Summary: Everything was going peachy for Sophie Coulson. That is until she is nearly killed by living plastic and is rescued by an overly handsome British man. Such a life of a former assassin. Doctor/OC
Sophie gave another breath of awe as she ran into TARDIS and up to the console. The former government agent put her hands on the smooth, slightly warm metal when she felt the familiar, motherly presence of TARDIS in the back of her mind. She looked across at the Doctor who grinned at her.
"So, Sophie Coulson, where do you want to go? Backwards or forwards in time?" The Doctor said, picking up a strange luminous ball and tossing it in the air. "It's your choice. What's it gonna be?" He asked.
Sophie pursed her lips, thinking wildly. It would be cool to go meet Robin Hood or King Arthur, Merlin or perhaps even William Shakespeare but on the other hand, the future was unknown to her and it sounded...amazing.
"The future." She said, leaning forward with a grin. "Somewhere...amazing." She said to him. He set the ball down and smirked at her, flicking a few switches.
"How far?" He asked.
Sophie gave a shrug. "A hundred years?" She said, more of a question than a statement. He rolled a few switches and flipped a large switch. With a final twist of a knob, TARDIS began whirling loudly. Sophie braced herself as she stared at the glowing green oval in the middle of the console.
"There you go." The Doctor said, pulling a switch. "Step outside those doors, it's the 22nd Century." He pointed at the doors.
"You're fucking me." Sophie breathed.
"Not yet." The Doctor muttered teasingly. Sophie rolled her eyes. "That's a bit boring, though. You wanna go farther?" He asked her.
"Bring it on, spaceman." She smirked. He rolled a device, beaming at her, and began pumping a long stick like device up and down. TARDIS was whirring loudly, excited Sophie could tell. It stopped once the Doctor twisted another knob.
"Ten thousand years in the future." The Doctor said. "Step outside," he pointed, once again, at the door. "it's the year 12,005, the new Roman Empire." He said this very proudly.
"You're almost as impressive as Tony Stark, Doc." Sophie said teasingly.
He gave her an offended stare. "I'm more impressive, thank you."
"You wish." Sophie teased.
The Doctor narrowed his eyes at her before they lit up mischievously. "Alright, you asked for it. I know exactly where to go." Once again he rolled the machinery and twisted the knob. TARDIS whirred loudly.
"Hold on." He declared, pumping the stick device once more. Sophie grabbed onto the edges of the console as TARDIS bumped around, whooshing loudly. The Doctor ran around, twisting knobs, flicking switches and finally, he dinged a bell, TARDIS stopping as he did.
"Where are we, Doc?" She asked him. He lifted a hand dramatically towards the door, not saying a word. "When are we?" She asked him, even more excited. He stayed silent. Sophie turned towards the door and glanced back curiously. He still had his hand up. She walked towards to the door and opened it.
The room she was in was beautiful. The walls were golden wood, the door was a pretty cream color and there were lights next to seats. Stairs were right next to where the TARDIS landed so Sophie started to walk down to where the windows where shaded as the Doctor began sonic-ing a panel on the wall.
The shading slid down and Sophie stopped and stared at the scenery of the Earth underneath a warm, beautiful sun. She felt the Doctor next to her. "You lot." He chuckled. "You spend all your time thinking about dying. Like you're gonna get killed by eggs or beef or global warming or asteroids." He crossed his arms. "But you never stopped to imagine the impossible, that maybe you survive. This is the year 5.5/APPLE/26 - five billions years in your future. And this is the day -" He paused dramatically. He looked down at his watch. "Hold on." Sophie watched in shock as the beautiful sun burst apart. "This is the day the sun expands." He looked at her. "Welcome to the end of the world."
"SHUTTLES FIVE AND SIX NOW DOCKING." A robotic female voice above them said. "GUESTS ARE REMINDED THAT PLATFORM 1 FORBIDS THE USE OF WEAPONS, TELEPORTATION OR RELIGION. EARTH DEATH IS SCHEDULED FOR 15:39, FOLLOWED BY DRINKS IN THE MANCHESTER SUITE."
