The Doctor was, for lack of better word, completely and utterly pissed. Kayla could be in danger! Or hurt! She could be about to die and the Doctor wouldn't know until it was too late. Turning away from the wall with a growl, the Doctor faced Pete and gave him his best glare. "When you left this world, you warned us there'd be more Cybermen. So we sealed them inside the factories." The suit wearing man was saying.
"Except people argued. Said they were living. We should HELP them." Jake called over, clearly still annoyed with those people.
Pete nodded, "And the debate went on. But all that time, the Cybermen made plans. Infiltrated this version of Torchwood, mapped themselves onto your world, and then vanished."
"When was this?" the Doctor asked.
"Three years ago." Pete answered promptly. Evidently this was still a sore topic for the man, because he quickly dropped the subject and instead he turned and started to walk away. With a growl, the Doctor followed him.
"It's taken them three years to cross the void, but we can pop to and fro in a second. Must be the sheer mass of five million Cybermen crossing all at once." He noted, speaking more to himself than Pete or Jake.
Pete snorted, "Yeah, Mickey said you'd rattle off that sort of stuff," the man sighed, "He went ahead first. Any chance to go and find Miss Rose Tyler."
The Doctor nodded, "She's your daughter. You do know that? Did Mickey explain?" he wondered.
"She's not mine. She's the child of a dead man."
Clearly wanting to drop the subject, Pete picked up his pace only to stop at the window. The Doctor sighed and stopped next to him. Together, they looked down at the London below them, "Look at it. A world of peace. They're calling this 'The Golden Age.'"
"Who's the President now?" the Doctor asked.
Pete blinked at the question, "A woman called Harriet Jones." He answered after a moment's pause.
The Doctor exhaled, remembering the woman from both encounters with her, "I'd keep an eye on her." He remarked.
Pete did not seem to have paid attention to his warning. "But it's a lie. Temperatures have risen by two degrees in the past six months. The ice caps are melting. They're saying all this is gonna be flooded. That's not just global warming, is it?"
"No." the Doctor agreed.
Pete nodded, "It's the breach."
The Doctor rolled his eyes, "I've been trying to tell you - travel between parallel worlds is impossible. Then the Daleks break down the walls with the sphere..." he started to explain.
Pete turned his head towards the Doctor, "Daleks?" he questioned.
The Doctor did not pause in his explanation to answer that question, "Then the Cybermen travelled across, then you lot - those disks - every time you jump from one reality to another, you rip a hole in the universe. This planet is starting to boil. Keep going and BOTH worlds will fall into the Void."
Now, Pete had turned his full body towards the Doctor, "But you can stop it - the famous Doctor...? You can seal the breach?" he asked, sounding hopeful and tired.
The Doctor's brow furrowed, "Leaving five million Cybermen stranded on my Earth." He pointed out.
"That's your problem. I'm protecting this world, and this world only." Pete stated.
Though this was not any laughing matter, the Doctor couldn't help but laugh softly to himself. This man reminded him so much of Kayla. Of course that thought made the nagging worry he had for the brunette grow ten times; the Doctor pushed himself forwards. "Hm...Pete Tyler...I knew you when you were dead. Now here you are, fighting the fight...alone..." he stepped forwards, forcing the man to look at him, "There is a chance…back on my world...Jackie Tyler might still be alive."
Pete shook his head, though he looked very conflicted, "My wife died." He tried.
The Doctor shrugged, "Her husband died. Good match."
"There's more important things at stake." Pete shook his head, "Doctor...help us." He pleaded.
The Doctor backed away, "What? Close the breach? Stop the Cybermen? Defeat the Daleks? Do you believe I can do that?"
"Yes." Pete stated.
A wide grin spreading across his face, the Doctor nodded, "Maybe that's all I need. Off we go, then!"
Jake, who had wandered off to make a phone call, was soon found and made to take Pete and the Doctor back to the correct universe. Once they were there, the Doctor ran into Yvonne's office, "First of all, I need to contact Kayla. Then, I need to make a phone call. You don't mind?" he called to them as he hopped into a chair and started to type on the keyboard in front of him.
Noticing Pete and Jake give each other confused looks, the Doctor rolled his eyes and continued to type on the computer.
