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Approximately four hours later, Jenna started to stir. "Doctor", she said quietly seeing him sitting there when she opened her eyes. "What happened?"

"One of the Carrionites poisoned you", the Doctor replied. It sounded like he'd been crying "if it wasn't for Naiyah getting the antidote… I could've lost you".

"I'm sorry", Jenna said slowly sitting up. Her mind hadn't quite registered the fact that he mentioned the Time Lady, the one only she could see.

The Doctor looked up confused "why are you sorry?" he asked "It wasn't your fault".

"It might not be my fault but this is the second or third time I've nearly died", Jenna stated "I wouldn't be surprised if you took me home", she added in a mumble. But the Doctor still heard it.

"Jenna, I wouldn't take you home for that. I would only take you home if you asked me to", the Doctor said "is that what you want? To go home?" he asked, his hearts sinking at the prospect. He didn't want her to go home. He wanted her to stay with him. Yes, she was nearly killed again but that was all the more reason that she should stay. So he could do a better job of protecting her.

Jenna shook her head "No, I don't. I just thought that's what you wanted", she said.

"Never" the Doctor got up from the chair and gave her a soft kiss "I love you Jenna. I don't want you to go home".

"Then I'll stay", Jenna said. Then it finally registered in her mind that he mentioned Naiyah "wait did you say 'if it wasn't for Naiyah'?"

"Yeah I did", the Doctor confirmed sitting down on the edge of her bed.

"Was she the same as the one you saw at the Game Station?" the brunette questioned.

"Yeah she was", the Time Lord answered "speaking of Naiyah…" he held up the locket "the Carrionites took it. Naiyah helped me get it back", he said. Jenna took it and clasped it around her neck. They glanced at the bedroom door when it opened and Martha stepped in.

"Hey Jenna", she said coming over and giving the girl a gentle hug "how are you feeling?"

"I'm a little tired but I'm alive", Jenna replied honestly "I actually could do with a cup of tea", she added.

"I'll get you one", the Doctor said. He kissed the top of her head, got up from the bed and left the room. The moment he was gone, Martha moved to sit down carefully next to Jenna.

"Jenna, if this isn't too much to ask, I was wondering if you could do me a favour", Martha said.

"Sure, what is it?" Jenna asked.

"Could you talk to the Doctor about letting me stay a little longer?" Martha asked "Meeting you and the Doctor has probably been one of the most exciting things that's happened to me in a while. And honestly, I don't want this to be just one trip. I want to see more".

"I understand Martha. I've been travelling with the Doctor for a while and it's still pretty exciting. Between you and me, I don't want you to go either", Jenna said "the Doctor and I aren't over losing Rose. And I think you might be what we need".

"As what?" Martha asked.

"A friend. We need a friend", Jenna replied. She glanced over at the door "the Doctor's coming", she informed Martha "I'll see what I can do about letting you stay but no promises".

Martha "Ok, thanks Jenna", she said giving the girl another hug as the bedroom door opened again. The Doctor entered with a mug of tea in his hand. Martha got up, exchanged a glance with Jenna who nodded. The black woman left the room.

The Doctor came over to Jenna and gave her the mug of tea. "Thanks", she said cradling the mug in her hands. The Time Lord sat down on the desk chair which he'd pulled up close to the bed. "Doctor we need to talk about Martha", Jenna said after taking a couple of sips of tea.

"What about her?" the Doctor asked.

"She wants to stay", Jenna replied "she doesn't want this to be a one trip deal" the Doctor opened his mouth to say something when Jenna stopped him "Martha is not a replacement for Rose. Nobody could ever replace Rose. But I do think we need her. We need a friend Doctor. That's what I think Martha can be, a friend".

The Doctor could see where she was coming from and for most part he agreed with her. He was just still hesitant to have someone else here for a long stretch of time. "I don't think I'm ready to have someone else here Jenna", the Doctor said "however, I am willing to give Martha one more trip. But that's it".

Jenna nodded. She tried but if he wasn't ready then he wasn't ready. She was not going to force him to let Martha stay. At least he did agree to give the trainee doctor one more trip. "Ok", she said agreeing with his terms.

The Doctor left Jenna's room so he could tell Martha the fairly good news. He found her waiting in the console room. "Jenna told me that you want to stay with us", the Doctor said and Martha nodded, eager to hear what the decision was. She hoped he was going to let her stay. "I'm going to be honest with you, I'm not ready to have someone else travel with us" Martha's heart sank at that but she tried to keep it from showing on her face "however, we're giving you one more trip".

