A/N: Sorry I've taken a while I've literally been building both a Stargate and a TARDIS for our church holiday club called 'Going Bananas'. Basically we have a plane that flies from one end of the church to another passing through the Stargate at the end, and the TARDIS is for biblical travellers from the past who come and tell their story to the children.

Chapter Five: Information Overload

"So," Martha asked feeling awkward and guilty after flirting with the Doctor. "How long have you been married?" Rose paused thinking the question over.

"About six months." Rose told her. "I'd known him for just over a year and a half before that." Martha nodded.

"Look Rose, I'm sorry for just…" Rose laughed.

"Don't worry about it." She assured her. "It isn't the first time and won't be the last." Martha felt some of the tension ease. "Besides its always fun to let him sweat a little." Martha laughed. "Although my mother is the best person to make him do that." Martha looked at her curiously.

"I don't understand."

"The Doctor can be the most powerful being in the universe at times, however let my mother near him and you'd never see him for dust." Martha laughed at Rose's comment.

"How old is your daughter?" Martha saw Rose's eyes glaze over slightly.

"Tala's five months old."

"May I?" She asked gesturing to Rose's arms. Rose nodded and gently passed Tala to Martha. Martha looked at the sleeping infant. "She's beautiful."

"How was your pregnancy? I mean was it the same as a normal pregnancy?" Martha's medical side became apparent, Rose thought about her question for a moment.

"Yeah, there were a few differences, mainly the timing of certain stages such as fainting, the only part I had problems with was the actual birth."

"Was it difficult?"

"No, I had more of a problem with the fact that my 'considerate' husband forgot to tell me that I wouldn't be having false alarms." She smirked slightly. "We were visiting the London 2012 Olympic games when I began having contractions I thought it was a false alarm until he told me I wouldn't have any just as my water broke."

"Is that where you're from? 2012?"

"No, I'm from your time, London actually, I met the Doctor in 2005."

"I thought you were a Time Lord."

"I am…but it's a long story." Martha nodded. Rose suddenly jolted. "Do you want a drink? Tea? Coffee? I've got to feed Tala." Martha nodded, before following Rose through the corridors to the kitchen. "Can you hold onto her while I make Tala's food and drinks."

"Sure."

"Do you want tea or coffee?"

"Erm…tea please."

"Milk? Sugar?"

"Milk, and three sugars please." Rose nodded and reached for two cups, switching on the kettle. Rose placed some food into the microwave for Tala.

"I'LL HAVE SOME TEA AS WELL!!" A yell sounded through the TARDIS.

"ME TOO!!" Came Jack's shout. Rose reached in and pulled two more cups out.

"I swear they have a radar." Martha smiled at her. "A word of advice, if his babble gets too much for you…just ignore him."

"Does he do it all the time?"

"Yeah, he likes to babble, it often gets us into even more trouble." The microwave beeped and Rose pulled out a freshly heated dinner. She tipped the contents into a bowl and mashed them thoroughly. "She doesn't like that bottled stuff." Rose explained. Martha wrinkled her nose at the thought. Martha watched as Rose closed her eyes for a second then jumped out of her skin as a high chair appeared out of no where. Rose took Tala from her and placed Tala in the high chair. Rose then sat down and began to feed Tala

"Do you want me to…" Martha asked as the kettle boiled.

"Please. The teapot's in the ninth cupboard from the left." Martha did as she was told and soon rejoined Rose at table.

"How do you get your mind around all of this?" She asked her.

"It was difficult at first, but you get used to it. It took me a week to adjust."

"I'm only here for one trip." Rose nodded. "It's hard making a decision like that, but it's a once in a lifetime chance."

"Actually he asked me twice."

"Oh?"

"I said no the first time, then he asked me again and I said yes." Tala gurgled at her food. "He never asks anyone twice, but he asked me. I couldn't believe it." Rose didn't notice until it was too late that Tala had grabbed some of her food.

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The two women watched as Tala threw the food and it hit the person walking through the door.

"What was that for?" The protest came. Rose and Martha dissolved into a fit of giggles. The Doctor rolled his eyes at the sight of the two women. He reached for his daughter and gently started to tickle her. "Has your Grandmother been telling you to do that to me?" Tala shrieked as her father continued to tickle her. Rose wiped her eyes as she tried to focus on the Doctor. The Doctor reached for his cup and sipped the tea. He sat at the table with them. Martha couldn't look him in the eye. Rose reached across and gently squeezed her hand.

"So…what do you think of the TARDIS?" He asked her.

"It's…big." Martha told him.

"Where's Jack?" Rose asked as her husband took over feeding Tala.

"Somewhere, I think he's trying to find something."

"As long as it's not his physic paper, he's terrible at using that."

"He's not the only one."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I seem to remember you handing it back to him and it reading 'Rose Tyler and single'."

"Actually it was available." Jack told them as he entered the room. Rose turned red.

"That was before you 'changed' and we became a couple." He nodded and hid his grin behind his cup.

"Anyway," The Doctor started, only to be stopped by another dollop of food being thrown at him that narrowly missed his head. "Rose, you and your mother are going to have a talk about my daughter's bad habits."

"Why don't you want to talk to her?" Rose asked sweetly watching the fear and panic cross his face.

"I see what you mean Rose." Martha whispered.

"Have you been talking about me?" Rose smiled sweetly.

"Only good things." The Doctor cursed loudly in his own language as Tala spat the food out at him as Jack sniggered. "THETA!" Rose shouted. "Not in front of Martha and especially not in front of Tala!" She made him shrink back with the intensity of her stare, doing a very good impression of her mother.

