Chapter 7

"So what did you do this time doctor?" Jackie criticized as she handed out the tea. They were all sprawled out in the living room; Jack and Aaron on the couch, Theta in his chair (which he dubbed his the last time they visited), and Rose was on the floor by his feet.

"Jackie Tyler, what makes you think I did something?"

"You never bring Rose back this early, its only been a week!"

"That's it!" Rose yelled and stood up. "Doctor, shut up!"

"Thanks love."

"You too mum! Every time we come here, you both start world war three!" She huffed and sat back down in the floor. Both of them looked at her in shock.

"Can you three be quiet?" Jack said from the couch. They looked over and noticed the sleeping form of Aaron.

"Sorry."

"So who's the newcomer?" Jackie asked.

"That's Aaron, the Doctor's sister."

"I didn't know he had a sister."

"Neither did I. Doctor, what the bloody hell are you doing?" Theta was now sitting in front of the television, pointing his sonic screwdriver at it saying 'on'.

"I'm trying to turn this thing on!" All of a sudden, a black thing hit him on the head. "You use that idiot." All of them turned their heads to the sound of the voice, Aaron, who was sitting up, awake.

"Sorry, did I wake you?"

She shook her head, "No, I woke up during world war three." She gave a cheeky smile. "Jackie, do you have any pain medicine?" Jackie nodded and set off to get some.

"Are you alright? Do you need anything?" Jack asked.

"I need for you to shut up." Rose and Theta laughed.

"So, what happened to you? It looks like you've been hit by a truck." Jackie said, handing Aaron the pills, which she gladly accepted.

"Feels like it, but that's not what happened. I've been hunting this guy, Snake, for about ten years now. The other day I ran into him in Paris, 2253. Almost got killed, until Rose here saved my life."

"That explains it, but how are you the Doctor's sister? You look so young!"

"Yea, so is he, but that's besides the point. After my parents died, his parents took me in as their own daughter. As for the young looking thing, my species regenerates - a way of cheating death- into a two month old human, which what happened to me." Jackie looked confused but nodded anyways.

"Yea, she's one pain in the ass sister if you ask me," Theta said and got up from the floor.

"Shut it will you. If you weren't my brother, I would have shot you with my sonic screwdriver by now."

"You have a sonic screwdriver?"

"Well, technically, its not mine, it yours. I stole your extra before I left home."

"You the one who stole it?" She nodded. "I should kill you."

"You love me too much."

"Yea, yea." He said and walked out the door, mumbling something about fixing the TARDIS. Rose got up and followed him.

"What's wrong with him?" Jack asked. Aaron just shrugged and tried to go back to sleep.


"Doctor?" Rose asked, knocking on his bedroom door. When he didn't answer, she turned the knob to see if it was locked. She was in luck; he had forgotten to unlock it. Quietly, she entered his room. The room was pitch black, but the light from the hallway illuminated a slouched figure on the bed. "Doctor."

"Go away Rose," she frowned and went over and sat beside him.

"Doctor what's wrong?"

"I'm afraid Rose."

"Scared of what?"

"I'm afraid to lose her again Rose. I lost her once during the time war, I'm afraid of losing her again."

Rose put a comforting hand on his shoulder, "Doctor, don't worry about that, be glad that's she's here with you, here and now. She's your little sister, she looks up to you."

"Rose," he pulled her into a tight hug. "You're the smartest stupid ape I've ever meant."

She laughed, "I'll take that as a complement."

He laughed and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead, "Come on, we should see if flyboy and pain in the ass have killed each other yet."


"Aww, their adorable," Rose said about the site in front of them. Aaron was leaning against Jack, whose one arm was wrapped around her waist so she wouldn't fall off the couch.

"Yea, when there asleep," she playfully punched him on the arm. He smiled. "We should take a picture."

"Already did," Both turned around to Jackie, who was holding out the picture.

Theta grinned, "Blackmail!"

"Doctor!"