What to look forward to in this chapter:
The Doctor FINALY realises he is in a parallel world and that Rose has a daughter!
Chapter 3: ComplicatedThe Doctor was lead in to what looked like the Head office and sat him-self down in a high-backed leather chair. He knew by the way that the older man kept shooting nervous glances around that something was wrong. Lloyd sat himself down in the chair opposite the Doctor on the other side of the desk and rubbed the bridge of his nose as if trying to rid himself of a headache. The Doctor leaned towards him and spoke "maybe – no defiantly- I can help"
"Can you? Can you really? Can you bring her back? Can you banish these- these aliens that have invaded our planet?"
"As a matter of fact I have quite a talent in the alien department," he leant back in his chair and grinned. Lloyd eyed him suspiciously and then seemed to come to a decision as he walked round the desk and began to type a code in the computer.
"We have links with all the security camera's here" a bank of tiny screens popped up and Lloyd moved the cursor to one showing just static.
"We lost all contact with personnel in the room with the craft and the door code has been over-ridden meaning we can't get in, but-."
The Doctor watched as the old man typed a time in a bar at the bottom of the screen, "we did manage to record the moments before that."
He pressed enter and a view of an un-nervingly familiar ship crackled into life. He watched as about a dozen men with alien weapons surrounded the ship.
"How stupid are you people? Who is in charge here? Who-," his hearts froze and his voice caught in his throat as a tall, blond woman in a business suit strode into view.
"That's the boss, Rose Tyler best we've ever had!" Lloyd pointed at the figure on the screen standing in the middle of the circle of guards speaking unheard words.
"Impossible, she can't be" the Doctor had lost all his bubbly self confidence and spoke in little more than a whisper, unable to tear his eyes away from his long lost love.
"Rose?" he blinked away the tears threatening to over take him and caught sight of the wooden block standing on the desk Infront of him, 'Rose Tyler: Head of Torchwood' next to it a photo of Rose herself with Jackie-her mum-, Pete –her 'dad'- and Mickey stood encased in a golden frame.
"you might want to watch this, Doctor" Lloyd's voice brought the Doctor's attention back to the screen portraying the real-life Rose joining the men in shielding her eyes from a great light emitting from the ship. He watched as all the men and –to his horror- Rose, were thrown back in a blast of red light. He couldn't travel to a parallel world without even knowing, just to watch her be killed! But when the silhouette became solid and stepped out from the ship the Doctor stood and shoved the chair aside.
"Take me down there," he said staring at the screen in horror.
"I'm sorry Doctor but-,"
"Take me down there, NOW!"
"Yes sir."
The Doctor took in the burnt corpses around him and tasted bile. They were indistinguishable. He had no idea which she was. Getting in the room had been no problem, nothing a bit of sonicing couldn't solve. It had become apparent that the ship had sealed itself once again, protecting the creatures inside from what the Doctor wanted to do to them. None of the Torchwood staff had survived, that's what hurt the most. Somehow he had crossed the void and landed here without even realising, her world. But he had been too late, he had lost her once before, but not like this. She was gone for real now.
"We had better tell their families." The Doctor jumped at the voice behind him, forgetting that he was not the only one in the room. He brought his emotions under control and turned to face Lloyd who was eyeing the bodies looking a little green.
"Miss Tyler's daughter is upstairs still, maybe I should start with her."
It Hit Home.
-' I'm going to see my mum, meant to be head of this place' 'I'm not staying anywhere I'm going to see my mum'-
Her attitude, Her Grin, Her stylish composure but-
His Eyes, His Hair, His Determination!
He sprinted past a startled Lloyd and didn't stop. He bounced impatiently waiting for the lift and then ran for the stairs taking them three at a time. He arrived at Rose's office out of breath and bent double.
Aine sat in her mum's chair swinging back and forth playing with a stand of brown hair.
"You're Rose Tyler's daughter?"
"You're Rose Tyler's Daughter!"
it wasn't a question. The bubbly energetic guy from the lift had gone, in his place stood an empty, desperate man with the tinniest glint of hope in his pleading eyes. Aine had liked the cool in-control character and was scared with his replacement.
She nodded and he grinned. He collapsed in the other chair and blew out a long breath. He had obviously been running as his breathing was heavy and sweat gleamed on his temples. He grinned at her his deep brown eyes meeting her own identical ones.
"How old are you?"
"15"
"When's your birthday?"
"18th September"
"Do you know your dad?"
"No, why?"
" 'Cos… 'Cos I think that I'm him" he swallowed and grinned again, but it didn't hit home for Aine.
"Where's mum?" a flicker of pain and heartbreak entered the man's eyes and then disappeared again as if it had never been there.
"I'm sorry, very sorry" he met her gaze again and breathed out slowly through his teeth.
"She's dead, Rose is dead." He almost whispered it before burying his head in his hands.
"But- she can't be!" Aine looked around panicking and then a thought struck her.
"What's going to happen to me?"
The Doctor's head snapped up and he crouched down so he was level with her.
"Nothing, I swear I won't let anything happen to you Aine. You-… you could come with me?"
"But who are you?"
"I'm the Doctor! And I'm your dad!"
Rose sturred and opened her eyes trying to remember what had happened. She squinted and struggled to make sense of her blurred surroundings. Her head hurt and she tried to reach up and soothe it- but couldn't. Her arms refused to obey her. She couldn't feel any bindings and put all her effort in to moving any part of her body, her attempts were in vain and she let out a whimper of frustration. Giving up she collapsed back and though about what had happened. The last thing she remembered was panicking. Panicking as the tall humanoid had towered over her. The bright light reflecting off its skin. She had tried to scream, to warn someone. Anyone! They had to know that the Cybermen were back!