An: This isn't my best chapter, but I'd figure I get it up here. Supposedly the episode when all this occurs is RTD's most emotional one yet. And it will be a million times better then this (well it better be anyway!)There is a future episode spoiler, but I sort of made what I think could happened.

Sarah Jane pushed the TARDIS door open, exposing themselves to the two strangers inside. Donna and Martha held their breaths, glancing from the door back to each other. It was times like these that Martha wished she had her blaster on her. The older woman and the blonde stood in the doorway not saying anything at first. The tension was so thick; the old adage could really apply here. Finally Martha recognized the blondes face, from John Smiths journal. But that was impossible! At least she thought it was.

Finally the blonde spoke. "Err, hello. I'm Rose and this Sarah Jane; we're just looking for the Doctor."

"Rose? As in Rose Tyler?" Martha asked. Rose nodded her head, "But he said, but he said you were gone, trapped."

"I was. But - but how do you know all that? Who are you?" Rose asked walking into the TARDIS.

"I'm Martha Jones, and this is Donna Noble. We're traveling with the Doctor. Or we were that is." Her voice trailed off into a whisper.

"What do you mean you were?" Sarah Jane asked narrowing her eyes.

"These big alien things got us, nothing out of the ordinary or anything, but we had no way out at all. It was different this time. We had no where to run or anything. So he traded his freedom for our lives. Now were stuck." Donna said finally letting go of the console.

"Did you get a holographic message from him?" Rose asked

Donna and Martha looked at each other and then shook their heads. And as if the words had been magic a flickering image appeared before them, looking much like the Doctor they all knew. Finally he spoke:

"Martha, Donna this is emergency program one. If you see this, it means we were in mortal danger, and I had to get you out." The holograph stood in the middle of the room and was looking directly into Rose's eyes. It was all too familiar for her. "Now I need you to do two things for me. One, leave the TARDIS. I have the coordinates set for your time so you can leave. Leave and forget about this ship. Just let it gather dust and die. And B, no two, just go and have an amazing life. Do that for me. You both deserve nothing less."

The image disappeared and everyone in the room fell silent. The Doctor's voice still rang within the TARDIS walls and within their ears.

"Oh not again." Rose whispered.

"Not again?" Martha asked, "Wait he's done this before?"

Rose nodded her head, "We were surrounded by thousands of daleks. In the face of almost certain death, and he sends me home."

"But you got back though yeah? How did you get back?" Donna asked

Rose walked toward the console and ran her fingers over where the heart of the TARDIS was. She could almost feel the energy, she could almost hear the singing…

"There's got to be another way to fly this thing." Rose muttered walking around the console.

"How did you get back the last time?" Martha asked this time.

"Sarah Jane do you know anything about flying this thing?" Rose asked.

"I only remember what I saw the Doctor do." She replied with a small smile.

"So not so much huh?" The two chuckled and worked their way around the console, leaving a rather frustrated Donna and Martha.

"Why can't you do what you did last time?" Donna asked fed up with being ignored.

"Because it's not going to work this time!" Rose said slamming her fist on the console. "I don't remember exactly what happened. But all I remember is taking in the vortex and waking up to the Doctor regenerating. I can't let him die again. How many more chances do you think he has left now?" Neither Donna nor Martha said anything, "Besides why do I have to have all the answers? You travelled with him too."

"Yeah, and the way he went on about you, anyone would think your perfect." Martha said, her voice dripping in poison.

"What?" Rose said looking up from the console.

"You know what it's like being second best all the time? Its one thing to know you're only second best and it's another to be told it." Martha said, "First thing he says when I come aboard, 'You're not replacing her.' 'Rose would know exactly what to say.' And even when he was human, when he had his memory hidden he still found you." Rose said nothing and Martha continued, "Not too long ago we visited the Planet of the Ood. Sounds familiar right? Want to know why I think it sounds familiar to you? Because they asked about you. Those survivors from the space ship you and the Doctor escaped from. They asked about the valiant child who cared about them. And of course the Doctor had to break the news. All choked up and teary he tells them you're gone with no hope of return."

Rose said nothing at first. She processed everything Martha said. He never forgot her. Finally she looked up at her and whispered. "I'm sorry."

The room fell silent. Martha could feel frustrated tears brimming and even Donna had nothing to add. Finally Rose continued, "I'm so sorry, but if we're ever going to find a way back to him we need to start now."

"What if we tried talking to the TARDIS?" Sarah Jane asked, "The Doctor does it, it could work right."

"Well let's do it then! Oi TARDIS!" Donna said to the ceiling.

"I don't think its going to work like that Donna." Sarah Jane said.

"That's because Rose has to do it." A familiar voice with an American accent said.

"Jack?" Rose whispered.

Captain Jack Harkness stepped into view, eyes gleaming with a broad smile on his face. "The Bad Wolf led you here. The Bad Wolf has to bring you back."