"This story was going to be part of a very long multichap, but seeing it's Christmas, well, there's no sense in putting this part of the story off. This one will stay at a T rating all the way through.
Timeline: 5th in the Breaking Point series, starts off after Bonds. If you haven't read Breaking Point yet, you can get the basics of how the three of them came to be from chapter 1 of The Secret Diary of Rose Tyler. Rose also now holds the same bond with both Doctors, and she got her Vortex manipulator to work as a teleport again, though it still doesn't work for time travel in this universe.
First Christmas Back: Chapter 1 Tyler Style
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Rose Tyler woke up to the sound of her mobile ringing. 'I fought the law and the law won, I needed money 'cause I had none, I fought the law and the law won'. She picked it up and didn't even look at the screen. She knew who it was.
"Let it go," The Doctor mumbled behind her, one arm draped across her.
Rose had already flipped open the phone, "ello?" she slurred, still half asleep herself. She got up out of bed so that she could get away from the Doctor and not disturb his sleep anymore than it had been disturbed already. A quick glance at the clock kept on the bed stand showed that she had only been asleep about an hour and a half.
"Rose? Oh sorry sweethear', did I wake you?" her mother's voice came from the other side.
"Yeah, but you couldn't have known. What's up?" She asked with hope that her mother knowing that she had been asleep would make this call would be fairly quick and she could go back to bed easily. She stepped out into the hallway and closed the door of her bedroom behind her.
"Okay, I won't keep you long, then. This isn't important, but did the three of you have plans to come by for Christmas?"
"Thinking about the holidays early, are we?" she teased. Her mother was a Christmas fanatic, and it came out in full force in Pete's World when she finally had all the money she needed to decorate like she wanted. "It's, what, October for you?"
"Actually, it's mid December," her mother informed her, "You aught to know that, you were here just a couple of weeks ago, when the plants started growing in th-."
"Mum, stop!" Rose groaned, "I 'aven't been to Rome in late November, early December of 2012 yet, and nothin' 'bout plants. Don' say anything else abou' that visit, okay?"
"Alrigh', alrigh', don't get your knickers into a twist. Bleedin' time things."
"I didn't tell you that we were outta order?" Rose wondered. "And yes, you can tell me. I need to know that part."
"No, I wasn't told anything about that."
"Okay, then." Rose dropped all conversation about that visit, and made a mental note to tell the Doctor about it as soon as possible, so that they could handle whatever it was they handled.
"So, you comin' for Christmas?" her mother asked.
"Well, you know how the TARDIS doesn't always get dates right, we could be a day or two off, but I'll try to come. It's Christmas after all."
"Okay sweetheart, I'll let ya get back to your sleep. Lord knows you're a bear when you don' get much sleep," her mother replied on the other end of the line. "Love ya, Rose."
"Love ya too, mum."
"Bye."
"See ya soon." She closed the phone and went back to her room.
When she crawled into bed, the Doctor wrapped his arm around her. "What was that about?" he wondered.
"Asking if we were gonna come by for Christmas," Rose replied.
"Of course we will, it's Christmas," The Doctor promised. He pulled her closer to him and whispered, "Now, that's enough about your mother." He kissed down her neck and pulled the hem of her pajama top up. He stopped and pulled back. "Christmas already? Wasn't it just October?"
"Yeah, apparently we're a bit out of order? We were there at the end of November or early December, something about plants growing."
"Oh, well, isn't that just wizard. I hate being out of order. We'll try to take care of the plant thing first, so we're not so mixed up. Now what were we doing?" He kissed her and rolled her on her back on the bed.
Close to half an hour later, the last thought Rose had just before she went back to sleep was about how terribly domestic the last 40 minutes had been.
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The Doctor had just started making breakfast when Rose came in. He didn't even look at her, just poured the coffee. He made it like she took it now, 2 sugars, no cream. He then turned around and held the mug out with a smile. She had already showered and dressed for the day, which was surprising, normally she did all of that after breakfast.
