The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant. ~Salvador Dali


"She's awake." said a blonde to my right.

Yeah, that took some real brainpower. I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, would you care to tell me where the hell I am? Because I dunno...I died? But I didn't...It's a little confusing."

"That accent...you're American!"

"No shit."

Well, this was going brilliantly.

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After about half an hour of various technobabble and references that had no meaning to me, the energy cage I leaning back on was taken down. I cursed as a fell on my ass.

"Ah, smooth, Cass, smooth." Bridget commented.

"Shut the hell up," I looked around me, "So something's happening! Nice!"

"Nice seeing you again!" said the blonde, who's name I was told is Rose, to Sarah Jane.

"You too!" Sarah Jane replied as they pushed away a Dalek.

I joined Bridget in pushing the Daleks out of the way.

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"I said 'Rose Tyler'."

"Well, how would that sentence have ended?" Rose questioned, looking up at the Doctor on this strange little beach.

"Does it need saying?" Rose turned to the Other Doctor.

"Well?"

The Blue Doctor leaned down and whispered in her ear. She pulled him down to her and kissed him. I rolled my eyes.

The Doctor looked away, turning his gaze to me. His eyes flickered to the box.

"Come on, Bridget." I said silently, and the four of us left Bad Wolf Bay forever.

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"I want to stay." Donna said.

"Look at me. Donna, look at me."

"I was gonna be with you. Forever." I tugged Bridget's arm, and we left them alone...kinda. We watched them from the doorway.

"I know." The Doctor said, a pained look in his eyes.

"The rest of my life. Traveling. In the TARDIS. The DoctorDonna." Donna whispered sadly. Realization hit her face. "Oh. Oh my G-I can't go back!" Her voice rose. "Don't make me go back." Her voice shook. "Doctor...please, please. Don't make me go back!" What was going on?

"Donna. Oh, Donna Noble...I am so sorry. But we had the best of times. The best...Goodbye." The Doctor placed his hands on her shoulders.

"No! No! No, please! Please, no! No!" She gasped. "No!" Donna slumped against the Doctor, who wrapped his arms around her.

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"Where am I dropping you off?" The Doctor didn't look up as he fiddled with the controls.

"Taunton, Massachusetts...America," Bridget added just in case.

I nodded absently, Sarah Jane's words beginning to make sense. You act like such a lonely man, but you have the biggest family in the world. I was curious...he had clearly traveled with these people, and they acted like it was the time of their lives, so why did they all leave?

That second of sadness in his eyes after Martha, Jack, Mickey, and Sarah Jane left. Leaving Jackie and Rose on a beach with his clone. He clearly cared about her, so why? And then what he'd had to do to Donna...she could never remember him. He'd said they had the best of times, but theycould never be thought of, never looked back upon. Traveling with him, it must be great. I'd give anything for another hour in here, just exploring.

"Doctor!" He looked up from the controls. "Why does everyone leave? I mean, just this place alone...it's amazing." I tried to take in everything I was seeing, this beautiful bigger-on-the-inside blue box. "Man, if Caitlin could see this..."

His eyes flickered to me, then back at the controls. He opened his mouth to speak, but he was cut off by a landing jolt.

He took a deep breath, like he was contemplating something. "You have five minutes."

"What?"

"I'm giving you a chance. Five minutes, and then I'm leaving." He looked as if he regretted saying it as soon as it left his mouth.

"Bridget! Come on, we gotta run!"

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"Oh, I'm gonna miss you!" I hugged Bridget tight.

"I'm gonna miss you, too. I'll call you, alright?"

"Yeah. I gotta go. Sorry...Snoogens?"

"Snoogens." I held her tighter, then let go.

I placed my bags next to the Doctor's spaceship. "You're sure you don't want to come?"

"I'm sure. Now go!"

"Goodbye, little sister."

"Bye."

"Take care of yourself."

"I will."

I took a deep breath and picked up my bag, stepping in the the Police Box for the first time as a companion.

"Ah. You're coming, then?" The Doctor's voice greeted me. I nodded. "You have to understand something. You are going to see aliens, lots of them, not just the Daleks. Some will want to kill you. They might hurt you. And someday something might happen. You saw what happens to the people who travel with me. Are you sure you want to come?"

"Hell yeah, man!"

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"Where do you want to go? All of time and space, anywhere you want."

"Where are you from? I want to see." He paused.

"No, you don't want to see that old planet. I don't think you'd like it much."

"Where, though?"

"Does it matter? Because I have somewhere I think you would like." He ignored my question.

"And what would that be?"

"Just wait and see, Cassidy Panner, just wait and see." I switched my bag from my right shoulder to my left. "You could probably go pick out a room, if you wanted." I nodded and walked away.

There were seemingly endless corridors, with plenty of doors to choose from. I reached for a knob on one, which shocked me slightly. A writing flashed on the door, then disappeared. I touched the knob again. Tegan.

Who the hell was Tegan? She wasn't on the Crucible...but, then again, I doubt all of his companions were there.

I reached for another knob. Sarah Jane.

Sarah Jane's room? And this Tegan...was everyone's door in this hall?

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My room would probably look like nothing special to a normal person, but to me it just looked brilliant. My bed was in the corner, and it was like my books were teleported here. They were all stacked neatly on my bookshelf. I opened another door, and it was a closet. It didn't have anything in it but hangers. I would have to fill it up. I continued exploring, finding a bathroom and, strangely enough, a little passageway to what I'm guessing is the library. I flopped back on my bed and I stopped and stared at my ceiling.

It had stars, and planets, and...it was just beautiful. They swirled above me, orbiting what seemed to a giant sun, but it was glowing purple. So pretty...

"How do you like it?" I jumped at the voice coming from my doorway.

"It's...it's fantastic. Brilliant. I love it. But I have two questions." He raised an eyebrow. "How did your ship get in my head?"

"Low level telepathy, all humans are born with it."

"Why are all the doors in the same hall?"

"Ah. That, I don't know. Did you want to know more about the people who traveled with me?" I nodded. "Low level telepathy. The TARDIS moved them for you."

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"Doctor?"

"Yes?"

"Where are we going?" I leaned against a coral strut.

"You're impatient! I told you to wait."

"So?"

"I think I'm going to have my hands full with you." I grinned. "Barcelona! I've wanted to go there for a while, never got the chance." He smiled at me.

"Allons-y!"


Once again, I'm looking for a Beta. Anyone who wants to is free to.

-Cameron