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"Honoured guests may be reassured that gravity pockets may cause slight turbulence, thanking you." The stewards voice came over the loudspeaker trying to reassure the guests. The Doctor looked at both his companions and walked out heading for the Manchester suite. As they arrive The Moxx of Balhoon is in conversation with The Face of Bo.
"...this is the Bad Wolf scenario..." Said the Moxx
"That wasn't a gravity pocket. I know gravity pockets and they don't feel like that." The Doctor walked over to a control panel next to the door, he fiddled about with it. Jabe approached them.
"What do you think, Jabe? Listened to the engines - they pitched up about 30 hertz, is that dodgy or what?" The Doctor asked her
"It's the sound of metal, it doesn't make any sense to me." Jabe replied
"Where's the engine room?"
"I don't know... but the maintenance duct is just behind our guest's suite, I could show you. And..." she gestured to both Rose and Danny
"Your wife and friend," Danny laughed
"She's not my wife." Replied The Doctor
"Partner?"
"No."
"Concubine?"
"Nope." Jabe looked at Rose for a moment
"Prostitute..." Danny sniggered not really believing what was just said, Rose looked insulted.
"Whatever I am, it must be invisible, do you mind? Tell you what, you two go and pollinate, I'm going to catch up with family. Quick word with Michael Jackson." She began to make her way to see Cassandra.
"Don't start a fight," he called after Rose, he turned to Danny.
"Go after her make sure she's okay." Danny sighed
"She can look after herself Doctor, you know what I'm going to look around maybe chat with one of these aliens," he smiled excitedly, he headed in the direction of Lute before The Doctor could even say anything. The Doctor turned his attention to Jabe and offered her his arm.
"I'm all yours." he said to her. Rose watched them both as they left and called after them
"And I want you home by midnight!" The Doctor grinned back at her. The Computers voice once again announced Earth's Death.
"Earth Death in 15 minutes. Earth Death in 15 minutes."
The Doctor and Jabe entered the maintenance corridor just as several metal spiders scurried out of view.
"Who's in charge of Platform One? Is there a captain or what?" The Doctor asked as they walked
"There's just the steward and the staff. All the rest is controlled by the metal man." Jabe replied
"You mean the computer? But who controls that?"
"The Corporation. They move Platform One from one artistic event to another." The Doctor was silent for a moment
"But there's no one from the corporation on board. He said
"They're not needed. This facility is purely automatic. It's the height of the alpha class. Nothing can go wrong." Jabe replied.
"Unsinkable?" The Doctor asked her
"If you like. The nautical metaphor is appropriate." she replied answering his question
"You're telling me. I was on board another ship once. They said that was unsinkable... I ended up clinging to an iceberg, it wasn't half cold." the Doctor stopped
"So, what you're saying is, if we get in trouble there's no one to help us out?"
"I'm afraid not." replied Jabe. The Doctor grinned at her
"Fantastic." They started walking again.
"I don't understand. In what way is THAT fantastic?" she asked confused. As they walked on a metal spider crawled out of its hiding place.
Back in the Manchester suite Rose was speaking to Cassandra, they were looking out at the sun and the Earth. Danny was watching them while talking to The Face of Bo.
"Soon, the sun will blossom into a red giant, and my home will die. That's where I used to live, when I was a little boy. Down there. Mummy and Daddy had a little house built into the side of the Los Angeles Crevice." Cassandra sighed
"I had such fun."
"What happened to everyone else? The Human Race - where did it go?" Rose asked her.
"They say Mankind has touched every star in the sky." Cassandra replied
"So, you're NOT the last human." Rose said putting an emphasis on the word not.
"I am the last PURE human. The others... mingled." she said the word mingled as it was a disgusting word, she seemed disgusted.
"Oh, they call themselves 'New Humans' and 'Proto-humans' and 'Digi-humans' even 'Human-ish' but you know what I call them?" She lowered her voice to a whisper
"Mongrels."
"Right. And you stayed behind." Rose replied not really believing what she she's hearing.
