A Temporal Carol
Chapter Two Past Regrets:
The Doctor sat helplessly watching the Second Doctor pull various levers and pulleys.
The Doctor said annoyed "Where in Omega's name are we going?"
The Second Doctor said cheerfully "The House of Lungbarrow,"
The Doctor exclaimed "Home!"
The Second Doctor grinned
He then said happily "Here we are home sweet home,"
The Doctors departed the TARDIS and went outside onto the rocky orange landscape and into the glass palace which was the Doctors home.
He said happily "Home is where our hearts are Doctor,"
He pointed to a small boy about seven dressed in a white suit with blond hair he said eagerly "Great-Uncle Quences what have you got me for the Feast of Omega?"
A wiry white haired man with brown eyes smoking a pipe happily he was dressed in a red velvet smoking jacket.
He said kindly in a Cornish accent "Theta I have something for you close your eyes,"
When the child opened his eyes he saw a small black badger licking his face with the child giggling.
The Doctor said sadly "I loved that pet,"
The Second Doctor said proudly "Uncle Quences was our favourite uncle until his death!"
The Tenth Doctor said angrily "They blamed me for his death, after is death I was unspoken for that's family for yeah they're always ready to stab you in the back!"
The Second Doctor calmly "Remember the good times Doctor, we did our uncle proud achieving the post of President of Gallifrey,"
The Doctors went outside where the Doctors saw their self as a child throwing snowballs and laughing.
Quences said dryly "Well I've only got one more life left in my regenerative cycle, left my dear nephew Theta, so hurry up I'll die of hypothermia!"
The young Doctor said smiling "Ok Uncle,"
The Doctor looked on at his past disjusted
The Doctor said bitterly "Sentimentality, is for the weak, Show me another Christmas,"
The Second Doctor said cheerily "As you wish Theta,"
The orange background melted away and now the two Doctors where now standing in a greenhouse with green robed Time Lords planting blue glowing seeds.
A tall red robed figure with chestnut curls with grey eyes and a hooked nose with a scruffy beard said curtly "That's enough, planting your TARDIS seeds I declare classes to be over for the Feast of Omega,"
He continued coolly "By the spring the TARDIS'S should be mature enough for flight,"
The green robed Time Lords left except for one a brown haired teenager with blue eyes dressed in a green robe looking sad.
The red robed figure said in a low voice "I understand Theta, why you are disappointed in not returning home but we can have just a good feast here at the Academy with Koschei,"
The teenage version of the Doctor said angrily "Under-Cardinal Boursa, I'm not wanted by anyone I'm an outcast I want to flee and explore the universe!"
Boursa said in a hoarse voice "Be thankful, Theta of your uncle Quences High Inquisitor of the High Council was a friend to the chancellery. They agreed you should not face trial and having your regenerations stripped from you and then executed,"
"But the Master is a bore and he's no fun," the Doctor moaned
Borusa said coolly "He concentrates on his studies,"
The Second Doctor said coolly "All of your times of celebrating the Gallfreyian equivalent of Christmas was not a fun time,"
The Tenth Doctor said annoyed "All right I was wrong you where right,"
The Second Doctor said "Now, we will take one more trip into your past but a bit more recent than this ancient history,"
The scene melted again in a red light now the two doctors where in a pub.
Unlike the other visits to the past this Doctor was this current Doctor's previous incarnation.
The Ninth Doctor wore a black rain soaked jacket and said eagerly "One bottle of your finest champagne Garson?"
The bald barman gave the Doctor a glass of champagne and said in a rough voice "Who are you?"
The Doctor said eagerly "It's Christmas Eve 1968, cheer up the first pictures of the Moon will be broadcast?"
The barman stared alarmed at the Doctor and said annoyed "Who are you?"
The Doctor replied "I'm Mr. Jon Smith the local insurance salesman,"
The Doctor finished his drink and went outside in the sleet,
He exclaimed loudly
"Now that I had my tipple, I must see if that Tyler gal wants to be my companion!"
The Ninth Doctor said "I'm not alone!"
The Second Doctor said curiously "Who's this Tyler person?"
The Doctor said sadly "She was Rose Tyler, she lives in another universe with my human self I gave her a part of me to keep her happy,"
The Second Doctor said darkly "I sense that this self was an unwanted part of a Meta-Crisis,"
The Tenth Doctor said happily "I loved her very much and I gave here a part of me,"
The Second Doctor said kindly "Your not so bad sir,"
The scene melted away and once again they where back again the TARDIS.
The Doctor said calmly "I hope you enjoy your swan song well before I go I better play you a song,"
The Doctor said tearfully "I'm sorry ghost for the way I behaved,"
The Second Doctor said breathlessly "That is all in the past now lad,"
The Second Doctor said eagerly "What you need to do now is to focus on the present he'll be coming shortly!"
The Doctor stared at his Second Incarnation as he played the accordion he disappeared in a red light…
The Doctor sobbed,
To be continued