Donna found Rose sitting curled up in the library reading an ancient tome while nursing a cup of tea.
"How are you?" Rose asked not looking up "it wasn't the best first trip was it?"
Donna sat down beside Rose "I just wish there was a way to save them all" she whispered
"We saved the family" Rose said softly "they're going to have a full life now. And it was because of you we saved them"
"Not enough" Donna snarled "we didn't save the little boy or the shopkeeper or those kooky nuns"
"I believe they were sisters not nuns" Rose said chuckling slightly "it's hard Donna I know, but you got to believe me when I say there are some fantastic moments"
"I do believe you, I saw some of them" Donna said "what was it like…your first trip, I mean"
"Terrifying" Rose admitted "almost got burnt up by the sun. The Doctor took me and my sister to the end of the world"
"So he likes destruction then" Donna muttered "heres me thinking it was just a bad coincidence"
"Doesn't like it just it follows him around" Rose said thoughtfully
"More like he chases after it" Donna grumbled causing Rose to laugh. Donna peered at the old dusty tome she had in her lap "what on earth are you ready? Looks dull"
"A book of legends" Rose said stroking the leather cover "time legends to be more specific. I'm trying to find the children of time"
Donna didn't say anything (for once). Visiting Pompeii was fantastic, the death and destruction wasn't. The Oracles could speak the truth there and something they said has haunted Rose.
"Is that your opinion…as a Doctor" she said
"I beg your pardon" the Doctor said looking confused, Rose exchanged a worried glance with Donna.
"Doctor, that's your name"
"How did you know that?" the Doctor asked
"And you two call yourself Noble and Tyler" she said to Donna and Rose
"Now Evelina don't be rude" the redheaded woman said rubbing her daughters arm
"No, no it's all right, not at all" the Doctor said
"You all come from so far away"
"The female soothsayer is inclined to all sorts of fables" Lucius said
"Oh not this time Lucius" the Doctor said "I reckoned you've been out-soothsaid"
"Is that so…man from Galifrey"
The Doctor and Rose turned sharply towards Lucius
"What?" the Doctor muttered
"Strangest of images" Lucius said "your home is lost in fire is it not?
"Doctor what are they doing?" Donna asked panicking
"And you two" Lucius said looking between Rose and Donna "daughters of London. Temp from Chiswick and Dame of the Powell Estate"
"How does he know that?" Donna asked
"Good question" Rose murmured
"It is the gift of Pompeii" Lucius spat "every single Oracle tells the truth"
"That's impossible" Donna hissed
"No, just highly unlikely" Rose said "nothing is impossible"
"Doctor, Rose Tyler" Lucius said turning to the couple "Oncoming Storm and Bad Wolf, your children of time are gathering and one shall die"
She could almost make them out, a group of people, their faces blurred standing there armed, prepared for battle and then screech of a dalek's battle cry could be heard –
Rose sat up screaming. The Doctor ran into the library, Donna not far behind him. He grabbed hold of Rose's shoulders and shook her.
"Rose, Rose it's all right, it was just a nightmare"
"The children of time" Rose gasped out in between sobs "children of time…one is going to die…daleks"
"Shh…" the Doctor said pulling her into a hug, stroking her back "shh…it was just a nightmare, just a nightmare"