Unexpected Girl by Lumendea Chapter Six: Ryhorg

Disclaimer: I don't know Doctor Who and I don't get paid for this. Trust me it would be a very different canon if I was in charge.

AN: Please give your thoughts or requests for the Doctor and Torchwood scenes in the next chapter.

Finding a Trifornig connector on Ryhorg in the year 5782 proved to be a lot easier than the Doctor had thought it would be. The market was in full swing with the local dealers pushing their goods. He had found a small shop at the west end of the market with just the sort of connector he was looking for. In the end he had paid a bit more than he would have liked, but he couldn't be too upset about it. After all, he had two of the vital parts he needed for the machine. In his mind he was still trying to understand how Hope's machine would work, but he couldn't see how the parts could fit together. He grinned to himself, apparently he and Rose's little girl was going to brilliant. Stopping, the Doctor sighed and looked over to where he had left Donna to wait for him. Naturally, his companion had wandered off. Nothing was ever simple.

He finally did find her cooing over some Meritic pups in a small pen. "No," he said firmly as he lead her away, "Before you even start, the answer is no." Donna rolled her eyes,
"Don't get your knickers in a twist," she snapped, "There's a big difference between looking and buying. Why can't blokes get that." Sighing, the Doctor shook his head as they headed back toward the TARDIS. Donna looked at his empty arms,
"Could you really fit that connector thing in your pockets. I know they are bigger on the inside, but how big are they?" The Doctor grinned and pulled out a small box and flipped it open. Blinking, Donna looked down at the small smooth tube. She looked up at him in confusion,
"It looks like a rubber tube." Snapping the box shut, the Doctor put it back in his pocket,
"Trust me it's not"
"Did you check," Donna asked, "Wouldn't work if someone sold you a little white rubber tube." The Doctor smiled slightly and nodded,
"Yes Donna, I checked."

The Doctor stepped aside to let Donna step into the TARDIS first and followed in. Donna, however, stopped and the Doctor ran into her. Rubbing his nose, the Doctor looked around Donna to see Hope sitting in the jump seat with her feet up on the controls. She was flipping through a magazine and had headphones on. Humming softly, she giggled at something her magazine, "Oh that won't last, he's an alien on the run." Donna laughed and Hope looked up in surprise.

Hope smiled sheepishly and pulled off her headphones as she put her feet down. "Hi," she stood and set down her stuff. The Doctor noted a small rucksack next to the jump seat. Hope followed his eyes and then looked back at him. Smiling, she shrugged and said, "I told you I'd be joining you later"
"I thought you meant when I had all the parts." Hope shrugged,
"More fun this way," she tilted her head and played with a strand of her blond hair, "Besides it is good father-daughter bonding time." Donna chuckled at the girl, drawing her attention and said,
"Meaning annoy her father for fun." Grinning, Hope shrugged and tapped her pink trainers on the grate,
"I've been bored lately."

Shaking his head, the Doctor took out the Trifornig connector and set it on the controls. Hope leaned forward and looked at it, "That's prefect." The Doctor stopped to watch Hope check over the connector with a smile. She slipped her tongue over her teeth in thought and tilted her head slightly. He was aware that he was staring, but he couldn't quite help it. She was so prefect, okay maybe not prefect but darn close. She was he and Rose's daughter after all. He blinked as Hope turned to look at him with a little smile, "Hey Dad." Grinning, he nodded and just stared at her until Donna cleared her throat behind Hope.

Donna blushed slightly, but shrugged, "As sweet as this is, it isn't going to get your mother back into the right universe. I think that is what you two want." Hope nodded and the Doctor straightened up,
"Too true Donna! Your call, ready for one last stop today." Donna shook her head and yawned,
"Not today. Give me a few hours to rest and then we can pick up the last part." The shifted like he wanted to argue, but he nodded with a small smile.
"Good night then Donna." Donna nodded to the Doctor and smiled at Hope. Moving over, she gave the young woman a quick hug,
"Nice to meet you Hope." Hope just grinned and nodded,
"Nice to see you again Aunt Donna." Donna's eyes widened and she grinned,
"Oh, I kinda like the sound of that." Laughing, Hope leaned against the controls as Donna turned to head to her room, "Good night."

It was silent for a moment as Hope turned back to the Doctor and set her hand on her hips. Watching him for a moment she shook her head and said, "You're being quite." The Doctor looked up at her and blinked before smiling,
"I'm trying to avoid asking too many questions. Can't know too much of my own future." Hope smirked, her tongue slipping out over her teeth in a way that made her look just like her mother. Pulling a folded up sheet of paper out from her pocket, she opened it and grinned,
"The list says I can tell you a few things," she tossed her hair, "I'm twenty, but I'm still working on my Time Lady education since there's so much to learn. My favorite color is Pasoidan green and to be honest I'm a Nancy Drew fan." She shrugged at the Doctor smirk and walked over to the TARDIS controls. Grinning, she changed the controls and changed the direction of the TARDIS, "And I can fly the TARDIS." Turning back to the Doctor she folded her arms and grinned, "So Dad any other questions."

Coming Soon: Aid From the Captain