Maybe he wasn't on Earth that was only a century old. He was on another planet. Maybe Donna was right, maybe this place was bustling with life centuries ago, and probably still is.

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"Oh. My. God." Whined Donna, feeling as if she just had a night on the town with Nerys, her on and off best friend. She turned her head to what she thought was a wall, only to see straight through it.

There were hundreds of people walking past her, only a couple taking an interest in her. She tried to stand up, only to find that she could sit upright. She looked up to see why she couldn't stand, to see an aliens arse above her.

"Urgh, that's disgusting." Said Donna, disgusted by what she had just seen. "What you looking at?!" she shouted at the strangers staring at her, amazed by what they saw. They were talking, but she couldn't here what they were saying.

On her right she saw a cat looking at her curiously. Well, it looked like a cat, but it was human like. "Erm, hello, do you know where I am?" asked Donna.

"You're in a zoo" answered the cat looking curious, but slightly terrified.

The cat had an Irish accent; did this planet have an Ireland? How can a cat even speak?! Things raced through Donna's mind, but the main one was where was the Doctor? He would have never let this happen to her.

The cat carried on, "You only came in a few minutes ago; you were knocked out by tranquilisers probably."

"I'm, in a zoo?" asked Donna after a lengthy pause. "I can't be in a zoo! A zoo is for… well… zoo animals!"

"Oh but you are a zoo animal! Do you know how rare ginger humans are? I've only ever seen one other, but he ran away long ago. Tell me Ginger, where did they capture you?"

"Oh, no one captures Donna Noble, and I am not a zoo animal!" shouted Donna, and started rattling the gate she must have been brought in by.

"Don't wear yourself out Ginger, there's no way for us to get out, and even if we did, we would most likely get brought back. It's best for us to stay Ginger." Said the cat, sighing and looking through the bars longingly. "Anyway, I've been so rude Ginger, I've not introduced myself. I'm Fawn, I came here about six years ago." Fawn saw the sadness in Donna's eyes. "Honestly, it's not so bad, the food is okay, and the people don't notice you much after a while."

"Oh it's not that Fawn" replied Donna. "It's just that, I have no idea what happened to me, and the person I was with, well, he is so much more extraordinary than me, I'm worried Fawn. If they think I'm so amazing, what about him?"

"Why? Does he have blue eyes?" asked Fawn, more confused and full of curiosity than ever.

"No Fawn" laughed Donna, "His eyes are brown." Donna's mind started to wander to the planet she was on with the Doctor.

"Are we below ground?" asked Donna. "I mean, I was on this barren landscape, and then I woke up here. Is this a city?"

"Honestly Ginger, I don't know. Its something we have all wondered about and asked, but we get taken from where we were, and appear here. It's all we know." Replied Fawn sadly. Donna could see the desperation on her face just for the knowledge of what happened to her six years ago.

"It's okay Fawn, The Doctor – my friend, he will come, don't you worry." Comforted Donna. "You'll see."