(Yes I switched the hobbit and LOTR round it makes more sense to my story.)

Over in Arda they watched the screen as the man walked into his machine still carrying Sakura, a blonde women asking who she was before the man took her to a room and lay her on the bed. Sakura refused to let go of him so he took off his shoes and lay beside her, brushing her hair as she cried.

Watching as hours turned to days days turned to weeks and she finally began leaving the room.

The man now known as the Doctor, took her to planets for picnics, and read to her in the library, they saw as she finally began to smile again. However Thranduil and the Volturi kings were not happy, they didn't know this man with their mate. Would he try to take her away from them?

It took about six months but they finally started seeing the old Sakura.

Till one day. (Sakura's outfit above.)

"Peter Alan Tyler," Rose explained to the Doctor and Sakura as she stood in the TARDIS, "My dad. The most wonderful man in the world. Born 15th of September, 1954."

Rose leaned back against the console as the Doctor watched her from his spot, sitting in the captain's chair across from her with Sakura,

"That's what mum always says," Rose continued, "So, I was thinking...could we? Could we go and see my dad when he was still alive?"

"Where's this come from, all of a sudden?" the Doctor frowned.

"Alright then, if we can't, if it goes against the laws of time or something," she mumbled, turning away, "Then never mind, we'll just leave it."

"No, I can do anything. I'm just more worried about you."

"I wanna see him."

"Your wish is my command. But be careful what you wish for."

He and Sakura stood up and walked to the console, Rose moving to sit in the chair.

The doctor looking wary, There was just something in his gut telling him that something would go very, very wrong.

The Doctor, Sakura and Rose sitting behind a small gathering of people, watched as Jackie and Pete Tyler got married in the local Registry Office.

"I, Peter Alan Tyler, take you, Jacqueline Angela Suzette Prentiss..." the official recited.

"I, Peter Alan Tyler, take you, Jacqueline Suzanne...Suzette...Anita..." Pete mucked it up, his nerves evident.

Jackie narrowed her eyes at him before sighing, "Oh, just carry on. It's good enough for Lady Di."

The Doctor grinned down at Rose, who was watching the proceedings curiously, "I thought he'd be taller," she commented.

Sakura squinted at the man in question, "He looks average height to me."

The Doctor smiled, shaking his head fondly at her.

"...to be my lawful wedded wife, to love and behold 'til death us do part," the official continued.

"He died so close to home," Jackie sighed quietly, sadly, "I wasn't there. Nobody was. It was a hit and run driver. Never found out who. He was dead when the ambulance got there," little Rose looked up at her solemnly, "I only wish there'd been SOMEONE there for him."

"I wanna be that someone," Rose explained sadly as the Doctor, her, Sakura stood around the console, "So he doesn't die alone."

"November the 7th?" the Doctor repeated, making sure.

"1987."

The Doctor glanced at her as he frowned before putting in the coordinates, Rose watching them intently, fidgeting. The engines cooled down a moment later and Rose quickly headed for the door.

"That's so weird," Rose remarked, "The day my father died...I thought it'd be all sort of grim and stormy, it's just an ordinary day."

"The past is another country," the Doctor replied, "1987's just the Isle of Wight."

"Are you absolutely sure about this Rose?" Sakura asked Rose, looking at her intently, putting her hand on Rose's shoulder, "It won't be easy to see."

She knew that all to well, to see someone you love die before your eyes. She wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Rose took a breath, "Yeah."

They walked to stand at the curb of the Powell Estate, when Sakura glanced back briefly, almost swearing they were being followed, before shaking her head and turning back. They came to stand at the pavement, waiting, Rose standing in the middle of them.

"This is it," Rose murmured, "Jordan Road. He was late. He'd been to get a wedding present, a vase. Mum always said, that stupid vase," she swallowed hard, trying to hold back her tears, "He got out of his car..." a car came around the corner and pulled over, "...and crossed the road," the car stopped, "Oh, God. This is it."

