((Chibi!Eight falls through the door connecting the Void of Imagination and this site)) -looks around- ...I LIVE!!! YES! I FOUND MY WAY! I MADE IT! -boogies-

...Yeah. He managed to find his way here. I'm so full of cold and cough medicine, it's not funny. I lost my voice today around third period (not like we did anything. We just watched a clip of "Legend" because we're going over medieval drama and stuff. Tim Curry played the Devil, and I couldn't stop snickering to myself because all I saw was him in fishnets and lipstick singing "I'm a sweet transvestite!" ...I'm rambling.)

Disclaimer: Although she wishes on the first star she sees every bloody night, the Captain does not own Doctor Who.

Rose stepped cautiously outside, eyes wide as she took in the large room she found herself in. The walls were a pale cream color, and the air was filled with a sterile smell, almost like a freshly cleaned waiting room at the doctor's office. It was amazing. She let out a small laugh. She had done it! She had traveled into the future! ...Or had she? She could be in a new hotel building or something...

She shook her head slightly. She believed the Doctor. After all, he was an alien with a box that was bigger on the inside than the out, so why couldn't said box travel in time?

"Having second thoughts?" the Doctor walked out behind her, closing and locking the door behind him. There was a slight edge of concern woven into his voice that he didn't really realize was there. Rose looked at him, a smile on her face.

"Not yet," she said lightly. The Doctor frowned. Why did she say it like that? Would she have doubts later? Would she want to leave? "How about you show me where we are?"

"Can't rightly say right off the top of my head," he said lightly. "I've got to get my bearings." He began walking down the corridor, Rose followed hurriedly.

"Do you have any ideas where we are?"

"The future," he answered simply. Rose raised an eyebrow.

"How far?"

"Don't really know. I have a vague idea, but I want to make sure." he said, stopping suddenly at a seemingly random door, causing Rose to almost run into him. He peered at the keypad next to the door before pulling the sonic screwdriver from his pocket and using it on the pad. The door slid open as he pocketed the device and he stood aside to let Rose in the room first.

The room had the look of a large ballroom, everything a pale mix between gold and cream. It was beautiful, in a simple futuristic type of way. The Doctor moved past Rose and walked over to the far wall, waving her over. He gave her a grin, his eyes sparkling.

"Want to see something neat?" he asked. Rose nodded. The Doctor reached over and pressed a button, causing the wall in front of them to slid up to the ceiling. Rose gasped as she saw inky blackness littered heavily with bright dots of stars. Just outside the window, there were streams of golden, silver and dark red dust. It looked amazing, but that was a bit of an understatement. It was breathtakingly beautiful. She continued staring at the spacial light show before her while the Doctor began talking.

"It's the year 5.5/apple/26. We're about five billion years in your future. How's that for time travel?" he smiled, glancing at her. There was a tiny smile starting to form on her face.

"Where are we?" Rose asked in a whisper. The Doctor peered outside, looking at the multitude of stars dotting the sky. After a few moments, he smiled.

"Right next door to your solar system. If you look over there," he carefully pointed to a fairly large orange dot in the distance. "That's your sun."

"Wow," she whispered. "Never realized how big it was."

The Doctor glanced at her. Should he tell her? How would she take it?

"Yeah...that's because it wasn't that big the last time you saw it," he said. The moment it came out of his mouth, he suddenly felt bad about saying it for some reason. He stared out the window, trying his hardest not to look Rose in the face as she looked at him in confusion. He bit his lip, glancing at her. He forced a smile as she continued to stare at him. He pulled his hand out of his pocket and scratched behind his ear, thinking over the best way to tell her.

"Well, you see..."

"What the hell are you doing here?!" A voice shouted from behind them. The Doctor breathed a silent sigh of relief as he and Rose turned to see who had shouted at them. He felt Rose stiffen by his side as the one who shouted came into view. Rose's eyes widened. It couldn't be...could it?

"Oh my God," Rose whispered, earning a smile from the Doctor at the slight laugh in her voice. He wanted to laugh too, but he didn't think the blue skinned man coming towards them with the angry face would appreiciate it.