WTS:Doctor Who

by Crazyfanperson

I love reading these fanfics where the doctor and his friends watch their show. So I thought I'd have a bit of fun and make my own, the gaps will probably be a bit long between chapters cause I've got like 11 series to go through as well as other stuff. I do have life. Oh! And disclaimer, I own none of this, all rights to the BBC x

14. The Empty Child

EXT. SPACE

The TARDIS hurtles through space.

INT. TARDIS

ROSE: What's the emergency?

THE DOCTOR: It's mauve.

"What?" Half the people in the room asked.

"Just wait it'll explain." 12 assured.

Rose and the Doctor rush around the console, as the TARDIS shudders and shakes.

ROSE: Mauve?

THE DOCTOR: The universally recognised colour for danger.

ROSE: What happened to red?

"Yeah?" Donna asked.

"Well, red's a human thing, the rest of the universe uses Mauve." 10 explained.

"Why?" Asked Martha.

"I don't know." All the doctors replied.

"We don't make the code, the Shadow Proclamation does, we just follow it." 11 said.

THE DOCTOR: That's just humans. By everyone else's standards, red's camp. Oh, the misunderstandings. All those red alerts, all that dancing.

"What's dancing got to do with it?" Amy asked.

"Well…" 11 began but paused when he realised he had no idea.

"I expect it was important at the time but this was ages ago, I can't remember." 10 cut in, 11 sighed, relieved he didn't have to awkwardly try and theorise why red alerts and dancing were related.

He gestures to the object they are following through the Time Vortex on the monitor.

THE DOCTOR: It's got a very basic flight computer - I've hacked in, slaved the TARDIS. Where it goes, we go.

ROSE: And that's safe is it?

THE DOCTOR: Totally.

Part of the console explodes.

A few people placed their hands over their mouths and snickered. The doctors didn't even feel silly this time, this look back on their lives had embarrassed them much worse at this point.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Okay, reasonably. Should have said reasonably there.

EXT. TIME VORTEX

The object hurtles through the Vortex.

INT. TARDIS

THE DOCTOR: No, no, no, no! It's jumping time tracks, getting away from us.

ROSE: What exactly is this thing?

THE DOCTOR: No idea.

ROSE: Then why are we chasing it?

THE DOCTOR: It's mauve and dangerous. And about 30 seconds from the centre of London.

Everyone leaned forward, humming in interest in their minds. The mood had been set. Time for the action.

EXT. SPACE

The object hurtles towards Earth, with the TARDIS in hot pursuit.

OPENING CREDITS (minus names)

EXT. LONDON ALLEYWAY

The TARDIS materialises behind some bleak looking houses in London. Rose exits, followed by the Doctor.

THE DOCTOR: Do you know how long we can knock around space without having to bump into Earth?

ROSE: Five days? Or is that just when we're out of milk?

Some of the other companions chuckled, Rose's sarcasm was always very amusing.

"Where does the food in the Tardis come from anyway?" Clara asked.

"Well the Tardis has practically infinite dimensions inside," 11 explained. "That includes gardens and farms and the like, the Tardis takes care of preparing the food for us." He smiled, thinking about how he loved the Tardis…

THE DOCTOR: Of all the species in all the universe and it has to come out of a cow.

"I can think of way worse species' than cows." Rory quipped sarcastically, Amy laughed.

There is a sudden distorted view of something over head as though something is watching them. They walk away from the TARDIS.

A shiver ran down the spine of almost everyone. Aside from River who was growing more and more interested, Jack and Rose, who knew exactly what that was, it made them feel more sad than afraid nowadays, and the doctors who didn't scare easily after fighting monsters for hundreds of years. To the others, however, the distorted view was incredibly ominous, as was the heavy breathing sound and sharp music that accompanied it.

THE DOCTOR: Must have come down somewhere quite close. Within a mile, anyway. And it can't have been more than a few weeks ago. Maybe a month.

ROSE: A month?! We were right behind it!

THE DOCTOR: It was jumping time tracks all over the place, we're bound to be a little bit out. Do you wanna drive?

ROSE: Yeah...

"Ooh, can I drive?" Amy asked, smirking at 11.

"And me!"

"Me too!"

"Yeah and me!"

Oh boy… All the doctors thought as their companions each expressed an interest in driving the Tardis. They'd tried in the past to teach people to drive it, and while some understood, most landed them in serious trouble…

ROSE (CONT'D): how much is "a little"?

THE DOCTOR: A bit.

"Well thanks for clarifying." Clara said sarcastically.

The distorted vision still observes them.

ROSE: Is that EXACTLY a bit?

THE DOCTOR: Ish.

10 and Rose grinned at each other as everyone chuckled fondly at their familiar banter.

ROSE: What's the plan, then? Are you gonna do a scan for alien tech or something?

THE DOCTOR: Rose, it hit the middle of London with a very loud bang. I'm gonna ask.

"Actually seems like a fair approach, why waste time with high-tech complex methods when you can just find out straight from someone." River said. Rose rolled her eyes. They didn't seem to understand, it wasn't about figuring out what was going on, she just wanted the doctor to act impressive. That sounded selfish but she didn't really care.

He shows Rose his psychic paper.

ROSE (reading it): Doctor John Smith, Ministry of Astroids.

THE DOCTOR: It's Psychic Paper, it tells you...

ROSE: Whatever you want it to tell me, I remember.

THE DOCTOR: Sorry.

ROSE: Not very Spock, is it? Just asking?

"Spock?" Martha asked, "As in from Star Trek?"

Mickey burst out laughing, in fact he had to clutch his side his was laughing so hard.

"Alright." Donna huffed, getting a bit annoyed. "Let us in on the joke."

Rose blushed heavily.

"I made her watch Star Trek with me when we were younger." Mickey explained. "And for years she had this obsessive crush on Spock."

"I did not!" Rose yelled, hitting him over the head with her pillow, face totally red in anger and embarrassment.

"Yeah that's why you had all those posters of him on your wall when you were fourteen." Mickey snickered. Rose just blushed harder and slumped back in the sofa, willing it to swallow her up.

She is watching the Doctor trying to get through a door.

THE DOCTOR: Door, music, people. What d'you think?

ROSE: I think you should do a scan for alien tech.

The Doctor holds his sonic screwdriver to the door.

ROSE (CONT'D): Gimme some Spock! For once, would it kill ya?

"Oh, I get it, trying to turn your current crush into your first crush." Amy teased, causing Rose to glare at her.

THE DOCTOR: Are you sure about that t-shirt?

Rose is wearing a garish Union Jack t-shirt. Rose looks down at it.

ROSE: Too early to say. I'm taking it out for a spin.

"I think it looks awesome."

"Yeah, way to be proud of your nationality."

"Looks pretty cool."

A lot of positive reviews from the audience about her shirt brought a smile back to Rose's face and relieved her of some of her embarrassment.

The Doctor continues trying to open the lock with his sonic screwdriver. Rose turns around as she hears an eerie voice.

THE CHILD: Muuuu-mmy?

The doctors, Jack and Rose all felt a shiver run up their spines at the familiar, nightmarish phrase. Even some who hadn't been there felt unnerved.

Rose looks around for the source of the voice.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Muuuu-mmy?

"Okay, I'm officially creeped out." Donna said. Everyone nodded. There was just something about the way the child spoke that made you feel scared.

The Doctor cracks the lock.

THE DOCTOR: Come on if you're coming. Won't take a minute.

He goes through the door. Rose does not follow him, but continues looking around for the child.

THE CHILD: Muuuuumy?

Rose finally spots the child standing on a roof-top.

ROSE (urgently): Doctor? Doctor, there's a kid up there!

10 smiled, still holding Rose in his arms. One of the things he loved about Rose was the way she always cared for others and wanted to help.

But the Doctor is already inside. Rose runs to try and find a way onto the roof, watched by the child.

Even if it got her into trouble sometimes…

INT. DARKENED CORRIDOR

The Doctor, follows the sound of the voices and music and a waiter.

INT. DRINKING DEN

The Doctor finds himself in a crowded drinking den, full of smoke and chatter and a singer.

NIGHTCLUB SINGER: " For nobody else gave me the thrill, when I have found I love you still, it had to be you, wonderful you... "

A few people smiled, she was quite a good singer. Martha couldn't help but be reminded of Tallulah, she had a similar singing style. She wondered what happened to her and Lazlo in the end… Hopefully everything worked out for them.

EXT. LONDON ALLEYWAY

Rose runs up to the building on top of which the child stands.

ROSE (shouting to him): Are you all right up there?

THE CHILD: Muuuuum-my?

Rose runs up the steps that go up the side of the building.

INT. DRINKING DEN

NIGHTCLUB SINGER: " It had to be you ".

She finishes the song. The audience applaud. The Doctor joins the applause as he approaches the stage.

THE DOCTOR: Excuse me! Excuse me! (Into microphone). Could I have everybody's attention just for a mo? Be very quick, eh... hello! (Waves cheerily). Eh... might seem like a stupid question, but has anything fallen from the sky recently?

Complete silence. The Doctor looks around expectantly. Then, the audience starts to laugh. The Doctor stares around at them all, confusedly.

Quite a few people face palmed, the rest just snickered or laughed.

"Well… I'm assuming lots of things have fallen from the sky recently in London during world war two." Mickey joked sarcastically.

"I didn't know it was world war two at the time!" 11 defended, while 10 sent him a glare. 12's face shifted into his usual scowl but he didn't say anything.

EXT. LONDON ALLEYWAY

Rose finishes climbing the steps, but they do not go all the way to the roof-top. The child is standing precariously on the edge.

THE CHILD: Mummy?

"How did he get up there in the first place?" Martha asked.

"Beats me." 10 shrugged.

"Probably to do with the Chula—" 11 started to explain but was cut off by a shock of blue electricity. River opened her mouth but he spoke first. "I know, I know, spoilers."

