Hey guys! I just wanted to say thank you before we got into the chapter because you guys had some great feedback for the last chapter and I really appreciate it! I'm really glad you guys liked the original bit, I assure you it will not be last one lol. Would you guys be interested in seeing more chapters with Theta and Koschei in it? Anyways, on to the comments!

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Rosealyn: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I really wanted to show some of the more fluffier aspects of their friendship because Audrey's been through a lot in the last few chapters and I think she just needed someone to laugh with lol. And with all the stress about spoilers and whatnot, I think it was good for her to be with a Doctor who didn't have anything to hide from her because he didn't know anything about her. Hope you enjoy this chapter!

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Pastel-Potatoes: I'm glad you liked it! Audrey is one of my favorite characters to write for and I really enjoy fleshing out her backstory, so I'm glad I'm not boring everyone with that lol. And since the Doctor has known Audrey for so long I think it's fun to show their extensive background with each other. Thank you for your comment and I hope you enjoy this chapter!

"This seems like a very bad idea," Audrey piped up. She sat in the captain's chair of the console room, watching as the Doctor bounced around the console. The silence of the room was occasionally broken up by him calling an instruction back to her or the sounds of the TARDIS.

"Nah, you'll do fine," The Doctor replied, waving her off.

The Doctor let go of the hammer attached to the console, letting it swing back on the string it was tied to. As he made his way around to where Audrey sat, his foot got caught on the string and he lost his balance. He just managed to catch himself on the edge of the console as Audrey laughed.

"Not me, you."

The Doctor ignored her last comment, "In the future, you know how to fly the TARDIS. From my point of view, you knew how to fly her before I did. Back then, you said to me-"

"Spoilers!" Audrey interjected before he could finish his sentence.

"Anyways," He continued, "You never say who taught you. Only that you 'learned from the very best.' So, I'm going to teach you."

"Oh, so I'm learning from the very best, am I?"

The Doctor gave her a wide grin, "Yeah, pretty much."

Audrey laughed, "Ok, then, oh-wise-one, show me how it's done."

Giving the Doctor permission to show off was like giving a kid the key to a candy store. Without a moment of hesitation, he was putting on a show, running around the console in a way that seemed both exaggerated and natural all at the same time. It was a sight that Audrey was familiar with and now it had an extra layer added to it because she was trying to memorize the things he was doing and which buttons he was pressing.

"Pick somewhere. Anywhere in this universe," The Doctor called back to her.

"Santorini," Audrey said from the top of her head. At the strange look the Doctor gave her, Audrey elaborated, "The only vacation my family went on. It was the first thing that came to mind."

"Ας πάμε, αγάπη μου," The Doctor replied.

Audrey's eyes went wide, "You speak Greek!"

"Come here, I'll show you how it works."

"I think I'm more interested in hearing you speak more Greek than I am anything else at the moment."

"Later."

Audrey dramatically feigned disappointment before getting up and standing next to the Doctor at the console. He walked her through the steps that he had already made and then the next couple, and then she heard the sound of the TARDIS dematerializing. She held onto the edge of the console in an attempt to stay balanced.

When they landed, the Doctor offered his hand to Audrey and they both eagerly hurried to the doors. Audrey pulled them open to be greeted with the sight of a narrow tourist-filled street that was lined with shops. It looked very much like it had when she had gone with her family, lots of people milling about enjoying the beautiful sights.

"Oh, look, there it is. Brilliant," The Doctor said, in a tone that sounded like he didn't believe they would actually reach their intended destination. She supposed with his track record, it could be a surprise that there weren't any detours.

Audrey was almost sad when they closed the doors to the TARDIS. It was so beautiful outside that she was tempted to postpone this whole piloting lesson in favor of soaking in the sunshine. However, she was just as excited to learn about flying the TARDIS.

The two of them stood at the console with giddy smiles. Audrey's eyes were scanning the controls, trying to remember the functions of each of them, and nodding to herself when she was almost sure she knew.

