Then…

"But I don't understand," the Doctor spoke up after watching the chaos unfold for a few moments "The Cybermen don't have the technology to build a Void ship. That's way beyond you. How did you create that sphere?"

The Cybermen looked over at him "The sphere is not ours."

"What?"

"The sphere broke down the barriers between world," the Cyberman explained "We only followed. Its origin is unknown."

The Doctor's eyes were locked onto the monitor again, blinking at the picture of the sphere "Then what's inside it?"

"Rose is down there," Jackie whispered urgently.

Tyra turned to her "Calm down, Jackie. Rose will be alright, okay? She can help herself." She didn't add the 'most of the time' since that definitely wouldn't be the right moment to throw shade. Especially since Rose hadn't been too horrible to her recently. Then again, that was only due to Damon's compulsion on her, so Tyra really couldn't give her any credit for that.

Now…

"No," Jackie glared, causing Tyra to back off "What's down there? She was in that room with the sphere. What's happened to Rose?"

The Doctor turned to her, grabbing her shoulders gently "I don't know. I'll find her. I brought all of you here, I'll get you out, you and your daughter and Tyra. Jackie, look at me. Look at me. I promise you. I give you my word."

A Cybermen approached them, heading straight for Yvonne "You will talk to your central world authority and order global surrender," the Cyberleader ordered.

Yvonne scoffed "Oh, do some research. We haven't got a central world authority."

"You have now," the Cyberman pointed out "I will speak on all global wavelengths. This broadcast is for Humankind." Out of the corner of her eye, Tyra saw the Doctor putting on his 3D glasses again "Cybermen now occupy every landmass on this planet but you need not fear. Cybermen will remove fear. Cybermen will remove sex and class and colour and creed. You will become identical. You will become like us." There was mass panic outside as Cybermen were getting attacked left and right, killing people as London burned outside the tower. The Cyberleader looked at his prisoners "I ordered surrender."

The Doctor snorted "They're not taking instructions. Don't you understand? You're on every street, you're in their homes, you've got their children. Of course, they're going to fight."

Suddenly, the Cyberleader straightened up "Scans detect unknown technology active within sphere chamber." The Doctor looked up in concern, reaching out for Tyra unconsciously.

"Cybermen will investigate," another Cyberman commanded.

"Units ten six five and ten six six will investigate sphere chamber," the Cyberleader pointed out.

Two of the Cybermen around nodded "We obey." They left, walking out of the room.

The Cyberleader turned to the desk in front of him "Units will open visual link." A Cyberman's view came up on Yvonne's laptop "Visual contact established."

"Well, damn," Tyra breathed as a Dalek hovered into view "How is that possible, Doctor?"

"I –" he broke off, shaking his head. He swallowed a few times, trying to dislodge the lump in his throat "I don't know."

The Dalek on the screen stopped "Identify yourselves."

"You will identify first," the Cyberman retorted.

"State your identity," the Dalek practically shouted.

The Cybermen stayed strong "You will identify first."

"Identify."

"… illogical," the Cyberman huffed "You will modify."

"Daleks do not take orders," the Dalek hissed.

The Cyberman on screen seemed almost smug "You have identified as Daleks."

"Outline resembles the inferior species known as Cybermen," another Dalek's voice echoed through the speakers.

"Rose said about the Daleks," Jackie whispered, her voice shaking in fear "She was terrified of them. What have they done to her, Doctor? Is she dead?"

The Doctor whirled around to face Tyra, holding out his hand to her "Phone."

"What?" Tyra blinked, turning away from the screen.

"Give me your phone," the Doctor repeated. Tyra shrugged, handing it over, making sure it was unlocked for him.

"We followed in the wake of your sphere," the Cyberman explained on the screen.

The Doctor dialled Rose's number, holding the phone to his ear "She answered," he exclaimed "She's alive… Why haven't they killed her?"

"Well, don't complain," Jackie rolled her eyes.

"Maybe they need her from something?" Tyra spoke up carefully "I mean… She does know about Daleks and I doubt many people on this planet would… Right?"

"We must protect the Genesis Ark," a Dalek on the other end of the line shouted.

