Chapter 1 – Materializing…
The Doctor stood at the console of the TARDIS, thinking of Rose, his Rose. A year had passed since she had been trapped in a parallel universe but he could not stop think about her. Companions, for there had been a few after Rose, only stayed for a while and they weren't like Rose. The TARDIS hummed softly behind The Doctor, sensing his longing and grief. His TARDIS had been acting strange for the past 4 years, but especially after Rose had become Bad Wolf. As soon as the Doctor sat down on one of the seats, he drifted into an uneasy sleep, replaying in his mind the events that had occurred at the Torchwood Tower. Rose had screamed, and her screaming had broken both of his hearts. The Doctor had never seen Rose like that before, agony swept through him at the thought of it.
"Doctor…"whispered through the TARDIS.
The doctor's eyes snapped open.
"Doctor…?"
"Who is it? Where are you?" The Doctor said, turning round while staring at the ceiling on the TARDIS.
An image materialised with a vroop, vroop. Somebody was walking into the TARDIS, getting clearing as it, no she, got closer. Blonde hair down to her shoulders like Rose had. Rose had…? The Doctor stared in amazement at Rose Tyler.
"Rose…?"
Rose ran to the time lord as he spread his arms out wide to embrace her. They embraced for what felt like an eternity until the Doctor could hear sobs. He pulled back from Rose, holding her at arm's length to see her face, and saw tears running silently down her face. Bewildered, the Doctor stepped away from Rose and sat her on one of the TARDIS seats. He crouched beside her, noticing that she did not seem like Rose in this state. Her laughter and warm smile had vanished and was left with pain and sorrow.
"Rose, what's the matter?" The Doctor whispered in a barely audible but friendly voice. "Come on, you can tell me."
Rose stared into his eyes and felt his warmth throughout her face but she pushed it away. She wouldn't let herself become attached to this dream. He couldn't be real, not after the years she had spent thinking of him. He just couldn't.
"I'm sorry but I've got to wake up," Rose said while the Doctor looked confused. "You can't be real, it's just a dream."
The Doctor slowly realised, Rose had ached to see him for so long that she thought she was just imagining this. How was he going to prove to her that it was him?
"Rose, it's me. I know you can't believe that but it is."
"Go on then, prove it."
"Erm….."
The TARDIS phone rang in answer to Rose's question.
"Answer it Rose"
Rose slowly rose from her seat and walked cautiously to the phone. A mobile… since when did the Doctor have a mobile? Trying not to think about it, she answered the call.
"Hello?" Rose said, uncertainly.
"Doctor? It's me, Martha. There's something happening in Kent Grammar school and I was wondering if you could help."
The Doctor peered round the corner of the console and shouted, "Course we will Martha."
"There's someone with you, who?"
Rose plucked up the courage and spoke, "It's Rose..."
"You're there, you came back, that's great! Tell the Doctor I'm picking up signs of alien life forms but Torchwood can't check it out 'cause we're kind of stuck on Mt. Everest…" Rose laughed for the first time in years and the doctor smiled one of his boyish grins to himself. His Rose was back.
"Don't laugh its really tricky mountain climbing..." Rose kept laughing "Ok, so it's kind of funny. I better go, there's an alien yeti following us, Bye!"
Rose put the mobile away and turned to the Doctor. "Just like old times?"
"Just like old times" The Doctor said. He sprang half way round the console and flicked a couple of switches, barely noticing that he had his arms around Rose's waist. The TARDIS roared into life and sped through the time vortex, crashing at every possible moment.
"Need any help, Doctor?" Rose said with a smile that melted his heart.
"Erm... suppose I do, could you hold down this switch" He pointed at a switch next to the white-rimmed screen. "And turn this button..." The Doctor pointed to a button far apart from the switch she was holding.
The Doctor stepped back and stared at Rose. He gazed at her for a while until she coughed loudly to bring him back to his senses.
"Aren't you gonna help, Doctor, or are you gonna stare at my backside for the rest of this journey?"
The Doctor coughed and said in a timid voice to his shoes, "Sorry."
Rose smiled at the thought of how much the Doctor liked her. If he had finished that sentence, would he of said those words she longed to hear from him?
No, she couldn't think about that. Not when she had a chance to be with him again.
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