By the time that the Doctor made it into the kitchen, Jack had made him a cup of tea along with sausage, eggs, and bacon. Jack smiled upon seeing the Time Lord. His body was flush from the shower and his hair was still a mess from the shower. He had only bothered to put his trousers on, not caring if he fully dressed. The smile quickly faded as the Doctor took one breath of the kitchen, visibly paling. He turned running as quickly as he could back towards his room. Jack sighed cleaning up the kitchen. He toasted a few pieces of bread, slathering one with marmalade. He picked up the cup of tea, along with the plate of bread carrying them to the Doctor's room.
"Sorry," The Doctor whispered as Jack entered the room. His eyes were slightly red now and he looked miserable as he sat on the edge of his bed.
"It's alright, it is to be expected," Jack responded handing him the plate. The Doctor took it picking up the piece of plain toast first. He bit into it, letting the toast calm his stomach before moving onto the one he really wanted. "So was this just normal morning sickness or should I avoid making you sausage and eggs from now on?"
"I don't know," the Doctor answered with a shrug. The food smelled delicious as he came down the corridor but as soon as he entered the kitchen he had felt his stomach flip. He took another bite of the plain toast before daring to move to the marmalade covered piece. The sticky sweetness of the marmalade flooded his mouth and his stomach welcomed the piece. He happily devoured the rest of it in as few bites as possible both disgusting Jack and impressing him at the same time.
"You're disgusting, you know that," Jack asked him. The Doctor smiled at him, his mouth still full of food. Jack shook his head. Picking up the Doctor's plate he headed towards the kitchen. The Doctor followed him with his cup of tea in hand. Going into the kitchen, he emptied the cold remains down the sink and then made himself another cup as he connected with the TARDIS causing a frown to cross his face.
"Jack, where's Kui'la?" He asked as the TARDIS informed him she wasn't in her room playing or anywhere else aboard the TARDIS like he thought she was.
"She is out with Tosh working on math for the rift," Jack explained. The Doctor frowned.
"Are you sure that is a good idea?" The Doctor questioned. While he had no doubt that Kui'la could help them with the math, didn't want them relying on her to figure out the difficult equations. He also didn't want her to spend her whole time studying or working with Tosh. He wanted her to have the childhood that he never had full of laughter, happiness, and joy. She would never cry alone in a barn at night because she felt alone and had been reminded once again how she would never live up to her older brother's accomplishments. Where she was scolded for running in the fields rather than studying for the academy.
"She likes helping Tosh and Tosh enjoys teaching her. They have been working on the math for the rift. Then after Tosh has been helping her learn to read," Jack explained.
"She knows how to read," The Doctor informed him. Jack furrowed his brow in confusion
"She has trouble reading because it's hard," Jack responded. He had tried several times to get Kui'la to read with him while she was in the hub and she always told him she didn't want to. After a few days, he sat her down and asked her why she didn't like to read. When she told him that reading was hard he asked Tosh to assist her in learning how to read since the Doctor didn't seem interested in giving her a traditional schooling.
"Did she tell you that?" The Doctor laughed. Jack nodded as he even looked more confused by the Doctor finding humor in his statement. "Kui'la is able to read English just fine. It is circular Gallifreyan that she has trouble with."
"I can see why. I've studied your notes that you leave on the monitor but I couldn't decipher them," Jack commented. He had seen the Doctor reading and writing in his native language but couldn't even begin to understand it. He was tempted to ask the Doctor to teach him how to read it but he doubted that the Doctor would. The Doctor always changed the subject when it came to anything about his home planet.
"And you weren't supposed to. I write those notes for myself," the Doctor explained slightly irritated that Jack had tried. He wasn't sure why he was irritated but he felt it clearly. He stood up going to leave his room and find his daughter. As he did though, he heard Jack's vortex manipulator beep. He narrowed his eyes as he turned around to look at Jack.
"I disabled that the last time I saw you, so since when does your manipulator work?" The Doctor questioned the immortal.
"It doesn't. I'm not sure why it is beeping," Jack admitted. He hit the button and the image of a man appeared. He recognized him instantly. They had been friends at the academy and had spent five years together stuck in a time loop living the same two weeks over and over again.
"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope," John concluded. Jack stood up heading towards the door.
"I'm sorry, Doc, I have to go," Jack told the Time Lord as he walked into the corridor. The Doctor followed behind him.
"Who is he?" The Doctor questioned curious about why the man had contacted Jack via his manipulator.
"It doesn't matter. Just wait here. I will be back soon," Jack responded as he stepped into his office. The Doctor followed Jack to the top of the stairs waiting as he watched Jack leave the hub. Once he was gone he called down to Kui'la. She ran up to him and together they entered the TARDIS.
"Where are we going?" She asked excitedly as she took her seat on the captain's chair.
"To find your papa," the Doctor answered. After setting the TARDIS to follow Jack's vortex manipulator, he pulled the hand brake to send her on her way.