Dad and I set down at the bench. "I'm a Dad," He said, "I mean, I'm already a Dad, but little Samantha grows up and she's you." I smiled, "I like to be call as Sam," I said with a chuckle. He laughed, "How did - How did you get here?" He asked with a smile.

"You really want to know?" I asked with a smile. "Yeah," He said with a smile. "Time machine," I replied and he gave me a look. "I mean it. Cross my heart," I said. "Do you all have time machines where you come from?" He asked. "No. It's just The Doctor," I said.

"Did you know these things were coming?" He asked. "No," I replied. "My head's spinning," He said and we chuckled. "What's the future like?" He asked. "It's not so different," I said. "What am I like? Have I gone grey?" He asked. My smile faded away slightly and I didn't say anything so I just looked around.

"So, if this guy isn't your boyfriend and I have to say, I'm glad, because being your Dad and all, I think he's a bit old for you," Dad said and I smiled again. "Have you got a boyfriend?" He asked. I shook my head a little, "No. But Rose does."

"Your cousin?" He asked and I nodded. "Yeah," I muttered. "He's a nice guy and he's my best friend." He nodded, "What about Jackie and Pete?" He asked. "How are they?"

I shrugged, "They fine," I said. "Are they still together?" He asked. "Yeah," I replied. "Really?" He asked, scoffing, "I thought they would have killed each other by now." I giggled, "No, they are still together."

Dad nodded and sighed, "We should go back to the others," He said and I nodded sadly before we walked back to everyone else. I walked up to The Doctor, who was watching baby Samantha. "Now, Sam you're not going to bring about the end of the world, are you? Are you?" The Doctor asked the baby.

I smiled a little and he looked up at me, and then he looked back at the baby. "Sarah gave her to me to look after. How times change," He said. "It's weird looking at her," I said, "Me." I went to touch my baby self but The Doctor stopped me by grabbed my wrist.

"No. Don't touch the baby. You're both the same person. That's a paradox, and we don't want a paradox happening, not with these things outside. Anything new, any disturbance in time makes them stronger. The paradox might let them in," He explained. I sighed as he let go of my hand, "I can't do anything right," I muttered.

"Since you're bringing it up, no. So, don't touch the baby," He said. "I'm not stupid," I said. "You could have fooled me," He said. I faced the other way and looked down. "All right, I'm sorry. I wasn't really going to leave you on your own," He said. "I know," I said, "I was afraid you would."

"Between you and me, I haven't got a plan. No idea. No way out," The Doctor said. "You'll think of something," I encouraged, "You always do."

"The entire Earth's been sterilised," He said, "This, and other place like it, are all that's left of the human race. We might hold out for a while, but nothing can stop those creatures. They'll get through in the end. The walls aren't that old. And there's nothing I can do to stop them. There used to be laws stopping this kind of thing from happening. My people would have stopped this. But they're all gone. And now I'm going the same way."

"If I'd realized . . ." I trailed off. "Just tell me you're sorry," The Doctor said. "I am," I promised, "I'm really, really sorry." He touched my cheek and smiled before pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back before frowning when I felt something hot on my chest.

I pulled away from the hug, "Do you got something hot?" I asked as I reached inside The Doctor's pocket to grab what ever was hot. When I grabbed it, I flung my hand and dropped the TARDIS key.

"It's the TARDIS key," The Doctor said before kneeling down as he took off his jacket. He used it to pick up the glowing key. "Why is it glowing like that? It's so hot," I asked. "It's telling me it's still connected to the TARDIS," He explained.

The Doctor went at the front of the church, holding up the TARDIS key to show everyone, "The inside of my ship was thrown out of the wound but we can use this to bring it back. And once I've got my ship back, then I can mend everything. Now, I just need a bit of power. Has anybody got a battery?"

Stuart picked up his phone, "This one big enough?" He asked. "Fantastic," The Doctor said as Stuart gave him the phone. The Doctor took out his Sonic Screwdriver, "Just need to do a bit of charging up and then we can bring everyone back," He said, charging the phone with the Sonic.

I walked to my Dad and we sat down. "You, um, you never said why you came here in the first place. If I had a time machine, I wouldn't have thought 1988 was anything special," He said. "We just ended up here," I said.

"Lucky for me. You were there to save me," He said. "That was just a coincidence," I said. "Are you living with me?" He asked. "I'm 17, so yeah," I said with a soft smile. "Am I a good Dad?" He asked.

I stared at him for a moment, "You . . . you told me a bedtime story every night when I was little. And you took me for picnics every Saturday. You never let me down. You were there for me all the time. Someone I could really rely on," I said.

Dad studied my face and I blinked. Then there was a loud bang, making all of us to look at the doors. "Right, no one touches that key," The Doctor said as the TARDIS was fading in and out, "Have you got that? Don't touch it. Anyone touches that key, it'll be, well, zap. Just leave it be and everything will be fine. We'll get out of here. All of us. Stuart, Sarah you're going to get married, just like I said."

