Authors note: many thanks to Cee who helped write this chapter.
"Day 364 in the Valiant" said the electronic voice. "The Doctor is sleeping in his tent; Rose is asleep in her chair. Jack is being tortured again. The morning alarm will start"
A large beeping sound started and Rose who had been awake throughout the whole thing glared up at the ceiling. "I should have never told him about the time you got stuck in Big Brother"
"Why did you?" the Doctor croaked crawling out of his tent and seating himself into his wheelchair
"Because I was drunk and it was a good story" Rose said stretching slightly. She stared at her legs gloomily "think he'll let me shower and get changed today?"
The Doctor shrugged "no idea depends on his mood" he looked thoughtful "just as long as he doesn't spin me round, I get motion sickness rather quickly"
Rose snorted "he always spins you around that never changes. It's like it's he's favourite thing to do, to bug the hell out of you"
The Doctor nodded "he was a horrible roommate, always stole something of mine, moved my stuff somewhere else, snored…horrible"
"Now, now Theta you were just as bad" the Master said in a mocking voice "shall we begin?" he clicked his fingers and some punk rock music began to play.
Rose couldn't help but giggle slightly despite the seriousness of the situation she must say the Master was the funniest villain to be kidnapped by.
"Just one more day, one more day, one more day" the Doctor muttered under his breath as the Master began to spin him around. All he could hope for was that Martha and Gwen have pulled through with their task.
Gwen leaned on Martha as they treaded through the sea towards the dim light in the distance. Gwen has just witnessed the murder of Ianto Jones. She liked Ianto. She was grieving for the sweet coffeemaker. She knew Jack loved his gang as a family. She hoped they can do this that they can make sure this year never happens.
The man that was holding the lantern was good looking. Martha couldn't help but feel attracted to him, despite all that was going on; she couldn't help but flirt a bit. His name is Tom Milligan. He's a doctor as well.
They were looking for professor Docherty. She was the head of the rebellion and both Martha and Gwen needed her help. They showed her the gun with four parts that they were going to use on the Master. They discovered that the Toclafane were humans from the future. From the end of the universe.
Then the Master did a broadcast. He aged the Doctor so much that he looked like golem from lord of the rings.
Tom took them to a safe house in London.
"So…"
"So…" Martha said smiling slightly
"What's the deal with you and Gwen? I mean why are you doing it?"
"I travelled with Gwen's sister and her boyfriend. They're up there in the Valiant. My best friends… and my family. I need to save them. Gwen's husband is also up there…we're trying to save them."
"So you're single?"
"Yes…why?"
"Just wondering, when you're finished saving the world maybe you'll go out for a drink with me?"
"I would like that"
The music stopped and Lucy entered, though the Master was not best pleased at the intrusion; he had been having fun with the Doctor.
"What do you want?" He asked irritated, how dare she intrude?
Lucy said nothing; he had asked her to come ASAP, so she had. He glared and repeated the question. "I said, "What do you want?"
"You called me here sir," she replied curtly, trying in vain to keep annoyance out of her voice.
He observed her quickly, clearly bored with her obedience. "Get lost you silly girl; I'll call for you when I need you."
Lucy was seething how he dare treat her like this. "Eurgh you pathetic lonely loser," she thought. Or rather she thought she had, in fact she had said it aloud and now he was glaring at her, his cold eyes boring into hers.
"What did you say, you useless, good for nothing immature little girl," he sneered, not at all impressed by what she had just said; even if it had been a slip of the tongue, she had still thought it.
She closed her eyes and tried to breathe deeply to calm herself, it didn't work, she snapped "and you're nothing but a sad immature boy who plays people as if they're his toys"
He raised his hand and slapped her hard. She stumbled back, hand clasped over her cheek, whimpering. He walked towards her and held her firmly "just remember who is your Master and we'll get on fine" he loosened his grip on her and cupped her face "who is your Master, Lucy girl?"
"You are" she whispered
He smiled and kissed her "good girl" he let go off her and walked out the room, leaving her there with the Doctor staring at her. His big eyes, pitying her.
"I know" she whispered "but I love him…when he's nice" and she too walked out of the room.
The two girls sat on the stairs, people of different ages sat round them listening to them intently as they spoke their story.
"His name is the Doctor, and he saves you so many times, he's amazing, fantastic, and he's the best friend you could ever have" Martha said feeling the tears for her friends fall upon her face "I love him like a brother. Tomorrow, at eight o'clock just think of him, think of his name"
Gwen clasped her hand and smiled at her sadly. It was going to end soon.
