Finally, a new chapter! Sorry it's been so long, but I'm getting so much work from school, so updates will probably take longer. This chapter wasn't meant to end here, so the next one will probably be rather short (but I don't know we'll have to see) but I thought I'd be nice and post this now for you all :D
I couldn't watch Who Do You Think You Are! cries but I recorded it, so I can watch it when I get time :D
Disclaimer: There's a lot of things on this Earth I don't own, such as a working pair of headphones, a new ink cartridge for my printer, Blackpool and any IT coursework. Oh, and Doctor Who.
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Susan frowned as she searched Rose's mind. She'd only ever done this a few time before and that was years and years ago. She wasn't even sure where to look. First place she decided was to look at her memories of the Bad Wolf, even though the Doctor had said that she didn't remember it. Doesn't mean the memories weren't there, they'd just hidden themselves.
Rose was… well, surprised didn't seem to quite cover it. Maybe astonished was more fitting, or astounded. Susan was inside her mind, and there wasn't really any words she could think of to describe how utterly weird that was. This must have been how Reinette felt. She'd rather have the Doctor look through her mind, he already knew it pretty much inside out… apart from one major thing, so maybe it was better that it was Susan. She already seemed to have figured it out anyway, which was slightly worrying. Was she really that obvious? She'd have to ask her later. Oh… what the hell? That's not her memories! It's… Gallifrey. No wait it's the TARDIS, looking very different inside. A school, a junkyard, teachers… these must be Susan's memories, which confused the hell out of her. How was she in Susan's mind?
Suddenly she gasped, as Susan looked into her memories of the Bad Wolf, and she suddenly found herself remembering what had happened. The Doctor had told her, almost word for word, what had happened, but it wasn't the same as remembering it properly.
Oh. Oh. He hadn't told her that. It was the old Doctor, and he was… kissing her. Oh wow. He was a good kisser.
But before she could think of that any further, Susan was going deeper into her mind, further into her subconscious… and it was the weirdest thing ever. If she ever had to describe this to anyone, she wouldn't have a clue where to start.
Suddenly they were cut off as they heard a sound coming from outside, and they snapped their heads round to look at the door.
"What the hell was that?" gasped Susan, staring in horror, as the noise was getting louder.
"Ignore it, just hurry up!" Rose grabbed her hands and put them back on her temples, and they shut their eyes again. Susan searched frantically for anything, getting increasingly worried when she didn't find it. The sound of footsteps was getting louder, and Susan was finding it harder and harder to concentrate. She tried to block it all out, and concentrate on Rose's mind, but was finding it very hard.
Rose could feel Susan struggling inside her mind, and tried to relax as much as she could in an attempt to help her. Susan was once again in her subconscious, looking through the memories of the Bad Wolf.
Then two things simultaneously happened at once.
One was the doors bursting open as the Rashetea finally barged their way in.
The other was Rose suddenly gasping as she once again got that same feeling she'd got when she'd looked into the TARDIS.
Susan fell backwards as Rose's head flung back, and energy began to build up in her body. She stared as golden light flowed around her, pulsating through her body. Susan stared as Rose turned to face the Rashetea, the vortex glowing in her eyes.
Tyhedra stared, unbelieving.
"What the hell…" he whispered, "what are you?"
"I am the Bad Wolf."
He stared, eyes wide.
"But you can't be, that's impossible…" he stood, completely stunned, before suddenly getting angry. "This isn't supposed to happen!"
"You have no concept of destiny, and fate."
"What?" he said quietly, "no, you're wrong, this isn't right! This isn't what's meant to happen! It's your destiny to die here, just like the Doctor!"
"There is no destiny. I can see everything, every possible future; there is no set path for anyone. Only I control life and death."
"But…" Tyhedra started to back away, fear in his eyes. "This isn't right… we've lived inside the vortex, we've seen the future, where we rule. It must happen!"
"You have seen a future. There are an infinite possible futures, each creating a new universe. And I can see it all. I can see everything…"
She paused, staring into space, into time. She could see everything in existence, everything that ever existed, everything that ever will, and anything that ever could have done.
"And I can control it."
She raised her hands, and Tyhedra stared in horror as the people around him began to blow a bright yellow, and disintegrate.
"No…" he whispered, "NO!"
"Everything must die. Nothing lasts forever."
She looked straight at him, and he stared back at her, as her eyes glowed with the power he craved so much.
"I control life and death. I control everything…"
She raised her hand to him, and he gasped as white energy began to flow out of him, and the bright, golden, raw energy left his body.
"NO!" As the last of the energy left his body, he felt suddenly weak again. The room was lit up by the power in the air, glowing so bright it was blinding.
Tyhedra could only stare for a second, before the energy began to seep into the walls and out of the room.
"The Doctor will live."
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In a room deep in the ship, energy began to flood in through the walls. It illuminating the room, before flooding into the body lying on the floor.
