Unexpected Girl by Lumendea Chapter Seven: Aid From the Captain

Disclaimer: I still don't own Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures or Torchwood.

AN: This is a shorter chapter. Please let me know if there is something you want to see.

Raising an eyebrow, the Doctor made himself stand still as Hope rushed around the TARDIS and guided it toward Cardiff. Smiling, he noted that his daughter was a very good driver as the TARDIS materialized smoothly on top of the Rift. "Can she drive from now on?" Donna asked suddenly as she smiled at Hope from the jump seat, "No shaking, no bumps or being off a hundred years. I say she drives from now on Doctor." The Doctor blinked at Donna before realizing that she might actually be serious and then he frowned,
"She's good for her age Donna, but it is still my TARDIS." He pulled on his overcoat and sighed,
"Alright then let's get this over with," he paused and looked over at Hope as she pulled on a simple red coat, "What do we need from Jack?" Smirking, Hope walked to the door of the TARDIS and set her hand on the handle,
"We need an Emeralira Time Sensor, Dad."

The Doctor sighed and glanced at the door, "Wait a moment Hope. I'd better get a containment unit. If it has been in Torchwood for any length of time, it will need time in a zero influence chamber." She nodded and smiled,
"Don't worry so much Dad." He ran a hand through his hair and she giggled, "Really I can look after myself." He glanced at her,
"For some reason I keep imagining your mother passing on her knack for trouble"
"She'd get that from both of you," Donna remarked with a laugh and wink to Hope, "Can't blame her for that." Grumbling, the Doctor glanced at Hope one more time before setting off deeper into the TARDIS.

Down in the Hub, Jack Harkness grinned at the sight of the TARDIS above them. "Martha," he shouted, "Looks like we have a visitor." His newest team member joined him at the computer screen with a small smile. The rest of the team looked on with low levels of confusion. They had heard about the Doctor from Martha and Jack when Martha joined the team, but now it looked like Torchwood's official number one enemy was going to be paying them a visit.

Grabbing his coat, Jack dashed toward the lift without waiting for Martha or anyone else. He grinned as he reached the surface and the TARDIS was still sitting there. He admitted that for a moment he had been worried that the Doctor would dash off without saying hello. Suddenly, the door opened and a young attractive blond woman stepped out. Her brown eyes settled on him and a smile slowly spread over her face. She gave him a grin and tilted her head, "Hello Captain Jack."

Smirking, Jack took her hand and kissed her knuckles gently, "I'm sure I'd remember meeting you, but you seem to know who I am already." To his pleasure, her grin widened and he seemed a bit familiar. "So where is the Doctor"
"He'll be out in a moment, needed to grab something from one of his storage rooms." Jack nodded and glanced behind her,
"So you're a new companion then?" That grin of hers was back, she stepped closer to him and set a hand on his arm. Wetting her lips, she softly said,
"Not exactly, Jack."

Hope reached up and pulled Jack's lips down to hers forcibly. Smiling, Jack responded to the kiss, never one to disappoint an interested . . . anything. It was a really impressive kiss as far as he was concerned, but what worried him was the smirk on the girl's face as she let him go. "You look like the cat that got the cream," he commented with a smile. She shrugged,
"You'll understand some day." He raised an eyebrow at that comment,
"Then I know you down my time line," it was a statement, but she still nodded, "Well do I least get to find out your name today"
"Hopevitavertyler," she said before kissing him again. Jack blinked and tried to focus on something other than the young woman's lips. Something about her name set off an alarm in his head.

He vaguely heard the lift come up again as he kept snogging the mysterious girl. Owen made some rude comment that he didn't quite manage to catch. What he did manage to catch was the sound of the TARDIS door opening again and the Doctor shouting, "Jack, what do you think you are doing?!"

Coming Soon: Papa Don't Preach