The Doctor frowned "The Genesis Ark?"

"Do you know what that is?" Tyra asked, leaned closer to him.

He shook his head with a puzzled expression "I have no idea."

"Our species are similar," the Cyberman on the screen remarked "Though your design is inelegant."

The Dalek moved its eyestalk "Daleks have no concept of elegance."

"This is obvious," the Cyberman pointed out, causing Tyra to snort. No matter how dangerous this situation was… She sort of lived for those two bashing each other. Especially since neither of them actually had emotions "But consider, our technologies are compatible." The Doctor's face showed his apprehension at the thought alone. But Tyra could understand. She had only met either species once or twice but she knew that the universe was screwed if they teamed up "Cybermen plus Daleks. Together we could upgrade the Universe."

"You propose an alliance?" the Dalek asked.

The Cyberman inclined his head "This is correct."

"Request denied," the Dalek shouted.

The Cybermen readied their weapons "Hostile elements will be deleted."

They shot at the Dalek who just seemed to be slightly amused by the display. Whether that was possible or not… It just stayed there, letting them shoot at the shield around its body "Exterminate," the Dalek cried out, killing both Cybermen within a second.

The Cyberleader turned to his subordinates "Open visual link," he snapped before looking at the Daleks on the laptop screen "Daleks, be warned. You have declared war upon the Cybermen."

"This is not war," a black Dalek pointed out "This is pest control."

"We have five million Cybermen. How many are you?"

The black Dalek didn't even pause "Four."

The Cyberleader angled his body towards the screen more "You would destroy the Cybermen with four Daleks?"

"We would destroy the Cybermen with one Dalek," the Dalek scoffed "You are superior in only one respect."

"What's that?" the Cyberleader humoured him.

"You are better at dying." The black Dalek swung its eyestalk around "Raise communications barrier."

The Doctor cursed under his breath, looking down at the phone "Lost her."

The Cyberleader whirled around "Quarantine the sphere chamber. Start emergency upgrading. Begin with these personnel." He gestured to the people in the room.

"No, you can't do this," Yvonne shrieked from next to Tyra, causing her to flinch away from the high-pitched sounds.

The Cyberman behind the Doctor spoke up "These two. Their increased adrenaline suggests that they have vital Dalek information."

"Stop them," Jackie cried out "I don't want to go. You promised me. You gave me your word." Tyra looked from the Cybermen to Jackie and to the Doctor, trying to think of what to do. Maybe she could try to get Jackie away from them… But how?

"I demand you leave that woman alone," the Doctor hissed "I won't help you if you hurt her. Jackie, don't fight. I'll think of something."

Tyra tugged at his sleeve "I can get her somewhere safe?"

"Tyra, no," the Doctor shook his head, keeping an eye on the Cybermen who – while looking at them – didn't seem to care about their conversation at all "I don't want you to put yourself in danger more than you already have."

"But I can help her," Tyra argued quietly "I'm pretty sure I'm faster than them."

The Doctor glared at the Cyberleader who was standing in front of them before he transferred his glare to Tyra "No. What do you think happens if you get caught and they upgrade you, huh? I doubt you can come back from that, Tyra. You'll stay with me and that's it. Jackie is smart."

"She barely knows what Cybermen are," Tyra argued, crossing her arms "Do you really think she's going to survive this? What are you going to tell Rose?"

"No," he snapped, grabbing Tyra's shoulders harshly "I'm not losing you, alright? Please, Tyra."

Tyra stared into his eyes, breathing harshly "I'm not happy about this."

"I know," he sighed "I'm not either. But I want you safe."

"And I don't want Jackie to get hurt," Tyra sighed "I just…"

The Doctor placed his hands on her shoulders "I'm sure Jackie will be just fine. She is as resourceful as Rose."

Tyra let out an incredulous laugh "Rose has been in situations like this though, Jackie hasn't." She looked at him for a moment before she took a step back, shaking her head "I'm sorry," she whispered before running off. The last thing she heard from the lever room was the Doctor shouting her name.

