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Katia slowly walked down the corridor, hand pressed against the wall, her other one tangled into Benji's fur. She probably shouldn't be up and about so soon but she was honestly going stir crazy from being stuck in bed for days. "What is it boy?" Katia asked when the canine started to growl. She froze when Rose came around the corner. "S-stay away from me", the auburn haired stammered, taking a step back.
"Katia I…" Rose started when Benji lunged forward and grabbed her sleeve with his teeth. The blonde screamed and tried to tug her arm away "a little help here!" she shouted.
"Why should I?" Katia asked, angrily "you tried to kill me! first with the hot chocolate and then shoving me down the stairs. This is the least you deserve". The young woman turned and started to walk away when she felt a sharp pain shoot up her back. Katia cried out and crumpled to the floor.
This is where the Doctor found her after the TARDIS alerted him. "What did you do?!" the Time Lord demanded, carefully easing his Mate into a sitting postion.
"I didn't do anything!" Rose exclaimed "this bloody mutt attacked me! And she just collapsed", the blonde gestured the unconscious woman in the Doctor's arms.
"Like I believe that", the Time Lord scoffed "Benji, keep her there", he ordered to the canine as he picked up Katia. Once he'd dealt with his Mate, he was going to be taking Rose home. He couldn't risk having her onboard the ship for a second longer. The Doctor carried Katia to her bedroom, laying her down on the bed. "I'll be back soon", he whispered, pressing a kiss to her temple. He then left the room and headed back to where Rose was still with Benji's mouth around her arm/sleeve. "Thank you Benji, you can go be with Katia" the Alaskan Malamute woofed and bounded off "now, I am taking you home", he added to Rose.
"Doctor, I know what I did was wrong but please don't send me home", Rose pleaded as he grabbed her arm and frogmarched her towards the console room "I'm sorry".
"Sorry doesn't cut it", the Time Lord snapped "you nearly killed my Mate! You should count yourself lucky that I'm taking you home. The normal punishment is far worse as you very well know". Rose paled as she recalled how the Doctor had mentioned the penalty for harming someone's Mate was death. She really should be very thankful that he was taking her home.
Rose clung to the console while the Doctor piloted the TARDIS through the time vortex towards the Powell Estate. As soon as the ship landed, the Time Lord grabbed her arm and propelled her through the double doors to reveal that they were in the courtyard of the block of flats. Rose stayed quiet as he took her up to hers and Jackie's home.
"Doctor!" Jackie greeted when she opened the door. Her smile dropped when she saw how unhappy he looked and the way he was holding her daughter by the arm. "Whats going on?" she asked, stepping aside to allow them to enter "where's Katia?"
"Why don't you tell her what you did?" the Doctor suggested.
"I did something stupid", Rose mumbled.
The Doctor scoffed "it was more than stupid", he turned to Jackie "your daughter tried to kill Katia by pushing her down the stairs". The older Tyler gasped, hand over her mouth, staring at Rose horrified. That didn't sound like her child at all. What had become of her?
"Is she…alright?" Jackie asked.
"She's fine. Aside from the serious back injury", the Doctor replied "I'm just grateful that she wasn't paralysed".
Jackie rounded on her daughter, angrily "how could you hurt that sweet, innocent girl!" she exclaimed "I raised you to be better than that! If your father was here…well, he'd be sorely disappointed in you". The clock on the mantle suddenly chimed, gaining the woman's attention. "Oh, ten minutes to go", she stated.
"Ten minutes until what?" the Doctor questioned.
"Until we get a visitor", Jackie replied cryptically "though I'm not sure if he'll want to see you after what you did", she added to Rose.
"Who?" Rose asked.
"Granddad Prentice", Jackie answered in a duh tone.
Rose frowned "But…mum….Grandad is dead", she reminded her "His heart gave out, years ago".
"Oh, I know", Jackie said and headed into the kitchen to make a cuppa.
"Then how can he come back?" Rose pressed.