ROSE: Okay, hang on! Don't move!

The child looks down at her. Suddenly, a rope swings into sight, going up the side of the building seemingly to the rooftop. Rose takes hold of it.

10 sighed, placing his head in his hand. So that was how the barrage balloon incident happened. Surely it was common sense to just not grab onto strange ropes without knowing where they're from. Humans… They never think things through.

INT. DRINKING DEN

The audience is still laughing, and the Doctor is still looking around at them all.

THE DOCTOR: Sorry, have I said something funny?

The audience laughs still some more.

The doctors all chose to ignore the laughter from their friends too, they just sat silently fuming in embarrassment.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): It's just, there's this thing I need to find, would've fallen from the sky a couple of days ago.

A siren sounds. Immediately, the people start to evacuate the room.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Would've landed quite near here...

The Doctor looks up at the ceiling, in the direction from which the sirens seem to be coming.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): With a very loud...

Through the crowds of people all clamouring to leave the building, the Doctor notices a poster tacked to the wall, bearing the legend "Hitler will send no warning".

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Bang...

He closes his eyes in despair.

By this time everyone except the doctors, who were mimicking their onscreen incarnation, were laughing so hard most had fallen over.

"Finally figured it out then." Amy said through her laughter. Again the doctors were too embarrassed to say anything, just hoping the episode would move past this already.

INT. LONDON ALLEYWAY

Rose is now climbing the rope.

THE CHILD: Mummy...

Rose puffs and pants as she heaves her body up the rope.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Balloon!

The rope comes away from the side of the building, Rose still hanging onto it. She looks up, and sees that the rope is in fact hanging down from a barrage balloon.

Rose face-palmed, feeling like an idiot. She really should have checked before climbing that rope.

"Oh great…" Mickey sighed, seeing her thrown into danger again.

"It's like we're all magnets for trouble am I right?" Amy said, trying to make a joke out of the situation. A few people laughed softly, but some were thrown into darker places by her words…

EXT. SKY

The barrage balloon drifts away, Rose high in the air.

ROSE (terrified): Doctor! Doctor! Doctor!

She turns around and sees the German planes dropping bombs on London.

ROSE (CONT'D): Okay... maybe not this t-shirt.

The tension lifted as everyone laughed again, pleased to see Rose still had the energy for sarcastic humour in the face of danger.

The planes zoom around her.

INT. LONDON ALLEYWAY

The Doctor emerges from the drinking den.

THE DOCTOR: Rose!

He rounds a corner to where the TARDIS is parked. A cat is sitting on top a dustbin. The Doctor turns around and notices it when it meows. He picks it up.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D) (to the cat): You know... one day. Just one day, maybe... I'm gonna meet someone who gets the whole 'don't wander off' thing.

He shakes his head.

"Aw…" The room's female population cooed at the doctor and the cat. It was quite a cute moment. The doctors blushed and Mickey, Jack and Rory snickered.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D) (to the cat): Nine hundred years of phone box travel and it's the only thing left to surprise me.

"Well you can't really expect us to just sit around while all the excitement happens can you?" Clara said.

"Yes." 10 said, but 11 shook his head and smiled fondly at her and the people on his sofa.

"No…" He sighed, 10 looked at him like he'd lost his mind. He didn't care, for his recent trip to Venice with the two companions beside him had made him realise something, he made people want to impress him, and that was dangerous but… It wasn't the only reason they ran into battle with him. It was because they were his friends, and like good friends, they wanted to support him.

Behind him, the TARDIS phone starts to ring. Brow furrowed, the Doctor puts the cat down, walks over to the TARDIS and opens the compartment behind which the phone is hidden. He stares at it.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): How can you be ringing? What's that about? Ringing? (Takes his sonic screwdriver out). What am I supposed to do with a ringing phone?

A girl, Nancy, has silently come up behind him.

NANCY: Don't answer it. It's not for you.

You could cut the tension in the air with a knife. Nancy's appearance had peaked everybody's interests.

"Who is she?"

"How does she know?"

"She looks like she's hiding something."

Everyone kept throwing out theories. The doctors, as always, felt proud of their friends.

The Doctor turns towards her questioningly.

THE DOCTOR: And how do you know that?

NANCY: 'Cos I do. And I'm tellin' ya, don't answer it.

THE DOCTOR: Well, if you know so much, tell me this, how can it be ringing? (Turns back to the phone). It's not even a real phone. It's not connected, it's not...

He turns back and Nancy has disappeared.

"Well that was creepy." Rory said, the others nodded in agreement.

"I have a feeling she's very important." River said.

"Everyone's important." 11 reminded her. She smiled at him.

The Doctor pauses, confused, then looks back at the phone. He hesitantly picks it up and holds it to his ear.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Hello? (Silence aside from crackling). This is the Doctor speaking. (More crackling). How may I help you?

THE CHILD (on phone): Mummy?

The Doctor's skeptical grin fades from his face.

"That child again…" Clara muttered, thinking.

Jack shivered. "Don't remind me… I was hearing that voice in my nightmares for weeks."

"Yeah, I can imagine." Amy said.

"It's pretty creepy." Rory agreed.

THE CHILD: Mummy?

THE DOCTOR: Who is this? Who's speaking?

THE CHILD: Are you my mummy?

THE DOCTOR (forcefully): Who is this?

THE CHILD: Mummy?

"Why does he keep asking that?" Donna asked, sounding a little less creeped out and a little more scared by now. Martha placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"I would tell you but I'm pretty sure if I do I might get zapped again." 10 replied.

In her private room, Scar smirked, glad he was finally understanding the concept of "no spoilers".

Silence.

THE DOCTOR: How did you RING here? This isn't a real phone, it's not wired up to anything, it's...

THE CHILD: Mummy?

The line goes dead. The Doctor slowly replaces this phone in its cradle. He pokes his head inside the TARDIS.

THE DOCTOR: Rose? Rose, are you in there?

Rose smacked 10 on the arm.

"Ow!" He cried and she smirked.

"Serves you right." She reprimanded. "Why would I play such a stupid and messed up joke at a time like that?"

10 shook his head, at the time he'd been more hoping than thinking she was playing a joke but he chose not to comment.

There is a crashing sound from behind him. Closing the phone compartment, the Doctor runs to follow the sound. He hurries out of the alleyway, and into a street.

EXT. GARDEN

MRS LLOYD: The planes are coming. Can't you hear 'em? Into the shelter. None of your nonsense, now MOVE it!

Following the sound of the voices, the Doctor stands on top of a dustbin to look over a garden wall. A fat woman is ushering a small boy into a shelter.

MRS LLOYD (CONT'D): Come on, come on, hurry up, get in there, come on. (Turns). Arthur! Arthur will you hurry up? Didn't you hear the sirens?

A fat man emerges from the house.

MR LLOYD: Middle of dinner, every night. Bloomin' Germans, don't they eat?

The Doctor smiles.

As does everyone in the audience. Good old human resilience. That was one of the things the doctor loved about humans, the way they could smile in the face of danger and try to find some order in the chaos. Well… Most of them anyway…

MRS LLOYD: I can hear the planes!

MR LLYOD: (Yells skywards) Don't you eat?!

MRS LLOYD: Oh, keep your voice down, will ya? There's an air raid!

She pushes him into the shelter, and follows him down there.

MRS LLOYD: Get in... look, there's a war on.

A lot of people sighed.

"From what I read, that became one of the biggest excuses of the time." Martha said.

"Yeah," Clara agreed. "The amount of people just whining about the war to get away with things…"

"Good thing they can't do that in our time." Said Rose.

MR LLOYD: I know there's a war on, don't push me…

Once they are inside, door closed, Nancy creeps out from behind the shelter and into the back door of the house, unaware that she is being watched by the Doctor.

"Well, well, what do we have here?" Jack mused, placing his chin in his hand.

"Indeed…" River added. Nancy had been on the screen for about five minutes and already appeared to have so many mysteries surrounding her. Mysteries River was just dying to solve.

INT. KITCHEN

Nancy enters the kitchen where there is an unfinished meal on the table. Looking around, she puts her bag down and opens a cupboard. She begins to take some tins out.

"She's stealing?!" Clara gasped.

"It's not as bad as you think." 10 assured. "Just wait."

EXT. SKY

Rose is suspended hundreds of feet above London, carried by the rope hanging down from the barrage balloon. She cries out as the planes whiz past her, holding on for dear life.

Again people began to feel worry for Rose, though by this time they were use to it, and the danger felt a little less scary when they were all comfortable, together in a quiet room just watching it on a TV.

EXT. BALCONY

A uniformed man, Captain Jack Harkness, peers up at Rose through binoculars of an advanced technological design.

"Ah, yes!" Jack cried. "Finally I make an appearance."

"Yeah… Wonderful…" Mickey said sarcastically, earning a teasing grin from Jack. Rose and 10 rolled their eyes. Some things just never changed… Not that anyone wanted them to…

OFFICER: Get those lights out please!

The soldiers begin to clear the room.

OFFICER (CONT'D): Everyone down to the shelter.

A soldier called Algy approaches Jack, who is still watching Rose through the binoculars.

ALGY: Jack? Are you going down to the shelter? Only, I've got to go off on some damn silly guard duty. (Spots the ballon Rose is holding). Ah! Barrage Balloon, eh? Must've come loose. Happens now and then. Don't you RAF boys use them for target practice?

Jack zooms in on Rose's bum.

JACK: Excellent bottom.

Rose blushed heavily.

"Thanks." She muttered. 10 glared at Jack, unknowingly feeling jealous. Jack gave his trademark cheeky grin at Rose causing her to smile, though her cheeks still had a light pink hue to them.

ALGY: I say, old man. There's a time and a place. Look, you should really be off.

Jack turns to face him.

JACK: Sorry, old man. (Laughs, goes inside). I've gotta go and meet a girl. But you've got an excellent bottom too.

