Hi guys,

So I lied, I'm going to go for a mix of summarising the script and just '...' where it is obvious what's happening. This obviously takes a while though, so progress may take a bit. Will, try to keep update semi-frequent so we can continue the story where we left off, but we'll see how it goes. Don't expect daily uploads like this, I just had some free time.

Thanks for reading,

Robyn

The group watched as the screen turned black and the words 'The Doctor's Daughter' appeared on screen. Almost as soon as the group registered the words, they all turned to the Doctor, mostly in confusion. The Doctor's face was crinkled in thought, she wasn't quite sure what the video title could be referring too and she wasn't sure she wanted to watch this video (but like always she wasn't going to get a choice).

Martha and Donna, however, seemed to be the only people in the room who had an idea of what the video could be about, sharing a concerned look unseen to the rest of the group.

"Doctor? Do you know what this is about?" Amy asked, confusion obvious in her tone and on her face. Most of the group was aware the Doctor had children at one point but they'd never thought they'd hear or see anything about them.

"I'm not sure..." The Doctor said, expression concerned. There were so many things this video could be about and none of them would be nice to watch.

"Doctor." Donna started. Voice unusually calm and quiet, setting the Doctor on edge immediately. It took a few seconds for her to be able to meet Donna's gaze only to find Martha giving her a similar look which only made her all the more on edge. "Do you think this could be about Jenny?"

The Doctor's hearts froze and stuttered. Jenny. She hadn't even considered her youngest child who'd died so soon after being born. Based on the videos they had seen so far, that would make much more sense than going back to her original days on Gallifrey or most of her other ideas.

"I guess we'll see." She answered, schooling her face blank. The group all shot her a concerned look, most of them had no clue what they had been talking about with Jenny but based on their reactions it wasn't going to be a nice video.

Donna, Martha and the Doctor are hanging onto the Tardis' console

"That's worst than your normal piloting. And that's saying something." River raised an eyebrow at the clearly out of control Tardis. The Doctor pouted while Donna and Martha nodded enthusiastically.

Unnoticed to the rest of the group Donna and Martha shared another look – this was definitely going to be about Jenny.

They're getting thrown around

"Hand! Why do you have a hand in a jar!" Yaz exclaimed at seeing the jar, most of the group looked equally concerned/disgusted.

"Wait did you say it was yours?" Ryan added, having caught the last part of the Doctor's sentence.

Jack, Rose, Mickey, Martha and Donna were the only ones that knew anything about the hand and all had their own reactions to it. Jack and Rose looked mostly nostalgic upon seeing it, thinking back to their own travels with Pinstripes. Martha and Donna both were too worried about the video itself to focus much about the hand – it had been weird enough at the time but they were used to the Doctor's Doctor-ness at this point. Mickey just shook his head; he'd been around for all the nonsense with the hand (both it getting cut off and then the meta-crisis) and he'd been hoping to never have to deal with it again.

The Doctor focused on the rest of the group who had no idea about the hand. "Well, it's a long story involving a sword fight on Christmas Day and them Jack finding my severed hand and well, like I said long story." The Doctor tried to explain in a ramble before giving up when faced with the group's disbelieving looks. Those that knew the story were snickering at the rest of the group's expressions.

Martha explains the hand

"Like a lizard!" Bill announced looking far too excited. The Doctor hid her hands under her legs, suddenly nervous Bill might try to experiment.

"It was only because I'd just regenerated. I can't normally." She quickly explained, not wanting to give any one any ideas.

Donna and the Doctor argue about him being impossible

Donna sighed loudly and dramatically, rolling her eyes at the Doctor while Martha grinned. "Not the point, Spaceman."

Bang as they land

"So, you two were travelling with him?" Clara asked Martha and Donna. It would explain some things as they had seemed to know each other before arriving in the room.

"No." Martha snorted. "Donna was travelling with him but I'd helped deal with an incident on Erath and the Tardis essentially kidnapped me." That earned a few raised eyebrows but no further comments, they'd heard weirder.

They're in a tunnel

"Why does the Tardis bring us anywhere she does?" Amy snorted. Everyone knew the answer to the question though – because someone needed help.

Martha and Donna discuss the excitement of the adventure

The pair grinned at each other, despite the adventure being unplanned they'd enjoyed each other's company. The rest of the group were also grinning, all of them understanding exactly what the two were talking about – they all got a similar feeling no matter how long they had travelled with the Doctor. The Doctor just smiled softly at the group; glad they were getting on.

People arrive with weapons pointed their way

"Why does that happen so often? Like we arrive somewhere and usually end up being threatened at some point." Bill asked the group collectively.

"It's absolutely the Doctor's fault." Rose announced.

"Yea – Hey!" The Doctor protested as she realised what Rose had actually said, making the group burst out into giggles.

They're to be processed as they have clean hands

"That does not sound good." Ryan declared.

"Yeah, what does your hands being clean have to do with anything, Doc?" Graham asked, adding onto his grandson's words.

"Just watch, please." The Doctor muttered in answer, eyes never leaving the screen as she realised what was about to happen. Donna and Martha shared a concerned glance, they both knew exactly what was about to happen.

The Doctor's arm is put in a machine

"What are they doing? What does the machine do?" Mickey asked face crinkled in thought. He wasn't liking the looks Martha and Donna were sharing. No one answered his question, the Doctor just waved back to the screen.

The machine hurts

"Doctor!" A few people exclaimed at seeing the Doctor with his arm trapped in the machine and clearly hurting. The group was glancing worriedly between the screen and the Doctor in the room.

"I'm alright." The Doctor reassured, smiling at their concern before focussing back on the screen.

A tissue sample is taken and then accelerated, the Doctor is released

Jack, River and the Master looked thoughtful, slowly putting together the clues in the video title and what was happening on screen together. None of them voiced their ideas but both River and Jack glanced concerned at the Doctor – the way she, Donna and Martha reacted to the video suggested it didn't end well. The Master had a thoughtful look on his face mixed with some pity and understanding, he was the only on to have known the Doctor's first family and children and knew the pain of losing your children all too well himself.

The rest of the group just looked puzzled by the machine but relieved the Doctor had been released.

A young blonde woman emerges

"What the-? Where did she come from?" Rory asked blinking at the woman just appearing out of the machine.

Donna, Martha and the Doctor shared a glance before the Doctor answered. "Please just watch, I'll explain soon I think."

She is handed a rifle

The group shifted suddenly nervous about seeing the armed group grow and still having no answers. No one made a comment, the tension in the room rising as the group waited on an explanation.

She's the Doctor's daughter

"What!" Half the group seemed to exclaim at once, glancing quickly between the group in the room and the screen.

"I think we're going to need more of an explanation than that Doctor." Amy demanded, not leaving any options.

The Doctor still hesitated before sighing and giving in. "It's a bit like asexual reproduction – there is only one parent. They take samples of cells, my cells in this case, and rearrange them and make a person rapidly. Basically, kinda, well – yeah that's what happens. Mostly."

She got a few exasperated looks for the end of her explanation but the group was more focussed thinking back on Donna, Martha and the Doctor's initial reactions. The video title made a lot more sense now but they had a sinking feeling in the pits of their stomachs that it wasn't going to end well – between the trio's reactions and the fact they had never met or heard of the girl before.