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Jackie countered, glancing at the clock "Ten past. Here he comes" the Doctor and Rose watched as a shadowy figure stepped through the wall "Here we are, then!" Jackie said, happily "Dad…say hello to Rose. Ain't she grown?"
In the courtyard, Katia emerged from the TARDIS to gape at the ghostly figures that were milling about. "Ok, this is really weird", she remarked as she slowly walked through the place, eyeing them. Benji stuck close to her, feeling rather uneasy about those 'things'. "Do you think they're ghosts, boy?" Katia asked, stopping to look at her furry friend.
As she did that, she took her eyes off of the closest ghost. "Katia, look out!" the Doctor shouted. The auburn haired woman's head snapped over to him just as the figure passed through her. She shuddered at how cold it felt, stumbling backwards. The Time Lord ran over to her "are you ok?" he asked.
"Not really, no. I feel rather sick", his Mate mumbled, looking rather pale.
"Lets get you back inside the TARDIS", the Doctor said.
"No, I'm fine…you need to figure out all of this", Katia insisted, leaning against him.
"They haven't got long", Jackie spoke up "Midday shift only lasts a couple of minutes. They're about to fade".
The Doctor turned to Jackie, shifting his hold on his Mate. "What do you mean, shift?" he demanded "Since when did ghosts have shifts? Since when did shifts have ghosts? What's going on?"
"Oh, he's not happy when I know more than him, is he?" Jackie commented.
"But no one seems to be freaking out", Katia stated "why is that?"
"We did to start with but then we realised that we were really lucky", Jackie replied. The ghosts started to fade "its twelve minutes past", the older Tyler told them.
"Is this just happening here or is it elsewhere?" the Doctor questioned.
"Oh, its worldwide", Jackie answered "isn't it amazing!"
"Yeah…amazing", the Doctor muttered "When did it start?" he asked, louder.
"That was about two months ago. Just happened. Woke up one morning, and there they all were. Ghosts, everywhere", Jackie explained.
"And what makes you think it's granddad?" Rose queried.
"It just…feels like him", Jackie replied "There's that smell, those old cigarettes. Couldn't you smell it?"
"I'm afraid I didn't", Rose admitted.
"You've got to make an effort. You've got to want it, sweetheart", Jackie urged.
"The more you want it, the stronger it gets", the Doctor said "Like a psychic link. Of course you want your old dad to be alive, but you're wishing him into existence. The ghosts are using that to pull themselves in".
Jackie looked at him annoyed "You're spoiling it", she said.
"I'm sorry, Jackie, but there's no smell, there's no cigarettes. Just a memory", the Doctor said, regrettably. Suddenly, Katia slumped against him, passed out. He looked down at her, worried. "I'll figure out what those things are but first I need to get Katia back into the TARDIS where she'll be safe", he shot a pointed look at Rose. Without waiting for a response, he carefully gathered up in his arms and carried her over to the blue box, Benji padding after him.
As soon as he got the TARDIS, the Time Lord took Katia back to her room and set her down on the bed. Benji hopped up onto the bed, laying down next to her. The Doctor then took his phone out of his pocket and dialled her brother. "Luka, its me", he said when Luka picked up "are you free?"
"Yeah, I am. Did you need something?" Luka asked.
"i know you'd do this without anyway but can you look after your sister for a bit?" the Doctor requested "there's something I need to do and I have no idea if it's going to be dangerous. And with Katia's current condition…"
"What do you mean 'current condition'?" Luka interrupted "What's wrong with my sister?"
"It's probably best if I explain in person", the Doctor replied.
"Alright, I'll see you in a bit", Luka said and hung up. The Time Lord tucked his phone away and headed to the console room to pilot the TARDIS to Katia and Luka's home. When the blue box arrived, the man in question was waiting outside the two storey home with Sammy at his side. "Ok, Doctor what is my little sister's 'current condition'?" he asked the moment the Time Lord stepped out of the TARDIS.
The Doctor hesitated before he answered "She's…recovering from….Rose pushing her down the stairs". As he'd expected, a very angry look appeared on Katia's usually protective older sibling.
"I'm going to KILL her!", Luka growled "where is she?"
