Chapter 1: Becoming the Doctor

You know all my life all I wanted to do was travel. Ever since I was a kid I just loved going to knew places and discovering new things. One of my earliest memories is getting lost in the woods while I was wandering. I had been so scared but also so excited. Ever since then I knew that I would forever be traveling, loving around, never staying anywhere too long. I also had a love of helping people. I traveled through 3rd world countries helping build houses and passing out food and supplies. My life wasn't exactly perfect I lived in a lot of rundown apartments and traveling by questionable means. In the end I think that's why I was chosen. My love of traveling and my willingness to help people.

I remember the day it happened like it was yesterday. There I was leaning back against the window of my temporary apartment playing with a pair of dice when a strange wooshing sound started. I rose from my spot on the ground and walked outside searching for the source of the sound. I turned and saw a blue box slowly fading into view. My eyes widened in shock and awe as it fully appeared. It was only a moment before a gray haired old man who happened to be well dressed stumbled out. I rushed forward as he collapsed to the ground.

"Hey are you okay?" I asked placing the man on his back.

The man looked daze for a moment before suddenly snapping to attention and grabbing my shirt tightly.

"You. What's your name?" The man asked urgently gripping my shirt even tighter.

"Uh... it's Lance why?" I asked bewildered.

"Good. Good that means i'm in the right place." The man muttered to himself. "Right better do this quickly."

The man suddenly trapped my head in between his two hands. I inhaled sharply as my head was assaulted by memories. His memories. I learned of Gallifrey, The Time War, the Daleks, Cybermen, TARDISES, and so much more. I learned of his 12 faces and his many companions. The adventures he had, the planets he saved, and the things he learned. This man was legendary. He was a time lord. He was the Doctor.

"Listen to me. Now, listen!" The Doctor said and I vaguely noticed his grip was much weaker now. "I need you to go back and save my life. Someone has tampered with time and events to make my death an event in my timeline. I need you to go back and fix these events in order to fix the rift in the universe."

"What? Why me?" I asked dumbfounded that the man was putting so much trust in me.

"Because your a man who gets things done." the Doctor said a bit coldly sending shivers down my back.

Old memories came roaring back from that phrase. A phrase I had used. My eyes watered and I held back a sob. I liked to hope this wasn't the reason I was chosen.

"Okay. Okay." I said breathing deeply. "I'll do this. I'll save the universe."

"Good that's good." The Doctor said wistfully as his arms fell limp to his sides. "I hope your pudding brain can handle it."

A strange orange light wafted off of the Doctor and wrapped around me. I let out a sharp gasp as it pooled in my chest and pulsed in time with my heart. My body tingled as I absorbed the Doctor's essence. I rose suddenly stumbling towards the TARDIS which now that I observed it clearly I saw it was in really bad shape. The door easily pushed open and I walked in. The TARDIS was in absolutely horrid condition. Actually that was an understatement.

I stumbled over to a large bag that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere and started pulling out tools. For reasons unknown I had extremely exstensive information and blueprints and the TARDIS. So I immediately got to work meticulously work on the TARDIS in a gentle manner. I swapped tools when I needed to and didn't take a single break. For anyone else the process of restoring the TARDIS would have seemed endless. But for me it seemed like maybe an hour give or take. I stood up and my knees cracked loudly. With a small stretching session I ran maintenance on the machine to make sure it was in tip top shape.

"Everything checks out." I said to the machine smiling slightly when it hummed back brightly and gratefully.

I left the Console Room and walked down the corriders of the TARDIS before coming across a room full of clothes. I stripped out of my t shirt and jeans which suddenly didn't feel right for me. Although that was probably the Doctor's essence getting to me. I searched through the piles of clothes and pulled on a pair of black dress pants. I moved over to a rack and slipped into a forest green dress shirt along with a nice black vest. I grabbed a black tie and slipped into a pair of sleek black walkmasters. I looked at myself in the corner of the room and focused in on my hair. It seemed somehow unlike me. So I used some gel which i'm definitely sure wasn't there a second ago and slowly slicked my hair back. I checked my look one more time before nodding to myself.

I walked back to the Console Room and up to the console.

"Alright then Sexy." I said stroke the console lightly. "Let's see if you still have it."

I powered up the TARDIS and listened to her come to life.

"I think I know how to do this." I said mostly to myself as I began to play with the control. "Okay this lever here... uh that button there... this switch... that switch... and pull this lever..."

I pulled the final lever down hard and the Tardis began to shake as the wooshing sound started. I fell to my knees and held tightly to the lever. Suddenly it felt like the TARDIS was falling.

"No way! Am I crashing!?" I said gleefully for some reason. "Oh I usually say something during times like these what was it? Fantastic? No not me. Allonsy? Not me either. Geronimo! Nah doesn't feel right. Hm. Oh wait a second. I have it. BANZAI!"

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter of my story. I hope my character doesn't seem perfect. He's not meant to be at all. You'll learn more about him as time goes on and he'll develop. If you could leave a Review, it would be appreciated.