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"Right then, Rose Tyler- you tell me, where do you want to go?" the Doctor asked. "Backwards or forwards in time. What's it going to be?"
"Hey! Why are you letting her chose?" Mia whined. The Doctor rolled his eyes and turned to face her.
"You can chose next time, okay?" he said.
"Fine," Mia pouted.
"Forwards," Rose said, interrupting the disagreement. The Doctor grinned and pressed some buttons.
"How far?" he asked.
"One hundred years," Rose replied, picking a random number. The Doctor pulled a lever and turned a knob. The engines lurched but stopped after a few seconds.
"There you go, step outside those doors, it's the twenty-second century," he said smugly.
"You're kidding," Rose said.
"Twenty-second century, that's so lame," Mia complained.
"She's right, do you want to go further?" the Doctor asked.
"Fine by me!" Rose grinned as Mia cheered. The engines started again, a few minutes later, they stopped.
"Ten thousand years in the future. Step outside, it's the year 12005, the New Roman Empire," the Doctor said, once again, smug.
"You think you're so impressive," Rose teased him.
"I AM so impressive!" the Doctor exclaimed, pretending to be offended. Mia snorted with laughter.
"You wish!" Rose and Mia shot back, grinning at each other.
"Right then, you two asked for it. I know exactly where to go," he smirked, revving up the engine. He pumped one of the levers furiously. "Hold on!"
Everyone had to hold on as the TARDIS hurtled through the time vortex. With a pinging noise, the TARDIS stopped.
"Where are we?" Rose asked. The Doctor gestured to the doors, grinning. The girls smiled excitedly.
"What's out there?" Mia asked. The Doctor gestured again and Rose ran out. Mia and the Doctor followed.
They walked out and found themselves in a wooden room. The Doctor got out his sonic screwdriver and opened the shutters of a huge window. Mia grinned and ran down the stairs. She looked down on the planet Earth.
"Wow!" she whispered, wonder obvious in her voice. The Doctor and Rose walked up beside her.
"You lot. You spend all your time thinking about dying. Like you're going to get killed by eggs or beef or global warming or asteroids," the Doctor said to Rose. "But you never take time to imagine the impossible. Maybe you survive. This is the year 5.5/apple/26."
"Five billion years in the future," Mia grinned.
"This is the day, hold on," he looked at his watch. "This is the day the sun expands. Welcome to the end of the world." The Doctor turned and walked out of the room. The girls took one last look at the Earth and followed him.
"so, when it says 'guests' does that mean people?" Rose asked as they caught up.
"Depends what you mean by people," the Doctor replied.
"I mean people," Rose said. "What do you mean?"
"Aliens," the Doctor said.
"If they try to kill us, I will hurt you," Mia threatened, poking him in the chest. The Doctor rolled his eyes.
"What are they doing on board this spaceship?" Rose asked, moving so that she was in between them. "What's it all for?" The Doctor opened the door infront of them with his sonic screwdriver.
"It's not really a spaceship," he corrected. "More like an observation deck. The great and the good are gathering to watch the planet burn."
"What for?" Mia asked.
"Fun," was the reply.
"Fun!" Mia shrieked furiously as they entered a large observation gallery.
"Mind you, when I said the great and the good, what I mean is, the rich," the Doctor said.
"Figures," Mia muttered to Rose.
"But hold on, they did this once on 'Newsround Extra'-" Rose said.
"Ooh, aren't you the educated girl?" Mia interrupted. Rose grinned and pushed her before continuing,
"The sun expanding- that takes hundreds of years."
"Millions," the Doctor corrected. "But the planet's the property of the National Trust. They've been keeping it preserved. See down there?" He pointed out of the giant window at some tiny little satellites orbiting the Eart.
"They're gravity satellites," Mia said, "They're holding back the sun." At the Doctor's look she said, "I saw it in your mind and I just couldn't resist." He sighed and swatted her.
"The planet looks the same as ever," Rose pointed out.
"Yeah, I thought the continents shifted and things," Mia added. "And stop blocking me."
"Youre not going to take all the glory, Mia," the Doctor replied. "And they did. Then the trust shifted them back again."
"Sentimentalists," Mia grinned. "That's a classic Earth.
"But now the money's run out, nature takes over," the Doctor finished.
"As Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park said- Life will find a way," Mia added.
"How long has it got?" Rose asked. The Doctor checked his watch.