He slaps Algy's bottom on the way out to emphasise this point. Algy looks rather pleased.

Now it was Jack's turn to blush as people teased him.

"Oh, look out, got some competition." Mickey said to Rose.

"Yeah, so whose's is better?" Amy asked. Rory hid his face in his hand, embarrassed by the way his fiancé was acting.

"Ooh… Tough choice…" Jack said. Then chose to say no more.

INT. KITCHEN

Nancy stuffs some things she sees around the kitchen into a bag and leaves the room.

INT. HALLWAY

Looking into another room, she smiles and goes outside.

EXT. STREET

She whistles as though calling someone, and then goes back inside.

Everyone, bar those that already knew the answer, tilted their heads in confusion. What was she up to?

INT. DINING ROOM

She takes her coat off and stands next to a table where a full meal has been abandoned. Some children hurry inside.

NANCY: Many kids out there?

JIM: Eh... yes, miss.

The two boys run to the table and make for the food.

NANCY: Ah, still carving. Sit and wait.

The boys do as they are told.

NANCY (CONT'D): We've got the whole air raid.

She carves the meat.

"Oh I see…" River said. "Feed the poor from the streets while everyone's in the shelters." She smiled, impressed.

"That's brilliant!" Martha cried. Everyone smiled happily, all agreeing that it was very noble of Nancy to take care of the homeless children like that.

JIM: Look at that. Bet it's off the black market.

NANCY: That's enough.

But she smiles.

EXT. SKY

The planes whizz past Rose, who is still hanging onto the rope. There is an explosion right below her, and she cannot hold on for any longer. She loses her grip and falls, screaming.

"No!" All the doctors yell at once, unable to resist. A few of the companions gasp, once again unable to comprehend how Rose survived.

Suddenly, a blue beam shoots out from somewhere near Big Ben, and Jack's voice emits from the source.

JACK: Okay, okay, I've got you.

Everyone released a breath, relieved the danger had past.

"You're welcome." Jack said, smiling at Rose. She smiled back.

ROSE (scared and surprised): Who's got me? Who's got me, and you know... how?

"Well it's a stabilised tractor beam that's created by—" Jack started but he was interrupted.

"That's okay, I think I'm past curious on that." Rose said, not understanding what he was saying at all.

JACK: I'm just programming your descent pattern. Keep as still as you can and keep your hands and feet inside the light field.

ROSE: Descent pattern?

"Don't even bother." Rory said, knowing Jack was going to try explaining again.

JACK: Oh, and can you switch off your cellphone?

Rose makes disbelieving noises.

JACK: No, seriously, it interferes with my instrument.

ROSE (fumbling for her phone): You know, no-one ever believes that.

Everyone laughed.

"Couldn't agree more." Said Amy.

"Yeah, I was once told to turn it off on this school trip." Donna said. "Naturally I kept it on, nothing happened."

She turns it off.

JACK: Thank you. That's much better.

ROSE (slightly hysterical): Oh, yeah, that's a real load off, that is. I'm hanging in the sky in the middle of a German air raid with the Union Jack across my chest, but hey! My mobile phone's off!

Jack laughs.

Everyone smiled, refreshed by Rose's quick wit.

JACK: Be with you in a moment.

INT. JACK'S COCKPIT

COMPUTER: The mobile communication device indicates non-contemporaneous life form.

JACK: She's not from around here, no.

EXT. SKY

JACK: Ready for you. Hold tight!

ROSE: To what?!

JACK: Fair point.

"Fair point." Everyone, bar the obvious, synchronised with the Jack onscreen.

Jack pushes a lever. Rose zooms feet first down the tunnel of blue light, screaming.

INT. JACK'S COCKPIT

The next moment, Rose is caught by Jack.

JACK: I've got you!

Rose coughs.

JACK: You're fine, you're just fine. The tractor beam, it can scramble your head just a little.

Rose suddenly seems to notice how remarkably good-looking he is. She stares at him.

ROSE (breathless): Hello.

"Oh boy…" 12 sighs. 10 glares jealously at Jack, the present one, while Rose just blushes, remembering how she embarrassed herself.

JACK (raising his eyebrows and looking her up and down): Hello.

ROSE (still gazing at him): Hello.

Jack raises his eyebrows and nods.

ROSE (CONT'D): Sorry, that was hello twice there. Dull, but you know, thorough.

A few people creased their eyebrows.

"Uh… What?" Rory asked. Beside him, Amy snorted. Martha, Clara, Mickey and Donna all snickered as Rose's blush deepened.

JACK: Are you all right?

ROSE: Fine!

Jack sets Rose back on her feet. Rose grins at him.

ROSE (CONT'D): Why, are you expecting me to faint or something?

JACK: Well, you do look a little dizzy...

ROSE: What about you? You're not even in focus…

"Just for the record." Rose said. "I was not in my right mind because of that beam thingy."

Everyone nodded understandingly but still couldn't keep from snickering just a bit.

Jack laughs. Rose's eyes roll back into her head and she faints into his arms. Jack, still smiling, lifts her onto a bed.

"It's okay." Jack said to Rose. "I'm use to people fainting in my presence."

She scowled and chucked a pillow at him. Fortunately for him, it missed, and unfortunately for Rory, it struck the side of his head.

"Ow!" He yelled, though it didn't really hurt, he was more surprised than anything. Amy laughed as Rose called out an apology.

EXT. STREET

Some more children run down the road into the house where Nancy is serving dinner. They are watched by the masked child. One boy kneels down to tie his shoelace. The child takes a few steps forward, just as the boy finishes tying his shoelace and runs inside the house.

Everyone had been holding their breath as soon as the child's presence was revealed onscreen. They breathed out now, as the children got safely inside the house.

The masked child advances towards the door.

Okay, maybe not so safe…

INT. DINING ROOM

There are now several children gathered around the table, waiting for their meal. Nancy cuts the meat.

ERNIE: It's got to be black market. Didn't get all this on coupons.

NANCY (severely): Ernie, how many times? We are guests in this house. We will not make comments of that kind. Washing up.

The other children laugh at Ernie.

Everyone laughed.

"Why bother with washing up, it's not their house and wouldn't that just increase the risk of getting caught?" Donna asked.

Everyone shrugged, not knowing how to answer.

ERNIE: Oh, Nancy!

Nancy looks at one of the boys sat around the table.

NANCY: Haven't seen you at one of these before.

ALF (nods at another boy): He told me about it.

NANCY: Sleep in rough?

ALF: Yes, miss.

NANCY: All right then. (Passes plate around). One slice each, and I want to see everybody chewing properly.

Everybody smiled, it was good what Nancy was doing.

"Wow…" Clara said. "She's like a world war two robin hood am I right?" She turned to 12.

"Well I guess, if you want to compare a young 1941 woman to a unrealistic and silly fairytale." He said, sounding a bit cross. He didn't enjoy fantasy, not when he had such an amazing reality.

Back in her room, Scar was laughing at what he said.

Oh just wait until he finds out… She thought.

JIM: Thank ya, miss!

Ernie swipes the plate before it can be passed to Jenny, she looks at him incredulously.

A lot of the companions groaned.

"Boys." Amy huffed, shaking her head.

"I've got a few like him in my class." Clara said.

"You're a teacher?" Martha asked, Clara nodded. "Wow, cool…"

Clara smiled at her, appreciating the praise of her profession.

ERNIE: Thanks, miss!

ALF: Thank you miss.

THE DOCTOR: Thanks, miss!

Gasping in surprise, the children jump backwards.

"Nice entrance." Clara quipped sarcastically. "Scaring those poor kids…"

10 had the decency to look apologetic, 11 looked sheepish and 12 looked indifferent.

NANCY: It's all right! Everybody stay where they are!

Jim stares at the Doctor in shock, a piece of meat hanging out of his mouth.

THE DOCTOR: Good here, innit? Who's got the salt?

NANCY: Back in your seats! He shouldn't be here either.

The Doctor smiles and helps himself to some sauce.

"It's a good tactic." River murmured.

"Hmm?" 11 hummed, being the only one who heard her.

"Catch them off guard from the get go, gives you the upper hand when getting information."

11 smiled, glad she shared his understanding of manipulation.

THE DOCTOR: So, you lot... what's the story?

ERNIE: What d'you mean?

THE DOCTOR: You're homeless, right? Live in rough?

JIM: Why d'you wanna know that? Are you a copper?

THE DOCTOR: Course I'm not a copper. What's a copper gonna do with you lot anyway? Arrest you for starving?

The children laugh, and the ice is broken.

A lot of the group smiled, the joke wasn't all that funny but it certainly relieved the tension.

THE DOCTOR: I make it 1941, you lot shouldn't be in London. You should've been evacuated to the country by now.

ALF: I was evacuated. They sent me to a farm.

THE DOCTOR: So why'd you come back?

ALF: There was a man there...

Everyone felt sick to their stomachs at what he was implying.

"That's— That's just…" Donna tried, but couldn't get the words out. She didn't have to, everyone knew what she was trying to say.

JIM: Yeah, same with Ernie. Two homes ago.

ERNIE: Shut up. It's better on the streets anyway. Better food.

JIM: Yeah. Nancy always gets the best food for us.

The Doctor smiles at Nancy.

THE DOCTOR: So, that's what you do is it, Nancy?

NANCY: What is?

THE DOCTOR: Soon as the sirens go, you find a big fat family meal, still warm on the table with everyone down in the air raid shelter and, bingo! Feeding frenzy for the homeless kids of London Town. Puddings for all! As long as the bombs don't get you.

NANCY: Something wrong with that?

THE DOCTOR: Wrong with it? It's BRILLIANT. I'm not sure if it's Marxism in action or a West End musical.

The children look confused.

"Musical!" The majority of the audience yelled.

"Oh I would love to see that musical." Amy said.

"Yeah, I'd write that… Copyright Donna Noble okay." Donna said. I'll be rich… She thought happily.

