Chapter 11
The Doctor watched the other TARDISes moving through the vortex while Alan stood next to him and typed on the keyboard. Nelak, Tara and Jenny stood on the other side of the console while they chatted to each other and Alan looked at the screen. A smiled spread across his face when he pushed the main lever and the TARDIS moved closer to Adam's TARDIS, almost crashing into it.
"All right, who's the smart ass?" Adam thought.
"Wasn't me," Jack thought.
"I'm nowhere near you, Brother," Theta thought.
"Alan, where are you?" Rose thought but he didn't answer.
"Oi, this isn't vortex bumper cars, Asshole!" Adam thought when Alan laughed in their heads and moved the TARDIS closer.
"Then move! You're hogging the road!" Alan teased.
"Uncle Alan, please don't bump into us," River thought when they felt her fear filling their minds and the Doctor leered at Alan. Not wanting to scare River or Jamie, he backed the TARDIS away from Adam's TARDIS and the Doctor sighed.
"You are such a child," the Doctor whispered and Alan shrugged, looking at the screen,
"Uncle Alan?" River thought and he set up a privacy block.
"Yes?!" Alan. thought
"All the birds sing words…and the flowers croon…in the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room…"
"No, River, don't!"
"In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room…in the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room…"
"No no no no no no no no!" Alan thought but she kept singing the song.
"It's a world of laughter…a world of tears…it's a world of hopes…and a world of fears…"
"No, please, not that, too!"
"….it's a small world after all…it's a small world after all…" River sang as he held his head, dropping to his knees.
"Make her stop! Make her stop! Make her stop! Make her stop! Make her stop!" Alan muttered as they looked at him and the Doctor knelt down, placing his hands on his shoulders. He knew that Alan had set up some mental blocks but if someone was strong enough they could break through them and Alan rocked back and forth on his legs.
"Make who stop?!" the Doctor asked with concern in his voice and tears trickled down Alan's face.
"River is singing the Tiki Room song and It's A Small World in my head!"
"Well, tell her that you're sorry for scaring her and she'll stop," the Doctor said, smiling and stood up.
"River, I am so sorry! Please stop singing those songs! I'm begging you!" Alan thought as she stopped singing and he rolled his eyes.
"Aunt Rain told me to sing them because you scared me," River thought and he softly growled.
"Ah, should have known Booger Head had something to do with it," Alan thought then lowered the privacy block. "Rain, may I have a word with you in private?!"
"I'm a bit busy at that moment," Rain thought.
"Did you or did you not tell River to sing the Tiki Room song and It's A Small World because I scared her?"
"Yeah, I did. What are you going to do about it?!"
"For starters, I'm going to come over there and give you a wedgie then…"
"Knock it off, you two," the Doctor thought when the screen beeped and he looked at the readings. Alan looked over the Doctor's shoulder while reading what was on the screen and hummed.
"Brother, I might have something. I'm going to check it out," Adam thought.
"Just be careful. Remember, if there's any trouble..." Theta thought and Adam sighed.
"Run back to the TARDIS and get the hell out of there."
"Right!" Theta thought as they watched Adam's TARDIS vanish and Alan looked at the Doctor.
"This sucks," Alan sighed.
"What does?" the Doctor asked.
"That he has to be so careful. I know that he and his Rose have the kids with them but don't you think he'd be better off being a Time Lord?"
"Well, Sarah Jane didn't want to become a Time Lady at first even though she's earned the right to be one. Do you really want him to change?"
"YES!"
"What about Rose? How would you tell them apart?"
"Oh, that's easy. My Rose is my love puppy and will come when I snap my fingers!"
"Really?!" the Doctor askle, arching one of his eyebrows.
"Yep!" Alan said, popping the "p" when the screen beeped and they looked at the screen.
"Ok, I've got something. I'm going to check it out," the Doctor thought and moved around the console, moving levers, turning switches and pushed buttons.
"Be careful," Rain thought as he sent his love to her mind and she sent her love back to him.
"Aunt Rose, are you really Uncle Alan's love puppy?" Jenny asked as Alan's eyes went wide and his mouth popped open.
"Why do you want to know?" Rose asked when Alan pulled the main lever and growled at Jenny.
"Sorry, can't talk now. Have a missing girl to find!" Alan thought as Rose's mind faded then walked to Jenny, locking eyes with her. She ran behind the Doctor as he folded his arms over his chest and glared at him. Sighing, Alan looked at the screens and Jenny headed for Nelak. She yelped when Alan playfully smacked her bottom and they smiled at each other while the rotor moved behind the glass.
Walking down the pavement, Jamie looked at the humanoids and aliens walking by and whistled Lady Godiva. Jenny had argued with Dok-Tor about letting Jamie going out on his own but he agreed with Dok-Tor that he would be all right. He had been to Lynxmin several times before and knew his way around the shops and docking bays. He walked onward when he went down an alleyway and looked at the paper lanterns that hung over the top of the doors. He walked to the stairs as he placed his hands on the railings and half ran up the stairs. Suddenly the stairs started swaying back and forth while his eyes lost focus and he slammed his hands on the step, closing his eyes.