Kayla, feeling better physically, was now worried. The Doctor had, for some unknown reason, left the universe. And, to make it worse, her mind had acted like he had never existed! Shaking her head, she glanced over at the Daleks. They were busy.
It was then that the computer at the workstation beeped. Startled, Rose and Mickey looked over at it, and Kayla ran over to it. "Someone could be trying to contact us for help." The brunette whispered to Rose and Mickey. The two, looking rather baffled, nodded all the same. "Keep an eye on the Daleks."
While the two headed off, Kayla started to type on the computer until she pulled up the alerted chat room. There, she saw a post from…Yvonne?
'Kayla, are you there?'
Blinking, it took a few seconds for Kayla to remember that she hadn't replied yet. 'Yes. Have you seen the Doctor?'
The reply came back instantly. 'Kayla! Oh thank god. It's me, the Doctor.'
Kayla bit down on her lip, hard, to make sure she didn't cry out. 'Doctor! I forgot you. I don't know why. It was really weird.'
'I was in the alternate universe. Listen, Pete and Jake are here. Are you okay? Do you feel well enough to run?'
'Yes.'
'Good. I have a plan. Don't worry. Just play nice with the Daleks. I love you.'
'I love you too.'
Grinning, Kayla got back up from the chair and headed over to Mickey and Rose to share her good news.
Meanwhile, in the Rift Chamber, the Doctor had also gotten up from the chair. But instead of informing the others of his plan, the Doctor hurried around the desk and picked up the phone. Then, with some concentration, the Doctor called Jackie Tyler.
"Help me! Oh, my God, help me." Jackie's voice came through the phone. She was panting and her voice was jumpy.
"Jackie, you're alive! Listen—" the Doctor started.
But, as per usual, Jackie cut him off, "They tried to download me but I ran away!" she practically screamed through the phone.
Rolling his eyes, the Doctor waited a second until his ears stopped buzzing, "Listen, tell me - where are you?" he asked.
"I don't know! Staircase." Jackie answered oh-so-helpfully.
Cursing under his breath, the Doctor couldn't help but roll his eyes once more, "Yeah, which one? Is there any- any sort of sign? Anything to identify it?" he pushed.
"Yes! A fire extinguisher!" Jackie replied, sounding rather proud of herself.
"Yeah, that helps..." the Doctor bit sarcastically.
"Oh, wait a minute - it says 'N3.'"
The Doctor beamed at this information, "North corner, staircase 3. Just keep low, we're trying our best." He said, already preparing to end the call.
"No, don't leave me!" Jackie begged in a fast voice.
The Doctor sighed, "I've gotta go, I'm sorry." Before Jackie could beg anymore, the Doctor hung up the phone and turned to face Pete, "Jacqueline Andrea Suzette Tyler." He rattled off to the awkward man standing in the doorway.
It took a second for Pete to realize where the Doctor was heading with this, "She's not my wife." He protested once more.
"I was at the wedding." The Doctor started, "You got her name wrong."
Not waiting for a reply, the Doctor headed over to Jake and casually slipped the boy's gun off his shoulder as he spoke to him, "Now then, Jake-y boy, if I can open up the bonding chamber on this thing, it could work on polycarbide." He informed Jake.
The blond man blinked, "What's polycarbide?" he wondered.
The Doctor pat the boy's shoulder, "Skin of a Dalek." He answered.
Tracking down the Cybermen was easy. Finding something that looked like a white flag was also easy. In the whole, it took him fifteen minutes to do those thing, plus, he added ten more minutes because it took him that long to run to the Cybermen.
The only thing that wasn't easy was knowing that Kayla was with Daleks and he, the Doctor, could do nothing about it. But just like before, he pushed that thought from his mind and instead, he held the stick that had the white sheet of A4 paper attached to it and waved it around the corner. After a few seconds, he stepped around the corner himself.
"Sorry." He apologized to the backs of the Cybermen. Instantly, the two metal things turned around and looked at him, "No white flag. I only had a sheet of A4. Same difference."
Both Cybermen lifted their fists and pointed it at the Doctor, prepared to shoot, "Do you surrender?" one of them asked.