"I kept myself pure." Cassandra replied
"How many operations have you had?" Rose replied
"708. Next week, it's 709, I'm having my blood bleached. Is that why you wanted a word? You could be flatter, Rose. You've got a little bit of a chin poking out." she seemed to think a chin was something to be ashamed of.
"I'd rather die." Rose replied serious.
"Honestly, it doesn't hurt-"
"No, I mean it. I'd rather die. It's better to die than live like you - a bitchy trampoline." Rose said
"Oh well. What do you know." Cassandra replied brushing what Rose had said off.
"I was born on that planet. And so was my mum, and so was my dad, my friend Danny over there," she pointed in his direction
"So that makes Him and I officially the last human beings in this room, 'cause you're not human. You've had it all nipped and tucked and flattened till there's nothing left. Anything human got chucked in the bin. You're just skin, Cassandra. Lipstick and skin. Nice talking." Rose walked off, as she did the Adherents of the Repeated Meme watched her leave through the sliding doors. Danny caught them watching, he frowned concerned for Rose.
Danny had finally finished his conversation with The Face of Bo and decided to go and find The Doctor. Saying his goodbyes to Bo, he walked away and headed for the sliding doors. He was finally out in the corridor when he noticed something odd. There was a metal spider making its way around the corridor via the wall. He was about to follow it but it turned and saw him looking at it, the spider changed direction jumped to the floor and made its way towards Danny.
"Well that was a big mistake." He waited for it to get closer then withdrew his foot, he kicked it as hard as he could sending it flying towards the wall opposite him, it hit the wall and landed on the floor unmoving. Danny went over to it and picked it up taking a look.
"What are you?" He asked it he was unaware of the Adherents sneaking up on him. He looked the spider over, he put it in his pocket and decided on a course of action.
"Take it to The Doctor he m..." Danny never got to finish what he was saying as one of the Adherents struck him from behind causing him to fall to the floor out cold.
Back in the maintenance corridor The Doctor and Jabe were still making their way down the corridor, the low ceiling was forcing them to stoop slightly.
"So, tell me, Jabe. What's a tree like you doing in a place like this?" The Doctor asked her.
"Respect for the Earth." She replied.
"Oh, come on. Everyone on this platform's worth zillions." The Doctor pushed a little not believing her answer.
"Well... perhaps it's a case of having to be seen at the right occasions." Jabe replied
"In case your share prices drop? I know you lot. You've got massive forests everywhere, roots everywhere, and there's always money in land."
"All the same. You respect the Earth as family. So many species evolved from that planet. Mankind is only one. I'm another. My ancestors were transplanted from the planet down below. And I'm a direct descendant of the tropical rainforest." The Doctor looked impressed, he then pointed to a control panel.
"Excuse me." He got out his Sonic Screwdriver and started poking the screen with it.
"And what about your ancestry, Doctor? Perhaps you could tell a story or two... perhaps a man only enjoys trouble when there's nothing else left..." Jabe said letting on that she knew something. There was no answer from The Doctor.
"I scanned you earlier. The metal machine had trouble identifying your species - refused to admit your existence." As she said this her tone sounded amazed. The Doctor pretended to be concentrating on the screen, but a flicker of emotion showed on his face.
"And even when it named you, I wouldn't believe it. But it was right." The Doctor stops scanning. A deep sadness is reflected in his eyes. Jabe's Tone is hushed and awed.
"I know where you're from. Forgive me for intruding, but it's remarkable that you even exist. I just want to say... how sorry I am." Jabe put a comforting hand on his arm. Tears filled The Doctor's eyes. He places a hand over hers, a Tear fell down his cheek. The Doctor finished the scan quickly and he and Jabe walk through the door. They both find themselves in a ventilation Chamber, with huge fans circulating inside.
"Is it me, or is it a bit nippy?" The Doctor asked Jabe.
Rose walked down one of the corridors. The Adherents of the Repeated Meme are on the other end of the corridor. Rose smiled at them as they reach her, the one at the front reached out and strikes her to the ground. As rose was laying there unconscious they dragged her out of view.
