What Did Rassilon Do? Part 4

Finally posting!! I wish to thank all of you who have put up with me and read the story. I love you all dearly. Now on with the Show!!!

DISCLAIMER: If I owned Doctor Who, Jack would be there, the Daleks would cease to exist and the Doctor would be my slave.

Previously on What Did Rassilon Do?

"Rose?" the Good Doctor asked.

"Get in the chair, all of you," demanded the Evil Doctor, who will be referred to as Theta.

"I don't think so," said the Master with steel in his voice.

"I'll shoot you then," interjected Rose.

"But he's evil!" exclaimed Elijah, "That Doctor is evil!"

"I'll prove it," said the Doctor, who slowly stood up. But as the Doctor was standing Theta ripped the gun from Rose's hand and fired. A body slumped to the floor. The Doctor opened his eyes to revel that the Master had shrunk in size and was lying, as small as a doll, in front of his feet. Jack, the Doctor and Elijah looked on in horror as Theta pointed the gun menacingly at Rose and said, "Get over there you slag."

"Doctor?" questioned Rose with wide eyes.

"Not yours," replied as smug Theta, turning to the TARDIS controls.

"We need to help the Master!" exclaimed Elijah.

"Who cares?" asked Theta, turning and connecting with Jack's fist. Then the Doctor kneed Theta in the stomach. Blow after blow was dealt and Theta and the Doctor were so beat up that you couldn't tell them apart.

"Doctor?" questioned Rose.

"Yes?" they both replied, leaving Jack and Rose confused.

"Oh God," said Elijah exasperatedly, "It's obvious that the Doctor on the left is our Doctor."

"Are you sure?" asked the Doctor that Elijah was referring to.

"If I'm not right lets ask Rose. Rose," Elijah said turning to her, all smiles, "Ask the Doctors here something personal about your time together."

"Tell me about the first time we met," she demanded.

The Doctor on the right's eyes shone as he started, "Well… You don't mind if I start, do ya?" he asked the other Doctor who replied with a startled yes.

"Like I was saying, me and Rose met, oh so long ago, I still looked like this bloke here, actually," he said pointing at Elijah, "anyway we were surrounded by shop window dummies and all I did was take her hand, smiled at her and said one word. 'Run'," finished the Doctor with a wistful sigh and Rose in tears. "I'm so sorry Doctor. I'm so, so sorry."

"It's alright Rose," said the Doctor with a smile. All through the Doctor's story, Theta knew that he was in trouble. Near the end, he slipped out through the TARDIS doors, Elijah pocketing the Master and following him. Elijah tackled Theta just as he was reaching the Master's TARDIS. Elijah knocked Theta out, his knuckles raw and Theta slumped against the Master's TARDIS.

Elijah dragged Theta into his own TARDIS, a black police box, and wondered if the style was a theme. He then started fiddling with the controls a bit and when he was done he exited and watched it fade away into nothing. As he walked back inside the Doctor's TARDIS he saw the Doctor, Rose and Jack talking about some tine they had, Rose doing that smiling-with-a-tongue thing, Jack's hands flailing about and the Doctor wearing an insane expression, occasionally throwing in a word, and felt out of place.

"I'm going to take the Master back to his TARDIS," Elijah said awkwardly shuffling his feet, not looking anyone in the eye.

"Okay," said the Doctor, "but hurry back, we're thinking of going to Barcelona for a vacation."

"Alright," said Elijah, finally looking up at their faces and, giving a sad smile, walked out the door. They then heard a whirring sound and Rose dashed out, followed closely by Jack and the Doctor. She spotted a letter taped to the TARDIS door labeled 'Who Crew'. She opened and read the letter intently, silently crying as she finished it. Then Jack grabbed it as Rose crumpled into the Doctor's arms. Jack then read the letter out loud for the Doctor to hear,

"I will no doubt be gone while you are reading this. I am not coming back. I wish to see what Gallifrey can offer me and since there is an open position as a field correspondent I might as well fill it. I feel that I never belonged in this universe, the last mix of an old race, and I want to find myself. I was wondering if you would go see Susan and tell her about this decision. Just do that for me, okay?

Now for the individual good-byes, Jack, I've heard a lot about you from my mother and you sound so much fun, I am distraught that we won't get to spend more time together.

Doctor, you were the only person in this universe who knew how I felt. You've experienced loneliness and isolation. Please don't feel my departure was because of you, I would've stayed to hear more about my family, but I had to go.

Rose, my lovely Rose, where to begin? You are the only woman I've ever loved in a non familial way. I have to be honest; I'm tearing up as I'm writing this. I'm sad to see you go, but I want you to do one thing for me.

Have a fantastic life. All of you.

I love you all,

Elijah Campbell," Jack finished with tears in his eyes as well. In fact, there wasn't a fry eye anywhere. As soon as they almost composed themselves the Doctor complied with Elijah's wishes and set a course for Torchwood Three and Susan, note clutched in Rose's hand.

It's done!! Look for the next story entitled What Did Jack Do Now? Because when isn't he doing something?

LYL,

Christine