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Her Tardis rematerialized in the make shift hub and she stepped out. The others were waiting for her.
"So now what?" said Ianto
"Now we monitor newscasts and police frequencies to see how wanted we are" said Owen
"Wanted?" said Gwen
"We just kidnapped the secretary of defense" said Lexi
"I thought he was just a political hopeful?" said Tosh
"Yeah that too" said Lexi
"Right so.. I should get on that huh?" said Tosh
Lexi nodded yes
"Man I hope we aren't too wanted I'm going to really miss that pizza shop" said Owen
The Tardis made that tell tale sign that said it was landing.
"Doctor?" said Martha
He was looking at the screen and ignoring her again.
"I don't think the time lords came this far. We should probably go" he said
Martha gave him a puzzled look. Someplace even his people haven't been and he wanted to go.
Seriously something was off she could feel it. Her misgivings must have shown on her face.
"We really should" he said
As if trying to convince himself. He reached for the controls.
"You're not even going to look?" said Martha
The doctor flashed her one of his grins then suddenly dashed for the door.
Surprised Martha stared for half a second until he popped his head back inside
"Well aren't you coming?" he said
Martha shook her head and with a grin on her face followed the doctor out of the Tardis.
She found him off to the side of the Tardis. The doctor was staring at the ground for some reason.
As soon as Martha got closer she realized it was a man. Martha caught the tale end of what sounded like an apology.
"Bit odd though not very hundred trillion" said Martha
The doctor gave her a strange look
"The clothes I mean the coats like world war 2"said Martha
"I think he came with us" said the doctor
Martha stared at him in shock
"What do you mean he's from earth?" said Martha
The doctor nodded yes.
"He must have been clinging to the outside of the Tardis, all the way through the vortex, wow that's so very him" said the doctor
"Did you know him?" said Martha
The doctor looked up as if he hadn't remembered she was with him.
"A friend of mine used to travel with me" said the doctor
She knelt next to Jack and took his pulse.
"I'm sorry doctor there's no heartbeat" she said
"Well should we bury him or something?" said Martha
The doctor tilted his head sideways.
"Na just give it a minute" said the doctor
Martha turned towards him. To ask him what he meant when Jack took a gasping breath at her feet
"What the.. you were dead.. he was dead.. wasn't he?" said Martha
"Yes" said the doctor
Jack pulled himself to his feet.
"Doctor" said Jack
"Captain" said the doctor
"Good to see you" said Jack
"And you same as ever. though have you had work done?"said the doctor
"You can talk" said Jack
"Oh yes the face regeneration. How did you know this was me?" said the doctor
"Ah the police box kinda gives you away" said Jack
Martha cleared her throat to get their attention. Jack turned towards her and grinned his most dazzling smile.
The doctor rolled his eyes beside him
"Captain Jack Harkness... and who are you?" said Jack
He moved forward with his hand outstretched in greeting
"Martha Jones" said Martha
She took his hand even though she could feel her cheeks coloring.
"Oh don't start!" said the doctor
"What I was just saying hello" said Jack
Martha grinned at Jack
" I don't mind" said Martha
The doctor turned and stalked off obviously irritated by Jack's flirting nature
"Don't worry about it he does that" said Jack
"I know, so how long did you travel with him?" said Martha
She was curious about the doctors past traveling companions especially Lexi and Rose. She hoped Jack would share the dirt so to speak.
"Oh awhile then he left me behind" said Jack
Shocked, Martha stopped walking. The doctor was apparently waiting for them on a ridge.
He was tapping his foot impatiently and glaring at the two of them
"What?" said Martha
He shook his head and kept walking. One thing that had always troubled Martha about traveling with the doctor was the possibility of being stranded.
The idea terrified her more than the usual monsters they encountered. The doctor was watching his two companions flirt with each other.
Or more accurately watching Jack flirt and Martha fall for it. For some reason it irritated him.
"what are you two yapping about now?" said the doctor
Martha bit back the retort that rose to her lips. The doctor had just sounded like a very crotchety old man .
"He was just telling me about your travels" said Martha
The doctor glared at Jack in irritation.
"He's very funny you should hear the way he tells them" said Martha
The doctor bit back the urge to swear. He didn't like that they were getting along so famously.
"But doctor there's one thing I don't get" said Martha
"Oh what is that?" said the doctor
"Why did you leave him behind?" said Martha
The doctor froze he honestly didn't know how to answer that.
"I was busy" said the doctor
"With Lexi?" said Jack
"Wait what?" said Martha
"Is that what happens you get bored of us one day and you disappear?" said Martha
The worry bleeding into her tone. The doctor turned back around to stare at them both
"No that's not.. she was dying.. I had to.. and Rose.. you wouldn't understand" said the doctor
He started to walk away.
