So, one thing that I am enjoying about writing this challenge is that I get to do a partial session 4 rewrite with Rose. I'll try to continue to make it interesting. :) I'm really excited about this chapter: I've always wanted to do a Midnight rewrite. Oh, and after this, I have a twist for Turn Left that you won't see coming. It could be its own story in its own right, I think!

No, I still don't own Doctor Who!

BOOK I: Fixing the Doctor's Mistake

CHAPTER 10: Midnight

Jenny was getting stir crazy. Even though she was technically only a few months old, she had the kind and body of a young woman in her late teens or early twenties. She loved her parents and Donna, but she wanted a life of her own. The little birdie wanted to flee the nest. So they took her to the 51st century and bought her a space ship and a vortex manipulator. Some extremely high tech and complicated jiggery pokery later, and Jenny had her own ship that could travel through time and space. It wasn't a TARDIS (it wasn't sentient), but it got the job done. After both the TARDIS and the S.S. Jenny, as she called it were fitted with devices that allows them to be able to find each other if needed, Jenny bid her parents and eccentric ginger haired aunt goodbye.

What the three remaining occupants of the TARDIS needed more than anything was a vacation! So the Doctor checked them all into a luxurious hotel room on the resort planet, Midnight. Donna was left to her own devices and planned out spa treatments, mani pedis, and drinking cocktails by the pool. The Doctor planned to take Rose on a romantic date to see a literal sapphire waterfall. What could possibly go wrong?

The new memories kept coming to the Doctor at the oddest of times. He loosened his bowtie, took off his tweed jacket, laid himself down on the sofa in the library (poolside, of course) and began to reflect on these things in his new journal. The one where he recorded his life with River was decidedly unchanged. He was glad for that. He needed a physical reminder of what was. But now, he had new memories too redirect on. He was very happy that River had survived the Library, and was even happier that she was happy with Jack. He knew that sending Rose back could only really mean good things for his life. So far, he had gained a daughter that he'd thought he'd lost, the Library went better than originally, and now memories were coming to him from that horrible planet Midnight. Rose herself had not materialized on board the TARDIS, but he knew that it was just a matter of time now. She would fix things when the Earth is stolen by the Daleks, he was sure.

And then, once she did, she could start having a ripple effect on his life and fix things that went wrong after that. There would be no Time Lord Victorious this time, he was certain. But the one thing from his more recent past that he wished would change was the fact that he no longer had two Ponds, but just one. Rory had been shot by a Silurian in their latest adventure, and had died. Even worse, his body had been taken by a bright light emitting from a large crack in time and space, and Amy no longer even remembered him! Those horrible cracks kept showing up more often. He presumed that that was how Rose had ever found this him in the first place. He just hoped that she fixed things to the point where she would be able to reenter his life soon. He needed her now more than ever!

But until then, he needed a distraction. Hey, what's that in the window of Van Gogh's painting?

The trip to see the sapphire waterfall had started out pleasantly enough. The vessel's overstimulating entertainment system had suddenly shorted out ("Oh, how'd that happen?" the Doctor whined, winking at Rose who covered her mouth to suppress her giggles as he put the sonic back in his pocket), and the occupants were forced to actually talk to each other! Together, they laughed and told stories. Professor Hobbes and his assistant, Dee Dee, presented the passengers with an interesting slideshow as he shared what he knew about the planet. It wasn't much, because there was simply not much that was known, but he knew more than the Doctor did, and that was saying something! Rose and the Doctor also befriended the woman in the front seat who was the only one traveling alone, named Sky.

Rose was having so much fun! This was the most relaxed she had seen the Doctor since her return, and she relished seeing it. That man had always carried the weight of the universe on his shoulders. It was wonderful to see him lay down his burden, even if only for awhile. Of course, her happiness had nothing to do with the deepened intimacy of their relationship, she thought, as he surprised her by taking advantage of everyone else paying attention to the professor to give her several good kisses in public. Nope, that had nothing to do with it at all! She grinned to herself. Being in a romantic relationship with the Doctor was like nothing else she had ever experienced. Once he admitted his feelings, he had become endearingly and adorably romantic. He doted on her and seemed to worship the ground she walked on. She felt like she was living in an honest to goodness fairy tale or was the heroine of a romance novel. Then there was the telepathic connection. Every since their engagement, the couple had engaged in several telepathic exercises: the Doctor had entered her mind, and taught her how to enter his. He was amazed at how strong she was! Already, a tiny constant link between the two was forming so that they could sense each other's presence at the back of their minds. It wasn't quite yet up to bonding standards, but the Doctor was confident that they would get there, soon.

Having fun, love? The Doctor spoke into her mind, laying his hand upon hers. They couldn't yet communicate telepathically without a physical connection.

But before she could respond, the shuttle stopped. "Are we there already?" Mrs. Cane asked.

"No, Mum," her teenage son, Jethro, replied. "The trip is supposed to take 4 hours, it's only been 2!"

