Chapter 7 – Breakdown.

"Is she going to be okay, Doctor?" Jack asked him in a hushed tone as the two watched over their unconscious friend, "Were you just lying to Wilf to save him the heartache."

"Yes," The Doctor admitted with tears in his eyes threatening to fall, "But I hope I can prove myself wrong, I'll do anything to save her."

"And I'll be right there beside you," Jack turned slightly and lay his hand over the Doctor's quivering shoulder, "I'm not going anywhere."

"Jack..." The Doctor moved to face the immortal man, his pain burning his eyes. "I need you to promise me something."

"Anything Doctor." Jack nodded for him to continue.

"If I fail, if what Whistler has said comes true and I die-" The Doctor was interrupted.

"Don't, you're not going to die I won't let you!" Jack shouted, he had never voiced how scared he actually was of what Whistler had spoken of.

"Jack please," The Doctor said impatiently, "I need you to promise me that if anything happens to me you will carry on for me, help Donna, save the Universe."

"Fine, but you have to promise not to go down without a fight." The old Captain let a tear fall from his eye. "You can't give up!"

"I'm not giving up, I just know that whoever or whatever is coming is dangerous. This time is different Jack, I can feel it." After several moments of silence the Doctor clapped a hand to Jack's shoulder, "Common, we best be getting back."

Jack left first leaving the Doctor to take one last look at his dying friend, it hurt him that this was his fault, he helps so many people and yet the ones he cares about always get hurt... Or lost. He leant back against the door, all of his past mistakes flashing before his closed eyes. He felt himself slowly sliding down the door, panting as the tears rolled freely down his cheeks.

The Doctor pulled his knees into his chest wrapping his arms around, hiding his face against his thighs. He cried loudly, and for the first time in an extremely long time he let his emotions engulf him. It all became too much, for so long he had been trying to hold it in, running from the pain that had been following him for so long.

After several long minutes he lifted his head, letting his head fall back against the wooden door. His cheeks were wet, but he didn't bother to wipe them off yet, he could sill feel more tears forming. A loud sob escaped his lips, but he was silenced by a soft knock behind him. He didn't need to ask who it was asking for entry, he knew.

He got to his feet, his knees feeling weak. The Doctor pulled open the door to see his companion. Amy instantly walked up to him as he fell into her, he closed his eyes as he rested his head in the crook of her neck, letting out a breath he didn't know he had been holding in. Then he broke down for a second time that day, but this time he allowed his best friend to comfort him.

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Whistler had been walking for hours, she had left Luke back at Torchwood and promised him she would be back later. She didn't know where she was going until she found herself sat on a large roof top, she pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them.

"What are you doing?" She whispered to herself, she knew is was wrong to get so close to Luke but she found herself bound to him. Every moment they were apart she was thinking about him. "You're an idiot, you're about to die and you decide to fall for someone!"

She whimpered at the thought of loosing Luke, what she would do if he was hurt because of her. Yet there was nothing that she could do to stop it, she was going to 's fact, she had crossed through too soon and now she was going to pay for being impatient.

"You're going to get him killed." She muttered angrily.

"You know, the first sign of insanity is talking to yourself." She froze, fear engulfing her. She couldn't breath. She closed her eyes hoping that once she opened them he would be gone. She turned slowly, she was shaking, terrified of who she knew was standing behind her. The man she had warned the Doctor of, the man that would kill the Doctor.

She gulped as she opened her eyes and found him smiling at her, she had lost all feeling in her body at this point. She couldn't breath and when he gave her that dark smile it make it worse.

"Hello sweetheart," He walked forwards and sat down next to her, his smile grew. "Well, didn't expect to see me so soon did you, but then again you've been hiding, so why should you be fearful of me finding you."

"W...What... Do you want with... Me?" She asked stuttering, terrified of his answer.

"Well, kiddo." He looked into her eyes and decided to answer her honestly, "I'm going to use you to kill the Doctor."

"NO!" She gasped and threw herself backwards trying make a run for it but she watched as three Dalek's moved out from the dark. She stopped moving, knowing that she had lost, without being given a chance to fight.

"No is not an answer, you're coming with me!" He walked up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder, moving to whisper into her ear, she flinched. "Unless that is if you don't want me to kill your boyfriend, or even better I'll have you kill him too." He beamed at the thought.

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The Doctor had ordered everyone to go to bed after such a long day, there were no refusals, everyone was exhausted and excepted the order. Jack had found the Noble's each a room and then found his way back to his own room. Amy reluctantly followed Rory but was thankful as they both collapsed in their own bed and in the end it was the only the Doctor who was left awake.

