The Start Of A New Beginning

The Start Of A New Beginning


Once in the autopsy room, Martha retrieved the ultrasound scanner Jack had purchased two years ago when Gwen had gotten pregnant. Rhys was now happily a stay at home dad and worked from home. They had a son, Jordon Michael Williams.

Once everything was set up, Rose lay down on top of the autopsy table. She then lifted her grey low-cut tunic, before opening the top button on her black jeans. Martha then squirted some pale blue jelly-like substance onto her abdomen. Rose hardly flinched at the feeling of the cold jelly against her bare skin

Jack smirked and said, “Gwen screeched at how cold that jelly was when it was used on her.” Rose replied, “Gwen’s human, meaning her body’s temperature is much warmer than mine, which means it would have been more of a chill for her, meaning she’ll react to the temperature more so then me.”

Martha commented as Owen stepped forwards and gently started to move the scanner over her abdomen in a smooth circular motion. “Yeah, I must admit as I was putting jelly on your stomach, I was strongly reminded of The Doctor’s own temperature.”

All five of them turned to face the monitor. Mickey asked, “What is that flickering in the centre?” Rose asked, “Can you turn up the sound, I think I have feeling what that is?”

Martha nodded and went over to the monitor and pressed a single button. Seconds later the room filled with a very loud sound, what Martha and Owen recognised to be the sound of a heart beating. However, it seems to be unusually fast and loud.

Owen commented, “That is the sound of the baby’s heart beating, although it is unusually fast and loud.” Rose shook her head and replied, “Actually that’s normal. That flickering is the first heart in the process of developing. In exactly four months time there will be two of them, fully developed and healthy and strong as they should be.”

Rose added, “I’ll have to have the rest of my ultrasound scans here at Torchwood if you don’t mind, Jack. I cannot exactly walk into a normal civilian hospital for a scan, as in four months time there will be two strong and full-developed hearts beating. This will only lead to a civilian Doctor believing I am having twins, when there is in fact only one baby.”

She concluded firmly, “There is no way in hell I am going to get the likes of Unit on my case. I will not allow them to put me on a table like this one and experiment and dissect me. I also won’t put my son in danger either.”

She added, “I say Unit, because both I and John, and Torchwood, all known branches, we had trouble with Unit. In the other reality Unit was the organisation to go bad.”

Jack nodded and replied, “Yeah that does make sense. It is a parallel world; naturally, Torchwood will not go bad there. Unit on the other hand, is a respectable organisation in this reality, even if I and that organisation do not always see complete eye to eye.”

He added, “As for you having your scans here that is fine. I can understand and sympathise with you not wanting another organization that don’t have yours and your baby’s best interests at heart getting their hands on you, unlike our Torchwood here.”

He did understand, not what it was like to have a baby and protect it. No, he understood what it was like trying to avoid getting one self dissected and experimented on, especially when certain and crazed nut-jobs realised you could not die and stay that way. It could be a right pain in the ass, and one hell of a hazard.

Jack suddenly beamed and said, “Oh by the way, The Doctor and Donna will be visiting tomorrow. Besides I’ve got to see my girlfriend at some point whilst she’s off travelling with The Doctor.”

Rose grinned and said, “You and Donna? Christ she must have you on a tight and short leash, Jack. The woman is far too fierce not to. Good, you need a good and hard solid woman to keep you on your toes and to settle down.”

Suddenly, as if Donna and The Doctor had somehow known, someone was mentioning them; a very familiar sound filled the entire hub. Rose, Jack, Martha, and Mickey knew that sound very well indeed. They exchanged a knowing glance.

Owen quickly shut off the ultrasound machine, as Martha handed Rose a tissue, so that she could clean jelly from her abdomen. Rose cleaned herself off quickly and refastened to her jeans before lowering and straightening out her tunic top.

Jack, looked over at Rose, and said, “Are you ready for this Rosie?” Rose slipped down off the table and onto her feet. She let out a deep sigh and said, “As ready as I’m ever gonna be.”

Jack reached out and squeezed her hand. Just as he let go, they heard Gwen exclaim in panic, “Jack, get up here, all of you. The Doctor is injured, and badly.” Jack and Rose exchanged a look of horror.