"So what's wrong, exactly?" Piper asked, stepping out of the Tardis.

"Don't know," the Doctor said, looking around. "Some kind of distress signal. Drew the Tardis off course."

"Where are we?" Rose asked him.

"Earth, Utah, North America. We're about half a mile down."

"And the year?" Piper asked.

"2012."

A second later, there was a noise and the lights came on. Rose and Piper squinted as their eyes adjusted to the brightness.

"Woah, that's bright." Piper muttered.

"Telling me!" Rose agreed.

"It's an alien museum," the Doctor said. There were display cases around the room showing different species of alien.

"Oh my god," Rose gasped pointing to a Slitheen arm. "That's a bit of Slitheen. It's an arm and it looks like it's been stuffed!"

"Oh, look at you!"

Rose and Piper looked up to see the Doctor walking to a display case. Inside was a silver robot head with what looked like handle bars on its head.

"What is it?"

"An old friend, well more like enemy actually. Used to be the stuff of nightmares. Now it's reduced to an exhibit. Now I am getting old."

"Is that where the signal's coming from?" Rose asked.

Piper rolled her eyes. "Of course not, Rose. Look at it. It's dead!"

"She's right. Whatever is sending the signal is alive and it's reaching out, calling for help."

"Well whatever it is, we're gonna have to be careful." Piper pointed out.

The Doctor and Rose looked at her questioningly. "Why?"

Piper gave them a look that said 'are you kidding me?'

"If this is an alien museum that collects aliens then it stands to reason you'd be on their collection list." She shook her head at them.

"Right."

The Doctor made the mistake in touching the glass because moments later they were surrounded by men in armour pointing guns at them.

They were taken to a room where two men were talking. One was sitting down while the other was standing beside him, holding an object Piper had never seen before. The man- no boy, was taking to the man while holding out the object.

"What does it do?" The man sitting down asked. He had an American accent.

"You see the tubes at the side? I think it must channel something. Maybe fuel." The boy said. He had a British accent.

Piper rolled her eyes in annoyance. He wasn't much older than Rose but was trying to act like he knew what it was. She found those types of people annoying. She didn't like it when people acted like they knew everything or thought they were better than others or showed off. She made an exception for the Doctor because he more than likely did know everything or nearly everything. True, he did show off and was rude at the best of times but she could see he didn't really mean it.

She was brought out of her thoughts when she heard the Doctor talking to the man. "I wouldn't hold it like that," he said.

"Why don't you shut up?" The woman standing nearby hissed. She had curly, red hair that she had tied up in a ponytail. Piper's eyes turned frighteningly cold at her words. She moved to stand directly in front of the woman. Before anyone could do anything, she suddenly grabbed the woman by the wrist.

"What did you say?" She asked, her voice calm but her eyes said another story. They were cold and hard. "Now you listen to me and you listen good. If you know what's good for you, you'll never, EVER tell him to shut up. Do you understand?" She snarled, tightening her hold on her wrist causing the woman's eyes to widen in fear. "Talk to him that way again and I'll make sure you'll wish you had never been born! Understood?" She snapped coldly.

The woman nodded and Piper released her. She stepped back and grinned. "Good. Glad we got that out of the way. Wouldn't wanna hurt you now would I?" The room was silent. Everyone was staring at Piper in shock. It made them uneasy how quickly she could switch from being cold and scary to being sweet and quiet. Their eyebrows raised at that last comment as if to say 'isn't that just what you just did?'

She turned back to the Doctor who was staring at her. "You were saying?" She said sweetly. The Doctor's eyes narrowed but he didn't say anything. He hadn't been expecting her to stick up for him let alone threaten someone else. And just because they told him to shut up! He knew he shouldn't like that but he kinda did. Nevertheless he was going to have to ask Rose about that later. He had a feeling something was wrong with her.

"Right, yes. As I was saying before, I don't think you should be holding it like that."

"Is it dangerous?" The boy asked quietly, glancing at Piper. He didn't want to be on her bad side.

"No. It just looks silly," he said moving to take the object. The guards moved to stop him, pointing their guns at him. They looked at Piper warily, half expecting the girl to do something. And she did.