"Really?" Martha asked. Ok she wasn't staying as a travelling companion but at least she was getting another trip.

The Doctor nodded "and as we've had one trip to the past, how about a trip into the future?" he asked flipping levers on the console. He had the perfect place in mind. Somewhere Jenna could relax and help her get better.

"Sounds good to me", Martha replied.

"How about a different planet?" the Doctor asked.

"Can we go to yours?" Martha asked. If she was only getting one more trip, the planet of the Time Lords would be an amazing second/last trip for her.

"Ah, there's plenty of other places", the Doctor said waving off that suggestion.

"Come on, though. I mean, planet of the Time Lords. That's got to be worth a look. What's it like?" Martha questioned.

"Well, it's beautiful, yeah", the Doctor replied. They were getting into a topic that he didn't really want to talk about.

"Is it like, you know, outer space cities, all spires and stuff?" Martha asked imaging what the home of the Time Lords was like.

"I suppose it is", the Doctor agreed.

"Great big temples and cathedrals!" Martha said excitedly.

"Yeah", the Doctor said thinking about his home. He wasn't really comfortable talking about what happened to his people. He hadn't really discussed it properly with Jenna. She knew that his planet was gone and that he was the last but he never told her about the war. It wasn't something he could easily talk about, even now. Then again, Jenna had never asked him about it which he was grateful for.

"Lots of planets in the sky?" Martha asked. She didn't know that it was a difficult subject for him to talk about.

"The sky's a burnt orange, with the Citadel enclosed in a mighty glass dome, shining under the twin suns. Beyond that, the mountains go on forever. Slopes of deep red grass, capped with snow", he replied picturing it clearly in his mind.

"Can we go there?" Martha asked now very interested in seeing his planet.

"Nah. Where's the fun for me? I don't want to go home", the Doctor replied dashing around the console tweaking the settings as he went. "Instead, this is much better. Year five billion and fifty-three, planet New Earth. Second hope of mankind. Fifty thousand light years from your old world, and we're slap bang in the middle of New New York. Although, technically it's the fifteenth New York from the original, so it's New New New New New New New New New New New New New York. One of the most dazzling cities ever built", he said "but first I need to get Jenna. Can't explore without her".

He left the console room, heading for Jenna's room. "Do you think you're up to going out?" he asked the brunette.

Jenna shook her head "not really, sorry Doctor", she replied.

"That's ok, you rest up", the Doctor said trying to ignore the disappointment he was feeling. Though he had to remember that she'd been poisoned not that long ago. She wasn't going to be able to bounce back straight away.

"Will do. Don't you go get yourself and Martha into trouble mister", Jenna said warningly.

"Trouble? Me? I don't get into trouble", the Doctor said defensively.

Jenna raised her eyebrows "uh, yeah you do. You're a trouble magnet", she retorted "and don't argue back. You know its true", she quickly added "Now, go show Martha something amazing", Jenna lightly ordered.

"Yes ma'am", the Doctor said giving her a quick kiss before he left.

Jenna gasped, sitting bolt upright. She didn't know why she woke suddenly but she had this overwhelm urge to go find the Doctor and Martha. She scrambled out of bed, almost falling over as she was still feeling not quite herself. She shook her head, trying to pull herself together.

She had to find the Doctor and Martha! Jenna dashed out of the door, along the corridors and into the console room. She quickly crossed the grilled floor and down the ramp to the doors. Jenna grabbed the door handle, yanked it open and stepped out into the street.

As soon as she was out of the TARDIS, she took off running.

Jenna had been very eager to find the Doctor and Martha that she accidently collided with someone who was coming around the corner. "Sorry", she said apologetically getting up and helping up the other person as well. It was only then that she recognised who it was. The cat nurse Novice Hame. "Novice Hame?" Jenna didn't mean to stare at the feline but she looked a lot older than the last time she met her. How long had it been?

"Hello Jenna", Novice Hame greeted "You haven't aged at all", she remarked "Time has been less kind to me".

"Oh, I don't know. You look fine to me", Jenna said tactfully. They may not have had the best relationship in terms of the cat nurse and her co-workers breeding humans for experimentation but her mother had always taught her to be polite.

"You're far too kind", Novice Hame said "Listen Jenna, I need you to come with me".

"I'm afraid I can't go with you. My friend is in big trouble. I need to find her", Jenna said.

