Evie looked around in confusion. She was in some kind of large, airy room. There was a bed in the middle, a chest of drawers and a wardrobe along two of the other walls and a dressing table underneath the large bay window. Looking down at herself, the woman realised that she was wearing an outfit that looked suspiciously like pyjamas; pyjamas that she'd never normally be seen dead in. She was more of a joggers and vest-top girl, while these pyjamas matched, for one thing.
As the room and her attire didn't offer her any clues as to where she was and what was happening, Evie moved slowly over to the window and looked out. She pulled up the net curtain that partially obscured her view, pushing it out of the way agitatedly. Why was she in a bedroom with net curtains?
Outside was a large expanse of green as far as she could see, split up by a long gravel driveway that wound away through the trees and disappeared from sight. A vehicle which looked like an ambulance was driving away from the building where she was. By her estimations she was on either the second or third floor.
"Evie?" A voice said quietly behind her; a man's voice which she didn't recognise. "Are you feeling better?"
The woman whirled around quickly, backing closer to the window and further away from the man. Her eyes flashed dangerously. "Who are you? Where am I?"
"Don't you remember?"
"No! I wouldn't have asked otherwise, would I?" She snapped suspiciously.
"I am Doctor Moon. You came here with your Aunt after you were both involved in a car crash several years ago. When you recovered physically you were suffering from amnesia, do you remember? I've been treating you since you arrived here." The man told her, his voice deep and rich and totally convincing.
Evie nodded slowly. "Oh, sorry, yes… I… of course, the crash. My Aunt?"
"Donna is fine."
"Donna… Donna Noble."
Dr Moon fixed her with a proud smile, as though she were a small child who had just taken her first steps. "That's it!"
"How could I forget Aunt Donna… the crash…?" She muttered, walking to the bed and sitting on the end, sinking into the thick duvet.
"You forgot… and then you remembered."
Evie nodded again, before fixing him with a smile. "Where's Donna now?"
"She's actually just gone home with her husband. She comes to visit you every day. With it being just the two of you, I know she'll be delighted that you're feeling so much better. She was disappointed to find that you were sleeping today."
"When can I go home?"
"Oh… only a couple of days now." Dr Moon said with a smile.
Blinking in astonishment, Evie found herself sitting on a sofa in a nicely furnished living room. On one side of her was Dr Moon.
"I asked when I could go home and… now I'm here."
Dr Moon smiled. "Good, isn't it? You made an astonishing recovery."
"Stop it!" Donna ordered as a pair of small children ran around, screaming and shouting excitedly. "Stop it now! Evie's just come home and we've got a visitor!"
"You've done so much in seven years, Donna." Dr Moon said, looking at a photo album of pictures of Donna's life. Evie stared at it curiously over his shoulder, trying to piece things together in her mind. There were photos of her wedding, the birth of her children… there were even photos of Evie in the album.
"Sometimes it feels more like 70." The red-head sighed, sitting on the sofa between Evie and Dr Moon. "Mind you, sometimes it feels like no time at all. And now Evie's so much better…"
"I'm sure you'll have lots more memories to put in that album." The doctor told them, standing up. He picked up his briefcase and smiled at the two women. Donna put an arm around Evie, hugging her tightly. "Can I just say what a pleasure it is to see you fully integrated? Hopefully Evie will find it just as easy."
They smiled at him. Then their mouths dropped open as he became pixelated and faded in and out of sight. Donna and Evie exchanged a look of complete confusion, memories rushing to the surface.
"The signal's definitely coming from the moon… I'm blocking it but it's trying to break through… DONNA!" The Doctor shouted, appearing in the space where Dr Moon had just been standing and spotting them. His mouth dropped open. "It's Donna and Evie!"
No sooner had he spoken than he vanished and Dr Moon was in the room once more, rubbing his stomach. "Oops! Sorry. Mrs Angelo's rhubarb surprise! Will I never learn?"
Donna gasped for breath, sitting heavily in the arm chair and clutching at Evie's arm. The younger woman blinked several times, trying to clear her head and work out what she'd just seen.
"But that was…"
"The Doctor!" Donna finished Evie's sentence, glancing at her before staring at Dr Moon. "I saw the Doctor."
"Yes." Dr Moon agreed. "You did, Donna, Evie, and then you forgot."
A strange, glazed expression came over both women's faces for a moment. Then they both blinked, shook their heads and smiled at the doctor.
"Dr Moon! Oh, hello!" Donna gushed, beaming at him and stepping closer. "Shall I make you a cup of tea? Have you come to check up on Evie?"
"Yes… how are you doing, Evie? You've been home a month now. How are you integrating?" He said smoothly.
"Sit down, sit down." Donna urged, hurrying off to the kitchen to put the kettle on. Doing as she asked, Dr Moon sat on the sofa and Evie cautiously sat beside him, feeling a little uneasy.
He smiled warmly. "So, Evie, how are things going? Are you enjoying school?"
"Y-yes." She agreed slowly, blinking. "School. Of course. I'm really enjoying it. Obviously I've got so much to catch up on, but it's great to be back with people my own age again."
"She'll be moving out before you know it!" Dr Moon chuckled as Donna reappeared and handed them both a mug of tea.
As Evie raised it to her lips, she was shocked to find she was in a completely different room. It was far smaller than Donna's living room and appeared to be a kitchen. It was white and modern and Evie was perched on a stool at a breakfast bar. Beside her, Donna took a sip from her own mug, confusion evident in her eyes.
"Thank you for inviting me over, Evie." Dr Moon said from the other side of the breakfast bar. "You must be so excited about having your own flat? Donna, I'm sure it'll be strange not having her around."
"Yes, it definitely will." The red-head agreed with a smile.
Evie glanced at her. "I thought we were at yours, Donna?"
"We were and now we're here." Dr Moon said. "You just forgot."
"Oh… yes." The young woman agreed with a nod. There was the sound of a key in a lock and the flat door opened. Evie stared at it nervously, unsure who it could be.
A tall, dark haired young man walked in, taking off his jacket and smiling warmly at them. He shook hands with Dr Moon, kissed Donna on the cheek and sat on the stool next to Evie, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. The young woman glanced sideways at Donna who, thankfully, also looked a little taken aback.
"Alex!" Dr Moon smiled. "I was wondering when you'd make an appearance. I hear congratulations are in order."
"Yes!" The young man, Alex, agreed chuckling and raising Evie's left hand. She hadn't noticed the sparkling diamond ring until now. "I asked for about the fifth time and she finally said yes!"
"Exciting!" Evie murmured, her head swimming with confused thoughts.
