Hi guys.I still haven't gotten the next episode done :( midterms are coming up and like a crazy person, I am studying far too much.
Also, since I actually write this on my school computer, it gets taken away for the holiday's for updates and stuff so I won't be able to release the next episode until after New Years...
Super sorry :(
If you like my writing though, I will probably release some one-shots over the break cause I can write on my phone but writing these kinds of fics on my phone is like trying to dissect some lungs with a toothpick and eyebrow tweezers. In other words, it is horribly and achingly hard.
Anyway. I wanted you guys SOMETHING so here's what was going to be the intro to the next chapter. :)
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Everyone had headed back to bed, 12 had even managed to convince his previous selves to give him some alone time and despite 11's protests that even if they were there it would be alone time, they finally gave in. So now 12 sat in the main common area, strumming a guitar he had found in his room.
There wasn't a particular tune he was playing, mostly just whatever was in his mind. It was calming. The first calming thing he had done since arriving in this place. The time slipped away as the music moved through him. Every note tinged with the sadness and pain currently affecting his heart.
"It's been a while." River interrupted softly. 12 didn't glance up but a smile twitched on his lips. River quietly sat down beside him. "The last time I heard you play was the last night on Darillium," she mentioned sadly. 12 did look at her at those words, River sighed, leaning on his shoulder. She definitely was the only person the Doctor let willingly break the no hugging rule for obvious reasons. Neither of them spoke, cherishing each others company as 12 continued to play.
It was sometime later that 13 slipped into the room. If it had been any other version of himself, 12 might've been irritated. But, knowing him, 13 probably had been through even more horrible events since regenerating. Not to mention she hadn't seen River for an even longer time than he had. So, he guessed, he was being kind.
"Do you plan on telling the others at any point?"
"Maybe." was 13's simple reply, she made a face and sat down on the other side of River who greeted her with a hug and quick kiss. 13 smiled softly and glanced at 12's guitar a nostalgic expression on her face.
"Hang on," 13 suddenly said, "What part of your regeneration are you at?" 12 didn't immediately answer.
"Well." he finally began, "I just fell in some snow." 13 made a soft 'ah' noise, furrowing her brow in thought. River looked at her fondly as 12 continued to play. Silence fell again as 13 continued to think about whatever she was thinking about. Several minutes later, 13 spoke again, a grin coming over her face.
"That means you'll meet my friends soon!" In about a day she added in her mind.
"Oh." 12 answered simply, unsure about the idea that his regeneration would occur 'soon'.
"They're really brilliant," 13 jumped up and began to pace excitedly. "Helped me after falling into a train! Then I sort of, accidentally, teleported them into space. Whoops. Anyway, There's Yaz, Ryan, and Graham. But once I meet them, I mean you meet them, I mean I meet them."
River gracefully stood up and rested her hands on 13's shoulders, her face . 13 quietened and smiled awkwardly at River who had an amused expression on her face.
"Remember my love, spoilers." She said softly.
Before 13 could respond, however, there was a flash of orange light and three people fell to the floor with cries of shock.
"Doc?" Graham groaned, helping Ryan and Yaz up. They paused when they saw the Doctor practically making out with the unknown woman.
"Team!" 13 cried out excitedly.
"Uh, what is going on?" Yaz asked very confused.
"And who's that?" added Ryan nodding at River.
"And that?" continued Yaz, looking at 12 who was still seated. Looking at them while still playing the guitar.
"Right. So." 13 thought for a second, disentangling herself from River's grasp. "Remember when we first met?"
"No, I completely forgot you falling through the roof of a train to defend us against the electric lint ball." Yaz snorted.
"Wait, a train?" River interrupted. "How did that happen?!"
"Later dear." 13 promised. "So you remember how you called me madam and I was confused because I hadn't figured it out yet?"
"Yeah," laughed Graham, "You said half an hour ago you'd been a white-haired Scotsman."
"Then later explained about your race having this body change thing." nodded Ryan.
"Exactly!" cheered 13. "Well," she pointed at 12. "That's the white-haired Scotsman."
There was a silence. The team was staring at 12 who smiled at their shock, amused, as he continued to play.
"Just in case that isn't a big enough shock for you," smirked River. "I'm River Song, the Doctor's wife." The team was speechless, eyes wide and shocked. Graham spoke.
"Well then, pushing aside the confusion. It's nice to meet you." He smiled, shaking River's hand. 12 still didn't speak. 13 glared at him.
"Ignore the manners of myself, he's a bit grumpy from dying a couple of days ago."
"Oh thanks, that really helped with the confusion." Yaz chuckled disbelievingly.
"Okay…" Graham began. "What exactly is happening then?"
"Well. we've been pulled into this room with several of my former selves and old friends to watch some videos about my old adventures." 13 answered casually.
"Right," Graham replied.
"Oh don't tell them everything at once. Their tiny human brains might implode." Missy said, entering the room.
"Whatever happened to privacy." sighed 12.
"Hey, your 10th kept bothering me with that pouty face of yours and stupid things about friendship." Missy snorted, "Like it would be any interesting if I didn't try and kill you now and then."
"Now I am at a whole new level of confused." Ryan groaned.
"Basically." began 13, before being interrupted by Missy.
"I'm Missy, the Doctor's childhood friend and fellow timelord. Far superior to him/her in every way." She paused. "Well except maybe goodness . But having moral standards is so boring nowadays. Now, who are you meaningless mortals" Team TARDIS was speechless. 12 finally stood up, lovingly laying the guitar on the sofa.
