Waking up in the Doctor's arms was literally my favourite thing in the universe. I always felt safe with him but after the War- after I became human- I never truly felt that safety and now that I had it, I refused to feel that way again. This incarnation, I noticed, was a lot stronger than my previous ones. During the Time War, AFTER Rassilon had broken me, I had shut down; became nothing but a mindless soldier that did nothing but follow the orders given to a tee. I had no regrets as I carried out my tasks, nor did I care if I died. All I cared about was completing the mission. It was how I coped with being their bitch, for the lack of a better term. The nightmares still plagued me but I had begun to get past them… more so pushing it away and locking it in a large chest in the back of my mind. Not even the Doctor could reach it.

This incarnation was stronger in the mental sense. There were times where I doubted myself, the relationship the Doctor and I had, even if I should worry about Martha, but it wasn't something that continued to fester and prod at me like it used to. I was more confident, happier even. While I knew I wasn't fully healed, I knew that I was on the mend, that I was strong and that I was actually worth something, my life was important; my mixed blood only made me even more special, and to continue fretting about it would be like a slap in the face to my parents. They fought so hard to be together, just as the Doctor and I had and I refused to insult them to such a degree any longer.

Smiling, I curled into the Doctor and began to tickle him awake. I was met with protest, the man releasing his hold on me and turning over to his side in order to escape my assault. That did absolutely nothing to stop me, although when I saw he was beginning to rouse, I forced him to his back and straddled his waist. Lowering my head, I kissed him soundly, fully bringing my husband to consciousness. As I pulled away, his arms snaked around my middle, keeping me atop him and deepening the kiss. Smiling into it, I pulled away. "That's one way to wake me." I chuckled and rolled out of his arms and off the bed. When he hadn't moved, I grabbed his arm and began to pull him out. Taking my silent instruction, I led him to the bathroom for a shower.

Martha, the Doctor, and I hastily exited the taxi, breaking into a run as we tried to get to the scene of the hatching. It was odd that we were looking into this since it had come to us from an unknown source. As of late, we'd been careful on our trips, well as careful as we could be with the Doctor around. Yet, there we were, going after a lizard and trying to get to the eggs before they hatched and the creatures overran the planet. Martha carried a quiver of arrows and the Doctor, a long bow. I ran behind them, keeping an eye out for anything odd, not that the sight of us rushing out of the cab with those items weren't; I meant odd as in what we were looking for. As we rushed pass a DVD store, a young blonde woman ran out of it. "Doctor! Rys!"

I stopped, turning to her. The Doctor did as well. We gave each other a quick glance, questioning whether or not we knew who she was. There was nothing familiar about her and that was enough to answer the question we both had. "Hello! Sorry, bit of a rush. There's a sort of thing happening. Fairly important we stop it."

"My God, it's you. It really is you." I stared at the blonde in confusion. "Oh, you don't remember me, do you?"

I heard Martha huff before she walked over and gently grabbing my arm. "Doctor, we haven't got time for this. Migration's started."

"Look, sorry. we've got a bit of a… complex life. Things don't always happen in quite the right order. Gets a bit confusing at times, especially at weddings. I'm rubbish at weddings, especially my own."

"Yeah. He was a day and a half late." I wrapped an arm around his waist and smiled up at him before bringing my attention back to the woman. "Lucky I married him, this one."

"And I'm so glad you did," he smiled, kissing the top of my head.

"Oh, my God!" the young woman exclaimed, obviously coming to some sort of conclusion about the Doctor and I. "Of course. You're time travellers." I cocked my head to the side, pondering how she could have known that. I remained silent though, hoping to figure out how she knew. "It hasn't happened to you yet, none of it. It's still in your future."

"What hasn't happened?"

As the woman went to answer the Doctor, I slapped his arm and shot him the sternest glare I could. "Don't answer him. We shouldn't know."

"Rys, please. Twenty minutes to red hatching."

"It was me. Oh, for God's sake, it was me all along. You got it all from me."

"Got what?"

She shot me a quick glance before beginning to rattle off. "Okay. Listen. One day you're going to get stuck in 1969. Make sure you've got this with you. You're going to need it." She handed a file to me.

"Guys!"

"Yeah, listen, listen. Got to dash- things happening. Well, four things. Well, four things and a lizard."

"Okay. No worries. On you go. See you around some day."

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Sally. Sally Sparrow."

"Good to meet you, Sally Sparrow." I observed a man as approached us with a carton of milk in his hand and a dumbstruck expression on his face. I watched as she looked at him a moment before taking his free hand. A small smile crept to my lips as she did so, and from the shock the man seemed to have from the action.

"Goodbye, Doctor and Rys," she said as we took off. I turned, giving her a final look before turning a corner.