"Pick a destination, any destination," Audrey announced, flourishing her arm in a theatrical manner. It managed to draw a laugh out of the Doctor, which was her intention, and he appeared to think for a moment.

"Argentina," He answered.

"Lo tienes, querido," Audrey responded smugly.

"You speak Spanish," The Doctor commented. A smirk was pulling on the ends of his lips, but he was trying not to let her see. Audrey felt her smugness deflate when she realized who she was talking to. Firstly, she was almost positive that the Doctor knew most things about her, including the languages she spoke. Secondly, he probably spoke it as well.

Audrey frowned, "It's not as fun when you know what I'm saying."

Focusing back on the task at hand, Audrey ran through the controls one more time in her head before preparing herself. The Doctor was hovering over her shoulder and making her nervous, so she shooed him away. Reluctantly, he took a few steps back.

"Don't even think about asking Sexy for help!" He warned.

"Why I would never!" Audrey said with faux shock. She patted the console affectionately and lowered her voice so the Doctor wouldn't hear her, "You'll help me right, Lovely?"

There was a quiet noise of affirmation that made Audrey smile to herself.

"I heard that!" The Doctor objected.

"Well, it was worth a try."

Audrey didn't know how long the two of them spent flying the TARDIS. They didn't ever make it Argentina, actually. They made it to Chile, Bolivia, and Uruguay, but somehow completely missed Argentina each time. They spent more time messing around than they did actually learning, which Audrey didn't mind. It was intimidating at first because there seemed to be so many controls and things you needed to know, but the Doctor was a good teacher. Once she understood the basics, she felt more comfortable with doing it on her own. It was far from easy, though.

"Exactly like that!" The Doctor cheered.

He and Audrey shared a victorious look, both of them thinking that maybe this time Argentina would be waiting for them outside the TARDIS doors. Audrey was just about to head to the exit when a familiar pain started in her head.

The Doctor frowned, "But we're not done yet."

"Don't look at me like that," Audrey laughed. "I don't control this. You'll have to take it up with-"

Audrey cut herself off with a groan of pain and had to squeeze her eyes shut against the bright light. The pain in her head grew even worse for a moment before it faded altogether. When she opened her eyes, she was somewhere else.

"Someone else," Audrey finished, even though he wasn't there to hear her.

She wasn't in the TARDIS like most other times. She was standing in the middle of a plainly decorated room with stairs that lead down to large windows that overlooked Earth. Two familiar figures stood in front of the window, the taller one wearing a dark leather jacket and the smaller blonde girl wearing a pink jacket. Neither of them had noticed her arrival, they were too distracted by the view in front of them. Admittedly, it was an incredibly sight.

"You lot, you spend all your time thinking about dying, like you're going to get killed by eggs or beef or global warming or asteroids. But you never take time to imagine the impossible, the maybe you survive," The Doctor told Rose. "This is the year five-point-five slash apple slash twenty-six. Five billion years in your future, and this is the day-"

He looked down at his watch, "Hold on."

In front of them, the sun flared and turned a vibrant shade of red. Swirls of all different hues mixed together to create the wondrous sight before them. Audrey couldn't see their faces from here, but she knew that Rose would be in awe and the Doctor would be wearing the same grin as always, the one where he was admiring the wonders of the universe and was so proud to be standing witness to it.

"This is the day the Sun expands. Welcome to the end of the world."

"Oh, you just love to be dramatic, don't you, Doctor?" Audrey called down to him in a teasing way. Both he and Rose spun around at the sound of her voice, the former grinning excitedly while Rose still seemed to be reeling about what the Doctor had just told her.

In a moment, the Doctor had bounded up the steps to join Audrey on the top platform. His arms wound around her waist tightly as he pulled her in for a hug. Audrey, who was slowly but surely learning to welcome to constant shows of affection, hugged him back.

"Where've you just bee then?" He asked.

"Ah, you know, here and there. Mostly your future, quite far too, I think. You're always getting into trouble and I, as always, have to save your ass."

"I'm sure it's the other way around."

"It was more of a joint effort I'd say."

