The three stood in the TARDIS, trying to work out what to do next. The Doctor was keeping an eye on the two women, he was anxious of what they might do or say.
"So the TARDIS brought you here?" River questioned again "Somehow got you through a sealed off parallel universe and brought you here?"
The Doctor nodded, he was just as confused as she was.
"yes, but why" he shouted, he walked away from the console, his back facing Rose and River.
"Ask it" Rose told them. The Doctor stopped in his tracks and spun round.
"What?" he asked her, knowing fully what she had said but not quite believing it.
"Ask her why" She re-affirmed. "You've got that interface thingy, I saw it remember? At Bad Wolf? When you sent me home and told me to let the TARDIS die? I saw it then."
"That could work" River added, as she began fiddling with buttons and leavers.
"And when I looked into the heart of the TARDIS, and she was inside me. I could feel her, I could hear her, so I know she can talk, we just need to find a way to get her out."
The Doctor was rooted to the spot in front of Rose, he looked down at her. His eyes met hers, she looked at him for a sign of praise, a sign that she had got it right. They smiled at each other.
"The TARDIS has a voice interface that we can use to talk to her, ask her why" he smiled at Rose again. He ran over to beside River and started pressing buttons as well. The two seemed to be working quite quickly. The Doctor then halted.
"Ah, Problem. The TARDIS chooses the person you're most likely to get on with, speak too. With three of us here, she might not come out."
"Then we all do it" River said, looking round at her husband. "Stand outside and each of us has a turn in here with her alone."
The three smiled at each other, hoping that this would work. The Doctor ran round to where Rose was standing and grabbed her hand as they made for the door, before he left he turned to face River and raised his thumb. River giggled.
"Go on" She laughed, as he closed the doors behind him.
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River stood at the console, she waited for the TARDIS to come out, knowing that she would. Suddenly there was a small flash of light and The Doctor was standing on the other side of the TARDIS. Of course her husband was going to be the person she could talk to better than anyone else. Not wanting to waste any time she got straight to it.
"Why did you bring him here?" She questioned carefully.
"I always take him where he needs to be." The hologram stated coldly. He blinked slowly. River sighed, that wasn't any use. She couldn't help herself before the words fell out of her mouth.
"Was it to be with her?" She said quietly, slowly making her way round to face the image of him.
"I always take him where he needs to be" it stated again, re-emphasising the "needs".
"Well, we clearly aren't going to get anywhere are we?" She snapped. River took one last look at her husband, he paranoia about this coincidental meeting with Rose was growing stronger.
She closed the TARDIS door behind her and sighed at the pair waiting outside.
"Alright" Rose said confidently, "I'll go" she said opening the door. Before the others could say anything she had closed the door behind her.
She saw the image of The Doctor, she had to admit, although he was completely different to her Doctor, he was still very nice to look at. Another small beam of light filled the TARDIS Rose quickly shut her eyes. When she re-opened them the hologram had changed, it was her Doctor. She smiled at him, it took her a few minuets for she could ask:
"How did you manage to get here?"
"Through a tiny split in the dimensions." He stated, still as cold as when he spoke to River. Rose found it uncomfortable, hearing his voice sound so harsh and unemotional.
"I slipped through because he needed to be here."
"Why?" Rose questioned, she was genuinely interested, she wanted to know if she was in any way connected.
"He needed to be here" The image said again. Realising she was having the same amount of luck as River, Rose decided that was it.
"Okay" she said, "Thanks" Even though the TARDIS was a ship, it was still alive, Rose knew that.
She left the TARDIS, The Doctor and River turned to her.
"She's not talking much today. Keep saying that you needed to be here" She told them.
"She said that to me to, "I always take him where he needs to be"" River added. Both woman turned to The Doctor. He looked up at the old box and for the first time was a little nervous to go inside, Rose pushed the door open for him. The Doctor went in and left the two women standing shoulder to shoulder both wondering what the TARDIS would tell him.
