Title: Nerual
Rating: K+
Summary: Set during S1. While Rose visits Shireen, the Doctor goes on an adventure of his own, where he encounters a young woman with an extraordinary power. Based on a dream I had.
Disclaimer: If I owned Doctor Who, Doomsday wouldn't have happened. Which brings me onto this online petition I found. If you want the Doctor and Rose reunited in a movie, go to www(dot)petitiononline(dot)com/rosie111/
Author's Note: This is based on the first of the 70 odd Doctor Who dreams I've had.
Nerual
Rose's friend Shireen was in hospital after a car accident, so the Doctor had taken Rose home to see her. He stood around uncomfortably in the waiting room, muttering about how the hospital should have a shop. Just then, Rose came back.
"How is she?" the Doctor asked.
"A little banged up, but not too bad," said Rose. "Minor concussion, ribs a re a little bruised, and a few cuts. But hey, it could have been worse."
"Yeah," agreed the Doctor.
"Actually…" said Rose, "…I'd like to stay for a few days, just 'til she gets a little better. Shireen's my best friend, she needs me right now."
"Oh," said the Doctor. "I, er, guess that's okay."
"What's wrong?" asked Rose.
"Well, I just don't know how I'll manage a few days without movement," said the Doctor. "I've never been much of a sitting duck."
"I understand," said Rose. "Tell ya what – why don't you go on an adventure?"
"What?" said the Doctor.
"Just take the TARDIS and go somewhere on your own," said Rose. "Back in time, forward in time, another country, another planet … whatever."
"Er, are you sure about this?" asked the Doctor.
"If you're happy, I'm happy," said Rose, smiling. "Just come back in one piece, and make sure you don't land a year in the future."
"Ha ha," said the Doctor.
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So that's how the Doctor ended up alone in the TARDIS.
"Okay old girl, what do you wanna go?" he asked his ship. The TARDIS made a series of beeps, so the Doctor checked its readings.
"Hello … what this?" he said to himself. "According to these, someone or something is messing with time. I'd better check it out." He programmed the coordinates of the disturbance into the ship, and soon he was off. The disturbance was coming from the same year, but from a planet he'd never heard of, called Terrafin. While he was waiting, he continued to analyse the readings, but they made no sense.
"The way I see it …" he murmured, "… is that time is like a river of flowing water. But these readings suggest that something's blocking the flow. Most of the water/time gets past the blockage, but not all of it. And when a large amount is built up … oh, I'm here." The Doctor quickly checked that the planet could sustain life, and then he was out the door.
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Sorry this one's so short. The next chapter should be up soon.
