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Chapter Eleven: The Moment of Truth

The Doctor blinked. He had thought that Cobb and the others had disappeared from the dream because they had waken up. He had thought that when he, Rory, and Amy woke up they would remember Cobb and his team.

He frowned. "Nevermind." He didn't want to press the issue. "Come on. I think it's time he left." They followed him out of the room, door the stairs, and out of the building...and into the rain.

"Good grief!" said Amy. "I wish we had an umbrella." For the Doctor the rain was the last of his problems. Cobb, Ariadne, Arthur, and Eames had simply disappeared and neither Rory nor Amy remembered them. Could the crack in time be back?

He shook his head. No, the crack had closed. Besides, even if Cobb and the others had been sucked into the crack, Amy and Rory should still remember them. He sighed. Thing just kept getting more and more complicated.

He froze. For just the briefest fraction of a second, the cloud around his mind had lifted, but now it was back and stronger than ever. He scowled. "Leave me alone!"

"Doctor?" Rory and Amy were both staring at him in concern. "You okay?" He ignored them and kept walking and Rory and Amy had to trot to keep up with him.

The Doctor was so focused on finding out what was going on, that he didn't look where he was going, that is until he ran into someone...literally. "Ouch! Watch where you're going!" The Doctor blinked. If it wasn't one thing, it was another!

"What on earth are you doing here?" he demanded. The other man scowled at him.

"What am I doing here? What sort of question is that? What business is it of yours?" Rory glared at him. How dare he speak to the Doctor like that!

"And how do you think you are?" he asked.

The Doctor sighed. "Rory, Amy, this is Captain Jack Harkness." Jack, Rory, and Amy turned to him in surprise.

"That's right." said Jack, his eyes narrowing. "How did you know that?"

"You know this man, Doctor?" asked Amy and Jack gasped. His eyes widened as looked the Doctor up and down.

"Doctor? You've regenerated?" The Doctor suddenly felt very stupid. He had completely forgotten that Jack hadn't seen him since his last regeneration and therefore would not have recognized him.

"Oh, yes. Sorry. Forgot about that."

"Whoa! Hold on!" said Rory. "What do you mean by regenerated?"

"Time Lords regenerate when they're dying." said Jack, before the Doctor could begin to explain. "Every single cell in their body changes and they become a new person...literally. They take on a new look, a new personality. The only thing that stays the same is their memories." He turned to the Doctor. "Just out of curiosity, how did you regenerate?"

"I absorbed too much radiation."

"Why on earth did you do that?"

"To save Wilf." Jack looked puzzled. "Wilfred Mott, Donna's grandfather." the Doctor clarified.

"Who's Donna?" asked Jack and The Doctor just stared at him. Things were getting worse and worse. Jack had forgotten Donna. How was that possible? Donna was the easiest person to remember! Surely Jack could not have forgotten the red-head who was trying so hard to flirt with him.

"Jack, when was the last time you saw me?" the Doctor asked.

"Honestly? Before you abandoned me in the year 200,100." said Jack. The Doctor grew pale. This was even worse than he had thought. Jack, however, seemed to be able to read his thoughts.

"It's not what you think it is, Doctor."

"Then what is it?"

Jack hesitated, looked at Rory and Amy, then back at the Doctor. "How's that cloud around your mind, Doctor?"

The Doctor's jaw dropped. "How did you know about that?"

"What cloud? What's he talking about?" asked Amy.

"Think, Doctor." said Jack, ignoring her. "Think very hard. What was the last thing that happened to you before the cloud came?"

"I don't know. I didn't realize it was there at first...not for a long time."

"Think, Doctor!" Jack urged. "Close your eyes and think very hard!"

The Doctor closed his eyes and he tried to push past the cloud in his mind. It seemed to grow the harder he pushed, but he refused to give in. It would not defeat him. He would defeat it! Then it was gone and his eyes flew open as he knew. He knew the truth, the terrible, wonderful, truth.

He looked at Jack and the captain smiled. "Yes, Doctor, that's exactly it. Now, the question is, what are you going to do about it?"

"Doctor, what's going on?" Rory asked. The Doctor looked at him and then at Amy. He smiled sadly at them. Then he looked back at the expectant Jack.

"Coming, Captain?" Jack nodded and together the two began to walk off, leaving Rory and Amy behind.

"Wait!" They called after them, but the Doctor and Jack just kept walking. The Doctor brushed away a stray tear.

"So, where do you want to do it?" asked Jack.

"The Eiffel Tower." answered the Doctor. Jack nodded. It made sense. It was a long walk though and the two men hailed a taxi. Five minutes later, they were on their way to the top.

"You nervous?" asked Jack. The Doctor shook his head. "Good. Me neither." They reached the top and looked out over the city. "Ready?" The Doctor nodded.

People screamed as the they themselves over the rails and off the tower, falling into darkness.

Author's Note: If you haven't figured it out yet, all will be revealed next chapter! So keep reading and please, keep reviewing!