Chapter 11:
"Rose, you coming to get Hector?" the Doctor asked poking his head round the door way of Rose's bedroom.
"Yep coming" Rose replied hurrying out of her room, the Doctor had insisted that they leave as soon as possible. Rose had the feeling he had an surprise for her.
"So where are we taking him?" Rose asked when they managed to get out side of the TARDIS.
"I don't know" the Doctor replied "I haven't thought of that bit yet" the Doctor replied "Somewhere safe"
"Good" Rose replied smiling at him.
As
they approached the cellar they noticed something had changed about
the door. It was fresh and new, and bright. Unlike the old, dark and
old hall way it had been last time they were here.
"Doctor what
about the women what happened to them?" Rose asked as he undid the
locks.
"They've been returned to the time lines they were meant to have, that's what the pearl of souls would of done, if he'd of succeeded, it would of altered the earths time line. It would of made an paradox so big that it would of killed us all, and this time it wouldn't of been able to be fixed. That's another reason it had to be destroyed" the Doctor said darkly.
"Oh" Rose replied.
"Hector wouldn't though before you ask. He can't, the pearl can't do that for the user" the Doctor said "He'd be stuck here for the rest of his life if we weren't taking him somewhere else" the Doctor replied.
"You didn't tell me about the paradox" Rose said quietly.
"I didn't want to scare you" the Doctor replied honestly "I thought it might be too much for you along with Meg possibly dying"
"It's okay" Rose said "I think you're right I wouldn't of managed it" she said as the Doctor opened the door and stepped in.
"Rose
don't come in here" the Doctor said standing in front of the door
way, so she wasn't able to pass through.
"Why not?" Rose
asked knowing something was wrong.
"I don't
think Hector will be coming with us after all" the Doctor said
"How come?" Rose asked.
"He's dead" the Doctor replied darkly "He shot himself" oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Rose was standing on the cliff, the wind blowing through her hair as she watched the sea below her.
The Doctor was with Romana at Hector's funeral at a near by church. The Doctor had somehow managed to convince the vicar to do it this afternoon. Rose hadn't wanted to join him, not after all that had happened, she didn't feel comfortable with it, and so the Doctor had just gone on his own with Romana. She had wanted to be there, even if he had caused her so much pain.
She could see her family talking outside the TARDIS, probably saying good bye. The Doctor wanted to get off as soon as possible. This week she'd realised just how much she cared for them, and she realised how much they cared for her.
She hoped that by travelling with the Doctor, she wasn't hurting them too much. That's what she was afraid of, hurting them.
She was listening to her CD player as she walked back along to the house she didn't quite know how long she'd been gone, this track always made her feel time less. They had gone to a concert on a planet, and Rose had liked the music so much she'd gotten the CD. She didn't quite know why but it did. And it always took her fears away of leaving her family behind whilst she flew through the stars.
Sometimes it's alright to be afraid,
Afraid for the people that you love,
Afraid for yourself.
But even though you may be afraid,
You cannot lie
You have to do what's best for you.
And just be happy
Family stand aside
They'll always be there
even when you've closed you're eyes.
They'll never ever forget you.
So long as you're happy,
They'll support you.
And be with you
Til the end of time.
Sometimes you need to breakaway,
You need to fly away from reality.
But's that's okay
Because you're happy.
As the song finished, she realised for the first time just why her mother always nagged her to happy. Because she knew what it was like not to be, that's all they wanted.
They wanted her to be happy and safe, and that's what she was. Well okay safe wasn't always the case when you had massive creatures after you.
But she was always happy.
And she always would be, and that's when she realised why she liked this song so much.
Because it told her to do what she knew made her happy, and not be afraid to do it.
And so long as she was doing that she had nothing to be afraid of.
She felt a light weight on her shoulder and realised that the Doctor was standing behind her.
"How did
it go?" Rose asked.
"Fine" the Doctor replied/
"I'm sorry I didn't go with you" Rose said not looking him in the eye.
"You weren't comfortable with it all. You don't need to apologise" the Doctor said pulling her into a hug and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Thanks" Rose said quietly back to him.
"What you listening too?" the Doctor asked noticing the headphones in her ear.
"That
band we went to on that planet" Rose replied.
"Ah the one
where you simply had to have the CD of and we waited for a good 40
minuets to get"
"Yep that's the one" Rose said.
"What were they called again?" the Doctor asked taking hold of her hand and walking along to the TARDIS.
"Reality" Rose replied "Meg would love em"
"You think?" he asked getting an idea.
"Yeah" Rose replied and he gave her a grin that she knew instantly meant he had an idea up his sleeve.
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"Right then onwards upwards nice to meet you all, see you in a minuet Rose" the Doctor said winking at Rose, before walking into the TARDIS.
"Do you want to come with us?" Rose asked as Jackie said goodbye to the other two.
"You want me to come with you?" Meg said smiling at her cousin.
"Yeah, there's plenty of room for you. And you'd get to see the stars" Rose said.
"I can't" Meg said "I belong here, with my parents, in this little place by the sea. But you, you Rose" Meg said taking a deep breath. "You belong in that blue box, with the man you love, flying through the stars" Meg said.
"Okay" Rose said slightly disappointed at her cousin's answer.
"Be careful won't you" Meg said pulling Rose into a hug.
"I will be I promise" Rose said as Jackie walked back into the TARDIS. "Look I'd better go"
"Yeah course, I'll see you soon yeah?" Meg said
"Course you will" Rose replied and gave her family one last hug before walking into the TARDIS ready for new adventures.
