-Chapter 36-

Jenny? He had never talked about a Jenny before. Apparently she took after him. What did that mean? She reread the letter and bit her lip. Ok. So this Jenny was coming and she was dressed as a maid. Ok.

What really worried her was the whole new order thing the Master was planning. That didn't sound good. And remake the Earth? Definitely not good.

There was a knock on the door. "Miss? The Master has sent you dinner." a female voice came from behind the door.

She folded back up the letter and stuffed it in her pocket. "Yeah alright."

A maid came in with a tray of food. She closed the door behind her and set the tray on the desk. Then she turned and grinned. "You found it."

"Jenny?" Rose asked.

She grinned wider and nodded. "Yeah that's me! And you are blonde! That's wonderful."

Rose couldn't help but smile too. "Yeah I suppose, but who are you?"

"Oh right! Jack said he doesn't talk about his past often so you probably wouldn't know me. I'm Jenny. I'm the Doctor's daughter."

Rose coughed a bit and blinked. "Who?"

"The Doctor's daughter. Well not that he admitted that until I was dying, but yep. His DNA created me."

Rose blinked again. "So he...had a...other girlfriend?" she wasn't sure how she felt about that. Wait nope, yes she did. She didn't like it.

Jenny's eyes widened. "Oh no, no, no, sorry! I didn't mean it like that! I meant that literally just his DNA created me. It was a sort of...kind of like a clone I suppose but into an entirely different person. Way in the future for you but you know him and that TARDIS. Makes him a bit hard to track, I'm glad I found Jack. He had a vortex manipulator and took me to a time where he would probably be."

"Oh. So are you...Time Lord?"

"I think so. I mean I've probably got some human in me because it was a human machine but I have two hearts. That's Time Lord."

Rose smiled. "Oh now that's wonderful."

Jenny's smile faltered. "He didn't think so. At least not at first. I heard some of what he said as my body was trying to heal itself. He said I was like him. And that he wanted to take me to see the stars and we would travel and that we had only just begun. But he thought I was dead. He didn't know I still had regeneration energy in me as Jack explained."

"Oh my god, then...wait, Jenny how old are you?"

"Well only about thirty if you count by the time I was alive, but I came out looking like this and I haven't changed a bit. Jack said that was a Time Lord thing too. But he doesn't change either."

"Yeah Jack ages much more slowly, and he can't die. But he's not Time Lord."

"Are you?" Jenny asked. "Jack never said much. He just said you were beautiful and clever, and if anyone could make it back it twice it would be you." Jenny said sitting down by Rose.

Rose smiled. "Yeah Jack's my best friend."

"Is my dad like…your boyfriend? I mean Jack said you were in love but everything got so complicated with his…hand...?" Jenny asked confused.

Rose laughed. "Yeah it did. But now I suppose he's more like a...husband. We actually only bonded yesterday. Oh, bonding is basically marriage for Time Lord."

Jenny smiled. "That's so cool! So does that make you my...step mum?"

Rose laughed again. "I have no idea but if you want me to be, sure."

Jenny grinned. "Fantastic! Oh but now we've got to stop the Master."

"And save the universe? Yeah welcome to the family. That's just another day for us." Rose said grinning. Jenny smiled and hugged Rose. Rose just smiled and hugged her back.

Jenny pulled back and smirked. "Now let's go and save the Doctor and Jack."

"Oh, Jenny there's another problem. You see the Doctor changes his face and body when he dies. And um well as we travel in time sometimes he runs into...well himself. So there's another him, but younger. And he doesn't know you at all. But he looks like the Doctor you met. The one that looks different is the one who met you. It's confusing but really you get used to it after awhile. And you can't...well he'll probably figure it out because he's brilliant, but don't run up and hug him yeah?"

"How old is the younger one?"

"Well just a couple years before he met you I'd imagine. Oh and if he looks off or something...it's just after I was taken from him the first time."

Jenny nodded. "Yeah I know about that. He was even still a bit sad when I met him. Jack says he thinks that I'm blonde because he was still thinking of you then."