Sophie had to made her strides quicker and longer to keep up with the tall alien. "Guests like people guests?"
"Depends on what you mean by people." He replied.
"I mean "people". What do you mean?" Sophie asked him.
"Aliens." He replied, as they turned a corner and walked up to a door where the Doctor pulled up his trusty sonic screwdriver. He pointed it at the door and the screwdriver began whirring.
"Are they here for Earth's...death?" Sophie wondered out loud.
"Yeah, this isn't a spaceship." The Doctor explained. "It's more like a observation deck." He said to her. "The great and the good are gathered here to watch the planet burn."
"For fun?" Sophie asked incredulously.
"Correct." The Doctor stated. He put his sonic screwdriver back in his pocket as the doors open with a quick whir. They both walked in. "Mind you, when I say the great and good, I mean the rich." He said. Sophie stared at the huge room, the wood floor and the glass ceiling leading down to a large glass window revealing the orange sun.
"So scientists were right. The sun will expand and destroy the earth." Sophie said in revelation. "So we really are thousands of years in the future? Because the sun expanding, it'd take thousands of years."
"Millions." The Doctor corrected. They stopped in front of the window to stare at the Earth and Sun. "But the planet's now the property of the National Trust. They've been keeping it preserved. See down there?" The Doctor asked, pointing down at a satellite. "Gravity satellites. They're holding back the sun."
"Earth looks normal. I thought the continents shifted, though." She asked him.
"They did and the Trust shifted them back." He put his hands behind his back. "That's a classic Earth. But now the money's run out. Nature takes over."
Sophie tilted her head up at him, having to crane upwards to see him. "How long until...kaboom?" The Doctor gave a chuckle and looked down at his wristwatch. He looked up at the sun again.
"About half an hour. Then the planet gets roasted." He said. He looked over at her.
"Is this why we're here, then?" Sophie asked him with a grin. "This is what you do then - come at the last second and save the Earth?" The Doctor swung his head to see intensely at Sophie.
"I'm not saving it. Time's up." He said seriously. Sophie's grin faltered.
"W-What? What about the millions of people on it? They're gonna die, Doctor!" She said, feeling panic build up. The Doctor rolled his eyes at her and Sophie narrowed her eyes.
"It's empty. They've all gone, all left." He retorted, turning back to the window. Sophie felt relieved and returned back to the window. She stared at the Earth and panic began to build up once more. Humans gone, Earth being destroyed. Her home used to be there. Did that mean everyone she knew was gone? Jackie? Rose? The Legends? Lydia? Hell, even her father was dead? She swallowed her panic calmly.
"Just me, then." She murmured.
"Who the hell are you?" A voice, British Sophie noticed, behind them shouted. Both of them turned around and Sophie's eyes widened comically at the bright blue skinned man with a nice jacket on and a strange hat.
"Oh, that's nice." The Doctor commented. "Thanks."
"But how did you get in?" He walked up to the Doctor, completely ignoring Sophie. "This is a maximum hospitality zone. The guests have disembarked." The Doctor began rummaging through his pocket. "They're on their way any second, now!"
"No, that's me!" The Doctor interrupted the alien's rampage. "I'm a guest. Look, I've got an invitation." He showed off a piece of white paper wrapped in leather. "See, you see. "The Doctor plus one". I'm the Doctor, this is Sophie Coulson, my plus one. Is that alright?" He asked.
The blue skinned alien paused. "Well," he said sounding much calmer. "Obviously. Apologies, et cetera." The Doctor just nodded. "If you're on board, we'd better start. Enjoy." The alien gave a quick nod and turned away.
The Doctor turned to Sophie and showed her the paper. "The paper's slightly psychic. Shows them whatever I want them to see." He shut the leather wallet that held the paper. "Saves a lot of time."
"A bit like mind control, huh?" Sophie said coolly.