He walked over and sat in the front room so Dad and I walked over to him. I sat beside him and Dad sat behind us. "What happens when time gets sorted out?" I asked The Doctor. "Everybody here forgets what happened," He replied and I swallowed. "Don't worry. The thing that you changed will stay changed."

"You mean I'll still be alive, though I'm meant to be dead," Dad spoke up said and I turned around and faced him. "It doesn't work like that," The Doctor said. "No. I'm so useless I couldn't even die properly. Now it's my fault all of this has happened," Dad said. "This is my fault," I said.

"No, baby. I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault," Dad said. "Her Dad?" The three of us looked over to see Grandma standing in front of us, holding baby Samantha. "How are you her Dad? How old were you, 14?"

"Mom, listen. This is Samantha," Dad said as we got up. "Samantha? How many are there? Do you call them all Samantha?" Grandma asked. "No, Mom, it's the same Samantha," Dad said and he gave baby Samantha to me. "Sam! No!" The Doctor yelled before grabbing the baby and gave her back to Grandma.

Suddenly the demonic bird appeared. "Everyone, behind me!" The Doctor yelled and everyone got behind him, "I'm the oldest thing in here," He said. The bird went for him. "Doctor, no!" I called out but the bird engulfed him.

It touched the TARDIS which disappeared and the bird disappeared with it. The key fell and I stared at it before running over to the key and I grabbed it. "It's cold. The key's cold," I said, tears in my eyes. I turned back to everyone, "He's dead. This is all my fault. All of you. The whole world." Dad reached towards me and pulled me into a tight hug as he let me cry on his chest.

... ...

After I calm down, I sat on the bench, staring at the key. I looked up to see Dad walking over to me, "The Doctor really cared about you," He said, "He didn't want you to go through that again, not if there was another way. Now there isn't."

"What are you talking about?" I asked. "The car that should have killed me, sweetheart. It's here," He informed, "The Doctor worked it out way back, but he tried to protect me. Still, he's not in charge anymore. I am."

I got up, knowing what he was going to do, "You can't," I protested. "Who am I?" He asked as he touched my cheek gently. "My Daddy," I said with tears in my eyes.

Grandma walked up to us with a frown. "Mom, look at her. She's mine and Katy's. She's your Granddaughter," Dad said as she stared at me. I stared back at her and she pulled me into a tight hug as tears were in her own eyes. "I missed you Granny," I said as she stroked my hair. "It's okay," She said.

"I'm meant to be dead, Mom," Dad said as we pulled away. "No, don't say that," Grandma said as she put her arm around my shoulder. "You've got to survive, because you've got to bring up mine and Katy's beautiful daughter," Dad said before looking at me, "I never read you those bedtime stories. I never took you on those picnics. I was never there for you."

"You would have been," I said through heavy tears. "I can be a proper Dad to you now," He said. "It's not fair," I said as I shook my head. He touched my cheek again, "I've had all these extra hours," He said, "No one else in the world has ever had that. And on top of that, I got to see you. And you're beautiful. How lucky am I? I'll be with your Mom now. So, come on, do as your Dad says. You going to be there for me, sweetheart?" I nodded and smiled a little. "Thanks for saving me." He gave me one last hug and then we pulled away, and I gave him the vase.

I followed Dad outside and watched as he ran towards the car that kept appearing. I watched as the car hit him and then felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked over to see it was The Doctor.

"Go to him. Quick," He said. I took a deep breath before running over to my dying father. I kneeled beside him and he looked at me one final time before he closed his eyes.

He was dead.

Tears fell down my cheeks and I kisses my Dad's forehead. I stood up and looked at The Doctor before walking over to him. He grabbed my hand and we walked over to the TARDIS.

I closed the door after walking in and I breathed out. "Can we go back home?" I asked quietly and The Doctor turned to look at me. "I just want to see everyone. Just for a little while," I said. He nodded, "Sure," He said before pulling the lever.

I waited until we get back to my time and then The Doctor turned back to me, "Home sweet home," He said and I nodded slightly before walking back to the door and opened it. I stepped out to see we were inside my house. The Doctor followed me outside and closed the door after him.

I heard footsteps and looked to the kitchen to see Rose walking over. She smiled, "Sammy," She said, "Finally visiting." I sighed, "Rose," I said before rushing towards her and hugging her tightly. After a moment of shock, she hugged me back, "What's wrong? Are you okay?" She asked.

I sighed in relief, resting my chin on her shoulder, "Yeah. I just . . . I really wanted to come back home to see you, Uncle Pete and Aunt Jackie," I admitted. She hugged me tightly as she stroke my hair gently as I let a tear slip down my cheek.