Disclaimer: I don't own Dr. Who. I'm just someone who keeps getting plot bunnies who won't leave me alone.


It was just past 8 AM on December the 31st 2004 when Adam walked out of a little corner floral shop. Jack was waiting for him with a large cup of coffee.

"Finish what you needed?" Jack asked as they started to walk.

"A friend asked me to take care of something for him." Adam sipped his coffee. "Moving on, did your guys find anything?"

"Not much, but we have put into measures to prevent her from getting to far with the research she was doing."

"That is some help, but any idea where she took Evee." Adam stopped at the corner to wait for a car to pass. "It's a little hard to disappear in the middle of the night with no where to go with a toddler."

"A bloke down the alley saw a white smart car go speeding onto the main street about 30 minutes before my team arrived. He couldn't confirm the child was with her but we have the police on the look out for the car." Jack kept up with Adam. "They want to put a bulletin out for Donna, but that would be a little counter productive."

"Knowing our luck someone would report the real Donna and get her hauled into the station."

"Be funny though," Jack cocked his head as he sipped his coffee, "I just wouldn't want to be the one to say sorry to her."

"'Mistaken Identity my arse!'" Adam mimicked his old friend. Both laughed, but it died quickly.

"Regardless, many of the normal ways to find her are out, but we are not normal." Jack led him into an old warehouse.

"What is this place?"

"Old meat packing plant, but for the moment we are going to try out a bit of technology." Jack led him down some stairs onto the main floor.

They were met by an eager looking tech. "I was about to call you."

"Found something?" Jack tossed his coffee cup into a bin and jogged over to where the man was standing. Adam was right on his heels.

"What we have found are scent tracers." The tech looked pleased with him self as he pulled up the grid on the large center screen.

"Scent tracers?" Adam asked confused.

"We acquired technology from some alien hunters who 30 years ago thought it would be fun to hunt humans. Sadly the aliens themselves ended up stuffed if I remember correctly." Commander Jerson came out of a near by office and gave Jack a significant look. Jack turned away not looking at him. The commander continued, "We have been adapting it to locate specific biometric signatures with in certain areas. In other words we are finding their 'scents' to track them where ever they go."

"And the tracers are where these scents have shown up?" Adam came over to look at the large screen better.

"You are correct." The tech said from his computer, "So far we have been able to find traces of Donna in various places, unfortunately we are finding that she and our world's Donna have close enough 'scents' that it is showing where both of them have been. If this Donna that has the little girl was in an area where the old Donna frequented often it could fool the sensors."

"Any way to rule out she hasn't done that?" Jack asked.

"Not completely. " The Commander turned to face him, "We know where the real Donna works, and some of her typical places to go but it could be completely random."

"What about tracking Evee?" Adam asked from his position by the screen. "She has a different enough signature we could track her. She doesn't have a counterpart here."

"We need something we could track from." The Tech said sadly, "Unfortunately we don't have anything we could use."

"Jack," Adam turned to him, "I gave you Bilbo last night. Surely he had DNA or something on it."

"We checked it." The Tech said, "There isn't enough for us to get a sample quick enough."

Adam rubbed his hands though his hair in frustration.

"Is there anything else we could track for?" Jack asked equally annoyed.

"We need something that has enough DNA on it that we could get a large chain analysis from. That would guarantee a good match."

"Adam, do you have anything of Evee's?" Jack asked. "Anything at all?"

"I don't know." Adam racked his brain. "It's not like I walk around with hair, blood or tissues samples."

"My boy, it could be anything, even saliva from a kiss would work on this thing." The tech said.

For a moment Adam continued to run his fingers through his hair in frustration. Then he froze. "Saliva…" Adam opened his backpack and began digging through it, until he came across a large piece of stained fabric. "Would this work?"

"What is it?" Jack asked a little bit disgusted.

"Evee's baby blanket." Adam smirked, "If there is one thing that little kids do is drool. And I'll bet this is covered in it."

It was going to take an hour to recalibrate the tracker but from the amount of DNA on the blanket they should be able to get a strong lock on her.


While waiting Adam tried to get some sleep; He hadn't slept well the night before. He and Jack had stayed at Sheffield house until 2 AM when they were sent home. Adam didn't have a place to stay. Jack jokingly offered to share a bed with him, which Adam shot down quickly. However, when Jack offered the use of his sofa Adam did agree. It wasn't the most comfortable of places to sleep but it was better than nothing. What sleep Adam had been able to get had been racked with nightmares. It really didn't surprise Adam when Jack came out of his room looking like something a cat puked up. He too didn't sleep well. Neither commented on the night by mutual agreement; soon as the shops were open they were out of the flat trying to do SOMETHING to find Evee.