"Not unless your a blond" said Jack
He knew he was playing with fire. The doctor was getting mad or at least irritated
"Ooh she was a blond, oh what a surprise" said Martha
"Rose was blonde yes.. Lexi's hair was like melted caramel.. I can't even look at the candy anymore" said the doctor
The hurt in his tone stopped any further teasing.
"Now will you two please, we're literally at the end of the universe, Okay right at the edge of knowledge itself and you two are busy.. blogging" said the doctor
He stormed off in frustration but in reality it was so neither of them could see the moisture gathering in his eyes.
He wiped them and looked up. In the distance, he could see the outline of what looked suspiciously like buildings.
"Doctor ?"said Jack
"Don't" the doctor warned
"What's going on?" said Martha
"Oh look a city" said the doctor.
He had started down the hill before Jack could say anything or do anything that was potentially awkward in front of Martha.
He could hear their footsteps behind him and struggled to put Lexi out of his mind again.
As they got closer to the buildings they could tell they were ruins. In a few places fires burned in trash receptacles.
It looked like your worst doomsday scenario.
Suddenly they heard screaming and some pleading. A man stumbled out of the debris and fell .
He struggled to his feet and dashed towards them. Behind them were several people chasing him. Jack raised his gun.
The doctor grabbed his arm and pointed the gun straight up.
"Don't you dare" said the doctor
"What it has a stun setting" said Jack
The doctor gave him a look. The man running paid them no heed when the doctor tried to hail him.
Instead he dashed past them and kept running.
"Doctor!" yelled Jack.
The doctor turned to yell at Jack and saw just what was chasing the man.
"Jack Run!" yelled the doctor
Jack spun on his heel and dashed after the retreating man. The doctor and Martha dashed right along with him.
The man was running towards a metal fence. A ship was clearly visible on the launch pad.
The man banged on the door begging to be let in. A panel slid open just as the doctor and the others reached it.
"Tell the professor we've got four more" said the guard
"Let me in please they're right behind us" begged the man
"Who are they?" said Martha
The guard ignored her.
"Let me see your teeth" said the guard
The man smiled real wide at the panel of the door.
"You three you too" said the guard
"What? Why do you want to see our teeth?" said Martha
The guard looked at her like she was stupid
"Cause the future-kind sharpen theirs so they can bit human flesh easier" said the guard
The man whimpered clearly terrified he turned to glance at the creatures moving closer.
"Come on hurry up" the man said turning towards the others.
The doctor flashed one of his cheeky grins and Jack did the same. Martha followed suit with the cheesiest grin ever.
The guard opened the door and the man rushed through. The guard fired a warning shot at the creatures trailing them.
The doctor Martha and Jack quickly followed the man inside.
"You didn't stop them and they have guns" said Jack
"They're not my responsibility" said the doctor
The guard quickly secured the gate. The man rushed towards the boarding ramp for the ship.
The doctor and his party followed him inside. The man was gone but they did find an elderly man and a blue insect woman arguing with another man.
"I'm telling you it won't launch" said the man he was arguing with
"and I'm telling you the calculations are correct I did them myself" said the old man
"Cha trust him you should tho" said the blue woman
"Can I be of some assistance?" said the doctor
"Not unless you can clear out an irradiated room" said the man
He stalked off and the old man waved his hands at him in frustrated dismissal. Before he turned towards the new comers
"Professor Yana" said the old man holding his hand out to the doctor.
"The doctor" he responded
Martha turned to see Jack flirting with the same refugee they had followed to this place
"Jack!" said Martha
"oh sorry gotta go" said Jack
He dashed inside with Martha. She gave him a glare
"What I was just being friendly.. and who are you?" said Jack
Martha stifled the urge to groan
"Ch Chantho tho" said the blue skinned woman
"Captain Jack Harkness " said Jack
"Oh stop it" said the doctor
"Can't I say hello to anyone?" said Jack
" Chan I do not protest tho" said Chantho
The doctor groaned
"Is he always like that?" said the professor
"You have no idea" said the doctor
"So professor what exactly happened here?" said Martha
The professor looked out over the city's remains
"It died" said the professor
"Now if you'll excuse me" said the professor
"What killed it?" said Martha
"Time, just time. The universe is falling apart now. This isn't just night the stars have gone out and faded away to nothing "said the doctor
"They must have an atmospheric shell we should be frozen to death" said Jack
Martha gave him a wide eyed look.
"Well Martha and me maybe, not so sure about you Jack" said the doctor
"But what about the people?" said Martha
She looked towards the ship wondering where it was heading if the universe was dying.
"Well I guess we just have to hope that life will find away" said the doctor
He started towards where the professor vanished to.
