BACKGROUND: Takes place just before the end of Season 4 DW Finale – when they're all in the TARDIS and the Earth has been restored to its original position. Doctor, Rose, Doctor .5, Doctor-Donna, Martha, Mickey, Sarah Jane, Jack, Jackie. Sarah Jane gets off the TARDIS with Doctor.5, Mickey, Martha and Jackie (who just want some breathing space) and rushes off back to her son. Suddenly, the TARDIS goes into havoc and begins to transport (ie, the only DW characters in this story are the Doctor, Rose, Donna and Jack). Merlin crew: just after the second season has ended (ie, after Kilgharrah's attack on Camelot)

DISCLAIMER: I know that Doctor-Donna (usually just referred to as "Donna") can't really exist, but hey… poetic license..? I own nothing.

"OOOOH WHAT NOW?" cried the Doctor as his home started to shake uncontrollably. He had just saved the entire universe and was well on his way to dropping everyone off (not that he was looking forward to that, of course) and the last thing he needed – especially with a forthcoming goodbye to Rose – was more trouble. He smacked the monitor directly in front of him, hoping to get some sort of signal, but all he saw was disturbance. "Most incredible machine in the universe and you cant even get a reading out of it!" he muttered, frustrated.

"Oi! Don't you go round insulting my baby!" growled Doctor-Donna

"Your baby? Oh I'm sorry, I didn't know the TARDIS was YOUR baby. After the 10 minutes you've spent in here…" the Doctor replied

Doctor-Donna walked up to him and smacked him promptly on the head.

"And that's for giving me the lip. Just because I'm all Part-Space-Man … er Part-Space-Woman doesn't mean that I'm any less Donna Noble. God I don't even know how you focus with all these bloody noises in your head all the time!"

The Doctor sighed and gave up. With Donna, it was better to be quiet and let her talk. He looked around to see who was still in the TARDIS – or more accurately, who was clinging on to parts of it so that they wouldn't fall over. In the far corner, he saw Jack, who winked back at him. That man is never going to change, he thought to himself. Nonetheless, Jack certainly added to the tension in the room – he was quite attractive. Shaking his head, his gaze then shifted over to the most pleasant creature in the room. Rose Tyler. Amongst all the confusion, all she did was hold on to a pipe near her and laugh – her blond hair covering her face. His heart swelled with emotion and he longed to rush up to her and hold her close. It was hard to believe that he could feel this strongly about someone. It was all sorts of wrong and the Doctor knew that it could never be. It certainly didn't help that Rose loved him. Rose happened to choose that moment to look up and caught the Doctor staring at her. She couldn't explain the feeling that passed through her – seeing him after such a long time being trapped in the alternate universe. Having another adventure with him. Heck, all that mattered to her was that she could be with the Doctor. Her Doctor. All that mattered to him was that he could be with her – his Rose.

"I know you're all excited to have her back but GET YOUR HEAD BACK TO EARTH. WELL BACK TO THE TARDIS. We are in a criiiisis here, or am I going to have to do all the work cuz I have your brain too?" Donna's thought sharply entered into the Doctor's head – he hadn't realized that he was telepathically broadcasting his feelings about Rose! Snapping awake, he came to the conclusion that no one else had yet –

"I hope you all realize that the TARDIS is no longer in motion," he stared at Donna, "So I suppose it's time to go outside and find out what's waiting for us! Allons-Y!"

With that, he grabbed Rose's hand and they leapt out of the Tardis – with Donna and Jack following closely.