Chapter 4
The End of the World
Part 1

"Right then, Rose Tyler, Re" The doctor began as we shut the door of the Tardis. "You tell me, where do you want to go? Backwards or forwards in time. What's it going to be?" The Doctor asked us. Rose and I looked at each other thinking of where to go.

"Forward?" I suggested and Rose nodded in agreement.

"How far?" He questioned us.

"One hundred years." She gave us a number.

The Doctor began to move switches on the Tardis control panel. Like it did through are past to travels, it began to shake again until it stopped.

"There you go, step outside those doors, it's the twenty-second century." He explained and I turned my head to the door.

"You're kidding" Rose responded looking at him.

"That's a bit boring though, do you girls want to go further?" He asked us if we changed our minds.

"Why not, I mean 100 years really isn't that far, especially if you can travel anywhere through time, it's miniscule." I turned back to them from the door.

"Fine by me." Rose didn't mind to go further as well. The Doctor began playing around with the Tardis again.

"Ten thousand years in the future. Step outside, it's the year 12005, the New Roman Empire." The Doctor explained and I scoffed.

"Never a big fan of the Roman Empire." I revealed "and please ten thousand years, didn't you hear what I said." I began and Rose finished where I was going.

"If you think your so impressive, then go further." She teased and we smirked at each other. I was excited for what was to happen.

"I AM so Impressive!" He defended and I gave out a small laugh.

"Then make the Tardis go faster." I edge him on.

"Right then, you asked for it. I know exactly where to go." The Doctor revved up the machine and we it began to shake again. "Hold on!" He told us.

"Where are we?" Rose questioned excitedly and he gestured to the door, which we turned to.

"What's out there?" I looked at him again, curious and eager to find out. He directed at the door again, signalling us to find out for ourselves. I grabbed Rose hand dragging her out of the Tardis's door. I let go of Roses and and began to walk further into the room we had, placing my hands into my jeans pockets. "Wow! This is amazing, it's just a wooden room." I awed sarcastically, but still happy that we had travelled somewhere else. I heard Rose laugh at my comment which made me smile. "I'm not going to lie, it seems quite peaceful here."

"Yeah I agree with you." Rose awed as the Doctor stepped out of his spaceship. I watched him as he walked toward a screen that sat on the wall near a door. I heard the sound of his sonic screwdriver meaning he had just used it, and turned my head to some shutters that cover one side of this wooden room. It soon began to open revealing the earth that was below us. I began to move closer towards the window that just opened and placed a hand on it. My eyes gleamed in amazement viewing the earth from this distance.

"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. But you never take time to imagine the impossible. Maybe you survive. This is the year 5.5/apple/26. Five billion years in your future. This is the day... hold on..." He began. I felt slightly emotion seeing the world from view point. It looked so calming. "This is the day the sun expands. Welcome to the end of the world." My eye widened once I saw the sun start to consume the earth.

"So what does it mean by 'guests' does that mean people?" Rose questioned the Doctor after hearing an announcement from an intercom. We began to make are way down a hallway.

"Depends what you mean by people." He responded.

"You mean there is going to be Aliens." I brought up and he nodded.

"What are they going on board this spaceship? What's it all for?" Rose asked the Doctor.

"It's not really a spaceship. More like an observation deck. The great and the good are gathering to watch the planet burn." He explained.

"But why? There is nothing great about a planet burning, is it like they are lamenting it or something?" I frowned and the Doctor shook his head.

"They watching it for fun." He brought up.

"But it's not fun. How can they be great and good, when a home to billions of people are burning?"

"Well when I say the great and the good, I mean the rich." He admitted and we entered a large observation gallery.

"Oh well that makes it better then!" I moaned sarcastically. "What else could make this better then posh people!" I sighed and Rose snickered before began to speak again.

"Hold on, they did this once on 'Newsround Extra' - the sun expanding - that takes hundreds of years." Rose stopped laughing and spoke seriously.

"Millions. But the planet's now property of the National Trust. They've been keeping it preserved. See down there?" He then pointed to the window where tiny glints of light orbiting the Earth. "Gravity satellite. That's holding back the sun." He told us.

