"ROSE, HOLD ON!" The Doctor desperately grappled at thin air as he watched his best friend and companion attempt the struggle for life and death.
Rose glanced at the Doctor, his expression much the same as her own.
"I gotta get it upright!... Woah!" Just as Rose reached for the slipping leaver, a screaming Dalek came and knocked the leaver into it's rightful place, just missing Rose's arm.
Sparks flew as the dalek bounced against the leaver, the Daleks hard outer shell holding but the leaver not as it was pummeled and bent from the force of the flying tin can. Rose flinched as sparks and bits of metal flew towards her.
Rose never thought she'd feel so grateful to a Dalek - the bloody species that escalated this whole fiasco. If she ever saw a Dalek again, she'd have to give it an honest thanks before blowing it to bits.
Torchwood, on the other hand…
Soon, everything went completely silent. The wall crumpled like paper as gravity pulled the opening to the void in on itself. Much like a black hole, Rose realized proudly as she let go of the handle. She stared at the wall before looking at the Doctor, a shocked expression on his face. The expression melted away into a smile, and Rose ran the Doctor as he ran towards her.
The Doctor picked her up and spun her around a few times, not wanting to let go of her and muttered a few joyful words in her hair,
"Oh... We made it! I've never been so grateful for a Dalek!"
"Me neither - I thought I was gonna be toast for sure." Rose was smiling through tears and giggled breathlessly, "Me and you... We're always gonna be ok."
"Yeah... Jeopardy friendly."
Rose snorted at this, "Trouble Magnet."
They walked towards the TARDIS, holding each others hands, not wanting to let go of each other. When they got there, the Doctor pulled Rose onto the jump seat and he sat down as Rose leaned her head against his shoulder.
The events of the day (mainly the past few hours) were catching up to Rose in a sudden tumble of emotions, "Oh God, I'll never see my Mum again. Nor Mickey…And my father - I just got to really know him!" Rose sobbed and clung to the Doctor.
"Rose," The Doctor started, "there might be a way that you can say a proper goodbye to Mickey and your mum, but it will take a massive amount of power - an entire sun will have to be burned up." The Doctor paused in his speech, searching Rose's eyes. Rose looked up at him, her expression filled with hope, "There is the possibility that there is still a crack in the universe, but we'll have to be quick if you want to say goodbye to your family."
Rose was silent for a few moments, thinking, 'the Doctor is willing to burn up a sun, just for me to say goodbye…I should tell him… Tell him that I lo-' "Thank you, Doctor"
The Doctor bounced up and ran to the controls, pulling and pressing some buttons with his hands and feet. He stopped abruptly in front of the TARDIS's main screen.
"Rose, I've found an opening. It's only molecules thick, so even with all this power you'll only have about three minutes."
Rose nodded, "That's fine- three minutes is better than none at all!" Rose smiled and rubbed at her eyes. 'Doctor, you really are the best friend a girl could have.' Rose thought to herself.
"...Good! Right then. Stand right here..." He rudely tugged Rose by her hand over to a spot near the console. Rose grinned as she complied to the pulling without a fuss, having already accepted The Doctor's weird antics and alien behavior a long time ago. As she judged her surroundings, Rose realized that the place where she was standing was where the projection of her old Doctor appeared when he sent her back to earth on the Gamestation. "Think of your mum," The Doctor's voice stopped her thoughts, "and whisper her name…Or whisper 'Mum'. She should hear you and will hopefully follow your voice."
Rose nodded in a determined manner and closed her eyes, "Mum…Mum, please follow my voice…Mum..."
When Rose opened her eyes again, she was standing on a beach with her Mum, Pete, and Mickey a few meters away. But, oddly enough her feet were still grounded on the TARDIS grating.
"Rose!" Jackie shrieked as she ran up to her. Mickey spun around as he ran right behind Jackie. Pete followed behind the two. The three stopped just before Rose and Jackie quickly ran her eyes up and down Rose's figure.
"How are you here?" Jackie asked, confused.
"There's still a tiny gap in the universe. The Doctor is burning up a sun just so I could come here and say go-"
"You look like a ghost." Jack interrupted, not wanting Rose to say the dreaded word.
