I'm really sorry that I couldn't answer to your reviews one by one, but I just started a new job and I barely have the time to write the chapters; just want to say thank you so much to all of you for reading and reviewing!, to all those who put the story in favourite or alerts!, it means the world to me! =D
Thanks to kging42 for doing a great work as my beta!
Now we go to what you press that link for!, the reunion.
Previously on The TARDIS Call.
The force of the time vortex energy intertwined with Rose's regenerative energy that blast through the TARDIS was enough to destroy the paradox and rebuild the TARDIS back to what she used to be. She opened her console once more and absorbed the excess energy back into her heart.
The Wolf was now too weak to do anything but call her mate.
…Doctor…
Chapter Eleven: "Finding Rose Tyler"
With his hearts hammering in his chest the Doctor finally got to the TARDIS, cold fear pooled in his stomach, he got the key from his pocket and opened the door. Seeing the blood on the floor and following it up the ramp to find his worst nightmare Rose Tyler, his Rose Tyler lying on the floor, her breathing was shallow, her clothing torn and dark red from blood.
"Please no" He muttered.
Shaking his head to try and clear his terrified mind; he ran to her side and was relieved to see the sight of her bright chocolate eyes with the little flecks of gold, wide open lost in space, as her lips kept moving whispering his name over and over.
"Ro-Rose?"
He asked in a shaky whisper; begging to those gods he didn't believe in that she would be alright, that she wasn't beyond saving, that she wouldn't die in his arms. Slowly and fearing what would happen he caressed her cheek.
And all hell broke loose.
"Hello!"Rose exclaimed sitting up in one movement, she saw her now long blonde hair and took it I between her fingers. "Am I blonde again? oh but I was sort of brown like you, we matched" she pouted at her hair.
"Rose?" he called again with the confusion written all over his face.
"That is me! Although that is not my only name" she said frowning like she was thinking about something really important. "There is a name in me, I'm supposed to tell you" she whispered to him like it was a secret. "Oh oh! A new heart" she said putting her hand over her chest at the opposite side of her human heart "Is beating so hard! Look!" she took the Doctor's hand and put it over her new heart.
"You have two hears" he whispered, eyes wide with terror at the hard beating heart beneath his hand.
"She did it Doctor, she did it!" she said dancing around the console, smiling and laughing in glee. "Oh you cheeky old girl!"
He wanted to scan her with his sonic screwdriver but the Master had stolen it when he tried to use it to mend one of his wounds a couple of months ago. He needed to get her to the infirmary and find out what was wrong with her, the floor was covered with her blood as were her clothes, but she didn't seem to have any kind of wound, and of course she had a new heart!.
Suddenly Rose's dancing and glee stopped, with eyes fixed on the time rotor and head tilted to the side- like she was listening to something he couldn't hear. She muttered to herself "The rain falls forming a pond, the only water in the forest". She took a deep breath, coming back to herself and started swirling around the console once more. "We should go to Barcelona! the planet not the city, the city was rubbish"
"Rose, stop! tell me what is happening!" he grabbed her by her shoulders and blanched at the sight of the blood on her clothes but the skin on her chest was completely clean of any wound, and she smelled of atron energy.
She coughed and confirmed the Doctor fear as a puff of golden dust came out of her lips, "My Doctor" she smiled finally gathering all her attention to his frightened stare "I came back for you" she caressed his cheek gently with her blood covered fingers.
He closed his eyes and leant against her hand for a second, feeling the way his hearts clenched at the familiarity of the touch "Rose what did you do? Tell me" he begged for an answer.
"I promised you forever" she whispered, sheepishly biting her lip, avoiding his eyes, it was nervous and insecure Rose Tyler 101.
"Rose I'm not mad, I'm scared so please just tell me what you did?" he cupped her cheeks trying to get her to look in his eyes.
"I died" she whispered, looking up at him her eyes shining with unshed tears. "The TARDIS, she fixed me"
"How did she fi-"
His words died in his mouth as she fell limp in his arms, unconscious. He took her bridal style and ran as fast as he could to the infirmary. He put her on the bed and started to scan her with every piece of equipment he could think of. He tried to ask the TARDIS for help but she couldn't answer, after a year as a paradox machine and doing whatever it is that she did to Rose, she was too weak to answer him.
