Hey,

here it is! chapter three of my story! this is my longest story, so I'd like to say thanks to all the people who have favourited, alerted or reviewed so far.

I love you all. Thanks so much for your support.

This is just a chapter to bridge chapters 2 and 4, which is already written, just going through intense editing/checking by me, because there may be plot-holes that i didn't notice. This story is unbeta'd, by the way.

Disclaimer; If I owned Doctor Who, I'd be the companion, along with Donna, Ianto, and the Master, Sherlock and John from Sherlock (BBC) would make regular appearances, and Doctor/MAster would be canon! canon, not speculation/writer saying so!canon... I obviously don't own it. Shame.

It was several hours after Rose and John had made their decision, and they were saying goodbye to Pete, Jackie, and Tony, who had decided to stay behind.

Jackie was crying, her hand clutching Pete's tightly as she said good bye to her daughter for the final time, enveloping both Rose and John in a massive bear-hug.

Gasping for breath when Jackie finally pulled away, Rose turned to Pete, and gave him a smile and a quick kiss in the cheek, before turning to her younger brother, who stood with his arms wrapped around a teddy Rose and John had got him for his fifth birthday, watching the adults farewells with tears in his eyes.

"Love you, Tony." murmured Rose as she hugged her baby brother for the last time. Tears ran down her cheeks as she pulled away, before heading to the car that would take them to the strongest crack in Great Britain, which was located in a small town known as Leadworth. They'd expected it to be the rift in Cardiff, but apparently not. However, the signal had slowly been fading since they'd found it, and time was short.

"Love you all!" she called as John climbed in beside her.

"We'll miss you!" he yelled, buckling his seatbelt as his wife pulled out of the driveway; the Doctor was used to driving time machines, he didn't really bother with cars, so John hadn't bothered learning to drive, much to the occasional dismay of his friends and colleagues, who had created a carpool for the days when Rose was off-duty.

It was a couple of hours till they reached Leadworth, hours spent talking about nothing in particular. Both were nervous. What would they do if the Doctor didn't answer the phone? They'd be trapped in this parallel universe forever. Rose kept glancing up at the zeppelin infested sky, wishing to see planes like on her Earth, and hoping that soon she would get that wish. John glanced at his wife every now and then, hoping that she wouldn't run off with the Doctor as soon as they returned to their universe.

When they finally reached the small town, they used the device to track down the crack. It was in a rather large house, yellowish in colour, with a blue door that reminded both of the TARDIS. It looked abandoned, with an overgrown garden and peeling paint on the walls.

John picked the lock, and within minutes they were inside, and hurrying up the stairs.

There was a crack in the wall of one of the rooms, and the device in Roses hand began to beep when she passed it.

"John!" she called. He came running from across the hall.

"Yes?" she grinned at him and kissed him.

"I've found it." she murmured against his lips.

"Ready?" he asked when they eventually pulled away.

"Yep." she pulled out the pamphlet, and dialled the number.

Authors note; With the crack, just assume that it takes longer to fade in the parallel universe, ok... or that technically they're dialling the time vortex and they call during series five, but as chapter four is set in series six, the Doctor gets it a bit later. Hey, it's time travel. Anything is possible.

Virtual hugs from Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Rose Tyler or The Doctor, whoever you choose, if you review.