The next day, and after coming to the agreement that the answers would be at Adipose Industries, the Doctor and I manoeuvred the Tardis to an area near the building, another alley actually. While I had to get on him about using the hammer again, it was a relatively uneventful flight, minus the Tardis' grumbles of disdain. We entered Adipose Industries through the back door again and settled in a storage room, locking the door with the sonic once inside. Since we had a few hours wait, we figured out a few ways to keep ourselves busy.

When the work day had finished, we snuck out of the room and made our way up to the roof. Although the Doctor tended to just wing things, we had both figured we needed to be somewhere where we could see what was going on without being spotted. At first he wanted to listen through the woman's door, I brought up the roof, saying no one would really be outside her window. Seeing a window cleaner's cradle, we got in and after flipping the switch, were lowered down the building's side. The Doctor stopped the cradle when we reached a little under the level of the office. To avoid being seen, we ducked down as four people entered the room, one being held against her will, the reporter. Reaching into the Doctor's jacket, I pulled out a stethoscope and handed it to him. Placing it onto the window, he listened to the conversation, with me listening to what he was hearing.

"You can't tie me up! What sort of country do you think this is?"

"Oh, it's a beautifully fat country. And believe me, I've travelled a long way to find obesity on this scale."

"So, come on then, Miss Foster, those pills. What are they?"

"Well, you might just as well have a scoop, since you'll never see it printed." The Doctor moved the scope up from the wall to the window. I inched up, my eyes on the woman we now knew was a Miss Foster. In her hand was a small white pill. "This… is the spark of life."

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

"Officially, the capsule attracts all the fat cells and flushes them away," she explained. "Well, it certainly attracts them. That part's true. But it binds the fat together and galvanises it to form a body."

"What do you mean, a 'body'?" I furrowed my brows and thought back to Mister Davey and how he'd lost a kilo by ten past one every day. Then Ms Foster's words hit me. 'The fat just walks away'. So, if the fat cells are bound together to form a body, the body would most likely be what was waking Mr Davey every morning, why he was losing a kilo at the same time every day. Though, I couldn't really understand as to why she was doing it; what was the point of it all.

"I am surprised you never asked about my name. I chose it well. Foster. As in foster mother. And these… are my children." The Doctor joined me in looking through the window, seeing a little white creature. To be honest, it was quite adorable and I couldn't really deny that the diet plan was quite effective, even if it was making little fat creatures. The Doctor nudged me and rolled his eyes at my thoughts. Of course I'd find a little glob of fat cute.

"You're kidding me. I don't… What the hell is that?!" the reporter exclaimed, whether it was in disgust or fear, I wasn't sure.

Miss Foster walked around her desk and lifted the little thing up. "Adipose. It's called… an Adipose… made out of living fat… from people." Well, the name made sense.

"But I don't understand."

"From ordinary human people." My gaze was torn from the scene to see the same ginger we'd passed in the call centre staring at the Doctor wide eyed. Glancing at him, I saw that he too seemed to be shocked. It was obvious to me that they knew each other but as to how, escaped me until the Doctor, sensing my confusion, showed me. Completely disregarding the fact that we were supposed to be hidden in his shock, the man stood to his full height. After some time of them mouthing to each other, the ginger gave two thumbs up.

Glancing from the woman, I saw Miss Foster staring at us, not that either of them noticed. Rolling my eyes at the two before attempting to alert my husband that we'd been caught. "Doctor…" He paid me no mind, much to my irritation. Instead, he continued to 'listen' to what the ginger was saying. The woman, Donna, finally noticed what I had, and that prompted the Doctor to finally see that they were being stared at.

"Are we interrupting you?" Miss Foster asked, clearly irritated.

"Run!"

"Get her." I snatched the sonic from the Doctor's hand and used it on the door, locking Miss Foster's goons in the room and buying Donna some time. "And them." The Doctor then took the sonic from me and pointed it up at the controls. Instantly, the cradle jolted as the Doctor sent it back to the roof. The moment we reached the top, we both jumped out the cradle and rushed down the staircase. Entering the building again, we ran down the stairs, meeting Donna. I watched as the two hugged.