"Ta," she said. She gave him a quick kiss and sat down at the table.
Okay, ready for the day already, and not visibly grumpy before caffeine. This didn't bode well.
"Mum called last night."
Yep, there it was. He listened to what she told him, about Christmas and being out of order and whatnot.
"Of course we're going for Christmas, I love Christmas! Wellll, two trips to see your mother, lovely." He made a funny face, and Rose laughed. "Presents, I've got to get presents. Your mother is easy to buy for, I've probably got something right here Pete would love. Tony, Tony, Tony boloney. Blimey, what do you get for a toddler?" He asked her. Rose knew her brother better than he ever would, she'd know what to get him.
"Tony will love modes of transportation, toys that move, and stuff that makes noise, but if you get something that makes noise, have it be a low noise, or my mother won't like it," she told him. She sat back and thought a minute. "Nothing with a whole lot of pieces, and nothing with really small pieces."
He thought for a moment, then it came to him, the perfect present to get little Tony Tyler. He slid their breakfast onto three plates and sat them around the little table in the booth just as the other Doctor came in. He went straight for the coffee as Rose and the Doctor dug into their breakfasts. He was fully dresses for the day and ready to go as well. Just the t shirt under the suit jacket today. Good, he wouldn't have to wait on either one.
The other Doctor took a bite of his breakfast burrito and asked the daily question, "so, what are we up to today?"
"Presents!" he replied happily.
His other self groaned. "Do we have to do that now?"
"No time like the present," he punned. He got eye rolls from both Rose and his counterpart. "Get it done quickly, like a plaster. Besides, we love Christmas!"
"I've got ideas for Jackie, Peter, and Tony," he contacted his counterpart mentally, "What are we getting for Rose?"
His twin sent him back three images. All were really good presents. And after a quick mental back and forth, and a chiming in of the TARDIS, they agreed to give her two of them, from both of them, and save the last one for later.
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The part human Doctor stepped outside the TARDIS into the crowded marketplace and took in the surroundings. Rose and his other self stepped out behind him. They couldn't get either one of Rose's presents from here, but everything else could be obtained.
They split up, so Rose could pick presents for each of them. While they were split up, he knew that his other self had taken the TARDIS to the location where he could pick up one of Rose's presents. When he left, he felt Rose's wave of apprehension.
"Rose, everything okay?" he asked her, worried that she found trouble. She was so very jeopardy friendly.
"Did you feel the TARDIS?" she asked, a little panicked. Crap, they had both forgotten that Rose could feel the TARDIS as well.
He sent her a wave of reassurance. "I'm sorry. We thought that he could do that without you knowing. He took the old girl to go pick up your present from us. Don't worry, he'll be right back."
"Oh, okay."
The panic disappeared, but the anxiety was still there a bit. That's when it hit him that she was still worried that the other him might leave them behind somewhere. He knew that it partially stemmed from her insecurities, but a large part of it stemmed from actions that they both had committed in the past. They were both idiots, and he resolved to make sure she knew her worth, and to make sure his other self knew that she was still worried.
Barely a minute later, their home rematerialized, and he felt her relax completely. He shut down the link with Rose as much as he dared, and focused on his link with the other Doctor.
"Everything go okay?"
"Oh, yes." he replied, "I'm certain she'll love it."
They spoke for a moment more, then stopped when Rose found the other Doctor.
3 hours, 28 minutes after stepping out of the TARDIS (he wasn't sure exactly how many seconds, he lost track for a moment when Rose was eating a chocolate covered banana), They made their way back.
Rose had found some beautiful wrapping paper with swirls on it, which was good, because they had both forgotten wrapping paper, and they were sure that there was none on the TARDIS. She said that the pattern reminded her of one of his ties and she had to get it.
The three of them wrapped presents to her family together, laughing at what they had each gotten.