Adam was in a bit of a comfortable doze when Jack sat down next to him.

"Are you ever going to tell me what you aren't telling me?"

"Pardon?" Adam opened an eye and looked at him.

"There is a lot you are not saying. I want to know why."

"It doesn't need to be said," Adam closed his eye and tried to go back to sleep.

"What won't you tell me?"

"Why do you want to know?" Adam refused to open his eyes.

"Because there are some things I … "Jack cleared his throat, "There are some things I need to know."

"Like what?" Adam asked, as he opened his eyes again.

"Why can't we go to Powell estate tonight? Why is not disturbing this Donna Noble so important to the Doctor."

Realizing Jack was not going to let him sleep unless he said something, Adam sat up. "Why you can't go to Powell is simple. Something very important is going to happen tonight there. What ever happens it can not be disturbed, and YOU can not see it."

"Why can't I see it?"

"Spoilers Jack." Adam shook his head.

"Forget the spoiler, what happens there?" Jack shouted at him angrily.

"Death, and life; if you interfere there someone who you care about will die there, but also someone else important to you will carry on living. The Doctor said to stop you at all costs." Adam stood and glared into Jack's face.

"You can't kill me Adam."

"You know as well as I do Jack that there are far worse things than death." Adam looked him in the eye. Jack's statement got an eye brown raise out of Jack. "Do you trust the Doctor, Jack?"

"Of course I do, what kind of question is that?" Jack looked at him like he was mad.

"Then why are you questioning his judgment now? He trusted me with something very precious to him, and I won't break the trust he has in me." Adam asked point blank.

Silently Jack cursed, but ultimately he sighed, "Alright, I will trust your word on this. Just one day I will want an explanation from the Doctor."

"Who knows one day you might get it?" Adam shrugged.

"What about Donna Noble? Why is she so special?"

"Now that I can tell you a bit about." Adam sat back down. "In a few years time she becomes important to the Doctor. It is imperative that her time line not be disturbed by this, especially by my Donna. It could have drastic consequences for not only the Doctor, and your self, but also for earth it's self."

"That bad?" Jack asked point blank.

Raising his head to look at Jack, "That important." Adam laid his head back down, "Anything else before I nod off for a while?"

"Do I ever meet the man or woman of my dreams?"

Adam started laughing, "The only thing the Doctor would say about you is that you are going to go through hell but be better for it. As for your love life; he did say one thing."

"Which was?"

"Don't let him even say hello." He gave him a cheeky smile.

"Hey that's not fair." Jack started to laugh.

There was whistle that brought their attention to where the techs were. "We got a ping."


The Tech pulled up a map of the city on a large screen. "Each of the red dots is a trace of where Dona's scent is found." He indicated pointed at a few of the red dots, "The green dots are traces of a scent we believe to be Evee."

"What are the blue ones?" Jack asked as he pointed to a couple that were in downtown London.

"Those are scents that are similar to Evee's. We think they may be biologically related to her."

"Makes sense," Jack pointed to a couple points, "That is the department store where Rose works and the one's in the Powel estate most likely is Jackie."

"Our thoughts as well." The tech changed the screen to remove the blue dots. "The traces of Evee have been concentrated near the Sheffield house, and her day care center."

"And these other's?" Adam pointed at the four other dots.

The Tech changed the screen view to bring up 4 different map sections. "The first is the play park where she has her play date at 10 AM. It is frequented by several families. They have a nice duck pond there that is popular with the children."

The tech changed the focus to the next location, "Is St. Luke's community center."

"What is special about there?" Jack asked, "Seems an odd place for Donna to take her."

"They have a theater troop that does children's plays during the holidays. We think she may have taken her there to entertain her."

"And here?"

"Children's science center."

"What about the last place?" Adam asked.

"It's not really a place, more like a location." The tech brought up a view of the area.

"It's an open air pedestrian mall." Jack mumbled.

"It and the park are the strongest scent locations." The tech moved the images so they were side by side.

"We know she has an appointment at 10 AM at the park. Let's see if she shows up." Jack grabbed his coat, "Commander have some of our men set up surveillance on the mall area."

"It's going to be difficult. They are having an all day celebration up to midnight tonight. It's going to be packed."

"If this operation was easy, we wouldn't be the one's working on it," Jack slipped it on. "Now get out there and find her."

Slipping some items back into his backpack Adam followed Jack out of the door.


It was a quarter past 10 AM when the two men walked into the park.

"Remember, what ever happens we have to get Evee away from her."

"You take care of Evee, and I'll make sure Donna doesn't get away." Jack headed down one path towards a group of benches.

