Chapter 10 – The wife and the mistress.
The Doctor exhaled slowly, stepping forwards and watching the blonde girl. Jenny was stood before him, andhe couldn't be more confused by her appearance. The biggest reason was because she was was dead, or supposed to be. The other reason why he was so baffled by the feeling he got from her, she wasn't the girl he had seen last time, something was wrong.
"Jenny, is that really you?" He asked, awkwardly scratching his jaw.
"Yes, it's me." She nodded, "I ended up surviving the gun shot."
"That's good to hear but how did you get here?" He asked still unsure whether or not to trust her. He took a quick look back to his companions who were equally as surprised by the woman, although not for the same reasons.
"She's your daughter?" Jack frowned, but the Doctor ignored him.
"Who's the mother?" Rose asked, biting her lip.
"Um, nobody, I'm the only parent she was created in this machine thingy." The Doctor answered, hoping that it was a good enough reply.
"But she's your daughter!" Jack shouted again, trying to get the Doctor's attention.
"Jack, shut up." Rose snapped.
"Jenny, what are you doing here?" The Doctor asked, "I'm glad you're alive but I don't understand how you found me, let alone recognised me."
"I was given a description from Whistler." The Doctor shook his head at the name of the girl that was on everyone's mind at the moment, "I came to find her after she went missing, but I found you instead."
"How did you know Whistler?" The Master asked, he looked to the Doctor and they shared a worried look. He could feel it too, he didn't trust her.
"She's the leader of the Army," She stated, "All your companions know her."
"All my companions know her?" The Doctor ran his finger's through his hair, he had been given too much information over the last 24 hours and it was starting to take it's toll.
"Yes, I could take you there if you want?" She asked, "Everyone's there."
"I suppose it couldn't hurt." The Doctor looked around at his friends who all agreed, "Let's go meet this Army then."
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"I'm ready!" Whistler stomped her foot, "I can do it just give me a chance!"
"You're not ready, clearly you're not otherwise you wouldn't have just had a tantrum just then." John argued, "I know you're getting there but you just need to have some patience and wait for the day."
"Well, you have to let me out." She ordered, "You have to let me out there, I'll do anything, whoever is getting in the way, let me take them out."
"You really want to prove that you can do this?" He asked and she nodded as a reply, "Fine, there's this kid that is working for the Doctor. He's too intelligent and unless we can take care of him, this teenager could help to bring us down."
"Let me do it, please?" She begged, "I'm so bored you have to let me do it, let me prove how I'm ready for him."
"Fine, if you insist." John stepped forward, "But you must understand that this boy, this boy will say anything to stop you."
"I get it, I get it." She waved him away, "Just tell me his name."
"Luke Smith." He said and watched as she pulled a face, a part of her recognised the name. He wondered if he had made the wrong decision but then she shrugged.
She went off jogging back to the training room. She pulled open the door to the weapons room and smiled. Pulling on her usual clothing, white tank top, black jeans and her leather jacket. The only thing missing was the weaponry that would help her to kill the boy her father was sending her after, looking around she picked up various guns, knife's and a bow with a quiver with arrows. "Let's kill this son of a bitch."
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Rose Tyler stood beside the Doctor, she smiled when he took her hand in his and laced their fingers together. They walked forwards, the rest of the group had split up as they entered the crowded room, to find the best of his old companions.
Luke had gone with Tony and Jack. The Master went with Jenny as he and the Doctor both decided that she was not to be trusted just yet. Amy and Rory had taken Jackie and Pete to find somewhere to rest, and then went on their search on the opposite side of the building.
The Doctor pulled Rose along gently, hoping to bump into certain people, they each had a list of old companions to find and bring back to the TARDIS with a picture attached to each name. The first one was easy enough to find.
"I see you didn't crash that bus then." The Doctor grinned.
"I'm sorry, do I know you?" the dark haired woman frowned.
"Sorry, sorry." He apologised and held out his hand, "I'm the Doctor and this is Rose Tyler, nice to see you again lady Christina De Souza."
"You're not the Doctor, I've met the Doctor." She shook her head and glared at who she believed was in imposter.
"Well, I've changed." He chuckled, "My face has changed but I have not, I'm the Doctor I'm here to ask you to help me."
