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Chapter 8

Rose and Alice skidded to a halt just before they reached the bay, Rose reaching out and grabbing Gwen's wrist, pulling her to a stop too.

'Wait, Gwen. Are you sure you're alright?' Rose asked, looking worriedly from Gwen's now swollen stomach to the slight golden glow behind her usually dark chocolate eyes. 'Because ya don't look...normal.'

Gwen nodded and closed her eyes as if she were trying to block out a painful headache. 'I'm fine...it's just, it's like I can see it all...all of time and space laid out before me. I can see everything. I can see you, Rose Tyler...the ordinary human who fell in love with the lonely god, the man without a home. And Alice, Alice McKay...you...you're....' Gwen trailed off, her eyes snapping open as she stared, wide eyed at Alice.

'You're going to die.'

Alice's eyes widened and her mouth parted a little way, a sharp gasp of air whistling through. 'What?' She asked, panic in her voice as her eyes darted between Gwen and Rose. 'What? I'm going to die?' She asked again, her breathing picking up pace as she processed the information.

She began shaking her head insistently, never blinking. 'No. No, I'm not going to die. I won't. I have to go home, to the orphanage and Danny...and I'm not going to die...I'm not. No. I am not going to die. Rose, what's wrong with her? What's happened? Why does she think I'm going to die...Rose?!'

Rose snapped her head around finally to look at Alice who had begun hyperventilating; she moved to put her hands on Alice's shoulders. 'Alice, look at me, yeah? You're not gonna die, ok? Gwen's absorbed some of the Time Vortex, but I promise you're not gonna die.' She soothed, though she doubted her own words. She could remember when she had absorbed all of the Time Vortex, she had been able to see everything, she had known everything. Gwen had only absorbed a little, but still....she could see Alice dying.

Alice's breath slowed and she brushed away the tears that threatened to fall. 'Are you sure?'

Rose nodded and forced out a smile. 'Yeah, I'm sure. It's alright, Alice, you'll get home nice and safe. You'll go back to...Danny, did you say?'

Alice smiled and nodded. 'Yeah...he's kind of my boyfriend.' She admitted shyly. 'He's gone off to fight for the army, gone to face those Nazi's. He's gonna be a hero, Rose. I know it.' She told her, pride in her voice as she spoke of the young, boyishly handsome boy who had promised her the world before he left. Who had told her he loved her, and that he didn't care that she was an orphan. He just loved her for who he was. She was only seventeen, but in the height of war children grow up quickly and it wasn't too young – not really – to get married. Not if she loved him indefinitely, which she did.

With those thoughts in mind, Alice smiled and nodded assuredly. 'Come on, we better get going.'

Rose glanced at Gwen, who seemed to be weakening slightly by the minute and nodded. 'Yeah, we should.'

Rose was still at a loss about Gwen's swollen stomach...the only explanation was that she was pregnant, but...how had that happened so fast? It was like the physical signs of pregnancy sped up...she didn't understand it.

Running at racing speed, the three determined young woman reached the bay, not stopping to admire the water tower, or the still water stretched out before them. Instead they charged around the corner and down the street, looking frantically at the door numbers until they skidded to a halt. 'Here we are!' Rose called, Alice and Gwen retracing their steps slightly to join her.

'Six hundred and sixty six.' Rose informed them, pointing to the little plaque by the side of the chipped wooden door.

Gwen and Alice frowned, looking up at the building. It definitely wasn't a BuyMart, or even a shop. It was 2006, yet this building was completely deserted. It was just derelict, falling down in places. The top floor window was completely smashed in and chipboard covered most of the others. The brickwork was worn and had broken away around some of the corners. It looked like a bomb had hit it.

'Are you sure?' Gwen questioned sceptically before wincing and raising a hand to her head, rubbing at her aching temples.

Rose nodded. 'Yeah, we're gonna have to go in.' She replied, looking again with concern at Gwen. 'Are you sure you're alright, Gwen?' She asked, frowning. If a Meta-Crisis was what they had on their hands, they didn't have long before Gwen was burnt, before the power ate away at her mind and burnt her to a crisp. They needed to find The Doctor...and fast.

Gwen nodded, her mouth still slightly twisted in pain. 'It's fine, I'm alright. Let's go in.'

Rose bit her lip but nodded, taking out the sonic screwdriver. 'Knew this would come in handy.' She muttered, busting the lock on the door and pushing it open.

It creaked a little, and a smell of dust and mothballs infiltrated their noses as they stepped into the darkened hallway of the terraced house. Alice gently shut the door behind her while Rose shone the sonic screwdriver around nervously; fear creeping up her back and making her hairs stand on end.

Suddenly, a woman emerged from the shadows, causing all three of them to jump back in terror, their eyes widening as the fear they'd held back exploded. 'Who are you?' Rose demanded, keeping her eyes trained on the woman who seemed vaguely familiar.

The woman smiled a snarl of a grin and stepped forward into the blue light from the screwdriver.

Suddenly, Rose knew who she was. That light brown hair and the pale grey eyes came back to her and with a jolt of shock, she remembered. 'Laura Racozky?' She gasped, looking in disbelief at the woman who looked exactly the same. She was even wearing the same grey sweater.

The woman nodded and her eyes glinted evilly. 'Yes, well done, Rose Tyler.' She said quietly, smiling that freaky smile again and taking another step towards them.

All three terrified women leant back unconsciously, away from the danger, though they knew they were trapped. 'Well, that's the name of this body anyway.'

Rose's mouth fell open. 'That's just a body, then? So who are you? Inside...?' She questioned, trying desperately to stand her ground.

'Me?' She replied, her cruel grin widened so the blue light glinted off her teeth. 'I am Vora...Empress of the Voradon. And you're Rose Tyler...the ordinary human child...that fell in love with The Doctor.'

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