Love through Time and Space

by I Love Oc's

Emily thought she was an ordinary girl who like sci-fi and aliens and everything else that went with it. Until one day, while hanging out with Rose, her life became a lot more interesting. She meets a man called the Doctor who seems to know a lot about her and apparently she jumps around his timeline. Join Emily as she meets the man in the wrong order and falls in love. (1-12/oc)

1. Rose

This is my first Doctor who story. I am planning on trying to do all of, if not, most of the episodes with the new and the classic series. Please be patient as I dont know when I will post the second chapter.

I do not own Doctor who. I only own Emily.

I was sleeping peacefully, having a nice dream, until I heard it, the knocking.

"Emily, get up, I'm leaving now. Don't stay in bed all day", said my roomie.

"I won't, Rose, probably most of the day then," I told her, still half under the covers.

She stared at me for a moment, then left, probably for work. I rolled over, not getting out of bed anytime soon.

**** Several hours later ****

I was up, fully dressed, ready for the day. I ran my hand through my short hair, trying to decide what I was going to do for the day. I was already at Henricks, where Rose works. I think it was somewhat close to closing time. So I figured I would wait until she finishes.

"This is a customer announcement. The store will be closing in five minutes. Thank you," said the loud speaker. Huh. I wonder who had the fun of doing that job.

I didn't have a job. Probably should, as I'm currently living with Rose. She had been my best friend for years and since I don't have enough money to rent some place, she offered to let me stay at her house. Bless her heart. I wish I had something for my headache though. I've had it for a while now. It comes and it goes. It's getting quite annoying now.

Rose came over to me, signalling that she was ready to leave. We were about to leave when a guard called out to us.

"Oi!" he called.

He hands Rose a package and she didn't look very happy about it. We go and enter the lift that takes us down. The lift pings and the door opens.

"Wilson. Wilson, I've got the lottery money. Wilson?" Rose asks as we walk further down the corridor. She knocked on a door that says 'HP Wilson CEO'.

"You there? Look, I can't hang about 'cause they're closing the shop and I have Emily with me. Wilson. Uhh, come on!"

I was just looking around as she said this. I was starting to get a bit bored as she tried to find this Wilson guy. Because I wasn't paying attention, it startled me a bit when I heard a sudden noise further along the corridor.

"Hello? Hello, Wilson, it's Rose. Hello? Wil…Wilson?"

We both walk down and stop outside a fire door for a moment. I open the door and we find ourselves in a room full of shop dummies. I turn on the light and we walk further into the room.

"Wilson? Wilson?" Rose continues to call out

We continued to walk through the room while I looked at the dummies cautiously, having never come down here before. Though, they start to give me the creeps, the way they stare at you, never moving, waiting for you to turn your back. I followed behind Rose until she reached the door. As she went to try and open the door, the door that we entered previously, closed loudly. I jumped but that when unnoticed by Rose as she ran back. She tried to open the door and failed, then she turned to me to see if I could. I shrugged and gave it a go. Just as I thought, it did not open. Just as I went to turn back to Rose, I heard a small sound, sounding like something plastic was being hit against something.

"Is that someone mucking about? Who is it?" Rose asked.

"Nah, it's just the dummies," I said sarcastically. "Who else could it be?"

We continued to enter further into the room to find out who was playing the trick on us. As we got further in, I heard a sound coming from behind. I turned around and saw that the dummy slowly turn its head towards us. That sort of freaked me out as that was NOT meant to happen. Seeing as they were inanimate objects, they should NOT be moving on their own.

"Ah, Rose. That dummy just moved its head," I said as I backed away slowly.

She turned around just as it decided to move out of its spot and turned towards us. Rose backed away slowly just as I did.

"Heh… You got me, very funny," said Rose as we continue to back away.

It doesn't stop advancing and two more join in.

"I don't think that they are going to stop, just because you want them to, Rose."

"Right, I've got the joke! Whose idea is this? Was it Derek's?" said Rose.

"Who's Derek?" I asked but I got ignored. For good reason, anyway.

Despite the fact that me and Rose where still backing away, the dummies were still advancing. I turned my head around to see if we were going to crash into anything, only to see more standing there, watching us from behind.

"Ahh, Rose, we better hurry," I said, starting to panic.

"Derek, is it you?" Rose continued.

I still wanted to know who Derek was. He seems to be getting more attention than me at this point in time. But as I was complaining in my head about the lack of attention I was getting, more of the dummies had come alive. So we were at the point where we were backing up slowly, Rose keeping an eye on them and me navigating around the boxes. But I hadn't done a great job as Rose tripped over a box that I didn't see.

"Oops, sorry," I laughed sheepishly. She just glared at me and quickly stood back up.

We ended back up against the wall. The dummy that was in front of us raised its arm to strike Rose. I grabbed hold of her hand just as she closed her eyes. What I didn't see coming was a larger hand grabbing hold of my hand. I quickly looked up to see a larger man with a very, very short hair, wearing a black leather jacket with a burgundy V-necked T-shirt underneath and black pants.

"Run!" he said as he then pulled us along, since I still had hold of Rose's hand.

We were pulled through the fire exit just as I could hear a clang and a gas sort of sound. I guess they smashed the gas pipe, I don't know. Anyway, the man was still pulling us even with the dummies still following. It was a long run and who even knew that the dummies could even run. Though, I would've laugh if one had fallen over, if I wasn't running for my life. Once we finished running down the corridor, that in my opinion was too long, the man dragged us into the lift.

He pushed the buttons to try and get the doors to close quicker though one of the dummy's arms had gotten stuck in the doors as it was closing. I went to get as far away from it as I can as the man wrestled with the arm and managed to pull it off. At least the door closed. And the arm had stopped moving.

"You pulled his arm off!" said Rose.

"At least they're not still following us," I said, wanting to be a part of this and not to get ignored, again.

"Yep! Plastic. That's one way to look at it, Emily," he said as he tossed the arm to Rose.

Wait, what? What did he just say? How did he know my name? But of course I didn't get a chance to ask as Rose spoke before I did.

"Very clever, nice trick! Who are they then, students? Is this a student thing or what?"

Well, she it seems that she didn't catch the fact that some random guy knew her best friends name. Or she didn't care. Or she did but was more concerned about students playing a prank on her.

