The voice echoed again, and my name felt like it was written in the air around me, a whisper that wasn't quite there but somehow was. My hand still hovered at the edge of the glowing anomaly, and for a second, I felt a wave of something—something ancient and alive—pass through me.

"Camille..." The voice was clearer now, almost like a soft breath brushing against my ear.

I pulled my hand back quickly, heart racing. "Did you hear that?" I asked, my voice trembling.

Rose turned to me, concern in her eyes. "Hear what?"

The Doctor stepped forward, eyes scanning the anomaly with intensity. "It's... communicating. With you."

I felt a wave of unease but also something deeper. This was more than just an ordinary anomaly. It was reaching out, and somehow, I was a part of it.

"But why me?" I asked, more to myself than anyone else.

The Doctor's eyes softened for a moment as he regarded me. "I think it's because you're connected to it in a way none of us understand yet. Maybe you're part of the puzzle. Maybe you've always been meant to be here."

Rose placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder. "Whatever's happening, we'll figure it out together. You're not alone."

The Doctor stepped closer to the anomaly, his sonic screwdriver buzzing. "Alright, this is going to be tricky. The anomaly is stabilizing, but there's a rift in the timeline that's pulling things in. We need to close it before it's too late."

I looked at Rose, then the Doctor. My heart was still racing, but there was a new determination in me. For some reason, I had been chosen, and while I couldn't explain it, I didn't want to run from it. Maybe this was where I was meant to be. Maybe it wasn't just about the Doctor or Rose—it was about me, too.

"Let's do it," I said, my voice steady despite the fear gnawing at me.

The Doctor gave me a sharp nod. "That's the spirit. Now, stay close to me, Camille. This is going to be one of those 'you'll be glad you did it later' moments."

We worked together, each of us taking turns trying to stabilize the anomaly. The Doctor directed me on how to adjust the frequency of the sonic screwdriver while Rose monitored everything. The tension in the air was thick, the swirling light flickering like a heartbeat, and with each turn of the screwdriver, the glow began to weaken.

"Almost there..." the Doctor muttered, concentrating.

Finally, with a last hum from the sonic, the anomaly shimmered and then blinked out, leaving behind an empty clearing bathed in the soft light of a setting sun.

I breathed out a long sigh of relief, my heart still pounding in my chest. Rose grinned, relief and pride radiating from her. "We did it!"

The Doctor looked at me, his smile wide and approving. "You did it, Camille. You've got the makings of a proper time traveler."

I blinked at him, still processing everything that had just happened. "Me? A time traveler?"

The Doctor chuckled. "You've already started, haven't you? You just helped us save time itself. And I have a feeling this is just the beginning of your adventure."

For a moment, everything felt overwhelming. I was just a regular girl, plucked out of nowhere and thrown into the middle of something I couldn't even begin to explain. But then, looking at the Doctor and Rose, I realized that maybe I wasn't just a bystander in this universe after all.

Rose stepped forward, her face alight with excitement. "You're coming with us, right? You're not just going to vanish now, are you?"

I looked from Rose to the Doctor. The possibility of staying with them—of going on more adventures—felt both terrifying and exhilarating. But something told me this was where I was supposed to be. I wasn't done yet. Not by a long shot.

"Yeah," I said, my voice more confident than I felt. "I'm coming."

The Doctor grinned, throwing an arm around both me and Rose. "Welcome aboard, Camille. We've got a lot more adventures to go on."

And with that, the Doctor led the way back to the TARDIS, the blue police box waiting for us as the wind whistled through the trees. The world had changed for me in ways I couldn't explain. I was no longer just Camille Lucas. I was part of something bigger, something timeless.

The TARDIS doors swung open, and I stepped inside, ready to see where this new path would take me. There was no going back now, but for the first time in a long while, I felt like I was exactly where I needed to be.

And whatever came next, I knew I wasn't alone.