Storm: Angel and Demon

Rise of the Cybermen 2

Terry trotted beside the Doctor as he searched outside the Tardis for their missing companions. For once, they hadn't strayed far and he quickly spotted Rose and Micky arguing by a bench not far from the Tardis.

"Oh dear, what're they fighting about this time?" The Doctor sighed. Terry shook her head.

"Let's go find out."

Together, they moved closer to the arguing pair, who went quiet when the Doctor called out to them.

"There you are!"

Terry observed silently as Rose turned away from Mickey, the blonde's lips folded with irritation. Mickey was looking frustrated but he stayed quiet as the Doctor and Terry joined them. Looking between the pair, the Doctor raised a brow before he decided to start by sharing his new discovery.

"Here!" He showed the other two the small power cell, which continued to glow a soft green. "I fixed it. Twenty four hours, then we're flying back to reality."

Rose didn't even look at the power cell, instead fiddling with her mobile nervously. The Doctor noticed the motion instantly and his smile dropped, as did his tone.

"What is it?"

Rose tensed at the Doctor's tone, but Terry prodded more gently, "Rose?"

Rose glanced up at the Time Lady before her eyes dropped back down to her mobile and she finally admitted, "My phone connected. There's this Cybus Network. It finds your phone."

Mickey had folded his arms by this point, his expression still one of an unhappy frown as Rose continued quietly, "It gave me Internet access."

"Rose, whatever it says, this is the wrong world." The Doctor warned, but Rose blurted out quickly, "I don't exist."

Terry tensed while the Doctor asked slowly, "What do you mean?"

"There's no Rose Tyler." Rose explained, not looking at the Doctor as she continued to play with her phone. "I was never born. There's Pete, my dad, and Jackie. He still married mum but they never had kids."

"Give me that phone." The Doctor gestured for Rose to hand over her mobile but she backed away from him.

"They're rich." Rose argued, her tone getting heated now as she stared at the Doctor with a mix of frustration and pleading. "They've got a house and cars, and everything they want. But they haven't got me. I've got to see him."

"You can't." The Doctor snapped, advancing on Rose sternly.

"I just want to see him!" Rose protested.

"Oh, like you just wanted to see him in the past?" The Doctor asked scathingly, clearly referring to the time Rose had gone and saved her dad in her past, creating a paradox and damaging the timeline. Rose bristled at the reminder.

"This isn't the same thing! I don't exist here!" Rose shouted back.

"You can't become their daughter, that's not the way it works!" The Doctor shot back.

Terry grimaced as she watched her friends argue. She had forgotten how this Doctor and Rose tended to fight. And she really didn't appreciate the reminder.

"Okay, timeout!" Terry finally interrupted as Rose looked seconds away from potentially slapping the Doctor, who looked like he wanted to shake Rose to knock some sense into her.

Terry firmly pushed the Doctor back with a hand to his chest but kept her eyes on Rose.

"Rose, you know that we care about you. So you know I say this with love: I know you miss your dad and you would love to get the chance to have him back, but the Pete in this world isn't your father and Jackie isn't your mother. What are you going to say to them if you do meet them? That you're from a parallel universe and you're their daughter? Do you think they'd even believe you?"