Scar sighed, once again the whole erasing memories thing was going to hinder some plans, although she didn't know if it'd be good or bad this time.

NANCY: Why'd you follow me? What d'you want?

THE DOCTOR: I want to know how a phone that isn't a phone gets a phone call. You seem to be the one to ask.

NANCY: I did you a favour. I told you not to answer it, that's all I'm telling ya.

River noted the subtle movements Nancy made, the way her voice shifted as she spoke. It wasn't hard to figure out she was hiding something. It wasn't just that she knew about what was going, that was obvious. No, she didn't just know what was happening… she was connected to it. Of that River was certain.

THE DOCTOR: Great, thanks. And I wanna find a blonde in a Union Jack. I mean a specific one, I didn't just wake up this morning with a craving.

The children laugh.

Everyone in the audience laughed too.

"I'll remember that next time I'm in a new place, minus the specifics of course." Jack said, wagging his eyebrows. Everyone rolled their eyes but still smiled.

Nancy, however, does not look impressed. She stands up.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Anybody seen a girl like that?

Nancy takes his plate away.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D) (indignantly): What've I done wrong?

NANCY: You took two slices.

The children laugh at him.

"Ooh, you got scolded…" Jack teased. 10 placed his head in his hand. He had a feeling Jack's teasing was going to increase tenfold now that he'd been introduced in the show. It was kind of weird seeing his life as a show, the way it was portrayed was like that of any human action, science fiction, drama or whatever. It wasn't necessarily scary or fun to think about, just a bit unusual.

NANCY (CONT'D): No blondes, no flags. Anything else before you leave?

THE DOCTOR: Yeah, there is actually. Thanks for asking.

River snorted. "She walked right into that one." Everyone laughed in agreement.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Something I've been looking for, would've fallen from the sky about a month ago, but not a bomb. (Takes a notebook from his pocket). Not the usual kind anyway. Wouldn't have exploded. Probably would've just buried itself in the ground somewhere, and it would've looked something like... (Sketches). This.

He shows them a scribbled drawing. Nancy looks at it intently but says nothing.

"She definitely knows something." Martha said.

"Quite mysterious isn't she?" Said Amy, lightly nudging Rory with her shoulder.

"Mm." He nodded, more interested in watching the episode than talking right now.

There is a knock on the window. The children gasp.

THE CHILD: Mummy? Are you in there, mummy?

"No matter how many times you hear that it still sounds creepy." Donna said, shivering. The others all nodded.

"What even is that thing?" Martha asked. The doctors and Rose scowled at the child being referred to as a thing, but then realised only they knew it was boy and to the others it seemed like one of the alien creatures they encounter so frequently. For while he may still look and sound like a child, Jamie's actions were far from normal for humans at this point.

The Doctor goes to the window and pulls the curtain aside. The child with the gasmask on his face is standing there, he places his hand on the window.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Mummy?

NANCY (urgently): Who was the last one in?

ERNIE (gesturing the Doctor): Him.

NANCY: Nah, he came round the back. Who came in the front?

ALF (whispers): Me.

NANCY: Did you close the door?

ALF: I...

NANCY: Did you close the door?

Everybody suddenly felt extremely nervous as, not just the doctor, but innocent children were now in harms way. They weren't exactly sure what was dangerous about this kid, but something in their guts told them there was.

THE CHILD: Mummy? Mummy?

His shadow looms outside the front door.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Muuuuum-my?

INT. HALLWAY

Nancy rushes down the hallway and shuts and bolts the door before the child can get in. She backs away, looking at the shadow of the child outside the door, terrified. The Doctor stands behind her.

THE DOCTOR (watching the shadow concernedly): What's this, then? Never easy being the only child left out in the cold, you know.

NANCY: I suppose you'd know.

THE DOCTOR: I do actually, yes.

He smiles pleasantly at her.

Despite the doctor's smile, everyone felt sad at what he was implying. The doctors' faces all darkened as their thoughts were drawn back to their childhood. Staying in the barn because he couldn't get along with the other kids… Never wishing to be a soldier… The academy… The untempered schism…

Rose squeezed 10's hand, which was still draped around her shoulder. He smiled, thankful for the comfort. River snuggled closer to 11 offering him solace as well, he happily accepted. While not baring a romantic attachment, Clara still offered 12 her shoulder to lean on, the two rested against each other, supporting each other, both physically and emotionally.

NANCY: It's not exactly a child.

THE CHILD: Muuum-my?

Nancy pushes past the Doctor and goes back into the dining room.

INT. DINING ROOM

Nancy addresses the children still sitting around the table.

NANCY: Right, everybody out, across the back garden, under the fence.

They just look at her.

NANCY (CONT'D): Now! Go! Move!

Kids: Come on!

They all jump out of their seats and run out of the door while Nancy puts her coat on, apart from one little girl.

NANCY (CONT'D): Come on, Jenny. You've got to go. Alright? It's just like a game. Just like chase.

The little girl jumps out of her seat.

NANCY (CONT'D): Jenny come on, go on.

The little girl runs after the other children.

NANCY (CONT'D): Go!

Everybody breathed a sigh of relief, pleased the children got away safely.

INT. HALLWAY

The Doctor watches them pass, slightly confused.

THE CHILD: Mummy?

The Doctor takes a few steps towards the door.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Mummy? Please let me in, mummy.

He sticks his hand through the letterbox. He has a scar on the back of his perfectly ordinary little hand.

River couldn't escape the feeling there was something important about that scar…

Meanwhile, everyone else was starting to feel pity for the boy, who seemed almost innocent and genuinely scared at this moment.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Please let me in, mummy.

THE DOCTOR: Are you all right?

THE CHILD: Please let me in.

Nancy suddenly throws something against the door, which smashes. The child withdraws his hand.

NANCY: You mustn't let him touch ya!

THE DOCTOR: What happens if he touches me?

NANCY: He'll make you like him.

THE DOCTOR: And what's he like?

NANCY (steps away): I've gotta go.

THE DOCTOR: Nancy, what's he like?

They look at each other.

NANCY (after a pause): He's empty.

Empty… What did that mean?

"Like, as in lonely?" Donna asked.

"Somehow…" River said. "I don't think so."

The phone rings. The Doctor looks at it.

NANCY (CONT'D): It's him. He can make phones ring, he can. Just like with that police box you saw.

"How?" Clara asked.

"Probably an Om-Com." River stated, "easiest way to hack into speakers, such as that on a phone."

11 smiled at her, just as he always did when she did something clever.

The Doctor looks at the shadow of the child outside the door, then picks up the phone.

THE CHILD (on the phone): Are you my mummy?

Nancy snatches the phone off the Doctor and slams it back down. The radio turns itself on. It plays music, but with the child's voice over it.

THE CHILD (on radio): Mummy? Mummy? Please let me in, mummy.

The Doctor turns the tuner. He stops when a toy monkey suddenly springs to life.

THE CHILD (through monkey): Muuum-my, Muuum-my, Muuum-my, muum-my...

"Okay, it was creepy before but this is just downright scary." Donna said, shaking a bit.

"Yeah…" Amy muttered. "Isn't it great?!"

Rory frowned at her and she smiled teasingly. He loved her, but she was so wild and reckless.

The Doctor picks up the monkey and looks at it.

NANCY: You stay if you want to.

She leaves.

THE CHILD (through monkey): Mummy, mummy, mummy...

The child sticks his hand through the letterbox again.

THE CHILD: Mummy? Let me in please, mummy...

The Doctor kneels in front of the door, looking at the scarred little hand with a look of concern on his face.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): PLEASE let me in.

THE DOCTOR: Your mummy isn't here.

The music stops abruptly.

"Well that got a reaction." Martha commented.

THE CHILD (after a pause): Are you my mummy?

THE DOCTOR: No mummies here. Nobody be here but us chickens.

Everyone smiled, feeling a little more relaxed by the doctor's humour.

He looks behind him at the deserted house, then back at the door, grinning.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Well, THIS chicken.

THE CHILD: I'm scared.

THE DOCTOR: Why are those other child frightened of you?

THE CHILD: Please let me in, mummy. I'm scared of the bombs.

The Doctor thinks for a moment.

THE DOCTOR: Okay. I'm opening the door now.

"Are you crazy, she just said, don't let him touch you and you want to let him in!" Clara cried. Despite not knowing Nancy, there was something in the way she spoke that made Clara, and indeed many others, feel that her advice ought to be heeded.

The child withdraws his hand from the letterbox. The Doctor draws back the bolts and opens the door, but the child has disappeared.

Some gasped, some sighed. The feelings in the room were a mix of relief for the doctor, and confusion as to why the boy left, and where he went. The doctors now understood that Jamie had left because Nancy had. Somehow the nanogenes sensed her DNA and followed her to try and confirm it. Standard protocol.

EXT. STREET

The Doctor walks down the path and looks up and down the street, but there is no sign of the child.

INT. JACK'S COCKPIT

Rose wakes up and gets up off the bed. She looks around at her surroundings.

JACK: Better now?

ROSE: You got lights in here?

Jack, who is sitting in the pilot seat, obligingly turns them on.

JACK: Hello.

ROSE: Hello.

JACK (smiling): Hello.

ROSE (also smiling): Let's not start that again.

Everybody snickered.

Jack laughs.

JACK: Okay.

Rose pulls down her t-shirt self-consciously and takes a few steps towards him.

ROSE: So, um... who're you supposed to be, then?

JACK: Captain Jack Harkness. 133 Squadron Royal Airforce - American Volunteer.

He hands her what would appear to be an ID card. Rose looks at it.

ROSE: Liar.

A large number of people snorted.

"Well, that didn't last long." Amy said.

Jack pauses.

ROSE (CONT'D): This is psychic paper. It tells me whatever you want it to tell me.

"You have one too?" Martha asked.