She says hello

"Is it just me or doesn't she look a bit like Rose's daughter might?" Jack said, eyeing the Doctor, who was looking anywhere but him, Rose and the screen.

"Jack!" Rose hissed, blushing. She couldn't deny that she'd had that thought too, that this girl looked like the child of her and the meta-crisis Doctor (who had started going by Corin) but she would have never said it.

She's a soldier

The group shifted uncomfortable again, it was very weird and unsettling seeing the Doctor's 'daughter' as a soldier when the Doctor was well known for hating guns and soldiers.

Technically his daughter, he doesn't clarify

"Why do you always do that?" Clara sighed exasperated with the Doctor's antics which apparently never changed.

"What?"

The Doctor explains

The Doctor nodded along with her on screen exploration while the rest of the group watched on, mentally comparing the two explanations (and Doctors).

The Hath come and shots are fired

"Hath?" Jack asked, he recognised the name. "I didn't think they were particularly aggressive?"

"There's exceptions in every species, but most of this mess was built on misunderstandings." The Doctor answered, expression dark with thought in remembrance of what the misunderstanding had lost her.

Donna and Martha shared a glance which didn't go unnoticed by Jack who was already worried by the Doctor's darkened expression.

They see the Hath as they take cover

"That's an ... interesting look." Bill said. "Not that I'm judging!" She added quickly. The Hath were an interesting species but hardly the weirdest any of them had seen.

The Hath grab Martha

"Martha!" Mickey exclaimed, glancing worriedly at his wife next to him. Most of the room had turned to her with concerned looks upon seeing her get separated from the others, as if they were checking she was still safe with them.

Despite knowing they were okay; it was always worrying to see one of their own in trouble on screen. Martha just smiled, nudging Mickey slightly in reassurance, she was happy to see that everyone was worried about her. They were all really starting to bet to know each other, spending time chatting during breaks and it was nice to know they cared about her.

They blow up the tunnel

Martha smiled softly at the Doctor; she couldn't deny the joy at seeing him so worried about her on screen. They'd had their troubles during their travels (both with their relationship and due to where they landed in the Tardis) so it was always relieving to know the Doctor really had cared for her (even if not in the way she wanted at the time). The Doctor offered her own smile back, understanding shining in her eyes.

They run

The group shot another round of concerned looks at Martha upon seeing the roof come down.

The group argues about Martha's loss, Donna and the Doctor aren't happy

"Thanks Donna." Martha smiled at Donna, glad for the defence from the fiery ginger. She's got on so well with Donna during the occasions they'd met and she'd considered the other woman a close friend before she lost her memories, but it was nice to see Donna defend her so soon after their first meeting which was only (during the Atmos mess just before this).

"It's was true then and still is now." Donna smiled back, firm in her defence. She really did like Martha, and one benefit of getting her memories back was getting a real friendship back with the other woman.

Doctor and Donna are taken to the General

"When does the Doctor ever make sense?" Yaz grinned.

"Yaz!" The Doctor whined while the rest of the room laughed and nodded in agreement. The rest of the group were starting to rub off on her current companions, and she didn't like it (she did).

Martha is with an injured Hath

"Been kidnapped and just woken up but you still go straight into Doctor mode." Mickey grinned besotted at his wife who just grinned back. Donna and the Doctor had both perked up at seeing Martha and the Hath, they'd never known the full story and were very interested to see Martha's side of everything.

Martha helps them

"Feels like a shoulder?" Donna snarked, good naturedly, grin prominent on her face.

"What else was I supposed to go off of?" Martha grinned back.

Martha takes control

The group sighed in relief at seeing Martha safe and in her element. They'd all gotten nervous upon seeing all the weapons aimed at her but were glad to see the injured Hath intervene to protect Martha. Mickey grinned proudly at her wife while Martha just rolled her eyes at her husband's behaviour but couldn't hide a grin.

Back with Donna, the Doctor's daughter doesn't have a name

The group shifted uncomfortable at the reminder of the Doctor's new daughter who only apparently knew how to fight, not even having her own name.

"That's all she knows?" Amy looked troubled; this was starting to remind her too much of her daughter's situation. Little Melody was raised to kill the Doctor and here all the Doctor's daughter knew was how to fight.

The Doctor's face was equally troubled. "They were grown in the machine rapidly as soldiers so are imbedded with military tactics and fighting skills." Amy nodded, distracted with her own thoughts, that did nothing to reassure her.

Donna names her Jenny

The group smiled at Donna glad to see the girl get a name, they were all a bit concerned with the way the Doctor was acting but no one knew what to say about it.

In the corner, unnoticed to almost everyone, the Master snorted degradingly. Raising an eyebrow at him, the Doctor initiated contact across their dormant mental link. "What?"

"Jenny? Not a very Time Lord name, though I shouldn't expect anything better from a human naming it."

"Jenny was not an it. And it doesn't matter, she liked the name and that is all that mattered, Susan was the same." The Doctor faded off slightly at the end at the reminder of Susan, who preferred the human name to her actual name. She didn't mention that despite being grown from her cells, Jenny hadn't been a Time Lord (or whatever she actually was).

She felt the Master hesitate, both for the mention of Susan and the way she had referred to Jenny in the past tense, no matter their current relationship they both knew all too well the pain of losing their children. And knew the pain the other had gone through, knew the other's children. There were a small number of topics they never touched even during their worst fights and their lost children was one of them.

"Your family has always had a way of ignoring Time Lord convention." The Master finally settled on, possibly the most neutral but also nicest thing he could say to her at the moment. This was one thing he was not going to mock her for.

The Doctor protests being a parent

The group glanced between the screen, and Donna and the Doctor in the room with them, they weren't liking where this was heading or the Doctor's behaviour. The Doctor's expression was dark upon watching the interaction on screen, she'd tried so hard to deny her connection with Jenny until it was too late. Donna just looked sad, glancing at the Doctor with almost pitying looks. Martha on the other hand understood more than the rest of the room but still looked a bit confused.

The protests continue

"Okay, that's enough! What's up with you?" Rose turned on the Doctor, fed up of their behaviour on screen, especially when faced with Jenny's innocent reactions. The rest of the group seemed to agree, fixing hard eyes on the Doctor in the room, eager for an explanation. The only ones not watching the Doctor like that was Donna and the Master. Jack and River both looked on the fence, they wanted answers but they already suspected what answers they would get.

The Doctor eyes the group, assessing, she knew they all wanted answers (they always did) but was she prepared to give them? (usually, no). Base don how they were watching her, she knew she wouldn't get out of this without some kind of answer. Taking a deep breath to steady herself she started, "I've had children before and the pain of losing them is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. If I opened my heart to Jenny, what were the chances it wouldn't get broken again?" Her voice was soft and seemed to take the anger out of the group, their expressions softening.

The younger members of the group (Yaz, Ryan and Bill) understood the least but those like Jack who knew the pain of losing children too, understood all too well. He reached out and pulled the Doctor sideways across their sofa into a hug, the pair silently mourning their lost children and grandchildren, offering comfort to each other. The rest of the group had glanced away, feeling that they were watching something so private. The sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs only got heavier, they all suspected that Jenny didn't get out of this alive and they figured that Donna probably wouldn't let the Doctor get away with this behaviour for much longer.

They discover they're on Messaline

"That doesn't sound promising." Nardole muttered. A few people glanced at him but didn't say anything, they'd all been thinking the same thing.

