Preface
The heartbeat of a Time-lord, One-Two-Three-Four, One-Two-Three-Four. A constant rhythm heard thought the universe. Touching each and every life form, reaching from the very beginning, to the resounding end. The only constant.
The last of the Time-Lords looked down upon the earth, imagining the glowing orange sky of his home planet, and the warm breeze wrapping around him like a blanket. Wishing once again that he could fly his TARDIS back into the Great Time War, and die with his people, like he should have. His existence was a lonely one, with some glimmers of hope that always faded, leaving him heartbroken and so much lonelier than before.
"Rose," he whispered without realizing that he had spoken out loud. "My Rose, why did you have to go?" His two hearts had been torn apart by the beautiful girl that was kinder than anyone else he had ever met. The girl who showed mercy to a Dalek. The girl that had made him cry.
He just wanted to see her again, to finally finish the sentence, "Rose Tyler, I love you." Because nothing had ever been more true. He loved her more than he could ever admit, even to himself; especially to himself.
He knew that sitting above the earth wasn't going to do any good, but he just couldn't bring himself to leave, not yet.
Hours later, he was stiff and sore. He heard the TARDIS call to him, sending him ever onward.
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Chapter 1
Get up. Go to school. Go home. Repeat. That was her life. The occasional twist; go to a friend's house, go on the even more occasional date. She felt ready to explode, the routine was killing her slowly. She wanted to get away from it all.
She put mascara on her thick eyelashes that framed her big blue-green eyes. She inspected her heart shaped face in the mirror, and then brushed her waist length strawberry blonde hair. She pulled it into a high pony-tail, and then put on a pair skinny jeans and her favorite blouse. She put her bright blue chucks on, grabbed her school bag, and walked out the door.
She was half way to school when she heard it…
"Ex-ter-min-at."
She whipped her head around, and saw a Dalek. She saw the beam of light, and ducked instinctively, inwardly thanking her step father for making her take martial arts for 3 years. The beam missed her by half a centimetre.
She scanned her surroundings, looking for cover.
"RUN!" A man appeared and grabbed her hand.
He pulled her along and they ran as fast as they could. The dalek perused them, firing every few seconds, but they dodged them. Both of them were enjoying the adrenalin rush. The girl gave a hysterical laugh of fear.
"Can you make it to the blue box?" The man asked, his brow suite somehow unruffled by the run.
"Yes, defiantly" The girl replied, her eyes focusing on the blue box determinedly.
"Well Allons-y!" The man yelled, still running at top speed.
"Haha! Oui!" The girl said in a flawless French accent, startling the man, who had been accustomed to having to explain himself. They reached the blue box, and he pulled her inside.
"It's bigger on the inside! Awesome! I wish I had a bag like this! Are you a wizard then?" The girl said, a look of marvel on her face.
"I am not a wizard! Although they are lovely! Harry Potter is such a brave boy! Really lived up to my expectations! Anyways, what is your name?" The man was defiantly a rambler.
"I'm Lucy Green, and you are?" Lucy said, still slightly breathless.
"I'm the Doctor! Oh, and this is Jack," the Doctor said as a very handsome man appeared in the control room.
"Captain Jack Harkness, and yo-"
"Oh stop it!"
"I was only saying 'hello'!"
"Yes, and for you that's flirting!" The Doctor gave Jack a reproachful look.
Lucy couldn't help but laugh and offer her hand to Jack.
"And I am Lucy Greene by the way," she said, flashing Jack a flirty smile.
The Doctor told Jack to go take care of the dalek, leaving Lucy with the Doctor and burning with unanswered questions.
"Go ahead and ask," the Doctor said, seeing Lucy's look of excited curiosity.
"Where do I even start!?" She exclaimed, her eyes drifting skywards as she racked her brains for the most important question.
"Okay, so this thing, what is it called? Are you an alien? Is Jack? When or where are you and Jack from?" She asked just to get started with her assault of questions. The Doctor answered each question with an amused smile; he knew that she was going to be around for a while, he could tell that she was very clever.
Jack sauntered back into the TARDIS and the three headed for the TARDIS library. For the first time, Jack gave his undivided attention to someone other than the Doctor. He was enthralled by Lucy, and his face was one of genuine interest and fascination.
"So what are you in university for?" Jack asked her.
"I am getting my master's degree in Language. I wish I could speak every language! It would be incredible! I can only speak German, Polish, and I know a small amount of French and Latin!" Lucy said as she brushed a stray piece of hair out of her face.
The Doctor was able to slip out of the Library, and just have a quick scan of his new friend Lucy. He wasn't exactly surprised to find that she wasn't entirely… Human.