"Well I did," Said Jack, "it was stolen a little while later by the daleks when—" He was cut off by, you guessed it, a shot of blue electricity.

JACK (sitting back, caught out): How do you know?

ROSE: Two things. One, I have a friend who uses this all the time.

JACK: Ah.

ROSE: And two, you just handed me a piece of paper telling me you're single and you work out.

That did it. The entire group burst out laughing. Jack blushed a bit but laughed too. 10 felt jealous again but managed to hide it successfully.

Jack leans forward to take it back.

JACK: Tricky thing, psychic paper.

ROSE: Yeah, can't let your mind wander when you're handing it over.

She hands it back to him. Jack reads it.

Everyone snickered, they knew what was coming. Rose slammed her hand in her face, regretting being so stupid.

JACK: Oh, you "sort of" have a boyfriend called Mickey Smith but you consider yourself to be footloose and fancy free.

ROSE (laughing, embarrassed): Wha...

Mickey sighed and smiled teasingly as Rose. "I always knew you were too wild to be tied down."

Rose's mouth dropped open and her face flamed. That wasn't… Well… Yes she was a bit free-spirited but… Even in her thoughts she couldn't defend herself, so she just sat back and tried to push her blush back down.

JACK: Actually, the word you use is "available".

ROSE (grinning): No way...

JACK: And another one, "very".

ROSE (standing): Shall we uh... try and get along WITHOUT the psychic paper?

"Yes please." Rose muttered desperately, feeling exceedingly embarrassed by what this episode was revealing.

JACK (also standing): That would be better, wouldn't it?

ROSE: Nice spaceship.

JACK: Gets me around.

ROSE (running a hand along the ceiling): Very... Spock.

She looks at him for a sign of recognition.

JACK: Who?

"Again with the Spock, can't get over him can you?" Mickey teased. Rose looked about ready to burst into flames at this point.

"Shut up." She hissed, embarrassed. Everyone else snickered.

ROSE: Guessing you're not a local boy, then.

JACK (looking at his wrist device): A cell phone, a liquid crystal watch, and fabrics that won't be around for at least another two decades... guessing you're not a local girl.

Rose is now sitting on the pilots seat, examining the spaceship.

ROSE: Guessing right.

She tries to touch something, but withdraws her hands quickly, gasping with pain. Her hands have burn marks on them.

10 subconsciously grabbed Rose's hand with the arm that was slung over her shoulder. He rubbed her palm gentle causing her to smile.

JACK: Burn your hands on the rope?

ROSE: Yeah. (Looking out of the window). We're parked in midair! Can't anyone down there see us?

JACK: No. Can I have a look at your hands for a moment?

Rose sits back down.

ROSE: Why?

JACK: Please?

"Why so secretive…?" Amy asked, smirking a little.

"Didn't want to spoil the surprise." Jack replied, shrugging with a lopsided smile.

He sits next her. Rose holds her hands out and he runs a scanner over them.

JACK: You can stop acting now. I know exactly who you are. I can spot a Time Agent a mile away.

ROSE: Time Agent?

"Time Agent?" Everyone who hadn't heard of them asked, along with the screen Rose.

"The Time Agency was established in the 49th century to support time after the Time Lords disappearance. It was created to keep people in line so no one broke the rules of time travel, joining the time agency's kind of like getting a diver's license for time travel, or in this case a vortex manipulator. From there Time Agents stop people from messing with time and fix time rifts and basically anything necessary to keep time from being destroyed." River explained.

Everybody nodded, satisfied with the explanation.

JACK: I've been expecting one of you guys to show up. Though, not, I must say, by barrage balloon. Do you often travel that way?

ROSE (smiling): Sometimes I get swept off my feet. By balloons.

A few people looked confused and Rose blushed at her pathetic attempts to act cool. Why did good looking guys always make her flustered?

Jack takes his scarf off and wraps it around Rose's wrists.

ROSE: What're you doing?

JACK: Try to keep still.

He finishes binding her hands and leans over her to switch a button over her head. They catch each other's eye, very aware of their proximity.

Rose felt 10's hand tighten on her's and Jack couldn't resist smirking at the two of them. no words were said, it was a silent conversation between Jack and 10. The others just kept out of it, use to this going on by now.

There is a bleeping sound, what look like tiny golden fireflies appear above the wounds on her hands.

JACK (CONT'D): Nanogenes. Sub-atomic robots. The air in here's full of them.

Rose looks pleasantly amazed as the nanogenes work their magic on the burns on her hands.

"Beautiful…" Clara whispered.

"Mm…" Amy hummed while the others just nodded.

Jack switches the button again, and they disappear.

JACK (CONT'D): They just repaired three layers of your skin.

He takes the scarf off her wrists.

ROSE: Well, tell them thanks!

She laughs. Jack gets up, smiling.

JACK: Shall we get down to business.

ROSE: Business?

Jack is now holding a bottle of champagne.

JACK: Shall we have a drink on the balcony?

"That's business?" Martha asked.

Jack nodded. "I find business is easier to discuss after a few drinks, keeps people open to suggestions…" He left the idea hanging, knowing everyone could easily figure out the rest. Whatever means, Jack could easily get what he wanted from people. Life of a con artist.

Holding her gaze, he presses a button and steps to the roof lower themselves into the spaceship. Jack starts to go up the stairs.

JACK (CONT'D): Bring up the glasses.

EXT. OUTSIDE BIG BEN

He emerges on top of the invisible spaceship, and uncorks the bottle. Rose, looking slightly unsteady, ascends the steps, holding a couple of glasses. They are parked in front of Big Ben.

"Incredible!" Amy cried.

"Yeah, I mean, that's just amazing." Clara agreed.

ROSE (laughs nervously): I know I'm standing on something...

Jack chuckles, and then takes a device out of his pocket. He flicks a switch and his spaceship appears under their feet.

ROSE (CONT'D): Okay... you have an invisible spaceship...

JACK: Yeah...

"Since it's visible now… Doesn't that mean people can see it?" Donna asked. Jack's eyes widened as if the thought only just occurred to him.

"Um… Well… I guess… Uh…" He stammered, then laughed nervously. "I'm sure someone sorted it out."

The doctors all scowled at him but didn't comment. It would appear he somehow got away with it.

ROSE: Tethered up to Big Ben for some reason...

JACK: First rule of active camouflage. Park somewhere you'll remember.

"Good call," River complimented. Jack smiled.

He pops the cork out of the bottle with a loud bang. Rose whoops and Jack laughs. Jack fills up their glasses.

EXT. WASTELAND

Nancy hurries across the train tracks. She hurries into an outer house then starts taking food out of her bag and placing it in a box. She suddenly turns around, when she notices the Doctor standing in the doorway, watching her.

A few people jumped at the doctor's sudden appearance.

"What's with the creepy stalker behaviour then?" Rory asked, turning to 10.

"I was not stalking!" He protested. "I was just… Investigating."

"Well you're investigating the right person, I'll give you that." River commented.

NANCY: How'd you follow me here?

THE DOCTOR: I'm good at following, me. Got the nose for it.

NANCY (suspicious): People can't usually follow me if I don't want them to.

Implying people have a reason to follow her… River thought. She's clearly skilled if she can avoid people as impressively as she implies. The archeologist was able to pick up a lot of information from the subtle hints in Nancy's words and actions.

THE DOCTOR: My nose has special powers.

NANCY: Yeah? That's why it's uh...

THE DOCTOR: What?

NANCY: Nothing.

Everyone except the doctors shoved their hands in front of their mouths to muffle their laughter.

THE DOCTOR (persistently): What?

NANCY (teasingly): Nothing! Do your ears have special powers too?

That did it. Everyone removed their hands as they were overcome with laughter.

"Again with the ears…" 10 grumbled.

"Yeah and apparently the nose now too." 11 added. "Anything else you want to mention?"

"How about the bow tie?" Rory teased.

"Firstly, that was rhetorical, secondly, bow ties are cool."

THE DOCTOR (calmly): What're you trying to say?

NANCY: Goodnight, Mister.

The dying laughter was quickly revived again by Nancy's smart mouth. Everyone was really starting to like her. Anyone who can take a jab at the doctor's ego as smoothly as her is alright by them.

She turns away.

THE DOCTOR: Nancy. There's something chasing you and the other kids. Looks like a boy and it isn't a boy, and it started about a month ago, right?

Nancy turns back to him.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): The thing I'm looking for. The thing that fell from the sky, that's when it landed. And you know what I'm talking about, don't you?

NANCY: There was a bomb. A bomb that wasn't a bomb. Fell the other end of Limehouse Green Station.

"Ah… Finally we're getting something…" River said. 11 laughed fondly, as he always did when admiring his wife.

THE DOCTOR: Take me there.

NANCY (shakes her head): Nah… Soldiers guarding it, barbed wire... you'll never get through.

THE DOCTOR: Try me!

NANCY: You sure you wanna know what's going on in there?

THE DOCTOR: I really wanna know.

NANCY: Then there's someone you need to talk to first.

THE DOCTOR: And who might that be?

NANCY: The Doctor.

The Doctor's brow furrows. Nancy turns away, and the Doctor gives a quiet, ironic laugh, clearly confused.

The people in the audience, aside from the obvious of course, were also confused by this.

"She couldn't—" Donna started but 10 cut in.

"No, different doctor, I'm not the only one in the universe you know."

"Yeah but you're not just a doctor, your The Doctor." Rose said, inflating all three doctors egos a little more.

EXT. OUTSIDE BIG BEN

Rose and Jack are sitting on top of the spaceship, drinking the champagne. Rose stands up.

ROSE: You know, it's getting a bit late. I should really be getting back.

JACK: We're discussing business.

ROSE (smiling): This isn't business. This is champagne.

There were a few soft laughs from people, enjoying the banter between Jack and Rose. Again it made 10 jealous, not that he showed it. Rose was getting better at noticing it though and was dreading his reaction to the upcoming dance…

JACK: I try never to discuss business with a clear head. (Stands, walks towards her). Are you travelling alone? Are you authorised to negotiate with me?