In the corridor, she leaned against the wall, closing her eyes for a moment "I'm sorry, Doctor," she mumbled "I can't let her die." She hurried down the stairs, trying to find out where the Cybermen were taking the people before quickly ducking into the shadows when a group of people was lead past her.

Tyra followed them carefully, making sure to make as little noise as she could and staying in the shadows. She was about to run towards the screaming to look for Jackie when the woman in question collided with her. Tyra pressed her against the wall with her hand over Jackie's mouth "Shh. Quiet!"

"Tyra," Jackie gasped as soon as Tyra had lowered her hand "I…"

Tyra held up her hand to silence Jackie, listening to the Cybermen in the other corridor "We have to get out of here. Quickly. Come on!" She grabbed Jackie's wrist, pulling her through the corridors as quickly as they could go.

"What are you doing here?" Jackie asked "Why did you come?"

"Because I didn't want you to die," Tyra mumbled, glancing around the corner. She could hear the heavy footsteps above, below and everywhere in between and it was really making her paranoid "I know that you can take care of yourself but this is a whole other story than to manage to live your life on your own. No offence."

Jackie smiled wryly "None taken… Well, some taken."

"Sorry," Tyra shrugged sheepishly before stiffening, raising her finger to her lips. Jackie nodded, pressing herself against the wall. She trusted the girl to get her out of this alive "Stay here. Whatever you hear, don't come out, okay?"

"What are you going to do?" Jackie hissed quietly but Tyra was already gone.

"You are not compatible," the Cyberman said as Tyra sped forward, barely getting between the Cyberman and the young man it was trying to delete.

She grimaced when the electricity course through her. Tyra's knees gave out on her as she struggled to stay on her knees "Go," she hissed at the shell-shocked man "Corner."

"What…?"

"No time," Tyra spat, glaring up at the Cybermen as she was fighting to get back to her feet "Go. Now!"

As soon as the man was out of sight, Tyra let out a grunt, straightening up against the steel grip of the Cybermen "Now you just pissed me off…" She grabbed the arm, dislodging it from her shoulder before reaching up and with as much strength as she could muster, she twisted the head clear off.

The moment, the Cyberman hit the ground, Tyra stumbled against the nearest wall, pressing a hand to her throbbing chest.

"Tyra," Jackie cried out, rushing over to her. Her hands fluttered over the girl worriedly.

"How did you do that?" the man asked, staring at the decapitated Cyberman with wide eyes "What are you?"

Tyra straightened up and shook her head "That's not important right now. We have to get away from here." She went to walk off when she stopped "Sorry, what's your name?"

"Jones," he murmured "Ianto Jones."

"Hm," Tyra tilted her head "Welsh? Okay, stupid question. Ignore that. I'm Tyra. And this is Jackie."

Ianto studied them curiously "You're with the Doctor."

"That would be us," she nodded "Now, ready to get away?"

He managed a small, unsteady smile "More than that."

Tyra tilted her head, listening to the noises in the corridors around them "Ianto, is there a staircase nearby?"

"Er… Yeah, this way," he nodded, gesturing down the corridor to their right.

"Show me."


They had just reached the staircase when Jackie's phone rang "Help us," she breathed into the phone.

"Jackie," the Doctor gasped in relief "You're alive. Listen…"

"They tried to download me but I ran away and then I found Tyra," she babbled.

Tyra could imagine the Doctor rolling his eyes "Shush. Listen, tell me. Where are you?"

"I don't know," Jackie shook her head, looking around "Staircase."

"Yeah? Which one?" the Doctor asked urgently "Is there any sort of sign? Anything to identify it?"

Tyra turned to Ianto who was leaning against a wall by now, his face pale and his hands were shaking as shock seemed to set it "Ianto," she called out softly "I need you to tell me where we are. Which staircase, which floor? Do you know that?"

He swallowed a couple of times before he nodded "N3. North corner, third staircase," he answered.

"Jackie," Tyra called over her shoulder "Did you hear that? N3. Third staircase, north corner."

"Got it," the Doctor nodded to himself "Just keep low. We're coming."

Jackie let out a panicked noise "No, don't leave us."

