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Chapter 7 – Wake up Call

The Doctor walked back into the suite holding Sam. Rose was awake and sitting at the table having a chocolate milkshake as he came back in.

He laughed at her. "Chocolate milkshake for breakfast?"

Rose smiled at him, "It is made with healthy, whole milk."

He walked over to her and kissed her quickly. "And a ton of sugar. Granted, I'm one to talk about that."

Sam cried out.

Rose took him from The Doctor. "And someone needs his mum."

"Yeah, he knew you were in here as soon as I walked in." The Doctor told her as he rubbed his face.

"How did he know that?"

The Doctor smiled at her. "He's an infant. He can smell his mum. It's a well known fact. It's a survival trait common among all sorts of species in the universe."

Rose had unbuttoned her shirt and Sam had begun to nurse. "Okay, that just sounds strange. I'll take your word for it. Where have you been? Walking around all night?"

He shook his head. "Nah, just standing outside the door. Clearing my head. Some mad woman blocked some stuff in there that I had to sort out. It's all back the way it was."

Rose groaned at him. "Ugh. I really don't know what I was thinking doing that. I'm really sorry."

He smiled at her. "Really. It's not a big deal. I'm fine. I probably shouldn't tease you about it. I hear it's not wise to anger a dangerous woman."

She smiled at his cheek. "And that's good advice!"

He laughed as he thought for a moment. "Geez. 7:12 am, already. I need to get dressed. What do you think? A suit?"

"Going down to the hospital? Yeah, whatever you are most comfortable in. I know that's not your favorite environment." Rose told him as she started to drink her milkshake again.

"I can't help it. Hospitals give me the creeps." He told her. "A suit. Right."

Rose smiled at him. "With your new pants. That will keep you comfortable."

"I'm already wearing them, woman! Ha!" He exclaimed as he walked into the bedroom.

Rose looked down at nursing Sam and smiled, "Your Dad and his pants."

He returned in a few minutes wearing his dark blue, three piece suit. He had on his dark red, silk tie and Gucci shoes. He stopped and held his hands, "Well?"

Rose smiled, "You are so handsome. I love that suit."

"I don't feel so bad about spending so much on it now that I'm wearing it before Royalty." He told her as he went to the food replicator and asked, "Doctor's tea, please."

It appeared as if it had been transported onto the shelf. He sipped it. "Ah! Just what I need!"

Rose realized something. "You didn't get any sleep last night, did you?"

He continued to drink his tea. "Sweetheart, I'm fine. I got a lot of sleep the night before-"

"Like an hour." Rose fussed at him.

He threw his hand up in frustration. "Anyway. We're all meeting on the upper observation deck after breakfast. I need you to join us."

"Why? Whatever Dad kept calling you about last night?" Rose asked him.

He nodded his head, "Yes. Why aren't these rotten children up, yet? Have they decided to have a lie in?"

Rose smiled, "They must have. I have no idea."

"Lewis and Timon put together that play system last night. It's already on the observation deck." He told her.

"Do these Quauhtin sleep?" Rose asked.

He shook his head. "I wish they had told me they were putting it together. I would have helped. I'm handy with a screwdriver."

Rose smiled, "That you are."

He smiled as he sipped his tea. "Sam is still awake, right?"

Rose looked down at him. "Yes. Why?"

He smiled like a loon. "I am going to get the children up."

Rose watched him as he tapped his bracelet. "Friday. I need you to wake these rotten children up for me. Play that song Jacob hates for me, really loud."

"Of course, Captain Solo." Friday replied and 'Sleepyhead' by Passion Pit began to play loudly throughout the suite. The bass rocked.

Rose laughed in disbelief. "Oh my God. You are so mean to these children."

"They are sleeping their young lives away." He complained as he walked over and opened the door to their room.

"Good morning rotten children!" He called loudly over the music.

Jacob pulled the blanket over his head. "Doctor John! This song!"

Genie sat up and laughed. "This is great!"

Tony rolled over and put his pillow on his head. "John! This is cruel and unusual punishment!"

"Comrade, you aren't an American. Sorry about that." The Doctor informed him.

Jacob complained as he sat up. "Well, I am. Geez! This song?! Again? It sounds like a chipmunk singing! Badly!"

Genie smiled at him. "I like it. A hard rock chipmunk!"

Rose laughed at the exchange she heard.

The Doctor leaned in the doorway. "I'm not turning it off. You know how to do that. But, you have to be awake enough to remember where you are and how to do it."

Genie laughed as got out of bed and walked by him. "I'm not turning it off, Daddy."

He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Good morning, Princess."

She giggled and skipped over to the table and sat down next to Rose.

Tony mumbled from under the pillow. "Jacob. Make it stop!"

Jacob rose up, his hair all over the place. "Friday! Turn this off."

Friday replied, "Certainly, Jacob." And the music stopped. The suddenly quiet speakers made all of their ears ring after the music had been so loud.

The Doctor continued to lean in the doorway and sip his tea. He stared at the boys. Jacob and Tony seemed to be going back to sleep. Rose could feel his playful mood.

Rose smiled, "Time Lord. What are you planning?"

He turned to her and winked.

After a few minutes. "Friday! Play my favorite song for these rotten boys."

"Happy to, Captain Solo." Friday said as The Black Key's "Have Love Will Travel" started to play, loudly.

