The Adventure He Always Wanted
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own the rights to Doctor Who or Torchwood… I'm especially sad that I don't own the rights to David Tennant…
Chapter 1
Rose Tyler sat on her bed staring down at the two tiny lines that changed her life. She didn't know what to feel. This was the first time she had taken a pregnancy test that she should have been happy. The other time she'd had a pregnancy scare had been with Jimmy Stone and that had not been a situation to bring a baby into. Had anybody told her two months ago that she would be carrying the Doctor's baby she would have been ecstatic. This time next year she would have a beautiful child that would be half of her and half of the man that she loved more than anything in all of the universes that had ever existed.
Rose should have had the opportunity to run to her lover and share her news with him. However, Rose never would have that opportunity. The love of her life was in a parallel universe, unable to get to her. At least she'd have this baby. This baby would be tangible evidence that the Doctor had once loved her, that he had even been a part of her life. The baby would continue the legacy of the Time Lords. No, it wouldn't be a full Time Lord, but surely some bit of the legendary species would live on through this child. Rose made sure that not only would she love this child more than anything in the universe, but she would raise it so it's father would be proud. He may never know about the existence of their child, but if he did he would be proud.
The next obstacle Rose needed to overcome was telling her mum.
"You're WHAT?!" Jackie Tyler shrieked, standing in the kitchen of the Tyler Mansion.
"I'm pregnant." Rose repeated.
"Who's the father? Mickey?" Jackie interrogated. Hoping to whatever higher being that was out there that this was the case. The last thing her Rose needed was to have to raise a half-alien baby on her own. It had been hard enough on her raising her fully human daughter by herself. How would Rose keep up with the child if it could run as well as its father?
"No. You know it's not." Rose told her, tears spilling out of her eyes.
"I know. I know, Sweetheart." Jackie soothed as she moved to embrace her daughter in a hug. "It's just gonna be a bit harder… More than a bit, considering the father."
"Yeah, I know. But, Mum, it'd be hard no matter what. I've never loved anybody as much as I love the Doctor, and although I've lost him, at least I'll have a piece of him."
"That's how I felt after your dad died. I didn't have him, but I had you." Jackie told her daughter, her eyes glassy with tears. "It's gonna be ok, darling. First things first, we need to get you a doctor's appointment."
"I can't go to a regular doctor though, Mum. What if the baby has two hearts?"
"You're right. I'll talk to Pete, he'll get somebody through Torchwood."
"Alright, Mum. Thank you."
"There's no need to thank me. I'm just doing what any good mother would. Your dad and I are going to give you all of the help you need with the baby. I'm sure Mickey will as well. This baby is going to have a loving family and want for nothing. I'm sure of it." Jackie assured her daughter.
Rose had no doubt that her mother meant what she said, but there was one thing that the baby would always want for: its father.
Pete Tyler absolutely came through for his newfound daughter. He found a Torchwood doctor by the name of Owen Harper. Owen had been working for the organization for the past few years and though he was not an OB/GYN he had the most experience with both aliens and humans.
Rose hadn't been too impressed with him in the beginning considering his snide comments and jaded disposition. However, in just a few weeks they'd come to an understanding and were something akin to friends
Another two months passed before she dreamt of the Doctor calling her and the Tylers plus Mickey made their way to Bad Wolf Bay. The entire way to Norway all that Rose could think that she would be reunited with her Doctor, that her child would have its father. Finally, after a journey that seemed much longer than it actually was. They arrived. Darlig Ulv Stranden. Bad Wolf Bay.
She got out of the jeep. At first she didn't see him, then he appeared. There he stood in all of his messy haired, brown pinstriped suited glory. Just as devastatingly gorgeous as he'd been on that fateful day at Canary Warf. The only problem was that he was transparent. He wasn't really there.
"Where are you?"
"Inside the TARDIS. There's one tiny little gap in the universe left. Just about to close. And it takes a lot of power to send this projection. I'm in orbit around a supernova. I'm burning up a sun just to say goodbye." He explained, a small smile on his lips.