"You've got exactly 10 seconds to stand down. If you don't, then what happens next is your own fault. Am I clear?" She commanded.

The guards just looked at her. "We don't take orders from anyone, let alone a child!" One hissed at her. Rose's eyes widened in slight fear and horror. She motioned with her hands and head for them to stop talking but they ignored her. The Doctor looked at Rose carefully.

"Oh no," Rose whispered. "Big mistake!"

The Doctor looked at Rose then to Piper's ridged form. He had a sinking feeling. If they all thought she was scary before that was nothing compared to now. Her eyes turned icy and rage poured out of her in waves, making them all flinch.

"10."

They glared at her.

"9."

"Get back or we'll shoot!"

"Look, it doesn't have to be this way!" The Doctor said, trying to get them to calm down but they ignored him.

"8."

The men turned their guns to Piper.

"7."

"Just put the guns down!" Rose snapped, panicking. But they refused.

"6."

The man sitting down observed the girl. He was curious to see what she would do when she hit 0. He looked from his men back to her.

"5...4...3."

Everything in the room began to shake. Glass on the table's smashed making everyone shield their eyes. Everyone except Piper.

"What the hell?!" The man sitting down cried out. "What is this?!

"2."

Rose's heart thumped loudly in her chest. She didn't want to see anyone get hurt but the men weren't listening. It wasn't Piper's fault. She was just protecting them and defending the Doctor. But she also knew what Piper was capable of and she didn't want that to happen.

"1."

"Stand down!" He ordered them. They obeyed. The shaking immediately stopped. He stood up and walked over to her until he was standing directly in front of her. Everyone held their breath. "Was that you?"

She looked at him blankly but said nothing.

He nodded to himself. "How did you do that?" He asked. "What are you? Are you an alien?"

"She's human!" The Doctor said quickly.

"Tell me something. If she's human, how did she do that?"

The Doctor said nothing.

"Interesting," the man murmured. He turned to the Doctor. "Who are you?"

"I'm the Doctor. That's Rose," he said pointing to Rose. "And you've already met Piper. And you are?"

The man scoffed. "Like you don't know. We're hidden away with THE most valuable alien artifacts and you just happened to stumble in by mistake."

"Pretty much, yeah."

"The question is, how did you get in? 53 floors down with your little cat burglars." He glanced at Piper and smirked. "Quiet a collector yourself. They're pretty. And powerful." He glanced at Piper again.

"She's gonna slap you if you keep calling her a 'she'." Rose said.

"Ah, they're both English too. Hey, kid. Got you some friends."

"This is Mr Henry Van Statten." The boy said, introducing the man.

"And who's he when he's at home?" Rose shrugged.

"Mr Van Statten owns the internet."

Piper scoffed causing them to look at her. "Don't be stupid. That's impossible. No one can own the internet."

"And let's just keep the whole world thinking that way."

"So you're an expert on nearly everything but the things in your museum. Anything you don't understand, you lock up."

"And you claim greater knowledge?"

"I don't need to make claims. I know how good I am!" The Doctor snapped.

"And yet, we captured you right next to the cage." Van Statten replied. "What were you doing down there?"

"You tell me."

"The cage contains my one living specimen."

"And what's that?" The Doctor and Piper said simultaneously.

"Like you don't know."

"Show me," the Doctor ordered.

"You wanna see it?" Van Statten asked.

"Wow. You can really smell the testosterone," Rose stated.

"Goddard, inform the cage. We're going down." Van Statten turned to the boy. "You, English, look after the blonde. Go and canoodle or whatever it is you British do. And you. Doctor with no name and the girl that can make things shake and smash. Come and see my pet."

"Don't get into trouble," Rose called.

"No promises!" Piper yelled back.

Both turned to follow Van Statten into the lift.

While the Doctor and Piper were busy, Rose followed Adam into another room.

"Sorry bout the mess. Mr Van Statten let's me do my own thing as long as I deliver the goods. What do you think this is?"

He held out what looked to Rose, a lump of metal. "It's a lump of metal."

