When I opened my eyes, I found that the Tardis was martializing, "Voyager", I heard a woman ask behind me. I turned around to see a stranger looking directly at me with a smile on her face.
"Hello", I said awkwardly as I continued turning my head, when I saw the Doctor I smiled.
"Hello Doctor", I greeted, "Hello Voyager", he replied smiling, "So…where are we", I asked them, "Oh well, you know…Cardiff", he told me.
"Cardiff", the woman exclaimed, "I'm Martha by the way…why are we in Cardiff", Martha asked.
"Well, you know there's a thing about Cardiff. It's built on a rift in time and space, just like California on the San Andreas fault…but it bleeds energy. I open up the engines, soak up the energy, and use it as fuel", the Doctor told her.
"How'd you figure that out", I asked him, "Oh…long…story…you'll figure that out later", the Doctor told me as I placed my hands on my hips and lifted a brow at him.
"Should only take twenty seconds", the Doctor told us as he opened the engines to the Tardis, and I could feel it soaking up the energy from the rift.
"The rift's been active", the Doctor wondered out loud, "Wait, they had an earthquake in Cardiff, couple of years ago. Was that you two", Martha asked.
"Yes…well…different version of the Voyager…we had trouble with the Slitheen", the Doctor told her.
"The Slitheen", I asked, "Another thing out find out later", the Doctor told me, and I shook my head.
"When was this", Martha asked, "Long ago…lifetimes…we were different people back then", the Doctor told her, she just looked at us with sad eyes.
"What's the matter", I asked her, "It's nothing", she told me quickly, suddenly I had an urge to look at the monitor screen and when I did, I saw a man running at full sprint towards the Tardis.
"Finito, all powered up", the Doctor told us, "Doctor…there's a man running to the Tardis", I told him as I pointed at the screen.
"What", he asked confused, then came over to look at the screen, and was quick to pull the switch that de-materialized us."
"Doctor, who was that", I asked him, "He- ", the Doctor started, before the Tardis jolted and short circuited and we all went falling to the floor.
We stood back up to look at the monitor, just as the Doctor was waving the smoke away, "What was that", Martha exclaimed.
"We're being pushed through time", I commented, "What do you mean", Martha asked me, "We're accelerating into the future. The year one billion, five billion, five trillion! Fifty trillion?! What?! The year one hundred trillion! What?! That impossible", the Doctor exclaimed.
"Why what happens then", Martha asked, "Where are we going, Doctor", I asked him, "…We're going to the end of the universe", the Doctor told us.
When we finally de-materialized, we all stood there in shock, "Well…we've landed", the Doctor told us, "So, what's out there", Martha asked him.
"I don't know", he admitted, "What", I asked, "How about you? Have you been here before" Martha asked me, "No", I told her, and she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Not even Time-Lords came this far…we should leave", the Doctor told us, and I looked up at him unsure, "We should really…go", the Doctor told us, before he smiled and ran towards the exit.
"Wait, shouldn't we check to see if it's safe to go outside", I asked him, and he ran back over to the console, "Oxygen good, low radiation, pretty cold but bearable. Now, come on", he told me, before grabbing my hand and pulled me to the exit.
Martha just laughed as he grabbed his coat, he pulled it on before we went outside. When we did, I saw the man from before, the one who was running towards the Tardis, lying on the ground.
"Doctor", I said grabbing his attention as well as Martha's as they followed my line of sight, "Oh my god", Martha exclaimed as soon as she saw the man and ran over to him to check his pulse.
"I can't get a pulse…hold on, you have that medical kit thing", Martha said, before running back into the Tardis.
"He must've held onto the Tardis the entire way", I commented, "Hello again", the Doctor said to the man who was lying on the ground…who was presumingly dead.
"Who is he", I asked the Doctor, "His name is Jack", the Doctor told me, "Oh, I'm so sorry", he told Jack. I looked at him questioningly, before Martha came running back out.
"Here we go", Martha said as she ran back over to Jack and knelt next to him again, "It's a bit odd, he's coat looks from World War Two", Martha told us.
"We think he came with us", the Doctor told her, "What? From back on Earth", Martha asked.
