Chapter 11

She made a special trip out here. It did not take long, but she had to do it. Martha Jones did not believe it when she heard about it. She was in Argentina when she heard the rumor. She was still on a mission, so she did not give the rumor another thought. However, the rumors never went away. She would hear it from some of her contacts in UNIT from time to time. That disturbed her more. She simply thought it was a lie to keep everyone from coming to this place. However, she made it a point in her mind that she would come back. Now that Martha is here, it did leave a deep pit in her stomach that she wishes went away.

Martha is standing on the ground of what used to have been the headquarters of the organization called Torchwood.

There is no small building. There is no water fountain. All there is concrete walkway and an uneasy stillness in the air. For Martha Jones, it was not the long strip of concrete that bother her.

There is no sound here. There is no car passing by the place. There is no one walking anywhere near this place. Martha Jones look around the area to see that there is not even birds flying near by. She is the only thing on the strip of land by the river.

Torchwood no longer exists. She had to accept that. Martha felt the world becoming a scarier place because of it. Whatever happened here, it was big and Martha Jones wish that she was here to have stopped it.

The world felt different. That is all Martha Jones knows. One morning she woke up and felt it. It could have been the time that she spent being the traveling companion for the Doctor. It could be all the time that she spent with UNIT. Whatever it was, Martha felt the world change around her. Even though everyone was still doing the same thing that they did, she knew something was wrong. Martha always figured that she could come back to Torchwood and ask for Captain Jack's opinion.

That is no longer an option.

Martha Jones star at the area. She wondered why Jack never contacted her. She wondered what happened here. Martha wondered what would happen now. Is all the data that Torchwood had still exist? Is there anyone safeguarding those secrets?

Martha Jones takes a deep breath. There are a lot of unanswered questions that she had. At the moment, they had to be put on hold. The world still needs protecting. She had to do it now. She had to be the one to find out why there is a Time Agent out there terrorizing the world. She had to be the one to find the Time Lord pocket watch. She had to be the one to protect the world.

Of course there is the Doctor. However, Harriett Jones did say something that stayed with Martha. "What would happen if the world needs saving and the Doctor is not here to save us?" Martha had this thought for a while now. She had not been able to reach the Doctor ever since he saved Mickey and Martha. At that time, she could see a lot of sadness in his eyes. No words were exchanged at that time, which bothered her to no end. He simply saved them and walked away. Right now may be one of those times that Harriett Jones feared.

Martha Jones starts to fiddle with her wedding ring. At least she still had Mickey.

Martha starts to walk back to her car and resume her mission in protecting the world.

Chuck looks around and takes a deep breath. This is a different feeling. He also knows that he had better get used of this feeling. He looks around at the different city in the different country with no backup. There is no John Casey watching his back. There is no Sarah Walker by his side. He had to let the smile out. It is exciting and scary at the same time.

Chuck could not remember when the last time he got a vacation. While this was not a vacation, being in first class on a plane and getting a five star hotel did help. After getting some sleep that did not involve a moving vehicle and breakfast that did not contain packet of nuts, he decided to hit the jewelry store in the morning that posted the reply to his message.

Chuck is wearing a long brown jacket with a nice suit underneath it. While it was not something he would wear, he figured that he had to be respectable since he is walking into a jewelry store.

He walks into the shop and saw no one was waiting behind the counter. The store screams class and expensive. There are paintings of classic pictures from the Renaissance on the wall. Chuck approaches the glass counter with some hesitation. As he lord over the jewelry, his mind went to Sarah. Other then mission, he could not remember his girlfriend wearing any jewelry.

He looks over the earrings. There are small earrings. Chuck looks at the big earrings and wonders how they even stay on someone's ears.

He looks at the pearls and wonder how the oyster keep pearls inside of them. He also wonders if it would be a good thing if he actually starts watching the discovery channel to actually learn something instead of cartoons.

He slowly approaches the necklace. Without any hesitation, he kept walking. Too many missions have involved a necklace.

