"Wait! Stop! Let her go!" he cried out, rushing forward, "I said: Let. Her. GO!"

It was not enough and too late. The dark coated man had melted into the portal, and it closed before the Doctor had been able to reach it, and Rosette along with him.

Damn! What had just happened? Who was that? Why had they taken her? How was he able to manipulate time? Questions with no answers filled the Doctor's mind as he turned to look to Chrno.

Time had once more resumed, and without a doubt, Chrno was going to be confused as ever to find Rosette suddenly missing.