Rose watched her sister; she was sitting on the bright apple green grass hill watching the alien city. Her dark hair was loose, she was wearing her usual black jeans and a new black velvet jacket….she looked like a widower…well she was one wasn't she?
"How is she?" the Doctor said
"Coping" Rose muttered "I was rather surprised when she packed her bags to join us, thought she wouldn't want anything to do with this life, now Jack is gone"
"She wants to keep fighting, Gwen is a tough girl, she wants to stay strong and try to move on with her life"
"Doubt it, the first thing she did on Boxing Day was lock herself in her's and Jack's room in the TARDIS getting over her hangover by drinking some more"
The Doctor wrapped an arm round Rose "give her time Rose that's all she needs" Rose rested her head on his shoulder and they sat there for a moment watching Gwen.
"What's the name of the city Doctor?" Gwen called out suddenly
"New, New York" the Doctor said "though really it is the fifteenth New York so it would be New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New, New York"
"New Doctor, New Earth and New, New York" Rose said teasingly
"New, New Doctor" the Doctor agreed
"Shall we explore the city?" Gwen asked getting up
"Actually…we need to visit the hospital" the Doctor said pulling out the psychic paper and showing them the message: ward 26 please come. However when the Doctor and Rose began to talk Gwen swore she saw it change to: Gwen, please come Jack. But it could have been her imagination.
"Closer, closer" a feminine voice murmured, the image zoomed and there was two familiar women, one with blonde hair and one with dark. "The Tyler sisters!" the voice snarled "bring one of them to me Chip"
"Yes mistress"
"Cat Nuns" Rose said in a awed voice "they're cats"
"it's rude to stare you know" the Doctor said "I reckon they think you look all weird being pink and yellow" he looked at Rose up and down….raking his gaze from the toe of her trainer to the last strand of her golden hair, slowly…Rose blushed when his gaze settled onto her face.
Gwen rolled her eyes, the tension between the pair was building up and if they don't do anything she might conspire with the TARDIS and lock them in a room and refuse to let them out till they snog.
The Doctor ran off into the elevator dragging Rose with him, Gwen followed but the doors shut just as she was about to go in.
"Doctor, Rose I'll meet you up there" she called
"Watch out for the disinfectant" the Doctor shouted
Both Gwen and Rose groaned "I do not like the sound of that" the pair muttered, Rose standing next to the Doctor and Gwen heading into the second elevator
"STAGE ONE, DISINFECTANT" an electronic voice said
Cold water shot out, Gwen squealed and swore in every language Jack taught her…Jack, he would have loved this.
The Doctor was jumping about; he took Rose's hands and danced about.
"Come on Rose its fun"
Rose rolled her eyes and smiled as she joined in.
"STAGE TWO" the electronic voice said
A huge hairdryer came on. Gwen stood there running her fingers through her hair, beginning to enjoy the feeling.
Rose and the Doctor were running their fingers in each other's hair, giggling like teenagers.
"DISINFECTANT COMPLETE, ENJOY YOUR VISIT"
The Doctor took Rose's hand and pulled her out the lift.
Gwen walked out to find herself in a dark, damp corridor.
"Shit this is not good" Gwen mumbled.
"The human child is clean" an ominous voice said, Gwen turned to see a pale guy with doodles all over his skin "follow me Gwen Tyler"
"Double shit" Gwen muttered as she picked up a piece of pipe, no way was she going to do a Rose and get into shit loads of trouble.
Cassandra woke up to find herself on the floor, she lifted those tiny hands to cup her face and she let out a giggle, she has a body, an amazing body.
"I need a mirror" she gasped and she ran to the nearest shiny thing she saw and gazed at her reflection "oh my god…I'm a Goth!" she said, she tutted "this girl needs a make over" she quickly unbuttoned her jacket to find a black tank top underneath, well it was a start.
"Where's Gwen?" Rose asked the tenth time, after talking to the Doctor "she should be here by now…you don't think she's done anything reckless do you?"
"No that's your job Rose" the Doctor muttered as he stared at the package of medication
Rose glared at him "I'm going to phone her" she said pulling her mobile
Cassandra was panicking, the Doctor was here, with a new face and the phone was ringing, what should she say?
"Err…Gwen Tyler speaking" she said
"Since when did you call yourself that when we're away from home?" Rose's cheery voice said
"Sorry, what do ya want Rose" Cassandra said
"You. You were meant to meet us ages ago, guess whose here? The Face of Boe, remember him Gwen?"
"Yeah…" Cassandra muttered "I'll be up there in a mo'" she hung up the phone before Rose could answer
"But Mistress" Chip cried "this Doctor man is dangerous"
"Maybe so Chip but I need him to find out what those catty nuns are up to. You know the saying never trust a cat, never trust a nun and never trust a nurse. And they're all three"
Rose noticed the difference in Gwen straight away, for a start Gwen's hair was tied in an elegant bun with a silver clasp that Rose knows she never owned before, then her jacket was missing, she was wearing her tank and jeans but the jacket that covered her up was missing. And then there was the way she was walking…it was bouncy and happy…Gwen was still mourning Jack, she wouldn't walk like that…
"Gwen there you are" the Doctor said waving Gwen over
No one noticed that the Face of Boe was awake.
Gwen froze…her eyes were clouded over.
"Gwen?" Rose said walking over to her.
Get out of my wife's head Cassandra
Oh great a head full of Boe
That is my wife's head you're messing with, GET OUT NOW!
Why should I?
If you don't I will pull you out myself
Fine, fine, I'll leave
Jack…
"Gwen?" Rose said louder, golden atoms flew out of Gwen and right into Rose, Gwen fell to the floor.
"Jack" she murmured
The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver and pointed it at Rose.
"Good god first a Goth now a chav, I am not doing well am I?" Rose said…well the person that possessed Rose. She unzipped the blue jacket and chucked it behind her shoulder on the floor "what is it with these girls and wearing unattractive jackets hmm…?" she unbuttoned the top two buttons of Rose's blouse and to the Doctor's shame he was staring, he swore he heard someone chuckle in the back of his mind.
Bloody Cassandra the Doctor thought, first she set those diseased people free and then she possessed him…and embarrassed him by dancing about, then she possessed Rose again, then him, then Rose, then him and then finally she went in a poor diseased persons mind only to come back again.
He had to cure everyone and get the hospital shut down for the illegal experiments. When he finally saved Rose from Cassandra's clutches, Cassandra was dying in poor Chip's body and as a favour to her he sent her back to the day where she was the most happiest.
He looked up to see Gwen sitting there on the captain's chair.
"Doctor…we'll we see the Face of Boe again?" she asked
"Sometime…maybe never…you never know" he said flicking a few switches
"I think he knows where Jack is" she said, the Doctor froze and looked at her "I think Jack is still alive…I heard him in my head…before the Face of Boe left….I heard Jack say he loved me and he can't wait to be with me again"
"Gwen…when the Time War was over…for ages, I thought I saw a Time Lord…Galifrey…" the Doctor was silent a moment "not right now but soon…you'll get over it"
Gwen felt a few stray tears on her face "I don't think I'll ever get over it….thank you Doctor…for everything"