The Impossible Envelope
Chapter 3: He can't be

Hey Guys its me, I'm back. I hope you all read my author's note. If you did then you are probably excited to start reading this again. I will try and keep going with this, I was really busy with school work and personal issues. I would like to thank all of you for being patient with me, and for all the amazing feedback. It makes me feel good knowing everybody is enjoying this without further ado let's go ahead and get right into it. I hope you enjoy this chapter, LOVE YOU!

Rose POV:

"Space, 1969." I looked at him with a pleasing look on my face. 1969, when man first touched the stars themselves.

"Oh, that is new. I like it. Will there be running involved?" I asked being hopeful, I don't even know why I asked of course there's running involved. I can't remember a single trip that didn't have to do with running.

He looks at me with the biggest smile on his face. "Oh yes, there definitely is running involved, lots and lots of running, and to finally have you running there beside me again will be a real treat." He holds my hand under the table, gripping it as hard as he can. It's actually starting to hurt just a little bit, but that's never really bothered me before. So I grip his hand just as hard, God I missed him.

Amy looks at the doctor and gives him a look of pure excitement, and says "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get this show on the road." I honestly couldn't have said it better myself. We all stand up from our booth and head on out.

The Doctor and keeps my hand in his, all the way outside. Suddenly he stopped in his tracks letting go of my hand. He turned toward me with a look on his face, the look of worry you never want to see from the Doctor. "I need to tell you something before we get into the car." He turned back to the three who were looking at us. "Go Ahead we'll be there in a moment". He turned back to me the same look on his face.

"Ok, what is it you need to tell me. Can't it wait till we get to the picnic?"

"NO! It can't wait, I need to tell you this, and I need to tell you this now. Before I chicken out." Now I was getting worried, what is it he needs to tell me. I can tell he's hiding something from the group and I, but what. "You got to make sure not to tell anybody this, no one. Do you understand me."

"Doctor you're scaring me."

"Feel free to slap me if you want but make sure you don't slap me too hard." He looked back at the car to make sure they weren't listening. He turned back around and took a deep breath. "I'm going to die."

I slapped him, harder then my mother did all those years ago. "YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT TO ME LIKE THAT DOCTOR! What is wrong with you, and what do you mean you're going to die!"

"Let me finish" he cried holding his now bruised cheek. "I'm going to die, but I'm also not going to die. I can't explain to you what I mean, but"

"That doesn't make any since!"

"I know, and I'm sorry. But I just couldn't keep it from you" I am so confused, what does he mean by that 'I'm going to die, but I'm not going to die' how can you do both? Die but also live? "Another me, a younger me is going to come by once you come back to the diner. You can't tell him how you got here, or even why you're here. Or about your letter, none of it. Just tell it's one hell of a coincidence. And under any circumstances don't tell anybody about this conversation, do you understand me Rose?"

"Why would you tell me all this?"

"Because, I love you."

He said it, the three words I have been waiting for him to say. I couldn't help it, I kissed him, and he kissed me back.

Doctor's POV:

She kissed me, and I kissed her back. I just couldn't help it. The first time we kissed, she didn't remember it in fact it wasn't a kiss at all. I was just saving her life. The second time we kissed it wasn't even her. This time it is her, and she will remember this. We separated after a few minutes and we headed back to the car, right after she promised me not to tell anyone about this conversation.


Nobody's POV:

They were all sitting around on a blanket in front of a lake, "Salud!" everyone said together clinking their glasses together. Rose couldn't get her mind off of the conversation, or the kiss. How could she not it was the first time they kissed and it felt amazing to her. Rory looked over to the Doctor asked a question everyone else was wondering. "So when are we going to 1969?"

"Yeah, and since when did you drink wine?" Amy asked

"I'm 1103, I must have drunk it at some point." He took a swig of it from the bottle and gave a look of disgust. " oh, that is just horrible!"

Amy looked at him with a questionable look on her face. "1103, you were 908 the last time we saw you."

"Yeah, well you put on a couple of pounds, I wasn't going to mention it." He looked over to Rose and gave her a questionable look. "Was that rude?"

"Yes it was."

"Oh, alright then, OW!" He yelled, Rose had slapped him right in the arm for not apologizing. Amy looked at Rose, trying to figure out who she really was. The Doctor has never mentioned her before, why? Why is this the first time she has met or even seen her before? River is looking at her like she knows exactly who she is, then again the Doctor and her's timeline is all mixed up so she probably has already met her.