ROSE: What would we be negotiating?

JACK: I have something for the Time Agency. Something they'd like to buy. Are you in power to make payment?

"You're really running with this whole Time Agency thing?" Martha asked Rose.

"Well…" She drawled, "I figured it was the best way to gain his trust and maybe some information."

Jack frowned as many of the others smirked, finding his stupidity very amusing.

ROSE: Well, I, I should talk to my... companion.

Rose blushed, it had taken her a few seconds to figure out her relationship to the doctor back then. Even now she wasn't sure what it was, she was sure they were friends. Maybe even a bit more, but she didn't want to push anything. Relationships with the doctor were probably the most complicated ones in the universe.

JACK: Companion?

ROSE: Yeah, I should really be getting back to him.

JACK: Him?

"Jealous are we?" Clara teased.

"Haha." Jack said sarcastically. "No I was just setting up for my co—" He was cut off by, of course, a zap of blue. 10 laughed, pleased it wasn't him getting shocked this time.

ROSE (laughing): Do you have the time?

"Um…" Mickey began. "You're right next to the biggest clock in London."

"I had a lot going on." Rose defended, blushing.

Jack, clearing his throat, takes the device out of his pocket and flicks a switch. Big Ben chimes right next to them.

"That's awesome." Amy said. Everyone nodded, no other way to describe it.

ROSE (CONT'D): Okay, that was flash.

Okay, so maybe there were a few other ways.

ROSE (CONT'D): (Laughs) Th... that was on the flash side.

JACK (moves closer, places his hands on her waist): So... when you say "companion", just how disappointed should I be?

The intimate position, in which Jack and Rose were, made all the doctors fume with jealousy. 11 and 12 were able to recover from it quickly but naturally 10 was still tense. Fortunately for him, only Rose, who was still in his arms, noticed.

ROSE: Okay... we're standing in midair...

JACK: Mm-hm.

ROSE: On a spaceship... during a German air raid... do you really think now's a good time to be coming on to me...?

Her voice falters slightly as Jack raises her hands and places his lips upon them.

Rose rubbed 10's hand, trying to sooth the tension out of him. He smiled and leaned into her touch, constantly reminding himself this had already happened.

Upon her words, Jack takes his lips away and pats her hand.

JACK: Perhaps not.

He walks away.

ROSE (quickly): Well, it was just a suggestion.

Jack turns back to her.

JACK: Do you like Glenn Miller?

He points the device over his shoulder, and "Moonlight Serenade" plays. He walks back to her, and they begin to slow dance.

Rose felt 10 snatch hold of her hand as he tensed again. This time a lot of the others noticed too and Jack snickered.

"Jealous?" He teased. 10's face turned red and Rose threw another pillow at him, managing to hit him this time, causing everyone to laugh.

JACK: It's 1941. The height of the London Blitz. The height of the German Bombing Campaign. And something else has fallen on London - a fully equipped Chula Warship. The last one in existence...

Rose's eyelids flutter closed, her head on his shoulder.

"I get it." River stated. "Get 'em drunk, then seduce them into your favour and close the deal before they even realise what happened."

Jack grinned. "A bit underhanded yes but I didn't exactly think of the Agency as innocent at that point…"

He tailed off at the end suddenly feeling down. He never did get those memories back. Now that he was immortal, two years didn't seem like much… But still…

JACK (CONT'D): ... armed to the teeth. (Draws back slightly to look at her properly). And I know where it is. Because I parked it.

Rose laughs.

JACK (CONT'D): If the Agency can name the right price, I can get it for you. But in two hours, a German bomb is gonna fall on it and destroy it forever. (He looks at her, suddenly more serious). That's the deadline. That's the deal. Now, shall we discuss payment?

ROSE: Do you know what I think?

JACK: What?

ROSE (dreamily): I think you were talking just then...

Everyone laughed, except for 10, who was getting more and more angry the more they watched this scene, Rose, who was getting more and more embarrassed the more they watched this scene, and Jack, who was getting more and more smug the more they watched this scene.

JACK: Two hours, the bomb falls. There'll be nothing left but dust and a crater.

ROSE: Promises, promises...

JACK: Are you listening to any of this?

ROSE (pulling herself together): You used to be a Time Agent, now you're some kind of free lancer.

JACK: Well, that's a little harsh. (Pulls her closer). I like to think of myself as a criminal.

ROSE (laughing): I'll bet you do!

Rose was sure she actually heard 10 growl this time.

"Don't worry, I'm sure it was just the champagne." She reassured, allowing him to relax a bit more.

JACK: So, this companion of yours, does he handle the business?

ROSE: Well, I delegate a lot of that, yeah.

JACK: Well, maybe we should go find him.

ROSE: And how're you gonna do that?

JACK: Easy. I'll do a scan for alien tech.

He begins the scan using the device on his wrist.

ROSE (to herself, delighted): Finally, a professional.

"I am very professional!" The doctors all yelled.

"Of course you are sweetie." River said, sounding as though she may or may not have meant that sarcastically.

"Hey if you want my advice." Mickey jumped in. "Watch Star Trek and copy what Spock does."

"Shut up!" Rose yelled, blushing hard. "You're fine as you are." She assured 10, softening her voice so only he could hear. He grinned happily and continued to watch.

EXT. WASTELAND

The Doctor stands on some steps a good distance away from the bomb site. He looks at it using his binoculars. Nancy stands behind him.

"Man everyone's got fancy binoculars in this episode." Clara muttered absentmindedly.

NANCY: The bomb's under that tarpaulin. They put the fence up over night. See that building? The hospital.

The Doctor looks over to where she indicates over the top of the binoculars.

THE DOCTOR: What about it?

NANCY: That's where the doctor is.

The Doctor zooms in on the hospital.

"Oh, an actual doctor, makes sense." Donna said.

"Nice one Sherlock." Jack quipped sarcastically, prompting the throwing of the third pillow at him that episode.

NANCY (CONT'D): You should talk to him.

THE DOCTOR: For now, I'm more interested in getting in there.

He points back at the bomb site.

NANCY: Talk to the doctor first.

THE DOCTOR: Why?

NANCY: Because then maybe you won't wanna get inside.

The atmosphere in the room became more tense. All curious as to what Nancy was implying.

Nancy begins to go back up the steps.

THE DOCTOR (without looking): Where're you going?

NANCY: There was a lot of food in that house. I've got mouths to feed. Should be safe enough now.

THE DOCTOR: Can I ask you a question? Who did you lose?

NANCY: What?

"So you caught it too." River murmured.

"Mm," 11 hummed in confirmation.

THE DOCTOR (finally lowering the binoculars and turning to face her): The way you look after all those kids. It's 'cos you lost somebody, isn't it? You're doing all this to make up for it.

Everybody looked sympathetically at Nancy. Remembering their own losses and settling into a respectful silence.

NANCY: My little brother. Jamie. One night I went out looking for food. Same night that thing fell. I told him not to follow me, I told him it was dangerous, but he just... he just didn't like being on his own.

The sympathy turned into sadness as she spoke. Everyone feeling for the poor girl. It was so bittersweet the way she talked about him, how innocent he sounded. Just making his death seem that much crueler.

THE DOCTOR: What happened?

NANCY: In the middle of an air raid? What do you think happened?

The Doctor nods, then smiles.

THE DOCTOR: Amazing.

NANCY: What is?

THE DOCTOR: 1941.

Everybody smiled. They knew what was coming, one of the doctor's famous speeches about the wonder of humanity.

There are planes dropping bombs in the distance. A barrage balloon hovers above them. Small explosions in the air.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): Right now, not very far from here, a German war machine is rolling up the map of Europe. Country after country, falling like dominoes. Nothing can stop it. Nothing! Until one, tiny, damp little island says "no". 'No'. Not here. A mouse in front of a lion. (Looks at Nancy). You're amazing, the lot of you. Dunno what you do to Hitler, but you frighten the hell out of me. Off you go then... do what you've gotta do. Save the world.

All the humans in the room beamed in pride at the doctors words, feeling moved by how strong he seemed to think they were.

He goes down the rest of the steps. Nancy turns and walks up them. The distorted vision of the child watches Nancy and we see his shadow follow her up the steps.

And just like that the pleasant atmosphere dissipated to make room for dread.

EXT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL

The Doctor goes to the gate of the hospital, and upon finding it locked, uses his sonic screwdriver to destroy the padlock. He undoes the chain, and enters Albion Hospital.

"That's braking and entering!" Clara reprimanded.

"I think you'll find it's sonicing and entering, nothing was broken." 11 said, unintentionally quoting his future self.

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD

The Doctor enters a dark ward, where rows and rows of people are lying on beds, wearing gas masks, completely lifeless. He looks around at them all, brow furrowed, and leaves.

Martha and Mickey, Amy and Rory, Rose and 10, Clara and 12 and River and 11 all grabbed each others hands, feeling completely unnerved by the scene. Donna just clutched herself and Jack remained still, only feeling creeped out on the inside.

INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR

The Doctor comes out into a corridor, which is lit.

"As if this wasn't eerie enough they had to add such creepy music…" Donna whispered. Nobody moved or spoke, they were too focused on the scene, but internally they agreed with her.

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD 2

He enters another ward, which is lighter but still has rows of the gas mask people lying on the beds. He turns quickly upon hearing a slight sound behind him, and an old man, Doctor Constantine enters.

DR CONSTANTINE: You'll find them everywhere. In every bed in every ward. Hundreds of them.

"Sounds like he was expecting you." Martha said, a bit confused.

"Doubtful, he's probably either too use to unusual things at this point, given the circumstances, to be surprised by anything. Or perhaps he noticed the doctor and was surprised but composed himself before confronting him." River theorised. The others nodded, seemed like a logical conclusion. Might have been some other reason but either way it probably wasn't all that important.

