Finally, we reach the end.

"How are you feeling?" asked the Doctor.

"I'll live," replied Rose, sipping her hot chocolate from her spot on the couch. "I just don't get it. It worked fine before. And now … I'll never see Mum again." The Doctor sat down next to her and stroked her hair.

"So what are you watching?" he asked her.

"The reason I'm with you now," answered Rose. "Parallax." She turned back to the TV. Ben and Katherine were running from their evil aunt Betti. They approached a wall, and noticed it had a portal sign on it. They ran straight through it, into a universe they'd never been to before. Even worse, it didn't look very pleasant.

"Ben, let's go back," said Katherine. But when they tried to walk through the wall, they found it was solid. Rose sat up as she saw this. Just then, Betti's voice started coming from the stave Katherine was holding.

"The staves also work as walkie-talkies," Rose explained to the Doctor.

"Hello my darling niece and nephew," said Betti. "How are you?"

"What have you done to the portal, Betti?" asked Katherine.

"Me? Nothing," said Betti. "However you have stumbled through one of many one-way portals." Rose looked at the Doctor.

"That must be it," she said. "The portal I came through must only go one way. Boy, I sure hope Mum doesn't try to come through." Before the Doctor could respond, they heard a crackling sound coming from the TV.

"What the ..?" muttered the Doctor, getting up to fix it. But just then, through the static, a picture began to appear. The Doctor sat back down and watched it. Rose gasped. There, plain as day, was her mother.

"Is it on?" said Jackie from the TV.

"Uh huh," said a voice in the background, which Rose recognised as Mickey's.

"Okay," said Jackie. "Hi Rose! If you're getting this message then you've made it back to the Doctor. Well done. Um, I'd better just explain how I'm doing this. While you were packing, Pete found this device from Torchwood, which we worked out sends messages. It locks onto the TV monitor nearest to you. We planted a tracking device on you when you left, I hope you don't mind."

"She doesn't want to hear all the techno babble, Jackie," said Mickey.

"Oh, right," said Jackie. "So, you've made it back to the Doctor. Good for you. I hope he makes you happy. Actually, I know he will … just as long as you keep him away from any French tarts." The Doctor looked at Rose.

"You told her about that?" he said.

"You were gone 5 ½ hours, I had to spend the time somehow," defended Rose.

"I love you so much Rose, I'm really going to miss you," continued Jackie. "And Doctor, if you're there, you're lucky I'm not in the room with you right now, coz I'd be giving you the slapping of a lifetime! You broke my little girl's heart. You've been given a second chance with her, don't waste it." The Doctor looked at Rose.

"I won't," he said. Rose smiled at him.

"Okay, your turn Pete," said Jackie. Pete walked into the shot.

"Hello Rose," he said. "Well, what can I say? Since meeting you my life has been turned upside down. I've become involved with aliens and parallel universes. I've lost a wife, and gained a new one who is the same person, yet not. And for a brief period, I was a father. I really enjoyed spending time with you Rose, and I'm sorry it couldn't have been for longer. But if there's one thing I've learnt about you, it's that you aren't afraid to say what you believe in. I'm very proud of you, and I'm sure your real father would be too." Tears came to Rose's eyes. Pete really was a good person, and he'd been so great the way he'd tolerated everything that happened.

"You're a beautiful person with a beautiful spirit Rose," said Pete. "The Doctor's lucky to have you." The Doctor pressed a kiss to Rose's forehead as Mickey came into view.

"Hey," said Mickey. "You know, I've encountered some pretty weird stuff in the past few months, but having characters come out of a TV show? That's something 6-year-olds imagine, and then it happened! And they brought you back where you belong. How did this happen? I don't know. But over time, I've come to believe in fate. Rose, you and I weren't meant for each other. I don't even know if I was made for my original universe, as I'm quite happy here. But you were meant to stay in your universe, and make a difference in the world. You and the Doctor are meant to be together, whether that's romantically or not. And maybe you were meant to be parted so you'd realise just how much you need each other. Ben and Katherine were just a way to put things right. At least, that's what I think. But what do I know? I'm just an idiot right?" Both Rose and the Doctor giggled at this remark.

"Anyway Rose, I'd just like to say that it's been a pleasure knowing you, and I'll always love you," said Mickey. To finish off, everyone stepped into the shot and waved.

"Bye Rose!" said Jackie. She then looked down at her pregnant stomach.

"Wave to your big sister!" she said to her unborn baby, which responded with a kick. Jackie laughed.

"See ya later," said Mickey.

"Bye," said Pete. They all smiled, and then the TV went back to Parallax.

"That was beautiful," said Rose. "What did you think of it Doctor?"

"Great, yeah," said the Doctor, looking at his feet.

"What's wrong?" asked Rose.

"Nothing," said the Doctor. "It's just … how'd they get technology from a different universe to work in ours? It's impossible!" Rose sighed. The Doctor would just never be able to accept that there was always another way.

The End

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