"She's with her mother at the moment", the Doctor replied "but…" he stopped Luka from marching off "you can't kill her".
"What?!" Luka exclaimed "you just said that she tried to kill my baby sister! No one does that and gets away with it".
"I understand, Luka, believe me I do", the Doctor said gently "Katia means everything to me and I was so angry when I saw what Rose did. But punishing that girl needs to be put on hold…just until Katia is better".
Luka sighed "Fine", he said, rather reluctantly. As much as he'd love to rip Rose a new one, he supposed he could postpone his revenge until his sister was up and about.
"Thank you", the Doctor said. He took the man into the TARDIS, Sammy following her master inside. The canine stuck close to his heels as the Time Lord led them to the bedroom that Katia was currently resting in.
"Oh, sister", Luka breathed, slowly approaching the bed. He reached out and touched the back of her hand, causing her to stir.
"Luka?" she asked, peering up at him "is that you?"
"Yeah, I'm here", Luka confirmed "how are you feeling, kiddo?"
"Like I shouldn't have gotten out of bed so soon", Katia admitted and glanced at the Doctor "I know you said for me to rest for a while and I didn't listen. I'm sorry".
"Its ok", the Time Lord assured her "you were restless. I get it".
"So, what are you doing here big brother?" Katia asked, looking back at her sibling "not that it isn't good to see you".
"The Doctor wanted me to look after you for a bit as he had something to do", Luka answered.
"You're going to check out those ghost things without me, aren't you?" Katia said in an accusing tone to the Time Lord.
"Katia you're not well enough to come with me", the Doctor said gently "I just want you to recover and your home is the best place to do that for the moment" her took her hand "I'll be back before you know it", he promised.
The young woman nodded "ok", she agreed. The Doctor helped her up off the bed, Luka wrapping an arm around her waist to support her.
"Come on lets get you to your room", he said "I've kept it just the way you left it". They walked out of the ship, the two dogs following them.
"Doctor, please be careful", Katia pleaded as she leant against her brother when they emerged from the TARDIS.
"Don't worry Katia, I will be", he assured her. The two siblings and canine's watched as the Doctor went back into the ship. Moments later the blue box vanished and once again Katia passed out.
"Good thing he told me to look after you", Luka murmured, scooping his sister up in his arms. He then carried her into the house.
When Katia next woke she heard shouting outside her bedroom. She slid out of her bed and pulled open the door to see Luka getting in the face of a couple of guys in suits. Both Sammy and Benji was by his side, blocking the newcomers way to the photographer.
"There is no way you're taking my sister! I don't care who you two work for!"
"Luka…what's going on?" Katia asked, confused.
"Mrs Doctor we need you to come with us", one of the suits said, trying to step around Luka and the two canines but the Alaskan Malamutes snapped at the male.
"Why would I do that?" Katia questioned, folding her arms "and why are you calling me Mrs Doctor?" she was his Mate, not his wife.
"You are his wife, aren't you?" the suit questioned "that is what the Doctor called you when you met Queen Victoria".
Now it was Luka's turn to be confused. He was aware that his little sister travelled through time and space in a police box but he didn't know about the whole 'wife' thing. "Yes it was what he said", Katia confirmed.
"Then we need you to come with us", the other suit insisted "we could do with your assistance with the Doctor".
"How come?" Katia pressed "is this to do with the ghosts?"
The two suits exchanged looks before the shorter one answered "Yes, it is".
"Alright, I'll come with you", Katia agreed.
"I'm coming along too", Luka spoke up "there's no way I'm letting you go with these people alone".
"Didn't expect anything less from my big brother", Katia said, somewhat grateful for Luka's overprotectiveness at this moment in time.
"How many times do I have to tell you I don't have a Wife!" the Doctor argued to Yvonne for the millionth time.
"Really? Cos, it looks like she just got here", the woman remarked, nodding over his shoulder. The Time Lord turned around to see Katia entering the room with Luka supporting her.
"YOU brought her here?!" the Doctor exclaimed rounding on Yvonne "you're putting her at risk!"
