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Chapter 2: An Ill Fated Reunion

"In the absence of light, darkness prevails."

"Rose Tyler"

Said woman glanced towards the sound, her bemusement still evident as she looked upon the three men before her. She motioned towards the soldiers indicating that they should lower their weapons, judging by the tense forms no one was overly keen on the idea, however an order was an order and Rose was confident it would be complied with. She felt the questioning gaze of Jack burning into the side of her neck and couldn't prevent the sigh that escaped her. Today was clearly not her day. "Cortez, sit-rep!"

The man that has been questioning the Doctor stepped forward, "We're not entirely sure ma'am. We were hoping you would be able to find out." Rose glanced towards the people standing in the cargo hold. The com in the ship crackled to life with the voice of the ship's piolet.

"Commander, Captain Anderson is on vidcom. I have patched him through to the War Room."

"Got it Joker. Vega take them to the starboard observation deck, and lose the guns. I am sure that they won't be taking the ship anytime soon." With another glance at the group, Rose turned to the elevator and left. There were more important things going on in the universe at the moment, the arrival of the multiple Doctors could wait.

The shock had apparently not worn off if the expression on the three men's face were anything to go by. They had been standing in the same position for so long that Amy was beginning to worry. Slowly she moved forward and stretched out towards her Raggedy Man.

"Doctor? Are you alright?" Her voice seemed to startle him out of whatever he had been thinking. She watched as he shook his head trying to compose himself and turned to give her a hollow smile.

"Come along Pond, I believe we have somewhere to be." He motioned towards the soldier waiting near the elevator. The group made their way over, the silence seemed even worse in the enclosed space. The soldier made his way over and hit a green control on the door to reveal a spacious room with multiple couches, a full stocked bar and a window the size of one of the walls looking out to the great expanse of Space. It didn't matter how many times she saw it, it still amazed Amy that she was able to look out onto this.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the ANM Aegis, the best stealth and recon ship in the entire fleet. Name's Vega, so… you know the Commander?" Amy couldn't help but wonder if he knew that she was wondering the exact same thing. Glancing to the side she seen that River and Rory were sending looks towards the Doctor, clearly searching for some hint of anything that would give away what was going on. Before anyone could answer, the door slid open to reveal the heavily tattooed woman from before. Wordlessly she dropped herself into a chair at the bar, taking a long swig straight from the bottle and seemed completely content to have nothing to do with any of time. "C'mon Jack, come say 'hello'!" Vega snorted as she did nothing but flip him off.

This was going to be a long day.

"Thorn, you're looking a bit worse for wear. How are you holding up?" The blue tinge of the vidcom caused a slight blur to the Captain's image at the best of time, but even then she could tell how dram he looked.

Rose couldn't stop the sigh that escaped her, "As well as to be expected sir, just looking for this to be over." And she really was, the fighting was beginning to take its toll on everyone.

"Next supply run arrange a shower leave, I am sure your crew could use it."

"Thank you sir, it is appreciated. What is it I can do for your?"

"We lost all contact with our research post in the Hades Gamma cluster, take the Aegis and confirm the situation. Communications have been unreliable at the best but we are not taking any risks with this. Majority of our defensive plans have come out of this research base,"

"Understood sir, anything else I should know?"

"Three S Class Horde battle cruisers have been spotted in the region, watch yourself out there." Rose gave a final salute and turned from the com.

"Joker, set a course for the Hades Gamma Cluster."

"Rodger that Commander. Just one quick thing…what are we doing about the extra passengers?"

"Your guess is as good as mine."

"Well, there is always the airlock." Rose let out a laugh at that, now there was an idea.

The ninth Doctor couldn't comprehend what had just happened, he had just dropped Rose off to visit her mother and next thing he knew he was surrounded by his future selves, on an advanced spaceship that was apparently being captained by an older Rose Tyler and on top of that he had the worst headache he could remember experiencing. The only thing that was keeping him sane was the confused looks everyone else was sporting. Well standing around was doing absolutely nothing for them.

"Right, one of you want to explain what's going on?" His voice came out much harsher than intended, but damn it he needed answers. It was the pinstriped wearing idiot that turned round with a snarl.

"What makes you think we know anything more than you do, hmm? You really think we would just be standing here if we had the slightest idea what was going on?" Nine could feel the rage boiling under the surface, he was in no mood to deal with the sarcastic idiot. The fact he would one day be said sarcastic idiot seemed to escape him as he moved forward and grabbed the other man by the suit jacket.

"I meant with Rose! What is going on with Rose? Did you even realise that it was her?" He was thrown back suddenly, the idiot had more strength in him than he imagined.

"Of course I knew it was her! I don't know what happened, when I left her she was safe. She was always supposed to be safe!" His voice held a hint of desperation that made Nine pause for a moment.

