So I've been reading another story that is a rewrite of some past seasons of the show, and it has reminded me that the Season 8 finale was far from the only plot line that was riddled with plot holes, especially in regards to the companions. So, in between adventures from now on, I'm going to attempt to fill them. Besides, I feel like I've been neglecting them in order to move the Rose/Doctor plot line forward, and they are all stellar characters who deserve to shine. So without further ado, let's fill some holes!

Again, I do not own Doctor Who.

CHAPTER 27

With the majority of the company on the TARDIS having just had a very close brush with death, everyone was feeling a bit sentimental and nostalgic. So, to help everyone unwind, Jack brought out his Doctor Who DVDs and Jack allowed himself to be blindfolded ("Yes! Now this is kinky! Who here would like to untie me?") and shuffled the DVDs in a basket before selecting one at random and putting it in the DVD player. The very first episode on the DVD was from season 4. Ten, Martha, and Donna were working with UNIT to stop Sontarans from cloning the entire planet after they had ATMOS installed in every vehicle. It was enjoyed by everyone, though it did bring up a few interesting questions. Namely, what happened to Tom, and how did Martha and Mickey end up together?

Mickey wrapped his arm around his wife appreciatively as they sat together on the sofa and gave her a squeeze as a sign of encouragement as Martha began to tell her tale of two men.

"Like I said in the episode that we just watched, I had met Tom during... well, during the year that never was. He gave me transport and kind of acted as my personal security guard near the end of that horrible year. He eventually gave his life for me when the Master's goons came for me. That death, of course, was erased when that horrible year was erased from history. Though if you ask him, I "accidentally" bumped into him in the grocery store. We flirted, found out we were essentially in the same field, and after dating for a year, he proposed. He then promptly went to Africa to do research and help the orphans." She laughed. "I figured. Of course it was my luck that I'd end up with a doctor who traveled to far away places to help people." This prompted the Doctors to laugh and the Roses to poke them in the ribs in jest.

"We kept up a rather frequent correspondence. He was old fashioned and preferred handwritten letters over email or even phone calls. I'd thought it was romantic, but I learned the truth soon enough. But more about that later. I thought I was in love with him. I mean, he was the complete package: good looking, devoted to me (or so I thought), in the same field as me, and had compassion for children half a world away. But I couldn't tell him about what I really did for a living: how I worked for UNIT, defending the universe against aliens. Nor could I tell him about how I got that job: how I had traveled with an alien through time and space. I was afraid that if he found this out about me, that he'd leave me. Well, as it turns out, I wasn't the only one keeping secrets in the relationship. He had had quite a few as well, namely a wife and five children in Liberia. I'd found out when I'd missed him so badly and dared to call him on his cell when she answered." She shuddered. "Well, needless to say, that was the end of that relationship. I'm just glad that we hadn't yet set a date. Though, I doubt that we ever really would have. To this day, I wonder how long he was going to keep stringing me along." Mickey wrapped his other arm around her and gave her a firm hug and a kiss on her forehead to remind her that she was loved and he would never ever do that to her.

"Well, I swore off men for awhile after that and just focused on my career." she chuckled to herself. "Then came the day when the stars started disappearing and the Daleks invaded Earth. I had been given that horrible Osterhagen key with the directive to use it because officials high up in UNIT had given up hope. The next thing I know, I had been transported to the Crucible, along with many other people and, like those of you who were there, was immediately surrounded by Daleks. Well, I'll skip the details of what exactly happened in that rather terrifying adventure, especially since several of you were also there, and it does not bring back very good memories." She sighed at that while Mickey, Jack, Donna, and the elder four Roses and Doctors nodded in agreement. "Anyway, despite the danger, I couldn't help checking out that really handsome bloke who had popped in from another dimension or universe or whatever it was."

"And it was love at first sight!" Mickey sighed, drawing both of his hands up behind his head and grinning proudly, earning him a swift slap from his wife.

Martha snorted. "Hardly. I was a little focused on not dying and the world not coming to an end, as were you at the time! But after the Doctor returned us to Earth and Mickey decided to stay in this universe, I... well, let's just say that I was very interested." She blushed.

Mickey then picked up the tale. "Captain Cheesecake over there offered me a job at Torchwood, and of course I accepted. I was really surprised when I showed up for the first day of work and found out that I wasn't the only new employee. Seems as though that beautiful woman I had been admiring resigned her position with UNIT that very day that we had landed, and Jack had given her a Torchwood position as well. There was an instant connection between us."

"We flirted. A lot!" Martha grinned at him.

Mickey continued. "We bonded over chips at the local diner and tales of traveling with the Doctor."

"And unrequited love" Martha added, softly, careful not to look at any of the Doctors.

"Yeah, and that too." Mickey begrudgingly added, also avoiding eye contact with certain blondes in the room. "Anyway, we dated. We danced. And I proposed. She said yes. We were married almost immediately. I didn't want to give Martha any worries about a repeat experience. Then after a while, we went freelance."

"And they lived happily ever after!" Amy grinned at them, wiping tears from her eyes. She was a sucker for a good love story!

Martha smiled lovingly at her husband. "Yes, we are!"