"Why would they be students?" he asked, as if he didn't know.

"I don't know," she replied.

I'm still feeling ignored here. I'm just gonna stand here quietly then. See if I care.

"Well, you said it! Why students?" he said, still standing at the front of the lift.

"Cause…to get that many people dressed up and being silly…they gotta be students."

The man grins then looks at me.

"That makes sense! Well done. Why are you being all quiet over there, Emily? You're usually a lot more chatty then this," he said to me.

"Well, first off, I was feeling ignored, so I was gonna stand here quietly. And second, how the hell do you know my name?" I asked.

"Don't you know who I am? Well, I guess I do look a bit different but I'm still me."

"Who are you?" I asked.

His grin disappears.

"They're not students," he said, completely ignoring my question. It was a valid question. Why is it that he knows my name but I don't know his? That's completely unfair.

"Whoever they are, when Wilson finds them, he's gonna call the police."

Now another name that I don't know. Though given that I don't know most of the people that Rose works with.

"Who's Wilson?" the man and I ask in sync.

I looked at him in surprise and he just grinned at me. I couldn't help but chuckle at the silliness of it.

"Chief electrician," Rose replied.

Ok, so when I ask who someone is, I get ignored. But when he asks, he gets an answer. Still not fair. I pout.

"Wilson's dead," he replied. Ok, that makes it depressing now. I didn't even know the guy.

Anyway, at that moment, the lift doors open up and steps out of the lift and we both follow.

"That's not funny, that's sick!" Rose shouted at him, still holding onto the arm.

"Hold on! Mind your eyes," he said as he pushed us to the side.

Hold on? Hold on to what? And what does he mean, mind our eyes?

He then points something silvery with a light on the end to the lift controls. The controls then spark, for some reason.

"I've had enough of this now!" Rose yells.

I'm enjoying this, for some reason. Well, other than the fact that the dummies in the shop have come to life and some strange man knows my name. But other than that, I'm enjoying this. The man then walks off. I really do need to find out his name. I can't just keep calling him a stranger.

"Who are you, then? Who's that lot down there? I said, who are they?" Rose asked.

I really wanted to know the answer to the first question. I wanted to know the answer to the other one as well, but I really wanted to know his name.

"They're made of plastic. Living plastic creatures. They're being controlled by a relay device in the roof. Which would be a great big problem if I didn't have this." He then shows us a device which had all sorts of buttons and lights that I don't understand are for. He then opens the fire exit for us. "So! I'm going to go up there and blow them up, and I might die in the process. But don't worry about me, no. Go home, go on! Go and have your lovely beans on toast."

Wait, what? He might die?! I've only just gotten to meet him and he might die. That doesn't sit well with me. Also, I hate beans. They make me fart. He then pushes us through the door and flashes me a quick grin which I'm really confused about. How does he know me when I've never met him before?

"Don't tell anyone about this, because if you do, you'll get them killed," he said.

How would it get them killed? Also, as if anyone would believe me. And if I had anyone to tell it to. I'm such a loner. Well, I won't be able to ask as he shut the door. Not a second later, the door opened again.

"I'm the Doctor, by the way, what's your name?" he asks.

Yes! I finally have a name. But who the hell calls himself the Doctor?

"Rose," said, as you guessed it, Rose.

"Emily, but you already know that," I said.

"Yep. Nice to meet you, Rose. Emily, until we see each other again. Run for your life."

What does he mean, until we see each other again? He brings up more questions than answers. He then shuts the door, again. We both looked at each other and ran for it. We both ran down the street, still holding on to the plastic arm for some reason. I don't know why, though. Though, because Rose wasn't paying that much attention to things around her, she nearly got run over by a taxi. The driver yelled something at her but I wasn't about to catch what he said. We got as far away from the building and when we thought that we were at a safe distance, we managed to look back just in time for the top floor to blow up. As a lot of people were now running, Rose decided to run home and I followed, only glancing back to see a blue telephone box we had just ran by.

I was laying on the chair in the living room, half asleep half listening to the TV. The dummy's arm was lying on the floor, near my chair. The main reason I wasn't asleep yet was because Jackie was on the phone. And she talks loudly.

"I know, it's on the telly! It's everywhere! She's lucky to be alive. Honestly, it's aged her. Skin like an old bible. Walking in now you'd think I was HER daughter. Oh and here's himself…"

Why does everyone like to ignore me? Given that I don't think that she knows that I was there also. But does she ask? No. At least Mickey is now here.

"I've been phoning your mobile, you could've been dead! It's on the news and everything! I can't believe that your shop went up!" he said to Rose.

Feeling slightly ignored here, Mickey. He even gave her a hug. I know he's her boyfriend and everything but I want to feel included as well.

"I'm alright, honestly. I'm fine! Don't make a fuss," Rose said.

"I'm fine too, in case anyone was wondering," I added. Mickey looked over at me and looked apologetic.

"Sorry Emily," he said sheepishly.

I just waved him off. At least he apologised.

"Well, what happened?" he asked.

"I don't know," Rose replied.

"I don't know either, so don't ask me," I added as he turned towards me.

"What was it though, what caused it?" he asked.

"I wasn't in the shop, I was outside, I didn't see anything…" she replied.

And now I'm ignored, again. Why do I put up with this? Oh yeah, they're letting me stay here. And now here's Jackie, with the god damn phone.

"It's Debbie on the other end, she knows a man form the Mirror. Five hundred quid for an interview!"

"Oh that's brilliant! Give it here!" she better not be doing what I think she's gonna do.

Rose took it and hung up. Just what I thought she would do. Just a feeling that I got.

"Well, you've gotta find some way of making money. Your jobs kaput and I'm not bailing you out. And Emily doesn't even have a job so she can't help you." Wait, so now you decide to include me. Just as I was about to say something about that, her phone rings again. I'm telling you, I'm this close to destroying that darn thing. "Beth! She's alive! I tell ya, sue for compensation! She was within seconds from death…"

Thank god that she's gone. I don't think that I could stand another second of her talking on the phone.

"What are you drinking?" wait, when did she get a drink? I could've wanted one but no one asks me. "Tea? No, no, no, that's no good, that's no good. You're in shock, you need something stronger."

"Why?" she asked.

Yeah, why would she need something stronger? She's not in that much shock. What are you up to Mickey?