"Clinging to the outside of the Tardis", the Doctor told her, "Holding on the entire way", I added, "Well, that's very him", the Doctor added.
"Do you two know him", Martha asked, "Friend of ours…in her future. He used to travel with us back in the old days", the Doctor told her.
"He did", I asked, "Yes and he will", the Doctor told me, "But…I'm sorry, there's no heart beat…there's nothing. He's dead", Martha told us sadly, before Jack sprang back to life scaring Martha and I half to death.
"Oh, well so much for me", Martha told us as I touched my chest with my hand, trying to calm my hearts down.
"It's alright, just breathe deep. I've got you", Martha told him, "He just came back to life", I told the Doctor confused, "Yep", he told me.
"Captain Jack Harkness and who are you", Jack asked Martha flirtatiously, "Martha Jones", she greeted with a smile, "Nice to meet you Martha Jones", Jack greeted as he smiled back at her.
I raised my brows in surprise, "Oh, so he's a flirt", I asked the Doctor, "I was only saying hello, and it's very nice to see you again or meet you, Voyager", Jack greeted me with a wink.
I scoffed and crossed my arms, "Oh, don't you start", the Doctor exclaimed, "It's fine", Martha told us as she helped him to stand up.
When Jack stood up right, he turned to face us with a serious expression, "Doctor, Voyager", Jack greeted, "Captain", the Doctor greeted back.
"It's good to see you, even if we have just met", Jack said as he said the last part more to myself, "And you. Same as ever, although…have you had work done", the Doctor asked, and I was quick to elbow him.
"Ow", the Doctor exclaimed as I narrowed my eyes at him, "Your one to talk", Jack told the Doctor and the Doctor looked at him confused.
"…Oh, yes! The face, regeneration. How did you know it was us", the Doctor asked him, "The police box kind of gives it away. I've been following you two for a long time", Jack told us.
"Why", I asked, "In your future, you both abandoned me", Jack told me as he glanced between the Doctor and I.
Before I could say anything, the Doctor stopped me, "Did we? Busy life, moving on", the Doctor told him, and I gave the Doctor an upset look.
"I've just got to ask…the battle of Canary Wharf. I saw the list of the dead- ", the Doctor was quick to hold up one finger over his lips. This action caused Jack to quickly close his mouth.
"They're all alive in a parallel world", the Doctor told him, "You're kidding", Jack asked, "They're all safe", the Doctor told him, "Oh, yes", Jack said happily, before pulling the Doctor in for a hug.
When the separated, I just had to ask, "So, what happened", "Let's go for a walk and I'll explain", Jack told me as we all followed down the path.
"So…the battle of Canary Wharf, I can't reveal much…all I can say is that you and the Doctor abandoned me on a ship in the past…but your future", Jack told me and then chuckled.
"I would've been stuck there, but I had this", Jack said as he showed me some sort of wrist device, I glanced over my shoulder to see that Martha was looking as well.
"I used to be a Time Agent, and this is a Vortex Manipulator. You see…you guys aren't the only ones who can time travel", Jack told the Doctor and I.
"Oh, that is not time travel", the Doctor exclaimed as he pointed at Jack's Vortex Manipulator, "It's like…I've got a sport's car, you've got a space hopper", the Doctor told him, and I looked at the Doctor annoyed.
"So…tell me exactly what is wrong with space hoppers", I asked, "Well, you know…their…their…" the Doctor stopped talking as soon as he saw the look on my face.
I crossed my arms, "I have nothing against you doing it, it's those devices- ", "Oh, leave him be", I said, cutting off the Doctor. Then I looked back at Jack and Martha as they looked at the pair of us amused.
"Boy, when you said there was distinct personalities…you weren't kidding", Jack commented, "You're telling me…last I saw her, she had red hair and-", I heard Martha begin to say beofre the Doctor gave her a look which caused her to stop.
"Anyway…Jack? You were saying", the Doctor said as he tried to change the subject, "Right…so I bounced, and I thought, "Twenty-first century, best place to find the Doctor and the Voyager." Except I got it a little wrong", Jack told us.
"So, what happened", I asked him, "I arrived in 1869, this thing burnt out, so it was useless", Jack told me as he gestured to his Vortex Manipulator.
