She didn't really see herself as different, but then one night while visiting her best friend, she meets the Mad-man with a box...

I ran and ran as the men chased me down the street. They didn't dare shoot knowing Leonardo's anger if they did, but they couldn't afford to lose me either. They were catching up to me quickly and I knew I had made a mistake by even trying to escape. But suddenly, something appeared in the distance. Out of nowhere! A blue police box. Ariella Jacob - or AJ - lived in a manor, but she was forced to. After being abducted into human trafficking, she lived a miserable and empty life untill one day, she makes a break of it. Finding refuge with the Doctor, she escapes the abuse. Not having said more then the same two words for 4 years, she is a quiet girl that doesn't easily open up to to people, but one thing is for sure, she's strong. Not in body, but in mind. But there is one person that can break through anyone's hard shell. As she gives all her turst and confidence to the Doctor, life seems just a little more brighter. But is she damaged beyond repair?

―SEQUEL TO "FIX ME"― Now that the Doctor is back, things have changed. AJ believes they'll just get back to travelling, but the Doctor has other plans for her. Needing to have some down time to think things over, he drops her off at Torchwood to stay on Earth under the protection of his long time friend, Captain Jack Harkness. Even if he can't ever say hello without flirting. While she suffers the pain of her abandonment, the only shoulder to cry on offered to her is Jack's and slowly, he helps her overcome the hurt. Secrets are revealed to her and mysteries are solved as she comes to find out who she was, who she really is and who she is meant to be.

In the 42nd century, a search for a kidnapped baby takes a man known as the Doctor to Regulus IV where he's kidnapped and brutally tortured. His salvation lies in the hands of a gentle telepathic child. Forced by her captor to tend to his wounds, she soon starts fighting in secret to keep him alive and save them both. But when a desperate attempt to escape goes wrong, he lands far from her help on 21st century Earth. Surrounded by strangers, his mind broken and body ravaged, how will he survive? Will his friends be able to find him in time? Will he find justice or seek revenge against those who brutalised him? Follow the Doctor through his own personal hell. This Doctor Who story is not the usual fan fiction. It is an adult story with mature themes including the difficulty of recovering from a violent crime and is meant for non-fans of the series as well. Chapters 1-15 have been re-edited.