- Donna Noble: Doctor.
- The Doctor: Oh, just in time!
- [grabs her hand; starts running toward the jeep, sounding excited]
- The Doctor: Come on. Come on, we're going to the country. Fresh air and geniuses! What more could ask for?
- Donna Noble: I'm not coming with you. I've been thinking... Sorry, I'm going home.
- The Doctor: Really?
- Donna Noble: I've got to.
- The Doctor: [looking really disappointed] Well, if that's what you want. It's a bit soon. I had so many places I wanted to take you. The fifteenth broken moon of the Medusa Cascade, the lightning skies of Cotter Palluni's World, the diamond coral reefs of Kataa Flo Ko. Thank you. Thank you, Donna Noble, it's been brilliant. You've saved my life in so many ways. You're... you're just popping home for a visit, that's what you mean?
- Donna Noble: [nods] You dumbo.
- The Doctor: [looks and sounds embarrassed] And then you're coming back?
- Donna Noble: Do you know what you are?
- [sing-song voice]
- Donna Noble: A great big outer space dunce.
- The Doctor: Yeah.
- The Doctor: And your name?
- General Staal: General Staal, of the tenth Sontaran fleet. Staal the Undefeated!
- The Doctor: Aw, that's not a very good nickname. What if you do get defeated? Staal the Not-quite-so-undefeated-anymore-but-never-mind?
- [the Doctor is wearing a gas mask jokingly imitating the the entity of the episode "Doctor Who" The Empty Child]
- The Doctor: Are you my Mummy?
- The Doctor: Martha, Donna. Donna, Martha. Please Don't fight. I can't bear fighting.
- Donna Noble: You wish.
- [shaking Martha's hand]
- Donna Noble: I've heard all about you. He talks about you all the time.
- Martha Jones: I dread to think.
- Donna Noble: No, no, no. No he says nice things. Good things. Nice things; really good things.
- Martha Jones: [embarrassed] Oh, my God
- [quickly brushing her bangs aside]
- Martha Jones: he's told you everything.
- Donna Noble: [noticing the ring on the hand she just used] Didn't take long to get over it, though. Who's the lucky man?
- The Doctor: What man? Lucky what?
- Donna Noble: She's engaged you prawn.
- The Doctor: [as Martha shows the Doctor her ring] Really, who to?
- Martha Jones: Tom. That Tom Milligan. He's in paediatrics. Working out in Africa right now. And yes, I know; I've got a doctor who disappears off to distant places. Tell me about it.
- Donna Noble: Is he skinny?
- Martha Jones: No, he's sort of... strong.
- Donna Noble: [pointing to the Doctor] *He* is too skinny for words. You give him a hug you get a paper cut!
- The Doctor: [as Martha laughs] Oh, I rather you were fighting.
- [after General Staal unmasks]
- Ross Jenkins: He's like a potato. A baked potato. A talking baked potato.
- The Doctor: Now, Ross, don't be rude. You look like a pink weasel to him.
- Colonel Mace: [talking about U.N.I.T. & all their operations] A modern UNIT for the modern world.
- Donna Noble: What and that mean's arresting ordinary factory workers? In the streets? In broad daylight? It's more like Guantanamo Bay out there. Donna, by the way. Donna Noble; since you didn't ask. I'll have a salute.
- [Colonel Mace, who is taken aback at her outburst, looks at the Doctor; the Doctor just give a 'you better do as she says' look; the Colonel salutes her]
- Colonel Mace: Mamm.
- Donna Noble: Thank you.
- [talking about ATMOS]
- Ross Jenkins: Drives me around the bend.
- The Doctor: Oh, nice one.
- Ross Jenkins: [both smiling] Timed that perfectly.
- The Doctor: Yeah, yeah you did.
- [chuckles]
- Sontarans: Sontar-ha!
- Commander Skorr: I see you face battle open-skin, Sir. Might I share that honor?
- General Staal: You may.
- Commander Skorr: Thank you.
- [removes his helmet]
- Luke Rattigan: [looking between Staal and Skorr; finally] How do you tell each other apart?
- General Staal: [turns towards Luke; short pause] We say the same of humans.
- The Doctor: [guiding Donna as she tries to fly the TARDIS] Careful... Left hand down, left hand down! Getting a bit too close to the 1980s there.
- Donna Noble: What am I going to do? Put a dent in 'em?
- The Doctor: Well, someone did.
- The Doctor: [answering the phone Martha left with him] Hello.
- Martha Jones: Doctor, it's Martha.
- [with a smile]
- Martha Jones: And I'm bringing you back to Earth.
- Colonel Mace: Jenkins.
- Ross Jenkins: Sir!
- Colonel Mace: You will accompany the Doctor; take orders from him.
- The Doctor: Yeah, I don't do orders.
- Colonel Mace: Any sign of trouble get Jenkins to declare a code red. And good luck, Sir.
- [salutes the Doctor]
- The Doctor: I said no salutes.
- Colonel Mace: [as he walks away] Now you're giving orders.
- The Doctor: [half smiling] Little bit cheeky, aren't we?
- Luke Rattigan: 52 deaths in the same second, man. That,
- [half-laughing]
- Luke Rattigan: that is just so cool!
- General Staal: Is the temperature significant?
- Luke Rattigan: [momentarily stumped; emotions completely deflated] No, th-that, that's just a phrase.
- Martha Jones: So, your name's Trepor, yep? Is that Polish? Listen, we're not checking passports. It's not about that, but did you come across from Poland just to work?
- Worker: [in an unchanging voice] I came to do my job.
- Martha Jones: OK. I need to listen to your heartbeat. This might be a bit cold. Lift.
- [the worker lifts up his shirt, and Martha takes his heartbeat. His heart is beating at an extremely high rate, higher than what it should normally be beating at]
- Martha Jones: Are you on any medication?
- Worker: I'm here to work.
- Martha Jones: How many hours a day do you work?
- Worker: Twenty four.
- Martha Jones: You work 24 hours a day? Down.
- [Trepor lowers his shirt]
- Martha Jones: Mr. Trepor, have you ever had any form of hypnosis?
- Worker: I'm here to work.
- Martha Jones: OK.
- Luke Rattigan: [talking to unidentified being over a comms channel] Her name is Jo Nakashima. Freelance journalist. Clever by the sound of it; not as clever as me, but that goes without saying. I... recommend... termination.
- General Staal: Remember your status boy. We do not take orders from humans.
- Luke Rattigan: I said: recommend.
- General Staal: Then your advice shows military wisdom. She will be terminated.
- Luke Rattigan: [short breathy laugh] Cool!
- Martha Jones: [over walkie-talkie] This is Doctor Jones. Operation Blue Sky is go, go, go. I repeat, this is a go.
- The Doctor: You are not coming with me. I want to talk to this Luke Rattigan, not point a gun at him.
- Colonel Mace: It's 10 miles outside London. How are you going to get there?
- The Doctor: Well then give me a jeep.
- Colonel Mace: According to the records, you travel by TARDIS.
- The Doctor: Yes, but if there is a danger of hostile aliens, I think it's best o keep a super-duper Time Machine away from the front lines.
- Colonel Mace: I see; so then you *do* have weapons but choose to keep them hidden.