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Trouble at Torchwood
Chapter Ten
The Doctor turned his back to the light and closed his eyes – he needed the sonic screwdriver – he knew how to stop this monster but only if he was with Rose and the Sonic Screwdriver, locked in this room he was helpless.
Jack's hands fumbled around for Jackie's as he searched for the Sonic Screwdriver – he finally found Jackie's hand and took the device from her. He knew she was unsure but he couldn't offer her his reassuring smile because both of their eyes were still clamped shut. He squeezed her hand instead trying to tell her everything would be okay – he didn't know if she understood what he was doing but he still had to try.
'Stay there' he whispered as he slowly stood up. His hand fished around in his pocket searching for something he had placed there as soon as he had realised the doors had been opened – he knew it was a risk but never even begun to think it could possibly happen. His fingers closed on the cardboard frames and he blindly put them on his face – he opened his eyes and found he was looking through a blue and red tinted world. He finally focused on Rose and saw that the light was shinning out of her eyes and mouth; they hung open like vacant doorways into hell – nothing else moving apart from these portals. Jack knew what was happening, the creature was changing her cells to accommodate his – he was going to take over her body. Luckily the light wasn't as bright in here as it was where the Doctor was – there were fewer portals so the light wasn't as strong and didn't burn them – otherwise they would surely be dead by now. Jack knew that the Doctor was probably still alive but Teriana must certainly be dead by now – Jack sighed, how ever inevitable death was it still hurt. He carefully stumbled over to Rose and looked down at the innocent faced girl – she had been through so much in so little time.
'I'm sorry' he whispered to her before he lifted the Sonic Screwdriver. He aimed it down at Roses' forehead and pressed the button – buzzing filled the air.
'What are you doing?' Jackie called out – her fear being heard in her voice.
'The only thing I can do that doesn't involve all of us ending up dead' he called back as his hand shook.
'I'm increasing the frequency of the wave lengths that are coming from the chamber – this gives the waves a short frequency and a high wave length – if I continue to increase this to dangerously high levels the waves will turn radioactive and reflect back killing the creature' he told her gravely as he focused the Sonic Screwdriver.
'But what about us?' Jackie asked fearing for their own safety. Jack paused to think
'Well since I'm only focusing the beam on one certain area it should only affect that space' he told her sounding a bit unsure, he knew it didn't really matter if they died in the process – what mattered was that this beast could never escape – not ever.
In the chamber screams began to fill the air as the beam became radio active – the Doctor pressed himself against a wall trying to avoid the beam.
'No! You cannot kill me!' the beast warned between screams
'Now you know how she felt – dieing like that. You must suffer the same pain that she did' he spat at the beast making no move to attempt to help it. The light shone brighter and brighter and the Doctor turned to run back down the corridor towards the closed door – he knew he needed to get out of there and fast. The screams intensified as the Doctor made his final sprint for the door, he could hear cracking as the walls around him began to shatter and faults deepened. When he finally reached the door he was out of breath and pounding on it – he knew Jack was on the other side and he knew that he had the sense to use the Sonic Screwdriver on Rose – despite what it meant: she was truly dead now.
The light was beginning to dim but Jackie's hands remained over her eyes, she perked up as soon as she heard the shouts of the Doctor
'Open the door!' he frantically yelled
'One…more…second' Jack called back between clenched teeth. Suddenly the brilliant light vanished as a huge blast was felt throughout the room. Jack threw his glasses off and ran to the door panicky working on the door – he could hear the Doctors' yells from behind the door.
'Just go – leave me!' The Doctor yelled as he looked back over his shoulder – fires were blazing and swooping through the corridor burning everything in its path. It would be upon him within seconds.
'Just go!' he shouted – he didn't fear death – not any longer. He had no one left to protect and it meant he could see Rose again – he could apologise to her, he could hold her again, he could look into her eyes for an eternity.
Jackie was standing beside Jack now pounding on the doors
'We ain't leaving you behind' she warned him as Jack's sweating hands continued to grasp onto the Sonic Screwdriver.
'We've already lost Rose, we're not losing you too' Jack warned - the emotion being heard in his voice. Just as the flames were upon the Doctor the doors opened a crack and the Doctor burst through – the doors slammed shut behind him concealing the blast as he hurtled through the air to land on the floor next to Roses' body.
'We gotta go!' Jack yelled as he began to direct Jackie to the door, running. The Doctor jumped up and picked up Roses' body – she felt to light and delicate in his arms – he couldn't believe that she was gone. Jackie, Jack, the Doctor and Rose ran down the corridor away from the evils within the chamber – away from the memories and screams that haunted the room and would surely haunt them forever.
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Several weeks later at the local cemetery a group of adults stood huddled around a grave. There was a lady all in black with blonde hair weeping as she lent against a man who had dark hair and a chiselled jaw line. They stood side by side watching the coffin slowly be lowered into the dark hole
'Ashes to ashes and dust to dust' the solemn voice of the vicar spoke shattering the unnerving silence.
Standing apart from the crowd was a tall, thin, pale man – his brown hair was swept back off his face and his intense brown eyes were filled with emotion. Tears gently fell from his eyes splattering the soil below him
'In sure and certain hope of the Resurrection into eternal life' the vicar continued as Jackie lent into Jack sobbing – he too was wiping away tears for the girl who had touched his life in such a special way.
'And so today we say goodbye to Rose Tyler, the girl who was a brilliant daughter, a loved friend, a fantastic person – someone who will be missed very greatly and is loved so dearly, but now we must say farewell as she departs to be with Him in his kingdom' The vicar told them as he closed his prayer book
The Doctor stared hardly at the coffin
'It's not goodbye' he whispered to her 'It's never goodbye' he promised before he turned to walk away. For everyone knows death doesn't hurt those who have died – it's the ones who are left behind who must suffer the most.
The End
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