Not answering immediately, the Doctor marched forwards until he was only a few spaces away from him, "I surrender. Unto you." He leaned forwards a tad bit, "A very good idea." And then the Doctor grinned slyly at the Cybermen.
Kayla's, Rose's, and Mickey's plan was simple: stall the Daleks until the Doctor could get them. However while they were working out the specifics, the Daleks all backed up from the Genesis Ark.
"Final stage of awakening." One of the bronze Daleks called out; its cry alerting the threesome and making them turn to face the Daleks.
"Your handprint will open the Ark." The black Dalek ordered Kayla.
Kayla blinked, though she had known this would happen. Still, it took a few seconds to stammer out, "I can't."
"Obey or the female will die." The black Dalek threatened.
Kayla held up her hands, "I seriously can't."
"Place your hand upon the casket."
Kayla closed her eyes for two seconds before she started forwards towards the Genesis Ark. She ignored Mickey's protest and was standing in front of the casket when Rose called out, "If you um...escaped the Time War...don't you want to know what happened?"
The black Dalek looked at Rose for a second before turning back to Kayla, evidently ignoring the blonde, "Place your hand—"
"What happened to the Emperor?" Rose asked, "'Cause Kayla knows."
The black Dalek did not order Kayla when it spoke, "The Emperor survived." It informed Rose.
Kayla, sharing a short look with Rose, decided to speak up, "Actually…no." the black Dalek whirled around, staring at her, "met the Emperor. And I took the Time Vortex and I pulled it into his head and turned him into dust. Do you get that? The God of all Daleks...and I destroyed him." Smirking at the Daleks, Kayla couldn't help but chuckle at them.
This, evidently, was not a good idea.
All the Daleks started to roll towards her, making an odd circle around the Genesis Ark and Kayla, "You will be EXTERMINATED!" the black Dalek cried out.
"Oh now, hold on, wait a minute."
The familiar voice coming through the room gave everyone a different reaction. Kayla beamed, Mickey gawked, Rose clapped her hands, the bronze Daleks whirled around, and the black Dalek cried out. However all of these reaction did not stop the Doctor from sauntering into the room, 3D glasses on, and acting as if everyone was perfectly alright.
"Sensors report he is unarmed." One of the Daleks announced.
"That's me. Always." The Doctor agreed.
The black Dalek directly in front of Kayla rolled forwards, giving Kayla a better view of the Doctor. "Then you are powerless." It stated.
The Doctor chuckled at the question, "Not me." He took of his 3D glasses with a tad bit of flourish, "Never." Looking up at Kayla, he winked at her.
Smiling in return, Kayla stepped around the Daleks and dashed over and hugged the Doctor tightly.
"How are you?" the Doctor asked softly to Kayla.
"Much better." Kayla replied.
Grinning down at her for a few more moments, the Doctor turned to Rose and Mickey. "And how are you, Miss Tyler?"
Rose shrugged, "Oh, same old, you know."
"Good! And Mickity-McMickey!" the Doctor and Mickey, both awkwardly, bashed their fists, "Nice to see ya!"
Mickey grinned at the Time Lord, "And you, boss." He greeted.
It was then that one of the Daleks spoke up, "Social interaction will cease!" it ordered.
"How did you survive the Time War?" the black Dalek inquired.
The Doctor stared down at the Dalek, one of his hands on Kayla's shoulder, "By fighting. On the front line." He answered, "I was there at the fall of Arcadia. Someday I might even come to terms with that." Kayla, wincing leaned into the Doctor's shoulder and allowed the Time Lord to move his hand to her waist.
"But you lot - ran away!" the Doctor accused.
"We had to survive." The black Dalek stated.
The Doctor arched an eyebrow, "The last four Daleks in existence. So what's so special about YOU?"
Rose suddenly leaned over, "Doctor, they've got names. And Daleks don't have names, do they? One of them said they—"
Overhearing the blonde despite her low voice, the Daleks started to introduce themselves.
"I am Dalek Thay."
"Dalek Sek."
"Dalek Jast."
"Dalek Caan."
The Doctor's eyes widened as he ran through the names in his head. Letting out a low whistle, the Doctor couldn't help but draw Kayla closer to him, "So THAT'S it! At last...the Cult of Skaro. I thought you were just a legend."
"Who are they?" Rose asked.
