A/N: HELLO! Like almost everyone in America, i'm too caught up in summer, sadly too caught up to write. But wait no further! I know it's been a while and i'm sorry but from now on please expect at least 2-3 weeks between chapters, just so i don't let you down :D thanks! and horray for more Doctor and Daughter stuff!

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Chapter 8: Please try to remember

Clink... zzzzzzt!
Jenny connected another wire; the four stared in awe at her intelligence.

"Umm Mister?" She poked The Doctors arm, "this remote is wired with electronics that don't even exist anymore..."

He scoffed and rolled his eyes before glancing at it again and changing his expression from over confident to serious realization, "Then this must be old... terribly old..." he took it from her hands and took a peek at the circuits, "you're right... this dates back to the... the beginning of Earth!"

"Soooo? What does that have to do with anything?" Amy pressed.

"It means we can't fix it if we don't know it!" Jenny snapped.

"So how are we going to stop those robot thingy's?" Rory asked.

"I have no idea!" The Doctor smiled ear to ear.

"So what do we do? We could just—"

"Our safest bet now," The Doctor cut Amy off, "is just to escape from the hole we came from, avoiding trouble," he looked into the gingers eyes. "We'll deal with the army when they attempt to resurface..." he assured hoping by then he'd have a real plan figured out. As the Ponds took it in, The Doctor looked over at Jenny; she was leaning her head against his arm and smiling up at him.

"So what's that brown and white pen thingy with the green light that makes stuff work?" She giggled.

"Well it's a SonicScrewdriver, it can open any door or lock, fix any wire and it's a pretty cool flashlight," he shrugged.

"No way!" she stood up and put her hands on her hips but the look on her face was uncertainty, "my dad had something just like that!"

"That's impossible!" He stood up and did the same with a joking tone in his voice, knowing this girl was most likely relating it to a pen; HOPEFULLY relating it to a pen. Because if she wasn't... he shuddered at the thought of her knowing more about alien tech than she should. Before he could speak again Amy and the other two stood up,
she looked down at Grolkadeen with sad eyes before continuing,

"Well then! Come Doc-tor," she emphasized his name, "let's get goin!" The three picked up their guns and started off down the hallway.
Jenny quickly grasped The Doctors arm and then continued moving with the group.
They began stalking forward, The Doctor in the front this time, he was thankful the paradox was easing on them both or who knows how bad their condition would have been.
This paradox was easing because slowly, the paradox is turning into reality and managing the two points in time, but why is there a paradox in the first place? The Doctor wondered but was disturbed in his thoughts,

"OH I get it!" Jenny smiled and whispered to him secretively.

"Get what?" He smiled back.

"You're not a doctor! You're a general! Like in the armies!" Jenny said in Epiphany, before the other Timelord could respond, she continued, "no no... More like a... soldier! That's what you are, a soldier!"

"Ahh no, ya see (the doctor put his "let me make something clear" face on) I'm not a soldier, I don't fight in wars I try to prevent them from spreading and hurting others-"

"Well so aren't the soldiers?" She countered, leaving The Doctor slightly dumbstruck, "I mean you've even got a little squad and that little sonic weapon thingy!"

"This is not a weapon..." he said loudly, but his voice faded at the word 'weapon' as he felt a terribly unfamiliar bang in his head; most humans referred to this as Déjà vu . The Doctor never had Déjà vu, EVER, so... why now? During that conversation? Before he could speak up River (along with the other two ponds and was sure they had been listening to their conversation), from a meter behind him, called his name.

"Yes?" He stopped and spun around.

"May we speak with you for a moment?" She asked, giving him her 'I'm pretending to be sweet but I have to ask you something important right now' look, "just you Doctor, sorry Jenny."
The Doctor nonchalantly slipped his hand out of Jenny's and she immediately whined,

"Nooo... don't..." she tugged him with a sad face.

"No no Shh its okay," he felt the need to make her feel better. He picked her up and let her head rest on his shoulder and hugged her for a second before putting her back down, "I just need to speak with them for a bit," he paused, thinking for a quick second and staring into her soft eyes, "but, while I'm behind you, I'm going to leave you in the second most trustworthy man in the UNIVERSE," his eyes sparkled and so did hers.

"Who's the first?" She asked simply.

"You're looking at him," he chuckled and tapped her nose playfully, "the second..." he pushed his hand behind himself without taking his gaze off of Jenny, "is this man right here! Rory Williams! The last Centurion!"

"Ello," he waved at her, nervousness filling himself as he did not know how to act with children of her age.
She giggled at his simple greeting and he couldn't help but smile.

"Why is he so trustworthy though?" She asked curiously.

"Why is he!?" The Doctor cut short his sentence and scoffed as a show of shock and smiled, "do you know what this man did, just because he was in love with that woman?" He pointed to Amy and she smiled and rolled her eyes.

"What!?" She asked excitedly.

