Chapter 4

The Doctor flicked one of the levers on the console. Normally he'd have at least a bit of joy, when the TARDIS dematerialised. But this time he didn'. He sighed and lent against the console.

'You're an idiot for leaving her.' spoke the TARDIS in his head.

'Don't start.' he replied.

'I'm only telling the truth. You let her go again.'

'I can't take her.' he shouted angrily. 'She has a daughter now. She found someone else. Even if it was a jerk'

'You know for someone with the amount of knowledge you do. You ain't half thick at times.'

'What's that surpost to mean?'

'You'll figure out.'

'Tell me.' he shouted.

The TARDIS remained silent, and the Doctor she wasn't going to answer. He sighed and went over to the screen.

'Let's just get back to what I came here to do.' he said.

He flicked levers and pressed buttons, trying to find the distress signal's location. He knew it was probably gone now, but he still wanted to see what caused it. Unfortunately the closet location he could get was London. He groaned, knowing it would take forever to check London. Even if he didn't have anything better to do. Walking round London was definately going to be a big task. Deciding he'd need his energy, he put the TARDIS on standby, and went of to his bedroom. Even if he only needed an hour or two worth of sleep.

Rose opened her tired eyes, at the sound of the alarm. She was tired and sore from crying pratically the whole night. She still couldn't believe that she'd lost him again. The man she loved was gone. Again. Rose got out of bed, and got ready. She was taking Jessica shopping. Once she was done, she went into Jessica's room. After a few minutes the girl was jumping around.

'Mommy is the man still here?' she asked.

'No honey. He had to go.' said Rose, sadly.

'Oh. Will he be back?' asked Jessica.

'I don't know.' answered Rose. 'But now we need to get ready to go.'

'O.K.' said Jessica, racing of to get ready.

Rose followed to help Jessica get ready. Half an hour later, mother and daughter walked out of the flat. Rose and Jessica walked around the town for the whole morning, before Jessica started to complain she was hungry.

'O.K. then. What do you want?' asked Rose.

'Chips.' replied Jessica.

'O.K. the chippy it is.' said Rose, leading Jessica towards the chip shop.

Rose walked in the chip shop, and ordered two portions of chips. She felt Jessica tug on her arm.

'Mommy look!' cried Jessica.

'What is it Jessica?' asked Rose.

'It's the man from yesterday.' said Jessica, smiling.

Rose looked up and saw the Doctor, sitting there with a portion of chips looking at something. Rose felt her heart leap, at seeing him again.

'Here you go.' said the man, behind the counter.

'Thanks Greg.' answered Rose.

Rose took the portions of chips, and felt Jessica pull on her arm. 'I want to say Hello.' she said.

'Jessica, maybe we should just leave him. He looks very busy.' said Rose, not really sure how the Doctor would react.

'Please.' begged Jessica.

Rose knew Jessica, wasn't going to take no as an answer. Reluctently, Rose nodded her head. Jessica smiled brightly, her brown eyes sparkling.

'I'll just be outside.' Rose told Jessica.

'O.K. mommy' replied Jessica.

Rose let go of Jessica, and watched her run to the Doctor. Then she headed outside, not wanting to suffer the heart ache of saying goodbye to the Doctor again.

The Doctor looked at the piece of rock infront of him. It was a rock from Gallifrey, and he had no idea how it came to Earth. He'd found it on the Powelle Estate, after tracking the signal of the distress call, which he hadn't had any luck in tracing yet. So now he was sitting in the chip shop, looking at the rock. The rock was called a family monitor. It basically told you how your family was doing. The more people in you family, the more different sections there was. So fo him it shouldn't be showing any colour, seen as he didn't have any wife or kids and his other relatives were dead. Yet the rock was glowing a strong yellow. Which meant happy. The Doctor was about to start scanning the rock, when he felt someone pull on his coat. The Doctor looked up, and saw Jessica standing there.

'Hi.' said Jessica, smiling brightly.

'Jessica, what are you doing here?' asked the Doctor, pocketing the rock.

'Mommy said I could come and say helo.' answered Jessica.

The Doctor looked around for Rose. 'Where is your mum?'

'Outside.'

The Doctor felt a pain of sadness come over him. Rose didn't want to see him. The Doctor was cut out of his pityness, by a familiar scream. He hadn't heard that scream in a long time, but he hadn't want to either. It was Rose. The Doctor stood up, and picked up Jessica, who gave a squeal of shock. The Doctor rushed out of the chippy, and froze at the sight in front of him. Rose was being held by a man, with a gun to her head. There were only a few people around, and they didn't seem intrested. The Doctor stepped forwards, and felt himself bypass an invisbale shield. Something his people had invented many years ago

'Mommy.' cried Jessica.

Rose's eyes fixed on Jessica. 'Jessica go back inside.'

'Shut Up!' ordered the man. 'Ah Doctor just the man I wanted to see. Oh and dear Jessica.'

'Let go of Rose.' said the Doctor.

'I'm afraid I can't. See if I don't have Rose, then I can't trade.' said the man.

'Who are you?' asked the Doctor.

'Oh come on Doctor you can't say you don't recognise one of your own.' said the man, pretending to look hurt.

'You're not one of my own.' said the Doctor, knowing the man was refering to the Time Lords. 'My people are dead.'

'Well actualy you have two of your own left. Although I havn't been classed as one for quite a while now. My tendancy to switch bodies has done that to me.'

'Master.' said the Doctor, finally realising who the man was.

The Master smirked. 'Yes. It's been a while, hasn't it Doctor?'

'Not long enough.' said the Doctor, bitterly.

'Oh come on Doctor. That's no way to greet your own kind.' said the Master.

'We already established that you're not a Time Lord anymore.' quipped the Doctor.

'Oh fine.' said the Master, looking very pissed off. 'I'll make this quick. If you want to see the woman you love and mother to your child, then you'll give me the TARDIS.'

'What?' asked the Doctor, getting confused.

'I want the TARDIS.' said the Master getting frustrated.

'No what do you mean the mother of my child. Rose only has...' he trailed off, looking at Jessica.

'Oh please don't tell me you hadn't figured it out.' said the Master, pocketing his gun.

The Doctor ignored the Master, and looked at Rose. 'Jessica's mine?'

Rose looked away. 'Oh no girl.' said the Master grabbing Rose's chin, and pulling it to face the Doctor, making Rose flinch in pin.

'You're hurting Mommy!' shrieked Jessica.

'Doctor take Jessica away.' pleaded Rose.

'You havn't answered my question Rose.' said the Doctor, ignoring her request. 'Is Jessica mine?'

There was a short silence as the Doctor waited for Rose's answer. 'Yes.' answered Rose, still unable to meet his eyes.

'And on that note. I'll be leaving.' said the Master, pulling out a round device. 'You have an hour, to give me what I want. I'm sure the TARDIS can figure out where I've gone.'

The Master pressed a button on the device, and the Doctor watched in horror as Rose and the Master disappeared. Jessica began crying.

'That man took Mommy.' she cried.

'Don't worry. I'll get her back.' the Doctor, said determingly.

'Please get Mommy back, Daddy.' said Jessica.

The Doctor looked at Jessica. He'd never been called Daddy before. The girls eyes were glistened with tears. He could see how she had his eyes, and hair. So many things fitted now. How the TARDIS had called him thick, how Rose always told the adventures, and why the stone had glowed yellow. Jessica was his daughter.

'I will Jessica.' said the Doctor. 'I will.'

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