Stuck without access to the TARDIS on a cargo vessel with 42 minutes until they crashed into a sun with many other revelations surfacing along the way.

The Doctor certainly lived a dangerous life, Yaz was still amazed at what they had just witnessed on the S.S. Pentallian. A living sun! An enraged sun that had attempted to use members of the crew to further sabotage the ship, to make them all burn along with it. A sun that, once what was taken had been returned, had let them go.

It truly was a marvel. Simply amazing. But events had also shown a side to the Doctor that had rather unsettled Yaz when she had become infected by the sun. The woman who had stood before legions of Daleks and remained unshakable, even mocked them, had shown… fear. Fear of dying or being forced to regenerate by the parasite. To hear her screaming, almost cowering… it certainly altered Yaz's perception of her.

The two months had certainly been unique ones, not just for Yaz but for the Doctor too. After being accosted by a group of individuals known only as the Family of Blood, the Doctor had faced this family before, bit the Flux must have freed the, from their prisons. Yaz accompanied her as a maid who had was part of his fictional family.

"You there, what's your name again?" asked one of the boys.

"Yaz, sir. Yaz Kahn," she said.

"Tell me then, Khan. With hands like those, how can you tell when something's clean?" he remarked.

As the other boy laughed and Yaz's face flushed, .

"You! Boy!" A familiar Voice barked. The two instantly stood ramrod straight. "What is going on here?"

"N-Nothing sir, we were… wait a moment…" He glared right back at Jack, "Now, you see here-"

"No, you see here!" Jack snapped. "How dare you take that tone with me? Is that how you are taught to address your betters? Is it?!"

The boy lost his bravado. "N-No."

"No what?"

"No sir!" he replied, doing his best to keep a neutral expression.

"No sir indeed! What is your name, boy?"

"Hutchinson, sir!"

"Well then, Hutchinson, I am certain you have more productive things to do than harassing the cleaning staff. Hop to it, you too!" Jack added to the other. "If I catch you both at this again, I will see you are both Extremely and severely disciplined. These young ladies perform a valuable task in service to your school. See you remember it, am I clear?"

"Yes sir!" they both chorused.

"Good. Now, get out of my sight!"

As the two of them quick-stepped away as quickly as they could, Jack relished in the satisfaction of it. He smiled down at Yaz and the other lady.

"You are both doing exemplary work. Keep it up," he encouraged.

"Gracious as always, Mr Harkness sir," said Harper sincerely, showing her brilliant teeth in a grin.

Yaz's smile was coyer. "Having a bit of fun there mr Harkness?"

Jack chuckled. "Old habits from my former days, I assure you. Good day to you, ladies."

He made his way upstairs to his office, stopped before the door and recalled the human custom of knocking before entering.

"Jane, are you…?" Jack trailed off when he saw his friend being tended to by the nurse. "What happened?"

"Ah, Jack!" She said happily. "Just took a bit of a tumble, nothing to worry about."

Jack couldn't help but laugh. "I see you still have the same impeccable sense of direction as you did when I met you in London."

"Ah, now I had very nearly found my way to Buckingham. I simply got a little… turned around, that's all." She laughed awkwardly. "Oh but it is good you came round, old chap. I would offer you some tea but I'm afraid Yaz is quite busy at the moment with other duties."

"Quite alright, my friend." He nodded politely to the nurse. "Nurse Redfurn, good to see you again. I am glad that at least one other person here knows how to look after him."

"Because she does such a poor job of it herself?" quipped Nurse Redfurn good-naturedly.

"Indeed," said Jack

"Now, you two are both being completely unf- ow!" The doctor hissed as Redfurn dabbed her forehead again. "I say, that seemed deliberate."

Fire bloomed across the field, bringing a fierce light to the darkness. Yaz watched it from outside of a small cottage on the outskirts of the village, sat with the Doctor. The Family had found them, ambushed them at the village dance, attacked the school in force and taken possession of the TARDIS. Now they were bombarding the village, no doubt to draw them out of hiding. Yaz couldn't voice a definite answer. She remained silent, the idea cycling around in her head. Even when the Doctor made her choice, the idea never faded from her mind…