We found ourselves back in London a few adventures later since we were never really able to stay away from Earth. The ordeal with the lizards had been a bit stressful but nothing we couldn't handle. After that, I had wanted to drift through space for a while, wanting a day or so of tranquillity before we rushed back into another adventure. I was also still trying to figure out who had sent the message about the lizards. Whoever it was knew us, it was just how. The Doctor, surprisingly, seemed to agree with my thoughts on just resting, and after a day in the Tardis, we went ice skating on the mineral lakes of Kur-ha, just as we had planned to after we had been infected by the sun. It was only delayed because he thought it would be a wonderful idea to go somewhere else, hence our meeting the Family of Blood. Anyways, I digress, the lakes were marvellous and gorgeous, even with the freezing temperatures. The ice happened to create massive structures that seemed to be completely habitable, minus the temperatures. Still, it was a wonderful view as we skated and enjoyed a bit of down time. The Doctor had fallen quite a few times to Martha and my amusement, often pulling me down with him, not that I minded too much; he made an extremely soft pillow.

Martha seemed to be very practiced in ice skating, and while I had gotten the hang of it, I was nowhere as good as she was. At times, I found myself watching her as she did little tricks, amazed by her skill, only to be brought from my daze due to the Doctor grabbing hold of me. When we had sent him to fetch some drinks, hot chocolate for us and hot apple cider for Martha, she and I began to talk. We spoke of everything and when I mentioned how well of an ice skater she was, she informed me her family had often taken trips to the local rink before her parents' separation. I nodded, understanding what it was like to have something that was always done being ripped away. The activity was never thought of in the same way.

After a few more adventures, I noticed there had been some spikes on the Tardis' radar and with the Doctor's inquisitive nature, he wanted to investigate. To be completely honest, I did as well. The spikes were contained in a small area, which also peaked my interest, considering it was around the area we'd met Sally Sparrow. Giving the two a glance, I set the Tardis on course, landing her not too far from the area of concentration.

"What are we investigating again?"

"There was a spike. People disappearing," the Doctor replied.

"And you think it's an alien?"

"It could be," I shrugged as we walked up to a set of wrought iron gates that had a 'Danger Keep Out Unsafe Structure London County Council' notice on them. I smiled, and expertly climbed over it, although it was more of a vault than anything. Facing Martha and the Doctor, I saw them gaping at me, the Doctor's eyes glazed over just a bit. I quirked up a brow, confused as to why what I'd done had been such a big deal. Then again, the Doctor's thoughts were drifting to me and they weren't filtered at all. A faint blush littered my cheeks. "What?"

"How did you do that?" Martha questioned. She was impressed, at least that's what her expression read.

"I'm very flexible. Right, Doctor?"

"Yes," the man replied absentmindedly. "Very."

"I really didn't need to know that."

"It's your mind that instantly went to the gutter, Martha." I chuckled. "I've always been springy. It came in handy back home. Now, come on. The spike's coming from inside the house." Not waiting for them, I continued up the gravel driveway towards the house. Halfway up, I came to an abrupt stop, the feeling of being watched overcoming me. There was nothing around, at least not that I could see but the eerie feeling continued and seemed to grow in its intensity. As I scanned the area for what seemed to be an invisible force, I jumped as I felt an arm wrap around my shoulder. I groaned, realising it was just the Doctor.

"What is it?"

"I don't know. Feels like we're being watched. I don't trust the silence or that we can't see anything. We need to be careful."

She shot me a cheeky grin. "Careful's my middle name."

"No it's not."

"No, it isn't. Come on. I'll protect you." I scoffed at his comment. If anything, I'd be the one saving him. The man was a danger magnet and while I knew he could easily talk his way out of any predicament, when it came down to physical altercations, he needed me. Besides, we kept each other safe, even if his instincts were to solely care about my wellbeing.

"What am I, chopped liver?"

I chuckled and turned to my friend. "No, you're Martha Jones, my friend, his companion. You have TWO Time Lords protecting you."

"Don't I feel special."

"You should. You're stuck with us for life unless otherwise stated," I replied, smiling at the woman I called friend. It had taken a while but she had become a dear friend to me; someone I could talk to when I was irritated or when I needed to talk about female things. If anything, having Martha around definitely helped me keep my sanity. If she weren't here, I'm sure the Doctor would be in med bay more than on an adventure.

Walking into the building, the feeling increased. I scanned the area, trying to find the source but could see nothing. Groaning, I decided to just take it as it went. Whatever it was would show itself in due time. As the Doctor and Martha went in another direction, I made my way upstairs. It were as if something were leading me there, like the answer to my curiosity would be answered. "Doctor!" I called as I reached the top landing, my eyes wide as I saw the statue that occupied the far corner. I heard him and Martha clamouring up the stairs behind me, only for them to stop as well.

"What is that?"

"A Weeping Angel."

"It's a statue."

"No, Martha, it's alive." I took in a breath of air. I wanted to turn to the "It's most likely the cause of all the spikes."

"So, what exactly is it? It's obviously alien."

"It is. At the moment, it's quantum locked."

"And that means what exactly?"

"While looking at it, it's a statue but the minute we blink, it moves. If it touches you, it sends you back in time to live your life, dying on the day it sends you back. It feeds on that energy… your potential energy."