"No, nae now!" Jamie growled as the world started spinning and a low ringing filled his ears. His heart slammed in his chest as he balled his hands into fists and tightened his muscles. The veins in his neck stuck out as he tried to regain control when the blackness filled his eyes and he slid to the step. A few minutes passed as he laid on the step then he opened his eyes and looked up at the sky. His head hurt and his ears rang as he slowly sat up and shook his head. A sense of fear filled him as he sat on the step and tried to figure out where he was. Slowly, he walked down the stairs then out of the alley when he saw the humanoids and aliens and brushed the hair out of his eyes. "Och, Doctor, where did you bring us this time?"
Shrugging, he took a few deep breathes then walked out of the alleyway and headed down the pavement.
"Where are we again?" Nelak asked while they walked down the sidewalk and Tara walked near the Doctor, holding his hand.
"This is the planet Lynxmin. It's the last refueling planets before the Filnnion system," the Doctor said when they walked by a stall that sold odd looking plush creatures and Alan picked up three pink ones that looked like a cat with three tails and orange eyes.
"Hey, Brother, think Doodle Bug, Elizabeth and Angel would like these?" Alan asked as the Doctor walked to him and looked at it. The plush cat like creatures had a sweet face and a red ribbon tied around the neck.
"They'll love 'em but I want to scan it first. Just in case there's something wrong with them," the Doctor said as he took the sonic screwdriver out and scanned them.
"Well?"
"They're clean," the Doctor said, placing the sonic screwdriver away and Alan went to pay for the plush creatures. The alien toy seller placed the plush creatures in blue boxes and asked if he wanted them gift wrapped and Alan nodded. He picked out paper with little swirls on it and a big pink bows and the alien nodded. After the gifts were placed in the bag, Alan walked to the others and they headed down the pavement. "Oh, Star, did you want one?"
"No, Daddy, but thanks for asking," Tara said.
"DOCTOR?!" a voice shouted as he turned around and blinked.
"I know that voice," the Doctor whispered.
"It's coming from that direction," Nelak said, pointing down the block and they headed down the pavement.
"DOCTOR, COME ON, WHERE ARE YOU?!" the voice shouted, getting closer.
"Brother, that sounds like…" Alan whispered when Jamie walked toward them and the Doctor's eyes went wide.
"Jamie," the Doctor whispered while his hearts sped up and Jamie stopped in front of them. He looked at them when he looked at Jenny and blinked.
"I ken you," Jamie said as he walked closer and she saw the lost look in his eyes.
"Are you all right?" Jenny asked softly and he blinked.
"Will you help me find him?"
"Help you find who?" Nelak asked, making Jamie look at him.
"The Doctor," Jamie said as the Doctor felt a bit dizzy and Alan placed his hand on his shoulder.
"Why would he be looking for you?" Alan thought after setting up a privacy block.
"I don't think he's looking for me. I think he's looking for my counterpart," the Doctor thought. After Alan dropped the privacy block, the Doctor reached out for Theta's mind as he felt it coming closer and sighed.
"What's wrong?" Theta thought.
"Have you ever been to Lynxmin?"
"No, I haven't. Why?"
"There is someone here that's looking for you and it isn't your Jenny."
"Who is it?"
"Would you believe Jamie McCrimmon?"
"WHAT?!"
"Jamie McCrimmon is standing right in front of me and he is looking for the Doctor."
"You sure that it's him?"
"Looks and sounds just like him. Only difference is he's wearing jeans instead of a kilt."
Jamie looked at the Doctor as he titled his head to one side and blinked. Suddenly his eyes started to blur as his heart slammed in his chest and his ears started ringing again. His head felt like it was going to explode as he shook his head and felt his stomach dropping to his feet. The blackness filled his eyes while he felt his body slipping to the ground and softly screamed in his head.
"Dad!" Jenny shouted, making him break communication with Theta. Looking down, the Doctor saw that Jamie was lying on the ground and he was unconscious.
"What happened?!" the Doctor asked, kneeling down next to Jamie and placed his hand on his chest. Jamie was breathing hard and fast as the Doctor checked his pulse then stroked Jamie's hair.
"One minute he was standing there then the next minute he was on his back," Alan said when the Doctor gently lifted Jamie off the ground and held him in his arms.
"What's going on?!" Theta thought as they felt the fear in his mind and the Doctor adjusted his hold on Jamie.
"Jamie passed out. We're taking him back to my TARDIS. I know you want to know what's wrong with him but find your Jenny first," the Doctor thought.
"Why?"
"He recognized my Jenny. I don't know why but I think the two are related somehow. We'll meet you back in the vortex."
"Right," Theta thought as his mind moved away and they looked at him.
"What now?" Alan asked.
"We're going to take him back to the TARDIS then meet up in the vortex," the Doctor said as they nodded and Jenny looked at Jamie.
"What did he mean when he said he knew me?" Jenny asked.
"I think he knows the other Jenny," the Doctor said and she stroked Jamie's hair.
"But who is he?" Nelak asked.
"Someone that should have died a long time ago," the Doctor whispered as they walked down the pavement and headed for the TARDIS.