They watched as Pete Tyler stepped out of the car, not noticing a thing. He leaned back in to pluck the vase Rose had mentioned from the seat. The Doctor and Sakura reached out, both taking Rose's hands in their own, offering her their strength and comfort. Pete got back out of the car, not noticing the car speeding around the corner, heading straight for him. He turned, his eye widening in shock. The driver threw a hand over his eyes.

Rose quickly hid her head behind the Doctor's shoulder as Sakura put her other hand on Rose's shoulder, squeezing it, half-hugging her, as the vase shattered. Rose lifted her head to look at her father, lying on the road, twitching.

"Go to him," the Doctor told her, "Quick."

But she couldn't move.

They stood a short while later, leaning against the wall in an alley nearby, Rose had tears in her eyes. Sirens from the ambulance began to ring out, drawing nearer.

"It's too late now," Rose commented, "By the time the ambulance got there, he was dead," her voice faltered, struggling with her tears. The Doctor looked down in silence when Rose turned to him, "He can't die on his own," the Doctor looked at her sharply, "Can I try again?"

"Rose…" Sakura said softly, voicing the concern the Doctor could not, "We really shouldn't…"

"Please," she turned to look at The Doctor, the tears in her eyes spilling over.

They stood around the corner of the street Pete would die on, out of sight, watching as their past selves walked to the curb, ducking back quickly as Past Sakura glanced over her shoulder, as though sensing them but unsure.

A moment later, as the Doctor and Rose peeked out again to see that they were all standing at the curb.

"Right," the Doctor said, cutting off her thoughts, "That's the first us. It's a very bad idea, two sets of us being here at the same time. Just be careful they don't see us. Wait 'til she runs off and they follow, then go to your dad."

They watched as the car pulled up once again.

"Oh, God," they heard Past Rose breathe, "This is it."

"I can't do this," Rose shuddered, watching her father lean in to pick up the vase.

"You don't have to do anything you don't want to," the Doctor reminded her, "But this is the last time we can be here."

Rose stared at her father getting back out of the car, breathing heavily, before darting off.

"Rose no!" The Doctor shouted.

But it was too late.

Rose ran past their past selves and tackled her father out of the way of the car, both of them tumbling to the road.

"Oh no," Sakura breathed, watching with wide eyes as their past selves disappeared, the Doctor looking on in mounting horror.

Rose just stared at her father as he got to his feet, not noticing them at all, "I did it! I saved your life!"

"Blimey, did you see the speed of it?" Pete commented, gasping just a bit, "Did you get his number?"

"I really did it," she continued to stare, "Oh, my God, look at you! You're alive! That car was gonna kill ya!"

"Well, give me some credit, I did see it coming.  I wasn't gonna walk under it, was I?"

"I'm Rose," she said, staring at him as though waiting for him to make the connection.

"That's a coincidence," he smiled, "That's my daughter's name."

"That's a great name," she smiled brilliantly in return, "Good choice, well done."

There was a few seconds of silence as Rose just smiled at him, unable to take her eyes off him. He hesitated, unsure of what to say next, "Right, I'd better shift. I've got a wedding to go to."

"Is that Sarah Clark's wedding?"

"Yeah, are you going?"

"...yeah."

"You, your sister, and her boyfriend need a lift?" he asked, gesturing over to the Doctor, who was standing with his hand in Sakura's, watching them darkly by the corner, Sakura glancing around, concerned.

High above the streets of London, a screeching sounded as the world below was viewed in a red haze.

"When we met, I said 'travel with me in space,' she recalled, suspicious, "You said no. Then I said 'time machine…'"

"It wasn't some big plan," Rose defended, "I just saw it happening and I thought...I can stop it."

"I did it again," he muttered, growing angrier, shaking her head at herself, "I picked another STUPID ape. I should've known. It's not about showing you the Universe, it never is. It's about the Universe doing something for you."

"So it's ok when YOU go to other times, and YOU save people's lives, but not when it's me saving my dad?"

"I know what I'm doing! You don't."

"Having two versions of us there made that moment a vulnerable point in time,"

"But he's alive!" Rose spun to her.