"About half an hour," he told her. "And the planet gets roasted."
"Is that why we're here?" Rose asked. "I mean, is that what you do? Jump in at the last minute and save the Earth?"
"I'm not saving it," the Doctor replied. "Time's up."
"but what about the people?" Mia frowned.
"It's empty!" he said. "They're all gone. All left."
The girls looked back out of the window, realization dawning on their faces.
"Just me then," Rose whispered. Mia put her arm around her shoulders.
"Who the hell are you?" someone shouted from behind them. The trio spun around and were confronted by a blue man.
"Oh! That's nice, thanks," the Doctor replied sarcastically.
"But how did you get in?" the blue man spluttered. "This is a maximum hospitality zone. The guests have disembarked! They're on their way any second now!"
"That's me, I'm a guest, look!" the Doctor said. "I've got an invitation!" He took out a small leather wallet and showed it to the blue man. "Look, there you see? It's fine, see? The Doctor plus two. I'm the Doctor, this is Rose Tyler and Mia Sanderson. There're my plus two. That all right?"
"Well, obviously," the blue man awkwardly. The Doctor grinned and Mia smirked. "Apologies, et cetera. If you're on-board, we'd better start. Enjoy."
The Doctor nodded and Mia smiled. The blue man walked off. The Doctor showed the girls the card he showed the blue man.
"But that's blank," Mia breathed,
"The paper's slightly psychic," he explained. "Shows them whatever I want them to see. Saves a lot of time."
"He's blue," Rose stated.
"Yeah," the Doctor replied.
"Okay," Rose said.
"He's the steward, right?" Mia asked the Doctor. He nodded. The blue steward was speaking through a microphone at the other end of the room.
"We have in attendance, the Doctor, Rose Tyler and Mia Sanderson," he said. "Than k you! All staff to their positions." He clapped his hands and a group of small blue people started scurrying around.
"Hurry now!" he ordered. "Thank you, as quick as we can! Come along, come along!" Mia watched them with fascination. The Doctor grinned at the expression on her face.
"And now, might I introduce the next honoured guest, representing the forest of Cheem, we have Trees. Namely, Jabe, Lute and Coffa," the steward called. The tree people walked through the door.
"There will be an exchange of gifts representing peace. If you can keep the room circulation, thank you," the steward said. "Next, from, the solicitors Jolco and Jolco, the Moxx of Balhoon." The Doctor smiled happily as Rose looked bewildered and Mia with fascination.
"And next, from Financial Family Seven, we have Adherents of the Repeated Meme," the steward introduced. The Doctor chuckled at the look on Rose's face. Mia looked over and grinned.
"The inventors of hyposlip travel systems, the brothers Hop Pylee,. Thank you!" the steward continued. More aliens entered. "Cal 'Spark Plug'." Enter more aliens. "Mr and Mrs Pakoo." More entered. "The Ambassadors from the City State of Binding Light."
Jabe approached the Doctor as the girls moved behind him. Either side of her, the other tree people are holding trays with little plant shoots on them.
"The Gift of Peace," Jabe smiled, handing the Doctor a cutting. "I bring you a cutting of mu Grandfather."
"Thank you!" the Doctor grinned, giving the cutting to Rose. "Yes, gifts, erm." He patted down his jacket, trying to find something but failed. Mia stifled a giggle and the Doctor got a brainwave.
"I give you in return, air from my lungs," he smiled, gently blowing on Jabe's face. She briefly closed her eyes, smiling softly.
"How...intimate," she said.
"There's more where that came from," he said flirtatiously.
"I bet there is," Jabe flirted back. Rose had a look of disbelief on her face, whereas Mia had closed her eyes, shaking her head.
'Oh, you can't be serious,' she thought to herself. She opened her mind and projected her thoughts.
'Oi!' she yelled in the Doctor's mind. He flinched and turned to glare at her. Mia smiled up at him innocently. Jabe smiled at the pair and walked away. She was soon replaced by the Moxx of Balhoon. Mia looked around and saw a big head in a huge jar. She tilted her head in confusion.
"The Moxx of Balhoon," the Doctor greeted, causing Mia to focus on the conversation.
"My felicitations on this historical happenstance. I give you te gifts of bodily saliva," he squeaked in a high voice. He then spat directly into Rose's left eye.
