A/N: These are 100-word drabbles I've written about the Doctor's companions - canon and audio (with a couple of exceptions). I'll update with five drabbles every five weeks. I hope you enjoy them!
1) Fight or Flight
Prompt: Run (#092)
Companion: Jamie McCrimmon
Timeline: Some time between The Tomb of the Cybermen and The War Games.
Spoilers: None
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"Jamie?"
He's tensed, ready for a fight, heart pounding, adrenalin racing.
"Aye?"
The Doctor's ready to flee the scene, checking all around him with his cunning eyes, evaluating the situation. Jamie knows which of them is likely to get his way, and it won't be him. The Doctor fights with cleverness, not violence, and to run away is always better than to strike a blow.
"When I say run..."
The aliens are huge and bumpy, and not very friendly. He would probably come off worst, even if he'd never admit it. Maybe getting out alive is the best option.
"Run!"
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2) Dancing
Prompt: Chase (#091)
Companion: Jack Harkness
Timeline: A couple of weeks before The Empty Child.
Spoilers: Not really, but maybe ever so slightly for The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances.
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"Another?"
"I really shouldn't."
"That's a yes, then?"
The man smiles, a slight quiver betraying his nervousness. He's handsome, charmingly so, and Jack has been trying to buy him a few drinks all week. He seems uncertain, cagey; and Jack knows why. He's from a more primitive time, and this type of encounter is generally frowned upon. If he can get past that, though, this guy seems like the type to flout a few unwritten rules occasionally.
It's nice to have a challenge, thinks Jack, throwing Algy a devilish smile over his whisky, receiving an attractive blush for his efforts.
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3) Drawing Blanks
Prompt: Mind (#028)
Companion: Sarah Jane Smith
Timeline: Any time between Robot and Terror of the Zygons.
Spoilers: None
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"Sarah? Sarah Jane?"
"Come on, old thing, wake up."
Fingers click in front of her face, and she bats them away irritably, her mind fuzzy and half-asleep. Her leg hurts, her head aches, and there is yet another of those customary blank spaces in her memories. She mutters grouchily about being called 'old thing' as she focuses on the familiar scarf-wearing shape in front of her.
The Doctor is crouched there, looking at her with cautious concern; Harry stands behind him with a worried and confused expression, and she wonders what on earth she's been hypnotised to do this time.
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4) Second Impression
Prompt: Heart (#043)
Companion: Harry Sullivan
Timeline: A few years after The Android Invasion.
Spoilers: None
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The man on the hospital bed is unconscious and bleeding from a vicious gash on his temple, his blond curls stained dark copper. Dr Sullivan cleans the wound and stitches it up, all the while trying to work out why the man looks so familiar. Harry's sure he'd remember someone like this. He'd definitely remember the coat.
He holds a stethoscope to the man's chest, looking up as the guard admits an anxious-looking redhead with masses of curls; she must've brought the man in. The reassurance dies on his lips as the second heartbeat registers, and he drops the stethoscope.
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5) First Sight
Prompt: Children (#027)
Companions: Mickey Smith
Timeline: Before the Doctor
Spoilers: None
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The baby has big blue eyes which look at him curiously. Mickey slowly extends one hand and places his finger in the baby's palm; tiny fingers close around it immediately, holding him fast. Her skin is so pale against his, it looks funny. She has such tiny fingernails. He grins at her, and she just stares back.
He's nine and she's almost four, and she runs away laughing when he chases after her. Her big blue-green eyes turn to the sky, and he knows then that he'll never have her. There are no tethers strong enough to hold her down.