"Told you", the Doctor said as I gave Jack a confused look, "I lived through the entire twentieth century, waiting for versions of you that coincided with me", Jack told us.
"Sorry…did you just say you landed in 1869, and that's when your Vortex Manipulator malfunctioned", I asked, "Yes", Jack told me, clearly amused.
"You're not a Time-Lord...so how- ", "A question for another day…how old are you anyway", Jack asked me, "A hundred and nineteen", I replied with narrowed brows.
"Well…I think it's the first time I can say I'm actually older than a Time-Lord", Jack joked, "So what happened next", Martha asked.
"Well, while I waited, I went to the time rift and based myself there, because I knew you'd come back to refuel. Until finally, I got a signal on this", Jack told us as he pointed to the bag that he carried on his back.
"I detected you and here we are", Jack finished, "Why did you leave him behind, Doctor", Martha asked, "Yeah, why did you", I asked as well.
"We were busy", the Doctor replied, "Is that what happens? Do you get bored of us one day and disappear", Martha asked.
"Not if you're another of his race", Jack replied, "Well, isn't that a surprise", Martha said annoyed.
"I hardly think that counts, I mean…there are other Time-Lords out there", I told them, then they looked at me with sad looks…like they knew something.
"What", I asked, "It's nothing and as for you two…we're at the edge of the universe, right at the edge of knowledge itself, and you're busy…blogging! Come on", the Doctor said as we continued walking.
We walked until we reached the edge of a cliff and looked down and what we saw took my breath away. It was a city built or grown into the sides of the mountains; there were houses, bridges, walkways, windows, everything. However, the one thing it didn't have were people.
"Is that a city", Martha asked, "City or hive or a nest or a conglomeration. Like it was grown", the Doctor told us.
"Where is everyone", I asked, "Gone", he told me, "What happened", Martha asked, "Time. Just time. Everything's dying now, and all the great civilizations have gone", the Doctor told us.
I looked up, "There's no stars", I told everyone, "Yeah…they've all burnt up and faded away into nothing", the Doctor told us.
"They must have an atmosphere shell…we should be frozen to death", Jack told us, "Well…Martha, Voyager, and I maybe…not so sure about you Jack", the Doctor told him.
I wanted to ask what that meant, but I knew I wasn't going to get an answer, so I left it alone.
"Does no one survive", Martha asked, "I suppose…we'll have to hope…life will find a way", the Doctor told her.
I nodded and then narrowed my brows as I saw a man running in the clearing, "There's a man down there", I exclaimed and was surprised when I saw a mob chasing after him.
"What's going on", I wondered, "It's a hunt! Come on", the Doctor told us and we followed him as we ran after the man in the clearing.
Then I heard Jack laughing as he said how much he missed "this", "What? The running", I asked, "No! The adventure", he told me.
Once we ran into the man, Jack grabbed him and pulled him back, "I've got you", Jack told the man, then he pulled out a gun and pointed it at the mob.
"Jack, don't you dare", the Doctor exclaimed, "There's too many anyway", I told him, then all three of them looked back at me with shocked looks on their faces.
"What", I asked, before Jack pointed the gun in the air and pulled the trigger a couple of times, causing the mob to stop in their tracks.
"We don't solve our problems by killing", the Doctor told me, "They were going to kill him, like you said, "They were hunting"", I told him.
"And here I thought she was always the nice one", Jack joked, and I gave him a confused look, "We can't stay here long! There's more of them", the man told us.
"I've got a ship nearby, it's safe, it's over there", the Doctor said and then gestured over the hill, before more people from the mob came running down.
"Or maybe not…", the Doctor trailed off, "Is there a nearby building or something? What were you running to', I asked the man.
The man gave me a confused look, before he answered my question, "The Silo…we're close to the Silo! If we get to the Silo, then we're safe", the man told us, and I nodded.
"Silo", the Doctor asked, "Silo", Jack exclaimed, "Silo for me- ", "We don't have time for this! Run", I exclaimed, cutting off Martha, before we all started following the man.
Suddenly, there was a beam of light, then a gate, and we immediately ran for it, "It's the Future-Kind! They're coming! Let us in", the man exclaimed as we headed toward the gate.
