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Jack attaches the extrapolator to the station's systems so the Daleks cannot simply blast the station out of the sky, but it will not prevent them from physically invading to stop the wave. Jack concentrates the [[force field]] on the top six levels of the station, so the Daleks will have to enter at [[Floor 494]] and work their way up to Floor 500. Rose stays behind to help the Doctor build the wave while the others, armed with [[bastic bullet]]s which can breach Dalek casings, go down to Floor 000 to try to scare up volunteers to help hold back the Daleks. Jack kisses both Rose and the Doctor goodbye. | Jack attaches the extrapolator to the station's systems so the Daleks cannot simply blast the station out of the sky, but it will not prevent them from physically invading to stop the wave. Jack concentrates the [[force field]] on the top six levels of the station, so the Daleks will have to enter at [[Floor 494]] and work their way up to Floor 500. Rose stays behind to help the Doctor build the wave while the others, armed with [[bastic bullet]]s which can breach Dalek casings, go down to Floor 000 to try to scare up volunteers to help hold back the Daleks. Jack kisses both Rose and the Doctor goodbye. | ||
On Floor 000, only a few join the defenders. Others, like Rodrick, do not believe that the Daleks still exist. Jack warns them all to stay on Floor 000 and keep quiet, even if they start to hear the sounds of battle above; if they do, hopefully, the Daleks will not notice them. On Floor 500, the Delta Wave starts its build-up, but when the Doctor checks to see how long it will need to build, he hangs his head in dismay. Rose is about to suggest going back in time before these events, but the Doctor sadly says it's impossible due to crossing the timeline. When Rose asks how bad it is, the Doctor brightens up and says it can work if he can use the TARDIS to cross his own timeline. He ushers her into the TARDIS and tells her to stay there while he powers up the station. Once he exits the TARDIS, however, his expression turns sombre, and he points [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|the sonic screwdriver]] at the ship, making it dematerialise with Rose on board. | On Floor 000, only a few join the defenders. Others, like Rodrick, do not believe that the Daleks still exist. Jack warns them all to stay on Floor 000 and keep quiet, even if they start to hear the sounds of battle above; if they do, hopefully, the Daleks will not notice them. On Floor 500, the Delta Wave starts its build-up, but when the Doctor checks to see how long it will need to build, he hangs his head in dismay. Rose is about to suggest going back in time before these events, but the Doctor sadly says it's impossible due to crossing the timeline. When Rose asks how bad it is, the Doctor brightens up and says it can work if he can use the TARDIS to cross his own timeline. He ushers her into the TARDIS and tells her to stay there pressing a button, while he powers up the station. Once he exits the TARDIS, however, his expression turns sombre, and he points [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|the sonic screwdriver]] at the ship, making it dematerialise with Rose on board. | ||
Rose finds the TARDIS doors locked, and a [[hologram]] of the Doctor appears, explaining to Rose that if she is receiving this message, then the Doctor is either dead or about to die with no chance of escape. [[Emergency Program One]] will take her home, and the TARDIS will not return for him for fear that its technology will fall into the Dalek hands. He asks her to just let the TARDIS moulder away and die, and, in remembrance of him, to have a fantastic life. The TARDIS lands Rose at [[Powell Estate|her estate]] in the [[21st century]], and despite her near-hysterical jiggling of the controls, she cannot get it to work again. Outside, [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] comes running down the street, having heard the distinctive sound of the TARDIS' engines, and Rose hugs him, weeping. | Rose finds the TARDIS doors locked, and a [[hologram]] of the Doctor appears, explaining to Rose that if she is receiving this message, then the Doctor is either dead or about to die with no chance of escape. [[Emergency Program One]] will take her home, and the TARDIS will not return for him for fear that its technology will fall into the Dalek hands. He asks her to just let the TARDIS moulder away and die, and, in remembrance of him, to have a fantastic life. The TARDIS lands Rose at [[Powell Estate|her estate]] in the [[21st century]], and despite her near-hysterical jiggling of the controls, she cannot get it to work again. Outside, [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] comes running down the street, having heard the distinctive sound of the TARDIS' engines, and Rose hugs him, weeping. | ||
When Jack contacts Floor 500, he finds that the Doctor has sent Rose | When Jack contacts Floor 500, he finds that the Doctor has sent Rose home. When Jack asks if the Delta Wave will be ready, the Dalek Emperor breaks in on the transmission, noting that even if the wave is completed in time, it will not be able to discriminate between human and Dalek; it will wipe out all Daleks and humans within its long range. The Doctor replies that there are colonies in space and that the human race will survive, but the whole universe is in danger if he lets the Daleks live. Jack tells the Doctor to keep working, and defiantly tells the Emperor that he has never, and will never, doubt the Doctor. The Doctor questions the Emperor on how it managed to scatter the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]" throughout history, but the Emperor replies that these words were not part of its design. | ||
Jack places Lynda in an observation deck which has a heavy door that will hopefully hold the Daleks out for a time. From the deck, Lynda will monitor the station's sensors and update the rest of the humans on the Daleks' progress. Through the window, they see the fleet decelerate into Earth orbit, and thousands of Daleks begin to stream out from the saucers towards the station. The Daleks force the [[airlock]] on Floor 494, and begin to work their way up. They take the internal [[laser]]s off-line and ruthlessly exterminate the first batch of defenders, whose bastic bullets have no effect as they melt against the Dalek force fields, | Jack places Lynda in an observation deck which has a heavy door that will hopefully hold the Daleks out for a time. From the deck, Lynda will monitor the station's sensors and update the rest of the humans on the Daleks' progress. Through the window, they see the fleet decelerate into Earth orbit, and thousands of Daleks begin to stream out from the saucers towards the station. The Daleks force the [[airlock]] on Floor 494, and begin to work their way up. They take the internal [[laser]]s off-line and ruthlessly exterminate the first batch of defenders, whose bastic bullets have no effect as they melt against the Dalek force fields. One of the people fighting screams at Jack, saying he lied to them, just before he dies information about the effectiveness of the bullets is now out of date. | ||