"I've got to go," the Doctor replied apologetically "You have Tyra to take care of you. I'm sorry." Just before he hung up, he seemed to think of something else "Tyra, I know that you can here me. You and I are going to have a little talk later, do you understand?"

Tyra grimaced at that and a feeling of worry welled up inside of her. She hadn't meant to ignore the Doctor but… She just felt as if she had to help Jackie "Hey, how are you holding up?" she murmured to Ianto, touching his shoulder gently.

Ianto shuddered lightly "Lisa. I was… I was trying to find her." He straightened up "I have to find her."

"Who's she, then?" Jackie asked, sounding a little calmer than she had on the phone a minute ago.

"My girlfriend," Ianto explained "She was… They took her. You have to help me find her, please. You killed one of those things."

Tyra bit her lip "We have to go and find the Doctor. I might have been able to kill one but I'm not sure how many I could take. Electrocution isn't a pleasant feeling, you know… I'm sorry, Ianto. I can't help you."

He lowered his head and nodded "I'll have to go and find her, then. Thank you for saving me," he said, making to walk off.

"This is suicide," Tyra shook her head "There are Cybermen everywhere. You can't go looking for her."

"I can't just leave her," Ianto huffed "What if she's still alive?"

"Then you won't find her because she's most likely hiding," Tyra explained. She startled when heavy footsteps came closer, grabbing a hold of both Ianto and Jackie "We have to get out of here. They're coming."

Jackie let out a small scream when the door to the staircase burst open behind them "No, no, no…"

"Run," Tyra called out, shoving them up the stairs in front of her.


"Why was Yvonne so interested in you?" Ianto asked as soon as the three of them had managed to get away. They had gotten out of the staircase and into an empty hallway close to where the sphere chamber was.

Tyra frowned, looking over at him in confusion "What do you mean?"

"Just something Lisa said," he shrugged, glancing around the empty corridors "Apparently, there was something that they were trying to find out about you. The Doctor is sort of an open book. Torchwood knows a lot about him but you…"

Tyra ran a hand through her hair "Well, there's a good reason for that."

Jackie looked over at her "How much do you think they know really?"

"I don't know," Tyra shrugged "They know about stakes and that it kills vampires but apart from that, she didn't really let anything slip."

Ianto let out a small gasp "Vampire? You're a vampire and Yvonne didn't kill you?"

Tyra shot him a small grin "Not for the lack of trying on her part. She actually had me shot."

"Then how…?"

"I'm not a normal vampire," Tyra shrugged "Hartman didn't know that though. Not too many of my kind actually know about their history. It's not a secret but not common knowledge either."

Ianto tilted his head "I… Don't understand…"

"Never mind," Tyra shook her head.

They walked in silence for a while before Tyra once again pushed them against the wall, gesturing for them to be quiet. A whole squad of Cybermen marched toward them, cornering the three easily "You will be upgraded."

Jackie grabbed Tyra's arm tightly "No, but you can't. Please!"

"It's alright," Tyra soothed, hearing the others around the corner. She just hoped they would hurry it up.

"Oh, no, she didn't," Pete muttered. He shot the Cybermen from behind to save his not-wife.

Jackie gaped "Pete?"

Tyra waved a little "Hi, Pete."

"Hello, Jacks, Tyra" Pete smiled.

"I said there were ghosts," Jackie exclaimed, turning on Tyra "You told me there weren't really ghosts. But that's not fair. Why him?"

Tyra exchanged an amused look with Pete "He's not a ghost, Jackie. He's…"

"But you're dead," she interrupted "You died twenty years ago, Pete."

The Doctor stepped forward "It's Pete from a different universe. There are parallel worlds, Jackie. Every single decision we make creates a parallel existence, a different dimension where…"

"Oh, you can shut up," Jackie waved him off, leaving the Doctor with his mouth open in surprise. She looked up at Pete "Oh, you look old."

Pete smiled awkwardly "You don't."

"How can you be standing there?" Jackie questioned.

Pete shrugged "I just got lucky. Lived my life. You were left on your own. You didn't marry again or…"

"There was never anyone," she shook her head "Twenty years, though. Look at me. I never left that flat. Did nothing with myself."

