"Rose, No!" Ten called as he ran to her other side and grabbed a hold of her arm as Nine spun her around to look at him.
"Rose you can't do that!" he said to her.
"Be calm, my Doctor. I know what I am doing," with that she shook both of the Doctors' off and took yet another step closer to the Master.
"I shall give you life Master, but know this, I am offering you a chance to start over. I have already wiped all of your stores of technology and weapons off the face of the universe. You will have nothing to work with and must begin your life a fresh."
"I won't need any of that stuff now," the Master said.
"You misunderstand what I mean for you. It is not I who shall house you. In fact, no one but yourself shall be your vehicle from now on.'
'Master, from this moment on, you shall be reborn. I give you back your original form. I send you back to your beginning to start a new and to try again. From now on, you shall pick your own fate as you start from the very beginnings once again."
As she talked, the light between her and the Master intensified. It looked as if tendrils of power were emanating from Rose's body and poking and prodding at Jack's. In a matter of moments, the tendrils found what they were seeking and dragged what looked like a mass of undulating quicksilver from Jack's mouth.
Jack gasped and collapsed where he stood. Martha, who had been watching everything in silence with the other four companions, broke from the group and ran to Jack's side.
The puddle of quicksilver was deposited upon the floor where it began to writhe and squirm, trying to escape from whatever Bad Wolf was about to attempt.
"Master, I take from you the name that you have given yourself as a term to complete your quest for power and return you to your given name, Ruath. I give you rebirth!" she said as the light particles once again descended upon the essence of what had been the Master. The light soon became far too bright for anyone to look at. It took a moment, but as the light dissipated, they heard what the result was before they were able to see.
The soft, gentle sound of a crying baby reached their ears as their eyes clear from the star-bursts. There, lying on the ground where the Master had been, was a baby boy, crying for attention.
"You…" Ten began.
"I offered him a second chance," Bad Wolf answered. "He is a Time Lord once again."
"What are we going to do with him?" Nine asked.
"A loving, human home I believe will give him the best opportunity. In time, perhaps Doctor, you can begin to teach him of the Time Lords. But he should have at least one life spent living with humans I believe."
Ten nodded as he watched Grace approach the child that now lay squirming on the floor.
"Is it him? Will he remember his past life?" she asked as she knelt beside the baby.
"Yes, and no. It is still the Master. He is exactly the way that he was born to his mother so many years ago. He will begin completely new and hopefully, he will get it right this time. He is such a brilliant mind and will do many great things if he can be set upon a proper path."
Grace looked at Bad Wolf before she nodded and picked the child up off of the floor, cradling him in her arms. "In that case," she said. "May I be the one to lead him? I would never presume to be a great person. But I would like to think that I could at least point him in right directions and steer him away from the evil that once processed him."
Bad Wolf smiled and answered, "Grace… so aptly named you are, for it will be of your grace that will lead him from the darkness and into new light. Keep him well Grace, and he may yet surprise us."
"Rose, what of you?" Nine asked. "That power is going to burn you."
Bad Wolf turned her eyes to Nine as her smile faded. "It is true. I cannot last much longer in Rose without damaging her. I have already stretched her further than ever. And now that you all are safe, I must retreat again… only this time it will be for good."
"You are leaving Rose?" Ten asked.
"I must. I see now that though there are so many things that you need me for, it is too dangerous. Today it was the Master who almost won my power, tomorrow it may be another. No person should hold the power that I do. I must release. I must leave Rose for good."
Ten nodded as he looked her in the eye. "She is a human, and humans are not meant to be gods."
"And neither are Time Lords," she admonished. "Doctor, you have played god many times and have nearly been burned yourself. You often teeter on the edge of a knife, attempting to bring order to the universe. I warn you Doctor, though you have always been on the side of good, your luck will one day run out. Please, be careful how you spend your time, energy, and power. You never know what line you may cross that you'll wish you never did."
Ten just continued to look her in the eye as he took her words in. They had hit many nerves, but he was unwilling to expose them there before everyone to truly absorb what he was hearing.
By now, Jack had come back around and, with Martha's help, was sitting up. "Rose," he called to her. "Please… before it's too late…"
Bad Wolf turned her eyes to him and gave him a sorrowful look. "My Jack," she said. "I never should have condemned you in the way that I did. It was all so exciting in those first, brief, moments. I see now that giving life is not such the blessing that I had believed. Of course I shall return you to your mortal state, as it is the greatest wish that you have. Just remember," she said with a slight smile, "you can be killed now, so no more crazy, insane stunts."
With that, her eyes glowed slightly stronger as Jacks did so in response. The light that hovered in Jack's eyes, floated out and into the air, drifting above his head for a moment before dissipating and vanishing from sight.
"I know that you all still have so many questions," Bad Wolf said as she turned, looking at everyone in turn. "I will try and leave at least some of the answers in Rose's head, though she may not understand it all."
"Is that a good idea.…? Ten asked.
"It will cause no harm. And Doctor," she said to him. "My warnings and signs are still spread through the galaxy, watch for them, heed them. There is much left for you to overcome."
Slowly the light was fading from her eyes are she began to once again take on a more human look. Just as the light had almost disappeared, it flared once more as she said, "Oh, and Doctor, I have given Rose one final gift. Please, just trust her when she tells you how to find that gift. I have made sure that it will be alright."
Slightly baffled, Ten just nodded to Bad Wolf, as he watched the last of the power vanish from Rose's eyes. The last thing that he thought he heard from her was, "stay safe." But it was so quite that he wasn't sure if it had just been in his head or not. As he thought about it, it may have been in his head; but that didn't mean that it didn't come from Bad Wolf.
Nine and Ten were standing on either side of Rose when the power left her completely. She immediately fell into a faint as they reached out and grabbed her. The two Doctors exchanged a look before Nine allowed Ten to lift Rose into his arms and carry her out of there. Nine watched as Ten left the room before coming to Jack's side and assisting Martha in helping him out.
"Never thought I'd see your face again," Jack said with a tired smile to the Doctor.
"Well I never thought I would ever see your face. I still have no idea who you are," he answered.
"You will," Jack replied with a grin.
A/N: Alright, nearly there. Just a little wrap up to tie things off and this one comes to a close. I have do have a few ideas floating around of where to take this story later, but nothing to begin for a while yet. Thank you all for reading and reviewing. I hope you enjoyed it all and will keep an eye out for continuations. Also, I really don't know if the Master had a proper name or if it is ever mentioned anywhere in any of the series or comics, or books, so I used this one. I know that it is a name of a Time Lord in some spin off or other, but I liked the name so I plugged it in here. If anyone does happen to know his real name, (if it was even given), feel free to let me know and I'll change it.
Thanks again, and stay tuned for the last chappie.
Mystica