Rose smiled sadly. "He's happier now. Much. He's going to be surprised but I know he'll be happy to see you. What are you planning to do by the way?"

"Oh! Yeah I've worked it all out. When I bring dinner, I'll leave them a note too. Jack and dad will recognize me so hopefully they'll open it quickly."

"Good. But don't talk to them. There are cameras everywhere in there, but none in here so don't worry. Make some excuse to come back to me after."

Jenny faked innocence. "But of course I have to come back, I have to pick up your tray."

Rose smiled. "Perfect. Now hurry. Thank you so much Jenny. Oh! Hold on can I write something on it?"

The Doctors were talking in a corner about ways to disable the device from far away when the door opened again. A blonde girl in a French maid's outfit came in with a massive tray. Everyone looked up and stood.

Jack grinned widely and she winked. "Hello sirs, the Master asked me to bring you dinner."

The Doctor started and blinked. That was impossible. It was...Jenny. Jenny who died in his arms. The Jenny he had left cold on a table. The dead Jenny.

"I'll be back to take your tray later sirs." she curtsied and grinned at the Doctor.

"Thank you Miss, and may I say you look lovely." Jack told her.

"Thank you sir, that's very kind." she said smirking before walking out.

Jack burst out laughing and the Doctor stared at him. "Oh she's good. She's really good."

"You know her?" the younger Doctor asked confused.

"Sure! She stayed with me for awhile when she was looking for you Doc."

The Doctor was staring at the door. "She was looking for me?"

"Well yeah, isn't that what lost kids do? Look for their parents."

"Parent?" the younger said shocked. "Excuse me?"

"She was dead..."

"No, she still had regeneration energy or do you not remember? She's Time Lord Doc. And she was just born. So she had plenty left." Jack said, his face a bit colder. He had spent a long time with Jenny, trying to help her as much as he could. Some of that included picking up the pieces that came with the birthday she had had. But he understood too, the Doc had major issues with family, and back then he wasn't the most eager to have anyone too close to him.

The Doctor grinned. "Of course she did! Oh she's brilliant."

"Daughter?"

"Oh she's not Rose's if that's what you're thinking. Just mine. In your near future actually."

"She left a note too. Oh I knew I liked her." Jack said handing it to the Doctor.

Dear Jack and Doctor,

Hello! Jack, I missed hanging out with you and your team over this past month and a half. You helped me figure out who I was and I can never thank you enough. I'm so sorry that we have to meet again with you locked up by the Master. And hello dad! I'm excited to finally see you again after all this time searching for you. It's a bit hard without a time machine and I've gotten close before but it was the wrong time because you were with some dark skinned woman and not Donna, who I miss too. But I did find you so that's good. If you're confused that's ok I was too. I heard most of what you said as my body was trying to heal itself and I'm proud to be your daughter even if you'd rather not have one. But I have a plan and I'm here to rescue you. I'm going to Rose first. Yes I know Rose, Jack told me all about her and I'm really excited to meet her! Stay put for now, I've got a plan. And I know what he's planning at least somewhat. It's big, as in, remaking the Earth big. I'll explain more later.

With Love,

Jenny

Doctor thank you so much for telling me you had a daughter. She says that Jack expected I wouldn't know her. But she's brilliant. She's a lot like you and I've only just met her. I'm safe here and we're working on a way to get you out. I'm guessing that there's a reason I can't feel you? Anyway I heard shouting, I don't have to ask. But Doctor please. You're the same person. You know how you felt. If Jack doesn't slap the two of you I will. Stop fighting, it's pointless. Jenny hasn't heard anything about Amy or Rory either. Talk soon. Jack, thank you. Love you both. —Rose

Jack laughed. "Told you. She doesn't seem too happy with you Doc. Leaving out a daughter is a pretty big thing."

"I didn't know she was alive. I thought she was dead. All this time she was alive?" the Doctor asked, rereading the parts where she was talking to him.

"Almost thirty years. I found her after around twenty five years on her own. She lived with us for about three. She's a great kid Doc, really she's fantastic. She's a lot like Rose too. And you. I swear she so much like you I thought for a moment you had regenerated. She's tough Doc."