"Show me your teeth", the man behind the gate ordered while holding a gun, I noticed. As we got closer he ordered us again to show him our teeth, while flashing a light at us.
"Show him your teeth", the man told us quickly and we then we all did just as he said and showed the guard of the gate our teeth…which to be honest, made us look pretty weird.
"Human! Let them in! Let them in", the man behind the gate ordered, and once it was open we all ran in.
"Close, close, close", the guard yelled, before they could close it all the way, the man took his gun and shot the ground right in front of the Future-Kind, which made them stop running.
Then the leader stepped forward, "Humaaans", the Future-Kind spoke in a growl, "Human meat. Make feast."
"Go back to where you came from", the guard ordered as he pointed his gun at the leader of the Future-Kind and the leader took a tauntingly step forward, "I said, go back! Back!"
"Don't tell him to put his gun down", Jack complained, "He's not my responsibility", the Doctor told him, I glanced back to look at the pair.
"And I am? That makes a change", Jack said, and I looked down. Up until now, I didn't realize how much responsibility the Doctor and I had as Time-Travelers. Not that I minded, but…I was used to taking action and not thinking about consequences…
"Watching you", I heard the leader of the Future-kind say and I looked up, "Kind hungry", the leader said, before they all finally turned and walked away.
I narrowed my brows in confusion, "Thanks for that", the Doctor said as we followed the guard, "But…I don't understand…why would they just walk away", I asked.
"Because they know we have weapons that are stronger then theirs", the guard told me, but something about the way they looked at us seemed a little off or maybe that was the reason. For now, I put that thought away.
"Right let's get you inside", the guard told us, just as the man ran up to him, "My name is Padra Fet Shafe Cane, just tell me…can you take me to Utopia", Padra asked the guard.
"Oh yes, sir. Yes, I can", the guard told him as we made our way towards a tunnel, that was dig into on the side of a mountain.
As we made our way inside, there was several procedures we had to go though, such as: telling them our names, how we got there, etc.
We tried telling this guard, that the other guard introduced us to, that we needed to get out of here to get to our ship.
"Is that how you got here…a ship", the guard asked us suspiciously, "Yes", I said annoyed, "What kind", he asked, "A large blue box that says police. It's just outside, across the hills", I explained.
"We need to get it back, it's stuck out there", the Doctor told him, "You're 561", the guard asked us, "My family we're heading for the Silo. Did they get here? My mother is Kistane Shafe Cane, my brother's name is Beltone", Pardra asked the guard suddenly.
"You can check the paperwork. Creet", the guard called and then a small boy appeared, holding a clipboard.
"What do you need", the boy or Creet asked as he stepped toward Padra, who quickly went over to look at the clipboard.
We all glanced over curiously, "You said you came here in a large blue box that says police", the guard asked, wanting confirmation.
"Yes", I told him as I turned my head around to face the guard, "We're driving out for the last water collection, I'll see what I can do", the guard told us. I was concerned, but I didn't let show on my face and instead we thanked the guard.
After he left, we all followed Creet around the corner, "Sorry…how old are you", Martha asked, "Old enough to work…come on, this way", Creet told us as we followed behind him.
"Looking for Kistane Shafe Cane! Kistan and Belton Shafe Cane", Creet called as we followed him and Padra down the hall that was filled with people as the pair continued to call out their names.
"It's like a refugee camp", Martha said, "It's stinking", Jack complained, until a big man turned and gave him a dirty look, "Sorry. No offence. Not you", Jack said quickly.
"Don't you see though? The ripe old smell of humans! You survived! Oh, you might've spend a million years evolving into clouds of gas, and another million as downloads, but you always revert to the same basic shape. The fundamental humans. Indomitable! Hah", the Doctor said and gave us all a big smile.
I smiled back at his enthusiasm and I was relieved that the humans managed to survive after all this time.
"Is there a Kistane Shafe Cane", Creet asked and then there was an answer, "That's me", a woman said, then we all turned to see her standing up.
"Mother", Padra exclaimed as he ran and hugged her, "Oh my god! Pardra", she exclaimed as they embraced one another happily.