"Left her where exactly? In case it had escaped you, this isn't 2005." This seemed to strike a chord with the others in the room. Vega and Jack shared a look, clearly they didn't have the slightest idea what was going on.

"Did you just say 2005? As in, the year 2005?" Vega looked completely confused by the concept, when he received a positive response he continued almost exasperated, "How could you leave someone in 2005? That's 160 years ago!" Nine felt his world come to a halt, his precious girl had been cruelly abandoned well outside of her own time. He didn't register the shocked look on pinstripes face as he balled up his fist and slammed in into the idiots face.

Ten grunted as the force sent him tumbling to the floor, there was no time to brace himself as the leather clad man was on him slamming his fist home once more. Vision blurring, ears ringing, Ten could do nothing other than brace himself for the next impact. But it never came. Just as suddenly as the attack happened, it was over.

Raising a hand to his nose in an attempt to stop the blood flowing, he shakily pushed himself into a sitting position. It took a few minutes to focus his vision, but he wasn't prepared for what he saw. Sprawled against the door, his former self was looking up in confusion and wonderment at the topic of their previous conversation, one Rose Tyler. Apparently she had been the one to throw the other man off him, not Vega like he had originally guessed, but how she had managed it was beyond him. She looked less than pleased if her scowling expression was anything to go by.

"That is enough! I will not have any of you fighting on my ship, is that understood?" Rose's expression was truly frightening, the stark blue of her eye patch contrasted sharply against her pale skin making her look every bit the commander her companions said she was. With a sigh she turned towards him and he had to concentrate on what was actually being said, his pink and yellow human had always been beautiful. "What's the verdict, you gonna live?"

While it wasn't quite the level of concern he was used to coming from Rose, it was still concern and it still managed to warm his hearts. With a slight wince he managed a nod in confirmation, it had been a while since he had suffered a bloody nose but he was tougher than he looked. Seemingly satisfied with the answer Rose turned to Vega and Jack with a raised eyebrow, the question clearly obvious.

"Hell Lola, they just looked like they needed to blow off some steam!" Vega answered with a chuckle. All three Doctor's shared a look at that 'Lola?'

"Uh-huh. Anyway I need you two suited up, a research centre has possibly been compromised. This is now a priority. Vega get Cortez to ready the shuttle." Vega saluted while Jack nodded and both left to comply with the order. With a sigh, Rose turned back to them. "So anyone want to fill me in on what's going on?"

Rose sighed again, she was going to need to stop doing that, and turned to face her…guests. "So anyone want to fill me in on what's going on?" She watched as everyone in the room shared a look, clearly no one quite knew what to say. Moving further into the room and taking a seat on one of the couches she spotted a cloth on one of the tables and absentmindedly tossed it in the direction of the Tenth Doctor, no point getting blood all over the floor. Rose motioned towards the others while stating "Well how about some introductions then?"

"Ah! Yes, quite right! Amy, Rory, River let me introduce you to my former selves and Rose Tyler." The quirk of her eyebrow seemed to go unnoticed.

"Hold up! What do you mean former selves? How can you all be in the same place, surely that would cause a paradox or something?" Amy questioned, her thoughts mirroring Rose's. How was this possible?

"Something seems to have pulled each of us here from a certain point in our timelines, but I have no idea what would have the power to do something like that." The bowtie wearing Doctor responded, it was not quite the answer that Rose had been hoping for.

"So if something forced you here it's a good bet that it is keeping you here as well?" Rose completely missed the looks she received from the Doctor's, just as she was about to continue Joker's voice came across her com.

"Commander we are coming up on the research base, ETA ten minutes."

"Rodger that Joker." Rose moved to stand up but found herself blocked by the two doctors she had travelled with. She could feel her eyebrow twitch in annoyance, really? "Yes?"

"Well we wanted to talk to you, I think we need to figure out why we have been brought here." The Tenth Doctor stated, nervously tugging at his right ear.

"It will need to wait, this research base is a top priority and this isn't exactly a part of space that you want to be lingering in for too long. We can talk after." Rose went to move past them again when she felt a hand on her arm, following the leather clad limb she glared with a single eye but he didn't seem to realise the annoyance.

"If it is unsafe then let us come with you, you shouldn't be putting yourself in danger!"

"I already have a team going with me, and it wouldn't be the first time." She managed to shrug him off and push past them, "Feel free to head to the mess-hall, I will let Gardiner know to expect you." With that she walked out the room before waiting for a response. She wasn't trying to be cruel towards them but she had been fighting in this war for a long time, she was well past the point of needing someone to coddle her and protect her from the real world. Rose stepped into the elevator wondering just what else could go wrong with this day.

And chapter two is done! Tis a little bit shorter than I originally planned but hey-ho! Remember reviews = love!