He walked around the corridors of the TARDIS and after a while he found himself outside of a certain door. He had recreated the room after the regeneration of his time machine and yet he had never been able to enter it.

He hesitated as he reached for the handle on the door, knowing that if he opened it he wouldn't be able to turn back. He had to do this, he needed to say goodbye.

The second he pushed open the door he was hit with her sent, the TARDIS really had done the perfect job of recreating her room. He stepped over the threshold. He fought back against the tears forming behind his eye lids. He smiled as he took in the sight.

Pink wall paper that she ordered him to buy. The pink covers for her bed and the also pink rug that was curled up slightly on one side. He gazed around the room and spotted the pictures that were on her wall. Hundreds of pictures she had taken on their trips together. He reached for one, it was them on their first date, eating chips.

Along with that picture, he grabbed a couple others including their picture together on New Earth. He placed them in his pocket and turned to sit slightly on her bed. The Doctor has a sad little smile on his lips, his heart thumping wildly. He made his way to the door, taking one last look inside before closing it.

"Rose Tyler, I'm coming to get you."

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"Rose!" Jackie shouted up the stairs, there was no answer. "Rose!" Jackie growled, "Rose, get out of bed now!" Again no answer, so she made her way up the long staircase and entered her daughter's room standing over her, "ROSE!" She shot up gasping, wide eyed. "Sweetie breakfast's on the table, I made tea."

"Mum," Rose groaned and collapsed back into her pillow.

"Rose, get up Saxon is here and he doesn't look happy." Jackie watched her daughter jump up and topple over the end of the bed, sprinting down the stairs in her pink pyjamas. Her mother was left in her room looking around at the untidy bedroom, "Messy pig."

Rose entered the kitchen out of breath, she frowned at the sight of Saxon sat at the table with a cup of tea in one hand and toast in the other. He looked up, smiled and looked back to the newspaper below him.

"Morning beautiful." He didn't take his eyes off the article that had grabbed his interest, "You're sporting the bed head look this morning, I love it."

She moaned and quickly ran her fingers through her hair to flatten it. She watched over him waiting for him to speak but every time he opened his mouth he just filled it with another bit of his toast.

"Mum said you had something important to tell me?" She raised her eyebrows questioningly.

He chuckled, "Miss Tyler, I think you're mother has fooled you to get you out of bed. Anything that I have to say can wait until you are dressed." He smiled and looked back down to the paper.

"Well, I'm not running up and down the stairs, if you have something to say, get it out of the way now." She folded her arms.

"Well... Another crack has been opened and something has gotten through, we think it's him." Rose's breath caught, "The war has begun, and we think that by tonight, we'll be able to cross through."

Rose glared at him, she couldn't decide whether to be happy that she was going to finally see the Doctor again or be angry that Saxon had pretended that this information wasn't important. She went with an angry stare and pointed at him warningly.

"Idiot!" She shouted as she ran back upstairs.

"Love you too!" He grinned, returning to his paper.

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The Doctor was sat back against his console, muttering angrily to himself as he messed around with a rubix cube, after thirty minutes of frustration he gave up throwing it over his shoulder, "Rubbish, it's broken." He sighed loudly looking around the empty TARDIS.

A loud ringing echoed around the room, the Doctor reached over and pressed the ohone to his ear, "Hello, this is the Doctor speaking how can I help?" He grinned.

"Doctor, It's Whistler and I've got on call before... Anyway I need you to know I'm sorry, please tell her I'm so sorry and I should have listened. I need you to know that whatever happens next isn't me." He could hear her fighting the tears as she spoke, "When the next crack opens drive strait through, it'll be a rough ride but the TARDIS will make it, I did." The Doctor furrowed his brows, "Doctor please tell my Mum and Dad I love them and I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Whistler what's happening? I can help you!" He moved around the TARDIS about to track the call when she spoke again.

"Please Doctor!" She sobbed, "I need you to tell my Mum and Dad that I'm sorry and I love them."

"Who is your Mum?" He shouted, trying to calm her down.

"Like you don't know." She said quietly before the phone went dead.

He shook his head confused at the call, as he began to question Whistler the TARDIS started to move, he ran to the monitor seeing that she was aiming directly at one of the cracks. His breath caught, fear of what was on the other side, yet he found himself smiling because heknew who would be waiting for him when he got there.


A/N: So bit of a short chapter and a depressing one, sorry wanted to get it out of the way, just getting round to the big chapter now when you guys will finally find out who the villain is! Better guest appearances too, Nitenel i will bring Christina into it for you! If anyone else has any other favorites do speak up! Thank you all for a shocking amount of Favorites/Alerts/Reviews it means so much and the more i get the faster the next chapter comes as it makes me happy :)

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