A/N Hi! So, I know it isn't sticking directly to what Cosmo-gyral had written but I didn't have the heart to put John in a coma, so he's got a little more freedom here. I cannot promise he will be safe throughout this entire story, and I regret to say, he probably won't. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter.
~Lissa Joan
With that Ruby looked around and noticed the other kids had sat up, and they smiled a little. One by one they said their names faintly. Donna, Martha, Rory, Rose, and Amelia. John smiled a little, and said his name too. By the time the doctor walked in, every child in that room was smiling, and some even laughing. He grinned as he saw the one who sat near the window read from a book.
They decided to leave the children, as neither had the heart to interrupt their fun. John spoke up, as Ruby put the book down.
"I wanna go everywhere." He said, the other kids looked at him. "You can all go with me! I'll be called..." He looked around, and spotted the doctor outside the door, and grinned "The Doctor."
"I'll write the story down as we come up with it!" Ruby said, enthusiastically. All the children grinned and agreed to it. The story began, as Ruby pulled a notebook and pen from her bag.
"I'm a young child..." John began.
"On planet...on a planet called Gallifrey!" Rose added. John grinned at her. One by one they added suggestions and two pages were written. Ruby read it back to them.
"As a young boy, on the distant planet Gallifrey, the Doctor didn't know who he'd become, one day. He was a time lord. They had magical boxes called TARDIS's and each of them would change their shapes and looks just so they'd fit in. It was the most amazing thing a child could see and it was even better inside. He got in, for the first time, many years later. It was huge. Bigger than one could imagine." The story kept on, and in the doorway, a small group of parents listened in, and watched as their children's smiles grew. The story the children had started was amazing, and the way Ruby told it, made it even better. When she finished reading what they had come up with, the parents filed in, each started clapping a little, and the children beamed back at their parents.
"We can do more each day" Ruby said, closing her notebook and went over, sitting on the bed next to John. Every child in that room fell asleep shortly after, it was eight at night, and even Ruby was out. She had curled up next to John, who felt comfortable in this unknown place, with his sister. He was even more comfortable now with more friends. With this type of room, the actually built a side room for the parents to sleep in, or chat in. They spoke quietly, all listening in on Jenna's story.
"My husband died four years ago. John doesn't remember much of him, but Ruby does. She was there when he died. It was a terrible crash, Ruby and John were there too. Both got out with little injuries, and ever since then, it seems Ruby's tried to be John's protector, so to say."
"That's so sad." Sylvia said, she was Donna's mother. "So you have had a lot of troubles, haven't you?"
"Yes, many. But it's been okay. The both have such creative minds. John likes space. Always saying he's going to travel everywhere. And Ruby is a magnificent writer." Jackie, Rose's mum, replied.
"I know what you mean, my husband Pete died when Rose was just a baby. It's been hard."
"How old is Rose?"
"She's six. And John?" Jackie answered
"Six as well, Ruby's eight."
"Donna's seven." Sylvia added, Francine added-for her daughter Martha.
"Martha's five. Tish, and Leo aren't understanding what's happened. They're with their father."
"Rory is five, Amelia is six" Brian said.
"Are they siblings?" Jackie asked.
"No, the children met here, Amelia's aunt never came back. I'm Rory's father." Brian responded.
All decided to flip the topic, it was a bit depressing talking about the children. They began to talk about the story the children had come up with. Each found an aspect they completely loved. They all fell asleep a little bit later, each happy, and each slightly waiting for more of the story.
By nine in the morning, everyone was awake, and breakfast was on its way up. As it arrived, they all talked quietly, and ate. Jenna had brought breakfast up for Ruby and herself. It was peaceful, and they were all eager to continue.
Each day they created at least four pages for the story. It was something they all looked forward to, and they all couldn't hold their excitement and each had input for the day. After a little while they had created a whole world. Ruby had added that the TARDIS got stuck in a police box form, and Rose said it had to be the early ones, the blue boxes. The story progressed more, they even brought in another Time Lord they named the Master. At one point, John had a set back. He had continual seizures and Ruby was scared. Once they got the seizures under control, Rose had an idea. Regeneration was born, and the Doctor, trying to cheat death, changed to live. Everyone loved that idea, especially John. He had a total of eight seizures over a month. The Doctor regenerated eight times. Rose was getting around much better, and they decided she'd be a companion at the time.
Jenna was still frightened by what had happened, the other children were still shook up over it too, they all really liked John. Around October, after four months of John being in the hospital, Rose left. She was happy and sad. It was finally time for her to go home and live normally. But she was sad to go because her friends still had to go through their treatment, and here she was, about to leave them.
"I'll come visit you all every week" She promised. Everyone nodded and waved as Rose left the hospital, headed home. A few were slightly upset by her leaving, and Ruby wrote Rose getting trapped into parallel universe. It was sad, because they all were going to miss Rose, she was one of the people John had gotten closest to.