"Your friend isn't the only one in trouble. There are millions in danger and they need your help", Novice Hame told her.

"If there's that many people in danger then we'll need to find the Doctor", Jenna said "I'm good but I'm not exactly him".

"I'm afraid there's no time for that", Novice Hame said and grabbed hold of her wrist. She pressed a button and they vanished in a flash of light.

~Senate~

Jenna groaned as she landed hard on the floor when they reappeared. "Man that's a rough teleport", she said picking herself up. She wasn't feeling too great from being poisoned by the Carrionites and that landing did not help her any. "Where have you taken me?" she asked Novice Hame. She couldn't easily see in the room due to the lack of light.

"The Senate", Novice Hame said. She pressed a button on her teleport bracelet and light flooded the room. It was a vast area with rows of seats, littered with skeletons. Jenna stared at them, a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"What happened here?" she asked.

"People created chemicals to induce different moods. They're delivered into the body via a patch placed on the neck", Novice Hame explained. Jenna walked over to the nearest skeleton and crouched down, near the neck was a circular sticker. She picked it up carefully. There is a single word stamped on it: Bliss. "that was the latest chemical", Novice Hame said crouching next to her "Everyone tried it. They couldn't stop. A virus mutated inside the compound and became airborne. Everything perished. Even the virus, in the end. It killed the world in seven minutes flat. There was just enough time to close down the walkways and the flyovers, sealing off the under-city", the cat nurse explained "there's millions of people stuck on the motorway because of this".

"And you need my help to get them out?" Jenna asked.

"Yes", Novice Hame replied "but I'm afraid there's not enough power to do so. We did all we could to stop the system from choking".

"Who's 'we'?" Jenna asked "How did you survive?"

"He protected me", Novice Hame said with a smile "he has waited for you and the Doctor, these long years".

"Jenna", a very familiar low voice said somewhere behind them.

"I know that voice", Jenna said she turned and hurried over to the other end of the room where Face of Boe was. She knelt down in front of his tank, placing a hand on the glass "hello again", she said.

"I knew you would come", Boe said.

"Back in the old days, I was made his nurse as penance for my sin", Novice Hame explained.

"What happened to you?" Jenna asked softly to Boe.

"Failing"

"He protected me from the virus by shrouding me in his smoke", Novice Hame informed the brunette "But with no one to maintain it, the City's power died. The under-city would have fallen into the sea".

"So he saved them", Jenna said.

"The Face of Boe wired himself into the mainframe. He's giving his life force just to keep things running", Novice Hame said looking at Boe sadly.

Jenna glanced up at her "surely you could've called for help from the neighbouring planets?" she asked. That's what she would've done if it was her.

Novice Hame shook her head "The last act of the Senate was to declare New Earth unsafe. The automatic quarantine lasts for 100 years", she said.

"And how long ago did all that happen?" Jenna asked nodding over to the skeletons.

"24 years ago", Novice Hame replied.

"So there's 76 years of quarantine left", Jenna stated standing up "there's got to be a way of getting around it".

"I'm afraid there isn't any way Jenna", Novice Hame said.

"Boe doesn't have 76 years left in him", Jenna stated "so we're gonna find a way".

"If anyone can find a way, its you", Boe said.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence", Jenna said. She walked a little ways away and started to pace, racking her brains for something…anything that could be useful. She'd even take a 'feeling' right now. Her eyes shifted over to a computer screen on a wall. Was it her or did it just flicker then? Jenna stared at it from where she stood and sure enough there was another flicker. She dashed over to it and saw what appeared to be a basic plan of the motor way. Near the very bottom was 4-6-5-diamond-6. It seemed to be moving up and down as if it was trying to avoid something.

"Martha is in there", Naiyah spoke up making Jenna jump. She spun around to see the ginger standing behind her.

"Can you help me save her and everyone else on the motor way?" Jenna asked.

The Time Lady smiled "of course I can", she replied. She then proceeded to tell Jenna what to do. Once she finished explaining, Naiyah stood back and watched proudly as she brunette got to work, taking it all in her stride.

Jenna finally flipped a long switch on the floor. Her smile fell when the lights on the console went out. "No!" she cried "this can't be happening!" she ran a hand through her hair "Naiyah what did I do wrong?" she asked looking at the console. There was no answer from the Time Lady. "Naiyah?" she asked turning around but the Time Lady was no longer there. "Well that's just great", she grumbled.

