Warning for this chapter! There is a scene that is slightly reminiscent of torture, so please beware if you don't want to read that! I'll put this [ ] before and after the scene so if you'd like to skip it you can!

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As I take my seat she grabs my hand again quickly "what was that? I heard you talking to someone" she says worriedly, I smile softly and gently squeeze her hand.

"Nothing to worry about, just an old friend who needed me" I explain softly, she goes to speak again but I stop her as the lights around us start to flicker, I sigh softly and look to the closest soldier to us.

"How close?" I call quickly.

"30 feet Ma'am" he says, I nod a bit.

"Keep watching them, try to stop most of them before they destroy all the trees" I call loudly to all of them, even if my voice was steady I was internally freaking out.

'How the hell can I save these men?'

I'm brought back from my thoughts as Amy squeezes my hand "what's happening?" She asks worriedly.

"The Angels are ripping the tree-borgs apart to shut off the lights, but don't worry, we are keeping an eye on them" I reassure her.

"You should have gone with the Doctor" she says softly, I smile and shake my head.

"I'm not going anywhere when a Pond needs me" I explain, causing her to smile a little.

"But what if the Doctor needs your help?"

"Then he can call me, I have my phone, and the soldiers have their radios, but he won't, he has this all handled, we just need to wait for a while" I explain, looking around us again.

I frown as the Angels keep getting closer and closer, I slowly stand, keeping my eyes on Angels closest to us, hearing the soldiers talking with each other quickly about them, Amy asks worriedly whats happening but I shush her for now, too focused on the Angels, it felt...weird, like the Angels were looking directly at me, wanted to get at me.

I gasp as a bright light soon floods over us all, I wince and cover my eyes for a moment before my eyes widen.

'The crack...shit' I

"The ships not on fire, is it?" One of the men asks, I shake my head quickly.

"No! Not on fire, something much worse, I don't want a single one of you to go near that light!" I yell to make sure they all hear me "I swear to you, if you go near it, you will die"

Amy now stands, keeping a grip on my hand as she faces the light, I glance around as one of the soldiers says the Angels were gone now, a horrible shiver runs down my back 'they haven't gone...not yet'

"Where'd they go?" The same soldier asks.

I take a deep breath to try and stay calm for now "it doesn't matter, we have to get moving now!" I say seriously, the soldier with the scanner looks to me confused.

"They seem to be running, why?" He asks, I simply nod to the light.

"Philip, Crispin, need to get a closer look at that light" one of them says, my heart drops.

"No! Don't you dare go anywhere" I snap dangerously, they all look to me confused.

"I am in charge right now, and I say we go, and no I don't care if Father Octavian left you in charge, if you want to live, you will follow my orders" I snap.

Amy nods beside me "trust her! She knows what she's talking about" she says quickly.

Slowly the man gives in and nods, I nod in the direction the others went.

"We are going right now, I am not letting anyone else die today" I say seriously before they nod and two go on ahead down the path, heading away from the light, the others wait with us as I have Amy pull on my coat fully so she wasn't too cold, then we get moving slowly, Amy holding onto my arm for balance and I make sure she doesn't trip and fall as we walk, my heart racing as I can feel a wave of dread roll over me, not from the Doctor, but from something else.

I close my end of the connection quickly, glancing around us as we go, but I can't see the Angels, even knowing they were there I couldn't see them, but as we walk my heart sinks, one of the men's radios goes off.

"Doctor, is the Doctor there?" Asks Angel Bob, the soldier hands the radio to me and I take it, holding it up to speak.

"No Doctor here, sorry Bob, what can I do for you?" I ask casually as we continue on.

"Ah, Foreseer, the Angels are still coming for you miss, they won't stop until you leave their world" Bob says, I shiver a little but continue on.

"Yeah, and what else is new? Stop sending threats and give me a reason as to why they want me gone" I say seriously.

"Because you are dangerous miss"

"No, not a good enough answer, give me a real answer, if it's simply because I am dangerous then they should be thrown from the universe too" I snap.

A few seconds follow in silence before the radio crackles to life again "because you are the anomaly, your presence is ripping apart the universe, you are a thing not meant to exist, something that should be impossible" he replies, I frown a little but keep us going, feeling Amy tighten her hold on my arm as everyone around me listened.

