"Before we get sucked into the Void or the universe implodes or I get dragged off by alien hordes, Rose, I just want to say, I'm sorry it took so long. I love you."

Oh, my God. I don't have a clue where that came from, and I'm not sure it isn't all in my head, but I know that voice. I never though I'd hear it again.

I didn't notice the memories stopping, and the darkness take over, but now all I can see is black. I'm standing up, too, and it feels as though I'm in a room where someone's turned all the lights off.

"Rose? Don't tell me I've got the wrong place."

"Who are you?" I don't want to see their face and not see him. Please let it be him.

"Come on! Don't tell me you've forgotten me!" A figure's appearing, walking towards me, grinning. Oh, God it's him!

But…"Why do you look like that?"

"I thought you'd be pleased."

"I am! But you didn't look like that when-" It's so hard not to cry at the thought.

"I'm dead. Properly dead this time, and there can't be ten of me here, can there? So I had to choose a body, and I thought since you…well, I thought you'd be pleased to see me."

I'm not going to reply to that. I'm going to do something better. Throw my arms round the daft prat and kiss him stupid.

"Doctor, am I dead?"

"Yeah. I'm sorry I wasn't there, but it was your time. I came to meet you though, didn't I?" He's smiling again. God, I've missed that smile. "You wouldn't believe the people I've met here, Rose! I never expected this, I wasn't sure there was anything, to be honest, but there's so many…! You've got to meet Romana, she's fantastic!"

I don't think I ever saw him so happy in that body. Of course - he's found his people again.

"They forgave me," he says, as though he's reading my thoughts. Maybe he is. "They understand. And now I've got you as well! This is just so…fantastic!"

"Hello? When you two are quite finished…" Okay, new voice…whoa. That is quite possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. A woman, dressed all in silver; and that hair is to die for! And stupid pun of the month goes to…"Hello Rose."

It's a bit embarrassing to have to ask who she is as well. Somehow I think I should know her. She introduces herself, but I can't pronounce the name, so she says to just call her Jenna.

I'm still confused.

"She picked the name. I thought TARDIS sounded a bit weird," the Doctor explains.

"Am I really dead?"

"Yes. They've found your body. You were shot. Your side wins, in the end."

After all that, I'm not so sure I want to go. But then he holds his hand out, and there's no choice.

"Run."

And we're running, all three of us, into the darkness. Something cracks, and the darkness breaks, and we're still running, through a corridor, through a door, outside, and all around me is orange sky, and I've forgotten how I got here.