"Oh, my God! I don't believe it! You've even got the same suit! Don't you ever change." She then looked at me. "And I see you've got yourself a companion."

'Companion?' I grimaced at her assumption, not at all appreciating that term being used for me. I was so much more than a companion.

"Yeah, thanks, Donna. Not right now."

"We have guards," I snapped before grabbing the Doctor's arm and dragging him back up the stairs with Donna following close behind us.

"Just like old times," the Doctor chuckled. I couldn't help but smile, seeing that lovely spark return. He had been down for a while, ever since Martha'd left. While I knew he loved having Kie and I around, I was also aware that he wanted a companion around, someone he could ramble on to about things they had no idea about, and ultimately teach them something new. He loved to show off and while he still did so with Kie and me around, it didn't have the same effect as it would humans. While Kie and I could keep up, they would be awe-struck and ultimately impressed.

"'Cause I thought," Donna continued as we reached the roof, "how do you find the Doctor? And then I just thought, 'look for trouble and he'll turn up'."

"Sounds about right," I chuckled as the Doctor soniced the door.

"So I looked everywhere. You name it.-UFOs sightings, crop circles, sea monsters. I looked. I- I found them all. Like that stuff about the bees disappearing-" The Doctor put the sonic in his mouth only for me to pull it out. "I thought, 'I bet he's connected'. 'Cause the thing is, Doctor, I believe it all now. You opened my eyes. All those amazing things out there- I believe them all- well, apart from that replica of the Titanic flying over Buckingham Palace on Christmas Day. I mean, that's got to be a hoax!" The Doctor and I shared a knowing glance before leading her to the window cleaners' cradle.

"What do you mean, the bees are disappearing?" the Doctor questioned as he soniced the controls. It was quite odd, although, there had been a few occurrences where the insects had gone off. With all the pollution, it was probably getting harder for them to continue living on the planet. Still though, it was still a bit weird, at least by human standards.

"I don't know. That's what it says on the internet. But at the same site, there was all these conspiracy theories about Adipose Industries, and I thought, 'let's take a look'."

"In you get," he instructed after sonicing the controls.

"What- in that thing?"

"Yes- in that thing."

"You two sound eerily alike," I stated, earning an annoyed look from them that caused me to laugh. Maybe Donna would do the Doctor some good... although, she was quite loud.

"But if we go down in that, they'll just call us back up again."

"No, no, no, 'cause I've locked the controls with a sonic cage. I'm the only one that can control it- not unless she's got a sonic device of her own, which is very unlikely."

"You just had to say that, didn't you? You just never learn." He ignored my comment and flipped the switch to lower the cradle. A minute or so later, Miss Foster leaned over the roof's edge. The blonde muttered something before she pointed a pen, her own sonic device, at the controls and after sparking a bit, the cradle began to plunge towards the city's sidewalk.

Countering Foster's action before we'd gone too far down, the Doctor soniced the controls on our end and stopped the cradle from plummeting further. "Hold on. Hold on. We can get in through the window." With that thought, he tried to sonic the window open, a feat that was unsuccessful. "Can't get it open!"

"Well, smash it then!" Donna yelled before she grabbed a spanner and began to hit the glass, also to no avail. Glancing up at Miss Foster, I saw her aiming her sonic pen at one of the steel cables, burning it. Donna also looked up and seemed to realise what the woman was doing. "She's cutting the cable!"

Knowing what would come next, I grabbed onto the ginger's hand and placed it on the rail. Before I could get my own grip, the cable snapped and I went flying out of the cradle, barely managing to grab onto the side before hurtling into my next regeneration. "Rys!"

"Doctor!"

"Hold on!"

"What the hell do you think I'm doing? Do you honestly think I'm actually going to let go, you idiot?"

"No need to get testy."

