A/N: Here's the next chapter. Thanks to Kitty Bridgeta for the review, it's greatly appreciated. I should be able to post a chapter a day for a while, as I have the next 6 chapters written already. PLEASE REVIEW! Even if you don't like it, tell me what you don't like and I'll see if I can fix it. By the way, there WILL be spoilers throughout this story - I can't tell you when there will be one or what chapter it'll be in, but be warned. It only goes up to Last of the Time Lords though so anything after that you don't need to worry about.
When they arrive in Norway, Mickey books them rooms at a hotel before they head off to the source of the energy spike. In the meantime, Rose pulls her coat tight against the cold Norwegian air. Once the rooms are booked, the team gets into the car and sets off again.
"How far is it now?" Mickey asks.
"Just a few miles; any minute now we'll be seeing the beach." Pete's answer causes Rose's already speeding heart to beat even faster; as much as she fears what they'll find, she can't keep her heart from hoping. A single tear slides down her face as she remembers the last time she saw him; it's been so long now. Will he even want her? He's had so many companions, how can she expect him to miss her?
Rose is pulled from her thoughts violently as Pete swerves the SUV, attempting to avoid something in the street. The SUV stops just short of rolling over, and everyone looks around, on high alert. At first the area looks empty, but then Rose spots a glint of gold reflecting off the car. Her breath catches in her throat as it dawns on her; gold. The heart of the TARDIS, Bad Wolf; how could she have missed it? Now that she thinks about it, she realizes the words have been haunting her for weeks. Posters, signs, flyers, all around her, the words had kept creeping up. She must have buried it subconsciously, not wanting to believe it could be possible. But how? He took it all from her on the gamestation, and the TARDIS is somewhere in the other universe.
As she's thinking this through, the team notices the gleam as well.
"What the heck is that?" Jake is drawing his matter container, but Rose stops him; she doesn't know how it's happening, but she knows what she's meant to do.
The team stands by the car as the bright gold moves around, as if it's looking for someone. Olivia backs away as it gets close, checking her out. However it backs away, going to Rose. Finding what it needs, it surges into her.
"Rose!" Mickey yells.
"Leave her alone!" Screams Jake, aiming his weapon at Rose, though he knows he can't do anything unless it leaves her body.
Rose, now the Bad Wolf, turns and looks at him. Her entire body is glowing with the gold light, which seems to come out through her eyes, making them appear as golden orbs.
"Don't worry, Mickey. It's ok; it's the TARDIS, she's come for me. She found a small tear in the universes, and has been sending me a little bit of herself, so that I can return. With the power of the Bad Wolf, I can travel through the void. I don't have much time. I'm sorry, but you all know I can't stay here anymore; I belong with him. This life just isn't for me.
The team is staring at her, mouths agape with disbelief.
Mickey speaks up. "But… last time, you said…"
"It's not dangerous this time; she only lent me a minimal amount." Though she isn't sure of this, Rose doesn't show it.
"Oh, honey… good luck. We'll miss you." Pete, Rose's parallel dad, looks at her with tears in his eyes. She really has become like his own daughter, and he loves her as such. "And you tell him he'd better take care of you; otherwise I'll find a way to send your mother to set him right."
Rose laughs, imagining the Doctor's reaction when she tells him this bit. For a 900 year old Time Lord, he scares pretty easy when facing Jackie Tyler.
"I love you – all of you. Tell mum – tell her I'm sorry, and I wish I didn't have to choose." Her voice nearly breaks realizing she'll never see her mum again, but she doesn't let it stop her.
Once she says her goodbyes, Rose Marion Tyler leaves the parallel world, never to be seen there again.
A/N: So I've decided that I won't post the next chapter until I have 3 reviews. It's not that hard, really - the button is right there on the lower left of the page.
