Hey all, I know I've been so long in updating this and I apologise for the sloppy ending to my last attempt at chapter 3 which I have now deleted. I hope I haven't lost your attention as I have taken so long to update because I was really glad of all the good reviews you guys gave me. I've been compiling a chapter plan for this story over the past couple of days and now know exactly where I am going with it so hopefully I will be more regular in updating in the future. I have however had to change the story summary slightly as I have changed my mind as to where I want to take this a little bit, but not too drastically. Anyway I hope you guys like what you continue to read and please please please READ and REVIEW
The Doctor and Jack looked on as they watched Jackie Tyler hold her daughter out in front of her as if she was checking that the Rose who stood before her now was still the same Rose that had left her just over a year ago.
"How could the TARDIS be wrong?" Jack asked the Doctor as a side.
"I don't know," The Doctor answered "Nothing like this has ever happened before."
"What shall we do?"
"Nothing," the Doctor folded his arm, "there's nothing to be done, apart from getting to know the relatives. I love family reunions don't you? Just be careful, she bites."
Jack smiled, "I don't do family introductions, I'm normally out of there before things get that far."
"Well there's a first time for everything." The Doctor grinned.
"You've changed." They heard Jackie telling Rose.
"So have you." Rose said "you seem more alive somehow."
"A lot can happen in a year sweetheart" her mother responded.
"Yeah tell me about it." Rose smiled, her mum could say that again.
"Uh-hm" Rose turned to see Jack standing behind her. 'Well," he thought 'if I'm going to have to meet the parents sooner or later, it may as well be sooner. Nothing like getting in on the action outright.'
"And who's this?" Jackie asked, smiling as she noticed Jack for the first time.
"Oh… mum, this is Captain Jack Harkness."
"But you can just call me Jack," Jack cut in.
"Pleased to meet you Jack." Jackie outreached her hand for Jack to take. Rose frowned, since when had her mum taken to greeting fit men with a handshake? Normally she was all over them like a cat with fleas in an instant.
"Ummm… you to." Jack responded, accepting Jackie's hand with his good one. "You must be Jackie Tyler."
"I see Rose must have told you all about me already," Jackie smiled.
"N… not really," Jack hesitated, "but the Doctor has." Jack was beginning to feel uncomfortable, it was a feeling he didn't experience often, and it was made all the more stranger because actually Jackie wasn't all that bad looking for a mum… but he would never go there, dating relatives just complicated matters. A one night stand was all it made itself out to be, one night of fun and then back to the real world the next morning. Jack had found out the hard way that keeping the fun in the family just made it twice as likely that the fun would eventually come back to haunt him.
"Ah Doctor," she said turning to him "All good I hope." She smiled flirtatiously at him.
"I speak as I find," the Doctor grinned sarcastically back.
"So, what are you all doing here?" Jackie quickly changed the topic.
"Well it's all a bit complicated," Rose began, "But at the moment we need to find Jack a doctor."
"A doctor?" Jackie asked, "Why what happened?"
"Jack burnt his hand on the TARDIS control, and…"
"Really? Let me take a look." Jackie offered her hand to Jack to take a look at the wound.
"No really it's nothing." Jack told her, "it's only minor really."
"I said let me take a look!" Jackie snapped. Suddenly her expression changed, she no longer looked pleased or relieved to see the group but a look of complete hatred spread over her face. She suddenly lunged at Jack snatching at his injured hand, and, taking his injured palm in hers squeezed it hard until she had Jack screaming out in agony.
"Mum what are you doing?" Rose screamed "Let him go. Stop it. STOP IT! LET HIM GO!"
"Rose!" she felt strong arms around her, taking her from behind and dragging her away. It was the Doctor. "Rose, run. This thing is not your mum! We need to get away now. Run Rose! Run to the TARDIS and don't look back, whatever you do don't look back!"
Rose noticed Jack break free from her mothers grip and before she knew it she was running, running so hard her feet hurt, her legs jarred as they came into sudden contact with the ground. All three were running now, straight back to the safety of the TARDIS, and Rose never did look back, she couldn't bring herself to see what lay behind her, because deep down, instinctively, she knew her mum was chasing them. Her own mum, who had given birth to her, wept for her loss after she had left with the Doctor, the mum she missed every second of every day wanted them all dead, and she had no idea why…