Father's day
Rose took out a photo from her pocket and showed it to the Doctor and Alyssa. On it was a man with thin red hair and he looked like he was laughing.
"Peter Alan Tyler my dad. The most wonderful man in the world. Born 15th September 1954, he was always having adventures,That's what Mum always says. So I was thinking, could we, could we go and see my dad when he was still alive? " She asked.
" Where's this come from, all of a sudden? " the Doctor asked.
"All right then, if we can't, if it goes against the laws of times or something, then never mind, just leave it" Rose replied in a sulky manner.
" No, I can do anything" the Doctor replied " I'm just more worried about you."
" I want to see him" Rose replied with determination in her voice.
"Your wish is my command. But be careful what you wish for" the Doctor warned her before setting the coordinates and they arrived at Rose's parents wedding day,standing at the back.
"Your mum looks pretty" Alyssa whispered to Rose "and your dad looks smart too."
" I thought he'd be taller" Rose pointed out " he died so close to home, mum wasn't there, nobody was. It was a hit and run driver. Never found out who. He was dead when the ambulance got there. I only wish there'd been someone there for him and I want to be that someone, so he doesn't die alone." Alyssa could feel a lump forming in her throat after Rose told them about the death of her father and tears began to fill her eyes but she quickly brushed them away as they walked back to the Tardis.
"November the 7th? " the Doctor asked.
"1987" Rose replied. The Doctor then started up the coordinates and the Tardis took them to November 7th 1987 and the three of them stepped out to find themselves just outside the powell estate and eighties music was playing in the back ground.
"It's so weird. The day my father died. I thought it'd be all sort of grim and stormy. It's just an ordinary day" Rose pointed out.
"The past is another country. 1987's just the Isle of Wight" the Doctor said before turning to Rose "Are you sure about this? "
"Yeah" Rose replied. The three of them then went to a street which was just round the corner from the Powell estate.
"This is it. Jordan Road. He was late. He'd been to get a wedding present - a vase. Mum always said, that stupid vase" Rose chuckled whilst trying to stop herself from crying and Alyssa could feel herself starting to well up too. Despite the fact that she never met Rose's dad, the thought of someone dying still made her feel sad. Just then, a car came round the corner as Rose continued.
"He got out of his car..." she said as the car pulled over "and crossed the road" the car stopped and Rose's father, Pete Tyler stepped "Oh, God. This is it." The Doctor, Rose and Alyssa then watched as a car came screeching out of nowhere and Rose was unable to watch and she hid her head behind the doctor's shoulder and Alyssa also hid her head behind Rose's shoulder. The girls then looked to see Pete lying in the middle of the road, Twitching.
"Oh my god" Alyssa whispered, bury her face in her hands, sobbing silently whilst Rose stood, staring.
"Go to him. Quick" The Doctor advised Rose but she couldn't and ran off round the corner with Alyssa following behind her. The Doctor followed them soon after and the sobbing Alyssa threw her arms around his waist and clung on for dear life whilst Rose leaned agaisnt the wall, teary eyed herself.
"It's too late now, By the time the ambulance got there, he was dead" she sobbed, wiping her eyes before looking up at the Doctor "He can't die on his own,can I try again?." The three then went back to the time of the accident and stayed hidden behind the corner, watching their previous selves standing at the side of the road, waiting for the accident.
"Right. That's the first you and me. It's a very bad idea, two sets of us being here at the same time. Just be careful they don't see us. Wait until she runs off and he follows, then go to your dad" the Doctor advised her.
"I can't do this" Rose whispered.
"You don't have to do anything you don't want to, but this is the last time we can be here" the Doctor warned her. Rose then watched as Pete stepped out into the middle of the road and not able to stand it any longer, Rose ran out into the road and pushed Pete out of the way of the oncoming car whilst the Doctor and Alyssa watched in horror.
"Oh Rose what have you done?" the Doctor whispered.
"Is this bad?" Alyssa asked.
"You could say that, yeah" the Doctor replied as Rose and Pete came walking over to them.
"This is Pete" Rose introduced " he's gonna take us to his house."
"Who's this then, you're sister?" Pete asked, nodding at Alyssa.
"She's my friend" Rose replied.
"Don't you like hanging around kids your age?" pete asked.
"I like Rose, she's cool" Alyssa replied shyly whilst the Doctor remained silent. They then got into Pete's car and he took them back to the Tyler flat, which was very different than what it was back in 2005.
"Right, there we go. Sorry about the mess. If you want a cup of tea, the kitchens just down there, milk's in the fridge. Well, it would be, wouldn't it. Where else would you put the milk?' Pete asked as the other three followed him in "Mind you, there's always the window sill outside. I always thought if someone invented a window sill with special compartments, you know, one for milk, one for yogurt, make a lot of money out of that. Sell it to students and things. I should write that down. Anyway, never mind that, excuse me for a minute. Got to go and change." Pete then went into the bedroom whilst an excited Rose wondered around the flat whilst the Doctor and Alyssa stood in the hall way, both silent.