Before Yvonne could say anything, Katia and Luka came up to them. "So I'm guessing you're the lady in charge?" Luka stated.
"I am", the woman confirmed "Yvonne H-"
"Yeah, ok why exactly are we here?" Luka demanded "what did you need my sister for? and don't tell me it's because you needed her 'assistance' with the Doctor".
"Well, no. I had my guys say that so we'd get her here", Yvonne admitted.
"How could you do that?" Jackie asked, appalled "manipulate this poor girl!"
Yvonne just shrugged "if it gets the Doctor to cooperate, I'll do anything", she stated earning her glares from both the Time Lord and Luka.
"So um…where exactly did you bring us and what does this have to do with the ghosts?" Katia spoke up.
"You're in Torchwood", Yvonne replied "as for the ghosts, I have something to show you all. Follow me". The Doctor took hold of Katia's hand, holding her close as they walked.
"I'm sorry I agreed to come", she said quietly to him.
"You don't have to apologise, love", the Doctor assured her "I know they just said whatever they could to get you here but I'm glad that Luka is here too".
"Well, he wasn't about to let me come here on my own", Katia said "just surprised that he didn't insist that the dogs come along as well".
~sphere room~
"Now, what can you tell me about this?" Yvonne asked after she pressed her ID card against a panel to make a door slide open to reveal a bronze sphere hovering in mid-air.
"You must be the Doctor. Rajesh Singh. It's an honour, sir", an Indian guy said going over to the Time Lord, holding his hand out.
"Yeah", the Doctor said, completely ignoring him as he stared at the orb. He silently handed Katia to Luka, who kept her close to him as he felt highly uncomfortable in the room. Must be the sphere he mentally concluded.
"What is that thing?" Jackie questioned.
"We got no idea", Yvonne admitted.
"What's wrong with it?" Katia mumbled shifting even closer to her brother. She really didn't feel safe in its presence. "It feels…weird".
"Well, the sphere has a similar effect on everyone", Yvonne told her "Makes you want to run and hide, like it's forbidden".
"I definitely want to do that", the young woman confessed, very afraid causing Luka to tighten his grip on her. The Doctor glanced back at the siblings noting that the man was like a coiled spring, ready to whisk his sister away at moments notice. Not that he blamed him. The way it was making him feel was putting himself on edge and his protective instincts towards his Mate starting to appear.
"We tried analysing it using every device imaginable", Rajesh said. The Doctor turned back to the sphere, putting his 3D glasses on. He took note of the same red and green particles around it just like the 'ghost'. "But according to our instruments, the sphere doesn't exist. It weighs nothing, it doesn't age. No heat, no radiation, and has no atomic mass", the scientist continued.
Luke frowned "That doesn't make sense", he said "I can SEE it".
"Me too", Katia agreed.
"Same", Jackie put in, feeling not only weird because of the sphere but also pretty lost with what the science guys was saying.
"Fascinating, isn't it? It upsets people because it gives off…nothing. It is…absent", Rajesh said.
"Well, Doctor?" Yvonne asked.
"This is a Void Ship", the Doctor answered.
"What's a Void Ship?" the siblings questioned together.
The Doctor pulled off his glasses "Well, it's impossible for starters. I always thought it was just a theory, but…it's a vessel designed to exist outside time and space, travelling through the Void", he explained sounding worried. Katia glanced at her brother for a second before wiggling her way out of his grasp so that she could comfort her Mate.
"And what's the Void?" Rajesh asked as the Doctor sat down on the bottom step of the step ladder with the young woman, clinging onto her hand tightly as if she was going to disappear the second he let go.
"The space between dimensions", the Time Lord replied "There's all sorts of realities around us, different dimensions, billions of parallel universes all stacked up against each other. The Void is the space in between, containing absolutely nothing. Imagine that. Nothing. No light, no dark, no up, no down, no life, no time. Without end. My people called it the Void. The Eternals call it the Howling. But some people call it Hell".
"Apt name", Katia remarked quietly.
"But someone built the sphere. What for? Why go there?" Rajesh asked.
