The Doctor, Kayla, and Martha were in hurry, though the latter of the two had no earthly idea as to why. They had been about to hunt down some sort of alien lizard and four other, equally horrible things when the Doctor had received a call on the TARDIS phone. Kayla had instantly tensed and had explained to Martha about the last time something had called the TARDIS phone.

This time was, thankfully, not a child in a gas mask. Though whomever called had made the Doctor's face turn to stone and for him to forcibly hang up the phone. Kayla had placed a hand on his arm. 'Are you alright?' She had asked mentally, but the Doctor had not answered.

Martha looked down at her watch. "We have an hour," she warned.

"It's being taken care of," the Doctor said in a low voice.

Martha and Kayla stared at him. "What?" Kayla asked, frowning.

"Everything is being taken care of. We should go."

"But Doctor –" Martha had started to protest, only for the Time Lord to whip around to glare at her.

"What?!" He snapped. "What do you want me to say? I've been informed by UNIT that they think it's too dangerous for Kayla! And that if we go near anything that is attacking today, they will ground my TARDIS in any possible way! Is that what you want to hear! That a bunch of humans think I can't even protect my Bonded and would lead her into danger?"

Martha's eyes were huge by the time the Doctor was finished. She had looked over to Kayla for help and, thankfully, the brunette had stepped in. She very slowly wrapped the Doctor into a hug, resting her head on the Doctor's chest.

'It's alright Doctor,' she said as soothingly as possible. 'I trust you with my life. If you think that it's safe then it's safe. Our child will be fine – UNIT is wrong.'

The Doctor's breathing slowed down as he tightened his arms around his Bonded. 'But what if they're right? I can't risk that happening to our family.'

'We're already here, Doctor. I'll…I'll stay in the TARDIS and monitor the situation.'

'That…that might work,' the Doctor reluctantly agreed.

So Kayla took over the TARDIS piloting as they headed for the their first destination: a creepy old house.

"Do we have time to stop for some snacks?" Kayla asked, already feeling her stomach grumbling. The TARDIS refused to stock chocolate, and odd and very annoying quirk. The idea of anything with some chocolate in it made her mouth start to water.

Martha looked down at her watch. "We should," she said with a nod.

Kayla landed the TARDIS and stepped out into the street along with Martha and the Doctor. The trio headed into a shop where a young, pretty blond woman was looking over a piece of paper on the counter in front of them.

Kayla quickly raided the snack food they had and placed several bars of chocolate on the counter along with a bag of crisps.

"Sorry to bother you," Kayla started, "but we're in a hurry…"

Her voice trailed off as the girl's head shot up and her eyes widened. "Oh my god!" she gasped. "Oh my god…Kayla!"

Kayla took a step back so that she was next to the Doctor.

"Do I know you?" She asked.

The girl bobbed her head. "You helped me when…oh my god it was me."

Kayla frowned and looked over at Martha and the Doctor, who seemed just as puzzled as she was. "What was you?" Kayla asked.

Grabbing the piece of paper off the counter, she handed it to the Doctor. "Okay. Listen. One day you're going to get stuck in 1969. Make sure you've got this with you. You're going to need it."

The Doctor looked down at the paper, and frowned at the woman. "Thank you," he said uncertainty. Mentally, he allowed Kayla to see the paper herself as well, so that she could also read the words.

Logically, it was rather…lazy, of the Doctor and Kayla to do that. Kayla could easily shift forwards to look down at the paper in front of her. But ever since the Doctor and Kayla had stopped being humans, the two couldn't help themselves from using the mental link every time they could. Their only regret from this new practice was Martha. They couldn't bring her into a mental conversation, which meant that sometimes Martha, or anyone else around them, would be standing there, staring at them, while the Doctor and Kayla had their own private conversation.

Like currently.

It took both the Doctor and Kayla quite a few moments to register that the blonde woman behind the counter was speaking to them. "-all on the house," they barely caught. Already, Martha was scooping up the snacks on the counter and was thanking the woman. She gave the Doctor a light shove as she headed for the door, causing the Time Lord to shake his head.

'We should probably follow her,' he suggested, which drew a nod from Kayla.

The group headed for the TARDIS. The Doctor paused for a few seconds. His back stiffened as he felt a very familiar sense of wrongness. He turned on the spot, looking around, but saw nothing. He frowned and thought about calling something about, but then Kayla was headed over, concerned, and the sense of wrongness faded away. Still slightly frowning, though, the Doctor headed with Kayla to the TARDIS.

Meanwhile, though, Captain Jack Harkness watched, his arms crossed. He had already made up his mind that the next time he saw the TARDIS, he would hitch a ride, yet now he stood, watching, and not making a move towards the spaceship. He still had work to do, so he would have to stay with Torchwood 3 for just a bit longer.

Only then would he allow himself to be with his daughter again.

So several things happen in this chapter. I focused on the trust that Kayla has in the Doctor, which is something that will be played up on in the future, and I also brought back Captain Jack briefly. Jack, who is one of my favorite characters, is really a father in this series. He's doing what's best for his daughter, which happens to be staying away from Kayla because of the whole pain thing due to his immortality. Otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to the Doctor's plan. But now he's regret that. So by the time Utopia hits, he's pretty angry with the Doctor for taking away years of his life that could have been spent with his family.

To touch on something with Kayla as well, she doesn't remember, or at least seems not to, the conversation in Dancing when the Doctor says that her father is immortal. I have a reason for this, honestly, but I just want to bring this up so you guys know that that isn't a mistake and I'm aware of it.

Also, it's our last Interlude for this story!

I'm sorry this chapter is so short, but I hope you enjoyed it all the same!