The Stolen Earth Part One
The TARDIS materialized. The claxon sounded. The Time traveller's wife on the captain's chair. The corner of a perfectly normal suburban street. Everything seemed perfect. Except trouble was bruin.
The Doctor's wife was fighting for the rightful control of her mind. The parallel Rose managed to bleed through several walls of reality, and the Doctor had no idea what to think when he bolted through the doors of his spaceship, his eyebrows raised, his mouth hanging open with panic shining in his eyes as he slowed to a stop on the grass. His companion Donna was closing the door behind her, the pair of them taking in their surroundings.
"It's fine... everything's fine." The Doctor breathed, turning around to look at what was going on, frowns pressed to their features. The Doctor spun back around again and noticed a Milk-cart was trundling down the road, stopping a short distance away while Donna turned to talk to him
"Except with Rose" Donna said sadly "What's wrong with her?"
"She's recuperating" The Doctor started as he looked down at Donna, the fear and worry for his wife never leaving his hearts as he took in the panicked expression of his companion. "She had three consciousness swimming in her mind. Her own, the parallel Rose and BAD WOLF. Right now she switched off her own mind and is concentrating in protecting that and propelling the other's from her mind. It will be easier for the entity of BAD WOLF to leave her, but with the parallel Rose in the wrong universe, in Rose's universe, unfortunately she's away going to have that pressing on her mind" The Doctor explained to her as he looked back into the TARDIS where he hoped his Wife was almost ready to wake up, because right now he needed her beside him. He needed her comforting hand, he needed her guidance, and he needed to bounce his ideas from her. Needed her to come up with something he might have missed, looking around for something out of the ordinary
"Nothing's wrong, it's all fine!" He whispered before he called over to the Milkman who looked over at the Doctor with a frown on his face "Excuse me? What day is it?"
"Saturday." He said with a frown, his hand resting on the doorframe of his van
"Saturday! Good!" The Doctor nodded as he shouted back towards him, a frown still pressed to his features, his teeth clenched together a little "Good, I like Saturdays." He said quietly and gently.
"So I just met Rose from another universe" Donna said with a frown, her mouth hanging open as she struggled to figure out what was going on.
"Yeah." The Doctor stated as he continued to send Donna unease, a frown still pressed to his features as he continued to look around him.
"But she's locked away in a parallel world."
"Exactly. " The Doctor breathed as he turned to Donna, his hands firmly pressed in his pockets as he felt the tension in his head lesson a small bit due to Rose. "If she can cross from her parallel world to your parallel world, then that means the walls of the universe are breaking down, which puts everything in danger. Everything. But how?" The Doctor said quickly, his eyebrows raised causing creases to form on his face before the pair looked away from each other. The Doctor suddenly hurried back into the TARDIS, Donna closely on his heels as he snapped towards the monitor, taking a look over at Rose who was still lying unconscious on the captain's chair as she expelled a huge pressure from her mind.
However as soon as the Time Lord and his companion had rushed back into the blue box the earth started to tremor. The milk bottles started clanging onto each other causing the Milkman to frown down at them, regarding them, somewhat disturbed. He placed two back in their boxes quickly before he took a step back, unable to hide the fear from his features. He snapped back when he saw a few of them smash, twisting when he heard tiles slipping from the roves of houses, he could do nothing but look up at the sky as the wind blew around him.
The Doctor's severed hand that had found his home underneath the console was trembling unnoticed by the Doctor. However the ancient Time Lord did not fail to notice the frown pressed to his wife's features. He excused himself past Donna and sat down on his knees as he leant down in front of her. He pressed his hands delicately on to her temples to try and revive her, knowing that she was taking too long; he needed to bounce his thoughts off of her, she could come up with something he couldn't.
However when he felt himself connected with her mind she had not hesitated to let him in. His mind was fogged with the familiar gold colour of Rose's mind. Watching as the neurons' danced, watching as she struggled to keep her mind intact. However he could localize the three distinctive, and very different looking stands. BAD WOLF, intricate spirals and swirls, burning dark gold and the two similar looking strands of both Rose and the Parallel Rose. His Rose's had the beautiful elegant lines and swirls of 18th century writing while Parallel Rose was twisting and turning it's way through Rose's mind. The Pair foreign to Rose slowly lifting, knowing that this was a small as Rose was going to be able to get it. But as the Doctor persisted to dig deeper into Rose's mind he uncovered something else. The constant nagging of depleting energy, the beeps and sounds from a computer, scratching and biting as electrical impulses pranced around her mind. The thing that was preventing Rose from waking, the thing that caused Rose to frown. But the Doctor gave her mind and nudge and was delighted when he watched Rose stir. He pulled from her mind and was greeted with the sight of her eyelids blinking into existent, her hazel eyes shining right up at him.
"Doctor?" She breathed, her air sucked into her lungs, ignoring the fact that her bypass system could have sustained her for a little while longer. The Doctor could do nothing but smile at her gently, wiping the hair from her forehead and stroking her head as he looked down at her
"Feeling better I see" he cooed to her gently and his hearts leaped when he noticed her smiling "Come on, I need your help" He finished before holding out his hands to her, helped her to gain her balance before the pair of them walked over to the console, Rose holding a frown as she tried to ignore and press the uncomfortable feeling in her mind away from her.
