She is Returning

Summary - Rose Tyler returns home and is reunited with The Doctor but first she has to gather together his former companions to join him for the final battle.

Ch 3 - Miss Smith, We Need You.

They were walking down the deserted street with their guns out in front of them. "You can put yours away, I got it" Mickey told her.

"No I can handle those pepper pots if they come near me" Jackie Tyler replied holding her gun up in front of her.

"Right, just offering" Mickey replied, he knew that would be her answer. She was a force to be reckoned with just like Rose. He continued scanning the area it was strange being back on his original earth, the one they were on now might well have been another planet altogether. The two earths were nothing alike besides sharing some of the same people and the name. Although the streets were devoid of cars they were still parked unintended all over the place. Cars were outlawed over on parallel earth and replaced with The Teleport Network that's set up in the middle of every main intersection. You just had to step in the teleport station in your house type in the street name on the keyboard and be taken directly to that street. It saved time and the environment. Of course Torchwood had wrist teleport devices because they wouldn't always be near a station.

"What street number is again" Jackie asked.

"Number 13" said Mickey

"Well then this it" Jackie said using her gun to point the house in front of them. The house looked to be three stories tall and looked much more old fashioned then the rest of the houses on the street.

They put their guns away and walked up the drive to the door. Mickey knocked and they waited as they heard footsteps nearing them. "Who is this Sarah Jane again?" Jackie asked

"She traveled with the Doctor before Rose. We met her when we took care of that School that had the Krillitane problem" Mickey replied. Sarah Jane had told Rose to find her if she ever needed her, so here they were.

"So she left the Doctor and settled down to a normal life then?" Jackie asked

"No, she still investigates and saves the world from alien threats" Mickey told her. "Once you travel with him there is no going back" He never really understood that he until he worked up the nerve to travel with them. Then he knew why Rose could never go back to her old life.

The door opened and a skinny brown haired boy answered it. "May I help you?" he asked.

Mickey was a little shocked "We're looking for Sarah Jane Smith" he said.

The boy leaned back and put his head around the door. "Mum, you have some visitors"

"Mum" Mickey said to himself, he didn't remember Sarah Jane mentioning she had a son and he looked to be around thirteen and it hasn't been that long for them.

Sarah Jane also appeared to be talking to someone else inside the house when she finally came to the door. She took a step backward as she saw him there. "Mickey Smith!?"

"Yeah, hi Sarah Jane"

"I…I thought you were dead, you're name was on the list." She only saw the list by chance when she was visiting the Brig at Unit headquarters. She heard about the battle of Canary Wharf on the news and knew that if the Daleks were involved then he was there.

"Really he put my name on the list too?" he asked out loud he was shocked he didn't think the Doctor would do that.

"You were there too, why wouldn't he?" Jackie asked.

"Too, what do you mean? Is Rose…alive?" Sarah Jane asked her breathing increasing, her heart broke when she saw Rose Tyler's name.

"Well she better be we just got here" Jackie said loudly, she was worried about her daughter she wasn't the same since it happened. Sometimes on good days she could see the old Rose and they would go out around town together with Pete and Tony and be a family. Then other days she was someone else. She would look into Rose's eyes and not see her daughter, her eyes that were once brown had a golden tint around them and when she got really angry they glowed and that scared her. Rose wanted to protect the world and doing so she was losing more and more of herself.

Sarah Jane looked over to the blonde woman standing next to Mickey.

"This Jackie Tyler Rose's mum" Mickey said pointing to her.

"Rose's mother" she smiled "Rose is alive!" She exclaimed and hugged Mickey and Jackie. "Is she here too?" She asked looking around outside for her.

"No…well she's here, just not with us" Jackie replied.

"I'm being rude, please come in" she gestured towards living area. Luke and Maria were on the floor looking through papers both children looked up when they all entered.

"This Mickey Smith and Jackie Tyler, they are friends that I haven't seen in awhile" Sarah Jane said "And this is Maria Jackson and my son Luke"

"Son?" Mickey asked. He knew he didn't ask Sarah Jane too many questions when they first met but he was sure she would've told the Doctor if she had a kid.

"I adopted him" Sarah Jane replied smiling at her Luke.

"She saved me" Luke replied standing up and moving towards Sarah Jane.

"Oh, great" Mickey replied "Hi"

"Mickey has two little one's of his own" Jackie added proudly. She didn't like Mickey when he was Rose's boyfriend, then Rose met the Doctor and Mickey looked much better because at least he kept her home. But meeting the Doctor also made Mickey a better man now she treated him like another son and was Grandma to Ricky and Victoria Smith.

"Really" Sarah Jane replied smiling. "Mickey Smith, a father congratulations" She replied giving him another hug. "…are you and…Rose?" She asked because she noticed the tension between the Doctor and Mickey when she got over her jealousy of seeing the Doctor with such a young assistant.