The Doctor chuckled, "A secret order. Above and beyond the Emperor himself. Their job was to imagine. Think as the enemy thinks. Even dared to have names." Still standing in the same spot, the Doctor sneered at the Daleks, "All to find new ways of killing."
"But that thing, they said it was yours. I mean, Time Lords. They built it. What does it do?" Mickey wondered, motioning towards the Ark.
The Doctor looked at the Ark, his brow furrowing, "I don't know. Never seen it before."
Kayla frowned, "It looks a bit like a Dalek. Why would they make something that looks like a Daleks that acts against the Daleks?"
"Both sides had secrets." The Doctor remarked. Giving Kayla a very long look, the Doctor removed his hand from Kayla's waist and stepped forwards to address the Daleks. "What is it? What have you done?"
"Time Lord science will restore Dalek supremacy." Dalek Sek, the black Dalek, answered.
The Doctor crossed his arms, "What does that mean? What sort of Time Lord science? What do you mean?"
"They said one touch from a time traveler will wake it up." Kayla informed the Doctor.
Very slowly, the Doctor nodded, "Technology using the one thing a Dalek can't do. Touch. Sealed inside your casing. Not feeling anything...ever...from birth to death, locked inside a cold metal cage." He started to step forwards until he was very close to Dalek Sek, close enough to reach out and shove the Dalek if he wanted to. Instead, he chose to whisper to it. "Completely alone. And that explains your voice. No wonder you scream."
"The Doctor will open the Ark!" Dalek Sek ordered, its voice higher than usual.
The Doctor snorted and stepped back, "The Doctor will not."
Dalek Sek rolled closer, "You have no way of resisting." It noted.
"Well...you got me there. Although...there is always this." The Doctor, starting to smile at the Daleks, took out his sonic screwdriver from his pockets.
"A sonic probe?"
The Doctor rolled his eyes, "That's 'screwdriver.'" He corrected.
"It is harmless." Dalek Sek said scornfully.
The Doctor nodded, "Oh yes. Harmless is just the word. That's why I like it. Doesn't kill, doesn't wound, doesn't maim. But I'll tell you what it does do - it is VERY good at opening doors."
With all his strength, the Doctor casted out one thought to Kayla: 'Get onto the floor!' And then the Doctor activated the sonic screwdriver.
All hell broke loose.
Somewhere, from among the cries of "Delete," and, "Casing impact," Kayla heard the Doctor yell out, "Kayla, get out!"
Unable to tell where the Doctor was, Kayla started to crawl on the floor, only to pause and back up, stumbling and landing on her butt as she somehow ended up very close to the Ark.
"Kayla!" the Doctor yelled once again.
This time, Kayla got to her feet only to stumble once again. Without really thinking about it, her arm was thrown out and Kayla felt a burning sensation in her hand. Crying out, "Damn," Kayla felt strong arms grab her and pull her out of the battle. Suddenly, she was in a hug with the Doctor, his familiar suit pressed against her face.
"Are you alright?" the Doctor couldn't help but ask.
Kayla shook her head, "I touched it."
Pulling back from the hug a bit, the Doctor captured both hands and flipped them over so he could look at the burn mark on her right hand. "Here." He murmured. Taking out his sonic screwdriver, he ran it over the wound until it faded it a small, barely there scar.
"Mickey made it. Come on!" At Rose's breathless command, the Doctor and Kayla locked hands and ran after the others.
"Jake, check the stairwell. The rest of you, come on!"
After quite a few turns and one staircase, Rose, Mickey, Pete, the Doctor, and Kayla all dashed around the corner. The Doctor and Kayla were in the lead, their hands still clasped together.
"Sorry about touching the Ark!" Kayla called to the Doctor.
The Doctor lifted their locked hands up and kissed hers, "Kayla, without you, they'd have opened it by force. To do that, they'd have blown up the sun. You've done us a favor!" he grinned at her, "Now let's run!"
Pete, who had somehow moved to the front of the group, made them stop as he held out a gun. And pointed it at the two Cybermen in front of him. Confused, Rose looked at her father, but then her mouth fell open as they all heard a familiar yelp.
"You will be upgraded." One of the Cybermen said to the woman that had yelped.
