Hi. I just want to let you know that I made a few corrections to the other chapters.
I dedicate this chapter to crusaderat2002, all the lonely people, and every nagged overworked housewife out there.
Earth Orchestra
The Doctor opened the door and studied the beach the TARDIS had landed on. There were a few tropical trees growing here, and some good-sized flatten rocks were scattered around in the water. The Doctor could feel a cool breeze against his face, making the temperature pleasant.
"Do you think we're close?" Jack asked, as he, the other Torchwood members, Martha, Rhys, Angel, and their Pokemon stepped out and examined the area.
The Doctor picked up a handful of sand, and let the grains of sand slip through his fingers.
"Yes," the Doctor said, as the last grain of sand fell to the ground. "I think we'll find the islands around the equator."
"Should we get going then?" Owen asked.
"Not yet," the Doctor said and looked around; their Pokemon were already starting to play on the beach. The Doctor grinned and looked at the others. "I think today we'll have a beach holiday."
The humans looked at the Doctor as if he just said he'd join the Daleks.
"What?" Martha asked.
"Well, we spend so much time trying to find Manaphy and Phione, and since we know we're on the right path now, I think we deserve a beach holiday; I can't remember the last time I had a beach holiday," the Doctor said with a smile. "This place looks like it hasn't been found by humans, so I'm sure we won't get into trouble."
The humans still looked unconvinced, and the Doctor fingered out one of the reasons why they were still uncertain.
"I'm sure Arceus will not get mad if we had a beach holiday. Even a god needs time to rest," the Doctor said, with a reassuring smile. "Remember what Celebi and Jirachi said: they'll let us know if we're taking too long."
"A beach holiday does sound fun," Jack said, smiling.
Their Pokemon soon started to encourage and voiced their opinion that a beach holiday was a great idea.
"Wonderful, we're being outvoted by all of our Pokemon," Owen complained.
"Not all of them," the Doctor casually corrected, as he took his Poke Ball from his pocket. He then pointed the ball at the water and pressed the button.
A white light flowed out of from the opened Poke Ball and from into the silhouette of a Lapras. Sidra then appeared as the white light faded back into the Poke Ball and closed.
"Hello, Sidra. How do you feel?" the Doctor asked her, as he replaced his Poke Ball back into his pocket. Sidra responded by making happy whale-like sounds, and the Doctor smiled.
"I'm glad to hear that. By the way, I'm thinking of having a beach holiday here. What do you think?"
Sidra examined the beach and the ocean. She then looked at the Doctor and nodded, making approving whale-like sounds.
"I'm glad you like the idea," the Doctor said, stroking Sidra's face.
The other Pokemon gave the humans pitiful pleading looks, and waited for their answer. After a while, the rest of the Torchwood team, Martha, and Rhys finally agreed to a beach holiday. The Pokemon cheered, while Jack smiled and took off his coat.
"Jack . . ." the Doctor said, seeing Jack was starting to undress. "I forbid you into making this a nude beach."
"Oh! You're no fun!" Jack teaseling complained, after he got his t-shirt off. The Doctor just sighed in response.
"We have a variety of swimwear to chose from the wardrobe room of the TARDIS," the Doctor told the others. "Martha can show you were it is. However there is something missing . . . I know! Music! Jack, would you please play a song?"
Ianto looked up to see Jack dive off the ledge into the ocean. After a long discussion, Ianto had finally talked Jack into wearing a pair of dark blue swim trunks, while he picked out a pair of red swim trunks. He smiled when he saw Jack surfaced, and he watched Jack swim up to the rock in the water where he sat.
"Excellent form," Ianto complimented, when Jack reached him and shook the water from his hair.
"You probably say that to everybody," Jack said, with a teasing smile, as he ran his fingers through his wet hair.
"Only to the people I've seen dive into the ocean," Ianto said, making Jack smile more. Ianto slipped into the water, and began to swim. Jack sat down on the rock and watched Ianto.
"You're a really a good swimmer," Jack commented, as he watched Ianto.
"Thank you," Ianto said, as he stopped and rested his arms on the base of the rock, and placed his chin on top of his arms. "I have to admit, the Doctor was right. In our line of work, we rarely get the time off to have a beach holiday."