"You deserve a proper drink, you, me and Emily, if she wants to," he looks at me and I shake my head. I now know where this is headed. "We're going down to the pub, my treat. How about it?"

Rose just smiled. She too knows what's going on. I just find how funny it is that he thinks he can get away with it and call it a coincidence.

"Is there a match on?" she asked

"Yep," I replied, being cheeky.

He just gave me a slight glare and turned back to Rose.

"I'm just thinking about you, babe!"

Right, you totally wanted to see the match. Though if I ever get a boyfriend, he is never calling me 'babe'. It's not even cute.

"There's a match on, ain't there," said Rose. Yeah, she got him there.

I sat up properly, now more interested in where this was headed then trying to get any sleep.

"Well, that's not the point. We could catch the last five minutes."

"Go on then. I'm fine, really. Go. Get rid of that…"

She points to the dummy's arm that is now near my feet. Mickey just points at his lips and I turn away because I know what that means. I turn around when I hear laughter and it looks like Rose had fallen into the chair. Rose tried to trip him but fails. He just waves with the arm and I just waved back.

"Buh bye!"

"Bye!" replied Rose.

"Bye Mickey!" I yelled out to him.

Mickey pretended to strangle himself with the arm and left. I smiled and went to sleep.

I could hear Jackie yelling from wherever she is. My guess was that Rose's usual alarm went off and Jackie reminded her that she has no job to go to.

I finally dragged myself out of bed and got ready for the day. Don't know what I'm gonna do but I have to get dressed and do my teeth or Rose would kill me.

"…and I'm not joking about getting compensation. You've had genuine shock and trauma! Arianna got two thousand quid from the council just because the old man behind the desk said she looked Greek! I know she IS Greek, but that's not the point, it's a valid claim."

Now what is Jackie on about? All I heard was something about compensation. I saw Rose stand up and I moved to follow her. I mean, what could she possibly be doing when Jackie was talking to her? Well, I'm mostly curious and I don't want Jackie to start talking to me. I didn't get enough sleep, alright. Anyway, I found her over near the cat flap that I had nailed down weeks ago, only to find that the nails had come out.

"Mum, you're such a liar, I told you to nail the cat flap down. We're going to get strays!" Rose yells.

"I did it weeks back!" Jackie yelled back from wherever she is.

"No, you thought about it!" Rose replied.

"And I actually did it because I knew that she wouldn't," I added in.

I walked over and looked down at the cat flap. As I was examining it, I noticed the nails on the floor. I picked one up and showed Rose. Just when I showed her, the cat flap moved. It scared Rose and made her fall back. I laughed as she fell and even more when she gave it a nudge, as if it was a wild animal. I went over and pushed it open, only to find the man's, the Doctor, from the day before, head right outside it. It gave me a slight fright and I quickly opened the door.

"What are you doing here? And Emily, I thought you would've been in the Tardis?" he asked.

The what? What's a Tardis? And still, how the hell does he know me?

"We live here. Well, she lives here, they are just letting me stay," I replied.

"Well, what do you do that for?" he asked, confused.

Does he not know why people live in houses? What is he, an alien?

"Because we do! And I'm only at home because someone blew up my job," Rose accused.

Well it was a fair enough point. I would be annoyed if someone blew up my job. But, oh well. I don't have one in the first place. He even got his thingamabob out and the light lit up.

"Must've got the wrong signal. You're not plastic, are you? Well, I'm mean, I know Emily's not but have to make sure with you." He knocks on Rose's forehead. I laughed and he cracked a grin. "No, bonehead. Bye, then!"

The hell he is going anywhere without answering my questions. I mean, the more he's around, the more I get. He moved to go but I grabbed hold of his arm and pulled him back inside. He didn't even protest, which I find weird. As if he wanted me to grab him. Rose just closed the door behind us and followed.

"Who is it?" I heard from wherever Jackie is, I think her bedroom, I don't know.

I heard Rose say something then disappear to wherever. I seem to not know a lot of things, like where the hell people wonder off to. Not that I care or anything.

I just stood in the hallway, waiting for Rose to come back. I'm guessing that was also the Doctor's idea as well as he was just leaning against the doorframe. I was just about to question him about his knowledge of me when Jackie spoke up.

"I'm in my dressing gown," Jackie said, flirtatiously.

For some reason, that made a shiver go down my spine. I think it was a bad shiver, probably because she is flirting with someone with me nearby. I mean, he is a handsome man, with his leather jacket and dominating personality and deep voice that-. What the hell am I thinking! I only just met the guy! How the hell can I be thinking that kind out stuff about someone I just met? I really need to get myself a boyfriend if this is how I'm gonna act.

"Yes, you are," the Doctor replied.

And he didn't even sound interested. At all. I don't know if I should be happy about that or not.

"There's a strange man in my bedroom," she continued.

If he doesn't sound interested the first time, please just stop already. It just makes me feel awkward at this point.

"Yes, there is," he replied.

And he still doesn't sound interested. I wonder if he has a partner. I mean, if he does, that's good for me. It means I can back off. But if he doesn't, that means I can have a shot….that I am not going to use because I'm not interested in the guy. Not one bit. Got that brain. I'm not interested.

"Well, anything could happen," and she's still trying. Just give it a rest already.

"No," he replied.

I don't know if I should be happy about that or not. It means that nothing is going to happen between them and I get a chance. And he walked off and I followed, hoping to get a chance to talk to him. I ended up following him the living room where Rose was trying to tidy up.

"Don't mind the mess. Do you want coffee?" Rose asked.

"My wife is always leaving stuff around. Might as well, thanks! Just milk."

Wait, wife. He's married. Now that I get a good look at him, I can see the plain gold ring on his finger. Well, now I definitely know that I can't have him. Then again, I would be surprised if someone like him was single. But that doesn't explain why he gave me a grin when he mentioned wife. What the hell. Stop causing more questions.

Rose went into the kitchen to start making the coffee. I didn't pay her much attention as I was rather focused on the man who was flipping through a magazine. Rose said something about going to the police but I doubt that they will believe us. I mean, moving dummies. They would think that we were crazy or trying to pull a prank on them.

"That won't last. He's gay and she's an alien." Who's an alien? What magazine is this? He also flicked through a book, don't know which one and said something about a sad ending.

