This is the sequel to "The Doctor and the Doctor", and once again features Ten, Eleven and Clara, though this time Ten has a companion as well! It's a separate story, but it does follow on slightly from the previous one, which in turn follows on from the "The Day of The Doctor".
All characters are borrowed from the BBC TV show, etc
"Right Clara, time for another lesson on how to fly the TARDIS" announced Eleven excitedly. "I'll set the coordinates for where we're going, then you can select the time period and set us off into time and space."
"Are you sure she won't mind?"
"I'm sure old sexy is much happier with you now. Aren't you dear? Oh. Well there's no need to use that language. Anyway, I'm setting up the coordinates for the Amplatan Galaxy now; I haven't been there for ages, a lovely place, stunning scenery. All you have to is use this keypad to enter the time period, pull the lever down and Geronimo!"
"Are you sure this is safe? "
"Of course. Nothing can go wrong, just make sure you pick a time period well in the future, say between the years 3000 and 4000, as that's their golden age."
"Well here goes, I've no idea which year to pick, so will choose something at random. Ok, now to pull the lever, a bit nervous about this actually Doctor."
Eleven beamed back in encouragement. Clara smiled back nervously.
"Here we go."
Clara pulled the lever, and the TARDIS set off. Immediately there was a massive bang, and sparks everywhere as the TARDIS shook violently.
"What have I done?" shrieked Clara, hanging on to the console for her life.
"I don't know what happened, but my guess is that we've somehow crossed my own timestream.
Meanwhile, on a TARDIS far away, Ten was speaking to Donna.
"After the events in the Library Donna, I think you deserve somewhere nice."
"So what have you got in mind then?"
"The Amplatan Galaxy! Never been there before, but meant to be really stunning."
"You've never been there before? All these hundreds of years travelling, and there are still places you've never visited! You need to get out more, dunno what you've been doing with your life."
"Ha, ha. Well, I have been to one or two places, so I haven't exactly been lazing around watching TV for 500 years! But yes, there are gaps in my travels, and this is one. Unless you'd prefer Basingstoke, as I've definitely been to Basingstoke."
"Ok, not Basingstoke, though we could visit my friend Tracy there. I say friend, though she's a former work colleague really. Thinking about it, never really liked her actually, so on balance I'd prefer the wotsit galaxy."
"The Amplatan Galaxy then, let's try the year 3169 as it's a prime number, and I like prime numbers. Here we go."
As the TARDIS set off there was a massive bang, the TARDIS shook around and sparks flew everywhere.
"Alright then, what have you done spaceman?" queried Donna once everything quietened down.
"I don't know" replied Ten "but this usually happens if I try to cross my own timestream, and I've never been here before. So…"
"Yes?"
"It could be a future Doctor. A later version of me."
"Let's see what year we went to Clara" pondered Eleven walking round to the dial. "Oh. Ah. Oops."
"What's wrong Doctor?"
"You seem to have chosen the same year 3169 that I was here before. If I remember correctly, exactly the same date as well."
"But, but I chose the year and date completely at random?"
"Hmm, interesting. I wonder if the TARDIS helped you choose that year and date. Normally she will do anything to prevent me crossing my own timestream, remember the problems we had landing at Trenzalore? This time, it's as if she wanted us to land here at this time. Interesting, let's take a look outside."
"This could be dangerous Donna" warned Ten, "if this is me from the future, then we may find out things that we shouldn't know about yet, about my future, about your future."
"Oh you're such a timid old woman sometimes, a little chat with your future self won't do any harm. I wonder if I'll still be on board? I doubt it somewhat, I'm sure you'll have dumped me for someone better by then!" Donna laughed.
"Well I'll go out by myself first, just in case you're still on board and have now got six arms. Or a terrible hair style."
Ten opened the door of the TARDIS and saw another TARDIS parked next to it. Then the door opened and out walked Eleven and Clara.
"Hello Doctor" spoke Eleven, "I'm you from the future, I'm your next version."
"Hello Junior, remember me! It's Clara!" cried out Clara.
"Hello Doctor" replied Ten. "And hello Clara, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I don't remember us meeting before. And what was that? Junior?"
"Clara" whispered Eleven, "He wiped his memory after we last met, so that he forgot everything that happened. He won't remember you."
"So we'll have to explain everything again?" whispered Clara back. "What a bore."
"Apologies for earwigging, but did you say we've met before, and that I wiped my memory afterwards?" asked Ten. "Anything interesting happen?"
"Oh, nothing of any interest" replied Eleven with his best innocent face on.
From within Ten's TARDIS came a voice.
"Well, can I come out then? I'm always being left out when something exciting happens!"
"Yes, it's perfectly safe" replied Ten.
Donna emerged.
"So this is your future self then? Quite cute looking actually."
"Donna Noble!" exclaimed Eleven holding his hand out. "The best temp in Chiswick, a real pleasure to meet you again!"
"Good to meet you future Doctor, nice that you remembered me. Love the bow tie, wish my Doctor would wear one. Very stylish."
"See, I told you Clara that bow ties were cool. Donna, this is Clara Oswald my current Companion. Clara, this is Donna Noble."
"Pleased to meet you Donna. Do you come from Chiswick, as I've been living around there too?"
