Hey, this is Shadowprincess Liana. This is the sequel to my first fic, Happiness at last? Sorry for updating so late.

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Doctor Who. Sigh


She opens her eyes to the light of the rising sun. Her name is Rose Tyler. Doctor and Rose have just landed in Merona, the last city of the Time Lords. Things have changed. He is happy. He is with his people. Rose? Never better. Or so she thinks.

They just crossed the bridge in to the city with the Doctor's niece, Aria, when a group of teenagers approached. Aria walks up to them and greets them as friends. They however, are not so friendly.

"Who are they Aria?" asked one of the tallest boys. They all grouped around the three. They all appear to be from a fairly wide age range. About thirteen to near twenty earth years. But they aren't humans, are they?

"Yeah Aria. You know why we can't bring strangers here." Echo some of the others.

"We need to see Alyssa, Ryco. They are old world-born." Aria walked up to the boy, Ryco, and tries to grab his hand. He swatted it away. The poor little girl looked like she was going to cry.

"No one that old is old world born Aria. I think all that time alone is getting to your head." Aria grips her violin case tightly.

"Shut up Ryco, leave her alone." Says a tall ginger girl. She is about Rose's height with striking blue eyes. "C'mon Aria. Alyssa is up at the galaxy station." She and Aria start heading uphill towards the golden building. The doctor and Rose follow\the best they can.

"Carralie wait!" They look back to see another girl, Aria's age following behind. She looks like Aria except where Aria's hair is blonde; this girl's is chocolate brown, like the Doctor's. Otherwise they are identical.

"Kiamara? I thought you were with Sunny and Alyssa." asked Carralie. The new girl, Kiamara, just nodded.

"Alyssa is hurt. The galaxy station, something happened. Something… exploded." Kiamara is so out of breath that several times she has to stop and breathe.

"Wait, Alyssa, as in Alyssa Kina?" asked the Doctor "the Time Governor's daughter?" of course by then Rose is completely and utterly lost. She hears the Doctor babble on with the Time children but isn't really paying any attention. Something in the window of the nearest building caught her eye.

A doll, about a foot tall with curly blonde hair and blue eyes. It seems oddly familiar. With that Rose remembers the locket around her throat. "Odd, to think of my locket at a time like this."

By then the Doctor has walked up behind her.

"Rose… what is the matter." She looks at him. Something tells her to open the locket in her mind while something else tells her to wait.

"Hmm, oh! Nothing." They both laugh and hand in hand run up the slope towards their next adventure.

But unknown to the pair, is an observer. Hidden skillfully in the shadows behind the pretty doll's pier she waits for the right time to strike.


And… finish. That's the end of chapter one. i know it's short.

Any ideas about the locket? Or maybe that observer?

Sorry about all the Oocs but none of them play exceptionally big parts except Aria. Review or pm if you have any questions.