Lots of people are dead

The room gaped at the level of dead, so many generations deceased and now Donna, the Doctor and Martha were in the midst of everything and separated, because things couldn't get worst. Donna, Martha and the Doctor shared a glance, that may generations made it seem like the war had been going on for a long time but perceptions could be deceiving.

Donna and the Doctor make sarcastic comments

"The pair of you are so sarcastic and sassy together." Clara sighed fondly at the pair who grinned wildly.

Martha snorted in agreement, having been one of the few to truly experience the chaos the pair created. "Heavens know how the universe is still standing when faced with the pair of them."

They're underground

"Good question." River nodded thoughtful, that had been bugging her too. She could swear she'd heard something about Messaline but couldn't quite remember why.

They meet General Cobb who decides they are from a pacifist group

"I love it when they provide a backstory for you without any prompting." Bill grinned.

"It's definitely always helpful." Yaz nodded along with Bill, also grinning.

The Doctor searches for answers about the Hath and the war

"Are you finally going to get some answers?" Rory asked the Doctor and Donna. He, like most of the group, was already eager for answers (like what happened with most of these videos). All they'd heard was they were at war with these Hath, and were using machines to grow generations of soldiers.

The Doctor and Donna shared a glance before nodding. "Kinda. Remember there's always several sides to a story." That did not reassure the group.

The Hath have a similar room

"So, the Hath are doing the same with the machines?" Graham asked Martha, as she had been the one taken by the Hath. Martha nodded in answer. The group were relived to catch a glimpse of Martha, still safe with the Hath.

Cobb describes the war and history

The group listened carefully to Cobb's side of the story, they were already thinking that not everything he was saying was the truth based on what they'd seen so far and what the trio had said in the room.

The surface is dangerous. Donna notices numbers on a plaque

The Doctor grinned proudly at Donna, no matter what she said to the contrary, Donna would always be amazing. She asked all the right questions, the important ones that led to the truth when they had actually been able to answer them.

Countless generations have gone by, they live to fight

The group shifted uncomfortable with Jenny's declaration; it would be bad enough coming from anyone but from the Doctor's (essentially new-born) daughter? It was terrible. They really weren't liking the way anyone was acting or what was being said, things seemed to be about to escalate badly. It didn't help that no one was actually answering the pair's questions, they were just avoiding and talking about everything being lost to time.

Martha is shown a map

"At least you got a map." Mickey pointed out to his wife who nodded, honestly watching this, she almost preferred spending the time with the Hath then Cobb.

So are the Doctor and Donna

"Okay, so you're both getting to see a map. That's good." Ryan declared; it was always nice to get your bearings during this kind of mess.

The Doctor wants to find Martha

Martha smiled at the Doctor, glad to know she was still the Doctor's priority. They'd both been trying so hard to meet back up despite the chaos going on around them. The Doctor smiled back, in some ways not travelling together had been the best thing for their relationship, it had given them both the distance needed to realise and deal with their feelings (Martha's crush and the Doctor's grief at Rose's loss).

Donna protests the machine being used on her

The Doctor waved triumphantly at Donna, she'd had her own reasons for not wanting to get close to Jenny, but she was eager to point out that Donna hadn't liked the idea either. Donna just rolled her eyes at her, ready to argue that it was an entirely different matter (Jenny was already alive, she was protesting the procedure), but the video continued before she could (to the relief of many in the room).

JENNY: You're no better than him. I have a body, I have a mind, I have independent thought. How am I not real? What makes you better than me?

The room shifted uncomfortably, they kind of agreed with Jenny, but most of them were 21st century humans and seeing Jenny grown so quickly in the machine was weird.

They're looking for the Source, the Doctor is curious

"You're so excitable." River shook her head at her wife, who just smiled up at her unapologetic.

It's a creation myth

"It's probably not a good idea to call it a myth to the people who believe it." Jack raised an eyebrow pointedly.

"That sounds like you know from experience." The Doctor argued back.

"Wouldn't you like to know."

The Doctor plays with the map as Cobb keeps talking

"You've decided the myth was nonsense and started messing around. Typical." Rose rolled her eyes at the Doctor's behaviour. She'd known this Doctor well and was very familiar with their behaviour, even after she wasn't travelling with him.

"It wasn't nonsense, there's usually some good information in myths, but extreme believers like Cobb aren't the kinda people you can argue with." The Doctor shrugged; she'd paid attention but their was a lot of non-useful information surrounding the vaguely useful information.

The Doctor reveals more tunnels on the map

Several people just sighed exasperated with the Doctor, who was so happy with himself for finding the tunnels. It was good to know, as it gave them more options for getting to Martha but it was such typical Doctor behaviour.

They appear to Martha too

"Well, that explains that." Martha grinned at the Doctor.

Cobb orders them to move out, the Doctor protests the fighting

"Okay, that escalated quickly." Amy raised her eyebrows at the screen. None of them were liking Cobb's attitude but this had gone from winning a war to straight up genocide. The group was glancing at the Doctor out of the corner of their eyes, there was no way they were going to let that happen.

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DOCTOR: Then you need to get yourself a better dictionary. When you do, look up genocide. You'll see a little picture of me there, and the caption will read, over my dead body.

The Master snorted in his corner, smirking. "There's another reason for your picture to be there, dear."

The Doctor glared at the Master; hands clenched as she tried to avoid flinching at the Master's accusations. The rest of the group glared at the Master; they were constantly trying to forget he existed but the Time Lord made it very hard to do.

Doctor and Donna protest

The Doctor got a few looks for her comment on screen but most were getting nervous as things were building quickly. Cobb was going to war and the Doctor was about to be put in a cell and Martha was still missing with very little idea of the trouble coming her way. Things weren't looking good.

They protest being called a couple

The group spluttered a few laughs at the pair's rapid denials, both of them in the room pulling faces at the very thought.

"Priorities, Doctor." Clara shook her head.

Amy added on to Clara's words. "Shouldn't you be protesting the jail thing and not your relationship?"

Donna and the Doctor shared a look, before turning to the room at large. "No."

Cobb declares he has an army as the Doctor says he'll stop him. Cobb asks what the Doctor has on his side

"Friends."

"A sonic screwdriver."

"Sarcasm."

"Experience."

"A life."

"A brain."

The group offered answers, some more serious than others. None of them liked Cobb and were all eager to take a chance to mock him (even though he was on screen and none of them would ever meet him).

The Doctor and Donna are locked up, Jenny is sent with them

"Awkward." Bill sang quietly. It wasn't quiet enough as the rest of the room heard her and several people snorted in agreement. Between the Doctor ignoring Jenny, and Donna being there, things were absolutely going to get awkward..

The Hath celebrate as Martha fears she started a war

Martha sighed in relief, glad to know she wasn't actually responsible for the war suddenly escalating. The Doctor and Donna had given her an overview of everything from their side but it was good to actually see the full story. Half the room gave her understanding looks, they'd all been there and thought they'd done something terrible.

Donna notices more numbers

The Doctor grinned at Donna again, proud of her for realising the numbers were important and then not letting go of that thought. She was so much more brilliant than she thought she was.

The story is a myth but its based on something real

"That's usually the way it usually ends up." River nodded along with the Doctor's theory. As an archaeologist she knew that better than most people, so many stories that were passed along through time and became myths usually had some basis. The Doctor smiled at her wife, all too aware of River's train of thoughts.