Back in the ventilation Chamber The Doctor was talking.
"Fair do's, though, that's a great bit of air conditioning. Sort of, nice and old fashioned. Bet they call it 'retro'." he scanned another control panel with the Sonic.
"Gotcha." The panel fell off and a spider scuttled out and scurried across the floor and up the wall. The Doctor and Jabe watch it.
"What the hell's that?" The Doctor asked.
"Is it part of the 'retro'?"
"I don't think so. Hold on." The Doctor answered her. He pointed the sonic up at the spider, however Jabe fired something up at the spider, disabling it. It feel into The Doctor's hand.
"Hey! Nice liana!" Exclaimed The Doctor impressed.
"Thank you! We're not supposed to show them in public." Jabe replied
"Don't worry, I won't tell anybody." The Doctor turned his attention to the spider.
"Now then. Who's been bringing the pets on board?"
"What does it do?" Jabe asked concerned.
"Sabotage." The Computer once again announced Earth's Death
"Earth Death in 10 minutes."
"And the temperature's about to rocket. Come on." They ran from the Chamber. As they do the Britney Spears song Toxic sounds throughout the platform, from the jukebox.
The Doctor and Jabe arrived outside the stewards office, the corridor was filled with smoke, the little blue staff members were coughing squeaky coughs.
"Come on! Get back!" The Doctor commanded of the staff. He moves the sonic screwdriver of the control panel.
"Sunfilter rising. Sunfilter rising." The computer stated
"Was the Steward in there?" Jabe asked concerned.
"You can smell him. Hold on - there's another sun filter programmed to descend." He rushed off in the direction the next sun filter descending.
In one of the viewing gallery's Rose woke up, she rubbed her head and noticed Danny pacing about in deep thought. The computer stated
"Sunfilter descending. Sunfilter descending." Rose sat up alarmed, Danny looked around also alarmed. The Sunfilter starts to descend She ran to the door and knocked on it franticly, she noticed Danny not moving, she ran over to him and dragged him over to the door.
"Let us out" Rose screamed. Danny was sat on the floor next to Rose. The Doctor's voice was heard the other side of the Gallery door.
"Anyone in there?" he asked hoping there wasn't.
"Let us out!" screamed franticly. The Doctor sighed
"Oh, well, it would be you two. The Doctor replied
"Open the door!"
"Hold on! Give us two ticks!" The Doctor ran over to the control panel near the door. The room began to smoke. The Doctor did something to the control panel and it read sunfilter rising. The Doctor looked up expectantly.
"Sunfilter rising. Sunfilter rising" The Doctor looked pleased with himself. Rose and Danny sighed with relief, Danny was about to stand up however.
"Sunfilter rising... Sunfilter descending."
"This is just what we need. The computer's getting clever."
"Will you stop mucking about!" Danny shouted.
"I'm not mucking about, it's fighting back!" The Doctor shouted back at him. Rose and Danny ran down the stairs and flattened themselves to the floor.
"The locks melted!" Rose shouted at The Doctor.
"Sunfilter descending. Sunfilter descending." The computer reminded them. The Doctor Jabbed the sonic into the wires of the control panel
"Sunfilter rising. Sunfilter rising." Both Danny and Rose sighed with relief and ran for the door, The Doctor could not open it.
"The whole thing's jammed. I can't open the doors. Stay there! Don't move!" The Doctor said, Rose replied terrified but sarcastically.
"Where're am I gonna go? Ipswich?" The computer once again announced Earth's death
"Earth Death in 5 minutes."
The Doctor arrived back in the Manchester suite just as Jabe's machine finished scanning the spider, she looked down at it.
"The metal machine confirms. The spider devices have infiltrated the whole of platform one." There was a commotion amongst the guests Cassandra was the first to reply.
"How's that possible? Our private rooms are protected by a code wall. Moisturise me, moisturise me." The Doctor took the disabled spider from Jabe's hand as Cassandra s assistants moisturised her.
"Summon the Steward!" Commanded The Moxx
"I'm afraid the Steward is dead." Replied Jabe, there was a shocked gasp from the guests.