"You brought her up," Pete replied, gesturing to Rose who was standing next to Mickey "Rose Tyler. That's not bad."

Jackie bit her lip "Yeah."

Pete shifted, trying to think of something to say. It seemed to be getting less awkward to talk to this version of his wife "In my world, it worked. All those daft little plans of mine, they worked. Made me rich."

"I don't care about that," Jackie shook her head "How rich?"

The Doctor and Tyra snorted as a grin stole its way across Pete's face "Very."

Jackie nodded "I don't care about that. How very?"

"The thing is though, Jacks, you're not my wife," Pete pointed out, sounding like he was trying to convince himself more than her "I'm sorry but you're not. I mean, we both… You know, it's just sort of… Oh, come here." He handed his gun to Tyra just in time for Jackie to run into his arms.


"What were you thinking?" the Doctor demanded, his eyes narrowed as he mustered Tyra.

Tyra shifted a little "Honestly? I don't think I was."

The Doctor strode forward, tilting her chin up "Tell me what happened."

"Nothing I can't handle," she shrugged "Doctor, I'm fine and I'm sorry that I didn't listen but…"

"You had to help," he finished for her "I don't like it. I really, really don't but I guess I understand."

Tyra inclined her head "I know how to stay out of trouble even if it doesn't…" She trailed off as her gaze found the people who were still standing behind the Doctor. A strangled noise left her throat "Henrik?"

Henrik smiled and waved a little "Hey, Tyra. Nice to see you again."

She looked at him for a moment before turning to the Doctor "What's going on…?"

"Apparently, Pete and the others need help," the Doctor explained with a shrug "The others just tagged along."

Arms wrapped around Tyra from the side "I missed you," Mickey whispered into her hair.

Tyra wrapped her arms around his neck, raising to her tiptoes "Missed you too, Mickey."

"Hey, who is that?" the Doctor asked, nodding to Ianto who had watched the whole scene from afar.

Jackie looked over to see Tyra still buried in a hug that had been joined by Ricky and Jake "Ianto Jones. Tyra saved him from a Cyberman earlier and he tagged along."

The Doctor nodded and studied the young man carefully. His eyes were darting around the room and his skin was pale enough to make him look like a ghost "How are you coping?"

"They're all dead," Ianto mumbled "How am I supposed to be coping?"

"Fair enough." The Doctor cleared his throat, breaking the hugging feast all around him "I hate to break the moment… but we kind of have a situation to deal with."

The group continued through the corridor until they reached the big doors of the warehouse from earlier. The Doctor peaked into the warehouse, then crawled over to a crate to grab a pair of Magnaclamps before dodging laser fire to get back.

Rose was on the edge of her toes, biting her lip almost violently "Come on, please."

As soon as he was safe, the Doctor looked back in with his 3D glasses. Dalek Sec was in the middle of the warehouse "Override roof mechanism," he shouted. The warehouse's roof shutters started to slide back "Elevate."

"What are they doing?" Rose whispered, craning her neck "Why do they need to get outside?"

"Time Lord science," the Doctor replied "What Time Lord science? What is it?" They all watched the Daleks gliding up and out into Canary Wharf along with the Ark "We've got to see what it's doing. We've got to go back up. Come on. All of you, top floor."

Jackie protested immediately "That's forty-five floors up. Believe me, I've done them all."

Ianto looked around the warehouse, seeing all the bodies littering around "I'll stay here. Maybe someone survived. I have to know."

"Be careful," Tyra told him "And stay out of sight, alright?"

"Thank you," Ianto nodded.


In Yvonne's office, the Doctor got to the window in time to see the Ark shooting out Daleks in all directions as it spun around. The Doctor cursed loudly "Time Lord science. It's bigger on the inside."

"Did the Time Lords up those Daleks in there? What for?" Mickey asked, watching the sky in trepidation.

"It's a prison ship," the Doctor pointed out grimly.

Rose moved forward "How many Daleks?"

"Millions." The Daleks spread out over London as the Cybermen started shooting the sky, leaving the Humans alone in favour of the new threat.

