Note: Hello! This Romana looks like Katie McGrath and she is slightly mad. Check the Story Picture for references of Irving Braxiatel and Romana :)

Braxiatel studied the new Romana. She was a couple inches shorter than her previous regeneration and looked considerably pale and he wondered if this was the cause of her regeneration. Romana bounced over to the console and flicked a few switches, checking the monitor. "6pm...Tuesday. Tuesdays are so boring!" Romana complained as she looked at the date on the TARDIS screen.

Rose was half hiding behind a pillar, Braxiatel sitting in the Captain's chair and Romana turned a knob on the console.

"You know what planet I always wanted to go to? The Planet Barcelona! I read about it in books and it always sounded fascinating! They have dogs with no noses there! Can you believe it? Ooh this Irish accent going to take a bit of getting used to." Romana touched her throat before straightening her neck. She looked over at Braxiatel and grinned, feeling extremely pleased with herself. "I controlled it! See, Time Ladies always had better control at regenerations. Now then...What do I look like?" She gave no chance for Rose and Braxiatel to reply before she held up a hand to silence them. "Nope! Actually, ignore that question. Don't even tell me. I want to see for myself."

Rose and Braxiatel shared an amused look, Braxiatel rolling his eyes as Romana looked down at herself. "Let's see...I've got two legs, two arms, two hands! Yes that's good!" She tested her wrists, circling them before grimacing. "I think I have a slight weakness in the wrist." Her hands flew to her head. "Yes! Long black hair. I've had brown, blonde and now black. I want ginger next time." She nodded to herself and she ran her hands through her hair almost gleefully, causing Braxiatel to chuckle. "Ooh! I definitely like this." She moved her hands to her face. "Ooh! Pale skin! I look like a vampire!" She looked down at her stomach. "Very pleased."

Rose looked scared but both Time Lords didn't notice. "You look fine Romana. Do you need to go go the Zero Room?" Braxiatel asked, slightly concerned. He always knew that Time Ladies had better control at regenerations than Time Lords but that still didn't make them any more ill or have side effects.

"No..not at the moment I don't think." Romana replied. The Zero room was the perfect place to go to after a regeneration, especially one that went wrong.

Rose looked at her. "Who are you?" She asked, rather timidly.

Romana looked crestfallen. "It's me, Romanavoratrelundar."

Rose shook her head, not believing her. Just what was happening? She was so confused. "No...Where is she? Where's Romana?" She raised her voice slightly. "What have you done to her?"

"Rose, you saw Romana change with your own eyes." Braxiatel pointed to the spot where Romana changed. "Right in front of you."

Rose bit her lip. "I saw her explode and then you replaced her. It's like a teleport or body swap or something."

Romana seemed lost for words and looked over at Braxiatel who shook his head, sighing. Rose walked forwards to her and at arms length, she pushed her in the chest. "You're not fooling me."

Romana rocked back on her heels as though she cannot believe what she was hearing. Where humans normally this dim?

"Rose, this process is completely normal." Braxiatel told her patiently. Rose turned slightly to face him. "It's called regeneration. When our bodies are dying-"

Rose shook her head, refusing to believe or even listen to him and looked at Romana. "Send her back!" She shouted slightly, glaring at Romana. "I'm warning you, send Romana back right now!"

"Rose, Braxiatel is right." Romana told her. "It's definitely me. My body was dying so I changed." She leant forwards in her urgency to make her companion believe her. "Honestly, it's me. The same Romana."

Rose stared at her, her chest rising and falling very fast.

"Like Braxiatel was saying, I was dying. The process itself is called regeneration and in order to save my own life, I changed my body. Renewed every single cell in my body but I am still me."

"You can't be." Rose whispered.

Romana took a few steps closer to her, looking down straight into her eyes, looking serious. "Then tell me how can I remember this? The very first word I ever said to you...trapped in that cellar. Surrounded by shop window dummies...oh...such a long time ago. I took your hand..." Romana took her hand and Rose glanced briefly down at their joint hands and back up into her face. "I said one word...just one word I said...'Run.'" She let go of Rose's hand, still looking into Rose's eyes which were full of tears.

"Romana." Rose repeated, finally accepting and Braxiatel sighed with relief.

Romana smiled. "Hello." She said gently.

Rose sighed in an almost exasperated fashion and stumbled backwards slightly as the impact of what has just happened hit her. Braxiatel and Romana ran around the console. "We never stopped did we? All across the universe, running, always running." Romana continued as she and Braxiatel flickered some switches, Braxiatel sending her worried glances. She was taking this regeneration process very well. "One time we had to hop. This was before you came Braxiatel. Do you remember that Rose? Hopping for our lives." Romana hopped madly up and down the spot and Rose had her back against the pillar and was watching them. "Yeah? All that hopping? Remember hopping for your life? Should have been there Braxiatel! Such great fun."

