Disclaimer: Many wonderful things are my ideas… sadly Doctor Who is not one of them. :(

Author's Note: Ok, so I can't WAIT to post episode 3 "The Shadows"!! I'm so excited about it :D You will see the return of the Vashta Nerada(I just hope I'm spelling that right :P), two new planets, an intergalactic jail, and a terrible death… yes, ominous! You may hate me after part one 0.0

This chapter is the last part of episode 2 "In Their Wake", hope you enjoy ^.^ (Oh and forgive me for the lack of dialog here, not much the Doctor would be saying to himself….)


Doctor Who: In Their Wake

Part 2

With one last reassuring smile the Doctor pulled himself through to the other side and locked the door. All she could do was wait, and pray that he hadn't left her…again.


The Time Lord was able to easily float just above the water and pull himself along. In the distance he could see where the corridor opened into a huge room. The room was taller than the corridor, but still over half way filled with water, and it seemed to be rising quickly. Once the Doctor got closer he could see a faint orange glow beneath the water in the center of the control room, which was where the heart lay. It pulsed weakly like a failing ember. On either side there were 50 tiny wires that each branched out into 50 more and those to 50 more. It was an intricate system of millions of wires smaller in diameter than a human hair but much stronger. Though only the first 50 wires had been cut, it would still take ages to repair with the screwdriver.

The Doctor pulled the handy tool out with one hand and clenched it in his teeth. As he got even closer to the room he spotted a panel of switches, all labeled, one of them should turn the gravity back on. When he reached the room he had to hold on to the wires to keep from floating to the domed top. Looking up he found the source of the leak, a large crack in the smoothly arched glass roof of the control room. This meant that at least one other corridor was flooded.

He set to work, healing the wires one by one. He had 15 down when the water rose to meet him. His only hope was that one of the wires coming up soon would seal the crack in the domed roof. With every repair the heart glowed brighter, pulsing liquefied glass all around him. When he got to number 23 the water had just begun to cover the area where they had been cut. He could use the screwdriver underwater, but soon his arms wouldn't be long enough to fix them and keep his head above water.

At number 39 he tasted the salty water in his mouth. Only 11 more to go and none of them had sealed the dome yet. He took a deep breath and was able to seal off 3 wires before surfacing. Then another breath and 3 more down. With out any gravity it was getting harder to stay underwater. He took a couple deep breaths of the humid air and sealed off the rest. Triumphantly he got his head above the water level and watched as the leak slowly became smaller until there wasn't even a hint that a crack had been there.

With a renewed hope he pulled himself back along the wall to where he first spotted the switches. The heart lit up the entire room, casting a red glow through the water that made it look like he was swimming through blood. With the light from the pulsing heart of the city he was able to see the panel of levers. The Doctor got ready to go under, choosing the last switch to start with. In space ships the last switch was always the gravity switch.

He pulled himself under, holding on to the newly restored wires and making his way down. He reached the lever, smiling to see it marked "Gravitational Pull" He grabbed it and yanked it up as hard as he could. To his surprise it didn't budge. He tried again but to no avail. He was beginning to get light-headed from the lack of oxygen but he stayed under. He had to get the gravity switched on or fixing the wires would be useless, the water would crush the glass before the heart could heal it.

He took out the sonic screwdriver and worked on it, someone had locked it in place from the computer. Once he unlocked it the lever moved easily and returned gravity to its normal place. He swam up to get some air and rest for a moment. Then he swam slowly out the corridor. The iron gate still held.

"Rose! Can you hear me?" The Doctor called, she would be standing about three feet deep in water at the bottom of the corridor.

"Yes! Are you alright?" She yelled through the door, it was muffled but he could just make her out.

"Stand on the stairs, I'm opening the door!" He shouted as loud as he possibly could but heard no answer. He could only hope that she had heard him as he let the doors slide back and the water come crashing in. He held his breath and tried to ride it out, landing on one of the lower stairs he looked up to see Rose standing just above him. He smiled brightly

"I could really use a towel." Was the first thing he said. Rose laughed and sat down on the stairs. The water below them was churning angrily and splashing about, but it would soon settle. The Doctor sat up slowly. He took off his brown pin-striped suit jacket and rung it out. Rose handed him his ankle-length tan coat as he stood. "Oh good, you kept it dry." He hugged her tightly. She had only been wet halfway up her jeans until he hugged her, but she didn't care.

"Come on, let's go recover the TARDIS" He said, holding out a hand to her. He flipped some wet hair out of his face as they climbed the flight of stairs and got to the lobby. It was filled with merpeople, a handful of Ood, a few creatures Rose didn't recognize and a couple humans. Guards were trying to calm the crowds and tell them that it was safe to return to their corridors.

The hall that Rose and the Doctor had parked in was no longer blocked off. There was seaweed and sand strewn throughout it but the glass had repaired itself and the draining system had worked quickly to remove all of the water. Confusion fell heavily in the air, making the couple's escape easier. They slipped about the walls and into the corridor.

"Aw there she is then! Good as new, still standing." They both ran happily towards the blue police box. It stood as if nothing had ever happened.

"Where to now?" Rose asked.

"Well, it's about diner time. How about Tibet?" The Doctor opened the door for Rose and she went in, leaning against the railing.

"Tibet? What's in Tibet? Let's go somewhere outside of Earth." She was surprised by his choice.

"No, no, no, the planet of Tibet. Tiny little thing in the Hexatagonal system. Terrific scenery."

Rose smiled as she looked at the Time Lord. He hung his coat on a coral and began setting things on the TARDIS. She closed the door and sat down in a foam chair. For the first time in years she felt like she was home.


Teaser!

Rose and the Doctor ran, hand in hand, towards the TARDIS. Something had gone very, very wrong.

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"Well, by my reckoning we're not in Tibet." He said digging his hands into his pockets and leaning against the wood of the TARIDS. Rose stepped out and came beside him, gently grabbing his arm as she scanned the horizon.

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"What is that?" Rose asked, pointing straight ahead.

"Vashta Nerada."


Author's Note: So do you like my little teaser? ^.^ Please R&R my beautiful readers!