"So! Barcelona then? I'm starving. Regeneration really leaves one famished." The Doctor said running about the console. Then he looked up to see Regina sitting on the captain's seat looking lost in thought.
"Hey? What's wrong?" He asked.
"Cruella...Cruella DeVil killed you." Regina said. Looking at the blood stain on his shirt.
"I know. Kinda honored. Mostly surprised she actually exists. Wondering how the hell that's possible. I mean I'll figure it out eventually. I always do." The Doctor said tucking his hands in his pocket.
"Is there anything else I should know about you? I mean, I know you're an alien. But until all...this...happened...I kind of ignored that fact." Regina asked. He sighed sitting next to her.
"Well for starters, I lied earlier. To Cruella. That whole bit about how you can't kill a Time Lord the same way twice. You totally can. Although it's never happened to me. Not yet anyway." He admitted.
"You could have been killed again!" Regina yelled upset.
"Yeah and I would have regenerated again. With one more life to spare. Although I must admit I think I like how I look this time around. I may stay this way a while." He said.
"You haven't seen a mirror yet." She said with a betraying smile.
"Oh come on now! Can't be that bad. Come on. Tell me. How do I look? No, no, no, no, no! Don't tell me. Let me see. Two arms, two legs. Two hands...ooh...slight weakness in the dorsal tubular. Course I did just regrow a hand." He said feeling his wrist.
"Still weird." Regina commented.
The Doctor continued to feel his face, his hands going to his head. "Oh! No longer bald! I got hair! A lot of hair." He said running his fingers through his mane, making it stick out all over the place. Regina had to bite her lip to stifle a giggle.
"Oh and I've got sideburns! Never had sideburns before. Or I've got really bad skin... And I'm skinny. Really skinny. That's okay. I'll get used to it." The Doctor said patting his flat stomach. Then he flexed his shoulders.
"Ooh...and...I've got a mole. A mole. Right between my shoulder blades. I can feel it. That's okay! Love the mole. But what do you think?" He asked.
"Hmm?" She asked.
"The new me. You never said if you liked it." He asked. Her breath caught a little. He looked like his every hope weighed on that answer. She stood up and reached up to stroke his cheek. She stared in the Doctor's eyes, seeing something dark and powerful and unnamed in those eyes.
"I do. It's a fantastic face Doctor." Regina said borrowing one of his Doctor took her hand and kissed the palm.
"Brilliant!" He smiled.
"Doctor? Something else is bothering me." Regina admitted as he continued to hold her hand.
"What is it?" He asked.
"After Cruella shot you, she said something. About me. That...that I may have been just as bad as she was." Regina said.
"So? Everyone makes mistakes Regina. I should know. Better than anyone. But now we've both got a new start. A chance to make new memories. And I made you a promise. I promised to show you every star in the universe. " He said.
"That could take a while." Regina pointed out.
"I certainly hope so Regina Mills. I certainly hope so." He grinned. Regina couldn't help but smile back.
A woman with snowy white skin and raven black hair in a pixie cut looked out the window of her apartment at the clock tower in the center of town. She was joined by a blond who shared her chin.
"We're going to find her Mary Margaret." The blond said.
"I know. But Emma you heard what Rumple said. If Regina crossed the border that means she doesn't remember who she is. And to think that's she without a friend in the world right now...she's family Emma." Mary Margaret said.
"I know. And as soon as I can figure out how without risking her life, I will find her. For you and for Henry." Emma said.
"I just pray that someone helps her. That someone finds her. To keep her safe." Mary Margaret said.
The Doctor smiled and whistled as he adjusted the paisley tie he now wore. He was in the massive two story wardrobe of the TARDIS. New life, new clothes. That's how he always did things. So the leather jacket and jeans were put away next to his old cricket uniform and multicolored scarf. The blood stained jumper disposed of.
This regeneration he fancied more of a dashing look. A nice pinstripe suit. He picked out two. The navy one he wore now and a brown one to switch out with. But with all the running he did, he decided a pair of trainers on his feet would suit him better. A little bit of styling gel in his hair and he was good to go.
He looked at himself in the mirror with a nod of approval. He wondered if Regina would notice. Not that he needed her to notice. Just that he liked it when she did. He grabbed a camel cashmere trench coat and left the wardrobe. He found Regina in the console room looking at the center core with a look of awe on her face. Her beautiful, beautiful face.
Uh oh. He was in trouble.
She looked at him and her eyes raked his form over, boosting his ego. She smirked, her eyes flashing with a darker seductive look that he hadn't seen before. A look that added to his suspicions. A look that added to the mystery that was Regina Mills.
"Nice suit." She said.
"Thank you. Now... Think you've seen it all? Think again. Outside those doors, we might see anything. We could find new worlds, terrifying monsters, impossible things. And if you come with me... nothing will ever be the same again!" He said tossing his new trench coat over a support column.
A flash came to Regina's mind of a young raven haired woman collapsing to the ground, an apple rolling out of her reach.
"I think I like the sound of that." Regina said as the Doctor took the ship off autopilot.
End of Part One
A/N: So there you go! Shall I keep going?
