Rose Tyler was still alive. After all the hell she'd been through, most people would tell her to be glad.
She was still alive. After all the hell she'd been through, she still wanted more. Needed more.
And the universe does not say no to Bad Wolf...
On one of those ugly days when the heat of the sun and cold of winter past hit you together, Rose spent her time inside, learning how to play cricket. The Doctor had once told him during one of their numerous adventures that his fifth incarnation had been particularly skilled at the game.
After being trapped in Pete's World, Rose had developed a habit of gathering any memento and memory of the Doctor just to feel a little closer to the Time Lord in the other world.
So as she was reading the rules on the restored Internet, she heard a bizarre bubbling sound outside. She thought that it was nothing until the bubbling got stronger and Rose looked out the window from sheer curiosity.
It was the TARDIS. Blue and beautiful.
"Doctor." she muttered and smiled so wide there was no end. "DOCTOR!" she screamed, running downstairs, past her father who tripped and fell down the stairs, utterly confused.
"DOCTOR!" she called again, as she ran towards the doors that would lead her to her tall and skinny Doctor, wearing a blue or pinstriped brown suit who would give the widest grin of all...
Before Rose could stop, however, the doors opened and Rose ran straight into the person who was going to come out, both landing straight in the TARDIS.
"Whoa, I'm so sorry!" said Rose and then registered the guy below her.
It was not the Doctor.
It wasn't even a man, more like teenager. The kid had short-cropped black hair and large ears and wore a black leather jacket...
"Would you mind getting off, lady?" he demanded in an irritated tone.
"Oh yeah..." mumbled Rose and got up. The TARDIS interior was vastly different. It was still yellow and round, but the design was much more luxurious than the original, with sofas and TV sets lying around. Rose thought she even spotted a Nintendo.
"So who are you?" asked the kid.
Rose turned back. "I'm Rose. Rose Tyler."
The kid shook Rose's hand. "Hello, Rose Tyler. I'm the Master."