"To explore. To escape. You could sit inside that thing and eternity would pass you by. The Big Bang…end of the Universe, start of the next, wouldn't even touch the sides", the Doctor explained "You'd exist outside the whole of creation".
"You see, we were right. There is something inside it", Yvonne said smugly.
"Oh, yes", the Doctor said looking at her.
"So how do we get in there?" Rajesh asked.
Luka stared at him as if the guy had just grown a second head "are you bloody mental?!" he exclaimed "you want to get inside the thing that is making everyone, including my little sister very, very uncomfortable? You're insane!" he stepped closer to the scientist "there is no way in heaven or earth that I'll allow you to do that".
"You cannot stop us", Yvonne said, confidently.
"Oh boy", Katia muttered as her brother slowly turned to the woman. She knew what was about to happen "Cue soldier mode in 3…2…"
"Yvonne, I have been in situations worse than this and have still won", Luka said calmly "and the fact that my sister is here too is even more of an incentive to do as I say because when it comes to keeping her safe, there's nothing I wouldn't do. So you will do as I say or so help me I will call up my friends…and I have a great many with specific skill sets…and WE will send that thing to kingdom come or hell or the void or wherever that thing came from!"
"It's true", Katia piped up "this buddy of his, Charlie, once beat the crap out of this one guy who was getting too handsy with me while I was at this club. The dude was in traction for weeks. And for my birthday party last year, two of his friends were stationed outside the house so the party wasn't crashed by some drunken louts. When it comes to my safety, he doesn't mess around". Luka shot Yvonne a 'see?' look.
"He's right. You are NOT opening it", the Doctor agreed, standing up, tugging Katia to her feet as he was still clinging onto her hand "What we need to do is send that thing back into Hell. How did it get here in the first place?"
"Well, that's how it all started. The sphere came through into this world, and the ghosts followed in its wake", Yvonne told him.
"Show me", the Doctor said and strode out of the room, turning left with Katia.
"No Doctor", Yvonne called after him and he changed direction.
"Not a word", the Doctor said to Katia, her eyes shining with amusement.
"Wasn't going to say anything", she said "though I am wondering what Rose's mother is doing here".
"It was an accident. After I dropped you off I went back to the Powell Estate, trying to pinpoint the source of the ghosts. Long story short, I located the source which was here and left pretty quickly only to find I had two guests onboard the TARDIS", the Doctor quickly explained.
"Wait, two?" Katia questioned "Rose is here as well?"
"I'm afraid she is", the Doctor confirmed "she's in the TARDIS at the moment. Or at least I think she is".
"Oh…great", Katia mumbled. She had nothing against Jackie but her daughter on the other hand… she was the last person that she ever wanted to see.
"I promise as soon as we're done here, I'm taking them home and you'll never have to see them again", the Doctor vowed.
"That's easier said than done", Katia stated "Yvonne isn't exactly going to let us leave, remember?"
"Don't worry, I'll deal with Miss Hartman", the Doctor assured her "and I'm pretty sure you're brother would be happy to help".
Katia laughed, remembering how he ripped Yvonne a new one for being so cocky. "Oh yeah, he definitely will", she agreed.
"The sphere came through here. A hole in the world", Yvonne explained showing the Doctor a white wall. Katia hung back with Luka, who was eyeing the equipment in the room. "Not active at the moment, but when we fire particle engines at that exact spot, the breech opens up".
"How did you even find it?" the Doctor asked.
"We were getting warning signs for years. A radar black spot. So we built this place, Torchwood Tower. The breech was six hundred foot above sea level. It was on the only way to reach it", Yvonne continued.
The Doctor put on his 3D glasses "You built a skyscraper just to reach a spatial disturbance?" he questioned rhetorically "How much money have you got?"
"Enough", Yvonne said walking away.
"Hold on a minute…this is Canary Warf!" Jackie exclaimed as she took a look at the view outside the large window in Yvonne's office "it is, isn't it?"
"That's the public's name for it", Yvonne spoke up, making the woman glance at her "But to those who are in the know, its Torchwood".