"Okay, that's it. Now I have to go wrap your prezzies," Rose told them when they were finished. Since the wrapping began, she had been getting more and more excited, and it was infectious.
"Rooose!" they both groaned.
"Do we have to wait?" His other self asked petulantly.
"We're opening them in an hour, anyway," he pointed out.
"Yes, you have to wait, and yes, I have to wrap them. It's part of the fun!" With that, she walked out of the room, carrying the rest of one tube of paper, some tape, and one of the pairs of scissors.
As soon as she was gone, the Doctors worked on wrapping her presents.
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It was early Christmas morning, and Jackie Tyler was baking cinnamon rolls. She baked two trays, because knowing those daft aliens, they'd eat a tray all by themselves.
Pete was occupied with Tony. His task was to wrestle the little one into a suit and tie for the family picture. Good luck with that. Just a minute before, she had seen him streak past the door of the kitchen wearing nothing but his trousers.
A knock sounded at the door, just as she put the second tray into the oven, and she rushed to the door. When she opened it, she saw her daughter and both Doctors. Rose was wearing a red dress that looked like it could have been one of the dresses she had been forced to wear to the Vitex events. When she had wore the nice dresses, she always complained about them, but here she was, looking happy, not just acting like it. Both Doctors were in their usual attire, but that was okay, it was classy enough to work for the family photo. The Doctor in the brown suit (that was the original one, right?) carried a large red Santa sack that looked like it held presents.
She hoped that none of them got messy or noisy toys for Tony.
"Merry Christmas Mum!" Rose chirped and threw herself into her arms. She was all excited. Rose always got excited over Christmas.
"Merry Christmas sweethear'," she replied back. Rose pulled back and went into the house. Jackie then noticed that the part human had attempted to slip past her. "Uh, uh, you come here." She grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into a hug. For a moment, he was stiff, then he relaxed into it and hugged her back.
"Merry Christmas, Jackie," he murmured.
She pulled back from him and allowed him to go into the house, then turned on the other Doctor. He stood there with a big dopey grin on his face. "Merry Christmas Jackie!" he said brightly. His smile even got into his voice. He then held out his arms for a hug, something he hadn't done since he regenerated into that body. She stepped into his arms and hugged him.
"Merry Christmas, you daft alien."
When she pulled back, he bent down to pick up the sack of presents. "I come bearing gifts," he announced.
She directed him to the tree, where he immediately put the presents from the bag under the tree among the other gifts. The paper covering all of the gifts had a familiar pattern on it, dark blue with silver swirls, and Jackie couldn't place the pattern.
She went back to check on Tony and Pete and found that her husband had been able to get their son into his shirt and jacket, but Pete was sure that the tie wasn't going to happen. The toddler then rushed out of the room and into the living room where the presents were.
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"What's up Tony Baloney?" Rose said when her brother came bounding into the room, he was wearing a black suit, minus the tie, but from the way his collar was sticking up, she was sure that he was supposed to have one.
Tony ran to his sister and nearly knocked her over. "Wose!"
"I see Mum an' Dad're tryin' to get you dressed."
"But I'm already dressed!" he whined.
"Mum wants a family pic, little monster, you need the tie." She held out her hand to her Dad, who dropped the tie into it.
"Do I have to?" Tony pouted.
"Yes, little man, do this for me, please?" Rose asked. The toddler relented, and Rose quickly did the tie up. "There you go," she said when she was finished, "you look smart." She gave her brother a hug.
"Alright, Tony, you wanna help me check on the cinnamon rolls?" her mother asked. Tony bounded off behind her.
When they left, Pete looked at Rose and thanked her.
"Oh, it was no problem."
"You know, you're really great with him."
"Oh, Dad, don't you start in too," Rose whined.
"I'm not, but if you could tell your mother that I mentioned something, that would be helpful." With those words, Rose and both Doctors burst out laughing.
"Same old Jackie Tyler," the Doctor in brown commented.
