Previously:

"Come on we got to go to the ball before the Family does" Jack said shrugging his coat on, "we may need to call Ianto and Gwen as well."

"On it" Donna said pulling her mobile out.

"What about Owen?" Tosh whispered.

"I'll do everything in my power to save him Tosh, I promise" Jack whispered to her.

"For Christ sake woman, drive faster!" Jack shouted from the back seat.

"No! We might hit a child" Gwen snapped as she took a turning towards the hall where the ball was being held.

"Why the hell did I agree to let you drive?" Jack snarled flopping back onto the back seat between Tosh and Ianto.

"Because if we let you, Tosh or Donna drive we'll end up in emergency while a possessed Owen goes trigger happy on all the doctors in the city" Ianto said calmly.

"Well if we keep this speed up then a possessed Owen will go trigger happy with the whole universe, now hurry up or I'll confiscate your handcuffs"

"You wouldn't dare Jack Harkness" Gwen hissed glaring at Jack through the mirror.

"Yes I would because the worst you can do is killing me and oh look I'm immortal" Jack shot back.

"Hang on I thought Torchwood doesn't use handcuffs" Donna cut in "so why the hell would Gwen need a pair?" from the sheepish looks on both Gwen's and Ianto's face Donna got her answer. "Tell you what, I don't want to know" the watch in her palm blazed in agreement. "Stop eavesdropping Time-Boy" Donna hissed at it.

"Does anyone else but me find it weird that Donna is lecturing a watch?" Gwen asked.

"No"

"Nope"

"Seems like the insane thing she would do"

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"So you can dance!" Rose exclaimed as the pair of them tripped slightly towards the table that held the champagne glasses.

"Of course I can! Though to be honest I was a little surprised it's been years since I danced" John said his face slightly flushed as he picked up two glasses and passed one to Rose.

"Thank you" she said taking a quick sip "and thank you for taking me here, I'm having a great time...can I just say? Spending time with you, I love it"

"Me too" John said before thinking, what was it about this woman that made him feel invincible like the Doctor yet a bumbling teenager at the same time? How is it that he can barely know someone yet feel like he was already madly in love with her? He never thought he was the type to fall in love at first sight and yet he's here with Rose and...

"You're all right?" Rose asked gently looking concerned "you seem a bit distant"

"What? Yeah, yeah I'm fine more than fine I'm brilliant and do you know why Rose Tyler?"

"No" Rose said shaking her head "why?"

"Because I'm going to kiss you" he declared "and I'm going to enjoy it very much and then I'll kiss you again and again"

Rose swallowed, she couldn't help but feel nervous and awkward "so are you going to kiss me or are you going to just talk about it?" she said trying to hide her sudden nervousness.

He bent down and kissed her lips quickly. "I'll talk about it, I'll keep on talking about it and I'll never stop" he said in between each quick peck on her lips. "I want to kiss you properly, to feel your soft lips moving against mine as my tongue explores your mouth" he continued as he moved his lips on to her cheeks, nose and forehead.

Rose let out a little whimper before she grabbed hold of his head and pulled him down for a proper kiss, her fingertips grazed his sideburns as his tongue flickered out and licked her lips begging for entrance, she parted them in acceptance and twisted her hands into his hair as he reached out and pulled her up to him.

Then someone coughed loudly.

The pair pulled apart quickly and turned to see Jack grinning. "Having a good time? Funny I thought balls were for dancing not dancing"

"Shut up Harkness" John mumbled looking red with embarrassment.

Jack sobered up quickly and looked very serious. "We got to get out of here" he said calmly "we haven't got much time before they find us"

"The Family?" Rose whispered.

Jack nodded "they got Owen as well, we need to get out"

"I don't understand" John said looking confused. "What's going on?"

"There you are!" they turned to see Donna, Gwen, Martha, Ianto and Tosh run up to them. "We've been looking for you! We don't have much time"

"Much time for what?" John asked.

Donna took a deep breath "look John I don't know how to be subtle about this so I'll be blunt. You're not my twin, you're not my relative, hell you're not even human! You're the Doctor and I'm your companion, Jack is truly immortal, Martha has walked round the world in the year that never was and yes Rose is back from that parallel world so for the love of god please come with us"

"You're right you can't be subtle to save your life" Martha said raising an eyebrow.

"Have you been reading my journal again Donna?" John squawked looking upset and annoyed.

"No I haven't because it's real" Donna snapped.

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Is not!"

"Is to-"

"Will you two cut it out?" Rose shouted "look Donna is right, you and I met in a basement four years ago for you and we travelled in time and space for two years before I got trapped in a parallel world. Jack is truly immortal, I know because I made him immortal. Martha really was a medical student who you tormented for a few months and Donna really is the bride that slapped you"

"Rose it's just a story" John said pleadingly.

"Look mate, I'm really sorry but they're right" Jack said.

"Have you all gone insane? Swallowed some strange drug?" John asked desperately.

"Well with Torchwood you can never tell, for all we know we're knocked out in the TARDIS in our underwear" Jack said sighing "that's the problem working for an alien institution"

"Stop it! Stop it!" John shouted "the Doctor is not real! Donna you are truly my twin, Jack we have known each other since we were eight, Rose we only met two days ago and Martha we work with each other, we only known each other for two months"

Before anyone could say something a loud crashing noise could be heard and people began to scream.

"SILENCE!"

Everyone turned to see Owen, a young man and a middle aged woman standing at the door.

"Now which one of these doctors is actually the Doctor?" 'Owen' asked.

"Crap" Jack muttered "we're too late"

"They don't know which one is the Doctor, we have time" Gwen whispered.

"It's that one John Noble, the messy haired man" a woman's voice said, they turned to see a young woman in military clothes point at them gleefully. "And here's his little time friends"

"Ah shit, so much for them not knowing"

"Are you sure Daughter of Mine" 'Owen' said tilting his head and taking a long sniff. "He smells human"

"He has put himself in a disguise" Daughter of Mine said "he doesn't believe that he is the Doctor"

"He has made himself human?" the young man said scoffing "what a stupid thing to do"

"It's simple" the middle aged woman said "he'll turn back, go on then turn back"

"What?" John asked bewildered.

"Turn back; we need a Time Lord not a human"

"I don't know what you're talki-"

Suddenly the young woman and middle aged woman grabbed hold of Rose and Donna and held blasters to their heads.

"I wonder if the human heart breaks the Time Lord would come out" 'Owen' purred.

"Tell us Doctor" the young man said "did being human make you wiser? Richer? Did you learn anything at all? Tell us who to kill, your companion or your lover?"