"They said on the news they'd found a body." Wait, really? Who's body? Could it have been Derek's or Wilson?

The Doctor then looked at the mail and talked aloud to himself. "Rose Tyler and Emily Black." He then had a quick glance around a saw a mirror. He looked at himself like he had never seen his face before. "Ahh, could've been worse. Look at me' ears." Now that was a bit weird. Who hasn't seen their own face before?

I had lost all interest in what Rose was saying at this point. I was more interested in what the Doctor was trying to achieve with the cards. He gave them a shuffle and managed to make them all go flying everywhere. I don't think he achieved what he wanted. I then heard a scuffling noise from behind the sofa.

"What's that then? You got a cat?

"No," I replied, also curious about the noise. But as soon as he looked behind the sofa, the dummy's arm leaped out and grabbed him by the neck. I reacted quickly, as I rushed towards him to try and pull it off. I had hold of the arm and I heard Rose say in the background

"-anyway, I don't even know your name, Doctor…what was it?" Really, is this the best time to ask? Don't you see that he's being strangled by the arm that Mickey was meant to throw out? I managed to get the arm to let go of his neck own for it to grab hold of my face. The doctor immediately leaped up to try and get it off my face. But of course, in his attempt to get it off me, we both crash into the glass coffee table, thus breaking it and rolled onto the floor. He pushed me gently on the sofa and got out his silver thingy, stopping the hand, somehow. I just looked at him as he took my face in his hand and gave it a quick look over.

"It's alright, I've stopped it. There you go, you see? Armless." He tossed the arm in Rose's direction. I was more confused at how gentle he was being, how concerned he was. Here he was with a wife and he looked at me with concern and….love? How can he be in love with me if he already has a wife? Also, we only met yesterday.

"Do you think?" Rose then proceeded to whack him on the shoulder.

"Ow!" he complained.

"What was that for, Rose?" I asked.

"Because he hasn't explained what's going on, how he knows your name or why he's acting so concerned and in love with you when he has a wife?" So she did notice. I should've given her more credit. I am her best friend and all. I suppose she would notice when a stranger knows my name and I wouldn't have any idea who he is.

"Good point."

The Doctor ran down the stairs with me and Rose hot on his tail. He was holding the dummy's arm in one hand and for some reason, pulling me along with the other. He did it like it was natural for him to do. I didn't complain, oddly enough.

"Hold on a minute, you can't just go swanning off," Rose called as she ran after us.

"Yes I can. Here I am, this is me, swanning off. Come on Emily. See ya!"

"Wait, what makes you think I want to go with you? I don't even know you," I pointed out.

He stopped and turned towards me. He moved the hand that was holding mine to my face.

"One day you will know why. Until that day, you will have to trust me. Things might not make sense now but they will. Just know that you mean more to me than you think." And with that, he grabbed my hand and continued to run down the stairs. Ok, so that didn't clear much up. I didn't get much of a chance to ask as Rose continued to talk.

"That arm was moving, it tried to kill Emily!" A dark look quickly passed over the Doctor's face.

"Ten out of ten for observation," he scoffed.

"You can't just walk away, that's not fair! You've got to tell me what's going on," she weakly commanded.

"No I don't," he replied.

We finally reached the bottom of the stairs and went through the doors. Rose was still trying to get him to tell her what was going on. Don't get me wrong, I want to know to but I have a feeling that I will find out in time.

"Alright then. I'll go to the police. I'll tell everyone. You said, if I did that, I'd get people killed. So, your choice. Tell me, or I'll start talking.

"Is that supposed to sound tough?" Even I can tell that was a weak attempt.

"Sort of," she replied.

"Doesn't work." But I can see the small smile on his face. Then again, I had a big grin on mine. Really, Rose had never been the most commanding type of person when with people that she didn't know. Then again, neither have I.

"Who are you?" she asked, after however many times we have asked in total.

"I told you! The Doctor," he answered.

"Yeah. But Doctor what?" she asked. I laughed. Imagine have the name Doctor What. The Doctor looked at me and cracked a grin.

"Just the Doctor." It sounded like he said this a lot.

"The Doctor," I repeated.

"Hello!" and he gave me a small wave and grinned. I laughed and he beamed. Rose was on the other side of him and gave a small laugh.

"Is that supposed to sound impressive?" Rose asked. I just looked at him as he turned to answer her question.

"Sort of." I laughed. I don't know why I seem to be laughing. I don't hang around much guys that often. Yet with this man, he makes me feel comfortable around him. That he makes me feel safe. That he made sure I was ok when the arm attacked me and just now when he's holding my hand. Then there's that thing about his wife. I get the weirdest feeling that there is more to the story then I know.

"Come on. You can tell me. I've seen enough. Are you the police?" I look at him and he doesn't seem to look like an officer.

"No. I was just passing through. I'm a long way from home." How long is long? Is he able to get home?

"But what have we done wrong? How come those plastic things keep coming after us?" Rose asked. Really, does she ever run out of questions? Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

"Oh! Suddenly the entire world revolves around you! You were just an accident, you got in the way, that's all." Does he not know how to put it nicely?

"It tried to kill Emily!" I know, I was there. A dark looked quickly passed over his face. What, doesn't he like it when I get injured? Not that anyone should like when someone gets injured, but he only just met me. Well, at least I only just met him. He seems to know me fairly well.

"It was after me, not you! Last night, in the shop, I was there, you blundered it. Almost ruined the whole thing. This morning, I was tracking it down, it was tracking me down…the only reason it fixed on you is that you met me." I was there too. So why didn't he mention me?

"So what your saying is, the world revolves around you," I asked.

"Sort of, yeah," he replied with a grin to me.

"You're so full of it!" Rose added in.

"Sort of, yeah," he replied.

"But all this plastic stuff, who else knows about it?" Rose asked.

"No one," he replied.

"What, you're on your own?" I asked, concerned.

"Well, my wife travels with me but she comes and goes all the time. Bit of a problem for me at this point in time as she just looks at me and doesn't know who I am. But other than that, who else is there? I mean, you lot, all you do is eat chips, go to bed, and watch telly. When all the time, underneath you, there's a war going on!" How can his wife not know who he is? And why did his grin fall when he looked at me?

"Ok, start from the beginning.

