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Chapter Five Forgotten Children

Catharine ran down the corridor of the ship, she didn't understand why she was there. She was only a child, what did this strange and creepy man want with her? Suddenly about 5 guards ran after little Catharine and started shooting at her. She screamed in terror then slipped around the corner and hid in, what she thought was a broom closet. Her heart pounded against her chest as the guards continued to run past her hiding spot and when she leaned against a wall she saw a man being held up by shackles. He was covered in dirt and bullet holes in his shirt. She slowly crawled to him and poked at his foot.

He looked down at her in surprise. She looked up into his eyes and put a finger to her mouth. "I'm captain Jack Harkness," He whispered.

"Cattie, Cattie Smith-Jones…" She whispered back then stood up right. "Where are we?"

"I…I don't know little one," He was lying to her.

"You're lying," She whispered. "All men lie to me."

"Sorry, I didn't realize you were empathic." He tried to move from the shackles to kneel down and hold her. "Where are your parents?"

"They're probably dead, or…in prison for trying to fight my Master." She started crying to herself. The sudden realization that she might finally be alone was starting to sink in and cause her more pain than good. "I just want out of here!"

The door opened and the man wearing the business suit walked in. "There you are Catharine," the untruthful smile on his face said a thousand words more. "Come along little one."

Catharine bolted awake. Her eyes were blurry trying to focus while sitting in the Captain's chair. She must have dozed off while the Doctor was talking to her about the space-time continuum. "Sorry Doctor, I must have dozed off on you." She said while rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"That's fine Catharine, completely understandable." He said with a kind smile. "By the way, what were you dreaming about?"

"The strangest thing, I was on a space ship and running from people then ran into a large room to see Jack dangling from shackles."

The Doctor didn't look at her but he started to feel worried. Worried that there was more to who she really was but she didn't seem to be a Time Lord, he didn't sense that, instead she seemed more like a sensitive. "That is strange," He buried his mind in the work he had. He was trying to fix some of the wiring under the control panel. She walked over and sat down next to his legs.

"You're hiding something from me Doctor." She whispered.

"What makes you say that?" He looked at her through the cords.

"I sense it…" She handed him his sonic screwdriver then pointed at a cord. "That should help."

He watched as she walked away then did as she suggested. Suddenly the Tardis hummed to life. "That worked…" He got out from under the control panel, grabbed his suit and started to pull it on when he saw Catharine sitting with a notebook and pen. She was writing quickly in the notebook. The Doctor smiled inwardly then sat in the captain's chair. "So, where do we want to go today?"

"I don't know Doctor, maybe…maybe we should check that safe out that Ianto suggested." She put the notebook and pen down. "I think it's time I faced my ghosts…" she got up and walked towards the Doctor.

He could see the seriousness on her face and the determination behind her gaze. "Let's go then1" He jumped towards the control panel then started flipping switches and buttons.

Catharine grabbed hold of the railing and when they finally stopped she burped a couple of times. "Still can't get used to that."

"Well you could go back to your normal life…" He suggested.

"Hell no, I like traveling with you…it's just my motion sickness." She rubbed her stomach then walked out of the Tardis. She looked around, the place looked unfamiliar. Horse drawn carriages and people wearing Victorian style clothing. Catharine ran back inside the Tardis with a pained expression. "You're kidding me!"

"What's wrong?" The Doctor looked at her confused.

"I have to wear a dress!" She nearly screamed as she ran into the Wardrobe. When she came out she was wearing an off white dress with a lacy poof out skirt and a pink rose holding up the hems of the off white silk. She wore a white shawl over her shoulders and head to hide the fact that her hair was boy length.

The Doctor's mouth nearly dropped, he hadn't realized how beautiful she had become while traveling with him. She had finally looked less skeletal and her eyes shown with renewed life and energy. Her face was a few shades tanner than it had been a few weeks ago and her cheeks were a soft pink and lips were as red as roses. He finally cleared his throat to speak. "You look amazing Catharine."

She blushed softly then took hold of his arm. "I guess if we're going to try and get that safe we should go now."

"How do you know it's going to be in this century?" He looked down at her in surprise.

"I…I just do…" she looked down at her feet. She was wearing flat slipper like shoes.

"All right then, off we go." He walked out with her. They walked around the town then found the local bank. He looked at the woman that was just walking out; she looked a lot like his young companion. The woman looked at them, smiled then continued walking with a young man. The Doctor could tell the man was a Time Lord. But he didn't want to accidentally mess the time line up. They walked into the bank and Catharine walked towards the clerk.

"I'm here to pick something up from a family friend." Catharine said calmly.

"Name," The clerk asked.

"Amanda Smith-Jones."

"Password?"

Catharine paused then leaned forward slightly. "Catharine Angeline Smith-Jones," She said without even flinching. The clerk looked at Catharine then smiled.

