THE VICTORIOUS TIME LORD AND THE BATTLE OF 9 11

Chapter Twelve

"What's going on?" Rose said to Jack, Mickey and Rory when they heard the alarms going off.

"Dunno, maybe it's the other Doctor causing trouble," Jack said.

"What other Doctor, what are you talking about?" Rose said.

Jack looked at Rajesh who was sitting at the table, waiting for Yvonne to tell him what was going on. He pulled Rose off to the side of the room and she and three men got in a huddle. Jack and Rory tried to explain as best they could about the two Doctors while Rose listened in disbelief.

"So there's another version of my Doctor and he's evil?" Rose said when they finished.

"Yeah, he's wanting to kidnap you and change the future," Rory said.

"Change the future in what way?" Rose said.

"Um…apparently, you're going to be separated from him today," Jack said. "You're going to the other universe and staying there."

"And saving me from that is a bad thing?" Rose said.

"Look, Rose, I don't know all the details but some things have to happen in order to preserve the time lines," Jack said. "This separation must be a fixed point or all these people wouldn't be trying to stop the Doctor's future self."

"But what if the Doctor has a chance to get her back?" Mickey said. "What if he's coming here to prevent it because he can?"

"Because this is wrong," Rory said. "We wouldn't be going to all this trouble if the Doctor was allowed to do this."

"So what do we do?" Rose said.

"Just don't trust your Doctor," Jack said. "Even if it's the correct version of your Doctor, don't trust him. Especially if he asks you to go with him somewhere."

Rose thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Okay, I will," she said.

"Thank you," Jack said. "We don't want you to go either but if this is meant to be, the Doctor is overstepping his bounds and breaking the laws of time and he can't do that."

Rose nodded and Jack squeezed her hand. They were about to turn back to the console when Rose suddenly saw the Doctor walk into the room. Jack and Rory got in front of Rose, protecting her in case it was the wrong Doctor. Rajesh noticed the Doctor strolling into the room and got up from the table.

"Aren't you Yvonne's prisoner, the one she was interrogating?" Rajesh said, walking up to him.

"Yeah, I'm the Doctor, hello," he said, extending his hand. "Interesting place. And look, the sphere, I remember this!"

"It's him," Rory muttered to his friends. "It's the other Doctor."

"Shouldn't you be locked up by…"

Rajesh trailed off when the Doctor walked past him and looked up at the sphere. Rajesh walked up beside him.

"We don't know what it is or where it came from," Rajesh said to him.

"Void ship, came from the void, Daleks are inside, excuse me now," the Doctor said, turning towards Rose.

"Daleks are in there?" Mickey said, looking up at it as the Doctor walked up to them.

"Correctomundo, Mickety-Mick-Mickey, Daleks are in there. Four of them to be precise, the Cult of Skaro. Anyway…Rose…" he said, gazing on her. "Long time no see."

"Get away from me," Rose said, backing up. "You're not my Doctor."

"No, I'm not. Well, I am but I'm not, it's very complicated. But I came from the future to save you so come with me."

"She's not going anywhere," Jack said, stepping in between them.

"Jack, nice to see you as well. Tell me, are you still mortal because if you are, I could injure you very, very badly," the Doctor said.

"Now I know you're not the Doctor, he'd never say something like that to one of his friends."

"And how long have you known him, couple of months? You don't know me as well as you think you do, Harkness. Now…"

He sighed when Mickey stepped up beside Jack and gave him a look of warning.

"Get out of the way before I break your arms and legs off. And what about you, Geeky, care to have a go at me?" he said, looking at Rory.

"This is wrong, you can't change history," Rory said.

"Whatever, I had enough of that rubbish from Adelaide. Now…Rose, come with me."

Jack stepped up to him and folded his arms over his chest.

"Don't you go anywhere near her," he said to him.

The Doctor sighed. He reached into his pocket and quickly placed paralyzer chips on Jack, Mickey and Rory's necks. He stepped past the stunned men to Rose who was backing up in fear.

"No, my love," he said gently, holding his hand out to her. "Don't be afraid of me. I've come to save you from a fate worse than death. Take my hand and trust me. You still trust me, don't you?"

"No, Rose, don't do it," Jack said while he fought to move his body.

"Come, Rose, I won't let you be lost here, not when I can change things and take you with me."

Rose looked at his outstretched hand and then looked into his eyes. She saw the loving look she knew so well and she found it hard to believe that he was evil, not when he was looking at her with such tenderness. Jack and Rory were urging her not to go with him while they and Mickey tried to move but the Doctor stepped up in front of her and gazed at her with silent adoration. Rose looked into his eyes and couldn't see any deception there. She put her hand in his and the Doctor smiled happily as he raised his other hand and put it against her cheek.

"My hearts shattered on this day," he said softly. "I wanted to do anything to have you back with me and I could have done this ages ago but I was cowardly and didn't try it. But recently I realized that I have the right to control time and space and do whatever I want and that includes saving my most precious treasure."

He frowned when Rose tried to back away from him.

"Darling, what's wrong? Don't you want to be with me?" the Doctor said.

"Mister Finch, he tried to tempt you to change the universe and fix things and Sarah Jane told you that everything has its time and everything must end," Rose said.

"Sarah was wrong, some things can be changed and not everything has to end. This isn't an attempt to rewrite the universe; I'm just saving you from being sucked into the other universe and being trapped there. We'd be separated by the void forever, Rose, is that what you want?"

"No, but…I don't want you mucking up things if you're not supposed to meddle with time," Rose said. "You might make things worse by doing this."

"Exactly!" Jack said. "Don't do this, Rose. Get away from him."

Rose gasped when the Doctor growled, spun around and hit him hard in the back of the head.

"When I want your opinion, I'll ask for it!" the Doctor snarled at him. "Rose, please come with me, I can't live without you. I won't live without you anymore. Come with me now!"

Rose tried to step back away from him but he followed her, holding onto her upper arms while he pleaded with her with his eyes to come with him.

"There's no escape," the Doctor said when she backed up into the wall. "I won't leave here without you."

"Listen to him, Rose, he's gone insane," Rory yelled out. "You have to get away from him."

"Don't listen to him, Rose, he's trying to separate us, they all are. I love you more than life itself and I won't lose you. I can't lose you!"

"Excuse me."

The Doctor's eyes narrowed when he felt Rajesh tapping him on the shoulder while he tried to get his attention.

"I'm busy," he growled as he kept his eyes on Rose.

"I don't know who you are but you're a prisoner here along with her and you both need to sit down," Rajesh said.

Without warning, the Doctor swung around and decked him as hard as he could. Rose gasped when Rajesh's head snapped back as he fell to the floor and slid several feet. The Doctor snorted at the unconscious Indian and turned his attention back to Rose who was now trembling.

"Come," he said, his eyes telling her he wouldn't take no for an answer.

"Actually, I think we should all stay right here and have a nice chat."

The Doctor jerked his head around and saw Nine, Eleven, Amy and his counterpart coming standing several feet away.

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