The TARDIS landed on the grass verge of a suburban street. The Doctor burst out of the blue box, quickly followed by Donna and Alyssa. "It's fine…everything's fine", the Time Lord breathed thoroughly relieved "Nothing's wrong, all fine!"

Alyssa suddenly spotted Steve close by to one of the houses. She hurried over to him. "Good timing Ali, I was about to leave", he said.

"Uh…ok. What are you doing here?" Alyssa asked.

"Some lady named River told me to come here to this exact spot and wait for you", Steve answered.

"Did River say why?" Alyssa asked.

Steve shook his head "I asked but all she said was 'spoilers'", he told her.

"Right", Alyssa said slowly wondering how River spoke to him as she died. Then she remembered the woman had told them herself she never met them in the right order. "So…have you seen anything weird recently? Anything out of place?" she asked.

"No, I haven't", Steve replied "why? What's going on?"

"Ali!" the Doctor called "we're going".

"It's a long story. I'll fill you in on the TARDIS", Alyssa answered. The pair headed to the TARDIS when all of a sudden the entire place started to shake, violently.

"What's happening?" Steve asked looking around, seeing tiles fall off the roofs of the houses.

"I don't know", Alyssa answered "we better get into the TARDIS. They started forward, only making it a couple of steps when the ground shook even more, knocking them off their feet. Alyssa and Steve held onto each other as the shaking continued.

Then it stopped. "Was that an earthquake?" Steve asked.

"We don't usually get earthquakes here in England", Alyssa told him as they got to their feet. That was when she saw that the TARDIS was gone. "No", she breathed hurrying over to where the blue box had once sat. "No, no, no!" she repeated waving her arms through the empty space hoping that she was just cloaked or something. But her hands didn't strike anything solid "She's gone", Alyssa stated "Steve the TARDIS is gone!"

"Uh Ali? I think we've got an even bigger problem", Steve said looking up at the sky. Alyssa followed his gaze upwards and gasped.

"Oh…my…god"

Instead of being blue sky and clouds, it was pitch black. However, this was not what Alyssa was gaping at. No, she was gaping at the number of planets in the sky!

"Ali, I'd say that definitely is described as weird", Steve remarked.

"Uh huh", Alyssa agreed "come on, we've got to find some place safe".

"But where is safe?" Steve asked as they walked "there's planets in the sky. Who knows what's going to come next".

"Knowing my luck, it's gonna be the Doctor's former companion, Rose Tyler", Alyssa said "she wants to kill me".

"What?!" Steve exclaimed "Why?"

"Because she was in love with the Doctor. And she believes that he belongs to her and her alone", Alyssa replied.

"So basically she wants to kill you because she's jealous", Steve stated.

"Pretty much", Alyssa agreed.

"Well she's gonna have to get over herself. The Doctor has moved on to in my opinion, a gorgeous and brilliant woman", Steve said "Also if she wants to kill you, she's going to have to go through me first".

"While I appreciate that Steve, it won't be necessary. I've got my abilities and if push comes to shove, I'll use them on her", Alyssa said "I just hope it doesn't come to that".

Back on the road that the pair had just vacated, the blonde woman herself appeared carrying a rather large gun. She glanced up at the sky without a hint of surprise "Right, now we're in trouble", she cocks the gun "It's only just beginning".


"Oh, I'm such an idiot!" Alyssa suddenly exclaimed smacking her forehead "Jack! I can ring Jack. Maybe he'll know what happening and hopefully he'll know what to expect". She shoved her hand into her pocket and her smile fell.

"What's wrong?" Steve asked.

"I don't have my phone on me", Alyssa answered "I must've left it in the TARDIS…oh stupid, Ali!" she chastised herself.

"Calm down. I've got a phone", Steve pulled out his "and I've got a signal", he added cheerfully "what's his number?"

"I…don't know it off by heart", Alyssa admitted "it was stored in the contacts on my phone".

"Is there someone else we can call?" Steve asked.

"There's Martha. She works for UNIT. She'll know what's going on", Alyssa said. Steve handed his phone over and the red head quickly dialled Martha's number. "Come on. Come on", she muttered as the phone just kept ringing. Alyssa groaned when she got voice mail. She left a message and hung up. She then gave the phone back.

"Better switch this off to save battery", Steve said noting that he didn't have that much "So now what do we do? Still try and find somewhere safe?"

"It's the best plan of action", Alyssa answered.

~TARDIS~

"But if the Earth has been moved, they've lost the sun!" Donna said starting to panic "What about my Mum? Granddad? What about Ali? They're dead, aren't they? Are they dead?"

"I don't know, Donna. I just don't know", the Doctor said both his hearts twisting painfully at the possibility that his future wife was and unborn child was gone "I'm sorry, I don't know…"

"That's my family", Donna breathed "My whole world".