DONNA: So the Source could be a weapon and we've just given directions to Captain Nutjob?

The rest of the group nodded along worried with Donna's declaration, turning to the Doctor worried about her answer. The Doctor just smiled at them, "In this case we were lucky it wasn't exactly a weapon, but they already had enough of those to cause trouble." Her expression turned troubled at the end of her sentence. Donna and Martha shared a sad look, all too aware of what kind of trouble Cobb had caused, the irreparable damage he had done with the weapons he already had.

The others however were unaware of that, and missed the look Martha and Donna had shared, so they were relieved to know they hadn't just given directions to a weapon.

They need to escape and stop the war

The group was nodding along with the Doctor's plan, smiling fondly at the familiarity of the adventure (bar Jenny). When the Doctor started asking about Jenny watching her, the room glanced between the screen and the Doctor – also curious why she was watching them.

Doctor protests Jenny calling him a soldier

The Master was cackling in his corner, "Oh my dearest Doctor, she's figured you out perfectly so quickly. She's really your kid, you should be proud." The Doctor shot him a glare but only met a raised eyebrow. She turned her gaze to the floor; she'd been so uncomfortable with Jenny's accusations as they'd hit too close to the truth. She'd been trying to run so hard from her past as a soldier during the Time War but it just kept coming back to haunt her no matter what she did and how far she ran.

The rest of the group watched uncomfortable, stuck between glaring at the Master (on principal) and enjoying the sight of Jenny reading the Doctor so well. It was tinged with the knowledge of the Doctor's past as a soldier, which did take away some of the enjoyment, but it was still entertaining to watch the Doctor deal with his daughter.

Donna encourages Jenny

The group snorted at Donna's enjoyment of the situation, but couldn't deny they would be the same in the situation. It was always fun to see the Doctor ruffled and thrown in these kinds of situations, when the danger wasn't immediate.

The Doctor sonics Donna's phone and calls Martha

"Took you a while to think of that." Martha raised an eyebrow teasingly at the Doctor who just sighed, feeling very attacked at the moment.

"First of all, it wasn't like we'd had much time before. Second, I didn't want Cobb to know we could communicate. Third, you could have also called me." The Doctor argued, a pout on her face (which she would deny if anyone said anything).

"I'll agree to your first two points but I only have the Tardis's phone number which is unhelpful in this instance, I didn't have Donna's, so your last point is mote." Martha smirked, enjoying teasing the Doctor and the good spirits for the small time they would last. The Doctor just pouted more.

Martha answers the phone

"I think they should be asking about that seeing as you are the one that got kidnapped." Rose pointed out, to which Martha just shrugged.

The Doctor vaguely explains Jenny

"You were really struggling with Jenny, weren't you?" Amy asked the Doctor softly, understanding her struggles in some way. Her issue was almost the opposite, she hadn't known who her daughter was for so long and then discovered her baby had been taken to become a weapon. While the Doctor was struggling to accept their daughter despite knowing who she was.

The Doctor just nodded; expression sad but understanding the underlying message in Amy's question.

They compare notes on the fighting

"At least you know about the trouble now though." Rory said. It was better to be aware of how terrible the situation was then to get surprised and have to deal with it completely unprepared. Not that any of their preparations usually worked, it was just the principal of things.

10 tells Martha to not move and stay safe

The room turned on the Doctor. "You know there is no way she's just going to stay there knowing there's trouble brewing, right?" Clara raised an eyebrow.

"I don't think any of us would just stay there and do nothing." Bill added pointedly, the rest of the group nodding along. Martha smiled, glad for the defence while Donna just shook her head at the Doctor's stupidity.

Martha declares she can help

"Oh Martha, I never doubted that. I know you could help, you're brilliant at helping. I was just worried, especially after you got separated from us." The Doctor focussed on Martha; expression guilty as she realised what her words had suggested to Martha. She'd been so focussed on the mess with Jenny and the war, and worried about Martha that she hadn't realised how it all had sounded. Something she had often done with Martha as she was starting to realise.

"Thank you, Doctor." Martha answered softly. She'd definitely doubted it at the time, mostly with her history with the Doctor but watching the video like this, spending time with everyone was making her more comfortable and self-assured with her relationship with the Doctor (not that she was anything less without that, that was something important she'd learned after her time with the Doctor).

Her phone dies

Half the group sighed and shook their head at the Doctor's stupidity. Of course, Martha's phone died right at that moment, the universe seemed to ate the sometimes.

Cobb leads his army

The group watched Cobb start his preparations for war nervously, the reminder of the feeling of something being wrong building again – this was not going to end well.

The Doctor declares Jenny belongs with Cobb, Donna argues

"You tell him Donna." Mickey cheered, Donna smile wavered however. She was conflicted about pushing the Doctor to actually accept Jenny. It was absolutely the right thing to do, but it had caused the Doctor so much pain in the end.

Donna listens to Jenny's heart and makes the Doctor do the same - two hearts

"She's a Time Lord?" Yaz asked, blinking at the Doctor whose expression had turned dark again.

"Not really, more like River than anything else." The Doctor answered, thoughts stuck on the fact that despite Jenny having two hearts, she hadn't been Time Lord (or whatever she was) enough to save her in the end.

River gave her a soft look, squeezing her hand in comfort. The dreadful suspicion of Jenny's ultimate fate was only getting stronger with each comment and she had very little idea how to actually comfort the Doctor on this matter. During their time on Darillium the Doctor had had some nightmare about her lost family and she'd always struggled to comfort her after them. The only kind of experience she had with this kind of grief was with her own parent's loss of her, she'd never had the parent's side of things.

Donna asks if she's a Time Lord then

"A Time Lady technically, but gender is irrelevant. Human languages don't really have the pronouns to express anything but your boring two or three genders. You're a very backwards species." The Master rolled his eyes at the offended sounds some of the humans made.

"I hate him." Bill started. "But he's unfortunately kinda right."

Jenny asks about it as the Doctor says its where he's from

The Doctor's expression darkened in thought, neither of those things were true. She didn't know who she was or where she was from. No, she was the Doctor. That was who she was now, did her past really matter all that much? (yes, a little voice argued in the back of her head. It did matter, it may not define her, but it did matter to her).

The Doctor explains there was a much bigger war and his world is gone

That was an understatement, the war on Messaline was a week-long tussle, but the Time War crossed history, realities and galaxies. The pair weren't even comparable by any stretch of imagination.

Jenny asks if he fought and killed, then asks how he's any different to them

The room went silent at that declaration, but all were thinking the same thing. Jenny was a new-born soldier who hadn't actually ever seen any sort of battle or had any sort of life experience. The Doctor was a millennium old alien who had more experience than anyone could imagine, who had killed and fought but strived to be better, strived to help people despite everything the universe threw at them. The pair may be daughter-father/parent but they had little other similarities in that moment.

One Hath has stayed to help Martha who decides to go over the surface to beat the armies

"Eh, based on the fact that everything is underground and that no one has mentioned going above surface, that likely isn't a good idea." Rory pointed out awkwardly. Martha just shrugged at her fellow medic; it was a fair point but she didn't have much choice.

The surface has high radiaton and ozone levels, she declares it okay if she's not out too long

"That's roughly similar to Earth levels, right?" Graham asked the Doctor and Martha. He'd been a bus driver not a scientist, but he knew some basics and had definitely become more aware of the environment since their time on Orphan 55 and the Praxeus virus.

