose smiles at him "so, what are we actually doing here?" The Doctor shrugs his shoulders "well, just fancied a nice little trip out, somewhere not too dangerous".
Rose then looks behind her, her face drops and she says "since when was there ice on Mars?" The Doctor turns around and looks up at a huge wall of ice laying over the mountains.
The Doctor stares in shock "no way!".
Rose looks at him.
(Title Sequence)
Starring:
Christopher Eccleston - The 9th Doctor
Billie Piper - Rose Tyler
Rose then says "so, are we in the future then?" The Doctor sits examining some of the ice and he sees water below the ice and he says "what makes you think that?" Rose points at the ice and says "well, I know there's no ice on Mars now?"The Doctor then points to the sky and he says "look up there" Rose looks up and she nods "what am I looking at? There's nothing" The Doctor nods at her "exactly, Earth hasn't even formed yet, Mars is only in it's early days, a lot changes over the years and centuries" Rose then says "so, is there any life?" The Doctor then says "well-".
Suddenly, an Ice Warrior then shouts "do not move, you are prisoners of the Ice Warriors!".
Underground, The Doctor and Rose walk together into an Ice Warrior base.
Inside the base, Ice Warriors are creating a city.
The Doctor then says "this is fantastic, the rise of the Ice Warriors, oh Rose...you don't understand how incredible this is to see" Rose looks at The Doctor and she says "never mind the city, what about how we're going to get out?" The Doctor shakes his head "you don't get it though, do you Rose?" Rose stares at him "get what?" The Doctor goes to talk until they stop.
The Ice Warrior Commander walks over and says "how did you get onto our planet?" The Doctor says "I'm not sure we've met yet, but I'm The Doctor, this is Rose...I was just showing Rose your planet, I didn't actually quite expect you guys to be around just yet" The Ice Warrior Commander says "the Ice Warriors have lived for hundreds of years" The Doctor nods "so I can see, you've even begun building a city?" The Ice Warrior Commander growls at The Doctor "and what of it?" The Doctor then looks behind the commander and looks at the city, where he sees water dripping from the roof.
The Doctor says "got a bit of a water problem?" the Ice Warrior Commander says "what do you know of the problem?" The Doctor smiles "well, maybe building your city underneath a massive ice wall wasn't exactly a good idea" the Ice Warrior Commander says "you will help us" The Doctor says "sorry?" the Ice Warriors says "you will help us build our city".
Later on, both The Doctor and Rose are deep in the city wearing black rags over them.
Rose says "is this still fantastic?" The Doctor stares at her "you're not funny" Rose says "why are you so fascinated about these Ice Warriors?" The Doctor says "we have a lotta history, just like with the Daleks" Rose looks at him and she says "but, they're dangerous" The Doctor says "this is them in their early days, I've never been or even seen Mars the way it is today...water on Mars? It's almost impossible" Rose stares at him "so what are we doing?" The Doctor says "right now I'm not sure if I'm here to save the Ice Warriors, or stop them" Rose shakes her head "save them? From what?" The Doctor points up to the ceiling and he says "that ice wall we saw outside, it's above us, I saw it when I looked at it, it's melting...the entire city will be buried soon by ice" Rose stares at him "so, we either let them die-" The Doctor nods "or we save them".
In the city, Ice Warriors march down a pavement.
Outside, above the city, a block of ice collapses from the wall, collapsed into the water below it.
Back in the city, The Doctor pulls his Sonic Screwdriver out and he points it up to the ceiling.
Rose stares at him.
The Doctor then looks down and he reads his sonic and says "we have about twenty minutes" Rose stares at him and says "what?" The Doctor nods "so, we need to get out of here, soon".
Rose says "how do we save them and get ourselves out in twenty minutes?" The Doctor shakes his head "I'm not sure, suppose we'll have to improvise, I'm good at improvising, usually".
An Ice Warrior walks over to them and says "you know of the ice wall outside?" The Doctor nods "yeah, I do" the Ice Warrior looks behind itself and over to a group of Ice Warriors, the Ice Warrior turns back around and says "I also suspected the potential danger, the commander believes the water can be stopped, but the sun is expanding, melting the ice, soon I fear we'll die" The Doctor says "that's why I want to help-, if you can start and evacuation, any Ice Warriors that will listen to you, get them out, and I'll do my best to get any other ones out of here, but we don't have long" The Ice Warrior nods "I'll do my best".
The Doctor looks at Rose and he smiles "see, that's improvising" Rose smiles at him.
The Doctor walks over to the Ice Warrior Commander, the Commander then says "why have you left your post?" The Doctor says "listen to me, for just a minute, I am the most intelligent lifeform currently on this planet, maybe even in this universe currently, and I am telling you right now, no! I'm not telling you, I'm warning you, if we stay we are going to die, all of us...your species has the chance to thrive and be fantastic, don't be the Commander who throws all this away, we have to work together to survive, and I'm sorry, there's not a lot of time left, we have to go now, or I'll have to leave you all to die, and I really don't want to do that, I've seen enough death in my lifetime, and it would really make my day if I could at least do something good, so? What do you say?" the Commander then says "return to your post, stop the waters dripping, or you will be executed!" The Doctor then sighs.
