Even in the most difficult insane situations, his perception of time never waver or clouded. He is a Time Lord. He feels, sees, hears, and understand time like no other being in the universe. But in that half second, it was only half a second . He noticed Martha's breathing return to normal and he rushed towards her, time as he knew it was gone cover by fog, fear, and determination.

"Martha," the Doctor dropped the Ambu bag and rushed towards Martha. Again he felt the fog surround him, now faster, now running with determination of a tsunami. The beats of his hearts racing just as fast. When he checked her airway and they were clear , when he checked her pulse and it was steady, when he saw no wounds on or near her throat, when he listened to Martha's lungs, and they were clear, and every time she breathe a normal breath little by little the fog lifted and time started to return to its normal rhythm. "She fine." he thought "She fine." A surge of happiness flooded his hearts . His hearts beaten, in his ears slowing, growing, fainter and fainter. The clench of his teeth loosen. The fear and concern inside him crept back where it came from but still leaving its mark in his hearts and mind..To see her fine , for now. The Doctor blinked his eyes to hold back tears. "Don't do that again Martha Jones, there still a whole wide world to see your brilliance." he softly spoke. But the shadow fell over his face and the eyes grew dark.

"That shouldn't had happen. Something not right, not right at all. " thought the Doctor . Walking around her bed but never far away he felt for his sonic, he was waiting, waiting for the next – the Doctor shook his head and resumed the search for his sonic. Starting the scan he noticed, a mark, a dark mark on Martha's neck. Crouching beside her ear ,he lean closer to get a better look. His eyes saw the dark mark , with its scale like pattern forming a semicircle around her neck. His eyes narrowed as he try to make sense of the indentation interweave with the mark. He quickly began to scan and inspect the rest of her body. Looking for a scratch , a bruise, something out of the ordinary. He stopped when he notice her left ankle swollen with a slight discolored of her skin. He watch as the red color displace, returning her skin to its rightful color, the swelling becoming smaller and smaller. He rushed to scan but it was too late. He scanned looking for any trauma anything to indicate that the ankle was once broken. The quick scan concluded what he already knew, no damage. When he check Martha's neck the mark was gone also. Leaving no trace either.

"No no no humans have regenerative abilities but not to that scale. Talking out loud The Doctor began to paced, never straying too far from her side. " Think. Think Think. How did she get those bruises?He stop at the monitor scanning over the readout of the virus growth "Its grown but how that connect to the bruised ankle or the mark on her neck? But why heal her? Why? " What are the facts? Fact one : The victims die with no cause but some leaving defensive wounds. What were they fighting? Why do they die.? His head snapped up. The mark on Martha's neck. Then why did it heal Martha? Did it heal the others? Fact two: the virus has the ability to kill quickly and has some ability to learn. He remembered how the three rats died so suddenly. Fact three: The virus is able to hide itself from the body natural defense. That not unusual but … skip that for now. Fact four: the virus has base itself at Martha's brain stem and spinal cord. "Why there.? Control? Her breathing , blood pressure, heart rate, access to other parts of the brain. Fact five: why was the brain and kidneys taken? The brain yes but the kidneys? What the kidneys have to do with it? They have something they have in common. But what.? A virus that attached itself to the spinal cord needs the brain -"

"Doctor," said Jack, walking in the Med bay.

" - the brain, the control center of the human body, regulates body functions, controls hormones output - ,"

"Doctor," said Jack again.

" but the kidneys absorbed minerals, filter blood, produce hormone - , " the Doctor continue.

"Doctor !"

"What !?"

"We need to talk now."

"I'm busy at the moment Martha - "

"What about Martha ? " said Tish , "is she okay ? "

The Doctor noticed Tish coming behind Jack and walking towards Martha. Seeing her grabbed Martha's hand and interlacing with her own. "She fine," his voice now softer. "Um, just bouncing off ideas talking to myself..." His voice trailed

" Doctor I think you want to read this."

"Jack" his voice a whisper and taking the note. "what's Tish doing?"

"Sitting with Martha," Jack whispered back.

"Good , get Ianto in here. I need someone to be with Martha. She can never be alone even with the Jones around. " He couldn't give Jack the details, not now, with Tish around so, he began to read.

