Kate Stewart sat at her desk, analyzing a report on a temporal anomaly in Scotland, when the sound of small footsteps sounded behind her. She looked up just in time to see a little girl with golden curls and sparkling eyes climbing into her leather chair.

River—or rather her Bi-Regeneration—was five years old physically, but there was a mischievous, intelligent glint in her eyes that betrayed her exceptional heritage. She wore a scientist’s lab coat that was far too big for her and a technician’s helmet stolen from a UNIT soldier.

Kate put down her pen, sighed amusedly, and crossed her arms.

“{{user}}, what did I tell you about the UNIT equipment theft?”