"It's not all bad news", Martha exclaimed, then turned my head so Martha wouldn't see how sad I looked.
The I noticed the Doctor working on something on the wall, "Captain Jack Harkness and who are you", Jack greeted as he flirted with a nearby man.
I smiled and shook my head, "Stop it", the Doctor told him, then I walked up to the Doctor to see if he needed any help with the keypad he was working on.
"Help us with this", Doctor told Jack, then Jack came over and told me I had to override the codes to open the door.
As we were working on the keypad, the Doctor used his sonic screwdriver on the door, "Let's find out where we are", the Doctor said as we managed to get the door open.
However, inside was a long drop, Jack and I were quick to grab the Doctor before he fell in, "Gotcha", "You alright", Jack and I asked at the same time.
"I'm fine, thanks", the Doctor told us, "How could you cope without us", Jack joked as the Doctor and I chuckled at that.
"Now, that is what I call a rocket", Martha exclaimed as we saw a overly large rocket in the room.
"They're not refugees, they're passengers", the Doctor told us, "He said their going to Utopia", Martha told us.
"The perfect place, a trillion years and it's the same old dream. Do you recognize the engines", the Doctor asked us.
"No", I told him, "Nope, whatever it is, it's not rocket science, but it's hot though", Jack told him, "Yeah", I said as we stepped back and closed the doors.
"But if the universe is falling apart, what does Utopia mean", the Doctor asked as a man approached us.
"Doctor", the man asked Jack, "No, that'll be him", I said as I gestured over to the real Doctor, "Yep, that's me", the Doctor said, then the man turned his head to face him and smiled happily.
"And who's the Voyager", the man asked, "Her", Martha told him as she looked over at me, as did the man.
"Ah! Good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good", the man exclaimed while he grabbed both of our hands and pulled us with him.
"It's good apparently", the Doctor told me, "Yeah", I said with a confused smile as the man pulled us into his laboratory, where a woman scientist was waiting.
"Chan, welcome, tho", the woman welcomed, she was blue and looked like a humanoid insect. The man then pulled us to a machine on the far side of the wall.
"This is the gravitissmal accelerator, it's past its best…", the man told us and to a machine in the middle of the room, "And over here is the Footprint Impeller System. Do either of you know anything about end time gravity mechanics?"
"What's the matter", I asked, "We can't get it to harmonize", the man told me, just as the Doctor placed some glasses on and I gave him a look.
"What", he asked me, "Oh...nothing", I said as I knew he didn't need them.
"Captain Jack Harkness", Jack greeted Chantho, "Stop it", the Doctor warned, "Can't I say hello to anyone", Jack complained.
"Yeah…he's only saying "hello"", I joked and shook my head, "Chan, I do not protest, tho", Chantho told us, "Maybe later Blue", Jack said and winked at her.
"Okay! Can we get to work, please", I told him, "Right, so what have we got", Jack asked, and I shook my head.
"What are these tubes for", the Doctor asked the man as he gestured towards the tubes that stretched into the ceiling.
"Electrical charge, they all feed into the rocket. Except, without a stable footprint, we'll never achieve escape velocity", the man or the Professor told us.
I noticed that Chantho started to walk over with a worried look, "If only we could harmonize the five impact patterns, and unify them, well…we might just make yet make it. What do you think Doctor and Voyager? Any ideas", the Professor asked us.
"Well, um…basically. Sort of…", the Doctor said and then looked at me, "Um…well, you'd need some really powerful energy and a way to start the rocket up. Like the Tardis", I said. I noticed that the Professor did an odd twitch, but I left it alone.
"That could work, although…we'd have to wait to see if it's still out there. So, how did you make all this? We're not from around these parts and we've never seen anything like this", the Doctor said.
"Really", the Professor asked, "Yeah and trust me…I'd remember", I told him, "You wouldn't remember everything", Jack pointed out.
"I'm sorry…there's been so little help. That I…", the Professor told us, "It's alright", I told him as I noticed Chantho look down.
"Oh. My. God", I heard Martha exclaim and when I looked over, I saw that she pulled out a jarred hand out of Jack's bag.