"Ok, good to know, thanks for sharing, but I have to get back to not caring about what the Angels say" I say before tossing the radio back to the soldier, who barely catches it.

I keep my eyes forward as we basically march through the woods, my mind racing in confusion.

'Why would the Angels still be coming after me if they didn't want to kill me...? What are they going to do? If they send me back in time it won't change what I am...'

I flinch as the radio is held out in front of me again, I look down and focus back on it to hear the Doctor on it, I sigh in relief and take it quickly.

"Doctor? Did you guys make it? Is Father Octavian alive?" I ask quickly.

"Yes, we made it and he is alive, where are you?" He asks.

"Not far from where you left us, but I'm getting us toward you three, the crack is growing and getting closer" I explain, glancing back to see said light creeping toward us.

"Is everyone alright? The clerics and Amy?" He asks, I nod.

"Yes, we are all alive and alright for now, has River gotten the teleport working yet?" I ask quickly.

"She's working on it, I want you to hurry up, that Time energy is speeding up. You have to move" he says seriously.

"We can't move too fast, Amy is still weak and can't see, but we are moving" I explain.

"Rose, you have to speed up" he snaps, I sigh softly.

"Doctor, calm down, it's alright, we will get there soon, I promise, just help River with that teleport so you can get us out of here" I say seriously but gently, knowing he's freaking out about both the Angels and the crack.

I speed us up a little though, knowing we were in a lot of danger, I open the connection again and send him reassurance but I can sense his fear and anger, even from this far away.

But we stop as the lights suddenly go out before slowly turning back on and my heart stops, my eyes wide as I see Angels surrounding the six of us, I gulp and keep my eyes wide open.

"What's going on?" Whispers Amy.

"We're surrounded by them ma'am..." one of the soldiers says softly, I take a deep breath "everyone, keep your eyes on them, we will be alright as long as we stay put for now, just keep watching them" I say calmly, seeing the soldiers raising their guns towards the statues surrounding us.

I raise the radio again slowly "Doctor...we're surrounded..." I say softy and I can feel instant panic from him.

"Rose, you have to keep going, please! They are scared, they shouldn't be very interested in you, just keep moving" he says frantically, I can hear him desperately flipping switches and hitting buttons, I take a deep breath again and glance around us nervously.

"We can't, they are too close..." I murmur.

"Rose! Amy! Don't move a muscle!" He says quickly, I nod, praying it meant River had the teleport working.

But just as I see a blue light start to surround us I feel something grab the back of my shirt and yank me back and away from the others, ripping my hand from Amy's, my eyes widen in shock as the radio hits the ground and the others disappear before my eyes.

I move to look behind me before I'm shoved onto the ground, groaning I look up shakily at the Angels now surrounding me, I glare up at them angrily as I hear the Doctor frantically trying to get my attention on the radio a few feet away, feeling the absolute panic coming from him.

"What are you going to do now? You won't kill me, or send me back in time, none of that will help get me out of your world" I snap angrily, looking between the Angels over me as I try to sit up.

[However, before I can move much a bright light surrounds me and my eyes widen as excruciating pain floods through me, I fall back into the dirt, the light seeming to come from the stone Angels hands, I arch my back in pain and let out a cry, tears pricking my eyes as the pain hits me in wave after wave, my left arm beginning to burn.

After a few moments the pain recedes a little, I gasp for air, my whole body shakily as I stare up at the statues "wh...what the hell was that..?" I gasp.

I slowly try to get up, glaring at the statues only to get hit in the back, falling face first back into the dirt, I growl angrily before screaming as the light returns, bringing the pain back, my blood felt like it was on fire, boiling in my veins and heart, I grip fistfuls of grass and dirt as I try to fight off the pain, but it only gets worse and worse, causing me to curl up on my knees, screaming and gasping.

My vision blurs with every new wave of pain, leaving me blind and terrified.

"We will accelerate the clock" comes Angel Bobs voice from the radio.

My back starts to feel like its being ripped open, the scar only making the pain worse, I let out another voice ripping scream, light starting to shoot from my back, creating branch like patterns over my back, almost like when someone is struck by lightening, the cold white energy pouring into me from the Angels causing the pattern, but the more energy fed into me the hotter I feel, as if I was on fire from the inside out.

