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Rose awoke to find herself laying in a bed, a bed that wasn't hers. She immediately shot up and looked around her. After letting her eyes adjust to the dim lighting she realized she was in her bed at Torchwood. She didn't know how she had gotten there, the last thing she remembered was finding the Hoix in an alley. She groaned and rubbed her neck. For some reason everything felt oddly stiff. She pushed it out of her mind and made her way up the ladder to the manhole that served as an entrance. Pushing it open she climbed out of her chambers.
"Ianto, fix me some coffee will ya? Tosh, what have you got on the Rift readings?" Rose called out to her team. When no one answered she looked up and saw her team staring at her. Her eyes moved instantly to Gwen, flinching as they usually did. Seeing Gwen brought up memories of another Welsh girl growing up on the Rift.
"Gwen, what's wrong? Do I have really bad bed-head?" Her hands instantly went to her hair. It felt fine, but she ran her fingers through it anyway. Her team continued to stare at her.
"Okay, something's wrong. Why are you all staring at me? Owen I could write off as being rude, but what's with the rest of ya?" She asked them. They continued to stare at her.
"I think they're just shocked that you know their names." An eerily familiar American accent told her from behind her shoulder. Rose turned to find the familiar icy blue eyes of Captain Jack Harkness trained on her. Rose went speechless and felt her throat close up. She knew her mouth was flapping like a fish, but she couldn't seem to control it. Suddenly the world started to tip sideways. But before she could hit the floor two strong, wool-clad arms wrapped around her waist.
"You know, we really need to stop meeting like this. Though, gotta say, coming in through the Rift is a step up from hanging from a barrage balloon." The familiar sound of Jack's voice drifted its way into her ears.
"Jack." She said though it came out more of a whisper. She was so shocked to see him she couldn't think straight. How could he be here? He wasn't born yet in this reality! Unless... No. She wouldn't let herself hope. But, how could he know about the barrage balloon?
"You know Rosie, we never did get to finish that dance." He said, smiling at her. She finally was able to stand on her own and pushed him away.
"You can't be here. I'm dreaming. I'm still in that room sound asleep. I just need to wake myself up." She started pinching her arms trying to wake herself up.
"I can't say that I've never been called a dream before, but it's an entirely different experience when coming from you." He laughed.
"See, that's exactly what dream-Jack would say. You're just a figment of my imagination. It's just like every other time. I think you're real and then you disappear just like he did. You can't be here!" She was screaming at him now, desperate to escape this dream. No, nightmare. Because if she let herself think that this was real when she woke up she would just be disappointed again. Because this had to be a dream, it was always a dream.
"Jack, what's she talking about? Like who did?" Gwen's Welsh accent cut through the air. Rose turned to her and sobbed.
"You know who! You always know who!" She screamed at her friend. She knew she shouldn't, but if this was a dream like she thought, it wouldn't matter. She sank down to the floor and sobbed.
"Rosie. Rosie look at me. I'm not a dream. I'm right here. Who disappeared, Rosie?" Jack asked her, crouching down so that he was at eye-level with her. She looked up with her tear-streaked face and looked him in the eyes.
"The Doctor." She whispered. Just saying his name made her sob even more. Jack's arms instantly made their way around her and he pulled her to him. Rose sobbed into his chest.
"What did that stupid Time Lord do now? Did he leave you some where? Rosie, you have to tell me what happened." He told her as she sobbed into his chest.
"He didn't do anything Jack! He didn't do anything! We were on that stupid bloody beach and he didn't do a bloody thing!" She yell-sobbed at his chest. His arms stroked her back. "I- I told him I l-loved him and he didn't say it back! He didn't say it back Jack! He didn't say it back!" She knew it was pointless to yell, but she did it anyway. Jack's body stiffened beneath her. His arms clenched and his hands balled into fists.
"That stupid alien! When I get my hands on him, I'll kill him!" Jack threatened. Rose shook her head into his chest. Jack's anger made her forget her own heartbreak. However much she hated the Doctor for leaving her, she knew it wasn't his fault. If Pete hadn't brought her back to his world, she'd be dead and that would positively kill the Doctor.
"It wasn't his fault Jack. The walls closed. I was stuck in that stupid parallel world and he couldn't do anything but say goodbye. I- I think- I hope he was going to say it, but he never got the chance. Don't be angry at him Jack, be angry at me. I was the one that let go of the handle. I was the one that had to be the hero and grab the lever. I was the one that let her hands slip." She was getting into self-loathing area, an area that was never good to be in.