In the 21st century, [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] and Mickey try to persuade Rose to just get on with her life. Rose tells them that she cannot, because the Doctor showed her a better way to live, just as he showed Mickey: you do not just give up, you make a stand and fight for what is right. As Mickey tries to reason with her, Rose notices the words "Bad Wolf" scrawled in six-foot-high letters on a paved public area of the estate, and also in the form of graffiti on the surrounding walls. Rose realises that the words are not a warning, but a message, telling her that she can still get back to the Doctor. She runs for the TARDIS, hoping at least to help the Doctor escape. She tells Mickey that the TARDIS is [[telepathy|telepathic]], and to make contact, they need to get inside it, open the console to get at the [[heart of the TARDIS]]. However, their first attempt to pry the console open by hooking a chain to Mickey's [[car]] is unsuccessful. | In the 21st century, [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] and Mickey try to persuade Rose to just get on with her life. Rose tells them that she cannot, because the Doctor showed her a better way to live, just as he showed Mickey: you do not just give up, you make a stand and fight for what is right. As Mickey tries to reason with her, Rose notices the words "Bad Wolf" scrawled in six-foot-high letters on a paved public area of the estate, and also in the form of graffiti on the surrounding walls. Rose realises that the words are not a warning, but a message, telling her that she can still get back to the Doctor. She runs for the TARDIS, hoping at least to help the Doctor escape. She tells Mickey that the TARDIS is [[telepathy|telepathic]], and to make contact, they need to get inside it, open the console to get at the [[heart of the TARDIS]]. However, their first attempt to pry the console open by hooking a chain to Mickey's [[car]] is unsuccessful. | ||
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Jack runs out of ammunition and is exterminated at the doorway to Floor 500 just as the Doctor finishes readying the Delta Wave. The Daleks glide into the control room, and when the Doctor threatens to activate the wave, the Emperor dares him to do so, to become like it — "the Great Exterminator", to make the choice between coward and killer. The Doctor hesitates, and then says he would be a coward any day. As the Doctor prepares for extermination, the TARDIS materialises behind him. The doors open, the light from the TARDIS' heart spilling out into the control room, and in the middle of it all is Rose as [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]], glowing brightly. In answer to the Doctor, Rose tells him she looked into the TARDIS and it into her. The Doctor tells her that she looked into the [[time vortex]], something no one is supposed to see. | Jack runs out of ammunition and is exterminated at the doorway to Floor 500 just as the Doctor finishes readying the Delta Wave. The Daleks glide into the control room, and when the Doctor threatens to activate the wave, the Emperor dares him to do so, to become like it — "the Great Exterminator", to make the choice between coward and killer. The Doctor hesitates, and then says he would be a coward any day. As the Doctor prepares for extermination, the TARDIS materialises behind him. The doors open, the light from the TARDIS' heart spilling out into the control room, and in the middle of it all is Rose as [[Bad Wolf (entity)|Bad Wolf]], glowing brightly. In answer to the Doctor, Rose tells him she looked into the TARDIS and it into her. The Doctor tells her that she looked into the [[time vortex]], something no one is supposed to see. | ||
Suffused with power, Rose easily stops and diverts a [[gunstick|Dalek blast]]. As the Emperor calls her "the [[abomination]]", Rose explains that she is the Bad Wolf and proceeds to scatter the [[Bad Wolf meme|name]] of the Game Station's owners through time and space, to lead herself to this point. She can now see all of time and space: the past, present and all possible futures; all she wants is the Doctor to be safe and protected from the Daleks. The Emperor declares that she cannot hurt it as it is immortal, but Rose proves the Emperor wrong by waving her hand and | Suffused with power, Rose easily stops and diverts a [[gunstick|Dalek blast]]. As the Emperor calls her "the [[abomination]]", Rose explains that she is the Bad Wolf and proceeds to scatter the [[Bad Wolf meme|name]] of the Game Station's owners through time and space, to lead herself to this point. She can now see all of time and space: the past, present and all possible futures; all she wants is the Doctor to be safe and protected from the Daleks. The Emperor declares that she cannot hurt it as it is immortal, but Rose proves the Emperor wrong by waving her hand and disintegrating him. All the Daleks — emperor, fleet and those on Earth — are destroyed. Rose declares the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] has ended. However, the power continues to stream through Rose, and she is unwilling to let go of the power of life and death, a power demonstrated when outside the room and unseen by the Doctor, Captain Jack suddenly returns to life. The Doctor tries desperately to get her to relinquish what she has been given, but Rose weeps that she cannot cope with the power coursing through her body and she is in great pain. | ||
The Doctor knows that the power will kill her, so he pulls her close and says to her "I think you need a Doctor" and kisses her, drawing the energy into himself. As Rose falls unconscious, the Doctor releases the vortex energies back into the TARDIS and staggers slightly. Jack makes it to the control room only to see [[the TARDIS]] dematerialise without him. | The Doctor knows that the power will kill her, so he pulls her close and says to her "I think you need a Doctor" and kisses her, drawing the energy into himself. As Rose falls unconscious, the Doctor releases the vortex energies back into the TARDIS and staggers slightly. Jack makes it to the control room only to see [[the TARDIS]] dematerialise without him. | ||
