Welcome Home – Chapter Two
Chapter Two
"Doctor, that was where the Time War was right? Doctor, you can't go back there, don't…lets just turn around and go somewhere else. Ok?" Rose said firmly, sensing that the Doctor was more than a bit worried about where they had ended up.
Rose stood up and moved her hand to the controls, but before she could even get near she received a strong electric shock from the Tardis. She shrieked and backed away from the centre very quickly.
"Maybe not then…well why are we here Doctor? Doctor?" She asked him, aware that he hadn't said a word since he told her the name of the planet.
The Doctor looked up, his eyes awash with memories. He dragged himself back to the present.
"I never thought I would have to come here again…ever…and now the Tardis has detected something not quite right. She seems to think that we should find it and sort it out and she's probably right…but I don't know whether I can go out there Rose…I don't know whether I can live with it all again." He looked up, tears in his eyes, looking bitter, sad, lonely and desperate all at the same time.
Rose's heart wrung with pity for him as she walked over to him and held him close. He needed comfort…Rose could see that.
"We have to Doctor…I'll be right beside you. All the way ok? You can do this. You never know, it might not even be in the Time War…it could be before it" She said helplessly, knowing that this was going to be tough.
The Doctor laughed bitterly. "Of course it's in the Time War Rose. When it started it covered the whole of the planet's history. Travelling forward and backwards in time was one of the key elements of the war. And know I have to survive it all again…." He trailed off.
Rose tried to remain positive.
"Well I've always wanted to see your home planet and now I get to. Let's go see where we are. We have to start somewhere Doctor. Doctor? Come on, we need to go outside." She said desperately.
The Doctor sighed and stood up slowly. He knew that he was worrying Rose and because of that he had to pull himself together. He shut away his memories in the deepest darkest part of his brain and smiled at Rose.
"Come on then, lets go see" and with Rose smiling back at him he opened the Door and strode out.
Rose gasped as she followed him. They stood on the edge of a cliff. A cliff so high that they couldn't see the bottom. The Dark sea swirled beneath them as a sharp breeze stung their faces.
The Doctor looked overwhelmed as he gazed upon a sight he had expected never to see again. Bracing himself he told Rose to look up. They did with some trepidation.
Swarms of Daleks flew overhead. Thousands upon thousands of dark pepper pot shapes screaming "EXTERMINATE" as bright electric blue lasers flew down to the ground, accompanied by screaming.
Millions of Daleks, swooping and flying through the air. And they were heading straight towards the Tardis. Straight towards Rose and the Doctor.
Extract for the next chapter.
"Doctor!" Rose screamed in terror as she ran and ran. Not knowing where to go, this wasn't her world.
"You survived this before, you can do so again!"
"This shouldn't be happening. This could destroy the universe and I have no idea about how to stop it!"
