16 Years later!
John Smith sat calmly in one of the jump seats as his parents stared down at him. His father was taller than his mother, only a few inches taller than himself, and his brown hair stood up in perfect angles. His brown eyes were serious, though as John stared up into them with his own brown eyes, he could see the fun in them. Then John looked over at his mum. Their hair was exactly the same colour, both of them blonde. John knew that he wasn't as close to his mother as he was with his father and uncle. And John knew that his mother knew it as well. But he did love his mother. But he had been told the stories of when he was only a few days old and his mother had been stolen away from his father and himself. Rose had tried to form a bond with her son over the years, and it seemed she had finally formed one.
"So, you're sending me off to school?" John asked as his gaze flicked back over to his father, who simply nodded. "Where?"
The Doctor continued to look down at his son, over the last seventeen years, he had become to accustomed to living in the T.A.R.D.I.S, living the life of a Time Lord. But John was still part human, like Rose had been. And he was still fragile.
"John, I need you to live a little as a human. See what you are missing out on. Don't you know how many times I have wished that I was born as a human? Countless times." The Doctor said as he sat beside his son and smiled across at him. John nodded as his father hugged him.
"So, where?" John asked as he looked over at his mother. Rose smiled down at her son.
"Anywhere you choose. It can be any place and any time. Why don't you just select a year at random?" Rose asked as John thought, it was currently 2025, so John wanted to go back into the future.
"2012."
Rose nodded, that was a while back. John had only been three years old that year. But if that was what he wanted.
"Any place in particular?" His father asked. John shook his head no, not really knowing yet.
"And you will have to come up with another name while you are at school. I'm sure you already know what my name was." The Doctor said with a laugh. John chuckled as he looked at his dad.
"John Smith."
"Exactly. Now, any names?" The Doctor asked his son, as John bit down on his lip in thought.
"Yeah, I think I got one. Sam Evans." John replied with a shrug, not really knowing why he choose that name, it just seemed right. John smiled as he thought about a town.
"I think I know about a place. How about Ohio. It's small and a town called Lima would be the perfect place for me to learn about being a human. What do you think?" John asked as he parents looked at each other.
"Sam Evans in Lima, Ohio? I guess that works for me." Rose said to her husband of sixteen years. The Doctor nodded at no-one in particular. "Its going to be so hard not seeing you all the time."
The Doctor smiled at Rose as she started to cry. Laughing a little, he got up and hugged her, letting her cry into his suit jacket. John laughed as he watched his parents hug. He quickly got up from he seat and decided to have a shower before he had to pack. He placed his hand on his father's shoulder before he turned to go.
"Good luck, Sam." His father called to him as he reached the console room door. John turned to look at his father, who was still holding his mother, and smiled before he left the room.
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John smiled as he stepped back into his room. It was different to the way it used to be, it seemed that as he got older, the T.A.R.D.I.S slowly changed his room. Now there was much less white, seen as the walls were now panelled with wood, but the carpet was still the same blue, just as blue as his home. And he had a normal coloured closet now, even though it still had the same abilities as his old one. John walked over to that very same closet then, after he had closed his door, and opened it to pull clothes out. After dressing in a grey, tight fitting shirt and black jeans, John walked over and sat on his bed. Sure, he would miss this place and his parents, but they were giving him a chance to see life from a different point of view. He was actually able to be a teenager. He could do homework, go out partying and even get a girlfriend. All the normal things that normal teenage boys did at his age. This made John smile as he reached down and pulled a large faded blue bag out from under his bed. There was no better time for packing than now.
John was still unsure how this worked, even though he had been living in the TARDIS all of his seventeen years. But as he threw multiple articles of clothing into his bag, he was still surprised when it was easy to close, or the fact that when he threw the bag over his shoulder, it didn't weigh a tone.
"Oh, your ready already?" A voice called to him, making him jump away from his closet and turn to look at his father in the doorway. John hadn't even heard the door open. "I have something for you."
John nodded as he moved to sit down on his bed and his father walked in slowly and sat beside him, looking around the room he and Rose had been so excited about the day he found out she was pregnant. The Doctor carefully dug into one of his many pockets and pulled out a long cylinder shaped object. The Doctor stared at it for a moment before he passed it to his son.
John looked down at the object in his hand, and he smiled brightly when he realised that it was a Sonic Screwdriver.
"Thanks dad." John said happily before he reached over and hugged him, burying his head in his shoulder. Tears welled in the Doctor's eyes as he quickly hugged him back before he gently pushed him back to he could look at him.
"I love you, you know that?" The Doctor asked as John nodded, tears in his eyes.
"Of course I do, dad. But you're right, this is something I need to do." John said, smiling up at his father.
"Okay then, Sam." The Doctor said as he stood up. "I guess its time to go."
John nodded as he also stood up and followed father from his room, his bag and Sonic Screwdriver in his hands. Walking down the countless hallways, John realised that he was going to miss them. His father had somehow disappeared, but he soon found him in the console room, standing beside his mother. John moved closer to hug her, and over his shoulder he saw his uncle Jack and aunt Gwen. When his mother let him go, he kissed her on the cheek and moved to hug his uncle and aunt.
"We're gonna miss you, Johnny." Jack said, hugging his nephew tight. John looked at him for a moment.
"Call me Sam." John replied. Jack watched him for a moment before he nodded and hugged him again. John hadn't noticed that his father had moved, but when the TARDIS suddenly jolted, he realised that they were finally on their way, or rather, his way.
"You've got every thing, John?" Rose asked as she moved to hug her son again, and John simply nodded. It was at that moment that he realised that he had to think of himself as Sam Evans, the seventeen year old human boy who was moving to Lima by himself because his father had lost his job, not John Smith, the half human- half Timelord that needed to learn to be a human.
"Yes, mum, I have everything." Sam replied as the TARDIS suddenly stopped and everyone other than Sam was jolted into the railing. Sam smiled at that, he had learned from a young age how to stand perfectly still without crashing into something while the TARDIS was moving. The Doctor smiled at his son as he did something he had never managed to do.
"Okay, here we are. Lima, Ohio." The Doctor declared as he moved away from the console and went and hugged his son again.
"I'm gonna be fine, dad." Sam said, looking up at his father. The Doctor nodded as he led his son over to the door and opened it slowly and Sam looked out at the large brick building which was the school he would be attending.
"You're already enrolled." The Doctor said as he looked down at his son. Sam looked back up at his father, a question playing on his face. The Doctor laughed. "It's the curse of the Timelord."
Sam chuckled as he finally stepped out of the TARDIS and turned back to look at the four most important people in his life.
"I love you all, and I'm going to miss you all so much." Sam said sadly, close to tears.
"We know, Sam. We love you too, and we will see you in a year." His father said as Sam nodded. Rose sent a quick smile and waved before the door closed. Sam stood there watching as his home slowly disappeared from view. Heaving a sigh, Sam finally turned back to look at the school.
William McKinley High School.
I am SO SORRY for the long wait for this chapter. I just got so wrapped up with my other story that I sort of forgot about this one. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and I hope you review. xx