"The thing is, Doctor... no matter what's happening - and I'm sure it's bad, I get that. But... This Rose is different to yours. We have no idea what she's going to be like" Donna stated carefully as she watched Rose and the Doctor who had suddenly become very engrossed in pushing and popping buttons around the TARDIS who was comforting Rose. The pair looked over at her and before they could even answer Donna the TARDIS gave and almighty crash and a shudder which caused the Doctor to loose his footing, he reached out for the console but was unsuccessful causing him to fall to the floor, Rose falling a little over his stomach. Donna however tried to grab onto the railings, her hands reaching a little before she lost her balance and crashed to the ground.
"What the hell was that?" Donna shouted in alarm, her mouth moving in large movements as Rose looked up towards the ceiling.
"It came from outside!" Rose breathed with a frown before she rushed to the door and shoved the squeaky doors open- her hearts dropped when she was faced with nothing but space, limps of rock floating lazily around them. The Doctor rushed behind her, pressing his hands to her sides as he regarded the view with some sense of shock causing Donna to join them completely bemused by the whole thing.
He runs to the door and opens it - and is faced with nothing but space, lumps of rock floating lazily around them. The Doctor regards the view with some shock. Donna joins him.
"We're in space... how did that happen?" Donna breathed, a frown on her features, her mouth hanging open as her voice rose with fear. But Rose and the Doctor were already running away from door and further into the control room. "What did you do?" She asked, watching as the pair glanced at the monitor, the Doctor leaning over Rose's shoulder as they continued to look puzzled at it.
"We haven't moved. We're fixed." The Doctor stated, his eyebrows in a frown but was silenced when Rose lifted her hand to his chest, resting the back of her hand on his chest, gaining some sense of comfort from clinging onto him.
"Look" She breathed, pointing towards the screen, looking at the circling symbols as Donna walked towards them
"It can't have... no." He breathed, his mouth hanging open before snapping his long legs back to the door, staring out, utterly disconcerted, his hands resting on the side of the door as he leant out of the door.
"What's going on Doctor!" Donna breathed with her mouth hanging open
"The TARDIS is still in the same place, but the Earth is gone." Rose started, watching as her companions turned to face her, her eyes dull and lifeless "The entire planet gone" She said sadly before collapsing on the captain's chair and pressed her hand to her forehead as she continued to ignore the constant nagging in her head.
FAR ACROSS THE UNIVERSE...
A young Doctor working for UNIT was lying on the floor unconscious, amidst broken, smoking wires, sparks and the shout of frightened people, alarms, chaos. Martha could do nothing but open her eyes dazedly as she lifted her head.
"Confirm all stations online. Can anyone hear me?"
"What was that?" Martha breathed from her position on the ground, her face scrunched up as she tried to localize her havoc thoughts.
"Emergency systems online."
"Was there some sort of earthquake or...?" She asked as she struggled to sit up, people around her doing the same thing as they looked around at the messy surroundings in confusion.
"Jalandra, are you all right?" She asked as she finally managed to get to her feet.
"Yeah, I'm okay."
"Is anyone hurt?" She asked in general as she looked around at the room as a woman called Suzanna started pulling her blazer down and crossed the room towards the window and pulled up the blinds. "We've lost power, someone get the lights back on - DaCosta, see to it right now." Martha ordered before she spotted Suzanna at the window "Suzanne? Are you okay?"
"Martha. Look at the sky..." She said, her eyes wide, her mouth open
"Why, what is it?" She said, struggling to contain her fear, her eyes wide, her mouth swallowing
"Just look at the sky!" She voiced again, consistent.
However much like UNIT, the TORCHWOOD hub had been thrown into turmoil but the tremor, papers scattered everywhere, advanced equipment smashed, rubble falling from the ceiling.
"Whoa!" A man stated from underneath a block of shelves. This was Captain Jack. Head of TORCHWOOD, a dear and very good friend of Rose Smith, the Doctor's wife and only female Time Lord in existence. "What happened? Must be the rift..." He said loudly as he bolted from his office yelling to his companions. "Gwen? Ianto? Are you okay?" He breathed greeted with the sight of Ianto clinging onto his head and Gwen sitting up, the pair of them both an untidy pile on the floor, surrounded by the devastation of their work place.
"No broken bones..." Ianto started as he continued holding onto his head as his eyes glanced over at his lover and then over to Gwen who was breathing heavily "slight loss of dignity. No change there, then."
"The whole city must've felt that! The whole of South Wales!" Gwen said as she got to her feet, running around in shock. Jack grasped out for her, his eyebrows raised before he ran away from her, Ianto quick on his heels.
"I'm gonna take a look outside..." The alarms sounding, the door rolling open for Jack and Ianto while Gwen walked over to the computer, pressing a few buttons. When the pair of them reached outside Ianto could do nothing but look at the sky with his mouth hanging open
"Little bit bigger than South Wales." He whispered in disbelief.
EALING, LONDON
Miss Sarah Jane Smith, a journalist and old companion of the Doctor had been thrown to the floor in her attak which had been turned upside-down by the tremor. Books, paper everything had been thrown to the floor as she scrambled to her feet.
"Luke? Are you all right?" She cried as she rushed over to her son Luke who was crouched in a corner and pulled him to his feet, feeling his face as if making sure he was in one piece.
"Felt like some sort of cross-dimensional spatial transference." He said anxiously as he looked over at his mother who was clinging onto his shoulders before the pair noticed the darkness through the window.