"Fine, you try hanging a hundred ninety feet off the ground," I snapped. While I wasn't afraid of heights, the prospect of falling to my death greatly affected my mood. I had barely gotten time in this body and was hoping to hold onto it. I watched as the Doctor aimed his sonic at Miss Foster's, blasting it from her hand. The Doctor reached for the pen, almost going overboard (something that caused me to panic a bit) as he caught it. Placing it between his teeth, he climbed to another window and grabbed onto the side, using Miss Foster's sonic pen to open it. "If you don't hurry up, you'll be kissing that incarnation goodbye," I screamed as I began to feel my grip slip as the wind pushed me around. "Honestly, you just had to say those stupid words. I'm going to tape your mouth shut next time you even think of saying those words or anything in that general area!"

"We won't be a minute!" the Doctor called down after he'd opened up the window and climbed inside, helping Donna afterwards. I hung onto the railing, doing my best to keep my grip as I mentally cursed him out. He kept his responses apologetic but it did nothing to stop my rant. A moment later, I felt hands on my legs.

"And how the bloody hell is this supposed to work?"

"J-Just let me work." I huffed a breath and let him pull me in, earning a few bruises as he did so. Once inside, I punched his shoulder, putting just enough force to cause him some pain. "Ow! What the hell was that for?"

"I shouldn't have to spell it out. Next time, you can hang twenty seven metres off the ground!"

"All your companions yell at you like that?"

"I am NOT his companion."

Before Donna could say anything, the woman tied to the chair spoke up. "Is anyone going to tell me what's going on?"

"What are you, a journalist?"

"Yes."

"Then, make something up." As we turned around to leave, the journalist called out again. Rolling my eyes, I grabbed Miss Foster's sonic pen and let her free. Leave it to a human to want answers during a high stress situation. Then again, the Doctor did the same, but it was more so he gobbed on to stall our enemies in addition to get information. It was different; he knew what he was doing. "Do yourself a favour and get the hell out."

Leaving the woman, the three of us made our way through the call centre in an attempt to bypass Ms Foster. We came to a stop as we saw that she and her guards had thought ahead and were approaching us. The Doctor instantly took a protective stance, pushing me behind him a bit. I rolled my eyes, going to move but decided not to do so. I knew how he felt about guns, especially after Lucy killed the Master, so I stayed where I was. If they were to actually fire at us, I'd do what I could to keep us from being hit, even if I was basically telling the Doctor that I hadn't actually been honest with him. All I could do was glare at the woman who's eyes met mine for a second. "Well, then…" she removed her glasses, "at last."

Donna waved, " Hello."

"Nice to meet you. I'm the Doctor. She's Rys."

"And I'm Donna."

"Partners in crime. And, evidently, off-worlders, judging by your sonic technology."

"Oh, yes," he started, patting his jacket and reaching into the right pocket. "I've still got your sonic pen." He held it up and Miss Foster returned her glasses to her face. The scowl never left her face, although, it seemed to fit her. "Nice. I like it- sleek." He showed it to Donna and me. "It's… kind of sleek."

"Oh, it's definitely sleek."

"Yeah, and if you were to sign your real name, that would be…"

"Matron Cofelia, of the Five Straighten Classabindi Nursery Fleet, Intergalactic Class," the woman answered. It was quite a name and title. However, she was doing something terribly illegal.

"So, a wet nurse… using humans as surrogates."

"I've been employed by the Adiposian First Family to foster a new generation after their breeding planet was lost."

"What do you mean 'lost'? How do you lose a planet?"

"Oh, politics are none of my concern. I'm just here to take care of the children on behalf of the parents."

"What- like an outer-space super nanny?" I smiled at Donna's analogy. It did seem that the woman was just that, although, she did so much more than just take care of the children.

"Yes, if you like."

"So- so, those little things- they're- they're made out of fat, yeah? But that woman- Stacy Campbell- there was nothing left of her."

"Oh, in a crisis, the Adipose can convert bone and hair and internal organs," the Matron explained nonchalantly. "Makes them a little bit sick- poor things."