Dear Mr. Harkness,

I am familiar with your work at Torchwood and that you are the man who can not die. I wish we could have met under better circumstances but there are more serious issues at this time. As you and your team has figure out, the recent coma deaths are not normal, as in the case of your colleague Miss Martha Jones. I'm so sorry what has happen to her but maybe with the drive enclosed with this letter I can help you save you friend . All I can tell you at this moment is the virus is alien origin. The alien ( where the virus originated from ) is housed at one of our facilities in London.. At this moment there is no cure for the virus. This is why you must stop Augustus Hartman is a cruel, cold, dangerous man. Do not underestimate him. He is preparing for war Mr. Harkness a war with any alien race that dares to harm this planet and he is ready to do anything. He has killed people and engaged in illegal acts to prepare for it. He desire your Torchwood and the Rift Manipulator. Mr. Harkness, he plans to use it. He has influence everywhere, U.N.I.T. , and various members ( high and low ) that governs this country. I wouldn't even trust your contacts for they might be under his influence, or they are spied on. You have every right not to trust me but you and your team are the only people I know who has the ability to stopped him.

P.S. I know you are acquainted with the Doctor and you need to warn him. The Doctor and his technology is in danger of being captured by Hartman. He believes the Doctor as the cause of Canary Wharf and the Year That Never Was. Please warn him and be careful.

Sincerely,

A friend.

" A weapon, the virus is a weapon," thought the Doctor . He clenched his fist. "All of this for a weapon, " he whispered. He stood still, not trusting himself at the moment. Obvious to the sounds around him.

"Doctor !" Yelled Jack. running passed the Doctor.

The Doctor snapped back into the world and turn around to follow Jack movements. He bolted towards Martha side as the machines beep. Her gown soaked in her sweat and gave her face an unhealthy shine. The sweat poured down from her face and blisters covered from her chin on down.

"Tish get a wet towel" said the Doctor

Wherever he scanned on her body there were blisters. Blisters on her hands . Blisters on her legs and arms and where there were no blisters there was swelling.

With his touch of her forehead he felt the warmth of her flesh.

"She not breathing, " Jack get the mask!. " the Doctor ordered He already saw a tint of blue on her lips.

"Heart rate falling," shouted Ianto

The Doctor began CPR

"Blood pressure ! " the Doctor demanded

"90/60 ! "

"Pulse ! "

"Weak."

"She's so hot, " thought the Doctor. Every time he pushed on her chest he felt her hot flesh.

" Tish we need more wet towels. Ianto get the IV bags"

"The virus won't let her die. Its needs her," thought the Doctor.

"Doc we can't do this forever" said Jack

The Doctor looked at Jack as he continued to beat her heart.

" I know . I can't treat her here. Her conditions it's too serious."

"The cryo-charmers . We can put her in stasis but there's a problem."

"What ? "

"We have to take the stairs"

"The TARDIS. The TARDIS. Jack you have to drive the TARDIS."

Jack took one look at the Doctor and knew he was serious.

"Okay, Tish"

"Yeah, " Tish replied

"You have to take over from me."

Tish gave Jack a questionable look ,but without question took hold of the ambu bag and began to pump.

"Your doing great," Then Jack left.

"So what the plan Doctor?" asked Tish.

"We'll have to move her , " The Doctor couldn't help but see the determination on Tish's face. He couldn't help but remember seeing that exact face on Martha when things weren't going exactly as plan. He remembered Francine put on the same face during TYTNW. He had to admit, the Jones women were something else.

"We need to push Martha towards the doors and into the Control Bay. He looked at Tish and Ianto "Ianto take the back, . Not too slow not too fast, okay? Now on the count on three we're going to move this gurney. Okay? Ianto and Tish nodded. ONE. TWO. THREE MOVE!

Slowly but steady they move towards the doors

"You can't leave me Martha." the Doctor thought as the three moved. "You're stronger than this. You've survive Farringham , the 1960s, the falling of Japan. You'd escape the Master's eye for a whole year. Remember that promise I made about going back in time. I will do it. I swear I will. You deserve at least that because you are needed. Your family need you. Jack need you. the whole bloody world need you. I need you. "

When the group entered the Control Bay the Doctor half listen to what was around him. He heard Jack piloting the TARDIS and heard Tish as she squeezed the ambu bag Then he saw . The blister began to shrink. The swelling came down He was still doing CPR when something caught his notice. "Hand marks ?" thought the Doctor. Trace of hands prints cover the sides of her face like someone had held her face in their hands. He couldn't stop looking at the outlines as they became less and less noticeable. He listen to her heart , hoping to hear a beat.. Hoping what he saw was a good sign."Tish stop," The Doctor gently touch Tish arm and Tish turn to look at him. He could see the hesitation in her face. Before he could reassure her he heard a sound. Tish pull the ambu bag back in surprise as Martha began to breathe. The first breaths weren't deep but it wasn't soon she was breathing in a normal rhythm.

In all his life, The Doctor never heard such a sweet sound.