"Hey, sweetheart. It wasn't your fault. Whatever happened wasn't your fault." Gwen's comforting accent came from beside her left ear. She turned her head and saw Gwen sitting next to her. She smiled at her friend and nodded. She wiped her eyes and laughed coldly.
"I probably look a right mess. Jack, can you let go of me so I can wash up?" She addressed her old friend. He released her and helped her up.
"So, not a dream anymore? Does this mean I get to be upgraded to human status?" He teased her. She laughed for his sake, but didn't feel it. She left the main Hub-area and made her way to the washrooms.
Looking at herself in the mirror she cringed. Her mascara was running down her cheeks and her eyes were red and puffy. She grabbed a towel and wet it in the sink. She brought it up to her face and dragged it down her cheeks, trying to rid her face of any marks. After she had cleaned her cheeks she cupped her hands under the faucet and splashed her face with water.
"There has to be a reasonable explanation for this. Maybe he fell through the Rift. No, that wouldn't explain why my team doesn't recognize me. Maybe I fell through the Rift. No, that's stupid. I wouldn't be able to survive the Rift. Void energy can't travel through the Rift, we've made that perfectly clear. Ugh! I can't think with this pain in my head!" Rose rested her elbows on the counter and put her head in her hands. She began to rub her temples. "Come on Rose, think. What might have caused this change? What happened last night? I chased the Hoix into the alley, I offered it the candy, then what?" She closed her eyes and concentrated. She went through the night step by step. 'Chase the Hoix. Go into the alley. Offer the candy bar. Then nothing. No, that's not right. There's something, but it's fuzzy. Think Rose. Come on concentrate. There! A golden light. It's coming from... Me! It's coming from me. Then pain. So much pain. Like being pulled into thousands of atoms.'
"Rose? Are you ready to come out now? Jack wanted to ask a few questions." Gwen's voice cut through her mind and brought her back to the present.
"Thanks Gwen. I'll be right out." She called through the door. Taking in a deep breath she opened the door and stepped out. She made her way to the conference room, thinking that that's where Jack would be. Opening the door she found that her hunch had been right. All of Torchwood Cardiff (also known as Torchwood Three) was gathered around the long table.
"Probably wondering how I got here, huh? I can honestly say that I have no idea. One moment I was chasing a Hoix, the next I was waking up in what looked like my sleeping quarters at Torchwood. Then Jacks here and none of you know who I am and then I'm crying and it's just a big Rose Tyler mess!" She threw up her hands in frustration and sat down in the closest chair.
"Can you tell me about the last time you saw the Doctor?" Jack asked. Rose looked at him and nodded.
"We were at Canary Wharf. The Doctor had just sent me to Pete's world trying to keep me safe with my family. Sound familiar? Well I couldn't leave him there to fight the Cybermen and Daleks alone, so I jumped back using a Dimension Cannon. I guess this is starting to be a pattern with us. He sends me back, I come up with a risky plan to get back to him. Anyways, we opened the Void and sucked all of the Cybermen and Daleks back into it. But we had been saturated in Void matter so we were at risk of being sucked in as well. So the Doctor put some mag-clamps on the wall for us to hang on to. We activated it and grabbed the clamps. But then my lever started to slip and it was powering off. So I let go of my clamp and grabbed the lever so I could put it back in place. But I didn't have a strong enough grip, and I started to slip. Before I got sucked into the Void the Pete from the parallel world came back and took me to his world. The walls closed and I didn't see the Doctor for nearly three months. He called to me in my sleep, telling me to go to Dårlig Ulv Stranden, Bad Wolf Bay. He appeared as a hologram and we got to say goodbye. He burned up a sun, just to say goodbye to me. We only had two minutes. I told him I loved him. He said, 'quite right too. And I suppose... if its one last chance to say it... Rose Tyler.'" Rose broke down in sobs after repeating the last words the Doctor had ever said to her. She had memorized them without even realizing it. Jack rushed to her side and held her. The rest of Torchwood stood back, uncomfortable with the raw emotion emanating from the girl.
"You're back. It's okay, you're back. The Doctor is here, in this Universe. You'll find him, I know it. No matter how long it takes, you'll find him again. You always do." Jack soothed her. A scream was abruptly ripped from Rose's lungs. Jack was thrown back by an invisible force and hit the wall. Rose was surrounded by a glowing gold light again. And just like the last time she felt like she was being pulled somewhere.
"Help me!" She managed to scream out before she blacked out.
There you go. Chapter two, just like I promised. And similar to last time, chapter three will be brought to you by two reviews. Thanks!