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Chapter 9- No Accident

Nine, Ten, and Jack watched the others leave. The argument between Pete and the man started to let up and they didn't think he was going die today after all. Now all they had to do was wait.

"This River Song." said Nine. "Who is she? And please, don't say 'spoilers'." Ten shrugged.

"I don't really know. I only met her once and she is a complete mystery, but I do know that she is some how tied to my...our future, but how, I'm not sure. Eleven might know more, but I think he is still in the dark. He still doesn't know how she..." he stopped when he realized that he was about to give away something important.

"How she what?" Nine demanded. "Tell me!" He could tell Ten knew something very important and he was tired of not being told. "If it has to do with my...our future, I have a right to know!"

Ten sighed, giving in. He looked at Jack and then leaned forward and whispered in Nine's ear. "She knows our name. Our real name."

Nine went almost white. "How?" he asked, keeping his voice the same level as Ten's.

"I don't know." said replied Ten as he pulled away.

"Doc? You okay?" asked Jack looked at Nine. "You look ill."

"And I feel it too." He nodded at Ten. "I certainly hope they find out what she's up to."

"So do I."

The next hour, Pete did nothing much except walk back and forth on the same street as if he were waiting for someone. They didn't talk much. They just stood there, waiting for the others to get back. Jack hoped from foot, attempting to fight off boredom.

Nine stiffened. A strange and all together sinister looking man was standing in the shadows. It was obvious from his position that he was watching Pete. "He's up to no good."

"Oh, I am so stupid!" said Ten, slapping himself in the face.

"Hey! Thanks for the insult." said Nine. "Now, do you care to elaborate?"

"Think about it! History can change, right? But not on its own! If no interfered, history would always, always, flow the same way. It can only be changed if someone who knows how history flows and intentionally tries, or succeeds, to change it."

"So, you're saying that Pete Tyler getting killed two years early was no accident?" asked Jack.

Ten nodded. "Precisely. Pete Tyler is going to be murdered, and who ever does it, knows what they're doing, which makes them dangerous."

"But why?" asked Jack. "What's so special about Pete Tyler? Since he's doomed to die in two years anyway, why couldn't the murder just let history takes it's course? What is it about the two year time period that's important?"

"Pete must have done something in that time." said Nine, racking his brains out. "He was always making plans, schemes to make money, but none of them ever worked."

"It isn't about Pete." said Ten suddenly and so quietly that Nine and Jack barely heard him. "It isn't about him." he replied louder, but not loud enough to attract attention from the passerby. "You asked what he does during the two years he's alive. It's obvious. He married Jackie and they had Rose. Whoever killed Pete wasn't interested in him. Whoever it was, wanted to make sure that Rose was never born. Rose being erased from history wasn't just some side effect, it was what they intended to happen. This is all about Rose."

Ten tried to remain calm and for all intents and purposes he looked it, but Nine saw that he clinched his jaw when he finished speaking and balled his hands into fists. "We should go find the others." said Nine.

"Pete's gone." said Jack, suddenly. Nine and Ten whirled around and realized that Jack was right. Pete was nowhere in sight and neither was the strange man who had been following him. "Damn!" said Ten and he took off down the street, Jack and Nine close behind.

It had started to rain and the people on the street had gone into their houses, leaving Ten and co. alone. They had not gone far when an arm and a fist shot out from a corner, catching Ten in the chest and knocking him down. He groaned and Nine reached down to help him up. The strange man they had seen step out in front of them and Jack instantly a gun and pointed it at him. The man just sighed.

"If you shoot me," he said speaking with a Boston accent, "you won't get anything outta me, ya know?"

"Put the gun away, Jack." said Ten, standing up straight. Jack did what he was told.

"Now then," the man said smugly. "You lookin' for me? Took you long enough to get here."

"You've been expecting us?" asked Nine, surprised. "Who are you? And why do you want to erase Rose Tyler from history?"

"One question at a time. Yes, to the first. To the second, you can call Buddy, and in answer to the third, I'm only the hit man. You want answers, you're gonna have to take to the boss."

"And who's he?" Ten demanded.

"I don't know his real name." said Big Joe, "but those of us that work for him just call him Dr. Storm."

"Obviously a pseudonym." said Jack.

"Of course!" said Buddy. "Now then, you wanna to meet him?"

"Yes." answered all three at once.

Buddy's eyes narrowed. "Say, where the others. I was told there'd more of ya. Out with it? Were are they?"

"Chasing a woman named River Song." answered Jack.

Buddy chuckled. "Well, in that case, they'll be joining ya shortly. Bye then!" he waved and the three instantly vanished. "See ya later, gents!"

Author's Note: Ooooooh! We're getting close! Keep reading to find out more. And please keep reviewing! Question: I know I asked what your favorite episode(s) is/are, so know I want to know what your least favorite episode(s) is/are. Answer: Doomsday, Journey's End, and the End of Time Part 2, just because I can't stand how they end.