"Thank you very much," the Doctor said, laughing at Rose. Mia joined in as Rose wiped the spit out of her eye. After looking at the laughing pair, she elbowed Mia in an attempt to shut her up. The Adherents of the Repeated Meme approached.
"Ah! The Adherents of the Repeated Meme," the Doctor greeted. "I bring you air from my lungs." He breathed heavily on them.
"A gift of peace in all good faith," was the response. It held out a large silver egg. The Doctor took it and threw it in the air. Mia grinned and snatched it before he could catch it.
"And last but not least, our very special guest. Ladies and Gentlemen, and trees and Multiforms. Consider the Earth below. In memory of this dying world, we call forth The Last Human," the steward announced. The Doctor looked at Rose to see her reaction. Mia crept over to him and leaned against him. The doors slid open. In came a vertical trampoline made of human skin. It had eyes and a mouth that was covered in lipstick. For the first time in ages, Mia was speechless.
"The Lady Cassandra O'Brien Dot Delta Seventeen."
"Oh, now, don't stare. I know, I know, it's completely shocking, isn't it?" Cassandra said. "I've had my chin completely taken away and look at the difference! Look ow thin I am." The Doctor silently laughed as the girls gaped.
"Thin and dainty! I don't look a day over two thousand," Cassandra continued. "Moisturize me, moisturize me." One of the two men in white body suits held up a canister and sprayed some liquid onto her.
"Truly, I am the Last Human," Cassandra declared. Mia watched as Rose crept forward for a better look.
"My father was a Texan. My mother was from the Arctic Desert. They were born on the Earth and were the last to be buried in the soil," Cassandra rambled. Rose walked all the way around Cassandra. She looked completely shocked."I have come to honour them and..." she sniffed, "say goodbye. Oh, no tears." One of the men wiped her eyes for her. "No tears. I'm sorry. But behold! I bring gifts. From the Earth itself- the last remaining ostrich egg." One of the staff walked in and placed the egg on a stand.
"Legend says it had a wingspan of 50 feet and blew fire from its nostrils," Cassandra continued. Rose and Mia looked confused. "Or was that my third husband?" The girls rolled their eyes as the Doctor laughed.
'Does she ever shut up?' Mia asked. The Doctor chuckled and squeezed her shoulder.
"Who knows! Oh don't laugh. I'll get laughter lines!" Cassandra laughed and mumbled to herself. A large jukebox was wheeled into the room. "And here, another rarity. According to the archives, this was called an iPod. it stores classical music from humanity's greatest composers."
"But that's not an iPod, it's a jukebox," Mia whispered in confusion.
"Play on!" Cassandra announced. A button was pressed and a record fell into place. The song Tainted Love by Soft Cell blared though the speakers. The Doctor bobbed his head appreciatively.
"Refreshments will now be served," the steward announced. "Earth Death in 30 minutes. Rose looked around, lost and overwhelmed. Mia walked over to her and they ran out of the room. There were too many aliens, even for Mia.
The girls stopped in another part of the ship and looked out of the window there. One of the staff walked into the corridor, making Rose jump. Mia smiled at her slightly before turning to look back out of the window.
"Sorry, are we allowed to be in here?" Rose asked nervously. The employee looked around uneasily.
"You have to give us permission to talk," the blue person said. It was a female. She looked at Rose expectantly. Rose looked unsure, so Mia elbowed her.
"Uh, you, have permission?" Rose said questionly.
"From both of us," Mia added, still looking out the window.
"Thank you!" the blue woman smiled. "And, no. You're not in the way. Guests are allowed anywhere."
"Kay," Rose replied. The employee walked over to a panel in the wall and entered a code. Rose watched her as Mia watched the sun.
"What's your name?" Rose asked.
"Raffalo," was the reply.
"Raffalo?" Rose repeated.
"Yes, Miss," Raffalo smiled. Mia tuned out the rest of the conversation. She thought abot the Earth. It was all she ever knew and she was about to watch it burn. She was startled out of ehr thoughts when Rose grabbed her arm and pulled her along.
"Thank you, Miss" Raffalo called after them. "And-" Rose turned to face her and Mia watched Rose. "Thank you for the permission. Not many people are that considerate." Rose smiled at her.
"Kay. See you later."
Rose resumed pulling Mia down the corridor. They entered the viewing gallery they first arrived in. Rose sighed and sat down. Mia walked over to the window and stared out of it. An announcement sounded overhead.