"It's night. It wasn't night! It was eight o'clock in the morning! Mr Smith, I need you!" She rambled before she stepped away from her son and the chimneybreast opened up with triumphant introductory music as the computer Mr Smith is revealed.
"I wish you'd stop giving me that fanfare and just tell me what happened!" Sarah Jane complained, her eyebrows in a frown as she looked at the computer that was showing her different lights, different coloured shapes on the screen and a man's voice falling into her ears.
"Sarah Jane, I think you should look outside. I think you'll find the visual evidence most conclusive." He said before the woman in question rushed to the window.
CHISWICK, LONDON
"It's gone dark" Wilf started as he walked out of his house with a rounder's bat in his hands as he looked up at the sky with his daughter at his side." ... it's them aliens, I'll bet my pension. "What do you want this time, you green swine?" He yelled, shouting to no-one in particular
"Dad..." Sylvia voiced, her mouth hanging open, her eyes wide as she looked up at the sky with her fear shining in her eyes as her father grasped hold of her hand
"You get back inside, Sylvia. They always want the women!"
"No, Dad, just look... oh, my God! Look at the sky!" She shouted panicked. Wilf could do nothing but follow her gaze skyward, and continued to clutch at her hand in horror and terror.
Sarah Jane and Luke had emerged into the dark environment in front of them, the pair staring into the sky, looks of horror and confusion on their features as they looked up at the sky
"That's impossible!"
"That's just impossible..." Jack whispered, staring up at the night sky, his hands at his sides, his eyebrows raised, car alarms sounding around him
Martha and the rest of the UNIT staff were crowded around the window, just staring up at the heavens...
"It can't be..."
The milkman stands in darkness, where it had been a sunny day only a moment ago. He was frozen in his spot, looking at the sky. A wind blows behind him, making him aware of a disturbance behind him, a buzzing of electricity, a blue flash of light. Rose Tyler. Rose Tyler still wearing the familiar purple jacket from Donna's universe, holding an enormous gun. His eyes widen as he looked at her, unable to understand where she had come from. Parallel Rose looked up at the sky, and is the only one so far who doesn't seem remotely surprised.
"Right, now we're in trouble." She voiced as she released the safety catch, still looking up at the sky "It's only just beginning..." She voiced before she looked up at the sky that was packed with so many planets, so close, too close, surrounded by beautiful, yet very sinister colours.
Finally, we pan up to the night sky. And somehow it is packed with many planets, which are so close, too close, surrounded by beautiful and yet sinister colours.
Donna was walking around the console. Her eyes were wide with horror as The Doctor and Rose were tinkering around with the TARDIS which was humming more than usual as it gave the Doctor and his Wife certain information, the trio talking to each other
"But... if the Earth's been moved... they've lost the sun." Donna said slowly, watching as Rose gave her a very brief glance before going back to the controls in front of her "What about my Mum? And Grandad? They're dead? Aren't they? Are they dead?" She said urgently to the Doctor, coming to stand next to him as he was immersed in the computer.
"I don't know, Donna. I just don't know. I'm sorry. I don't know." The Doctor said helplessly, his eyebrows raised, creases in his forehead, eyes full of water, his head shaking as he spoke to his companion who was struggling not to cry.
"That's my family. My whole world." Donna breathed with horrible dawning of realization
"There's no readings, nothing" Rose bellowed, her hands flinging to her head as she racked her hands through her hair, pulling it back closer to her skull as she straightened up "Not a trace. Not even a whisper. Oh, that is... fearsome technology." She said stumped, walking around the console again, back to her husbands side as she looked at the monitor, a frown pressed to her features as she looked at the frown on the Doctor's face watching as he lifted his hand to scratch the back of his neck.
"So, what do we do?" Donna asked, her voice and body trembling
"We've got to get help." The Doctor voiced, staring in front of him blankly, not noticing both Donna and Rose looking up at him, their eyes sad and full of worry, the pair of them holding someone very dear to them on that planet. Donna and her family, Rose terrified with the safety of Jack.
"From where?"
"Donna... I'm taking you to the Shadow Proclamation." The Doctor said as he breathed in, moved his hand from his neck to his side and looked down at Rose who gave a small half smile, grabbed hold of his hand in comfort before she looked over at Donna.
"Hold tight." She said gently before she pulled a lever, the y grabbed the console and the rota began to rise and fall.
The AMNN News channel was being played in the TORCHWOOD hub, showing the trio the headlines "WORLD WIDE EMERGENCY, PLANETS APEAR IN THE SKY"
" The United Nations have issued an edict asking the citizens of the world not to panic. So far, there has been no explanation of the twenty-six planets which have appeared in the sky." But then the channel was changed again, a programme called "UNIVERSALLY SPEAKING"
"But it's an empirical fact: the planets didn't come to us, we came to them. Just look at the stars - we are in a completely different region of space. We've travelled." Another change of channel "THE PAUL O'GRADY SHOW"
"Do you know what, I look up and there's all these moons and things - have you seem them? Did you see them?" The shouts and called of "yes" were heard from the audience "I thought, what was I drinking last night? Furniture polish?"
Ianto had been the one watched and flicking through the channels. However the joke that Paul O'Grady had voiced called him to burst out laughing, leaning back on his chair, his face full of a smile causing Jack to look over at him from where he was standing in front of another computer. His mind fogged with other thoughts about the ware bouts of Rose. Knowing that she would be able to spread a little light on the subject.