And mine the Doctor thought staring sadly at the screen "There's no readings", he stated "Nothing. Not a trace. Not even a whisper. Oh, that is fearsome technology".

"So what do we do?" Donne asked.

"We've got to get help", the Doctor said, suddenly determined all sad thoughts gone. He couldn't just give up on Alyssa like that. She would never give up on him. Never. There was one place he was sure to find answers about what happened to the Earth. And as soon as he had those answers…he was going to find that missing planet, his fiancée and baby.

"From where?" Donna questioned.

"Donna…I'm taking you to the Shadow Proclamation. Hold tight!"


Alyssa's hand tightened around Steve's as they walked through the now chaotic streets. Everywhere they looked there were people running about either screaming in fear or yelling drunkenly. "Hey sexy!" a man hollered as the pair passed by "how about you come party with me heh?"

"Just ignore him", Steve murmured to her and Alyssa nodded "How are you doing with…you know?" he asked knowing that all this chaos was not going to be kind on the red head due to her empath abilities.

"As well as can be", Alyssa replied though she cringed when a screaming woman ran past them, feeling the woman's fear "I'd feel a lot better when we get to your place". It had turned out that where the TARDIS had landed was about 20 minutes away from Steve's house, a blessing for the pair as they didn't want to spend ages wandering the streets looking for somewhere safe they could stay.

"We're not far now, just a couple of streets", Steve assured her. They passed by a small TV shop with its front window smashed. However, just by chance there was a lone TV sitting in the corner of the shop front. It was displaying a line of planets…27 of them. Steve and Alyssa stopped and watched the screen which changed to show an image of the Earth from outer space with several red blobs approaching, fast.

"We're now getting confirmed reports of spaceships" Alyssa and Steve exchanged looks "The Pentagon has issued an emergency report saying that two hundred objects are now heading towards Earth in a regular pattern. Organised flightplan", the news reader stated.

"That's one hell of an army heading straight for us", Steve remarked "any ideas who they could be?"

Alyssa shook her head "No clue. Could be any number of aliens", she said.

"…And stay indoors"

"We better get to your house before it starts raining missiles", Alyssa said.

"Agreed", Steve said. They turned away from the TV shop and hurried down the road, even more determined to get to their destination.


Steve quickly unlocked the door of his house and entered, closely followed by Alyssa. The man the shut and locked the door just to be on the safe side. "I'm gonna grab the charger for my phone. See if the news says anything else about those spaceships", Steve told her. Alyssa nodded and headed for the living room.

She picked up the TV remote and turned the TV, going straight for a news channel. "…the alien spaceships have just sent out a message…"

"Exterminate!"

"No", Alyssa breathed staring at the TV in horror, the remote falling out of her hand.

"Exterminate! Exterminate!"

Steve rushed into the room. "There's a spaceship in the sky!" he exclaimed pointing to the window. Alyssa didn't answer him. She just kept staring at the screen as the Dalek's message was repeated over and over. She couldn't believe it. The invading aliens were Daleks, the Doctor's worst enemy. "Ali? Did you hear me?" Steve asked walking over to her. He touched her shoulder and she looked at him, tears in her eyes.

"It's the end", she breathed before she flung her arms around him. Steve hugged her tightly as she started to cry. The man looked over her shoulder at the TV where the shouts of 'Exterminate' could still be heard.

We need you Doctor Steve thought we need you now.


Sarah worriedly peeked out of her window, glancing up at the giant spaceship in the sky. "I hope you are safe honey", she whispered praying that her daughter was safely in the TARDIS, away from all of this.


Alyssa and Steve both jumped when they heard an explosion from outside. They hurried over to the window and peered out. The spaceship was firing down at the streets! "Should we stay here or make a run for it?" Steve asked Alyssa.

"If we make a run for it, that ship would probably shoot at us. Same goes for any Dalek's that might be outside", Alyssa said "But if we stay put, there's a chance they might destroy the house".

Steve opened his mouth to say something when someone ran past the home. Immediately the ship shot at the poor man, killing him. Unfortunately the blast also struck a parked car outside the house, blowing it up. The force of the explosion blew in the windows and threw Alyssa and Steve to the floor. "You ok?" Steve asked.

"I'll be fine once my ears stop ringing", Alyssa answered.

"I think we should try to make a run for it", Steve stated getting up taking care not to put his hands on the broken glass. It wasn't easy as the damn stuff was everywhere.

"You think it's worth the risk?" Alyssa asked standing up as well. Steve opened his mouth to answer when the red head suddenly yanked him down. 'Dalek' she mouthed pointing to the open window. The pair stayed low until Alyssa indicated that it was safe to stand up. They went over to the window and watched as the Dalek trundled up the street. "Still think it's worth the risk?" she asked Steve.