"If you're gonna go with this living plastic, and even I don't believe that, but if we do…how do you kill it?" Rose asked.

"The thing controlling it projects a signal into the arm. I cut off the signal, dead."

"So, that's radio control?" I asked, trying to understand it.

"Thought control. Are you alright?" Wait, what's wrong with Rose? I don't see anything wrong with her.

"Yeah. So, who's controlling it, then?"

"Long story," he replied.

"But what's that all for? I mean, shop window dummies…what's that about? Is someone trying to take over Britain's shops?" Rose asked. Why would someone want to take over the shops? I don't think that they would achieve anything. But still, we all laugh. 'Cause still, the idea is still funny.

"No," he answered.

"I know," she replied. Do you really, Rose?

"It's not a price war." We all laugh again and then he suddenly stops laughing. "They want to overthrow the human race and destroy you. Do you believe me?"

"No," replied Rose.

"I do!" I grinned. He just gave me a grin back.

"That's just because you believe in aliens," Rose told me.

"Just because you have never met an alien does not mean that they don't exist, Rose," I answered back.

"But you're both still listening," said the Doctor.

I kept on walking with the man and I didn't even notice that Rose had stopped until I heard her voice from behind me.

"Really though, Doctor. Tell me. Who are you?"

The Doctor stopped and I turned to look at him. I also wanted to know but that wasn't what I wanted to know at that point.

"Do you know like we were saying? About the Earth revolving?" He walked back to her and I followed him, due to him still holding my hand. "It's like when you were a kid. The first time they tell you that the world's turning and you just can't believe it because everything looks like its standing still. I can feel it." He took her hand. "The turn of the Earth. The ground beneath our feet is spinning at a thousand miles an hour and the entire earth is hurdling around the sun at 67 thousand miles an hour, and I can feel it. We're falling through space, you, me and Emily. Clinging to the skin of this tiny world, and if we let go…" he let go of her hand. He didn't let go of mine, strangely enough. "That's who I am. Now, forget me, Rose Tyler. And take Emily with you. Go home." He let go of my hand and took the dummy's arm and used it to wave at us.

He walked off and we watched his retreating back. We started to walk back and we heard a strange, grinding noise. I look at Rose and we ran back. When we got to where we thought the sound had come from, there was nothing there. I turned to Rose and shrugged and started to walk away.

"Hey Emily, I'm going to Mickey's to use his computer to see if I can find any information. Do you want to come?" Rose asked.

"And watch you two flirt, no thanks. Just let me know if you find anything," I replied.

"Ok." And she left. Now I had some time to get some sleep without interruptions.

Rose, Mickey and I were sitting in his car. And they were having a slight disagreement.

"You're not coming in! He's safe, he's got a wife and kids," Rose argued.

"Yeah but who told you that? He did. That's exactly what an internet lunatic murderer would say," he replied.

They both turned towards me, my guess to whose side I would take but I just put my hands up and shook my head. I'm staying out of this. Rose and I both got out of the car anyway, her grinning. Mickey on the other hand, didn't look to happy.

I followed Rose to a house that I'm assuming that the man lives at. Rose knocked on the door and a boy answered who looked about 11.

"Uh, hello, we've come to see Clive? We've been emailing," Rose told him.

"Dad! It's one of your nutters!" I looked at Rose.

"Do we really look like nutters?" I asked. She just shrugged. A man appeared at the door who I'm assuming is Clive.

"Sorry. Hello. You must be Rose. I'm Clive. Obviously!" he introduced.

"Hi, I'm Emily," I introduced. He gave me a smile.

"I better tell you now, my boyfriend's waiting in the car, just in case you're going to murder me!" I had to laugh at that. Mickey is such a worrywart sometimes.

"No, good point. No murders." Clive waves to Mickey, who nods but still looks distrustful from what I can see.

"Who is it," said a female voice from upstairs.

"Oh it's something to do with the Doctor! She's been reading the website. Please come through, I'm in the shed," he replied.

She comes down stairs carrying a washing basket.

"She? She read a website about the Doctor? She's a she?"

What is going on? It sounds like she doesn't want him around other females.

She smiles ironically and shuts the door.

Clive showed me and Rose around the shed. There was quite a bit of stuff dedicated to the Doctor.

"A lot of this stuff is quite sensitive. I couldn't just send it to you. People might intercept it, if you know what I mean. If you dig deep enough – keep a lively mind – this Doctor keeps cropping up all over the place. Political diaries, conspiracy theories. Even ghost stories. No first name, no last name. Just 'The Doctor'. Always The Doctor. And the title seems to have passed down from father to son, it appears to be an inheritance. That's your Doctor there, isn't it?"

He showed us a photo to the Doctor on the computer screen. And it looked just like him, funny enough.

"Yeah," I answered.

"I tracked it down to the Washington public archive last year. The online photo's enhanced, but if we look at the original…" he showed us some photos of the Doctor standing in a crowd at the time and place of the assassination of JFK. "November the 22nd, 1963. The assassination of President Kennedy."

"Must be his father…" Rose added.

"Going further back… April 1912." He brought over a photo album. "This is a photo of the Daniels family, Southampton. And friend." He pointed to the Doctor, who was standing with them. "This was taken the day before they were due to sail off for the New World. On the Titanic. And for some unknown reason, they cancelled the trip and survived. And…" he showed us a sketch. "1883. Another Doctor. And look – the same lineage. He's identical. This one washed up on the coast of Sumatra on the very day Krakatoa exploded. The Doctor is a legend woven throughout history. When disaster comes, he's there. He has a storm in his wake. And he has one constant and one semi-constant companion."

"Who's that," Rose asked.

"Death and his wife," Clive replied.

"Who's his wife," I asked. I've heard it mentioned a few times, that he has a wife. But who is she?

"All I know is that she has been referred to as Wolf. Other than that, not much. Just that she's his wife and that they love each other very much." That's not very much to go on. Just that she is referred as Wolf and that she loves the Doctor very much. "Was she with him?"

"I didn't see her, no. Though he did mention her a few times. Not by name, just that he has a wife and that at that point in time, she doesn't know who he is," I answered. He just looked disappointed.

"Oh well. Anyway, if the Doctor's back… if you've seen him, Emily, Rose… then one thing's for certain, we're all in danger." Not ominous at all. Not one bit. "If he's singled you two out… if the Doctor is making house calls… then God help you."

