Hi, I just ended my severe case of writer's block. The chapter I ended up with was short and I did not think you deserved that so I wrote another chapter, which of course took another small piece of forever. This is one of those chapters that won't make any sense until the last chapter so please bear with me.
(75 years later)
"Morning Dad." Astéri said walking into the control room.
"Good morning Astéri."
"So where are we going that you have to wake me up at such a precocious hour."
"You're a Time Lord, you don't need to sleep."
"Honestly, I enjoy dreams." she said with her Northern accent. The Doctor rolled his eyes.
"Well today we are going to Tine, the City of fire."
"Can't I go meet one of your other regenerations?"
"No."
"Please?" "No, so stop asking."
"You made me a promise, I'm predominantly here to make sure you keep it."
"When did I promise that?"
"Seventy-five years ago, to...Wait" she held up her hand for seven seconds" Today, The last time I ever saw Nine."
"Alright, fine. Tomorrow we'll go see..."
"Four!"
"Great." he said sarcastically
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"So, why does the fire freeze?"quizzed the Doctor
"It's not actually standard Earth fire. This fire is made of ice crystals which reflect and magnify the heat and light of the two suns. When they magnify the light they gain a color that looks like Earth fire, the magnification of the heat causes the crystals to melt but the temperature makes them crystallize together once more. As for their shape, it is to do with the wind."
"Correct. keep it up and you might just become more brilliant than me."
"Really?" Astéri asked hopefully
"No, you are still lacking in the ability to explain that in thirty seconds flat."
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"Come on Dad, lets go."
"I found a grey hair on my head. I'm a Time Lord, I don't get grey hairs!"
"Let me see." She asked. The Doctor showed her the silver hair before she plucked it out.
"All gone." Astéri told him
"Not what I meant."
"Let's go." Astéri ran out the TARDIS doors. She heard another TARDIS from around a corner Astéri sprinted to see a man with a scarf was walking out of another TARDIS.
"Hello!" She said running up to the man
"Do I know you, or will I know you?" He asked
"You will."
"Do you think it is a good idea to meet me now then?"
"Nope!" She said with a maniac grin
"Astéri! Get back here!" Called Eight
"Hi dad."
"Astéri, I've always wanted a daughter named Astéri. I had a son instead."
"I have a brother?" Astéri asked excitedly
"I have one son and a granddaughter. How could the fact that I have a son be relevant to...Oh"
"I'm an aunt
"I see you've figured it out." Eight said
"This is dangerous."
"I know but she should know who her father is"
"Ah. So you wanted to know me, how about a tour through my TARDIS" Eight rolled his eyes
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"We'll that was fun." The Eighth Doctor snickered walking into his own TARDIS
"Oh yeah. Getting eaten by your pet is fan-bloody-tastic."
"This is my fault how? I don't think you getting eaten by the slirthurum is my fault when you wanted to see it. Poor thing mustn't be feeling well." This annoyed a drool soaked Astéri all the more until a classic Earth prank popped into her head.
"You're right…" The Doctor's head turned "thank you for saving me." She said hugging him
"I beg your pardon I don't think I heard you." He grinned smugly until she let go and fell to the ground laughing.
"Not fair."
"Totally worth it."
"Alright you got me. Now let's both change into something dry."
"Way ahead of you." She said walking of
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"So after considering the fact you were just eaten, I propose a field trip"
"Where?"
"Gallifrey." He said with a grin "So, considering you are eighty years old, and that I've never taken you to Gallifrey, I am guessing you have never looked into the time vortex."
"The what?"
"There is this custom , when Time Lords are seventy-five years old they are taken to an untempered schism to look into the time vortex." He said running around the console.
"What happens when I look into it?"
"That, depends on the Time Lord. Seventy-five years old and in front of the raw power of the vortex. Some run, some are inspired, and some go mad." He said darkly
"What did you do?"
"Me? I ran, fast as I could. Haven't stopped running since."
"I've noticed." Astéri giggled
"We have arrived, step outside those doors and you will see Gallifrey."
"That's your home planet."
"You mean our home planet." He grinned "Come on, follow me." He ran out the TARDIS doors. Astéri slowly stepped out of the TARDIS, the sight before her was breath taking. She was entranced as the fiery sky reflected off of the silver trees.
"Beautiful." She breathed in.
"The air."
"Better than Earth air hmm? As a Time Lord you were meant to breathe this air. Earth is the closest match so far, but nothing compares to this." Astéri took off down the hill with her father following close behind. Together they ran into the city. Suddenly the Doctor stopped
"Something's wrong, look around."
"Where are the children?"
"I don't know. Let's ask." The Doctor hoped that it wasn't the reason he had in mind, Astéri might have been eighty but she was small, and could easily pass as seventy five. He continued forward to an official who was talking into a communication device.
"Where are all the children?" He asked as Astéri came up from behind him.
"All seventy-five year olds are being taken to the untempered schism. Including that one." The man grabbed Astéri's wrists and cuffed them. He dragged her squirming form into a Mach 9 type 50 TARDIS that had appeared behind them.
"No! Give her back!" He said reaching out
"All seventy-five year olds are to be taken to the schism." The man said locking the doors behind him.
"Let me go!" Screamed the eighty year old. The man watched as her eyes gained a golden hue and everything began to rattle. Before she could do anything he hit the back of her head and she passed out cold.
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Meanwhile
The Doctor ran up the hill as fast as he could. There was only one thought left in his head.
'Gone' he sprinted into the TARDIS and got the communicator out. There was only one thing he could do. Across all of time, one message played out, louder than the rest
"She's gone, please help" and the coördinates 4:15, 3:20, 15:18 from Galactic Center. He arrived on the small planet. It was one of the few places he could meet himself without destroying the universe. There he waited until eight other TARDISes arrived. What Eight did not expect was his next incarnation slugging him in the jaw
"I TRUSTED YOU!" He bellowed rearing for another punch "THAT WAS OUR DAUGHTER! YOU LET HER GET TAKEN!" He continued to strike the Eighth Doctor until Four and Five restrained him.
"So would you like to tell us why you sent out that message. I enjoy companions as much as my next regeneration but what is so special about this one." Six asked
"Years ago I met some one," he started "a woman. Her timelines, they shone like the sun. Her first word gave away one thing, she was time's bride. We became drunk and danced. I honestly don't know what happened after that, she was Nine's companion." Seven sets of eyes turned to the sobbing form of their eldest regeneration.
"The woman, Rose Tyler, gave birth after absorbing the Time Vortex. The child was a full Time Lord when she was born, not just that but powerful. We named her Iotsigmalphbespsilambda, and called her Astéri." He concluded
"So what happened?" Five asked
"She is being taken to the untempered schism." As soon as the words left his mouth he felt another fist come into contact with his gut.
"You do realize that she already has the vortex running through her!" Roared Nine "If she looks into that schism the vortex will awaken and will flow freely! They'll experiment with her. That one, frightened little girl will be nothing more than a lab rat!"
"No use standing here arguing." Said Two "I have a daughter, and it's about time I meet her."
"Never thought I would say this but I agree with Two." Three said
Hope you liked it!Please review. I will get the edited chapter up as soon as my editor gets back to me.