"Ready?" the Doctor asked.
"Yeah" Rose replied and smiled at him over the console.
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Rose closed the door of the TARDIS after saying good bye to her mother, once again.
The Doctor was setting the co-ordinates for another destination.
"Just the two of us then" Rose said.
"Yep back to normal" the Doctor said. "Where do you want to go?"
"You
know I really don't know" Rose said "Somewhere- peaceful and
not somewhere that we're gonna get chased by an green eyed monster"
"I know just the place" the Doctor said setting the
co-ordinates for somewhere. He looked up and looked at Rose for a
minuet before saying
"Go on then go get changed" the Doctor said "Can't go where we're going in jeans and a t-shirt"
"What about you, are you changing?" Rose asked.
"You'll see" the Doctor replied "Go on the out fits on you're bed" and with one last look at each other, she went off to get changed.
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Rose came through to the console room, wearing a plain red satin dress. Her hair done up into a lose bun meaning strands of hair fell lose around her face. The Doctor was sitting on the console room chair, and Rose was surprised to see that he was wearing a black suit.
"Hello" she said after a few minuets making her presence known to him.
"You look beautiful" the Doctor said standing up from the chair.
"Thanks, I think I like you're look as well" Rose replied. "So where are we?"
"We
Rose Tyler are going out for dinner" the Doctor said taking her
hand. "Come on"
"What like a date?" Rose asked.
"Well I haven't actually ever taken you out for dinner before" the Doctor replied.
"Thought it was about time I did that"
"Isn't it a bit domestic for you?" Rose asked.
"I think if I can manage a week of you're mother I'm sure I can manage a date with Rose Tyler"
"Good" Rose replied smiling at him.
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They were standing on a beach, the TARDIS was parked about fifteen minuets away from where they standing. The sun was setting and creatures of the sky were flying above their heads. They had enjoyed an candle lit dinner with each other, and had talked all the way through it about past adventures, just enjoying being in each others company.
"So how long you gonna stay with me?" the Doctor asked breaking the silence between them.
"Forever" Rose replied smiling at him and took his hand.
"Rose?" the Doctor asked after a minuet.
"Yeah?"
"Do you want to stay here, in a hotel for the night?" the Doctor asked he was obviously slightly nervous. "I mean if you don't want to then it's fine, I just though-"
"Ssh" Rose replied "I'd like that"
"Me too" the Doctor said and began to lead her to a hotel for a night that they where they could really tell each other how they felt.
A night where they could confirm that their actions would speak louder than actions.
A night that would change their lives forever.
In more than one way.
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Of course that was all in the past now. All that travelling with the Doctor through time and space, it was gone now.
There was no way back and for the first time Rose Tyler really appreciated why the Doctor was so happy when they visited 1940's London. Why he was so happy when he saved everyone. He saved the world but in doing so he paid a price. In 1940's London he hadn't but that virtually never happened did it. And this time the price her had to pay was…..
The loss of Rose Tyler.
But like the Doctor had said, nothing was impossible, and with that in mind she knew that maybe, just maybe there was a way back to him.
Even if there was no way back to him, she'd still have a part of him, and that made her happier than ever, but at the same time so unhappy. She hadn't told him that on that night, they'd conceived a child. She was so afraid that she'd hurt him more, so she'd lied and said her Mum was the one pregnant. And because of that she had to move on with her life, without the Doctor.
Or so she thought.
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She was sitting in front of the fire, the wind was howling and every few minuets there would be a crash of thunder.
She sat back with the newspaper, which she'd bought earlier and saw the name of someone she knew would be breaking someone's hearts. Even though she knew that she wasn't dead and that name was.
Rose Tyler age 20.
It was the list of the dead, from the battle of Canary Wharf.
As if on cue she heard the familiar sound of engines, outside her little hut, and a few minuets later there was a knock at her door.
As she opened the door, she saw what she had predicted, a broken man in front of her.
"I didn't tell her, I didn't have enough time" he said his voice horse with grief and pain, which she could only imagine as unbearable.
He didn't have to say anything else for her to know what to do. And that was pull him into a tight hug.
"I'm so sorry" she whispered into his ear as he tried to force back the tears she knew were there. "At least you tried"
"Do you think she knew?"
"Yes" Ro said "Oh she knew alright, couldn't not know"
"Look I'd better go; you know planets to save people to-" the Doctor said trying to act as if nothing had happened.
"Oh no
you don't you're going to stay here and we are going to talk"
Romana said.
"Ro I appreciate all this but-" the Doctor
protested.
"But nothing, I know you enough to know that you keep these things bottled up and that's not good. If it hadn't been for her you would still be a wreck, and you always would be. I'm not going to let that happen again" Romana insisted
"Thank you" the Doctor replied after a minuet realising that she was right.
"Now how do you like the idea of getting her back?" Romana asked.
"Impossible"
the Doctor said.
"Nothings impossible" Romana said smiling at
the Doctor and began to explain her plan.
To get Rose Tyler back.
The End. x ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Okay ended on a bit of a cliff hanger.
This is the last chapter of the Pearl of Souls.
This chapter goes onto slightly after doomsday.
I will be doing a sequel to this, I'm not sure what it will be called yet, so keep you're eyes open.
Hope you enjoyed reading this; I certainly have enjoyed writing it.
Thank you to everyone that has read and followed this and thank you for all the lovely reviews I have been getting.