I make one stiff movement to try and reach the radio at the Angels feet, but it's kicked away and I let out a muted sob, crumpling back to the ground as my left arm feels like the skin was actually on fire, and I could feel right below my palm on my wrist was the hottest, the most tender and painful.

I curl up more, cradling my arms to my chest, my face in the dirt as I desperately try to shield myself from the influx of energy, but nothing helps as I start to glow bright gold, the golden energy engulfing me faster than it ever has, and with one last scream of pain the energy explodes, sending the statues flying away from me, and sadly for me, I don't pass out as I usually do this time, I just stay curled in the dirt, shaking and crying in pain.]

After a few moments all I feel is cold metal beneath me, I curl up tighter, gasping for air and trying to just disappear, wanting nothing more right now than to fall into a deep sleep, wanting to be away from the Angels, away from the ship, wanting to just sleep...

The next thing I feel is very gentle hands on my back, I whimper in pain, shrinking away as the hands had touched the new wounds spidering over my back "Rose, it's alright, your safe now" whispers River over me, I shrink more in on myself, keeping my eyes tightly shut, my whole body shaking.

Seeing that I wouldn't move, or couldn't she has two of the soldiers come over and move me very carefully to be behind the control desk, so I wouldn't fall when the artificial gravity gave out, then they sit down around me to ensure I wouldn't fall, I stay curled up, trying to calm down and get my breath back after all of that pain.

Soon the entire ship around us shifts, the gravity going out and we hit the desk, I groan in pain but finally open my eyes, uncurling a little as I glance over the desk, looking down to see the Angels falling down the forest and into the bright light behind them.

I sigh shakily and close my eyes exhaustedly, laying limp against the desk as everyone around me gets to work on getting the gravity back up, they manage it and as everyone stands back up I very slowly manage to sit up, wincing shakily as my back flairs in pain, I grip the edge of the desk and try to take deep breaths to calm down.

I close my eyes tightly and after a few moments quick footsteps rush over and kneel next to me, a hand coming up to gently pull my braid up off my back and away from the wounds, I flinch at the contact, looking up with blurry eyes to see the Doctor there, he quickly scans me with the sonic, gently setting the braid to the side before he looks over my back worriedly, and I realize then that I could feel his fear and sorrow.

I quickly shut the connection, my heart sinking as I realize he could feel all of that, I grimace and shake my head a little shakily "sorry..." I whisper, my voice hoarse and raspy from screaming.

"Don't you dare" he snaps, though I knew he wasn't angry with me, I shiver as he very gently pulls my shirt up a little to look at the branching wounds covering my back.

I can hear the clerics and others around us talking as they make sure the power would sustain long enough for us to get out, and I can hear River talking to Amy, seeming to try and calm her down as she still had her eyes closed.

I whimper and flinch as the Doctor replaces my shirt to its place, he moves to sit right next to me, gently making me let go of the desk and look to him, I meet his eyes shakily, his eyes were so full of pain and sorrow, so worried and fearful, I try to manage a smile but it comes out as more of a grimace.

"Can you hear me?" He asks, I nod a little, wincing as it moved my back painfully.

He sighs and scans me once more, I could see his own hands shook as he did so, I frown more.

He suddenly jumps to his feet and goes to speak with the Bishop, I look down at my hands in my lap before I notice something off, I shakily lift the sleeve of my left arm very slowly, only to see the tattoos that covered my arm were bleeding, as if I had only just gotten them, and my skin was painfully irritated, but the thing that scared me the most, was the clock.

The clock face had changed, the skin there bright painfully red and the hands were spinning as if on a wheel, the hands spun and spun until they slow to a stop, the hands had spun so much and a new small tattoo appeared on the palm of my hand for only a moment, reading 'Hour 5 Minute 7' my heart drops and eyes widen as it then disappears.

'What...? What ever they did somehow shot the clock forward by over 2 hours...? But...why? What could that do...?'

I jump as I look up shakily to see River coming over quickly, I look down to my arm and carefully re-cover the tattoos, knowing I'd need to clean off the blood later, as they were still bleeding.