"Who is he? Who do you think he is?" Rose asked.

"I think he is the same man. I think he's immortal. I think he's an alien from another world."

That caught my interest. I was about to ask more about the Doctor but Rose pulled me away towards the door. I take it that we are now leaving? Rose had started talking before we even got to the car.

"Alright! He's a nutter! Off his head! COMPLETE online conspiracy freak. You win! He did seem to catch Emily's interest with the information about him. Oof."

"Oi, of course I would be interested. When a guy that knows your name but you know him, you would be interested too. Or think he is a stalker."

We both got in the car. I looked at Mickey to see if he was being his usual smug self about being right when I saw that he looked a bit odd. I got an uneasy feeling and I was about to tell Rose when she started talking.

"What're we going to do tonight? I fancy a pizza," she asked.

"Pizzaaa! P-p-p-pizza!" he replied. Ok, now I know something is wrong with him.

"…or a Chinese…" she also suggested.

"Pizza!" he decided.

"Can I come too?" I asked.

"Sure," she replied. Good, because I wasn't going to leave her alone when something is wrong with Mickey.

We all sat down at a table for four in a restaurant. I sat down next to Rose, who was across from Mickey.

"Do you think I should try the hospital? Suki said they had a few jobs going in the canteen. That's it then… dishing out chips… I could do A levels…" 'Mickey' just continues to stare at her, grinning. I'm watching you mister. "I dunno. It's all Jimmy Stone's fault. I only left school because of him, and look where he ended up. What do you think?"

"I think that you should do whatever you want. Don't let anyone hold you back," I replied.

"Thanks Emily," Rose said, smiling.

"So, where did you meet this Doctor?" 'Mickey' asked.

"I'm sorry, wasn't I talking about me for a second?" Rose asked.

Well, well, well. What do we have here? Why would he care more about the Doctor then his own girlfriend?

"Because, I reckon it started back at the shop, am I right? Is he something to do with that?" he asked.

"No…" Rose replied.

"Come on."

"Sort of."

"What was he doing there?"

"I'm not going on about him, Mickey, I'm not. Because, I know it sounds daft but… I don't think he's safe. I think he's dangerous."

I looked around, trying to see if anyone else looked…odd. I didn't see anyone but I did see what I think is the Doctor in a waiters uniform. He raised a finger to his lips in a shushing gesture. I smiled.

"I think he's safe," I added. But I was ignored.

"But you can trust me sweetheart!" said 'Mickey. "Babe, sugar, darling, sugar," he added quickly.

Ok, now what the hell is going on?

"You can tell me anything. Tell me about the Doctor and what he's planning, and I can help you, Rose. Because that's all I really want to do, sweetheart, babe, sugar, sweetheart."

"What are you doing that for?" Rose asked.

The Doctor started to approach the table. I just smiled in his direction and he grinned back.

"Your champagne," said the waiter/Doctor.

"We didn't order any champagne. Where is the Doctor?" 'Mickey' asked.

The Doctor simply went to Rose's side of the table and offered it to her.

"Ma'am. Your champagne," the Doctor tries.

"It's not ours… Mickey, what is it? What's wrong?" Rose asked.

Uh, everything. I mean, get a closer look at him Rose. Does he look like a human with flesh?

"I need to find out how much you know, so where is he?" he asked.

I know the answer to that one. If you were smart, you would've found him by now. Stupid.

"Doesn't anybody want this champagne?" the Doctor asked.

'Mickey' looked up at the Doctor for the first time.

"Look, we didn't order i… ah. Gotcha."

The Doctor just shakes the bottle. Does champagne act the same as soda when it gets shaken? Well, it seems I'm about to find out.

"Don't mind me. I'm just toasting the happy couple. On the house!"

The cork pops out and hits 'Mickey' squarely on the forehead. It went into his head and he spat it out of his mouth. Huh, so it does act the same. And it seems that Rose finally figured it out that he's fake. Good job.

"Good to see you Doctor," I smiled. He grinned back.

"Anyway," the fake Mickey started as his hands turned into clubs and he smashed the table. Rose and I ran out of the way as the Doctor pulled his head off. "Don't think that's gonna stop me."

Some people nearby screamed but the Doctor just grinned. Rose went to ring the fire bell.

"Everyone out! Out now!" Rose yelled.

Everyone ran for the exit whereas the fake Mickey was still destroying stuff.

"Get out! Get out! Get out!" I yelled.

We all ran through the kitchen and out the back exit. The Doctor once again holding onto my hand.

We ended up in a yard with locked gates. The Doctor did something to the metal door that we ran through with his silver tube thing. Rose banged on the gates.

"Open the gate! Use that tube thing, come on!" Rose yelled.

"What, this? This is a sonic screwdriver," he replied.

"Oh, so that's what it's called," I thought out loud. He just grinned at me.

"Use it!" Rose yelled.

"Nah. Tell ya what, let's go in here," the Doctor said.

He approached a police box that was in the middle of the yard that I didn't notice and unlocked it. I followed after him and what I saw was amazing. Inside of the police box was a large room. It had a console sort of thing in the middle with all sorts of buttons that I wouldn't begin to understand. It also had hallways branching off, meaning it was still bigger. While I was still in amazement, Rose had come in and then went straight out again. A moment later she came back in again and I had stopped staring in amazement.

"It's gonna follow us!" Really Rose, can't you just appreciate that fact that this is amazing?

"The assembled hoards of Genghis Khan couldn't get through that door, and believe me, they've tried. Now, shut up a minute," said the Doctor.

Rose was just now looking how huge the room is compared to the outside. I think she might be in shock. I'm just happy that something this amazing exists. The Doctor was wiring up the head to something.

"You see, the arm is too simple, but the head's perfect," he started. "I can use it to trace the signal to the original source. Right. Where do you two want to start?"

"Um…the inside is bigger than the outside?" I started.

"Yes," he said.

"It's alien," said Rose.

"Yup."

"Are you alien?" I asked.

"Yes. Is that alright?" he asked.

"Fine with me," I smiled. He flashed me a grin.

"Yeah," Rose said quickly.

"It's called the TARDIS, this thing. T-A-R-D-I-S, that's Time And Relative Dimensions In Space." Rose started to sob. "That's ok. Culture shock. Happens to the best of us."