Donna scoffed, taking a step forward. "What about poor Stacy?"

I crossed my arms, stepping up next to the Doctor. "You DO know that seeding a level five planet is against the law, right?"

"Are you threatening me?"

I shrugged. It wasn't really much of a threat, just a statement. One would think someone of her calibre was aware of the laws, especially when doing something illegal. Then again, there were a lot of stupid criminals. However, I doubted Ms Foster was one of them, she couldn't be. "We're trying to help you, Matron," the Doctor icily started. "This is your one chance. 'Cause if you don't call this off, then we'll have to stop you."

"I hardly think you can stop bullets." As she said that, the guards then cocked their guns and took aim. Yep, if the Doctor couldn't talk himself out of this one, he'd definitely be furious with me.

"No, no! Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. One more thing before… dying- do you know what happens if you hold two identical sonic devices against each other?"

"No."

"Nor me, although I'm sure Rys knows." He glanced at me and I smirked, not really knowing but having an inkling of what would happen. "Let's find out." He held the two sonics together and they created an awful high pitched noise, causing everyone but the Doctor and me to grab their heads in pain. Nearby, the glass with the company's name shattered and before it could continue for too long, I saw Donna push the Doctor's arm, causing him to stop. Honestly, I think he would have continued on until the humans were rendered unconscious.

"Come on!" she yelled as she turned and took off down the corridor.

Making it down to the basement area, the same area the Doctor and I'd entered, and we led Donna to the same cupboard we'd hid in just hours prior. I hastily began to throw out the ladders and mops to make room for the three of us, even if it would be a bit of a tight fit. The Doctor helped me empty it out, and I heard the clack of Donna's heel as she stepped back to avoid being hit; we weren't really paying attention to where we were tossing the items.

"Well… that's one solution- hiding in a cupboard. I like it."

Passing the Doctor, I moved to the wall and I pressed onto it, causing the panel to open and slide to the left, exposing a large green machine. The Doctor and I had discovered it earlier in the day, and had started to work on it. As I did that, I heard Donna step into the room and shut the door behind her. "We've been hacking into this thing all day, 'cause the matron's got a computer core running through the centre of the building."

"Problem was, it's triple dead-locked," I added, reaching into the Doctor's pocket and pulling out the sonic pen. "But with this, we can get into it." The Doctor and I shared a quick smile before I turned my attention back to the machine, realising something as I continued to work on it. "She's wired up the whole building. Doctor, we need some privacy if we want to finish this. Her lackeys were behind us on the way down." Catching my eye, he nodded and reached above me, connecting two wires and creating a force field that stopped the guards in their tracks, their screams echoing to us.

"Just enough to stop them. Why's she wired up the tower block? What's it all for?" As he asked, I ripped a wire and held both it and the sonic pen up for him. Taking them, he soniced the wire as I stood, brushing myself off. Pulling out my mobile, I called Kie and informed him of the situation only to find that he and Torchwood were aware of it. Smiling to myself, I told them to be ready for a clean up, and that the Doctor and I had things under control, well for the most part. Hanging up, I turned as saw Donna staring at the Doctor as he worked.

"You look older." I chuckled. He looked the same to me, but then again, we'd been traveling for years since she'd last seen him, so I suppose to the human, he seemed to have aged a bit, or looked it.

"Thanks."

"Still on your own or what?"

"Well, no. I had this friend. 'Martha' she was called- Martha Jones. She was brilliant." I couldn't help the smile that formed on my lips. "And I destroyed half her life." I placed a hand on his arm, giving it a bit of a squeeze, an action that went unmissed by the woman. "But she's fine, she's good. She's gone."

"What about Cerys and Rose?"

"Rose's still lost."

"And Cerys?"

Hearing my name, I glanced up at the woman before looking at the Doctor. I raised an eyebrow, questioning him a bit but turned to the ginger. "Hello, Donna. I'm guessing he told you about me?"