Once he looms over the rings, he had to stop. It was not any rings that caught his eyes. They are engagement rings. He had to hold his breath for a minute. He let it out once he realize that he almost on his way of passing out.

He stares at the rings. He looks at the different designs. Chuck imagines how the rings would look on Sarah's finger. He wonders if she would care on the size of the rings. Would she want something classical or modern? Did she want a ring that screams expensive or would Sarah Walker want a ring that is small and practical since she is a CIA agent. It is only when the jeweler let out a groan that he realizes that he was staring at the rings too hard.

"Hi."
"Hello. Can I help you?" ask the jeweler.
"I hope so." Chuck take out his phone from his coat pocket. He starts to look for the picture of the pocket watch that he posted online. He smiles when he finds it and hold it up for the jeweler to see. "Someone send me a reply about this watch."

The man leans closer to the picture of the watch.

"I did." said the man.

"Really."

"I found that watch a few years ago. I polished it but never saw if it works. I never really gave it much thought to see if it did. I simply placed it in the glass counter and left it. I had it for sale for a long time. I dare say that I forgot about it until I finally sold it a few months back."

"You're kidding."

"No, sir." answer the jeweler.

"Do you remember who you sold it to?" ask Chuck, hoping for a good answer.
"Of course I do. I sold the pocket watch to Donna Noble-Temple." The jeweler said it with pride.

"Who?"
"Obviously you are not from here." state the jeweler.

"I'm from Burbank." The man stares at him with some confusion. "California."

"Oh. Well, sorry to hear that." Chuck let the remark go.

"Thanks. So who is Donna Noble-Temple?" ask Chuck.

"She happens to be one of the richest women in England."
"Oh."

"I did not even recognize who it was until she left. Nevertheless to say, I nearly had a heart attack."

"Really?"

"Oh yes. Did I not mention that she won the lottery?" points out the jeweler.
"No."

"Biggest jackpot in the countries' history. She won the whole thing." said the jeweler.

"Wow." said an impressed Chuck.

"Yes. I was in the sight of the luckiest woman in the world."

"I can see how that can be intimidating."

"It was not intimidating. I found out when she left the store. A customer walked in when she was leaving. She was the one who pointed her out to me."

"You wouldn't happen to know where I can find her." ask a hopeful Chuck.
"No, she paid in cash. Ever since she won the lottery, she has kept her residence a secret."

"OK. Thanks for your help." Chuck start to walk towards the door.

"Why are you looking for this watch?" ask the curious jeweler.
"Oh. Friend lost it a long time ago. I was hoping to find it for her."
"Good luck."

"Thanks." Chuck walk out of the jewelry store with a little heavy heart. He was hoping this would be easy.

"Of course, it would not be easy. What was I thinking?" said Chuck to no one in particular as he start his walk back to his hotel.

"Of course, it would not be easy. What was I thinking?" Martha listens from a distance with a listening device. She was thirty second away from entering the jewelry store when she saw him. The long brown jacket and shoes almost send a chill. The man almost looks like the Doctor. Since he passes by her, Martha let out a breath. If he was the Doctor, he would have been hugging her. Not wanting to attract too much attention, she simply waited outside. She was a little curious who this was so she took out her listening device to eardrop on the conversation. The listen device is a standard UNIT device. It is able to penetrate several layers of concrete wall to listen to a conversation. Being UNIT issued, the device fit into her ear.

The moment that Donna's name was mentioned, her heart skipped.

Shortly after Martha and her friends save the world from the Dalek's empire, Martha did receive a call from the Doctor. Once he told her what had happen to Donna, her heart skipped. Donna was good for the Doctor. What happen to her did not surprise her. The Doctor's world had that effect on people. Of course, it did not mean that she was not disappointed.

She had hope that nothing would happen to Donna. But it did and she agreed with the Doctor to keep an eye on her when she can. Of course, she would not make any contact with her; in fear that Donna's memory would come back.

Martha watch as the man walk away from the jewelry store. Whoever he is, he might be a problem. After all, he posted the picture. Martha started to follow the man hoping to find out what was going on.

