Her Secrets

by Marvel'sWhovian

Cerys has always lived life on the sidelines. She was a quiet observer. One night she meets a mysterious man who's first words to her are "Run!" From that moment she is hooked. As time goes by she learns that she's not just ordinary. There's more to her that meets the eye and in the end, it could destroy everything. She is impossible and she has a secret that no one must know.

39. Doomsday

"What's down there? She was in that room with the sphere. What's happened to Rose?"

"I don't know." I hugged her as she began to cry, placing a hand over her mouth. "I'll find her. I brought you here, I'll get you both out, you and your daughter." As he said that, Jackie turned away from him, not believing his words. The Doctor gently placed his hands on her shoulders, making her look at him. "Jackie, look at me. Look at me. I promise you. I give you my word."

A Cyberman made his way to Yvonne. "You will talk to your central world authority and order global surrender."

"Oh, do some research. We haven't got a central world authority."

"You have now. I will speak on all global wavelengths. This broadcast is for human kind." The Doctor put on the 3D glasses, staring at the Cybermen. Whatever he saw or was inspecting, we were likely to learn once we were all relatively safe and together. All the while, the Cyberman continued to speak. The five of us, Cyberman included moved to the window, looking down at the city. I took in a sharp, shaky breath seeing the chaos below, knowing that even though people were dying, they were also fighting for their families… for their children. "I ordered surrender," the Cyberman vocalised, almost confused by the concept.

"They're not taking instructions," the Doctor said, facing the Cyberman with his arms still folded. "Don't you understand? You're on every street, you're in their homes, you've got their children! Of course they're going to fight!"

"Scans detect unknown technology active within Sphere chamber."

"Cybermen will investigate."

"Units ten six five and ten six six will investigate Sphere chamber."

"We obey."

"Units open visual link." I looked at Yvonne's laptop and saw that there was a visual.

"Visual contact established."

"Identify yourselves." I let out a strangled cry the moment I heard that voice. Not caring about the Cybermen or how I would feel, I forced myself into the Doctor's arms. They barely noticed, or if they did, they were too into the back and forth to care. He wrapped his arm around me, kissing the top of my head.

"Rose said about the Daleks," Jackie whispered. "She was terrified of them, and from what I can see, so is Cerys. What have they done to her? Is she dead?"

The Doctor turned us around to her, trying to remain as calm as possible. "Phone."

"What?"

"Phone!" Jackie handed him her mobile and he quickly dialled Rose's number. He hung up a moment later. "She's answered. She's alive. Why haven't they killed her?" I slapped him in the abdomen. "Ow."

"Well, don't complain!"

"They must need her for something." He was quiet for a moment, listening in too whatever was happening. "Genesis Ark?" I glanced up at him, confused. While the Daleks and Cybermen continued to insult each other, the Doctor put on the 3D glasses. As I was going to say something, the screen went blank. "Lost her."

"Quarantine the Sphere chamber. Start emergency upgrading. Begin with these personnel." Two Cybermen approached us and grabbed Jackie and Yvonne. Soon after, they grabbed the Doctor and me.

"No, you can't do this!" Yvonne yelled. "We surrendered! We surrendered!"

"These two. Their increased adrenaline suggests that they have vital Dalek information."

"Stop them! I don't want to go! You promised me! You gave me your word!"

"Jackie!"

"I demand you leave that woman alone! We won't help you if you hurt her. Jackie, don't fight. I'll think of something." I leaned into him, trying to force away the tears. It wasn't tears of sadness, more that of anger. The Doctor kept a constant hold on me as we sat against a window ledge, trying to comfort me the best he could.

"You are proof."

"Oh what?"

"That emotions destroy you."

"Yeah, I am," the Doctor said before there was a noise that brought my attention to where it came from. I discreetly glanced over, doing all I could not to alert the Cybermen before us. "Mind you, I quite like hope. Hope's a good emotion. And here it comes." A group of black-clad people popped into the room out of nowhere and took out the remaining Cybermen."

"Doctor? Cerys? Good to see you again." The Man removed he mask.

"Jake?"

I stared at him for a moment before giving him a grin. "How?"

"The Cybermen came through from one world to another, and so did we." The Doctor put on his 3D specs again. "Defend this room. Chrissie, monitor communications. Kill one CyberLeader and they just download into another. Move!" They ran off.