THE DOCTOR: Yes, I saw. Why are they still wearing gas masks?

DR CONSTANTINE: They're not. Who are you?

"What does he mean they're not?" Amy asked.

"You'll see…" Said 10.

THE DOCTOR: I'm, uh... are you the doctor?

DR CONSTANTINE: Doctor Constantine. And you are?

THE DOCTOR: Nancy sent me.

"Way to keep avoiding the question." Rory quipped.

"Well, I thought telling him I'm the doctor would pose more questions from him than answers." 10 defended.

DR CONSTANTINE: Nancy? That means you must've been asking about the bomb.

THE DOCTOR: Yes.

DR CONSTANTINE: What do you know about it?

THE DOCTOR: Nothing. Why I was asking. What do you know?

DR CONSTANTINE: Only what it's done.

THE DOCTOR: These people, they were they all caught up in the blast?

DR CONSTANTINE: None of them were.

Donna groaned. "Can't either of you say something that isn't cryptic or confusing in this conversation?"

The others snickered.

He laughs slightly, but it turns into a nasty cough. He sits down in a chair just behind him. The Doctor takes a few steps towards him.

THE DOCTOR: You're very sick.

DR CONSTANTINE: Dying, I should think, I just haven't been able to find the time. Are you a doctor?

THE DOCTOR: I have my moments.

DR CONSTANTINE: Have you examined any of them, yet?

THE DOCTOR: No.

DR CONSTANTINE: Go and touch the flesh.

THE DOCTOR: Which one?

DR CONSTANTINE: Any one.

Again with the cryptic wordplay, do all doctors do this? Everybody couldn't help but think. Aside from the doctors who couldn't help but wonder why doctor Constantine asked him to touch them knowing what it would do. Probably trying to test him…

The Doctor, raising his eyebrows, takes his sonic screwdriver out of his pocket and approaches the nearest bed. He runs the screwdriver over the mask covered face of the body.

DR CONSTANTINE (CONT'D): Conclusions?

THE DOCTOR: Massive head trauma, mostly to the left side... (Runs screwdriver over the chest). Partial collapse of the chest cavity, mostly to the right. There's some scarring on the back of the hand and the gas mask seems to be fused to the flesh but I can't see any burn.

That's unusual… River thought.

DR CONSTANTINE: Examine another one.

The Doctor goes over to another body and does the scan again. The gas mask is fused to the flesh and the body bears the same scar on the back of the hand. He turns off his sonic screwdriver and turns to Doctor Constantine.

THE DOCTOR: This is impossible.

DR CONSTANTINE: Examine another.

The Doctor hurries to another bed and does so.

THE DOCTOR: This is impossible!

DR CONSTANTINE: No.

THE DOCTOR: They've all got the same injuries!

DR CONSTANTINE: Yes.

THE DOCTOR: Exactly the same.

DR CONSTANTINE: Yes.

THE DOCTOR: Identical, all of them. Right down to the scar on the back of the hand.

"What?!" Most people gasped.

"That's— That's not—" Martha stuttered. As a doctor, she knew for a fact it was impossible for so many people to exhibit identical, physical injuries. It was perhaps a one in ten billion chance. Yet here it was.

Doctor Constantine looks at his own hand, it has the scar.

Oh no… Is the general thought in the room.

Meanwhile, the doctors all worried about how their friends were going to react to what was about to take place.

THE DOCTOR (CONT'D): How did this happen? How did it start?

DR CONSTANTINE: When that bomb dropped there was just one victim.

THE DOCTOR: Dead?

DR CONSTANTINE: At first.

Everybody was confused and yet intrigued by this, things were very interesting now…

DR CONSTANTINE (CONT'D): His injuries were truly dreadful. By the following morning, every doctor and nurse who had treated him, who had touched him, had those exact same injuries. By the morning after that, every patient in the same ward, the exact same injuries. Within a week, the entire hospital. Physical injuries, as plague.

"Incredible…" River whispered. "Disgusting… But incredible, I've never heard of such a thing."

Jack, the spaceship, the bodies, the child, Nancy. All these things were connected somehow, she could feel it. She just needed a bit more information and she was sure she'd be able to connect the dots.

DR CONSTANTINE (CONT'D): Can you explain that? What would you say was the cause of death?

THE DOCTOR: The head trauma.

DR CONSTANTINE: No.

THE DOCTOR: Asphyxiation.

DR CONSTANTINE: No.

THE DOCTOR: The collapse of the chest cavity...

DR CONSTANTINE: No.

THE DOCTOR: All right. What was the cause of death?

DR CONSTANTINE: There wasn't one.

The Doctor looks at him, brow furrowed.

DR CONSTANTINE (CONT'D): They're not dead.

He raps his stick against a tin bin, and all the patients suddenly sit up. The Doctor looks alarmed.

Everybody gasped, some even jumped a little in their seats.

"How…? How are they not dead…?" Martha asked.

"Long story." 10 said solemnly. She'd find out eventually it was the nanogenes keeping them alive.

DR CONSTANTINE: It's all right. They're harmless. They just... sort of, sit there. No heartbeat, no life signs of any kind. They just... don't die.

THE DOCTOR: And they've just been left here? Nobody's doing anything?

The bodies lie down again.

DR CONSTANTINE: I try and make them comfortable, what else is there?

THE DOCTOR: Just you? You're the only one here?

DR CONSTANTINE: Before this war began, I was a father and a grandfather. Now I am neither. But I am still a doctor.

THE DOCTOR: Yeah. Know the feeling.

Once again the room became deathly quiet as the doctors were thrown into thoughts of their past. Flashes of battles and destruction in the time war spread through their minds causing their eyes to glass over. Rose, River and Clara did their best to be of comfort to their respective doctors and the others offered verbal support. The doctors fast mind tracks allowed the memories to leave as soon as they had surfaced and before they knew they were focused on the episode, dark past forgotten. For now…

DR CONSTANTINE: I suspect the plan is to blow up the hospital and blame it on a German bomb.

"That's horrible… There's people there…" Clara whispered.

THE DOCTOR (looking around): Probably too late.

DR CONSTANTINE: No. There're isolated cases, but... isolated cases breaking out all over London...

"That's not good…" Amy states ominously. The others just stare at the screen, completely enrapt.

He coughs again. His speech starts to break up. The Doctor starts towards him.

DR CONSTANTINE (CONT'D): Stay back, stay back. (Coughs). Listen to me... top floor. Room 802, that's where they took the first victim - the one from the crash site. And you must find Nancy again.

THE DOCTOR: Nancy?

River shifted forward a bit, keen to get more information on the mysterious woman.

DR CONSTANTINE: It was her brother.

Quite a few people gasped when they heard that.

"Her brother…" Martha whispered. "Jamie… He's the child?"

Jack, Rose and 10 nodded, face's devoid of emotion. Truth is they didn't know how to feel. It was ages ago for them, and it had all worked out in the end, but watching it play through here was like living through it all over again, with the lingering fear that something might go wrong this time, though they knew that was impossible.

DR CONSTANTINE (CONT'D): She knows more than she's saying. She won't tell me, but she mi... mi... (He gags and clutches his neck). M... mu... mee...

The Doctor watches him concernedly. Speech is a huge effort for Constantine.

DR CONSTANTINE (CONT'D): Are... you... my... mum-my?

Everyone's eyes widened…

As the Doctor watches, a gas mask protrudes horribly out of Constantine's mouth. His eyes become the gas mask, and it fuses onto his face, and he goes limp.

As the scene was unfolding, Donna, Martha and Clara couldn't help but feel sick to their stomachs, placing their hands over their mouths just in case. Rory and Mickey's eyes widened a bit, and Rory shivered ever so slightly but their reactions were mainly internal. Clara and Amy just stared, showing nothing on the outside, but within they were completely disgusted. The doctors didn't react at all, this was the past for them, and they'd seen many worse things over the years. The same applied to Jack, River and Rose.

The Doctor hears voices in the distance.

JACK: Hello?

ROSE: Hello?

"Ooh, this means we can find out how you met." Amy said, gesturing to Jack and the doctors. All four looked a bit bashful. It hadn't been the best meeting…

JACK: Hello?

The Doctor leaves the ward.

INT. HOSPITAL, CORRIDOR

The Doctor emerges into the corridor. He meets Rose and Jack coming the other way.

JACK: Good evening. Hope we're not interrupting, Jack Harkness. (Shakes the Doctor's hand). I've been hearing all about you on the way over.

ROSE (to the Doctor): He knows. I had to tell him about us being Time Agents.

She gives the Doctor a look and he nods.

"So you just went along with it?" Rory asked 10.

He shrugged. "Well, I was in the dark about Jack, but I trust Rose, so I followed her lead."

Rose smiled with a soft blush at his words.

JACK: And it's a real pleasure to meet you, Mr Spock.

He pats the Doctor heartily on the shoulder, and walks off, leaving the Doctor looking rather bemused.

THE DOCTOR (to Rose): Mr Spock?

Everybody laughed, both finding it hilarious and relieved to have some humour after the intensity of the previous scenes. Mickey opened his mouth but Rose glared at him, shutting him up.

"Don't. Even. Say. It." She hissed. He smirked but obediently kept his mouth shut.

ROSE: What was I supposed to say, you don't have a name! Don't you ever get tired of "Doctor"? Doctor who?

"Dangerous question…" 12 muttered, not letting anyone hear.

THE DOCTOR: Nine centuries in, I'm coping. Where've you been? We're in the middle of a London Blitz, it's not a good time for a stroll.

ROSE (starting to walk): Who's strolling? I went by barrage balloon. Only way to see an air raid.

Everybody laughed again. Rose and the doctor's banter always managed to lift their spirits. They were also relieved by the fact that Rose was comfortable joking about the barrage balloon incident.

THE DOCTOR (following): What?!

ROSE: Listen, what's a Chula warship?