"So, you find the breach, probe it, the sphere comes through six hundred feet above London, bam. It leaves a hole in the fabric of reality", the Doctor said leaning against the doorframe "And that hole, you think, 'oh, shall we leave it alone? Shall we back off? Shall we play it safe?' Nah, you think 'let's make it bigger!'"
"It's a massive source of energy", Yvonne said turning to him "If we can harness that power, we need never depend on the Middle East again. Britain will become truly independent. Look, you can see for yourself. Next Ghost Shift's in two minutes". She left the office and entered the main area.
"Blondie you need to this next Ghost Shift", Luka said firmly. It didn't take a genius to work out that having a hole in the fabric of reality is never a good thing and making it bigger with each Ghost Shift was even worse! He thought that Void Ship thing downstairs was bad!
"I don't think so", Yvonne said.
"I'm warning you, cancel it", the Doctor said angrily. They were trying to tell her the dangers of what she was doing and she wasn't listening to them!
"Oh, exactly as the legends would have it. The Doctor, lording it over us. Assuming alien authority over the Rights of Man", Yvonne griped. Luka moved away from his sister, grabbing the woman and slamming her against the wall.
"Cancel it right NOW!" he ordered.
"I-I can't", Yvonne stammered.
"Yes you can! Now do IT!" Luka snarled.
"O-ok", she agreed, trembling "Stop the shift!"
"Thank you", Luka said, suddenly very calm as he stepped back, letting her go. Yvonne let out several breaths. That man really wasn't playing around was he? "Sorry", he mumbled to his young sibling.
"Don't be", Katia said gently "she needed a swift kick up the ass". The Doctor wandered into Yvonne's office, sat down at the desk, putting his feet up.
"So these ghosts, whatever they are, did they build the sphere?" the woman asked, sticking as close as she could to the Time Lord as she felt more afraid of Katia's brother in that moment than the alien.
"Must have. Aimed it at this dimension like a cannon ball", the Doctor guessed.
"Yvonne?" Rajesh called through a video link, a small window popping up on the laptop showing the Sphere Chamber "I think you should see this. We've got a visitor. We don't know who she is, but funnily enough, she arrived at the same time as the Doctor".
The Doctor stiffened when he saw Rose standing next to Rajesh. Why couldn't that damn human stay put? He mentally complained. Katia paled at the sight of the younger Tyler and Luka shot a glare at the screen that would've made Rose drop dead if looks could kill. "She one of yours?" Yvonne asked.
"Never seen her before in my life", the Time Lord replied.
"Good! Then we can have her shot", Yvonne said.
"Oh all right then", the Doctor sighed "that's Rose Tyler".
"Sorry" Rose waved "Hello".
"Well, if that's Rose Tyler, who's she?" Yvonne asked nodding to Jackie.
"I'm her mother", Jackie said proudly.
"Oh, you travel with her mother?" Yvonne asked.
"He kidnapped me!" Jackie exclaimed.
"Please, when Torchwood comes to write my complete history, don't tell people I travelled through time and space with her mother…" the Doctor pleaded.
"Charming", Jackie muttered.
"I've got a reputation to uphold!" the Doctor argued. Katia couldn't help but giggle at how upset he looked at the prospect of traveling with Jackie. The woman was far nicer than her daughter and she would've been very happy to have travelled with her instead. Before Jackie could protest, a noise suddenly started up in the Rift Chamber getting all of their attention. "Excuse me? Everyone? I thought I said stop the ghost shift" those working at the computers simply ignored Yvonne "Who started the programme? But I ordered you to stop! Who's doing that?!" she pointed at the lever which was rising upwards on its own. "Right, step away from the monitors, everyone" the trio working away, again just ignored her "Gareth, Addy, stop what you're doing, right now. Matt, step away from your desk. That's an order! Stop the levers!"
Two scientists rush over to the levers and struggle to push them down. Luka rushed over to see if he could help while the Doctor went to one of the lab techs, his hearts dropping at the sight of the all too familiar earpieces. "Oh no", the Doctor muttered.