"What do you think of it so far?" Jack whispered to Ianto.
"It is pretty relaxing," Ianto said, with a smile.
Ianto checked the Pokemon, and Jack followed his gaze. Clefairy and Turtwig were looking at the life forms in the tide pools, while Buneary was sitting on the edge, kicking her feet in the water. Jack and Ianto smiled when Buizel popped out of the water next to Buneary, and presented her with a beautiful seashell. Jack then slid into the water behind Ianto, and gave him a hug.
"Hey, how about a race?" Jack asked.
Ianto gave Jack a smile, and accepted his challenge.
Tosh smiled, as she played in the waves with Totodile and Shinx in the green swimsuit she picked out from the TARDIS's wardrobe. She laughed as she, Totodile, and Shinx splashed each other with water. Tosh then looked at Owen, who was sitting on a beach chair; reading a book, underneath a huge umbrella, wearing sunglasses and black swim trunks. Hippopotas had buried half of her body in the sand, and Owen was using her as a footstool.
"Owen! Come on! Join us!" Tosh said, inviting Owen.
"No thank you," Owen said, uninterested, not looking up from his book.
"Don't tell me this is what you do when you're at the beach," Tosh said.
"Actually, yes, I do," Owen said, now looking at Tosh. "If you want to spend your time looking like a little kid playing in the water, then it's fine by me; just don't get me involved."
Tosh frowned a little as Owen went back reading his book. However, Tosh then smiled mischievously, and whispered her idea to Totodile.
"HEY!" Owen exclaimed, as Totodile's well-aimed Water Gun sprayed him.
Tosh and Shinx laughed when Totodile was done. Owen, on the other hand, swiftly took off his sunglasses and glared at Tosh, who was still laughing with her Pokemon.
"That's it!" Owen yelled as stood up and charged at Tosh.
Tosh let out a mock scared scream as Owen ran after her in the water. Hippopotas, meanwhile, let out a yawn, made herself comfortable in the sand, and took one last at Owen playfully chasing Tosh, before she closed her eyes, and took a nap.
Gwen and Rhys decided to take a walk on the beach, while they listened to the music coming from the TARDIS. Gwen chose a white bikini that was decorated with colorful tropical flowers, while Rhys wore a pair of gray swim trunks he found. The couple enjoyed their walk as white and blue seagull and pelican like Pokemon flew above them. Gwen and Rhys watched their Pokemon play as they walked. Girafarig galloped passed them, laughing as the sand tickled her legs. Shellos and Farfetch'd were swimming in the ocean, while Scyther and Vibrava flew in the sky. Rhys smiled when he saw Scyther and Vibrava circle each other as they flew in close to the ocean.
"It looks like you're enjoying this beach holiday," Gwen said, noticing Rhys's smile. Rhys then looked at her.
"Okay, this is fun," Rhys confessed. "This is probably the only activity I feel capable of doing right on this trip."
"Don't say that; you've been a huge help," Gwen said. Rhys gave her a skeptical look. Gwen just smiled back. "Well, for me, you have."
Rhys then smiled and gave Gwen a kiss on her cheek. Gwen's smile widen as she looked at the scenery.
"Do you think we can go somewhere this nice on our honeymoon?" Gwen asked. "I like this place."
"If you want, this could be our honeymoon," Rhys said, with a sly smile. "Think of the money we'll save."
"Really? Then what should we do with the money?" Gwen asked, in an equally teasing tone.
"Well, I was thinking of converting part of the kitchen into a mini-bar," Rhys started. "Then I can invite my friends over when you're at work, watch-"
He didn't finish his sentence since Gwen grabbed his arm and hurled him in to the ocean. Rhys couldn't keep his balance on the wet sand, and immediately slipped and fell into the water. Gwen laughed as Rhys sat up.
"Okay, I get your point," Rhys said, and raised his arm towards Gwen. "Could you help me up?"
Gwen took Rhys's hand to get him back on his feet. However, as soon as her fingers closed around his arm, Rhys yanked Gwen towards him, causing her to fall in the water next to him.
Gwen let out a gasp as she sat up and moved her wet hair from her face; Rhys was the one laughing now. Gwen gave him a look, and began splashing at him. Soon, Gwen and Rhys were having a good-natured fight in the water, laughing together. They didn't realize that their Pokemon had stop to watch them in amusement.