"Well, I'm glad you're here, you'll like this bit," He told her as he brushed past her and walked out the door. Audrey rolled her eyes at his retreating form and turned to Rose.

"Hello, dear, didn't even get to say hi to you yet. You know how he is," She said with a smile while she pulled Rose in for a hug too. The other girl's arms came up to awkwardly pat Audrey on the back, making her pull back in realization, "Oh, right, time travel. You have met me before, yes?"

"Uh- yeah. Um, once."

"Ok, so early days. Good to know."

The Doctor, who probably hadn't noticed they hadn't followed him until he was halfway down the corridor, poked his head around the door.

"What're you two standing around chatting for?" He questioned, "Come on!"

Just like that he was gone again. Audrey rolled her eyes and turned to face Rose. The girl looked so young and overwhelmed by everything, a much different Rose than the one she had last seen. Then again, she figured this was the very start of their adventures together, which meant Rose hadn't had much time to adjust. Audrey felt the urge to take her by the hand and make sure she was all right. Briefly, she wondered if that was the way the Doctor felt when a young version of her showed up.

"We better follow him," Audrey said to Rose with a smile, "God knows what sort of trouble that man gets into when left unsupervised."

Rose gave her a hesitant smile in response, meaning Audrey had achieved her goal.

They caught up to the Doctor in a corridor that was just as undecorated as the room they had been in previously. The whole place seemed to be spotlessly clean and devoid of all personal touches.

"So, when it says guests, does that mean people?" Rose asked as the three of them walked through the corridor.

"Depends on what you mean by people," The Doctor responded, making Rose look at him in confusion.

"I mean people. What do you mean?"

"Aliens," The Doctor and Audrey told her at the same time. At their synced speech, they both turned to smile at each other.

"What are they doing on board this spaceship? What's it all for?" Rose inquired.

"It's not really a spaceship, more like an observation deck. The great and the good are gathering to watch the planet burn," The Doctor answered. He pulled out his sonic screwdriver and used it on a panel in the wall.

"What for?" Audrey asked, curiously.

"Fun."

"That's a morbid sort of hobby."

When the door opened, the three of them walked into a large room that had floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Earth. Scattered around the room were display cases that held things Audrey didn't recognize.

"Mind you, when I say the great and good, what I mean is the rich."

"But hold on. They did this once on Newsround Extra. The sun expanding, that takes hundreds of years," Rose interjected as she moved closer to the window.

"Millions, but the planet is now property of the National Trust. They've been keeping it preserved. See down there?" The Doctor pointed, "Gravity satellites holding back the sun."

"The planet looks the same as ever. I thought the continents shifted and things."

"They did, and the Trust shifted them back. That's a classic Earth. But now the money's run out, nature takes over."

"How long's it got?" Rose asked.

"About half an hour and then the planet gets roasted," The Doctor told them. There was something in his voice that almost sounded excited. Audrey could tell that Rose picked up on it too, because her eyes went wide as she looked at him in bewilderment. Then, something in her demeanor changed.

"Is that why we're here? I mean, is that what you two do?" She asked, smiling, "Jump in at the last minute and save the Earth?"

"We're not saving it. Time's up."

"But what about the people?"

"It's empty. They're all gone. No one left."

"Just me, then," Rose said sadly, staring down at the planet below them. Earth, her home, was empty and they were about to watch it burn. From beside her, Audrey bumped her hip against Rose's with a playful smile.

"Hey, I'm human too, you know," Audrey reminded her.

The Doctor snorted, "No, you're not."

Rose looked between the two of them, clearly confused.

"Well…sort of human. Human plus," Audrey fumbled through the explanation before shaking her head, "I was born on Earth, that's what I mean."

Rose smiled, slightly surprised. He had assumed that the woman was an alien like the Doctor, with the way she talked sometimes, it was easy to think. She always seemed to know so much but Rose guessed that's what happened when you've travelled with the Doctor for as long as Audrey had.

"Who the hell are you?" A voice called out and the three of them turned to see a blue-skinned man striding towards them with a glare. Audrey's own eyes narrowed.

