The TARDIS landed with a thud on the Dalek ship. They were going to have to leave the TARDIS, there was no choice in that. With the Dalek fleet at their full force they would be able to enter the TARDIS and force them out. The Doctor just hoped they weren't able to tell how many were on board. Grabbing an extra sonic from the console he handed it to Jack. He didn't have time to tell Jack his plan, but he hoped that once he stepped off with the others they would lower the beam. It would give Jack mere seconds to teleport off but he could get to safety.
"We have to go out, if we don't we will die," He explained to them as he grabbed Jack's arm. He pulled Jack to the side of the corridor just out of site. Holding up a finger he pointed it at Jack as he turned to the others. "Right then all together."
"What about her Demension jumper?" Jenny asked as the small group headed to the door.
"It needs another twenty minutes, besides I am not going anywhere," Rose snipped slightly at her. He glared at her for a moment again. Knowing he has no choice but to leave, he still hesitates before he steps out of the TARDIS. He thinks about giving a fair well speech to them all but he doesn't plan on dying not today. Opening the doors he steps out. He waits until they are all off before he calls out to Jack.
"Come on Jack you are no safer in there." He turns to look as Jack comes out of the corridor looking confused. He pleads silently that his plan will work as he looks at the manipulator. All they need is just one moment. He turned back as the Daleks cheered their victory in capturing him and the TARDIS. The doors to the TARDIS slammed shut behind him, causing him to jump slightly.
"Doctor? What have you done?" Jack asked as he stood on the other side of the door. The Doctor hoped he was trying to get the manipulator to work and not struggling with something stupid like trying to get the doors open.
"What did you do?" The Doctor demanded.
"This is Time Lord treachery," The Daleks declared, confusing him. He was positive they had shut the doors and he hoped it wasn't Jack.
"Me? The door closed on its own," he argued.
"Nevertheless the TARDIS is a weapon and it will be destroyed," The Dalek declared. A trapdoor opened beneath the TARDIS and the Doctor watched in horror as she fell. She landed on the heart of the crucible which consisted of a Z-neutrino energy, one of the few things that was able to destroy her. He continued to argue the Daleks as they brought the TARDIS up on the screen so he could watch her demise. Jack knew how to operate the TARDIS a little. If he could time it right, he could get her out of the core and himself to safety. The Doctor watched and just when he felt all hope was gone she disappeared. He could still feel her though so he knew all hope wasn't gone. Now he had to figure out how to save the rest.
-DW-
The Doctor felt helpless inside the cage the Daleks had made. All hope of an escape was gone. He couldn't get out of the force field and the Daleks were testing a reality bomb. If they got it to work all life in all the universes would be destroyed. Jack and his son would be gone in the blink of an eye and his son would never know what it meant to live. He stared at Davros, he had all ready tried taunting him but now he just felt lost. He had bought Jack a few more minutes of life, nothing more. He turned to look at Jenny. His beautiful Jenny was just finding her way in life and soon it would be over for her to.
Just when he thought that his life couldn't get any bleaker, Martha appeared on the screen. Her talk of an osterhagan key that would destroy the Earth made him feel like more of a failure. Martha couldn't possibly think it was a good idea to use it. He had all ready destroyed his own planet to end a war, he wasn't going to do it again or let Martha. Then Mickey appeared on the screen with a warp star he had gotten from Sarah Jane. Had he really turned all of his old companions into killers? And worse of all Rose seemed to be enjoying it. She was encouraging Martha and Mickey to do the unspeakable.
The Daleks declared it a victory they had shown him himself, but he wasn't really like that was he. He had tried to bring good back into the universe and save others from trouble. He hadn't turned everyone into murders had he. He couldn't look at the others as they were teleported into the room. They were forced to their hands and knees as the Daleks got ready to detonate the bomb. The sound of the TARDIS returning, caused everything to halt for a moment. She needed a lot of work, but she was alive. The doors opened and the inside was empty. He felt happiness for just a moment that Jack had gotten out, which quickly turned to panic again as the countdown began. Yet much to his surprise when the countdown reached zero nothing happened.
"System in shutdown," A dalek declared.
"Explain," Another one yelled.
"Holding cells deactivated," Jack called out from his hiding place behind a large red panel. The Doctor ran to the panel with Jenny at his side. Hitting buttons quickly he managed to seal off the vault so no other Daleks could get in.
"Weapons non functional," Jenny declared from her side of the panel. The Doctor looked at her in surprise.
"Where did you learn to do that?" He asked. She tapped her head with her finger and he smiled. Jack grabs a gun from in the TARDIS and passes it to Mickey. They hold them to stop the Daleks from getting to the Doctor and Jenny as they worked. Without their lasers though they were useless and Donna helped Martha, Sarah Jane and Rose to push them out of the side doors of the vault.
"But you promised me, Dalek Caan. Why did you not foresee this?" Davros screamed as they began to send the planets back where they came from and disable the reality bomb once and for all.
"Oh, I think he did. Something's been manipulating the timelines for ages, getting all of us to the right time and place," The Doctor informed Davros.
