Chapter 2! I love writing this stuff... Adding an OC into a story is hard, but so much fun. Enjoy!

(Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor who at all, no matter how much i wish i did. Everything but Phoenix belongs to BBC.)


For the 3rd time that day, I jerked up, sweating. This blacking out stuff was kind of getting annoying. I sigh, and look around at my surroundings. London, Cardiff... Hmm, maybe I could go visit Jack! But then my brain corrected itself. I didn't know where Torchwood was. I sighed, looking around again. It was obvious the Doctor was either here or was going to be here soon. I dragged myself over to a park bench and sat down. The jumping-through-space-and-time stuff really wore me out. I yawned. 'I could go for a nap right about now.' I thought. I was about to nod off, when I heard the Tardis noise. I quickly stood up, forgetting about any thoughts of sleep. I watched as the Doctor walked out, and behind him was Martha and Captain Jack Harkness. I resist the urge to fan-girl here. It might make me look crazy. Not like I wasn't already that though… I walk over to them and give the Doctor a little wave.

"Hi guys." I said.

"Hello Phoenix." Martha said depressingly. I frowned at that. All three people standing there looked upset. Like, really upset.

"What's got you guys all down in the dumps? I mean it's ano… Oh." I said, realizing what episode this was. It was right after the year that never was.

"Number then?" The Doctor questioned, breaking the silence.

I smiled sadly. "Two." I said softly. If it was even possible, he frowned even more. I sigh, wishing I could be the girl he was imagining. Did I… I mean, did I date him, like all the other girls did in those type fanfictions? No, defiantly not. He loved Rose and River and that's that. Wait! I couldn't think like that. That's what all the girls did before finding out that he loves them and them freaking out because it messed up the timelines. I wasn't really worried about messing up the timeline. If I got to snog The Doctor, Jack, and The Master then I was fine. I grin to myself. After reading all those fanfictions, I was hoping a snog with The Master was as good as I had heard. Maybe that's what The Doctor was so sad about. I may have snogged The Master. I almost fan-girl squealed right there and then, but remembering the situation, I didn't. I took a deep breath, before asking, "Was I there?"

Obviously that wasn't something they had expected, so they looked at me with incredulous eyes. Finally, after what felt like thirty minutes, Jack said sadly, "Yeah. Yeah you were there."

I frowned and smiled at the same time. That meant I was there to either help Martha, or comfort the Doctor. And possibly snog The Master. "Ok then." Was my reply. Again, they looked at me weirdly. I just held my hands up.

"I just wanted to know." I said innocently. 'To know if I was there to snog The Master, but that's not the point.

The Doctor just nodded, looking up at the sky. He looked troubled, but also peaceful at the same time. Like the battle inside his head just concluded. Peaceful, but a lot of damage still left broken, still left unfixed. A sharp pain erupted in my head, and I yelled. A flash of a vision came through my mind.

The Doctor and I were walking along the lakeside, gazing up at the moons. We were so entranced by them, we hadn't even noticed our intertwined hands. I was the one to break the silence. "No matter how many times I see those moons, they still look amazing." I whisper quietly. He just nods. We stop walking and stare at them for a little while longer.

I can finally see again, and I notice The Doctor had his hands on my shoulders, and kept asking if I was Ok. I didn't know the answer to that question. I didn't feel ok. I just saw a vision of sorts. But I wasn't in pain either. So to make sure The Doctor didn't freak out anymore, I just nod. He noticebly relaxes, and then hugs me. I grin and hug him back.

Hugging? Check!

Just then, my phone rang. I pulled it out and stared at it in shock. For a couple reasons actually.

1 – I was in a different universe.

2 – I hadn't given my phone number to anyone

3 – The caller ID said Rose Tyler.

I slowly answered it.

