Jack stood on the porch of the Campbells' farmhouse. He watched the Doctor walk eagerly around the farm with Susan by his side following David as he gave them the grand tour. Jack smiled. He'd never seen the Doctor so relaxed and happy. All the cares were gone from his face. Jack thought it was very amusing that the Doctor was not the know-it-all for once. He might know every planet in every galaxy and recite without hesitation their complete histories, but he couldn't tell pesticide from plant food or find his way through a tall field. Though Jack had been invited to walk the farm with the others, he had declined. He didn't want to intrude on the Doctor's time with his family. Jack actually found it rather hard to believe that he was meeting the Doctor's family since he had always been incredibly reluctant to mention them before. He never said more than a sentence when he did talk about them.

Several hours later, the Doctor, Susan, and David returned. They found Jack stretched out on the slope in front of the house. "You have a beautiful place here," Jack remarked.

"Thank you," Susan replied, sitting down as well. She gently pulled David down next to her. "We've worked so hard to get here." She sighed and leaned back into David's arms. "I love it here. I belong here. I've never belonged anywhere before."

The Doctor just smiled at the pair. "So you're not upset that I locked you out and left you here, then?"

Susan and David both shook their heads. "It was the best thing you've ever done for me, Grandfather. It took me awhile to adjust to staying in one place, though."

David chimed in. "She drove me mad the first few months, always wanting to go explore everywhere all the time. And now that we could take the time to go away and explore, she only wants to stay here!" He lightly kissed the top of her head.

As the sun set, the chill forced the group to retreat to the cozy kitchen. Susan made tea and they sat around the table, sipping from the steaming mugs. Jack drank in the warm, friendly atmosphere. He'd never had this kind of time as a child and he doubted he would ever have a family of his own. Life as a Time Agent, not to mention as someone who traveled with the Doctor and who couldn't die, did tend to make settling down a bit difficult.

"So, Captain," David began, "how did you meet the Doctor?"

Jack put down his mug. "I conned him into chasing a piece of space junk to Earth during WWII. And by bringing it to Earth I nearly turned the human race into gas-mask-head zombies. I wound up being seconds away from death when the Doctor and Rose rescued me with the TARDIS while they were dancing. We bummed around the universe for a few months and then we wound up on a space station. We were up against the Daleks facing certain death, either by Dalek or by delta wave. I was exterminated, and then I woke up, finding that the Doctor and Rose had abandoned me. A few hours later, the TARDIS comes back and this new Doctor picks me up. Since then, we've been living the old TARDIS life, going where she takes us and running away. And it's only been a week."

"Wait," said Susan. "You were exterminated by the Daleks, and you woke up?"

Jack looked to the Doctor, who then took over. "I'd sent Rose home in the TARDIS, you see, to keep her safe. She managed to open the cover and absorbed the time vortex, bringing the TARDIS back. She then resurrected Jack, permanently, and turned all the Daleks into dust. But humans aren't meant to look into the vortex, let alone absorb it, so she was dying. I absorbed it from her and put it back into the TARDIS, but doing so caused me to regenerate into what you see now. Then I took Rose home again, left her there, and went back to fetch Jack. He needs some help adjusting to the whole immortality thing."

"I guess any of my stories would seem rather dull by comparison," Susan said.

"Never," the Doctor replied. "If nothing else, it's quite amusing to tell how we'd land somewhere new and you'd spend a good bit of the time hiding behind Ian or Barbara or getting yourself into trouble or screaming."

Susan looked sheepish. "I suppose I did. You'd think after years of space travel I wouldn't have been so afraid or silly."

"Look on the bright side, my dear. You were brave enough to do something I'm not brave enough to do. You chose to stay in one place, to have a normal life, a family." The Doctor took Susan's hand and held it to his lips. "I'm proud of you, Susan."

The next day, the Doctor brought Susan and David for a tour of the new TARDIS. As they approached the door, the Doctor asked, "Would you like to do the honors, Susan?"

Susan looked down at the ground, embarrassed. "I…I dropped the key, Grandfather, right as you were leaving. When I finally came back to look for it, it was gone."

"Oh. Well, don't worry about that. Watch this!" The Doctor help up his hand dramatically and snapped his fingers. Susan gasped as the doors swung open. "Pretty cool, huh?"

"How did you do it, Grandfather?"

"I actually have no idea," he replied. "Why don't you try?"

Susan snapped her fingers, but the doors didn't react.

"Hmmm," the Doctor said. "Good to know that it doesn't work for just anyone. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on!" He dashed inside. "What do you think?" he asked, lifting his arms up and turning in a circle.

David stood bewildered. He gathered his wits enough to say, "It's-"

"Bigger on the inside," the Doctor finished. "I know. I should get a sign or something."

Susan poked around, softly touching the unfamiliar console. The TARDIS lit up, humming cheerfully.

"I'm glad to see you again, too," Susan said. "Even though you've changed. Even though you've both changed."

Several hours later, they all met back outside the TARDIS. "You're leaving now, aren't you?" Susan asked.

"Yeah. You know me, can't stay anywhere too long. Too much out there to see."

Susan smiled. "I know." She pulled the Doctor away from the others and stood on tiptoe to whisper into his ear. The Doctor nodded.

"Well, goodbye, Captain," David said, shaking Jack's hand.

"Take care, both of you," Jack replied.

"It was wonderful to see you again, my boy," the Doctor said with a chuckle. David held out his hand, but the Doctor ignored it, opting instead for a bear hug. "Goodbye, Doctor."

Susan gave Jack a kiss on the cheek. "Keep on an eye him."

Jack saluted. "Yes, ma'am."

"Goodbye, Grandfather."

"Goodbye, Susan." They hugged again and finally tore themselves apart.

Jack and the Doctor waved once more, then disappeared into the TARDIS. Susan and David watched as it disappeared, then slowly walked hand-in-hand back to their farm.

Rose had had enough. "Why are you following me?" she yelled at the man.

"Miss Tyler, I have an offer for you." He pulled out a badge. "I'm Trevor Philips, from Smith Industries."

"Yeah?" said Rose. "Because that's psychic paper. It's blank."

"Very good, Miss Tyler. I think my boss would like to meet you." He help up something remarkably similar to a sonic screwdriver. He clicked a button and Rose felt herself slowly crumple to the ground and lose consciousness as she was hauled up into a waiting car.

EDIT: More proofreading.