"I hate this." said Casey as he reviews the report that is in his hand.

"Same here." said Sarah as she sits in her chair. It has been twelve hours since the rookie found the discrepancy in Jenny's identity.

"Give me one reason why I should not let that girl go onto the public."

"Because she is our only lead to Major Tom." said Sarah.

"I really don't like that reason."

"It's the only one that counts. Everything about her is a fake. Very good fake, but a fake nevertheless."

"So, she found someone that made her a fake profile. That screams that she is hiding.
"So, she is hiding from someone or is hiding to do something."

"My best guess is that she is hiding from someone. Tell me that she is on the list." Ask John Casey. The List that he was referring to is the list of people who undergo the Witness Protection program.

"I called and received the no. She was not put here by anyone from our side." reply Sarah.

"Great. So it is a safe guess that she is hiding from Major Tom."

"Looks like that."

"Where is Chuck?" ask John.

"He is in England looking up some lead. He didn't tell me on what?"
"OK." Casey leans toward his partner. "Want my opinion?"
"Yeah, because right now I am feeling like that we are being played."
"We are, but you know that we can't put her out in the cold. Like you pointed out she is our only lead, we got to play this out."

"I know. I just wanted to hear you say that."

"I did get a message back from General Beckman. She did say that she is sending an expert."
"Really." Sarah looks at the picture of Major Tom. "I don't like this."

"Unfamiliar territory. You got to roll with the punch, Walker."

"I am sorry. I am just not used to people vanishing on us into thin air."

"Then don't think about it. Think of it like dealing with a terrorist. We need to find the threat and contain it. That is it. Everything else is just crap." reassure John Casey.

"Yeah, how do we stop him from vanishing?" ask Sarah to her partner.

"Simple. We knock his ass out." Sarah looks at her partner after he said this. The sheer simplicity of the statement put a smile on Sarah Walker's face. The funny part of the statement is the fact that John Casey is right.

"Simple and effective. I like it." agree Sarah.

"Thought you would. So, have any thoughts about what we are going to do with the girl?" asks Casey.
"I actually do. We stay on her. We protect her from Major Tom. When he comes after her, we knock his ass out. We use our agents to keep the perimeter secure. The rookies will stay here at the Buy More and the Castle. We wire the safe house with cameras, so they can monitor the location from here."

"What about Chuck?"
"He's not a part of this. If anything, I prefer that he follow any leads while we watch over this woman. If anyone can find out what the hell is going on, it would be Chuck." said Sarah Walker.
"Alright. Let's get Morgan down here so he can get the schedule right."

Chuck looks up at the sky and shook his head. The rain is coming down hard on his head. The drop felt big and it was the right size for him to get drenched. He looks around at the area. Most people are running inside or taking out their umbrella. All he can do is sigh and start walking back to the hotel.

"Need an umbrella?" The voice grabs Chuck's attention. He sees an elderly man wearing a red hat and a brown jacket. He looks like he has not shaven, but is very dry under his small newspaper shack. There are magazines and newspapers.

"Yes." Instantly respond Chuck.

"Get in here." He opens up the door. Chuck walk in the small area dripping of water. The old man reaches for a towel that is on the floor. "Here."

"Thanks." Chuck starts drying himself.

"What's your name?"
"Name's Chuck."
"Wilfred Motts. Please to meet you." He extends his hand out to Chuck, who simply shook the hand.

As the rain came down on Martha Jones, she could feel her heart racing. While she had never met Wilfred Motts, she knew what his importance is in the grand design of the universe. Wilfred Motts is the grandfather of Donna Noble.

"Of course, why should anything be easy?" sighs Martha, knowing how things were going to go.

"So, what are you doing out here in this weather?" said Wilfred as he close up his newspaper stand. He lowers the board to keep the rain out.

"Long story."
"Not from around here, are you?"
"Is it obvious?" ask Chuck. Wilfred simply nods. "Great."

