Chapter 4: The Ambush
The Doctor wandered back to the TARDIS. He was absolutely amazed. He didn't notice the shadowy figures at the summit of the mountain above him. He did not see one of them pull out a gun and aim straight at him. The Doctor couldn't hear the robotic voice of his nemesis:
"You will be deleted."
He did notice, however, a few rocks tumble down the mountain side. The Doctor looked up to the peak and yelled out. The deadly shot zoomed towards him. With nanoseconds to spare, he dived to one side as the ray slammed into the ground, sending the gravel littering the floor, into the air. The stones rained down on the Doctor. He leapt up and gasped. One word sprang to mind.
Cybermen!
Quickly, the Doctor leapt to his feet and sprinted back to the TARDIS. Two Cybermen came from behind it, stepping out into the open. The Doctor skidded, spraying them with stones. He turned and ran, pulling out his Sonic Screwdriver. He pointed it at a nearby Cyberman and slammed his thumb down on the button. The Cyberman crumpled.
Ten minutes later, the Doctor was hiding in a cave. The Cybermen were still searching for him. They had not yet found him. Two sentry Cybermen had entered the cave. They came close to where the Doctor was hiding. He was crouched behind a rock in ankle-deep water. The Cybermen were right in front of his hiding place. The Doctor slowly picked up a large stone. While neither of them were looking, he threw it behind him. It clattered against the walls and, with a splash, landed in a pool of water. The Cybermen marched off down the cave. The Doctor sprinted out of the cave and back to the TARDIS.
Rose waved to the Doctor and he raised an arm back. The TARDIS dematerialised. Rose wiped away a tear from her cheek. She started on her way back to the Powell Estate
Jackie Tyler was surprised to see her nineteen- year- old daughter standing at the doorstep.
"Rose! Where've you been? Is the Doctor with you?" she exclaimed. Then she saw Rose was crying. "Come in love, I'll make us a cup of tea."
Rose walked through to the living room and flung herself on the sofa. In the background she could hear "You are not alone" by Michael Jackson.
"Another day has gone,
I'm still all alone,
How can this be?
You're not here with me,
You never said goodbye,
Someone tell me why,
Did you have to go?
And leave my world so cold,"
"Are you alright, Rose?" Jackie was back with two steaming mugs. Rose nodded. She told Jackie about the Master, the Rani and Crafe Tec Heydra. She explained how the Doctor had left her.
"Every day I sit and ask myself,
How did love slip away?
Something whispers in my ear and says:
You are not alone,
Though you're far away,
I am here to stay,
You are not alone,
I am here with you
Though we're far apart,
You're always in my heart
You are not alone,
Whisper three words and I'll,
Come running,
And girl, you know that I'll be there
I'll be there,
You are not alone,
Though you're far away,
I am here to stay,
You are not alone,
I am here with you
Though we're far apart,
You're always in my heart
You are not alone,
I am here with you,
Though you're far away,
I am here to stay,
You are not alone,
I am here with you,
Though we're far apart,
You're always in my heart,
You are not alone,"
Then, in their living room, mother and daughter burst into tears and held each other, tightly. The wept as one.
"Just the other night,
I thought I heard you cry,
Asking me to come,
And hold you in my arms,
I can hear your prayers,
Your burdens I will bear,
But first I need your hand,
Then forever can begin,"
The Doctor sat in the cold of the TARDIS. He, also, was sobbing, heavily. He didn't want to believe what he had just seen. Instead, he howled into the darkness.
"Every day I sit and ask myself,
How did love slip away?
Something whispers in my ear and says:
You are not alone,
Though you're far away,
I am here to stay,
You are not alone,
I am here with you
Though we're far apart,
You're always in my heart
You are not alone,
Whisper three words and I'll,
Come running,
And girl, you know that I'll be there
I'll be there,
You are not alone,
Though you're far away,
I am here to stay,
You are not alone,
I am here with you
Though we're far apart,
You're always in my heart
You are not alone,
I am here with you,
Though you're far away,
I am here to stay,
You are not alone,
I am here with you,
Though we're far apart,
You're always in my heart,
You are not alone,"
Jackie and Rose then heard a familiar scraping sort of sound. Rose leapt up and wiped away her tears. The TARDIS and the Doctor had come for her. He stepped out. Rose ran to him and nearly knocked him over as she hugged him.
"It's OK, Rose. I'm here."
"You are not alone, (You are not alone)
I am here with you, (I am here with you)
Though you're far away, (Though you're far away)
I am here to stay, (You and me)
You are not alone, (You are always in my heart)
I am here with you,
Though we're far apart,
You're always in my heart,
You are not alone."