I started writing this almost as soon as I finished River's Last Song, but I didn't want to upload it until I finished it because I knew updates would be really irregular, but I finally finished it today, so here's the first chapter. There's only four chapters of the story, and none of them are particularly long, but I never intended for this story to be that long.
When I was writing this I tried to focus on the Doctor's new regeneration a lot and was trying to show her personality. I watched quite a few episodes of Dr Who as I've been writing this. I've realised with each doctor, they are all completely different, but they all have similar lines. It's how they're said that makes their personality. Some of the lines she says may be similar to those of other doctors, but that doesn't make her the same as them.
I've been writing this on my phone, so if there are grammatical errors, sorry, I did proof read it though so it shouldn't be too horrendous. I hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think.
Chapter 1
Bill's POV
I wish she would stop trying to contact me. I just want to cut myself off from that old life. It's been six months since the Doctor dropped me back on Earth. Six months since I've stopped travelling and have gone back to normal life. Six months since I said goodbye to my best friend.
It's been pretty hard adjusting back to normal life. I mean it would be, one day travelling the stars and running all around the universe, the next serving chips in the cafeteria. She still does lectures at the university, the Doctor I mean. She looks completely different now obviously, but because he never turned up to give lectures so they advertised the job and she came back and applied for the job and got it. I don't listen the lectures any more. It reminds me too much of the good times we had together.
She keeps trying to talk to me. I just ignore her. She once even came to the cafeteria when I was serving and bought some chips and tried to talk to me then. I gave her all the burnt ones and told her that she needed to move on because she was causing a backlog by stopping me from serving the chips. She smiled sadly and walked off. If I walk past her office, I sometimes see the old, blue Police Public Call Box.
I miss that life, but I can't go back to it. I can't. Not if every time stuff gets dangerous the Doctor is just going to drop me back on Earth like I'm a toddler. I can look after myself. Sure, she may not be able to guarantee my safety, but maybe the risk is worth it. I think it is and if she doesn't? Well it's not her call to make. It's my life. If I want to live on the dangerous side then who is she to tell me I can't?
The Doctor's POV
I'm starting to give up on ever getting Bill to travel with me again. I think she hates me. She doesn't understand though. It was too dangerous. I couldn't just watch the Master kill her. They couldn't have killed me, I was still regenerating. But Bill, he would have definitely killed her. To get to me. It's probably better like this. I think I might quit my job at the university soon. It's just too painful whenever I see Bill. She acts like I'm not there. She's stopped coming to my lectures too. I always look out for her among the sea of faces. She never comes though.
I don't know what I can do to get her back. Maybe I can't. But I have to give it one last shot. I shouldn't do what I'm going to do, but I have to. I miss Bill. And I think, though she'd never admit it, she misses it too.
I get up from my desk and get into the T.A.R.D.I.S. I push the doors closed behind me. This is the only thing I can think of that might work. I didn't want to have to do it, but I don't want her to go. I don't want to travel alone. I've been told too many times that I shouldn't do that. Maybe it's time to listen. Or maybe I've just lived too long. That's the curse of a time lord who runs away from Galifrey you see. And for me, it's worse than anyone else. I have more regenerations than usual. They were a gift. I think now they may also be a curse.
If River had never fired that gun at Missy, I would have never taken the bullet for her. If that hadn't happened I would have probably forgotten about the danger. Regeneration is a wake up call. What if Bill got shot at and I couldn't save her.
Bill's POV
When I dream the familiar noise of the T.A.R.D.I.S haunts me. It stalks me wherever I go. In my dream I am with Heather again. She never looked into the puddle and she is still around. She's laughing and the sun catches on her eye defect, making it glitter, making it look even more like a star. The sound of the T.A.R.D.I.S drowns out the noise of her sweet laughter though. Then she takes hold of my shoulders.
"Wake up Bill!" She says loudly, yelling above the noise of the T.A.R.D.I.S. "Wake up." Then I am torn from my dream and I wake up in bed and realise that Heather was never really here. She visits me often in dreams though. I don't go a week without her visiting me in my dream. I wonder if it is her. Whether she can somehow link into my dreams now she's space oil. Maybe she can do that now. I mean she can get across the universe, so it could happen. Maybe I just miss her and it's just my subconscious trying to make up for the fact I miss her.
Then I realise the whirring of the T.A.R.D.I.S hasn't stopped. I go to my window and peer out of the blinds. I can just make out a police public call box in the light of a street lamp. A woman gets out and comes to my house. She stands by the door for a couple of seconds, I can't make out what she's doing though. A second later I hear a letter drop onto the doormat and the woman walks back into the box again. The whirring starts up again and the blue box fades into nothingness.
I go and get the letter and turn the lamp on in my room to read it. I drop it on my desk and turn it over. I read the front and it says 'Bill Potts' in swirly writing. Regeneration really does change everything, Before I could barely read his writing. I open the envelope and read the letter.
Dear Bill,
I know that you're still angry with me. I get that. I know you want me to stay away, but I miss you. I've been told many times that I should never travel alone, so now you've been gone, I've not travelled much.
I know you hate me, and that's okay, but please give me another chance. I want to take you to meet someone. Someone who I know is very special to you. Your mum. You never got to meet her, and I want to change that. I want to take you to the past and let you get to know her. You may have missed out on a childhood without her, but that doesn't mean you never have to know her.
I can take you to your mum. Before you toss this letter in the bin, thinking that it's just a ploy to get you back, please consider it. If you want to, I won't expect you to come travelling with me again.. I miss you yes, and I think you miss it too. I want to remind you of how it used to be. If you want though, I can just drop you back off after you've seen your mum.
With love always
The Doctor
I don't know what to do. I want to see my mum. Of course I do, but... I feel like it is just a ploy to get me back. I could just see my mum and come back to my ordinary life though. I deicide to turn to the person I go to when I need advice. Mum. My made up mum.
"What should I do?" I ask her, but she's not here. She doesn't answer. I think I know what I should do. I think I always have, ever since I left the T.A.R.D.I.S. I miss that life. Maybe I should give her another chance. I'll see. I think I will go to see my mum. Then decide about the Doctor.
There was a few details I was a little hazy on when I was writing it, and I don't have Series 10 on DVD yet so I couldn't check. I also couldn't find many articles on Bill's mum so there may be a few mistakes regarding stuff to do with her. One article said something about the Doctor going back in time and taking photos of her, which I never remember happening, so if it did happen, in this version, it never happened. Please let me know what you think though.