"You can't just- just- just hop from one world to another. You can't!"

"We just did… with these." He held up the large yellow medallion on a chain that hung around his neck. He threw one at me and the Doctor. while he clumsily caught it, I had no problem.

I stared down at it, examining the button and wondering what it was exactly. Obviously the Doctor was doing the same thing. "But that's impossible. You can't have this sort of technology."

"We've got our own version of Torchwood. They developed it. Do you want to come and see?" He pressed his button.

"No!" the Doctor and I yelled but it was too late.

Next thing we knew we were in a dark room with wires hanging loosely from the ceiling. "Parallel Earth, parallel Torchwood. Except we found out what the Institute was doing and the People's Republic took control."

"We've got to get back. Rose and Jackie are in danger," I cried.

"That'd be Jackie," Pete Tyler said as he walked in the room flanked by two other people in black attire and masks. "My wife in a parallel universe. And as for you, Doctor, at least this time I know who you are."

"Right, yes, fine, hooray." The Doctor ran towards him, leaving me to stand on my own. "But we've got to get back, right now."

"No, you're not in charge here. This is our world, not yours. And you're going to listen for once." We both sighed, knowing we had no choice but to listen to the man. Yet before Pete could say anything, the Doctor ran to the stark white wall and placed his ear against it. Pete and I followed him. I was more curious than anything, especially on how we had gotten to the parallel world and how the Cybermen had gotten to our world. "When you left this world, you warned us there'd be more Cybermen. So we sealed them inside the factories."

"Except people argued. Said they were living. We should help them."

"And the debate went on. But all that time, the Cybermen made plans. Infiltrated this version of Torchwood, mapped themselves onto your world, and then vanished." I nodded at Pete, content I had learned how they had gotten over.

"When was this?"

"Three years ago."

The Doctor moved away from the wall and grabbed my hand as he began to walk off. "It's taken them three years to cross the void, but we can pop to and fro in a second. Must be the sheer mass of five million Cybermen crossing all at once."

"Yeah, Mickey said you'd rattle off that sort of stuff."

"Oh, where is the Mickey boy?"

"He went ahead first. Any chance to go and find Miss Rose Tyler."

"She's your daughter. You do know that? Did Mickey explain?"

"She's not mine. She's the child of a dead man." I shrugged as I shared a look with the Doctor before we were at a window, looking down at the scene below. Unlike our world, this one was peaceful and quiet. Almost all traces of what had happened on our visit seemed to disappear completely, with Torchwood being the only thing left. "Look at it, a world of peace. They're calling this The Golden Age."

"Who's the President now?"

"A woman called Harriet Jones."

"Oof. I'd keep an eye on her."

"But it's a lie. Temperatures have risen by two degrees in the past six months. The ice caps are melting. They're saying all this is going to be flooded. That's not just global warming, is it?"

"No."

"It's the breach."

"That's what he's been saying," I said confidently. "The travel between parallel worlds is impossible."

"Then the Daleks break down the walls with a Sphere."

"Daleks?"

"Then the Cybermen travelled across, then you lot. Those discs. Every time you jump from one reality to another, you rip a hole in the universe. This planet is starting to boil! Keep going, and both worlds will fall into the Void."

"But can you stop it? The famous Doctor. You can seal the breach?"

"Leaving five million Cybermen stranded on my Earth."

"That's your problem. I'm protecting this world, and this world only."

I gawped at the man, unable to believe what I was hearing. "Our problem? Do you have any idea how stupid you sound?"

"Look here miss, your world is not my problem."

"Hmm, Pete Tyler. I knew you when you were dead." Although there was a smile on his face, I knew the Doctor was disappointed in the man. "Now here you are, fighting the fight… alone. There is a chance, back on our world, Jackie Tyler might still be alive."

"My wife died."

"Her husband died. Good match."

"There's more important things at stake. Doctor… help us."

"What, close the breach? Stop the Cybermen? Defeat the Daleks? Do you believe I can do that?"

"Yes."

The Doctor looked at me and I smiled. "Maybe that's all I need. Off we go, then." We pressed our buttons and returned to the lever room. "First of all, I need to make a phone call. If you don't mind?"

"You two, guard the door."