"No, but you can't! Please—" Jackie Tyler whimpered.
Kayla saw Pete's face hardened. His grip tightened on the gun, and he shot at the Cybermen. Within a few seconds, both were on the ground and dead. Kayla felt the Doctor put an arm around her waist and pull him against her. She couldn't see him, however, due to the smoke.
So when the sudden cry of, "Pete!" came from through the fading smoke, Kayla jumped a bit.
"Hello, Jacks." Pete greeted the woman.
As the smoke cleared enough for Kayla to see Jackie's facial expressions, the older blonde woman frowned, "I said there were ghosts, but that's not fair. Why him?" she complained to no one.
"I'm not a ghost." Pete corrected.
Jackie shook her head, "But you're dead. You died twenty years ago, Pete."
The Doctor sighed, "It's Pete from a different Universe. There are parallel worlds, Jackie. Every single decision we make creates a parallel existence, a different dimension where—" he started to ramble.
Before he could get into the explanation, Jackie cut him off, "Oh, you can shut up." She ordered.
Blinking, the Doctor glanced at Kayla before shrugging.
Jackie hesitantly took a few steps towards Pete and peered at him, "Oh...you look old."
"You don't." Pete replied with a small grin at Jackie.
"How can you be standing there?" Jackie finally asked.
Pete shrugged, "Just got lucky...lived my life. You were left on your own. You didn't marry again, or...?"
"There was never anyone else." Jackie finished for him in a soft voice, "Twenty years, though. Look at me - I never left that flat. Did nothing with myself."
Pete shook his head, "Brought HER up. Rose Tyler. That's not bad." He pointed out.
"Yeah." Jackie agreed, her voice still soft.
"In my world, it worked. All those daft little plans of mine. They worked. Made me rich." Pete informed her.
Jackie nodded her head, "I don't care about that." She stated, "How rich?" she asked for a pause.
"Very."
Once again, Jackie nodded, "I don't care about that." There was another pause, "How very?"
Pete started to laugh at this, while Kayla smiled fondly at the two. Next to her, Rose was chuckling to herself and nudging Mickey, who was rolling his eyes.
"Thing is though," Pete started, his voice making everyone pause to listen once more, "Jacks, you're...you're not my wife. I'm sorry, but you're not. I mean, we both..." he stared at her, seeming to be at a loss for words, "You know, it's just sort of..." With a shrug that very clearly said, 'to hell with it,' Pete threw down his gun and started towards Jackie, "Oh, come here."
As the two ran to meet each other and Jackie was swept up into a hug by Pete, Kayla turned to the Doctor and kissed him deeply.
"I love you." She whispered to him, their foreheads touching.
The Doctor kissed her once more. "I love you too."
It was the Doctor that insisted on dragging everyone to the factory floor. There, with Kayla hissing multiple warnings in his ear, the Doctor opened the door and watched the battle. "Now!" Kayla whispered. Trusting her, the Doctor snuck out of the door and dove to a crate that was working as a table. On it, were two heavy black clamps and a small, brown leather Vortex Manipulator.
Turning his head around to wink at Kayla, something the brunette did not find funny, the Doctor brought down the heavy black clamps first and then he took the Vortex Manipulator and shoved it under his arm. Finally, the Doctor started for the door, making sure to not trip over the fallen Cyberman body.
"What did you put under her arm?" Kayla asked as soon as the door had been closed behind the Doctor.
The Doctor smiled at the brunette and slipped out the Vortex Manipulator. "Surprise."
Grabbing it from the Doctor, Kayla gave the Time Lord a quick hug. "Thanks." She said once she had released the Doctor.
Nodding, the Doctor took out his 3D glasses, slipped them on, and reopened the door so he could look out at the room.
"Override roof mechanism." One of the Daleks, probably Sek, ordered.
Pushing the door open wider, Kayla looked out along with the Doctor. Sure enough, while the bronze colored Daleks were fighting the Cybermen, the black Dalek Sek was in the center with the Ark.
"El-ev-ate." Just like Dalek Sek had cried out, the black Dalek and the Genesis Ark started to slowly ascend.
"What're they doing? Why'd they need to get outside?!" Rose asked, having overheard the Daleks.
