Author's Note: Thank you for being so patient with me and my random updates. I am going to try and update every Friday starting tomorrow, but feel free to yell at me if I skip a day. I am sure most of you know how crazy high school can get. Please review and recommend my story to anyone who might enjoy reading it. And now for my disclaimer which I accidentally forgot in the past 5 chapters- I do not own Doctor Who or the characters, I am just simply doing what fangirls do, which is daydream. Love, Queenofutem
Spencer is the first one to speak up, and when he does he looks like Christmas had come early.
"So, the TARDIS is real. An you are actually the ninth doctor…" Spencer says as he gets up to poke the Doctor several times.
"What is with you time children and poking me," the Doctor grumbles. Spencer blinks and takes a step back.
"Time children?" Spencer squeaks as he glances over at me. I ignore his glance and turn to the Doctor.
"Do we have time to go to everyone's homes and pack them a suitcase or do we need to leave right away?" I ask as I got up to check on the sleeping Rose.
"I think we can manage a few minutes for everyone but I need you to get the extra suitcases out of the storage room in hallway four since Rose is going to be out for a little while longer." The Doctor said as he set the new coordinates. I head off for hallway 4 and find that the storage room is just a few doors down. I find a box labeled "Bigger on the inside suitcases" and head back to the console room. When I return I find the Doctor threatening to throw Mitch and Spencer into the nearest super nova if they don't stop pushing random buttons on the console.
"Guys leave the Doctor alone so we can actually accomplish something without ripping a hole in the fabric of time!" I order as I shove the box into Mitch's arms. "Take these and make sure everyone gets one."
"Rachel I need you to accompany everyone outside the TARDIS and help them pack so I can give everyone their physical exams. We cannot have anyone getting sick or hurt on us if we have to run with in the next few days. Everyone has five minutes to pack before the Scorpion Corpses lock on to your location and hunt you down. After the person is done packing come over and hit this button on the console and it will take you to the next person's room on the list that is shown here." The Doctor explained as he pointed to different parts of the console. "When the person is done packing send them to the med bay so I can look them over. Once everyone is packed and cleared we can show them to their rooms and then explain what's going on." The Doctor presses the button and heads off to set up med bay. I turn to the crowd of curious and terrified faces and sigh.
"Ok guys. I know this is all a lot to take in but I promise we will explain as soon as we get the chance. However we need to get you guys packed and perform a physical exam on you before we do anything else. So we are going to start with Carissa and then Baryl, Jesse, and Mitch will go next. After we get your suitcase packed you will go through those double doors and get your physical exam done by the Doctor to make sure you aren't injured or sick. Once thats done we will show you to your rooms and then explain everything once you have unpacked. Any questions?" I asked as I finished explaining. Everyone just stared at me as they tried to process what was going on.
"What do we even need to pack?" asked Aurora once it became obvious no one was going to say anything.
"Anything you think you may need or want. The Doctor said we are going to stop at some planet known for being nothing but an extremely large outdoor mall. You should pack any electronics and money you have and then whatever you want. Pack any clothes, books, pictures, shoes, etc. that you may want. Your suitcases are bigger on the inside so don't worry about not being able to pack a lot. You will not have time to grab things like shampoo and toothbrushes so that is going to be something you will have to buy later on. Any more questions?" I glance around the room and see everyone shaking their heads no. "Alrighty then! Carissa, you are up first." I said as I walked towards the doors. "Your five minutes start now." I said as we burst out into her room. I headed for the window and watched the yard for the Scorpion Corpses. By the time the timer buzzed we were back in the TARDIS and on our way to the next home. We continued down the list and soon Sean, Nate, Spencer, Carmella, and Ryan were finished packing and already going through med bay. Rose had woken up somewhere around Baryl and Jesse's turn to pack and was showing everyone to their rooms as they finished their physical exams by the time Nate and I had returned from packing his suitcase. Finally only Jade, Tyler, Aurora, Mikayla, Sammi, Amber, and Mauro had to pack their things, which was a big relief for me since this had been the most I had done in a week and it was starting to get to me.
After Mauro had finished packing we headed back to the TARDIS to find the Doctor waiting for us. As soon as I had closed the door, the Doctor sent the TARDIS into the vortex and set her coordinates for the shopping planet in the other dimension. As the Doctor gave Mauro his exam, I headed down hallway one and up the marble staircase to find that everyone was finishing their unpacking and going from room to room to look at everyones unique bedrooms. The atmosphere was extremely different from when I had first arrived. Instead of hearing the sound of my footsteps echoing off the cold marble floor there was the small buzz of conversations and gasps as everyone explored the bedrooms. From what I could see as I walked towards my room was that Amber's room looked like a unicorn had puked rainbows everywhere, Aurora had a bed hanging from the ceiling in the middle of her room, Spencer had a circular room with extremely high ceilings, and Mitch had a large comfy looking hammock instead of a bed. As I opened my door, I saw a furry ball of red gold fur streak past me. I felt bad for leaving Ginger locked up alone in a strange place for so long but there was nothing I could do about it. I looked into my room and noticed Ginger now had her own area in one of the empty corners of the room. Another window seat had been added, only it was lower to the ground and had a small pile of toys sitting in front of it along with a food and a water dish. I patted the TARDIS in thanks and then turned around to see where Ginger had gone.
"Since when are there dogs on the TARDIS?" I heard Sammi screech as Ginger slammed into the back of her legs, sending her tumbling to the floor. I rushed over to her and found Ginger sitting on top of Sammi's back and licking the back of her neck.
