"They're up to something." Donna frowned at the screen as it went blank.
"Up to what?" Rose popped up next to her shoulder, very much interested in what Donna had to say.
"I'm not sure yet, I know that 'No reason' is rubbish. He's up to some kind of mischief. I just want to know why I wasn't invited." She scowled a little at the screen. Rose swallowed; being in the dark wasn't something she was excited about, and she certainly didn't want to know that they were up to mischief. "Oh Rose, I'm sorry. I'm sure it's nothing. Boys and their silly games." She tried to make her grin reassuring.
"No, you're right. They've got all of the Doctor's, all except you. What does that mean?"
"Means I'm gonna kick them right up the back side when I get a hold of em." Donna huffed.
"It means the Doctor wanted us protected, in case something went wrong." River spoke in an ominous tone. "Donna, you've got his mind, what would you do?"
"Well I haven't got all of it." Donna shrugged, a little frustrated that it was the truth. "It's like he blocked off bits of it, parts that even he doesn't access unless he absolutely has to. It's complicated." She shook her head with a frown.
"Well, try your best; if I know the Doctor, I know he's going to need help." Something caught the corner of River's eye on the scanner screen, a beacon on their radar. A tiny blip signifying that something was nearby. "Is that them already?" She inspected it closer. "It hasn't been nearly ten minutes."
"Hang on," Donna's eyes squinted on the screen. "No, that's not them."
"Yes, it is." River pulled up the visual on the screen. "Blue box, one in the same. That's the TARDIS. Guess they didn't need our help after all."
Donna's mouth opened into a wide 'o' shape. "No," She whispered. "No bloody way."
"Donna?" Rose watched her with growing apprehension. "What's wrong?"
"That's…that's the Doctor." Donna pointed to the screen.
"Yes." River looked at her as if she had lost it completely. "That's what I just said."
"No," Donna shook her head. "Not your Doctor. Younger, much younger."
"Why's he here?" Amy stood near the door, watching the orange planet below.
"He's come to destroy Gallifrey." Donna shook her head. "He goes down…" She trailed off looking to River now. "He tried to convince the Empress to come with him. He's shot and then he puts a Time Lock around the whole place. The black hole consumes everything."
"The time lock destroyed everything, the Time Lords and the Dalek's alike. And now they're going to be caught in it too. What is that fool of a man doing down there?" River asked, upset again by the mention of the Empress.
"The time lock wouldn't have done anything, just trapped them there. The black hole was stable…oh." Donna stared off into space for a moment. "Oh those toads." She looked irritated now. "They're doing it now. They know the time lock will protect everything else so they can unstabilize the black hole, consuming everything. How are they gonna… ah, yes. The Moment, the Hand of Omega, that'll mess things right up. How is he going to find it though?" Donna was completely lost in her own thoughts.
"Er, Donna?" River tried to get Donna's attention back to the scanner screen.
"Sure, sure," Donna nodded toward River. "Rassilon's got it. Course he does, big all-powerful piece of equipment like that. You know how boys like to show off their-"
"Donna!" River cut her off, her eyes glued to the screen now. "We've got a problem."
"What is it now?" Donna sighed and returned her attention to the screen.
"Dalek's." River said, drawing all of their attention. She pulled the screen down so everyone could see it. A giant ship blipped across the screen for a moment before static interrupted and the profile of a Dalek appeared. "And I think they've found us."
"IDENTIFY." The gravelly voice came on over the intercom with insistence. "IDENTIFY. IDENTIFY!"
"Oh god." Rose brought her shaking hand to her mouth.