The Doctor had been expecting something to come, something that would confirm what he thought about Grace being still alive, and when they were told that they were allowed to leave, he knew that she was. He waiting until they were back on the TARDIS to speak to the others about it.
Jack was still dragging, but he brightened as soon as the Doctor told him what he thought.
"You think that she is really okay," he asked, and the Doctor understood the joy. Jack still had a ring to give her, and the future that he had been patiently waiting for.
"Yes, and I think that your friend Lord Kind took a good liking to her, and that he has her somewhere," the Doctor told him, and Donna smiled brightly.
"That girl finds trouble like you, Doctor."
"Yes, because you don't find plenty on your own, Donna."
She glared, and he smiled softly, "I mean, no, its all me. Just me."
He went back to what he was doing, instructing the TARDIS to track her down, and it wasn't long before he had a location.
"Okay, let's go get our girl," he announced throwing the lever back.
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Grace was dressed in a dress, of all things, and she wished that she had time to find a way out. She was worried about him planet, but was certain if she could get some alone time with the computers she could stop that as well, but she hadn't been alone since the two women had entered.
They were nice enough, but clearly there for more than getting her ready. How nice of her future husband to guard her, that seemed like the start of a very promising relationship.
She wandered over to what looked to be the Toon version of humans wedding cake. She had a very strict rule about eating outside of the TARDIS or Earth anyway, since her Pole Fish had attacked her when she was seven. She thought her father had expected her to forget but she hadn't had a regeneration to help make the memory seem less real, and she didn't care to have any type of repeat.
She loved to explore, wasn't afraid to jump in and get her hands dirty, but the mouth had always seemed so much more personal. A large reason she didn't want Lord Kind's tongue in hers, or this cake…
It was green, the thought made her think of something that had gone bad, and that very might be the case she thought as she smelled it.
She wasn't scared, more than capable of taking care of herself, and if she was right her parents and Jack knew that they were to come and get her. She was mostly annoyed, and wondered how she managed to get herself in these situations.
Really…but she supposed it came with the territory. She missed Jack fiercely, and if she had to walk down the aisle, is that how these Toons did things? - Then she wanted it to be with him. She didn't tell him, but when they had been looking at rings, she had one picked out. When he was ready she would let him know which one it was.
It was funny how time changed a person, even if that person was a Time Lady, because she wouldn't have thought about marrying Jack a few years ago, but there was no one else who stood a chance, not now.
She heard the door slid open and Lord Kind walked in wearing a white outfit, that contrasted sharply with his blue skin poking out. She thought about it, even if wasn't going to happen, and wondered if the babies would be blue. Probably…which wouldn't be a problem if she loved him, but she didn't.
And kidnapping, and forced marriages were not the way to this girl's heart.
"My love," he walked up holding out his hand.
She was looking around the room, trying to decide if she could bolt, but the door opened again, and several more Toon's entered, standing guard at the only door.
She really had to get a sonic screwdriver, she was going to make her father make her one after this. But first she was going to figure out a way to void this sham of a marriage. He took her hand.
She was a genius, no she was more than that, but she didn't have a good way out of here. The room was mostly bare, and she worried if she did fight too hard than the planet could be at stake. There was no computer in this room, for her to stop that potential either.
Another Toon stepped in front of the pair of them, his grip on her tightening on her hand before he turned and took her other one.
"Please begin," he told the one who seemed leading the wedding.
"Repeat after me," the leader instructed. "I Lord Kind…"
"I Lord Kind," Lord Kind repeated.
"Take this woman to be my lifelong partner. "
"Take this woman to be my lifelong partner."
"To share my life with, to be the mother of my children, and to carry out our traditions."
"To share…"
The lights went out, and Grace pulled her hands away from his. It was dark for a long moment, and then she heard the doors slid open, and the lights returned.
Jack was standing in the door ways, the guards laying on the ground. She knew that they were stunned, Lord Kind was looking quite shocked.
"You thought she was dead," he protested. "She is mine."
Jack didn't bother to glare, just opened his arms to Grace. "Come here, love."
She ran to him, and Lord Kind didn't try to stop him. He caught her and pulled her to him, and whispered words only for her. Told her how glad he was to have her back, and very plainly that she was his and no one elses ever. Grace agreed with her whole hearts.
He sat her back down, and moved to Lord Kind. "She is mine; the Doctor had set coordinates for your ship. If you want to get out of this alive, I suggest you let it take you."
Lord Kind didn't speak, looking confused about the turn of events, but as Jack and Grace made it to the doors he said. "You are a lucky man."
Jack paused and looked at Grace before replying. "I know."
With that they left, and when they were back in the TARDIS and all safe again, she told them about the plan. Jack hadn't realized he had interrupted a wedding, but he blushed when she had said that she had only wanted that with him.
"I mean," she looked away. "No rush."
The Doctor and Donna shared a knowing look, "Doctor, maybe we should go make tea?"
He nodded, ruffling Jack's hair and kissing Grace's cheek before following Donna out.
Grace turned to Jack. "What's with them?"
"Do you mean it?"
"Mean what?"
"That you only want to marry me?"
"Of course silly," she brushed it off, why was he being so weird…oh…
He was reaching into an inside pocket. "Grace, I…"
"Yes," Grace interrupted.
Jack was smiling, "I had a speech."
Grace smiled, "Speech later, ring now."
He slid it onto her finger. It was the one she wanted, because Jack knew her inside out.
"When do you want the speech then," he asked pulling her close for a kiss.
"Later," she insisted. "In my room."
He looked at her carefully, "Are you sure?"
"I'm always sure," she insisted. "Come on, best to do tea first."
He took her hand, and she was happy. Jack was the only husband she wanted.
