This chapter is based on the series 4 episode that never was. This is my interpretation of it, and I'm not sure if anyone else has done anything like this. Also, I had to put it into two parts because it got a bit too long.

The History of Century House is based off Harewood House in Leeds. The description of the house is based off Home Farm from the ITV soap 'Emmerdale'.

The TARDIS landed at their destination and once The Doctor shrugged his coat on, both he and Rose exited the Time Machine hand in hand. They noticed the TARDIS had parked between two Satellite trucks by the side of the Stately Home before going off to explore their surroundings.

As they walked along a neat and tidy gravel pathway, Rose looked up at the house with a thoughtful expression on her face. It seriously reminded her of her dad's mansion in Pete's World, only this was twice as big. Then she remembered that Pete's World had been destroyed by an Asteroid and that her family were lost in another Universe. Thinking about that situation only made her feel sad. And once The Doctor sensed what she was feeling he looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Are you feeling okay, Rose?" He asked.

Eyes widening, the blonde panicked, thinking The Doctor already knew something. "Why do you ask?" She questioned when she looked back at him.

"It's just that you seemed so sad just now." He answered.

"Oh!" Rose breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled rather sheepishly. "I was thinking about mum, dad and Tony, wondering where they are. I know they're safe somewhere in a different Universe but I can't help worrying." And that wasn't good for the baby.

Letting out a sigh, The Doctor put his arm around her shoulders. "I'm sure they'll be fine wherever they are." He told Rose.

She furrowed her brows in thought. "Yeah, maybe." She mumbled.

They continued walking along the pathway and on one of the front lawns was a white event tent that most likely doubled as an outside broadcast studio. That was probably where they needed to go.

"Can you tell me about the history of Century House." Rose suddenly requested.

A smile of the widest kind appeared on The Doctor's face. He was only too happy to give a history lesson to his favourite Rose.

They stopped walking and The Doctor turned his attention towards the house, looking at it as if he admired it. "Right…Century House started building in 1759 and wasn't finished until half a decade later in 1766," The Doctor began and Rose made a noise that sounded like she was quite impressed.

"That took some time," Rose said. "Who built it?"

"The architects who designed and built this big house were John Carr and Robert Adam, for a Plantation owner called Edwin Lascelles."

Rose narrowed her eyes when the word 'Plantation' was mentioned. That only resulted in one thing.

"Yes, he was a slave owner as well." The Doctor answered Rose's thoughts, grimacing at the one bit of Earth history he never liked. Humans owning another human was completely ridiculous and very wrong. "To this day it's still owned by the Lascelles family, who came to England via Barbados, during the Norman Conquest of England. Well, that was the claim anyway."

Rose looked at The Doctor with a hint of a smile. "I've never been very good at History in school, but isn't that when William the Conquerer arrived?" She asked and the Time Lord nodded.

"I believe so, yeah." He replied.

"It's interesting, because in Pete's World, William lost the Battle of Hastings instead of winning it," Rose told The Doctor. "Harold didn't die but instead beat William and he was disembowelled right there on the battle field."

The Doctor gawped at Rose.

"There was a TV movie based around the battle." The blonde added.

"Well, that's a hell of a difference!" The Doctor stated. "I take it there weren't as many castles or even a Domesday Book in Pete's World? Because that was created by William the Conquerer."

Rose shook her head. "There wasn't any mention of it." She said.

"Outstanding!" The Doctor muttered as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Anyway, moving on. Century House is currently a Grade 1 listed building, protected by the National Trust and the Treasure Houses of England." Then The Doctor turned around and looked around at the lawns and gardens. "As for the landscape, that was all designed by Lancelot Brown, known to his friends as 'Capability'. He was a rather nice fella," he said with a smirk. "Took loving care of his work however he did it." A sigh came from Rose and The Doctor looked at her, smiling. "What?" He asked.

"You did not know him!" She accused.

He was still smiling. "Of course I did, Rose," the Time Lord defended. "I met him in my Eighth Incarnation and we hit it off really well!"

In reply, Rose laughed and shook her head in disbelief. The Doctor laughed with her.