"Thirty? And she hadn't aged?"

"She's Time Lord Doc." Jack reminded him folding his arms.

"Then she's in danger. The Master will take her."

"She trained with us because she wanted to know how to take care of herself. Like I said she's tough. I taught her myself."

"That's not enough." The Doctor insisted.

"She's our only hope. You two can't figure out any way out and Rose is alone and there's no way to talk to her. You should have made sure she was dead if you were so worried about her. Don't deny it Doc. I know her. She can handle this. She's good. All she has to do is work with Rose and get us out. You saying Rose can't handle this too? The two of them together, we have a chance."

The Doctor looked like he wanted to argue but he didn't. "Fine."

"What is going on?" the younger one said completely lost now.

"Doctor, she's your daughter from the future. Pretty close to now."

"A daughter..." he said slowly and looking at his future self.

"I know. But I didn't choose it. They took my DNA and made her. Within seconds. I didn't have a choice. And I had the same reaction you do and that you will and I didn't want her. I think...I may have hurt her."

"May have? Doctor from what she told me, yeah you did. You said she wasn't yours. And you didn't want her. She may have had the knowledge and looks of a twenty year old but she was just born. And her father tells her to take a flying leap." Jack said, not smiling anymore.

"I...I was blind. By my past and I didn't think. I know now." the Doctor admitted.

When Jenny walked back in she grinned. "I think they opened it."

"Good. That's brilliant. How'd it go?" Rose asked.

"Easy. I mean I was a bit taken back but it was ok."

"He looked at you like he didn't know you?" Rose asked talking about the younger Doctor.

"Yeah. It was weird but the other one, it was like I could tell. Like I had this feeling and I knew. He looked like he saw a ghost though." she said grinning.

"And Jack?"

"Flirted of course. He had the biggest grin though."

Rose smiled. "Yeah that's Jack alright. He'll be flirting till the day he dies. Whenever that happens that is."

"He taught me too. Trained me at Torchwood."

"He did? You were an agent?"

"Well not officially, no. But I helped out some! Jack was just amazing at teaching me how things work, and what not to say to the wrong people."

"Yeah. Jack's the best." Rose agreed.

"I have a plan. It's going to need some, distraction though."

"I'm your girl for that. What's the plan?"

"Well he's going to have you all in the same room, to watch you and the two Doctors. I thought he was going to make you choose between Jack and the Doctor but now I think he's changed it. I have no idea what he's planning."

"He came to John, the sort of clone that came out of the Doctor's severed hand, and...he must have given him the watch. And I opened the watch. Oh my god, I set him free." Rose realized.

Jenny put an hand on Roses arm. "It's ok. Of course you opened it. Anyone would have. I think this had to happen for some reason."

"But the Doctor doesn't remember any of this. That's not supposed to happen. He should remember by now. So maybe it wasn't..."

"You can't think about that now. We've got a job to do. You're going to have to...talk with the other Doctor. But enough so that the Master watches and I can get the key from the room with the monitors. That's how he watches everything. I don't think it's just this house either. I've passed by before and there's tons of screens."

"Yeah ok. First priority is to get out. So get the key and stay low until night. You've done amazing Jenny. None of this could have happened without you."

"Thanks. Nice to feel appreciated." she said grinning.

"You should go though Jenny, before you stay too long and they get suspicious."

The Younger Doctor sat quietly as Jack slept and the future him did the same. Neither wanted to talk to each other. One had Rose. The other was only able to watch.

"Is she happy?" he asked suddenly.

"Yes. She's very happy." the peel resent Doctor said simply. This wasn't something he really wanted to discuss.

"Are we?"

"Yes. So much more that I have been in such a long time. She's worth it. Every second of the pain you feel, and will feel, is worth this."

"I know. I can see it in her eyes. The way she looked at me. She hadn't looked at me like that...well ever."

The other laughed. "She has. We just didn't see it. We were so focused on denying it that we never really saw. Apparently, it's been like that almost as long for her as it was for us. But I still think we were just a little ahead."

