Ok. Here we are! Two first parts to two season finales in one chapter. Can you handle it?
Running out of ways to say the disclaimer, so did this count?
BOOK I: Fixing the Doctor's Mistake
CHAPTER 16: Stolen Earth, Open Pandorica
The Doctor parked the TARDIS and pulled Rose and Donna outside. They were on Earth in the 21st century. Nothing wrong! "See, Rose! It's nothing!" He said as he and Donna went back on board.
But Rose wasn't so sure. "I'll be along in a minute!" She called.
No sooner had they shut the doors, but there was a loud rumbling coming from outside. "What the bloody hell was that?" Donna yelled.
They opened the doors again. The Doctor was too shocked to speak. But Donna wasn't. "We're in space! But I didn't even feel us move!"
The Doctor ran to the console. "We didn't! Our coordinates haven't changed! Earth has vanished!"
"So, what you're saying is, we've lost the entire bloody planet! Good one, Space Man!" She smacked him in the head.
But he barely noticed. "And Rose," he whispered. "We've also lost Rose!"
Suddenly, there was a giant earthquake, and Rose fell to the ground. She wasn't hurt, but she was a little disoriented. That's weird, wasn't it day just a moment ago? Why is it suddenly night? Then she noticed that the TARDIS was gone. But she hadn't heard it leave! Only then did she see the other planets in the sky where the stars should be. "Oh, we're in big trouble now!" She muttered to herself.
She and the Doctor's telepathic bond was still growing, and they had only started communicating without touch. They didn't know if they could communicate across distances yet, but now was as good a time as any to try. She knew that he'd be worried about her. She had to let him know she was alright! She closed her eyes and focused all of her mental energy on the blue light in the back of her mind.
Doctor, I'm here. I'm alright! Please, please, get this message! she repeated the thought over and over.
The Doctor's head jerked up. There was a faint tickle at the back of his mind like someone wanted to communicate telepathically. There was only one person it could be! Rose. He focused all his mental faculties on their link, and Rose's repeated message came through.
I hear you, Sweetheart. I hear you. So good to know you're alright. Just stay that way, ok?
He felt her relief at getting through as she replied. Ok. This is taking all my mental strength to reach you, as it probably is you. Don't worry about me. Just do what you have to do, and I'll see you soon! I love you!
I love you, too!
Rose knew that she had her work cut out for her, now. Her bow tie Doctor had told her this adventure in detail. Being stranded on Earth right now did not bode well for preventing certain events. She had to come up with a plan, and fast! But how? She didn't even have a mobile on her, much less a teleport, or what she probably really needed right now if Daleks were soon to be on the loose: a large gun. She took a survey of her surroundings. Wasn't that Donna's house up ahead?
Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister, had created a channel of communications to reach everyone who could possibly reach the Doctor. If there was ever a time to use it, it would be now! The network was able to reach Martha Jones at UNIT, Sarah Jane Smith and her reliable pet K-9, and the team over at Torchwood 3 in Cardiff. Unbeknownst to them, they had also reached Rose, who was holed up at the Noble/Mott house, with only a landline phone and a computer without a webcam.
Soon after they'd all connected, a voice crackled through every speaker on Earth, terrifying everyone, but none more so than the Children of Time, who knew exactly what they were: Daleks. Harriet Jones was soon discovered. Luckily, she was able to transfer control of the signal to Torchwood before she was exterminated. The remaining Children of Time then used the signal, amplified with the power of the Cardiff rift, to reach the Doctor and Donna.
I'm here, too, love. Just so you know. I'm at Donna's house with no webcam or phone at the moment, though. Rose telepathically assured the Doctor. He must've gotten the message, because he greeted them all, including her.
"Fantastic! It's a family reunion! Everyone's here but Jenny."
Jenny, of course! Their daughter! Oh how could she be so stupid! On it! She told him as she borrowed the Noble/Mott phone to call her daughter's ship. "Hey, Sweetheart! Mind giving your Mum a lift? And maybe a large gun?"
The Doctor had found the missing planets, and the TARDIS materialized at the end of an abandoned street. The two occupants emerged.
At the other end of the street, another time ship materialized. The two occupants of that ship emerged, both carrying very large guns. Rose gulped. This was it. There would be no meta crises created today! Instead of running towards the TARDIS, she hunted for that stray Dalek before it could ruin everything.
However, Jenny didn't get that memo. It had been a long time since she'd seen her Dad, and a long time for him to be separated from her as well. They began to run towards each other. Suddenly, a voice echoed through the streets: "EXTERMINATE!"
Somewhere across time and space, bowtie was also doing battle against Daleks. And Cybermen. And Autons (one of whom turned out to be Rory back from the dead, much to the Doctor's amazement and joy, until he killed Amy that is). And Sontarans, and Slitheen, and Silurians, and... well, you name it! He was ranting like a mad man at the hosts of his enemies in the sky. They had all formed an alliance against him. Well, wasn't this just his greatest nightmare?
"Bring me the TARDIS!" The Doctor told River over the phone. She tried to comply, but the Old Girl malfunctioned, bringing her to Amy's house, where they learned that the Autons were taken from Amy's memory, which is probably how Rory had come back. When River revealed the date she was at, though, he panicked. "Get out of there, River!" he cried as he was carried off to be imprisoned in the Pandorica as his enemies thought that this would be the best way to prevent the TARDIS from exploding and ending time.
Jack tried to intervene, and died several times before the enemies of the Doctor just got fed up with him and imprisoned him in the Pandorica as well. "Well, isn't this just cozy!" Jack remarked to his unwitting roommate for all eternity.
"Oh, shut up!" The Doctor replied. "Don't they realize that the TARDIS is going to explode anyway, and is exploding right now? And River's on board?" He added the last bit to drive the seriousness of the situation home for the Captain.
"Oh," was all he'd said, soberly.
For the first time since he sent her into his past, the Doctor was glad that Rose wasn't there. He and Jack were in an inescapable prison, Rory was an auton, Amy was dead, and River was trapped on the exploding TARDIS. What else could possibly go wrong?
Then he got new memories from Rose's rewrite and was sorry he'd asked.