"My entire planet died," the Doctor countered, drawing her attention again, "My whole family. Do you think it never occurred to me, to go back and save them?"

"But it's not like I've changed HISTORY. Not much, I mean...he's never gonna be a world leader, he's not gonna start World War Three or anything..."

"That's not it Rose," Sakura sighed, turning around, "Right now, a man who shouldn't be alive, is."

"An ordinary man," the Doctor agreed, stepping towards her, "That's the most important thing in creation."

"Everything, the whole world, is different now because of that."

"What, would you rather him dead?" Rose looked between them, growing furious.

"Of course not," The Doctor shook his head, taking a step towards Rose, wanting to give her a hug.

But Rose was far too angry and simply stepped back, making The Doctor pause.

"We're not SAYING that…" the Doctor began, exasperated.

"No, I get it!" Rose shouted, glaring at her, "For once, YOU'RE not the most important person in my life."

"Let's see how you get on without me then. Give me the key," he held out his hand as Rose stared at her, "The TARDIS key. If I'm so insignificant, give me it back."

"Alright then, I will," she pulled it out and slapped it down into her hand, hard.

"Well, you've got what you wanted so that's goodbye then," he turned on her and walked down the hall, grabbing Sakura's hand and headed towards the door, with Rose pursuing her.

"You don't scare me," she called, though quite unconvincingly. She pushed past him and stood between him and the door, "You'll be back in a minute. I know how sad you are."

The Doctor just shook his head, "Was."

"What?"

"I WAS sad. I was sad 'cos I was alone, but I'm not anymore, am I?"

Rose blinked, almost having forgotten Sakura was there, "Yeah, but you won't leave me here, you'll hang around outside the TARDIS, waiting for me," the Doctor just glared at her and stormed past her, opening the door, "And I'll make you wait a long time!" she slammed the door shut as soon as they stepped past before leaning on the wall heavily.

Pete poked his head around the bedroom door, "So...your sister then?"

She didn't answer, just glared at the door.

Still fuming, the Doctor half-walked, half-stalked down the road with Sakura at his side.

Through a red haze a number of humans were being watched, oblivious. A woman hanging clothes on the line, a man tending his garden, another young man sitting against a wall having some lunch...all of them...sceraming moments later as something fell from the sky and grabbed them.

Rose picked up peanuts that were strewn over the coffee table of the flat, putting them back on a plate when Pete entered, dressed in a suit.

"Excuse me, do you mind?" he laughed a bit, "What're you tidying up for?"

"Sorry..." she stopped, "Force of habit."

The red haze lingered, watching a man in a black jacket and a woman in a black top reach a street corner.

The Doctor and Sakura stepped around the corner, coming to where to TARDIS. He seemed a bit torn between being angry with Rose and concerned. He stopped before the TARDIS, pulling out the key, when he suddenly looked up as well.

"Doctor…" Sakura began, "Something's wrong."

She looked at him to see him staring at the TARDIS instead and quickly opened the doors, to reveal that the inside of the ship was gone, completely disappeared. It was just an ordinary police box. He jumped inside, pressing against the walls, as Sakura leaned over to look around the doorframe.

"Oh no…" she gasped.

He looked at her, his eyes widening, "Rose!" He dashed out of the box, the two of them racing back down the road.

"Rose!" she heard a woman call.

She turned around to see Sakura and the Doctor running towards her. She smiled in a rather pleased manner.

"Get in the church!" the Doctor shouted, his voice full of more warning and urgency than ever.

Her smile fell, especially when Sakura looked to the left. Rose followed her gaze, only to see a giant black creature with two wings and a tail appear out of thin air. She screamed as it flew at her but Sakura knocked her out of the way just in time, both falling to the ground. The Doctor ran over, quickly helping them up.

"Get in the church!" the Doctor repeated, ordering the crowd inside. Everyone ran to the door, stopping short when another creature appeared before them.

"Oh, my God!" the blonde women screamed, "What are they?"

The guests in the church moved to the doors to see what the commotion was.

"Inside!" Sakura yelled to them, spotting them.

The creature turned on them, those having just peeked out now trying to come out.