"Rose, can you stand?" She asks softly, I hesitate before shaking my head.

"I...I don't think so...I'm too shaky" I murmur honestly, she nods and kneels next to me, looking over the ruins of my back, the back of my shirt and sweater in tatters from the release of energy there.

"Then you will need to be carried" she says softly, frowning at the blood starting to soak my clothes.

I nod a little absentmindedly, the exhaustion starting to take over my mind, making everything a little foggy and bleary, I close my eyes tiredly and try to focus on whats being said around me, but it all starts to fade as I myself fade into unconsciousness.

The next thing I know I'm in a pair of strong warm arms, one arm pressed painfully to my back, I whimper a little and squirm slightly to try and get away from the touch.

"Shhh, it's alright, I know it hurts but we are almost home" comes the Doctors tired soft voice, I relax a little and curl closer to his chest, trying to ignore the pain in my back, focusing on his hearts beats against my ear now pressed to his shoulder.

I fade in and out of consciousness for some time, waking up once to being laid into a soft bed, another to feel hands on my back, wrapping the wounds, and another time to talking a little ways off.

Hours later when I finally wake from my uncomfortable slumber I slowly open my eyes, my back feeling stiff and painful, I glance around the room, finding I'm back in our room in the Tardis, I glance to the side of the bed to find Amy there, asleep in a chair with my coat still on, leaning on the bed with her arms crossed on the bed and her head resting on them, I relax more seeing she's alright.

I close my eyes and let my head rest back against the pillows tiredly.

'What happened...?' I try to think back to everything but it only gave me a headache, I reach up to rub my forehead but I gasp in pain, looking quickly to my left arm to find it wrapped in bandages just like my back, I frown more before resting my arm back on the bed tiredly, I close my eyes and get an idea.

"Hey sexy...could you play some music? Just not loud enough to wake Amy?" I ask quietly, I feel a soft humming before some music fills the room, I smile tiredly and relax a little "thanks" I murmur.

For some time I just lay there, trying to relax and rest, though I couldn't fall back asleep.

After probably two hours I hear the door quietly open, I open my tired eyes to see the Doctor peaking in, I smile softly as our eyes meet, he seems to relax a little and quietly steps in, I raise my right hand and point to Amy.

"She's asleep" I whisper softly and he nods, smiling a little as he comes over to the other side of the bed, sitting down and laying his hand over my leg thats under the blankets, I smile softly up at him.

"Are you alright?" I whisper and he rolls his eyes a little playfully.

"I should be asking you the same thing, you...your body took on too much Time energy...it could have killed you" he murmurs, I frown a little and gently take his hand with my left, ignoring the pain in my arm.

"But I didn't, I'm right here" I reassure, hesitating a moment before opening the connection and flooding him with affection and comfort, he smiles sadly and moves closer, very gently bringing my hand up to kiss the knuckles.

"You are, you are here" he murmurs almost to himself, I gently squeeze his hand and very slowly try to sit up, he gently places his free hand on my shoulder worriedly, trying to keep me laying down.

"Don't, please, you need to heal, if you move to much so soon you could only make it worse" he says worriedly, I sigh but smile softly, laying back down.

"I hate being stuck in bed" I grumble, he smiles gently and brushes some hair from my eyes before kissing my forehead "I know, Love. But you need to rest, at least for a few days, for me?"

I sigh dramatically "fine, but only if you promise to not go on any adventures without me?" I ask, he nods and smiles more.

"I promise, now sleep, I'll move Amy to her room" he says softly, standing and letting my hand go, I nod tiredly.

"Just come back soon" I murmur before he gently picks up the sleeping Amy and takes her away, I close my eyes tiredly, my mind starting to wander, wandering back to what I had learned recently, all of it, who...or, I guess what I am, I frown up at the ceiling, not knowing what I should be feeling.

"What do I do sexy...? I...I thought I was human...but if I'm not...what do I do? Am...am I some sort of Tardis gone wrong...? Like I'm an illusion...? Am I not really me? Am I just some kind of disguise?" I ask sadly, slowly sitting up, wincing in pain at straining my back as she hums sadly around me, I rest my head in my hands, exhausted and depressed.