Adam moved around some trees so that he was coming up behind the jungle gym where the children were playing.

It was hard to miss the little dirty blonde girl standing on the fort's deck. Unfortunately Donna was able to get a clear view of her as well.

Jack heard her as he came down the path. "… Pardon me ladies I have got to cut this short." Donna got up to leave.

"What's wrong?" One of the mums's asked.

"I really must go." She gathered the pram and went over to where Evee was playing. "Jenny, time to go sweetie."

Evee glared at her, and moved away.

"Jenny, you come here to Auntie, now!" Donna said harshly, as she eyed both Jack and Adam coming towards them.

"Oh you are not getting away this time missy!" Adam said as he moved to intercept Donna.

"NO! Don't want to!" Evee started to cry, but Donna dragged her off the gym and unceremoniously dropped her into her pram.

"What's wrong Donna?" The other mums came over to her.

"That man," She pointed at Adam, "Wants to take Jenny away from me. He has been following me. Please, please help me get her away from her."

The woman scooped up their own children and started screaming for the police.

Ignoring them, Adam brushed past them and started running after Donna.

"This is not good," Jack said as he came upon where the women were. Seeing Donna making for the back gate Jack cut into the trees and attempted to cut her off. At least that is what he hoped to do until he felt the 200 pounds of human flesh slam into him at full speed.


Adam could see a clock from where he was sitting. It was now 7PM, and he was having an even worse day than the one before. Things did NOT go as planned. Oh he had managed to catch up to Donna, but not before he had been tackled by 2 policemen.

He couldn't get a word in edgewise over the other mum's shouting out "He was trying to kidnap Jenny!" "He has been stalking Donna!" "Who knows what depraved thing they had in mind for the child?"

The beat cops didn't want to listen to him when he offered to have them pull his credentials. All they cared about that some perverted man didn't get his hands on an innocent child. He couldn't blame them if it was true but good gawd he was only trying to bring Evee back to her parents.

Since he was considered a non violent criminal they let him cool his heels in a holding tank until they could deal with him. It had taken 5 hours to even start listening to him. By then they dumped him into an interview room. Two hours after that a detective walked in to talk to him. It actually was more like grilling him for an hour before they got called out of the room. They returned with a different file.

"You do realize how much trouble you are in?"

"You have all my paperwork right there."

"You can't just take the child from her aunt like that."

"She isn't even the child's real guardian. I have legal right to take custody of her and return her to her parents. All my papers were in order."

The detective shuffled them. "Possibly, that is for a judge to decide." They got up and left the room. Once they were gone Adam kicked his chair.

A short while later there was a knock at the door, and in walked a suited woman. Before Adam could say anything she spoke, "Mr Morris, you are free to go. The police department would like to apologize for delaying you. They didn't realize who you were. Your associate will be waiting for you outside." She motioned for him to leave the room.

Grumbling Adam found Jack waiting for him. Adam didn't say anything to him, just glared as they left the police station.

Once they were out Adam turned on Jack, and snarled, "Thanks for having my back Jack."

"I can't exactly go up and take out a cop, Adam."

"Your job was to stop Donna, not stop and flirt with people."

"I wasn't!" Jack got in his face.

Adam turned away from him and started down the street, hands in pockets. "Then where the bloody hell were you."

"Getting my arse handed to me by a punch of rugby players!" Jack followed after him.

Adam stopped and turned toward Jack, "What rugby players?"

"The one's who's wives happen to be the one's screaming, 'They are kidnapping our children!' While you went after Donna, I cut across an open area, turns out it was a small ruby pitch. Mrs Johnson shouted to her husband that I tried to kidnap her baby, and the next thing I know I have 1000 pounds of hacked off rugby team knocking the crap out of me."

Adam cringed and started walking. "How did you get out of it?"

"They coach pulled them off of me." Jack walked next to him. "Once I was able to stand I showed them my government ID, and they let me go. I had to do some fast talking but I managed to get away without any more injuries." Jack frown turned into a smirk, "I did get an invitation to come play with them anytime I like. The coach said he liked my foot speed."

Adam rolled his eyes, "Any sign of Donna while I was locked up?"

"Before you came out they got a lock on her. She is at the mall, and has been for the past 2 hours. My team currently has her under surveillance."

Adam stopped and looked Jack dead in the eye, "We only have 5 hours to catch her. What ever we do neither of them can be near the Powell estate tonight. We have to catch her Jack."

"Then let's go find them." Jack smirked.


Author's notes: I really struggled on this chapter. Hope you are enjoying this so far. btw thanks to my reviews for catching my little date boo boo.