Author's Notes: I do not own Doctor Who, the Doctor, Donna or any of the characters or songs I may have pilfered. Thanks for the reads and the reviews. I hope you like this one, serious timey-wimey ness going on in this one. Let me know what you think and happy reading!

Rhys Williams entered the Torchwood Hub.

"What? You're the only one here?," he asked. "Where's the new girl?"

"Called in sick. Again," said Gwen.

"And the rest?"

"I told you, Jack, Martha and Ianto went to a space cave and are now staying with Jane Austen. Mickey's gone to London because of the gold ghost in Mrs. Noble's backyard."

Rhys was silent for a good two minutes as Gwen typed away on the Torchwood database.

"Why was Jane Austen in the space cave?"

"How should I know?," asked Gwen.

"You didn't ask?"

"Not really."

"Well, how long do you have to stay here?"

"Until I've found every reference in history to a gold ghost that appears out of nowhere, acts strangely and disappears again."

"Well, how long's that going to take?"

"Bloody hell, Rhys, I don't know!"

It had taken a while to get the villagers to disperse and to put the Austen sisters at ease. They were soon distracted anyway because their mother had managed to see the ghost from her bedroom window and was insisting upon a physician being called for her nerves. They had finally adjourned to the TARDIS and were talking in the console room. Rory had been handed Chloe after Jack needed Ianto to help him scan the vicinity and had been holding her ever since. So far, no one had given any indication that they intended to take her from him and since she hadn't made a sound, no one wanted to disturb the status quo.

"So," said Jack, "the entity or whatever it is, wants Zara. What does it need Zara for?"

The Doctor sat distractedly on the jump seat. He hadn't spoken which had everyone on edge, making Jack feel the need to fill the air.

"What? Do you think it's just following the Doctor around?," asked Martha.

"That's sort of pathetic, isn't it?," asked Amy.

"It was at Mrs. Noble's," Ianto offered. "Mickey's readings were exactly the same as what we found at the church and outside this evening."

"But not the house," said Amy.

"Um, how long am I holding her?," Rory finally asked.

"Come on, Rory, we're trying to think," said Amy.

"So, it's a creature following Zara through time and space, to do what? I mean, what's Zara got to do with anything, she's just a little girl," said Martha.

"Not just any little girl," said the Doctor. "A Time Baby."

"We're back to save the ginger Time Babies again, aren't we?," asked Ianto.

"Save the ginger Time Babies?," asked Amy.

"We really should have those t-shirts made," said Jack.

"We never got the Team Donna shirts," said Martha.

"Team Donna?," asked Amy.

The Doctor shook his head. "We're not doing that again."

"If there's a Team Donna, who is the other team?," asked Amy.

"Rose," said Martha.

"Who's Rose?"

"Could we not go into this?," asked the Doctor.

"The Doctor's ex-girlfriend, stalked him from another universe," said Ianto.

"How do you stalk someone from another universe?," asked Rory.

"Ianto, you never even met Rose," said the Doctor.

"Mickey told me everything I need to know, really."

The Doctor groaned. "I'm missing something."

He got up and walked away.

"Did he just leave?," asked Amy.

"Yeah," said Jack. "He's thinking."

"But I'm still holding the baby," Rory protested.

"Okay, we'll take shifts," said Jack. "Two hours each. Rory, you take the first shift. Better get some sleep, people."

They all walked out, leaving Rory holding the baby.

"But I've already been holding her," he protested to an empty room. He looked down at Chloe. "There aren't really going to be any shifts, are there?"

The Doctor tiptoed into Zara's nursery quietly, as Donna sang to Zara.

"Reel me in my precious girl, come on take me home, cause my body's tired of travelling and my love don't wish to roam..."

Zara had clung to Donna from the second of their reunion, all the way back into the TARDIS and her nursery. Donna had given her another bath to calm her down, put her in the fresh pajamas the TARDIS had waiting and reunited her with Mr. Scallofrax and Pooh Bear.

Donna looked up at the Doctor. "Is it Chloe?"

"No, Rory's got her now. She's fine." The Doctor knelt down. "Zara..."

She didn't answer, just burrowed her face into Donna's chest.

"Zara, it's important..." he drew a deep breath. "You said it wanted you."

Zara whined. Donna looked up at the Doctor. "Don't. She's too upset."

"It's important, Donna." He scooped her up. "Come on, come to Daddy for a second."

The Doctor smoothed Zara's hair out as she stared at him.

"Come on, Zara, you don't even have to tell me. Just show Daddy," he said.

"Doctor, please don't," Donna said as she watched him put his hand on her temple.

The Doctor was hoping to get at what Zara had sensed from the form, but instead he saw Donna. She didn't look like herself, she looked tired, worn down. Even when she was tired, she never looked quite like this. They were somewhere he had never seen before, some kind of waiting room. Zara jumped on a chair impatiently.