"You look like a ghost."
"Hold on." She watched him fiddle with the sonic and he became solid. She stepped towards him.
"Can I to-?" She began to ask, bringing her hand to his face.
"I'm still just an image. No touch." He told her sadly
"Can you come through properly?" she questioned, hopefully.
"The whole thing would fracture. Two universes would collapse."
"So?" He smiled at her question.
"Where are we? Where did the gap come out?" He asked her, looking around.
"We're in Norway."
"Norway. Right." He nodded, looking as though this was completely what he expected.
"About fifty miles out of Bergen. It's called Darlig Ulv Stranden."
"Dalek?" The Doctor asked, concerned.
"Dar-lig. It's Norwegian for bad. This translates as Bad Wolf Bay." Rose told him, giving him a small laugh and rolling her eyes. "How long have you got?" She asked, her voice cracking.
"About two minutes."
"I can't think of what to say." Rose admitted, crying.
The doctor laughed. "You still got Mr. Mickey then."
"There's five of us now. Mum, Dad, Mickey…and the baby." Rose told him, still unsure.
"You're not?" he asked, shocked.
She chickened out. She couldn't. It would kill him if he knew that he had a child he couldn't get to.
"No…it's mum." She lied. "She's three months gone. More Tylers on the way."
"What about you?"
"Yeah… I'm back working in the shop."
"Ah… good for you." The Doctor told her, trying to hide his disappointment.
"Shut up… No, I'm not. Looks like the Torchwood on this planet's open for business. Think I know a thing or two about aliens." That was true at least. She wasn't doing anything dangerous, but she was acting as an advisor and in return they were trying to help her find a way back to him.
"Rose Tyler… Defender of the Earth." He declared proudly. Then, he became serious. "You're dead. Officially. Back home. So many people died that day and you'd gone missing. You're on the list of the dead. Here you are… living a life day after day. The one adventure I can never have."
"Am I ever gonna see you again?" Rose asked, crying harder.
"You can't." He told her.
"What are you gonna do?"
"Ah, I've got the TARDIS. Same old life. Last of the Time Lords." He told her sadly, both of them knowing that it would never be the same again.
Rose struggled a moment. "I- I love you." She told him, crying. She may not have told him about their baby, but at least he'd know how she felt. Though she was sure that he already knew.
"Quite right too." He told her, tears streaming down his face. "And I suppose if it's my last chance to say it… Rose Tyler-"
Then he disappeared. Rose broke down and Jackie ran to her daughter.
"We should leave, Rose." Jackie told her, concerned for her daughter and grandchild.
"No. The Doctor told me to always wait five and a half hours for him. I won't leave until then."
Jackie looked to her husband and Mickey. Both of them were at a loss for words. "Alright darling. Alright."
Rose, still saving some shred of hope, waited for five and a half hours before she allowed Jackie to escort her to the jeep. Mickey sat in front with Pete and Jackie sat in the back, her arms around her heartbroken daughter.
"Did you tell him about the baby?" Jackie asked after Rose had calmed down a bit.
"No. I couldn't. He told me that it would destroy the universe if he came through. It would be torture for him to know that he had a child that he could never see. It's better this way." Then Rose smiled through her tears, "I told him you were pregnant."
She laughed, the thought of her having another child just when she was done raising Rose. Jackie disagreed with Rose's decision, but would never say that to her daughter. Especially not when she was falling apart at the seam.
Before she knew it, six months had passed and Rose Tyler gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, one-hearted baby boy. Her pregnancy had progressed just like a normal, human pregnancy.
Anthony "Tony" Tyler was born into a wealthy, seemingly normal, human family. He had a mum, a grandma, a grandpa and an Uncle Mickey, who seemed to be the closest thing that he would ever have to a father.
A/N: I got this idea from a few different fics I've read(mostly the Doctor's POV of the Doomsday Goodbye scene) and I've also read Black and Gold by frin tenant. It's the same premise but the story will be much different.