"I thought his name was 'the Doctor'." The trio looked at each other.

"Theta is…" The Doctor began.

"His nickname." Rose finished. "Well its Theta Sigma really."

"Oh is that his only name?"

"Take your pick." Jack laughed.

"When I'm on Earth sort of undercover its John Smith. My real name can't be pronounced." He told her.

"But to the Daleks and most of the universe if it's not the Doctor it's the Oncoming Storm." Martha turned to Rose.

"Do you have more than one name?"

"My proper name is Rose Tyler, but when I married him it became Rose Sigma. He's recently created another name for me – Joan Smith…"

"You never told me that." Jack cried.

"I thought I did."

"You didn't."

"Never mind, like Theta I have a universal name – Bad Wolf." Martha shook her head, trying to make sense of it all. "I'm sorry, I know it's confusing."

"It's just so…so…"

"I know." At that moment something wet hit Martha. Martha reached up and touched the offending item. The occupants of the room looked at each other worried what Martha's reaction would be. Martha just laughed. Rose felt some of the tension ease. She reached down and moved her laughing daughter's bowl away. Martha smiled. "I'm so sorry." Rose told her apologetically.

"It's alright." Martha assured her. "I'm used to young children. My brother Leo has a baby."

"At least I'm not the only one she does it too." The Doctor began. "Was I being rude?" He asked Jack as his statement suddenly sunk in.

"Yes." Rose told him. Martha suddenly felt uncomfortable as Rose shared a loving look with her husband. Jack seemed to also pick up on it.

"Martha, lets take our tea into the consol room and I'll answer any more questions you have." Jack guided Martha out of the room.

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Rose stood up and walked over to the sink. She started to scrub at Tala's bowl. He leaned back against the sink.

"Sometimes I get the feeling you enjoy what happens to me." He joked, Rose laughed. "I just think you don't like my suit."

"It'll take some getting used to." She sighed and leaned into him, he wrapped his arms around her.

"Your hands are wet!" Rose started to laugh into his chest before pushing against him and reaching for the towel to dry her hands. "I think Tala's going to need a bath."

"Well you need to clean yourself up too." He frowned before leaning down and kissing her deeply, she moaned as his tongue brushed hers.

"Sometimes you Rose Sigma can be a right pain." He rested his forehead against hers.

"You know I'm right though."

"Oh alright then." She grinned widely at him. He walked towards the door, but not before lifting Tala out of her high chair. He turned back towards her. "Sometimes I get the feeling I'm not the one in charge." He grinned manically at her before leaving the room. Rose simply shook her head before continuing to clean up the mess in the kitchen.

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Rose entered the console room to see Martha and Jack chatting happily on the Captain's chair.

"Where's the Doc?" Jack asked as he glanced behind Rose.

"Tala's trying to drown him." She said without batting an eyelid.

"Right." Jack didn't seem to pick up on what she said. "What?!"

"He's giving her a bath, but I think he'll be soaked at the end of it." Rose smiled and reached for the consol monitor.

"What are you doing Rose?" Jack asked as she studied the monitor, pressing a few buttons.

"I'm just checking that the TARDIS is fine." Rose told him. "That way I might be able to prevent someone from doing any more modifications." Rose smiled. "She's all right." Rose tenderly laid a hand on the consol, the TARDIS purred in response.

After a few more minutes the Doctor reappeared his hair dripping. Rose ruffled his hair affectionately.

"I guess Tala enjoyed her bath." He gave her a tired smile.

"She's clean and asleep." He turned to Martha. "So where do you want to go?"

"I don't know." She shrugged, so many places to chose from. "But how do you travel in time? What makes it go?"

"Oh, let's take the fun and mystery out of everything." He said. "You apes, you have to know everything. Honestly the smallest thing you have to try and break it down into a step-by-step gui…" He told Rose.

"Have you finished?" Rose asked. He opened his mouth but chose to nod instead.

"Martha, you don't wanna know. It just does. Hold on tight!" The TARDIS decided to make the ride even bumpier than usual resulting in a scream floating down the corridors.

"Blimey! Do you have to pass a test to fly this thing?"

"Yes…and I failed it." He admitted. Jack laughed. Rose squeezed his hand as a wave of sadness overcame him, as she knew the full story behind him having the TARDIS.

"TARDIS could you move the nursery closer. Thank you." Rose quickly left to fetch Tala. Almost immediately she returned. Jack noticed the slight red patch on Tala's head, the TARDIS let out a sorrowful hum as she realised that she'd inadvertently hurt Tala.

"What happened?"

"She just bumped her head on the cot." Rose placed a soft kiss her daughter's head. "She's fine, Theta." Told him as she saw the worry cross his face. Jack turned to Martha and handed her jacket to her.

"Make the most of this Martha." Jack told her. "He promised on trip and one trip only." Jack led her towards the doors. "Are you two coming?" Jack's question made them jump slightly. Rose reached for Tala's pram.

"I don't think you should use that." He whispered. She sighed and wrapped their daughter tightly in a blanket. The Doctor grabbed their jackets, helping Rose with hers before slipping his own trench coat on. He grabbed their baby bag and walked back towards the door.

"Outside this door is a brave new world, Martha, right Doc?" Jack asked.

"Oh yeah, right, brave new world." The Doctor told him, slightly distracted by Rose.

"Where are we?" Martha asked.

"Take a look."

TBC