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The Doctor watched Rose closely, wishing he could somehow freeze a copy of her in this moment and keep it forever but of course that was impossible, even for him.
"Wha' ?" She asked, looking up at him with her usual playful smile.
"Let's go to Saturn! The rings of Saturn! Did I tell you about the water slide? Goes all the way around at 100 miles an hour! We've been working too hard. Bit of fun, that's what we need. Water slides are fun, Rose!" He said, speaking at top speed with a maniacal grin. Rose laughed and rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, alright. sounds great but let's not get there and not have like, proper bathing suits or permits or whatever. Don't wanna get arrested for that... again."
"I always have the proper permits." He replied, waving the psychic paper at her and whirling around to the console.
one last trip. one last adventure with his rose before it all went away. He was dying, or, more accurately, regenerating and even though he would still be him, he would not be exactly the same man. He wouldn't look the same and he wouldn't like the same foods and he wouldn't dress the same, he wouldn't feel the same about things. well, except one thing; her. He was absolutely positive he would always feel the same way about her but once he was different, would she feel differently about him?
He couldn't be sure about that and so he would have this last adventure before it was too late. Before he possibly lost her, and his hearts broke he would go play with Rose on the universe's best water slide. The thought made him laugh out loud.
-"Okay, this might be a bit of a problem." The doctor muttered to himself moments later, too distracted by the readouts on the screen in front of him to notice Rose move to stand over his shoulder.
"What's it say?" She asked softly, squinting at the screen as if seeing it better could make her understand the strange jumble of numbers and characters.
He smiled to himself, enjoying her closeness and the smell of her perfume. He would miss this feeling to the point of pain if he lost it. Would he have to?
"It says we're lost. Weeeell, it says we're not we're we planned to be." He answered her, turning knobs and pulling levers.
"Truth is, Rose, that I don't know where we are and neither does the Tardis. We're somewhere i've never seen. Somewhere totally new. Uncharted territory!" He couldn't control the thrill he felt even though it wasn't what he'd planned. After all this time, and all he'd seen he'd actually found something new. Something that would make him be able to share the wonder and awe he saw in Rose's eyes everytime he took her to a new star.
"We're alright then, yeah?" Rose asked nervously.
"Alright? Rose Tyler, we're brilliant!" He laughed, catching her up in a fierce hug and spinning around.
-"Here we are, Rose! The unknown. We are possibly the only people to stand on this ground ever. We might be the only people who have ever gazed upon these green stars. Green stars, Rose and they're all yours."
He and Rose stood in a meadow of brilliant orange flowers surrounded by black granite mountains. There were no signs of civilization visible but they hadn't looked very far yet. The most amazing thing were the stars he'd mentioned. it was as bright as daylight but there was no sun, only millions of light green stars twinkling in the gray sky, seeming so close they could touch them.
"I love it!" She laughed, "It's all so...neon! It reminds me of the glow in the dark stickers I put on my ceiling when I was little."
They stood there looking for a moment longer staring at the stars when the doctor noticed the storm clouds building on the horizon and rapidly spreading across the sky.
"Do you see-" He began when he was interrupted by a flash of blue lightning and a deep boom of thunder.
The Doctor looked at Rose and squeezed her hand. "Come on."
Rose raised her eyebrows, "Run?"
"Run!" He cried. They ran to the edge of the meadow, looking for cover under a mountain ledge when Rose saw a pass going straight through. It was as smooth as a paved road and she sighed.
"I don't think they're goin' to be my stars after all. Someone's been here don't you think?"
"Yeah, seems like. And, I don't know yet but doesn't it seem like that storm showed up rather unnaturally fast?" He said, looking back behind them and squinting up into the sky where the flashes of lightning had increased to every few seconds.
"So, what are we s'posed to do now?" Rose asked, looking up at him expectantly. Of course she would, didn't he always have a plan? He shook his head.
"We could wait in the passage until the storm passes, head back to the Tardis and go water sliding as planned." He said, still staring intently at the sky.
" You would wait out the freak, unnatural storm that seemed like it was shot at us on purpose and just leave?" Rose continued watching him, amusement lighting up her eyes.
She knew him well enough to know he couldn't leave a mystery like this alone. And, if she were being perfectly honest, she hoped he wouldn't. But he'd been acting so strangely for the last few days. She'd caught him staring at her more than once and a few times he'd seemed like he was going to tell her something serious and instead he'd make some silly comment about the talking potatoes of planet Verdis or being taught to waltz by Napoleon's sister. Something was amiss but maybe this new adventure would be what he needed to set it right.
"Of course I would, if that's what you want." He began slowly, staring at her again like he was trying to decipher some ancient impossible language. Then, as she stared back the mischievous spark she loved lit up his eyes.
"OR, We could go through this extremely well maintained mountain pass and meet the people who maintain it so extremely well. I mean, they took enough care to make sure we would find this extremely well maintained pass that I think they'd want compliments. We shouldn't be rude, should we Rose?"
"No, course not. Might even pick them a flower for their troubles." She laughed, despite the fear that ran through her at the thought of meeting new, and if the targeted storm were any indication, unfriendly aliens. But, she reasoned, she was with the Doctor and so it would be fine.
The Doctor smiled at her in return. Alright, he thought, Not the plan but it IS an adventure and she IS laughing so...
"Allons-y!"
That's the end of the first chapter! I'm pretty sure I know where I'm going with it now but please let me know what you thought! Feedback would really help. Thanks!