There were only a few things that the Doctor would say that he was actually afraid of. The Daleks of course were one of them. A second one that was only know to himself was his fear of the dark. Of course over time he had learned to use the fear to his advantage but it was still one he harbored since childhood. He thought that he was afraid of pears. Though that may have been a hate that manifested into a fear due to the fact he never wanted to taste one again. His last fear was new though. It was one that he had never faced before and dreaded having to do.
Walking slowly, he approached the door. He shifted the tray that he was carrying to only one hand and pressed the button to open the door. In the middle of the room lay the source of his fear. The woman laid peacefully on the bed with her red hair splayed out across the pillow. He tiptoed towards the bed.
"Oi, spaceman! What are you doing in my room?" Came Donna's angry voice. He turned slightly panicked to see that he had awoken her before his offering could be presented. Quickly he sat down the tray with a fresh pot of coffee, a full steaming cup all ready poured and waiting as well as a plate with several bacon buttys. Turning he dashed out of the room and managed to get out of the way before a pillow hit the floor behind him. He breathed out a sigh of relief as he headed to the control room. He had did it! He had managed to wake Donna and get out of her room without regenerating. Once she had her coffee and a shower she would join him and he could then take her out onto the planet's surface without endangering its in habitants.
Approaching the console, the Doctor wasn't surprised to see the light by the monitor blinking. He was even less surprised to see that the message was from Jack. He pulled it up and read the simple line. *Doctor we need to talk.* That was all he said no explanation or reason. Not that the Doctor needed it. He knew exactly why Jack wanted to talk and he didn't feel like talking about it.
The last time he had seen Jack was right after Martha had left him and before he had inadvertently ran into Donna again. He had just got done saving London from the spaceship Titanic and needed a friend. Of all the people he could have chosen he had gone to Jack. Jack though had been himself and as the night progressed he had kept provoking him. Finally the Doctor had enough and he snapped. He wasn't proud of his actions and knew that he had hurt Jack. He had felt like a coward as he ran away and even more of a coward now that he was avoiding him. But what could he really say.
"I'm sorry you provoked me and ended up hurt." That wasn't much of an apology and cold even for him. No, for now it would be best to let their lives go their separate ways. *I'm busy.* He responded to the message. It wasn't even a minute later when another message came through. *It's important.* Wasn't it always. That was the only reason he was ever called back to Earth. No one ever wanted him to come back just because they missed him. All of them needed one thing or another. He closed the message and pushed the screen away from him without answering. He busied himself until he heard the sound of Donna approaching.
"Good morning," Donna said as she entered the room. She had a cup of coffee in her hand and her hair was still wet from her shower.
"Morning." He smiled at her. "How would you like to take a short hike to the top of a small hill? At the top is a lovely view of the valley below and there is a message written in stone across the valley. The inhabitants call the message the last word of God." He told her excitedly as he rushed to grab his coat.
"Nothing dangerous? You promised me a peaceful trip," Donna snipped slightly. She was still upset with him after what had happened in Pompeii. It wasn't his fault though. As much as he wanted to save the inhabitants of the city, it was an event that was fixed in time. No matter what they did that day, the volcano would have destroyed the city or the inhabitants would have destroyed the world. It wasn't a decision he liked to make and Donna was new to the TARDIS and had a hard time understanding.
"Just a walk. Cross my hearts," He promised. She narrowed her eyes at him but followed him off of the TARDIS. As he closed the door behind them he heard the monitor beep again. He didn't even bother to check it as he closed the door tightly. Whatever Jack wanted, it could wait.