Imogen sat on the edge of the bed looking at the Doctor worriedly. He seemed restless and he had a sheen of sweat on his skin. She didn't have be an expert to know that those weren't good signs. Imogen looked up when Rose entered the room with a flannel. "Thanks", she said when the blonde gave it over.

"Any change?" Rose asked.

"He's worse", Imogen replied quietly as she dabbed the flannel on the Doctor's forehead "only one heart beating" she glanced up at her friend "this is all my fault".

"Yes", Rose said coldly "it is" and with that she left the room.

"How is he?" Jackie asked when he daughter joined herself and Mickey in the living room.

"He's worse than before", Rose replied sadly sitting down on the arm of a chair. She and her mother watched the TV for a moment before Mickey got her attention with

"Here we go, pilot fish" Rose got up to have a look at the laptop screen "Scavengers, like the Doctor said. Harmless. They're tiny. But the point is, the little fish swim alongside the big fish".

"Do you mean like sharks?" Rose asked.

"Great big sharks. So, what the Doctor means is, we had them… now we get that" the animation of a shark on the screen snaps viciously.

"Something is coming…" unknown to everyone except Jackie, the TV screen goes slightly static "How close?"

"There's no way of telling, but the pilot fish don't swim far from their daddy", Mickey explained.

Jackie watches as a distorted image appears of the television screen "So, it's close?" Rose asked Mickey.

"Funny sort of rocks", Jackie remarked.

Rose turned her attention to the screen "that's not rocks…" as the image becomes clearer, she edges closer to the TV.

"….coming live from the depths of space on Christmas morning"

The image suddenly becomes clear revealing an alien. It roared at them making all three humans gasp and jump backwards.

"The face of an alien life form was transmitted live tonight on BBC1"

"Imogen get out here!" Rose called. As much as she didn't particularly like her at the moment, she knew that Imogen seemed to have this ability of knowing things.

"What is it?" Imogen asked.

"Do you know what that is?" Rose asked gesturing to the screen.

Imogen shook her head "I don't know, sorry" she then noticed Mickey's laptop "Mickey can I borrow that?"

"Sure", the young man replied.

Imogen took his seat at the table and started typing away with Mickey watching. Rose chose to watch the TV but every so often she glanced over at the table to Imogen. She came over when Mickey called her. "Imogen managed to get access to the military. They're tracking a spaceship. It's big, it's fast, and it's coming this way", the man reported.

"Coming for what, though? The Doctor?" Rose questioned.

"They won't get him", Imogen said determined.

"Not sure you're the right person to keep him safe", Rose sneered "After all, you failed to save him on Satellite 5".

"I tried Rose", Imogen said.

"Not hard enough", Rose shot back.

Imogen opened her mouth to answer back when an image of four aliens popped up on to the screen. They started to talk and surprisingly, Imogen could understand them. "Huh. That's new", she remarked.

"What?" Mickey asked.

"I could understand them", Imogen said.

"Really? What did they say?" Mickey asked, interested.

"People. You belong to us. To the Sycorax. We own you. We now possess your land, your minerals, your precious stones. You will surrender or they will die. Sycorax strong, Sycorax mighty, Sycorax rock", Imogen recited.

"Sycorax rock?" Mickey laughed "they actually said that?"

"Yep", Imogen said with a smile.

"Fascinating", Rose muttered.

"I'm going to check on the Doctor", Imogen said and quickly excused herself.

"I don't understand what they're saying", Rose told Mickey "The Tardis translates alien languages inside my head, all the time, wherever I am".

"So why isn't it doing it now?" Mickey questioned.

"I don't know. Must be the Doctor. Like he's part of the circuit, and he's…he's broken. And it's all Imogen's fault", Rose said, making sure she said the last part loud enough for the brunette in the next room could hear her.

"She's right. It is all my fault", Imogen said to the Doctor. She took his hand "I'm a stupid, idiotic human" tears started to run down her face "And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry".

When Rose went to look in on the Doctor several hours later, she found Imogen in a chair fast asleep holding onto the Time Lord's hand. "The Doctor wouldn't do this", she said to Mickey, her voice shaking slightly "The old Doctor, the proper Doctor, he'd wake up. He'd save us" Rose nodded towards the sleeping girl "and he's not here because of her".