"Oh, thanks," Rose said sarcastically from where she had sat down. Mia smirked and sat down in front of the window.
"Hello! My name's Rose. That's a soft of plant. We might be related," Rose said. Mia frowned and turned to look around. Rose hurriedly put down the plant. "I'm talking to a twig." Mia smiled adn turned back round again.
"Having fun?" Mia asked.
"How are you not freaking out?" Rose asked curiously.
"What makes you think I'm not freaking out?" Mia replied incredulously. "Give me a while and it will all come rushing out I'll be a sobbing wreck."
"Rose? Mia? Are you in there?" the Doctor called through the door.
"Wondered how long it would take," Mia sighed as she got up and walked over to Rose. She sat down as the Doctor walked in.
"Aye aye!" he greeted, sitting down on the opposite side of the stairs.
"What do you think, then?" he asked.
"Great! Yeah, fine," Rose replied. "Once you get past the slightly psychic paper." The Doctor laughed and there was silence.
"They're just, so alien," Rose suddenly said. The Doctor and Mia looked at her questioningly.
"The aliens. Are so alien. You look at em, and they're alien," she elaborated.
"Good thing I didn't take you to the Deep South," the Doctor joked. Mia groaned and laid down.
Rose stared at hi. "Where are you from?"
"All over the place," the replied vaguely.
"They all speak English," Rose pointed out.
"Yeah, they do," Mia agreed from where she was laying down.
"No- you just hear English," the Doctor corrected them. "It's a gift of the TARDIS. Telepathic field, gets inside your brain- translates."
"It's inside my brain?" Rose asked.
"Well, in a good way," the Doctor answered.
"Why didn't I notice?" Mia questioned.
"You did," the Doctor told her. "But your bond with the TARDIS got you to ignore it." At her confused look he said, "I'll explain it properly later."
"Your machine gets inside my head. it gets inside and it changes my mind a, and you didn't even ask?" Rose stated coldly.
"I didn't think about it like that," the Doctor frowned.
"No! You were too busy thinking up cheap shots about the Deep South!" Rose shouted. Mia closed her eyes and smirked."Who are you then, Doctor? What are you called? What sort of alien are you? And what about Mia?"
The Doctor looked away from her, "I'm just the Doctor."
"From what planet?" Rose persisted.
"Well, it's not as if you'll know where it s!" he exclaimed, trying to put her off.
"Where are you from?" Rose exclaimed loudly.
"What does it matter?" he asked.
"Guys," Mia said cautiously, sitting up she was ignored.
"Tell me who you are!" Rose shouted.
"This is who I am, right here, right now, alright? All that counts is here and now, and this is me!" the Doctor shouted, losing control of his anger.
"Yeah, and I'm here too because you bought me here, so just tel me!" Rose shouted back. The Doctor stood up and walked down the stairs. Mia sighed and followed, putting her hand on his arm.
"Earth Death in 20 minutes. Earth Death in 20 minutes."
Once the announcement ended, silence fell. Rose got up and walked down the stairs as well.
"Alright, as my mate Shareen says, don't argue with the designated driver," Rose said. The Doctor and Mia smiled. Rose got out her mobile.
"Can't exactly call for a taxi, there's no signal. We're out of range. Just a bit!" Rose sighed, making Mia giggle. The Doctor smiled down at her before saying,
"Tell you what," he took the phone from her. "With a bit of jiggery pokery..." he took the back of the phone off and removed the battery.
"Is that a technical term, 'jiggery pokery'?" Rose asked teasingly.
"Yeah, I came first in jiggery pokery, what about you?" the Doctor replied jokingly.
"Nah, failed hullabaloo," Rose grinned.
"Oooh,," the Doctor grinned back. He put a new battery n the phone and gave it back to Rose. "There you go." Rose took it and looked at him uncertainly. He nodded encouragingly. She fiddled with it for a minute and pressed the dial button.
"Mum?" Rose asked as he they answered. Mia grinned and moved so that she was leaning against the Doctor.
"I would ask for you to do that to my phone, but I don't have one," Mia sighed.
"I'll get you one," the Doctor told her, making her grin.
"What day is it?" Rose asked. There was a pause. "Yeah, um, I was just calling cause I might be late home." Rose grinned. "No! I'm fine! Top of the world!" Mia and the Doctor laughed. Rose lowered the phone, looking completely stunned.
