Gwen screamed as thousands upon thousands of rift energy surged through her. It was like being electrocuted only worse. She could see the whole of time and space flashing before her eyes and it hit her hard and fast. Her mind thought it was going to explode and the only way she could contain it was if she opened the rift and release the contents that were filling within her head.

"Open the rift."

No, she couldn't. It was too dangerous. She remembered what happened the last time with Abberdon. What had happened to Rhys, the haunting visions, and Jack's sacrifice.

"Open the Rift."She remembered the Black Plague, the Roman soldier, she remembered more then that. She saw Lisa as a cyberwoman. She saw the cannibalists. She saw herself at the bar sitting down talking to Jack while unknowingly getting retconned.

"Open the Rift."

History was flowing throughout her mind, aliens of unknown origins, other cybermen, people walking the ordinary streets of Cardiff, London, Europe, Canada, Asia, Australia, America, life from other planets, everywhere.

She screamed as she couldn't take it anymore. Emotions began to seep through her. Love, hate, sadness, happiness, visions, dreams, hope and pain. Oh the pain. How it burned her skin. She never knew so much and then she felt a familiar pain. It was no longer her pain, but she could feel Toshiko riding through her skin, followed by Ianto who slowly crept through her veins and Owen's who caused her to shake uncontrollably. But the worst, the absolute worse was Jack's. She felt every time he died. Every single time he died. She felt his emotional hurting and his physical every time he died.

Tears slid down her eyes. It was too much…she couldn't handle it. Blood was seeping through the material Suzie had pulled over her side and her body couldn't take it.

"Open the rift. Open the rift."

Her eyes flew into the back of her head and flashes of light came through her. She was caving in. It was all too much. The weevils had begun to scream and she joined in as something in her mind awakened.


Jack grabbed his gun following the sound of Gwen's screams.

"Stay here," he told Toshiko.

The entire institute shook. Jack made for the steps downstairs, but was stopped by a flash of light.

"Oh my God."

"Daleks. Tosh get out of here. Run. Find Owen and Ianto."

"What's happening?"

"It's the rift. it has to be. Go now!"

Tosh ran up the stairs leaving Jack behind knowing that he couldn't die serving her only comfort. As she ran past the tourist office there was another flash of light and ten military men with guns appeared. Tosh ran past them just before they began to shoot at her. She rushed out the door forcing herself to move faster.

"Tosh what the fuck is going on?"Owen yelled as he tried to balance Ianto against him. To Tosh's relief Ianto was in much better condition, but still a little weak.

Another flash and…

"You will be upgraded."

"Tosh get in the car. Get in the fucking car!" Owen yelled as she tried to help with Ianto.

Owen carelessly threw Ianto into the backseat and climbed in next to Tosh. He started the car heading as far away as possible from the cybermen.

"What happened to Jack?"

" Daleks. They just came out of nowhere."

"What happened to Gwen?"

"I don't know, but there were screams coming from the lower levels."

"What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know, but where the hell are we going Owen?"

"Somewhere far far away."

There was another flash and Owen skidded the car to avoid it. Tosh watched in horror from the mirror as a fairy attacked a man leaving his mouth full of rose petals.

"Come away o human child," it turned to a little girl who stood there in amazement.

"We can't just leave Jack and Gwen," Tosh yelled.

"Jack can't die and Gwen's probably dead."

"We can't-"

"-Tosh look," Owen pointed out of the windshield.

Owen stopped the car. They were in the same alleyway they were before when they first saw the monster and first opened the rift. They stared at a figure forming out of the air.

"Oh my God. Aberdonn. The rift?" Ianto asked.

"How? Jack destroyed those blueprints," Owen stated.

"It's not a machine then," Tosh said.

"Then what the hell-"

"-I don't know, "Tosh interrupted, "But whatever it is, it is much stronger because not only is it bring Aberdonn through its bringing a whole lot more through this time. Time is splintering tenfold then last time. We need to get back to the Hub."

"And what exactly are we going to do? Invite the daleks and cybermen for tea?"

"On the computers there was a machine. A different machine from the rift machine. If we could just shut it down somehow."

"I agree," said Ianto sitting up.

"You're injured. Your vote doesn't count," Owen snapped.

"His vote is part of this team and it counts."

"I can distract the cybermen. You and Tosh get in a find a way to shut the machine down."

"It's connected through something else though otherwise we could have just shut the power off in the Hub," Tosh said.

"What then?"Ianto asked.

"Rift energy. It's the only logical answer," Owen answered.

"Then how do we shut it off?" Tosh asked.

"We can't," Owen said.

"We have to try," Tosh yelled.

