[Universe 1] "I don't know...I shouldn't go too far, he could be looking for me." Jen muttered, though she wasn't sure if she believed her own words or not. The brunette wasn't sure what to do. From the sounds of it, Jack knew what was going on and was in fact, someone who could help her figure out what the Doctor was looking for. "Jack," She started to say and he stepped closer to her, closing the gap she had created. "I would feel more comfortable if we found the Doctor first, whenever we're apart for too long, bad things start to happen and..." She remembered the angels and then the mess at the school and then being nearly killed in a video game. She then thought back to being ditched by Andrew a flood of tears came bubbling over. "What? Hey hey, come on, Jen. I'm sorry." Jack put his arms around her and hugged her. "We can look for him together, it's a dangerous place." He rubbed her back. "And you're too cute to let out of my sight. Your partner "The Doctor" sounds like an idiot if he lets you get away." Jack smiled and pulled back to help Jen wipe her face. "You must be working pretty hard to just break down like that, after this is done, let's you and I go someplace nice and relaxing. The Moon of Umexa is lovely, like it's own little garden of paradise. There are birds with vibrant feathers that can sing so beautifully. Sounds great doesn't it?" Jack mentioned as he hooked his arm with hers and began to walk with the girl who seemed to settle down. "So you're a Captain here? Why, this is a total war-zone...?" Jen couldn't help but ask. He was an interesting man and as they talked, he told her that he could move through time and space with a handy device. It seemed to be limited, unlike the TARDIS, but from what he said, he was someone just wanted to help out and she believed him. She could be a sucker for smooth talking charm and Jack was oozing it. "It's so nice to have an actual conversation with someone and not worry about being killed or ending up in a Dalek's pit of doom." Jen laughed a little. Jack stalled and gave her a look. "What?" She asked him, Jack laughed and shook his head, patting her arm lightly. "What?" "You faced off against a Dalek? I didn't think those things still existed. You are something else, Jen." He said to her. "Thanks." Jen smiled and looked off, her eyes no longer burning from the tears. "I could use a vacation but with the Doctor, even those end up being ruined by something." Jen shrugged. "Who says he's invited?" Jack smirked. Before Jen could muster a flustered response, she heard someone up ahead. She and Jack had been wandering the back alleys of the area, trying to help her recall where the TARDIS has been parked. "Hang on, lover boy." Jen flashed him a smile before she slipped her arm out of Jack's comforting hold and jogged up ahead and peered around the corner. "Doctor?" She called out quietly. "Doctor?" She whispered. She heard someone walking not too far away but it was hard to see. Jack caught up with her and propped his arm on her shoulder. She could make out someone following someone. How odd. It seemed the Doctor was moving into the housing area and was following someone. Jen felt a bit annoyed as it seemed he wasn't worried about her at all. "What a jerk." She muttered and kicked at the ground. "Come on." He grabbed Jen's hand and ran up to catch up with the mysterious partner of Jen's. "Hey! Hold up a sec." He said as they caught up to the man in leather. Jack looked up ahead and saw a small girl duck into a house. Jack wanted to get them back on track, he had no idea who this Doctor was but if his con was going to work, they had to hurry up. "We've been looking for you." Jack smiled, using his free hand to offer a handshake to the Time Lord. "She was worried." He glanced to a sour looking Jen, though he was just hoping she wasn't about to start crying again. "I've been waiting for you two, you're here about my little offer, we best hurry and discuss details." Jack suggested. - - - [Universe 2] People, in whatever form they came, were fascinating to the Doctor. It didn't matter if you were rude or evil or old or young, he enjoyed talking to people and getting inside their heads. So when Summer excused herself, the Doctor was happy to keep talking with the other passengers. He was happy to hear about the endless tales that the husband and wife had to offer but it appeared as though their son, Jethro, had heard the stories enough to just tune them out. He laughed at their jokes, they were quite funny. Of course the Doctor could be entertained by a history book and he'd enjoy himself. Humans were so complicated and he was always happy to talk to some and see how things were. Depending on the time and place, you would get some wild answers from the folks who called the blue planet, home. When Summer came back, he smiled but went back to talking with the others. A lot of time passed and thanks to the digital map set out in front of them, he figured they were about another few hours away. Not so bad. He was getting used to travel by another means. His TARDIS probably needed a rest and the waterfalls would be safer to get to if they acted as tourist at the moment. The Doctor got up and went to go himself some coffee. He ran into the young girl who was traveling with Hobbes. They talked lightly before he went back to his seat and saw Summer listening to Sky. It was good to listen, as well as talk. He was happy to see Summer could enjoy both exercises. As they moved along, Hobbes set up a projector and he began to lecture them about their destination, as well as where they were. The Doctor didn't know much about it so he was happy to sit back and let someone else to the explaining. "I am an expert in this subject." The man declared as Dee Dee helped change slides. "This planet is steeped in toxic radiation so naturally, nothing can exist outside of the bubble we left, as well as the shuttle we are in. "The palace we left actually fell from orbit and landed on the planet so there was a jump-start on making things work. It's so fascinating to think nothing can live here and yet it's so dangerous beautiful." "Something has gotta be out there. I mean you don't really know and can't say nothing's out there." Jethro spoke up. His parents seemed to give him looks of disapproval but the professor nodded and agreed with the youth. The lecture continued and soon concluded. As everyone was winding down, the chatter depleting, the shuttle came to an abrupt stop. Everyone looked around, not expecting such an event. The Doctor had a feeling this wasn't a chance happening or due to faulty equipment. As Dee Dee asked what was going, the Doctor quickly got up and took out his handy dandy psychic paper and quickly got into the main control room where the mechanic and driver were. He made sure Summer stayed back, sure that she could keep everyone calm, if not distracted. After a brief discussion, there seems to be nothing wrong with the vehicle, the Doctor asked about opening the window so they could look at the landscape. They were able to do so but only for a few seconds before the filter had to be lowered back down. The Doctor couldn't make much sense of it but emergency help had been called. For now, they had to wait. The Doctor exited the cockpit and saw that Dee Dee and Summer were trying to assure everyone that things were okay. They even mentioned that there would be enough oxygen until help arrived. "Let's no worry. Biff, Val, let's hear another one of your stories eh? Or should I tell some of mine? I remember going to this party with-" His sentence was cut off as there was a sudden knocking could be heard against the hull. He held up his hands so everyone would stay quiet as he tried to listen more closely.