The Damned life of the Time Lord.
Pairings: 10/Rose. 10/Martha. 10/Paula.
Summary: Gallifrey was reborn, the Doctor is now Lord President of the planet. He had too marry, her name was Paula. He loved her, but really wasn't. What happens when Jackie angers a mob of raging Time Lords?
CHAPTER ONE: THE THOUGHT OF HER.
The thought of her always crossed his mind, when he had least expected it. It was an occasional thing, occasional? Pretty much a routine. He'd wake up wondering what she'd be doing. He'd sneakily watch out to see if he noticed any happenings like space hopping through the universes. There was nothing. This was sort of hearts wrenching for the Doctor. Then again he had Logan to worry about now, his son. His six year-old son. He loved this boy to pieces, though he had to keep it under wraps at school. School was difficult for Logan, people always wanted to know who the Presidents son was. Logan was always tight lipped about his father, which got people wondering.
The Doctor walked into his office, for the usual day of watching over his planet and the world, whilst dealing with mischief.
Meanwhile, seven raging mischievous Time Lords sat in a Video calling with Jackie Tyler, Rose Tyler and Pete Tyler all fighting over which is which.
"I'm telling you, Mister. There's no such thing as peripheral damage. Collateral yes, my daughter suffers it! I, of all people, should know!" screamed Jackie. Rose raised her hands in defence.
"Excuse me?" beamed Rose, obviously offended by her mother previous statement.
The Time Lords' chuckled together, "Our President's broken as a fiddle. He can't get over some human woman he travelled with. But he's like married and had a child, due to him having to be in reign of the planet. He doesn't love her."
"And that's expected to make us go 'Awe, that alien races' President's broken like a 'fiddle' and cherish the moments we talk to you?" snapped Jackie.
"No. What I'm saying is, if it was collateral, people move on. If it was peripheral damage. You can't," the man snapped.
Jackie peered at him, "Little man, boy kiddo whatever, do you understand the concept of humans?"
"In sorts, yes. He's mentioned about their emotional well-being time to time," the man retorted.
"My daughter, hasn't nor will she get over this man. Therefore, you don't know!" yelled Jackie.
The Doctor was now alerted of the commotion and made his way to the video interpretation room. He was not pleased.
"What family?" asked the Lord on the way to the room.
"They won't say, in fear of being taken," laughed the man who stood a mere fraction away from the room.
Jackie was angering them now, "Shut your face, or I'll come down there and murder-" he was cut off.
The Lord President was at the door, "Silence."
The Time Lords had turned and bowed down. He just stood there.
"The commotion?" asked the Doctor looking at the middle person.
"Hey! He said for them to go silent not us!" boomed Jake.
"It means you too," reminded the Doctor.
Rose's eyes were wide, she recognised that voice. She would anywhere.
"They were being smart about peripheral and collateral damage. Where collateral you can move on, then other you can't."
"Wow. You wanted to go murder them over that, show me who they are," insisted the Doctor. He took his cap off his head.
The Doctor walked to the video thing and saw her. He turned to Jackie, "Knowing you to cause trouble." he then turned to Rose, "I thought you were better than that…"
"It wasn't me!" hissed Rose.
"She's correct there, President Sir. The one in the middle, the mother, I presume."
The Doctor looked at Rose, "I'm so sorry."
"Doctor." she just smiled. He grinned back.
"Rose," he grinned more. The Time Lords gasped.
Rose just looked at him, "President of them?"
"Yep." he popped the 'p'.
"What are they?" asked Pete.
"Time Lords, Gallifreyans…" answered the Doctor.
"But…" Rose just pointed.
"They came back, Rose. I wasn't lying to you," sighed the Doctor, just watching her pretty pale face. He longed to hug her.
"What world are you in?" he then asked.
"Normal, the breach opened…did they…get out?" asked Rose.
"Yeah, we got them. In time, before they caused peripheral damage," smirked the Doctor.
Logan ran into the room, "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! It's school time now!"