The Doctor did not answer. Instead, he continued to look at the Ark, "Time Lord science- WHATTime Lord science?" he asked, frustrated. Taking off his 3D glasses, he shook his head, "What is it?" Frowning, the Doctor closed the door and nodded to Kayla. Still caring the clamps, the Doctor and Kayla started to run down the corridor, the other following.
"We've gotta see what it's doing, we've gotta go back up! Come on! All of you! Top floor!" the Doctor shouted to the other.
Nearby, Jackie sighed, "That's forty-five floors up! Believe me, I've done 'em all."
Kayla, her brow furrowing, made the Doctor pause with her question of, "Are the lifts not working?"
With a laugh, the Doctor turned and started for lift. He made to press the button to call an lift to them, but he paused when one of them dinged open and Jake popped his head out, "You ready, then?" he asked.
When the lift dinged onto the top floor, the Doctor got out first, then Kayla, then Rose, Mickey, Pete, Jackie, and Jake. Dumping the clamps onto Yvonne's desk, the Doctor stared out the window. He was quickly joined by Kayla, who took his hand carefully as they watched the scene in front of them.
"Time Lord science...it's bigger on the inside." The Doctor whispered, horrified. And he was right. The Genesis Ark was spinning rapidly in the air, and thousands upon thousands of Daleks were pouring out of it with Dalek Sek hovering in the center of it all.
"Did Time Lords put those Daleks in there? What for?" Mickey asked as he came up behind the Doctor and Kayla.
"It's a prison ship." Kayla answered in a bland voice.
Rose also came over, "How many Daleks?"
The Doctor shook his head, "Millions."
When the Cybermen started to fire at the Daleks and the Daleks started to fire at the terrified humans along with the Cybermen below them, Pete turned and started to walk away. "I'm sorry, but you've had it. This world's gonna crash and burn. There's nothing we can do. We're going home. Jacks, take this." He explained.
Having turned around the look at him, Jackie fumbled to catch the yellow button he tossed her. "But they're destroying the City!" she protested.
Pete chuckled as he walked over to Jackie and looped the button around her neck himself, "I'd forgotten you could argue." He murmured to her, "It's not just London, it's the whole world." Seeing that she wasn't looking at him, Pete clasped both hands on Jackie's cheeks and made her look at him, "But there's another world, just waiting for you, Jacks. And it's safe. As long as the Doctor closes the breach." Looking up, Pete turned towards the Doctor, "Doctor?" he called over.
Hand-in-hand with Kayla, the two turned around. The Doctor was wearing, once again, his 3D glasses and grinning at them. "Oh, I'm ready. I've got the equipment right here. Thank you, Torchwood!"
Dragging Kayla with him, the Doctor started to type on one of the computers while Kayla leaned next to him. "Slam it down and close off both universes." The Doctor announced with a bit of a bang.
"Reboot systems." The computer announced.
Rose turned away from her parents, "But we can't just leave. What about the Daleks? And the Cybermen-?" she asked the Doctor.
The Doctor shook his head, "They're part of the problem. And THAT makes them part of the solution. Oh yes!" he cheered, grinning at Kayla. "Well?! Isn't anyone gonna ask? What is it with the glasses?"
Kayla, laughing a bit, grinned back at the Doctor. "What's with the glasses?"
The Doctor grabbed Kayla in a hug and twirled her around, "I can SEE! That's what!" the Doctor started once he had put her down, "'Cos we've got two separate worlds, but in-between the two separate worlds, we've got the Void. That's where the Daleks were hiding. And the Cybermen travelled through the Void to get here!"
Turning on the spot, the Doctor now faced Jake, Pete, and Mickey, "And you lot - one world to another, via the Void! Oh, I like that. Via the Void! Look!"
He pressed the glasses to Kayla, who hesitantly put them on, and then, instantly, took them off and gave them to Rose with a shake of her head. "Never wearing those again." She stated.
Rose, however, did not seem to be bother by the glasses. She watched the Doctor hop around, and chuckled.
"I've been through it. Do you see?" the Doctor explained to Rose, sounding a bit less happy than he had when he was talking to Kayla. "Void stuff."
Rose nodded, "Like um...background radiation!"
"That's it. Look at the others." The Doctor instructed.