"I don't know what to do...What if all I am is a delusion...?" I mumble, looking back up to the ceiling, to the large glass window showing the massive galaxy over us.

"I wish you could speak...I wish we could talk, I need someone...I don't know...someone I can just vent too without the Doctor worrying..." I pause at that as my phone buzzes on the bedside table, I reach over carefully and grab it, no new notifications come up but as I open it I see it's already open to the text app, on Jacks conversation, I smile a little, sighing and relaxing slightly.

I scoot back a little and move a few pillows up behind me carefully before leaning back tiredly, I hesitate for a moment, trying to think of what to say before I start to text.

'Hey Jack...I need to vent, if your not too busy, and don't worry, I haven't forgotten our dinner date'

I wait only a few minutes before he replies.

'What's up short stuff? You ok?'

I smile softly 'I'm...honestly I just got the shit beat out of me by some statues, but I'm safe now...I just...I need to talk, I don't want to worry the Doctor though, I don't know if he even knows whats going on yet...'

'Woah, ok are you sure you're in a safe place?'

'Yeah, I'm sure, I'm in the Tardis, and I'm bandaged up, I just...I found something out about myself...I don't even know how to process it though'

'Found out what?'

I sigh softly and rub my forehead for a moment before texting back 'I'm...I guess you know I'm not human, but I found what I am, I'm a Tardis...or at least I have the soul of one...the Tardis herself even calls me her sister'

He seems to pause for a moment before replying 'ah, yes, that, I'm glad you've finally found it, and before you freak out, you yourself told me right after I joined you all' he explains quickly.

I frown a little 'then the Doctor knew then as well?' I ask quickly.

'Yup, I think he knew for a while then, he didn't seem surprised at all' I nod a little and relax more.

'Ok good...I guess...but, I can't figure it out...if I'm not human, if I'm a Tardis, does that mean I'm not actually me?'

'What do you mean? Of courses you're you' he replies confused, I frown sadly.

'I mean, what if I'm just a disguise, just a trick, an illusion, like the outside of the Tardis, what if all I am is just fake?' I ask, needing someone else to conform or deny my theory, as it was just swirling around and around in my mind, feeling like it would drive me crazy.

As I watch the phone I see it shows him typing a few times before he stops, I frown more before jumping a little as a call rings out of my phone, I smile softly and relax, answering and holding the phone up to my ear.

"First off, don't you dare say shit like that! Second, where are you, I'm coming to pick you up and we are going out" he says, I smile more and shake my head a little.

"Jack, I can't go anywhere, I'm still pretty beat up, and I doubt the Doctor would let me go yet anyways" I retort.

"Oh come on, he won't mind, he knows I can protect you, and I have something to help with the pain" he says, I smile a little.

"I don't know...I might jump at any time right now, and the Doctor says I need to rest...so maybe after?" I ask, he sighs dramatically.

"You are no fun girly" he jokes, I chuckle a little "hey, I can be fun, when I want to I mean"

I can hear his smirk through his voice "oh really? Then you wouldn't mind coming to see me soon? Even if its not for our dinner date?" He asks, I smile more and nod.

"I'm ok with that I think, as long as there is nothing big going on, I'd love to hang out, what about going to America? We should find something wild to do" I snicker.

"Absolutely! We could go anywhere you like" he says happily and I get an idea, smiling more.

"Ooo, ok, then could we make a stop in Seattle Washington? I used to live around there and I'd love to see the city again, I haven't been in years" I say excitedly, he laughs softly.

"Why not? You can show me around" he says, I nod.

"Sweet! I know a little backstreet pub thats pretty fun, and wandering the markets is always fun" I say happily.

We talk for another hour or so, he did a great job of helping me relax and not worry about everything, before he has to get going for work, I thank him for talking with me before we hang up, I sigh softly and set my phone on the bedside table again, wincing a little at the movement of my arm, I sigh softly and rub my eyes tiredly before settling down for more sleep.

I fall asleep quickly, only to then start having a nightmare, the scene of me shooting the Doctor playing over and over again, only with a real gun, as in my nightmare before, every time I'd drop the gun and scream his name, trying to stop the flow of blood, but every time, he would look at me with hate and anger right before he'd die.

