Chapter Twenty. Epilogue
Five and Ten were face to face with the journal that was in front of them.
"This is Professor Song's diary." Ten stated, holding his sonic screwdriver, "I wonder why she kept it for us."
"Maybe because of a paper that is sticking out."
Five and Ten noticed the white sheet of paper that was sticking out of the diary. Slowly, Ten got the paper out and then he proceeded to read, "Use my sonic screwdriver to save me into the data core, then give my screwdriver to the Fifth Doctor. He will need it in his battles to come I assume. Professor River Song."
When you run with the Doctor, it feels like it will never end, but however hard you try, you can't run forever. Everybody knows that everybody dies, and nobody knows it like the Doctor. No matter what he looks like but I do think the skies of all the worlds might just turn dark if he ever for one moment accepted.
"Why?" Ten asked, "Why would we give River my...our screwdriver?"
"And what does she mean by..." Five started. He removed a cover on the screwdriver revealing bars that were blinking green lights.
"Oh, oh, oh!" Ten exclaimed.
"I think we just saved her!" Five stated, "She's still dead, but she will remain in the computer along with those who had fallen to the Vashta Nerada."
"To the computer's mainframe!"
Ten and Five both ran all through the library and headed to the library to do what they have to do to place River's consciousness in the library's computer core, where she would remain.
"Stay with us!" Ten shouted as he and Five were running, "You can do it. Stay with us!"
"Sorry, River. Shortcut." Five stated as he used the screwdriver to disable the platform and allow him and Ten to enter into the mainframe in quick time.
Everybody knows that everybody dies, but not everyday. Not today.
Five plugged his new screwdriver into the hardware of the library's computer system, the data core. The node that wore the child's face smiled.
-Doctor-Who-
River found herself wearing white as she looked around her surroundings. Charlotte and Dr. Moon approached her as she was surprised at where she was at.
"It's okay." Charlotte told her, "You're safe. You'll always be safe here. Adric, Rose and the Doctors fixed the data core. This is a good place now, but I was worried you might be lonely, so I brought you some friends. Aren't I a clever girl?"
"Aren't we all?"
River turned around and she saw them: Miss Evangelista, Proper Dave, Other Dave and Anita. They were all dressed in white.
"Oh for heaven's sake." River stated, "He just can't do it, can he? That man. That impossible man and his wife. They just can't give in."
River went to hug her friends as they reunited in some sort of afterlife, albeit in a cyberspace sort of way.
Some days are special. Some days are so, so blessed.
-Doctor-Who-
The Tenth Doctor returned with Rose in his TARDIS and closed the doors behind him.
"Are Lee and Donna settled?" the Doctor asked.
"Yes," Rose answered, "they are getting settled. Everything is fine love."
-Doctor-Who-
Some days, nobody dies at all.
Tegan Jovanka was walking down the streets of London. She now had a clean crop hair cut wearing a white top with a white jacket, white shorts and white shoes. She was startled as she heard the TARDIS materialize.
Adric was the first to step out as he wanted it to be confirmed that Tegan was still alive after his trip inside the virtual world that he was in. The Doctor stepped out of the TARDIS next, and then Nyssa.
"You're alive." Adric glanced at Tegan happily, "Oh, Tegan. You're alive."
Adric hurried and hugged Tegan, who was completely confused, "Yeah. I was the last time I looked. Why wouldn't I be? What happened? Doctor, where did you guys go?"
"Far away." the Doctor answered, "it was very far away."
Nyssa joined Adric and Tegan in the group hug while the Doctor looked on.
Now and then, every once in a very long while, every day in a million days when the wind stands fair and the Doctor comes to call...
-Doctor-Who-
River closed the book to her diary, finishing reading a bedtime story for three children: Charlotte, Ella and Joshua, "Everybody lives."
River looked at each of the sleeping children before leaving the room and turning off the light, "Sweet dreams, everyone."