"You're Cerys? But- But you're not a brunette."

"Nope." I ran a hand through my hair. It had grown a bit; just about time for a cut. "Just purple."

"So what, you're like him then? A Martian?"

I shot another glance at the Doctor before I shrugged. "I suppose."

"I thought you were going to travel the world?" the Doctor cut in.

"Easier said than done. It's like I had that one day with you, and I was going to change. I was going to do so much." She sighed. "Then I woke up the next morning- same old life. It's like you were never there. And I tried. I did try. I went to Egypt. I was going to go barefoot and everything. And then it's all bus trips and guidebooks and 'don't drink the water', and two weeks later you're back home. It's nothing like being with you." She stopped, taking in a breath. "I must have been mad- turning down that offer."

"What offer?" He must have obviously forgotten he'd asked her to join us, although, at the time he asked, there was a lot going on and a lot had happened since. I couldn't really blame him for his lapse in memory. I would have probably been just as confused.

"To come with you."

"Come with us?"

"Oh yes, please."

"Right."

"Inducer activated."

"What's it doing now?" Donna asked.

"She's started the programme."

"And what's that mean?"

"Up till now they've just been losing weight. But now, the Matron's moved to emergency pathogenesis," I hastily explained as the Doctor and I worked on the machine, trying to stop it.

"And that's when they convert?"

"Skeletons, organs- everything. A million people are going to die! Got to cancel the signal." He reached into my pocket and pulled out the pendent and dismantled it, revealing the wires inside and holding the pendent up for Donna to see. "This contains a primary signal. If I can switch it off, the fat goes back to just being fat," he went on before attaching it to the inducer.

"Inducer increasing."

"No, no, no, no, no! She's doubled it! I need- haven't got time. It's too far. I can't override it. They're all gonna die!" I glanced from him to Donna. She had been in the call centre at the same time as us so she should have a pendent of her own. If that were the case, we'd be able to use it to cancel the signal completely and override the system. However, the Doctor was panicking way too much to think rationally, although, I don't think he'd seen her at the centre. If he had, their reunion would have happened earlier.

"Is there anything I can do?"

"Sorry, Donna, this is way beyond you. Got to double the base pulse, I can't…"

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms, shaking my head at him. Of course he would disregard the person who could help him. It was times like this that he had his blinders on, and I usually had to remove them. "Doctor."

"Doctor, tell me- What do you need?"

"I need a second capsule to boost the override, but I've only got this one. I can't save them!" he said in despair as he rushed at the system trying to no avail to rectify the problem. Knowing just how frantic he was, I grabbed onto his face and made him look into my eyes, until he had calmed. When he had, the Doctor rested his forehead against mine, his hand keeping mine pressed against his cheek, and took in a breath. After releasing it, he gave my lips a quick peck.

Releasing him, I turned to Donna, seeing that she held the necklace in her hand, the pendant swinging on its chain and a smug expression on her face. "So, I think Donna has something to show you," I told him, as I nudged him towards her. Glancing from me, he turned to her and finally saw the pendent. Smiling at her, he took it and plugged it in causing the inducer to shut down. After a quick sigh of relief, a loud noise echoed through the air, rumbling the building. "What the hell was that?"

"That, would be the nursery."

Donna turned her attention to me. "Wait a minute. When you say nursery you don't mean a crèche in Notting Hill."

"Nursery ship."

The computer lights then lit up. "Incoming signal." A voice then came through. The Doctor and I stopped and listened. A small smile began to form as I heard what was being said.

"Hadn't we better go and stop them?"

"Hang on. Instructions from the Adiposian First Family."

"She wired up the block to be a levitation post." We were silent for a while, the Doctor and I listening carefully as the voice continued on. "Hold on, we aren't in trouble. She is!" Taking my hand, the Doctor and I rushed out of the cupboard and to the roof with Donna following close behind.