"Why are you being like this? Blaming Imogen for the Doctor's state? She wasn't the one who woke him early. Maybe if you'd just given her the sonic when that tree attacked, the Doctor may be awake right now and able to help us. And instead of blaming Imogen for the fact that the Doctor has changed, you should be grateful that they both came back alive" Rose stared at Mickey, surprised at how he was defending the violet eyed teen "you're supposed to be her friend Rose, her best friend. You of all people shouldn't be jumping to conclusions. For all you know Imogen may have succeed in saving the Doctor from the Daleks. But the way she possibly she did it was going seriously harm or perhaps kill her if the Doctor hadn't save her life. Maybe you need to think about that".

Rose watched him walk away still rather stunned by his little speech. She turned her attention back to the sleeping pair wondering if like Mickey had said, she just to conclusions far too quickly without getting the whole story.

Imogen jerked awake when the ground started to shake. She looks around room noting that the windows had been smashed. As the Doctor was ok, or as ok as he could be in his current state, she left the room to investigate. She along with Jackie, Mickey and Rose plus several other people stare up at the large spaceship. "We've got to get to the TARDIS", Imogen said to Rose. The blonde teen looked at her for a moment before nodding in agreement. The two girls race back into the flat.

Rose strode into the bedroom with the sleeping Time Lord and pulled the duvet off him. "Mickey, we're going to carry him. Mum, get your stuff, and get some food. Imogen help her" the brunette nodded "We're going"

"Where to?" Mickey asked.

"The TARDIS", Imogen replied.

"What're we going to do in there?" Jackie asked.

"Hide", Rose answered.

"Is that it?!" Jackie exclaimed.

"Until I get some sort of feeling or Naiyah pops up and tells me what to do, hiding is the best plan we've got", Imogen said ushering Jackie out the room.

"What does even that mean?" Jackie questioned as the two busied themselves gathering supplies.

"I honestly don't know", Imogen answered "all I know is that the Time Lady is very helpful, so is those little 'feelings'. She picked up a mug to move it when she stopped and stared at the small amount of tea sitting in the bottom. "Jackie you wouldn't happen to have a thermos would you?"

"Of course I do" Jackie rooted around in a cupboard and handed it over when she found it "what do you need it for?"

"Tea. It's essential", Imogen answered.

"You're right there, it is", Jackie agreed. As Imogen was making the tea, Jackie continued packing more stuff into plastic bags. It wasn't long before all of them were heading out of the door, Jackie and Imogen loaded with bags while Rose and Mickey carried the Doctor.

On the way to the TARDIS, Jackie dropped one of her bags. "Mum, will you just leave that stuff and give us a hand?" Rose said to her when Jackie tried to pick up the fallen bag with her hands still full.

"It's food! You said we need f…"

"Just leave it!" Rose interrupted. Imogen set down her bags so she could unlock the TARDIS. She picked up the supplies as Mickey and Rose carried the Doctor inside.

"No chance you know how fly this thing?" Mickey asked Imogen after he and Rose placed the Doctor on the floor.

"Sorry Mickey, 'fraid I don't", Imogen said regretfully.

"So, what do we do? Just sit here?" Mickey questioned.

"That's as good as it gets", Rose said clearly frustrated with the situation.

Jackie produced the thermos of tea Imogen made from one of the bags "Right, here we go. Nice cup of tea", she said.

"Mmm, the solution to everything…" Rose said sarcastically.

"Tea is very essential Rose. Especially in an alien invasion" Imogen said taking the thermos from Jackie "why don't you get the rest of the food?" she suggested "you'll never know how long we'll have to be in here".

Jackie nodded in agreement and left. The second she did, Imogen went over to the door and closed it. "Right, you two start pushing buttons", she instructed.

"You getting a feeling?" Rose asked.

"Yep" Rose smiled and started doing what Imogen said.

"You can stop pushing buttons now", Imogen told Rose and Mickey after two minutes of doing just that.

"Why did you want us to do that?" Mickey asked.

"So we'll get beamed aboard the Sycorax ship. We can't exactly save the planet from the Powell Estate", Imogen explained.

"You mean we're on the ship? Right now?" Rose asked.

"Should be" Imogen replied unscrewing the lid of the thermos "or we will be soon" she poured out the tea around the Doctor's head. "Right, you two stay here", she said getting up.

"Hold on, you're going out there? On your own?" Mickey asked following her down the ramp.

"Yes", Imogen replied.

