A/N: Not sure if I should turn this into a ful-length story, so leave a review to tell me! Set during The End of Time part 2, after the Doctor crashed through the ceiling.

WARNING: MAJOR spoilers for the End of Time Part 2!
disclaimer: nothing you recognise is mine, and most of the dialogue is straight from the episode.
Fixed a typo, thanks to MargauxUniverse for pointing it out!

"It is a fitting paradox that our salvation comes at the hands of our most infamous child," Rassilon was saying, staring down at the two Time Lords in front of him.

"Oh, he's not saving you," the Doctor scoffed, desperately trying to ignore his pain. "Don't you realize what he's doing?"

"Hey, no, hey!" the Master shouted, lifting a warning finger at his former friend. "That's mine! Hush! Look around you," he said, now addressing the Lord President of the Time Lord counsel. "Look around you; I've transplanted myself into every single human being. But who wants a mongrel little species like them? Because now I can transplant myself into every single Time Lord. Oh yes, mister president, sir, standing there all noble and resplendent and decrepit. Think how much better you're going to look… as me!" The Master was grinning by the end of his little speech, but that smile faded as the president lifted an iron gloved hand.

He opened his fist, palm up, and suddenly, all the human Masters in the room, and , presumably, all over the world started shaking, slowly fading back to normal.

"No! No, no, no, no!" the Master shouted, looking around helplessly. He glared at the president.

When the humans turned back to normal, Rassilon finally spoke. "On your knees, mankind." And they did.

It pained her to see her people like this, but the Wolf urged her to remain unseen, to wait for the right moment to come in. If she could stand to watch the Doctor in pain, than she could stand to see the human race on its knees for a few minutes.

"That's fine, that's good, because you said 'salvation'" the Master yelled, trying to salvage the situation. "I still saved you, don't forget that!"

Rassilon, however, wasn't paying any attention to the troubled Time Lord. His eyes were on the broken glass dome above their heads. "The approach begins…"

"The approach of what?" the Master asked of the Doctor, clearly confused.

The Doctor, still on the ground in pain, glared up at him. "Something is returning, don't you ever listen?!" he seethed. "That was the prophesy; not someone, something!"

"What is it?"

"They're not just bringing back the species, it's Gallifrey! Right here, right now!" he yelled.

As the humans rushed out of the room in panic, the Wolf told her it would soon be time to intervene. Finally.

"I did this, I get the credit!" the Master yelled, only thinking of himself. "I'm on your side!"

In the meantime, Wilfred ran in, and assessed the situation. When he saw a man stuck in the radiation chamber, he ran to release the man, effectively trapping himself.

She wanted to stop him, but the Wolf used her strength to keep her back. She could see what would happen, though, see what it would mean, as all of Time and Space ran through her head, and she let out a chocked sob for the consequences.

"But this is fantastic, isn't it?" the Master said as he climbed to his feet again. "The Time Lords restored."

"You weren't there in the final days of the war," the Doctor said, deceptively quiet. "You never saw what was born."

She did, though, the Wolf showed her, made her see all that happened in the war, all the horrible, devastating things. As more tears silently rolled down her cheeks, she hoped the Wolf would also make her forget.

"But if the time lock's broken, than everything is coming through, not just the Daleks, but the Skaro degradations, a horde of travesties, the Nightmare Child, the Could-have-been King with his army of Meanwhiles and Never-weres. The war turned into hell! And that's what you opened, right above the earth. Hell is descending!"

The Master looked a little unsettled, but recovered quickly. "My kind of world…" he said with a sick grin.

"Listen! Because even the Time Lords can't survive that!"

"We will initiate the final sanction," the president spoke. "The End of Time will come at my hand. The rupture will continue until it rips the Time Vortex apart!"

"But that's suicide," the Master countered, trying to figure out what they wanted to achieve.

"We will ascend, to become creatures of consciousness alone, free of these bodies, free of time, and cause and effect, where creation itself ceases to be," Rassilon proclaimed, raising his arms wide.

Now is the time, the Wolf urged. She willed herself to materialize, knowing the bright, golden light would draw their attention. "No, you will not," she said calmly, knowing her voice would be heard by all.

