The Doctor's Daughter
Chapter 2 – Last Resort

The Smiths shared a small flat in London and luckily for the group, Ianto was able to rent a car to drive there. On the drive, Sky told Gwen and Ianto all she could about the Pact and her mission. "Okay so what do we do?" Gwen asked.

"Get Mickey and Martha then come back and capture Jack and Donna," Sky said. "I can't say for sure what's happened but those things were not our real friends. They're some kind of duplicates and we have to examine them."

"Um sorry but won't that get us killed?" Ianto interjected.

"We can't exactly fight something that we don't know what it is," Sky responded.

"Fair point," Ianto allowed. "Should we call the Doctor? I mean if your diary brought you here that must mean…"

"I can't guarantee that." Sky cut him off. "Perhaps the Doctor will show up, perhaps not. I don't want to accidentally change anything so he is our absolute last resort."

"Not exactly how I imagined my first experience on Earth," Jenny mused.

"Yeah but you got to admit, this is more interesting," Sky winked. The rest of the ride was silent occasionally broken by the odd question from Jenny as they drove into London. They pulled up to Martha and Mickey's building and hurried inside. A short lift ride later and they were knocking impatiently at the door. Martha opened it and her jaw dropped on the sight of them soaking wet with bruises and cuts.

"Oh my god!" she exclaimed.

"Hi Martha," Jenny smiled and Martha staggered.

"Oh my god."

"Nice to see you again too Martha, can we come in?" Sky asked.

Martha nodded mutely and moved aside for them to enter. The group trouped and Mickey who was sitting on the couch jumped up. "What the hell!?"

"Trust me we're asking ourselves that same question," Ianto quipped. "Got any bandages?"

"Here," Martha produced a first-aid kit and began to treat them. "What happened?" Gwen and Ianto started by recounting the story of Jack and Donna and then it was Sky's turn to explain how she and Jenny were on their way to Earth to find the Doctor when they had their run-in with the pair.

Martha finished the last of the "So Jack and Donna didn't say anything about themselves? Like a clue?"

"Nothing," Gwen shook her head.

"Excuse me," Jenny said to Mickey. "May I use your restroom?"

"Yeah sure, first door on your left," Mickey pointed to the hall.

*TDD*

Jenny used the facilities and was washing her hands at the sink. She also splashed some water on her face and dried off using one of the hand towels. She opened the door to leave and was startled to find Mickey standing right outside. "Oh, you scared me."

"I'm sorry," Mickey's face lacked any expression. Jenny tried to get past him but he pushed her back. "I'm sorry," he repeated. "The children of time must be stopped." He went to grab her by the throat but Jenny side-stepped him and pushed him to the ground. She jumped over him and ran back to the living room.

The noise from the scuffle caught the attention of the others who rose from their seats. Sky moved to meet the girl, "Jenny?"

"Something's wrong, Mickey, he just said the children of time must be stopped. Isn't that what Jack and Donna said too?"

"Yes, because it's true." Martha said with deadly calm. She held a gun in her hand and it was pointed right at Sky and Jenny. Ianto moved but she was too quick and smoothly repositioned it on him. "No one is going anywhere." Martha moved to the head of the living room, facing them all as Mickey returned to guard the door.

"Who are you?" Sky demanded. "What you done to the real Martha and Mickey?"

"We are what we want to be," Martha said cryptically. "They will be disposed of once you are."

"So they're alive?" Ianto inferred. "Jack and Donna must be too."

Sky shifted closer to Martha, "Why haven't you killed them?"

"The children of time must be stopped," Martha answered blankly. "They were needed."

"For what?!" Gwen cried.

Martha fixed her with a blank stare, "Bait." What happened next only took seconds. Martha fired at Gwen but Ianto tackled her to the ground. At the same time, Sky lunged at Martha bringing her down, Mickey dived in to retaliate when Jenny caught him in the temple with a hard kick. To everyone's shock, Mickey's head came off with a dull pop and rolled across the floor like a deformed ball. The group shrieked in horror and ran from the apartment. They didn't know if they were being followed or not, they just kept running. Down the stairs, out to the car where they got in a sped off.

"What the bloody hell was that?" Ianto couldn't stop shaking as he sped away from the building.

"I think they're autons," Sky chanced a glance, relieved to see nothing following them. "But that means we're in a lot of trouble."

"Why?" Jenny queried.

"They could be literally anything," Sky explained. "Take any shape, any form, any face. You heard Martha, 'we are what we want to be'. Ianto, there's a car park there, we can pull in." Ianto nodded and guided the vehicle into an available parking spot. They all got out and braced themselves against the car, feeling as though they'd run the whole way.

"What do we do?" Gwen rubbed her neck. "Literally anything made out of plastic is suspect and we don't know how many or which of our friends they've got."

"You don't think they'll kill them now do you?" Jenny bit her lip. "Now that their cover is blown."

"I don't think so. They want us first then they'll get rid of the others. Jack, Donna, Martha, and Mickey are still bait and good ones at that, considering we all know we're going to try rescue them at some point." No one argued with her just groaned a little. "We do have one ace in our pockets," Sky took out her cell phone and began dialling. "I can't believe I'm doing this," she grumbled.

"Who are you calling?" Jenny frowned.

Sky put the phone to her ear, "Our last resort."

A/N: Hey guys! Long time, no see. I hope everyone enjoyed their summer vacations. ENJOY! R&R PLZ!