"You're really him?" She got to her feet, looking over his new appearance.
"I'm still the man with all the answers, fancy an adventure?" He grinned, reminding Rose of his old self.
"Allons-y." She replied following the couple to find the next person on their list.
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"So you're Whistler's uncle?" Luke asked Tony, who was looking around the room full of stranger's.
"I suppose so, but she's also my best friend and more like a sister to me than anything." He stopped when he recognised one of the men on the list. "Isn't that the guy we're looking for?"
Jack looked in the direction that Tony pointed and found who he was looking at, "Yeah, that's him." He nodded and walked over, stopping once he was within toughing distance.
"Hello, can I help you?" The man smiled warmly.
"I like him, he's polite." Jack chuckled, "I'm Captain Jack Harkness, I'm a companion of the Doctor and these two boys behind me and Luke and Tony. We're here to ask for your help, will you come with us... Craig?"
"You now who I am?" He looked to his family.
"Yes, the Doctor asked for you." Jack pushed his hands into his coat pocket, "So, will you be joining us?"
"Sophie, what do you think?" Craig looked over at the woman to his side that was holding their baby.
"Yes, go, just be safe Craig." She gave him a quick kiss and exchanged I love you's before they made their way back to the TARDIS.
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"Amy, please can we just ask someone?" Rory moaned, "We've been walking around for ages and the only reason that you wont ask somebody is because you don't want to admit that I was right, we are never going to find her in this crowd."
"I can and I will." Amy said back stubbornly, she knew there was only one way to get their persons attention. Climbing up onto one of the tables and shouted, "Melody Pond, come over here right now!"
"Coming mother!" She heard from the other side of the room.
Amy grinned and jumped off the table, punching Rory in the shoulder with a cocky smile, "Told ya I'd find her on my own."
Rory just shook his head and smiled back at his wife, the only thought running through his head was 'What would I do without her.' He put a protective arm around her waist and she leaned into him, waiting for their daughter to appear.
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"Who's next?" Rose asked.
"Sally Sparrow." He replied, but he turned to see that the woman that he had just mentioned was stood with a man, giving them an odd look.
"I'm Sally Sparrow," She waved, Rose and the Doctor beamed.
"Lovely to see you again, I'm glad that I will actually get to have a proper conversation with you without a television or having to rush off." The Doctor said cheerfully.
"I'm sorry, but we haven't met before." She furrowed her brows.
"Oh, I keep forgetting." He scratched his jaw, "I'm the Doctor, this is Rose Tyler and You're Sally Sparrow and Larry Nightingale. How would you like to join me in saving the Universe?"
They shared a quick look, then broke into a smile.
"Yeah, we could do with some fun." Sally spoke.
"Fantastic!" The Doctor clapped and skipped back to the TARDIS with Rose on his arm and Sally and Larry close behind him. His happy expression only dropping when he saw River Song waiting outside on the blue box with her hands on her hips giving him the death glare.
"Doctor, care to explain yourself sweetie?" She asked angrily.
"Um, well... Funny story." The Doctor mumbled, "Amy?" He whined but she just shook her head and mimed 'You had this coming' he grimaced.
"Doctor who is she?" Rose asked with a sad little smile that broke his heart.
"I'm his wife, who are you?" River raised her eyebrow questioningly, storming forwards.
"Y-You're his... Wife?" Rose stuttered, she looked to the Doctor who's expression was begging for forgiveness.
"Yes." River said, with jealousy burning through her veins. "And you are?"
"His f-friend, I guess." Rose looked hurt, no those weren't the words she looked devastated. All she had hoped for for the past years was for the Doctor, then she got him back only to be ripped away. The Doctor saw her sniff and blink rapidly, fighting against the tears.
"Rose plea-" He didn't get to finish, because that's when he heard Jack's phone ringing.
He pulled it out and placed it against his ear, "Hello?" He waited for a reply.
"Captain Jack?" He smiled at the voice, recognising it immediately.
"Martha Jones, to what do I owe this pleasure?" He asked.
"It's Martha Smith-Jones now," She corrected him, "Where in the recruitment building are you?"