When we reached the roof, my eyes widened at the ship that hovered over us. It was large with its lights practically blinding. The ship was also bringing the Adipose babies into it. I turned to Donna, seeing the expression on her face. She was awestruck by the ship but I could she there was a bit of fear in her eyes. "What are you going to do then? Blow them up?"

"Of course not!" I chastised, upset that she would even think of doing such a thing. They were children for goodness sakes. No child could help where they came from and that was something I knew first-hand, even though I held no ill will to where I was from or where my father was born for that matter. Children should never be punished for their parentage.

"They're just children. They can't help where they come from."

"Oh, that makes a change from last time. That Martha must've done you good."

"She did, yeah. Yeah. She did. She fancied me."

"Yeah, until she learned we were together. Says 'hi' by the way."

"Mad Martha, that one. Blind Martha. Charity Martha," Donna said as an Adipose floated by, waving at us. I smiled and gave it a small wave before snuggling into the Doctor, his arm around my waist. "I'm waving at fat."

"Actually, as a diet plan, it sort of works." "There she is!" As he said that, Miss Foster levitated up, stopping in front of us. "Matron Cofelia, listen to us."

"Oh, I don't think so, Doctor. And if I never see either you again, it'll be too soon."

"Oh, why does no one ever listen. I'm trying to help. Just get across to the roof. Can you shift the levitation beam?"

"What, so that you can just arrest me?"

"You idiot, they know breeding on Earth is a crime," I yelled. "They're want to get rid of their accomplice. They want you gone."

"I'm far more than that. I'm nanny to all these children."

"Exactly! Mum and Dad have got the kids now. They don't need the nanny anymore." The beam suddenly disappeared and her smug expression changed to one of realisation and fear before she fell with a scream. While the Doctor and I watched on, Donna turned into the Doctor just as he hit the concrete. Not a second later, the ship took off into space. With a final glance below, we turned and left the building.

As we walked down Brook street, I gave a forlorn glance at the sonic pen before tossing it into a waste bin. I really needed to take some time to make my own. Passing it, the reporter wobbled along, retied to a chair. I rolled my eyes at the woman. While I could understand the desire to get a story, she was a complete and utter plonker. Upon seeing us, she moved our way. "Oi, you three. You're just mad. Do you hear me? Mad! And I'm going to report you for madness."

"You see, some people just can't take it."

"No."

"And some people can. So, then. Tardis! Come on." The Doctor and I exchanged a quick glance before we followed her into an alleyway behind Adipose Industries. The moment we got there, we saw a little blue, just about Tardis blue, might I add, sitting in front of our home. "That's my car! That is like destiny. And I've been ready for this." She opened the boot and showed it was full of suitcases. "I packed ages ago, just in case. Because I thought, hot weather, cold weather, no weather. He goes anywhere. I've gotta be prepared." She began to unload it, placing things into the Doctor's arms as I chuckled at his expression. He turned to me, not liking that I was laughing at him.

'Stop it. She's not coming.'

'Why not?'

'I'm not ready yet.'

'Theta… I think she'll do us all some good. I know how much you miss having someone to explain things to, having someone to teach.'

'Do you want her to come?'

'I like her. It'll be nice to not be outnumbered anymore. It's been years since there's been another woman on the Tardis.'

'That's a yes.'

I nodded before bursting into laughter, hearing his confusion in my mind. 'You're holding a hatbox.'

He snapped out of his revere and looked down at the item in his hand. "You've got a hatbox."

"Planet of the Hats, I'm ready. I don't need injections, do I? You know, like when you go to Cambodia. Is there any of that? Because my friend Veena went to Bahrain, and she-"

I smiled and interrupted her. "No injections, Donna."

The woman nodded and then looked at the Doctor, seeming to realise that he hadn't said more than a few words since we'd reached the alley. While I knew why, Donna didn't and it seemed to come off as rejection to her. Although, I would have thought he didn't want me around as well if he went all silent. "You're not saying much."

"No, it's just- It's a funny old life, in the Tardis."

"You don't want me."

"He's not saying that. Not at all."