I only wake up when I'm nearly shaken, I open my eyes shakily, tears streaming down my face as I grip the arms holding me in a sitting position, I meet the worried hazel green eyes of the Doctor, I frown more, trying to get rid of the images before my eyes, I hug him tightly, ignoring the pain in my arm and back, he very gently hugs back, cradling the back of my head.

"Shhh, it's ok, your safe" he murmurs, I cling to him shakily, burying my face into his shoulder shakily.

"I shot you...I killed you" I whimper shakily, he sighs softly, pulling me gently into his lap.

"You didn't kill me, you only stunned me then, it wasn't a real gun" he says softly, gently running his fingers through my hair that was now down and out of its braid.

I relax a little at his touch, still keeping a tight hold of the back of his shirt, keeping my eyes tightly closed "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...I shouldn't have done that, I should have told you what would happen.." I murmur shakily.

"Rose, listen to me, I know why you did it, and I don't blame you, I'm not angry with you, I forgave you then and I still forgive you" he says softly, I tighten my grip on his shirt shakily, tears falling as I listen.

"I'm still sorry...I wasn't thinking...I could have really hurt you" I murmur sadly, my voice shaking a little.

He softly kisses the side of my head "but you didn't, there was no scar left, and we both survived" he reassures me, I relax more, still really tired, I lean against him more and sigh shakily, relaxing more as he presses his mind to mine, surrounding it and sending comfort and warmth, I press back, my mind slowing and relaxing as well now.

After a few minutes I smile a little "thank you" I murmur, he nods and gently kisses my cheek.

"Feeling better?" He asks and I nod in agreement.

"Yes..." I murmur before giggling a little tiredly as my stomach growls, he smiles more.

"How long has it been since you last ate?"

I shrug sheepishly, wincing at the movement of my back "honestly I don't know..." I murmur.

He sighs but nods "alright, then lets get you something to eat, do you think you can get up? Or shall I bring you some food here?" He asks.

I frown a little and try to asses if I could get up, rolling my shoulders just a little before I shake my head "I don't think I could stand, too tired and sore"

He nods and kisses my forehead "then stay here and rest some more, I'll be back with food in a few minutes" he says and helps me lean back against the pillows, I smile softly up at him.

"Thank you, for everything" I thank, he nods again and smiles more down at me as he stands.

"It's the least I can do, now rest up" he says, kissing my forehead before he leaves the room.

As I watch him go, I relax more, I didn't have to worry about this adventure anymore, it had gone a little better and a little worse than I had hoped, both in different ways, but that's them finished, and Amy's safe as well.

I glance to the chair she had sat it a while ago before looking up to the window, gazing happily out at the beautiful nebula above.

After some time of just relaxing I hear footsteps coming toward the door and I slowly sit up a little more, the Doctor soon entering with a tray of food, I smile fondly as I watch him.

He beams at me as he comes over and sets the try on the bed gently.

"Thank you" I murmur and he nods, sitting down next to me.

"How are you feeling? Do you need any pain meds?" I think for a moment before shaking my head.

"Not yet, but I may soon, especially if I'm going to be jumping anytime soon" I say, his eyes darken a little in worry.

"There must be some way we can halt it" he says as he stands and begins to pace a little, running his fingers through his hair for a moment, I smile sadly as I watch him.

"There's nothing we can do...would you stay with me?" I ask, he stops his pacing and looks to me a little confused as I blush.

"Did you think I wouldn't?" He asks softly, I shrug a little, instantly regretting it as pain spikes through my back.

"I just know I can be a little boring at times...but I'd really like your company for a while" I explain, his eyes soften as he shakes his head and comes to sit with me before I start to eat quietly.

He keeps me company for a while, I finished my food rather quickly before we were just talking for a few hours, enjoying relaxing and not having to worry about running for our lives.


I apologize for the semi short chapter, but I'm currently running on 5 hours of sleep after missing my meds so I'm super tired and warm out.

But I hope you all like it! I've been planning this and the last chapter for quite a while now, especially with the Angels, cause damn those things scare the crap out of me!

Anyways, enough of my punch-drunk ramblings.

I love you all and would love to know what you thought!

~Rose~