Chapter 36
Doctor POV
"You are proof" The Cyber-man states.
"Of what?" I ask.
"That emotions destroy you"
"Yeah, I am. Mind you, I quite like hope. Hope's a good emotion. And here it comes" I say and as soon as I said that a group of men in black appeared, and destroys the Cyber-men in the room.
'DOCTOR!' I hear terrified from Ayla. 'Ayla, what is going on? Please tell me you did not step out of the TARDIS?'
"Doctor? Good to see you again" I know this man; he is from Pete's world.
"Jake?" I ask while still communicating with Ayla at the same time.
'Doctor, I'm sorry. The Cyber-man has me. He wants to upgrade me, please help, I'm scared' Ayla tells me.
"The Cyber-men came through from one world to another, and so did we" states Jake.
I put on my 3D glasses again, seeing that they have travelled through the Void. 'I have to prioritize. I need to save Ayla, but also save the world"'
'Defend this room. Chrissie, monitor communications. Kill one Cyber-Leader and they just download into another. Move!'
"You can't just, just, just hop from one world to another. You can't" I tell them. 'This is why the world is falling apart. This is why the veil is becoming thinner and cracking. It's because of these humans meddling, and now because of it, Ayla is in danger AGAIN'.
"We just did. With these" says Jake
He throws one of their devices to me, I catch it.
"But that's impossible. You can't have this sort of technology" I tell them.
" We've got our own version of Torchwood. They developed it. Do you want to come and see?" He asks and presses the button on the device I am holding.
"No!" I yell out as I am transported to the other dimension.
"Parallel Earth, parallel Torchwood. Except we found out what the Institute was doing and the People's Republic took control" Says Jake.
"I've got to get back. Ayla and Rose are in danger, and Rose's mother" 'I tell him urgently. 'I need to go save Ayla. I should have left when I had the chance earlier'.
"That'd be Jackie. My wife in a parallel universe. And as for you, Doctor, at least this time I know who you are" says Pete.
"Right, yes, fine, hooray. But I've got to get back, right now" I insist.
"No, you're not in charge here. This is our world, not yours. And you're going to listen for once" says Pete.
"When you left this world, you warned us there'd be more Cyber-men. So we sealed them inside the factories" he continues to speak.
"Except people argued. Said they were living. We should help them"
"And the debate went on. But all that time, the Cyber-men made plans. Infiltrated this version of Torchwood, mapped themselves onto your world, and then vanished" Pete continues.
"When was this?" I ask him.
"Three years ago"
"It's taken them three years to cross the void, but we can pop to and fro in a second. Must be the sheer mass of five million Cyber-men crossing all at once" I say.
"Yeah, Mickey said you'd rattle off that sort of stuff"
'No appreciation for knowledge' I think sadly, at least Rose and Ayla appreciate it, they listen, well mostly'.
"Oh, where is the Mickey boy?" I ask.
"He went ahead first. Any chance to go and find Miss Rose Tyler" Pete states.
"She's your daughter. You do know that? Did Mickey explain?" I ask, hopefully it'll help with the problem at hand.
"She's not mine. She's the child of a dead man. Look at it, a world of peace. They're calling this The Golden Age"
"Who's the President now?" I ask.
"A woman called Harriet Jones"
"Ooh,I'd keep an eye on her" I tell Pete, not wanting them to go through the same thing that we did on our universe.
"But it's a lie. Temperatures have risen by two degrees in the past six months. The ice caps are melting. They're saying all this is going to be flooded. That's not just global warming, is it?" He asks.
"No"
"It's the breach" Pete concludes.
"I've been trying to tell you. Travel between parallel worlds is impossible. Then the Daleks break down the walls with a Sphere"
"Daleks?"
"Then the Cyber-men travelled across, then you lot. Those discs. Every time you jump from one reality to another, you rip a hole in the universe. This planet is starting to boil. Keep going and both worlds will fall into the Void" I say to him.
"But you can stop it? The famous Doctor. You can seal the breach?"
"Leaving five million Cyber-men stranded on my Earth" I say.
"That's your problem. I'm protecting this world, and this world only"
"Hmm. Pete Tyler. I knew you when you were dead. Now here you are, fighting the fight alone. There is a chance, back on my world, Jackie Tyler might still be alive" I tell him, prompting him a bit in the right direction.
"My wife died" He says.
"Her husband died. Good match" I tell him factually.
"There's more important things at stake. Doctor, help us" He begs.