"What is it?" Katia asked wondering why he looked so worried.
"It's the ear piece. It's controlling them. We've seen this before" the Doctor took out his sonic "Sorry. I'm so sorry", he said sincerely before holding the sonic by the ear piece and pressed the button. Adeola screamed in pain as the pods were deactivated and slumped over her desk. Gareth and Matt collapsed in the same way suggesting that their ear pods were connected.
"What happened? What did you just do?" Yvonne demanded.
"They're dead", the Doctor stated.
"You killed them!", Jackie said horrified.
"No he didn't", Katia said as the Doctor turned to the computer "he'd never do something like that".
"Well, clearly he's done just that", Jackie argued "you killed them!" she repeated.
"Jackie, I haven't got time for this", the Doctor said angrily.
"What are those ear pieces?" Yvonne questioned.
"Don't", the Doctor warned.
"But they're standard comms. devices. How does it control them?" Yvonne asked curious.
"Trust me, leave them alone", the Doctor said going over to Matt's computer.
"But what are they?" Yvonne reached for one of Adeola's ear pods and pulled it out. Katia blanched when she saw the brain tissue attached to it. "Oh god! It goes inside their brain!" she cried, dropping the pod, utterly revolted.
"What about the Ghost Shift?" the Doctor asked Yvonne.
"Ninety percent there and still running. Can't you stop it?" Yvonne asked.
"They're still controlling it. They've hi-jacked the system", the Doctor answered.
"Who's they?" Yvonne questioned.
The Doctor takes out his sonic from his pocket and holds it flat on the palm of his hand, turning slowly on the spot "It might be a remote transmitter but it's got to be close by. I can trace it" he darted off as he received a signal "you three stay here!" he called back.
"I guess we're staying here then", Jackie said turning to the siblings.
"Seems like it", Luka agreed "Katia, you ok?"
"I'd say 'yeah' but I'd be lying", she admitted. Luka put his arm around her. They watched several scientists struggle with the levers down the stop the Ghost Shift but light only grew brighter. Katia shifted closer to Luka, feeling really uneasy. "I wish the Doctor was here", she whimpered.
"I know", Luka said softly, rubbing her back. He could tell that his sister and the Time Lord had gotten very close. The Doctor definitely cared about her deeply.
Suddenly the Time Lord and Yvonne were escorted in by several Cybermen, hands behind their heads. "Get away from the machines!" the Doctor ordered "do what they say, don't fight them!"
The Cybermen revealed their weapons and shot one of the scientists dead, Katia screamed and hid her face in Luka's chest. "What are they?" Jackie asked, terrified.
"We are the Cybermen. The Ghost Shift will be increased to one hundred percent", one of the metal men replied. It clamped a fist to its chest and the lever rises once more, beginning the Ghost Shift.
"Here come the Ghosts", the Doctor said quietly, shifting over to where Luka was standing, holding his sister tightly.
"Oh my god", Katia breathed, clutching onto Luka's jacket when numerous Ghosts stepped through the light, though these looked more defined… they looked like Cybermen "all the Ghosts are Cybermen".
"And there's millions of them all around the world", Luka added.
"They're invading the whole planet", Yvonne stated.
The Doctor shook his head "no, it's not an invasion. It's too late for that. It's a victory", he corrected.
"But what about the Void Ship thing?" Luka questioned, quietly, trying to do his best to comfort Katia who was now sobbing uncontrollably, utterly scared "does it belong to the Cybermen?"
"Doubtful", the Doctor replied "they don't have the technology to create it, its way beyond them" to the Cybermen, he added louder "how did you create the Sphere?"
"The Sphere is not ours", one of Cybermen answered.
"So if its not yours, who's is it?" Luka queried.
"It's origin is unknown. The sphere broke down the barriers between worlds, we only followed", one of the Cybermen replied.
"Then what's inside it…?" Katia whispered, fearfully.
"Rose is down there", Jackie put in, extremely worried for her daughter's safety. And she had every right to be for the sphere contained one of the most dangerous beings in the universe. Four Daleks.
To be continued…