He rushed to Yvette's office, grabbed the phone and dialled a number. I gave an amused smile when I heard the voice on the other end. "Jackie, you're alive. Listen." She started to talk more. He rolled his eyes and tried to say something. When he couldn't get a word in, he handed me the phone.

"Mum, breathe." I looked up seeing Pete's face contort in confusion. A smirk graced my lips before I turned back to the conversation.

"Cerys?"

"Yeah. Where are you?"

"I don't know. Staircase."

"Which one? Is there a sign or something?"

"Yes! A fire extinguisher."

"That doesn't really help…"

"Oh, wait a minute. It says N3."

"Now that's it." I turned to the men. "North corner, staircase three. Mum, keep safe. We're coming for you."

"No, don't leave me."

"Mum..."

"I know. Go on. I'll be fine."

"You better."

I ended the call and put the phone down. The Doctor came over and took my hand, offering silent comfort. It had been hard for me to hang up knowing she was scared.

"Jacqueline Andrea Suzette Tyler."

"She's not my wife."

"I was at the wedding. You got her name wrong. Now then, Jakey boy, if I can open up the bonding chamber on this thing, it'll work on polycarbite."

"What's polycarbite?"

"Dalek skin," I answered before the Doctor pulled me out of the room.

As we ran down the corridor, the Doctor skidded to a stop at a corner and I crashed into him. Peeking out, I saw a Cyberman. In his hand was a piece of paper attached to a pointer. He waved it on the other side of the corner. "Sorry." We both stepped from behind the corner, me safely behind the Doctor. "No white flag. I only had a sheet of A4. Same difference."

"Do you surrender?"

The Doctor turned and glanced at me before taking my hand and walking towards the Cyberman, only stopping when they were nose to nose. "I surrender unto you. A very good idea, don't you think, Cerys?"

"Er, yeah, sure. Good idea." He smiled at me and then we took off again.

When we reached the laboratory, the Doctor soniced the door. As it opened, he put on the 3D glasses.

"Oh now, hold on, wait a minute," he said as we heard the Dalek threaten Rose's life.

"Alert, alert. You are the Doctor."

"Sensors report he is unarmed," a black Dalek said.

"That's me. Always."

"Then you are powerless."

"Not me. Never." He whipped off the specs and turned to Rose. "How are you?"

"Oh, same old, you know. Cerys?"

I moved from behind him a bit and shot her a smile. "Better."

"Good. And Mickity McMickey. Nice to see you," the Doctor said happily as he gave Mickey a knuckle pound.

"And you, boss."

"Social interaction will cease!"

"How did you survive the Time War?" another Dalek questioned.

"By fighting… on the front line. I was there at the fall of Arcadia. Someday I might even come to terms with that." I squeezed his hand. He glanced down and gave me a small smile before returning his attention back to the Daleks. "But you lot ran away!"

"We had to survive."

"The last four Daleks in existence. So what's so special about you?"

"Doctor, they've got names. I mean, Daleks don't have names, do they? But one of them said they-" she was cut off by a Dalek.

"I am Dalek Thay."

"Dalek Sec."

"Dalek Jast."

"Dalek Caan."

"So that's it! At last. The Cult of Skaro. I thought you were just a legend."

"Who are they?"

"A secret order above and beyond the Emperor himself," the Doctor said as he began to circle the small space. "Their job was to imagine, think as the enemy thinks. Even dared to have names. All to find new ways of killing."

"But that thing, they said it was yours- I mean, Time Lords. They built it. What does it do?"

"I don't know. Never seen it before." I looked away from it, recognition dawning on me. The reason why Rassilon had her taken, why he had sent Kiere to fight, what he wanted to achieve. I clenched my fist, trying to keep myself together. Yet the more I did that, the more I felt myself falling apart. It seemed that everything always led back to her and that in the end, I was the one who would die… that I was always meant to disappear.

"But it's… Time Lord."

"Both sides had secrets," he said to Rose. "What is it? What have you done?"

"Time Lord science will restore Dalek supremacy."

"What does that mean? What sort of Time Lord science? What do you mean?"

"They said one touch from a time traveller will wake it up."

"Technology using the one thing a Dalek can't do. Touch." The Doctor moved so that he was 'eye to eye' with the Dalek. "Sealed inside your casing. Not feeling anything ever, from birth to death, locked inside a cold metal cage," he taunted, "completely alone. That explains your voice. No wonder you scream."