"Is the Rose in my time line happy?"

The other looked down. "No. Not really. But she has Mickey, and a brother who will make it better, Tony."

"Does she..."

"No. Not one." the Doctor answered not needing him to finish. He knew what he would want to know if it was him. And well it was.

"Ah."

"Yes that's what I said. Then again neither did we."

"Well of course not. That's not even a question."

"I know. Our life isn't all bad you know. There are wonderful moments too, brilliant really, fantastic."

"If you say so."

"Oh yes. In fact...I have proof." he said reaching into his pockets. He pulled out and apple with a face on it.

"An apple?" the tenth Doctor asked.

"Yes. It's my first in my body. And the little girl who carved the face grew up to be my best friend. She is brilliant. And she is fantastic. And she is proof. And there is so much more. You can't know of course, but you will meet some of them soon. I think you've already meet one."

"Donna? Donna Noble?"

The Doctor shrugged. "I don't know. Possibly. You'll just have to wait and see."

"Well I'm glad I at least didn't run into one of my past regenerations. I don't think they'd get along with me too well."

"Oh imagine if I had come across us when we first met Rose. If he saw me with her, he just might rip my limbs off."

The tenth Doctor laughed. "Oh you'd be lucky to get away with your head. We were rather...temperamental back then."

"You talking about big ears? Temperamental is an understatement." Jack said waking up.

"Big ears?" the younger Doctor said offended.

"Oh come on you can't deny that. He's bow tie, and you're baby face, well that or sexy hair, Rose and I haven't decided."

"Baby face?" he said. "Don't objectify me Harkness."

"Sure, whatever you say Doc."

"Did you say you and Rose decided?" The Doctor asked.

"Hm? Oh yeah. Well Rosie doesn't agree with big ears, but she agrees with bow tie. And the hair, obviously Doc. That hair has a mind of its own." he said to the younger Doctor.

The Doctors shrugged. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Excuse me sirs, I've come to clear the tray." came Jenny's voice.

Jack grinned and motioned at the Doctor. "Right. Come in!" he called. Jenny came in grinning.

"Hello sir, enjoy the meal?" she asked the Doctor.

"Yes thank you." the Doctor said grinning at her.

"The Master has left the building on business for the rest of the night." she said in the same fake voice. Then she giggled. "Hello! So you read the letter?"

The Doctor smiled and hugged her. She was surprised but hugged him back. The Doctor pulled back and almost looked sad. "I'm so sorry."

"No! Don't be, you couldn't have known."

"Still. I am so proud of you Jenny."

She beamed at him and Jack crossed his arms smiling. She looked over and Jack gave her a wink. "We don't have time. Tomorrow is...going to be bad." She said rolling her eyes.

"Bad how?" Jack asked.

"You have to distract him, the Master. And um...Rose is going to be here. She said to tell Jack she loves him though."

"What, not me?" the Doctor asked offended.

"No she's a bit upset with you. But that's not a problem because it'll probably get much worse tomorrow." she said and Jack just stood there smirking cheekily.

"Told you she likes me better some of the time." he said to Jenny.

She grinned and hugged him too. "Missed you Jack."

"Me too kiddo. About the distraction, do you mean what I think you do?"

"Most likely. And Rose knows too. She's... nervous."

"Yeah. You?"

"Not a bit. I'm excited. I missed this! Being a maid is so boring I thought I'd die of boredom."

Jack laughed. "I bet. You pick the uniform?"

"No he did, bit creepy but he doesn't suspect a thing. Probably because I'm a woman. But I need to go, plotting to do and all. Bye Jack, bye...Doctor." she said and Jack gave her a thumbs up. She rolled her eyes and took out the tray.

"That's...she's our Daughter?" The tenth Doctor asked.

"Yes. She is a bit like me. Hm."

"You can thank me for breaking her of calling you dad. She had a bit of trouble with that but I told her you're just weird about that."

"Oh." the Doctor said. Well he would have been thankful for that before, but it didn't matter anymore and well, she was his daughter. And she was alive, which was what mattered more.