"Oh, that's nice, thanks," The Doctor commented drily.

"What a warm welcome," Audrey commented.

"But how did you get in? This is a maximum hospitality zone. The guests have disembarked, they're on their way any second now."

"That's us. We're guests. Look, I've got an invitation. Look. There, you see?" The Doctor told the man, pulling a small leather wallet out of his jacket so he could show him, "It's fine, you see? The Doctor plus two. I'm the Doctor, this is Audrey, and that's Rose Tyler. They're my plus two. Is that all right?"

The steward handed the paper back to the Doctor and Audrey leaned over, trying to see for herself what the psychic paper actually looked like. She only got a glimpse of it before the Doctor tucked it away into his jacket. From what she had seen, it was blank. That was odd though because, in the future, the Doctor had explained the psychic paper to her and said it displayed whatever the Doctor wanted them to see.

"Well, obviously," The Steward replied, "Apologies, et cetera. If you're on board, we'd better start. Enjoy."

As he walked over to the podium in the corner, the Doctor turned to the two girls.

"The paper's slightly psychic. It shows them whatever I want them to see. Saves a lot of time."

"Then how come it looked blank?" Audrey questioned and the Doctor only grinned at her.

"You're just too clever."

"He's blue," Rose interrupted.

"Yeah," The Doctor replied.

"Okay."

"We have in attendance the Doctor, Audrey, and Rose Tyler. All staff to their positions," The Steward announced from his podium. A group of blue people, only the size of children, poured into the room. They all filed out through the doors, only leaving two that were standing on either side of the entrance.

"Hurry, now, thank you. Quick as we can. Come along, come along," The Steward urged before he moved on to introduce the other guests who had just begun to arrive, "And now, might I introduce the next honored guest? Representing the Forest of Cheam, we have trees, namely, Jabe, Lute, and Coffa."

A bark-skinned woman appeared in the entry way, followed by two men flanking her sides. The woman wore a brightly colored gown while the two men wore matching black armor. It almost looked as if they were her body guards. Jabe, as the Steward had introduced the woman, did have an air about her that implied she was important enough to require bodyguards and the Doctor did say that the people here were all very rich.

"There will be an exchange of gifts representing peace. If you could keep the room circulating, thank. Next, from the solicitors Jolco and Jolco, we have the Moxx of Balhoon."

After Jabe, a platform was rolled into the room. On top of the platform sat a small blue man, who was controlling the platform through a small lever on the side of his seat.

"And next, from Financial Family Seven, we have the Adherents of the Repeated Meme."

Five people entered the room. They were all dressed head-to-toe in black robes that concealed their identity entirely. Just looking at them made Audrey slightly uneasy because they gave off the feeling that they were constantly staring at you, like painting whose eyes seemed to follow your movement.

The introductions continued on and brought many kinds of aliens into the room. There were some that looked more…well, alien than others, and those that seemed entirely normal except for a few slight quirks. With each passing moment, the room was becoming more and more diverse, bringing people from all over. The Doctor watched Audrey and Rose's reactions to each of the groups, seeming pleased with himself when he saw that they were speechless.

"A Gift of Peace. I bring you a cutting of my Grandfather," Jabe said as she and her entourage approached them. A small plant was handed to the Doctor, who took it gratefully and passed it to Rose.

"Thank you. Yes, gifts. Er," The Doctor patted himself down in search of anything that could be presented as a gift. When he came up short, he composed himself and said, "I give you in return air from my lungs."

Audrey tried to keep a straight face as she watched the Doctor blow a stream of air at the group. It had been quick thinking on the Doctor's part, but she still didn't think they were going to accept it. She was proven wrong, however, when Jabe smiled softly and eyed the Doctor.

"How…intimate," Jabe responded.

With one final glance over the Doctor, Jabe and her group went their separate ways. Audrey began to laugh the moment they were out of ear shot.

"From the Silver Devastation, the sponsor of the main event, please welcome the Face of Boe," The Steward announced.

