A/N: This story takes place when the triplets are six years old. This story is part of a series called Something Old, Something New. Check my profile page for a list of this series and all my series and the order in which the stories should be read.

Chapter One

The Doctor opened his eyes and let out a little yawn as he woke up. He looked over and smiled at his beloved wife who was still asleep beside him in their bed. He gave her a feather light kiss on the cheek before he quietly got up and began to dress. He was a man on a mission today. It was only three days to Christmas relative time and he was going out today with Alan to get some Christmas trees. He put on his blue pinstriped suit and a burgundy tie and trainers. Then he pulled out his trench coat, slipped it on and with one last loving look at his wife, he walked out the door.

He went down the hallway to check on his children before leaving. Their room was at the end of the hall and he stuck his head inside. Sokanon and Chaska were sound asleep in the bunk bed they shared but Namid was lying in her bed, wide awake, staring up at the ceiling as if deep in thought. The Doctor ached inside, knowing that she couldn't see him and he wished he could do something for her so she could see again. He hesitated a moment and then quietly crept over to her bed. As he bent over to kiss her, Namid suddenly looked his way and a smile spread over her face that melted his hearts into a puddle of goo.

"Daddy?" she whispered.

"No, I'm Maurice," the Doctor whispered back.

She giggled softly at that and put her hand against his cheek.

"You're Daddy," she whispered.

"Okay, it's a fair cop, I'm your daddy alright," he replied before he kissed her cheek. "Why are you awake?"

"I'm just thinkin'."

"'Bout what?" the Doctor whispered.

"'Bout Christmas. It's almost here!"

"I know!" the Doctor said, poking her side. "Are you excited?"

"Yes!" Namid said.

"Me too. Say, you wanna come with me and Uncle Alan and go get a Christmas treeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?"

"Ooo, yes," Namid whispered.

"Then get your butty butt up and get dressed so we can have fun!" the Doctor said.

He kissed her forehead and leaned back up as Namid got up and slid out of bed. As she grabbed her cane, the Doctor left the room so she could get dressed in private. After telling his wife that Namid was coming with them and giving her a good morning kiss, he sauntered down the steps, speaking telepathically with Alan who was dressed and on his way over to his house. As he walked into the kitchen, he noticed Doc was standing by the counter, sipping his morning cup of coffee. Since they defeated the Master and Hoshi and helped him become his old self again, he had been living with them and helping to take care of his newly adopted daughter.

"Morning, Brother," the Doctor said to him as he went to pour a cup of coffee.

"Good morning," Doc said before he took a sip of his drink.

"Sleep well?" the Doctor asked him.

"For the most part. It took awhile but I finally drifted off. You're up early."

"Gonna go get a Christmas Tree. Alan, Namid and me. Wanna come?"

"Um…don't you wanna go by yourselves?"

"Nonsense, Rain is going with her father and the other children to do some Christmas shopping. Rose is doing the same with Chris and Jackie so why not come along with us? Besides, you know that Namid will be begging you to come if she discovers you're up. Come on, you won't be a bother. The more, the merrier."

"Okay, I will," Doc said as the Doctor patted him on the back.

They heard a knock on the door.

"And that'll be Alan," the Doctor said, sitting his mug down on the counter.

He walked into the living room and opened the door. Alan was standing there wearing a festive Santa hat on his head.

"Greetings and salutations and a hap-hap-happy Christmas," he said, beaming from ear to ear. "I am filled with the Christmas spirit this fine morning and am ready and willing to go find us some trees."

"I'm glad to hear that. We have a couple of extra people coming with us this morning, Doc and Namid."

"Brilliant, more to share the merriness," Alan said, strolling inside. "Where is the Docster then?"

"Here," Doc said, stepping out of the kitchen.

Alan walked over to him and hugged him tightly.

"Happy Christmas and a wonderfully pleasant day," he said.

"And the same to you," Doc said, smiling.

"And where is my beloved niece so I can give her Christmas kisses and good wishes," Alan said to the Doctor as he came into the room.

"She is upstairs getting dressed and will be down shortly," the Doctor replied.

"I can't wait that long. I gotta go give her a Christmas kiss now!" Alan said, rushing out of the room.

The Doctor chuckled at that and then set his mug down.

"Come with me, I need your help preparing the sled," he said to Doc.

"Sled?"

"Yes, we're going to a little planet I know of and chopping down our own trees and in order to do that, I need my special sled and team of robotic husky dogs so we can glide across the snow and ice. Follow me."

Doc set his mug down on the counter and followed him as he went to the garage.

After Alan came downstairs with Namid, they all got into the TARDIS and headed into the vortex. Sitting in the console room was a long, twenty foot wooden dog sled. The front part was flat so they could transport stuff on it and the back part where the riders stood was about five feet long with wooden sides that came up to protect them. In the front five robotic huskies, black and grey in color, were lying quietly awaiting their master's command. The Doctor had put an old heavy blanket on the sled along with three large coils of rope, a whip and three axes. He was going to Frosteria, a planet in the Andromeda galaxy that had a climate and terrain similar to Earth. He had chosen a certain spot he knew of that had lush evergreen forests and he made sure to go in the middle of winter so it would be more Christmassy. While he flew the TARDIS, Alan sat beside Namid on the jump seat while Doc inspected the sled.