" All the stuff mum kept. His stuff. She kept it all packed away in boxes in the cupboard. She used to show me when she'd had a bit to drink. Here it is, on display. Where it should be" Rose explained before noticing a trophy on the unit "third prize at the bowling. First two got to go to Didcot" she then went over to some large bottles of liquid that where placed near the door " health drinks. Tonics, mum used to call them. He made his money selling this Vitex stuff. He had all sorts of jobs. He was so clever" she continued before walking over to some blue prints on the table " Solar power. Mum said he was going to do this. Now he can" she stated before seeing the expression on the Doctor's face "Okay, look I'll tell him you're not my boyfriend."
" When we met, I said travel with me in space. You said no. Then I said time machine" the Doctor pointed out, arms folded.
" It wasn't some big plan. I just saw it happening and I thought, I can stop it" Rose pointed out as the Doctor chuckled and rolled his eyes.
" I did it again. I picked another stupid ape" he said in annoyance "I should've known. It's not about showing you the universe. It never is. It's about the universe doing something for you."
"So it's okay when you go to other times, and you save people's lives, but not when it's me saving my dad" Rose barked as Alyssa went to stand at the back door.
" I know what I'm doing, you don't. Two sets of us being there made that a vulnerable point" the Doctor stated loudly.
"But he's alive!" Rose pointed out as Alyssa stood rooted on the spot, scared to say anything as the Doctor and Rose continued to argue.
"My entire planet died. My whole family. Do you think it never occurred to me to go back and save them? " he asked.
"But it's not like I've changed history. Not much. I mean he's never going to be a world leader. He's not going to start World War Three or anything" Rose argued.
" Rose, there's a man alive in the world who wasn't alive before. An ordinary man. That's the most important thing in creation. The whole world's different because he's alive" the Doctor pointed out.
"Stop it" Alyssa begged, eyes watering. Their bickering was upsetting the little girl but none of them took any notice of her as they continued to argue.
"What, would you rather him dead? " Rose asked.
"Please" Alyssa sobbed "stop yelling at each other."
" I'm not saying that" the Doctor pointed out, still unaware that this whole scene was upsetting Alyssa.
"No, I get it! For once, you're not the most important man in my life" Roe yelled.
"Let's see how you get on without me, then. Give me the key. The Tardis key. If I'm so insignificant, give it me back" the Doctor snapped.
"All right then, I will" Rose replied before handing him the Tardis key.
"You've got what you wanted, so that's goodbye, then" the doctor pointed out before grabbing Alyssa's hand and stepping out the front door as Rose came rushing over.
"You don't scare me. I know how sad you are. You'll be back in a minute, or you'll hang around outside the Tardis waiting for me. And I'll make you wait a long time! " she yelled before the Doctor and Alyssa left the flat, walked onto the street and he noticed that Alyssa was crying.
"Sorry you had to see that" he explained to her "but Rose shouldn't have done that."
"What's going to happen?" Alyssa whispered, wiping her eyes.
"I'm not sure but Rose changed history and things might be different in the future and they might not be very nice" the Doctor explained.
"Are you really going to leave Rose here?" the child asked.
"No, I'm just scaring her and teaching her a lesson, we'll come back for her soon" he explained. Alyssa nodded and slipped her hand into the Doctor's hand and the two of them walked down the street, unaware that something with red eyes was watching them.
"So, how long are we going to leave her here for?" Alyssa asked.
"We'll come back for her tomorrow, we'll spent the night in the Tardis and we'll go back for her first thing" the Doctor explained and when they arrived at the Tardis, the Doctor opened the door to see that the whole inside had vanished. It looked just like an ordinary Police box.
"Rose" he said before grabbing Alyssa by the hand and the pair of them ran down the street.
"What's happening, where did the insie of the Tardis go?" Alyssa asked.
"I'm not sure but it's bad, we need to find Rose, she might be in danger" the Doctor explained as they ran round the corner to see Rose standing outside a church "Rose! Get in the church!, get in the church." Alyssa suddenly squealed and tugged on the Doctor's arm, pointing at the sky and he turned around to see a giant bat like creature hovering in the sky, it opened it's wings and swooped down at Rose who screamed in fright and the Doctor ran towards her, pushing her down to the ground just as another went for Alyssa and she screamed, ducking down on the floor.
" Oh, my God. What are they? What are they?" a woman asked as another creature appeared.
" Inside!" the Doctor yelled at the crowed of people and they all ran inside the church before the bat like creatures could swallow them up. When everybody was inside, the Doctor was going around, checking all the doors and walls.
