Ah, my friends, once again we find ourselves back at the start. What on earth is going on?

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Sonotalady: me too, that's one of the reasons I chose it. The idea of having to do things over and over and being totally out of the loop and out of control seems awful to me. Glad I can be a welcome distraction for you :)

1945: MWAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

alwaysamarauder16: That's cool it's good to hear from you :) I'm so pleased you're enjoing to the story line. I promise to try and slip some Jack in somewhere and if not I'll put some Jack/Winter fluff up on 'Words Have Meaning, Names Have Power' for you. Because I'm a HUGE Jack fan too :)

dwatlaskrhtcm: I know what you mean. I've read so many stories that I've really enjoyed but they stop half way through and all you want is for someone to finish it nicely. But one of the points of this story was me proving to myself I could write a long story. Partially for fun and a little because if I wanted to go into something like, say, script writing I would need to be able to do it. Torchwood musical? Well I'd better sign up then. I can carry a tune. I can't wait, it'll be a laugh.

Rachy Babes: You want me Darling? Come and get me.

And what you need
Is what you get

Don't believe in fear
Don't believe in faith
Don't believe in anything
That you can't break

What drives you on
Can drive you mad
A million lies to sell yourself
Is all you ever had

Don't believe in fear
Don't believe in pain
Don't believe in anyone
That you can't tame

You stupid girl
All you had you wasted

Stupid Girl - Garbage

'Can we go to a planet next?' The Doctor looked up from the console at his four companions and turned to the red headed girl.

'A planet?'

'Yes, you know a big spherical rock with atmosphere and plants and people and, you know…planety stuff.' He raised his eyebrows at the trail of the sentence but shrugged and nodded.

'I suppose so yes.' He turned quietly and began getting to work on the console. Winter jumped to her feet and looked around at her friends.

'What day is it?' She asked. Amy raised an eyebrow.

'Um, the day after your Birthday…speaking of…'

'No we just slept, we were tired alright.' She snapped and sped over to the console screen, looking up at the swirling writing.

'Okay…' Amy looked around awkwardly at Jack. 'really? You just slept? Only, she's a little cranky.' Jack chucked the magazine to the side.

'Yeah we slept the whole night, I've always been a bigger fan of the presents and the big cake anyway.'

'Right about now.' Winter said and the TARDIS suddenly rocked to the side throwing them all but Winter to the floor.

'Is everyone ok?' The Doctor yelled.

'They're fine.' Winter told him before anyone could comment. He looked at her shocked by her seemingly careless attitude towards her friends as they picked themselves up off the floor.

'How did you know that was about to happen?' Jack asked her.

'I've done this before.' She replied.

'Yeah I know but, kitten are you feeling alright?'

'No not the whole 'knowing the TARDIS would stop' thing, this whole thing. This whole day. I've done it already.'

'She's gone crazy.' Amy stated. The Doctor inched closer to her.

'Nemo, maybe you should go back to bed.'

'No,' she snapped, 'I'm not crazy, we step out of here and we'll be in Cardiff, but not our Cardiff. How would I know that if I hadn't already lived it?'

'Nemo it says so on the screen.' She looked up at it and growled, storming out of the box and into the green park.

'Hey!' She yelled, 'Watson!'

'Why is she yelling out 'Watson?" Rory asked the others. The Doctor was about to answer that he didn't know when the bulldog appeared, running towards them. She raced over to him and then over towards the picnic, bypassing Alexandra who just stared after her in shock and confusion and heading straight for Fawks. The demon leapt to her feet and hurled herself into a hug.

'I didn't know you were coming! Were you going to call! Why are you here? No never mind that! Oh it's so good to see you.' Winter pushed her away and turned back to her companions.

'You see what I mean? How would I know they were here if I hadn't done this already?'

'Win…what's..?'

'Not now Fawks.' She snapped. Fawks looked mildly hurt by the snap.

'Something does feel off.' The Doctor commented, staring into the air, spinning around once or twice. 'It's like, we're in your universe…but it's not your universe.'

'And now John says 'What are you babbling about?'

'Well what is he babbling about?' John questioned.

'Something's just…off.' The Doctor replied.

'Then we get invited to join the picnic. I've done this before.' Jack held his hand up in surrender.

'Ok, ok, maybe you have, maybe you haven't and you just think you have. What happened last time?'

'Which one?'

'There's been more than one?'

