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The Unicorn and the Wasp – Part 1
Jenny was practically bouncing up and down from excitement. The Tardis was landing and in a few seconds she was going to see her first planet. As soon as The Doctor announced they had arrived Jenny bolted for the door. "You think she's a little excited?" asked Donna with a smile. The Doctor returned the smile as he strode off after his daughter. His daughter; now that was going to take some getting use to. Sure he had been a dad before, but that was hundreds of years ago. He never thought he'd get another chance, but here she was; his miracle and he'd be damned if he was going to lose her again. He stepped out the open doors and came to stand beside Jenny. He glanced down at her and gave a small smile at the look of wonder on her face as she stared at the beautiful stone mansion with ivy climbing up the walls. "Oh, smell that air." he said taking a deep whiff. "Grass and lemonade and a little bit of mint. Just a hint of mint, must be the 1920's." he said walking forward.
"You can tell what year it is just by smelling." asked Jenny in surprise.
"Oh yeah." said The Doctor puffing out his chest just a little.
"Or maybe that big vintage car coming up the drive gave it away." said Donna with a smirk as The Doctor gave a flustered cough and Jenny a sly smile as the car pull up and park. Ever since they had left Jenny's 'home' planet, Messaline, Donna had been telling her all about planet earth and the wonderful things there. Jenny became so intrigued that she decided to do some research on earth. She read as many books on earth as she could, which was a lot since her brain was able to take in massive amounts of information very quickly, just like The Doctor. The decade that captured her interest the most was actually in fact the 1920's. So much had happening then; new ideas and things were being invented every day, some of the best books were written, and some of the most influential people lived in the 20's.
The three of them peered around the corner of the house and watched an interaction between a man, a butler, and what looked to be a reverend. They heard them talking about some sort of party that was being held on the estate. "Never mind planet Zog (which was they were supposed to end up). A party in the 1920's that's more like it." said Donna as she grabbed Jenny's shoulders and shook them excitedly. "What do you think Jenny?"
"I like the sound of it." she said with a longing look.
"Trouble is, we haven't been invited." said The Doctor as he watched Jenny's face begin to fall. "Oh, I forgot." he said as he reached in his pocket and pulled out his psychic paper pad. "Yes, we have." he said with a smile as Donna and Jenny's faces brightened up. Donna gave an excited laugh while Jenny through her arms around The Doctor's shoulders.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you." she said. The Doctor wrapped her in a hug of his own and lifted her off the ground; he wasn't about to deny his girl anything on her first trip.
"You're welcome." he said placing Jenny back on the ground. "Now let's go and get all 1920's-fied." With that the 3 time travelers made their way back to the Tardis. Nearly an hour later The Doctor was standing outside the Tardis in his pin stripped suit and tie waiting for the girls. "We'll be late for cocktails!" he shouted while banging on the door. At that moment the door opened to reveal Donna in a brown knee length dress, wearing a necklace of the time period, holding a brown purse, and her hair all done up. "What do you think, flapper or slapper?" she said with a sly smile.
"Flapper. You look lovely." said The Doctor as Donna moved away from the door.
"How 'bout me dad?" The Doctor looked back to the door and saw his daughter standing there is a beautiful green knee length dress and her blond hair done up like Donna.
"Beautiful." he said with big smile as he gave her his hand. And so with Jenny hooked onto one arm and Donna on the other, The Doctor led the way to the party. As they drew closer Jenny watched in fascination as all the servants moved around the gorgeous setting on the lawn, preparing for the first guests. She heard someone call out to look sharp for the guests as The Doctor called out a greeting of his own. "Good afternoon!" he shouted happily.
"Drinks sir, ma'am, miss?" said a footman coming up to them.
"Sidecar, please." said Donna as she slid her arm from The Doctor's.
"And a lime soda, thank you." said The Doctor.
"And for you miss?" the footman asked Jenny.
"Do you have lemonade?" she asked.
"Of course miss." he replied.
"Then I'll have that." she said calmly, but as the footman turned she tightened her grip on The Doctor's arm. "I can't believe they have lemonade. I'm going to drink lemonade. I've read all about it in books and it sounds wonderful. Is it, is it wonderful?" she said looking up at her dad.
"Dee-licious." he said as he licked his lips and gave his a quick shake.
"You're gonna love it." said Donna smiling as Jenny bounced slightly on her toes.
"May I announce Lady Clemency Eddison." came the butler's voice over the lawn. The 3 travelers turned and saw an elderly lady walking toward them. She had blond hair, was wearing a flowing purple dress and a on beautiful heart shaped necklace with a purple gem in the center. One could see immediately that she was the owner of this beautiful estate. "Lady Eddison." said The Doctor slipping his arm form Jenny and taking Lady Eddison's hand in his hands.
"Forgive me, but who exactly might you be and what are you doing here?" asked Lady Eddison. Jenny tensed slightly, but then remembered that her dad had the psychic paper (he had explained to her how it worked the other night).
"I'm The Doctor, this is my daughter Jenny" he said gesturing to Jenny on his left.
"Good afternoon Ma'am." said Jenny with a slight curtsey.
"And this is Miss Donna Noble… of the Chiswick Nobles." continued The Doctor gesturing over to Donna on his right.
