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She knew when she saw her that this was her Doctor. She may have changed her face, her gender, but she was still the Doctor to Ace.
The Doctor was more open with her emotions now, expressing her love for her "fam" and Ace's heart ached. Why hadn't the Doctor been more open in the version that she had known? She longed for him to claim her as his daughter, but he never did.
"You make me so proud of you, Ace." The blonde-haired Doctor had told her as she entered the Tardis.
Her father was finally proud of her.