"What, close the breach? Stop the Cyber-men? Defeat the Daleks? Do you believe I can do that?"
"Yes"
"Maybe that's all I need. Off we go, then!"
We transport back to my world and into the room where the levers are.
"First of all, I have something I need to do, give me a minute, after this I need to make a phone call. You don't mind?"
"You two, guard to door"
'Ayla, are you alright?' I ask, I could tell she was alright the moment I came back, the bond hit me full force, I'm sure she could feel it as well. 'I have made my choice, I hope she will forgive me'
'Doctor, you are back. I'm so happy you are back. I'm fine now, I got away from the Cyber-man. I'm hiding right now in another maintenance room, I'm not sure which floor I am on'.
'Don't worry about it my little Vanlia. You will be safe, I promise' I say to her, using my sonic screwdriver, honing in on her bracelet, activating it and she is transported to a stasis pod within the Stasis chamber inside of the TARDIS. I sigh in relief and sorrow. I know she is safe now, but I won't have her with me for a while, I just hope that this situation with the Daleks and Cyber-men blow over soon.
Ayla POV
I felt the Doctor disappear from this universe as I was dragged by the Cyber-man to be upgraded. I was so terrified. The Cyber-man and I came across the remains of three to four Cyber-men, I'm not sure how many was laying around in the hallway. They look like they were killed by the Daleks.
My Cyber-man that I have dubbed 'Tom', tries to drag me past the metal remains, but his foot gets grabbed by a metal hand of a Cyber-man I have dubbed 'Saviour', 'Tom' the Cyber-man trips over the rest of the metal pieces, lands in an angle that it can't move properly for a few seconds.
I see my opportunity and I take it. I run as fast as I can away from the Cyber-man. 'I have to hide until the Doctor comes back, it shouldn't be long now'.
I find a small maintenance room in one of the many hallways on the floor beneath the one where my Cyber-man tripped.
I can sense the Doctor is back. I sigh in relief, he will get me soon. I'm not sure if I will be able to find the TARDIS on my own, there are so many floors in this building and earlier I did a lot of walking to find Jake.
'Ayla, are you alright?' I hear the Doctor ask. 'I never thought I would say this, but boy, am I glad he can talk to me like this'
'Doctor, you are back. I'm so happy you are back. I'm fine now, I got away from the Cyber-man. I'm hiding right now in another maintenance room, I'm not sure which floor I am on'.
'Don't worry about it my little Vanlia. You will be safe, I promise'
'Okay, why does he sound so...' I was about to finish my thought when I noticed my bracelet becoming hot, it started to glow gold and neon blue.
Then nothing.
Rose POV
Despite their ridiculous appearance, the Daleks are terrifying. I've had nightmares of them since Van Statten's museum. I never told the Doctor, he himself struggles with nightmares once he finally sleeps (Once every two to three weeks).
'It's great to see Mickey again, I've missed him the past few months. Despite my protest of having him aboard the TARDIS, I enjoyed his company'
"Final stage of awakening" The one Dalek says.
"Your handprint will open the Ark" It states to me.
"Well tough, because I'm not doing it" I tell it.
"Obey or the male will die" The Dalek in charge threatens.
"I can't let them" I say more to Mickey than to them.
"Rose, don't" Mickey begs.
"Place your hand upon the casket" it orders me.
"All right! You're going to kill us anyway, so what the hell? If you escaped the Time War, don't you want to know what happened?" I ask. 'If I have to die today, I will die fighting in my own Doctor way, offend them as much as possible'
"Place your hand"
"What happened to the Emperor?" I ask.
"The Emperor survived?" The Dalek asks.
"Till he met me. Because if these are going to be my last words, then you're going to listen. I met the Emperor, and I took the Time Vortex and I pulled it into his head and turned him into dust. Do you get that? The God of all Daleks, and I destroyed him…Ha!" I tell them.
"You will be exterminated!" It tells me in a deadlier tone of voice than before, much more intimidating.
"Oh now, hold on, wait a minute" The Doctor says, coming through the door.
"Alert, alert. You are the Doctor" The Dalek says.
"Sensors report he is unarmed" it says.
"That's me. Always" The Doctor replies.
"Then you are powerless" it states.
"Not me. Never. How are you?" The Doctor asks me.
"Oh, same old, you know" I reply.
"Good. And Mickity McMickey. Nice to see you!" The Doctor says.
Mickey replies with a "And you, boss".
"Social interaction will cease!" The Dalek commands.
"How did you survive the Time War?" It asks.