"Ianto! There's a time and a place." He voiced reprimanding the young man who suddenly composed himself as he took a glance over at his boss.
"He is funny, though." HE said still chuckling as he switched off the monitor, a smile on his features.
"Gwen, come and see!" Jack shouted, lifting his head from the computer to look over at Gwen who was making her was sown the stairs, her mobile pressed to her ear as she spoke to her husband Rhys.
"Rhys? I have no idea, just stay indoors. And can you phone my mother? Tell her um... oh, I don't know, just tell her to take her pills and go to sleep." She said pausing a little as she stopped at the banister trying to muster so reassurance to the frantic man on the other side of the phone "I'm gonna come home as soon as I can. I promise. I love you... you big idiot." She said smiling before hanging up, walking over to Jack who was talking over to Ianto.
"Someone's established an artificial atmospheric shell keeping the air and holding in the heat." Jack said as he stood away from the monitor, watching Gwen walk over to them
" Whoever's done this wants the human race alive. That's a plus." Ianto voiced, his eyes flickering between his companions as the three of them gathered around the computer, watching a 3D diagrammatic representation of the 26 planets surrounding the Earth. "Twenty-seven planets, including the Earth." Ianto continued before his face moved into a frown as a flashing red spot of light became visible amongst the planet.
"No, but what's that? That's not a planet!" Gwen said uneasy as her eyes moved from the screen over at Jack who was looking at her intently.
Back with Sarah Jane, Mr Smith was displaying a very similar model to TORCHWOOD, again the red flashing red light was dominant on the screen as the journalist continued to gain as much information as possible
"The reading seems to be artificial in construction."
"Some sort of space-station, sitting in the heart of the web." Sarah Jane asked with a frown as she tried to make some sense of the information.
"They're fine - Maria and her Dad, they're still in Cornwall. I told them to stay indoors. And Clyde's all right, he's with his Mum." Luke said as he looked at his mother as he walked over to her, his mobile still clutched in his hand. His smile lifting when his mother rubbed his shoulder encouragingly
" Jane, I have detected movement. Observe." He stated just as the red light expanded, pulsating a sheet that blanketed the Earth.
"Spaceships!" Luke said with an excited grin plastered to his face but he failed to notice that Sarah Jane could only muster a very nervous smile on return.
Luke grins excitedly at Sarah Jane who can only muster a nervous smile in return.
"Tracking two-hundred objects, Earthbound trajectory." General Sanchez stated as he marched into the busy control room that Martha was working in "Geneva is calling a Code Red. Everyone to battle positions. Doctor Jones –" He said as he looked over at Martha who had her phone pressed to his ear "If you're not too busy?"
"I'm trying to phone the Doctor, Sir." She said as she moved the object from her ear, cancelling the call, her arm rested around her figure
"And?"
" There's no signal. This number calls anywhere in the universe. It never breaks down. They must be blocking it." Martha explained as she walked around the desk to stand in front of him, her eyes gazing up to the screen, displaying the planets and the red lights "Whoever 'they' are."
"We're about to find out. They're coming into orbit." The General informed, causing Martha to gaze at him with her mouth hanging open.
However when Rose walked up some steps there was absolute anarchy. People were running, screaming, looting, glass smashing, alarms sounding, a car speeding along with a man hanging out of the sunroof clutching a beer and shouting to passers-by, swaying and laughing.
"The end of the world, darlin'! The end of the stinkin' world!" The drunken man said with a slur of delight. The Parallel Rose could do nothing but look at him, a small smile pressed to her features as she looked at him
"Have one on me, mate." She informed, as she really gazed at him, he did nothing but move on. However Rose broke her gaze from the drunk when she jump, turning around as she heard a window smashing behind her, another alarm joining the chorus of the others. Rose had her mouth hanging open, her eyes wide as she gained on the now broken in Electronics store. She could see two youth looting, pushing things into their bags, sniggering and smile at each other before she walked in on them.
"Right! You two! You can put that stuff down, or run for your lives." Rose yelled intimidating, a complete contrast to the Rose that was travelling with the Doctor; symbolizing and showing the two separate people. She watched as the fear spread in their eyes as she release the safety catch and smiled over at "Do you like my gun?" She had to bite back a smile as the two men ran for it. Rose watched them go before she sat down at the computer, worriedly watching as the spaceships surrounded Earth.
The spaceships were looming ever closer, the model on the screen bleeping, as the ships came closer and closer. Jack had his phone pressed to his hand as he had tried to get into contact with Rose, but he couldn't get hold of her. His heart was beating in his chest as he understood the consequences of that.
"Three-thousand miles and closing." Gwen stated agitatedly before she turned to face Jack who was looking at her, her arms folded across her chest. "But who are they?" She asked. Jack sucked in a huge lungful of air and was about to answer her question before he looked down at his phone as it started to ring. He looked down with a frown before he read the caller ID and flipped it open.
"Martha Jones! Voice of a nightingale. Tell me you put something in my drink." Jack said seriously, looking over at Gwen and Ianto before he answered the phone.
"No such luck. Have you heard from the Doctor? Has Rose tried calling you?"
"Not a word, tried calling Rose, she normally picks up my call. Where are you?" Jack asked her, taking a brief look down at Ianto in the process.
"New York."
"Hm, nice for some." Jack said sarcastically, his eyebrows raising briefly, Gwen and Ianto still frowning at the computers in front of them.