Pete went off to check on Tony, which left Rose and both Doctors alone. She sat on the couch right between her Doctors, and each of them automatically took a hand. The bond was still settling between her and the part human Doctor, and they gave in to the connection and allowed their emotions to pass between one another. She felt a slight bit of worry and doubt coming from him. Come to think of it, she felt the same coming from the other Doctor as well.
"What's wrong?" she asked both of them.
"You mean other than the fact that we're in your mother's house and I'm not sure if she knows about us yet, and I'm determined to keep this face for a bit longer?" the Time Lord replied.
"Yes, other than that."
"Well, you are really good with children," the Doctor wearing blue whispered.
"So?" Rose stated suspiciously.
"You'd make a great mother," the brown-suited Doctor replied.
"I'd make a terrible mother," Rose declared.
"No, you wouldn't, you'd be brilliant at it," he affirmed.
"We've seen you with children, time and time again," the other Doctor agreed, then added, "and we wonder if, maybe, you wanted that."
She yanked her hands out of theirs and looked back and forth between then incredulously. "You've seen me with other people's children, and my brother, for shor' periods of time, and sen' back to their parents. You 'ave never seen me near a kid for a long period o' time. 'Snot pretty. My brother woul' notta acted like that if I'da been 'ere everyday, or mos' everyday, I assure you." She leaned back with a sniff. "Righ' little s-" Tony ran into the room. "-terrors."
Both Doctors cracked up at that, and the tension between the three disappeared. Jackie then produced a camera and balanced it on the back of the sofa as she directed everyone to stand in front of the tree so they could take a family picture. After a bit of jostling around, and three shots, they finally had a decent picture where everyone's heads were in place.
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Pete brought a tray of cinnamon rolls out to the living room, and everyone grabbed one. They had all finished their first ones, and the Doctor were on their seconds when his wife announced that it was finally time to open presents. She went to the base of the tree and grabbed out the first box she could get hold of- one of the blue and silver swirly packages the Doctors and his daughter brought.
"Oh, it's for Tony!" She handed the package to their son and he tore right into it. It was crayons shaped like various types of space ships, about twenty in all.
The next package was his, and inside, he found a tool kit, with tools for small, delicate electronics. He had to ask what a couple of the pieces were, because he had never seen them before, and the Doctor wearing the blue suit promised him that he'd give him a full demonstration later.
As he watched his family, and he was including the Doctors in that, he mused on how he almost didn't have any of this, any of them. He would be forever grateful for his second chance family. He had his wife, kind and fierce, his son, a daughter who both was and wasn't his, and apparently two almost sons in laws. It was a bit of a weird relationship, but apparently, they were both the same man, and both had saved the universe-multiverse really, so he couldn't complain about them not being good enough for his daughter.
Rose received a small blue and silver box from the Doctors, and peeled the paper off of it. inside was a wooden box with a hinge that was shaped sort of like a bracelet box. Before she opened it to see what was inside, the Time Lord Doctor told her, "It's from both of us, and the TARDIS, really, she wouldn't want to have been left out of that."
Pete didn't even pretend to understand that. He knew, from Rose's descriptions, that the TARDIS was alive, but he didn't understand how it could give a present.
With an excited grin, Rose opened the box. And shrieked. She hugged both Doctors, who both looked smug.
"Well, what'd ya get?" Jackie asked. Rose had still not taken the item out of the box so everyone could see.
Rose opened the box back up and pulled out a small, silver pipe with gold fittings and what looked like a red gem on the tip of it. Other than the colors, it looked just like the Doctor's little tools, sonic screwdrivers. "They made me a screwdriver!" Rose said, excitedly.
After a few more presents, Rose handed the Doctors both their gifts from her at the same time. She had gotten each of the Doctors jars of dragees, in various colors. Included in each package was a jar of metallic silver dragees, known better to the Doctors as edible ball bearings.
"Brilliant!" both of them exclaimed.
