Author's Note: OMIGOSH I AM SO SORRY this was NOT meant to take this long, however I got an additional job and literally haven't had time to sleep let alone write. But here it is! The story is wrapping up! Hoorah! Please review and give me your thoughts! Thanks for reading!

Chapter 25

"How are they going to change the human race?" Donna asked sharply. The Doctor frowned, his mind quickly analyzing the situation. "You can't just change a species..." Rose's eyes widened as she looked at the Doctor.

"Yes you can...but that would take..."
"I know, enormous amounts of power. That's why they were drawing all those aliens in. They could send out energy and then fed off the Vortex residue that they carried from the journey. That machine is going to act like a giant chameleon arch." the Doctor stared blankly at the group, his jaw slack. Martha gasped.
"No...we have to stop this."
"Hang on," Owen held up a hand. "What's a chameleon arch?"
"It's a machine created to change someones species. It can make a Time Lord human or vice versa." the Doctor's voice had become quiet and Martha had a hand clasped to her mouth.
"All those people..." she said.
"Oi! When is this going to happen and what are we going to do?" Donna said.
"It's happening now, I bet those people who have disappeared have already gone through it, but where are they going?" Jack spoke up. The Doctor sniffed loudly and looked back at the screens.

"If they're even alive." he commented. Gwen's mouth dropped open and the Doctor straightened to his full height. "Everyone in the TARDIS, now!" he hopped around the table and gestured for the group to follow him. Rose was behind him and held open the TARDIS door as they shuffled inside. The Doctor ran to the controls, nodding at Rose and River to help him. "No one leaves the TARDIS until I say."
"Except Rose." River interrupted. He glared at her and she glared back at him. "You need her, and she's not exactly human so she won't be affected."
"I'll be fine. Besides, you need someone. Better with two yeah?" Rose grasped his hand and squeezed it. She could feel his fear and the horror he felt for those who had disappeared. He smiled faintly at her, but the fear didn't dissipate.
"Better with you." he said softly. She smiled back at him. River slammed down on one of the TARDIS buttons.
"We're outside. Didn't want the TARDIS to get too close to that thing." she commented, interrupting them.
"Are you going to reason with it? It doesn't talk..." Donna looked at him incredulously. "does it?"
"Not specifically no." He stared at the TARDIS door. Rose tugged on his arm and led him out the door. River briefly watched them leave and then turned to the console. Flipping the screen around and turning it on she looked up at Jack.
"Be ready in case we have to go in." she said. He nodded his head, his hand falling to his holster. They settled in front of the screen and prepared for the worst.

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"They're here." The Doctor stood at the door of the warehouse and frowned. Beside him Rose could feel the pain and horror of the who'd changed; it was as if they were reaching out to her, begging for help and of people were crying in pain, overwhelming her senses.
"Oh I'm so sorry." the Doctor's voice cracked and he took a small step back. He didn't have to tell her who he was speaking to, it clearly written all over his brushed his hand with hers, allowing a small tendril of gold to pass through their fingers. As the horror in his mind abated he turned sharply to her.
"How...how did you do that?" he relaxed as the terror that tore through him was quieted, until he could hear himself think again. Calmness consumed him, warm like the gold that still flickered in his mind. He vaguely saw Rose shrugging, answering his question. "It was you wasn't it? And you're still there..." he put a hand to his head and stared at her, his jaw dropping. "You're in my head."
"Is that alright? I can't really stop it, it just sort of happened." Rose bit her lip, slightly embarrassed.
"You didn't even ask." he taunted softly. The Doctor grabbed her hand and they both faced the door. "Of course it's alright." Rose smiled involuntarily and squeezed his hand.
"Come on, lets go save the earth."