"I've been promoted. Medical Director on Project Indigo."
"Did you get that thing working?"
"Indigo's top secret. No-one's supposed to know about it." Martha voiced, placing the frown in her voice.
"Oh, I met a soldier in a bar. Long story."
" was that?" Ianto interjected suspiciously, a frown pressed to his features as he look at his boyfriend.
"Strictly professional." Jack said reassuringly as he moved the phone a little from his mouth as he looked down at Ianto.
"Fifteen-hundred miles, boys, and accelerating. They're almost here." Gwen informed, all of them looking at the screen, Jack still having his phone pressed to his ear.
"I'm receiving communication from the Earthbound ships. A message for the human race."
"Put it through. Let's hear it." Sarah Jane said apprehensively, watching from the corner of her eyes as Luke looked over at her.
"Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!" Luke just looked at his mother with a frown on his features, watching as her mouth dropped, as her body began to shake with fear.
Jack had once again opened his mouth to say something into the phone before he heard it too.
"Exterminate!" His eyebrows frowned, his hearts began to beat as he finally understood what was going on.
"Exterminate!" Martha heard the voice, her own eyes widening, her own fear bubbling.
"Exterminate!"
"No." Jack said with his eyes wide, the phone still pressed to his features.
"Exterminate! Exterminate!"
"Oh, no." Jack voiced, his voice, his body everything was trembling as he shook his head.
"What is it? Who are they? Do you know them, Jack?" Gwen asked, her fear rising at the panicked expression of her boss who always managed to keep his cool, her own eyes wide as she looked over at him. However he made no answer. He moved his arms around the pair of them and pulled them closer to him. He kissed both of them on the head in turn.
"Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!"
"Exterminate! Exterminate!" Luke's brow is still furrowed in confusion, watching as the sound waves exploded on the screen while Sarah Jane was shaking with terror, silent tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!"
"No..."
"There's nothing I can do. I'm sorry, but we're dead." Jack staid hopelessly, his eyes riveted to the monitor, still holding Ianto and Gwen tight, resting his cheek on Ianto as he tried to spend his last moments with the man he loved.
"Exterminate! Exterminate!"
"Oh, God you're- you're so young." She cried, clutching on to Luke, sobs exploding around her form as she looked down at her son.
Rose had also managed to pick up the transmission and was watching as the Daleks spoke to the human race. She was listening, trembling ever so slightly, but with fear, not of shook. She struggled to keep the water from her eyes as she clenched her teeth together as she looked at the screen one more time before she strode purposefully out onto the street around her. She looked up at the sky, just as a Dalek shop flew so low it was practically skimming the rooftops, firing the missiles down into the crowded streets. She could do nothing but turn and walk away. A missile sticking behind her, causing an enormous explosion. She does not so much as flinch. Having seen it before, knowing the worst was too come.
"Battle positions!" The General yelled before he looked over at Martha who was clutching on to some paper. "Geneva declaring ultimate Code Red. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are at war." He yelled before the staff were thrown around like rag dolls from the force of the explosions around them. The air was thick with sparks as Martha attempted to run towards the window, breathing heavily, watching as the Dalek ships were gliding over New York, firing missiles relentlessly as they went.
The TARDIS was shaking violently as Donna, Rose and the Doctor were holding onto the console for support. The Doctor was trying to operate the controls with one hand as the movement of the ship was getting too much. However Rose grasped hold of her husband's side to give him the support he needed to reach that ever-elusive button.
"So, go on then - what is the Shadow Proclamation, anyway?" Donna breathed and managed to say, watching as Rose continued to hold on to her husband as he pretty much laid on the console.
"Posh name for 'police'. Outer space police. Here we go!" The Doctor shouted over the noise of the rota and over the noise of the rattling gratings. He pushed the lever upwards and the TARDIS gave a lurch forcing the Doctor flat on his back across the console, Rose having clung onto the railings and Donna fell onto the captains chair. The TARDIS hurtling towards a space station, covered with buildings and glowing with a greenish light.
The TARDIS materialized somewhere near a set of stairs and the door opened as the Doctor emerged cautiously. His eyebrows were frowned as he pressed his hand to the other door, hiding Donna and Rose from view as he noticed they had been greeted by a group of armed Judoon, who immediately pointed their guns at them. Rose looked up at her Husband who looked down at her with one of his eyebrows raised before they both slowly lifted their hands in the air.
"Sco po tro no flow jo ko fo to to."
"No bo ho so ko ro toe so." The Doctor started. Donna's features held a frown on her features as she looked sideways at him, a "what the hell?" expression pressed to her face.
"Bo-ko-do-zo-go-bo-fo-po-jo!" The Doctor finished quickly, his mouth and lips moving at incredible speed. Donna watched as the Judoon lowered their guns and Rose and the Doctor lowered their hands.
"Ma ho." The Doctor said again, this time looking straight at them, the spark of life and excitement voided from his face at the severity of the problem.
The Doctor and his companions were speaking to the Shadow Architect in a room dimly lite with a blue glow. The Judoon was guarding the perimeter as the two Gallifreyan's and Donna stood at the end of the table. The Doctor and Donna had their hands pressed inside their pockets and Rose had her arms folded across her chest once again.
"Time Lords are the stuff of legend. They belong in the myths and whispers of the Higher Species. You cannot possibly exist." The Shadow Architect stated skeptically, taking a few steps towards the head of the table.
