A/N: Sorry this has taken so long to update, but again more writer's block and trying how to figure out a Martha chapter. This chapter is a bit short but it does the job and gets things moving. Please R/R

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Chapter Nine: You're my Friend

Martha jolted awake. How long had she been asleep? Some doctor she was, she couldn't even sit up with a patient without falling asleep. She checked Mr. Wilden's vitals. Stable. Thank God. He was still unconscious, but he was alive. But she needed something to keep her awake. So stumbling through the TARDIS and it's many rooms and hallways, she went to the kitchen and began to make some coffee. She sat down and sighed, she wanted to go after the Doctor, but she needed to take care of Mr. Wilden. She knew he was here on this planet, but where. Some menagerie on this planet, but as far as she knew it could have been one of many. She barely even knew how the TARDIS functioned, but it must have known that the Doctor was here because it brought her here. There had to be some sort of scanner or perhaps even a communication device, or something that she could use to find or even talk to the Doctor. But she didn't even know where that was. The coffee pot was still percolating away, making that very familiar noise. The smell of the coffee seemed to help wake her up some and when it was done, she dug out a cup from a cabinet and poured herself a cup of coffee. Normally she liked her coffee with sugar and perhaps some milk, but she ended up drinking it straight as she knew she needed the pure unadulterated rush of caffeine to keep her awake.

Taking the cup in hand, she walked back to the medical section. She ended up getting lost a few times, taking a wrong turn at the library and the swimming pool, but eventually found her way back. She came back in to find Mr. Wilden awake. He looked at her and sighed, "You'd be going after the Doctor, if I wasn't…."

"Shh…don't worry about it Mr. Wilden. If the Doctor was here, he'd be doing the same thing I was doing…" She paused, "Watching over a friend."

Mr. Wilden was quiet seeming to be shocked over the fact that Martha considered him a friend. He looked thoughtful for a moment and then said, "Martha. Your friend, the Doctor…" He sighed, "You'll need help finding him. I….I still have the codes to get into the secure areas of the menagerie. Ms. Lai gave them to me. I seriously doubt she has changed them since I left. She probably wouldn't bother with it since, she sent her assassins after me. I want you to take the codes and use them. It will get you in the back door and perhaps help you free your friend."

"I can't do that Mr. Wilden. Someone needs to stay here and change your bandages and clean your wounds."

"Pfff…don't argue with me girl. I am old enough to be your father. I don't know how you manage to drag me here on your own but…." He sighed, "It's my life and my decisions. The Kai'cha are right about one thing, I am a coward. I have made some bad decisions in the past; I let people walk all over me, but… if I am going to die…"

Martha frowned, "Don't talk like that. You're fine. You're going to get better."

He said firmly, "Look, the last thing I want to do is end up dying with the life of the last Time Lord on my hands. Even if I live, I don't want his life on my hands either. So you listen to me, Martha Jones, you said that you're my friend, then that makes you my friend. So listen to a friend's advice for a change."

She nodded and he continued, "Ms. Lai's menagerie is on the upper levels of the city. You'll have to take a hover car to get to it."

He dug in his pocket, "Here's the key to mine. Press the button and it will come to you. The destination to the menagerie is already pre-programmed so you won't have to worry about driving anything. Just tell the computer in the car to take you to the menagerie and it will take you there."

He handed the key to Martha and she plopped it into her pocket. He then said, "As for my pass codes. Here's the card for it." He took a card from his pocket and handed it to her, "As for keying in numbers, the code for that is Wil8CH812. Tap it in and hopefully it will work, provided that Ms. Lai hasn't changed the code. Memorize that code, Martha. Don't forget it. If you press in the wrong code, you'll get caught right off."

She sighed, "Thanks Mr. Wilden. You have no idea what this means to me."

"I know. Now get going."

Martha smiled, "Alright, but before I go I am going to change your bandages. It's the least I can do for you before I go after the Doctor."