Chapter 3:

Later that day they were standing in the middle of nowhere in the Oregon coast forests. The location was the site of the TARDIS crash. "They" included The Doctor, Captain Harkness, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, and a few stragglers from both SHIELD and Torchwood.

The Doctor looked around her and felt the beginnings of tears stinging her eyes. "Oh my dear beautiful TARDIS, look at you…"

Jack stepped up to the Doctor and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'm so sorry," he said as he gazed around at the remains with her. He wanted to hold her, but he didn't think she'd let him. So he just stayed by her, lightly touching her shoulder.

Tony watched them closely for a moment, then he moved through the wreckage looking at various parts of technology that was so far beyond him that it was completely captivating. As he scanned parts with his tablet he thought about the Doctor. She and Captain Harkness definitely had a history, but her reactions towards Harkness showed that she wasn't as interested in him as he was in her.

That was good for Tony because he was certainly interested in the Doctor. How could he not be? The Doctor seemed to have a way of fascinating those around her. Plus this incarnation of her, if he actually believed that bit, was a smoking hot redhead and Tony was starting to feel lonely since Pepper left him a few months ago.

The Doctor looked around her sadly, but she started doing an inventory in her head of the parts that she could see that could be repaired and the parts she would have to rebuild. She shrugged off Jack's hand as she moved up next to Tony Stark. He was scanning bits of the TARDIS with some sort of clear hand held computer.

"Do you know what it'll take to rebuild this?" Tony asked her once he noticed her. "Because this technology is so far beyond anything I've ever seen."

"There are things in your time that can be… modified," The Doctor answered him with a sad smile. "Things that you might just be able to help me figure out. You're a brilliant human Mr. Stark. I don't think I can pull this off without your help." She patted his arm awkwardly and turned to go examine a piece of wood.

Bruce came up behind Tony and was shaking his head. "If the file can be believed, I don't think you're quite her type Tony."

"Nonsense, I am every woman's type," Tony jested with a half hearted grin. "It's just that she's not used to being a woman yet, that's all."

"If you say so," Bruce shrugged as he watched the Doctor pick up the piece of wood with charred edges. The piece had writing on it, but he couldn't make it out from where he was standing. Something like "public call…"

"She seems so sad," Bruce said as Jack Harkness came up to them.

"That's because she is," Jack said when he came up between them. "She's just lost her oldest friend."

"What? The spaceship?" Bruce asked confused.

"Yes, the spaceship!" Jack snapped back then he gave a little shake of this head and tried to figure out how to explain. "The TARDIS is more than a spaceship or a time machine. The TARDIS is, or was, alive. The Doctor's oldest friend and companion."

"So this, all this was a living thing?" Bruce said with a wave of his hands around at the mess they were standing in.

"Jack!" The Doctor called from off to the left near the edge of the destruction, cutting the conversation short. "Look what I found!"

Jack turned to her at the sound of her yelling and a very familiar noise of the sonic screwdriver. The Doctor was waving her sonic screwdriver around above her head in triumph. "Well that'll help!" Jack yelled back at her with a big grin on his face.

Tony scanned the energy signature that was coming off of the item the Doctor was holding. It seemed to be some form of sonic technology that changed its purpose depending on the setting. He was instantly fascinated and a bit jealous.

"Can I see that?" He asked the Doctor as she came up with them with her prize in hand. She eyed him appraisingly for a moment then handed the "screwdriver" over. "I'll need that back in a moment." She said with a wink.

"Okay…" Tony said a bit absently as he started trying to figure it out. He found himself walking behind her while he fiddled.

"Geronimo!" The Doctor exclaimed as she came across a larger piece of machinery with a circle on it that almost looked like a form of language. "This we can work with!"

She grabbed the piece and cradled it like a baby. "Oh my dear, dear sexy box, we'll get you back to normal soon enough," she whispered to the machinery. She held her hand out to Tony and requested, "Screwdriver." Then she pointed the sonic screwdriver at the piece of machinery. There was a small spark and a light came on for just a moment, but it was enough to lighten her mood and give her hope.

"Alright everyone I need you to gather every piece you can of machinery and anything blue." She ordered the people around her suddenly.

Then she turned her attention to Stark. "I need a place to work on all this."

"I worked out just the place before we left the ship," Tony said with a sly wink. "So would you like me to take you to your new workshop, Doctor?"

"Oh yes," the Doctor whispered with smile. "Please!"