"The Doctor will open the Ark!"

"I'll kill him if he even considers it," I snapped, stepping from behind him.

I felt his hand tighten around mine as he tried to pull me from my spot beside him. I resisted, not wanting to be the person who always needed to be protected. I was finished with being that person. "What are you doing?"

"Shut up."

"You have no way of resisting."

I opened his jacket and reached into his pocket, pulling out the sonic. "We have this."

"A sonic probe?"

"That's screwdriver," the Doctor corrected.

"It is harmless."

"Yeah, because that's what he likes. It doesn't kill, maim, or wound but it is amazing at opening doors." I pressed the button and not a moment later, the doors blew open, with Jake and a Cyberman entering. Both were shooting at the Daleks.

"Delete! Delete! Delete! Delete!"

"Alert. Casing impaired. Casing impaired."

"Rose, go!" I yelled. She ran for the door, stumbling and falling to the floor.

"Fire power insufficient! Fire power insufficient!"

"Come on," Pete said as he helped her up.

"Daleks will be deleted. Delete. Delete."

"Mickey, come on!"

"Adapt to weaponry."

"Fire power restored!" The black Dalek fired at a Cyberman and killed it, knocking Mickey back. He threw out a hand, steadying himself, touching the Ark. I watched it all, feeling as if I weren't really there. The only thing that reminded me I was present was the tug I felt coming from the Doctor as he tried to get me to run. Recovering from my out of body experience, I joined him, running towards an emergency blast door.

"Jake, protect the stairwell! The rest of you, come on!" the Doctor ordered as he soniced the door shut.

"I just fell. I didn't mean it!" Mickey said as we ran through the first corridor.

"Mickey, without us, they'd have opened it by force. To do that, they'd have blown up the sun. You've done us a favour." The Doctor grabbed his head and kissed the top of it. "Now, run!" We ran some more until we reached a different corridor. As the others ran past a door, I thought of Jackie and pulled the Doctor through it. The others soon followed. I smiled when I noticed the lettering on the wall, N1.

As we ran through the corridor, we saw a group of Cybermen and heard a scream. The moment we reached, Pete took the lead and shot them, killing the Cybermen and saving Jackie. I couldn't help but smile at the action. When they were gone, Rose and I ran up to Jackie and hugged her, almost knocking her off her feet. When we let go, I watched as her eyes found Pete. She blinked, not believing her eyes. "Pete?" Rose and I took each other's hands, not sure as to how our mother would react.

"Hello, Jacks."

"I said there were ghosts, but that's not fair. Why him?"

"I'm not a ghost."

"But you're dead. You died twenty years ago, Pete."

"It's Pete from a different universe. There are parallel worlds, Jackie. Every single decision we make creates a parallel existence, a different dimension where-"

"Oh, you can shut up," she said to the Doctor, causing both Rose and me to laugh at him as he held up a finger and took a step back. "Oh, you look old."

"You don't."

"How can you be standing there?"

"I just got lucky. Lived my life. You were left on your own. You didn't marry again, or…"

"There was never anyone else. Twenty years, though. Look at me. I never left that flat," Rose and I glanced at each other, a smile on our lips. We both knew just how much Jackie loved Pete, even with all his daft ideas and the lack of income. "Did nothing with myself."

"You brought her up. Rose Tyler. That's not bad."

"Yeah. Cerys too, you know."

"In my world, it worked. All those daft little plans of mine, they worked. Made me rich."

"I don't care about that. How rich?"

"Very."

"I don't care about that. How very?" I chuckled, gently nudging Rose as I saw her roll her eyes.

Pete chuckled. "Thing is though, Jacks, you're… you're not my wife. I'm sorry, but you're not. I mean, we both… You know, it's just sort of… Oh, come here." He tossed the gun aside and opened his arms, running to her. She ran into them, the two embracing each other.

After the lovely reunion, we ran for the warehouse. As the Doctor and I opened the door, Daleks came through the door. The two groups, Daleks and Cybermen, were already in a firefight not only between each other but Torchwood personnel as well. As they fought, the Doctor "fell" through the door. I grit my teeth as I watched him make his way to the crate holding the magnaclamps. Once he had them, he ran towards the door, only to fall again. Rolling my eyes, I pushed through the door and grabbed his collar and pulled him through the door.