"No one else in the galaxy has ever thought to make these." The Doctor in blue informed everyone. Both popped open their jars and ate a few right then.
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Rose was handed her last present, a small box wrapped in the blue paper that meant that someone from the TARDIS had wrapped it. Both Doctors were looking smug again, and she knew it was something good.
"This one is also from both of us," the Doctor in brown told her when his counterpart handed it to her.
"Try to guess what it is," The one in blue said.
She knew that she'd never be able to guess in a million years, but she tried. She shook the box, there was only a little bit of shifting it sounded like the box was pretty full. She listened to the box, for anything mechanical. Nothing. Finally, she admitted, "I give up."
"Ah, you'd have never been able to guess it in a million years anyway," The Doctor in blue chuckled.
"The box is a misdirection," The one in brown added, giving a magician type wave. "Open sesame."
Rose enjoyed their antics. Laughing, she opened the top of the box and saw what they meant. The box was bigger on the inside. What looked like a box close to fifteen centimeters cubed was only that dimension at the opening. The inside of the box was really long.
She pulled out what was inside of it and gasped. It was a katana, with a white and gold wrapped handle and scabbard. It looked just like her old one, except for a wolf stamped in the end, there was a small wolf charm. And her name was written on the base of the blade in circular Gallifreyan. In the same spot on the other side of the blade was another symbol, one that she had never seen before.
"What is this?" She wondered.
"Your name," the Doctor in brown told her, at the same time that he said in her mind, "one side is your given name, and the other is your chosen name." The circle on the other side of her name said "Bad Wolf"
How did you do dat?" Tony asked, "are you magic like Mary Poppins?" While she admired the sword, Tony had grabbed the box it had come out of and was attempting to figure it out.
"Nope, no magic Tony, just technology." the Doctor in blue told him. "You see, technology that is really advanced can look like magic."
There was only one present left, for Tony. It was from one of the Doctors, and was a model glider from Yunolanda. The glider really flew like a paper airplane, and it was made of a plastic like substance that wouldn't break from landings.
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Jackie went to check on the Turkey for dinner while Tony played with his new model plane. A moment after she closed the oven door, the Doctor wearing the blue suit and Rose came in. They each held a bundle of wrapping paper picked up from the floor and were giggling. She directed them to the bin where they could put the paper.
"Well, you certainly seem to 'ave more manners than the other one, at least," she told the Doctor.
"Oh, Jackie, I'm only being good for goodness sake, if anything, I'm extra rude," he told her, honestly.
"He really is," Rose told her.
She noticed the mistletoe just over his head and wondered when Pete put it there. He had tried to put it there earlier, but she kept him from doing so, or so she thought.
"What? Do I have something in my hair?" he wondered.
"Vanity, thy name is Doctor," Rose teased.
"No, Pete put the mistletoe in the doorway anyway," she told him.
He looked up at it, then back at her. "So he did, doorways are a great place for mistletoe." He then looked down at Rose and bent down. The kiss was sweet and lingering. "There, the mistletoe got some use after all." He then froze and looked over at her. "Um-"
"Rose, can you give us a minute, please?" she asked her daughter, who looked apprehensive at leaving the Doctor there.
"Promise you won' 'urt 'im," she ordered and pointed her finger at her mother.
Jackie rolled her eyes. "I won't 'urt 'im, happy? Go." She waved Rose out with her spoon like it was a wand.
Rose left, with a significant look at the Doctor. She swore those two could say many things without ever opening their mouths.
"Um, Jackie, I just wanna say that you need to remember I only have one life-" the Doctor started, a little panicked.
"Shut it," she commanded. She swore she could hear his teeth click together when he complied. "Do you love 'er?" She could tell that he wasn't suspecting that.
"Of course I do, Jackie, I think I always have, actually, but-" He cut himself off and backed up when she came forward and flung her arms around him.
"'Sabout time you admitted it." She backed off and fixed him in her gaze. "Now, has the other one said it too?"