Rose turned her head to look behind her, muttering something incoherent. A second later, she turned back around and was more fully there.
"Can I give you a hug?" Jackie asked, fooled by Rose's appearance.
"I'm still just an image. The Doctor said, 'no touch'." Rose's eyes filled up with tears and her chest began to feel sore with the effort it was taking to hold the tears in for her Mum.
"Can't you come through the whole way?"
"The whole thing would just collapse."
"…Yeah, and?"
Rose smiled half-heartedly at her Mum's comment.
"Where are we?" Rose questioned, changing the subject.
"Norway." Mickey replied.
"Norway? That's far."
"Yep…We drove. We're about 50 miles out of Bergen," Jackie continued, "It's called Dalek Ulv Stranden."
"Dalek?" Rose noticed out of the corner of her eye that the Doctor had stood up straighter, taking more notice of the conversation. "Dårlig." Jackie said more pronounced, "It's Norwegian for bad, I think." Rose's left eyebrow rose at this, "Pete tells me it translates as Bad Wolf Bay." Rose looked surprised and choked out a laugh.
"How long we have?" Jackie asked through her tears.
Rose looked behind her, "About two minutes."
The three were silent for a few seconds, Jackie staring at Rose as if to memorize her features.
"Still with Pete, then?" Rose asked Jackie.
"Yep. And…" Jackie hesitated, "I'm pregnant."
"No way!" Rose grinned.
"And at my age too - would you believe it?"
Rose nodded and laughed, "Congratulations! Him or her?"
Pete cut into the conversation, "Me and her don't really know yet. But, Jacks is real set on a couple of names." He rubbed up and down Jackie's back.
"Oh, that's great! What're you thinkin' of, mum?"
"Rose for a girl." Jackie stated. Rose smiled at this, clearly flattered. Jackie continued on, "But, we can't really call him Doctor for a boy, can we? He'll get taken the mick out of at school!"
"Call him John...The Doctor uses that name sometimes."
"John…" Jackie rubbed her belly, "I like it."
"He or she will have the best life ever, as long as you're his or her mum!" Jackie smiled. Rose cleared her throat and continued, "So what are you doing now?"
"Me an' Pete are staying at home... In a mansion!"
Rose laughed.
"I have my own place." Mickey added, "There's another Torchwood on this parallel. I know a bit about aliens, " Mickey said, "and don't forget my incredible techno skills."
Rose laughed and smiled half-heartedly, "Mickey Smith, Defender of the Earth." Mickey grinned and the three quieted down in contemplative silence for a few seconds before Rose looked back at her mum, starting the conversation back up again, "You're dead, back home. So many people died that day and you've gone missing."
Jackie was crying profusely. Mickey was starting to give up on trying to hold back his tears for Rose's sake.
"Are we ever goin' to see you again, darling?" Jackie asked.
"You can't." Rose rested her left hand on her forehead as tears began making their way down her face.
"What're you gonna do?"
"I've got this big ol' lump with me, I'll stay with him. We've got the TARDIS, we'll travel the stars..."
"Just you two?"
Rose nodded.
"I still love you, Rose. We're all going to be missing you. " Mickey said.
"I love you too. I'll miss you guys so much!"
"Rose, I couldn't have asked for a better daughter. I love you, remember that!"
"I love you too, mum. " Rose faded away, crying. After a disbelieving pause, Rose turned and threw herself into the Doctor's waiting arms.
Jackie and Mickey hugged after standing for a few stunned seconds, tears cascading down Jackie's cheeks as Mickey comforted her. Pete rubbed Jackie's shoulder in a comforting gesture, not wanting to interrupt too much in the precious moment between the two people who loved Rose so much.
The Doctor and Rose didn't let go, until the moment was ruined by a woman in a wedding dress appearing on the TARDIS.
"Huh?" The woman gawked.
"What?" the Doctor asked.
"Who are you? Where am I?"
"What?" Rose questioned, glancing at the Doctor and then back at the mysterious woman.
"What the hell is this place?" The woman screeched.
"What?" the Doctor and Rose said in unison