Chapter Eleven; Letting Go
Alright I'm very sorry that I didn't get this done sooner but I have been so busy getting ready for Christmas. Anyway, enjoy the next chapter!
"Here you go," he began as he set her down. "that way nothing serious will happen to you." He told her. "Besides being shrunk you mean." She pointed out. "Look I'm sorry sweetheart, I'm going to find a way to fix it I promise." He reassured her. "You better because I thought we were planning on having more children someday and it's kind of hard to do that being the size of cockroach." She said. "Look Rose I'll get back to you in a second, right now I have to help Lenny." He said.
"Lenny? Who's he? I thought we only had Johnathan and Michael." She said. "He's a baby dinosaur that has an injured leg. Johnathan named him." He explained. "But if he really is a baby, doesn't that mean that his mummy is out there looking for him?" she asked. "Good point." He said. "Doctor, I'm only half time lady remember? That means I can't regenerate, and I really don't want to die by being squished or eaten by a dinosaur." She told him. "You won't, let me just work on getting him fixed up and_" he began when suddenly the baby started to cry and the doctor wrinkled his nose and waved his hand in front of his face as he got a whiff of the stench in the air.
"Oh, shit." He muttered to himself. "Well I guess I better change him first. After all, Johnathan's watching Lenny." He said as he slowly bent down and slid his hand under Michael's head supporting it as he slid him inside his arms. "You've picked a perfect time to do this kid." He mumbled sarcastically. "Are you sure you've got him?" Rose questioned. "I don't think that I've ever even seen you change a diaper before." She said. "Well it's not like I have much of a choice is it?" he questioned her back while the baby continued to fuss a bit. "This I've got to see." Rose said to herself.
Just as soon as the doctor set the baby down upon the changing table Johnathan ran inside the Tardis. "Daddy! Daddy! Look! I fixed him!" he cried and turned around and looked at his dinosaur friend as he hopped inside. Sure enough, his leg was all bandaged up. "That's great but I really can't talk to you right now I'm afraid. I have to take care of your brother." He said as he started to slide his pants down. "Are you changing his nappy?" the little boy asked. "Yep, and right now you can do me a huge favor by setting Lenny free." His father said while he started to remove the baby's diaper.
"But I don't want to let him go, he's my friend." Johnathan said sadly as he slowly turned his head over to glance at the dinosaur who simply just turned his head and looked really confused at him. "I know you don't but_" the doctor began before he let out a huge shriek and plugged his nose. "Humans really are disgusting creatures." He said. "Hey!" Rose snapped while he crumbled up the diaper with his free hand and threw it away.
The doctor then lifted up the baby by his ribs and held him out in front of him. He gave a little sly smile at him before starting to decorate the front of his shirt. "Are you quite finished?" he asked the child as he gave out a few little last squirts. Rose had to place her hand in front of her mouth to hold the laughter inside of her. "You really are getting quite a kick out of this aren't you." He said before he set him back down on the table. "Come on let's diaper you back up." He told him.
"Can I help?" Johnathan asked. "Could you? That would be brilliant Johnathan just brilliant." The doctor answered. "Is Mummy going to be that small forever?" his older son asked as he fetched him a clean diaper. "No, I'm going to try and change her back after we get Lenny back home." He answered as he took it from his hand and started to diaper him back up. "Boy with all the strange things that have been happening lately you can tell that it's getting close to Halloween." He said.
"But I already told you, I don't want him to go." Johnathan said. "Listen Johnathan, we already have a cat and a dog. I'm afraid we don't have any room for a dinosaur. Besides," he began as he finished putting Michael's pants back on and bent down to his level. "I bet Leonard's mother is probably missing him, and he probably misses her just as much as you miss yours." He explained. "I'm still in the room, I didn't go anywhere." Rose pointed out as the doctor glanced up at her.
"I know but that's not the point that I'm trying to make. You know part of being Leonard's friend is by doing what's best for him even though it might be hard for you to do. Do you understand?" he asked him. "Yes Father," he began as he looked back at his friend. "but I'm still going to miss him and I wish that he could stay with us." He said sadly. "I know, but I'm proud of you for being so brave about this. You really are a big boy, and Michael sure is lucky to have you as an older brother to look up to." He told him. "Thank you Daddy." He said as he ran inside his chest and embraced him tightly.
"You're welcome son, and I tell you what, I'll even go with you if it's alright with your mother." The doctor said as he hugged him back. "Sure, just don't forget to take the baby!" she called as she stretched her neck out to them. "Thank you, and I promise that I'll come back for you." He said before he took the two boys out with the baby dinosaur. "I think we'll leave him here, I'm sure he can find his way back." The doctor said as Leonard gave him a big hug. "Goodbye Leonard, I'll never forget you." He said before he let go of him and watched him run away into the woods.