"This would always have happened. I only helped, Doctor," Dalek Caan answered. "I saw the Daleks. What we have done, throughout time and space, I saw the truth of us, Creator, and I decreed, no more!"
With one planet left the panel lost it's power. The Doctor swore slightly that it was Earth. Why couldn't it have been the moon of Poosh or some other planet nobody wanted like Clom. He could get the Earth back to it's rightful home, he was going to have to drag it though.
"Everyone into the TARDIS now," He called out.
"The prophecy must be fulfilled," Dalek Caan called out as they ran aboard.
"He's right," Rose stated.
"No he isn't. Now everyone on," The Doctor said. He watched them hurry past him until just Rose was left. She was still standing by the control panel and had her back to him. "Rose now," He called out.
"Coming," She answered as she hit a button and turned towards him. He watched in horror as the Daleks around them began to explode. In the middle Davros yelled at him that he was the Destroyer of Worlds even though he hadn't caused it.
"What did you do?" He asked her, grabbing her shoulders and slamming her against the wall by the door.
"What you couldn't," She replied. "Pete gave me that in case it was needed. It maximums the feed back loop of a machine causing it to overheat and explode. I just connected it the panel." He stared at her opened mouthed.
"Doctor, we have to get back," Jack said softly snapping him out of it. He turned to look at the rest who were waiting for his instructions. He had no choice now, he had to get Rose back to the other universe and away from him. Together she could cause to much damage and he wouldn't have her put his life and the life of his lover and children in danger just to amuse herself.
"Right," he ran to the monitor. "Torchwood are you receiving me?"
"Loud and clear," Gwen answered.
"I want you to open up the rift manipulator and send all the power to me," He advised her. He felt Rose come up beside him and take his arm. "Sarah Jane, what is your son's name?"
"Luke, and the computer is Mister smith." She answered. Calling them he had them use the rift power to make a rope and loop it around the TARDIS. He had to use everyone on board but he was able to tow the Earth back to where it belonged. Everyone on board celebrated the fact they were back as he stared quietly. He had gotten everyone home safe, now he just had to ensure they remained that way. Stopping first in a small park near their home in Cardiff, he let Sarah Jane, Martha, Jack and Jenny off.
"Rose," Jack asked him silently as they stood outside the TARDIS doors.
"She can't stay here. I am going to take her home and then I will be back," He promised. He kissed Jack softly on the cheek and then gave Jenny a hug. "Sarah Jane, I except to hear that story about Luke."
"He's only 14 and he is home alone. Oh I have to go," She told him.
"I can get you a ride," Jack offered as they walked. He watched them go for a moment before Mickey hurried off the TARDIS.
"There is no life for me there anymore," Mickey explained. He nodded as Mickey caught up to Jack. He expected he would be seeing a lot of Mickey in the near future if Jack had anything to do with it. Still Mickey would make a good addition to the Torchwood team they all ready had. Looking in side the TARDIS he saw Donna standing by the captain's chair talking to Rose and Jackie. He had one more stop to make before he could go home for the night.
-DW-
The breeze was cool on the beach of Bad Wolf bay, but he still suspected it was warmer than the last time he was here. He could still see Rose crying at the fact he couldn't come through and get her. As they stepped off though, Jackie noticed right away they were home and called Pete immediately to check on her son Tony. Rose though didn't catch on as quickly.
"Hold on this is the parallel universe right?" She asked after a moment. He smiled weakly at her.
"You're home. The walls of the universes are closing again now that the reality bomb never happened. You can make your life here Rose," He said softly.
"I belong with you," She said sternly.
"No, you are full of anger and revenge. You need to be here with your mum and Pete," He advised her.
"What about you?" Rose asked him.
"I have Jack and Jenny. I'm fine and we'll be fine," The Doctor told her.
"I refuse to believe that. The last time I saw you, we stood on this beach on the worse day of my life and you said Rose Tyler. Now tell me how that sentence was suppose to end," Rose demanded to know.
"It doesn't need saying," He answered her. Leaning in he hugged her briefly before turning back to his TARDIS. He was almost on it when she caught up to him. Donna continued on board, leaving the door open for him.
"Don't leave me here," She begged him. He turned and kissed her softly on the head.
"Rose Tyler, I hope you have a fantastic life." The words startle her enough that he was able to get on the TARDIS and close the doors behind him. He locked them before heading to the console. As he input the coordinates to send them home, Rose began to pound on the door.
"Let me on," She screamed from the other side.
"Home?" He asked Donna.
"Are you all right?" Donna questioned him. He nodded not daring to speak. He dropped her off at her home before returning to his. Jack was waiting for him on the couch in the living room. In front of him he had two cups of tea. Going to Jack he sat down on the couch next to him. He didn't even pick up his tea before Jack wrapped his arms tightly around him. The Doctor returned the hug as tears began to fall. All of the events of the day had caught up to him and he was grateful he had someone there for him. He hated to think what would have happened if he had to travel on alone.