Previously:

"I would like you to let go of Wife of Mine" Jack said in a monotone voice.

Everyone stiffened.

"Bollocks" Owen said.

"On the count of three" Rose said "one...two....three" she threw Wife of Mine at 'Jack'. "RUN!" grabbing hold of John's hand she led the others out, running as fast as they could towards the SUV.

Owen was driving like a maniac and for once no one was complaining, then again their immortal boss has just been taken over by an evil alien who is after the Doctor who is also in the car with them.

"Where do we go?" Ianto asked. "It's not like we can go to the Hub"

"Why not?" John asked looking confused. "Hang on what is the Hub?"

"We can't go to the Hub the Family already got it" Owen snarled "we got to go somewhere else."

"But the TARDIS!" Rose cried out. "If they get their hands on her who knows what will happen!"

"Well tough like Blondie, we don't have time to play rescue the blue box" Owen snapped. "We could go back to my place"

"What and suffer the incredible pig sty?" Gwen snorted. "I think not"

"What shall we plot how to save Jack and the world while having tea with your parents Gwenie?" Owen shot back.

"We could always go back to my place" Martha offered.

"Too far away" Owen snapped.

"Mine?" Tosh offered tiredly.

"Too officey" Owen complained.

"How about we just go to ours since it's on this street" Donna said rolling her eyes. She knew this was where Owen wanted to go since she never allowed him near her flat.

"Excellent Ginger Spice you read my mind"

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John sat rigidly with shock in his arm chair while Rose, Martha and Tosh sat in the sofa opposite, Ianto, Gwen and Owen on the floor and Donna was in the kitchen fixing up some tea.

"Right so we have four insane aliens in Cardiff" Owen said "who know where our base is and have super technology to kill us with. Oh and their ship is invisible"

"Not forgetting that they're possessing our boss" Gwen pointed out.

"Well that one is easy, we just shoot him" Ianto said shrugging.

"IANTO!" everyone shouted.

"What? You were all thinking it" Ianto protested. "Think about it. Jack is immortal; if we shoot him and pull oh Holy Father of mine we stuff him in an object. It's one problem down"

"Coffee boy has a point" Donna said passing John a mug of tea. John took a slow sip. "Feeling better Space-Boy? Sugar helps with shock you know"

"I-I-I don't understand" John said. "You're all insane! Aliens, immortal men and invisible space ships! They don't exist!"

"Good god he made himself an idiot" Donna muttered, she slapped the back of John's hand. "Snap out of it Space-Boy. You are the Doctor. I am Donna Noble your companion. She is Martha Jones your old companion and works for UNIT a military unit to fight against aliens. She is Rose Tyler the love of your pathetically long life that used to be trapped in a parallel world. And they, they are Torchwood and top secret organisation that fights against aliens!"

"Donna really needs to learn how to be subtle" Martha murmured in Rose's ear who nodded in agreement.

"Well ok all right Torchwood isn't a complete secret here since their favourite phrase in this city is Bloody Torchwood and they're not so good at being subtle-"

"Oi you're the one to talk Daphne!" Owen snarled.

"How many times have I told you to never compare me to Scooby Doo...Zombie-Man" Donna sneered.

"Ah but I'm no longer dead so you can't call me that anymore!" Owen said gleefully.

"All right then Scooby Doo" Donna shot back shutting Owen up quickly.

"Hang on who are Velma, Shaggy and Fred?" Ianto butted in.

"Tosh is Velma, Jack is Fred and you can be Shaggy but why the hell are we having this discussion?" Donna snapped.

"You're nuts completely and utterly nuts" John said standing up. "One minute you're talking aliens the next it's Scooby Doo what's next Postman Pat coming to stay for tea? I'm not having this Donna, this is just not right! The Doctor is a fairy tale, a dream, nothing else. Time you lot accepted that!"

John then stormed off to his bedroom and slapped the door shut. Everyone sat there quietly unsure what to say until Rose stood up; she held her hand out to Donna.

"Give me the watch. I'll go and talk to him" she said quietly.

Donna silently handed Rose the watch knowing full well that Rose was probably the only person that can talk John into opening it.

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He was tearing out the pages of his journal it was his way of proving that it was all just a story, that he wasn't the Doctor that those people in the other room were just family, friends and nutters. There was a soft knock on the door but instead of replying he just ignored it, continuing tearing out the pages, he stopped at the one of Rose. His fingers slowly and gently caressed the picture when the door opened and Rose walked in.

"I didn't say you could come in" he muttered sulkily. This was not the way he wanted Rose in his room, when he was sulking and she has come in to talk him into or out of whatever this mad thing is.

She sighed before kneeling before him, resting her elbows on his knees. "John" she whispered. "Please look at me John" he looked up from the drawing to the real life thing, she was nervously biting her lip, looking so unsure of herself. "You are the Doctor John and I used to travel with you. Those people out there are not insane...well not completely, they are telling the truth"

"Not you too Rose, please not you too" John whispered reaching out and cupping her face. He leaned down and kissed her hard. "Is that not real? Am I not real?" he sobbed.

"You are, you are" Rose said taking his hand into hers. "You're still the Doctor whether you have one heart and live in a flat with Donna while working as a GP or if you're some alien with two hearts that lives in a time machine. You have the same personality...you're the same."

"I don't want to be the Doctor; I want to be John Noble. Isn't he a good man?" John choked out.

"Yes, yes he is" Rose said tearfully.

"I want to live like this. John Noble with his twin, his best friend, his life, his job and his love" he reached out and cupped her cheek. "I want to be able to love you"

"You can" Rose said pleadingly holding up the fob watch.

John slowly reached out and took the watch, both him and Rose gasped as they saw a future being played out before them. Marriage, children, growing old, their friends surrounding them. A beautiful fantastic life. Rose let go and fell back, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"We could have that Rose that could be us" John murmured.

"But it can't be." Rose whispered.

"Why can't it? Tell me Rose why can't we grow old together?" John shouted.

Rose took a deep breath and stared up at him. "Tell me John in all of those visions of that future. Did you once see me age?"