"Who killed him?" The Moxx asked.
"This whole event was sponsored by the Face of Bo! He invited us!" Bo shook his head as Cassandra accused him.
"Talk to the face! Talk to the face!"
"Easy way of finding out. Someone bought a little pet on board." The Doctor said showing them the spider.
"Let's send him back to Master." He placed the spider down on the floor. The spider scuttled along to Cassandra and looked up at her, for a moment Cassandra looked very shifty. The spider moved on though and stopped at the feet of The Adherents of the Repeated Meme. Cassandra was once again the first to accuse.
"The Adherents of the Repeated Meme. J'accuse!"
"That's all very well, and really kind of obvious, but if you stop and think about it..." The Doctor as he was saying this walked over to the Adherents, one tried to strike him but he caught its arm and ripped it off, The Doctor continues what he was saying.
"A Repeated Meme is just an idea. And that's all they are. An idea." He ripped a wire out of the arm in his hand and all the Adherents fell to the floor, everyone gasped Cassandra rolled her eyes.
"Remote controlled Droids. Nice little cover for the real troublemaker. Go on, Jimbo!" he nudged the spider with his foot.
"Go home!" The spider ambles back over to Cassandra and stops right in front of her. Cassandra was the first to speak.
"I bet you were the school swot and never got kissed." The Doctor raised an eyebrow at her.
"At arms!" Cassandra's bodyguards either side of her raised their canisters and pointed them at the others.
"What are you going to do, moisturize me?" The Doctor said mockingly.
"With acid. Oh, too late anyway. My spiders have control of the mainframe. Oh, you all carried them as gifts, tax free, past every code wall. I'm not just as pretty face." She replied proud.
"Sabotaging a ship while you're still inside it? How stupid's that?" The Doctor asked rhetorically
"I'd hoped to manufacture a hostage situation with myself as one of the victims. The compensation would have been enormous." Cassandra said telling him all about her plan.
"Five billion years and it still comes down to money." The Doctor replied
"Do you think it's cheap, looking like this? Flatness costs a fortune. I am The Last Human, Doctor. Me. Not those freaky little kids of yours.
"Arrest her!" The Moxx shouted
"Oh, shut it, pixie. I've still got my final option." As soon as she finished speaking the computer once again announced Earth's death.
"Earth Death in 3 minutes."
"And here it comes. You're just as useful dead, all of you. I have shares in your rival companies and they'll triple in price as soon as you're dead. My spiders are primed and ready to destroy the safety systems. How did that old Earth song go? "Burn, baby, burn." Cassandra boosted to them.
"Then you'll burn with us." Jabe told her
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I know the use of teleportation is strictly forbidden, but... I'm such a naughty thing. Spiders - activate." A series of explosions were heard all around the ship, signaling that the spiders had just destroyed the safety systems.
"Force fields gone with the planet about to explode. At least it'll be quick. Just like my fifth husband." Cassandra giggled.
"Oh, shame on me. Buh-bye, darlings! Buh-bye, my darlings..." Cassandra and her bodyguards teleport out, leaving everyone to their doom.
"Heat levels rising." Announced the computer over all the panic.
"Reset the computer!" The Moxx suggested.
"Only the Steward would know how." Jabe said.
"No. We can do it by hand. There must be a system restore switch. Jabe, come on." The Doctor and Jabe head to leave the room, The Doctor looked back over his shoulder to address the crowd.
"You lot - just chill!" They exited the room and made their way to the ventilation chamber, the computer announced again as they ran
"Earth Death in 2 minutes. Earth Death in 2 minutes." They finally reached the maintenance corridor and the computer reminded them
"Heat levels - critical. Heat levels - critical." They both reached the ventilation chamber, they looked around and the switch was on the other side of the fans.
"Oh. And guess where the switch is." The Doctor walked over to a lever and pulled it down, the fans slowed
"External temperature - 5 thousand degrees." The Computer announced. The Doctor let go of the lever as soon as he did the fans started to speed up again. While The Doctor looked hopelessly at the fans Jabe headed over to the lever and pulled it down. The Doctor turned to look at her
"You can't. The heat's going to vent through this place." He said worried for her.