"Yes, Earth has similar nitrogen/oxygen levels but low ozone concentrations. Those radiation spikes are worrying but Martha is right, she'd be okay in the short term." The Doctor answered Graham but most of her focus was on Martha, she knew she was okay but it was still something different to see it rather than just hear about it.

The Hath is going to help her

"Aw, you made a friend." Clara smiled while Martha just grinned back. She absolutely had made a friend, her thoughts saddened at the reminder of Peck's fate.

Jenny flirts with Cline guarding them and steals his gun

Jack whistled, "Wow, I was wrong. She's not Rose's daughter. Jenny is absolutely River's daughter with a move like that." River just grinned proudly at that comment, glad her reputation had spread so far while the Doctor dropped her head into her hands and groaned.

Donna declares she'd like to see the Doctor try that

The Doctor was stuck between protesting that she could absolutely do that and being offended that she would need to do that to escape. She ignored the groups chuckles at the weird offended noise she squeaked out, and she was definitely ignoring the Master's snickering in his corner.

Donna tries to offer her help in distracting them, the Doctor refuses

"Oi!" Donna protested while the rest of the group laughed at the pair's interactions. They were certainly an interesting pair, and their dynamic was a bit unusual but it worked for the pair of them.

Jenny knocks him out while the pair argue

"To be fair, the guard would probably notice your disappearance and raise the alarm." Amy pointed out, completely unapologetic for doing so. She was absolutely seeing River in Jenny which was affecting her opinion of the girl. The Doctor pointedly ignored the look most of the group was giving her (they largely agreed with Amy). She didn't want to admit they were right; she'd been just so affected by Jenny's existence.

The Hath hesitates and Martha gives a good speech

Martha felt guilt swirl in her stomach. If she hadn't gone up there, he wouldn't have died but she'd been right it was the only way to get to the others in time. Mickey squeezed her wife's arm noticing her expression, he'd been about to make a comment about how similar her little speech was to the Doctor's kinds thing but now was clearly not the moment for that kind of teasing.

The pair take to the surface and Martha reprimands him for his language

"Wait you can actually understand what they are saying?" Bill asked, she'd just thought Martha was guessing based on their expressions and actions, but that comment suggested she could actually understand them.

"Yes, mostly. Think it was a residual effect from the Tardis translation circuits." Martha answered with a nonchalant shrug. She'd been thinking it was weird there was no translation in the video.

Cline has been tied up, a soldier finds him and they work out the group escaped. They start the march

"That's really not good." Rory muttered.

"At least you've got a head start." Rose said with a sigh, things never went their way.

Donna finds more numbers

"Why are the numbers important?" Ryan asked, they'd been bugging him and Donna kept bringing them up.

"You'll see." The Doctor grinned, proud of Donna for being able to deal with her nonsense and keep badgering them about it, as the numbers had turned out to be the answer to so much.

She works out they are counting down

"That's brilliant, Donna." Jack grinned at Donna. She'd been the only one to notice them, even with Donna bringing them to their attention several times.

JENNY: Always thinking, both of you. Who are you people?
DOCTOR: I told you. I'm the Doctor.
JENNY: The Doctor. That's it?
DONNA: That's all he ever says.

"It's all you'll ever get." The Doctor answered.

"Aha, Theta." Donna snarked. None of them had forgotten the Master and Doctor's slips earlier but at the Doctor's requests they hadn't brought them up again. Donna felt a bit guilty for bringing it up now when she noticed the Doctor flinch.

Donna and Jenny declare him an anomaly

The Doctor's expression darkened again; oh, she was anomalous alright. Apparently to an extent that no one could understand.

The room collectively shared a look, all of them trying to think of something to say to distract the Doctor from her depressive thoughts. No one could come up with anything though so they were grateful when the video continued.

Jenny asks about the Time Lords

"Does a species have to be for something?" Yaz asked a bit confused about Jenny's questions.

"No, Jenny was just grown with the knowledge she was a soldier for war and therefore didn't understand that others weren't born for a purpose like she was." The Doctor answered with a sigh, understanding Yaz's confusion.

Donna complains about all the running in their adventures

"That there is, Donna." Martha nodded along. There was a stupid amount of running but they would be liars if they said they hadn't grown to love it.

Doctor just watched the group grin thoughtfully. It said a lot those two statements. She'd claimed to just travel, which was what she'd always wanted to do. While Donna had talked about saving people and places which is what she usually found herself doing during her travels, mostly unintentionally.

Cobb finds them, they run

"You jinxed them Donna." Mickey grinned at the red head who sighed dramatically in false annoyance.

They run into a laser beam corridor, Donna hopes pointlessly its just lighting

That comment got a few snorts of amusement. "Bit hopeful there." The Doctor grinned.

The Doctor tests it - disintegration

"What, are you in a spy movie now? Don't tell me someone is about to do a set of complicated manoeuvres through the laser beams." Bill grinned (honestly despite her dismissal, she did kinda want to see that).

Donna and the Doctor shared a glance which did not go unnoticed by anyone. It got Bill, all the more excited. "Wait, did you? Please Doctor tell me it was you, that would be hilarious!"

"Hey!"

More numbers counting down

"Definitely important." Nardole muttered thoughtfully. Which was an impressive feat for him.

Jenny argues for her to hold them off, declaring it them or us

"That is a bad mentality." Rose frowned.

"It's the one Cobb and people like him always have." The Doctor nodded in agreement; her own frown prominent on her face.

The Doctor protests the killing, how you never get free of it

The group shifted, suddenly uncomfortable with the reminder that despite how many people the saved, they had actually killed people. A lot of people.

There is always a choice

But that was the thing with the Doctor, wasn't it? The ability to make choices. Bad things happen, no one in the universe could deny that, but it was your choices, it was how you react to things, that mattered most. Choices were important.

Jenny exchanges shots with Cobb and his army

The group watched increasingly worried as they watched the two sides exchange gunfire. They all had suspicions about Jenny's fate and they all couldn't help but think was this it?

The lasers go out and they run

The group was on the edge of their seats watching everything suddenly happening all at once. They were glad that Jenny was no longer in the line of fire and that the Doctor had disabled the lasers but Cobb and his soldiers were still far too close and things never tended to go this well for long with the Doctor. They were waiting apprehensively and nervous for it all to start going drastically wrong.

Jenny hesitates

The room was relieved to see Donna and the Doctor safely across the corridor but were all the more nervous about Jenny, especially as she was now alone with Cobb.

Cobb tries to get her to join them, she shoots a pipe above his head and runs

The group couldn't deny they let out a breath they didn't know they'd been holding upon seeing Jenny chose not to shoot and kill Cobb. Clearly the Doctor really had rubbed off on her, or as Cobb had tried to say, it was in her blood to try to do the right thing.

The lasers are back

Several people in the room bit back swears upon seeing the terrible timing of the laser beams come back up. As predicted, there were the things they were expecting to go wrong, things could never just go easily for the Doctor.

Jenny isn't across the lasers

The room was stuck between being nervous about Jenny being trapped on the other side of the room and the Doctor's parental urges finally getting the better of him. It would only make everything worse if what they suspected was going to happen, did.

