Title: It starts with Barcelona

Pairing: Ten/Rose

Fandom: Doctor Who

Rate: T

Story: AU version of "Doomsday": Rose stayed with the Doctor and they set up their new beginning. There's something different in Rose, something that she still doesn't understand. The Doctor does though and he'll try to help her. This time, he'll allow himself to be selfish. Only this time, because she's the reason. She's the main reason that keeps him going.

A/N: Hello, guys. I've decided it's time to try something new and that's the reason I've started watching "Doctor Who". Then, I found myself falling in love with Ten... and then in Ten/Rose relationship. Because they are unique and special. So, I've decided to write my own post-version of "Doomsday". Enjoy and I hope you like it. :)


Chapter Fifty-Two: The searching begins

They went back to the TARDIS to pick up few things. The Doctor put the sonic screwdriver he had found in the cave on the control table. Then he stared at the monitor, waiting for results. Meanwhile, Mel and Rose were sitting on the seat. Mel was looking around with curiosity.

"You haven't changed anything?" She asked.

"Nope," Rose looked at the Doctor. "He doesn't like changes."

"Oh, I know…" She shrugged. "Maybe he's right though. He lived long enough to see so many changes. I think he's a bit traditional right now."

"Right now or in your own time?" Rose tilted her head.

"My time," Mel smiled a bit. "But he's on his way to become that man right now."

"He told me that it took around a hundred years for TARDIS to grow…" Rose looked at Mel with curiosity. "Yours are fully grown. That makes you more than a hundred years, right?"

"Easy now," Mel chuckled. "You know I can't tell you anything."

"Then you shouldn't tell me that you're my daughter," Rose pointed out.

"I thought it's you from my time," Mel frowned. "I've got it wrong and after that… well, it was too late to take my words back, so."

"Same goes for the Healer?"

"Yup," Mel shrugged. "Same goes for him."

"Can I ask you something else then?" Rose tilted her head.

"If I can tell you, sure."

"Where are your companions?" Rose asked her and then looked at the Doctor. He was still looking at the monitor. "I know if your father taught you how to fly the TARDIS, he also told you that, the most important thing to do when you travel around the Universe is to have a hand to hold. You need someone to stop you from time to time. You need a balance."

"Well," Mel looked at her father as well. "We've had companions. Now we're travelling alone."

"Something happened?" Rose asked quietly.

"With my brother, yes." Mel looked at Rose. "She's a human and he's a Time Lord. She grow old and he doesn't. That was a problem they couldn't solve. He decided to let her live her life back on Earth."

"Oh," Rose blinked. "I think I understand now. And what about you?"

"I travel alone most of the time," Mel shrugged. "I don't need a companion and when I have them, it's pure accidental. I'm trying to stay close to my brother most of the time. Keep him safe." She frowned. "I've failed this time. He became too reckless after…, well… after he dropped her back on Earth."

"Aha," Rose shook her head. "But there's nothing he could do?"

"Nope," Mel shook her head. "She's not like you. She can't absorb the Time Vortex and won't become a Bad Wolf."

"No, of course not!" Rose frowned.

"She almost died, saving him." Mel lowered her voice. "He didn't want that to happen… not again. He wanted to keep her safe."

"What is it with humans?" The Doctor had walked to them quietly without them hearing his steps. "There's something in them that pull us through."

"Hm?" Rose looked at him with surprise. "What are you talking about?"

"I've heard everything," he said.

"You have big ears!" Rose scoffed.

"Oi!" He looked offended. "My ears are perfectly fantastic!"

"Okay," Rose frowned. "But you-"

"If this human girl made him act so reckless, I think he should take her back." The Doctor interrupted her. "There's nothing worse than a broken heart. Well, in our case two hearts."

"I've tried telling him this," Mel shrugged. "He won't listen."

"Maybe I'll have a word with him when we find him then!" The Doctor frowned. "Although, I'd probably act the same," he muttered and went back to see what's on the monitor.

"What?" Rose looked at him and then at Mel. "What did he mean?"

"If he had lost you, he'd be as reckless as the Healer is right now," Mel explained quietly. "He loves you way too much and he didn't like it at the beginning."

"Why?"

"Well, I don't know that much but… he's a Time Lord and you were… well, just a human back then. However, he fell in love with you almost instantly. It hasn't happened to him since… well, since his first wife."

"How do you know so much?" Rose furrowed her brow. "He wouldn't share such things with his daughter."