Audrey's ears perked up at those words and she turned to the door just as a tank was being wheeled in. The Face of Boe was just as she remembered him in New New York. Momentarily, she was shocked to see him, given the fact that he had died the last time she'd seen him, but then she was reminded about the nonlinear progression of her life and it made sense.

She grinned, "The Face of Boe!"

When Rose and the Doctor shot her curious looks, Audrey couldn't help but feel proud that she knew something they didn't. Audrey was about to make her way over to the Face of Boe when someone else approached them for the exchanging of gifts.

"The Moxx of Balhoon," The Doctor greeted as the blue alien on the platform stopped in front of them.

"My felicitations on this historical happenstance. I give you the gift of bodily salivas," He said before spitting directly in Rose's eye, causing her to flinch. The Doctor and Audrey leaned against each other as they tried to hold in their laughter, but their shoulders were visibly shaking from the effort to hold it back.

"Thank you very much," The Doctor told the Moxx of Balhoon with a small laugh.

Lastly, the Adherents of the Repeated Meme made their way towards Audrey, Rose, and the Doctor. Audrey was watching them suspiciously and the Doctor, as usual, had approached the situation with an open mind, treating them no different than how he had treated the others. He went through the same spiel that he had given Jabe about the 'air from his lungs', though this time he encouraged Audrey and Rose to do it too.

"A gift of peace in all good faith," The Repeated Meme said in a low voice, handing the Doctor a metal ball.

"And the sinister aliens get even creepier," Audrey commented under her breath. The Adherents moved on to the next group and the Doctor handed Audrey the ball. She observed it carefully but saw nothing visibly wrong with it.

"And last but not least, out very special guest. Ladies and gentlemen, and trees and multiforms, consider the Earth below. In memory of this dying world, we call forth the last Human. The Lady Cassandra O'Brien Dot Delta Seventeen."

If there was one person that night who could've gotten a reaction out of Rose and Audrey, it was Cassandra. As the so-called 'Last Human' it was obvious that the two actual humans in the room would be interested, but Cassandra was nothing like they expected.

The doors pulled back to reveal a thin piece of skin that was stretched to fill a metal frame on wheels. Two men dressed in hazard suits followed behind her, carrying spray machines. Audrey's eyes had gone wide, along with Rose, and the Doctor seemed to be reveling in their surprise.

"Oh, now, don't stare," Cassandra giggled. "I know, I know it's shocking, isn't it? I've had my chin completely taken away and look at the difference. Look how think I am. Thin and dainty. I don't look a day over two thousand. Moisturize me. Moisturize me."

"What the hell is she?" Audrey whispered to the Doctor. Everyone in the room was silent as one of Cassandra's servants sprayed a clear mist over her.

"The last human, apparantly," The Doctor replied simply.

"But it's not really it's…"

"Truly, I am the last Human. My father was a Texan, my mother was from the Artic Desert. They were born on the Earth and were the last to be buried in its soil. I have come to honor them and say goodbye."

As Cassandra's servants were dabbing away her tears, Rose had circled around the room and come to a stop behind Cassandra's frame.

"But behold. I bring gifts. From Earth itself, the last remaining ostrich egg. Legend says it had a wingspan of fifty feet and blew fire from its nostrils. Or was that my third husband?" Cassandra jested, making the crowd laugh politely, "Oh, no. Oh, don't laugh. I'll get laughter lines. And here, another rarity."

From the hallway, a juke box was wheeled into the room. Cassandra introduced it as an IPod, saying that it played classical music from humanity's 'greatest composers'. Audrey couldn't tell if the error in facts was due to how things got lost in translation over centuries or if Cassandra wasn't as genuine as she seemed. Regardless, she had an attendant work the juke box and soon the first notes of a song were filling the room.

Audrey scoffed, "I'd hardly called 'Tainted Love' a classic."

Beside her, the Doctor was bobbing his head in time to the music. He made a face at her criticism of the song, but still tried to get her to dance along with him. Even though she pretended to be annoyed, Audrey had to admit that he looked adorable.