Pete shook his head, backing away "I'm sorry but you've had it. This world's going to crash and burn. There's nothing we can do. We're going home." He took a yellow medallion from one of the commandoes and held it out for Jackie "Jacks, take this. You're coming with us."

"But they're destroying the city," Jackie argued.

Pete shook his head with a sigh "I'd forgotten you could argue. It's not just London, it's the whole world. But there's another world just waiting for you, Jacks. And it's safe as long as the Doctor closes the breach. Doctor?"

The Doctor turned around "Oh, I'm ready. I've got the equipment right here. Thank you, Torchwood." He used one of the computer terminals "Slam it down and close off both universes."

"But we can't just leave," Rose exclaimed "What about the Daleks? And the Cybermen?"

"They're part of the problem," the Doctor explained "And that makes them the solution. Oh, yes!" He looked at them with the 3D glasses on "Well? Isn't anyone going to ask what is it with the glasses? Anyone but Tyra that is."

Rose raised her eyebrow at the Doctor "What is it with the glasses?"

"I can see," the Doctor exclaimed smugly "That's what. Because we've got two separate worlds but in between the two separate worlds, we've got the Void. That's where the Daleks were hiding And the Cybermen travelled through the Void to get here. And you lot, one world to another, via the Void. Oh, I like that. Via the Void. Look." He handed the spectacles to Rose "I've been through it. Do you see?"

"Reboot in three minutes," the computer announced.

Rose grimaced at the sight "What is it?"

"Void stuff," the Doctor shrugged "Look at the others. And the only one who hasn't been through the Void, your mother. First time she's looked normal all in her life."

"Oi," Jackie huffed.

The Doctor grinned at her "But the Daleks lived inside the Void. They're bristling with it. Cybermen, all of them. I just opened the Void in reverse. The Void stuff gets sucked back inside."

"Pulling them all in," Rose finished.

"Sorry, what's the Void?" Mickey asked raising his hand.

The Doctor ran his hand through his hair "The dead space. Some people call it Hell."

"So, you're sending the Daleks and Cybermen to Hell," Mickey nodded before hitting Jake's shoulder "Man, I told you he was good."

Tyra hummed "But if that's the case… How do you plan on keeping all of us from getting sucked in as well?"

"That's why you've got to go," the Doctor said.

"Reboot in two minutes," the computer intoned.

The Doctor didn't look at them when he started talking again "Back to Pete's World. Hey, we should call it that. Pete's World. I'm opening the Void but only on this side. You'll be safe on that side."

"And then you close it, for good?" Pete asked.

The breach itself is soaked in Void stuff," the Doctor nodded "In the end, it'll close itself. And that's it. Kaput."

Rose crossed her arms "But you stay on this side?"

"But you'll get pulled in," Mickey pointed out worriedly.

"That's why we got these," the Doctor pointed out, holding up the Magnaclamps "I'll just have to hold on tight. I've been doing it all my life."

Rose stared at him "I'm supposed to go? And Tyra?"

"Yeah," the Doctor nodded.

Tyra ripped away from Henrik, Kol and Jake, stalking toward him "I'm not leaving," she hissed, trying very hard not to let her emotions take over too much "You of all people know how it is to be alone. There are no vampires there… I'd be alone."

"Your family is alive," he reminded her, pointing behind her "Your twin is alive."

"But they're not my family," Tyra shouted, tears in her eyes before taking a couple of calming breaths "They're not my family. They're Human, Henrik is Human. My family is out there somewhere and if I leave now… I'm never going to see them again." She jabbed her finger toward the window aggressively.

Tyra glanced at Henrik sadly when she realised that this was the last time she would ever see him outside of her dreams… And even if he wasn't actually her brother, the thought hurt. She would love to just stay with them but they wouldn't allow her to change them and she couldn't watch them die. She wouldn't watch them die.

Henrik caught her gaze and waved her over as Rose started to argue with the Doctor "I know that I'm not actually your brother," he started "But I have an idea… Would you like to have some photos?"

"You would…" Tyra trailed off, swallowing against the lump in her throat "Why would you do that?"

