Jacques hurried as quickly as he dared with the children through the darkening forest. Behind him fires still smoldered in the town that once had been his home. Before him was hope. Hope that the children would be reunited with their families and hope that his wife and lost little girl were safe with them. He knew they had all lost someone today, whether it be a friend or family member, but as a community they could pull through this tragedy. He still had no idea why the Doctor had chosen to terrorize them and perhaps he would never know. Yet while there was still hope he could push on, and rebuild his life. His hopes were dashed moments later though, when an explosion shook the earth as they ran, throwing them all to the ground.

"No, no, no, no, no," He screamed as he scrambled to his feet. In the distance he could see a plume of smoke rising as flames licked the darkening sky. The explosion had come from the direction of the safe houses they were heading to. How many more people had to die before the Time Lord was satisfied. Grabbing his youngest son's hand he turned and ran.

"Come children, quickly," He called to the children. He took no heed of the dark forest or the direction they were going. Running as fast as he could, he stumbled over branches as he pushed the children in front of him to run faster in to the thickening forest. One of the youngest caught his foot and fell hard with a sickening crack. Jacques barely slowed as he scooped the child up in his arms and continued to run. The child held tightly to him with one arm as he sobbed in terror, yet still they ran.

"I can't run anymore papa," James cried out as he fell to his knees, finally forcing Jacques to stop. He knelt down in front of James and pulled him to his feet.

"Just a little further now James and then we can rest," Jacques promised. He looked around at the rest of the children who were collapsed against trees, or sitting on the ground, panting heavily and grateful for a moments rest. As he looked at them he thought recognized where they were. In the quiet he could hear the rushing of water not to far away. He use to come here to hunt with his father and there was a cave near the river that they would sleep in. He hoped they were near it and only if he could get the children to the river could he be sure of where he was.

"Just a little further everyone. There is a cave a short way from here and we can rest and be safe there for the night. I know you are tired but we have to keep moving." He went around helping the children back to their feet before the group once more pushed on. Their was no running this time as they concentrated on just putting one foot in front of the other. The only noise from them besides the sound of their feet causing branches to snap and rustle was the child in his arms crying in pain. Jacques promised himself silently that he would help the boy once he was sure everyone was safe, for now though they had to continue to press on.

-DW-

The Doctor eyed the Master as Jack left the room. He felt as though he knew this man, but this wasn't the same man who he had grown up with on Gallifrey. This was a Master who had never heard the drums or let them drive him to insanity. So if the Master was nice in this universe did that mean he was the evil one?

"Tea?" He asked the Master as he headed around the console and deeper into the TARDIS.

"Please," The Master smiled gratefully as he followed the Doctor. He too was suspicious of the man. He had grown up with the Doctor practically as brothers, but that man had changed while they were still at the academy together. The Master never knew what caused the Doctor to give into madness but he had always hoped to help him. He watched as the Doctor heated up a kettle of water and then placed two cups on the table adding the tea and pouring water over them. They sat at the table silently drinking their tea and trying to gather their thoughts.

"How did you get here?" The Master asked finally. The Doctor decided to answer him, it was as good of place to start as any and hopefully the Master would be able to help him find a way back.

"My companion Jack found a strange door in Torchwood and when we opened it, it led us to this universe. The TARDIS acted on her own as she used the time vortex in this universe to bring us to the village." The Doctor answered.

"Torchwood?" The Master asked curious. The Doctor sighed. If the Master had never heard of Torchwood then it was going to be harder to find out where they had come through the door in order to get home. He was going to have to work on the TARDIS and hopefully connect her properly to the Time Vortex so that he could see where they had come from.

"Never mind. Why are you here in this village?" The Doctor wondered taking a sip of his tea.

"I was hiding from the Doctor, but he found me. He killed the village with his companion Rose Tyler just to prove a point." The Master hissed. What that point was though, he wasn't sure. The Doctor spit his coffee out all over the table.

"Did you say Rose Tyler," He questioned. Before his question could be answered though, the TARDIS shook violently and he fell to the ground, shattering the tea cup. Curious of what could have caused the TARDIS to shake like that he jumped up and ran out of the kitchen with the Master close behind him.