"Hi rose?" I said into the phone. The Doctor's face looked like one of a goldfish

"Phoenix! Oh thank god! I had to get someone to talk to… The Doctor is mad at me! He got mad at me for saving my dad! I just… I know I shouldn't have done it. I couldn't help it though! I couldn't let him die! Phoenix, he left me! The Doctor just left me here! I can't do this! Life is too hard!" She practically sobbed all this into the phone.

I knew exactly what episode this was. I sigh, before responding. "Rose Tyler, What the Fuck were you thinking? You knew that would be a paradox but you did it anyways! But I forgive you. I can't imagine watching someone I loved die. I probably would have done the same thing as you. Now, for the life part, I have something to say to you.
We live to do nothing but live, to like the people we like and become ourselves fully.
We live to dream.
We live for no purpose but to be ourselves.
Stop being scared.
You're alive.
Be alive.
Shout as loud as fuck, dance like crazy, forget your embarrassment, be CRAZY!
Hang up on your boyfriend as he dumps you, kiss his best friend, you only have one fucking life, so live it!
Don't slave away extra, as long as you achieve your dreams, dream them some more.
You live, to live." I say to her. There was silence on the other side. I grinned, and glanced over at The Doctor. He was looking at me like I was crazy. Maybe I was. That made my grin wider.

"Thanks Phoenix." Rose finally said, and she sounded a lot happier.

"No problem Rose. Remember what I said. See ya." I say, and I hang up. I turn back to our little group, and say, "Sorry guys, my friend needed a bit of advice…" I scratch the back of my head.

"You don't even know her yet." The Doctor said suddenly. I looked up at him confused.

"You don't know her, yet you just gave her the best advice I've heard in years." He finished. I swelled with pride.

"It's what I do." I say softly, grinning proudly. And then, the headache came back. Oh great. Just what I needed now. To be whisked off to another Doctor. I suppose it's one that needs me more. I softly smile at The Doctor, Martha, and Jack.

"Time for me to go I suppose," I say softly, looking at my hands. They were glowing gold. "I'll see you soon k? Can't go on without me you know." I mention, taking on a playful scolding tone.

They all just smile. Mission accomplished. I disappear in a flash of Gold light.


I appear 50 feet away from the Tardis. I jump back in shock, but then realized something. I didn't black out. "FINALLY!" I yell, catching the attention of some guards. Something in my brain clicked. Ooh. The episode, Tooth and Claw. Somewhat still newly regenerated ten. I grin. I'm going to have fun with this one.

"What are you doing, yelling like that ma'am?" Soldier 1 asked. I realized he hadn't said I looked naked, so I look down. I was in a dress exactly from this time period. It was Tardis blue, and had a lot of lace. I grinned. Good Tardis.

"I was traveling, but I had seemed to have lost my friends…" I say mysteriously, "Then I spotted them walking toward the blue thing over there." I pointed toward the Tardis. The Tardis hummed disapprovingly in my head. I suppose she doesn't like being called blue thing.

The soldier nods, and then the queen speaks. "Let me see her." She says, loudly enough so that they could hear. The two soldiers look at each other, and then one dismounted his horse and let me toward the carriage with her majesty, Queen Elizabeth the 1st. When the door to the carriage opened, I swiftly curtsied. I had no idea where I had learned that. I kind of just knew.

She looked me up and down. She then smiled, and mentioned, "You don't see many young girls who know how to curtsy properly I'm afraid, but you miss, are an exception.

I smile brightly at her. That was a compliment from the queen. THE QUEEN! "My mother had always thought it proper to teach me things like that." I said politely. My mother, of course, had never taught me any of that. Actually, I didn't know who my mother was. I was adopted. I held back tears thinking about that.

"She sounds very nice. Where were you traveling, may I ask?" She questioned, looking at me curiously. She was much nicer than she was in the show, which was curious. But there wasn't enough time to ponder on it.

"Towards the Torchwood house ma'am." I reply, smiling softly.

"I was just heading there as well. You may ride with me if you wish." She said, and scooted slightly over to let me in. I almost dropped my mouth open in surprise. I got to sit… with the queen?

