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"Jack make sure no one is behind schedule," Rose barks into her mobile while she and Amy are emptying the contents of the garage into Beauty, "Yes, bring the hand, we can't risk it being sucked in. Yep. See you then. Ta."
"Will Rory and Mels be okay?" Amy finally asks, still unsure of who or what has Rose spooked enough to pack everything into the young Tardis.
"Jack and the others are gonna be bringin' them here. I'm sorry but they'll have to be retconned afterwards so they won't remember anythin' that happens the next few days," she scoots a box into the corner and blows her bangs out of her eyes before swiveling around to face the ginger woman, "I am doing everything in my power to keep all of you safe."
"Will the ghosts be able to get in here?"
"No they won't. Beauty is a multidimensional being so it would be extremely difficult for them to breach her hull. That is one of the many reasons why I want everyone safe inside of her before the screaming and the panicking starts," she pauses to glare at her hands-the same limbs which have never been strong enough to keep hold of anything-then briefly clenches them into fists before forcing herself to resume packing, "I'm not losing any of you. Not this time."
Her young companion can't ignore how the older woman trembles, "What's going to happen Rose?"
"Today is the day the Doctor saves the world," she quietly proclaims and dumps an armful of gear onto the control room floor, "And today is the day I die, at least in this world."
Amy doesn't prod further, seeing the tears welling up in her friend's eyes. This is a day she had been dreading ever since Rose explained how she had ended up living in a parallel dimension.
The silence is only broken when Rose moves Beauty to Amy's garden, where the Torchwood team is unloading a huge pile of gear...and guarding an unconscious Rory Williams.
"We couldn't find Mels," Jack apologizes as he sweeps into the ship with the first load of supplies, "We are going to have to hope she's out of range of this when it goes down."
"Yeah, can't be helped now. Owen, put Rory in Amy's room. Amy, keep an eye on your boyfriend while I sort out this lot," Rose expertly instructs while she and Suzie engage a compression field to fit the trucks through Beauty's front doors, "Tosh, make sure those crates are secured to the struts, this is bound to get a bit bumpy and I don't want anyone gettin' run over by this equipment."
"Rose, we're out of time," Jack calls out as he runs in again, this time slamming the doors tight behind him, "The ghost shift is about to start!"
"Alright everyone, stay away from those doors until I tell you otherwise," the brunette commands, running to the controls, "Now grab hold of something and hang on tight!"
Half the ships occupants scream and are knocked sideways as Beauty hurls herself into the time vortex for the first time.
"Come on sweetheart," Rose coaxes, dancing around the console madly in an attempt to guide the young ship, "I know you can do this. Amy hit the dampeners! No, the one with the green lights! Jack, see that lever? Flip it in three, two, now!"
""Suzie's fainted!" Tosh squeaks just after Beauty lurches sideways with a ear piercing keen.
"Too late to move her, just make sure she stays tied to the railing," Jack tells her while rushing to obey Rose's rapid fire commands, "Amy, did you get Rory strapped in?"
"Yeah, though I don't know how long that sedative of yours is going to work on him," she pauses to hastily type something, "We're almost there!"
For a moment the sound from outside swells to overwhelming levels, then Beauty jerks a final time and suddenly everything is still.
Everyone starts cheering save Amy, who runs to check on her boyfriend, while Rose smiles and softly strokes the console, "Good girl. You did fantastic!"
"How did you manage this one?" Jack asks once Owen deems Suzie free of any injuries, "I thought she wouldn't be ready for the time vortex for a long time still."
"I had to wait for her eye to open," Rose gives as vague of an answer as possible before whirling away from the controls, "Alright ladies and gents, blokes and birds, and anythin' in between. We are officially shielded inside of the time vortex and will continue to be so for the next two linear days. We have a fully stocked kitchen, working loos, plenty of bedrooms, and a completely functional entertainment room. I know how confusin' this must be for all of you but-" her speech is interrupted by a very girlish screech of terror, "And that would be Rory wakin' up on a strange space ship. Anywho, rest, relax, and enjoy the relative quiet the best you can while you are able."
Hours later, after Rose explains the truth of the ghosts and the invasion of daleks, no one is happy.
"So why are we hiding? Whatever is going on, we could be making a difference out there!" Suzie spits, holding her still aching head as she stands to tower over Rose, "If we're in here, that has to mean people are dying out there."
"You think I don't know that?" the woman's voice is a low growl, her eyes taking on a subtle golden glow as she points towards the outer doors, "I am out there right now, living the nightmare! Daleks and Cybermen are butcherin' innocent people in the streets, in their homes! If you sincerely think I want to be sittin' here, doin' nothin' but listen to you throw a tantrum while a battle for our planet it going on then you have know idea who I am after all."
"Then why aren't we doing something?" Suzie presses even as she takes a step back.
"Because the bad guys never stay down for long and I had to make sure some of the good guys were still around to fight them while the world recovers from this," Rose's gaze flits to Jack, who has taken her hand, then moves to the monitors, "Now please get the hell outta my face before I forget I'm a good person and toss you off of my ship."
"You wouldn't," the other woman snorts in derision, "What about all those rules you live by? And what would your Doctor say?"
The light flares in Rose's eyes and her gaze is predatory as she stares Suzie down, "In case you've forgotten, the Doctor isn't here, so today is not the day to find out why I have so many rules Suzie Costello."
"Suzie, go annoy Owen for a bit," Jack doesn't even attempt an innocuous intervention while he shifts to stand between his teammate and his dearest friend. After she gives him a curt nod and retreats, he turns around to Rose, "Time to calm down Rosie, your big bad wolf is showing again. Come have a cuppa and a sit down with me, Beauty will be fine for now and we both know that."
"I really don't like that woman Jack," Rose huffs but allows him to pull her away from the console, "Something about her just makes my skin crawl. Beauty can feel it too, so it's not just me bein' paranoid."
"I'll keep an eye on her," he vows as they stroll deeper into the ship.