"Yeah... more to the point" The Doctor dragged out, his eyebrows raised, his teeth pressed together as he swayed on his feet, "I've got a missing planet." The Doctor voiced finally, his eyes boring right into the other woman's, Rose catching the Judoon looking at them suspiciously.
"Then, you're not as wise as the stories would say. The picture is far bigger than you imagine. The whole universe is in outrage, Doctor - twenty-four worlds have been taken from the sky." She explained, her hands held out in front of her as Donna looked over at Rose and the Doctor who were frowning over at her.
"How many? Which ones? Show me!" Rose stated suddenly moving around the table to walk over at her. She just looked over at Rose surprised that she had spoken. Rose knew she was looking at her skeptically, not sure how to react to someone of Rose's situation. Time after time people had not expected her to show the knowledge she possessed. River being the one that had really affected her. Having been the woman to set of all her insecurities, setting off her break down as she couldn't deal with the consequences of her rape she found herself confiding in her husband.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?" The architect sounded, looking over at Rose who was making her way over towards her before looking back at the Doctor
"She's with me" The Doctor forced, staring intently on the woman who frowned over at him
"Who is she?"
"She's right here do you mind?" Rose defended, her voiced rising as she spoke "I'm his wife, Time Lady" Rose said with a smile watching as realization flooded into her features "Now I hold just as much history and legend as he does. Now show me those planets" Rose defended, passionately and strongly, showing her knowledge, showing her passion and showing her determination, gaining the admiration from the Shadow Architect who walked over to the computer and showed her. The Doctor came to stand behind her, pulling on his black rimmed glasses, sending comforting and supportive emotions over to Rose via their link who gave him a brief look before they were engulfed by the information in front of them.
" The locations range far and wide. They all disappeared at the exact same moment, leaving no trace." The Doctor watched as their name's flashed on the screen, his eyebrows furrowed, the images flashing on his glasses as he looked at the screen
"Callufrax Minor, Jahoo, Shallacatop, Woman Wept, Clom - Clom's gone? Who'd want Clom?" The Doctor voiced, turning his head to look at the woman, one of his eyebrows raised, his mouth twitched to the side.
"All different sizes. Some populated, some not, but all unconnected." The Architect explained down to the Doctor and his wife.
"What about Pyrovilia?" Donna voiced, ignoring the Judoon who had turned to face her
"Who is the female?" The woman said condescendingly over at her, giving her the same glare she had given Rose only moments before.
"Donna. I'm a Human Being. Maybe not the stuff of legend, but every bit as important as Time Lords, thank you." Donna snapped, showing her fire and her spark as she did not like her tone. Rose could do nothing but smile down at her hands while the Doctor smiled over at her. "Way back when we were in Pompeii, Lucius said Pyrovillia had gone missing." Donna finished as she looked over at the Doctor and Rose who were standing very close to each other, smiles on their faces as they looked over at her. The Doctor could see in Rose's eyes that she was struggling with the constant nagging and he placed his hand to her side and pulled her a little closer to him. One for support but also comfort. Rose was grateful and sent him her thanks via their link and pressed her hand to his that was resting on her waist.
"Pyrovillia is cold case. Not relevant." The Judoon expressed, taking a step towards Donna who looked over at him, not stepping back.
"How do you mean, 'cold case'?"
"The planet Pyrovilia cannot be part of this, it disappeared over two-thousand years ago."
"Ah Yes, but hang on. But there's the Adipose breeding planet too. Miss Foster said that was lost. But... that must've been a long time ago." Donna said, raising her hands to silence the woman as the Doctor looked from his companion to the woman. He took a look down at Rose who had a frown pressed to her features as she looked down at the floor before realization flooded her face as it hit her.
"That's it! Donna, brilliant!" She exclaimed, jumping a little at the realization.
"Rose, what's going on?" The Doctor said with a frown as he looked down at her, she just smiled up at him before grasping hold of his hand.
"The planets have been taken out of time as well as space." She explained as he looked down at her, she walked over to the computer and started to turn a dial and a small clip on the projector "Let's put this into 3D." She voiced and just at that moment the holograms of the missing planets appeared throughout the room "Now, if we add Pyrovilia..." She whispered to herself, trying away at the keyboard, glancing up towards the room, as the mentioned planet appeared "And Adipose 3..." She voiced again, her tongue poking between her teeth a little as she pressed another buttons causing Adipose 3 to appear. The Doctor watched as Rose shone in her element. Watching as she frowned a little as she whispered something to herself. " There's something missing. Where else, where else, where else, lost, lost, lost, lost...?" She said quickly and quietly. The Doctor smiled at her small mannerism. He placed one of his hands to her closest arm and the other going to her other as he rubbed the top of her arm, leaning closer to her ear gently to whisper another lost planet. She looked up at him with love shining in her eyes, smiling the smile with her tongue sticking between her teeth as she smiled up at him
"Thank you" She breathed before pressing a kiss to the side of his head on top of one of his side burns. " Finally, he Lost Moon of Poosh!" She voiced adding the final planet and then walking amongst the planets that had rearranged themselves, the Doctor watching from the sidelines as she stood with her long hair falling over her shoulders, her mouth hanging open
"What did you do?" The Shadow Architect asked, her eyes wide as she looked at Rose who was standing in the middle with a smile on her features. The Doctor looking over at her, his hands pressed in his pockets, a smile on his face as he watched Rose shining with knowledge.