The Doctor looked down to see his little boy tugging at him. "Have a good day, don't splash in too much puddles…especially muddy ones." He gave his son a quick ruffle of the hair. Logan ran out of the room.
"Sorry about that…" he muttered.
"It's fine," answered Rose.
Jackie interrupted here, "No it's bloody well not! You drag my daughter off into the stars, show her things she's never seen before. Had adventures with you! Then she declares her love for you, on that beach. You tell her you will never see her again. But she honestly thought you loved her back! You did exactly what you did to that girl! Sarah-Jane, just dumped her and went off. Most probably married and had that child with. So to you, she was collateral damage?"
The Doctor just looked at her dumbfounded, without a word to say. He looked at one of the Time Lords next to them. They struggled.
"You never loved me, Doctor?" said a shaky voiced Rose. Obviously struggling to hold back the tears.
"Can you all leave the room please?" he turned to them. They all bowed and left.
Once the door shut, he turned to Rose. His eyes were pained.
"First off Jackie…you don't know a thing about the Time Lord presidency ritual. You, of all people, wouldn't understand. Rose, might on the other hand. Just I had to marry and have a child to become President, I had no choice whatsoever. DO you think I would've done it? If I wasn't forced?" growled the Doctor.
Jackie boomed, "I don't know! You're alien! So unpredictable!"
"You're right. I'm alien, bound to not understand the rage within you. When I haven't even answered Rose's question," growled the Doctor.
Rose just looked at him, "I want you to tell me."
He looked at her, "I-I can't."
Rose just busted into tears.
"Now look what you've done, I swear if I ever see you I'll make sure I can get my hands around your little thin-"
"Mum!" Rose cut Jackie off.
"There you see, still defending you." hissed Jackie.
He just looked at Rose, "I-don't know…how to tell you…"
"Just say it, I. Don't. Love. You. Rose. I married the love of my life. It's that easy Doctor," snapped Rose.
He shook his head, "Do you remember the argument we had over Sarah-Jane and me dumping her, and I said I wouldn't do it to you?"
"Yes, of course I remember it."
Jackie just watched him, "I left her, because I had too. I was called back here, for the war…I couldn't…but I meant it when I said I wouldn't do that to you. But then when I said that it hurt, because you try watching someone you…."
"Hmm," edged Rose.
"Let's say, people leave me for a reason…and then I ditch people for a reason…"
"You ditched me, because you don't love me. You ditched Sarah because of a war…" answered Rose.
He put his head in his hands.
"It's true! I love you, but you can't love me back…" cried Rose.
"Rose!" yelled the Doctor. His expression was furious, and Rose knew it.
"What?" instinctively yelled Rose.
"This is hard for me, Rose…I want to tell you how I feel…I do. But I can't.." stuttered the Doctor. When Paula entered.
"Doc?" asked Paula.
He span around, and saw his wife in tears.
"What's the matter?" his anger soothed.
"You aren't letting my parents back on Gallifrey?" asked Paula her voice in tatters.
"I can't let some people who betrayed all laws back on here, because you are my wife," he answered honestly.
"But…"
"No buts…now I have someone else to deal with, mind leaving?" asked the Doctor.
"Don't bother, we're leaving…" answered Rose.
"No! Don't. Please!" begged the Doctor looking straight at Rose.
"Fine." Paula said storming and slamming the door behind her.
"Rose, can I talk to you alone…you…need to know…not them," answered Doctor. Jackie nodded, "But you hurt her more, I'm warning you Mister…"
Pete and the rest followed Jackie out.
"So…gonna tell me, or I'll just turn off the link and try and pretend that you never existed…" muttered Rose.
"Rose, I'm scared," cried the Doctor.
"So am I, I'm scared that I fell for you. And for you to throw my love back in my face. You love that girl, your wife," she answered.
"Right that's it. I have to show you how I feel. I'll transport you up here," he smiled vaguely.