"Because I can see that you're still hurt," Henrik pointed out "And it's the least I can do. After all, you saved us from the Cybermen."

Tyra threw herself at him, a few tears escaping "Thank you. Thank you… I –"

Henrik shook his head, ruffling her hair "You don't have to thank me. It's nothing." He handed Kol the phone and made sure that she had plenty of pictures with Tyra and some with only him in them. Halfway through, Jake and Rickey joined in, making Tyra laugh as they started teasing Henrik.

The last one was her favourite picture. She had gotten distracted by Mickey when Henrik threw her over his shoulder "Henrik," she exclaimed, getting the attention of the rest of the room. The Doctor couldn't help but smile at them for a moment before he turned back to the task at hand, leaving them to their moment "Thanks," Tyra whispered when she was put down. She leaned up, pressing a kiss to his cheek as she accepted her phone back "Really. This – This means a lot."

"I added some from my own phone," Kol whispered as he pulled her closer "I think you might enjoy them."

"Thank you," she smiled.

The building started to shake and Pete stepped forward "We haven't got time to argue. The plan works… We're going. I can understand Tyra staying because she's right, Doctor. You can't just throw her into a world where she is alone…"

"I'm not leaving here if Tyra is staying," Rose hissed, staring at Pete defiantly.

Jackie stepped between her daughter and the parallel version of her husband "I'm not going without her."

"Oh, my God," Pete groaned "We're going."

"I've had twenty years without you, so button it," Jackie cried out "I'm not leaving her."

Rose shook her head "You've got to."

Jackie rolled her eyes "Well, that's tough."

"Mum."

The computer cut off the argument "Reboot in one minute."

"I've had a life with you for nineteen years," Rose pointed out, looking at her mother intently "But then I met the Doctor and all the things I've seen him do for us, for all of us… For the whole stupid planet and every planet out there. He does it alone, mum." She glanced at Tyra "Well, almost. But not anymore because now he got me. And Tyra."

Tyra blinked and went to open her mouth when the Doctor snuck up behind Rose. He shook his head, putting one of the medallions around Rose's neck at the same time as Pete pressed the button and the whole group disappeared. Tyra stared at the spot Henrik had vanished in before shaking her head "You know that she won't stay gone, right?" she asked, looking at the Doctor.

"I'm hoping that Pete can contain her until I can close the Void," the Doctor shook his head sadly "Come on. Let's get this done."

Suddenly, Rose appeared in the middle of the room, blinking in confusion "I think this is the one switch…"

"Told you so," Tyra coughed, walking around the Doctor to fetch both of the Magnaclamps for later.

The Doctor turned to Rose, grabbing her shoulders roughly "Once the breach collapses, that's it. You will never be able to see her again. Your own mother."

"I made a choice a long time ago," Rose swallowed "And I'm never going to leave you. So, what can I do to help?"

"Systems rebooted," the computer announced "Open access."

"Ty, get the clamps ready… Put them on the walls here and here." He pointed to two places on the walls "Rose, those coordinates over there, set them all at six. And hurry up."

Rose went to the terminal, her head snapping up almost immediately "We've got Cybermen on the way up."

"How many floors down?" the Doctor asked, jogging over to her.

"Just one."

The computer once again spoke up "Levers operational."

"That's more like it," Rose cheered as Tyra fastened the second clamp at the bit of wall just behind the lever on Rose's side "Bit of a smile. The old team."

Tyra looked over at the Doctor with a small, warning smirk "If you call us the Scooby Gang, I'm obligated to hit you."

"I was going to mention the three Musketeers," the Doctor shrugged, grabbing the right lever "When it starts, just hold on tight. Shouldn't be too bad for us but he Daleks and the Cybermen are steeped in Void stuff. Are you ready?"

Tyra nodded as Rose pointed to the window "So are they."

The Doctor stared at the Daleks who were visible just outside the window "Let's do it."

"Rose, hold onto the clamp. I got the lever," Tyra told her, quickly getting the lever into an upright position.

"Online," the computer intoned. A bright light came out of the breach as Tyra held onto the clamp with Rose, a strong wind rushing past us, sucking the first Daleks through the windows and into it.