"I know." She replied
"Jabe, you're made of wood." The Doctor stated clearly worried for her.
"Then stop wasting time. Time Lord." The Doctor Grinned at her and runs back to The Fans.
"Heat levels - hazardous." The computer warned everyone on the platform. The Doctor dodged the first fan and ran underneath it, he was safe. He looked anxiously up at the next.
Back in the viewing gallery where Rose and Danny were the glass was beginning to crack, both Danny and Rose were sitting against the wall terrified.
"Shields malfunctioning. Shields malfunctioning." Rays of sunlight blasted in through the cracks and it the walls either side of them, Rose screamed.
Back in the ventilation chamber The Doctor was still standing before the second fan. The Doctor looked back at Jabe who was sweating and breathing heavily. The Doctor dodged under the second fan. The Doctor was standing before the third fan, as he got ready to dodge this one Jabe started shaking violently. Jabe gasped and her hand caught fire, she screamed. The Doctor looked at her shocked as Jabe started to burn up in front of him, because of this no one his holding the lever down and the fans sped up. The fans started going so fast the they could not be seen, they are impossible to get through.
"Planet explodes in 10... 9..." The computer started its countdown till Earth exploded. The Doctor closed his eyes
"8... 7... 6... 5... 4..." As the computer counted, The Doctor still with his eyes closed stepped forward through the fan unharmed, he opened his eyes and ran to the switch pulling it down.
"Raise shields" The Doctor shouted. As the computer counted to one, the forcefields around the ship reset just as the planet gets engulfed with fire. The planet explodes, the ship is left unharmed.
"Exoglass repair. Exoglass repair." As the computer said this the glass in the rooms repaired itself. The doctor walked back through the fans, he stopped when he got to the other side, he looked sadly at the charred remains of Jabe.
Back in the viewing Gallery Danny stood up and looked around, he took Roses hand and brought her up with him, they hugged each other.
"He did it," Rose said happy but still shaking.
"He was right about dangerous," Danny grinned at her and looked back outside at the fragments of the Earth, he sighed and turned his eyes back to Rose
"We should go find The Doctor." Rose nodded and they walked out hand in hand heading for the Manchester suite. They get there finally, many of the aliens were sat there tending to their wounds, The Moxx's chair is empty, the staff members pushed the chair away. The Doctor briskly walked in moments later, he glanced at Rose and Danny, but headed for Jabes companions, Lute and Coffer, he muttered a few words to them, he placed his hands on their shoulders then left them to grieve. The Doctor walked back over to Rose and Danny.
"You all right?" Rose and Danny both asked, Danny looked around the room at all the unhappy aliens.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm full of ideas, I'm bristling with them. Idea number one - teleportation through five thousand degrees needs some kind of feed. Idea number two - this feed must be hidden nearby." Danny noticed The Doctors tone, this was not going to end well. The Doctor walked over to the ostrich egg and broke it open, the teleportation feed fell out. He picked it up.
"Idea number three - if you're as clever as me, then a teleportation feed can be reversed." The Doctor twisted the feed and Cassandra appeared before them in the middle of gloating.
"Ah, you should have seen their little alien faces." she noticed her surroundings
"Oh," she said knowing she was in trouble.
"The Last Human." The Doctor announced to the room.
"So. You passed my little test. Bravo. This makes you eligible to join the er... the human club." Cassandra said flustered.
"People have died, Cassandra. You murdered them." The Doctor said to her.
"That depends on your definition of 'people'. And that's enough of a technicality to keep your lawyers dizzy for centuries. Take me to court then, Doctor! And watch me smile, and cry, and flutter..." A small creaking sound could be heard coming from Cassandra.
"And creak?" The Doctor questioned.
"And what?" She asked him confused.
"Creak! You're creaking." Cassandra's skin started to tighten, hey eyes became bloodshot and she seemed to be getting whiter and whiter. Cassandra started to panic.
