Hey peeps! Here's the Rose/Doctor fic I was brainstorming. It's set after Doomsday but Journey's End either didn't happen yet or never happened at all. (Whatever makes the most sense to you.) I hope you like!
-RS
Disclaimer: I don't own doctor who. I do however own Jayden and Austin so if you copy them without my permission I hope you stub your toe. Happy reading!
Doctor POV
The TARDIS had decided to be particularly stubborn today, and wouldn't let me get to Barcelona. (The planet.)
"What is it this time?" I tried to get her back into the vortex, but she wouldn't budge. "Fine! I'll go! But after this we go to Barcelona!" I grab my trench coat and slipped it on over my blue pinstripe suit and walked out the doors. "A school?!" I mutter. Well if the TARDIS brought me here, it had to be something of some significance. I pull out my sonic screwdriver and check the readings on the building. "What do you mean it doesn't compute?! It's not like it's made of wood or anything!" I sigh and walked into what I suspected was the main office. It seemed to be one of those snobby schools for child prodigies or rich kids. On the wall next to me was an ominous looking portrait of what seemed to be the headmaster that made me want to shudder.
"Are you one of the representatives from the school board?" the secretary asked.
"Uh, yes! Doctor John Smith, of... Child psychology, yeah, child psychology. Remind me, what is this school called again?"
"LSFGP, The London School for the Gifted and Privileged." Of course it was London. "The only class left for observation is the gym. Room 102." He nodded a quick thank you, and headed off for room 102.
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When I got to the gym there seemed to be about 40 kids there, 7th graders I think someone said. I stand at the front of the gymnasium with the three teachers. I began to study the students for anything strange. Most of them seemed to be enjoying themselves. They were all wearing uniforms, grey t-shirts labeled LSFGP and maroon shorts. I noticed one girl, she seemed about 13, with long brown hair. Unlike everyone else enjoying themselves she thoughts that their exercises were repetitive and boring.
Wait... How could I hear what she was thinking? I can only do that with other- No. She can't be. Probably just has a low telepathic field. Yeah, that was probably it. But just to be safe...
"Who's the girl with the brown hair in the corner?" The teacher looked at me like he asked if the sky was blue.
"You don't know?"
"Why? Should I?" The teacher almost looked apologetic.
"Sorry. Her name's Jayden Tyler. She's a very strange girl. Almost completely anti-social, always missing classes, the only thing that her guidance counselor has figured out is the she's got no dad. The poor thing. It's just that most of the people who come to observe classes are looking for her."
"What people?"
"A bunch of different agencies. Even some high profile ones! We've had school board psychologists, fancy doctors, a couple UNIT agents, a handful of Torchwood agents, once we even had someone from M6! They all try to talk to her but she runs off!" I nod. Jayden Tyler. I try not to pay to much attention to her last name. Get over yourself doctor! She's in a parallel universe! You should be able to see her surname without crying! I sigh, and began to make my way over to the so-called "strange" girl. At the moment, the kids were jumping over hurtles made from pole sticking out of the walls.
"I'm looking for Jayden," I barely finish my sentence before the girl jumps forward, pulls a hurdle out of the wall, and had it pointed next to my throat. The entire action seemed perfected, almost rehearsed. The entire gym had gone quiet. They all thought that Jayden was strange, but not violent.
"Jayden! Put that down now!" A teacher yells. A blond boy a little bit taller than Jayden squeezes through the crowd to her side.
"C'mon, Jay. He's not not worth it." She ignores them both.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Her voice was surprisingly strong. I hold up the psychic paper.
"Doctor John Smith, I just-"
"Nice try, that's physic paper," She says gesturing at it with the pointed end of the hurdle. "Now what's your real name?!"
"I'm the doctor," I say confidently. Her golden brown eyes widen to the size of saucers. The boy next to her raised his eyebrows considerably.
"What?!" he asked.
"NO!" Jayden yelled. "You're lying! You- You have to go away! Just leave me alone!" her voice had turned into a shaky shriek. She dropped the hurdle and sprinted out of the gym, the boy close on her heels trying to calm her down, and get her to come back. Everyone stared at me expectantly.
"I'll... I'll just go find them." I turn on my heel and run.
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Jayden POV
I sprint down the hall, trying to stop the tears from dripping down my face.
"Jay! Jay, wait up!" I hear Austin calling behind me. I don't care. I rush out of the school doors and across the street. After about 2 or 3 minutes I reach my tree. I quickly pull my self up over the perfectly spaced branches. I had spent hours picking it out. Finally, I reach the suitcase I had tied to the about half way up the tree with a cable my Uncle Mickey lent me. I quickly begin to untie the knot.
"What are you doing? You know I can't climb trees." Austin calls up.
"That's kind of the point. If were going to run off from school, our gym uniforms might be a give away. Catch this, would you?" I toss down the suitcase.
"I don't think-" He's quickly cut off by the suitcase hitting his chest.
"Sorry!" I quickly jump down and help him up.
"What's in here? Bricks?"
"No, silly!" I say laughing, "Just spare clothes for each of us, a cell phone, a sonic screwdriver, a vortex manipulator, two laser guns, and 1,000 pounds." He stares at me in that adorable way where his head is tilted slightly.
"Where would you get me spare clothes?" I struggle not to laugh.
"Of course you ask that and not about where I got the alien transporter, gallifreyan technology, or laser guns from the future." He opens up the suitcase.
"Well that's what I get from hanging out with you!" We both begin to laugh. "Let's go to the Diner in town to get changed."
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Once people got past the kids who should be in school walking through town with a giant suitcase they basically ignored us. After we got changed (Austin into his blue jeans, DFTBA t-shirt and grey sweatshirt, me into me into my grey jeans, black boots, turquoise t-shirt and grey bomber.) we found an alley that we could hide in while I strapped on the vortex manipulator, put the sonic screwdriver in my pocket, and we both strapped the laser guns to our belts. We decided to hide the suitcase with the money in a strange blue box that was in the alley, but that was when we sonic-ed it and opened the door.
"Woah! Cool!" We step inside. And then I realize what it is.
"OH MY RASSILION!" I shout, causing Austin to jump. "This is the TARDIS!"
"Really?! We're standing in the TARDIS? The one from your mum's stories?" I nod excitedly.
"I'm gonna use the vortex manipulator to go get her. You stay here, and make sure it doesn't go anywhere."
"Got it!" He calls as I rush out the door. I check both ends of the alley, before setting the manipulator for Torchwood, and then disappearing into the time vortex.
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Austin POV
As Jay rushes out the door I begin to pace around the consul. It was all real. I stare at the screen near what looked like a captains seat.
"Gallifreyan," I say under my breath. Jay had been teaching me. It said, "London, 2019" which was where we were now. I remember asking Jay about the strange circular language she would always doodle in her notebook. I was so lost in thought that I almost didn't notice the man from the gym opening the doors... Almost. I have my laser gun out in the blink of an eye.
"You?!" I ask, not moving the aim of my gun from his head. The next thing the man says is the last sentence I would expect to hear.
"What are you doing in my TARDIS?"
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Side note: For Jayden to be the age I want her to be it has to be 2019. Just FYI. I hope you like it!
-RS