"It's not a bad thing. You have to see the big beautiful world. If I was your age, I would do the same thing."
"Well, I have to admit, I don't get to see enough of it." answer Chuck as he flip though his mind on how many places he actually seen compare to the number of missions that involve being in those place.

"Tea?" Wilfred show Chuck a thermal canister.
"Sure." Wilfred opens the canister and pours the hot liquid in a small plastic cup and hand it to Chuck. Chuck takes a drink from it.

"So, what's wrong?" ask Wilfred as he pour tea in the plastic cup.

"Excuse me?"

"What's wrong?" ask Wilfred as he drinks his own tea.

"What makes you think that something is wrong?" ask Chuck.
"You just have that face like you are worry about someone."

"It's that obvious." Wilfred nod. Chuck sighs. "I am looking for something and I don't know how to get it without committing some sort of crime."
"So you know where it is."
"I have a general idea. I am hoping I can buy it. If that does not work, I am pretty sure that I will have to steal it."
"Sound very MI-6."

"Sound more criminal." corrects Chuck.

"What is so important about this thing?"

"I think it might save the world." Chuck look at the friendly old man, waiting to be kicked out.

"You mean to tell me that the world needs to be saves."

"Yep. Long story short, a friend of mine needs it to do just that. I don't know how, but she needs it."

"What is it?"

"A pocketwatch. It's silver that has inscriptions on it. I think it might have a design on it." Chuck reach in his pants pocket and pull out his phone and start to look for the picture of the pocket watch and show it to Wilfred.

"A pocketwatch?"

"Yeah. It got sold the other day from a jeweler. I just need to get it."

Wilfred takes the picture out of Chuck's hand and look at the picture. He reaches inside his coat pocket and feels the pocket watch in his pocket. He remembers how he got it.

Wilfred looks at the dining room. It is bigger then the house that they used to live in. After the Doctor's wedding gift hit every number, Donna went from a temp to one of the richest women in the country. Within days, they went from a small house to a mansion in the country. Now, Wilfred is having a party in a ballroom with several of his friends that he had buses in.

But someone is missing. He starts looking for his grand daughter. While his friends were dancing, he kept up his search with a smile. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his granddaughter out in the balcony looking at the starry sky. He started to walk toward her.

"Are you alright?" ask Wilfred

"I am fine, Gramps."
"Nice night."
"Yes, it is. I got the telescope ready once every one is gone."
"Good." Answer the grandfather of Donna Noble.

Donna turns to face her grandfather. "By the way, here is your birthday gift."
"You shouldn't have. Just this party alone is a good gift."
"I know. But I still wanted to." Donna reaches in her coat pocket and takes out the pocketwatch.

"Donna. It is wonderful." Wilfred smile at his granddaughter. His smile went away when he saw it. His granddaughter face went from smiling to a space out look. He saw it once and things changed.

"It's your to safeguard. Orion's son is coming for it. He needs it for the Gallifrey's forgotten daughter. Everything is in danger if she does not get it." plainly said Donna without even knowing that she is saying it.

Donna shook her head.

"What happened there?" ask Donna.

"You spaced out there."

"Sorry. I think I need something to eat." said Donna. Wilfred took his granddaughter's hand.

"Well, let's get something to eat. Can't have you falling over on me." said Wilfred as he escort his granddaughter inside. He did not let his granddaughter see him worry. He did not want his granddaughter see how frightened he got when she said the word: Gallifrey. He did not want his granddaughter to even remember that she said that. For now, he will take her advice and move on until the time is right.

"You would not happen to know what Orion is." Chuck nearly spit out the tea when Wilfred ask his question.

"What did you say?"
"Orion. What does that mean to you?"

"It is a constellation." said Chuck, who is trying to keep it together.

"So, you are not his son." ask Wilfred.

"Yeah, I am." answer Chuck, without knowing why he just told the truth.

"I figured." Wilfred takes out the watch.

"Oh my God!" said Chuck as he look at the pocketwatch.

"Someone told me that you were coming for it."