"But you asked me. Would you rather be on your own?"

"No. actually, no. But the last time, with Martha, like I said, it- it got complicated. And that was all my fault." I squeezed his hand in comfort. While Martha had started to fall for the man, when she saw that they were together, she became nothing but a friend. Yet, I also knew he was thinking back the Year-That-Never-Was. He still felt guilty for what had happened to Martha and her family, even if she had told me to tell him that she didn't blame him for what occurred. How were we to know that the Master was around if he were blocking us out? Her understanding was one of the things I adored about her. It was one of the things I tried to convince him about but the man was too stubborn to listen to me. "I just want a mate."

"You just want to mate?" Donna asked incredulously causing me to laugh the hardest I had that day.

"I just want a mate!"

"You're not mating with me, sunshine!"

"A mate. I want A MATE."

"Well, just as well, because I'm not having any of that nonsense. I mean, you're just a long streak of nothing. You know, alien nothing."

"Well then, he's my alien nothing then," I managed to get out in between my laughter.

"There we are, then. Okay."

"I can come?"

"Of course you can," I answered with a large smile. As much as I loved my boys, needless to say, I was so very happy to have another woman on board. It was no fun with the two of them constantly ganging up on me and it would be nice not to be outnumbered.

"I'd love it."

"Oh, that's just-" she stopped, going to hug him but pulled back. "I've still got my mum's car keys. I won't be a minute." With that, she ran off.

While she was away, I helped the Doctor lug her bags into the Tardis. As we did so, I couldn't help but wonder exactly how she fit them in her small vehicle. A while after we finished up, Donna showed up again and walked into the Tardis where the Doctor and I leant against the railing, him holding me to him. "Off we go, then."

Smiling, I pulled away from the Doctor, giving him a quick peck as I moved to the console. The Doctor, on the other hand, walked over to her, holding his arms out. "Here it is. The Tardis. It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside."

"Oh, I know that bit," Donna said, causing him to pout. I chuckled and moved to him, placing another kiss on his lips. "Although frankly, you could turn the heating up." That solicited an eyeroll from the Doctor.

"So, whole wide universe, where do you want to go?"

"Oh, I know exactly the place."

"Which is?" I questioned, an eyebrow raised. It was a first that a companion knew exactly where they wanted to go, a sign that Donna was brilliant and going to be a wonderful addition to the Tardis.

"Two and a half miles that way." Smiling, the Doctor and I moved to the console and inputted the location.

"Why there?"

"My gramps usually sits there and looks up in his telescope. I told him to look out for you once. For the blue box. I just want him to know that I found it, that I found you." I smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder. She looked at me, a soft smile on her lips. Reaching it, Donna ran to the doors, threw them open, and began to wave. The Doctor and I soon joined her and waved along.

After leaving where Donna wanted to go, I touched the Tardis down in front of Torchwood. Telling the two I'd be back, I stepped out and saw Jack and Kie standing by the entrance laughing. It was nice to see them together; they looked and seemed to be the best of friends. I knew that while Kie was extremely capable of taking care of himself, it was nice to have someone in his life who could practically never die, at least not for billions years. Smiling, I walked over, hugging Jack when I reached. "How'd it go?"

"Fine. Thanks for the clean-up."

"One of Torchwood's many services. So, what now?"

"The usual life. There's a new face on the Tardis so a fresh pair of eyes to show the wonders of the universe to. Have to keep that idiot out of too much trouble."

"Just him?"

"Kie isn't that bad… yet. Besides, I'm pretty sure he's sticking around."

"How'd you know?"

"I always know. I'm your mum," I replied as though he was an idiot. "Besides I could tell it from the moment we landed."

"You're not mad?"

I placed my hands on my hips, giving him an icy glare that caused both men to shy away in fear. Seeing that, I began to laugh, telling them that I meant nothing by my glare. Kie scowled while Jack chuckled. "Of course not, you moron. Why would I be mad?"

"I thought you'd want me to stick around with you and dad."

