Hello! It is I, themagicoakleaf. I've rewritten a lot now that I've caught up in Doctor Who. I was debating whether or not I was going to edit out some parts; people reacted so well to it the first time... If you didn't like the rewrite, let me know. Without further ado, Chapter 7!

The Eleventh Doctor has just introduced his new regeneration to Rose, and now they are hugging happily...


When they finally parted, they both started laughing softly.

"I can't believe it's you! What are you doing here?" Rose gasped.

"I could ask you the same! I left you on Earth!" the Doctor countered.

"Our Torchwood wanted to spread its reach, so we developed a sort of vortex-manipulator-type-thing; It's like a normal vortex manipulator, but it only goes between two places, our Torchwood One and a field station. John and I got to choose where we were stationed, so we decided to go here, 'cause this was our favorite of my trips in the TARDIS." She smiled sadly. "We go back every month for a meeting. This week, I have to go without him." She sniffled, holding back tears. The Doctor wrapped her in a warm hug, and put his wide chin on top of her head. She took deep, shuddering breaths.

"It's been over two months since he died, and when it happened, there was no warning. I went to visit him in the hospital one day, see if he was doing any better, and he just wasn't there! The nurse who usually watched over him, a friend of mine, told me he was dead. I never saw his body; the hospital insisted that the funeral be closed-casket, in case any of the disease was still in him. Nothing but the clothes he was wearing was buried with him, not even his pet project... He worked so hard on it... Oh, John!" Rose broke down and began to sob, clinging to the Doctor for dear life. He held her tight and let her soak his shirt with tears. His mind wandered...

"Rose," he asked after a moment, "you say you never saw... him?"

"Yeah," she sniffled.

"Do you remember the first time we came here, when we visited the hospital?" he asked.

"With Cassandra... yeah." she answered, making a face as if she wished she'd forgotten.

"Well, I was thinking- they were hiding patients then, who's to say they're not now!" The Doctor deduced excitedly. Rose was THRILLED, jumping up and down.

"What are we waiting for?! Let's go investigate!" she cried, grabbing his hand and yanking him toward the cave's exit. He grinned, watching her excitedly climb into the applegrass. He was still grinning as he hoisted himself up after her. This was going to be just like old times.


How do you like the new edit, people who read it before? Please let me know!