"Oh, that's right you married Mickey the idiot." He barked with laughter, "We're near the exit on the ground floor."
"We'll be there in a few minutes and Mickey said, shut up Captain Cheesecake." She giggled.
He put the phone down and realised that nobody was talking and they were all listening to his conversation, he cringed when he realised it wasn't due to interest.
"Awkward silence." Jack exhaled, finding it quite funny that the Doctor had been put in this situation.
"Jack!" A scream was heard and fast moving footsteps.
"Martha?" He caught her in his arms and twirled her round exited to see his old friend. After a few seconds he released her and found Mickey moving in for a hug, he squeezed and held on longer than needed.
"That's enough, Captain Cheesecake." Mickey taunted playfully.
"You know you love it," He pushed him aside to talk to Martha. "So, I dare you to decide which one's the Doctor."
"What?" Martha's eyes widened as she looked around, "The Doctor's here?"
"With a new face, common, please I have to see this." Jack tried to cover his laugh with a cough but it didn't work.
"Okay." Martha circled once and then her gaze stopped on him, "Hello, Doctor."
"Hello, it's good to see you Martha." He ran his finger's through his hair, "How did you know it was me?"
"You're wearing a bow-tie, only the Doctor would dare to wear something that ridiculous." She flicked it and laughed, he pulled her into an embrace.
"How many girls have you travelled with exactly, Doctor?" River interrupted their moment.
The Doctor sighed, not wanting to get into everything. He looked around for help but they all gave him a look that said 'It's your own fault' he pulled a face.
"I've had many companions, it just so happens that more of them have been women." He shrugged.
"Well, do you just so happen to have been in a relationship with any of them?" She folded her arms.
"No way, he's never let anyone even get close to him after Rose." Martha joined back in making the Doctor cover his face with his hands, surely she couldn't make it any worse. "When I travelled with him, all he talked about was Rose this, Rose that."
"Really?" Both Rose and River asked.
"Yes, he did the same to Donna." She frowned at the fact the red head wasn't with the group, "Where is Donna?"
"In the TARDIS, asleep." He gulped.
"There's a woman asleep in the TARDIS?" River all but growled at him. "You really have some explaining to do."
"You're digging yourself a bigger hole here, Mate." Mickey said, "You should have quit while you were ahead, remember when Rose and Sarah Jane met." He sniggered, "This is worse though, you've got the..." He pointed to River.
"The Wife." The Master finished for her, he was finding this hilarious but when he saw Martha's scowl he realised that it was about to get seriously humourless.
"Master." She stepped back in fear.
"No, well yes, but I'm not going to hurt you!" He held his hands out in the surrender position, "I'm on of the good guys."
"As weird as it sounds it's true." The Doctor backed him up, then he took a deep breath. "Everyone in the TARDIS, we can finish this discussion later."
"I feel like I'm missing something." Craig said.
"I think we're missing a life story, actually." Sally replied and the rest of the newer companions nodded in agreement.
They all made their way inside and most left strait away to their rooms that the Doctor had given each of them directions to, most of the newer companions just left to get away from the awkward situation. In the end it was only himself, Rose, River, Jack, Luke and the Master that stayed in the larger room.
"How could you have a wife when you're completely in love with Rose?" Jack asked, breaking the silence with a topic that would surely start something.
"You're in love with her?" River asked painfully.
He was about to answer when there was a knock on the door that silenced everyone, the Doctor looked to the Master who shook his head and mimed 'Wasn't me.' the Doctor stepped forwards, half scared and half confused as the knock was repeated.
"Found knocks, in the exact rhythm that I can hear." The Master whispered.
Then the door swung open and in stepped the blonde that had been on everyone's mind. She walked in, snapping her finger's soon after and the door's shut behind her. That's when the Doctor frowned when he saw her aiming a gun directly at him, "This is about to get interesting."
"Yes it is." Whistler licked her lip, she smiled crookedly.
A/N: Thank you all for reviewing and i hope you liked this chapter, it was just to bring in the character's that people asked for. Yes, there will be some River making Rose feel unwanted but she's not going to win ;) Rose will try and make the Doctor jealous too. Hope you all enjoyed this and i promise that the next chapter will be more exiting with more action!
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