"Be careful, you," said Donna with a smile. "Don't want to get in an accident in the waiting room of the clinic. At the rate this queue is going, we'll still be another week."

Zara settled in Donna's lap and she cuddled against her. It felt so nice and warm. The Doctor understood now. He was seeing things as Zara once saw them, but where were they?

"Zara Noble!," an impatient voice called.

"Come on, sweetheart," said Donna, carrying her, following the nurse back to an exam room. Donna took her clothes off and the nurse left, saying the doctor would be there soon.

"It's just an exam, sweetheart," said Donna. "You can finally get the rest of your inoculations. It shouldn't have taken this long, really, but now Mummy can let you play with other children without worrying about you catching something. That'll be nice, won't it?"

A man in a white coat entered. "Ms. Noble."

"We've been waiting hours," said Donna. "And it's freezing in here."

"Bloody refugees," said the doctor, "always think you ought to get more, don't you?"

"You had me undress her and then we had to wait," said Donna. "Are you trying to make her catch cold?"

The doctor looked at the chart. "Did you fill out this paperwork?"

"Yes."

"You didn't put down any illnesses," he said annoyed.

"I know," said Donna.

He looked more perturbed now. Zara didn't like the way he was talking to her mummy. "She's never been ill? Not a cold, no flu?"

"No," said Donna. "Never."

The doctor looked at Zara. "She's not cold. You're right, the heat is off, but she's not bothered." He took out a thermometer and put it in her ear. It beeped. "How long has her temperature been this low?"

"She's always had a lower body temperature," said Donna.

The doctor took out his stethoscope. He put it over the right side of her chest, then moved to the left. His eyes widened in surprise.

"Just one moment," he stammered.

"But we're supposed to get inoculations," said Donna.

"I have to check something," he said leaving.

"Stupid man," said Donna. She looked at Zara. "Bloody NHS, that's the best we can do? I should have fought harder for Glasgow. Well, let's get you dressed. I'm not having you sit around naked while they get their act together."

Donna turned Zara around to face her as she pulled her shirt over her head.

"Don't worry, Zara. We aren't staying like this forever. I don't know how yet, but we won't be refugees forever. My brilliant daughter's not living her life like this."

It was the Time Beetle universe, the Doctor realized. This was when they took her away. It was enough to shake Donna up and she was a grown woman who didn't scare easily, only for her children.

The doctor returned with a nurse and asked Donna to fill out some more paperwork. Donna left and then a bunch of UNIT members entered.

They took out their own stethoscopes and other scanners and devices. They didn't speak to Zara, just talked about her.

"Alien?"

"Definitely."

"The Doctor?," asked the woman.

The man snorted. "Who else? I heard the last was quite a ladies man, but this takes the cake, doesn't it? Getting a human pregnant."

"He died that Christmas, though. There's no record that the mother ever had an encounter. Just a temp, nothing interesting at all in the initial records."

"Well, we're not learning anything here, we need to take her back to headquarters."

"Zara no go," Zara said emphatically.

The UNIT people looked at her in surprise.

"No go," she repeated.

"Better take her now," said the man.

The woman picked her up. Zara started looking around frantically for Donna.

"Mummy!," she started shouting. "Mummy!"

She then let out the most blood curdling scream she could manage. Donna appeared as the woman was carrying her out, being held back by two other soldiers.

"You better get the hell out of my way! What do you think you're doing with my baby? Where are you taking her? Zara!"

"Mummy!" They were putting her in a jeep now and she was beating her hands against the windows. "Mummy!"

"Stop it," the Doctor heard Donna say. He realized her hand was around his wrist, pulling his hand away from Zara's temple. She shook her head. "Just stop it. It's too much for her."

"I'm sorry," the Doctor said softly. "I wanted to know what she felt from the creature, but she showed me something else. The Time Beetle universe, when they took her from you." He looked at Zara. "Why did you show me that, Zara? What are you trying to tell me?"

"Zara no go," she said softly.

"I know," said the Doctor. "Zara no go. We will never let anyone take you from us, Zara, I promise. That was just a bad universe. It should have never happened."

"Bad," said Zara.

"Could you take it from her?," asked Donna.

The Doctor looked up in surprise.

"You know, the way you took all my memories. Could you do the same thing for her, just those memories?"

The Doctor shook his head. "I didn't take away your memories because I wanted to, Donna."

"I know, but she shouldn't have to live with that," said Donna. "She's just a baby."

"She doesn't really think about it, it's just at the forefront of her thoughts right now." The Doctor drew a breath. "Why is that, sweet girl?"

"No go."

"I'm going to have a look at Chloe," said Donna. She kissed Zara on the top of the head. "Stay with Daddy, okay?"

Donna got up and left. The Doctor rocked her in his arms as they sat on the floor.

"Oh, Zara, what are we going to do?"

"No go."

"That's right. We're never leaving Mummy. Mummy is absolutely the best."

"Banana."

The Doctor smiled. "There's my girl. We can have a banana."