Both boys groaned. Rose and Genie laughed at the scene.

The Doctor danced and sang along to it as the boys both groaned.

"John! Really?" Tony complained as he sat up in the bed.

Jacob shook his head. "We should give up, Tony. He's determined."

"That's right, men! There's a surprise upstairs for you! Play in it and stay out of my ship's vents! Don't think I don't know what's going on when I'm not around! I know ALL. It's one of my weird, alien traits."

Jacob shook his head, "Oh bull, Doctor John. Lewis ratted us out. He's the one that had to come get us."

Tony sprung straight up. "Lewis told you?!"

"Okay, so I have an informer. Remember that." The Doctor told them.

Tony grumbled, "Dang that, Lewis."

"Lewis sent me a picture of you both. You looked like something from another planet you were both so smutty. I could only see your eyes and your teeth."

Jacob fell back dramatically in the bed. "Friday. Turn off this-"

"Delay that, Friday! Override all requests to cancel my music." The Doctor demanded as he walked back into the sitting room.

Genie was sitting at the table with Rose. Both of them were laughing at him. He pointed at them and continued to sing along to the song. "Oh, I love this song."

Genie laughed as she looked at Rose. "Daddy is in a silly mood this morning."

Rose was looking at him curiously, "They were in the vents?"

He shook his head. "It's been handled, Rose. I really don't think they will do it again."

Genie looked back at Rose and laughed. "They were so funny. Lewis turned black getting them out of the vents. He has pictures."

The Doctor took his phone out of his pocket and showed Rose pictures of Jacob and Tony sitting in the hanger, covered in smut. Rose laughed. "That is brilliant!"

The Doctor smiled as he put the phone back in his pocket. "Yeah. They did clean them out for me."

Rose was laughing at him. "Go on upstairs and we'll join you in a few minutes."

He looked at her. "Are you sure? You don't need help with this lot?"

Jacob walked out of the bedroom. He patted The Doctor on the back. "I'm good, Doctor John. I'll see they get up there. I think I need coffee, though."

The Doctor laughed, "Coffee?! You're what?"

Jacob stood in front of him and rubbed his face. "Seven, nearly eight."

The Doctor looked puzzled at Rose. "Howie lets him drink coffee?"

Rose shrugged his shoulders. "I have no idea."

Tony came out of the bedroom. "Dude. I'm up. Can we kill the music?"

The Doctor put his hands on his hips. "Friday. Turn it off." Friday turned off the music. "You are talking like Tony Stark. How much are you two hanging out together?"

Tony ran his hand through his short, ginger hair. "He is rather interesting. I've never been around him that much. That suit of his is cool!"

The Doctor looked up at Rose, who smiled. He looked back down at Tony. "Okay, well. Don't be a pest around him. I'm not sure if he's used to being around children or not."

Tony rolled his eyes. "John. I'm not an idiot. I can tell when people have had enough of my brilliance."

The Doctor bit his lip to keep from laughing at young Tony. He looked back at Rose. "Do you hear Jackie Tyler over here?"

Rose laughed. "That was my thoughts, too."

The Doctor knelt down in front of Tony. "Little brother, what's going on with you and Tony? He told me you were working on that glider project you talked about."

Tony shrugged his shoulders. "We talked about that a lot yesterday. I told him if he tried to steal my idea, I'd bust him in the kneecaps and then set you on him. He says you two are friends and he wouldn't do that."

The Doctor raised his eyebrows at Tony. "Set me on him, huh?"

"You're my brother! And besides, you have to be careful around people named Tony." Tony told him.

The Doctor chuckled, "And why's that?"

Tony held up his finger. "Little known fact. Tony spelled backwards is 'y not.' Think about that John."

The Doctor dropped his head and laughed, "Rose. Do you hear this?"

Rose was laughing, "Oh, that sums up Tony Stark for sure."

The door buzzed. The Doctor walked over and opened it. Tony Stark was standing outside in the hallway.

"The hell? Are you guys having a party or something over here? Remember, if you invite your neighbors, they tend not to call the cops on your ass."

The Doctor smiled at him. "Noted. Come in."

Tony walked in, rubbing his head.

Rose asked him, "Did he wake you up, too? He was trying to get the children out of bed."

Tony shook his head, "Nah, I've been up long enough to take a shower and have some coffee."

The Doctor looked at him, "How's your head?"

Tony shook his head, "Miserable. Do you have any aspirin?"

The Doctor smiled, "That's one thing you'll never catch me with. Come here, I know a trick."

Tony sighed as he walked over and stood in front of him.

The Doctor put his hands on either side of Tony's head.

Tony raised an eyebrow at him, "What sort of weird shit is this?"

Rose watched as Tony opened his eyes widely in shock and yelled, "Ah!"

She laughed at him as The Doctor looked quickly into each of his eyes and smiled. "You're fine. That will help."

Tony rubbed his head as he sat down on the sofa and put his hand on his face. "I feel like I've just been violated, in a very strange way. Rose? Is this normal with him?"

Rose laughed, "Yes. What do you think?"

Tony seemed to come back to life. He sprang up off of the sofa and clapped his hands together. "Woo! And I'm back! I like it!" He pointed at the Doctor. "Good appointment, Doc'."

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