Their camaraderie was interrupted by what appeared to be a security guard. "Hey! What are you two doing here?" He called out. "The grounds and tours are currently closed to the public."

At first The Doctor thought the man approaching them was bald. But as he got closer he soon realised the man was actually suffering from a bad case of Alopecia.

"Yes, sorry, we've just arrived," The Doctor replied, quickly digging in his pockets for his Psychic Paper. "And I thought I'd show the other half the gardens before we actually introduced ourselves." And he held out the open Psychic Paper towards the security guard.

The man took the Paper and read it. "Say's here you're doctors James and Rose Wolfe…"

Rose gave a quick wide-eyed surprised look at The Doctor, but she could sense that he too was surprised.

"…and you're Scientific Researchers in the Paranormal." He handed the Psychic Paper back to The Doctor. "You're Scientists? I didn't know my cousin had hired you!"

The Doctor opened his mouth to speak but Rose beat him to the punch. "Yes, she did." She answered the man.

He sighed and continued to look puzzled. "Alright, follow me and we can meet the rest of the family." He turned and walked off towards one of the event tents and Rose and The Doctor followed him.

"Nice catch with the cousin. How did you know they were a she?" The Doctor asked.

Rose grinned. "Mum and I used to watch the early episodes of Most Haunted. They were always hilarious. But the presenter is Yvette Fielding. She is his cousin." She explained and The Doctor nodded his understanding as he listened.

Waiting in the event tent that was basically for staff and guests of the live show wasn't all bad. Since it was hot outside, the inside of the tent was air conditioned. The man, who the Doctor now knew as Stuart Torvell, was now chatting to blondish-ginger woman and a man with salt and pepper hair.

"That's Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie," Rose explained. "They're the creators of Most Haunted and they're both together…as in married."

With his hands in his pockets The Doctor nodded, appearing slightly distracted. "Right, let me see if I've got this right," he uttered out. "This lot spend the entire night in supposedly haunted locations, searching for apparent spirits?" He asked.

Rose nodded. "Yep, that's the gist of it." She answered The Doctor's question.

"Don't they know they're messing with something they don't understand?"

"I think they're well aware if that," Rose spoke up. "When Most Haunted first started out, Stuart Torvell had a full head of hair." Then Rose turned to The Doctor who had a scrutinising expression on his face. "I thought you didn't believe in ghosts?" She asked and The Doctor sighed with a roll of his eyes.

"I don't, Rose," he replied. "However I do believe these so-called ghosts are creatures projecting from a higher plain or the soul of a person bleeding through the dimensions."

Chuckling, Rose shook her head. That was one of the many reasons she loved The Doctor. He could turn a round of ghost hunting into something more Scientific. He was good at that. "So, a bit like the Cybermen then?" She asked.

"Yep! A bit like that. Except without the invasion," the Time Lord replied and his attention suddenly perked up and he took his hands out of his pockets. "Look sharp, we've got incoming." He said.

Rose looked around and watched as Yvette, Karl and Stuart approached them.

"Doctor Wolfe!" Yvette called to them.

"Yes?" Both The Doctor and Rose replied at the same time.

Yvette took a halting couple of steps and a look of surprise appeared on her face. "Oh, you're both doctors?" She asked before looking at Stuart. "You weren't particularly clear on that!"

But Stuart just rolled his eyes. "Yes, I was," he argued back. "I told you they were doctors James and Rose Wolfe, like it said on the card."

Yvette just sighed in exasperation before turning her attention back to Rose and The Doctor. "Anyway, you say you're experts in Paranormal Research and you claim you were invited? But I don't remember ever calling you. I know everyone else, but not you two. Can I check your I.D?"

A look of worry appeared on Rose's face while The Doctor searched for his Psychic Paper again. "It's Scientific Paranormal Research." He corrected once he found his Paper and handed it over to Yvette.

She gave it a good look, along with Stuart and Karl. Much to their surprise the info on the paper changed to writing. It read; 'This is The Doctor and Rose Tyler, the Stuff of Legend. Don't feel suspicious about them and let them be your experts. K, M, T & F'.

"Is there a problem?" Rose asked when she felt bouts of surprise from them.