"No" Mickey replied "Rose I were through a long time ago "He replied even when they were dating, he knew that Rose wouldn't stay with him forever, she was too full of life to settle for something domestic. He could always see it in her eyes, she wanted something more, than The Doctor came along and showed her.

She figured as much, the way Rose looked at the Doctor she knew that there could be no one else. "The Doctor did you find him?" She asked

"No, not yet" They both replied.

Alan walked in with a tray of tea and stopped when saw the new visitors. "We have more company" he said setting the tray down.

Jackie looked over at the tall stranger when he entered the room; he had brown hair and kind innocent eyes. She didn't see that a lot anymore at least not in the world they were in.

"Yes, this Mickey Smith and Jackie Tyler " Luke replied

"This is Alan Jackson, Maria's father" Sarah Jane said introducing them.

Mickey looked at the time on his watch; they had to hurry this up. He hated to be rude but they had no choice. "We have to talk to you" Mickey said urgently looking at Sarah Jane.

"It's ok they know about everything" Sarah Jane replied she knew something big was going on and she knew she was in over head to try and stop it.

"Oh, alright then, there's going to be a battle and we could use your help."

"Of course." She replied without hesitating. The Daleks were trying to enslave humanity and she wasn't going to stand by and let them do that. They needed to be stopped.

"Battle, you're going to fight those things?" Maria asked looking over at Sarah Jane worryingly. She knew Sarah Jane was brave but those things had weapons that turned people into dust.

"We don't have a choice; if we don't it will be the end of humanity" Mickey said looking at the young girl recognizing the look in her eyes it was the same look his kids had when he left for war.

"The military can't even hurt them, how are you going to that?" Luke asked moving even closer to Sarah Jane.

"Were not from around here, we have weapons that can destroy them" Mickey replied. Luke was just a few years older than Tony, Rose's brother. He couldn't let either of these two kids go into battle. He had to think of away to keep them safe. But that would be difficult since like Rose's brother they probably wanted to help and would sneak around and try doing so. He couldn't let these kids go up against the Daleks it was way too dangerous.

"Not from around here, then where are you from?" Luke asked

"A parallel world" Mickey answered.

"Parallel world, there are parallel worlds?" Alan asked with his mouth hanging open. He was trying to get used the fact that there are aliens and they've been coming to earth for centuries. Sarah Jane even said that she traveled with one for years in a blue police box. He was shocked at himself for being so blind and believing the news stories when they tried to cover them up.

"You'll have excuse dad, he's new to this" Maria replied looking at her father. She was glad that she was able to talk to him about the things she's been doing. She hated lying to him.

"We are far more advanced" Mickey replied suddenly getting an idea on how the kids could help and stay safe at the same time. And as kids they would love the idea. "We have a spaceship orbiting earth…"

"A spaceship!" Maria said with a huge smile.

"Yes, do you know how to use computers?" he asked

"Of course, who doesn't" they replied.

"Good, then…I can you send up there and you can help"

"You're going to put us on a spaceship in space?" Maria asked excitedly.

"Yes, although it's important that you listen to the Captain on board. She's a great woman and she could use your help" Mickey could see their faces light up as they looked at each other. "We could use all of your help" he said looking around at them.

"Is it safe?" Sarah Jane asked worried. She knew that out there in space wasn't any safer then down here.

"It's got a cloaking device and knows not to engage in battle it's a tech ship. It knows to flee to a designated safety spot in this galaxy." Mickey replied turning around to face Sarah Jane "It is safe my children are on that ship."

"As is my son and husband" Jackie said.

"Were going to be in Space?" Alan interrupted "Sorry, I'm just trying to take this all in" he said looking a Jackie.

"Yes" she replied remembering when Rose told her all about aliens, she knew exactly how this man was feeling.

They all stood outside Sarah Jane's house. Sarah Jane hugged Luke tightly. She told him she was staying on earth because she made a promise to them to help whenever they asked. "Now be good and listen Captain…." She paused looking at Mickey.

"Smith, she's my wife Captain Martha Smith" He replied.

Sarah Jane smiled "Ok, then listen to Captain Smith" she said and hugged him again. She knew this was the safer option for the children and Alan. They weren't prepared to battle the Daleks and she didn't want them too. She stepped away and nodded to Mickey.

Sarah Jane, Mickey and Jackie waved to them as they were transported to the ship. Mickey waited for the reply from Martha, when he got it he let Sarah Jane listen as Luke and Maria excitedly told her what the ship looked like. "Thank you" she mouthed to them while she talked to Luke.

When they were done they started to walk down her drive. Sarah Jane looked around for their transportation "You walked all the way here?"

"Well if somebody would've calibrated the transporters we wouldn't have had too" Jackie said eyeing Mickey.

"I didn't think we had time" he shrugged

"Oh well then let's take my car, where are we going?"

"Don't' know yet, I'm waiting for Rose to get back to me." Mickey replied getting into Sarah Jane's Figaro.

Tbc…