"Um-" he looked terrified, and she had to admit that she enjoyed having a man who took down several armies of Daleks terrified of her. But she wasn't going to make the poor man suffer.
"I know that she's with both of you, you plum, it's obvious."
"Um, and you're not killing us?" he said in a higher pitched voice.
She laughed. "Lord knows an alien isn't exactly the first choice for my daughter, I mean, you're not 'uman. Oh this you might be part human, but you're still an alien. And this meta thingy is weird, but I've come to accept that you are really both the same man. And this, whatever you 'ave with my daughter is...odd, but if anyone could 'andle two o' ya, 's 'er. I dunno 'ow she handles one o' you, but there it is."
"Your daughter's brilliant, Jackie," he told her, obviously relieved.
"Ground rules. One. No shagging in my house." She brandished her spoon like it was a knife.
"I'd never."
"Good, don't. Two. No running off after other women, especially French mistresses," Jackie accused.
"Now that was blown way out of proportion, I had to save time!"
"But she still felt like you went off with the accomplished woman, understand?"
"I understand, and I try to make up for it all the time, Jackie, we both do."
She nodded. That answer was good enough for her. "Three. I will not have a grandchild with tentacles or suckers, you hear me?"
"Um, we're not planning on kids right now, but if it ever happens, I'm positive that there will be no tentacles involved, and the only sucker will be a mouth, a normal mouth, that is," he stated seriously.
She burst out laughing, and he chuckled a bit as well. "I'll think of more later, go get the other one," she ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." he disappeared quickly.
Not even a minute later, the other Doctor, the original one with the two hearts came into the kitchen. He tried, and failed, at nonchalant.
"Come in, an' 'ave a seat, Doctor," she told him while stirring the pots on the stove.
He complied and waited for her to come over. When she did, she brought two mugs over, with tea steeping in them. The Doctor accepted one and asked "So, what is it you want to talk to me about, Jackie?"
"Do you love her?" she began her interrogation while she pulled the tea out of her cup.
"Yes," he simply said, with no hesitation, as he looked at her right in the eye. She didn't expect him to answer so quickly and was taken aback for a moment.
"Even though she's gonna get old?" she queried pointedly. An odd look passed over his face right then, and she didn't know what it was, but then he turned serious again.
"Yes, Jackie, even though she's going to get old. I've always loved her, and I'll love her until the end of my days."
That was enough for her. "Okay, I'm giving you the same ground rules I gave the other one: One, No shagging in my house."
"I wouldn't do that."
"Two, no runnin' off with another woman, and if you have to protect the fabric of time, either take Rose with ya or make sure she knows what's goin' on."
"A lesson learned the hard way, I assure you."
"Three, no alien gran-babies with tentacles or weird bits."
"Jackie Tyler, I assure you, if Rose ever decides to have children, they will look as human as you do, more so, maybe." The last bit was said with the corner of his mouth twitched up.
"Oi!" She glared at him for a moment. "Four. Never leave her behind."
"I promise."
"Good. I think we're done here."
"Do you need a hand with anything?" he asked, which shocked her. She stared at him with suspicion. "You're both bein' awfully polite."
"It's Christmas! Tomorrow, I'll go back to normal."
"Okay, then. You can help me with this turkey. Just baste it." She handed him the turkey baster.
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After a bit more Christmas cheer, which included dinner and some games, Rose and the Doctors finally took their leave. Rose put her katana in the bigger on the inside box, as it probably wouldn't do to be seen carrying it down her parent's street. She wasn't wearing any of her jackets, so she couldn't just stick the sword in one of her pockets.
The Doctor had loaded up their various presents in the Santa bag he had brought with him, which was not bigger on the inside. They walked down the street towards the TARDIS, and both Doctors shared their encounter with Rose's mother with Rose. Rose herself had an encounter as well, her mother telling her that she could tell her everything.
"Your mother knows nothing about your abilities?" the Time Lord asked her.