I sighed and nudged him. "I do, but I also want you to do what makes you happy. Besides, this way I could check up on you whenever I want. You're with Jack, one of the best men I'd ever consider leaving you with. So no, I'm not mad. I'll miss you but I'll be seeing you soon."

He hugged me, spinning me around a bit. "Thank you!"

"Oh, stop it. I'm not doing anything big. Besides, I'll be keeping eyes on you. Don't think anything will get past your good ol' mum."

"Course you will. Wouldn't be my mum if you didn't."

I pulled from his hug, a frown on my lips. "You calling me old?" Kie stumbled over his words a bit, trying to assure me that he was just agreeing with what I said. Jack on the other hand was chuckling to himself, knowing exactly what I was doing; he'd been around when I had done the same with the Doctor's ninth incarnation. Kie, finally seeming to realise that I was joking groaned. I joined in on Jack's laughter and hugged Kie again. Pulling from the hug, I moved to Jack, embracing him as well. "Keep him safe, Harkness. If not, I'll kill you."

"Yes, ma'am. Won't let a thing happen to him."

I nodded, although with the things Torchwood took on, I knew that Kie would be in just as much danger as he'd be with us. Still, I knew Jack wouldn't intentionally put Kie in a situation where he would be severely injured. "Stay safe- both of you." Giving each a final squeeze, I walked back to the Tardis. Once inside, I went to the library, to think about what had transpired within the past hours. While I knew I'd miss Kie, I was certain we'd see him soon. Besides, I knew the other reason he wanted to stay… Astrid. I couldn't blame him for that. If the Doctor wanted to, I would have stayed on Earth with him, luckily, he never wanted to stay on one planet too long, even if it was his favourite.

A few hours later, the Doctor joined me, taking a seat behind me and pulling my body towards him. I snuggled into his chest, feeling absolute contentment. While we had temporarily lost Kie, we gained Donna and I knew that the woman would be great for us, for the Doctor. Turning , my head a bit, I placed my lips on the Doctors, pouring my love into it. When I pulled away, I smiled at him. "I'm ready now."

"Huh?" he asked, still dazed from my kiss.

"I'm ready to move in." That instantly snapped him from his daze and without a sound or warning, he jumped to his feet, pulling me with him, and dragged me to his… our room.

Hello all. So, it's been a few days since I last posted and I'm really very sorry. I'm trying to come up with a schedule but I have so many plans for the summer and whatnot that I'm slightly swamped. However, I am posting this one... Yay! I want to thank everyone who reviewed, favourited and followed. It means so much to me. With not much else to say, onto the reviews. Oh, and heads up, I'm updating just about all of my chapters (Cerys to Martha). So, if you're interested, be sure to check those chapters out in a few months. Yay! So, I've updated the 'Cerys' chapter. I am planning on changing things around and adding more, so be on the lookout. Also, I know my updates are already sporadic, but I've noticed there aren't enough Hawkeye fic and AoU did shit for him, so I've started one. I'm only a few chapters in but I'll be working on that one for the most part. I WILL be updating Her Secrets, so no worries. I'll just have them at weird times and whatnot. Now, onto the reviews. Thanks for all who commented, followed, and favourited. Oh, and if you're a Dragon Age fan, check out my beta's stories. Her UN is Hawkeing. She's an awesome writer and I think you guys will enjoy her stories.

NicoleR85: Haha. Yep, Rys is a jealous one. She wasn't meant to be, but with all the women who try to get the Doctor's attention, she has to let them know that he's taken. I was thinking of giving them rings but thought against it, at least for 10 ;)

tardiscompanion101: Haha I want River and Twelve in an episode as well. It would just be amazing, especially since her time isn't really up in regards to their adventures together. How was their meeting for you?

Squidtastik: Glad you loved it.

SnowKi: Here you go :)

margie-me: Hey, I read all of your reviews and I'm going to send you a PM so I can touch on all of them. Just let me say for your review for chapter 55, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'll go into it in the PM though.