"Can't show me here?" hissed Rose. "Gonna have to bring me up there, to show me how much you love your wife."
In a moment a blue light absorbed around her and then she was in the same room with him. Jackie entered as they heard noise and then they saw her on the screen with him.
"You aren't taking her away this time!" yelled a furious Jackie.
"Mum!" hissed Rose.
The Doctor just looked at Jackie and shook his head. He looked around and the window, and walked over there. "Come." he said to Rose. Rose followed off course. She wanted to hug him, but she was furious.
"They can only hear what I say…" he said as he looked out the window, which Rose did the same.
"Wow, this…planet is beautiful, what's the name again?" asked Rose.
"Gallifrey. Rose," he said she looked at him.
The Doctor stepped a bit closer, "I never said I didn't love you Rose, never would say that.." he said.
Rose looked at him oddly, but then looked out the window. "Your confusing me Doctor…"
"I know…it's hard…Rose, when I met you. I was a very anger and bitter man, I was angry. Hurt. Pissed off, guilty. I wasn't seeking to be found by someone as amazing and funny as you. You changed me, I became happy again. I felt normal, as normal as anyone would consider normal. Then I changed, you witnessed me regenerating, something no human has witnessed before you. When you looked into the heart of the TARDIS I could tell you ten other people around here would let you burn to keep their body. I saved you, I damaged my own self for you. Then came this one, then you sounded like you hated me. I wanted everything to come right. Then it did, we had a lot of fun. Then I lost you. I never realised how much I felt for you once you had left me. For all intents and purposes for good. When you had told me you would stay with me 'forever' I loved the idea, was thrilled with it. I could never understand. When I started travelling with Martha, it all became clear. She hated the fact that I talked about you. I always mentioned you. How you said I'd never mention you when you left, I believed you. Because I never talked about past travellers. Then when you left, my head was only filled with our times. I always, always talked about you. How you would know what to do…Martha got sick of it and left. Donna came along, and she wanted me to tell her about you. She told me, she told me what she thought. You want to know what she thought?" he asked.
Rose nodded.
"She said as I walked off, "Oi! Space boy! Turn your ass around and get a way through. Because from what I can tell, your alien little hearts are in love with this woman.." Rose, she was…" he stopped looking at her.
"She was what Doctor?" she asked.
"I think you would or should know…"
"I want to hear you say it!" smiled Rose.
"I love you, Miss Tyler." he smiled a little. They kissed gently. When Paula came in and saw.
"Cheating?" boomed Paula.
The Doctor pulled back, though he didn't want too.
"Paula, meet Rose Tyler. The human I fell in love with. The ONE You KNOW About!" he hissed.
"Oh my, he found you congrats." she smiled.
"Thanks…" he smiled he walked over to her.
"If you are here about your parents, I can't let them on."
"No, well yeah I am here about that. I was going to say, look out for Logan for me. You'll need to arrange someone to pick him up and deliver him to school from now on. Also find someone else to marry…" she ramble.
"Wait, what are you going on about?" asked the Doctor.
"I'm leaving Gallifrey, going renegade," said Paula. The Doctor just grabbed her hand. He just looked at her.
"But…" he mused. Rose just watched on.
"I know Doc, I know you love me too. But I know you love her more, I can't stay when I want my parents," explained Paula. Jackie and Pete watched the sight.
"Logan will know his mother deceived him just to be with her parents, it's not something you do to a child," growled the Doctor. He dropped her hand from his. He turned around and walked over to Rose.
"Want to go back, or stay for awhile?" asked The Doctor.
"I don't know. It seems you got your own problems to deal with. I don't want to be an intrusion," told Rose. Paula pitched in her two cents.
"You wouldn't, you're very well known to all us Time Lords. It'd be an honour for them to have you amongst us," told Paula smiling a bit. Rose just looked at her, she felt guilty kissing her husband.
"He's yours, not mine, it's wrong," said Rose. Paula walked over.
