The Sound of Silence
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Author's note: Happens immediately after the destruction of Gallifrey
The silence was deafening. For a moment he thought that it was the result of the sonic blast from the destruction of the planet – his ears were ringing with it and his teeth ached. As the shock from the explosion settled, though, and the universe stopped spinning, the real silence settled in around him. For the first time in his life, he was alone in his head. There were no presences – no trace of his parents, his wife, his children. No orders from High Command. No needling from his brother, not even the inconsequential hum of conversation from others which every Gallifreyan learned to tune out during their early years. There were no cries – the screams had stopped, and in their wake was an overwhelming, horrible lack of sound. It was ironic, he thought a bit hysterically as he pulled himself up off of the floor of the TARDIS. He had spent his life running from Gallifrey – running from who and what he was, running from the voices of his people, and now, now that he no longer needed to run….The voices were finally silent.