I'm the Doctor and I've seen a lot. I've fallen in love, I've destroyed, and I've rebuilt. But my favorite part of being the Doctor is showing people the TARDIS. Sherlock is unimpressed, of course, having seen it before, but his friend is shocked, staring in amazement.
"Go ahead, say it."
"It's bigger on the inside."
I smile to myself. Sherlock scowls.
"What do you need, Doctor?"
How can I explain this in a way that they'll understand?
"I lost a planet and I need you to help me find it. Also, I owe two demon hunters and an angel of the lord a debt, and now they need to be rescued from two evil angel statues."
John- that's his name stares at me like River did when she saw me put on the fez.
"What?"
Sherlock steps forward.
"Why, Doctor? Why now? Why me?"
"You owe me, Sherlock. And I owe you something too. I promised to show you the stars all those years ago."
John shakes his head as if to clear it.
"Can someone explain this to me please? What is the bowtie man talking about, Sherlock? How do you know him?"
He's surprisingly calm as he speaks, probably used to the extraordinary, living with Sherlock. Sherlock looks oddly nervous.
"Well, it's a long story, John," I begin, trying to change the subject.
"No."
Sherlock speaks suddenly, as if deciding something.
"No, Doctor, it's all right. I'll tell him."
He meets my eyes for the first time.
"John, the Doctor saved my life a long time ago, when I was eight or nine and I ran away. I ran away-" He pauses, emotion showing on his face for a moment. "I ran away because some kids beat me up behind my school because I was apparently a 'freak' for correcting the teacher. I hid out in the park for almost two days, and then on the evening of the second day, my brother found me. And he was with the Doctor."
I laugh a little.
"The first thing you said was 'dull.' I told you you needed to eat something, and you said 'dull'."
"You did get us fish and chips. I gave mine to Mycroft to bribe him to let me on the TARDIS."
Sherlock smirks.
"I insisted that I was going to live in the park and be alone because I hated people and they hated me. And the Doctor insisted that that wasn't true and he could prove it to me. And I said if he could prove it, I'd go home and never run away again. And the Doctor took me and Mycroft on the TARDIS to this other school and showed me a little blonde boy playing football. He told me the little boy was named John and one day he'd be my closest companion, my other half, the great heart to my great mind. You said, Doctor, that it was 'imperative that we meet.' So I went home and I waited to find my John."
Sherlock shows no sign of emotion except for a slight brightness to his eyes. He turns to John.
"What the Doctor told me kept me going. All through college, living alone, I was looking for you. And then I saw you and I just…I knew."
John smiles. For a moment, the two men just look at each other, and then Sherlock turns back to me.
"You also promised to take me on an adventure someday."
I raise an eyebrow.
"Well, I have an adventure planned. Are you two in?"
They look at each other again, sharing an eye-conversation. John nods.
"We're in."
I slam my hand on a lever and the TARDIS begins to make the noise that I love.
"First stop, the Winchesters and an angel!"
The box shakes and Sherlock and John grab hold of the edge of the console for support. All I can do is laugh.
"Geronimo!"
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