She was standing in front of a big, blue, wooden police box. It was the same one from her nightmares… the exact same one.
The box had made something trigger in Donnas head. It was like everything came flooding back.
Donna remembered the TARDIS, the Doctor and the Daleks. She remembered the tentacle faced Ood and the shadow lurking Vashta Nerada. Little balls of fat came into her mind, and she knew that they were called adipose. She remembered about the marching army of Sontarans and the fish faced hath. Every memory coming back made Donnas head feel like it was on fire, but she didn't care because a giant chunk of her life was coming back, like the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle being sorted into place.
Ignoring how her head felt, Donna raced across own to get home and tell Wilf. She knew he would be excited for her; she could have her best friend back now.
She ran through to the living room excitedly; ready to tell Wilf, when she was met by a different face. He was a handsome man, with brown hair sticking up on his head, and thick black glasses blocking eyes that looked too old for the face surrounding them. He was wearing a brown pinstriped suit. A smile quickly met his lips and he put his hand out.
"Hi, I'm john smith, nice to meet you"
"No you're not." Donna replied almost immediately. "I know who you are, Doctor, I can remember!"
Donna could see a flash of happiness behind the man's eyes, before they were replaced with one of worry and sadness. The Doctors smile vanished almost immediately.
Donna felt the pounding in her head increase, but decided to ignore it as much as she could.
"Think of us Doctor, we could see the stars again! The Doctor Donna back together!" Donna couldn't believe that she and the Doctor getting back together, only this time, for good.
A small smile appeared on the Doctors lips again, before if faltered and collapsed.
With a concerned expression on his face, the Doctor asked "And… how do you feel Donna?"
"I feel brilliant! I feel fantastic, I feel-
"No, Donna" He said with an expression too sad for what has just happened "How do you really feel?"
Donna was confused and stood there dazed for a minute, the only sound being her pounding head.
"Do you mean… my head?"
The Doctor looked glum. "Yes, Donna it's your head. It's burning up inside because you were never meant to have this knowledge! Your brain is literally burning up right this minute-"
"It's just a headache!" Donna pleaded.
"No Donna, it isn't. I think you know what's going to have to happen."
The guilt behind the Doctors eyes was unmistakable. "I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry."
The Doctor put to fingers on either side of the Donnas head, and will she tried to break his grip, her head was too sore and she was feeling too drowsy to fight against him.
She could see tears in the Doctors eyes just before she blacked out and fell asleep in his arms.
The Doctor took a sharp intake of breath and turned to Wilf, who had been standing in the corner of the room the whole time. "That's her fine… she'll wake up in the morning with no memory of what has just happened. I should really go now, I'm sorry"
The Doctor placed the sleeping Donna carefully on the floor before standing up and walking out the door. The tears were falling across his cheeks carelessly and his hands were shaking. A heart can only take so much pain, yet he has had enough for more than two.