"Hush, boy!" His father scolded. "Do not disrespect your Mother!"

Well, that was a dysfunctional family, Rose thought. The Doctor brandished his psychic paper to get he and Rose into the cockpit where they learned that the computer had decided to take them all on a different route to the waterfall, and then inexplicably shut down. They'd radioed for a new shuttle, but it would be two hours before it arrived. Until then, they were sitting ducks. The Doctor convinced them to raise the shield for just a few seconds and look outside. Rose gasped as she thought she saw something moving among the diamonds.

Doctor, I don't like this. Rose spoke in his mind.

Instantly, the weight of the universe descended onto his shoulders. Me neither. Future me tell you anything about this?

No, sorry. Nothing other than you went here after the Library.

Guess we make it up as we go then. Brilliant.

Allons-y?

Allons-y.

First came the banging. It seemed random at first, but soon, they learned that whatever was causing the noise was intelligent as the Doctor knocked on the wall - and it knocked back!

Then Sky began acting strangely. She began to panic. "It's after me!" She screamed. She collapsed to her knees and sobbed as everyone tried to assure her that it would be ok. Then her sobbing abruptly stopped, and the repeating started.

She was frozen, seemingly unable to move, and started repeating everything that was said. Whatever the creature was, it was inside her, and it was learning, quickly! She was able to repeat everything that was said, even when the room erupted into chaos. Somehow, the Doctor convinced everyone to quiet down so that he could investigate Sky. This had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that she was now only repeating the Doctor. Nope, not at all!

She's latched onto you! Rose cried in his mind. Please be careful!

The Doctor walked over and began to question Sky. Soon, she was no longer repeating him, but speaking at the exact same time! The room gasped when it happened, but no one more so than Rose who instantly had a pit in her stomach. This was really not good!

Then it happened. The Doctor started repeating Sky!

"Doctor?" Rose called. "That's enough. Maybe we should just leave her alone!"

But the Doctor didn't reply. He was frozen in place, and Sky got up and began to walk around the room, talking about his the creature had left her and went into the Doctor instead. But Rose wasn't buying it. She walked over to him and gasped at what she saw. His face was frozen, but his eyes reflected something that she never wanted to see: fear, pure and simple. His eyes pleaded with her to help him, but what could she do? So she did the only thing she could think of. She put her hands up to his temples and entered his mind.

But his mind was different. Instead of being embraced by the warm blue light that usually greeted her in his mind, she found only blackness.

Doctor?! she called out to him. There was no response. She began to search his mind, frantically, searching for any trace of his essence, of what made him him. What she found made her heart feel like lead.

The Doctor is not here right now, came a menacing voice in the blackness.

What have you done to him? Rose demanded.

Silly man ran away. The coward. the voice replied.

No. He's here. I know it! And I'm gonna find him!

And what are you going to do, little girl? the voice taunted.

Somewhere in the back of her own mind, she heard a faint growl followed by a howl. The Doctor was in danger! The Bad Wolf was awake. She plowed on, deeper and deeper into the recesses of his mind. That was when she found him: a faint blue light, clinging tightly to a faint gold one. It was her, the tiny bit of her own mind that never left his.

Don't worry, my Doctor. I am here!

He was to weak to respond, so she just allowed her golden light to surround him and give him strength. She then returned to her own mind and gave the tiny bit of the Doctor who resided there increased security. She then returned to reality.

All of this happened in a matter of moments, but somehow Sky had managed to convince the others that she was free and the Doctor was the one possessed. Paying Rose no mind, the other passengers began to drag the Doctor, who was still repeating Sky, to the door of the shuttle where they were going to throw him out.

Rose's eyes flashed gold, and suddenly everyone in the room froze in place except for Sky and Rose. The Bad Wolf had frozen time.

"What's going on? What are you?" the creature demanded.

"I am the Bad Wolf," She said, simply. "I exist to protect the Doctor. Now leave him, or prepare to face my fury."

"The Bad Wolf?! But it's just a legend!"

"You sure about that?" The Wolf smiled, well wolfishly. "Ask the Daleks what happened the day I was created. If I could destroy an entire Dalek fleet within minutes of my existence, then imagine what I could do to you after years of practice!" In truth, the Wolf was bluffing. Her power was severely limited after the Doctor had removed the time vortex from her host. But the creature didn't need to know that.

"I'll do anything! Just leave me alone!"

"Then leave! I'll make sure the humans leave your planet alone so your kind can live in peace."

"I have your word?"

"Consider it done!" Time began moving forward again, and Sky spontaneously turned and ran out the door, releasing the Doctor as Rose once again turned to normal.

Everyone sat in shocked silence as they waited for the rescue shuttle to arrive. The Doctor and Rose sat together on the floor with their arms wrapped around each other, Rose's head buried in his chest. They didn't speak. They couldn't. They both knew, without speaking, that they both would have nightmares about this for a very long time.