The Doctor's body arched as the energy entered him. He gasped as he opened his eyes, staring around the room, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. What the hell…?
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"No!" Tyhedra backed away further, ready to run down the corridor. But he knew there was nothing he could do; nothing could stop the Bad Wolf.
"The Doctor will live…"
Tyhedra stared, paralysed with fear, frozen to the spot.
"And you will die."
He suddenly got the inexplicable feeling that he was disappearing, and looked down just in time to see his legs glowing a golden light.
"NO! You can't! I can't die!" he struggled to move, but there was nothing he could do. The light rose to his chest… to his head…
"Everything has its time, and everything dies."
The light engulfed him fully, and the next second he was gone. And Rose stood in the middle of the room, as Susan crept out from the crate she was hiding behind. She'd never seen so much power in her life. She swallowed, and somehow managed to find her voice.
"R…Rose?" she whispered, her voice cracking. But Rose didn't answer. Susan came out a bit further, ready to jump straight back behind it again if needs be.
Rose put her arms out, tipped her head back, and breathed out. And the golden light left her body, and seeped out of the walls and out of the ship, and into the planet itself.
Rose fell forward, catching herself just before she collapsed. She felt so weak, as if he legs were going to give way underneath her. She was light-headed and dizzy, and the room seemed to spin in a way she was sure it didn't do before.
"Rose?" She turned a little to suddenly and lost her balance, and Susan caught her just in time. Susan lowered her gently down, and they knelt on the ground
"Wha… what happened?" Rose asked, in a voice barley more than a whisper. Susan's worried expression suddenly turned into a smile.
"You did it," she grinned, her voice full of joy, "You beat them!" Rose broke into a smile, and they both laughed, and threw their arms around each other, crying with joy.
Rose suddenly pulled away.
"What about the Doctor? Is he ok?" she asked urgently.
"I think so, you said, 'The Doctor will live.'" They were silent for a second, before Rose suddenly grinned.
"Well let's go find him then!" she jumped up and ran out of the room, and Susan ran out after her.
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The Doctor gingerly got to his feet, wobbling every so slightly. He had no idea what had just happened. He looked around himself, when he realised that the room he was in was the same one he'd been in before. Well, that made sense. So where was everyone?
He began to walk towards the door, and took a look out. Another corridor. He couldn't hear anything; the ship seemed completely silent. It was eerie. He walked down it slightly, then heard footsteps coming back the other way. He froze for a second. But there weren't many footsteps. No… two people. Two people… Rose and Susan!
He started to run down the corridor, and came round a corner, and stopped. There they were in front of him. His face lit up when he saw them, as did theirs.
They each shouted either Doctor or Grandfather, and ran up to him. He ran up to them arms out, and they ran straight into his arms and almost knocked him over.
They gave each other one big group hug, jumping with joy. Rose and Susan had tears running down their faces.
Finally they parted, grinning at each other.
"What the hell happened?" asked the Doctor, still not able to believe he was actually alive.
"That would be Rose," Susan said proudly, turning to face Rose, the blushed slightly. The Doctor frowned.
"How?"
"I looked into her mind and released the Bad Wolf again. That was the power they were talking about. She killed them and brought you back to life." The Doctor looked at Rose, an impressed look on his face. Rose just smiled at him, not sure what to say. He broke out into a smile, looking at her fondly.
"Rose Tyler," he said, and put a hand on each cheek and placed a kiss on her forehead. (A/N: Scout Girl, did you really think I wouldn't make him kiss her?) He looked at her, smiling, not taking his hands away. "Brilliant, you are!" he said happily, "just brilliant!" he leant down and hugged her, then stood up again, and looked at Susan.
"And you!" he said, grinning at her, "couldn't have done it without you!" he pulled her into a hug too. He was being uncharacteristically hyper and he knew it, but he didn't care. He was alive and was bloody happy about it.
Suddenly the ship shook, and they were almost knocked off their feet. They looked around for what caused it, but couldn't see anything.
"What was that?" gasped Susan, looking at the Doctor, who was staring at the ceiling. Slowly, he lifted his arm and pointed upwards.
"That," he whispered. They both followed his gaze, and on the ceiling saw golden energy flowing down the corridor, and out through the walls.
"But that's the Bad Wolf," said Susan, "isn't it? The time vortex, I thought it all disappeared."
"Apparently not," said the Doctor thoughtfully. Then the ship shook again, more violently this time. "But we're not going to stay to find out!" He grabbed each of their hands and they started running down the corridor, following the flow of energy.
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After running down seemingly endless corridors as the ship shook more and more, they finally found what they were looking for. Escape pods.
The Doctor opened one with the sonic screwdriver, and Susan and Rose jumped in it. The Doctor looked round as huge cracks started appearing in the walls, before jumping in after them.