"Stay in there!" the Doctor commanded them.

Stuart tried to get away, get back in, but his father didn't listen and tried to run for it. The creature immediately flew to him, encasing his body with its wings. Sarah, horrified, tried to run into the church. The creature dropped down before her and she screamed, but then, instead, went after an old priest. The Doctor and Sakura quickly pushed the guests in.

"In!" Sakura shouted, "In! Get in!"

More creatures appeared, diving towards the church doors, but the Doctor managed to shut them only moments before they reached them. The creatures screamed as they hit the door, trying to get in.

Everyone started to panic, talking amongst themselves as the Doctor looked around at the shadows of the creatures by the windows.

"They can't get in," The Doctor called, confirming her thoughts, "Old windows and doors. The older something is, the stronger it is. Like you."

A creature wailed outside, He pushed against a wooden door, testing it, as Jackie ran up to him.

"What's happening?" she asked, "What are they?" she shook his arm, "What ARE they?"

"An accident with time," The Doctor answered honestly from the other end of the room, not seeming to notice the woman's scoff or disbelieving stare, not quite aware that most humans didn't believe in time travel just yet, "It's created a wound in time, like an infection. They're trying to take advantage of it."

"What do you mean 'time?'" Jackie glared at him, "What're you jabbering on about, time?"

"Oh, I might've known you'd argue," the Doctor muttered, earning a glare from her as well, "Jackie, I'm sick of you complaining…"

"How d'you know my name?" she demanded, turning back to face him.

"I haven't got time for this…"

"I've never met you in my life!"

"No, and you never will unless I sort this out. Now, if you don't mind, I've waited a long time to say this, Jackie Tyler, do as I say. Go. And. Check. The. Doors!" He pointed towards the doors near the back of the church, his voice leaving little room for argument.

Jackie blinked, "Yes, Sir."

She grinned, very pleased with herself, as Jackie walked away, "I should've done that ages ago," he commented to Sakura as Stuart approached.

"My dad was out there…" he began.

"You can mourn him later. Right now we've got to concentrate on keeping ourselves alive."

"My dad had…"

"There's NOTHING I can do for him."

"No. But he had this phone thing. I can't get it to work. I keep getting this voice..."

The Doctor dialed a number and held the phone to his ear, only to hear, "Watson, come here, we need you. Watson, come here, we need you."

His eyes widened, "That's the very first phone call, Alexander Graham Bell," she handed Stuart the phone again, "I don't think the telephone's gonna be much use."

He made to run and check another door when Stuart called over, "But someone must call the police!"

"Police can't help you now," the Doctor told him, "No one can, "Nothing in this Universe can harm those things. Time's been damaged and they've come to sterilize the wound," he walked straight to Rose, staring at her meaningfully, "By consuming everything in sight."

Rose took a shaky breath, "Is this because...is this my fault?"

He gave her no answer, only a look.

"Yes, yes it is" Sakura stated

She walked past her, moving to help The Doctor as Pete glanced at Rose, his brow furrowed, before looking at his daughter in her mobile cot.

Outside the creatures swarmed, all over London, all over the world, people disappearing everywhere.

The Doctor stepped into the church's anteroom where Pete was testing a door, making sure it was secure. He glanced out the window, Pete joining him.

"There's smoke coming up from the city but no sirens," Pete commented, "I…I don't think it's just us, I think these things are all over the place. Maybe the whole world."

The Doctor wasn't listening though, just staring out the window grimly, watching the car that was meant to kill Pete appear from nowhere, tires screeching as it rounded the corner, the driver throwing his hand over his face before disappearing.

"Was that a car?"

"It's not important," the Doctor replied after a moment, "Don't worry about it," he turned and left Pete still staring out the window.

The creatures clambered against the church, trying to get in, as Rose sat alone in a back room, looking as though she'd been crying. Pete walked over through the side door, his hands in his pockets, "These friends of yours..." he began, "What do you mean, this is your fault?"

"Dunno..." she sniffled, teary, "Just...everything."

