See new chapter up already. Still only setting the scene, the adventure starts in the next chapter.
"Welcome home Jack" The Doctor said and opened his arms in invitation.
Jack left Gwen's arms for The Doctor's embrace.
"It's good to be back" Jack replyed from where his head was buried in The Doctor's neck.
"Doctor have we landed yet?" Came a voice from the corridor.
Jack suddenly took a step away. He looked at The Doctor and then at the new arrival.
"Where's Rose?" Jack cautioned the doctor with a warning in his eyes.
"Martha, take Jack's... Urm, girlfriend?" At Jack's acceptance he continued "To the kitchen, we'll see ya there in a bit. We need to talk."
"It's through here" Martha said indicating to the corridor she had just come through.
"It's ok Gwen your safe here" Jack said before Gwen began to follow Martha down the corridor.
Jack turned back to The Doctor when Gwen had disappeared to find that the mask The Doctor always wore had gone. Jack stepped back to The Doctor and held him as silent tears streaked down his face, all he said was "she's gone" over and over. Jack had never seen The Doctor show his emotions so clearly.
"Where's Rose?" Jack repeated. He started to think the worst, that Rose had died. Until The Doctor started to talk, tears still falling.
"We were at the battle of Canary Wharf. Did you know what Torchwood London was doing?"
"No, I didn't. I didn't until we were being overrun by Cybermen. Then I had Daleks to deal with. We had our own battle happening here in Cardiff"
"Well, Torchwood London were responsible for those ghosts, which were Cybermen. They opened up a rift that was in London and sucked them in. The Daleks followed the Cybermen through the void." The tears had stopped but the emotion was thick in The Doctor's voice. "We, me and Rose, opened up the void and sucked the Daleks and Cybermen into the void. But a Dalek hit Rose's lever, which meant the breach started to close too early." A smile came to The Doctor's face "She was so brave. She reached for the lever, and pushed it back up so the breach went back to full strength. But it was too strong... She was pulled towards the breach." The tears began as that day ran through his mind in slow motion.
"She's in an alternate universe, where I can't reach her. I... Said goodbye, but... Not what I wanted to say."
"You were gonna tell her you loved her" It wasn't a question that Jack asked it was a statement.
"I was but I ran out of time. A Timelord that ran out of time" The last bit was whispered but Jack still heard it.
"So Rose is in an alternative universe." He thought about it for a moment "Travel between dimensions used to be possible didn't it?"
"Yes, when my people where in existence."
"And because they are gone you can't?"
"What are you getting at, Jack?" He said with a hint of anger. He felt that Jack was playing with his emotions.
"The TARDIS can't sense other Timelords, but a younger TARDIS can."
"I suppose so..."
"So all we need is a TARDIS whose timeline is before the Time War"
A slow smile spread across The Doctor's face. He'll be with his Rose soon.
Martha led Gwen to the kitchen. They had been sitting in silence since they arrived. A pot of tea was going cold on the table in front of them.
"Where am I and who are you?" Gwen asked the young woman in front of her.
"Well, this is the TARDIS" Jack said walking through the door. "But I don't know her." He fixed himself a coffee and sat next to Gwen.
"She's Martha Jones" The Doctor said just as Martha was about to reply.
"I can speak for myself" She told The Doctor as he took the seat between Martha and Gwen.
"Martha, this is Jack and Gwen. Jack used to travel with me and Rose"
"Gwen works with me at Torchwood Three in Cardiff" Jack finished off the introductions.
"I think its more than that Jack" The Doctor hinted, with the smile still firmly in place.
"Yep, I hope so." Jack took Gwen's hand before continuing "It's still new though."
"Right back to business" The Doctor said to the group around the table.