Previously:
"DONNA! DONNA I'LL GET YOU BACK, JUST HOLD ON!" Bad Wolf screamed at the window, she knew Donna couldn't hear but hopefully she could lip read (knowing Donna's multiple talents she wouldn't be surprised if Donna could).
The Doctor looked at her mournfully "I am so, so sorry but there's nothing we can do"
"Yes there is. I need a space suit. I'm getting Donna back and there's nothing you can do to stop me"
She was adjusting the orange space suit, feeling terribly uncomfortable in it but that didn't matter. What mattered was the fact Donna Noble was trapped in a capsule that was falling into a sun. She took a deep breath before walking to the door.
"Here I go" she said.
The Doctor reached out and grabbed hold of her wrist in a vice like grip. "Rose you don't have to do this" he said. "I can do it instead"
"Each minute we waste the closer Donna is to being burnt to a crisp" Bad Wolf hissed pulling her wrist from him. "And my name is not Rose"
She was slowly climbed out clutching tightly to the surface of the ship as she reached out and pulled down the lever, she looked back into the sun and gasped.
"You're alive" she whispered, she could see it all, that big ball of gas and flames was a living creature and oh so beautiful...she allowed the Doctor to pull her back in when the escape capsule was heading back in. She could feel the Doctor's arms round her but paid no attention to him, she could feel something inside her...something so angry and powerful.
Donna climbed out of the capsule and looked round, she sighed when she saw Bad Wolf and ran over, pushing the Doctor away with a gruff "out of the way Space-Boy" before she swept Bad Wolf into a bear hug. "I knew you would save me" she whispered. "I knew it"
Bad Wolf moaned and fell to her knees, clutching her head.
"Wolfie what is it? What's happening?" Donna asked panicked.
"Stay away!" Bad Wolf cried out, sweat was immediately dripping off of her forehead and she looked pained.
The Doctor pulled Donna back. "Rose what is it?" he asked concerned as Captain McDonnell ran towards them.
"It's all your fault Kath McDonnell" Bad Wolf grated out, her voice deeper than before, sounding primitive almost.
"Riley. Get down to area ten and help Scannell with the doors. Go!"
The Doctor tried to hold Bad Wolf who was thrashing and screaming, her eyes screwed up close. Neither Donna nor the Doctor ever felt so useless in their life.
"You mined that sun," Bad Wolf screamed. "Scooped its surface for cheap fuel," she was breathing very quickly. "You should have scanned for life!"
"I don't understand," McDonnell said hurriedly.
"What do you mean?" Donna asked her
Bad Wolf was withering and shuddering "the sun is alive!" she shrieked "and they scooped its heart out" Donna and the Doctor looked at Captain McDonnell with disgust. "Used it for fuel and now it's screaming!"
"What do you mean, how can a sun be alive, why's she saying that?" McDonnell pleaded.
"Because it's living in me," Bad Wolf sobbed.
"Oh my god," Donna tried to help Bad Wolf who pushed her away.
"Humans!" she screamed. "You rob whatever's nearest and bleed it dry! I'm ashamed to know you at all" she arched back, her head banging against the wall. The Doctor shuddered while trying to lift Rose's head back gently.
"You should have scanned!" he snapped at McDonnell.
"It takes too long, we'd be caught," the Captain explained weakly. "Fusion scoops are illegal."
Bad Wolf leaned back and groaned. "Donna, you've got to freeze me - quickly."
"What?" Donna exclaimed.
The Doctor shook his head, placing a hand on Rose's head, pushing her hair that was sticking to her sweating forehead back with his thumb while making shushing sounds.
"Stasis chamber," Bad Wolf murmured.
The Doctor nodded in agreement and Donna sighed before nodding silently.
"Gotta keep it below minus two hundred," Bad Wolf continued panting a bit. "Freeze it out of me!" she cried, lurching forward.
The Doctor grabbed a hold of Bad Wolf, trying to make her stand.
"It'll use me to kill you if you don't," Bad Wolf managed, a hand on the wall as the Doctor pulled her to her feet. "The closer we get to the sun, the stronger it –!" she stopped, screaming again. "Med centre! Quickly! Quickly!"
"Help me!" The Doctor called to the mortified Donna.
Donna nodded, shaking herself and grabbing Rose's other arm. "You can help us as well Captain Bloomin' McDonnell" she snapped to the shell shocked Captain, who shook herself before leading them away. They hurried to the med centre.
"Impact in seven, thirty."
It was burning her so much, she never felt so hot, so burnt, so overpowered...well there was...
I am the Bad Wolf. I create myself.
Of course she was that was her name wasn't it?
I take the words. I scatter them across time and space, a message to lead myself here.
What? Scatter what? A message of what? To lead herself where? She can't remember.
I want you safe...my Doctor.
Doctor? She knew him before? Those words sound so young, so soft, and so gentle; almost from a child like lover...did she know and love the Doctor when she was young?
Protected from the False God...you are tiny, I can see the whole of time and space, every single atom of your existence and I divide them.
Was she killing someone? Who was this False God? Was she killing him? Why does it sound like she was killing someone?
All things must come to dust, everything, everything must die. The Time War ends.
She stopped the Time War? She killed everyone? But the Doctor said it was him...did she kill everyone and save him? Was this the cause of her amnesia, the Time War?
"Rose, Rose listen to me, we're going to start the stasis chamber, what do we need to do?" the Doctor pestered.
"Empty...empty" she choked out. "The engines!"
"What?!" Donna exploded feeling confused.
"Of course!" the Doctor cried out. "The sun particles, we need to release them and then the sun might just leave everyone alone. Hold on Rose, just hold on"
"I'm going to die" she whimpered.
"No you won't"
"Then I'll regenerate" she argued sobbing in pain.
"Listen to me Rose Tyler, you are going to survive this, trust me I'm a Doctor"
Donna couldn't help but let out a snort. "How many times have you used that one Time-Boy?"
The Doctor ignored her and started the stasis chamber, wincing as Bad Wolf let out a howling scream before snatching up Donna's hand and running to the engines.
They managed to save the ship, the last two crewmen, themselves and more importantly Bad Wolf who was leaning against her TARDIS coolly while grinning at Donna. The pair hugged tightly before Donna pulled away and slapped her.
"Never, ever do that to me again!" she growled "I was terrified for you!"
"Duly noted" Bad Wolf muttered rubbing her cheek while glaring at Donna. She turned to face the Doctor who wordlessly swept her up into a big bear hug, she responded by wrapping her arms round his neck and snuggling in. Meanwhile Riley and Donna were chatting quietly when suddenly the Doctor and Bad Wolf pulled apart when they heard the familiar cracking sound of a slap.
"Never, ever, ever try to kiss me again" Donna growled. "Just because I'm in a bikini doesn't mean that I'm easy. Come on Wolfie let's go to the beach like planned" she then stormed off, head held up high into the TARDIS.
Bad Wolf let out a chuckle and turned round to face the Doctor who was smirking. "Well...erm...best get going then" she said nervously pushing some hair back behind her hair. "I'll see you around yeah?"
"Yeah...yeah, all right, see you around" the Doctor said tugging his ear just as nervously.
Bad Wolf walked away slowly before suddenly turning round and giving the Doctor a quick peck on his cheek. "Thank you" she said quickly before running back into her TARDIS.
The Doctor stood there with a hand on his cheek looking a bit shocked, Riley clucked his tongue "woman" he said before walking off, the Doctor had to agree with him.