Never forget

Summary: The Doctor and Rose are thrown off course by a ship's distress signal. But when they final arrive on the planet it was sent from they find a dying race and a dying planet. And then, when an earthquake strikes, Rose is faced with the most daunting prospect she has ever had to face. She has to race against time to save the Dimindi's, and get the Doctor's memory back!

Author: JForward

Important Notes: Similar in a way to Price of Paradise (copyright Colin Brake). The Doctor Whoniverse belongs to Russell T Davies other wise the Doctor and Rose would still be together. No profit is made from this work and no profit can be made from this work without permission in writing from the author, Russell T Davies ad probably about 100 other people.

Author's notes: Hope you all love it. Oh, and in this there's a teeny bit of kissy. Ridgebii is pronounced Ridge-ee-bee. Kistain is pronounced kiss-tan-ee. Raish is Ray-ish.

Chapter 5:

Rose and the Doctor ran, Him supporting her as the wound was hurting. Three of the others ran with them, towards the screams.

But when they got there, it was too late.


"Oh, my god…" Breathed Rose.


The maggots squirmed over the bones, devouring the last shreds of flesh. Rose tried not to retch, feeling the Doctor's arm around her he bent down, looking into her face, pale, but his eyes showing concern. "You all right?" He asked softly. She nodded, and swallowed a couple of times. The Doctor looked towards the two corpses. "I'm sorry…. I'm so sorry" He sounded it, too.

They approached the ship, the Doctor climbing aboard and searching the stores. Rose stayed with him while the others willingly cleaned the bodies away. The maggots had been killed with a quiz buzz on the sonic, exploding loudly and disgustingly.

The Doctor emerged, holding a few jars, impressed. "Well, well. They've travelled. Kinean beans, Tizzashoe powder, Fimfo Ricazo" He held up a small jar containing what looked like a praying mantis/lizard hybrid creature, which buzzed against the glass. Rose covered her mouth with her free hand. "Are you going to let it free?" She asked. He nodded, and she was confused. "But isn't that like, damaging to the timelines or something?"

He grinned. But it seemed to pain him. She still could hardly stand the sight of that bruise on his face. That she had caused. "These things run rampant all over Gall-" The word seemed to stick in his throat. "My home. So it must be that I release this one and-" He held up a jarful of the tiny things. "Her babies" Rose's jaw dropped as he did just this.

Suddenly she felt dizziness and swayed, eyes closing and she almost fell, the bite on her leg burning furiously. She looked down and saw what looked like purple scales beginning to cover it. She took a sharp breath and the Doctor was at her side. "Oh my god" He was looking at her leg. Rose felt dizzy again and slid downwards, the Doctor catching her in his arms. Her hair had fallen out of its elegant ringlets, her beautiful dress and heels spattered with mud. He stroked a hair out of her face and kissed her softly on the lips.

"I'll find a cure." He snarled, more to himself than her. "I'll save you. I'm never going to loose you" He kissed her softly again, before looking back through the stores. He was sure he had seen some of it. One small jar labelled Yattez. The miracle cure. Stopped all poisons.

He found the jar.

It was empty.