Summary: Sequal to A lost childhood friend, while fighting an alien bent on taking over earth(what else is new?) he zaps Sarah-Jane and Alan so that they become merpeople and forced to live in the sea until their young friends can turn them back- featuring Rani, this is set when Alan and Maria come back from America
Main charaters: Sarah Jane, Alan
Secondary charaters: Luke, Maria, Clyde, Rani, Mr Smith, Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Gwen Copper, Mickey Smith, Martha Jones, Doctor, Heather McCrimmon
Disclaimer: I do not own Sarah Jane Adventures or any of it's charaters not Torchwood or doctor who and any of it's charaters.
Note: If you haven't read 'A lost childhood friend' yet, I suggest you read it now, it's only a one-shot but it will help you understand the storyline.
Everyone laughed as he lifted his hand to melt and reheat his tea.
One year later
Nearing the beach where she and Alan had finally gotten rid of Area 41 with the help of Torchwood, Sarah Jane surfaced and looked at the deserted beach in front of her, recalling her good memories. She was about to go underwater again when she heard the most familiar sound.
She watched in astonishment as the familiar blue police box came and vanished from sight a few times before becoming solid. The door opened and out came the familiar brown-haired man with his brown suit and light-brown overcoat and the not so familiar women with long blond hair.
"Oh would you believe it Heather," the Doctor said, clearly disappointed, "We set the TARDIS for random and she brings us to a boring beach on Earth."
"Well you did say anywhere in time and space," Heather replied, "So you should have been half-expecting this."
"But out of the entire time and space," the Doctor replied, "We had to end up on some deserted beach heavens knows where on earth, we haven't even gone anywhere in time, it's the same year as you come from."
While trying to find some reply to this statement, Heather turned and looked out at the sea, frowning when she spotted the small figure that was Sarah Jane, who was watching in the distance.
"Deserted?"
"Huh?" the Doctor asked, puzzled.
"You said the beach was deserted." Heather replied.
"Well yeh," the Doctor said, looking around quickly, "It is."
"Then who's that women in the sea over there." Heather pointed at Sarah Jane.
Looking at where Heather was pointing, the Doctor put his head on his forehead to block the sun and squinted towards Sarah Jane.
"No," he frowned, as he recognised her a bit in the distance, "It can't be."
He ran forwards until he was slightly in the water, getting his trainers went, when he finally realised it was Sarah Jane.
"Hi Doctor." Sarah Jane shouted, raising her hand up as high as she could and waving.
"Sarah Jane Smith," the Doctor shouted back, gob smacked that she was in the sea, "What are you doing out there."
"Who's Sarah Jane?" Heather asked, allowing looking at her.
"Old companion of mine," the Doctor answered, Heather nodded in understanding before Sarah Jane spoke again.
"Be with you in a sec." Sarah Jane shouted back, and before the Doctor could say another word, she ducked under the water and a second later was sitting in shallow water, just in front of the Doctor.
Both the Doctor and Heather's mouths fell open when they saw Sarah Jane's tail; she smiled at them for a minute before Heather managed to speak again.
"Your ex-companion is a mermaid?" Heather looked at the Doctor in shock and puzzlement.
The Doctor scratched the back of his neck, closed his mouth and swallowed before answering, "Well she certainly wasn't one when I last saw her."
Sarah Jane sighed, "Yes I'm a mermaid," she said, "I will explain as soon as you help me out of the water."
The Doctor stood there, still shocked for a second before coming back to his senses, "Right yes."
He walked over to her and grabbed her out-stretched hand, dragging out of the water and onto the dry sand, where she took a small bag attached to her arm and opened it, pulling out a couple of towels far too big for it.
Sarah Jane started drying herself as she looked up at Heather's shocked expression at the bag, "Oh, the bag is alien, it's waterproof, damage-proof, everything-proof."
"But last time I checked," the Doctor interjected, "Not with bigger on the inside technology."
"Well, nothing a little upgrade can't fix." Sarah Jane smiled at the Doctor.
They were quiet for a couple of minutes while Sarah Jane dried herself, once she was completely dry, she turned back into her human form, much to the surprise to the others. She packed the towels back into the bag and put it into her pocket.
"You going to explain the mermaid thing then?" the Doctor asked as she stood up.
"Simple enough really," Sarah Jane said, shrugging, "A Gobuus turned me into a mermaid, forced to live in the sea for a little while, got turned back, found out I could turn into a mermaid with contact to sea water if I want to and a power comes with the whole package."
"You might want to look up 'simple' again." Heather commented.
"Wait power," the Doctor interrupted, "What power."
Sarah Jane sighed and pointed her palm at a small part of the sea, freezing it.
"Oh," the Doctor exclaimed, grinning as he looked at the small iceberg, "Very nice, oh that is handy, I sure could have used that when I was processed by the sun," Sarah Jane and Heather raised their eyebrows at him, "Never mind."