"We should get to the TARDIS"
Jack suggested at the heavy sound of the UNIT soldiers who were coming to find out what had happened to the American president; quickly, and ignoring the confused look in the eyes of Martha's family, they ran the same way the Doctor had run before.
Except for River who stood back with the Master's body, it had to be taken care of properly so no one would get their hands on his body. She took the vortex manipulator he had discarded before and moved the body out of the place; with the reverence needed she prepared the funerary pyre and left the Master's body in place.
"If it was my chose I would have burned you alive" she spit the words and took a ring from the floor that fallen from the pyre, she saw the Gallifreyan writing on it and saved it putting it in her pocket before pressing a button on her vortex manipulator, reappearing in front of the TARDIS door.
"It's bigger on the inside!" was the scream coming from Martha's family.
"Oh my god" Tish exclaimed gaping like a fish.
"I'll take care of them" Martha said apologetically "Mom, come on mom, Tish, let's get some tea yeah?"
Before the scared and confused Jones's could get to the corridor that would lead them to the galley, River entered the TARDIS and offering a smile she give them the best offer they had heard in months.
"Don't worry I'll get you to Cardiff in a second and you can leave this madness" River said cheerfully, starting to dance around the TARDIS pressing buttons and moving leavers, quickly the time rotor started to move up and down.
"You can fly the TARDIS?" Jack asked impress at her ability.
"I can make you fly too sweetie" River said cheekily, giving him a filthy smile before going back to the controls.
In only two more movements they landed, as soon as River indicated they were there Martha's parents ran out to good old normal Cardiff, except for Francine who stood by the door waiting for Martha.
"I'm sorry mom I can't go now, not yet" Martha explained sadly
She understood her mother's necessity to have her with the family, but she still had things to do here, she needed to know if the Doctor was ok, she needed to say good bye to him, before she started the life she had talked about with Mickey.
"She'll be there when you get home" River promised.
"How?" Francine asked not trusting River's answer.
"Time Travel"
Yes, that was going to make Francine trust her.
"Mom I'll be home when you get there, I promise" she hugged her mother and kissed her cheek.
Still unsure Francine walked away to the rest of her family; with a final wave of good bye she disappeared into the sea of people, smiling at the normalcy of it, the clear air, the kids playing.
"Where is Jack?" Martha asked once she got back inside.
"The same place Mickey and the Doctor I guess" River answered looking at the TARDIS screen to check how was she doing after all that.
"With Rose Tyler" Martha said and she surprised herself at the sound of the name in her voice, she thought she would sound sarcastic or jealous but she was just curious. She just wanted to know who Rose was that was all.
"Not really" came Jack's voice from the corridor.
"I never found them" Mickey –who was next to Jack- said entering back into the console room.
"What? But you left fifteen minutes ago" Martha frowned confused, she knew the TARDIS was big but really where could they be.
"I guess they don't want to be found just yet" River smiled to the TARDIS.
"Rose?" the Doctor asked when her eyelashes started to flutter.
"Doctor?" she whispered opening her eyes slowly. "Hello"
She smiled at him, and he couldn't help but smile back, he caressed her cheek with his thumb, Rose leaned against his touch like a cat, smiling still half conscious.
"Hello, how do you feel?"
"Like if I would had been shot and brought back to life" she chuckled a little.
"Shot" he repeated questioningly, that explained the blood, and he felt the hatred and rage rising in him at the idea of someone shooting Rose in cold blood.
"Don't do that" Rose said as soothingly as she could from her position.
"Do what?" he growled unable to contain his emotions, grabbing her hand harder.
"I can feel your rage" she smiled at him, and using her free hand she pet his hair.
"Sorry" he muttered sheepishly, moving his free hand to the back of his neck. "Rose we need to talk about-"
"I didn't came back because you still owe me ten quid you know" she cut his words off, she wanted him to finish that sentence from so long ago, she just needed to know, whatever those words were.
"I know" he smiled at her "I'll tell you later"
"Why?" Rose frowned confused, sitting up to start demanding answers.
"Because you are going to-" Before he could finish his sentence, she had already passed out, falling back onto the bed as she expelled a puff of golden dust. "Pass out" he finished his sentence. He grabbed her hand once more and entwined their fingers together.
TBC