The group set down, The Doctor, Ace, Gilda, and Hank on a wicker couch, Divya in a wicker chair, and the other man who's name the Doctor still did not know on the arm of the wicker couch, staring protectively at Gilda.

"So," Hank began, "Let's start with this whole, 'Gilda's an alien' business."

"I'm from a planet called Duro, and am from a people called Dunes." Gilda explained, with a velvety smooth voice, "But I fell through some sort of rift and was stranded here on Earth. I lost my voice because of the differences between Earth's atmosphere, and Duro's atmosphere. I just started-wandering, trying to find somewhere to go, some way to take care of myself. Then, I met this boy, Mason. He told me he'd helped me, told me he loved me, and then-"Gilda looked down at the ground, ashamed.

The Doctor said what she couldn't, "You gave yourself away to love, but those backseat promises faded like mist."

Gilda nodded. "And then he left me. He didn't even say goodbye, just-I woke up one day and he was gone. And I was alone again. And then I started getting stick-"

"And that's when you found out you were pregnant." Hank said

Gilda nodded.

"That's horrible," The man on the arm of the couch said, "That's just horrible. You don't deserve that. You know what? I'll marry you."

Hank looked over at the man and said, "Even, you can't marry her."

"Well why not?!" Even cried

"Because you're already engaged to someone else." Hank answered.

"Oh." Even said, calming down a bit, "Good point." Even looked at Gilda again and said, "Well then Hank will marry you."

"Even-"Hank began, sounding a bit exasperated.

"No!" Even cried forcefully, "No, Hank! You need to marry her! Someone we know and trust needs to marry this poor girl right now!"

Gilda looked up at Even and said, "It's a lovely gesture Even, but neither of you need to do that."

Divya cut into the conversation, "Okay, so how does Ace play into all this?"

"When I made my way here, Ace saw me in front of a grocery store, and noticed that my eye color was strange." That was a point they could all agree on. Not the color, the color of her eyes was gray, but how deep gray they were, like two stones in her head. And that the eyes themselves were large, one might even call then doe eyes, that contrasts with her thing face. Gilda continued, "She approached me and told me that she had traveled in space and had met aliens before, and I told her what had happened to me, and she took me home with her and let me live here. She even said she knew a doctor who could help with the delivery."

"I take it that would be you, Professor." Hank said, looking over at the Doctor.

"Yeah, Ace sent me a message saying she needed some help with an alien issue, and I came here. Only, I'm not called the Professor. That's just something Ace would call me. I'm the Doctor."

"Doctor who?" Divya asked.

"Just the Doctor." He answered, thinking to himself, "If I had a pound for every time somebody asked me that."

"Okay then, Doctor," Hank began, "What's all this about Ace in space?"

"Not just space," Ace interjected, "Time too."

Hank, Even and Divya all turned their eyes to the Doctor and Ace, all three of them wearing the same bewildered expression on their faces.

"I better explain this next part," The Doctor said, "You see, I'm an alien, and I'm also a time traveler. " His audience nodded almost simultaneously, as while it sounded unbelievable, so was everything else that had happened so far. The Doctor continued, "Anyway, me and this other girl I was traveling with at the time, Mel, had wound up on this place called Iceworld."

"And I had wound up there too after an accident teleported me there." Ace interjected.

"Yes," The Doctor said, "And then we all met up, and long story short, after all was said done, Mel decided to travel with this other guy, Sabalom Glitz, and Ace opted to travel with me."

Hank, Even, Divya, and Gilda all looked at Ace, thinking she might have something to add. Picking up on the cue, she said, "I was a teenager and I wanted to see the wonders of time and space."

The Doctor gave her an almost put upon look. "Oh, don't get wrong," Ace said, "I don't regret doing it."

"Did he give you your nickname?" Divya asked.

"No, I went by Ace before that. I always hated my real name." Ace answered.

"So," The Doctor said, "How do you all know each other? You know, you lot and Ace."

"Well-," Hank began, but then Even cut in saying, "Me and Hank and Divya run a conseurge doctor business together. Hank and Divya do the medical stuff, and I'm the CFO."

"And Ace is one our clients." Hank added, "She called us over today because she had cut herself really deep, and needed stitches, while we were doing that, we noticed Gilda here hiding in the corner, Ace introduced her as a cousin, and then she collapsed, and you know what happened next."

The Doctor turned to Ace and said, "Cousin? She looks nothing like you."

"I told them she was my husband's cousin." Ace said, defending her decision.

"With all due respect Ace," Hank interjected, "I've met your husband, she looks nothing like him either."

"Husband?" The Doctor asked, sounding confused.

"After I left you, I met a man called Roger LaRue," Ace explained, "We feel in love and got married. I've been Ace LaRue for 18 years now, and we have one 16-year-old son named Preston."

"Congratulations," The Doctor said, "Now back to Gilda. Even said she was nine months along. Is that right?"

"Yes." Gilda said, "Nine months. And the due date's today."

"Oh." The Doctor said blankly.

"You're right, oh," Hank said, concerned, "Doctor how accurate are Duro's due dates?"

"Well, since she didn't realize she was pregnant right away there could be some discrepancy, but usually," The Doctor began, "Her water should break any minute now."

"And you're just mentioning this now?!" Hank cried, alarm in his voice.

"Well, I just found out the due date was today a minute ago." The Doctor replied, standing up, "I think I have some supplies for this sort of things in the TARDIS. Never know when you'll need assist a home delivery."

"I'll get anything we could use from the Hummer." Divya said, jumping up.

"I'll go with you," Hank said, fallowing her out the door.

"I'll get some towels." Ace said, getting up.

"Well, what should I do?" Even asked

"Stay with Gilda," The Doctor instructed from outside.

Even got up the arm of the couch, sat down beside Gilda and said, "Don't worry, Gilda, we will make sure you and unborn baby get through this. We will lay down our lives in your defense if we have to."

"Even, she's not giving birth to the kid that's gonna stop the apocalypse." Divya commented, setting a bottle of rubbing alcohol down on the floor.

"Even so Divya, she might need defending,' Even insisted, "And we might have to die doing it!"

"Even-" Gilda whispered.

"What is it, sweetheart?" Even asked. Then he looked down as saw what it was a line of clear fluid ran down her bare foot.

Gilda was about to go into a labor.