A/N: 4am and I woke up with an insane idea - well another insane idea ; bad enough waking up at 4 ... 4am!! tut tut... and hence we have this chapter...and I so love it!! Borrowed heavily from transcripts of "The sound of drums" episode... so I should point out again : I don't own Doctor Who, I'm just borrowing him and taking him out for a ride (Oh I Wish lol (BAD BAD MIND)) Enjoy peeps

The next day Mickey and Alex tried to get the old computers in the hub to work, whilst Jackie and Rose tried to tidy the place up. Alex wasn't entirely happy that the girls wanted to clean but Jackie was fed up of doing nothing and sitting in mess, and Rose wasn't about to sit around herself.

"You would have thought they'd clean up before abandoning this place," muttered Jackie as she filled a sack with rubbish off the floor.

"I'm surprised they stopped using this place, I think its better than Torchwood one; its more secure" said Rose as she picked up a pile of old magazines.

"Maybe we should keep hold of those Rose," Jackie said as Rose went to put the magazines in a sack, "who knows how long we'll be down here,"

Rose shook her head, "Do you really want to read Science Weekly, Nuts or The Spectator?"

Jackie wrinkled her nose, "No Take a Break magazine, or That's Life?"

Rose chuckled, "Nope" and shoved the magazines into the sack. Jackie went to grab one of the Science magazines, and on its cover was a photo of Pete, Jackie placed a hand over her mouth, "His dead Rose"

Rose pulled her mother into her arms as her mum started to cry, "Oh mum,"

"I've lost him again"

Rose helped her mother onto the sofa and held her as she sobbed, "We were so happy" sobbed Jackie, "When I lost Pete the first time I thought I'd never feel that way again, but then I came here and found this Pete and…"

"I know mum, I know"

"What am I going to do?"

"Mum, you've got me; we'll get through this together just like before"

Jackie sighed, "I miss him Rose"

"I know…"

Jackie stared at the sadness in Rose's face and knew Rose was thinking of the Doctor. Rose gave a reassuring smile and placed a kiss on her mum's cheek, "Why don't I go make us a cup of tea, I expect the boys will be thirsty by now"

Jackie nodded, wanting some time alone to sort herself out.

Mickey followed Rose into the kitchen and watched as Rose turned on the kettle.

"Is your mum okay?" he asked as Rose rinsed out some cups,

"Grief has finally set in, she just needs time…"

Mickey nodded thoughtfully, "I'm sorry about last night"

Rose shook her head, "Don't worry about it Mickey," as she put the teabags into the cups

Rose began to hear a drum beating dum da dum, dum da dum. "Can you hear that?" she asked Mickey.

"Hear what?"

"Drums"

Mickey gave her a funny look, "No"

Rose placed a hand to her head, "It's getting louder"

"Rose?"

She closed her eyes as her mind filled with pain, "Doctor!" she cried out, and as she slipped into darkness she felt her baby cry out in terror.

Rose felt the Tardis being canabalised, she felt it scream out to her mind; Dum da dum da dum – Vote for Saxon, can you hear the drums? The Doctor wants to save the Master, he doesn't want to be the last, can you hear the beating of the drums? It fills the Master's mind and it makes him slightly mad.

The Doctor is talking to someone on a mobile phone "Master."

A cold hard voice replies, "I like it when you use my name."

"You chose it. Psychiatrist's field day."

"As you chose yours," the man gave a mocking chuckle, "The man who makes people better. How sanctimonious is that?"

"So… Prime Minister."

"I know. It's good, isn't it?"

"Who are those creatures? 'Cause there's no such thing as the Toclafane. It's just a made-up name like the Bogeyman"

"Do you remember all those fairy tales about the Toclafane when we were kids? Back home. Where is it, Doctor?"

Doctor closed his eyes in pain, "Gone"

"How can Gallifrey be gone?"

The Doctor sighed, "It burnt"

"And the Time Lords?"

"Dead. And the Daleks… more or less. What happened to you?"

"The Time Lords only resurrected me because they knew I'd be the perfect warrior for a Time War. I was there when the Dalek Emperor took control of the Cruciform. I saw it. I ran. I ran so far. Made myself human so they would never find me because…I was so scared"

"I know"

"All of them? But now you, which must mean…"

"I was the only one who could end it. And I tried. I did. I tried everything"

Rose could feel the Doctor's pain, and it was intense; all the old guilt came flooding to the surface and Rose tried to reach out of him but something held her back, if you reach the Doctor the Master will find you, you and the child must be safe. Rose felt helpless and she watched as the conversation continued:

"What did it feel like, though?" The Master hysterically begged, "Two almighty civilizations burning. Oh, tell me, how did it feel?"

"Stop it!"

"You must have been like God" said the Master in awe,

"I've been alone ever since. But not anymore. Don't you see, all we've got is each other"

"Are you asking me out on a date?" The Master chuckled,

"You could stop this right now. We could leave this planet. We could fight across the constellations if that's what you want. But not on Earth"

"Too late"

"Why do you say that?"

"The drumming. I thought it would stop but it never does. Never ever stops. Inside my head, the drumming, Doctor. The constant drumming"

"I could help you. Please, let me help"

Rose felt the Doctor's desperation, his need to help his old friend – he didn't want to be alone.

"It's everywhere" replied the Master, "Listen, listen, listen, Here come the drums. Here come the drums"

Rose listened as the drum beat filled her mind again you must go now

"Doctor!"