Gallifrey Secondary School, December 17th 2013
Half the population of the entire student body of Gallifrey's top secondary school had shown up for the end of year special event. Planned by the Student Council President David Hartnell, known by his peers as the Tenth Doctor, the event was highly anticipated from the moment of its conception. Plus it was a good way to bring the Sixth Form Students who were leaving that school year together for their last Christmas Season with everyone. David looked around the school grounds for his brother Matt. He was supposed to be helping him and Rose Tyler supervise the student race. He assumed he'd be with his 'girlfriend' River Song. The two had a peculiar relationship indeed. They would flirt as if it meant nothing, River would use affectionate terms for Matt such as 'sweetie' and Matt would act as if there was nothing going on between them. David soon found Matt with his best friend Amy Pond, a fiery Scottish redhead whose family was well acquainted with the Hartnells. He arrived just in time to hear some of their conversation.
"What the hell is that around your neck?" Amy asked.
"It's a bowtie. I wear bowties now. Bowties are cool," Matt said defensively as he adjusted it.
David rolled his eyes and butt in on the conversation saying, "Ah you don't know anything about cool Matt."
"Says the guy who wears sandshoes 24/7," Matt shot back, gesturing towards his older brother's shoes.
"They're not sandshoes!" David argued before remembering why he sought out Matt in the first place. "Oh yeah I almost forgot, the race is starting. We need to get to the field now," he said before turning to Amy. "You may want to come too."
Like David, Matt was also referred to as the Doctor, the Eleventh to be more precise. The current head of the Hartnell family, William was a passionate scientist as were his brothers Patrick, Jon, Tom and Peter. William dubbed all the men with the title of Doctor and gave them numbered ranks to show their skill starting from the First Doctor, William himself. The birth of newer family members sometimes reordered the ranks. The title of the First Doctor is held by William, Second by Patrick, Third by Jon, Fourth by Tom, Fifth by Peter Hartnell II, Sixth by Colin, Seventh by Sylvester, Eight by Paul, Ninth by Christopher, Tenth and Eleventh by David and Matt respectively and Twelfth by Peter.
The trio arrived at the field where the race was to take place. Amy took her place in the bleachers while Matt and David sat with Rose at the announcer's table.
"Where have you two been?" Rose asked, slightly irritated at the punctuality of the siblings.
"This one wandered off," David explained, pointing to his brother.
Matt rolled his eyes.
"Well we're both here now so let's start the race shall we?"
David turned on his microphone and asked for silence in the audience.
"Today we have six of our school's best athletes competing for the Ring of Akhaten kindly provided by the Hartnell family," Rose announced into her microphone.
"The racers are: Jack Harkness from 13G8, River Song from 11G5, John Simm from 13G7, Tasha Lem and Rory Williams from 11G6 and Jenny Hartnell from 12G3. This can be anyone's game," David added.
Matt leant over to Rose with a look of confusion on his face.
"Question: You said our school's six most athletic students but you mentioned…"
"We only had five highly athletic students who didn't mind doing this and Rory really wanted to do this," Rose explained, predicting the end to Matt's inquiry.
"Probably trying to impress Pond no doubt," Matt said in amusement.
If only the beaky nosed boy knew he didn't need to try so hard.
"And begin!" Matt shouted before the contestants bolted down the field. The first half of the race seemed to be going in Jenny's favour before she was passed by River Song who was soon passed by John. The end of the race yielded these results: Rory in sixth, Tasha in fifth, Jack in fourth, Jenny in third, River in second and John placing first.
"And the winner is John Simm ladies and gentlemen who will now take home the lovely Ring Akhaten," David announced with a hint of disapproval present in his voice that only those close to him including John could notice.
John smugly strolled over to the announcer's table where he reached out his hand expectantly. David frowned and reached into his pocket and produced the ring which he placed in John's hands.
"Why thank you Doctor," he said mockingly before walking off.
David scowled at John before taking his own leave.
After the event, Amy and Rory met up with Matt on the way home. Matt's house was conveniently situated between Amy and Rory's houses.
"Guess who's coming back to school soon," Rory said as a way to start up a conversation. When neither of his friends answered, he decided to tell them anyway. "Clara Oswin Oswald," he said plainly, giving up.
"It's just Clara Oswald Rory, Amy corrected.
"Is that the really short, incredibly bossy girl with the funny nose?" Matt asked.
"Well she's not that short and her nose isn't funny at all. But yeah I think we have the same girl in mind," Amy said.
Clara had left school at the beginning of November for unknown reasons. Rory and Clara were quite good friends, Clara affectionately calling him Nina in remembrance of her first crush. He had received word from her the week before that she would be returning on the 18th of December.
"Well excuse me for trying to find every possible fault in that girl after she made very offensive remarks about my chin," said Matt.
"Careful dear, you'll poke someone's eye out," Amy joked, quoting one of Clara's jokes about Matt's chin.
Matt rubbed his chin defensively while Rory snickered.
"That girl is impossible to get along with. That's what I'll call her: The Impossible Girl. She's like the devil in female form squeezed in a skirt that's just a little too…tight," Matt said before smiling perversely to himself.
Amy and Rory noticed this and stared at him wide eyed. When Matt realised what he was doing, he sputtered embarrassedly before walking to his door.
"The devil!" Matt exclaimed before entering his house.