"Refreshments will now be served. Earth Death in thirty minutes," The Steward reminded them. The guests began to interact again and Audrey when Audrey saw that the Face of Boe was alone, she turned to the Doctor.

"I'll be back in a second. There's someone I have to say hi to."

The Face of Boe had something about him that made him seem perpetually tired. Audrey thought it might have been due to his drooping eyes that peered through the murky liquid in his tank. Or maybe he was just old. Still, he managed to seem open to conversation, which made Audrey less hesitant about approaching him.

"Hi, this might sound weird but... have we met before or…?" Audrey trailed off.

"Yes," The Face of Boe replied in her mind, "I have seen you many times throughout my life. Although, I must say it's been a very long time since our last meeting."

Audrey managed a smile, "Ah, well, that's how it is with most of my friends."

"How many times have you met me?" He asked.

"Just once," Audrey said without delving into more detail. How could you stand and pretend like everything was normal when you'd seen the person in front of you die sometime in their future?

"Do not worry. There are plenty of adventures to come."

"Yeah, I get that impression."

Without meaning too, Audrey's eyes drifted over to the Doctor. He was still bobbing his head along to the music and when he saw her looking at him, he grinned and gave her a thumbs up. A smile found its way onto Audrey's face as she looked away. It was just like the Face of Boe said, there were plenty of adventures to come. On one hand, she loved the idea of getting to spend the rest of her life through a series of adventures with the Doctor at her side. Then, on the other hand, she was in a universe where she knew so little and the man she was with seemed to have nothing but knowledge. Even knowledge about her that she didn't know.

"You will learn to trust him and let him into your heart, as you always have. The world would be a much darker place without the Doctor and Audrey there, together," The Face of Boe told her wisely. His expression didn't change but something gave Audrey the feeling that he was smiling.

Audrey nodded, "Thank you."

Out of the corner of her eye, Audrey saw Rose hurrying out the of the room. Audrey excused herself from the Face of the Boe quickly and met the Doctor in the middle of the room. Just as they were about to exit the rom, Jabe stopped them.

"Doctor," She intervened. Multicolored light hit them as the device in Jabe's hands flashed, "Thank you."

Both of them were too concerned about Rose to wonder what Jabe had done. The left the woman behind to stare at her device in disbelief as it showed her results that she didn't think we possible. Her eyes shot up to look for the couple, but they were gone.

Rose was in the same observation room they had been in before. She looked surprised that they had come after her and something in her demeanor made her seem distant. The Doctor sat on one of the steps across the aisle from Rose and looked over at her in concern. Audrey felt the need to comfort the younger girl, but knew that Rose was overwhelmed and might not appreciate being crowded, so she chose the seat next to the Doctor instead.

"What do you think, then?" The Doctor asked.

"Great. Yeah, fine. Once you get past the slightly psychic paper," Rose paused for a second before saying, "They're just so alien. The aliens are so alien. You look at 'em and they're alien."

"Good thing I didn't take you to the Deep South."

Rose tilted her head, "Where are you from?"

Since they had already established that Audrey was from Earth, she knew the question wasn't directed at her. One look at the Doctor's face and Audrey wished the question had been for her. She knew it was a sensitive subject, one that he was probably not willing to get into at the moment, so she put a hand on his arm in a show of support. He reached up to cover it with his own hand almost instantly.

"All over the place," The Doctor answered vaguely as he squeezed Audrey's hand.

"They all speak English," Rose pointed out.

The Doctor perked up, "No, you just hear English. It's a gift of the TARDIS. The telepathic field, gets inside your brain and translates."

"It's inside my brain?" Rose asked. At Rose's confusion, Audrey smiled. It was only a short time ago that Rose had been explaining this concept to Audrey and now Audrey was getting to see the moment she learned it herself.

"Isn't it brilliant? I mean these people are from all over the universe, but you are able to communicate with them just like anyone else," Audrey exclaimed.

"Your machine gets inside my head. It gets inside and it changes my mind, and you didn't even ask?"