"Come on, please," Rose called to the Doctor but he pulled away from me and went to look through the door again, the 3D glasses back on.

"What're they doing? Why do they need to get outside?"

"We don't have time for this." I turned to see the Dalek elevate, going through the open roof.

"Time Lord science. What Time Lord science? What is it?"

I grumbled and pulled him back through the door. "Doctor, we have more important things to worry about at the moment… like figuring out what the Daleks are doing."

He glanced at me and nodded and he returned his attention to the others. "Cerys' right. We've got to see what it's doing. We've got to go back up!" He then took off running, the magnaclamps still in his hands. "Come on, all of you, top floor."

"That's forty five floors up!" Jackie exclaimed. "Believe me, I've done them all."

Jake smiled and popped his head out of the just opened lift. "Or we could always take the lift."

When we were back in Yvonne's office the Doctor placed the clamps on Yvonne's desk and we all went to the window, watching the Ark as it shot out Daleks in all directions. "Time Lord science… It's bigger on the inside. Cerys?" I glanced up at him. "You alright?" I nodded and looked away. I almost felt guilty for lying to him but I was in no state to start spilling all my insecurities to the man who'd been the main cause of them. I felt his gaze on me for a while longer before it left.

"Did the Time Lord put those Daleks in there?" Mickey asked. "What for?"

"It's a prison ship."

"How many Daleks?"

"Millions." I gripped his hand, offering what comfort I could. I'd seen Daleks in action on more than one account and although they frightened me, I knew they affected the Doctor more than anything. While I didn't understand on an emotional level, I wanted to offer him that support. I wanted him to know that I was there for him and that I would be there for him no matter what happened.

"I'm sorry, but you've had it. This world's going to crash and burn. There's nothing we can do. We're going home," Pete said as he took a yellow medallion from one of the people in black. "Jacks, take this. You're coming with us."

"But they're destroying the city."

"I'd forgotten you could argue," he said as he placed the chain around her neck. "It's not just London, it's the whole world. But there's another world just waiting for you, Jacks. And it's safe as long as the Doctor closes the breach. Doctor?"

The Doctor and I turned facing them. He was in the 3D specs again and had a big grin on his face. "Oh, I'm ready. I've got the equipment right here. Thank you, Torchwood." He went over to a computer terminal. "Slam it down and close off both universes."

"Reboot systems."

"But we can't just leave. What about the Daleks? And the Cybermen?"

"They're part of the problem, and that makes them part of the solution. Oh yes!" Rose and I chuckled. "Well? Isn't anyone going to ask what is it with the glasses?"

I smirked. "What's with the specs?"

"I can see, that's what. Because we've got two separate worlds, but in between the two separate worlds, we've got the Void. That's where the Daleks were hiding. And the Cybermen travelled through the Void to get here. And you lot, one world to another, via the Void. Oh, I like that- "Via the Void." Look." He took them off and placed them on Rose. "I've been through it. Do you see?"

"Reboot in three minutes."

"What is it?" She reached out for a moment before removing them and handing them to me. Putting it on, I saw little particles floating around the Doctor and Rose.

"Void stuff."

"Like, er, background radiation?"

"That's it. Look at the others." He turned and faced me towards everyone else. "And the only one who hasn't been through the Void- your mother. First time she's looked normal all in her life." I smiled and handed the glasses back to Rose who put them on.

"Oi."

"But the Daleks lived inside the Void." The Doctor ran to the wall with Rose and I following close behind. "They're bristling with it. Cybermen, all of them. I just open the Void and reverse. The Void stuff gets sucked back inside."

"Pulling 'em all in!"

"Pulling 'em all in!"

"Sorry, what's- what's the Void?" Mickey asked.

"Dead space between worlds."

"So you're sending the Daleks and Cybermen to Hell. Man, I told you he was good."

"But it's like you said. We've all got Void stuff," Rose said. "Me too, because we went to that parallel world. We're all contaminated. We'll get pulled in."

"That's why you've got to go."

"Reboot in two minutes."

"Back to Pete's world. Hey, we should call it that- Pete's World. I'm opening the Void, but only on this side. You'll be safe on that side."

"And then you close it… for good?"

"The breach itself is soaked in Void stuff. In the end it'll close itself. And that's it. Kaput."

"But you stay on this side?"

"Well, you'll get pulled in."