"Hmm, a suspicious coincidence, clearly the Doctor likes us Chiswick girls, don't you spaceman!" Donna nudged Ten.
"Is there anything else I need to know about my future self, apart from the dubious taste in neckwear?" asked Ten.
"He likes fezzes as well!" smirked Clara.
"You like fezzes!" exclaimed Donna.
Eleven nodded.
"I love fezzes!" Donna continued. "Grandad, you remember Wilf, he has this fez at home, it reminds him of his time in the parachute regiment in Palestine. I can see us getting on really well." Donna winked at Eleven, who smiled back.
"Sorry to end the party" Ten interrupted "but I think we need to be moving on. It's too dangerous having these crossed timestreams, we could end up finding out information that we shouldn't do. Especially you Donna, I can wipe my mind of this meeting if necessary, but I can't wipe yours."
"Typical, just my luck, as soon as I manage to find a good looking Doctor, we have to leave" replied Donna in a mock indignant voice.
"Eh! Him, good looking? Have you got the wrong contact lenses in today?" Ten spluttered. "I mean, look at me. A vision of style and élan. Whereas him…"
"He's just jealous!" Donna laughed at Clara, who smiled weakly back.
"May I have a word in private Doctor, before you leave" interrupted Eleven.
Eleven and Ten wandered off to Ten's TARDIS.
"I never chose to come to this particular year and date" explained Eleven. "I let Clara chose the year, and she entered a random date in the console which happened to coincide exactly with the one you er I came here before. That seems like too much of a coincidence to me, I reckon the TARDIS directed me to this particular date for a reason."
"So you reckon we should hang around for a bit then, just in case."
"I think so. Old sexy does things for a reason."
"Fair enough."
Eleven turned and scanned his eyes around Ten's TARDIS.
"I'd forgotten about this TARDIS interior, clearly I was roughing it during this period."
The two Doctors emerged, and Eleven spoke first.
"We've decided to both stay here for a bit. Just in case. Not that anything's the matter. No, not at all. Everything's completely fine."
"You're worried about us landing here on this exact date and time, aren't you Doctor?" queried Clara.
"Ok, yes. Never ignore a coincidence."
"So what do we do then?" asked Donna.
"Might as well have a wander. See the sights" replied Ten. "After all, that's why I wanted to take you here in the first place."
"Well lead the way spaceman and, um…"
"Chinboy!" injected Clara.
"Spaceman and chinboy it is then" continued Donna. "Sounds like a great double act, a Timelord version of Holmes and Watson or Batman and Robin!"
"Obviously I would be Batman" smiled Ten.
"You? I'm the senior Doctor around here" replied Eleven, "and you're the boy wonder!"
"Hark at him, when it's obvious who will be in charge."
"Here we go again" mumbled Clara to herself.
"Right, let's go" exclaimed Eleven.
"Allons-y!" exclaimed Ten.
The two Doctors set off at the same time, Clara holding Eleven's hand in a conspicuous sign of attachment, while Donna walked between the two Doctors. The four of them followed a path which climbed a gentle hill, and at the top looked out over a stunning vista, brightly coloured forests of red and blue, nestling under giant cliff faces, taller than anything Clara or Donna had ever seen before. Strange looking birds flew around above the tops of the trees. After admiring this view they continued along the path which led down the other side of the hill, through a gap in the trees towards a river. At the riverbank Eleven pointed out the fish to Clara.
"See those fish? They're unique to this planet. And they taste delicious!"
"You've eaten them? They're a bit ugly looking."
"Lots of ugly things taste good."
"So are we going to eat Strax when we get back?" Clara smirked. "Stewed Sontaran, hmm yummy."
"You know a Sontaran?" Ten queried. "We've just had a massive battle against them!"
"Yeah, they were terrifying" added Donna.
"Yes, but don't worry, this one is fine" replied Eleven. "He's been rebuilt, so he's harmless, well mainly harmless anyway, give or take the odd horse. So what else have you seen recently?"
"We were at this giant library, where Donna was trapped" replied Ten, "but this woman called River Song died saving her and everyone in it. She was very mysterious; it was if she knew me really well. Any ideas?"
"Spoilers" Eleven shrugged and exchanged knowing glances with Clara.
"It's quite weird really, you being here" spoke Donna to Eleven, "as you know everything that's happened to us, and why I leave the TARDIS. You'll know if I get horribly mauled to death by some weird space alien or elope and marry George Clooney instead."
"It's Johnny Depp I'm afraid!" laughed Eleven.
"Knowing my luck, he'll be the weird space alien!"
"Being a Timelord is a wonderful thing, and a great privilege, but there are also downsides; knowing that I'll outlive those that I love is a hard burden to take." Eleven surreptitiously glanced across at Clara after saying this, something neither Ten nor Donna noticed. Clara noticed the sadness in Eleven's eyes.
"There's a bridge over the river" continued Eleven. "Once we've crossed it, the path continues to a cave, the other side of which is a stunning waterfall. We've got time to go there and back before nightfall."
"Will Johnny Depp be waiting there for me?"
"Probably not. On balance, I suspect that there's a much greater chance of meeting a horrible space alien, ready to tear your guts apart" replied Eleven, and he and Ten both growled at Donna. With much laughter the four of them continued towards the cave.
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