"I gave you my car keys," he said suddenly. She turned to him, her eyes red, "You don't give your keys to a complete stranger," he struggled, trying to make sense of it, "It's...it's like I trusted you. Moment I met you, I just did. A wound in time..." Rose chewed her lip, "You called me dad. I can see it...my eyes...Jackie's attitude...you sound like her when you shout..." he reached out and touched her face tentatively. Rose closed her eyes to feel it. He dropped his hand but Rose pulled it back to her face, "You are. You are...you're my Rose. You're my Rose grown up."

He threw his arms around her, pulling her to him as she sobbed, "Dad...my dad. My daddy..."

The Doctor and Sakura dashed around the church, checking all possible exits as the creatures slammed against them, when Stuart and Sarah approached them.

"Excuse me!" Stuart called, "Mr..."

"Doctor," the Doctor muttered, not looking at him as he turned to watch Sakura check a small side panel of the wall.

"Right. And Ms.."

"Sakura" she called, looking over her shoulder at them to offer a smile, "Nice to meet you."

He cleared his throat, "You seem to know what's going on."

"I give that impression, yeah," the Doctor replied, checking the lock on the door beside Sakura.

"I just wanted to ask…"

"Can you save us?" Sarah cut in.

The Doctor turned to face them, walking towards them, just observing them, "Who are you two, then?"

"Stuart Hoskins," Stuart introduced.

"Sarah Clark," she added.

She looked down at Sarah's bump, "And one extra. Boy or girl?"

"I don't know," Sarah rubbed her stomach, "I don't want to know, really."

"How did all this get started then?"

Sarah smiled as Stuart began to explain, "Outside the Big Box Club. Two in the morning."

"Street corner," she laughed, "I'd lost my purse. Didn't have money for a taxi."

"I took her home."

"Then what?" the Doctor smirked, "Asked her for a date?"

"Wrote his number on the back of my hand," Sarah nodded.

"Never got rid of her since," Stuart grinned, "My dad said…" he faltered, recalling both what his father had said and also what had happened to his father.

"That's alright,"

He looked up as the creatures, Reapers, shrieked outside.

Sarah bit her lip, tears in her eyes, "I don't know what this is all about. And I know WE'RE not important..."

"Who said you're not important?" He frowned at her, stunned that she would think that, "I've travelled to all sorts of places. Done things you couldn't even imagine, but...you two...street corner. Two in the morning. Getting a taxi home. I've never had a life like that. Yes," he nodded, "I'll try and save you."

"We both will," Sakura agreed, walking past them again.

Sarah smiled at them, laughing thankfully through her tears.

The Doctor smiled as he watched  Sakura tickle Baby Rose's belly, getting the infant to giggle despite the Reapers ramming themselves against the church.

"You're quite good with her," The Doctor commented, coming to stand beside her, having watched her interact with the baby for a bit.

She smiled, "Thank you."

He turned to the baby, "Now, Rose...you're not gonna bring about the end of the world, are you?" He asked sternly, "Are you?"

They glanced up to see the older Rose coming towards them.

"Jackie gave her to us to look after," The Doctor explained.

Sakura nodded, "I'm helping."

"I'd better be careful," Rose spoke, trying to lighten the mood but with tears in her voice, "I think I just imprinted myself on Mickey like a mother chicken," she smiled down at her baby self, reaching out towards her, only for the Doctor to grab her hand and push it back.

"No," he said, "Don't touch the baby."

The Reapers screeched particularly loudly.

"You're both the same person," Sakura explained to Rose, "Touching her would create a paradox."

"And with these things outside, we don't want a paradox happening. Anything new, any disturbance in time, makes them stronger. The paradox might let them in."

"Can't do anything right, can I?" Rose asked.

"Since you ask, no," the Doctor said, as  though talking to an idiot, "So, Don't. Touch. The. Baby."

"I'm. Not. Stupid," she nearly spat at him, glaring.

"You. Could've. Fooled. Me," the Doctor replied. Rose looked away and the Doctor sighed, "Alright. I'm sorry," he looked back at her, "I wasn't really gonna leave you on your own."