"Wrong. I'm going out there with you", Mickey corrected.

"Mickey I need you and Rose safe. Which means you stay here", Imogen said firmly.

"There is no way I'm letting you deal with the scary aliens all by yourself", Mickey countered.

"No chance you'll change your mind?" Imogen asked.

"Nope", Mickey answered.

Imogen sighed "alright. Just let me do the talking" she turned to Rose "I'm sorry Rose, for everything. Do me a favour, close the door after we leave. Don't want the Sycorax getting in" with that she and Mickey left the TARDIS.

Almost immediately they were grabbed by the Sycorax. The leader points at Imogen and says "the violet eyed girl. She has the clever blue box. Therefore, she speaks for your planet"

"But she can't", Harriet protested.

"Yes, I can", Imogen stepped forward and Harriet grabbed her arm.

"They'll kill you", the woman hissed.

"Well, I guess I'll have to talk quickly then", Imogen said removing Harriet's hand from her arm.

"Good luck", Mickey said quietly.

Imogen took several steps towards the Sycorax leader as she did so, she noticed Naiyah standing off to the side. "I address the leader of the Sycorax under the contract laid out in convention 15 of the Shadow Proclamation", the brunette started and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Naiyah nod as if she approved her words "You think that you could just show up, hold a portion of the world hostage and not expect there to be consequences? It may not seem like it but this brilliant, amazing planet has a protector and trust me when I say, it's in your best interest to let the hostages go. Right now. Oh and I were you, after letting the hostages go, I'd leave this planet pronto and don't ever come back".

Imogen stole a look at the girl who gave her another nod of approval. The child, whoever she was, seemed to like what she'd said to the Sycorax leader. There was a moment of silence before all the Sycorax burst into laughter. "You are very, very funny", the Sycorax leader told Imogen "And now you're going to die", he added a little more angrily.

"Leave her alone!" Harriet shouted at the same time Mickey said

"Don't touch her!"

The two tried to run forward to come to Imogen's aid but they were restrained by Sycorax. The Sycorax leader continues to speak, circling the violet eyed teen as he did so. "Did you think you were clever to threaten us?" the leader raised his arms "We are the Sycorax, we stride the darkness" the alien hissed at Imogen who didn't even flinch. "Next to us you are but a wailing child. If you are the best your planet can offer as a champion, then your world will be gutted and your people enslaved"

"Hold on, that's English", Alex, the man who'd been translating what the Sycorax leader had been saying.

"He's talking English", Harriet repeated.

A smile crept onto Imogen's face, she knew what that meant "before you do the whole world gutting and people enslaving there's one teeny tiny thing I want to point out. You're speaking English"

"I would never dirty my tongue with your primitive bile!" the leader spat.

"You can definitely here English, right?" Imogen asked Alex and Harriet.

"Yes"

"Absolutely"

Imogen turned back to the Sycorax leader "see? They can definitely hear English", she said.

"I only speak Sycoraxic!" the Sycorax Leader said angrily.

"I know you do but I think you're missing the point. If they can hear English that means it's being translated…which means…" she broke off to turn towards the TARDIS. Mickey, Alex and Harriet followed suit. The doors to the TARDIS open and there stood the Doctor looking much better than he did before.

"Did you miss me?" he asked.

The Sycorax leader roared in fury and lashes his whip at the Doctor who catches it easily. He pulls it out of the alien's hands and tosses it away. You could have someone's eye out with that!"

The Sycorax tried to attack him with his staff and again the Doctor disarmed him. This time he snapped the staff in half and tossed he pieces away. "You just can't get the staff. Now, you, just wait. I'm busy", the Doctor said pointing warningly at the Sycorax leader. The Time Lord turned back to the humans. Rose slipped out of the TARDIS unnoticed by anyone except Naiyah.

"Mickey, hello!" the Doctor said cheerily "And Harriet Jones MP for Flydale North. Blimey, it's like This Is Your Life". The Doctor then turned his attention to Imogen "Tea! That's all I needed, a good cup of tea! Superheated infusion of free radicals and tannin. Just the thing for healing the synapses"

"I had a feeling it would help", Imogen said.

"Course you did. You alright?" the Doctor asked knowing how upset she'd been before having heard everything while in the coma.

"I'm fine", Imogen said quickly before the Doctor could say anything else, Harriet spoke.