The Doctor looked into the light, his eyes squinting a little "The breach is open. Into the Void. Ha." There was a steady stream of Cybermen and Daleks all being sucked through the one broken window and into the Void until the lever on the girls' side moved a little.

"Offline," the computer announced as the suction started to decrease.

Rose and Tyra exchanged a look before she nodded reluctantly, tightening her grip on the clamp. Tyra slowly let go and carefully got herself over to the lever. She pulled at her hand a little, barely getting the lever back into its upright position before the suction started pulling at her.

"Online and locked."

"Tyra, hold on. Both of you, hold on," the Doctor shouted. The suction built up as Tyra tightened her grip on the lever as she was being pulled towards the Void horizontally.

They had almost done it, Tyra's grip remaining strong when a Dalek knocked Rose against the wall, causing her grip on the clamp to loosen. Tyra tried to reach out to grab her but when her own hand slipped, she had to hold on tighter.

Pete popped in just in time to catch Rose, teleporting them away a second later.

As soon as they were gone, the wind died down and the Void started to close itself "Systems closed."

"I'm sorry," Tyra gasped, falling to the ground with a small grunt "I tried. I'm so sorry."

The Doctor was staring at the wall for a few moments before walking over to help Tyra to her feet "It's not your fault. That Dalek hit her. It's fine."

"Still," she mumbled, leaning against the Doctor in comfort.


Back in the Tardis, Tyra gave the Doctor a long hug before excusing herself to take a long shower and sleep a little. She felt filthy and the fact that she had been wearing a bloody shirt for a couple of hours didn't help the matter. Dried blood had always been a bit disgusting.

As soon as she had finished her shower, her phone started ringing "Hello?" she sighed, rubbing a hand over her forehead. The whole day had been shitty and she was so glad that it was over now.

"Tyra," Damon's voice snapped her from her thoughts.

"Damon," Tyra frowned "Why are you calling? Are you alright?"

There was a snort on the other end of the line "Shouldn't I be asking you that? I saw those aliens."

"What makes you think that I was involved?" she asked, throwing herself onto her bed.

"Because I know the Doctor. He would be in the middle of a mess like that and normally, where he goes, you go," Damon pointed out.

Tyra snorted "Well, yes. I am alright. We lost Rose, though."

"What do you mean 'lost'?" Damon questioned "Oh, and how did you like the little present I left you?"

Tyra shook her head "She's trapped in a parallel universe with her family. As for your gift… Thank you, Damon. It really did make the past few weeks easier. Listen, I've got to go now. I need a drink but I'll tell you about it some other time."

Damon laughed lightly "That's alright. I'm glad that you're fine. Tell the Doctor I said hi."

"I will. Thanks for the call, Damon." Tyra slowly wandered back to the console room with the unopened blood bag she had grabbed "Are you alright?" she murmured, wrapping her arms around the Doctor's waist from behind after setting down the bag.

The Doctor stared at the console for a moment before he nodded slowly "I think so. Or I will be."

"I'm glad that you allowed me to stay, by the way," she sighed, releasing him to take a drink from the bag.

"I'm sorry about that, Ty," the Doctor mumbled, scratching the back of his head "I really should have known better. Being the only one of your kind is…"

"Don't," Tyra shook her head "You don't have to say it. And you're forgiven."

The Doctor took a deep breath, steeling his nerves "Tyra? I…" He froze when a flash of white caught his attention. Oh, come on… Not again "What?"

Tyra blinked at the Doctor in confusion "What what?" She followed his gaze and snorted at the woman standing there.

"What?" the Doctor repeated.

The red-haired woman crossed her arms angrily "Who are you?"

The Doctor looked from the woman in the wedding dress to Tyra who was still holding the blood bag "But…"

"Where am I?"

"What?" the Doctor demanded, completely flabbergasted still.

The woman glared "What the hell is this place?"

Tyra snorted when the Doctor once again repeated "What?"

I have written up to the point where I decided on the Rewrite already, so these chapters will be on a two/three-day posting schedule.