"If you're able to sense more than one Dalek, I'd say it's worth it", Steve answered.

"I can certainly try", Alyssa said "but where should we try to go?"

"What about your house?" Steve suggested "that way we'll know if your mum is safe".

"Sounds good to me", Alyssa said. Steve grabbed his phone from his room and they left his house.

~street~

"Geez how many of these things are there?" Steve asked as he and Alyssa watched from the corner of a building a two Daleks passed by. They had to stop on a number of occasions due to coming across a number of Daleks, some of which were rounding up the humans.

"I have no idea", Alyssa replied "we're still about 10 minutes away from my house". The pair stepped away from the building and continued on their way. They hadn't gone far when Alyssa suddenly gasped "ow!" she exclaimed, tugging out the TARDIS key from under her shirt. It was glowing brightly.

"Can you hear me sweetie?"

"Sexy", Alyssa breathed relieved to hear her voice.

"Is the TARDIS talking to you?" Steve asked looking around warily not wanting to be caught be those Daleks.

"Yeah she is", Alyssa replied. To the key she said "it's so good to hear from you. Are you nearby?"

"Yes" the TARDIS answered.

Alyssa smiled "She's nearby", she told Steve.

"Brilliant", he said happily "where abouts is she?"

Alyssa reiterated the question to the key and she got a list of directions. "sounds pretty easy to follow", she remarked. To Steve, she added "come on" and then headed off in the direction the TARDIS told her to. What the pair didn't know was that Rose had spotted them.

The blonde smirked to herself and followed.


"It's like a ghost town…" Donna remarked as she and the Doctor stepped out of the TARDIS. The area was littered with rubbish, abandoned cars, broken bicycles.

"Sarah Jane said they were taking the people", the Doctor said "What for? Think, Donna. When you met Rose in that parallel world, what did she say?"

"Just…the darkness is coming", Donna replied.

"Anything else?" the Doctor asked.

Donna looked away, thinking and then she spotted something behind the Doctor. "I can't remember but…" she smiled "you might want to look behind you".

The Doctor turned around and a big grin appeared on his face. It was Alyssa! She was ok! Without a moment's hesitation, he took off towards her.

Alyssa picked up the pace, overjoyed to see her fiancé. They were too happy to see each other that they didn't see the Dalek appear until it was too late.

"Exterminate!" it cried.

"No!" Alyssa screamed as the beam from the Dalek's weapon skims across the Doctor's chest making him fall to the floor. Suddenly Jack appeared in a flash of light and blasted the Dalek with his large gun. Alyssa raced over to the Doctor, dropping to her knees.

"Ali…" he breathed staring at her.

"Yeah it's me", Alyssa said smiling sadly at him. She knew that shot was fatal and she knew what it meant. The Doctor was going to regenerate. He was going to change into a new man.

"I was gonna marry you", the Doctor told her "Me. Not someone…else".

"I know", Alyssa said quietly. She glanced up at Jack and Steve. "Help me get him up", she said. Steve nodded, crouched down and helped her get the Time Lord to his feet. The pair supported the Doctor all the way to the TARDIS where Donna pushed open the door for them.

~TARDIS~

Donna watched worriedly as Alyssa and Steve carefully place the Doctor on the floor. Jack set his gun down on the captain's seat as Rose slipped inside the TARDIS.

"What…what do we do?!" Donna exclaimed "There must be some medicine or something".

"There isn't", Alyssa told her "he's dying and there's only one thing that he can do". Rose's jaw clenched as she watched the red head press a kiss to the Doctor's cheek. "I love you", she murmured. Alyssa got up, moved back and took hold of Steve's hand.

"No", Rose breathed "I came all this way…"

"What's the only one thing he can do?" Donna asked confused. She had no idea what was going on.

"It's starting", the Doctor said as his right hand began to glow.

"Here we go. Good luck, Doctor", Jack said.

"Will someone please tell me what is going on?!" Donna demanded, almost hysterical.

"When he's dying, his-his body…it repairs itself. It changes", Rose explained. Both Donna and Alyssa were taken aback by the fact that she was there. However, the Doctor's imminent regeneration took priority at the moment. They could have words with her later. "But you can't!" the blonde cried desperately.

The Doctor struggled to his feet, panting. "It's too late", he managed to say "I'm regenerating" with some effort he glanced at Alyssa "I love you".

"I love you too"

Golden-orange energy burst from the Doctor's skin through the sleeves and the neck of his suit. Alyssa turned her face away, into Steve's shoulder to shield her eyes from the bright light. Jack put his arms around Donna and Rose, the two women also hid their faces from the regeneration energy.

To be continued…