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." Chuck takes the watch off Wilfred's hand. For a brief second, he can hear a female voice. It fades away and Chuck shook his head.

"Does that help?"
"It will keep me out of jail. You have no idea how important this is."

"I have an idea. Now, go on. This rain is not letting up, but you got a world to save."

"Thank you." Chuck ran out the newspaper stand without worrying about the rain.

Martha points the gun and fire.

With Chuck being distracted, he did not feel the tiny GPS device attach itself on Chuck. Martha Jones starts to follow Chuck with a worried face. Whatever happened in the newspaper stand, it made Chuck smile. Martha Jones did not like the rain. While her listening device can go through walls, it cannot separate the talking from the rain drops without another device that she did not have on her. So, she simply waited. The way Chuck was running, it cannot be good news. Whatever is going on, Martha cannot wait any long. She steps out into the rain and start following Chuck.

Jenny look depressed. Sarah had dealt with this type of situation before. The safe house did not even look like a home. It usually contains the required necessity. It had the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, couch and television. It had all the necessary things to that a person may need. It was not a home though.

Sarah Walker decided that it was time to talk to the mysterious woman. So, she stopped off at the Lou's deli and picked up a few sandwich for the men and Jenny. The man protecting her was happy with the lunch. Jenny simply went back to her room. Sarah took a deep breath and followed her to her room.

Sarah found Jenny lying in bed staring at the ceiling. The bedroom had small television and a drawer.

"How are you doing?"
"Horrible. There is a guy that wants to kill me and I don't know why. I have papers to grade, but I can't even go back to my house to get them."
"It's necessary."

"I know that. It does not make me feel any better."

"Have you given much thought on why this man wants to kill you?" ask Agent Walker.
"Agent Walker. That is all I have been thinking about. Know what I have figured out?"
"No."

"I am cursed."
"Let's not be so dramatic."

"Sorry. I was not expecting that my life will have to be on hold for some crazed killer." Answer Jenny.
"Well, we will get him and you can go back to your life."

"I hope so. I miss my boys." Sarah could see one thing. Jenny did miss her boys. Whoever Jenny was three years ago, it may not be the same person then she was now. She had constructed a life that meant something to her now. Sarah could relate to this.

"We will get him." said Sarah.

"You will get another chance." said a male voice. Both Jenny and Sarah felt a chill go up their spine. Sarah takes out her gun and swing toward the direction of the voice. Jenny looks straight at the television to see the owner of the voice. Major Tom is on the screen with a smile.

Sarah did not know why, but she points her gun at the television.

"I know where you are. I can find you. It does not matter where you go; I know exactly how to find you now. It does not matter who you have helping you. I will get you." Sarah grabs the remote and hit the power button. The television stays on with Major Tom's smiley face.

"No one can help you. No one can save you. You are going to die. Whoever is helping you is going to die with you." Sarah fired her gun at the screen. The television set let out a small explosion.

"We got to go right now." said Sarah. She grabs Jenny's hand. They both run out of the room. They both stop as they saw the frightening sight.

Both men were dead in their chairs. They were slump over the table with their uneaten sandwich. Both women look at the sight with shock. Unlike Jenny, Sarah absorbs the scene for a second. After the second, the television screen turns on.

"See. There is no one that is able to help you. Any one that thinks that they can will die. You have twenty four hours to meet back at the Buy More. You will come alone or everyone in the Burbank area will die. I will see you then." The television screen went black.

Sarah takes out her cell and hit the only number that matter.

"Casey."

"We got a problem." said Agent Walker to her partner.

"What?"

"The safe house has been compromised. I'm taking her back to the Castle. Get a new safe house ready. Don't tell anyone."

"What about the rookies?"
"Keep them out of this for their own safety. This is one mission they need to stay out off. Casey, the guards are dead."

"Jeez. I'm on my way back to the Castle." Sarah grabs the frightened Jenny.

"We got to go."

"Why is he doing this?"
"It does not matter. All that matter is stopping him and keeping you safe." Sarah starts walking out the door, wondering how she can do that.