"That's why we've got these," he said, holding up the magnaclamps. "We'll just have to hold on tight. I've been doing it all my life."

"We?" I asked confused. "What if I wanted to go with my family?"

He shot me a quick glance before looking away. "I'm too selfish," was the only reply I received.

"I'm supposed to go while Cerys stays with you."

"Yeah."

"To another world, and then it gets sealed off."

"Yeah." The Doctor didn't even look at her as he made his way around the computers.

I reached for her hand but she pulled away. "Rosie…" I tried again and pulled her into a hug. I didn't want to lose her or Jackie. If anything, I wanted to go with them but even I knew I'd be miserable away from the Doctor and I knew she was aware of that as well. Either way, she was lucky enough to have people who loved her so much, that she had a real family, something I lacked and envied.

"Forever." She shook her head. "That's not going to happen."

The building shook. "We haven't got time to argue. The plan works. We're going. You too. All of us."

"No, I'm not leaving her."

"I'm not going without them."

"Oh my God. We're going!"

"I've had twenty years without you, so button it. I'm not leaving them!"

"You've got to."

"Well, that's tough."

"Mum."

"Reboot in one minute."

"I've had a life with you for nineteen years, but then I met the Doctor, and all the things I've seen him do for me, for you, for all of us... For the whole… stupid planet and every planet out there. He does it alone, mum. But not anymore, because now he's got Cerys and he's got me." The Doctor and I shared a look before he snuck up behind her and placed the medallion around her neck. As the Doctor moved his hand, Pete hit the button. "What're you-" They disappeared, only for Rose to come back. "I think this is the on switch."

"What the hell are you thinking, Rosie?! Once it collapses it's over. You won't see her again… you will never see mum again. How could you be so stupid? How selfish could you be? Why are you so willing to leave people who obviously love you, your mother most? I wish I had that and you're throwing it away!"

She stared at me for a moment before giving me a small smile and hugging me. "We made a promise, Cerys and I'm not breaking it." She pulled away. "Friends till the end. So, what can I do to help?"

"System rebooted. Open access."

I glared at her and looked away, not wanting to speak to her. "Those coordinates over there, set them all at six. And hurry up!" the Doctor ordered. He came over and placed a hand on my shoulder but I jerked away. "Cerys…" He tried again and I let him pull me into his chest. I stayed there for a while before pulling away and getting to work.

"We've got Cybermen on the way up," Rose called.

The Doctor and I ran over to her and looked at the monitor. "How many floors down?"

"Just one."

Walking away from us, the Doctor typed away on a computer. "Levers operational." The Doctor and I smiled.

"That's more like it. Bit of a smile. The old team."

The Doctor started to speak but I stopped him. "I wish it wasn't. I want you safe, Rosie and this… this right here isn't safe."

"I'll be fine." I rolled my eyes and handed her a magnaclamp. We went and put them on the walls by the levers. "Press the red button." She nodded.

"When it starts, just hold on tight. Shouldn't be too bad for us but the Daleks and the Cybermen are steeped in Void stuff. Are you ready?" I made a move to go to Rose but the Doctor grabbed me, pulling me to him. The look in his eyes told me everything I needed to know. Sighing, I nodded and he kissed the top of my head. "Let's do it!" Rose, the Doctor, and I pushed the levers and quickly grabbed onto the magnaclamps. The Doctor snaked his free arm around my waist, pulling me to him, holding on to me as much as he could.

"Online." A bright light came out of the breach and a strong wind rushed into the room. It sucked in the first Daleks through the windows.

"Emergency!"

"The breach is open! Into the Void! Ha!" As he said that, there was a steady stream of Cybermen and Daleks flying past us.

"Offline." The suction that had been pulling the Cybermen and Daleks in started to fade as the lever mechanism sparked. I watched as Rose released her grip on the magnaclamp to reach the lever. As she did that, I realized them being pulled the wrong way.

"Rose!"

"I've got to get it upright!" she cried as she reached it and got it upright.

"Online and locked."