THE DOCTOR (stops): Chula?

"Yeah, what is Chula?" Amy asked, curious.

"The Chula are a race of relatively peaceful aliens, responsible for the invention of advanced weapons, warships and healing technology, notably the nanogenes. They used these in the various wars they've been a part of, as despite being peaceful, their planet ia a prime target for invasions, due to their advanced technology." Jack explained.

INT. DINING ROOM

Nancy goes back into the house and starts to put a cloth over some of the food on the table. Suddenly, the radio springs to life, the child's voice transmitting through it.

THE CHILD: Please, mummy. Please let me in.

Nancy spins round to face the radio.

Just like that, the tension had returned to the room as everyone feared for Nancy.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): I'm scared of the bombs, mummy. Please, mummy...

There is a crash from the hallway, making Nancy turn around. The shadow of the child is on the wall.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Mummy... mum-my...

Nancy looks around for somewhere to hide. She crawls under the table. She sees the child's feet as he walks past her down the corridor.

"Oh no…" Clara whispered. Everybody felt dread in the pit of their stomach, knowing it would not be easy for Nancy to escape.

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD 2

Jack scans one of the bodies.

JACK: This just isn't possible. How did this happen?

THE DOCTOR: What kind of Chula ship landed here?

JACK: What?

ROSE: He said it was a warship. He stole it. Parked it somewhere out there, somewhere a bomb's gonna fall on it - unless WE make him an offer.

"Almost sounds like you're that bad guy." Martha said, chuckling. Jack laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.

THE DOCTOR: What kind of warship?

JACK (agitated): Does it matter? It's got nothing to do with this!

THE DOCTOR (angrily): This started at the bomb site. It's got everything to do with it. What kind of warship?

"I really didn't know…" Jack mumbled, feeling guilty. The people on his sofa caught it and looked at him sympathetically.

JACK: An ambulance! (Turns on his wrist device). Look.

A hologram of the warship appears above the device.

JACK (CONT'D): That's what you chased through the Time Vortex. It's space junk. I wanted to kid you it was valuable. It's empty. I made sure of it. Nothing but a shell. I threw it at you. Saw your time travel vehicle, love the retro look, by the way, nice panels.

"Thank you." All the doctors said, grinning. Everyone else smiled, they had to agree the Tardis was pretty amazing, and the police box theme was something they'd all grown to love. Even Clara loved the design, despite the fact that she didn't get along so well with the Tardis itself.

JACK (CONT'D): Threw you the bait...

ROSE: Bait?

JACK: I wanted to sell it to you, then destroy it before you found out it was junk.

ROSE: You said it was a war ship.

JACK: They have ambulances in wars. (Walks away from them, annoyed). It's a con. I was conning you, that's what I am, I'm a con man.

The eyes of all those that hadn't known this widened at this fact.

"Quite the plot twist." Amy commented.

JACK (CONT'D): I thought you were Time Agents but you're not, are you?

ROSE: Just a couple more free-lancers.

JACK: Ahh... should've known. The way you guys are blending in with the local colour, I mean, Flag Girl was bad enough, but U-Boat Captain?

Both Rose and the Doctor look uncomfortably at their clothes.

10 and Rose both blush as the others sniggered.

"You have to admit you do look like a U-Boat captain." Mickey said, still laughing.

"Hey, it was a cool T-Shirt though." Amy said to Rose, who smiled.

JACK: Anyway... Whatever's happening here has got nothing to do with that ship.

ROSE (looking around): What is happening here, Doctor?

THE DOCTOR: Human DNA is being rewritten... by an idiot.

ROSE: What d'you mean?

THE DOCTOR: I dunno, some kind of virus, converting human beings into these things. (Nods at the bodies). But why? What's the point?

"Good question…" River said, thinking about it. 11 looked at her, he knew she was looking for motive, he also knew she wouldn't find one. That was what made this mystery so difficult to figure out, because there was no purpose, it was all an accident.

INT. DINING ROOM

The child enters.

THE CHILD: Mummy? Where's my mummy? Mummy?

An apple falls out of Nancy's bag and rolls out from under the table, she cringes.

Everybody in the room cringed with her, feeling their blood run cold with fear.

The child looks at it, walks over to it and bends down to pick it up. Nancy tries to make a run for it, but the child spins around, pointing a finger. The door slams shut and locks.

"How did he do that?" Clara asked.

"The Chula possess strong telekinetic abilities. This boy exhibits many of their traits…" River said thoughtfully. 11 and 12 smiled, they knew she'd figure it out very soon.

Nancy rattles the handle fruitlessly. The child looks at her, still pointing. Nancy looks back.

THE CHILD (CONT'D): Are you my mummy?

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD 2

Rose bends over one of the bodies, examining it, when suddenly, it sits up. All the others do the same. Rose jumps backwards. They all start saying "mummy?" repeatedly.

ROSE: What's happening?

THE DOCTOR: I don't know.

The gas-mask people all get out of bed.

INT. DINING ROOM

Nancy backs away from the child.

THE CHILD: Mummy?

NANCY: It's me. Nancy!

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD 2

The gas-mask people begin to enclose the Doctor, Rose and Jack.

"It's like they're reacting to the child." Amy said. A lightbulb went off in River's head as some of the pieces clicked together. Everyone else was too worried about the four people on the screen to think about it.

THE DOCTOR: Don't let them touch you.

ROSE: What happens if they touch us?

THE DOCTOR: You're looking at it.

They still chant, 'mummy' as they back the three of them against a wall.

INT. DINING ROOM

THE CHILD: Are you my mummy?

NANCY: It's Nancy. Your sister.

INT. HOSPITAL WARD 2

The patients in the ward enclose the Doctor, Rose and Jack.

INT. DINING ROOM

The child advances on Nancy.

NANCY: You're dead, Jamie. You're dead!

She is now backed against the curtain. We can see inside the gas-mask, it's empty.

Jack hid his face in his hands, more out of guilt than fear. River and the doctors just looked intrigued. Everyone else's hands flew to their mouths to stifle their gasps at the sight.

THE CHILD: Mum-my... mum-my...

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD 2

The gas-mask people have surrounded the Doctor, Rose and Jack, still calling for "mummy".

TO BE CONTINUED…

"Oh!" Jack cried. "Again?!"

"Hey look on the bright side, you get to be in a double episode." Amy said.

NEXT TIME…

INT. HOSPITAL, ROOM 802

The child punches a hole in a wall.

"Woah!" Donna gasped.

"How can he be that strong?" Clara asked.

"Because he's a Chula warrior." River muttered, only a few people hearing, and less people understanding.

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD 2

JACK: I don't know what's happening here, but believe me, I had nothing to do with it.

THE DOCTOR: I'll tell you what's happening. You forgot to set your alarm clock. It's volcano day.

Everybody except Rose, Jack and the doctors tilted their heads in confusion.

"Spoilers." All the doctors said together, ridding anyone of the desire to ask what he meant.

INT. HOSPITAL, WARD

The doctor Rose and Jack all fall into the ward through a hole in a ceiling and land messily on the floor.

"How did that not injure you?" Martha asked, seeing it was quite a big drop.

"Hm… Actually I don't know." 10 said, Jack and Rose agreeing.

INT. STOREROOM

THE DOCTOR: Okay, that door should hold it for a bit.

JACK: The door?! The wall didn't stop it!

EXT. THE CRASH SITE ENCLOSURE

Nancy creeps onto the bomb site, making an effort not to be seen. She tries to lift the tarpaulin on the bomb but the flood lights suddenly flash on, filling the entire site with light. She is caught.

ALGY: Halt! Don't move!

The soldiers are pointing their guns at her. There is no escape route.

"Oh no…" Quite a few people whispered.

INT. TARDIS

THE DOCTOR: Come on, ask me anything, I'm on fire!

That put a smile on everyone's faces. When the doctor was that confident, it usually meant things were gonna turn in their favour.

INT. STOREROOM

ROSE: You've got the moves?

The Doctor looks back at her.

ROSE (CONT'D): Show me your moves. (He stares at her) The world doesn't end 'cos the Doctor dances.

No one understood why Rose was asking the doctor to dance, but it had to be the most hilarious thing yet and they all fell over in a fit of laughter. Even 11 chuckled. 12 just scowled and 10, along with Rose, went as red as a tomato.

EXT. WASTE-GROUND/OUTSIDE THE CRASH SITE

The Doctor runs from where he and Rose are stood behind some packages.

THE DOCTOR: Stay back!

EXT. THE CRASH SITE ENCLOSURE

The bomb sparks causing Rose, The Doctor, Jack and Nancy to jump back.

INT. HOSPITAL, CORRIDOR

The camera zooms in diagonally on the child.

THE CHILD: Mummy.

"Nice camera effect." Mickey couldn't help but compliment.

EXT. HOSPITAL

The gasmask people emerge from the hospital doors, marching as one.

EXT. THE CRASH SITE ENCLOSURE

Rose and Nancy whip round.

ROSE: Doctor!

THE DOCTOR (Pointing): Secure those gates.

JACK: Why?

THE DOCTOR: Just do it!

EXT. WASTE-GROUND/OUTSIDE THE CRASH SITE

The gasmask people march towards the crash.

The whole group was leaning so far forward it was almost unbelievable they hadn't fallen off their seats yet, they were so enrapt in how exciting the next episode looked.

EXT. THE CRASH SITE ENCLOSURE

THE DOCTOR: All that weapons tech in the hands of a hysterical four year old, looking for his mummy.

The gasmask people surround the crash site.

THE DOCTOR: And nothing in the world can stop it.

EXT. WASTE-GROUND/OUTSIDE THE CRASH SITE

As the gasmask people walk explosions go off just behind them. They don't react.

Everybody just stared at the screen, totally overwhelmed by everything that had happened. They just sat in silence, not knowing what to say or do.

Before anyone could think of anything, the next episode began…