A/N: I do not own Legends of Tomorrow
Rip heard the customary
Vwroop… Vwropp… Vwroop
Before he saw him
The TARDIS landed with a soft thump and the door opened a crack. The Doctor stuck his head out looking both ways pointing his sonic screwdriver around.
"All clear Clara! No more Ax-wielding aliens from Esteronol. See I told you I knew what I was doing!" As he stuck his head back in the TARDIS.
The Doctor quickly bounded out and called behind him "Come on Clara! Hurry up! There's so much to see! No dawdling!"
A voice drifted out of the blue box "I'm coming! I'm coming! Doctor! You know she hates me it took me forever to find my sweater! I think she hid t!"
"Don't be silly Clara. If she hid it, you would never have found it. Anyways she has delicate feelings and she still hasn't forgotten how you insulted her!"
"It was one time! One time!" The voice protested as it got closer "I called her a snog box once!"
Clara soon exited the TARDIS and shut the door behind her with a soft thud
"Now where are we?" The Doctor muttered while fiddling with his screwdriver
"Earth? No... Hmmm... That's odd..." The Doctor said and then while flipping the screwdriver in his hand and dropping it in his pocket "Well Clara we better find out!"
Rip gave a soft cough
The Doctor turned his head a few times trying to pin point where the voice came from and finally focused on the shadowy corner where Rip was sitting.
"Well Hello!" The Doctor said with a large grin, but Rip saw how he was ready to spring into action at any moment.
"I'm the Doctor!" He exclaimed while straightening his bow tie "Who are you?"
Rip stepped out of the corner and the shadows bounced around the small room as he walked under the light.
"I'm surprised you don't recognize me." He said with a small smirk "It hasn't been that long has it?"
The Doctor took a small step forward as he said "Rory? How? Where…?"
"No" He said as his eyes narrowed "You're not Rory. It's you… Rip, Rip Hunter."
"It's been a while Doctor, but I bet it has been even longer for you." Rip said casually as he crossed the room to sit in the wicker chair near the doorway. "I see you have a new companion. No more time for fish fingers and custard then eh?"
The Doctor smiled a little while saying, "I always have time for fish fingers and custard."
"Umm… Doctor where is this? Where are we? And who are you?" Clara interjected as she tugged on the Doctors sleeve a little as she started at the scruffy looking man sitting in a chair near the door
Rip walked over and said "I like her Doctor"
Even though the Doctor didn't reply, you could see he was pleased even though he tried to hide it. It was nice to know that his last companion liked Clara. The Doctor still remembered Rose and Sarah Jane's first meeting, but what was even worse was when they got along. He suppressed a shudder when remembering that.
Rip stuck out his hand and said, "Rip Hunter at your service and to answer your question you are currently on my vessel, the Waverider, in the Time Vortex."
Clara eyed his hand slightly suspiciously before shaking his hand and smiling, "Nice to meet you Rip, I'm Clara Oswald, Super Nanny to that one over there." While motioning at the Doctor
The Doctor pouted a little, but a smile tugged at the edges of his lips. "I'm not that much work."
Rip and Clara shared a glance while simultaneously saying "Yes, you are Doctor."
"So why are you visiting Doctor" Rip asked
"The Doctor's smile dropped and he looked serious "Where are you?"
"I saw you a few months ago in New York. How about you?"
"You were right earlier. It's been a while for me a solid decade at this point."
"Wow.." Rip said raising an eyebrow "I didn't think it was that long."
The Doctor frowned and replied "Well.. Yes, I spent a few years alone and I was looking for some loophole to prevent… well… everything." He let out a soft sigh as he looked over at Rip
"I looked for years trying to find some way to get back into New York, or even stop us from going there in the first place." His eyes dropped to the floor as he continued "When I couldn't find a way, I attempted to intercept you and Amy during your own travels and well you seeing how you are here now I obviously failed."
Rip just smiled sadly at the Doctor "Oh Doctor, you know New York was a fixed point in time the second we stepped foot there and I'm not surprised you couldn't find us. We worked hard to cover anything suspicious up. Maybe even to well…"
Clara just stood to the side looking utterly confused, but not interrupting because from what she could glean this was important to both the Doctor and Rip.
"Anyways Doctor let's get a snack before we continue this conversation." Rip said with a small grin on his face
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" The Doctor answered almost bouncing in place a complete turnaround from his previous mood
They both looked at each other before saying "Fish fingers and Custard" at the same time
The Doctor smiled then bounded over to Rory and pulled him into a bear huge before kissing him smack on the mouth.
"It's good to see you Rory!"
Rip just shook his head slightly before replying "It's good to see you too Doctor"
"Well come on then Doctor! Let's head to the kitchen." Rip said with a grin
As they were walking along the hallway, the Doctor remarked "It's oddly quiet here. What happened to the rest of your friends that were with you?"
"Oh they are off in the town probably destroying the timeline as we speak. We were looking for more clues into were Savage went." Rip said with a frown "The rest of the team wanted to stay and get a drink at the bar."
As the Doctor, Clara, and Rip entered the kitchen, Rip began to rummage around for the fish fingers and custard while the Doctor soon began to poke around in the cupboards pointing his screwdriver at different things and muttering to himself. Clara after a quick glance around the pretty basic, but bare kitchen settled down in a stool near the island.
Rip then pulled his head out of the fridge with his arms full as he walked towards Clara. "Found it!" He exclaimed
The Doctor poured the custard into a bowl as Rip heated up the fish sticks. It was soon ready and the Doctor and Rip dug in.
"Mmmm I haven't had this in a while." The Doctor said with a blissful smile on his face and a custard mustache on his face
As they were eating, Clara eyed the food suspiciously and poked at the fish sticks.
"Come on Clara try it! It's really good!" The Doctor said then ate another big bite
Rip smiled "I don't even know how you and Amy even ended up with this combination, but it really quite good."
Clara picked up on the fish sticks on the plate and dipped a small amount in the custard before taking a small bite.
"Hmmm... This is actually surprisingly good." She said with a grin then finished the rest and grabbed another
"Well Doctor since we are here, let's talk." Rip said with a small sigh