"Thank you ma'am." I say, as I swiftly climbed into the carriage. I surprisingly did it pretty gracefully. Normally I'm extremely clumsy. I felt a jolt as the carriage starts to move again. "So, where do you come from?" The Queen asks. I smile, remembering my home town. "In France. It's a very pretty city, but I wanted to see a change in scenery." I say softly, a look of remembrance in my eyes. My family hadn't been poor, but they hadn't been rich either. We lived in a nice little house, near Paris. I absolutely loved the Eiffel Tower. I had payed a lot of money to have a special fast past to the top, because I went on it so much.

"Do you speak French?" The Queen asked. She was a very curious person I suppose. I smile.

"Oui, je parle français. C'est une très belle langue." I say, softly laughing. (Author's note: In French, that says: Yes, I do speak French. It is a pretty language.)

The Queen nods her head, smiling. Then, I notice voices outside sounding distinctly like The Doctor's and Rose's. The Queen said the same thing that she had said when I first arrived. I looked at The Doctor and Rose as the door opened. They both opened their mouths in shock. I just grinned and said, "Fermer votre bouche. Il est désagréable de se comporter de telle manière devant la reine." (I'm going to be doing a lot of French for the next 1-2 chapters. That meant: Close your mouths. It is rude to behave in such a way before the queen.) The Doctor quickly closed his mouth, while I think that Rose didn't understand it. Which meant the Tardis wasn't translating. I grinned. I could have some fun with this.

"Number?" Doctor said randomly.

"Troisième temps" I replied, smiling sadly. (Three)

The Doctor's smile became a little sadder, but it was still there.

"Rose, might I introduce her majesty, Queen Victoria. Empress of India, and defender of the faith" He said.

"Rose Tyler ma'am. And my apologies for being so naked." Rose said nervously.

"I've had five daughters, it's nothing to me." The queen replied calmly, "But you Doctor, show me these credentials." The Doctor handed her the psychic paper.

"Why didn't you say so immediately? It states clearly here that you have been appointed by the lord provost as my protector." The queen said, a little less calmly. I smile.

"Does it? Yeah it does. Good, good." The Doctor mumbled.

I grin. "Elle peut vous entendre, vous le savez." I whisper to the Doctor. (She can hear you, you know.)

He just ignores me. Of course he does.

"Um, then, let me ask… why is your majesty traveling by road when there's a train all the way to Aberdeen?" He asks.

"A tree on the line." The queen replies, quite smoothly.

"An accident?" The doctor asks, yet again with the questions.

The queen takes a deep breath and says, "I am the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Everything around me tends to be planned."

"Tout sauf le grand méchant loup." I mumble quietly to myself. (Everything except the big bad wolf.)

"An assassination attempt?" The Doctor asks. How many questions is he going to ask?

"What, seriously, there's people out to kill you?" Rose asks. See, that is a question that makes sense.

"I'm quite used to staring down the barrel of a gun." The queen says calmly, way too calm for my preference. Who wants a life where a gun at your face is a daily thing? That would just be depressing.

"Sir Robert MacLeish lives but 10 miles hence. We've sent word ahead. He'll shelter us for tonight, then we can reach Balmoral tomorrow." Soldier 2 says. I roll my eyes. It may take a bit longer than that.

"This Doctor and his… Timorous beastie will come with us." The queen says, smirking a bit at the timorous beastie part. It took all I could to not laugh.

"Yes ma'am. We better get moving, it's almost nightfall." The soldier said.

"Indeed, and there are stories of wolves in these parts, fanciful tales intended to scare the children, but good for the blood I think. Drive on." The queen says, a hint of amusement in her voice. And with that, the door closed and the carriage started moving. I held back a smirk. I get to sit in a carriage, with the queen, and they were outside walking. I love how that worked out. The horses swiftly pulled the carriage into the sunset. Well it didn't really happen like that, but it might as well have.