"This is ingenious. I love the robot dogs. I assume the TARDIS created it for you."

"Yup," the Doctor said. "We could go to a tree lot or a shop to get one but where's the fun in that? Besides, it'll give us an excuse to visit another planet and be manly men and chop down trees!"

"You're gonna get huuuurt!"

"Be quiet, Rainbow, we are not!" the Doctor said as Namid giggled. "We are manly men; we don't get hurt chopping down trees!"

"Yeah, right," Namid said.

"What?" the Doctor said in a shrill voice as Namid giggled, "what was that? Did you just question my virility, young lady? Are you implying I can't chop down a tree? Are you questioning my manhood?"

"Yes," Namid said, trying to curl up into a ball when she felt the Doctor near her.

She giggled when the Doctor breathed hard on her head and snorted like an enraged bull. Then with a grin, he picked her up and held her near.

"You, my dear, need to get into a special snow suit so you don't freeze your little tootsie wootsies off," he said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "So, while the TARDIS is flying to frosty Frosteria, you will be suiting up so you can ride on the sled and have some fun."

He took Namid out of the console room and carried her to the wardrobe room while he warbled Christmas carols in her ear. He walked up the circular staircase till he got to the women's level and smiled when he found the TARDIS had already designed and laid out a thermal, insulated snow suit for her. He sat Namid down and helped her get into the bright red snow suit. After she was in it, he zipped it up and pulled the fur lined hood up over her head. Then he reached into a box and pulled out some heavy thermal gloves that he put on her hands. Then he picked her up again and headed back down to his lab.

"I have a special gel I'm going to put on your face, Rainbow, that'll protect you from the cold winds," he said as they walked along, "so we're heading to my lab."

"What about you, Daddy?"

"Aw, I'm alright, Rainbow. Me and your other daddy and uncle can withstand the cold. You can't do that yet which is why you need to be suited up like a spaceman going for a moonwalk."

His hearts warmed when she giggled at that and he gave her back a quick rub as he filled her mind with love. They walked into his lab and he looked through the drawers before he found a little white plastic jar.

"Ah, here we are," he said, unscrewing the lid from it and kneeling down next to her. "We'll put this on your face and I'll take it along with me just in case we need to reapply it."

He put a bit of the clear gel on his finger and carefully applied it to the exposed parts of her face while Namid stood and waited patiently for him to finish. When he was done, he put the lid back on, put the jar in his pocket and wiped the remainder off on his face before he picked Namid up again.

"Ready, Rainbow?"

"Ready, Daddy."

He held her close.

"You're so brave," he said as they headed out of the room, "you're my brave little girl and I love you."

"I love you too, Daddy," she said, tightening her hold on him.

The Doctor, his hearts light, warbled Jingle Bells to his daughter as they walked back to the console room.

"Here she is, our little snow bunny is ready for play," he said to his brothers as he walked back into the room.

"Aw, isn't she cuuuuuute?" Alan said, coming around the back of him to look at her. "We must get a camera and take two trillion photos of her so we can annoy and nauseate our friends when we keep taking them out and shoving them in their faces while we gush about how cute she is."

"Or we can just enjoy her and not take photos," the Doctor said.

"Or we can just enjoy her and not take photos," Alan repeated while the Doctor snickered.

He set Namid down and she felt around for Doc. Once she found him, she tugged on his suit and embraced him when he leaned down. Doc happily scooped her up and held her to him as she held him tightly.

Once the TARDIS had landed and powered down. The Doctor gave the signal to the dogs and they immediately came to life, panting and barking as Alan opened the front door. Doc carried her while the Doctor commanded the dogs to pull the sled outside. Alan stepped aside as the dogs barked and did as their master commanded. They pulled the sled all the way out and Doc stepped out with Namid as the Doctor closed the doors.

"I'm gonna use the duvet and put Namid on the sled with her back against the partition," the Doctor said as they walked over.

Alan moved the axes up and the Doctor took the whip off and put it on the other side as Doc put Namid down and spread out the duvet. Namid sat down on it and the three brothers wrapped her up so only the head was sticking out. Then the Doctor reached into his pocket once Namid's back was up against the partition and put a small white box on her chest. He turned it on and a forcefield band encircled her chest, keeping her in place.

"Are you okay?" he asked Namid.

"Yup."

"Nice and warm?"

"Yup."

"Okey-dokey then," the Doctor said as he walked around the partition and got in with his brothers. "Let's get this show on the road then.

They held on to the sides and front of the partition as the Doctor raised the whip and cracked it over the dogs heads.

"Mush!" he shouted as the dogs pulled the sled through the snow away from the TARDIS.