"All right, "Ianto yelled, "Our friends are in there and they need our help. Now if we want to save them we have to work together like a team."

"Like a family," Tosh interrupted.

She looked at the two men and took out her gun.

"There were also men with guns who appeared in the Hub. I'll direct them to attack the cybermen which only leaves someone to distract the Daleks."

"I will," said Owen before Ianto could volunteer himself.

Tosh stared at him for a moment before she spoke again, "Be careful."

Owen turned the car around and drove to the front of the Hub ready to put their plan into action. In the spot where they were just parked there was another flash.

"Pity the Gelth."

The SUV stopped in Hub, but before they left the car however Owen leaned over and kissed Tosh hard on the lips and then moved to Ianto who he kissed with equal force. Before they could speak Owen jumped from the car securing the area.

"Hey you lot," Owen directed towards the military men lifting both arms showing he wasn't armed, "We need help. Enemy cybermen are attacking."

"Let's go boys, "said the leader of the military men and followed the men out the doors where they began to attack the cybermen. Owen ushered Ianto and Tosh in as they made the rest of the way into the Hub.

They entered through the Cog door where Daleks began to shoot at them.

"Go," Owen yelled refueling his gun and shooting back at the Daleks though it was pretty much useless.

Owen cleared the way for Tosh and Ianto and made sure they got safely down the stairs. He began to shoot again at the Daleks. As Ianto and Tosh ran down the stairs they were met by another flash of light as a harmless Slitheen stood before them. Ianto and tosh passed it cautiously, but were stopped by another flash of light this time much bigger and more blinding. Tosh and Ianto shielded their eyes and then grabbed hold of the railings as something was pulling the Slitheen back through.

Owen who had been fighting the Daleks took a deep breath as he slowly revealed himself from his hiding spot and suddenly he was caught unaware as a Dalek ray came right at him in the middle of his face. Owen could feel death upon him. Darkness already threatening to overtake his veins, bit nothing happened. He opened his eyes to find the ray standing still and then a huge gust of wind pulling it and everything back. Something was pulling the Daleks back through the void. Owen grabbed hold to one of the desks as everything was being drawn back. He watched in amazement as the Daleks began to disappear.


Gwen screamed as the images of the outside world began to cloud her head. Pain seared throughout her entire body and tears were uncontrollably overtaking her. She couldn't get the image of Bilis' smile out of her head. There were bright flashes of light and all around the world she felt time seeping through.

What had she done? She had unintentionally opened the rift and time was spreading and it only pained her more. She needed to take it back. She needed to bring it all back, but how? How could she even focus when her body felt like a mixture of fire and ice?

Jack fought through the Daleks killing himself twice in the process. Time was running out. Gwen screamed again and Jack knew he needed to get to her. He followed the sound his gun at the ready and ran deep through the archives. As he started on the stairs he looked down at the sound his feet had made. He gasped at the pool of blood he was standing in and ran quicker not holding anything back. The screams grew louder and he was not prepared for what he saw next.

Light was bursting from Gwen's head and she was in dire agony. She was bleeding and letting go of everything around her. Jack banged against the window and tried the door which was locked. He tried his watch, but it refused to open the door.

"Gwen, no. Don't open the rift. Resist!" He banged against the window.

Gwen could hear his voice. Jack was calling her. He didn't want this. She couldn't let this happen. She cried out in pain again and her head landed on her chest. Another shock of rift energy flew through her and her body pushed forward.

"No! No!"Jack yelled attempting to break the glass.

She looked up and there were tears in his eyes. In her agony they were the most beautiful thing out of everything she had ever seen. She knew what she had to do now. When Abberdonn attacked Jack sacrificed his life to save the world. She'd have to sacrifice herself as well.

"You're doing well, Gwen. Keep going."

She took in her last breaths and calmly but surely told them "Go to hell you motherfuckers."

Without another thought Gwen focused pulling everything that she had seen come through the rift back. She pulled them back to their time and where they came from. She took all her emotions and drowned them long enough just to accomplish this act. She could feel herself begin to tremble and then it happened again. Time and space was flying through her eyes like a story with the beginning all the way to the end of history. There was flash upon flash of light and the thoughts and feelings of others were hitting every single time. This time she welcomed the pain knowing Bilis was accomplishing nothing by her deeds and Jack was helping her through it.

"Gwen, no!" Suzie yelled.

An alarm began to go off and a full blast of rift energy flowed through her mind. She screamed as it overtook her. She screamed louder than ever before. She was letting go and glad of it.

Jack after fifty attempted tries kicked down the door, but shielded his eyes as light overtook the entire room with the only sound of Gwen's final scream left in the light.