"By fighting. On the front line. I was there at the fall of Arcadia. Someday I might even come to terms with that. But you lot ran away!" The Doctor accuses.
"We had to survive"
"The last four Daleks in existence. So what's so special about you?" He asks.
"Doctor, they've got names. I mean, Daleks don't have names, do they? One of them said they…"I tell him.
"I am Dalek Thay"
"Dalek Sek".
"Dalek Jast"
"Dalek Caan"
"So that's it! At last. The Cult of Skaro. I thought you were just a legend" The Doctor exclaims.
"Who are they?" I ask.
"A secret order above and beyond the Emperor himself. Their job was to imagine, think as the enemy thinks. Even dared to have names. All to find new ways of killing" He answers.
"But that thing, they said it was yours. I mean, Time Lords. They built it. What does it do?" Mickey asks.
"I don't know. Never seen it before" He answers.
"But it's Time Lord" I state. 'How can he not know?'
"Both sides had secrets. What is it? What have you done?" The Doctor asks.
"Time Lord Science will restore Dalek supremacy" It says.
"What does that mean? What sort of Time Lord science? What do you mean?" He asks.
"They said one touch from a time traveller will wake it up" I tell him.
"Technology using the one thing a Dalek can't do. Touch. Sealed inside your casing. Not feeling anything ever, from birth to death, locked inside a cold metal cage. Completely alone. That explains your voice. No wonder you scream" The Doctor says.
"The Doctor will open the Ark!"
"The Doctor will not" He responds to the Dalek sassily.
"You have no way of resisting" The Dalek says.
"Well, you got me there. Although there is always this" The Doctor says, showing his screwdriver.
"A sonic probe?" The Dalek asks.
"That's screwdriver"
"It is harmless"
"Oh, yes. Harmless is just the word. That's why I like it. Doesn't kill, doesn't wound, doesn't maim. But I'll tell you what it does do. It is very good at opening doors"
Things go haywire as Jake along with the Cyber-men come guns a-blazing.
"Rose, get out!" The Doctor commands.
"I just fell, I didn't mean it!" says Mickey.
"Mickey, without us, they'd have opened it by force. To do that, they'd have blown up the sun. You've done us a favour. Now, run!" The Doctor says to Mickey.
Doctor POV
I see all those Daleks coming from the Ark, going in every and all directions, going on causing chaos and destruction wherever they go.
'In this situation I am glad that I sent Ayla to the TARDIS. I'll handle her anger anytime if it means I can keep her safe'
Mickey asks, "Did the Time Lords put those Daleks in there? What for?"
"It's a prison ship" I respond.
"How many Daleks?" asks Rose.
"Millions" I reply.
Time Skip
Rose, Mickey, Jackie and Pete left for the parallel world when I see Rose appear.
"I think this is the on switch" Rose says.
I look in horror and admiration for her courage, "Once the breach collapses, that's it. You will never be able to see her again. Your own mother!" I tell her.
"I made my choice a long time ago, and I'm never going to leave you. So what can I do to help?" She asks.
"Those coordinates over there, set them all at six. And hurry up" I tell her.
"We've got Cyber-men on the way up" Rose says.
"How many floors down?" I ask.
"Just one" she replies.
"Levers operational" the computer says.
"That's more like it. Bit of a smile. The old team" Rose says
"Hope and Glory, Mutt and Jeff, Shiver and Shake" I reply, she really is my best friend.
"Which one's Shiver?" She asks.
I reply, "Oh, I'm Shake"
I give the Magna-clamps to Rose and we place them on the walls.
"When it starts, just hold on tight. Shouldn't be too bad for us but the Daleks and the Cyber-men are steeped in Void stuff. Are you ready?" I say.
"So are they" Rose says.
"Let's do it!" I state.
We push the levers up and hold on tight to the Magna-Clamps.
The breach is open, the wall changes shape, it glows brightly and it starts to pull everyone in.
"The breach is open! Into the Void! Ha!"
"Offline" The computer is offline.
Everything happens so fast and yet it felt that it happened in slow-mo. The suction slows down from the void, Rose grabs the lever, pulls it up and she slips.
"Rose, hold on! Hold on!" I yell.
She is pulled towards the Void, my hearts stops. Then Pete appeared, grabs Rose and disappears a moment later with her.
The Void is closed.
And Rose is gone.
Forever.
A/N: There we go. I've been sick this past week, it was awful. So finally today I've been feeling up to actually finishing this chapter.