P.S. Jack's in Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's office at UNIT.
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The picture Jack picked up off of the old general's desk was odd, to say the least. It was of three young women, all smiling happily. The first girl was laughing, her hands reaching for the camera as if she waned to hug the photographer. Her long brown hair hung in her face, framing it perfectly. Her clothes were simple, a white skirt with a sea green tank, two golden armbands and a matching bangle on her left wrist.
The woman to her right was a buxom redhead smelling a rose held in her hand as she looked at the camera. She looked very nice in her purple shirt and gray pants, he noted with a grin.
The last of the three waved at the camera to the first girl's left, wwinking and sticking her tongue out teasingly. A pair of black headphones covered her ears, under which her gold pigtails stuck out. A blue tank hung down about halfway to her thighs and was covered by a short, off-the-shoulder, bright pink top. Her fingerless golves were the same shades of blue and pink while her jeans were a bright green.
He flipped the photo over to read, in a rather familiar script,'Donna, Shelby and Ashley. Taken July 2, 1994, in NYC by the Doctor.' Were they the Doctor's newest companions?
There was a whole stack of pictures underneath the first, so Jack grabbed the next. It was of the Doctor, Shelby and a blonde girl with their arms around each other. This one read 'Doc, Shelby and Jenny. Say 'hi' to your new 'granddaughter', sir! Taken by Ashley in the TARDIS.' What?
He picked up a third, unable to stop himself, and stared at the drawing of Ashley with a group of young men, a boy and a girl about her age all dressed in 19th century clothing. Ashley's arms were wrapped around the boy and a tall man, who both hugged her back in a familial way. Next to the tall man was an angel-faced young man, one with galsses and one with a smirk on his handsome face. The four held a blood red flag proudly, standing straight and tall. The last two were holding hands and smiling at each other.
'Gavroche, Ashley, Nicholas, Adrien, Combeferre, Courfeyrac, Marius and Cosette. Drawn in Cafe Musain, Paris, 1832, by Shelby.'
He chuckled and flipped to the next one, only to gape in shock. The Doctor was sprawled out on a couch with Shelby curled up on top of him, clutching his suit jacket just as he was clutching her to him. THe two were both asleep, looking peaceful.
'Doc and Shelby being cute. Taken by Gray in TARDIS.'
Gray? Could it really be-
Jack began to sift through the rest of the pictures quickly, passing one of Nicholas and Adrien, Shelby and Jenny, Gavroche with paint all over his face, two boys playing with a puppy. He briefly stopped at the one of Shelby and the Doctor in an almost kiss, oblivious to their audience. Donna and Ashley were both on the edges of their seats, eyes wide in anticipation. Jack only had eyes for the figure who had managed to scoot to the very end of the frame so only a bit of wild brown hair and a shoulder was visible. The brown was the exact shade of Jack's own hair.
'Shelby and the Doctor almost kissing, Gray trying to escape. The Library, taken by River Song.'
Then he turned the last one over and saw it. A young man smiling as he hugged Ashley, the head of hair wild and spikey. It was Gray, Jack knew it. His brother was alive and out of their grasp!