"Who's Naiyah?" Novice Hame asked.

"My imaginary friend", Jenna answered turning back to the console. what the heck was she supposed to do now? The person who could help had just vanished!

"Jenna…" Boe started.

"Not now", Jenna said waving him off.

"I give you my last…" Boe let out a long, rasping breath and everything switches back on again.

"Thanks for that Boe", Jenna said giving the large face a smile. She turned to the cat nurse "Hame, look after him!" she glanced back at Boe "Don't you dare die on me. You've got to see this" Jenna flung the large switch again as Novice Hame hurriedly turned a wheel next to Boe "the open road. Ha!"

~City gent's car~

A large grin spread on the Doctor's face when he suddenly saw sunlight starting to stream down into the motorway. His grin grew wider when Jenna popped up onto the small screen at the front of the car. He should've known she'd had something to do with it. His clever, impossible girl. "Sorry, no Sally Calypso, she was just a hologram. My name is Jenna Smith…"

~Brannigan's car~

"The Doctor said she was clever", Valerie remarked.

"He certainly did", Brannigan agreed.

"And this is an order. Everyone drive up. Right now", Jenna continued.

"Is she serious?" Brannigan asked.

"I've opened the roof of the motorway", Jenna said "Come on. Throttle those engines. Drive up. All of you. The whole under-city. Drive up, drive up, drive up! Fast!"

~City gent's car~

"You heard her", the Doctor said to the smartly dressed man "let's go".

"Don't have to tell me twice", the man said and started moving his vehicle.

~Brannigan's car~

"Here we go", Brannigan said and started to drive upwards along with everyone else.

"We've got to clear that fast lane", Jenna stated "Drive up and get out of the way".

~Milo's car~

Martha never thought she'd be so happy to see the violet eyed girl in all her life the moment she appeared on the screen. "Oi! Car 4-6-5-diamond-6. Martha! Drive up!" Jenna said directly addressing them.

"That's Jenna!" Martha cheered.

"We can't go up! We'll hit the layer!" Milo exclaimed.

"Just do as she says!" Martha urged him "Go up!"

"You've got access above", Jenna added "Now go!"

Milo nodded and steers the car up and out of the reach of the Macra. "It's daylight!" Cheen breathed as they got closer to the top "Oh my God, that's the sky. The real sky!"

Martha laughed in delight at seeing the sky, hugging Cheen.

~Brannigan's car~

"The Doctor said you were clever Jenna", Brannigan remarked into his comm "and it seemed he was absolutely right".

~Senate~

Jenna blushed at that, smiling as she heard his cheers. "You keep driving" she urged him "there's a whole city up here waiting for you and your family, Brannigan. Though if you could do me a favour and pop by the senate, I believe you have something of the Doctor's".

"I reckon that's a fair bar gain, mam", Brannigan said.

Jenna danced over to the window with the microphone beaming at all the cars that were emerging from the motorway. "Doctor…whichever car you're in, come straight to the Senate", she instructed. While she'd been opening the large doors to the motorway, she'd gotten a feeling that the Time Lord was down there too "there's a kiss up here with your name on it".

"I'm on my way", the Doctor responded.

"And car 4-6-5-diamond-6, I've sent you a flight path", Jenna said, directly addressing the car Martha was in "Come to the Senate".

"On my way", Martha replied.

"Jenna!" Novice Hame shouted. Jenna spun around, her face falling seeing cracks starting to appear on the glass of Boe's tank.

The Doctor and Martha rush into the Senate Room, both happy to be reunited with the other. They were also very happy that they were about to be reunited with the clever girl that saved millions of people trapped on the motorway. However, upon seeing the skeletons, their happiness dissipated.

"Jen?" the Doctor called.

"Over here", Jenna called back, not looking away from Boe who was now out of his tank. The Doctor and Martha hurry over, the Time Lord looking very sombre as he saw his old friend, dying.

"What's that?" Martha asked eyeing Boe warily.

"It's the Face of Boe", Jenna said looking up at her "It's all right. Come and say hello", she urged "And this is Hame", the brunette added nodding to Novice Hame. The Doctor was rather surprised to see her given how the left things the last time. "It was Boe who saved you two, not me", Jenna informed the pair.

"My lord gave his life to save the city, and now he's dying", Novice Hame said sadly.

The Doctor shook his head "No, don't say that. Not old Boe. Plenty of life left", he said joining Jenna on the floor.

"It's good to breathe the air once more", Boe said slowly.

