„Or the solution."
„Doctor? THE Doctor?" The man called the „Constructor" by Rosa stared at him disbelieving. The Doctor smiled. „This… that is impossible!"
Impossible. This word was now everywhere since he opened his eyes on this planet.
„I can assure you that it is all possible, because I'm standing right in front of you." Then he changed into a more serious mood. „So your good fellow Rosa here told me you've got a problem in your energy stasis. May I have a look?"
It took the Constructor a few seconds to regain himself. „Oh yes, for sure, Doctor. It's a wonderful surprise that you are here. Just follow me, follow me." The smaller man showed him the way through the audience and muttered calculations. Sometimes he would beckon someone over to follow them. When they reached a room full of monitors and buttons he had summoned half dozen men around him. The Doctor nodded as a greeting to them and waited for the Constructor to start explaining.
„This here is the stasis calculation module. The total energy of this planet has to stay the same all time. We are constantly loosing several amounts which I don't have to explain to you, Doctor, do I? So to still be able to survive we have to keep this amount as low as possible. But this morning you see, we've got this peak. It's huge!" The Doctor analized the data in front of him. Everything seemed normal running procedure but he was right. At the time he came here there was a hughe energy loss.
„So I watched the energy flow of our construction parts. You see, the weather creation needs a lot of energy and we had serveral problems the last days… but none of these devices should be able to take so much energy." The Doctor focused on the readings. All seemed to work normal until his arrival. How much energy would it take to create a body? Maybe that was the answer?
„It seems that all the outer units combined sucked energy to store it somewere else… but creating a body would not take that much…"
„You are speaking of yourself Doctor, right? Your arrival here is quite a mysterium it is. But no, our machines are not able to create living matter. All the plants and persons you will see here are from outside the system. It would not be such a great deal, we still have enough usable energy for thousands of years but until we don't know how this was possible…"
„… you have to expect another loss. And next time it might be bigger. I understand. Maybe you guys can introduce me to the systems? I'm sure together we will find the source."
„Thank you Doctor."
The mechanics showed him the different monitors. A quick view told him, that it was a very advanced system but not too advanced for him. When he arrived at a live form monitor he just had to use it.
„May I?"
„Of course!" The mechanic smiled and left him alone.
He started the scanner and analyzed the results. Of course not. Oh why can't it be easy? Just one time?
Rosa watched him putting his head in one hand.
„Doctor, what is it?" She came closer and put a hand on his back.
„She's not here." His voice was nearly a whisper and broke at the end.
„Who, Doctor?" Rosa could feel his sadness.
„Rose"
„I… I don't understand."
The Doctor lifted his head and a small smile hushed over his lips.
„Rose Tyler. She is my companion, my friend, my best friend. Oh, Rose… we were in the fight together, against the daleks and cybermen. She fell into the void first. And I followed."
Rosa widened her eyes. The Doctor's view went to the top.
„And now I am here and she is not. And I don't get it how I got here. I don't even know where I am." Anger added up to sadness and Rosa was able to feel it all. The sorrow, the anger, tiredness. Compassion, longing, love.
„I'm sorry."
„It's not your fault."
„But maybe I can give you this. This planet was created on Gallifrey. Inside of a void ship."
„You mean…?"
„Yes, Doctor. To be precise, you are in the void now. On a planet in a ship in the void."
„But why?"
„The time war."
„Oh. Of course."
There was a silence, the Doctor still thinking hard, trying to get an answer and Rosa wondering how to help. His feelings were so intensive although he was a Time Lord for sure. It made it hard for her to think. So there was just one solution. Asking someone more clever and less telepathic.
„Con? Could you borrow us a minute?" She called to the small mumbling man. He was focused on different readings and starting the new security protocol the Doctor had suggested earlier. After Rosa's call he silently talked to one of the mechanics to take over and then moved to the two.
„Rosa, dear. Doctor. Did you find something?" Rosa shook her head.
„No, but I think we could use your expertise in another way." Her eyes fell on the Doctor. He nodded in approval.
„When the Doctor came here he was together with someone else. But she never touched the ground."
„A companion? Is she from Gallifrey, too?" The Constructor asked sympathetically.
„No, she is a human."
„Then I think that's your answer. This planet was created for gallifreyans you see. And in a way I don't understand yet our planet wanted you safe here with us. I am sorry, Doctor. But I don't think that applies to humans, too. She is dead."
The Doctor was shocked by this answer. He knew Rose. No, she couldn't be dead. Not that easily. No, no, no. he would go out there into the void all by himself and search for her.
Suddenly there went a bell. The room went dark for a secound and then the lights got back on.
„What happened?" Con asked fevered. One of the mechanics, who was working on the new security protocol gave answer.
„It's like the systems don't accept the new protocol. It deleted all!"
„How is that even possible?!"
„I… I don't know!"
The Constructor ran to the man and took in the readings.
„What does it mean?"
The Doctor followed him and read through. There was no mistake, the protocol just got deleted. „Con, I'm sorry. But I think there is more to this then just a faulty system." he said seriously.
„What makes you think so?"
„Because I know these words." He began to smile. He tipped at two words, hidden in the readings. „And that means, that Rose Tyler is still alive and she is here!" His grin widened.
„Sorry guys but I've got to go!" He gave Con a slap on his back and went for the doors.
Rosa watched him surprised.
„What did he read?" she asked the elder man at the monitor.
„BAD WOLF."
„Oh you fantastic, brilliant woman! Impossible! Ha! What a word! Nothing's impossible for you, isn't it? Someone calls you dead and here you are!" The Doctor danced enthusiastically on red ground, holding his hands in the air. She was alive and she was here. He didn't know where or how but to hell with it, she was here!
And then the rain began.