A/N: Chapter goes back to 'The Army of Ghosts' slightly. If anything is wrong please tell me and I'll correct it. Spitfire47
Up at the top of Torchwood, Mr. U looked out the window to see the Doctor and his companions running away from the building. He turned away from the window and then looked out to see the Superiors still working at the computer. He walked out of his office and then went to one Superior.
"Is it ready?" Mr. U asked.
"Almost sir," the Superior said plainly, almost robotic.
Mr. U looked at the computer screen and saw a signal beeping in giant red letters.
[WARNING: INITIATING CODE 547468. VOID HALF OPEN]
Mr. U cursed. He knew that the previous Doctor had sealed off the Void but he was determined to open it again and he had found a way.
"How much longer?" Mr. U asked.
"Unknown."
Mr. U turned away and then said to C8Y9QWG2: "Stay."
The Tericonico nodded and went back to the office as Mr. U stormed out of the room and towards the elevator.
In the elevator, Mr. U pressed 7 and waited as the elevator took him down to his destination. Floor 7 was sealed off due to 'unsafe matter' but Mr. U knew the truth for he had covered it up. The elevator dinged and Mr. U got off hurriedly so he could be there in time. He came to a large thick piece of plastic covering all the entrances to each room and strips of plastic was covering the hallway so Mr. U had to push them all aside one by one. He finally came to the very end of the hallway and then turned left into a room.
"Identify," a robotic voice said.
"Roger Catrivinski."
A cyberman suddenly stepped out from behind the plastic strips and motioned Mr. U to follow him. He took Mr. U to the very back of the long room and then through another plastic strip covered doorway into the main room.
Inside were many cybermen working in the large main room. Plastic strips were hung from the ceiling and covering the mechanics that created the cybermen. Mr. U silently shuttered as he noticed a large box of long sharp knives being carried to the other side of the plastic.
"Do not worry yourself Roger," a mechanic voice said from in front of him.
Mr. U turned to see a scorch cyberman. It's arm was missing as well as it's leg looking half melted. It's body was dented, burned and melted so it had a disoriented shape to it.
"We will be able to use this facility perfectly," the cyberman said.
Mr. U nodded and said, "May I ask something sir?"
"What is it human?"
"Why do you want the Void open?"
The cyberman stepped towards Roger and said, "When the tenth Doctor opened the Void, many cybermen were sucked in, our brethren is stuck and it is your duty to open it."
Mr. U remembered that the cyberman said that it was permanently closed off.
"But you have found a way to open it right?"
"Yes sir, although the code sequence is quite difficult."
"And?"
Mr. U swallowed and said, "Nothing sir, we will be able to break through the Void barrier and return the cybermen who were lost."
"Good."
Mr. U took it as his cue to get out and he did.
The Doctor shoved his companions into the TARDIS as an armed vehicle went passed them. The Doctor flipped a few switches and then pulled the large black lever to activate the coordinates. The TARDIS jolted and then became still a few seconds later.
"Is everyone alright?" the Doctor asked.
Amy and Rory nodded.
"Where are we?" Rory asked.
"Floating aimlessly in space."
Amy sat down on the steps and Rory placed an arm around her to comfort her.
"How can they do that?" Amy asked, "To all those aliens?"
"Because they can," the Doctor said darkly, "When humans are offered that kind of power, they take it and manipulate it into anything they can think of. Yvonne did that mistake."
"What happened last time?"
The Doctor sat on the console floor in front of them.
"Last time," the Doctor started, "Ghosts appeared on the Earth, people thought that they were their past relatives, loved ones an all. Yvonne, who was the head of Torchwood at the time, was in control of when the ghosts could appear. But the ghosts were merely a disguise for the cybermen to get through to Earth. They had been trapped in the Void and unknowingly Yvonne was letting them through."
"The Void?"
"Empty space, barren nothing but darkness. The cybermen had been trapped in there for a long time. Everytime the Void was opened, the cybermen was getting stronger and soon they were able to stay in reality. It was chaos, many people died that day, many lost including-."
The Doctor caught himself. He looked at the ground and then got to his feet and crossed the console room.
"Doctor?"
"Hmm?"
Amy stood and went over to him, "Who else was lost?"
"No one," the Doctor said.
"I don't believe you."
"It's nothing, just drop it."
The Doctor disappeared as he went to his room leaving Amy and Rory in the console room themselves.
"He'll be alright," Rory assured.
Both were now in the TARDIS kitchen. Rory was munching on an apple while Amy waited for the oven to his 425.
"Are you sure?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, he bounces back."
Amy punched Rory in the shoulder and Rory's apple dropped out of his hand and rolled across the floor.
"Hey!"
Rory nudged Amy back and they soon went into a playful fight. Rory was having the upper hand when Amy punched him in the gut and Rory doubted over. Amy then wrapped her arm around his head, placing him in a head lock. Rory tried to struggle out of it while Amy was laughing.
"I give," Rory said.
Amy let go of Rory who then quickly started to tickle Amy.
"Rory stop," Amy was trying to be serious, but a burst of laughter caught her off guard. Amy managed to push Rory off and then they looked at each other. Amy's brown eyes looking into Rory's green ones. She snuggled closer to him and then embraced him tightly. Rory wrapped his arms around Amy and thought of never letting go.
"What did you think?" Rory asked.
"Hmm? 'Bout what?" Amy asked, her voice was muffled as her head was buried in Rory's shoulder.
"When you saw me."
Amy looked at Rory, "What are you talking about? When we first met?"
"No, at the Pandorica."
Amy's felt her heart drop fifty feet under. She looked away and then Rory sensed her discomfort.
"I'm sorry Amy," he said quickly, "Let's talk about somethin-."
"No," Amy said, "It's okay."
Rory gave her a concerned look but then relaxed as Amy took in a breath.
"When I first saw you, at the Pandorica, I...thought that it wasn't you at first. But then...I sensed that there was something inside of the duplicate that was definitely Rory. That's why I couldn't let go Rory, I didn't want to let you go ever. I had lost you once and I will never let that happen again."
Amy buried her face into Rory's shoulder as tears threatened to pour. Rory embraced her tighter and kissed her on the forehead.
"I will never let any thing happen to you Amelia Pond," Rory whispered, "I promise."