"But it looks the same, I thought that continents shifted." I wondered out loud looking back at the earth.

"They did. And the trust shifted them back. That's a classic Earth. But now the money's run out, nature takes over!" He answered.

"How long does my planet have." I looked at the doctor seriously and the Doctor looked at his watch.

"About half an hour. And the planet gets roasted." He replied.

"Is that why we're here? I mean, is that what you do? Jump in at the last minute and save the Earth?" Rose asked but I could tell that wasn't the case.

"I'm not saving it. Time's up." He explained.

"Like the Doctor said Nature is taking over, it's not like the living plastic again, but what about the people?" I asked curiously to the Doctor.

"It's empty! They're all gone. All left." The Doctor responded, which made me feel a bit better, that no one was on my planet.

"So it's just Re and I then." Rose pointed out, but I shook my head.

"We probably not on the planet any more, but if billions of years past, I'm sure we gained space travel and have evacuated to space."

"That would make sense." Rose agreed realising what I said was probably right.

"Who the hell are you?" We heard from behind us and a blue alien began to walk into the room directly at us.

"Oh! That's nice, thanks." The Doctor spoke sarcastically.

"But how did you get in? This is a maximum hospitality zone. The guests have disembarked! They're on their way any second now!" The blue one questioned us.

"That's me, I'm a guest, look! I've got an invitation!" The Doctor began and pulled out a leather wallet. I looked at him confused. "Look, there you see? It's fine, see? The Doctor and Rose Tyler with a plus one. I'm the Doctor, this is Rose Tyler."

"And I am Rebecca Wilson." I greeted I guessed the Doctor called me his plus one as he didn't know my last name, but I guess now he does.

"And she my plus one. That all right?" The Doctor finished.

"Well... obviously." The blue man now politely spoke and the Doctor grinned. "Apologies, et cetera. If you're on-board, we'd better start. Enjoy." The Doctor nods at him as he walked off. I gave him a slight wave before turning to the Doctor.

"I'm guessing he is the steward." I pointed out before looking the leather wallet. I saw that it was blank. "What's that?" I asked obviously it was another one of his gadgets.

"The paper's slightly psychic. Shows them whatever I want them to see. Saves a lot of time." He explained to us.

"Really? Awesome. Where do I get one." I looked at him, completely honest that could come in handy. I saw the doctor smile at what I said, but then Rose pointed out that he was blue.

"Yeah I am guessing he is one of the Aliens, though technically we are aliens to." I mentioned.

"Makes sense." Rose smiled at me just going with it, before we watched the steward go up to a Microphone.

"We have in attendance, The Doctor, Rose Tyler and Rebecca Wilson. Thank you! All staff to their positions." The steward the clapped his hand. As soon as he did that many small blue aliens began to scurry around. I leaned over to Rose.

"Am I the only one here who want to sing the Oompa Loompa song" I admitted. "I know there not orange but still." I began to sing quietly a bit of it "Oompa Loompa doompadee doo, I got another puzzle for you." Rose began to laugh quietly as to not be noticed as I joined in, I noticed the Doctor glance at us. "They give good lessons." I pointed out once we stopped.

"Hurry now! Thank you, as quick as we can! Come along, come along! And now, might I introduce the next honoured guest, representing the forest of Cheem, we have Trees. Namely, Jabe, Lute and Coffa." The steward began again as Human trees walked through the doors. "There will be an exchange of gifts representing peace. If you can keep the room circulating, thank-you. Next, from the solicitors Jolco and Jolco, the Moxx of Balhoon." I began grinning even more at the strange new aliens I saw. "And next, from Financial Family Seven, we have the Adherents of the Repeated Meme." I heard the Doctor chuckle as he saw Rose's face. "The inventors of hyposlip travel systems, the brothers Hop Pyleen. Thank you! Cal 'Spark Plug'. Mr. and Mrs. Pakoo. The Ambassadors from the City State of Binding Light."

