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. Finale!

Chapter 9:

Doctor, I'm doing this for you.

She approached the cave, seeing the huge creature once more. It was screaming. Once again, screaming. The maggots had been her children. "FOR THE DOCTOR!" She screamed, dropping the match. The dry floor burnt, spreading to the spider. "No!" She snarled, looking at rose- she teleported to her ship.

The Raccnoss will live again!

The hiss echoed in her head. She wiped away a tear. Now to rescue the Doctor!

Raish's sister made the sacrifice.
The maggot surface, silently.

It headed towards the Doctor's unconscious form.

She saw it.

She sacrificed herself.
She lay on the floor, gasping, bleeding as maggots ate for her. "Goodbye, Raish" She whispered.

Devoured alive.

Rose returned later, finding two guards changed. Sighing, she turned to the Doctor. His eyes flickered. "Petunia?" He said. She smiled a watery smile. "No. Rose. Close though." She bent down and stroked his hair softly. "What you doin'?" he asked.

"This. Remember this?" She whispered, pressing her lips to his, kissing him lovingly. When she pulled away, looking into his eyes…

"Rose?"
"Doctor? Are you back?"
"ROSE!" He threw his arms over her, and then groaned. She laughed. "You're okay! Apart from a smash in your head. I defeated the maggots. For you" She kissed him again.

And that was how they were found a few minutes later.

They remained a couple of months until the Doctor pretty much healed, before waving goodbye in the TARDIS. Then, once inside, they turned to each other. "I thought you'd never know me again" She whispered. And the she pushed him towards the door once more, lips sealed together, truly in love.

END

A/N: Right, hope you liked it. I know I got all soppy in it with the kisses and the crying but I did my best!

J.