Yvette smiled and Karl nodded his head while Stuart scratched his head in puzzlement. "Yes, yes…it's all fine and your I.D checks out." She said, giving the Psychic Paper back to The Doctor. "Welcome to The Most Haunted Team."

"Thank you!" The Doctor uttered, yet his brows were furrowed in suspicion at the way they were acting. "So what are you doing?" He asked.

It was Karl who answered the question. "If you'd like to join us we're currently doing our research on Century House and it's various ghost sightings. But our one goal is to keep a lookout for the spectre known as The Red Widow."

A fascinated Yvette watched as Karl, Stuart, Rose and The Doctor walked over to a table full of laptops and papers full of information. Several years ago they had all made the mistake, along with everyone else, that random ghostly figures appearing across the world were actual ghosts. As 'Most Haunted' they had decided to investigate a large cluster of the so-called ghosts found in the Windsor area of Greater London. And despite Derek's insistence that nobody needed him anymore, he explained that the ghosts didn't feel right. Nor did they look right and they kept giving him 'the collywobbles'. If only they had actually listened to him he would still be with them today!

When the so-called ghosts became solid, the whole team were suddenly surrounded by Metal Men, and because they tried to run, these Metal Men got Derek first. At the time, Yvette thought the whole team was going to die at the hands of these Metal Men. That was until four young kids appeared out of nowhere, three girls and a boy with a shock of ginger hair, and then one of the girls swiftly blew up the Metal Men with a weapon. That same girl, who looked similar to The Doctor, explained that her Uncle and Aunt was going to be on the show and that the team needed to be alive for that to happen.

The only thing she couldn't do was bring Derek back because it was 'fixed', whatever that meant. Then the three girls and one boy were gone just as quick once they knew everybody was okay. And it was at that point Yvette knew it wasn't just ghosts and aliens that existed, but Superpowers and Time Travel did to. Chuckling and grinning away, Yvette joined everyone else at the table.

Hours later it was late evening on the Century House Estate and dusk was setting in. Most Haunted was live and now the team, including The Doctor and Rose, were walking around corridors and rooms mostly in the dark if it wasn't for the camera lights. Century House's resident Historian was explaining the history of each room, revealing what possible spookiness could happen.

A faint buzzing was heard, which caught the attention of Fred, Most Haunted's own Historian and Demonologist. "What is that noise?" He questioned. "It sounds like it's following us."

The group of ghost hunters stopped and listened for anything out of the ordinary.

"I can't hear anything!" A Scouse accented voice uttered, followed by an agreement from somebody with a Yorkshire accent.

Rose glanced over at them before looking over at The Doctor and shaking her head. He was grinning because he'd been using his Sonic to discreetly scan the room. And now it was causing a distraction.

"Doctor!" She hissed, pushing him slightly and causing him to let out a squeak of surprise.

"What?" He hissed back once Yvette started talking to the Historian.

"Can you stop scanning every room we go into?" Rose admonished The Doctor. "You can see it's becoming a distraction."

The Doctor frowned. "All I'm doing is searching for odd anomalies and other strange activities." He took a quick glance at the Sonic before looking around. "I've found nothing of interest yet."

A short time later they were exiting the room they'd been in and walked along the corridor to the next destination. Somehow Rose had become separated as The Doctor had gone on ahead to have a chat with Yvette, Karl and the Historian.

"Did you say you were a doctor?" Asked a Yorkshire accented voice beside her. "Because you look far too young to be one."

Smiling, Rose looked up at the person who'd spoken to her. Michael Parkinson of all people! Throughout the day she had become increasingly star struck by the Celebrity guests turning up. The first one to turn up was Paul O'Grady. In this Universe he had been Lily Savage. In Pete's World he'd been a TV Vet as part of the Republic's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Then Bob Mortimer turned up, followed by Michael Parkinson and Michael Palin. And if that wasn't enough, Gabby Roslin was hosting the show from the makeshift studio. As a teenager, Rose could remember Roslin presenting The Big Breakfast alongside Chris Evans. And that had been one hell of a nostalgic thought.

"Yeah, I get that all the time," Rose replied. "I'm older than you think."