"Think that's amazing, you want to see the bill."
"That was 5 billion years ago," Rose breathed. "So, she's dead now. Five billion years later, my mum's dead."
"Bundle of laughs, you are." He deadpanned. Just as Mia was about to comment, the ship shuddered.
"That's not supposed to happen," the Doctor stated, happiness and curiousity evident in his voice.
The trio entered the main room.
"That wasn't a gravity pocket," the Doctor was saying. "I know gravity pockets and they don't feel like that." He started fiddling with the control panel near the door. Jabe walked up to them. Mia saw her and nudged him.
"What do you think, Jabe?" he asked. "Listen to the engines- they pitched up about 20 hertz, is that dodgy or what?"
"It's the sound of metal, it doesn't make any sense to me," Jabe replied.
"Where's the engine room?" the Doctor asked her.
"I don't know ,but the maintenance duct is just behind our guest's suite, I could show you. And," Jabe gestured to Rose and Mia. "Your wife and daughter."
"She's not my wife," the Doctor protested immediately, but Mia noticed that he didn't say anything about the daughter comment.
"Partner?" Jabe corrected herself.
"No," the Doctor replied.
"Concubine?" Jabe tried again, shock creeping into her voice.
"Nope."
"Prostitute?" Jabe asked again after studying Rose for a minute. Mia giggled at the insulted look on Rose's face.
"Whatever I am, it must be invisible, do you mind?" Rose cut it. "Tell you what, you two go and pollinate, I'm going to catch up with the family. Quick word with Michael Jackson." Rose walked towards Cassandra, Mia watched her with amusement.
"Don't start a fight," the Doctor warned Rose. "That means you too, Mia." He offered his arm to Jabe. "I'm all yours." The Doctor and Jabe turned to leave.
"And I want you back home by midnight!" Rose called jokingly from where she was watching. The Doctor grinned back at her.
"Earth Death in 15 minutes. Earth Death in 15 minutes."
As Rose continued walking to Cassandra, Mia decided to talk to one of the other aliens that were floating about the floor. The first one she came across was the Face of Boe.
"Hello," she greeted him.
'Hello again, Mia Sanderson,' the Face of Boe answered. Mia's eyes widened.
'How do you know me?' she asked, bending down. The giant face chuckled.
'You don't know me, yet,' he replied. 'But you will soon.'
'I don't understand,' Mia whined.
'You will soon, tiny terror, you will soon.' With that said, he rolled away. Mai watched him leave and shook her head.
'I hate time travel,' she thought to herself.
Suddenly, someone grabbed her arm. Mia quickly turned. It was Rose. Mia sighed with relief and relaxed.
"Hey Rose," she smiled. Roe, however, frowned.
"C'mon Mia," she said, pulling Mia out of the room.
"What's up, Rose?" Mia asked gently as they walked.
"Nothing," Rose quicly replied.
"Cassandra?" Mia guessed smirking. Rose nodded and Mia put an arm around her shoulder.
"Just ignore it, hon," she cooed. "She's nothing but a trampoline with an ego."
They walked down a corridor and the Adherents of the Repeated Meme walked into view. The girls smiled at them. Suddenly, the once at the front hit Rose, knocking her out. Mia tried to fight them, but one knocked her into the wall and she too, faded from consciousness.
Mia woke up to someone shaking her.
"Mia! Wake up!" Rose shouted. Mia groaned and opened her eyes.
"Sunfilter descending."
Mia shot up in alarm. Rose pulled her to her feet and they ran to the door. They banged on it.
"Let us out!" Rose screamed.
"For God's sake, let us out!" Mia screeched. Then, they heard a most welcome voice.
"Anoyne in there?" the Doctor called through the door.
"Let us out!"Rose and Mia shouted frantically.
"Oh, well, it would be you two," he said sarcastically
"Doctor, open the freakin' door!" Mia yelled.
"Hold on!" the Doctor called back. "Give me two ticks!"
"We don't have two ticks!" Mia protested, looking around the smoky room.
"Sunfilter descending. Sunfilter descending."
"Shut it!" Mia screamed. "You're not helping!"
"Sunfilter rising. Sunfilter rising."
The girls sighed with relief and hugged each other.
"Sunfilter rising... Sunfilter descending."
"This is just what we need," the Doctor cursed. "The computer's getting clever."