Instantly, Rose turned and stared at Pete, Jake, Mickey, and Jackie. The Doctor, giving Kayla a playful nudge, pointed at Jackie. "The only one who hasn't been through the Void - Jackie. First time she's looked normal in her life."
Rose giggled while Jackie frowned and cried out, "Oi!"
Grabbing Kayla's hand, the Doctor pulled her with him as he dashed into the middle of the room itself. "The Daleks lived inside the Void. They're bristling with it. Cybermen - all of them. I just open the Void - end of verse. The Void stuff gets sucked back inside." The Doctor explained.
"Which would pull them in." Kayla pointed out.
The Doctor nodded, "Pulling them all in!"
Mickey, grinning, fiddled with the button around his neck, "So...you're sending the Daleks and Cybermen to Hell." He nudged Jake, "Man, I told you he was good."
Then, Rose spoke up, her voice troubled. "But it's...like you said, we've ALL got Void stuff. Me too, 'cos we went to that parallel world." The blonde flexed her fingers as she stared at them before she took off the glasses and looked up. Somehow, the Doctor had moved in front of her without her noticing.
"We're all contaminated. We'll get pulled in." she couldn't help but say.
The Doctor nodded slowly, "That's why you've gotta go."
While Rose gaped, Kayla winced, and the computer warned that the reboot was in two minutes, no one made a sound. Everyone was too worried to speak.
The Doctor was the first to break the silence. "Back to Pete's world." With a tight grin, he pointed over at Pete, "Hey, we should call it that - 'Pete's World.'" His cheer vanishing once more, the Doctor turned back to Rose, "I'm opening the Void, but only on this side. You'll be safe on that side."
"And then you close it. For good?" Pete checked.
Kayla answered for the Doctor, "The breach itself is soaked in Void Stuff, in the end it'll close itself." She explained.
The Doctor nodded, "Kayla and I are staying on this side."
"But you'll get pulled in." Mickey protested.
Grinning tightly once more, the Doctor ran over to Yvonne's desk and pointed at the clamps, "That's why...I got these. I'll just have to hold on tight - I've been doing it all my life. Kayla catches on quickly."
"I'm supposed to go." Rose said, her voice low.
The Doctor sighed and started to walk towards her, "Yeah." He agreed.
"To another world, and then it gets sealed off." Rose continued.
"Yeah." The Doctor repeated. His brow furrowing, the Doctor went over to one of the computers and started to type on it.
Rose stared at him, "Forever." Surprisingly, Rose laughed, "That's not gonna happen."
Outside, a crash shook the building. Starting, Pete sighed, "We haven't got time to argue, the plans works, we go in. You too. ALL of us."
Rose shook her head, "No, I'm not leaving him!"
Kayla hurried forwards, ignoring Jackie and Pete starting to go at each other. Instead, she focused on Rose. "You need to go. The Doctor and I…there's not a chance."
"There's always a chance! For nineteen years I did nothing. But then I met the Doctor and...all the things I've seen him do for me. For my mum. For all of us. For the whole...stupid planet and every planet out there. I can't leave that." Shaking her head, Rose turned to her mum, "But mum, you've GOT to leave."
"Well, that's tough!" Jackie protested instantly.
The Doctor slowly started towards Rose, making eye contact with Pete.
"I've made my choice," Rose said just as the Doctor slipped the button around her neck and Kayla pushed her into her father. Before Rose could truly react, Pete pressed down on the button and the group was gone.
For a moment, Kayla and the Doctor stared blandly at the spot. But then, shaking themselves out of their stupor, the Doctor walked over to Kayla and kissed her. And then they were interrupted.
"Systems rebooted. Open access."
Sighing, the Doctor brought Kayla over to the computer. "See these?" he asked, motioning towards the computers, "Those co-ordinates over there, set them all at six." Nodding, Kayla started to do as she was told and the Doctor started to prep everything.
"Cybermen on the way up." Kayla called out.
Stopping, the Doctor ran over and looked at the screen, one of his hands on Kayla's shoulder. "How many floors down?"
"Just one."
"Levers operational." The computer announced after a few tense moments of watching a Cyberman go rouge and kill the other Cybermen.
At this announcement, the Doctor grinned and gave Kayla a quick kiss, "We did it!" he cheered.
