A/N: Another chapter is done! Huzzah! Ahem, sorry for the months long delay. I ended up with writer's block and got distracted by the various original manuscripts I have. Now that I have a clear plot thread in mind it should be easier to update.

Also, keep an eye out for a one-shot prequel to Sorry, Wrong Universe!

On with the chapter!


Chapter 9 Signs of Things to Come

Rose entered the screened-off space devoted to the Doctor, who laid unconscious in the center of the room. An uneasy look settled onto her face as she grabbed a chair and sat down next to the Doctor's bed.

Rose let out an annoyed hum as she crossed her arms and tried to shake the feeling that something was going to happen. She knew it was ridiculous to think that the Doctor was going to awake in the next few minutes, but the feeling didn't seem to want to go away. Her eyes widened as the bed's occupant stirred.

The Doctor gasped as he sat up. After he calmed down he examined his surroundings.

"You're awake." The Doctor ran a hand over his face and through his hair before he glanced at Rose, who looked both relieved and unsettled.

"Why does that seem so surprising to you?"

"Because for a while we thought you weren't going to make it," Rose said as she stared at the floor.

The Doctor nodded. "Have you been sitting here long?"

"Actually, no. I've been here for a few minutes maybe. I kept getting this feeling that I should go see you because you were going to wake up soon."

The Doctor frowned as he thought about Rose's words. "That's...odd, definitely odd. Let me know if you have any more of those feelings."

"No matter what universe we're in we always seem to attract trouble. Trouble, and weird things," Rose said with a sigh after a few minutes of silence.

The Doctor nodded before he frowned at something. "I seem to have lost my memories of the attack, could you fill me in and give me an update on what's happened since then?"

"Based on what I told them, the Jedi think you were the target of a bounty hunter. Obi-Wan has been assigned to investigate the attempt on your life. The Healers said that the dart you were shot with was lased with poison and that if you had been from this universe you would have died," Rose said, a dark look in her eye.

The Doctor let Rose's words sink in before pulling back the blanket and standing up."Can't lay around here while there's still a threat from the Cybermen to deal with." Rose raised an eyebrow as she watched the Doctor walk toward the door.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Rose asked as she gestured to the Doctor's medical shorts and short-sleeved shirt.

"I've saved the world in a dressing gown and slippers, Rose. It shouldn't be that hard to save the universe in these. Though now that I think about it, there is a bit of a draft in here."

"I'll show you where you're suit is," Rose said as she moved to stand next to him. The Doctor nodded before they exited the area and walked into the rest of the infirmary.

"Where's Jack?" the Doctor asked as Rose led him past several groups of Healers and patients.

"He's putting together defense strategies with the Jedi."

They moved through the infirmary as the Doctor took in the sight of the wounded Jedi. "I take it the Cybermen made their presence known."

Rose nodded and said,"The Cybermen attacked a government building here on Coruscant and the Jedi tried to stop them. Besides the injured there are several dead and unaccounted for." The Doctor's expression took on a grim aspect as he saw several gurneys with sheets pulled over their occupants.

"I guess we got more than we bargained for when we came here," The Doctor said with a sigh as they walked. Rose nodded in agreement as she thought of a certain blond-haired Padawan.

"I'll wait out here." The Doctor nodded in response before entering the storage room.

Rose turned and leaned against the wall as another feeling that something was going to happen crept over her. She drew in a sharp breath as she realized the feeling was laced with a sense of foreboding.


Obi-Wan entered the meditation room in an attempt to find Anakin. He walked further into the room before his Padawan came into view.

"I'm going off-world for my investigation into the attempt on the Doctor's life." Anakin looked up from his place on one of the meditation cushions.

"How long will you be away, Master?"

"I don't know, I've run into a bit of a dead end. From the information I've gathered, the poison dart is from a planet called Kamino. The problem is that, according to the Archives, Kamino doesn't exist."

Anakin frowned. "I would think the Archive would have that information." Obi-Wan shook his head and walked towards the door.

"I forgot to ask, has there been any word on the senate?"

Obi-Wan turned and said,"Reports from both the Jedi and the Senate Guard are saying that the evacuation is going well. The Cybermen as well as several groups of Jedi and Senate personnel have abruptly disappeared though."

Anakin contemplated the news, then said,"Safe journey, Master."

"May the Force be with you." Obi-Wan said before he walked out into the hallway, his intended destination the Temple hangar.