"I know."

"But between you two and me, I haven't got a plan. No idea…"       "No way out."

"You'll think of something," Rose said quietly.

"The entire Earth is being sterilized," the Doctor told her seriously, "This, and other places like it, are all that's left of the Human Race. We might hold out for a while, but nothing can stop those creatures," he looked at the shadows circling the church, "They'll get through in the end. The walls aren't that old. And there's nothing we can do to stop them," he sighed, "There used to be laws stopping this kind of thing from happening, my people would have stopped this. But they're all gone…" Rose watched as, subconsciously, she took Sakura's hand, "And now I'm going the same way."

"If I'd realized..." Rose began.

He looked at her, "Just...tell me you're sorry."

"I am," she looked him in the eye, sincere, "I'm sorry."

Sakura blinked a moment, before turning to the Doctor, "Is something burning?"

"Your hot"

The doctor smirked at her "well I try"

Feeling a burning he pulled out his key and promptly dropped it.

"Is that the TARDIS key?" Rose asked, staring at the key on the ground.

The Doctor cast one more glance at Sakura before sliding his jacket off and scooping the key up with it, "It's telling me it's still connected to the TARDIS!"

The Doctor stood above the altar, addressing the guests gathered around the church, "The inside of my ship was thrown out of a wound but we can use THIS to bring it back," she held up the key, "And once I've got my ship back, then I can mend everything. Now, I just need a bit of power. Has anybody got a battery?"

Stuart looked around, noticing his father's phone on the chair in front of him. He quickly jumped up and held it up to the Doctor, "This one big enough?"

The Doctor rushed over to him, looking at it, "Fantastic."

"Good old dad," Stuart remarked giving it to the Doctor, "There you go."

"Just need to do a bit of charging up..." he muttered, pressing the sonic to the battery, "And then we can bring everyone back," he glanced around the church as he charged it.

Jackie just looked warily back at the doors as they shook, the Reapers ramming against it.

The Doctor was standing in front of what seemed to be the TARDIS beginning to slowly materialize, phasing in and out. He quickly put his jacket on and grinned, dashing back up to the altar.

"Right, no one touches that key," he ordered, "Have you got that? Don't touch it. Anyone touches that key, it'll be, well, ZAP! Just leave it be and everything will be fine. We'll get out of here. All of us. Stuart, Sarah, you're gonna get married, just like I said," she grinned encouragingly at them before looking at the TARDIS.

Slowly but surely the TARDIS continued to materialize, everyone just sitting there, waiting for it to become solid enough to get them out. The Doctor sat in between Sakura and Rose in the back of the church, Sakura to his left, Pete sitting a row behind them when Jackie cast a contemptuous glance over her shoulder at Rose.

"When time gets sorted out..." Rose began quietly to the Doctor.

"Everybody here forgets what happened," The Doctor replied, "And don't worry, the thing that you changed will stay changed."

"You mean I'll still be alive," Pete remarked. Rose turned sharply to face him, "Though I'm meant to be dead," he nodded slowly, "That's why I haven't done anything with my life. Why I didn't MEAN anything."

"That's not the way it works at all," The Doctor said softly.

"Rubbish," he waved him off, "I'm so useless I couldn't even die properly. Now it's my fault all of this has happened."

Rose reached over suddenly and put her hand on his arm, "This is MY fault."

"No, love, I'm your dad. It's my job for it to be my fault."

"Her dad?" they looked up to see Jackie standing there, looking at him with disgust, "How are you her dad? How old were you, twelve?"

The Doctor rolled his eyes at her.

"Is she this annoying in the future?" Sakura asked her bluntly, forgetting she should probably have whispered that part with Jackie standing right there.

"Worse," he remarked, not bothering to comment on that before taking her hand and getting up, leading her off just enough to distance themselves.

"Oh, that's DISGUSTING!" Jackie continued.

"Jacks, listen," Pete got up, "This is Rose."

"Rose?" she said in a low voice, growing more upset with each second, "How sick is that? You give my daughter a secondhand name? How many are there? Do you call them ALL Rose?"