I turned to see the trio of trees coming towards us with little tree shoots with them. There names were Jabe, Lute and Coffa again wasn't it.

"The Gift of Peace." The female, known as Jabe, spoke to us. She then handed the Doctor one of the plants. "I bring you a cutting of my Grandfather."

"Thank you!" The doctor spoke honoured ging the plant to me. I brought it up to by face and I grinned like a kid. I didn't care that it was a twig, it was still a gift.

"Yes, gifts... erm..." The doctor started to fidget around his jacket. I could tell that he didn't have anything to give, and had to quickly think of something. "I give you in return, air from my lungs." he blow into her face.

She closed her eye slightly, but quickly opened them "How... intimate." I had to hold back a laugh.

"There's more where that came from." He flirted.

"I bet there is..." She replied. Rose and I gave each other a look. I then whispered to Rose.

"Is that how people flirt?" which caused her to hit me slightly.

"Sponsor of the main event, please welcome the Face of Boe with his guest Rosetta" Our attention went back to the steward. I watched as the giant head was rolled into the room, with a red haired female following beside him.

"What! No way! A giant head!" I exclaimed, expecting many of different types of aliens, but not that. My eyes turned to the female for a second only to be caught by her. She then gave me a friendly smile, it looked like she was happy to see me. The way she did made me feel like she knew me, but that would be impossible. My attention was taken away from her as The Moxx of Balhoon soon came towards us.

"My felicitations on this historical happenstance. I give you the gift of bodily saliva." He spat in Rose left eye. I couldn't hold my laughter as she rubbed her I before glaring at me.

"I'm glad I got the plant." I joked at her quietly, lifting the plant up.

"Thank you very much." The Doctor laughs, but then another set of aliens walked towards us. "Ah! The Adherents of the Repeated Meme. I bring you air from my lungs." He told them.

"A gift of peace in all good faith." They told the Doctor who passed it to Rose, who had her hands empty.

"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 caught my attention again.

"The last what?" I was shocked at what the steward said.

"The Lady Cassandra O'Brien Dot Delta Seventeen." Two aliens in Doctor uniform's wheeled in a trampoline with a face.

"The last human is a trampoline" I observed confused.

"Oh, now, don't stare. I know, I know it's shocking, isn't it? I've had my chin completely taken away and look at the difference! Look how thin I am." She began and I continued muttering to myself.

"Like a piece of paper." I stated and The Doctor laughed silently but heartily, as he looked at Rose and I to see if we had the same expression.

"Thin and dainty! I don't look a day over two thousand. Moisturise me, moisturise me." Cassandra ordered and one of her people sprayed moisturiser on her. "Truly, I am The Last Human." I faked coughed at that. To me she wasn't a human.

"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." I notice Rose walking closer to her, but I stayed beside the doctor. "I have come to honour them and..." She sniffs "...say goodbye. Oh, no tears." One of her bodyguards wiped a tear off her. "No tears. I'm sorry. But behold! I bring gifts. From Earth itself - the last remaining ostrich egg." Soon someone behind her came out with an egg. "Legend says it had a wingspan of 50 feet and blew fire from its nostrils." I scoffed. "Or was that my third husband?" and I couldn't help but laugh at that. "Who knows! Oh don't laugh. I'll get laughter lines!" She laughs before a Jukebox was wheeled in "And here, another rarity. According to the archives, this was called an IPod. It stores classical music from humanity's greatest composers."

"What?" I simply spoke. "That's not an IPod, I have one of those, is she sure she is from planet earth."

"Play on" Cassandra said and tainted love soon came on. I let out a giggle once I saw the doctor bopping his head around.

"Refreshments will now be served. Earth Death in 30 minutes." The Stewart announced to all of the guests, I watched all the guess roam around and smiled. I couldn't believe I was seeing this. I stood there in awe until I noticed Rose looking around.

"Rose." I spoke worriedly noticing how overwhelmed she looked, before she began to run away. "Rose!" I yelled before I chased after her. I know the doctor was about to run after her to, until he was stopped by Jabe.