"I think so too. But I'm almost sure it's from the hull of a spacecraft. It's all true, ya know. Everything the UN tries to keep quiet. Spacecraft's, aliens, visitors to Earth. They really do exist."

"Amazing." Rose responded.

"I know right! Sounds incredible. I honestly believe that the whole Universe is teeming with life."

"I'm gobsmacked, yeah," Rose said trying to sound like she didn't already know that. "And what do you do? You sit here and...catalogue it?"

"Best job in the world." Adam said.

"But imagine if you could get out there, travel amongst the stars and see it for real."

"I'd give anything. I don't think that's ever gonna happen though. Not in our lifetimes."

"Oh, you never know. What about all the people who've said they've been in a spaceship and talked to aliens?"

"I think they're nutters." Adam answered.

"Yeah, me too," Rose laughed. "So, how'd you end up here?" She questioned.

"Van Statten has agents all over the world, looking for geniuses to recruit."

"Oh, so you're a genius?" Rose joked.

"Sorry, but yeah. Can't help it. I was born clever. When I was 8, I logged onto the US Defense System. Nearly caused WW3."

Rose raised her eyebrows in disbelief. "And that's funny is it?"

"You should've seen em running around like headless chickens. Fantastic!"

"You sound like the Doctor," Rose commented.

"Are you and him...?" Adam trailed off.

Rose turned to look at him. She knew exactly what he was talking about but decided to act innocent.

"What?"

"Ya know..."

"No. Just friends."

Adam looked down. Rose thought she saw relief on his face but couldn't be sure. "What about you're friend?"

Rose looked confused.

"The other girl? Ya know, the one that threatened Goddard and the guards?"

Oh. He was talking about Piper.

"What about her?"

"Is she with him? Are they together?"

"Why do ya wanna know?"

"No reason," he said shyly. "I just thought that she was a badass back there. Is she always like that?"

Rose shook her head. "No. Usually she's quiet and sweet. It's when you piss her off that she goes...badass. Trust me, you'll never find someone as sweet, caring and compassionate as her."

Adam smiled softly at this. Rose took the opportunity to change the subject. "Wouldn't you rather be downstairs? I mean, he's got a living creature down there."

"I did ask but he likes to keep it to himself. Although...if you're a genius, it doesn't take long to patch into the com system."

Rose grinned. "That's more like it!"

"It doesn't do much. Definitely alien. Looks like a giant pepper pot." Adam said as he typed on his computer.

An image came up on the screen showing a man in orange holding up a drill. They watched as he walked towards the creature and turned it on. They flinched as the creature screamed in pain.

"Oh my god. It's being tortured! Where's the Doctor?" Rose demanded.

"I don't know."

"Take me down there. Now!" Rose ordered.

As soon as they entered the room, a security guard stopped them. "Hold it right there."

"Level 3 access. Special clearance from Mr Van Statten." Adam said as the guard moved to let them in.

"Don't get too close," Adam warned.

Rose walked slowly towards the metal alien.

"Hello? Are you in pain?" She asked.

There was no reply. She tried again.

"My name's Rose Tyler. I've got some friends, they can help. One's called the Doctor and the other is my best friend. Her name is Piper. She has powers, she can help you."

There was a brief silence followed by a pause.

"Yes." A robotic like voice said.

Rose shook her head in confusion. "What?"

The eyestalk moved to look at Rose. "I am in pain. They torture me but still they fear me. Do you fear me?"

Rose shook her head. "No."

The eyestalk moved as if it were looking to the floor. "I am dying."

"No! We can help." Rose insisted.

"I welcome death. But I am glad. Before I die I met a human who was not afraid."

"Isn't there anything I can do?" Rose asked sadly.

"My race is dead. I shall die alone."

That's when Rose moved her hand to touch it. Adam's eyes widened as he moved to stop her. "Rose, no!"

But it was too late. Rose flinched in pain, looking at her burnt hand then back at the alien.

"Genetic material extrapolated initiate cellular reconstruction!" It's voice got higher with every word. The chains broke and the man from before ran it.