"I didn't think about it like that," The Doctor said, surprised at the angry tone that Rose had adopted. Audrey had to admit that she hadn't expected that kind of reaction from Rose either.

"No, you were too busy thinking up cheap shots about the Deep South," Rose replied heatedly, "Who are you, then, Doctor? What are you called? What sort of alien are you?"

It was easy to see that this was going to go very bad, very quick. Audrey tried to cut in, "Rose, listen-"

"I'm just the Doctor."

"From what planet?"

The Doctor laughed, "Well, it's not as if you'll know where it is!"

"Where are you from?" Rose pushed.

"This is who I am, right here, right now, all right? All that counts is here and now, and this is me," The Doctor raised his voice. A hand was placed on his shoulder as Audrey tried her best to calm him down, but both he and Rose were too far into it to listen to her.

"Yeah, and I'm here too because you brought me here, so just tell me," Rose yelled. Audrey's hand fell back to her side as the Doctor stormed off down the steps of the room. Tension was high in the air and Audrey knew she shouldn't make it worse, but she couldn't help it.

"You need to cut it out, all right?" Audrey told Rose angrily.

Rose's eyes were wide, "I-what-"

"I get that you're a bit overwhelmed. Believe me, I've been there. That's understandable, but it doesn't mean you can take it out on him. You chose to travel with him and just because you're here does not give you the right to demand to know everything about his life."

Rose at least had the decency to look somewhat ashamed of her actions after Audrey's words. Before Audrey said something she didn't mean, she headed down to the window where the Doctor stood. They both stared straight ahead, but the tension in the air dissipated slightly.

"All right?" Audrey asked.

"Fine," The Doctor answered gruffly. Audrey felt his eyes on her as he gave her a side glance.

She nodded, "Good."

Cautiously, Rose approached the two of them. It was clear that she was uncomfortable and didn't know how to precede.

"Alright," Rose conceded, sounding sheepish, "As my mate Shareen says, don't argue with the designated driver. Can't exactly call for a taxi. There's no signal. We're out of range. Just a bit."

"Tell you what," The Doctor finally said. He plucked the cell phone from Rose's hands and slid the back panel off of it. "With a little bit of jiggery pokery-"

"Is that a technical term, jiggery pokery?" Rose joked.

"Yeah, I came first in jiggery pokery. What about you?"

"No, I failed hullabaloo."

After attaching a strange object to the battery of Rose's phone, the Doctor handed it back to her with a smug look. The phone screen lit up with her mother's contact information, causing Rose to glance between the Doctor and Audrey in confusion. Eventually, she pressed call and held it to her ear. Her mother's voice answered on the other end shortly.

Rose stepped away from the two of them as she spoke to her mother excitedly. The Doctor watched her, seeming proud of his accomplishment, and Audrey watched in fascination. On instinct, she traced the outline of her own cellphone in her pocket. It was a habit from her old world that she hadn't quite kicked. Keeping it on her was useless since there was never any use for it. Maybe…

"Doesn't work with alternate universes. I'm sorry," The Doctor spoke up. Audrey looked up, seeing that he was watching her with sympathetic eyes.

She grimaced, "Yeah. Yeah, I didn't think it would."

Instead, Audrey focused on Rose. The teenager was stuck between being amazed at the technology and being happy to hear her mother's voice. Audrey imagined what it would be like to talk to her own mother again. She would have been livid at Audrey for missing Phoebe's recital, then angry that she couldn't come home. Sadness would come last, it always did, and Audrey imagined the way she would've cried. At least Audrey would've been able to tell them what happened to her, rather than leave them wondering for the rest of their lives.

The shaking of the space station is what brought Audrey out of her own thoughts. She glanced over at the Doctor and Rose to see if they noticed that she had checked out of the conversation, but they hadn't.

"That's not s'posed to happen," The Doctor remarked, raising an eyebrow. Curiosity was evident in his tone and the look he wore.

"Course not," Audrey grumbled as the Doctor grabbed her hand. "Well, here we go again."