"They can't get in. Old windows and doors. Okay. The older something is, the stronger it is. What else? Go and check the other doors! Move! " he said to the group of people and a young Jackie tyler was amongst them.
" What's happening? What are they? What are they?" she asked.
"There's been an accident in time. A wound in time. They're like bacteria, taking advantage" the Doctor explained.
" What do you mean, time? What're you jabbering on about, time?" Jackie asked.
" Oh, I might've known you'd argue. Jackie, I'm sick of you complaining" the Doctor spat at her.
" How do you know my name?" Jackie asked "I've never met you in my life."
" No, and you never will unless I sort this out. Now, if you don't mind, I've waited a long time to say this. Jackie Tyler, do as I say. Go and check the doors" the Doctor thundered at her.
" Yes, sir" Jackie said and went to do as the Doctor told her whilst Rose went to sit with Alyssa who was sitting in one of the audience chairs.
"Hey Ali" Rose said as she sat down next to her " listen, I'm sorry you had to see me and the Doctor shouting at each other like that."
"Why did you have to change history?" Alyssa asked.
"I don't know, it just sort of happened, I couldn't bear seeing my dad dying so I thought I could save his life and give him a second chance" Rose explained to the younger girl.
"Are you going to leave us?" the little girl asked, looking straight ahead and not looking at Rose.
"Well it depends on the Doctor" Rose replied.
"What do you mean?" Alyssa asked.
"It depends if he still wants me to travel with him" Rose explained just as the Doctor called Alyssa over and she stood up and walked over to him. He was sitting at the side of the church with a little baby.
"Who's that?" Alyssa asked, gesturing to the baby.
"This is Rose" the Doctor replied as Alyssa sat down next to the basket and peered inside.
"What, our Rose?" she asked " this is Rose as a baby. Wow, maybe you could take me back to when I was a baby, I'll be able to see how cute I was."
"I might do, as long as you promise not to do anything that might change history" he told her.
"I promise, cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye" the child stated before the baby Rose grabbed her finger in a tight grip.
"I think she likes you" the Doctor chuckled before looking at baby Rose " Now, Rose you're not going to bring about the end of the world, are you? Are you?."
"Doctor, grown up Rose is behind you" Alyssa pointed out and the Doctor turned around to see Rose standing behind them, looking quite suprised to see him with her baby self.
" Jackie gave her to me to look after. How times change" the Doctor said as Rose came walking over.
"I'd better be careful. I think I just imprinted myself on Mickey like a mother chicken" Rose pointed out before going to pick up the baby.
"No" the Doctor yelled before Rose could touch her infant self " Don't touch the baby. You're both the same person. That's a paradox, and we don't want a paradox happening, not with these things outside. Anything new, any disturbance in time makes them stronger. The paradox might let them in. "
"Can't do anything right, can I?" Rose muttered.
" Since you ask, no. So, don't touch the baby" the Doctor said, talking to Rose like she was dumb.
"I'm not stupid" Rose replied as Alyssa looked down at the floor, twiddling her thumbs nervoulsy as she was worried that another arguement would erupt between the two.
" You could have fooled me" the Doctor yelled before calming down "All right, I'm sorry. I wasn't really going to leave you on your own."
"I know" Rose replied.
" But between you and me, I haven't got a plan. No idea. No way out" the Doctor said.
"You'll think of something" Rose pointed out.
"Yeah, you always think of something that will get us out of situations like this" Alyssa piped up.
" The entire Earth's been sterilised. This, and other place like it, are all that's left of the human race. We might hold out for a while, but nothing can stop those creatures. They'll get through in the end. The walls aren't that old. And there's nothing I can do to stop them. There used to be laws stopping this kind of thing from happening. My people would have stopped this. But they're all gone. And now I'm going the same way" he explained.
" If I'd realised" Rose replied, eyes begining to fill with tears as the Doctor slowly turned his head round to look at her.
"Just tell me you're sorry" he said.
"I am. I'm sorry" Rose said, now almost in tears but the Doctor smiled and hugged her as Alyssa stood back, smiling.
"Does this mean you two are friends again?" she asked.
"Yes it does" Rose told the little girl before feeling something hot in the Doctor's pocket " Have you got something hot?." She began rummaging around in his pocket and pulled out the Tardis key but dropped it on the floor because it was glowing hot.
" It's the Tardis key!" the Doctor said, using his leather jacket to pick it up without burning his fingers "It's telling me it's still connected to the Tardis."
"But the inside's gone" Alyssa pointed out "it just looks like an old Policebox inside, there's nothing there."