The retired TV interviewer smiled at her reply, thinking that she had a point. Some people did tend to look years younger than their real age. "How did you and doctor Wolfe meet then?" Parkinson questioned next.

Rose knew she had to be careful with what she told him, especially because she could feel bouts of suspicious curiosity from the man. "We were both investigating the same thing and we just sort of bumped into each other." Rose smirked. It was mostly the truth of how she met The Doctor. "It was love at first sight and we've been running together ever since." She added and Parkinson smiled at her words.

"Evidently or you two wouldn't be married." He replied, listening to her giggle. He could hear it in her voice how much she loved Dr James Wolfe.

Less than a minute later the team of ghost hunters walked into another room and Rose noticed this one had shelves full of books and a desk. On the wall was a portrait of a severe looking woman and a stern looking man. The woman wore a dark red dress and the man wore an army uniform. From her experience in Time Travel she knew it was World War One era. On the desk there were more photos of the same man. Except these ones were in black and white. She could also sense there was something different about this room.

"This is the Captain's Study," Century House's own Historian explained to the team. "No-one else, other than his wife, were allowed in here. And it remained that way even after he left to go to war."

While the Historian had been talking, Rose could hear faint buzzing from The Doctor's Screwdriver. Curious she moved towards him to find out what he was looking for.

"The Captain's wife, who we only know as Ruby, spent hours upon hours in this study, reading letters sent to her by her husband," the Historian continued to explain to the ghost hunters and for the benefit of the TV viewers. "And writing letters back to him, telling her husband how much she missed him. When the Captain was killed in No Man's Land, Ruby became utterly distraught once she found out about his death. Her wails of despair could be heard even from the other side of the house."

"Wow!" One of the crew was heard to utter.

"Once staff managed to gain access to the room hours later, they found Ruby slumped over the desk, dead. It's unsure whether she died broken hearted or took her own life. At the time she was wearing that red dress." The Historian pointed at the portrait.

"That is so sad." Yvette was heard to comment.

"I think it's pretty obvious how she died," Bob Mortimer commented next. "If she loved her husband that much then she'll have died of a broken heart." There was a round of agreement from the other celebrity guests.

"Her spirit is said to haunt this room," the Historian added. "Knocking, shuffling noises, crying can be heard or even certain things have been moved about. Any prolonged amount of time spent in this room and it becomes so cold that ice normally appears on the windows." That was the end of the Historian's description of the room they were in and now Yvette was speaking to Gabby in the studio.

"Doctor, can you feel it?" Rose questioned about the Study. There was something literally hair raising about the room.

The Time Lord nodded his head, preoccupied with the Sonic Screwdriver.

"What did the Sonic find?" Rose now asked The Doctor. She could feel that he was really worried about something.

He looked at Rose with raised brows. "There's a lot of activity happening in this room and not all of it is of the Earth kind," he told Rose. "There's some sort of alien technology hidden somewhere in this room and I think I know where it is."

With a frown, Rose looked around the room, at the desk, the bookshelves and the fireplace, followed by looking over at the group of ghost hunters, before finally looking back at The Doctor. "How are we going to find whatever it is with this lot in the way?" She asked.

That was a good point and the Doctor thought the same…until he noticed Yvette was asking members of the team if they wanted to keep vigil in the room. "Hold on!" He murmured.

"…not me!" Paul uttered out. "I don't know about everyone else but this room is giving me some serious heebie-jeebies. Especially with that glaring at you." He pointed at the portrait on the wall.

"I don't like the idea of being alone with something that sounds like a Poltergeist." Michael Palin said.

The Doctor saw his chance. If no-one else wanted to volunteer, then he and Rose may as well do it. "Hey, we'd like to volunteer." The Time Lord requested and he found the whole team looking at him and Rose.

"Are you sure, Doctor?" Yvette checked with him.

"All the way!" The Doctor replied with a grin. "Rose and I have come across worse things than a so-called Poltergeist."

"Okay," a curious Yvette turned back to the camera. "Sounds like doctors Wolfe and Wolfe are eager to meet The Red Widow."

The Doctor chuckled while Rose felt bouts of suspicion form some of the team and she didn't know why.