"Did they kill him? Mickey? Did they kill Mickey? Is he dead?" Rose sobbed.

Shit. I forgot about him. I hope he is alright though.

"Oh… didn't think about that," he replied.

"He's my boyfriend. You pulled off his head. They copied him and you didn't even think. And now you're just going to let him melt?!"

Melt? What do you mean, melt? I looked over to where the plastic head is and saw that it was, in fact, melting.

"Melt?" even he looked confused for a moment. "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, NO!"

He started running frantically around the console, pressing buttons and pulling levers.

"What are you doing?!" Rose yelled.

"Reviving the signal, it's fading! Wait, I've got it… No, no, no, no, no, no, NO!" the TARDIS, I think that's what he called it, started to shake. "Almost there! Almost there! Here we go!"

The engines stop and the Doctor ran out without a word. I followed out after him and I noticed that we had changed locations.

"That was amazing," I exclaimed. The Doctor flashed me a grin.

Rose came out, looking confused. Again.

"We've moved! Does it fly?" she asked.

"Disappears there, reappears here, you wouldn't understand," he said offhandedly.

"But if we're somewhere else, what about that headless thing? It's still on the loose," said Rose.

"It melted with the head, are you going to witter on all night?" he asked. Suddenly, he ducked his head. I looked at him strangely. "My wife usually hits me for being rude," he muttered.

"Well, I was tempted too," I replied.

"I know."

"I'll have to tell his mother…" said Rose.

The Doctor just looked at her, questioningly.

"Mickey! I'll have to tell his mother he's dead, and you went and forgot him, again," she stated.

He just rolled his eyes, unconcerned.

"You were right, you ARE alien," she said.

She turned to walk away, I just stayed.

"Look, if I did forget some kid called Mickey…" he started.

"Yeah, he's not a kid," she interrupted.

"It's because I'm trying to save the life of every stupid ape blundering on top of this planet, alright?"

"Alright!" she yelled.

"Yes! It is!" he yelled in return.

They both looked like children, disagreeing over something.

"If you are an alien, then how come it sounds like you're from the North?" she asked.

"Lots of planets have a North," he said, defensively. He crossed his arms and looked away.

"I like your accent, if it makes you feel any better," I said. He looked at me and smiled. "Also, what's a police public call box?"

"It's a telephone box from the 1950's. It's a disguise," he explained.

I smiled and he grinned.

"Ok. And this living plastic, what's it got against us?" Rose asked.

"Nothing, it loves you. You've got such a good planet. Lots of smoke and oil, plenty of toxins and dioxins in the air… perfect. Just what the Nestene Consciousness needs. Its food stock was destroyed in the war, all its protein plants rotten, so Earth… dinner!"

"Any way of stopping it?" I asked.

Grinning, the Doctor pulled a tube of blue liquid from inside his jacket.

"Anti-plastic!" he said, happily.

"Anti-plastic…" Rose said in disbelief.

"Anti-plastic! But first I've got to find it. How can you hide something that big in a city this small?" he asked himself.

"Hold on… hide what?" I asked.

"The transmitter. The Consciousness is controlling every single piece of plastic so it needs a transmitter to boost the signal," he answered.

"What's it look like?" Rose asked, trying to help.

"Like a transmitter. Round and massive, slap bang in the middle of London," he replied. He paced around, agitated, looking for a clue. "A huge circular metal structure… like a dish…" He turned to face us, his back to the railing. "…like a wheel. Close to where we are standing. Must be completely invisible."

I just stared at the Eye behind him.

"What?" he asked.

Rose nodded towards the Eye. He turned around, then back to her, confused.

"What?" he asked again.

I shook my head, still looking at the Eye. He turned around but he still didn't make the connection.

"What is it? What?"

We continue to stare at it and he turned around again, finally it clicks.

"Oh…fantastic!" He then took my face in his hands and gave me a quick kiss. I stood there, in shock. He grinned insanely, grabbed my hand and ran off, taking me with him, still in shock about the kiss.

We came to a halt at the foot of the Eye.

"Think of it. Plastic, all over the world. Every artificial thing waiting to come alive. The shop window dummies, the phones, the wires, the cables…" he started.

"The breast implants…" said Rose.

"Really, Rose, breast implants. That's the best you could think of?" I asked. She just shrugged.

"Still, we've found the transmitter. The Consciousness must be somewhere underneath," said the Doctor.

Rose ran off and called us over a moment later.

"What about down here?" she asked.

The Doctor and I ran over to join her.

"Looks good to me," he answered.

We ran downstairs to the manhole. The Doctor takes the lid off, and red light and smoke pour out.

"Well, if that isn't a sign of something evil, then I don't know what is," I said as I started to climb down after them.

The Doctor opened the door to another chamber once I had joined them and we went down some stairs. The Doctor pointed at a huge, orange, wobbling blob in the middle of the chamber.

"The Nestene Consciousness, that's it, inside the vat. A living, plastic creature."

"Well, then. Tip in your anti-plastic and lets go," Rose told the Doctor.

"Rose, you can't just kill it straight away," I said to Rose.

"I'm not here to kill it. I've got to give it a chance," the Doctor told Rose.

We went down the steps and to the railings. The Doctor leaned over the railings and addressed the orange thing…sorry I mean, the Consciousness.

"I seek audience with the Nestene Consciousness under peaceful contract. According to convention 15 of the Shadow Proclamation." It flobbled around a bit. I'm guessing that's how it communicates. "Thank you. If I might have permission to approach."

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Rose run to Mickey. Huh, what do you know, they kept him alive. The Doctor, with me just following behind, walked up to a platform where we could see the blob more clearly. I couldn't really hear what they were saying until Rose called out to the Doctor,

"Doctor, they kept him alive!"

"Yeah, that was always a possibility. Keep him alive to maintain the copy."

"You know that and you never said?"

"Can we keep the domestics outside, thank you?" The Doctor then turned back to the orange blob. "Am I addressing the Consciousness? Thank you. If I might observe, you infiltrated this civilization by means of warped, shunted technology. So, may I suggest, with the greatest respect, that you shunt off?"

I covered my mouth with my hand to help stop my laughter but the Doctor heard it going by the fact that he gave me a quick grin but his attention was drawn away by the angry plastic.

