Did I mention I am so so sorry.
"What do you mean?" He rushed over to the door and looked out.
"Rose," he called out. "This isn't funny." He circles the TARDIS. "Rose, stop playing games."
"Doctor, I think I found her." John calls out. He rushes back into the room to see in the glass a picture of Rose appear. Behind her on the wall is a red waterfall.
"Where am I?" Rose asks. "In fact, where are you?"
The door to the room slides open and there is a white robot is standing there. It has a blank head and real hands. The Doctor looks at it both concerned and happy.
"Welcome to the Twostreams Facility. Will you be visiting long?" The robot asks them.
"Doctor. Something's happening," Rose says panicking. He looks at the picture to see that screen fading out.
"Rose," he cries out pulling out the sonic. He desperately tries to get the picture back. "Stay calm! Stay still! Ah, time's gone wobbly." He cries out.
"Will you be visiting long?" The robot asks.
"Good question, bit sinister." John states backing away and taking Kiam with him. "What's the answer to not get us killed?" He inquires of the robot as the Doctor gets Rose back up on the screen. She is sitting curled in the corner crying.
"It's OK, I've got you, you're fine." He tells Rose, wishing that he could hold her.
"And where have you been?" She asks him angrily, wiping away the tears. "I've been here a week!"
"A week?! A week?! I'm so sorry! Aha! Same room, different times. Two timestreams running parallel but at different speeds. Rose, you're in a faster timestream." He straightens his bow tie. "This isn't good."
"Doctor, it's going again!" Rose calls out.
"Doctor!" John says trying to get his attention as the robot is getting closer.
"Rose," He calls out as the picture fades again. "No, no, no. Rose. Come on." He sonics the glass trying to keep her picture. "Gotcha! There. Stabilised, settled."
"Why has this got hands?" John asks. He tosses the sonic over to John who scans it. "Organic skin. Grown and grafted not born."
He walks over intrigued for a moment. "So it sees with it's fingers, by scanning the room. Interesting but why not just give it eyes?"
"Will you be visiting long?" The robot asks.
"As long as it takes." He replies heading back to the glass. "Rose what exactly did you do?"
"I just, I came in, and I pressed the door button."
"Which one?" John asks leaning over.
"I pushed the red waterfall." She replies and then glares as the Doctor and John sigh in unison. John runs his hand along the back of his neck, while the Doctor fixes his bow tie.
"We can't follow her directly. You know, it's never simple" He says.
"Hear that, Handbot? She just pressed the wrong button. We're aliens, we didn't know." John yells at it.
"Statement... rejected." A bright red light appears on it chest. "Apalapucia is under planet-wide quarantine. This is a kindness facility for those infected with Chen7."
He grabs Kiam and wraps Kiam's head in his jacket as he quickly covers his own mouth and nose. John pulls his t-shirt up to cover his own face.
"What's Chen7?" Rose asks through the screen.
"The one day plague." He mumbles.
"What, you get it for a day?" She asks.
He ignores her and turns to the robot who is speaking again. "There are 40,000 residents in the Twostreams Facility. Please remain in the sterile areas. Visiting hours are now."
"Sterile area, we're safe." He lets go of Kiam but the fear remains in his eyes as the robot transports away.
"What about me?" Rose asks still concerned.
"Chen7 only affects two hearted races." He admits"
"Like Time Lords," she turns pale. "What happens after the day?
"It doesn't matter because we are going to get you out."
"What is going to happen?" Rose asked again, her voice beginning to shake. "You die in a day don't you?"
"Yes," he admits. "In that facility, I'm dead in a day. Time moves faster on your side of the glass. Rose, you said you'd been here a week. What did you eat?"
"Nothing. I wasn't hungry." She admits.
"No, because Red Waterfall time is compressed. That's the point. The Time Glass syncs up the timestreams for visits. You could be here for a day, watch them live out their entire lives." He explains to her.
"So I could give birth and you could watch the both of us grow old in front of your eyes. That's horrible."
"No, Rose, it's kind." He tells her.
"You've got a choice. Sit by their bedside for 24 hours and watch them die, or sit in here for 24 hours and watch them live." John adds on and leans into the glass. "Which would you choose?"
"John come with me a second, Rose don't move." He moves off to the side with him. "I want you to take Kiam to Ianto and bring Jack back here. We have to get Rose out now."
"I could go in." John offers.
"No, we can't risk it. What if you're too Time Lord and become infected. Now go get Jack." he says and John grabs Kiam and rushes out of the the room.
He heads back over to the table to see the glass has gone out again. He panics as he sonics it and is relieved when Rose reappears. The relief disappears again though as she is holding her stomach crying.
"Rose?" he says softly.
"Doctor," she cries. "It hurts."
"Rose you have to hold on Jack and John are coming to get you. How long has it been."
"It don't know, but she is coming." Rose cries again.
"No, listen to me Rose," His voice is rising in panic as he desperately tries to stay calm. "You cannot give birth there you hear me."
"What if I can't help it?" She asks.
"You have to. If you give birth now, we will be able to save you, but our daughter will never be able to leave. Please Rose you have to hang on, we are coming for you."
He looks at his watch. Every second that John has been gone feels like an eternity and he is terrified the glass is going to go out again. He sonics the glass again making sure it is stable before picking it up.
"Doctor," Rose cries out. "Doctor, please don't leave me."
"I am right here Rose." He says softly. "I have the glass locked onto you and as soon as John returns with Jack we will be coming to get you. You just have to hang on."
"Sing to me," she whimpers.
"What do you want me to sing?" he asks.
"Anything, please just sing to me." He thinks for a moment and then starts singing an old Gallifreyian song of mourning. Tears stream down his face as he watches Rose. He looks at his watch again as the seconds tick by.