"What? Ah! Ah! I'm drying out! Oh, sweet heavens! Moisturize me! Moisturize me! Where are my surgeons? My lovely boys! It's too hot!" She began to get covered in red blotches.
"You raised the temperature." Cassandra was now terrified.
"Have pity! Moisturize me! Oh, Doctor!" Rose walked up to him shaken, Danny looked horrified and decided to turn away
"Help her." Rose asked him
"Everything has its time and everything dies." The Doctor said coldly. Cassandra started to shrivel up.
"I'm... too... young!" She explodes, The Doctor does not look fazed, he turns and walks out the room.
Rose and Danny looked at each other in silence. Danny nodded to her and Rose headed out of the room Danny looked around as the aliens got ready to leave, he went over to Lute and Coffer and shook their hands
"Goodbye and I am sorry for your lose." he smiled at them sadly, he turned away and headed for The TARDIS.
"Shuttles 4 and 6 departing. This unit now closing down for maintenance." The Computer announced the guests had started to leave. Back in the Manchester suite, Rose was there completely alone, she was watching the Earth as it burned, her face looked sad and vulnerable. The Doctor was watching her from the doorway, she turned when she heard his footsteps he came to stand beside her.
"The end of the Earth. It's gone. And we were too busy saving ourselves, no one saw it go."Rose said tearfully, The Doctor looked down at her.
"All those years... all that history and no one was even looking. It's just..." The Doctor held is hand out for her.
"Come with me." She took his hand and they walked away together.
They arrived in the TARDIS to Danny was sat down on a chair reading a book, The Doctor looked at him for a second
"Was that from the Library Mister?" the doctor said half joking half serious.
"yeah what's wrong." Danny stood up as The Doctor walked over to him and read the books title, he smiled.
"Good read that, Just say away from Non fiction not of your time." Danny grinned and walked and sat back down reading his book. The Doctor started up the TARDIS and the engines started again. The TARDIS stopped moments later. The Doctor pointed to the TARDIS doors and Rose walked out, he did the same to Danny who sighed, put the book down and walked out after Rose. The Doctor followed them, he walked out the TARDIS and watched them as they looked around at the bustling streets of 2005 Earth.
"You think it'll last forever. People, and cars and concrete. But it won't. One day, it's all gone. Even the sky." They all look at the sky for a moment.
"My planet's gone." Danny and Rose turn to look at him.
"It's dead. It burned like the Earth. It's just rocks and dust. Before it's time." The Doctor explained.
"What happened?" Rose asked.
"There was a war. And we lost." The Doctor replied.
"A war with who?" Danny asked realizing he was likely not to get the answer.
"What about your people? Rose asked him
"I'm a Time Lord. I'm the last of the Time Lords. They're all gone. I'm the only survivor. I'm left traveling on my own because there's no one else."
"There is us" Rose replied.
"Time Lord, is the Lord bit just a name or as Status?" Danny asked curiously.
"A name." The Doctor replied
"You've seen how dangerous it is. Do you two want to go home?" The Doctor continued. Danny shook his head instantly, wanting to stay.
"No way am I am leaving, the danger makes it fun." Rose looked at the both of them for a few moments.
"I don't know. I want..." she sniffed the air
"Oh! Can you smell chips?" she asked the both of them. The Doctor laughed and Danny smiled
"Yeah. Yeah!"
"I want chips." she replied
"Me too." The Doctor said smiling they turned and looked at Danny
"Yeah sure." He replied laughing.
"Right then, before you get me back in that box, chips it is, and you can pay." Rose said causing The Doctor to laugh
"No money." Rose looked at him like he was not serious then turned to Danny
"Well then you have to pay,"
"Sorry Rose nothing." he turned out his pockets showing her.
"What sort of date are you two? Come on then, tightwads, chips are on me."They smiled at her delighted.
"We've only got five billion years before the shops close..." They all walk down the street heading for the fish and chip shop laughing.
A/n: So that's end of the world done and yeah this chapter was long :). Next Chapter is my own chapter a little in between the episodes. And sorry for the wait