Note: I don't own anything related to Torchwood (unless you count the books I have)...Enjoy...

Jack was right. There's nothing in the afterlife. Just darkness. I couldn't even see my own hands when I tried looking down at them. When I tried reaching out with my mind, I picked up on the thoughts of the other recently dead. They were asking why me, what about my family, and one was relieved that he wasn't in pain anymore. I crouched down and brought my hands to my head. The thoughts were getting louder and louder.

But these thoughts weren't from the recently dead. They were coming from the people in the TARDIS. I gasped air and sat up. Everyone was surrounding me, Martha right next to me with her hands clasped together.

"You broke my ribs."

"At least you're alive again. You were gone for a couple of minutes," Martha retorted.

"Come on then. Let's get the Earth back. I'll be fine. Worry about the planet," I ordered.

"What about Earth? It's still in the wrong place," Jackie asked as we flew away from the Dalek ship.

BAM!

The Dalek ship was destroyed with each and every Dalek aboard. Martha helped me lean against the wall and after making sure I was alright, she went to help in whatever way she could. I tried closing off my mind again. It wouldn't at first and all of the thoughts were making me ill. Being dead could also be playing a part in me being nauseated but I felt like this after I got the ability. With a shaking hand, I reached down and activated the perception filter.

"It's coming with us. Calling Torchwood. Calling Torchwood."

On the screen in front of the Doctor, the Hub appeared. The entire team, Luke and Gray were crowded around the screen.

"We hear you, Doctor. Is Jack there?"

"Can't get rid of him. You will need to open the Rift manipulator and send me all the power."

"Yes. We'll tow Earth back to its proper place. We'll need to harness the Rift power somehow."

"Mr. Smith can do it," Luke spoke up.

The boy genius went to another computer and began typing away.

"We'll need the base codes for the TARDIS," he said.

"That'll take forever," one of the Doctors said.

"No. Luke, call for K-9. He'll be able to patch into Mr. Smith and upload the base codes," Sarah Jane suggested.

The base codes are transferred and soon the TARDIS was pulling the Earth back home. Each companion, aside from Jackie, was helping to fly the TARDIS and the trip was steady, not a single jerk or shudder.

"Now this is how she was meant to be flown."

Once the Earth was right where it was supposed to be, everyone cheered. Hugs went all around. The half human Doctor pushed one last button and the TARDIS landed on the planet in a park. This was when I should be getting off but I needed to stay in order to help Donna. Her human mind wasn't coping with the knowledge of a Time Lord. Sarah Jane said her goodbyes and exited the TARDIS.

"I told you, no more teleport."

I laughed at Jack's predicament. This time Uncle D would do more to disenable the vortex manipulator but I knew Jack would have it fixed if he really wanted it. Just in case the other Doctor remembered my wristlet, I deactivated the perception filter and took it off, tucking it away in one of my pockets. With Donna's help, I stood up but kept hunched over.

"Alright there, Ria?" she asked.

"Better than you. Donna, I need to tell you something. When that metacrisis happened and you got Uncle D's mind, your brain began to overload. While it's nice to understand everything he talks about, it's slowly going to turn your brain into mush. Uncle D knows this and will wipe your mind but it would also take all of your memories of the Doctor and your adventures."

"No," she whispered.

"I came back in time to help you keep your memories. The one to die that Caan was talking about was you, well this version of you. You would have gone back to being a temp in Chiswick with no recollection of anything. I can help Uncle D to remove the Time Lord knowledge but keep your memories in tact."

"But you just died, Ria, and you have several broken ribs," Jack said from the doorway.

"I will not let Donna lose her memories. There is a reason why Caan altered the timelines so they converged on her. Nothing against Rose, Martha, or Sarah Jane but Donna has been the most faithful companion that Uncle D has had and he needs her. I've seen and heard the sorrow from him when he spoke of her."

Before anyone could say anything else about the matter, I pushed my fingers onto Donna's temples and focused on the foreign knowledge in her mind. There was a lot but I pictured wrapping it together in a bubble. The bubble kept growing as more found its way inside. It finally stopped growing. I pictured that bubble reinforced, unbreakable, made from the strongest material ever.

"It's all locked away. Uncle D, you just have to remove that bubble. All her memories will be safe," I said, wiping the blood from my nose.

"But the knowledge would have seeped into the memories. How will she remember today without the knowledge?" he asked, coming up beside Donna.

"She will just remember that she showed the Daleks the fastest temp in Chiswick. She might not completely remember what she did or why she did it but she'll know that she kept the Daleks from winning and saved us all. Until later, Uncle D. Enjoy your travels, Donna."

I shuffled towards Rose and quickly had a word with her. Her eyes flew to the Doctor in blue and I nodded. She will be happy with the Doctor and I'm sure they'll have at least a child or two. Imagine how cute those kids would be coming from those two. I shuffled out of the TARDIS with Jack behind me. Mickey, Martha, and Sarah Jane were standing outside talking. We joined them and watched as the TARDIS took off.

"Good, now I can do this," I said before blacking out.