"Will you stop mucking about!" Rose screeched.
"I'm not mucking about, it's fighting back!" the Doctor protested.
"Open the blood door!" Mia shouted.
"Hang on~!" the Doctor warned. Rose grabbed Mia and they ran down the stairs. They threw themselves down on the floor.
"The lock's melted!" Rose shouted.
"Sunfilter descending. Sunfilter descending."
"Nice knowing you, Rose," Mia whispered. They linked hands and closed their eyes.
"Sunfilter rising. Sunfilter rising."
Mia sighed with relief and got up. She pulled Rose up and they walked to the door.
"The thing's jammed. I can't open the doors," the Doctor called through the door. "Stay there! Don't move!"
'And be careful,' he finished in Mia's mind.
'You too,' she replied. The girls heard him run off.
"Where're are we gonna go? Ipswich?" Rose commented sarcastically, but Mia could hear the terror in her voice. She put an arm around her.
"He'll get us out of here," Mia assured her. They slid down and sat against the door.
"So, you could you really read my mind?" Rose asked conversationally. Mia smirked at her attempt o take their minds off their situation.
"It would take a lot out of me, but yeah, I could," Mia replied. "Although, if we bonded, it would be a helluva lot easier as I could use your natural psychic energy as power."
"Bonded? Psychic energy?" Rose questioned.
"Bonding is where two minds are linked. I'm bonded with the Doctor and the TARDIS," Mia explained. "Psychic energy is the energy that Psyke live off of. Without it, we wouldn't be able to anything."
"Are you bonded with me?" Rose asked worriedly.
Mia smiled. "No. I'm not. I would wait for you to ask me to bond with you. The Doctor and the TARDIS started the bonding process." She frowned. "Come to think of it, I don't even know how to start a bond."
"You wanna try?" Rose grinned. Mia grinned back and moved in front of Rose. She gently placed her fingers on her temple.
"Right, um, let just think of a bond and see what happens," Mia whispered. After closing her eyes, Mia opened her mind. Almost immediately, she felt Rose's mind. With a bit of effort, she was inside. Mia thought about a bond, she thought about how it felt. After a few seconds, a bond started to form. Moments later, they were bonded. Mia slumped back tiredly, exiting Rose's mind.
"Note to self, thinking of how a bond fells will cause a bond to form," she whispered.
"Is that it?" Rose asked, sounding disappointed. "Are we bonded now?"
'Yeah, that's it. Were you expecting bright lights or something?" Mia replied sarcastically in here mind. Rose gasped and Mia grinned. A thought suddenly occurred to her.
"Aw, man, the Doctor's gonna kill me," Mia groaned.
"We could just not tell him," Rose smirked.
"Sounds great!" Mia grinned.
"Shields Malfunctioning. Shields malfunctioning."
The girls looked at each other in horror. They looked at the window as it started to crack.
"Oh God!" Mia breathed.
"Shields malfunctioning. Shields malfunctioning."
Rays of sun blasted through the cracks. Holes were burned in the wall on either side of the girls. They screamed.
"Heat levels- rising. Heat levels- rising."
Mia latched into Rose.
"Rose, I'm scared," the 16 year old whispered. Rose hugged her back as the walls burned.
"Earth Death in 5...4...3...2...1."
Rose closed her eyes and the girls clung to each other. At the last minute,
"Shields online."
"He did it!" Mia gasped. "He saved us!"
"Exoglass repair. Exoglass repair."
"Rose, open your eyes," Mia said softly. Infront of them, the glass repaired itself. Behind them, the door slid open, causing the girls to fall backwards.
"Let's go find the Doctor," Rose said as the girls stood up. The linked arms and walked t the main room. As they walk in, Mia is bombarded with pain and misery. She slammed her shields shut. Rose heard the resounding bang in her mind and looked at her.
"I could feel their emotions," she explained, smiling weakly. Rose nodded and turned to look at the dead or wounded aliens. A few moments later, the Doctor strode in. He looked at the girls but walked to Jabe's friends. He muttered a few words and Mia felt a wave of sadness sweep over her. She closed her eyes and took deep breathes, strengthening her shields. When she opened her eyes, the Doctor was once again with them.
"You all right?" Rose asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," the Doctor replied. "I'm full of ideas, I'm bristling with them. Idea number one- teleportation through five thousand degrees needs some kind of feed. Idea number two- this feed must be hidden nearby." He looked at the ostrich egg and Mia ran over to it. She smashed the egg on the side of the table and threw the teleportation feed to the Doctor.