'We're going to have to do it.'

'Theta…'

'You trust me, right?'

'Of course but Martha's going to kill you... us.'

Knowing the Doctor had his eyes trained on the Angel, I turned to Martha, a smile on my face. "Hey Martha, you trust us, right?"

"Yeah. Why do you ask?"

"We're going to blink."

"But he just said..."

"Yeah, I know. It'll be fun," I chuckled, albeit nervously. "Never been killed by a Weeping Angel before."

"And you want to?!" she practically shrieked.

I looked at her. "Where's your sense of adventure Martha?"

"Don't you…. Fine but if you don't get us out, I'll kill you both."

"All right." I took her hand and the Doctor's before facing the Angel. "On three. Three!" I shut my eyes, feeling the pull of travelling back in time. I opened my eyes when we landed, feeling something that wasn't the ground under me. Looking down, I saw I had landed on the Doctor… my personal pillow. I smiled and quickly kissed him before standing and helping him and Martha up.

"So, when are we?"

"1969."

"And where are we?"

"Still London."

"What do we do now?"

I shrugged and began to walk out of the alley. The street we ended up on was slightly busy, a crowd of pedestrians bustling about trying to reach their destinations. "I don't know. We get a flat, wait it out. This was supposed to happen, us getting stuck in 1969."

"What do you mean?" I dug into the leather jacket pocket, pulling out the file Sally Sparrow had given us. Martha raised an eyebrow as she looked at the file. "The blonde from the DVD shop?"

"Yep. She said we'd end up 1969 and that we'd need it."

"You kept it on you for weeks?"

"Never know with a time machine." I smiled and continued to walk down the road. The Doctor's hand was firmly in mine as he let me lead him and Martha about. He seemed to realise that while I was hesitant at first, this was all exciting and new and the new me wanted to jump head first into whatever was to happen. It seemed as if I'd taken some of his attributes, although not to the same degree as his. "Anyways, come on. Let's find us a place to stay.

After a few misses, we finally found a flat off a busy street for a decent amount of money. Shockingly, we found that the landlady already knew about us, going on about a friend having set everything up and paid our rent in full. I couldn't help but find it suspicious but each time I questioned the woman, she always brushed it off. The Doctor felt the same, having voiced it once or twice but after a while, he let it go. Martha on the other hand, asked me about it and when I couldn't answer, she let it drop, saying we might as well take advantage of it. However, I ended up telling the woman that we would be paying her rent whether she wanted to take it or not.

The place was a nice two bedroom with a view of an adequate sized park below us. With that taken care of, we went off to look for jobs. Martha found one at a dress shop, which she actually enjoyed, I found an animal hospital that needed a veterinary technician. The veterinarian was a nice older gentleman, who had warmly taken to me, saying that I reminded him of his granddaughter. Unfortunately, he kept trying to convince me to date his oldest grandson, something that seemed to irritate the Doctor beyond belief since I didn't have it in my heart to tell the kind old man I was married, and happily at that. Surprisingly, the Doctor found one at an electronics shop, although after three weeks, he was fired for almost blowing the place up… again. With that mishap, Martha and I banned him from getting another job and the man was stuck home on his own for the most part, not that he seemed to mind. He did a good job at keeping himself busy.

Hey there all. Sorry about the delay in posting. I ended up working on a few other projects and I've been trying to find a new job. I was thinking about you all though. So this chapter is slightly shorter than the rest. I tried to add as much as I could to it but it didn't seem to be enough. Hopefully when I go back over it for the umpteenth time, it'll get longer. With that said, thanks to everyone who reviewed, read, favourited, and followed my story. I appreciate it so much. Now, onto the reviews. Oh, and happy belated holidays.

NicoleR85: Here you go :) Yep, I can't wait to post that as well. I can say the next chapters will have an amazing surprise. Just look out for details.

Jasmine-The True Believer: Same here. It chokes me up so much. When I watched it as I wrote, I definitely couldn't help but see Rys as the voice of reason and the one to really be calm, even if she were freaking out inside. So glad you liked it though.

Squidtastik: Same to you. And yep, even in a time like that, I wanted John to consider her that way especially considering how he treats her pertaining to her lineage. He never considered her a freak, just Rys.

bored411: So happy to know you enjoyed the chapter and that you're excited for the next chapter. Hope you like it.

MrsCastiel From Doctor Who: Thanks so much. Will do.

Takara Matsudaira: Haha, well, life definitely comes first but I'm glad you got through it. Yeah, I ended up going to Niagra Falls and then visiting my older brother so I definitely understand the craziness. So glad you saw it. I can't wait to read it. But I suppose I can wait like everyone else lolz :p. Either way, your writing is great and I enjoy it. Can't wait to hear from you. Take your time, I'm not going anywhere besides, great ideas take time.

SplendiferousBowties: Can't wait to hear from you.

E-man-dy-S: So glad you're enjoying Rys. But they will definitely be fun. And don't get me started with the addition of Donna :)