Epilogue
"I wish there was some way we could repay you."
Susan glanced at the Doctor. He had his back to them, staring out across the city.
They had parked the TARDIS on a balcony of the Palace. Susan shook her head.
"Don't say that," she warned the Atlantean quietly. Sani frowned but didn't ask.
"Five minutes!" cried out the Doctor suddenly, striding into the TARDIS. Donna appeared at Susan's arm.
"Not one for short goodbyes, is he?" she muttered sarcastically. Susan didn't reply. She hated long goodbyes too. It was difficult to leave people having made friends with them, knowing you had several lifetimes more of it to come.
"I wish you all the best, Sani."
"And I you, Susan and Donna. And thankyou."
The three women hugged, just once, then Susan and Donna stepped into the TARDIS. Sani stood on the balcony, watching the TARDIS as it faded away into Time and Space.
"So, where now, Doctor?" Donna frowned. "Doctor!" The Doctor jumped.
"2012 Olympics!" Howzat? I was there, you know. Torchbearer!" The Doctor ran round the control room waving an imaginary torch above his head. Suddenly he stopped short and shuddered.
"Something wrong?" enquired Susan with a bemused look on her face. The Doctor grimaced and slipped a hand under his shirt. He withdrew what looked like a clear blob.
"Plato! I'd forgotten about you!"