"Oh no, mind control's much worse." The Doctor said right back.
"We have in attendance, The Doctor and Sophie Coulson." The blue skinned alien said from a podium. Sophie watched the doors, curious who would come out. The Doctor waved with a grin on his face. Sophie smirked, looking forward and she felt his eyes on her. "Thank you, all staff to their positions." He clapped his hands and Sophie watched in fascination as several blue skinned aliens walked out in black leather. "Hurry now." The head alien said quickly. "Thank you, as quick as we can. Come along, come along." All but two disappeared through the door.
"And now, might I introduce the next honored guest? Representing the Forest of Cheem, we have Trees." Sophie stared in disbelief as three aliens walked in, two male and one female. They were...trees, literally. "Namely Jabe, Lute and Coffa. There will be an exchange of gift's representing peace. If we can keep the room circulating, thank you."
The next guest came through the door. He was a flobby, blue alien with a large head riding on a gold device. "Next from the Soliciters, Jolco and Jolco, we have the Moxx of Balhoon."
A couple of beings in black cloaks came next. "And next, from Financial Family Seven, we have the Adherants of the Repeated Meme."
The door began opening as the alien continued to speak. "The inventors of Hyposlip Travel Systems, the Brothers Hop Pyleen - thank you." He said as two aliens with reddish skin wearing furry cloaks walked in.
"And Cal "Spark Plug"." He stated as two beings with strange headdresses strode in. "Mr. and Mrs. Pakoo." He said this when two birdlike creatures walked in wearing black outfits. "The Ambassadors of City-State of Binding Light." Two pinkish aliens with pointy ears, wide foreheads and four small eyes walked in.
He kept speaking when the Tree People walked up to both the Doctor and Sophie. "The gift for peace." The female said in a sultry voice. "I bring you a cutting of my grandfather." Sophie wrinkled her nose as the Doctor took the offered plant.
"Thank you." The Doctor smiled, handing Sophie the plant. "Yes, gifts," he patted his leather jacket. "um..." He looked around. "I give you in return, air from my lungs." He smiled and breathed air into Jabe.
She looked around slightly and inhaled. "How...intimate." She exhaled.
"There's more than that came from." The Doctor flirted.
"I bet there is." Jabe purred.
Sophie looked from the Tree Lady to the Doctor, an eyebrow risen.
"From the Silver Devastation," Sophie returned her attention back to the host. "the sponsor of the main event, please welcome the Face of Boe." The doors opened and Sophie just stared at the newcomer. He was a head in a jar. A floating head with tendrals coming from his face.
The Moxx drove up to the two time travelers and the Doctor greeted him, "The Moxx of Balhoon."
"My felicitations on this historical happenstance." He said in a squeaky voice. The Doctor had leaned down to see him better. "I bring you the gift of bodily salivas." Sophie closed her eyes when the alien spat on her. She wiped it off as the Doctor thanked the Moxx.
"Ah!" The Doctor beamed. "The Adherants of the Repeated Meme. I bring you air from my lungs." The Doctor then gave them a deep breath of air.
The leader lifted his hand, a metal claw, to reveal of small golden ball. "A gift of peace in all good faith." He said in a deep, gravelly voice. Sophie stared at the ball being thown into the air and being caught by the Doctor.
"And last but not least," The blue host declared gaining Sophie's attention. "Our very special guest, ladies and gentlemen and trees and multiforms, consider the Earth below. In memory of this dying world, we call forth the last human." Sophie crossed her arms, the plant hanging from her right hand. The door opened and Sophie's eyes widened comically. "The Lady Caassandra O'Brien Delta17." He said as a piece of skin with red veins hooked up to a device was pushed in by two men in white. Her two identifying features were her bright red lips and blue eyes.
"Oh, now, don't stare." Lady Cassandra laughed airily. "I know, I know, it's shocking, isn't it? I've had my chin completely taken away and look at the difference. Look at how thin I look!"