'Three, I've done this day three times already.'

'Ok, so what happens?' Winter sighed at the large group around her as they stared up at her, obviously utterly confused by her comments.

'I'm in the TARDIS, Amy asks how we spent the night last night, then the TARDIS throws us around then we end up here, I bump into Watson, then Alexandra then Fawks comes running over to me.'

'Which has all kind of happened so far.' The Doctor pointed out.

'We have some food.' Winter told them, 'then Jack tells us about some rift fluxes they've been recording in some basement block of Cardiff Uni.'

'How did you know about that?' Fawks' Jack questioned but Winter ignored him.

'Then the Doctor decides to check it out so Fawks and I go down and…' she trailed off. Fawks shrugged and looked around awkwardly.

'and?'

'you die.'

'I die.'

'yeah.'

'how?'

'Well the first time the world is ripped apart, the second time you got run through with my sword, the third you tripped down the stairs.' Fawks screwed up her face.

'Oh come on! That's a crap way to go.' Jack chuckled and Winter glared at them.

'It's not funny, I've watched you die three times now and now I'm back in the same position again, what am I supposed to do?' Fawks put a hand on Winter's shoulder and smiled.

'easy. I just won't go with you.' Winter looked around at the group.

'You believe me.' Fawks' Jack shrugged.

'Stranger things have happened. We are Torchwood.' She smiled and relaxed slightly, maybe this time she'd get some answers form the mystery man without her girlfriend dying

TTT

Winter and Gwen walked straight in through the front door. 'Hey, hang on Winter!' Gwen called out as the young woman strode forwards with purpose. She found the door and flung it open, pulling out her sword and her phone. 'Maybe we should take this a little slower.' Gwen hissed.

'Hey, win?' Fawks answered the phone.

'Hey, you in position?'

'In the SUV now, don't know why I have to be though.' The demon grumbled.

'Because it's safer in there.' Winter replied heading towards the bright light.

'Winter, I don't think we should be rushing into this. What is that light?' Gwen questioned. Winter ignored her and carried on walking steadily towards the light, coming out at a blinding hole in the floor of the basement. 'What the hell is that?'

'It's a collision point.' Winter and Gwen span around, Gwen's gun pointed towards the face of the mystery man.

'Tell me what's going on.' Winter begged. The man shrugged.

'I haven't got enough time for such a long story, but I'll give you the highlights.' Gwen looked between them.

'Winter, what is going on?'

'Tell me.' Winter asked, ignoring Gwen.

'It's you.' Winter frowned.

'What about me?'

'You are that hole. You and a certain demon.'

'What?' the man sighed and took a few steps forward, Gwen pushed him back.

'I'm trying to help.' He explained. Gwen looked to Winter who nodded. Reluctantly the older woman let him move forward. He took her sword and her hand. Gwen raised the gun again but Winter shook her head.

'Gwen, wait.' The man smiled and sliced along Winter's arm, the blood dripped onto the tip of the knife and he flicked it towards the glowing pit. If it was possible the light seemed to glow brighter than before, everything was suddenly brilliant and glistening.

'What was that?' she asked.

'That hole is a collision point. A point where to universes have broken into each other and began bleeding through. It's 100 times more dangerous than a nuclear bomb and it's all down to you and your girlfriend. Who by the way has 30 seconds left.'

'What?' he made a gesture like a phone and Winter brought her mobile to her ear, 'Fawks?'

'Yea…' an almighty crash made Winter jump and she yelled the demons name down the phone.

'It's too late.' The man told the two women. 'She was just hit by an oncoming lorry into a brick wall. She's pretty squished.' He pulled a face. Winter looked sick.

'Why are you doing this?'

'Me?' he looked shocked, 'I'm not doing anything, I'm just waiting until you make the right move, I'm…a facilitator. Here to help you along the path.'

'What path?' He pointed down to the pit.

'That, that will be bigger every time you come down here. You're going to keep coming back, over and over but this hole, will just get bigger and bigger until it gets so big it engulfs the universe and then…kaboom.' He made a little explosion with his hands. 'what? Did you really think it was THAT easy to switch dimensions? Did you really think you could just hop over and see the girl every few months?'

'I didn't? I don't?'

'You didn't even think about it did you. Well you better start because you have to fix this sweetcheeks, and you ain't leaving till you do.'

'How?'

Answers, finally, at yet so many questions open still.