"Here you go, your mother said to be careful of the knowledge inside the package." The Clerk said handing Catharine a one foot by one foot box. "She also warned that you should not take this lightly and should go about it one step at a time."

"Thank you sir," Catharine said carrying the box out. They walked back inside the Tardis and Catharine looked at the package in her arms. She slowly sat down on the floor, her skirt gathered around her. "I…I don't know if I should open it."

"Catharine, this is what you were looking for your whole life…why shouldn't you?" The Doctor knelt next to her and put an arm around her shoulders. The Doctor himself wanted her to open the box so that he could find out why her mother was traveling with a Time Lord.

"It…it doesn't feel right, Doctor…could you open it?" She looked up at him, her eyes almost made his heart ache. She was entrusting him with something her mother gave to her.

"All right, why not." He sat down fully next to her and helped open the box. Slowly he pulled out a disk and a pocket watch. "That's odd,"

She reached inside and pulled out a manila envelope and a picture of a man wearing a red Victorian era coat and a black scarf. He stood next to her mother who was holding a bundled up blanket in her arms. His eyes were a cold blue green color much like her own and his face was angular and serious. He almost seemed scary to her but then again there was something all too familiar about him. "Doctor, do you recognize him?"

"No, but he has this pocket watch see, right there." He pointed out the pocket watch in the man's hands. Catharine looked at the pocket watch closely then at the Doctor. "I think your father was an—"

"No, my father wasn't, maybe that man was but not my father, he was human!" She screamed as she got up to her feet. "My father raised me, held me when I was sick, no this man did nothing of the sort! He was not my father!" She felt tears stinging her eyes.

"Catharine, calm down, I was only saying that he might be," The Doctor whispered while standing up. "Everything will be all right, come on; let's play this." He held up the disk to her.

Catharine nodded her head and walked with him to the control panel. He put the disk in and on the screen they saw Catharine's mother walk into view of the camera.

Amanda stared at the camera with a kind and gentle smile. "Hello darling, if you're seeing this, it means I'm dead and you're traveling with the Doctor." Amanda looked at her husband as he walked up to Amanda. "As you probably notice by the photograph in the package your father is not James. I am sorry I never told you the truth but I had to keep it a secret from you. Your real father was not human, I don't know what he was but he looked and appeared human he said he was only half of the alien race he was from. His race was telepathically sensitive so if you start to feel or ear other people's emotions think of me and you real father. You sadly got the blunt end; you are completely human with your genetic makeup. Catharine, that's not even your real name. Your father gave you a different name…I don't know what it was, he whispered it to you when you were born but maybe you will remember."

Catharine began to cry silently. "Who was my real father?"

Amanda chuckled to herself while James held up a pocket watch. "Catharine, I want you to know one thing." James said while holding the dangling pocket watch out. "You were my daughter, if not in blood then in spirit. Oh and Doctor, or should I say great grandfather, I wish I could have met you."

The tape stopped and they both looked at each other confused. "What did he call you?" Catharine asked.

"No clue," The Doctor rewound the tape then listened to it again. "Not possible, my family is dead."

Catharine put a hand on his shoulder then watched as his expression changed to anger. "Doctor, please, don't get angry." She took his arms and wrapped them around her. She could hear his hearts beating rapidly under his skin. "Doctor, please…"

He could feel the anger inside of him melting away almost instantly. The Doctor looked down at Catharine in confusion. "How did you do that?"

"What do you mean?" She didn't look up at him nor did she move in his arms.

"Never mind, you should rest," He let go of her then walked her to her room.

"Doctor, I'm…" She yawned then crawled out of the dress and into the bed.

He walked out and sat in front of the screen again. This time he flipped the disk over to the other side just to see if there was something else.

James grinned at the screen as Amanda walked out. "I take it you've put Catharine to bed already, well that's good. Doctor, you're wondering why I called you grandfather. Susan, your granddaughter, was my mother. Yes, that makes me a Time Lord, if only half. I know it must be confusing since you haven't seen your granddaughter in such a long time." James paused as he moved closer to the camera. His eyes were a cold blue color that showed pain and empathy. "I want you to know that she spoke highly of you and said that if I should ever try and find you that I had to give you something. But as you probably already know, I'm dead. I want you to take care of Catharine, anyway you can. Someone, I don't know who, but he is after her, that is why we are sending this message back to the Victorian Era. You might also be wondering how we got it back in time." He held up his wrist and showed a thick leather band with a glowing face. "You've probably seen one of these before, it's a Vortex Manipulator, I made this one in my spare time." He looked over his shoulder quickly. "I don't have long, I wish we could meet. Take care grandfather." James leaned forward and turned off the camera.

The Doctor brushed tears out of his eyes then thought he saw his granddaughter Susan standing there. She was smiling at him then waved her hand. When he blinked she was gone.

I will be uploading the next two chatpers becuase they are Christmas specials and i just haven't been able to get my parents out of the house long enough to up load them.