"Anyway," Sarah Jane said, turning to Heather and raising her hand to her to shake, "Sarah Jane, I used to travel with the Doctor."
Heather took her hand and shook it, "Heather McCrimmon, nice to meet you."
"Likewise."
The Doctor was relived that the introduction was nothing like when Sarah Jane had met Rose, interrupted, "Would you like a lift home, Sarah Jane?"
"You know," Sarah Jane replied, "I think I will, you know where I live don't you?"
"13 Bannerman Road," the Doctor answered, and made his way to the TARDIS, with Sarah Jane and Heather following.
When they had got in, the Doctor bounded right to the controls and started setting the controls while Sarah Jane closed the door and looked around the familiar room.
"How is your son nowadays?" the Doctor asked, "Luke."
"He's fine," Sarah Jane replied, "Genius as anyways, that's what happened when he was created by aliens and I adopted him."
Heather raised an eyebrow but decided not a comment.
"You're the first person for a long time who hasn't asked me how my stepdaughter is, to be honest." Sarah Jane continued.
The Doctor looked up, shocked and puzzled at what she just said, "Stepdaughter?"
In answered, Sarah Jane raised her left hand to show a small gold ring round her third finger, "Two months ago, it's Sarah Jane Jackson now."
The Doctor stared at the ring while Heather just smiled, the Doctor then rushed around the counsel and hugged Sarah Jane tightly.
"My Sarah Jane, finally getting married," he then let her go, "What's his name then."
"Alan," she replied, "He's a old childhood friend who I thought forgot me, became a mermaid with me and he turned out he could remember, barely, but he could, all started from there, plus a couple of kidnappings, me sneaking round a top secret government base and help from Captain Jack Harkness on the way."
The Doctor grinned, "You have never changed, haven't you Sarah Jane?"
Sarah Jane shook her head, "Never, now home please, you can meet my family and team, shame Alan is still at work."
The Doctor bounded back to the counsel and pushed down a lever, causing the main column to glow blue and create its trademark wheezing sound. After about a minute of trying to keep balance while it travelled, it finally landed and stood still.
Sarah Jane walked to the door and stepped outside, followed by Heather and the Doctor; four gob smacked faces greeted them.
"How long have I been gone?" Sarah Jane asked Rani.
"Just a few hours." Rani answered.
"And in my back garden," Sarah Jane commented, looking around, "Very nice Doctor."
"Wait," Clyde burst out, "That's the Doctor?"
"Yep," the Doctor answered, popping the p, "This is Heather, who might you be."
Sarah Jane walked up behind the kids and starting making introductions.
"This is Rani, Clyde, you recognise Luke," she said, pointing to each of them in turn, "And this is my stepdaughter, Maria."
"Hello honey, how come you lot are in the back garden," came a male voice behind them, "And who's him?"
They turned around to see Alan standing by the back door; the suit he was wearing showed that he had only just come home from work.
"Hello Ala," Sarah Jane greeted, Alan came over and gave Sarah Jane a quick kiss on the lips, "This is the Doctor."
"You must be Alan," the Doctor said, stepping forwards and holding his hand to him.
"Yes," Alan replied, "And you are the famous Doctor who took my wife out though time and space when she was young."
"Yep," the doctor replied, "In the TARDIS." He pointed to the blue police box behind him.
"How could you fit in there?" Rani asked, looking at the box in puzzlement.
"Go and see." The Doctor opened the door and he and Heather stepped back.
Without another word, the kids ran into the TARDIS, followed by Alan and Sarah Jane and finally the Doctor and Heather.
The kids looked around in amazement as they walked around the counsel.
"After everything I've seen," Alan told Sarah Jane, "I'm not surprised it's better on the inside.
The Doctor, Heather and Sarah Jane just smirked at that comment.
After about ten minutes of looking around, it was finally time for Heather and the Doctor to go, standing outside the TARDIS, the Doctor pulled Sarah Jane into another big hug.
"Sarah Jane Jackson," he said, remembering the surname change, "I am so proud of you, keep up the good work."
"And good luck on your travels," Sarah Jane replied, before turning to Heather, "I might want to warn you," she told her, "I'm saying this because I care, your journey's are not going to last forever, but your life with the universe is never going to end, if you need me, find me, OK."
Heather smiled, "Sure, thanks.
The Doctor and Heather stepped into the TARDIS, standing back, the crew watched as the TARDIS slowly vanished.
"I sure do mean it when I said that life on earth can be an adventure too," Sarah Jane said, "Even in alien and normal ways."
Smiling, the group turned around and walked back inside, Sarah Jane smiled at the spot where the TARDIS had been before closing her back door.
A/N: There we go, the end, i said i would get the doctor in, and i used his 10th regeneration before he is my favourite. Heather McCrimmon is from the Doctor who adventures magazine comic stories, and she seems pretty cool. I got Sarah Jane and Alan married and everything, i hope you like it.
So, with the final time in this story.
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