"Maaaaaaaaaaartha, Gwenie-poos"
The people froze. It was him. He was on the surface.
"Oh Maaaaaaaaaaartha, Gwenie-poos, come out, come out wherever you are, it's been sooooooooo long since we seen each other."
"They want you two, if you run out from the back we'll keep them busy" Tom said pulling out a gun. Martha placed a firm hand on his wrist.
"No…we'll go, just remember about tomorrow, please"
He looked down into her eyes "I don't think I'll live with you being killed or tortured by that maniac"
"I'll be fine, I promise"
The two girls walked out of the house, hands clasped tightly. Soon it will be over.
It worked. It was eight o'clock in the morning, the Doctor was young again and the Toclafane was destroyed, the year never happened. Everyone lives.
Everyone apart from the Master.
Jack had him handcuffed, he wanted to kill him.
"No" the Doctor said "he's a Time Lord, he's my responsibility, I'll lock him in the TARDIS, there is no need for him to be killed"
"Well if you won't do it, I will" Mrs Jones claimed grabbing a gun.
"NO!" Rose held on to the distraught woman tightly "you're better than that" she said "let go, let it go, you got your daughters back safe and sound and your son and grandchild are down there waiting for you"
"He hurt my Tish" the woman sobbed "my little Martha almost died"
The Master gave a grin "how touching, family, friends and wee bit of romance"
"Shut up, just shut up" Mrs Jones shouted, she dropped the gun and sobbed harder into Rose's shoulder.
There was a gunshot.
The Master fell to the floor, bleeding.
Lucy stood there looking fragile, holding the gun loosely "you're no longer my Master" she whispered "Harry is dead to me and soon you'll be as well" she slumped to the floor looking relieved.
The Doctor held the Master, begging him to regenerate.
But he refused.
He died.
And both Rose and the Doctor felt the presence in the back of their mind fade.
It was just them.
It took four days to fix the TARDIS, during those four days Rose held the Doctor as he mourned the friend he once knew and the enemy he bantered with. Gwen and Jack wouldn't leave each others side, they were constantly holding whispered conversations. Martha constantly left to do things like visit Professor Docherty, phone Tom Milligan and so on.
"Doctor" Jack said "I need you to drop me off to Cardiff…me and Gwen…we're leaving"
"What?" Rose said weakly "but we just got you back, we need you"
"No you don't…besides…the team needs me…and Gwen gets along with them. It's time for us to move on"
"We'll call you" Gwen promised
"Be happy, be good, don't let mum down" Rose said hugging her sister tight "I'm going to miss you so much"
"Same here" Gwen whispered "you make sure the Doctor takes care of you"
Jack hugged Rose quickly while Gwen hugged the Doctor. The two held each others hands before they walked out of the TARDIS. Rose and the Doctor followed to watch them leave. Just then Gwen turned round.
"By the way Doctor, you were wrong. Jack does have something to do with the Face of Boe"
"Oh?"
"It's an old nickname, the Time Agency gave it to me" Jack said winking.
Both Rose and the Doctor laughed.
"I'm leaving too" Martha said, the two had stopped by the Jones's house to pick Martha up, when she made the announcement "it's not that I don't love travelling with you two, or that I don't love you two to pieces but...my family was tortured. I can't do this anymore…you have my number and I have yours…I'll ring when I need you…yeah?"
"Yeah" Rose whispered pulling Martha into a hug. "You take care Martha Jones"
"You better be a doctor when we next see you" the Doctor said pulling Martha into a hug.
"You two stay safe, don't get into too much trouble" Martha said.
They entered the TARDIS alone. Hands holding onto each other tightly.
"Where to?" Rose asked
"I was thinking…I was thinking we should just drift into the vortex" the Doctor said "it's been a long year"
Rose stepped onto her tiptoes and kissed him softly "too long" she agreed
Suddenly the TARDIS rocketed to the side. A sound of a foghorn bellowed in their ears. They turned to see a large boat halfway into the TARDIS.
"What?" the Doctor said
A life ring fell off and bounced over, Rose picked it up, her eyes widening when she saw the words Titanic SMS.
"What?" she squeaked.
The pair looked back at the boat.
"What?" they said again.
What to look forwards to:
Voyage of the Damned
Torchwood series two – my version
Donna's return.
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