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"I can't believe this," Doctor muttered while taking a biscuit from the packet when Phil waved it at him. "She has to go."

"I know," Phil answered. The two of them were sitting on the steps leading up to the console. The two of them looked towards the doors. But more importantly at the small figure curled up near the doors fast asleep. Drinking some of her tea Phil nodded, "Where can she go though? I mean...she isn't exactly normal is she?"

"I don't know," Doctor thought while drinking some of his tea too.

"It doesn't feel right," Phil said. "It sort of hurts."

Doctor slid his eyes over to look at her, jumping slightly Phil sighed and drunk more of her drink. Looking back to the sleeping child he waved a hand at her, "Somewhere Edyna has a home, she may not remember it but she must have come from some place. She has parents out there too who should be worrying about her."

"How can we find her family? The universe is so huge." Phil said quietly, "And it isn't like we can fob her off as being human. Most children know how to talk at the age of ten."

"I don't think she is ten though Phil. She may look it but her eyes look so much older."

"That's a little terrifying."

"Yeah I know, well I was going to say a little confusing and slightly shocking. Terrifying is a little dramatic."

"So the next place we go we just leave her there? Doesn't that sound a little inhumane? I mean, people do that to pets they don't want we'd be no better than them."

"Phil I'm not suggesting abandoning her, I'm suggesting we find her a home to live in." Doctor said while looking at Phil, it pained him slightly that she thought he was suggesting abandoning her on some random planet. Edyna rolled over in her sleep, Phil had managed to brush her tangled hair and washed her. She was currently wearing a t-shirt of Phils and some half cuts, Phil managed to customize a belt out of her old clothes to keep the half cuts up and stopping them falling down.

Unknown really to her she'd let out a little giggle, Doctor looked at her confused. "Sorry it's just...through the little bundle of annoyance that she is, she is rather cute."

"Cute? Bunnies and puppies are cute, babies and children are not." Doctor reasoned while putting his cup beside him on the stairs, picking up the biscuit packet he took to eating and looking at Edyna. He was trying to think of the best place to take her where she'd be happy, ideally Earth would have been his first choice. But it wouldn't work out, mainly because of the evident fact that she wasn't exactly human. Sure she looked it, but actions that she did just screamed actions of a higher life form.

For instance, while Phil and him sat talking Edyna sat beside Phil and took to playing with her watch, which she'd now put back on. Edyna quickly figured out what it was and what its purpose was. "Sto."

"Huh?" Doctor snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Phil, she leaned back against the stairs and nodded at Edyna. "Sto." Phil repeated and let out a yawn, "It's like Earth is it not? Maybe Lorelie would take care of her?"

Doctor sat and thought over Phils suggestion, nodding slowly he looked at her. "Good thinking Phil! You're seriously trying to out do me on the genius moments I swear! It isn't fair it's meant to be me coming up with an idea like that one."

"Sorry, it just came to me." She yawned and rubbed her eyes, she'd long since got changed and did so more or less as soon as they got back on bored. Wrapping her jumper more around herself she nodded at Edyna. "Think she'll be happy there?"

"Well as you said, Sto is very much like Earth."

"Wonder if London is still in the 1880's?" Phil laughed, "Seriously barmy lot making London in Jack the Ripper times."

"Yeah that was slightly bizarre, but heck! They are obsessed so it doesn't shock me really."

"I doubt anything shocks you anymore." Phil mused and stood up, walking down the stairs she reached out and picked Edyna up, "Shall we?"

Doctor nodded and stood up too, walking over to the console he flicked his eyes up quickly to see Phil gripping onto a railing and the child. Soon the TARDIS kicked into life, Edyna woke with a start and looked around wildly before noticing Phil was holding onto her, seeking comfort Edyna shut her eyes again.

"You'll love this place Ed!" Phil said while the three of them walked down the street, sure enough London was still in Jack the Ripper times much like the first encounter she had with this planet.

"She's right you know? There's so much to do! I think there's more to do on here than on Earth, although that's not saying that it's better than Earth." Doctor opened the door and walked into the café.

"Oh hello you two! Who's this?" Lorelie smiled and looked at Edyna, the girl tried to hide behind Phil, but she stopped her from doing so. "Aw she's cute."

Doctor and Phil looked at each other and then at her, "She's not ours."

"Oh," Lorelie said confused, "Then whose is she?"

"We found her," Doctor said while Phil picked Edyna up and sat her in the tall bar chairs at the counter. "Back on Earth, she was staying in this hotel place, which was apparently haunted. A little bit of information for you Lorelie, apparently the paranormal are a favoured thing on Earth. They love it apparently lord knows why-" Doctor got cut off by Phil giving his arm a playful hit. "Ow, alright alright, she needs somewhere to stay."

"Why can't she stay with you two? She seems to like you."

"She can't."

"But why?" Lorelie answered Doctor, she was aiming for him to give her a solid reason. Phil sighed and put her hands in her jean pockets. "We're time travellers Lorelie, we go to some very dangerous places." Phil said and looked down at the floor, "A dangerous life style isn't one for a child."

"Well I have to say this is the weirdest Christmas present I've ever received." Lorelie laughed and looked at Edyna. "But fine, alright I see your reason for trying to find her a new home."

"You'll like it here honestly Ed, think of this place as your new home. And think of these new clothes as a Christmas present from me." Phil smiled and pulled the hat more onto Edynas head.