It's been done before, it'll probably be done again, but I really wanted a shot at writing through series 3 as if Rose hadn't been sucked into the parallel universe :)

I've read quite a few of these, though, and it always seems like nothing really changes... it's just Rose, standing next to the Doctor, giggling every now and then.

Nope! Not in this one. She's actually going to have active parts. And I'm actually going to have her change the storyline sometimes. Not in a gigantically major way; but a way nonetheless. She'll be there. She'll be Rose. Not just a bystander with the Doctor.

Also... it's gonna be a ton of 10/Rose. No Martha hating or anything like that, but lots of 10/Rose scenes added in... and stuff like that x3 So if you don't like that... well... don't read it xP

Although I've been writing a lot of DW fanfictions, this is the first one I've uploaded. If you hate it, please don't kill me.

I'll stop talking now and start with the last few scenes of Doomsday. :)

~PhoenixFlame123~

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"The breach is open!" shouted the Doctor as Cybermen and Daleks flew past them. "Into the Void! HA!"

Rose gripped tightly to the clamps on the wall as the wind tried to suck her in, her legs dangling freely in the air as a screaming Dalek whipped by. She wrapped herself tightly around the clamp. 'Don't let go. Don't let go,' she thought to herself.

As it seemed to be working, the Cybermen from all over the world being sucked into the Void and the Genesis Arc flying past, the Doctor and Rose beamed at each other over the wind and the noise. It was going well, and the Daleks and Cybermen were leaving, and they would be okay; it would be her and the Doctor and everything would be perfect -

"Offline", came a computer-generated voice. Rose looked in horror as a small explosion of sparks appeared near her and the lever on her side slid into the "off" position. The suction was lessening - she needed to turn it back on -

Rose reached for the lever, still trying to maintain her grip on the clamp, but couldn't reach. It was just too far. No other way possible, she fell on the lever, jerking it upright. "Online and locked," came the voice, and she sighed in relief, but the pulling started again and she realized she had nothing to hold onto except for the lever.

"Rose, hold on!" she heard the Doctor shout. She gritted her teeth, squeezing her eyes shut in effort as she clutched tightly to the flimsy lever. But the pulling was too strong - she could feel herself slipping -

"ROSE!"

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"ROSE!" shouted the Doctor, awfully helpless as he saw her slip. No. No. No. I can't let her go.

She was almost gone - her fingers were barely gripping -

In a crazy, insane, impossible move, the Doctor brought his legs up to the wall and pushed off, flying through the air towards the clamp on the opposite side of the wall. He was pulled towards the Void but his long arms reached the clamp before it was too late. Hooking his foot onto the handle, he leaned and reached out towards Rose.

"ROSE!" he shouted, reaching out. "GRAB MY HAND!"

She was struggling, he could tell, as another pack of Cybermen flew past. But if she could reach him - if he could hold her for just a few more seconds -

Her hand strained towards his, and their fingers were just a centimeter away when she made a sudden lunge and gripped his hand.

The Doctor gritted his teeth in effort. With a massive surge of strength, he brought Rose up towards him. She reached, able to grab back onto the magna-clamp next to him. He got his hands back on the clamp, letting his foot go, and they grinned breathlessly at each other as they held on together.

The last few Daleks went shrieking past them, flailing and turning helplessly in the suction, and there was a huge burst of strength in pull, causing the Doctor to desperately put his hand over Rose's, determined to keep her with him. This only last for a couple seconds before it began to decrease dramatically, finally stopping altogether. The Doctor and Rose collapsed next to each other, both breathing heavily. The Doctor couldn't stop his hearts racing.

He'd almost lost her.

He'd almost lost Rose.

He just looked at her and tried to imagine the overwhelming feeling of loss after losing her. The utter hopelessness and grief that might have torn through him. Crippled him.

But she was here; she was lying right next to him.

For the ten hundredth time, the fact he had known ever since he was in his ninth form smacked his straight in the face; he was unconditionally and absolutely in love with this human girl.

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Rose laid her head on the cool floor, regaining her breath. That was... well, intense, to say the least.

She felt the Doctor, extremely close beside her, and breathed a quiet sigh of utter relief. They were okay. They had done it.

She turned her head to see the Doctor staring at her, a faint smile tugging at his lips. The ghost of a grin morphed into a full-out beam as he saw her looking.