"Nothing. The planets rearranged themselves into the optimum pattern." Rose replied with a smile, appreciation shining in her voice, looking up at the orbiting planets, the moons spinning around the planets. "Oh... look at that." She said with a smile, turning around in a circle as she watched a moon orbiting it's planet, a smile pressed on to her face "Twenty-seven planets in perfect balance. Come on, that is gorgeous!" She laughed, her face lifted to the holographic planets. Donna whoever moved her head to the side in exasperation, lifting her head to talk to her best friend.
"Oi! Don't turn into him all spaceman like, what does it mean?" She said, snapping Rose out of her marvel so she looked over at her.
"All those worlds fit together like pieces of an engine. It's like a powerhouse. But what for?" The Doctor stated as he skipped over at her side, Rose coming to stand at he another side, a smile on her own feature. The Doctor's eyebrows raised as he continued to look at the planets, his tongue resting on the roof of his mouth.
"Who could design such a thing?" The Architect asked as she moved from behind the computer counter.
"But someone tried to move the once before Doctor. I saw it in your memories" Rose expressed as she looked up at the Doctor who was looking down at her, his gaze glazing over as he stared into space, his eyes narrowing as he understood what she was saying
"Can't be..."
Alarms were sounding and Jack had no choice but to rush over to the computer as a voice filtered through the communications.
"The shields are down! There's so many of them! Abandon ship!" Jack understood what was happening. His eyes grew wider in horror as the fear throughout his body ran cold.
"The Valiant's down!"
"Airforce retreating over North Africa! Daleks landing in Japan." Ianto said quickly, his hand pressed to his hip as he turned to face Jack who was rushing over to him pressing his hand to his shoulder as they glanced at the information. Gwen could do nothing but stare eyes wide at the information staring at her.
" We've lost contact with the Prime Minister's plane." She said urgently "Jack! Manhattan!" She continued, holding out the phone in her hand
"Martha, get out of there." Jack snapped, his eyes panicked, his body propelling him any and everywhere.
"I can't, Jack, I've got a job to do."
"They're targeting military bases, and you're next on the list." Jack informed, shaking his hand in front of him as he tried to get her to listen to him.
"Doctor Jones - you will come with me. Project Indigo is being activated." The General stated from behind her, causing Martha to stop what she was doing and turned to look up at him stunned and frozen in her spot. "Quick march."
The small group walked into the Manhattan loading bay, determination shining in their eyes as the General lead Martha and another UNIT Soldier through the set of double doors and down a corridor at a brisk walk.
"But we can't use Project Indigo. It hasn't been tested, sir, we don't even know if it works!" Martha argued, trying to reason with Sanchez, to make him see that he might be committing her to death. She watched as the man ignored her and nodded his head over at the soldier who started to turn a wheel that opened up some kind of secure storage safe. The general gestured towards a body pack that was hanging on the wall
"Put it on. Fast as you can." He ordered Martha who looked over at him. She took in a huge breath before she moved over to it, pausing as she heard Jack's voice yelling over at her via the phone, his frantic voice ringing up to her ears.
"Martha, I'm telling you - don't use Project Indigo, it's not safe!"
"You take your orders from UNIT, Doctor Jones, not from Torchwood." The General glared at her warningly
"But why me?" The Woman asked as she placed the body pack onto her back.
"You are our only hope of finding the Doctor. But failing that... if no help is coming... then by the power invested in me by the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, I authorize you to take this." He replied before offering Martha what appeared to be a digital microchip of some kind, encased in plastic "The Osterhagen Key."
"I can't take that, sir." Martha breathed, shaking her head in fear.
"You know what to do. For the sake of the Human Race." He snapped, brandishing it at her insistently. He closes Matha's unwilling fingers around it before the sound of the Dalek's death rays made them both look around.
" Daleks one five breaching north corridor. Exterminate! Exterminate, exterminate!"
" Doctor Jones..." He started before stamping his foot and saluting her "Good luck." He voiced before turning from her and he and the UNIT solider faced the approaching Dalek head on, firing at them… but it was no use.
"Exterminate!"
"Bye, Jack."
"Martha, don't do it!" Jack yelled down the phone, his body shaking with fear and worry. "DON'T!" he screamed before he pulled it from the phone, the line had gone dead. He lowered it sadly, his eyebrows raised, his mouth open as he stared at it. He flipped it closed before he kicked the desk in sheer rage and frustration, causing Gwen to flinch as she looked at the man who was her best friend.
"What's Project Indigo?" Ianto asked quickly, standing by Jack who had placed his hand to the bridge of his nose, exhaling, trying very hard to keep it together.
"Experimental teleport salvaged from the Sontarans. But they haven't got co-ordinates or stabilisation!" Jack yelled, straining his eyes too look at a single spot before turning his head to look at Ianto, gaining a little comfort from his smile.
"Where is she?"
"Scattered into atoms." Jack explained, turning his attention to the woman who was staring at her in horror "Martha's down." Jack finished causing Ianto to put his hand over his mouth.
The Doctor was standing with the Shadow Architect by the computer. His elbow was resting on the top of the computer, his hand pressed through his hair as he was clearly at a loss for information. Donna could see Rose was sitting at the glass table with her head in her hands as the pain in her head got overbearing. She had pressed her eyes closed as she once again fought for the rightful control of her mind as she let the Doctor work. Donna however was sitting on her own, placed on the stairs. She wipes a tear away from her eyes and glanced straight ahead for a long moment, pale face, every sound blocked out except for the breathing of a heart. She flinched and was pulled from her reprieve when an albino servant held up a cup and saucer out towards her.
