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Rose sat on the metal floor for minutes after. Even after she felt the TARDIS stop she made no move to stand up. Every ounce of confidence had been drained out of her. After seventy years, she had been able to convince herself that she didn't need the Doctor, she had John. It didn't matter that every time she saw John she was reminded of the man with the same face whom she had loved first. It didn't matter that every night she could still hear the Doctor's words: "He needs you, that's very me." If the Doctor had needed her so much, he would have found a way to keep her, right? Get a hold of yourself. For God's sake, bloody protector of the whole universe, Bad Wolf, you're Rose Tyler. Now act like it.
Slowly, she got her feet out from under her and stood up, smoothing out her clothing and hair. "Pull up the video feed old girl." Rose put her hand on the console of the TARDIS, trying to soothe her weakened ship. The screen came to life and Rose saw she was in fact, floating in empty space. No solid ground or TARDIS in sight. With a heavy sigh Rose checked her coordinates. "Oh John," she half laughed, shaking her head.
Rose raced to the doors of the TARDIS and threw them open, taking in the spectacle before her. Of all the places in this universe to have the TARDIS take her, he had chosen a nebula located almost 5,000 light years away from Earth. The Rosette Nebula. And it truly did live up to its name. Brilliantly colored clouds of gas all meshed together to form what resembled a rose, her namesake. Several stars were dotted around the center, almost making the whole thing sparkle.
"Thank you," she whispered to no one in particular. Rose took one last look and then shut the doors. "Resume Program Epsilon One," she told the TARDIS. Her ship hummed weakly in response. With a lurch, her ship was moving again. Rose occasionally hit a lever or pushed a button. Overall, the flight was smoother than any had been with the Doctor. John had taught her how to fly their ship near perfectly.
After canceling the program several times only to resume it, thanks to her nerves and indecision, Rose felt the TARDIS begin to shake violently. Checking the scanners she saw that the TARDIS was caught up in a powerful transmat beam. "Damn," she cursed under her breath.
The TARDIS stopped with a sudden jolt and everything went silent. Rose checked the video feed and noticed the familiar setup. Satellite Five. The birthplace of the Bad Wolf. She quickly grabbed her sonic screwdriver off of one of the metal seats in the room and pushed the doors open. Rose heard herself say "Geronimo," a phrase that was completely unfamiliar but for some reason felt fitting.
The corridor she stepped into was empty. There were no signs of the horrid television shows that had been broadcast from this very station. Rose navigated the hallways cautiously, using her sonic to scan for any remaining life. Her ears picked up the sound of marching. The steady rhythm of an approaching army grew in volume so quickly that Rose had no choice but to turn and run.
She wasn't fast enough. "Delete!" A robotic voice cried after her. The light from the Game Station was barely enough to make Rose's path visible so she quickly soniced some of the lights to increase the brightness. No sooner had she done this that a Cyberman was illuminated right in front of her.
Rose made a move to go in the opposite direction but heard the sound of more metal feet stomping. She was trapped.
"You lot again," she scowled.
"You are an associate of the Doctor," the Cyberman in front of her deadpanned.
"Was," she corrected the creature bitterly. "I was. Haven't seen him in several decades."
"Do not lie. Cybermen do not tolerate lying."
"I'm not lying you thick-headed metal man!" Rose yelled and tried to shove past the machine in front of her.
"The Doctor is here. It is no coincidence that his companion be here too."
"He's here?" Rose asked, letting her guard slip just a little too much. Two Cybermen approached her from behind and restrained her hands.
"You are proof."
"Of what?" She snapped in reply. She struggled against her restraints but it was no use. Her sonic screwdriver lay on the floor in front of her and she cringed as a Cyberman crushed it with his heavy metal boot.
"That emotions make you weak,"
Rose didn't have time to make a clever remark because she was quickly led back through the corridors she had gone through. They continued walking until they stopped in front of the elevator and moved quickly towards floor five hundred.
The heavy doors slid open, revealing rows of unoccupied monitors. The dim blueish light illuminated the words "Bad Wolf." Rose's eyes swept the room quickly and prayed that the Cybermen had been lying. The Doctor wouldn't come back here, why would he ever come back here?
In the corner, there was a man with a messy mop of brown hair who was handcuffed to a large pipe. His tweed jacket was torn and his bow tie had come untied. Turning his head at the noise, his green eyes widened in terror when he saw Rose standing with the Cybermen.
"Rose?"
So the Doctor and Rose are reunited (sort of.) What role will the Cybermen play in our two heroes fates? Why the heck of all the places in the universe are they back on Satellite Five? All these questions will be answered in the coming chapters.
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~Em