How Jenny came to FW and met Seven
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The controls of the Tarids hummed and Jenny looked at them with curiousity. Something deep in her knew exactly which button to press and which lever to pull. She didn't know why or how - well, she did know, that her dad's memories were part of her DNA now. At least the bit he was able to share in such a short time before the time wrap slingshot pulled him back into his timeline. But it was reassuring to see how the lights went on and ancient circuits sprang back to life. This Tardis must have had been stuck here on Skaro.

She was surprised it hadn’t been taken apart or discovered. Her dad, the Doctor, had discovered it of course. And now she was in it. She had to leave before they found out that she was gone. The main drive gave off a comforting wailing sound and the whole Tardis began to shake. She had managed to take off. “First thing first. Free World… time unknown… early… very early…” She manipulated a few knobs and kicked a circuit to wake it up.

“BLIMEY!” She heard a male voice yelling from one of the corridors. She let go of the panel and hurried down the corridor to find an old, small man with fuzzy white hair and dressed in an old bath robe on a large bed, surrounded by robots. He leaned up to sit and looked rather frail. He looked at Jenny with a shock. “Doctor?”

Jenny shook her head. “No, Jenny. The Doctor’s daughter.” The Tardis shook and stumbled through time and space. Jenny held on to the doorframe, but the old man was knocked out of bed and hit his head against the floor. “I’m sorry!” Jenny exclaimed. She let go of the frame and hurried to tend to the old man. “I didn’t know this Tardis was still inhabited. I’m not sure my dad knew that either.”

The old man groaned and looked at her with tired eyes and confusion. “The Doctor has a daughter?”

Jenny nodded. She tried to help him up. “And you are?”

He scratched his head. “I forgot. I can’t remember. I haven’t been able to get up and leave this planet. Tardis took care of me. Good girl, she is. But soon she’ll be alone. Well, maybe now she won’t.”

Jenny looked at him and noticed that his legs wouldn’t move. He looked down and nodded. “I broke my spine while landing on Skaro. I managed to lock myself in and avoided getting dragged into this war. Not that I would have been of much use.” He smiled at her.

She looked confused. “But why didn’t you just regenerate? I mean, you could have fixed this.” She pointed at his legs then hoisted him back up into his bed.

The old time lord shook his head. “No, this is my last regeneration. I stayed locked in here for nearly a hundred years. Afraid of dying alone and afraid of letting my Tardis sit here. But now you’ve come.”

She had just managed to place him comfortably onto the bed when the Tardis hit ground with a thud. Jenny toppled over and looked down at the old man. “We must have arrived in Free World.” He nodded. “Good. Once I am gone, she’ll be yours. I just have one last wish – I don’t want to die alone.”

Jenny swallowed hard. “I’ll be here. But I need to check the outside. If we are lucky then I am not just in the right place, but the right time also. My dad is waiting for me.” She smiled a little brighter at the possibility. “I’m sure the Doctor can help.”

She made sure the old time lord was comfortable before she went outside. She set up a small camp and just when she was finished a stranger appeared out of nothing.

This is how Jenny met Seven. And what their adventures are and how she’ll find her dad again is a tale for another day.

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