The room fell quiet - more quiet than physically possible, as there was still a planet on a collision course with the Earth - and everyone stared at her. Only one in the room knew who she was.

"Rose," the Doctor breathed, and the pain in that single word nearly killed her.

"I told you I wanted you safe, Doctor." She was suddenly at his side, a hand caressing his cheek. The Doctor closed his eyes and leaned into the touch.

"Who is she?" the president demanded.

Rose straightened up and hoped that the Bad Wolf's words would be imposing enough. She let the golden energy of the Time Vortex shine through her eyes. "My name is Rose Tyler, but across the universe I'm better known as the Bad Wolf, the defender of the Earth," she replied, remaining calm, despite the rage building up inside of her.

"How did you come back?" the Doctor whispered. She was sure everyone heard, though.

She smiled at her Doctor. "You should know by now that the laws of physics don't apply to me, Doctor. Besides, you heard them," she said, gesturing to the Time Lords that were still gathered on the platform, a hint of anger in her voice. "They were destroying the Time Vortex… but I am the vortex. The Bad Wold brought me to this time and place to prevent it," she explained. When she was talking to the Doctor, the Bad Wolf let her speak for herself. They depended on each other for survival now anyway.

The Doctor frowned, and she could see the concern in his eyes. "But I took that out of you, you were supposed to be safe!"

A soft smile found its way to her lips. "But I am safe, my Doctor, you took all her energy, but she was still there, dormant until only a month ago, when she felt the threat to both our lives. She had to act, but she needed my help.

During this whole conversation none of the others in the room had been able to interject, but now Rassilon finally did.

"But you are a mere human!"

She turned her golden eyes to him, the rage now clearly felt by everyone in the room, and all took a step back at the formidable power in this human girl. She had let go of the silence, but the noise only served to amplify the terrifying image she was portraying. "I am the Bad Wolf," she said with authority, but, though it was still Rose's voice, it was no longer her consciousness that spoke, and all the Time Lords in the room could feel it. "I am all of Time and Space, I created the universe and time and I can do with it as I please!" Rose closed her eyes and wrestled for control again. The Wolf gave it to her. "But I won't," she said, much quieter than before. "I am only here to set things right, starting with you lot," she said, looking at the group of Time Lords on the dais again. "You do not deserve to be here."

Rose let her eyes connect with every Time Lord on the dais until they rested on the one who held her hands over her eyes. As if she had felt it, the Time Lady looked up, tears staining her beautiful older face. Instantly, Rose understood who she was, and a tear escaped her own eyes as the woman nodded, showing her understanding.

Rose let the Wolf take over then, and felt herself lift her arms. The machine that was holding the link stable dissipated into atoms under her command, and the Wolf let her go again. It was all that she needed to do.

Rassilon wasn't about to give up, though and lifted the hand with the gauntlet to the Doctor. "You'll die with me, Doctor!" he shouted.

Rose was frozen; she couldn't react as the Wolf kept her standing where she was.

"I know," the Doctor conceded, and glanced at Rose.

"No, Doctor, please, you can't leave me!" she whispered, knowing he'd hear. He smiled sadly at her, opening his mouth to reply, but was interrupted.

"Get out of the way," the Master said, rubbing his hands together. He let go of the energy, sending it right into Rassilon's chest. "You did this to me!" he roared. "All of my life! You made me!"

Rose ran to the Doctor, catching him and sinking to the ground, both holding on to the other desperately.

White light enveloped the remaining Time Lord, including the Master. They disappeared as the light dimmed, and the planet faded from the sky.

It took a minute, but the human and the last Time Lord finally released each other, staring in each other's eyes. "I'm alive," he whispered, sounding fearful but so, so relieved. "I'm still alive."

Rose thought her face would split from the grin she was wearing as she threw her arms around her Doctor again. She couldn't believe she was here, in his arms, saving the universe again.

And then someone knocked four times.

A/N: Slight bit of a cliff hanger, but if you've seen the episode that shouldn't be a big deal.

Tell me if you want me to continue, and, if you do, whether you want 10/Rose or 11/Rose, because I'm kinda sad that Rose would not get to spend more time with 10, but on the other hand, 11 is so wonderful too...

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