She sat it down on a coffee table as we walked over, "You've got a hand in a jar! A hand, in jar, in your bag", Martha said to Jack, who just looked at her awkwardly.
"Why the hell do you have a hand in a jar", I asked Jack, "It's not any ordinary hand", he told me, "But that's…that's my hand", the Doctor exclaimed.
"And there it is, I did say I had a Doctor detector", Jack told us and then it clicked, "That's the Doctor's hand", I asked as I pointed at the jar.
"Chan, is this a tradition between your people, tho", Chantho asked us, "Not among my people! What do you mean that's your hand?! You've got both your hands, I can see them", Martha exclaimed.
"Um, yeah…long story, I lost my hand…Christmas day. In a sword fight", the Doctor told her, "What and you grew another hand", Martha asked, "Um…yeah, I did. Hello", the Doctor told her and waved.
I was a little in shock, "Sorry…is this a Time-Lord thing? Where we can just regrow body parts", I asked the Doctor, "Yeah…during one's regeneration", the Doctor told me.
"Might I ask where you come from, Chantho", I asked her in an effort to change the subject, "Chan, I am from here, Malcassairo. I am the last of my kind, tho", she told me.
"Yes, she's my assistant and good friend, Chantho. The last of the Malmooths, before we took refuge" the Professor told us.
"That was your city out there", I asked her, "Chan, the conglomeration died…tho", she told me.
"Conglomeration! That's what I said", the Doctor exclaimed, "I'm sorry", I told her, "Oh…I'm sorry too", the Doctor told her as well.
"Chan, most grateful, tho", she told us, then I looked back at the hand as I felt like it was watching me.
"Something the matter", Doctor asked me, "It's nothing…just your hand…", I trailed off, "It's fine, look", the Doctor said as he lifted up his hand to waggle his fingers, "Still me."
"I know that…just…", then his hand turned towards me and I was a bit taken a back, "Oh…", the Doctor said as he noticed it as well.
"So, what about those things outside, the beastie boys", Jack asked the Professor, changing the subject.
"Oh, we call them the Future-Kind. Which is a myth in itself, but it is feared they are what we will become…unless we reach Utopia", the Professor told Jack.
"And Utopia is", the Doctor asked, "Oh, come on…every human knows of Utopia. Where have you been", the Professor asked.
"Bit of a hermit", the Doctor told him, "Oh…a hermit…with friends", the Professor asked as he gestured to Jack, Martha, and I.
"Hermits united. We met up every ten years, swan stories about…caves. It's good fun…for a hermit", the Doctor told him, and I couldn't help, but narrow my eyes at the Doctor and his obvious fake story.
"Now, who in their right mind would believe that", I asked the Doctor telepathically, then he gave me a look, and I just lifted my brow in turn.
The Professor then gestured for us to follow him, he didn't believe the story either but decided to leave it alone as we all walked to a nearby computer.
"So, Utopia", the Professor said and then pointed to a red dot on the screen, "The call came from across the stars. Over and over again, "Come to Utopia", originating from that point", he told us.
"Where is that", the Doctor asked, "Oh, it's far beyond the Condensate Wilderness. Out towards the Wildlands and the Dark Matter Reefs calling us in, the last of the humans, scattered across the night", the Professor told us.
"What could be out there", I wondered, "We can't know. A colony, a city, some sort of haven? The science foundation created the Utopia Project thousands of years ago, to preserve mankind, to find a way of surviving beyond the collapse of reality itself. Now, perhaps they've found it…perhaps not, but it's worth a look, don't you think", the Professor asked us.
"Oh, yes", "Definitely", the Doctor and I told them with a smile, "And the signal keeps modulating, so it's not automatic", the Doctor said.
"That's good someone's out there, but what are they using, you think", I asked, "That'd be a navigation matrix…Professor", the Doctor asked as we looked over at him.
"Professor", I asked as well and touched his shoulder, "Right, that's enough talk", the Professor said and then walked off to the other side of the room.
"Are you alright", the Doctor asked, "I'm fine", the Professor told him, "There's work to do! Now if you could just leave, thank you", the Professor told us.
"It looked like you were having a migraine just now", I told him, "I said I'm fine", the Professor told me.