Amy saw a strange figure on the hill behind the Doctor "whose that?" she asked ,

Rory looked at her and asked "who's who?"

Amy looked Rory confused about what he was asking her, "sorry what?"

"You said you saw something."

The Doctor interrupted their conversation and looked at the moon. "Ah, the moon. Look at it. Of course, you lot did a lot more than look, didn't you? Big, silvery thing in the sky. You couldn't resist it." Rory jumped in and asked the Doctor if that's where they were going. According to the Doctor, a lot more happened in 69 then the moon landing. "Human beings, I thought I'd never get done saving you."

Suddenly a truck drives over and a man comes out of it, the Doctor waves at him. "Who's he?" Amy asks.

"Oh my God!" River says, surprised and worried at what she sees. An Astronaut comes out of the water slowly.

"All of you need to stay back! Whatever happens you do not interfere, clear?" The Doctor says looking at the Astronaut.

Rose runs to the Doctor's side grabbing his arm, "Doctor please, don't do this."

He turns toward Rose grabbing both sides of her face. "Rose know that I am sorry, I am so so sorry. Don't Interfere, River if she goes running hold on to her." River nodded understanding the directions given to her. He walks away toward the Astronaut. The two of them talk for a few minutes, until finally he looks at the ground. The astronaut raises its hand, and shoots the Doctor.

Rory had to grab hold of Amy, before she does something stupid. Rose tried to run closer, but River had to grab her arm before she got too close. "Come on Doctor regenerate, come on live, please don't die." Rose whispers to herself, but River heard her but decided not to say anything.

The Doctor was about to regenerate, but the unthinkable happened and he got shot again. In the middle of his regeneration cycle. "NO! DOCTOR!" Rose cried terrified at the thought of him not being around anymore. They were supposed to run together again, they were supposed to go on a trip. She understood that he wasn't dead, which she still doesn't understand but in her eyes he's gone. She heard shots being fired toward the astronaut.

Amy was crying now, she couldn't stop the tears from flowing out. "River he can't be dead. This isn't possible."

River looked at the Doctor's dead body, she wasn't happy. Not at all. "Whatever it was, it killed him in the middle of his regeneration cycle. His body was already dead. He didn't make it to the next one."

"Doctor wake up, please don't leave me." Rose said to the Doctor's body. "Don't leave me here, not again. We were supposed to run."

"Maybe he's a clone or a duplicate or something." Amy said in desperation.

"No, he isn't." Rose said, still looking at the Doctor

"He has to be"

"Well, he's not!" She yelled at her. She was just as unhappy as she was, but she just couldn't show it not here, not now.

The strange man from earlier came from behind them. "I think I can save you some time. That most certainly is the Doctor, and he is most certainly dead." He put down the gasoline from his hand. "He said you'd need this."

"Gasoline?" Rory asked

River looked the gasoline and back at the Doctor. "A Time Lord's body is a miracle. Even a dead one." River couldn't handle this, she didn't want to do it, but it was the Doctor's wishes. "There are whole empires out there who'd rip this world apart for just one cell." She stood up still looking at the Doctor. "We can't leave him here."

Rose covered him with her body. "YOU CAN'T! You can't do this."

"I'm sorry but we have to." River said pulling Rose away. She started crying in her shoulder. Rose understands what the Doctor said, but she can't believe it. She saw it with her own eyes.

Amy hugged him, putting her head to his chest. "What do we do?"

"We're his friends, we do as the Doctor's friends always do." She let go of Rose, picking up the gasoline. "As we're told."

Rory stands up and looks over at the edge of the water. "There's a boat. If we're going to do this, we do it properly."


Amy's POV:

The sun was setting and the Doctor was being burned at the boat in the lake. I can't believe it. The Doctor is dead, he's gone. I am never going to go on another trip with him, I will never be able to the Tardis ever again. I am never going to see my imaginary friend again.

River looked at the strange man still standing before her. "Who are you? Why did you come?"

He looked at her at took out an envelope while saying "The same reason as you." They all looked at his envelope. River took hers out seeing that he was invited as well. "Dr. Song, Amy, Rory, Rose." He said looking at each and every one of them. "I'm Canton Everett Delaware the Third. I won't be seeing you again, but you'll be seeing me."

He started to walk away back to his truck, carrying the empty can of gasoline. River turned back to the three people in front of her. "Four," she said "The Doctor numbered the envelopes."