A rage struck in Paula, "You don't get it do you? You are the only human we've ever heard is so much detail from a Time Lord who has lived on alone while we all were stuck in paradox until all the Daleks were destroyed within paradox. He talked so much about you. You don't understand. He really loves you, I love him yes. But his hearts are with you," told Paula.
The Doctor just looked at Paula, he didn't want her to go. "I don't want you to go either," said the Doctor. He looked at Rose, "You're my everything Rose, this is all so hard. I love two people, but she's right, I love you more."
Paula nodded then referred back to her first statement, "I am going, you are prepared to give them a second chance. I am not prepared to stay."
The Doctor walked over to the window, followed by Rose, "I don't want to tell you how to run your planet, but maybe just one more chance…then your boy keeps his mother."
The Doctor looked at her, "Then I can't have you, cause while she's here and I'm in presidency it has to be a very high legit reason for me to leave her, and loving someone who's not Time Lord doesn't count."
Rose downed her head, "You're the President, can't you bend rules?"
Paula came over, "He can't, if he does. He dies."
Rose just looked at Paula, "I'll go home then."
"But…" halted Paula.
This interested the Doctor, he looked at her deeply.
"If we go over a few of the books in the old testaments rules, there is always something we can bend to both your advantages. Like the divorcee of the President and wife…there's always gonna be a clause, but there's always a rule to bend the clauses, we just got to see if there's one for it," told Paula.
"There isn't, it's not permitted for any Time Lord, mostly President to be able to be with any other race but their own. A President must be faithful to the crown and stay within Time Lord range…but…" trailed the Doctor.
Paula nodded understanding a thing he said, then it clicked, and then grabbed him and told Rose, "Wait here for a second, something I need to say to him in private."
The Doctor just nodded and headed out behind her, Rose just started to talk to Jackie of video call.
"What?" asked the Doctor in another room with Paula.
Paula gave him a kiss, "This could work."
The Doctor kissed her back, "What could?"
"You know when a boy enters the Academy at eight he looks at the schism, which inevitable gives them another heart and such to make them a -" she was cut off.
The Doctor was high of understanding of what she was getting at, "I don't know. It could, but it would hurt, she's older than eight. Plus, I am not sure it's allowed."
Paula nodded, "Give me an hour, I'll find out. Go talk to Rose, but say nothing of it until we know. Get her hopes up and stuff."
The Doctor kissed her and said his thanks and headed back to Rose who was wondering if her parents could visit up here. She turned when he entered, "Welcome back."
"Thanks," smiled the Doctor.
He then independently before she asked transported Jackie, Pete and Mickey up on Gallifrey.
"You knew I was going to ask?" asked Rose.
"Yeah," answered the Doctor, who started to clean up his uniform. Though he was highly sure he'd be backing off Jackie in a moment. He felt a hand collide with his face.
"Owe! What was that for?" hissed the Doctor.
"For loving my daughter," growled Jackie, "And for loving that girl too."
The Doctor just blinked at her, "Want a coffee? Alien made coffee, it's better than human stuff…more chocolate taste," mused the Doctor.
"Sure, since I've come up here for god knows how long," muttered Jackie.
An hour passed and The Doctor was anxious on Paula's return, which she happened to just walk through the door awfully pissed off. The Doctor went over to her, "Hmm?"
"It won't work. She has be born a human and Time Lord," snarled Paula and threw the book on the ground. The Doctor just grabbed her and hugged her to calm her down.
"Easily pissed off you are," muttered the Doctor in her ear.
"Indeed," snickered Paula.
Rose and Jackie and the rest watched on. "I'll stay on Gallifrey," added Paula.
"Yeah!" cheered the Doctor. But then he gleamed pulled Paula away and bolted for something.
He came back, "If a human has looked into the Time Vortex, that counts as them being part Time Lord!"
Paula looked at him oddly, "So you're saying, almost killing her will make her part Time Lord?"
"That's the thing! She's already looked into the Vortex! It can work!" cheered the Doctor. Rose was extremely confused as was her parents.