As this is one of my earliest works, if you compare it to Broken I think you will find I've improved a great deal. I may one day re-write it, as I love the idea, but could improve my writing. Thanks for sticking with it, I hope you enjoy!

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It was the day after the girl had been rescued, the bad guy vanished, and the heroes had helped save the day. Now they were parked inside Torchwood, waiting for Jack to give out instructions to his former staff.

Once Rose had woken up, there was very little question in their minds as to what would happen next. There was still plenty of damage out there that needed to be cleaned up. Between what the Master did, and the remnants of the Time War, echoes had disrupted so much. That meant traveling in the Tardis, and it meant staying together.

Rose was in many ways, still the Void Walker. Yet it was as if having been bound, the greater depth of that ability was reduced. She could travel between worlds, but not without her bond-mates. So such trips would be widely spaced apart, and only in times of great need. Besides, this universe needed cleaning up after. The damage had been wrought just to draw her out. So she had a responsibility here.

The responsibility though, was greatly out weighted this time by the joy. She never had to be alone with only her memories for company. This time there were those that would always see her. She was no longer the ghost that slipped through the verse only to be seen when needed. What power she had, she was in no hurry to push to the limit. After all, she had always tried to do things by nudging them along, never by pushing.

Finally Jack came in the Tardis, leaving Torchwood behind. He had founded and shaped the organization, and he was confident it would flourish without him. After all, they did know that he was only a phone call away thanks to the Doctor. They all knew that he would be back to check up on them.

Grinning, the three of them stood around the console eyes bright with the sense of adventure. They were still feeling their way into their relationships with each other, but there was an ease among them. With a laugh they set the controls at random and worked seamlessly to pilot the Tardis.

The Tardis gave a very satisfied hum. Her new Wolf, her new Thief, and her new Charming One, were finally home. Tragedy had brought them together, but she could see the bonds of love beginning to grow. Each of them was settling into their place in this universe, and it was with her. The only thing that worried her was that the Mad One was neither entirely absent, or there, and she couldn't sense him. Hopefully he had simply been bound away under the lock. She wanted her dear ones safe. If he wasn't she was confident they could deal with him, and anything else in their way. They were after all, the Stuff of Legend. She made sure of it.