"But we can use this to bring it back, now Rose, Alyssa, tell everyone to gather together and sit down because I'm going to sort this problem out once and for all" he told them and the Nineteen year old and Twelve year old began gathering the people together in the audience seats and once everyone was seated, the Doctor began making his speech.
"The inside of my ship was thrown out of the wound but we can use this to bring it back. And once I've got my ship back, then I can mend everything. Now, I just need a bit of power. Has anybody got a battery? " he asked.
"This one big enough? " a man said, showing the Doctor his big mobile phone.
"Fantastic" the Doctor beamed, taking the phone before putting his sonic screwdriver to it "Just need to do a bit of charging up and then we can bring everyone back." Meanwhile, Alyssa was in the back room, staring out the window and she noticed that a car was driving past the church suddenly disappeared before reappearing again a few minutes later and it kept repeating the ordeal over and over again, disappearing and reappearing.
"That's odd" she whispered before the Doctor found her.
"What are you doing hiding back here?" he asked "i've got some good news, the Tardis is starting to materialise, hopefully we'll get the inside back in."
"That's great" Alyssa replied in a far away voice as she was still transfixed on the disappearing and reappearing car whilst the bat like creatures flew around.
"You okay?" the Doctor replied as Alyssa slowly turned around to face him.
"Yeah I'm ok" she replied, walking away from the window.
"Don't you go worrying yourself, I will sort this whole mess out" he reassured her. Alyssa smiled and the two of them walked back into the altar to find Pete handing baby Rose to Adult Rose.
" Rose! No!" the Doctor yelled as Rose took hold of her infant self and one of the bat creatures appeared inside the church, causing everyone to scream and panic.
" Everyone, behind me" the Doctor told everyone and they all ran behind him as he slowly walked towards the creature "I'm the oldest thing in here."
"Doctor! " Rose yelled as the creature flew at the Doctor, swallowing him before if dived at the Tardis and they both vanished into thin air.
"No" Alyssa screamed as Rose ran over to where the Tardis key had fallen and picked it up.
" It's cold. The key's cold. Oh, my God, he's dead. This is all my fault" she pointed out as Alyssa came walking over, nervously biting her finger nails.
"Where did he go, where did the Doctor go?" she asked. Rose said nothing, instead she stood up and pulled the little girl into a hug.
"This is it. There's nothing we can do. It's the end" a woman pointed out. A little while later, Rose and Alyssa were sitting in the audience seats when Pete came walking over to them.
" The Doctor really cared about you. He didn't want you to go through it again, not if there was another way. Now there isn't" he pointed out.
"What are you talking about?" Rose asked.
"The car that should have killed me, love. It's here. The Doctor worked it out way back, but he, er, he tried to protect me. Still, he's not in charge anymore. I am" Pete replied.
"It must have been the car I saw earlier" Alyssa pointed out " it was driving around in the same place, disappearing and then reappearing."
"But you can't" Rose said to Pete almost in tears.
"Who am I, love? " pete asked, taking her by the face just as Jackie came walking over.
"My daddy" Rose sobbed as Pete turned to Jackie.
" Jackie, look at her. She's ours" Pete said.
"Oh, of course" Jackie gasped before hugging her future version of her infant daughter.
" I'm meant to be dead, Jackie. You're going to get rid of me at last" Pete told her.
" Don't say that" Jackie sobbed.
"For once in your life, trust me. It's got be done. You've got to survive, because you've got to bring up our daughter" he said before turning to Rose " I never read you those bedtime stories. I never took you on those picnics. I was never there for you. "
"You would have been" Rose sobbed and Alyssa could feel a lump in her throat forming and her eyes filling with tears.
"But I can do this for you. I can be a proper dad to you now" Pete told her.
"But it's not fair" Rose sobbed.
" I've had all these extra hours. No one else in the world has ever had that. And on top of that, I got to see you. And you're beautiful. How lucky am I, eh? So, come on, do as your dad says. You going to be there for me, love? Thanks for saving me" he told her before picking up the vase and walking outside. Alyssa, feeling all different kinds of emotions from the days events, curled up into a ball and sobbed silenty until she felt someone's hand on her back. The little girl slowly lifted her head up to see the Doctor smiling down at her.
"Is it over now?" she asked.
"Yeah, Pete sacrificed himself to save the world" the Doctor explained. Alyssa stood up and ran outside to see Rose kneeling in the middle of the road, next to Pete who was dying.
"He seemed like such a nice man" Alyssa whispered "Rose was very upset."
"And are you ok?" the Doctor asked her.
"I'm fine" Alyssa replied. A few moments later, Rose came walking back to the pair whilst the paramedics arrived.
"He's gone" she whispered.
"I'm sorry" the Doctor replied.
"Me too" Alyssa said, hugging Rose. The three of them then headed back to the Tardis which had relocated itself on a street cornor and stepped inside for some more adventures.