Once Martha put on the purple swimsuit she got from the TARDIS's wardrobe, she decided to go for a swim first. She followed Beautifly out into the open water. After a while, Martha stopped and looked back to see how far she swam. She then noticed Blissey floating by on her back, and Martha couldn't help but smile; this was another strange idea of the Doctor that worked. Martha did feel relax as she treaded water.
"Isn't this great, Martha?" the Doctor's voice asked behind her.
Martha turned around to see Sidra, swimming next to her, and the Doctor and Angel were on her shell. The Doctor wore a pair of dark brown swim trunks and sunglasses, and was lying on his back. Angel sat next to the Doctor's head. Martha smiled again.
"Okay, you're right; this is nice," Martha said. The Doctor grinned in response.
"I knew you will like it," the Doctor said, still grinning. The Doctor then sat up and took off his sunglasses.
"This seems like a good spot," the Doctor said, and placed his sunglasses on top of Angel's head.
"What are you doing?" Martha asked, as Angel leaped onto a nearby rock.
"Oh, Sidra invited me to observe the undersea life on Arceus's world," the Doctor said, as he made himself comfortable on Sidra's shell, and wrapped his arms around her neck. "This is going to be amazing! Oh, Martha, if I'm not back in two hours, get help."
Martha could only smile back at the Doctor. She knew since he was a Time Lord, the Doctor could probably hold his breathe longer than a human.
"Okay, Sidra," the Doctor whispered to Sidra. "Show me the marvels of your world."
Sidra made a whale-like sound and dove underwater.
It took a second for the Doctor's eyes to adjust to the seawater, and he smiled when he saw the diversity of life in the ocean. The Doctor saw geometric sea stars with a red jewel in the center, white seal-like Pokemon with a horn, Pokemon that looked like short sharks, and ones that resembled forest green and lite warm aqua colored tropical fish with flowing beautiful fins. Sidra swam passed goldfish-like Pokemon with a horn and bellowing fins, ones that resembled blue seahorses, and Pokemon that looked like dark blue whales; manta ray-like Pokemon and Pokemon that looked like pink and white coral went by them.
As Sidra began to swim upwards, the Doctor saw a Milotic swimming next to them, and the Doctor could tell this Milotic was a female by the longer fins on her face. Milotic was about twenty feet long, and looked a little like a sea serpent. The upper half of her body was covered with smooth creamy white scales, while the lower half of her body was covered with long sky blue and pink scales, outlined in black. The top of Milotic's head ended in a long point, and she had a pair of deep hot pink antennae above her eyes, that curled back. Above each antenna was a very long deep hot pink fin that look a little like human hair. Milotic's tail consisted a four long sky blue oval fins with a deep hot pink oval in the center; the fins were arranged to resemble a fan. Milotic's eyes were red.
The Doctor waved to Milotic, and she seemed to smile back at him.
Sidra soon surfaced, and the Doctor laughed in the delight, as he shook the water from his hair. Milotic then came up next to them, and leaped over the Doctor and Sidra, before heading back into the water. The Doctor laughed again.
"Sidra, your world is truly fantastic!" the Doctor said, smiling. Sidra smiled back and made a pleased whale-like sound.
Later that evening, the Doctor took a stroll along the beach, by himself, now wearing his usual pinstripe suit. He looked at the moon and its reflection in the water. The Doctor smiled to himself. Even he didn't know what the future held for him. This is why when he had the opportunity, he try to make a good day so everyone could enjoy himself or herself. Today was one of those days. The Doctor stopped and admired the beauty of Arceus's world; he would not let a world so amazing end.
The Doctor then saw something floating on top of the waves. Curious, he walked up to the objects the waves brought in. The Doctor then picked up the items, and soon identified them: they were Jack and Ianto's swim trunks.
The Doctor looked out into the ocean. A minute later, he saw two figures emerge from the water, embracing each other. In the moonlight, the Doctor could recognize Jack and Ianto, kissing each other, before they went back underwater. The Doctor looked at the swim trunks in his hand, and did the only thing he could do.
He walked back to the TARDIS, with the swim trunks, while he hummed an old song from Earth.