Fern's head was a soup of gray matter, because her brain had exploded earlier. Not really, of course. It wouldn't explode; it would spontaneously combust. She thought about the things she had seen. There's only one explanation, she thought. I'm insane. Too much Doctor Who. I've cracked. I saw the TARDIS and the Doctor, or David Tennant, whichever it was.
In the backseat of her car, she pulled her phone out of her pocket and texted her friend, Elizabeth, who was also a die-hard whovian. This is the conversation that followed.
Fern: Elizabeth. guess what happened. and before u say anything, i want u to know that i'm not lying about any of this. give me something to swear on, something really important.
Elizabeth: Um... Swear on David Tennant's sideburns.
Fern: I swear on David Tennant's sideburns that i saw the TARDIS appear. It did the vroompy sound and everything. Then the Doctor, or David Tennant, came out. When he left i even touched the freaking TARDIS. DO U HEAR ME? I TOUCHED THE FREAKING TARDIS. We went to a restaurant and he was there and he saw me staring at him and he buzzed me with the sonic. I dont think he noticed. i think he was trying 2 see if i was human or something. i don't know if i'm crazy, drugged, dead, or dreaming.
Elizabeth: … How... who... what... but...
Fern: I know right? look, i even got a pic of him in the restaurant.
Elizabeth: send it 2 me.
Fern: Now do u believe me?
Elizabeth: Holy shit.
Fern: I'm scared.
Elizabeth: So, no aliens? Wut happened?
Fern: He ordered the spicy seafood platter and an earl grey with 2 sugars.
Elizabeth: …
Elizabeth: so, exactly how much LSD did they put in our food?
Back in the TARDIS, the Doctor was following the girl's car home. Yes, it was stalker-ish. But it was for a good cause! Well, not really. Thinking for a moment, the Doctor hurried over to the mobile he had and used the sonic screwdriver on it. A string of texts showed up. They were the ones the girl was sending. The Doctor read them and furrowed his brow. Putting away the mobile, he spoke aloud to the TARDIS. "TARDIS, search databases for David Tennant." To his surprise, there was nothing on that man. "Then... Search the internet for David Tennant," he decisively.
The Doctor's eyes widened when he saw what appeared on the screen. Hundreds and hundreds of pictures of... well, him. Or someone who looked just like him. Digging a little deeper, he discovered that Tennant was an actor who played in a show about... him. Not Tennant, but the Doctor himself. Staggering to the chair, the Doctor sat and ran his hands through his epic hair. After a few moments he returned to the monitor and searched some more. This show was his life story... Tennant played his tenth regeneration. The episodes were stories of his life.
"But... I... There was never a..." he stopped. "Oh. Oh, oh of course! Parallel universe! That's what it is! But when did I pass through? I mean, there was no jolt, other than the usual ones..." The TARDIS suddenly gave a tremendous heave and he was thrown off the platform and into the area below. Popping his head up, he growled, "Oi! Sorry! I just discovered I'm in a parallel universe! Cut me some slack here, will you?"
