What If?
A/N: A parallel universe tale where Doctor Who exists as the TV show and as a real person.
From a young age Doctor Who had captivated Laura, the time travelling Gallifreyan journeying from different planets and time zones in his TARDIS. She was six when she had first seen it and had never ceased to love it from that day on. Her favourite Doctor by far was Tom Baker's, at least up until recently. Christopher Eccleston's had her laughing and grinning as madly as he was. She always annoyed her parents by saying what if the Doctor was real. What if there really were TARDIS'. What if Daleks really did exist and wanted to destroy the rest of the universe. Now everyone asked these questions to his or herself but never aloud and twice a day, every day. When she was at school any noises out of the ordinary had her running around mad looking for a TARDIS. Naturally this left her with very few friends, but Laura didn't care, she had the Doctor.
Being very computer literate, Laura knew the right websites to find out the deepest of information on the show. Things the producers hadn't even noticed. These bits of information were clues, clues that the writers had left behind. The website, although a fictional site created by the producers of the new series started the way for sites, not authorised by the BBC, probably not even legal. The information on these sites was the proof that the Doctor really did exist. Psychic imagination, each and every one of the writers for the show had it. They'd interpreted real adventures that the Doctor had had. Along with all of his companions, Vicki, Jamie, Sarah-Jane, Tegan, Peri, and Rose each had a picture on the website, as if they'd been spotted and recognised, although Laura thought some pictures drawn by mere attention seekers. They looked too much like the actors there were very little differences.
"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!" the sounds of the TARDIS as it materialised made Laura jump and almost caused her to faint. There was a 1960's Police Box standing in her room that hadn't been there before.
"Hello? Doctor? Anyone?" Laura asked cautiously as she knocked on the front door. And to her surprise the door opened and welcomed her inside.
"Hi there. Say, can you tell me what year it is, the TARDIS console is playing up again. I don't even know where we are."
"Well it's planet Earth 2006 you're in Australia and you've managed to materialise in my room. You're lucky the outside is so small.
"What do you know about me?" the Doctor asked.
"I know only what I've seen in the TV show, uh what I've found on the net, what Mum's told me, and books I've read. But you're a time and space travelling Gallifreyan, or a Time Lord. The last of the Time Lords. Daleks wiped out the rest of your people and you travel around trying to save the universe from imploding. Half the time you're travelling with attractive female companions but refuse to get emotionally involved. You can regenerate twelve times to stop yourself from dying but after twelve it really is the end. This is your tenth regeneration and it's only just happened. The post-regeneration effects have kicked in because you're look and the wrong side of the console for the date and planet. You've also forgotten to introduce me to Rose who I assume is that standing on your right eyeing my suspiciously," Laura rambled on.
"Well, I don't know what to say, except, would you like to join us? You already seem well aware of the dangers involved seeing as you watch a TV show about me are you jerking my chain? Is there really a TV show about me?" The Doctor questioned in disbelief.
"In answer to all three questions, yes I'll join you, no I'm not jerking your chain as there really is a TV show. It's called Doctor Who and it's starting in – now! Come watch it."
The Doctor and Rose stared at each other, shrugged their shoulders and sat down to watch Doctor Who with Laura.
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"Wow," the Doctor commented as the show finished, "I remember that happening. It was such a long time ago now."
"You do? So, that really happened. Chessene, Dastari and Shockeye really existed until you and Jamie and Peri well yeah?" Rose whispered. She hadn't fully adjusted to the situation yet. This girl would be of much help to the Doctor, she knew everything about him and Rose knew only what he would tell her. She didn't even know the Doctor's real name. But still, who can argue with Laura her facts are extremely accurate.
"Laura, did you say something about your Mum telling you things about the Doctor, how would she know more than you, surely you're my biggest fan." The Doctor asked and joked.
"Well, uh this may come as a shock, but you knew my mum. My full name is Laura Kellie Jovanka. That makes my mum, Tegan Jovanka. She got me hooked, stories as a baby, making me watch when she was being portrayed. That's how I was positive you existed. You travelled with my Mum before I was born and when you were still in your fifth incarnation."
"Is she here now? Because, no offense, she WHINGED!" the Doctor asked, "I don't think my ears have been the same since.
Laura laughed at this and said," no she's not here now, she's away on business, you know being a flight attendant. Dad should be home soon though, if you want, I could grab some clothes now and go, I'll leave a note for mum, she'll understand, she's lived it too."
"Uh ok, I'll just go power up the TARDIS, Rose stay here and make sure she packs appropriate running clothes."
"Ok Doctor," Rose answered, any feelings of jealousy before had completely gone, because Rose had reassured herself that the Doctor couldn't possibly get interested in a fourteen year old. No, the Doctor was hers. He always would be too! Nothing would change that. Never. No matter how much Laura knew about the Doctor's world, well, actually universe; Rose belonged to the Doctor and vice versa.
The Doctor was stunned. This girl was amazingly smart, she knew all there was about him and the universe. She could quite possibly be just as smart as he was. Only time would tell.
Laura couldn't believe what was happening, not only was she going to travel with the Doctor, but all the conspiracy theories that she had posted online were true. The Doctor was real. And with that she fainted in the Doctor's arms. Much to Rose's revulsion.
There's chapter one. Let me know what you think by clicking on the little review button right there. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next, so let me know what you think should happen.