Jenny makes her way safely through the laser beams

Bill grinned at seeing her prediction come true, she couldn't deny the fact that she might have had a crush on Jenny if they'd ever gotten the chance to meet and Jenny had gotten the time to actually experience life. The rest of the group also watched in awe as Jenny flipped her way through the corridor.

The Doctor declares her brilliant

"Just like you." Jack muttered softly, knowing the Doctor was far too gone with Jenny, everything was going to be all the more painful now. Both he and River were keeping a close eye on the Doctor, both aware of the pain Jenny's loss would cause her (even just watching the video of the loss) and knowing the kind of spiral it was likely to send her into.

Jenny shares that she didn't kill Cobb who appears, more running

"Brilliant news but not the time to celebrate it." Clara announced. Clearly badly timed celebrations also ran in the blood.

Cobb declares someone will die, they run from their bullets

The Doctor, Donna and Martha shared a glance. Cobb had been right, someone had dies and it hadn't been him. It just hadn't been the Doctor like he had wanted.

Martha makes her way across the surface

The group glanced between Martha and the screen. They were ashamed to say they'd almost forgotten she was undertaking her own journey to the Source, far too distracted by Donna, Jenny and the Doctor's situation.

Martha falls into a bog, the Hath helps her out but can't free himself, he disappears below the bog to her horror

The group watched terrified at how close to death Martha had gotten, the horrifying idea that no one would have ever known. The Doctor would have likely never found her body if she died there. Mickey glanced between his wife and the screen worriedly, holding her close to him to comfort himself with the reminder she was safe. Both Donna and the Doctor shared a glance, they'd never known how close they'd gotten to losing Martha too.

The group looked down, giving Hath Peck a moment of silence for his sacrifice, they hadn't known him long but he'd saved Martha several times and seemed very friendly the brief moments they'd seen him on screen.

JENNY: So, you travel together, but you're not together?
DONNA: What? No. No. No way. No, no, we're friends, that's all. I mean, we're not even the same species. There's probably laws against it.

"There absolutely is ... Was." The Doctor snorted degradingly, dampened slightly by the reminder of the fate of Gallifrey. The Time Lords had practically banned everything when it came to other species. Sighting that they were only there to watch not intervene. Not that she'd ever actually listened to them after leaving Gallifrey and starting her travels with Susan, Barbara and Ian.

The companions shared a concerned look but made no comments, knowing that was not a bear they wanted to poke at the minute, no matter how friendly the bear or how long the stick.

Donna describes the travelling

"Dull is certainly not the word for it." Amy snorted.

The group all nodded, grinning wildly. Donna's words were certainly true for all of their experiences with the Doctor. They were all stick in the memories of their travels and the things they'd seen until the video started playing again.

Jenny wants to see new worlds

Donna, Martha and the Doctor looked down. Jenny had never gotten the chance to see anything in the end. The rest of the group watched the trio with the dread building higher in their stomachs, their actions and reactions only seemed to confirm their suspicions.

The Doctor agrees for her to come with them

The group smiled bittersweet at seeing the Daughter-father duo finally starting to build a relationship. They could almost see the Doctor start to hope for a new chance of a family and their suspicions told them he'd never get that chance with Jenny.

Donna declares the Doctor has dad-shock from the unexpected fatherhood

Donna frowned, she'd never forgotten this little conversation (bar when she had forgotten everything but that was a given) and she'd regretted how much she'd misread the situation. It wasn't hard with the Doctor; they were very complex and had a mass of history that she would never know or understand but on this occasion the mix up had been painful but very revealing. It had explained quite a bit about the Doctor's behaviour towards Jenny.

The Doctor disagrees and Donna is persistent

Any other time the group would have been entertained by Donna's words but on this occasion, they had read the atmosphere and it wasn't very joyful. The Doctor had hinted to several of them that they'd had a family before, had children. Even in the room here she'd mentioned grandchildren. Most times the Doctor acted so childish they could never picture them as a parent but on a rare occasion, usually when faced with children, they could see it in them.

They had an idea about where this conversation was going and they were all bracing themselves. Jack and River shared a worried look over the Doctor's head and shifted closer to the Time Lady, offering silent support. The Master watched the Doctor quietly from his corner, he knew all too well what was coming, but unlike everyone else in the room he knew the details. He would deny it until his dying days but he silently offered his own form of support across their mental link, unable to forget how the Doctor had held them and let them cry and scream when their own children had died.

The Doctor reveals he's been a father before but they're all gone. Donna disagrees with him about never recovering from their loss. Jenny returns

The group was almost relived for Jenny to interrupt them. As much as they loved learning more about the Doctor, that topic (and conversation) was so private and painful for the Doctor that it didn't feel right to watch it like this.

Yaz, Graham and Ryan shard a glance, the Doctor's comment about losing her family after they'd just met just kept making more sense and kept getting sadder with each loss they discovered.

The Doctor had watched the screen, expression schooled carefully blank even while her mind cried and screamed and grieved her lost children and grandchildren, Jenny included.

More running

"Always love the running." River murmured softly to the Doctor, who finally met her eyes, appreciation shinning in them for the distraction.

Martha sees the centre from the surface

"You're getting close." Mickey said to his wife who nodded, she'd definitely missed a lot during her time with the Hath.

Donna thinks about the numbers as they spot more

"I think you're right Donna and that's amazing but this is bad timing. Like Doctor level, bad timing." Rose said, watching the screen nervously. Everything suddenly seemed to be happening all at once, as was the way with the Doctor.

"Oi! What does that mean!?" The Doctor complained, only to be met with chuckles.

They reach the centre at the same time as Martha, armies right on their heels

The group let out a breath at seeing them safe for the moment, leaning forward in anticipation of their reunion with Martha and the discovery of both what the Source was and what the numbers meant.

"The door isn't going to keep them out for long." Rory said worriedly.

"No need to be a pessimist, Rory the Roman."

They lock the door as Jenny declares it close, the Doctor says it's not fun when it isn't

The room turned to the Doctor; exasperation clear on most of their faces.

"Doctor, repeat this for me. 'Narrowly escaping danger is not fun'. Now, your turn." Clara ordered; gaze locked with the Doctor's.

"Narrowly escaping danger is not fun." The Doctor repeated as ordered.

"Wow, you could have at least put some emotion into that." Amy shook her head.

They realise its a spaceship not the rumoured temple, maybe the ship the colonists arrived in

"A spaceship, really?" Ryan asked, honestly at this point a temple would have been more exciting. They'd all seen a lot of spaceships (but new ones were still a bit exciting).

"Like we said, myths usually hold some grain of truth." The Doctor shrugged.

"How does it still have power after all this time?" Bill asked, demonstrating another example of her companion's, sometimes, startling perceptivity. "I mean they were talking about generations of soldiers, surely the ship doesn't still have power." She explained her thinking when she'd caught several people turn to her.

"Very well one Bill, ten points." The Doctor grinned.

"Please Doc, stop with the points." Graham begged, while Yaz and Ryan both groaned, they'd started to get hopeful that they'd escaped the Doctor's points but it seemed they'd had no luck and it was in fact spreading instead.

The ship is still powered

Bill grinned at seeing the Doctor onscreen agree with her comment. But it did just add more questions to the mystery of Messaline.

They find the ship's log as they spot the Hath cutting through another door

"Oh good. That might actually tell you what really happened." Jack said. Personally, he was eager for answers and he suspected everyone else in the room felt the same.