"Can you change back?" Rose asked.

Romana blinked and stopped hopping and looked slightly disappointed and glanced briefly down at the floor. "No. Once we regenerated we can't change back. Isn't that right Braxiatel?"

Braxiatel nodded. "She is right. It's impossible to regenerate back into our previous selves." He looked at Rose. "Do you want to leave?"

Rose looked shocked. "Do you want me to leave?"

"No!" Romana said rather quickly. "But it's your choice...If you want to go home..."

Rose looked upset and Romana went to the console again, sighing. "Okay, cancel our relaxation trip to Barcelona. Change it to...London!" Braxiatel helped her fly the TARDIS. Even though she was an excellent pilot he wasn't about to let her fly in this condition. "The Powell Estate...shall we say, 24th December." She smiled slightly. "Consider it a christmas present."

Rose edged slowly closer to the console. Romana stepped back and tucked her arms underneath her armpits in an almost defensive manner. Rose looked at her, than Braxiatel and back at the console. The TARDIS gave a shudder as it changed direction. "I'm going home?" She asked.

Romana shrugged. "Up to you. Back to your mum, after all she has waited for you. Christmas so turkey should be on the table if I remember. Although...having met your mother, nut loaf would be more appropriate." Braxiatel laughed and Romana grinned at him before looking at Rose who looked down quickly to hide her smile. "Was that a smile I saw there?"

"No..."

Romana grinned knowingly. "That was a smile!"

Rose brushed her hair out of the way. "No it wasn't."

Braxiatel chuckled, humans, willing to deny everything. "Of course it was. You smiled." He commented.

Romana nodded. "He's right. All I did was change." Suddenly, she bent over and gagged and the TARDIS shuddered, Braxiatel rushed to Romana's side.

"Romana?" He asked cautiously. Romana was about to reply but the same thing happened again but this time more violently. She made very nasty retching noises and she clung onto Braxiatel tightly, digging her nails into his skin, coughing harshly.

"Romana, do you need to go to the zero room?" Braxiatel asked and Romana opened her mouth to speak but a golden time vortex issued out from Romana's mouth instead.

Rose stared at it as it vanished. "What's that?"

"I think her regeneration's gone wrong." Braxiatel told her as Romana fell to her knees, he helped her up as her face contorted.

"Look, maybe we should go back. Let's go and find Captain Jack, he'd know what to do." Rose suggested.

"No!" Braxiatel snapped, if Jack entered this room right now it would only make Romana even more ill. Rose look taken back. "He's busy rebuilding the Earth." He lied and he helped Romana up to the Captain's chair.

Romana shook her head and got up before making her way to the console, Braxiatel eyeing her. "I'm fine Braxiatel." Suddenly a lever on the console caught her eye. "The Doctor has never let me use this lever. It's about time I've used it!"

"Romana no!" Braxiatel was about to stop her but it was too late. Romana flicked it and the TARDIS violently shudder and Rose and Braxiatel were knocked to the ground whilst Romana grabbed the console and looked at them crazily.

"What's she doing?!" Rose asked him.

"Putting on a bit of speed!" Romana replied and she turned more knobs whilst Braxiatel helped Rose so she could maintain more secure grips on the console, Braxiatel not looking happy.

"Be careful of the TARDIS! It is my brother's ship!" Braxiatel chided. Rose looked distinctly alarmed and Romana looked and sounded violent.

"Tell her to stop it Braxiatel!" Rose shouted, sounding scared.

Romana scoffed. "You're both so dull!" She said slightly nasty. "I've been strict and serious all my lives so it's time to have a bit of fun! Let's rip through that vortex!" Romana coughed violently and gripped the console as she fell slightly, her head hanging low and she winced. "The regenerations gone wrong Braxiatel. It hurts..." She grimaced in pain and she violently springs up into standing position again.

"Come on, I want to go faster!" Romana yelled, this time sounding crazy, madness in her eyes. "Let's open these engines!"

A bell rang and Rose looked over at Braxiatel, fear in her eyes and Braxiatel couldn't blame her. "What's that?"

"We're crashing landing!" He shouted over the noise and Romana laughed manically and danced around the console.

"Can't you do something?!"

"I would but I don't know what this Romana is like. I don't want to do anything that will upset her or hurt her." Braxiatel replied and he grabbed onto the console tightly.

"Too late!" Romana shouted hysterically. "Out of control!" She giggled madly and walked up to Braxiatel, looking into his eyes. "Oh, your eyes! You're such a how dawg!" She hopped excitedly and Braxiatel sighed. She definitely needed the zero room. He only hoped that his brother never deleted the room itself.

"You're going to kill us!" Rose replied.

"Hold on tight! Here we go!" Romana went back to the console, grinning madly. Rose looked over to Braxiatel, looking very scared. "Christmas Eve! Ha!"