"What the hell have you done?!" He snapped harshly. He moved to stand in front of the alien who pointed a plunger at him. "What are you gonna do? Sucker me to death?" He sneered. A moment later, he screamed as the plunger grabbed his face.

Rose and Adam ran out of the room. "It's killing him! Do something!"

"Condition red. Condition red. This is NOT a drill. I repeat-this is NOT a drill!"

The Doctor's face popped up on a screen. You've got to keep it in that cell!" He commanded.

"Doctor. It's my fault."

"I've sealed it. It can't get out. That locks got a billion combinations." The guard told them.

"A Dalek's a genius. It can calculate a thousand billion combinations in one second flat."

Rose turned back to the door. She watched as two of the guards moved in front of them, pointing their guns at the door.

"Open fire!"

"Don't shoot it! I want it unharmed!" Rose could hear Van Statten say. She rolled her eyes. Unbelievable! This thing was killing people and all he cared about was his stupid collection!

"Rose, get out of there!" She heard the Doctor yell.

One of the male guards turned to a female guard. "De Maggio, take the civilians and get them out...alive. That's your job. Got it?"

The guard nodded. "You two, with me!"

They followed her down the corridor until they stopped at a bunch of stairs.

"Stairs, that's more like it!" Rose said happily. "It hasn't got legs so it's stuck!"

"It's coming! Go!" De Maggio yelled.

The Dalek stopped and stared at the stairs.

"Great big alien dustbin, defeated by a flight of stairs," Adam taunted.

"Now, listen to me." The guard said nervously. "I demand that you return to your cage. If you wanna negotiate then I guarantee that Mr Van Statten will be willing to talk. I accept that we imprisoned you and that was wrong. But people have died and that stops right now. The killing stops, have you got that? I demand that you surrender right now. Is that clear?"

Everyone waited for a response.

"Elevate," the Dalek said after a moment. Rose's face paled as the Dalek rose from the ground and floated up the stairs.

"Oh my god!"

"Adam, get her out of here!"

"Come with us," Rose said trying to pull the woman with them. "You can't stop it!"

"Someone has to try, now go! Just run!" She began firing at the Dalek. They heard her scream moments later, signalling her death.

They ran around a corner to see men armed with guns. "Hold your fire," one commanded. "You two, get the hell out of there!"

They didn't need to be told twice. They ran towards them. It wasn't long before the Dalek was in sight. Adam pulled Rose but she forced him to stop. "Did you see that? It was looking at me," she said.

"So? It's looking at everyone."

"But it was looking right at me. Like it was looking inside me. Like it knows me."

They ran as the sounds of screams filled the corridor. They came to another flight of stairs. Rose's phone rang and she pulled it out to answer it. She didn't stop running. "Now's not the best time."

"Where are you?" The Doctor asked urgently.

"Level 49."

"You've GOT to keep moving. The vaults being sealed off up at level 46."

"Can't you stop em closing?" She asked, panting.

"I'm the one that's closing them. I can't wait and I can't help you. Now, for god's sake, run!"

"We're nearly there. Give us two seconds!"

Adam was a few feet ahead of Rose. She tried to run faster when she saw the door lowering. It was almost closed when Adam rolled under the door. He held his hand out to help Rose but it was too late.

"Rose, where are you? Did you make it?" The Doctor asked.

"Was a bit slow. Sorry." She turned to see the Dalek moving towards her. "It wasn't your fault, okay? Remember that, Doctor. It wasn't your fault."

She lowered the phone as the Dalek stopped in front of her. "Exterminate!"

Piper Rose Halliwell was not happy. She was far from happy, in fact, she was furious! Rose was dead and it was all Van Statten's fault! She turned to see Adam walk into the room and she lunged at him.

"You bastard! You left her behind!" She slammed him against the wall in fury. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you now." She said lowly.

Terror filled the boys eyes. The Doctor moved to grab her gently by the arm. He pulled her back and wrapped his arms around her in comfort. "I'm sorry," he whispered into her ear.

They jumped as they heard the Dalek's voice. They turned to the screen to see the Dalek and...Rose! She was alive!

"Open the bulkhead or Rose Tyler dies."

"You're alive!" The Doctor laughed.