Laughing, Kayla nodded and pushed him towards Yvonne's desk. "Hurry up, Doc. I'll do the final readings and you do the heavy lifting."
Groaning, the Doctor pressed one clamp on Kayla's side and then one clamp on the his side. "Press the red button." The Doctor instructed her once they were both in place. With a nod, Kayla did as she was told.
"When it starts, just hold on tight. Shouldn't be too bad for us but the Daleks and the Cybermen are steeped in Void Stuff. My lever isn't as sturdy as yours and will likely slip. Don't you dare let go until the Void is gone." The Doctor sighed, "Are you ready?"
"So are they." Kayla warned with a nod towards the window. There, Daleks were starting to appear out of it.
The Doctor grinned at her. "I love you."
"Love you too."
"Now let's do this!"
Grabbing the black levers, the Doctor and Kayla pushed them upwards and then grabbed the handles of their clamps.
As the area was filled with bright white light and the sound of wind, the Doctor and Kayla struggled to hold on. This struggle only got harder when the Daleks started to come through with their high pitch screams.
"The breach is open! Into the Void! Ha!" the Doctor couldn't help but taunt.
Kayla laughed and grinned at him, "There goes the Ark!" she called out as, sure enough, the Genesis Ark flew through the room and into the Void.
And then it all went wrong.
The lever on Kayla's side sparked suddenly, and it started to move back into the off position. "Offline."
"I need to turn it back on!" Kayla yelled to the Doctor.
Before the Doctor could reply, Kayla started to lunge towards the lever, but her arms were too short. Her breath catching in her throat, Kayla let go of the clamp and grabbed onto the metal base of the lever. Using that as a base to pull herself up, Kayla grabbed the lever and started to struggle with it, pulling it back to the position where it had been before the spark. However, then she found a problem. While there was a way for her to get to the lever, there was no way to get back to the clamp.
Not wanting to risk trying to get to the clamp, Kayla held onto the base of the lever. Her fingers slipped every now and then, and Kayla was terrified. Tears were starting to run down her face and by the time the wind started to die down and the rift left, she was full on sobbing.
Running over, with a few tears still on her face, the Doctor fell down next to Kayla and wrapped his arms around the brunette. "It's okay now. It's down." He repeated to her as he rocked her back and forth. His head was pressed against the top of hers as they just cried together.
After a very good nap, Kayla came to the Doctor. Their mental link had blossomed despite their time without being able to contact one another due to Torchwood. But on that occasion, the Doctor couldn't read Kayla.
"Doctor…I took a pregnancy test." She started, "And it came back positive."
His eyes widening, the Doctor ran towards her and kissed her deeply. Pulling apart, the Doctor placed his hands on her stomach. "You're about…oh, three months along?"
Kayla shook her head, "I'd be showing by now. I showed early with Lucy."
The Doctor scratched at the back of his neck, "Time Lord pregnancy take 18 months."
Kayla stared at him. "I'm going to be pregnant for 18 months?"
The Doctor nodded, "You'll show by your sixth month."
Sighing, Kayla kissed him again, "I will kill you when I become hormonal."
The Time Lord laughed, "I will allow it."
"Wanna go make the baby room?" Kayla asked.
The Doctor nodded, "Sure."
Grabbing his hand, this time Kayla led the Doctor through the TARDIS, trying to find a good spot for the room of their child.
To Be Continued In:
Love With the Doctor
I'll miss Dancing With the Doctor, but I like this ending a lot. No, they didn't go talk to Rose. I debated about that and decided that Kayla wouldn't think it was worth it. As for those in Pete's World, I like to imagine that Rose ended up working for Torchwood and hating Kayla even more. Because Kayla is the perfect scrapgoat to her.
So I'll post one more chapter next week as a sort of update/info and then next week I'll post something here to inform you guys that Love With the Doctor.
And now...Review Time:
NicoleR85: Martha and Kayla...spoilers. The Master and Kayla...oh god.
ThisIsMeAndYou: You were right! Good job!
Aka-Baka Hoshi: Thanks! As for Jack making her sick...not correct, sorry.
Guest: Uh, sorry? I mean, it is a Doctor/OC story.
AlasseAlcarin: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed!