The Life and Love story of Rose Marion Tyler

Rose shook her head as she opened her eyes as she came out of the memory. There were tears streaming from her eyes trailing slowly down her cheeks. 'Let it out Rose, go on let it all out. I promise the whole situation won't feel as bleak if you do. Come on, have a good ole cry love' she heard John saying to her in a soothing voice.

Rose let it all go as she allowed her conscious to join John inside of her head. She allowed John to take her into his arms as she sobbed quietly into his chest. She choked out between gasping sobs, 'Just when I think I am starting to get a grip on my shit then a memory comes right along and undoes everything, damn it'

John kissed her on top of her head and said, 'I promise it will get better Rose. There will come a time when you can remember without feeling like you're on the verge of being swallowed whole by certain emotions. One day I promise it won't be so fresh. You can do it, I know you can. I am here to help you Rose'

He added, 'Besides, your hormonal Rose, pregnancy does that. Your emotions are completely out of control. The hormones you are experiencing are messing around with your ability to control yourself, meaning certain memories are making you react a lot worse than you would have if you had not been pregnant. It should cool off by the time you reach your tenth month of pregnancy'

John suddenly shuddered, causing Rose to look up at him questioningly, 'It's nothing love, just unfortunately remembering Jackie's reaction when you brought her and Pete in here. I'll never forget the look on her face when she saw me right here.' Rose let out a small snigger, her shoulders shaking slightly with her quite laughter, causing John to grumble under his breath.

They both began to think of that day, Rose occasionally letting loose with a snigger and John grumbling all kinds of obscenities under his breath.

FLASH BACK FOUR MONTHS AND TWO DAYS EARLIER:

Jack had decided to call Pete in to Torchwood three main headquarters. He informed Pete that it was not strictly business related, that it concerned Rose and John. That he was to bring Jackie and Tony with him as Rose was going to need her mother. He explained how John was dead or at least his body had been destroyed but his consciousness was alive and well inside of Rose's head.

Jack had asked a stunned Pete to not inform Jackie of the whole thing in detail until they got her to the hub. He claimed Rose might have to take both he and Jackie inside of her mind as proof of what had happened. He warned him to not expect Rose to be the same, warned him to expect how vastly changed she was going to appear and sound. She was not the same woman that they knew before the incident.

When Jackie and Pete had arrived along with Tony it had been three days after the incident. Two of those three days Rose had spent recovering and mourning inside of what had once been hers and John's home, but was now only hers and soon to be the twins when they were finally born.

Rose had been inside of the autopsy bay talking with Owen. Jack had sent Gwen to fetch Rose. Gwen had returned with Rose in tow less than five minutes later. As soon as Jackie and Pete saw Rose, Jackie had to grip onto Pete's forearm in order to remain standing. Pete had to quickly lead his wife over to the nearest chair as Rose spoke with her new sounding voice and accent for the first time in front of her parents and her brother, "Hello mum, dad, and Tony. Jack said he was going to call you and ask you to come to Torchwood so that I could explain what has happened."

She added as she slowly made her way towards her family, "It happened three days ago, and before you start complaining mum about how I should've called you and let you know what had happened after it had happened. Well, I am sorry, but I was in no fit state to speak or see anyone. I spent the last two days recovering from regenerating." She concluded as she stopped to stand beside her dad, placing a gentle hand on Tony's shoulder in the process, "I did not want to see or be around anyone. I wanted to grieve alone in peace. Plus John has helped console me so I was not entirely alone."

Jackie was looking up at her daughter with undisguised grief. She hissed through tears, "I knew it, knew that one of these days something was going to happen to you and would change you almost beyond recognition. I was right that day when I told you that one day you would no longer be human, nor Rose Tyler. I just never imagined it would happen so soon, nor like this."

Rose replied, "I am still Rose Marion Tyler, mum. That is never going to change, nor is fact I am always will be your daughter, I promise." She let out a loud and weary sigh as she continued, "I am still me, just smarter, quicker and a sight less fragile. And of course I am going to live for quite a long time."

Pete asked, "But how, and if you're no longer human then what are you now?" Rose replied, "I am a Time Lord, just like The Doctor is, and John was. I now have two hearts and a Time Lord mind. All knowledge of all of time and space, all that was, is, and all that could ever be. I also have all nine hundred and six years worth of The Doctor's memories all that he has seen and all he has done."

Tony asked, "Why do you look and sound so different, you're even taller to." Rose smiled down gently at her brother before sitting in the chair next to her mother's. She patted her knee, gesturing for the little boy to come and sit down. He did without a moment's hesitation, knowing this was his big sister. She had not changed to the point that he did not know or not recognise his own sister.

Jackie studied her first born. Tony was right she was taller; she was also starting to show signs of pregnancy as well. Her hair and eyes were a mighty shock to the system, as was the shift in her cheekbones and her nose. Yes there were noticeable changes, but were without a doubt still her daughters features, just more defined.

The voice was more than a slight shock to the system as well. Welsh, sounded posh and lady like as well Jackie noted. Her daughter would not sound out of place at one of the parties or dinners she and Pete hosted often. But then again, how on earth were they meant to explain how Rose suddenly had a welsh accent, a different voice, hair and eye colour and was at least three inches taller.

Rose turned to face Gwen and said, "Could you put Tony inside of Jack's office and find him some paper and pencils, as I don't want him hearing this?" She added as Gwen nodded in agreement, "I don't need nor want to end up giving my baby brother nightmares because of what I am about to reveal, you know exactly how hellish and nightmare inducing it is."

Jackie nodded in agreement, saying to her son, "Sweetheart, go with the nice lady, she will find you something to draw with. You can come back when we are finished talking." Tony looked about to protest as he wanted to stay with his big sister and wanted to know where John was and why he was not there to play with him and tell him stories.

Gwen bent down in front of him and asked gently, "Tony is it?" at Tony's nod she went on, "Do you like orange juice, what about some cookies and some apple slices. Do you want to come into the kitchen with me?" Tony beamed and nodded, turning to his mother as if asking permission. "Jackie nodded and mouthed to Gwen, "Thank you." Gwen merely nodded in return.

Jackie and Pete then turned to face Rose just as Owen came up from the autopsy bay. Rose then started to explain what had happened. "There was an invasion in down town Cardiff. Many people were gunned down by creatures that looked like a cross between a medusa, a gorgon, and I swear there were some feline features in there as well."

She added, "Dad you are already aware as Jack sent you a report of what happened. You read the report but let me assure you it is nothing compared to seeing or experiencing it up close and personal." Pete nodded and replied, "No, I don't honestly expect it is. There is a large and vast difference between reading and actually seeing how events took place."

Rose nodded in agreement before she turned to Tosh and asked her, "Can you bring up a picture of the CTV footage outside of the Millennium centre from three days ago?" Tosh nodded and asked, "Do you want footage of the actual incident, or do you want just footage of the actual creature?"

Rose thought for a moment, and come to the same conclusion each time she tried to think of a way for her to avoid her mom and dad having to see what happened three days ago. She knew it would mean less for her to tell if she allowed them to see it. Then there was the fact she would be able to see it as well, be able to process what happened better if she saw it happen instead of living it.

Rose let out a loud and weary sigh as she finally replied, "Play the whole incident from outside the Millennium centre, but hold the sound as I don't think anyone has any desire to hear the screams and gunfire again." Everyone who had been there nodded in agreement, no one wanted to hear it again ever.

Tosh nodded and let out a weary sigh as she typed rapidly on her keyboard. Less than two minutes later she had the footage up. She zoomed in enough that everyone could clearly see what was happening. She wishes she did not have to show this, but knew it would be easier for Rose to just allow them to see the footage. Actions definitely spoke louder than words, no doubt.

She was grateful Rose had asked her not to play it with sound as it was bad enough she heard it the first time when it actually happened. It still played on her mind and knew it would for a couple of months yet before she settled and was able to put it to the back of her mind. But as it currently was it was still far too fresh in her mind.

For the next twenty minutes Jackie and Pete watched the monitor of Tosh's computer. Jackie had her hand over her mouth, her eyes rapidly filling with tears. She watched her daughter firing a gun and hitting the snakes on top of the hellish looking creatures head with a deadly and precise aim, never missing. She would see the snakes exploding and some kind of liquid splattering from them.

She saw The Doctor with his sonic laser, shooting a pale red laser at the creatures. Each shot of the laser hit with a deadly precision, never ever missing its intended mark. She and Pete watched as they and the others had to rapidly duck behind solid objects to take cover from the rapid gunfire.

Jackie let out a loud sound between a whimper and a gasp when she saw the creatures shoot both her daughter and The Doctor in the chest. She sees both of them fall to the floor before she has to turn away from the sight. She then buries her face in her deathly pale husband's chest and sobs.

She could not help but whimper at the stab of guilt she suddenly felt at all the times she would argue with The Doctor when they came back to this reality. Just as she finally comes to terms with the fact the man with her daughter was innocent and not responsible for her daughter being pregnant, but the other Doctor back in the other reality. And what did this Doctor have to go and do, he had to go and bloody die before she could apologise damn him.

Jackie said from between sniffles, "Damn him why did he have to go and die before I could apologise? Just as I had come to terms with and realise it was not him but the other Doctor back in the other reality who was responsible for getting our Rose pregnant. Damn him, I'll never get to tell him."

Rose eyed her mother in wonder before an idea hit her. John who could see and hear everything that was happening immediately started to protest, 'No damn it. She'll probably forget to apologise and just slap me for dying and her not getting the chance to tell me how sorry she is'

Rose inwardly snorted and replied, 'Suck it up Doctor. I mean honestly how often does my mother admit she is wrong and is willing to apologise to you in particular, dead or not?' She added, 'Please, let her clear her conscious, it will drive her nuts if she does not get to say her peace, please Doctor, for me.'

The Doctor growled irritably, 'Oh fine, bring her in, Pete to. He should be able to hold her back from me. Whether I can feel her slapping me or not inside of here does not matter to me, it is the bloody principle of it Rose, honestly' Rose snorted causing the others to look at her knowingly, while her parents were frowning at her, her mother in particular thinking her daughter was cruelly making fun of her.

Rose told her mom, "Relax, I am not making fun of you. I was just having a conversation with John. And before you start thinking I have finally lost my marbles, you can ask Jack, he has both seen and spoken to John." Jack nodded and replied, "Yeah I have actually."

He added at Jackie's incredulous expression, "His consciousness and essence are still alive inside of Rose's head. It was just his body that was destroyed. I assure you he is alive and kicking inside of Rose. You'll know if you allow her to take you both inside of her head."

'Oi you bloody traitor Harkness!" John exclaimed inside of Rose head, causing Rose to snigger out loud. Jack asked, "What did he just say, I know he said something but what?" Rose grinned and replied, "Oi you bloody Traitor Harkness" end direct quote." Jack laughed loudly as he asked, "What, why am I a traitor?" Rose giggled as she heard John growl inside of her head, 'He knows full well what he has bloody done.' Rose repeated this to Jack, causing him to let out a hoot.

Jackie looked dubious before letting out a huff and said, "Ok fine, take me and Pete to him. I want to see him with my own eyes to truly believe." Rose nodded around a smirk before she beckoned for her parents to come closer. She told them, "Bring those two chairs close to me, one on either side of me. I will need to be in close physical contact with you in order for this to work."

She added as they did as she told them, her mom to the left and her dad to the right. "The reason why I can do this is because I am both telepathic and empathic. Hell, I can even walk through your memories and block or suppress them once inside of your head."

She continued as she placed her fingers of left hand on her mother right temple, while the fingers of her right went to her dad's left temple, "I am pretty certain I could plant false memories as well. I think even with practice I could pull off a full or part hypnotise if I wished."

She inwardly nodded as John told her, 'With practice yeah. Although some end up better at the skill then others. The Master for example he was more practiced then me and used it regularly as well. It never ended well for the one usually on the receiving end. Although it can be used for good as well, for example it can be used to dig out forgotten memories of the person on the receiving end. You then put those memories in the order they should be so they can remember them clearly.'

She concluded at the stunned looks of her parents, "Now close your eyes, clear you mind and imagine a door or some kind of barrier around memories you do not wish me to have access to. Sometimes memories from either side can leak through. Once a door has been opened we can walk through either way, in or out."

Jackie and Pete both did as they were told, then within seconds they were inside their daughters head and her in theirs. They noticed they still appeared to be inside of the hub, except the ever present golden hue Rose had started to come accustomed to over the last three days was present.

Jackie gasped as she saw John sitting with his arms crossed over his chest, as leaned back in the chair Tosh was still sitting in back on the other side. He said, "Hello Jackie and Pete of course, fancy seeing you two in here." He stood from the chair and started to make his way towards Rose, but before he could take another step or say more, Jackie suddenly launched herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck and wept into his chest.