"I've done a little research and…," Mel touched her chest, right above her hearts. "We're a family. I know what's going on most of the time. I can feel it."

"How old are we in your time?" Rose couldn't help but asked.

"Aha, nice try," Mel chuckled. "C'mon! Let's see what he's found!" She walked to the Doctor and Rose followed her with a thoughtful expression on her face. "So?" Mel asked the Doctor and stared at the monitor. "What's going on?"

"It's a weeping angel for sure," the Doctor frowned. "Well, probably a dozen."

"What?" Mel looked terrified.

"The energy I picked up from that screwdriver is really strong," he frowned. "That's really bad!"

"But bad it's not impossible, right? We could still find him?" Mel sounded hopeful.

"Have you dealt with weeping angels before?" The Doctor asked her.

"Nope," Mel shook her head. "We knew that you've met them once or twice, but we've never came across them."

"The good news is that he's alive… well, that's what I think." The Doctor scratched the back of his neck. "They just zipped him into another period of time."

"That's good?"

"Well, it is," the Doctor looked at Mel. "Sometimes these creatures become vicious and they just..., well… you don't wanna know."

"Let's stick to the theory where he's alive then," Mel nodded.

"Alright," Rose nodded as well. "That sounds good to me."

"Hey and what about the younger version of him?" Mel looked around. "I mean, you know… the Healer in your time?"

"You mean his four old self?" Rose looked at Mel with amusement.

"Aha," Mel nodded. "Where's he?"

"He's…," Rose looked at the Doctor. "Where's he?"

"He's trying to figure out a way to reach to the other side of the Universe faster than we're travelling now." The Doctor said with a serious face.

"Huh?" Mel looked at him with confusion.

"He has maps in his room so, I told him to find short cut." The Doctor chuckled. "I think that'll keep him busy long enough."

"But he's four!" Mel blinked.

"He's a Time Lord!" The Doctor insisted. "You know, we're a tad bit different than the humans."

"Oh, don't I know," Mel rolled her eyes and Rose suppressed a chuckle.

"Okay," she said. "That'll give us time to find the Healer. We need a starting point though."

"A starting point?" Mel looked at her.

"Yes, we have to start searching from somewhere," Rose looked at the Doctor. "Am I right, Doctor?"

"Yes," he nodded. "This screwdriver doesn't give us anything, except…" He pushed few buttons. "Well, we could start from the 30's."

"He's in the 30's?" Rose blinked.

"Yep and this could be tricky," the Doctor rubbed the back of his neck.

"Why?"

"The 30's are really tough to land," he frowned. "I don't know if the TARDIS can do it."

"Why?" Rose asked again.

"Too many weeping angels," the Doctor looked at her. "That's not good for the Time. When you try to manipulate it, it could get messy. So, there are few years where… well, there's something as a force field. The TARDIS could just bounce of it and land somewhere else."

"That doesn't sound good," Mel mumbled.

"That's not good at all," the Doctor confirmed.

"It's why we can't land in a certain period in the Middle Ages?" Mel asked. "Because of that force field?"

"Yep," the Doctor nodded.

"But there must be a way we could do it!" Mel insisted. "Maybe Captain Jack…"

"Wait!" The Doctor interrupted her. "Please tell me you're not involved with him?"

"What?! No!" Mel made a face. "He's just a good friend. He helped us a lot through the years. He said if he tries something you'd rather kill him."

"Good man," the Doctor looked back at the monitor.

"Good indeed," Rose looked at him with amusement.

"Anyway," the Doctor continued. "He can't help us."

"Why?" Mel asked him. "He could travel through time as well and he doesn't need TARDIS."

"He could… what?" The Doctor stared at her. "I broke his time manipulator! How he could travel through time?"

"It's been fixed," Mel shrugged. "And nope, it wasn't me or my brother. Although, he did try to convince us to do it."

"That little…," the Doctor muttered under his nose. "Anyway! Now, we have to choose a year and land there."

"The 30's but where?" Rose asked. "He could be anywhere!"

"The TARDIS would know where to land us," the Doctor shrugged. "She always does."

"He's so found of his ship it's ridiculous!" Rose mumbled and Mel chuckled.

"I'm the same," she said. "The ship becomes a part of you."

"I know, I know…" Rose shook her head. "Now, what can we do to help you, Doctor?"

"Well, you can hold on tight! It's gonna be a bumpy ride!" He set the coordinates and grinned, pulling a lever. "Allons-y!"