"Oh don't give me that, it's an invasion! Plain and simple! Don't talk about constitution rights!" The plastic rears its…head angrily. If you would call it a head, anyway. "I…am…talking! This planet is just starting. These stupid little people have only just learnt to walk, but they are capable of so much more. So I'm asking you on their behalf – please, just go."

Three of the shop window dummies approached me and the Doctor from behind. I heard Rose call out for us.

"Emily! Doctor!"

The dummies grab us, one of them taking the anti-plastic out of his jacket pocket.

"That was just insurance! I wasn't going to USE it," said the Doctor. The plastic bubbles angrily. "I was not attacking you. I'm here to help. I'm not your enemy. I swear, I'm not…what do you mean?"

The doors above us open to reveal the TARDIS.

"Oh, oh no, honestly, no! Yes, that's my ship," the Doctor continues. The plastic roars. "That's not true. I should know, I was there. I fought in the war. It wasn't my fault! I couldn't save your world! I couldn't save any of them!"

I look over at the Doctor and I wanted to comfort him. The distraught look on his face. He fought in a war and he must've lost so much. To bare such a burden.

"Doctor, what's it doing?" I asked.

"It's the TARDIS! The Nestene has identified its superior technology. It's terrified. It's going to the final base. It's starting the invasion! Get out, Rose! Just leg it! Now!"

Rose decided to call someone, probably Jackie.

"Mum?!...Where are you, mum?...Go home! Just go home, right now!...Mum?! Mum!"

I was paying more attention to the phone call than what was going on around me that I didn't know anything was happening until the Doctor called out,

"It's the activation signal! It's transmitting!"

"It's the end of the world…" said Rose.

"Get out, Rose! Just get out! Run!" I yelled to Rose, still being held hostage with the Doctor. The ceiling started to fall in.

"The stairs have gone!" I heard Rose yell. Rose and Mickey try to get into the TARDIS. "I haven't got the key!"

"We're going to die!" Mickey yells.

The Doctor was trying to get the anti-plastic but isn't quite able to. I don't know what was going to happen if he didn't get to it. Though I have a feeling it might involve us and dying. Next minute Rose came swinging across on a chain. Somehow she managed to kick the dummies holding us hostage into the Nestene, with the anti-plastic. The Consciousness started to writhe and scream. The Doctor managed to get Rose as she swung back.

"Now we are in trouble," said the Doctor.

We all started to run to the TARDIS as the Consciousness started to explode, the Doctor holding my hand as we did. I found that I didn't mind it as much. We managed to reach the TARDIS before it exploded. As we entered, I stared in amazement at the inside of the TARDIS. I can't believe that something like this could existed on earth. Mickey on the other hand, looked terrified.

As soon as we landed, he run straight out of the TARDIS and fell over. The Doctor came over and grabbed my hand as we, including Rose, walked towards the doors. Rose decided to call Jackie but I didn't pay much attention to their conversation as I was more focused on the man next to me. How could a man who I've only known for a short amount of time capture so much of my attention?

Rose's phone call to Jackie must've ended as she ran over towards Mickey, who was over near the wall.

"A fat lot of good you were!" if I had been paying for attention I might've known who that was directed to.

"Nestene Consciousness? Easy," said the Doctor.

"You both were useless in there. You'd both be dead if it wasn't for me," teased Rose.

No need to remind me. I kinda figured out that might've been the outcome.

"Yes, we would. Thank you. Right then! I'll be off! Unless, uh…I don't know…the both you and Emily could come with me," he offered. "This box isn't just a London hopper, you know, it goes anywhere in the universe free of charge."

"Don't! He's an alien! He's a thing!" Mickey exclaimed.

"Oi! Be nice to him, Mickey. He did just save Earth. And to him, we are probably aliens," I defended.

"He's NOT invited. What do you think? You could stay here and fill your life with work and food and sleep, or you could go, uh…anywhere."

I turn to him. "Is it always this dangerous?"

"Yeah," he nodded in return.

"Sure, I'll come." He grinned at me and gave me a quick one handed hug using the hand that was holding mine.

"Yeah, I can't…I've um…gotta go and find my mum and um…someone's gotta look after this stupid lump…so I guess I'll see you around Emily," said Rose.

"Yeah," I said with a smile and a wave.

"Okay. See you around," the Doctor said to Rose.

The Doctor walked me to the centre of the room, where the console was. He started to flip some switches and other stuff before the TARDIS made its take-off noise. The Doctor looked at me with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Okay, now that we have some time to ourselves, I believe you had some questions you wanted to ask?"

"Finally. First off, how the hell do you know who I am?" I asked.

"Well, this may sound confusing and a bit scary but you sort of jump around my time stream, my life. I don't know how but we kind of meet in the wrong order. The only warning that we get is the headaches."

"Okay, don't know how that is possible but weird stuff has happened today as it is. So would that explain the headaches that I've had for a while?"

"Possibly. You, an older you, told me last that you had already been getting them before you had met me. Still haven't figured out why, though."

"Okay, secondly, who am I to you?" this one had been bugging me since he mentioned he had a wife and now that I supposedly pop up through his life.

The grin dropped from his face. "Spoilers. Anyway, I suppose it's time to see if Rose still wants to come."

He ran back to the console as I ran after him. "What do you mean, spoilers?"

He finished landing the TARDIS when he answered my question. "It means that I can't tell you and that you will have to wait and find out."

He ran towards the door and poked his head out. I don't know what he said but I moment later, I saw Rose enter. She ran over to me and gave me a big hug. I don't know if it was the moment of everything catching up to me or if this is what the Doctor was talking about but I had a headache forming. I looked down as something had caught my attention and I saw this orange flame sort of thing surrounding my hands but it didn't hurt.

I must've caught their attention or something as the Doctor came over. He looked sad whereas Rose looked confused and concerned.

"It looks like you are now leaving," he said to me. "But don't worry. No matter where you go, no matter what time or place, I will be there. Though I may not look like this."

I took comfort in his words then all I could see was the orange flame. I closed my eyes since it became so bright that when I opened them, I didn't have a clue as to where I was. It looked like the TARDIS but it was a different colour and it had furniture in the console room. Though, the person I saw near the console was not the man I was just with.

"Who the hell are you!" I yelled to the older man.