Martha walked up to Jack with a defeated look "the world needs Donna, without Donna we will lose the Doctor" grabbing him into a hug letting all their sorrow out, tears from Jack dripping onto Martha's hair and Jacks coat soaking up Martha's tears. A thought comes to Jack gently pushing Martha away he explains "Sarah-Jane and Mr Smith might be able to help us along with the tardis" though she deep down doesn't believe they could find such a miracle needed to save Donna but it was worth a try.
Jack rushing off to speak to Sarah Jane and Martha returns to Donnas family. Entering her room the Doctor looks up "Jack believes that Sarah-Jane and Mr Smith might be able to help along with the tardis, he's gone to speak with her". Martha hurriedly explains not wanting to get anyone's hope up. "The tardis why didn't I think of that, Im old and thick head crammed full, need a bigger head". Doctor rambles on hitting his head with his fists, Wilfred pulls the Doctors fist away from his head before he does any damage "what can your tardis do?" He whispers, looking back at his granddaughter. His heart thumps.
The Doctor commands Martha to help move Donna to his tardis medical bay. "Doctor I don't think that's the best idea, Donna needs these machines to help her breath" Martha tries to get him to hear reason but falls on deaf ears, he was already unhooking the machine and putting it on Donnas bed. Knowing she's beat, she steps up to help the Doctor move Donna and the equipment to his tardis.
In the medical bay of the tardis, with Martha's help Donna is transferred to the bays only bed. With quick fingers Martha has Donna connected to the tardis medical equipment. Turning around she spots Wilfred and Sylvia hovering by "why here? She should be in an hospital" Sylvia croaks. The Doctor stares at Sylvia "the tardis equipment is much better than what Torchwood can offer, this is alien technology, your granddaughter has a better chance at surviving here than some hospital" explaining more to Wilf than Sylvia. The old girl hums in agreement with the her master. Finally coming back to herself now Donna has returned.
The Doctor feels the tardis humming happily, it seems he wasn't the only one suffering when it came to Donna. "I promise you my dear sweet Donna, I will do everything in my power and the power of this universe if I have to, to bring you back to me for good". Bending down to kiss his best mates forehead.
Steering Martha into the control room so he can set his plan into action. "Are you coming with us Martha" with his back to her programming the tardis to set for the any help in the galaxy, the tardis came up with stormcage containment facility. Martha walks to the tardis main door and turns around to speak to the Doctor "afraid not Doctor, I can't watch Donna die" she saw the look he gave her but carried on regardless "I hope you save her but I need to stay on Earth and find a way here with Jack and Torchwood" then she left.
Wilfred sat next to Donnas bed and in the first time in two weeks he could finally see hope return. Hope for the Doctor and hope for his granddaughter. Sylvia still standing at the end of her daughters bed has started to finally accept to get her daughter back she will need the Doctors help, but it doesn't mean she was going to fly off to where ever the crazy alien plans on taking them.
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Wilf didn't want to leave Donna not now, not while there was a chance he could lose her but he knew she was in the best hands with the Doctor. "Promise me, promise your fix her Doctor" Wilf watched the younger man with a defeated look in his eyes, he turned away to the house where Sylvia walked in just a moment ago. "Wilfred Mott I will do everything to make this right, Donna deserves to live" the Doctor replied reaching out towards Wilf. He pulled the elder man into a hug, a hug worth more than any words could express.
Pulling back Wilf shook his head "No Doctor...not just live but to live a life with you on the tardis, travelling the stars promise me" Wilf stood his ground, he knew what was best for his granddaughter "you made her...better" trying to find the right word.
The Doctor watched Wilf head inside, Saddened that he may not be able to keep that promise.
Back inside the med bay, he watched Donna sleep if comatose can be classed as sleeping. The tardis wirred quietly in the background, feeling her masters conflicting emotions, helpless to help him.
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The tardis screeched to a halt, finally at their much needed destination. The Doctor bounced out the main doors, standing outside the only person he knew who might have a chance of helping Donna. "Hello sweetie" was all the Doctor got. Leaning against the outside of her prison cell "need your help River.. it seems the tardis believes your our only chance" He gruffly replied. How a woman he's only met once who died, to be any help beats him. "Stand back then sweetie" Rivers cell opened, leaving behind blue lipstick on the wall.
"So dairies Doctor, were are we this time?" River already pulling out her blue dairy, the same dairy from the library after her death stunt. "No dairy River, only met you once so far, didn't end well" the Doctor walked off to the med bay signaling River to join him.
"River song meet Donna Noble" introducing River to his best mate. She moved round to Donnas bed side, reaching out to touch her hand. "What happened Doctor?" Turning round to see him crumble, she reached out and steadied him. Grateful for yet another coming to his rescue, he sat on the chair closest to Donna "human-time Lord metacrisis" as if that explained it all. River sighed annoyed with the Doctors simple answer expecting her to what exactly she didn't know. "She's dying, took my time lord consciousness into her mind, after the crucible saving the universe" his voice cracked "I blocked her memories, returned her to earth, but it never really worked" River watched the strongest man she knew, break showing his invulnerability.
River wasn't sure she could be of help, Donna Noble was never meant to survive but she couldn't tell the Doctor that, not yet anyway, biting her tongue she turned away from them both not wanting him to see. "What can I do to help" steadying her voice. But the Doctor saw Rivers hopeless expression, swallowing that bitter reality was to much for him to take.
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Watching the Doctor drinking himself into a stupor was grating on Rivers patience, snatching the bottle from him "so your giving up are you?" River shoved him into the console. "She's good as dead, my sweet Donna I killed her" yelled the Doctor tears streaming down his cheeks. The tardis seeing her master reverting back into a drunk made her angry, throwing both about the console room, but making sure her Donna was still safe.
River picked herself up off the grating and snatched up the ringing phone "Doctors phone" as she answered, a woman on the other end replied "Sarah-Jane smith, may I speak to the Doctor" River slammed the phone into his outstretched palm, "I'm sorry Doctor there's nothing I can do" Sarah-Janes sad voice caused the Doctors hearts drop into his stomach. He throw the phone against the tardis wall now realising all hope was gone for his Donna. Crumbling to his knees, he screamed out his pain.
The tardis thrashing in hopelessness and pain.