"Can't get rid of me that easily," Rose said nervously.

"Thought you were dead."

"Open the bulkhead!"

"Don't do it!" Rose exclaimed.

"What use are emotions if you will not save your friend?"

The Doctor turned to Van Statten, who's eyes widened in fear. "I killed her once. I won't do it again." He pushed a button, opening the bulkhead. The Doctor ran out of the room, grabbing Piper's head as well as a gun on the way out. They ran around a corner to see Rose and the Dalek standing in the middle of the room, a big hole in the ceiling.

"Get out of the way!" The Doctor yelled. Rose turned to see him pointing a gun at them.

"What are you doing?"

"Get out of the way, Rose!"

"No. I won't let you do this."

"That thing killed hundreds of people," he said.

"It's not the one pointing a gun at me," she responded angrily.

"I've got to do this! It's got to end! The Daleks destroyed my home, my people!" He begged.

She stepped to the side so he had a clear view of the Dalek. "What's it doing?"

"Sunlight, that's all it wants."

"But it can't."

"It couldn't kill Van Statten and it couldn't kill me. It's changing. What about you Doctor? What the hell are you changing into? She demanded.

He lowered the gun. "Oh Rose. They're all dead."

"Why do we survive?" The Dalek asked pitifully.

"I don't know," the Doctor answered.

"I am the last of the Daleks."

"You're not even that." He stated sadly. "Rose did more than regenerate you. You've absorbed her DNA. Your mutating."

"Into what?" The Dalek asked.

"Something new. I'm sorry," he said sadly.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Piper asked quietly.

"Not for a Dalek," he told her.

"I can feel...so much. Rose...give me orders. Order me to die."

"I can't do that," she said quietly.

"This is not life, this is sickness! I shall not be like you. Order my destruction! Obey! Obey! Obey!"

Rose swallowed. "Do it!" She ordered.

"Are you frightened?"

"Yeah," she whispered.

"So am I. Exterminate."

Rose ran over to the Doctor and Piper who watched as the armour closed and it levitated in the air. The balls that were on the armour formed a circle around it, surrounding it in a light as it exploded then disappeared. Rose turned away from where the Dalek once stood and hugged Piper.

"Shhh, shhh. I'm here. I'm always here. I've got you." Piper whispered as Rose buried her face in her neck and hair.

They walked back to the Tardis. "Little bit of home. Better than nothing."

"Is that it then? The end of the Time War?" Rose asked softly.

"I'm the only one left. I win. How about that?"

"Maybe, maybe not," Piper said thoughtfully. They turned to look at her curiously. "If the Dalek survived then maybe some of your people did too."

But the Doctor shook his head. "I'd know. In here," he tapped his head. "Feel's like there's no one."

"Well then, you're lucky we're not going anywhere." Rose smiled. "Right Piper?"

"Right!" Piper nodded firmly.

They turned to see Adam run into the room. "We'd better get out. Van Statten's disappeared and they're closing down the base. Like it never existed. Goddard's gonna fill it with cement."

"Good!" Piper said darkly, thinking of how Van Statten had tortured the Doctor when he found out he was the last of his kind too. She had tried to fight back but they had drugged her and tied her down. She was pulled out of her thoughts when Adam continued.

"I'll have to go home," he stated.

"Better hurry up then. Next flight leaves at 1500 hours."

Rose turned to the Doctor. "Adam was saying how all his life he's wanted to see the stars."

"Tell him to stand outside then."

"He's all on his own Doctor. And he did help," she reminded him.

"He left you down there."

"So did you!" She argued.

"What are you talking about? We've got to leave!"

"Rose, he's a bit pretty." The Doctor said.

"Haven't noticed," she said, not backing down.

He sighed and turned back to the Tardis. He pulled the key out and unlocked the door. "On your own head," he said, pulling Piper in by her sleeve. Rose followed them.

"What are you doing? She said cement." They heard Adam call from outside. "She wasn't joking. They're gonna seal us in! Doctor? What are you doing in a police box? Rose?"

He walked into the Tardis and a moment later, it began dematerializing.

Next stop, everywhere!