"Whoops! Sorry Sammi!" I said as I scooped Ginger up with one hand and helped her up with the other. "The Doctor, Rose, and I found a hitchhiker in my suitcase when I was unpacking. We were so preoccupied getting me packed and out of the house before the Scorpion Corpses found us that we didn't notice Ginger hopping on to my bed and falling into the suitcase." Sammi was just about to say something when the I heard the Doctor screaming for Rose. Everyone stopped talking immediately as Rose flew down the stairs and began to sprint down the hallway with a terrified look on her face. Everyone stood like they were rooted the ground and just stared at one another. I glanced at Jes who was standing a few feet away and then glanced at the stairs. When I glanced back at her she nodded and we both took off running. We were racing down the hallway when I saw the bright flames that came with regeneration. I immediately stopped running and had to pull Jes back before she ran into the console room.
"Nine just regenerated into ten. If they stick to how the Christmas Invasion went Rose knows nothing about what just happened and needs to learn to trust him. We cannot help her." I said with a sigh. I turned to look at Jes.
"Well I guess we better go tell everyone what's going on." Jes said as we began to head back down the hallway. When we got back to where our rooms were I noticed everyone had yet to move. "The Doctor and Rose have to deal with something thats going to last a day or two, so it looks like we are going to be on our own." Jes said.
"What do you mean they have something to deal with? Have you forgotten about the metal things with the capes that were trying to kill us?" cried Amber.
"Um… The Doctor might have just regenerated, and judging by Rose's reaction she has no idea what just happened. So that means we are going to be in the middle of the Christmas Invasion." I said as I tried to figure out what we were going to do.
"WHAT? You mean I don't get to bug Nine anymore!" cried Spencer as he began to throw a temper tantrum. He only stopped throwing his fit when the whole hallway began to rock like a boat. Within seconds the TARDIS stopped rocking and gave a final jolt before leaving everyone clinging to something or sprawled out floor.
"I think we might be in the other dimension now." I said as I stood up. I looked up to see everyone staring at me. "We didn't get to the other dimension part, did we?" I asked although I already knew the answer. Aurora, who wasn't one to get angry, looked like she wanted to smack me out of frustration. "Right. Let me go find somewhere big enough for everyone to sit comfortably. I will be right back. You might as well finish unpacking while you wait for me. I don't know how long this is going to take." I said as I rushed towards the stairs with Ginger on my heels. As I walked down the hallway I opened door after door after door. So far I had come across the wardrobe room, a room full of hats, a laundry room, a handful of gardens, and a couple empty bedrooms that didn't seem to have anyone occupying them. I turned the corner and walked out into the main portion of hallway one. As I turned the corner I heard the sound of a door slamming shut from around a near by corner and decided to go check it out. I knew it couldn't be Rose or the Doctor because they were outside dealing with regeneration sickness and the Sycorax. Cautiously I crept down the hallway ignoring all the doors that came across. As I rounded another corner I heard what sound like a splash. I hurried over to a frothy sliding glass door and yanked it open to find an extremely large pool with a stone patio and several hot tubs lining the edges of it. There were ripples in the water so I slowly walked up to the edge to see if something or someone had fallen in. I was just about to walk away when I heard a voice from behind me.
"Captain Jack Harkness, and who are you?" said the man who was apparently Captain Jack. Startled I whipped around, only to slip on the wet stones and fall backwards into the pool. I when managed to resurface, I started coughing from the large amounts of water I had swallowed.
"Who in the right mind scares a person while they are standing on the edge of a pool?!" I asked as I swam over to the said ledge and tried to hoist myself up. Captain Jack held out a hand to help me up but I ignored it and managed to to get back on to the patio.
"Sorry sweetheart, I didn't mean to startle you. In fact you did startle me too, considering I thought I was all alone on the TARDIS." apologized Jack. "Now who are you and what are you doing."
"My name is Rachel. And you are not alone on the TARDIS. There are 17 others waiting for an explanation from me and I am trying to find somewhere we can all fit. The floor or wardrobe room isn't going to cut it. So I will let you get back to your swim unless you so desire to hear the full story and help me find a decent place to have a conversation with a bunch of panicking teenagers." I explained in a frustrated tone. I was soaking wet and my dress from earlier was more like a translucent sheet of paper I had wrapped around my body. I stormed out of the pool room and into the hallway. When I got halfway down the hallway I heard the door open once more and Jack shout for me to wait.
"Wow you are a firecracker," Jack chuckled with a sly smile. I shot him a look and he immediately stopped laughing. "Look, how about we change and then gather these other people you say are on the TARDIS and go sit in the living room." I nodded and continued down the hallway. A few turns and I could see the marble staircase once more.
"Go up those marble stairs as soon as you have changed," I said as Jack turned down the small hallway where the Doctor and Rose's bedrooms were. When he disappeared into one of the rooms I headed up the stairs, my shoes squeaking as I went. When I got to the top of the stairs everyone was still hovering in and out of their rooms, and a few people seemed to be enjoying themselves instead of freaking out like the others. As soon as I was in her field of vision Mikayla was laughing hysterically.
"What happened to you?" she asked barely containing her laughter long enough to ask a question.
"Captain Jack Harkness." I replied as I stormed across the floor and to my bedroom door. I walked into my closet and grabbed a random outfit before heading into the bathroom to dry off.
When I emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later, I heard someone shriek. I rushed out into the hallway to find Jack standing at the top of the stairs looking extremely confused by the seventeen other people that he thought weren't on the ship.
"Believe me now?" I asked with a smug look on my face. Both Mikayla and Jack turned around and looked at me.
"Not really, is he a hologram?" asked Mikayla.
"Captain Jack Harkness. And who the hell are all of you?"