"We did it," she said weakly, laughing a little bit in the adrenaline crash. She put her hand on the Doctor's, and he squeezed it tightly.

"Yes we did," he said faintly, still beaming. Suddenly his face fell, his eyes clouding. "I thought I had lost you," he murmured, his voice cracking a little. "For a moment there, one terrifying, awful moment... I thought I had lost you forever."

Rose looked into his face, concerned. They were still lying on the floor, not bothering to get up. She smiled reassuringly, tapping his hand with her thumb. "I," she said firmly, "Am not going anywhere."

His grin brightened again, and his eyes glimmered as he shook his head at her. "Rose Tyler," he said in wonder, "you brilliant, wonderful human."

She smirked at him. "Doctor," she replied, "You brilliant, crazy Time Lord."

He seemed to find this very funny and laughed. She laughed along with him. He stood up, helping pull her up, and they looked at the wall where the breach had been closed.

"It's closed forever," murmured the Doctor thoughtfully as they walked up close to it. He trailed his hand along the now normal-seeming white wall. "No more hopping between universes. This is it."

Rose suddenly felt tears spring to her eyes, and grief choked her. "I'll never see her again," she whispered, placing her hand on the wall. "My mum. My own mum." She gasped a sob, placing her free hand over her mouth. "I never even got to say goodbye..."

The Doctor pulled her into a hug as she started to cry. She could hear him speak, his voice full of guilt. "This is my fault... I should have made you go back..."

"No," she said firmly, pulling away. Sniffling, she wiped her eyes, glaring at him fiercely. "Don't you dare say that. Because I made my choice, and I love my mum, but I -" she suddenly blushed fiercely, turning away.

The Doctor grabbed her wrists, making her look at him. "But you what?" he said curiously, blinking owlishly.

She smiled through her tears, shaking her head up at him. "You don't know already?"

He opened his mouth, as if to speak, but not words came out. He looked extremely confused.

Tackling him in a hug, she said into his shoulder, "I love you, you idiot. I love you more than anyone. Why else would I leave everyone else?"

It took him a second to return the embrace, pulling her closer to him. "I... I love you, too, Rose."

Startled, she looked up. "Really?"

He laughed lightly. "Now who's the idiot?"

And he pulled her into a kiss.

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They were back on the TARDIS, and the Doctor was probably the happiest he had ever been in his life. After narrowly escaping the human officials, dodging police and government workers in an effort to stay out of any confusing dramatics, the duo had made it inside their haven of a blue box, holding hands and beaming the whole time.

Now inside the ship, Rose had gone to change while the Doctor checked around the TARDIS console. He couldn't stop smiling; who would have thought that what he imagined to be the worst incident of his life had somehow morphed into him finally landing the girl of his dreams? Ooh; that sounded something shallow. But isn't that, really, what had happened?

He wasn't really sure what to do next, where to go; it seemed a bit odd to just keep on going on after this. They needed a break, he decided. But he couldn't keep the TARDIS on Earth right now. Things would be chaos.

Rose appeared again in the console room, and the Doctor looked up with a grin; but seeing her face, his smile fell. "Is something wrong?" he asked in concern, striding to her side. "Are you okay?"

She nodded unconvincingly, looking at the ground.

"Liar. Tell me what's wrong," the Doctor persuaded.

She took a breath. "It's... it's my mum," she confessed. Fresh tears shone in her eyes. "You know I'd rather be here with you, but..." she took a shaky breath. "I never got to say goodbye to her. I'll never see her again." She swiped her hand across her face, looking away. "I just... I dunno. It's hard to get over. That I'll never even speak to her again."

The Doctor paused, eyebrows crinkling. No... it's impossible. Well... Lots of impossible things have happened today. But maybe... without a word out loud, he rushed to the screen, muttering under his breath. Rose was staring at him weirdly as he chattered softly.

"Maybe if there's a bit left... just one tiny last breach, not enough to travel through, but maybe..." the scanner flashed circles, and he hit his fist against the console angrily. "Not even the TARDIS has that much power... only a superno-" he stopped still, then grinned wildly. "Yes, that's it!"

"What's it?" Rose sniffled, stepping forward. "What have you found?"

The Doctor looked up, smiling crookedly. "One last chance to see your mum."