"Good afternoon my lady. Topping day, what? Spiffing. Top hole." Jenny looked over in confusion and The Doctor just stared at her.
"No, no, no, no, no, no. Don't do that. Don't" The Doctor said softly as Donna opened her to say more 1920's slang. "We were thrilled to receive your invitation, Milady." he continued looking back at Lady Eddison smiling and holding up the psychic paper. "We met at the Ambassador's reception."
"Doctor, how could I forget you? But one must be sure with the Unicorn on the loose." said Lady Eddison.
"A Unicorn? Brilliant. Where?" asked The Doctor excitedly.
"The Unicorn." reiterated Lady Eddison. "The jewel thief. Nobody knows who he is. He's just struck again. Snatched Lady Babbington's pearls right from under her nose."
"Funny place to wear pearls." muttered Jenny eliciting a smile from both The Doctor and Donna as the three of them took their offered drinks from a footman.
"May I announce the Colonel Hugh Curbishley and the honorable Roger Curbishley." Everyone turned and watched as a young man pushed an elderly gentleman in a wheelchair toward them. "My husband and my son." said Lady Eddison gesturing to the two gentlemen.
"Forgive me for not rising, never been the same ever since that flu epidemic back in '18." said the Colonel.
"My word, you are a super lady." said Roger coming over to Donna.
"Oh, I like the colour of your jib. Chin-chin." she said a bit flustered.
"And you, are absolutely beautiful Miss…" he said coming over to Jenny.
"Jenny." she replied looking up at the handsome man and blushing slightly.
"Well, it is a pleasure to meet you, Jenny." said Roger giving Jenny's hand a kiss.
"Hello, I'm The Doctor, Jenny's father." he interrupted taking Roger's hand that was holding Jenny's and giving it a shake. Donna looked coyly over at The Doctor, it hadn't been 36 hours since he became a father again and he was already protective of his daughter.
"How do you do?" said Roger.
"Very well." replied The Doctor.
"Your usual, sir." said a footman offering Roger a drink.
"Ah, thank you Davenport. Just how I like it." said Roger taking a sip of his drink and staring at Davenport.
"How come she's an Eddison, but her husband and son are Curbishley's?" Donna quietly asked The Doctor.
"The Eddison title ascends through her. One day, Roger will be a lord." he quietly replied.
"Lemonade is fantastic. We should have it all the time." said Jenny.
"I told you, dee-licious." said The Doctor smacking his lips together and giving her a big smile.
"What, have you never had lemonade before?" asked Roger.
"No, I haven't had the chance to. I was only just born yesterday." she replied. The Doctor and Donna's eyes grew big. The Doctor gave Jenny a slight nudge and shake of his head. "Keep that bit quiet." he muttered. Roger's face clouded with confusion at what she had said. He was about to question her when the butler announced the arrival of a Miss Robina Redmond and he forgot all about it.
"She's the absolute hit of the social scene. A must. Miss Redmond." informed Lady Eddison as she greeted her new guest.
"Spiffing to meet you at last, Milady." Robina said with a nod of her head. As Lady Eddison introduced her son to Robina the butler announced yet another guest, the Reverend Arnold Golightly.
"Ah, Reverend, how are you?" asked Lady Eddison. "I heard about the church last Thursday night. Those ruffians breaking in."
"You apprehended them I hear." said Colonel Hugh.
"As the Christian fathers taught me we must forgive them their trespasses, quite literally." replied the Reverend.
"Some of these young boys deserve a decent thrashing." commented Roger.
"Couldn't agree more sir." said Davenport who was standing beside Roger delivering him another drink. The two men stared at each other for a minute before Roger coughed, slightly embarrassed. "Typical." softly commented Donna. "All the decent men are on the other bus."
"Or Time Lords." quickly added The Doctor.
"What do you mean 'other bus'? I don't see any buses." quietly asked Jenny sticking her head between the two, completely confused as to what they were talking about. Donna and The Doctor looked at her. Donna looked confused until she remembered that Jenny wasn't even two days old yet. It amazed her that Jenny could be so smart about certain things and yet have no idea about others. The Doctor, on the other hand, looked flustered. "Well… it's sort of… the thing is… ahh" stammered The Doctor. Donna sent an amused 'you're floundering' look at him before leaning over and whispering in Jenny's ear what she had meant. Jenny's eyes grew big as she listened to Donna. "No… you mean that, they are…" whispered Jenny.
"A couple." simply stated Donna her voice still lowered.
"No Way, they're gay." said Jenny raising her voice, but The Doctor clapped a hand on her mouth so she wouldn't draw attention. "Yes. And at this time in history gays are not socially excepted so no blabbing it."
"Why not?" whispered Jenny, moving her father's hand from her mouth.
"Wibbly-wobbly timey-whimy stuff. I'll tell you more about that later." he replied as Lady Eddison announced the arrival of her final party guest.
"Here she is, a lady who needs no introduction." The time travelers turned and saw a woman with short blond hair and wearing a blue dress walking towards the party. They set their drinks down as everyone began clapping, but the woman politely waved them off. "Oh no, no. Please don't." she said with a kind smile. "Thank you Lady Eddison. Honestly there's no need." The woman then turned the time travelers and extended her hand. "Agatha Christie." she said.
"What about her?" asked Donna as she shook the offered hand.
"That's me."
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