"Still nothing?" said Lexi
"It's being blamed on his rival so far" said Tosh
"Nothing on the police scanners?" said Lexi
"Not so far but that might be cause you have no official address" said Gwen
"Too true they can't just ask to look at classified materials to find an address" said Ianto
"Should we just go back?" said Owen
"I do have a business to run you know" said Rhys
Lexi rolled her eyes the man was steadily getting on her nerves since he got here
"Rhys we'll get home just be patient" said Gwen
"When by the time that happens all my contracts will have gone to my competitors" said Rhys
Growling Lexi turned from the pile of newspapers she was reading through.
"For your information I do own a time machine and I can take you back to just after we left.
Now shut up or I'll take you back to meet Jesus and leave you there" said Lexi
The retort died on Rhys lips as Gwen quickly kissed him and ushered him away from her now irritated boss.
They found the professor talking to several people in uniforms. They looked irritated with the old man.
The doctor slowly approached and the military men walked away muttering.
"So professor where exactly is this ship heading?" said the doctor
The professor looked around.
"Supposedly to utopia" said Yana
"Supposedly?" said Martha
"And utopia is?" said the doctor
"Every human knows about utopia, where have you been?" said Yana
"Ah bit of a hermit" said the doctor
" A hermit,with friends?"said Yana
He sounded doubtful
"Hermits united. We meet up every ten years swap stories about caves. It's great fun for a hermit" said the doctor
Professor Yana gave him a doubtful look.
"So those beastie boys out there what are they?" said Jack
"We call them the future kind, which is a myth in itself. It's believed they are what humanity eventually becomes" said Yana
"Now if you'll excuse me I've got to see a man about a launch" said the professor
He rubbed his head as if he had a headache and walked into the ships interior. A few minutes later he came back out
"The doctor?" said Yana pointing to Jack.
He shakes his head and starts to point to the doctor
"That would be me" said the doctor
"You said you wanted to help" said the professor
"Yeah I'm a scientist of sorts" said the doctor
Martha and jack both gave him a dubious look. Yana didn't seem to see it though.
"Good that's good" said the professor.
He grabbed the doctors arm and dragged him into the silo. Jack and Martha quickly followed behind them.
The professor took them to what appeared to be a engine room but Jack was at a loss as to the technology used.
The doctor however was in his depth. Virtually ignoring everyone else in the room.
The doctor and the professor were too busy problem solving to notice anything else.
So Jack did what he did best and flirted with Chantho. The doctor fixed one minor problem but seemed at a loss as what to do next.
Martha frowned she hated it when the doctor ignored her in favor of a new puzzle. The man was worse than magpie with a shinny object.
She flopped down next to Jack's back pack, which he had set on the floor.
She glared at the back of Jack's head while he chatted up the alien woman.
She glanced away and spotted something that looked like a fish tank sticking out of his back pack.
Curious now, she flipped back the flap and gasped in shock.
"Oh my god you've got a hand in a jar a hand in a jar in your bag?" said Martha
That got everyone's attention including the doctor's and professors. The doctor moved closer and gave jack a strange look.
" But that's my hand, what are you doing with my hand?" said the doctor
Jack opened his mouth to give a cheeky reply. The doctor raised his finger in warning, after realizing just how bad that statement sounded.
" I said I had a doctor detector" said Jack
The doctor gave him another strange look
"Chan is this a tradition among your people tho" said Chantho
She gave Jack a disgusted look.
"Not on my street, what'd ya mean that's your hand. You've got both your hands I can see them" said Martha
The doctor sighed he didn't really want to explain this aspect of his nature yet.
Martha was still relatively new to traveling with him. He wasn't too sure how she would react to the more alien parts of his nature.
"Long story lost my hand on Christmas day there was a fight" said the doctor
He was not happy about what jack had done and thoroughly confused as to why he had done it in the first place.
He knew the captain had some feelings for him but this was going a bit far. By the look on Martha's face.
She wasn't likely to drop this until she had the whole story. Much to his dismay.
"What and you just grew another hand?" said Martha
"Um yeah I did yeah" he said
Waving at Martha with the replacement hand he had grown so long ago. The professor was staring at him with a strange look on his face.
"Might I ask what species are you?" said the professor
"Time lord, last of well sorta like next to last, heard of them?" said the doctor
The professor and Chantho gave him a blank look
"Legend? Heard of them?Not even a myth? Blimey end of the universe is a bit humbling" said the doctor
He looked vaguely disturbed. The professor looked like he was lost in thought.
"Chan I too am the last of my kind. All of us here are orphans tho" said Chantho
She was trying to cheer the doctor out of his impending melancholy.
Jack rolled his eyes because he knew that if the doctor wanted to brood he would regardless.
Jack was still unsure as how to approach the Lexi subject.
From what Lexi had said the doctor wasn't too keen on torch-wood either. This could be quite tricky