"Oh, for God's sake, look! It's the SAME Rose!" he took the baby from Jackie's arms and moved to place her in Rose's, Rose reached out for the baby as well.

"Rose!" the Doctor started, "No!"

But he was too late.

He grabbed the baby from Rose's arms just as a Reaper appeared in the center of the church. The humans screamed at that, jumping up and running for the doors, "Everyone! Behind me!"

"Get them in the pews leave the aisle clear" Sakura whispered to Rose who rushed to do it.

"I'm the oldest thing in here!"

Feeling a kiss on his cheek, he looked at Sakura confused.

"Sorry big brother, forgive me.....Stupify!" The Doctor was promptly knocked out.

Sakura looked at Rose, and winked.

Turning towards the Reaper she began to run changing into her Animagus on the fly, she stopped and stared at the creature.

The room was in shock there stood, a ten foot tall, white Lion.....with WINGS!

Sakura roared.

The Reaper bore down on her.

"Sakura!" Rose shouted, terrified.

She screamed as the Reaper and Sakura pounced on each other.

The other guests screamed as well.

The Reaper flew into the air, higher in the church, getting ready for another attack when Sakura caused it to hit the semi-transparent TARDIS, disappearing, TARDIS and all. The key fell to the floor, no longer glowing.

There was silence for only a few seconds before Rose ran down the aisle and picked it up, "Cold," she gasped, in shock, "It's cold…" Pete slowly made his way to her, stepping past a panting and devastated Doctor who was now sitting up, looking nervously around the church, "Oh, my God, she's dead…" he put his hand on Rose's arm but she shook him off, "It's all my fault...all of you...both of you..." her voice cracked as the true impact of what had happened started to hit her, "...the whole world...it's my fault..."

"YES" The Doctor snapped, yanking the key from Rose's hand, "It is!"

"Hey now…" Pete began to defend his daughter.

"You bloody well couldn't just listen could you!?" The Doctor glared at Rose, "we warned you! We told you not to touch the baby! You imprudent human!"

"I'm sorry," Rose sobbed.

"You don't understand," the Doctor shook his head at the girl, "You have no idea what you have done. You've taken my SISTER away from ME!!"

Rose could not possibly understand what he was feeling. Rose didn't know what it felt like to have everything ripped away from her and then be given just a tiny portion of it back only for it to be destroyed in front of her. He just realized he wasn't alone, only for this stupid human to take even that from him.

He was fuming. He'd never felt this angry before...this feeling...this was.. But what...he didn't know.

"I'm so sorry," Rose wept, Pete pulling her into her arms.

"You will be."

"That's it then, isn't it?" Sarah whispered, "There's nothing we can do. It's the end."

"No," The Doctor said, moving his glare from Rose to the woman.

And with that, he turned and walked off to sit on the steps to the altar resting his elbows on his knees and his hands to his head, clutching the key in both of them.

Pete looked out the window in the antechamber, having just double checked all the doors, seeing that they were holding for now. He watched the car loop around the corner and disappear…twice. He swallowed hard, realizing what was going on.

Rose sat in the back row in the dark church, silent with grief. She'd realized why The Doctor had yelled at her. It was her fault Sakura, his Sister, in all but blood was gone. She'd seen the loneliness in the Doctor's eyes at the loss of his people.

"Sakura really cared about you..." Pete said, standing before her with his jacket in his arms, she looked up at him, "she didn't want you to go through it again if there was another way. Now there isn't."

Rose stood, "What're you talking about?"

"The car that should've killed me, love," Pete explained, putting on his jacket, "It's here. The Doctor worked it out way back, but he…he tried to protect me," getting up, before turning back to Rose, "Sakura too I imagine."

Rose looked between the Doctorand her dad, her eyes filling with tears.

"Still…" Pete nodded, "she's not here and that key won't work in time. It's up to me now."

"But you can't..." Rose's voice broke, realizing what he was talking about.

Pete reached out and stroked her face, "Who am I love?"

"My daddy," Rose said tearfully as Jackie made her way over to them, looking at Rose with wide eyes.