"I'm sorry. Who is this?"

"I'm the Doctor", the Doctor replied.

"He's the Doctor", Imogen repeated.

"But what happened to my Doctor? Or is it a title that's just passed on?" Harriet questioned.

"I'm him. I'm literally him. Same man, new face. Well, new everything", the Doctor explained.

"But you can't be", Harriet insisted.

"Harriet Jones, we were trapped in Downing Street and the one thing that scared you wasn't the aliens…it wasn't the war…it was the thought of your mother being on her own"

"Oh, my God", Harriet breathed realising that this man in front of her was indeed the Doctor.

"Did you win the election?" the Doctor asked with a grin.

"Landslide majority", Harriet said smiling, rather pleased.

"If I might interrupt!" the Sycorax Leader said loudly.

They all spin around having completely forgotten all about him. "Yes! Sorry! Hello, big fella!" the Doctor greeted.

"Who exactly are you?" the Sycorax Leader demanded.

"Well, that's the question", the Doctor answered with a grin.

"I demand to know who you are!"

"I DON'T KNOW!" the Doctor bellowed back mimicking the leader's roar. He then relaxed "See, there's the thing. I'm the Doctor, but beyond that I…I just don't know. I literally do not know who I am. It's all untested. Am I funny? Am I sarcastic?" he looks at Imogen "Sexy?" he gave her a cheeky wink and she smiles back shyly "Right old misery? Life and soul? Right handed? Left handed? A gambler? A fighter? A coward? A traitor? A liar? A nervous wreck? I mean, judging by the evidence, I've certainly got a gob" The Doctor noticed a button "And how am I going to react when I see this" he points at it with an insane smile "a great big threatening button" he runs up the stairs laughing A Great Big Threatening Button Which Must Not Be Pressed Under Any Circumstances. Am I right? Let me guess. It's some sort of control matrix? Hmm? Hold on, what's feeding it?"

The Doctor crouched down and opens the door in the base of the pillar supporting the button "And what've we got here? Blood?" he dips a finger in and tastes it "Yeah, definitely blood. Human blood. A Positive, with just a dash of iron" he waggles his tongue around at the nasty taste and wipes his finger on his dressing gown "Ah, but that means…blood control…" the Doctor become delighted at that "Blood control! Oh, I haven't seen blood control for years. You're controlling all the A Positives. Which leaves us with a great big stinking problem. Because I really don't know who I am. I don't know when to stop. So if I see a Great Big Threatening Button Which Should Never Ever Be Pressed…then I just want to do this".

He whacks the button hard "No!" Harriet, Rose and Imogen shouted.

"You killed them!" Alex exclaimed.

"No he didn't", Naiyah said quietly to Imogen's side "The Sycorax can't make those people kill themselves. The survival instinct is too strong".

"What do you think, big fellow? Are they dead?" the Doctor asked.

"We allow them to live"

"Allow? You've no choice! I mean, that's all blood control is. A cheap bit of voodoo. Scares the pants off you, but that's as far as it goes. It's like hypnosis…you can hypnotise someone to walk like a chicken or sing like Elvis. You can't hypnotise them to death. Survival instinct's too strong", the Doctor explained.

"Told you", the girl said in a sing song voice.

"Blood control was just one form of conquest. I can summon the armada and take this world by force"

"Well, yeah, you could, yeah, you could do that, of course you could. But why? Look at these people" the Doctor gestured to the humans "These human beings. Consider their potential. From the day they arrive on the planet and blinking step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen. More to do than…"

"Um that's the Lion King", Imogen pointed out.

"Is it?" the Doctor asked, confused "Well the point still stands. Leave them alone!"

"Or what?"

"Or…" the Doctor grabs a sword from one of the Sycorax guarding the humans, runs down the steps and comes to a stop in front of the TARDIS "I challenge you"

The leader and the other Sycorax burst out in laughter "Oh, that struck a chord. Am I right that the sanctified rules of combat still apply?"

"You stand as this world's champion", the Sycorax leader said unsheathing his sword and walking down the steps.

The Doctor shrugged off his dressing gown "Thank you. I've no idea who I am, but you just summed me up" he tossed the dressing gown over to Imogen who just about catches it. "So…you accept my challenge? Or are you just a cranak pel casacree salvak?"

The Sycorax hisses at the insult. The two kneel by their swords. "For the planet?"

"For the planet"