"Except…that rocket's not going to fly, is it", the Doctor asked, "This footprint mechanism-thing, it's not working."
"We'll find a way…like you said we could use your ship and use more energy", the Professor told us.
"But what if we hadn't had come, you'd be stuck on this planet and you haven't even told them about all of this", I told the Professor and gestured around us.
In guilt, he sat down after hearing me say that, "Well, it would have been better to let them live in hope", the Professor told me.
"Quite right too", the Doctor told him, "And I must say Professor, what was it", "Yana", the Professor or Yana told him.
"Professor Yana, this new science is well beyond me, but this is the same boost circuit in any time frame, must be circuit which reverses the boost. So, I wonder what would happen…", the Doctor said as he pulled some cords and machines together.
The he used his sonic screwdriver to put it together, "If I did this…", the Doctor said, then suddenly unplugged the wire, which caused the alarm to go off.
"Chan, it's working, tho", Chantho exclaimed, "Didn't need your help this time", the Doctor told me, joking.
"But! How did you do that", Yana asked, "Oh, we've been chatting away and I forgot to tell you…I'm brilliant", the Doctor told him.
"Really", I asked with a lifted brow, "What? You don't think so", the Doctor asked me, and I shook my head, "Rose was right…you are so full of it", I joked.
"Well, I don't think that's a bad thing", the Doctor told me as Martha and Jack gave me concerned looks, I looked over to them confused just as the speaker told everyone to aboard the ship.
After a while, Martha and Chantho left to give supplies the passengers for their trip; the rest of us including: Professor Yana, the Doctor, Jack, and I continued to work on the machinery in the lab.
"Is that…", the Doctor asked, and I looked back to see him sniffing some sort of wiring on the middle machine, "Gluten extract, it binds the neutraline map together", Yana told him.
"Isn't that food", I asked, and the Doctor nodded, "You've built this system out of food, string, and staples. Professor Yana, you're a genius", the Doctor told him.
"Says the man who made it work", Yana said, "You're really going to put yourself down after all the progress you've made", I asked him.
"And for us it was easy, coming in at the end, but you're stellar. This is magnificent! And I don't say that often, because…well, because of me", the Doctor told Yana.
"Really", I said as I gave Doctor a look and he just smiled, "Sorry, I'm confused…are you two together", Yana asked and gestured between the Doctor and I.
"Well…", the Doctor and I started, then we trailed off…the answer was pretty complicated, and Jack decided to answer for us, "Technically they are."
"What do you mean by "technically"", Yana asked, "Oh, I'm the wrong guy to ask about that", Jack told him.
"So, Professor…how did you get your name", I asked in an effort to change the subject, "Well, my title is an affectation. There hasn't been such a thing as a university over a thousand years. I've spent my life going from one refugee ship to another", Yana told me.
"If you'd been born in a different time, you'd be revered", the Doctor told him, and Yana just laughed as if it were a joke.
"Oh, those damn galaxies, they had to go and collapse", Professor Yana joked, "Some admiration would have been nice. Just a little, just once."
"Well, you've got one now", the Doctor reassured, "Yeah, they'll definitely admire you after this", I told him.
"But that footprint thing…you can't activate it on board, it's got to be done here", the Doctor told him, I turned my head to face the pair, "You're staying behind", I said in realization.
"With Chantho. She won't leave without me, simply refuses", Yana told us. It seemed like there was someone's admiration that even the Professor never noticed, I thought as I went back to work.
"You'd give your life, so they could fly", the Doctor said, "Oh, I think I'm a little too old for Utopia. Time, I had some sleep", Yana told him.
"Professor, tell the Doctor and the Voyager we've found their blue box", we heard the guard say over the speaker.
"Doctor, Voyager", Jack called, we ran over to see the Tardis on screen as guards were pushing down the hall with a machine.
"Professor, I think we may have found you a way off this planet", I told him as he stared at the screen, "And that's the…", "The Tardis", I told him as he continued to stare at the screen.
I looked at Professor Yana confused as the Doctor continued to work on the machinery behind us, "Are you alright", I asked him, "Yes, yes, I'll be…fine", he told me in a daze.