"No."
"Why not?" the Doctor on the other side asked her.
Rose put her head down and concentrated on where she stepped. She walked out in front of the Doctors.
"Rose?" one of them prompted.
She stopped, and without looking up, she confessed, "I'm afraid of what she'll say."
"Why?" This time, the voice came from right behind her.
She took a deep breath. "The day of the Battle of Canary Wharf, when you were out with those cone things, and I was in the TARDIS with my mum, she told me that I was changing, that I wouldn't be myself anymore, and I wouldn't even be human." She stood there, closed her eyes, and swallowed thickly as one of the Doctors came around to her front. "She said it like the thought repulsed her. I can't tell her, she wouldn't understand."
The Doctor in front of her held her closely, and the one behind came in as well. They stood there in a three way hug for a moment, then the Doctors pulled back. The one in front of her tilted her face up toward his and gave her a light kiss. When he kissed her, she knew it was the full Time Lord. He pulled back and gave her a soft, sad smile. Both Doctors then took her hands, and they walked to the TARDIS.
"Who knows about you?" The part human Doctor asked.
"Um, in this universe, Dad knows everything I knew before your tests, Mickey knows about the healing."
"Pete knows everything?" The part human asked, surprised.
"Yeah, he 'ad to know, you know? Being the head of Torchwood and all. Anytime a new anomaly was discovered among the staff, he was told. But even without tha', I woulda told him. He was the only one who seemed to understand me."
They were at the TARDIS, and the part human grabbed his key and opened the door. When they were all inside, the Doctor dropped his bag on the floor, and the three of them sent the TARDIS into the vortex. Once settled, Rose grabbed her katana out of the bag, and looked it over again.
"Like it?" The Time Lord queried.
"Oh, I love it, but you could have put it in a regular box, and I'd have still never figured it out. I would have never thought that you would have gotten me a weapon."
"He showed me that memory you showed him," he told her, nodding to the other Doctor. "And the TARDIS made you that holder for it in your training room."
"We also know that you're capable of handling that weapon, and that you know when to use it," the part human interjected.
"And a sonic too! There's something I'da never thought you'd give to someone. let them use it, yeah, but not give!"
Both Doctors chuckled at that.
"Well, he suggested it, and the TARDIS seemed to agree, so..." he trailed off when the TARDIS lit up.
"Thank you, Gorgeous," Rose told her, running her hand over the coral. She got a pleased feeling.
Just then, the part human Doctor yawned, and Rose followed suit a moment later.
"What'd ya 'ave to go and do that for?"
"It's been a long day! You think I wanna sleep half my life away?" he complained.
"Oh, it's only a third," she retorted. She turned around and asked the Time Lord, "You comin' tonight?"
"Yeah, I could sleep." He followed them.
That night, they slept in the Doctors' room, with Rose sandwiched in the middle.
She woke up needing to use the loo. She maneuvered out of bed, careful to not disturb either Doctor, who would both need to sleep longer than her tonight.
When she returned, they had moved closer together, and the part human Doctor had thrown his arm over the other one.
She quickly grabbed her phone and snapped a picture of the two of them snuggling together. It might not be something ever seen again, you never know.
Rose then climbed back into bed, on the part human's side this time. She wound up sleeping almost as long as both of them that morning.
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The next day, they decided to use the randomizer again. They stepped outside of the TARDIS, which was parked just under a stone arch.
It was snowing, and the three of them walked through a marketplace, which was decorated for Christmas.
The Doctor in brown saw a boy and asked, "You there, boy. What day is this?"
"Christmas Eve, sir."
The Doctor in the black trench coat asked, "what year?"
"You thick or something?" the boy questioned him.
"Oi. Just answer the question," he told him, affronted that anyone questioned his intelligence.
"Year of our Lord 1851, sir."
The Time Lord Doctor then commented, "Right. Nice year. Bit dull."
Suddenly, they heard a woman shout, "Doctor!"