"She was trapped in the safest box in the universe, no one could get in our out, but just to make sure no one would hurt her, so that she was safe until she came out, he guarded that box for two THOUSAND years!" He saw as her pupils grew large at the words two thousand, "that's how much he loved her!"

"Wow really!?" She ran over to Rory and grasped his hand; he chuckled nervously again.

"I'll tell you the whole story some other time and tons more, they're really very fascinating, but I have to talk with these ladies and I can GUARANTEE your safety with him!" He fell back in line with the mother and daughter as Jenny hugged Rory's arm and stared at him wide-eyed.

She continued staring for a while as they walked forward and Rory felt the sweat drip off his brow, why did he have to be stuck with the kid?

"Ello Jenny..." he chuckled extremely nervously, "my name Rory..." he wanted to face palm himself for giving her stupid information she already knew. After a brief silence and a turn around a hallway, he continued attempting conversation, "do you happen know how you got down here?" He asked too suddenly and noticed how she immediately shifted uncomfortably, so he switched topics, "so... you know the doctor?"

"Eh well... a different kind of doctor, my dad! He's a doctor!" She chirped.

"Ah really? I'm a nurse!" He felt himself easing as he kept talking, "what was, err is (he corrected himself not knowing if her dad was alive or not) your dad like?"

"Oh well... I know he's fantastic and spectacular... but..." she trailed off and looked to the ground as her bare feet fell one after another.

"But...?" Rory asked then realized this was a gentle subject he probably shouldn't have been pushing.

"But... I don't remember a lot about him... I mean I know who he is, sorta, and I remember being with him but... it's like it's all a bit blurry, like I know I was with him but there's a cloud in my head that sorta blocks me from remembering it ya know?" She said softly.

Rory flinched, hearing this 7 year old talk about such a difficult subject shook him to the core. Was this girl's dad even alive? And if so, where was he? And where did she come from? He knew the worst thing to do was give the girl false hope but at the time it seemed appropriate, "don't worry Jenny, when we escape from here, we'll go find your dad..." and she beamed at him once again, he couldn't help but smile back.

.:Meanwhile:.

"... And look! They wrote 'white creature' right here! Next to TRIAL 5... "Amy pointed out as she flipped through the pages of the notebook, "and look at this drawing, (she turned the page) it is the shape of a HUMAN!" she whisper-shouted, "doctor I doubt anyone has been down here for a long time, and if Jenny is the only human, or err Timelord or whatever ... then this girl has a lot more too her than we know..."

"And somehow she's connected to you," River pointed out.

"Amy! River!? Just because she's got two hearts doesn't mean-" he was cut off by the 'really doctor?' Glare they were giving them, "okay well you're probably correct on that point but it's just too impossible! I am the only Timelord!" (He hesitated on the word Timelord knowing sadly he wasn't exactly 'the last' because technically he wasn't alone)

"Then what makes sense to you huh?" River snapped, "You make sense of this paradox with you double hearted people and tell me if you can come to a logical conclusion!" She huffed.

"Well if you are asking me to go through my memory to check EVERY Timelord I've encountered then I will painfully do so!" he raised his voice, "but just remember that I never forget! And it can be very painful sometimes to remember these things!" He shut his eyes and shuddered as images of... the war flew by... then he skipped through his long past incarnations knowing there was only one other Timelord existing at the time... he remembered his companions, and their adventures and...His previous incarnation! He remembered... a... a planet... called... Mess...

The Doctor squeezed his eyes shut. NO... NO N... NO THIS... SH... SHE WAS... he suddenly felt light headed and confused. He crossed his legs as he stumbled over to the cold black walls of the hallway, his eyes still not daring to open and take in reality NO IT CCC...CAN'T BE... NO HH...HOW IS SHE... his head spun with thoughts and he gripped the hallway, slowly sliding down the smooth yet rugged rock.

"D-Doctor!" Amy stuttered as she saw what had happened to him; all heads spun his direction.

"Doctor!? Is it the paradox again!?" Rory dragged Jenny to The Timelords side; he immediately put his serious nurse face on, ready of what could come.

They all kneeled to his side as The Doctor kept his eyes shut, he was nearly pulling out his hair and his face was bright red.

"No..." he croaked, holding back mixed emotions and tears, "it's not..." he was barely able to mutter with the lump in his throat. His hearts were beating out of control as if they would just burst out of his rib cage that second, the blood rushed to his head and he blinked hard a few times before squeezing his eyes closed again.

"Then what is-" Rivers' sentence was clipped in fear, she heard footsteps, metal footsteps; approaching fast.
Instinctively Rory jumped up, gun cocked in hand, listening to the loud clanging the robots didn't even attempt to hide.
The two ladies did the same, a strong, fiery gaze fixed in all of their eyes.

