The Cafe of the Third Eye
I'll Always Come Back
by
Sabrina Lonewalker
The Doctor was still seated at his table in the Cafe. Usually, after Allegra's song, he would leave but this time, she had asked him to stay, telling him that the next song was a meassage to him from someone else. He had a shrewd suspicion who it was from but, he wasn't too sure so, he waited. Allegra took to the stage and smiled. She knew the Doctor knew her secret, he just refused to let himself belive it. She was a Nexus, a being that could exisit in multiple timelines and dimensions all at the same time.
She had been destined for a very different future but, when she came of age, she said no and left her homeworld, coming here. She had started as a waitress and finally, the owner learned of her talents, especially with having the right song for the right person at the right time. She had learned the secret of this planet, that it was a gateway, a safety valve between dimensions but, she was the only one who could see the other beings who came here in different timelines.
She took her seat on the stage and smiled in the Doctor's direction. She then looked at her band leader as he nodded to the others and the slow, lazy intro to this song began.
"Well, there's a nursery rhyme,
It's a favorite of mine.
About a little girl and some sheep
That she could not find.
They told her not to worry,
They'd come back.
Darlin, you're my shepard,
I'm your little lamb.
But you ain't always gonna know where I am,
But don't you worry, I'll come back."
The Doctor's head snapped up. Allegra had told him this was a message for him and suddenly he knew, it was from Rose. "Has to be," He said to himself, "Has to be from her." He listened carefully to the rest.
"I'll always come back, come back baby, to you.
I'll always run back, straight to you.
I'll never get too far away from you.
I'll never get too lost that I can't be found.
And I'm never gonna swim too far out, I might drown.
And I'll always come back, come back baby, to you."
He began to smile, it sounded exactly like something Rose would say to him. He could almost hear her voice singing instead of Allegra's.
"Well there's a wooden wonder from way down under,
They call a boomerang.
If you handle it right, it'll come back.
Well, you must have had one when you were a boy.
'Cause you've got the touch that turns me into a toy.
And like a boomerang, I'll come back."
The Doctor actually laughed hearing that verse. It sounded so much like his Rose. He could actually imagine Rose pinning this song. His smile grew wider.
"Keep your eyes on the horizon.
When you start to missing me,
Just look out your window and there I'll be.
'Cause I'll always come back, come back baby, to you.
I'll always run back, straight to you.
I'll never get too far away from you.
I'll never get too lost that I can't be found.
And I'm never gonna swim too far out, I might drown.
And I'll always come back, come back baby, to you.
I'll always come back, come back baby, to you."
The Doctor headed back to the TARDIS, feeling a whole lot better than he had when he first got here. He had a lot to do. He wasn't sure exactly how Rose would get back but now, he had the hope in his hearts that she was already working on it. He determined that, in the meantime, he would live life as he always had.
Allegra watched him leave and shook her head. He would get his Rose back but not before a lot of conflict, pain and fear. He had a lot to go through till Rose and even that would not be a totally joyous reunion. As she headed back inside, Allegra prayed to any diety that she knew to keep him safe. The Universe needed him more than he realized..
Finis