"Thank you Mia. Idea number three- if you're as clever as me, then a teleportation feed can be reversed," he continued. He twisted the feed as Mia walked over to his side. Cassandra appeared.
"Ah, you should have seen their little alien faces," she gloated. She then noticed her surroundings. "Oh."
"The Last Human," the Doctor sneered.
"So. You passed my little test," Cassandra stammered, obviously flustered. "Bravo. That makes you eligible to join the, er... human club."
"People have died, Cassandra," the Doctor shot back.
"You murdered them," Mia stated coldly.
"That depends on your definition of 'people'," Cassandra sneered. "And that's enough of a technicality to keep your lawyers busy for centuries. Take me to court then, Doctor! And watch me smile, and cry, and flutter..."
"And creak?" the Doctor interrupted.
"And what?" Cassandra questioned.
"Creak!" the Doctor repeated. "You're creaking."
Cassandra's skin tightened and her eyes became bloodshot. She was getting whiter and whiter.
"What? Ah! Ah! I'm drying out!" Cassandra panicked. "Oh, sweet heavens! Moisturize me! Moisturize me! Where are my surgeons? My lovely boys! It's too hot!" Red blotched started appearing on her skin.
"You raised he temperature," the Doctor stated.
"Have pity! Moisturize me!" she begged pathetically. "Oh, Doctor!" Mia turned and buried her face in the Doctor's chest, unable to watch.
"Help her," she heard Rose say.
"Everything has its time and everything dies," the Doctor said, putting his arm around Mia.
"I'm...too...young!" Cassandra shrieked, shrivelling up. She exploded. The Doctor looked on, completely cold. He walked out of the room, pulling Mia with him.
They stopped outside the window where Mia and Rose met Ruffalo.
"Are you alright?" the Doctor asked Mia. Mia sighed.
"Im not sure," she replied slowly. "I felt their pain and-" she sighed again. "It was horrible."
The Doctor squeezed her shoulder.
"It will get easier," he assured her. "With time your shields will get stronger and you wil be able to block it all out without effort."
Mia bit her lip. "I discovered how to form a bond today," she said hesitantly.
"Who did you form one with?" the Doctor asked calmly, smiling slightly.
"Rose," she muttered dejectedly before pulling away slightly and looking up at him. "You're not mad?"
"Nope," he smiled. "You just did what was natural." At Mia's blank look, he chuckled and continued, "That's how Psyke learn- curiosity and advice. You follow your instincts and I will let you know if that's a good idea and if you are strong enough." Mia grinned and went back to leaning against him.
"C'mon trouble, let's go find the human," the Doctor grinned, pulling Mia back the way they came. They stopped at the door and watched Rose.
'She's sad,' Mia whispered to the Doctor. She ran over to Rose and enveloped her in a hug. The Doctor followed at a slower pace.
"The end of the Earth. It's gone," Rose said tearfully. "And we were too busy saving ourselves, no one saw it go." Mia squeezed her again as the Doctor looked down at them.
"All those years, and that history and no one was even looking. It's just..." She trailed off.
The Doctor held out his hand to her.
"Come with me."
Rose took his hand and Mia took the other. They walked away.
The TARDIS landed back in 2005. Rose stepped out and looked around. The Doctor and Mia stood beside her.
"Big Issue!" a man at the corner called.
"You think it'll last forever. People, and cars and concrete. But it won't. One day, it's all gone. Even the sky," the Doctor said. The trio looked up at the sky.
"My plant's gone," he said softly. Rose looked at him as Mia took his hand.
"It's dead. it burned like the Earth. It's just rocks and dust. Before it'/s time," he continued.
"What happened?" Rose asked softly.
"There was a war. And we lost," he replied.
"A war with who?" Rose asked. Mia thought about her won planet and her people. She would never know what they were like. She would never see them. She sighed and closed her eyes, attempting to hold back her tears. She felt the Doctor squeeze her hand and pull her forward.
"Let's go get some chips," he said. Mia smiled softly and pushed back her tears.
A/N: Hey guys. So sorry about the lack of updates, but my GCSEs have come up. Not sure when the next one will be. Thank you soooooo much to the person who reviewed, you totally made my day! Until next time!
Jenni
