Chapter 7: The Fall of London

(*PRESENT DAY ON THE PARALLEL WORLD*)


The Doctor, Rose, and Ariel were in the center of the of the seven hundred and seventy foot tall building. The Cybermen had just invaded the ground floor and were swiftly making their way up the building, killing the entire Torchwood staff. Ariel was panicking from her bed in the medical section.

"What are we supposed to do?" She yelled.

Rose looked at her, but said nothing. She could not come up with a single answer. She looked at the Doctor for one. The man she used to travel with would always have an answer. She only hoped that his clone would have inherited this quality. He looked worried. He did have a plan, but he knew Rose wouldn't like it. He walked over to Rose and looked her right in the eyes.

"Rose, your phone is a teleporter. It only transports two. You need to use it to teleport you and Ariel to Cardiff." He told her.

"And leave you behind? Fat chance." Rose fired back.

"Rose please. It's your only chance." He begged.

"But what about you? You're human. You'll die." Rose said. She could feel some tears forming in her eyes

"Oh you know me. I'll be alright."

"No. You won't."

The tears were pouring down Rose's face. She couldn't handle this. She started to think of any possible way to transport herself, the Doctor, and Ariel out of London and into Cardiff. That's when Rose remembered how her phone got the ability to teleport. Torchwood experimented on one phone to give it the ability to teleport and then finished their project on Rose's personal phone. The original phone was still on the very top floor of the Torchwood Tower.

"Doctor," she said with a happier tone, "there's a second teleportation phone at the top of the tower. If we can get there alive and before the Cybermen, then I can use my phone to teleport myself and Ariel to Cardiff and you can teleport yourself there with us."

"It's too dangerous." The Doctor said.

"Don't tell me what's too dangerous. I sent the devil flying into a black hole. I've faced more danger than you. We can do this." Rose said.

The Doctor then smiled at her and he knew there was no point in trying to argue. He turned his attention towards Ariel.

"How well can you climb steps?" He asked her.

"Very well." Ariel said.

"Then let's go. We've got some climbing to do." The Doctor said.

The three of them then cautiously exited the room and walked into the hallway. At the very end of the hallway was a door that lead to stairs which lead to the very top of the London skyscraper. They ran all the way to the very end of the hall and opened the door. When they looked up, the Doctor, Rose, and Ariel saw a seemingly endless flight of steps the lead to the top of the building. When they looked down, the saw and endless line of Cybermen hastily climbing up the steps.

"We have to move. Now!" Rose yelled.

Without wasting any time, the Doctor, Rose, and Ariel rushed up the steps while avoiding the Cybermen, whom were only a few floors worth of steps below them. After what seemed like an endless eternity of running, They finally made their way to the top. Upon looking down, they saw the Cybermen approaching. So, they opened the door into the hallway and ran through to get to the experimentation lab before they were killed by the metal men. They ran through the hallway searching every door they could. Eventually, they found the correct door.

Suddenly, there was a small explosion near them. It was the result of a laser beam being fired at them from the other end of the hallway. The Cybermen were in the hall and firing their deadly lasers. The Doctor, Rose, and Ariel didn't want to stick around for what would happen next. So, they entered the room and locked it behind them.

Ariel was completely astounded by all the crazy gadgets and things from this world. Rose spotted the phone on the table. She quickly grabbed it and gave it to the Doctor.

"Just type in 'Cardiff' and press the red button. It will teleport you there." Rose instructed.

The Doctor took the phone and nodded his head in agreement.

"Ariel take my hand." Rose instructed.

Ariel then bolted to Rose's side. She was very eager to escape the Cybermen. However, they all took a quick look out of the window at the great city below. Fire and Cybermen plagued everything. They'd completely conquered London. Rose wanted to cry, but knew that they had to get out of there soon. Suddenly, the door to the room was blasted open by Cybermen.

Hastily, Rose and the Doctor each typed in "Cardiff" on their special Torchwood teleportation phones and pressed the red button. Then, a blue light consumed them and they were transported away from the Cyber army. There was now no one left in the city to stop the Cybermen. London had fallen.