"You need sustenance. Take the water, it purifies." She said with a smile, offering her the water.
"Thanks." Donna said dully as she took the water. However a familiar sound sounded- the sound that accompanied the beetle that had stayed on Donna's back for a short while
"There was something on your back." The Albino servant voiced, her words quivering.
"How did you know that?" Donna whispered, looking up at her in alarm.
"You are something new." The young girl said again.
"Not me." Donna voiced as she shook her head, looking at the water as she rubbed her hand underneath her nose "I'm just a temp. Short hand, filing, a hundred words per minute. Fat lot of good that is now. I'm no use to anyone." Donna finished, small smiles shining, her eyebrows rising and falling as she spoke
"I'm so sorry for your loss."
"Yeah. My whole planet's gone." Donna replied numbly
"I mean the loss that is yet to come." The servant whispered to her, whispering as if she imparting a deadly secret, Donna could do nothing but stare at her as she averted her eyes "God save you." She finished before the servant hurriedly left her.
"Donna, come on, think. Earth. There must've been some sort of warning." The Doctor asked as he walked over towards her, his face scrunched up as he leant his body to the banister, taking a brief look over at Rose who had fallen into a light sleep. "Was there anything happening back in your day, like... electrical storms, freak weather, patterns in the sky?" He continued, watching as Donna rubbed her nose once again
"Well, how should I know?" Donna replied, not in the mood as she shook her hand and then her head as she realized what she had just done. "Um... no. I don't think so, no."
"Oh, okay. Never mind." The Doctor said as he sighed and straightened up turning away from her, his jaw guttering out.
"Although... there were the bees disappearing." Donna stated, holding on to the cup in her hands as the Doctor turned to face her, his hands in his pocket.
"The bees disappearing. The BEES disappearing." The Doctor chimed sarcastically causing Donna to fall silent, a little hurt before Rose snapped her head from the table, causing sparks to fly through her head along with the Doctor's. Staring intently into the wall as she snapped out of her nap.
"Bees!" Rose exclaimed, causing everyone to look at her, the realization flooding in to her features. "The bees disappearing!" She shouted over at her husband who was looking at her with a frown as she pushed away from the table and towards the computer.
"How is that significant?" The Architect said suddenly, watching as Rose leant closer to the screen as her vision swum before Donna and the Doctor rushed over to join her, the Doctor watching as her hands swept across the computer in front of her.
"On Earth, we have these insects. Some people said it was pollution or mobile phone signals." Donna answers, still running over towards them
"Or... they were going back home." Rose said with a small smile as she looked up at her
"Back home where?" She asked, staring right at her
"The planet Melissa Majoria." The Doctor said, his jaw snapping his words, as Donna looked at him, not able to believe in what he was saying
"Are you saying bees are aliens?" Donna complained, shaking her head at the Doctor who was looking at her with his eyebrows raised, his mouth hanging open
"Don't be so daft." Rose whispered, shaking her head at Donna who looked back at the screen as she waved her head at her "Not all of them." She said quickly causing Donna to snap her head back towards Rose "But, if the migrant bees felt something, some sort of danger, and escaped... Tandocca!" Rose explained, using her hands to explain herself before she held up one of her hands and waved it towards the Architect, again, proving herself that she was worthy to be called a legend.
"The Tandocca Scale." The woman said with a smile as she started to understand Rose's trail of thought.
"The Tandocca Scale is a series of wavelengths used as carrier signals by migrant bees. Infinitely small, no wonder we didn't see it. It's like looking for a speck of cinnamon in the Sahara. But look!" The Doctor explained, jabbering at top speed before he pointed at the screen excitedly "There it is! The Tandocca trail." HE stated as they all looked at the trail of blue light "The transmat that moved that planets was using the same wavelength! We can follow the path
"And find the Earth! Well, stop talking and do it!" Donna shouted as both her and Rose had dashed towards the TARDIS
"I am!" The Doctor yelled hot on their heels as they darted into the TARDIS and straight towards the console's monitor
"We're a bit late. The signal's scattered, but it's a start!" He shouted after he had adjusted nobs and buttons on the screen. Leaving Donna and Rose in the console room as she rushed back to the door, poking his head out of the door to look at the waiting Shadow Architect and the Judoon
"I've got a blip! It's just a blip, but it's definitely a blip."
"Then according to the strictures of the Shadow Proclamation, I will have to seize your transport and your technology." The woman said hurriedly and authoritively.
"Oh, really? What for?" The Doctor asked, his eyebrows raised as he was rather taken-aback by her outburst.
"The planets were stolen with hostile intent. We are declaring war, Doctor! Right across the universe! And you will lead us into battle"!
"Right. Yes. Course I will. Just go and... get you a key." The Doctor said quietly and gently, clearly not crazy about this idea. He sidles back into the TARDIS, creeping around the door and back into his home with absolutely no intention of coming back out. Rose watched as he flung his coat over one of the supporters and joined her at the console, throwing her a cheeky, wild smile as he pulled the lever. He leant down towards her and pressed a kiss on her lips as the pair of them marched into battle, having no idea about what was going to happen in the next few hours.