"Do you think you could go a second without insulting me or my future friends?" 12 glared at Missy.
"Well, there's no point trying to be good now that I'm dead ." Missy harshly replied. The Doctors grimaced at the reminder.
"Okay, Missy." Ordered River, seeing her spouse's discomfort. "You go back to your room, I'll kick 10 out myself if I have to but stop interrupting here." Missy scoffed but, surprisingly, headed back out followed by River.
"Night sweetie!" River called back to the Doctor's 12 smiled lovingly in response meanwhile 13 beamed like a buffoon.
"Now, let's answer some questions." 13 pulled her friends to the room next door with the television. "The simplest way to do this would be to simply rewatch the episodes the others already have. But before that, I haven't really mentioned some of the things to you guys."
12 looked at her curiously.
"So what have you told them?"
"Um. Well, you guys know about regeneration right?" 13 looked at them. They all nodded hesitantly. "I die, pop back up with a new face." She nodded as well, glancing sympathetically at 12 who winced slightly as the golden energy briefly returned to his skin.
"How many versions of you are here exactly?" asked Yaz.
"Well, there's my 9th, my 10th, my 11th and 12th." She gestured to 12. "Not sure why my earlier regenerations aren't here. Oh well."
"Okay." Ryan nodded in a sort of understanding.
"Now. Before you guys joined me, I've also had some other friends join me now and then. I think 13.5 are here."
".5?" Graham questioned.
"Well one of them is a metacrisis version of my 10th regeneration." 12 explained.
"So those people are, Clara, Bill, Nardole, Jack, Donna, Rose, Mickey, Martha, Amy, Rory, Jenny, River and Missy who you met, and Metacrisis me who is currently going by John Smith."
"I probably won't remember everyone's names but okay." Ryan nodded.
"Now there are some things that are going to come up a lot in these video things, remember how back on the ship with the p'ting, I mentioned to Cicero about the bit about me in the Book of Celebrants was more of a volume than a chapter?"
"Yes."
13 gulped, looking down ashamedly. 12's eyes widened slightly. Realising what she hadn't mentioned to them.
"I guess I'll do the explaining for this." 12 sighed. "On my home planet Gallifrey. My people the Time Lords fought against this warrior race called the Daleks. No idea if you've encountered them or not, I hope you haven't but anyway. This war was the biggest war that there ever was. It was called the Time War. I fought in the Time War myself and did some… horrible things." Both Doctor's grimaced at the memories. 13 continued for 12.
"There was a choice I had to make. And for centuries I thought I had wiped out my entire species. Which I hadn't because of this complicated paradox that made me forget I hadn't. Anyway. I don't really talk about it much as you will notice about the other versions of me that are here. They are all from before I found out I saved Gallifrey so, even though they know the truth now, it probably hasn't, you know, sunk in."
She stopped speaking, 13 waited for any reaction from her new friends, her expression clearing worried about their reactions.
"Doctor…" Yaz began.
"I know I should have told you." Babbled the Doctor. "But-" Her words fell away as Yaz enveloped her in a hug. 12 looked mildly disturbed by this show of affection. Graham patted 13's back slightly awkwardly.
"I'm sorry that happened to you and your people." Yaz whispered still hugging a now squirming 13. Finally, she released 13, who looked both touched and surprised by the hug and their reactions.
"So then, if you guys want to watch the videos again, I'll be off." 12 stood abruptly. "Living them was depressing enough."
"Okay!" 13 smiled at him. "If you need another boost of telepathic energy you know where to find me." "Um, what?" muttered Yaz to Ryan.
"Hopefully Missy hasn't completely demolished everything." sighed 12, leaving the room.
"Now then." 13 spoke to the room. "Mysterious thingamabob, could you replay the videos?"
Obediently the screen lit up
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Before any of you ask, I will not be doing reaction of Team TARDIS to the episodes I've already done. It'll just jump to right after they finish the last episode. (The Zygon Inversion)
Also, sorry. I'm going to go on a bit of a rant here, so skip this if you want.So many people are dissing 13 and season 11 which I find profoundly irritating. Obviously, the writing will be very different now that Moffat is no longer in charge but just because of that do you have to ditch Doctor Who! Jodie is an amazing Doctor and yes she has a lot similar to 10. But Jodie and David are both friends, and have worked together before so if she was inspired by what many people call the best Doctor of NuWho so what?! All the first seasons for Doctors are pretty rocky and with only a few incredible episodes. That's just a thing that happens and if you don't like the way the new episodes are shot and stop watching because of that, I'm sorry, but you aren't a real fan.There have been some really good episodes in this season (The Woman Who Fell to Earth, The Ghost Monument, The Witchfinders, It Takes You Away, Kerblam, Rosa, Demons of the Punjab) pretty much all of them (except for maybe the Tsuranga Conundrum and that was still better than Love and Monsters) If you hold on to one type of filming and one type of plot, and one GENDER of Doctor, then you are incredibly narrow-minded and Doctor Who is definitely not a show for Narrow Minded people so just leave.Yes, people are saying that the focus on history just doesn't work and Doctor Who is becoming propaganda. But Doctor Who has always had episodes about figures and events in history and episodes with the racism in Rosa and Sexism in The Witchfinders aren't any different from the episodes where the Doctor accidentally saves Hitler or the racism in Thin Ice. Doctor Who becoming more detailed with history just means you will get more EDUCATION which is actually a GOOD thing.And I'm done.
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