It is the original ship, the Hath and humans working together to colonise it. Drones built the city

"Okay, that explains the tunnels and why they were here but not the spaceship still having power or anything about the war." Amy declared, looking between the trio and the screen for answers.

"Spoilers." The Doctor answered, purely for the purpose of annoying Amy. It was very successful, based on the glare she received.

The log finishes with the mission commander dying of fever, and the group dividing over who should be leader which dissolved into the war

"That still doesn't explain everything though. What about the numbers and the spaceship? How long have they all been there and what is the Source?" Rose asked, rapidly losing any sense of patience she had in the face of partial answers.

The Doctor just waved at the screen knowing that would be quicker then trying to explain everything here.

Donna brings their attention to the numbers - she's worked it out

No one had figured it out based on the looks they all gave Donna, but no one actually said anything far too eager for the explanation they could see she was building up too. Martha was especially enjoying hearing this; she'd missed it the first time around and only gotten the summary.

It's the date - the New Byzantine Calendar

"Oh!" Jack and River's eyes both widened in realisation, they felt quite stupid for not having connected the dots earlier. The humans got a partial pass for not knowing about different dating systems across the universe but they absolutely should have realised quicker.

As the city was built, completed sections were stamped with the date. They compare the furthest away date with the one on the ship

"But that's only seven days?" Yaz announced, eyes widening.

"But it would explain how the ship still has power." Clara weighed in on the matter, gaining thoughtful nods from the rest of the group, who were slowly piecing everything together.

"And we saw at the start how rapidly Jenny was grown." Bill added. Collectively they turned to the Doctor in search of confirmation. Her grin was answer enough but she still waved them back to the screen to see the end of the video.

The war started a week ago, Jenny argues they said years

"No, they didn't." Rose said, face scrunched up in thought. "They only ever talked in generations, no one mentioned time." For the group it was the final piece of evidence, they'd all made assumptions but here they were being proven wrong.

Donna realises they said generations not years, and with the machine they could have multiple generations a day, with them dying in the war, the truth passes into myth

"And don't you ever forget it, Spaceman." Donna grinned, high on the momentary enjoyment that came from relieving their detective session.

"I would never dare, Donna Noble." The Doctor grinned back.

"Oi! That's Donna Temple-Noble, Mrs."

The city isn't in ruins, it hasn't been populated. They go to look for the Source

"Are we finally going to find out what this Source is?" Mickey asked, glad to finally have some answers but worried about his wife and the oncoming armies.

"Patience, Ricky."

They meet up with Martha

The group cheered upon seeing Martha finally reunite with Donna and the Doctor, they were glad the group was finally all back together. They needed everyone they could get to be able to stand up to both oncoming armies. Not that four against many was much better than three versus many.

She explains she took the surface route

Donna and Martha grinned at each other, glad to finally know the details of what had happened with each other during their time split. But mostly happy to finally be reunited again on screen, they'd been so relieved to see each other again unhurt but it hadn't been the time to celebrate.

They smell flowers

"Flowers?" Ryan asked, face utterly bewildered.

Jack and River however seemed to have come to some sort of realisation, turning to the Doctor with wide eyes who only nodded in confirmation with their silent questions.

The armies are right outside as the group arrives into a room filled with plants

"It's like a botanical garden." Bill muttered in awe upon seeing the room. The rest of the room had matching expressions, leaning forward in their seats to try an properly take in the sight on screen.

The Source is a terraforming device

"That was the plan." Jack announced. "They were going to terraform the planet for them to live on." The Doctor nodded despite it being a statement and not a question.

The armies arrive from opposite sides

The tension raised in the room upon seeing both armies arrive in the garden. The group was now desperately outnumbered and out armed and the chance of anyone listening to the Doctor's (inevitable) explanation wasn't high. Trouble was about to break out.

Cobb still wants his war

The group exchanged looks; Cobb was going to be a problem. There was no way he was going to listen to anything the Doctor said, no matter how many impassioned speeches they made. That sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs only got worse.

The Doctor declares the war over as he explains the Source is used to bring life not killing

The room watched conflicted. As always, they loved the Doctor's impassioned speeches but they couldn't deny how on edge the whole conflict made them. This wouldn't be over just because the Doctor said it was on this occasion. Cobb wouldn't let it be.

"I don't think that's going to work this time, Sweetie." River muttered nervously. The lack of answer form the Doctor only made her more worried.

He throws it on the floor and it gets to work terraforming a new world as the armies thrown down their weapons, except Cobb

The group grinned at that. It was one of the things they loved about travelling with the Doctor, ending wars, seeing the start of civilisations and the rebuilding of planets.

Donna and Martha exchanged concerned looks, unable to get distracted by the awe-some sight of the terraforming, far too aware of what was about to occur. Martha was trying desperately to convey everything across to Jack and River who were better positioned to deal with the oncoming fall out, but the pair were too busy watching the screen like the others. Neither noticed the Doctor's darkening expression as she curled in on herself in anticipation.

Cobb shoots and Jenny takes the bullet intended for the Doctor, he lays her on the ground. Martha shakes her head to tell Donna she won't be alright

The group gasped, several people's hands darting up to cover their mouths in shock upon seeing Jenny take the bullet for the Doctor. They'd all anticipated it but it was a whole other matter to actually watch Jenny die, and Martha's silent confirmation on screen confirmed that was the fate of the Doctor's daughter. They were all glancing at the Doctor out of the corner of their eyes, unmasked concern prominent in their expressions. The Doctor themselves just curled up on themselves further, expression blank but cracking.

The Master watched the screen silently and expressionless in the corner but unknown to everyone else he was pushing feelings of comfort-understanding-sorrow across their mental link. The Doctor's side was practically screaming with grief-pain-sorrow-agony that could only ever be felt by losing family, losing a child. He could feel her reflect on all her lost family, all her children and grandchildren, Jenny only being the latest on a painful list.

Jenny dies in the Doctor's arms as he tries to keep her alive promising the universe

The room's hearts broke upon seeing Jenny die in the Doctor's arms while he desperately begged her and promised her everything. They looked down, to give young Jenny a moment of silence, everyone purposely giving the Doctor privacy as she finally gave in to River and Jack, turning her head into Jack's shoulders (Jack, who knew the grief of lost children all too well) and cried. Jack just tightened his hold on her, tucking her head under his chin as he rocked her. River shuffling over closer to keep holding the Doctor's hand in a silent show of comfort and love.

The video didn't restart for several minutes, not until the sound of the Doctor's sobs finally started to trail off. She finally turned back to the screen, staying leaned against Jack, with red eyes. She had to see the end, she had too.

The Doctor wants to wait as she is a Time Lord like him, but Martha declares there is no signs, she's not enough like him, the Doctor argues she's too like him

The group had felt a swell of hope in their stomachs upon the reminder that Jenny was born of the Doctor who was a Time Lord that could regenerate, but it didn't last long between the Doctor's reaction in the room and Martha's words on screen.

Both Martha and Donna watched the screen, their own pain and grief clear on their faces. Donna especially had just started to get to know the young girl and having to watch her die in her father's arms had been agonising. Their earlier conversation about the Doctor's previously lost children and his explanation for why he didn't want to get close to her only made it all the worse. She'd pushed them together and the Doctor had still lost Jenny and had to suffer that pain all over again.

