A/N: We're getting closer to Rose.
I'm hoping that I can start to make my chapters a little longer.
There are references to Rise Of The Cybermen.
To see Eighth's TARDIS visit here http://en. size=1 width=100% noshade>"Won't you realise that the TARDIS has gone? The Eighth you?" Martha asked as she went to The Doctor's side.
"I don't remember the TARDIS going missing, but the Eighth me is rather busy at the moment" and he's off into his memories as he remembers what his previous self is doing.
"It's another woman isn't it?" Jack said with a smirk on his face.
"Urm, yep. Grace Halloway. We spent this night together and then I asked her to come with me but she said no." He looked thoughtful again and then continued "Nothing happened between us and it's just as well, as I was called back to Gallifray."
"The Timewar" Jack whispered, but The Doctor heard him.
"Yep, but after the Timewar, I met Rose, so I lost one world and gained another."
And after that the conversation was stilled as The Doctor got out his key and opened the door to the TARDIS.
The Doctor entered the TARDIS and went straight to the centre and touched the smaller console. The others were shocked to see the complete difference in this TARDIS and the one they were used to. A lot of the areas they were used to like the sitting room and study were contained in the console room.
The Doctor put his hand on the console and started to talk to the TARDIS. Jack was watching him closely, he knew that when The Doctor showed her what happened to Rose, that he would be upset. And sure enough, The Doctor had silent tears rolling down his cheeks as he relayed his memories of that day. Jack placed his hand on The Doctor's shoulder in comfort and when The Doctor had finished talking to the TARDIS he nodded his head in thanks to Jack.
"The TARDIS will take us to Rose, but we will have to spend some time in the vortex while she searches for her."
He puts the TARDIS into the time vortex and left the console area and sat down at his desk. The rest of the group watched as he got comfortable, facing away from them. Taking that as a cue to leave him to himself, they leave to find the kitchen.
They don't see the tears running down his cheek again.
In the kitchen, which happened to be next door to their kitchen, they sit around the table while Jack made the group tea and coffee.
"Who's Rose?" Gwen asked Jack as he sat down with their drinks.
"You can't really describe Rose. She was fantastic, the only human girl who could take a broken down Timelord and make him better." Jack replied.
"When The Doctor survived the Timewar, he was not the best company. He had lost everything. His home, his planet, and his will to live." He continued. "She showed him how to live again. They loved each other from almost the first moment they met. She was the only one he asked twice. When I met them, their love for each other was obvious to anyone but themselves and it took this separation for them to admit it to themselves. But he ran out of time."
"That's enough Jack" The Doctor said as he entered the kitchen. His face didn't show the last break in his emotions, just a neutral mask that everyone, even Gwen saw through.
"Rose was my life, I lost her, and now i'm gonna get her back." With that statement, The Doctor had ended that conversation. They continued with chat about what Jack was up to, which he loved to spice up, having everyone in stitches. They managed to leave the melancholy behind and relax as the TARDIS did her job.
The TARDIS sent out a telepathic message to The Doctor telling him she had found Rose. He left for the console room as the others cleared up the mess in the kitchen.
As they joined him in the console room, he told them that they were just about to land.
The landing was very smooth, as the strength from the Timelords that was keeping the dimensions open, kept the TARDIS with full power, which she didn't have last time.
His hands stilled on the console as he took several deep breaths to steady his nerves. Why was he having nerves? He was about to see the love of his life and he was nervous. It was laughable.
Ignoring his travelling companions, he walked to the door to the outside. More deep breaths were needed for him to open the door but as he did, he stepped out onto a grass patch overlooked by a church with a sense of deja vous. This was the spot where he landed with Rose and Mickey. He turned to his right and walked towards a billboard near the wall that lined the Thames.
"Trust me on this" Started to repeat, coming from it. A smile slowly got bigger across his face as he began to believe.
"YES" he shouted, jumping up and down. "She did it! My beautiful ship did it!"
A/N: Rose in next chapter.