"They're coming," Rory whispered downwards towards the two 'Timelords' as he anticipated the robots turn around the corner of the maze of hallways. The three stood with their guns in hand, backs against the wall as they inched closer and closer to the footsteps.
Suddenly a beam whipped by their heads from behind, just barely missing them, they spun their around towards the direction from which it came; there were robots on that end too. They quickly galloped back to where the Timelord and the girl lay in the middle section of the hallway, though his back was still pressed against the wall; the three created a formation around the two on the floor to protect them.

"Okay I'll take this side and you take that side River," Rory gestured to either sides of The Doctors position, "and Amy you just alternate and help us both."
Rory stood on the right side of The Doctor, River on his left and Amy in front of him, almost making a fortress around the man who had both legs out but was slowly drawing his knees to his face; eventually keeping them a few inches away.

"Gotcha," Amy smiled at her husband, that endless crave for adventure so prominent in her tone.

Jenny hugged The Doctors arm tight, "I'm scared..." her words were barely audible as she spoke into his chest and curled up at his side right side behind Rory.

"N...now Jenny," his bottom lip began to tremble as he sighed, "I... I want you t-to try and s-st-stay calm..." he said softly and slowly, "I n-need you to do... something important..." he sighed once again and couldn't hold back his soft tears any longer, though the corner of his mouth began curving into a smile.

Quickly the two 'timelords' sat up straight as the sound of the first gunshot being fired startled them both; they came from the robots.

"They made the first shot..." Rory sighed restlessly, "Now let's give em hell."

ZIP! ZWOOP!
Shots of bright blue beams were casted one after another, and metal clanking was heard which meant that the three surrounding them had great aim.

Jenny took a glance down the hallway, there were at least fifteen robots on one end, she dared not to look down the other way, too frightened of the what could be; so she clenched the so called 'Doctor's arm feeling a surprisingly natural sense of safety around him.

"Now Jenny," his whisper was just barely heard in her ear so she leaned closer, "I... I need you, t-to try... and... Remember..."

"AHHH!" Amy shouted in agony, her hand immediately fell to her calf, as a deep red blotch began to spread over her light jeggings; she held it for a second before wiping the blood on her top. She cringed and squeezed her eyes shut, but then opened them up again, big and wide, filled with so much anger and rage.

"A-Amy!" Rory stuttered as he stole a glance at his wife.

"I'm fine!" she shouted and held her gun again, "Just shoot these darn bastards down!" She yelled.

The noise of the robots began to decrease, but only slightly, there were still many around, none coming close enough to the Ponds; for the Ponds were quicker with their guns and would not let them move without being shot if not already taken down.

"Come on! We got this!" River shouted over her shoulder at her parents, trying to keep their energy level up, holding such heavy guns was not easy, let alone firing them.

The Doctor once again tried to continue his sentence, though he did not know if he himself had the courage to ask. He closed his eyes again, feeling himself slowly accepting possibilities, "Jenny, now I need you t-to listen, I'm going to ask you to do something for me," he said in a half-whisper and looked down at the girl who was still clung to his chest, "I need you to remember..."

"R-remember w-what?" she asked nervously over the gunshots.

"Just do it Jenny! Remember that day," Jenny being tearing slightly in confusion, "remember! Now I know it's hard, and I know you feel like you're better off forgetting it but I NEED you to remember!"

Jenny blinked back tears that stung her eyes for she could no longer stand to look at the strange mans' face blurred. She shut her eyes and began mixing random thoughts, many of them were of her dad as a doctor, those were the strongest memories through her life she had, though they felt like the only memories she had. Her head spun out of control, but the Doctor kept chanting into her hair as he held her close, "...remember... please remember..." so she continued to press on matters in her mind she had put off for far too long. She heard a whisper of a name "...Messaline..." it was soft but understandable; Messaline? She thought to herself. She began running the name through her mind, repeating it just the way she heard it.

Her head was spinning now, three times as fast, and her hearts beating four times as fast, the world around her suddenly slowed down as she had hacked into the part of her memories that had been long forgotten.

"M...Messaline..." she muttered aloud, hesitantly at whether she had pronounced it properly. The Doctor stared down at her, his hearts pounding ferociously at the mention of the planet of her birth (or his cloning... he thought to himself with a small smile.)

"Yes?" he asked, eagerly awaiting her to tell him more of her memories.

"Messaline... D-doctor..." she heaved, trying to find the right words to say, though the impossible metal shattering made it difficult to concentrate. "Doctor, I think I remember..." her eyes lost in thoughts.

"Prove it to me with few words," he ran his hand through her shining blonde hair, knowing who she was, minimal words are also a very good trait of his-(he corrected himself) theirs.

"Ello dad," she said simply and beamed up at him.

A/N: Eh? Good enough? PLEASE tell me how it was! I really hope you guys liked the bit with Rory and stuff, i had a great time writing that :) and if possible (not making any promises) I'll try and update before school starts again! Thanks for all of your support guys, it means the world, please review!

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