"Rosie! Hold on! Please hold on!" I screamed as the suction built up. Our eyes met as she was pulled towards the Void, as her grip wavered. The Doctor tightened his grip on me as I reached out for her. When her grip slipped from the lever, I let out an ear shattering scream. As she fell into the Void, Pete popped in, caught her, and with one final look, they vanished. The wind soon died and the Void closed shortly after. Once the Doctor had released me, I ran to the wall, banging on it, tears streaming from my eyes. "Rosie! Rose! Please, I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said. Please, I need you here. Please." I felt the Doctor place a hand on my shoulder but I shrugged him off. He tried again and I whirled around, pushing him away from me. "Don't touch me! This is all your fault! If you hadn't brought us to Scotland… If we never met you… she'd be here. Rose'd still be here!" I yelled as I sunk to the floor sobbing. He stood in front of me, dropping down to his knees before he tentatively embraced me. I didn't push him away, I physically couldn't. He let me cry there for what seemed like hours before he lifted me up and carried me to the Tardis. He sat me on the jump seat and went to the console. When he had finished piloting, he helped me up, keeping a hand around my waist for support.

"Where are you?"

"Inside the Tardis. There's one tiny little gap in the Universe left, just about to close, and it takes a lot of power to send this projection. I'm in orbit around a super nova. I'm burning up a sun for her."

"You love her."

"Yes."

"You should tell her."

"I know."

"You look like a ghost."

"Hold on."

"Cerys?"

I looked up, seeing her. "Rosie."

"Can I?" Rose asked, reaching out to me as I did the same.

"We're still just an image. No touch," the Doctor replied.

"Can't you come through properly?"

"The whole thing would fracture. Two universes would collide."

"So?"

"Where are we? Where did the gap come out?"

"We're in Norway."

"Norway. Right."

"About fifty miles out of Burgen. It's called 'Dårlig Ulv Stranden'."

"Dalek?"

"Dårlig. It's Norwegian for bad. This translates as Bad Wolf Bay. How long have we got?"

"Two minutes. Talk to Cerys. Don't waste it on me." He steadied me and walked over to the console, giving us some privacy while still keeping a watchful eye on me.

"I can't think of what to say!"

"I'm sorry Rosie. If I hadn't…"

"This is not your fault. You've got him. You'll get on without me."

"I can't. I need my sister. You were the only reason I hadn't..."

"Cerys, promise me you won't."

"I-I-I can't."

"Please. He needs you."

"What are you doing there?"

"Don't change the subject."

"I can't make that promise. I'm sorry."

"Put the Doctor on."

"No. Time's up. I love you Rosie."

"Cerys! Cerys!" The connection ended and I dropped to the floor crying. The Doctor came over, picking me up and brought me to my room. When he set me down, he kissed the top of my head and left the room, leaving me to my own devices.

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OH MY GOODNESS WE HAVE JUST LOST ROSE! It has been on HELL of a ride. We've seen the ups and downs, the second thoughts, the hardships, the arguments and so much more since the beginning of the story. I am going to miss the pair together so much but we all know Rose comes back. For WHO, has changed. So I'm so excited to start posting Martha though, since that's when things begin to fall into place and things are beginning to be revealed... and some secrets brought to life.

On a great note, I've bonded some more with my History Prof. over DW. It was great (previous bonding done when we had to talk about where were born and both of us are British), but I digress. Now for the reviews, I am so glad that I received them. It sucked that I had to take such a measure to get them but as I've probably said in the previous chapter, I've gotten so used to them and conversing with some people. So thanks so much for that. Now, onto the replies.

NicoleR85: Yes! It was hilarious, especially at the end when he confessed that he had cheated during the archery contest. I seriously just want to get to when Danny joins them. I think he'll make a great addition to the Tardis gang. I'm also loving their relationship. The Doctor and Clara are literally like best friends and again, I love his demeanour. Thanks so much. I will admit that Cerys' continued travel with the Doctor will end though, unfortunately :(

kcaBsretteLeerT: So glad to know you're enjoying the chapter and that you feel that way about the story. It truly warms my heart.

geogirl2014: Oh, considering their relationship, that's definitely a given lol.

I'm-a-Klaus-addict: Long time no talk. Sorry to hear about your computer and phone. But I totally understand : Definitely missed the talks haha. Well, as cliche as it sounds, the end is the beginning :}

Guest: I totally held the chapter hostage... although I hit the quota a few days back, school has been hell and as an English major, I have a lot of writing intensive classes, but I digress. As for your questions, all will be answered in the next chapter actually so you won't have to wait too long. But I'm glad that you're enjoying the story :)