"Jackie..." he turned to her, "Look at her. She's ours."

Jackie looked over at Rose, the truth dawning on her as Rose looked back tearfully, "Oh, God..." she breathed, pulling Rose into her arms, hugging her.

"I'm meant to be dead, Jackie," Pete explained as Jackie pulled away, "You're gonna get rid of me at last."

"Don't say that," Jackie said, holding back tears.

"For once in your life, trust me. It's gotta be done. You've got to survive, because you've got to bring up our daughter," he nodded at Rose before pulling Jackie into one last kiss. He sighed looking at Rose, "I never read you those bedtime stories. I never took you on those picnics. I was never there for you."

"You would've been," she said, crying.

"But I can do this for you. I can be a proper dad to you now."

"But it's not fair."

Pete looked at her softly, "I've had all these extra hours. No one else in the world has ever had that. And on top of that...I get to see you," he took her face in his hands, "And you're beautiful," Rose sobbed silently, "How lucky am I, eh? So, come on...do as your dad says," slowly, tears still flowing, Rose looked down and handed him the vase, "Are you going to be there for me, love?" she took a breath, nodding. Pete put a hand on her shoulder and looked into her eyes, "Thanks for saving me."

The Doctor watched as Pete Tyler pulled his wife and daughter into an embrace before dashing out of the church doors with the vase.

He ran outside and over to the gate, looking up as the Reapers started to bear down on him. He turned to see the car appear from thin air around the corner and ran straight out in front of it, screwing his eyes shut tight, "Goodbye, love..." he breathed.

The driver threw his hand over his eyes as the car knocked Pete over. The vase crashed to the ground, shattering. Instantly the Reapers disappeared. The Doctor and Rose stood outside the church doors Rose's head down, her eyes closed, taking deep breaths.

Sakura stepped out of the church behind her and looked at her a moment before putting a hand on her shoulder. She turned to look at her, "Go to him," she repeated, "Quick."

Rose dashed out of the church gates and down the road to kneel by her father, holding his hand as he died.

Sakura turned a moment later, only to catch a flying object in her arms. The Doctor clung tightly to her as she hugged him back, feeling his shaking as he tightened his grip.

"Don't you ever do that again!" He shouted, his voice muffled from burying his face in her jacket.

She laughed and pulled back, "I'll try not to."

Her smile turned to a frown as she took The Doctor's face in her hands, seeing the red in his eyes from his tears.

"I thought I'd lost you," he whispered, "Everything is gone. I can't lose you too."

She swallowed hard, pulling him back into a tight hug. he'd been alone for so long, as had she, she realized. If it had been him the Reaper took…she swallowed hard, she didn't want to be alone again either. She didn't ever want to lose her siblings, not again, not after having lost so much already.

"We'll take care of each other," she promised, "Keep each other safe."

He nodded into her coat, before pulling away, "

"Come on," he whispered, taking her hand as they walked over to Rose as other people came out of the church to see what the commotion was.

"The driver was just a kid," Jackie sighed, "He stopped. He waited for the police. It wasn't his fault. For some reason...Pete just...ran out," she paused a moment, remembering, "People say there was this girl...and she sat with Pete while he was dying. And she held his hand. Then she was gone. Never found out who she was."

Rose dropped a gentle kiss on her father's head before standing up and looking down at him a few moments. She lifted her head to meet the Doctor's sympathetic eyes.

Sakura reached out as soon a Rose was near enough and pulled her into a tight hug, knowing how badly it hurt to witness such a thing, remembering how much she had just wanted someone to hold her as she mourned but no one had been there. She held Rose to her as the girl put her arms around her as well, hugging her back as she sobbed.

"It's alright," Sakura whispered, rubbing her back, "It'll be alright Rose..." she gently shifted, putting her arm around Rose's shoulders, before leading her back into the TARDIS with the Doctor.

"Peter Alan Tyler, my dad," Rose murmured, "The most wonderful man in the world. Died the 7th of November, 1987."

The screen in Arda went black before lettering appeared.

'Where Sakura went'