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The TARDIS landed in the courtyard as usual. The Doctor stepped out, his long coat flapping around him with the watch in his pocket, and looked around sadly. The whole place felt so big and even more alien than any other planet without Rose Tyler.

He heard the familiar sound of running footsteps and turned towards the noise. Jackie Tyler came running towards him, beaming.

"Doctor! Ro – where's Rose?" She frowned as she came to a stop in front of him.

"I've...left her on the planet Midnight for a few minutes. Don't worry, she's fine and she's having the time of her life. I'll go back to her soon." He lied. "Jackie, can we go inside? There's something I need to ask you about."

She nodded and led him up to the flat.

The Doctor sat in the armchair as she went to put the kettle on.

"So what is it Doctor? Is there something wrong with Rose?" Jackie asked.

"No, no she's fine. I just...I need to ask you about when Rose was born." He answered.

"Ok." She laughed, slightly confused.

"Tell me what happened. Tell me about the day she was born." He said.

Jackie perched on the sofa across from him and smiled.

"God what a day that was. I went into labour at two o'clock in the morning on the twenty-eighth of March. Pete was so useless. He couldn't find the car keys and he got lost on the way to the hospital." Jackie told him, smiling at the memory. "By the time we got there, I thought I was going to have her right there in the car. Turns out it took another two hours before she finally arrived. Me and Pete, we couldn't stop crying as I held her in my arms. It was one of the best days of my life."

"Are you sure that's what happened?" He asked.

"Of course it was. I remember the day my own daughter was born, I'll never forget that." Jackie laughed.

"Nothing strange happened between you giving birth to her and holding her?" He asked.

"No...hang on, now you mention it, this doctor came in. He wasn't one of the doctors already in the room and the others didn't seem to really recognise him but he said he was new and he knew exactly what he was doing. He took Rose and said he needed to do a few quick tests. He came back a few minutes later and said everything was fine. Then I held her. I looked down into those beautiful big eyes of hers and...no words can describe how good it feels to hold your newborn child in your arms." She explained.

"So you didn't see Rose before the doctor took her?" He enquired.

"Not really." Jackie frowned, shaking her head. "What is this all about?"

"I'm just curious to find out about Rose that's all." He shrugged. He pulled the watch out from his pocket and held it out to her. "Does this mean anything to you?"

Jackie took it and turned it over in her hands.

"She's had this since she was born. Someone put it in the cot beside her at the hospital. We still don't know who it was. I thought it might have been from Pete's dad, he likes old things like that." She answered. "Why? What's so important about it?"

The Doctor took it back from her and shook his head.

"Nothing, nothing. Just...I'd better be getting back to Rose." He said, standing up. "Just one more thing Jackie. Next time you see me and Rose, you can't mention this conversation. You mustn't say anything about me coming to see you."

"Why? Doctor what's going on?" She frowned.

"Just promise me. It's important you don't say anything." He insisted.

"Doctor, where's Rose? Where's my daughter?" Jackie demanded.

"I told you she's safe. You'll see her soon I promise." He said. "Please promise me you won't say anything."

"I promise." She nodded as he started to run out of the door. "Doctor!" She shouted after him. "What's going on?"

As she ran out onto the balcony, the TARDIS disappeared from view causing a strong wind to whip her hair around her face.

Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor was leaning against the controls, thinking hard. Jackie hadn't seen Rose straight after she was born. There had been a few minutes between in which anything could have happened. But what?

There was only one thing he could do. He had to go back to the moment when Rose was born and find out himself. Jackie had told him the exact time and date making it a lot easier for him.

Once again, he travelled into the time vortex and back through time.