Rose watches the Doctor walk over and she says "well?" The Doctor says "looks like they're staying" Rose nods "so, we go?" The Doctor looks back at a whole army of Ice Warriors, The Doctor nods at her "yeah, I really hope this is how fate is supposed to play out, if I've caused their extinction, that'll be another species I've failed to save" Rose then holds The Doctor's hand and she says "you can't always blame yourself for this, you're only one person, there's thousands of them, sometimes things happen for a reason, but right now, we need to go-".
Suddenly, inside the city, a large rock crashes down from the ceiling, causing water to pour into the city.
The Doctor watches in shock and says "we need to go, now!".
As water starts to fill the city, The Doctor and Rose climb up a small hill.
The Ice Warrior Commander then grabs Rose, and growls "Doctor!".
The Doctor turns around, water drips onto The Doctor's face as he looks at the Commander.
The Doctor says "I warned you this would happen, you didn't listen to me" the Commander says "and you knew that our city would fall! Now my species have perished!" The Doctor shakes his head "some of your kind escaped, we were able to convince one of your Ice Warriors to gather a group to escape, I didn't want your species to die, and now they wont, all they need is their commander to lead them, lead them to repopulate, to grow again, and I promise you that your species will survive, but only under your leadership, you are the first commander of the Ice Warriors, be the greatest, be known as the commander who saved the Ice Warrior species, who built them to survive" the Commander lets go of Rose.
Rose stands beside The Doctor.
Rose looks at the Commander "trust me when I say this, The Doctor is right, he knows your species, your species can live forever" the Commander then says "where are the survivors?".
The Doctor, Rose, and the Commander walk outside of the cave, where they see the ice wall has completely sunken into the city.
The Doctor looks over at a group of ten Ice Warriors.
One of the Ice Warriors walks over and puts its hand onto its chest and says "Commander!".
The Commander says "you escaped and survived? Leaving your brothers to die in the city".
The Ice Warrior nods "yes Commander, I do apologise-".
The Commander says "you show courage and loyalty, you wanted our race to survive, and I should have listened, but no more...today marks the day of a new Ice Warriorian species, we will be stronger than ever, and no more Ice Warriors will fall under my leadership".
The Doctor smiles as Rose stands there watching the Ice Warriors.
The Commander then turns around and looks at The Doctor and Rose.
The Commander says "Doctor, on the battlefield we will meet again, but right now, I thank you for saving my species" The Doctor nods at the Ice Warrior "yeah, well...you know...it was nothing" Rose smiles at The Doctor.
The Commander then starts to walk away with the surviving Ice Warriors.
The Doctor looks at Rose and says "come on then, let's go and get dried up, I'm soaked" Rose nods at him "yeah, so am I".
Inside the Tardis, Rose walks into the console room with a towel covering her hair.
The Doctor is pulling and pressing buttons and levers.
Rose then says "so, the Ice Warriors, what happens to them now?" The Doctor says "well, they'll live out the rest of their lives like they were supposed too" Rose nods at him "but today, they almost stood by you, will that change?" The Doctor smiles "yeah, of course it will, the Ice Wariors are like almost any other enemies of mine, they'll always be my enemy, even if there's a day where we stand side by side" Rose nods at him "do you wish-" Rose stares at The Doctor, The Doctor then says "wish what?" Rose then says "do you wish they'd stop, stop being your enemy?" The Doctor smiles "wishing and hoping all the time, but I always know, it'll never be possible, sometimes fate is just-" Rose nods at him "I'm sorry" The Doctor looks at her and he says "yeah, well, can't be changed, is what it is" Rose stands there nodding at him.
The Doctor then looks up and he says "you know what, why don't you pick where we go next?" Rose then smiles at him and she says "really?" The Doctor nods "yeah of course, why not".
Rose then says "the seventh of Novemeber, nineteen-eighty-seven. The day of Stuart and Sarah's wedding, the day my dad died...my mum said he was always having adventures and how he'd love to see me now, that's what mum always says. So I was thinking, could we, could we go and see my dad when he was still alive?" The Doctor then says "where's this come from, all of a sudden?" Rose stares at him "all right then, if we can't, if it goes against the laws of times or something, then never mind, just leave it" The Doctor smirks "no, I can do anything. I'm just more worried about you" Rose nods at him "I want to see him" The Doctor nods "your wish is my command. But be careful what you wish for-".
The Doctor pulls the lever, and the Tardis continues to fly, The Doctor smiles at Rose.
Next Time - Shop of Horrors - The Doctor and Martha arrive in the biggest Toy Shop in the universe, but strange things start to happen when The Doctor discovers surviving Clockwork Droids from the Madame De Pompadour spaceship. The Clockwork Droids are using children for parts.