[s4e1] Partners In Crime (2024-2026)

The breakthrough came in the office of Miss Foster, the "nanny" behind the miracle pill. The Doctor was hiding behind a gurney; Donna was crouched behind a desk. As Miss Foster began her villainous monologue, the Doctor looked up, and Donna looked across. Through the glass of two separate doors, their eyes met.

"I'm not staying," Donna said, though her eyes were already fixed on the horizon. "I've got a car, I've got a life... but I've also got my bags in the boot." [S4E1] Partners in Crime

But the reunion was cut short. Miss Foster wasn't just selling pills; she was using London's population as a surrogate nursery. With a flick of a remote, the "miracle" began. Across the city, thousands of tiny, marshmallow-like creatures—the Adipose—began to spontaneously generate from people's stored body fat. They were cute, sure, but the process was lethal if fully completed. The breakthrough came in the office of Miss

Working as a team again, the Doctor and Donna managed to shut down the induction loop, saving the people of London even as the little Adipose toddlers began their trek to the roof to be collected by their nursery ship. Through the glass of two separate doors, their eyes met

The London sky was thick with the kind of industrial fog that usually signaled either a looming cold or a looming alien invasion. For the Doctor, it was just a Tuesday. But for Donna Noble, it was the day she was finally going to find him again.