Chapter 10

The World Crashed Down Around Them

"Doctor, wake up!"

The human Doctor's head turned; he groaned in pain.

"He has her…" he murmured.

"Who has her?"

"The Master….he has Rose…we need to save her."

"Who has Rose?" a male's voice asked.

The Doctor's eyes opened - he saw Jackie, Pete and a cop hovering over him.

"What happened to you?" Pete asked.

"He attacked me…" the Doctor murmured.

"Who did, son?" the officer asked.

Then the Doctor was out cold.

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"Ianto…Mickey…you will guard this baby with your life," Jack ordered.

Jack and the Doctor had just teleported to the Hub, Jacob in his arms.

Ianto and Mickey exchanged glances and then Ianto took the baby from his father.

"You have our word," the men said.

The Doctor and Jack looked slightly hesitant, but they knew of no one else, and they also knew that the men would be the best to protect the baby.

Jack kissed Jacob on the forehead, then he and the Doctor teleported back out.

Ianto and Mickey looked at the baby and over at the bundles of things that had been left. Jack had given them a key to the flat in case they needed to get anything, and they felt prepared…at the same time they looked completely terrified.

"What have we gotten ourselves into?" Mickey asked.

"I don't know, Mickey, I don't know."

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"So I decided that after the loss of Elmira…and then the Daleks invading Earth thing," Ellie continued her story softly, "I wanted a baby…I knew I hadn't been the same since we lost her…so somehow I convinced Jack to let me try to have a baby. Nine months later, Jacob was born," she sighed sadly at the thought.

"Ellie, your son is so beautiful," Rose replied.

"He's my whole world…he's just like his father and I can't see my life without either one of them."

"Don't worry, Ellie, they will find us and get to us."

Ellie looked up (she was crying again).

"I hope so…"

It was then that a light came on, the basement door of wherever it was they were opened, and the Master came into the room.

Ellie looked at him,

"So what's the grand plan now? Another take over the world scheme?"

He leaned up against the bars of the cell.

"No, actually…as if I would. What I'm after now is much smaller than that…"

"Then what is it?" Rose asked.

"I want to make you lot pay," the Master looked at Ellie, "Especially you…"

"But why?"

"You threw everything I ever gave you back in my face…all for a worthless immortal…thing!" he spat.

"You lied to me! You told me I was your daughter when really you'd killed my parents!" Ellie cried.

"I was more of a father to you than those idiots could ever have been!"

"I had a wonderful childhood! They were wonderful to me!"

He rolled his eyes.

"Believe what you want to believe, Ellie, but I spoiled you…I gave you everything you ever wanted: beautiful outfits, your car….everything."

"Yes, and my car was purchased two days before you took over the world and I was set to live on the Valiant. Fat lot of good the car did me on Earth!"

"Point still stands."

"Whatever…" Ellie looked at him, "I pity you when Jack and the Doctor get here."

He laughed,

"Is that a threat?"

"Just you watch."

There was a silence as he stared hard at her.

"The funny thing is…you spend so much time insisting you're not my daughter…and yet…you still go by 'Elisabeth Elmira Saxon'….or, at least, that's what it says on your license." He held up the little plastic card from her wallet, a grin on his face.

"Well, the world knows me as Ellie Saxon…it was going to cost a lot of money - which I didn't even have at the time - to change it."

"Sweet," the Master commented, before turning to leave.

Ellie watched and, once he was gone, she exhaled slowly. She glanced at Rose and the girls shared the same look of wonder and fear.

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"Doctor, are you alright?" Jackie asked.

He slowly turned his head - it was currently resting on a large plush pillow. His eyes opened and he saw that he was back home, at the house he and Rose shared.

"We've gotta get to Rose," he murmured.

"Alright, love, but first you have to tell us everything that happened, and slowly."

The Doctor was worried for a moment, Jackie was being so endearing and gentle with him, but he shrugged,

"An old enemy of mine…came through the void and took Rose. He's using her against me…" he sighed as he took in a deep breath, "I have to try and contact the other Doctor…and let him know."

"How, though? We can't send you through," Pete said.

The Doctor noticed the man for the first time. He was sitting on the window seat,

"I can do it telepathically," he said simply.

He noticed then a steaming cup of tea on the bedside table and took it. He inhaled the smell for a moment and then took a deep sip of it. Instantly, he felt better and up to the task of contacting his other body in a whole other Universe.

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"So, we go to Scotland and…" the Doctor stopped mid sentence. A look of pain almost came across his face.

"Everything okay?" Jack asked, worried.

"Hello?" the Doctor asked, his eyes were closed, he looked like he was reaching out for something…or someone.

There was a pause,

"Yeah, I'm here," he said.

"Doctor, what's wrong?"

His friend held up his finger,

"Shh…..no not you, Jack." The Doctor nodded his head as he listened to an invisible voice, "He did what?!" There was another long pause and then the Doctor's face lost all expression. "But she can't be," he said in a low whisper. "I'll…." the Doctor didn't finish his threat, "Alright…I'm going to come get you. If he's already been hopping between realities then there is already a hole in the universe. I know I shouldn't be making it any bigger, but we need you."

The Doctor then shook his head and opened his eyes,

"The Master has Rose," he said grimly.

In that instant, Jack felt his already unstable world come crashing down around him…

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A/N- Ack, this chapter took soo long to write and I'm very sorry about that. I hope you all like it alright…it was kind of entertaining to write Jack hearing a one sided conversation. But anyways…please review and hopefully the next chapter will be written up soon.

Thanks! Beccs! ^_^