Chapter 1
Athena ran swiftly away from her frustrated father. She had his sonic screwdriver clasped in her chubby hand. Giggling, she waved it in the air at him.
"Athena, this isn't funny any more. Daddy needs his sonic back."
Athena stopped and blew a raspberry at her dad before running off again, her golden curls streaming out behind her. She wasn't looking where she was going and ran head first into her mother's leg and was picked up off the floor.
"Mumah! Look what I've got!" she said, triumphantly waving the screwdriver in the air.
River laughed at her excitable daughter as the Doctor swooped in and plucked Athena from her arms.
"Gotcha!" he shouted gleefully. "Here comes the tickle monster!"
The Doctor ticked his daughter until she dropped the sonic, squealing and flailing about happily. It was only when the Doctor put the screwdriver safely in his inside jacket pocket that she realised she didn't have it any more and started crying.
"Oh no Athena! Don't cry! It's only a silly old screwdriver!"
But however much her father tried to persuade her, she wouldn't stop crying.
"Oh." The Doctor said. "I think I have an idea."
He started walking down the corridor, avoiding his daughter's flailing was a small cupboard in the wall. The Doctor opened it and took out another screwdriver. It was old and glowed blue at the tip rather than green and was thinner than the Doctor's newest model. He handed it to Athena, She stopped crying immediately and made a happy squeaking noise. River looked a bit nervous.
"Are you sure you want to give her that?" she asked.
"Definitely. It doesn't work all that well but it's enough to keep her happy. She can keep it and repair it for herself when she's older."
"Ok then." said River, still not convinced. Sometimes, her husband could be quite reckless.
Athena started kicking her legs and wriggling to signal that she wanted to get down from her father's arms. He placed her on the floor and she smiled up at her parents before running off round the corner, squealing with delight.