"Who is he?" Martha asked kneeling down next to them.

Jenna shrugged "I don't know. Only met him twice before", she replied.

"Even I don't know who he is", the Doctor put in "But legend says the Face of Boe has lived for billions of years. Isn't that right? And you're not about to give up now".

"Everything has its time", Boe stated to the Doctor "You know that, old friend, better than most".

"The legend says more", Novice Hame began.

"Don't. There's no need for that", the Doctor said. He didn't want to hear the supposed 'secret' Boe had for him. Not yet. The cat nurse had said once before that Boe would tell him at the moment of his death. And the Doctor wasn't ready for Boe to die.

"It says that the Face of Boe will speak his final secret to a traveller", Novice Hame continued.

"Yeah, but not yet. Who needs secrets, eh?" the Doctor said trying to keep it together. Jenna took his hand and gave it a squeeze, seeing how upset he was becoming.

"I have seen so much", Boe said "Perhaps too much. I am the last of my kind…just like you".

"That's why we have to survive. Both of us. Don't go", the Doctor pleaded.

"I must", Boe said, his words barely a whisper now "Jenna…never forget who you are. And Doctor…know this…you are not alone". Boe breathed out and closed his eyes for the last time.

~Pharmacy Town~

A little while later the trio walked back through Pharmacy Town. The Doctor was very pleased to see that it was deserted. The vendors had done exactly as he'd told them to. "All closed down", he said.

"Happy?" Martha asked.

"Happy", the Doctor replied "New New York can start again. And they've got Novice Hame. Just what every city needs. Cats in charge! Come on, time we were off". He took Jenna's hand and started to walk away with her when Martha stopped.

"But what did he mean, the Face of Boe" she asked "You're not alone".

"I don't know", the Doctor replied.

"You've got Jenna and I. Is that what he meant?" Martha questioned.

"I don't think so. Sorry", the Doctor replied though he wasn't sure when it came to Jenna. She did have that connection to the Time Lady Naiyah. But in all honesty he didn't want to dwell on it right now. He just wanted to get back the to the TARDIS.

"Then what?" Martha asked.

"Doesn't matter. Back to the Tardis, off we go", the Doctor said evading her question. Martha isn't happy with him avoiding her questions. She picked up a fallen chair and sat down.

"All right, are you staying?" the Doctor asked when he and Jenna heard the scrape of the chair and turned around.

"Till you talk to me properly, yes", Martha said "He said last of your kind. What does that mean?"

"Martha the Doctor doesn't want to talk about it", Jenna said.

"It really doesn't matter", the Doctor added.

"You don't talk. You never say. Why not?" Martha demanded.

Fast falls the eventide.

"It's the city", Jenna said hearing the start of a song in the air.

The darkness deepens

"They're singing", Martha added.

Lord, with me abide.

When other helpers fail

"I lied to you, because I liked it. I could pretend. Just for a bit, I could imagine they were still alive, underneath a burnt orange sky. I'm not just a Time Lord. I'm the last of the Time Lords. The Face of Boe was wrong. There's no one else", the Doctor said. Though there was another of his people around in a way but that was through a connection the Time Lady had to Jenna. Jenna, as far as he could tell was human.

"What happened?" Martha asked. Jenna squeezed the Doctor's hand, letting him know that he had her support.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day

The Doctor righted two chairs and sat down on one. Jenna sat on the other. "There was a war. A Time War. The last Great Time War", the Doctor said "My people fought a race called the Daleks, for the sake of all creation. And they lost. They lost. Everyone lost. They're all gone now. My family, my friends, even that sky. Oh, you should have seen it, that old planet. The second sun would rise in the south, and the mountains would shine. The leaves on the trees were silver, and when they caught the light every morning, it looked like a forest on fire. When the autumn came, the breeze would blow through the branches like a song…"

~TARDIS, later~

"I fancy a cup of tea", Jenna suddenly said to the Doctor. As soon as they'd gotten back to the TARDIS, Martha had gone to bed, having had enough excitement for one day. The Doctor and Jenna retreated to the library and cuddled up on the sofa. "You want one?"

"Sure", the Doctor replied. The pair got up from the sofa and left the library. It was only when they'd gotten fairly close to the kitchen, when the Doctor stopped Jenna. "Actually there's something I want more than a cup of tea", he said.

"And what's that?" Jenna asked.

"Something you said had my name on it", the Doctor replied and pressed his lips against hers.