The Doctor lays Jenny down and picks up a gun and puts it to Cobb's head. After a minute he puts the safety back on
DOCTOR: I never would. Have you got that? I never would. When you start this new world, this world of Human and Hath, remember that. Make the foundation of this society a man who never would.

The group watched the screen silently, tension rising at seeing the Doctor aim the pistol at Cobb. In their hearts they knew he wouldn't do it but none of them could deny that if anyone deserved it, Cobb would. The older members of the group couldn't help but think about what they would do if it was their child in that situation. Amy and Rory especially knew how far they would go and had gone for their daughter when she was missing.

Back at camp they allow the colonisers to give Jenny a proper funeral as the terraforming continues

The group watched in a sort of saddened awe as the terraforming continued. The sight felt bittersweet, beauty tinted with an indescribable grief. In one way they couldn't help but be glad the Doctor wasn't the one dealing with Jenny's body. Both Martha and Jack couldn't help but think back to how the Master had died in the Doctor's arms and the similarities between the two situations. They didn't think the Doctor could have dealt with giving Jenny a ceremony.

Donna, Martha and the Doctor return to the Tardis as the Doctor explains Jenny was the reason they landed there - a paradox. Time to go home

"She sensed Jenny's existence?" Amy asked softly, seeking clarification but mostly just wanting to get the Doctor to speak. When they'd discussed their shared grief over lost children before last video, she'd never expected to see the death of one of the Doctor's children so soon after (if ever).

It was terrifying for her because she knew that could have easily been her, it almost had been in fact. Just finding River in Berlin, shortly after finding out River was their Melody, only for her to almost be killed by the Teselecta. She was glad she'd never have to see her daughter die; it wasn't something any parent should have to go through. But the Doctor had gone through it several times and it broke her heart.

Donna and Martha say goodbye as Martha returns to life on Earth, Donna declares she couldn't eve go back to normal after all this

Both the Doctor and Donna flinched at that comment. She hadn't gotten to travel with the Doctor forever, she hadn't even been able to remember everything she'd seen and done with him. She understood Martha's words a bit better now, but ultimately it hadn't been her decision to stop travelling with the Doctor, unlike with Martha.

Martha's words rung true with many of the others though, both those that had been left by the Doctor and those that had left. They all had to stop travelling with the Doctor one day, some like Jack though got to visit and re-experience it on occasions. The Doctor was temporary but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing, that was just life.

Marth and the Doctor says their goodbyes

The group grinned at the pair, glad for an uplift in the mood (although it was still heavy and tinged with that grief). It was interesting to see the dynamic between Martha and the Doctor now they weren't travelling together and nice to see them remain friends.

Martha looks at her engagement ring as the Doctor and Donna return to the Tardis

"Wait, you were already engaged to Mickey at that point? When was this?" Rose asked confused. She'd thought this had taken place before she, Mickey and Jackie had jumped across dimensions during the planets in the sky fiasco, but based on the ring she was wrong, but that made no sense with Donna.

"No." Martha answered quickly, shaking her head rapidly as she eagerly tried to clear up the confusion. "I was engaged to a guy called Thomas Milligan. It fell through though, and then I met Mickey and we connected after spending some time together." She explained, smiling at her husband at the end who smiled back besotted.

Back to Messaline

The Doctor watched the screen silently as it showed Messaline again, it could only be about to show one thing – Jenny's funeral and she didn't know if she could see that, but she felt like she needed too. Jenny deserved that.

Golden energy comes from Jenny, she wakes up

The room gaped upon seeing the regeneration energy come out of Jenny's mouth. It hadn't been enough for her to change faces but it had been enough to save her life. The Doctor sat up suddenly in her seat, gaping at the screen, disbelief mixing with an overwhelming burst of joy.

"She's alive." She said, eyes wide. "She's alive." Her breath came out in shudders, uneven as the truth finally started to actually sink in.

"She was Time Lord enough to use regeneration to heal, just not change her body. It just took some time to actually work." River muttered, eyes darting between the screen and the Doctor, who looked like her world had been shaken.

"But where did she go? What happened to her?" Donna asked, grief being overtaken by hope. Maybe, just maybe she was out there somewhere. She was ignoring how long it had been for them since then, but then again time lines were different of reach of their perspectives and Jenny had no way of time travelling.

"Let's watch. Maybe it will show us." Martha tried to reason, the whole room on high alert and high emotions. Jack was quietly coaching the Doctor back into normal breathing and she latched onto Martha's words with feeling, eyes suddenly locked to the screen, desperate to know the fate of her daughter. Hopeful that one member of her family had survived.

Jenny takes a shuttle as everyone is confused at her being alive

The group watched in a state of shock at seeing Jenny just leap to her feet after dying. They could suddenly see how the pair were daughter-parent as Jenny displayed very Doctor-like behaviour.

JENNY: Oh, I've got the whole universe. Planets to save, civilisations to rescue, creatures to defeat, and an awful lot of running to do.

She takes off in the shuttle

"She's like a mini-you." The Master muttered in his corner upon seeing Jenny steal a ship to run across the universe. The Doctor however ignored him, instead leaping to her feet.

She started pacing a few feet back and forth, muttering quietly to herself, arms waving as she started planning. The rest of the room watching on worried by the behaviour. She suddenly stopped pacing and started shouting at the ceiling. "Sexy! Let me out of here! I need to find her. Please, please, I need to find her!" Her shouts started dissolving into begs, "Please, she is my daughter. The last member of my family who might be alive, I need to find her. Please just let me out. Please"

She received no answer and the room just watched on, hearts breaking all the more at the state the Doctor was working herself into. At that point, River had had enough of seeing her wife suffering. Getting to her feet, she pulled the Doctor back into a hug, holding her tight even as she struggled and continued to beg. Eventually her knees gave in and River had to gently lower them both to the floor, kneeling still embraced.

The rest of the room could hear as the Doctor finally gave in and dissolved into sobs for the second time that video. She cried for Jenny, she cried for all her lost children, she cried for her family, she cried for her lost friends and companions. She cried for herself and the loss of her identity. Crying into her wife' chest as River mumbled reassurance into her ear, the rest of the room broke into small discussions quietly where they sat to give the pair some semblance of privacy.

It was over fifteen minutes later when the Doctor had cried herself out, she kept her head hidden in River's chest as River turned to the rest of the room. "I think we should take a break." Her statement drew the attention of room, who all hesitated.

"No." The Doctor pulled herself away from River's grasp, wiping the tear tracks off her face which did nothing for the red blotches but allowed her to put on a brave face. "No, let's keep going."

"Doctor-." Jack started softly; he'd been one of the few to keep his gaze on the pair the entire time just in case he was needed. The rest of the group had purposedly focused on their conversations with only the rare glances at the Doctor.

"No, no." The Doctor interrupted, pulling herself to her feet and dusting away invisible dust from her trousers and coat. Expression carefully schooled. "I need the distraction, please. Let's just watch another video."

The companions all shared concerned glances which annoyed the Doctor, but did eventually agree, knowing it would help the Doctor deal with the roller-coaster of a video they'd just watched. And it was a rollercoaster, they'd watched it expecting jenny to die, then Jenny did die and then they had discovered Jenny was alive but no one knew where she was or even if she'd survived out in space alone. A distraction was a good idea. With that in mind, they settled back onto their seats and turned expectantly to the screen, apprehensive about what would be shown next.