Hello all! I know I still have 13 one-shots to get through, and I promise the next one is in the works, and it'll probably going to be out in the next few days. However, I've had this idea for a while now and got a sudden inspiration to write for it. I just wanted to try a chapter out and see if anyone is interested.
I have a rough outline of how this is going to end up, but nothing actually written after this point. If there seems to be some interest in this, I'll keep it up. So please review so I know you're interested! Otherwise I assume you read it and hated it.
I know this is something that's been done before, but I figured I might as well throw my version into the mix. This is canon compliant up until Journey's End.
Chapter Word Count: 1,647
It all started with the second TARDIS.
Rose was chatting with her mum and Mickey, who were walking her and The Doctor back to the TARDIS after saving the world from Downing Street. While he would never admit it out loud, Rose knew her Time Lord did slightly enjoy her mother and ex-boyfriend's company. The four of them turned around the corner to where the TARDIS was parked but stopped short at a peculiar sight: The Doctor's blue police box was standing next to… an identical blue police box. Before any of them could comment, the door to the box on the right opened and out stepped three unknown people.
A tall, skinny (and quite fit) man stepped out first. He wore a brown pinstriped suit and had brown hair that seemed to defy gravity. Two women stepped out behind him. The first was a dark-skinned woman about her age who wore what appeared to be a black military uniform. The other, a slightly older ginger, wore black pants and a black tunic top. They stopped when they saw who was already outside.
While the women simply looked confused at them, especially when they saw the second TARDIS, the man clearly knew them. He stared at all of them like he'd seen a ghost, mouth agape and eyes wide. Rose wondered who he was, though he seemed familiar for some reason.
"Oh, you've got to be bloody kidding me!" Rose jumped at The Doctor's shout, surprised he was the one to break the silence. He was looking at the tall man with a weird look on his face, somewhere between anger and disbelief. To everyone's surprise, the tall man did nothing but laugh and rock back on his heels.
"Oh yes. While I have no clue why we're here or how long we have before the universe implodes, but this is brilliant!" Rose didn't understand how someone could say "universe implodes" and "brilliant" in the same sentence, let alone with a smile. Turning to The Doctor, Rose was surprised to see him have an expression somewhere between disgust and anger. She decided to speak up.
"I'm sorry, but who are you, and where's The Doctor?" The man's smile dropped a little, and the women looked weirdly at her.
"He's me." Rose's head whipped to The Doctor's. She glanced between the two men, and noticed everyone else doing the same. The man in pinstripes sighed.
"It's called regeneration. When a Time Lord is going to die, we are able to heal ourselves instead. However, it changes every cell in our body. Our core personality traits stay the same, but some smaller things change. How we look, our food preferences (though luckily not on pears or bananas) our fashion choices. But at the end of the day, we're the same person." He clearly had made this explanation before. Rose was skeptical, but when she saw The Doctor nod next to her she decided that she believed him. For now.
"Well what do we call you two then? We can't call both of you 'Doctor' or it'll get confusing. I'm Donna by the way. This is Martha." The ginger woman added the last sentence as Martha waved.
As the two Doctors seemed to have a silent conversation, Rose, Mickey, and Jackie introduced themselves. The two women's eyes widened once again when Rose said her name. She wasn't quite sure what to make of it. Before she could ask, however, The Doctor in leather spoke up.
"Numbers or nicknames?" Rose wondered how many times The Doctor had met himself to result in what was clearly a conversation he (they?) had had before.
"Numbers. Less insulting." The other said before turning to the group. "He's Nine, I'm Ten."
"Wait, so you've died eight times?!" Mickey shouted, turning to Nine, who simply raised in eyebrow.
"That's what you're asking? What about 'What the hell allowed us to meet each other?' The TARDIS has programing to prevent her from landing in a time where I already am, unless I've called myself due to an emergency. Seeing as how neither of us were expecting this, I'd wager to say that whatever brought us together isn't known yet." Rose was about to berate Nine for (once again) insulting Mickey, when a weird sound, almost like a crackling of electricity, came from by the TARDISes and interrupted them.
The seven of them spun around towards the strange noise. To their surprise, a blonde woman was standing there. She appeared to be in her mid-twenties, and stood with her right hand touching her other wrist, almost like she was playing with a watch. Before Rose could ask the woman who she was, Ten, Martha, and Donna all gasped, which drew the woman's attention. She looked up, looked straight at Ten, and smiled.
"Hello, Dad."
~~~~~DW~~~~~
The Doctor couldn't do anything but stare at the young woman who claimed to be his daughter. He only had one daughter, and she was dead with the others. Judging by his older self's reaction, however, it wasn't just a claim. Dare he hope?
"Arlidvemocia?" He whispered, ignoring the strange looks he was getting from the humans. The small amount of hope he'd let himself feel shattered when the woman shook her head sadly. Before he could ask anything else, however, the ginger who'd introduced herself as Donna spoke up.
"Jenny. You're Jenny. But you died. We just watched you die!" While quiet at first, probably due to shock, Donna was near screaming at the end of her statement. The woman's (Jenny? Well, there's worse names out there) eyes widened in realization.
"Wait, what do you mean just? You mean you just came from Messaline?" When Pinstripes, Donna, and Martha nodded, her head whipped to the other four. "And what about you guys?" To The Doctor's surprise, Jackie spoke up for the first time since this all started.
"My daughter just saved the world! These green things were trying to take over and my Rose helped stop them!" Jenny's eyes widened even further. She put a hand to her wrist, and The Doctor recognized a vortex manipulator. She pressed a button on it and raised it to her mouth, slightly in a daze.
"Dad? Ready for that pickup. And you should know, you messed up the coordinates again. Mum is gonna kill you." Everyone opened their mouth, but before anyone could ask what in Rassilon she was talking about, a sudden wind picked up, and the sound of the TARDIS materializing hit their ears.
A third TARDIS appeared in the line behind Jenny, directly to the right of Ten's. Unlike the other two, which appeared to be identical, this third TARDIS looked different than the others, newer (although it was ironically the oldest of the three). The paint looked newer, brighter, and it had a "St. John Ambulance" sticker for some reason. To The Doctor's surprise, no one immediately exited. Instead, Jenny snapped her fingers, and the doors opened. She grinned over her shoulder as she entered.
"Fancy a trip?" While he knew it wasn't a request, The Doctor couldn't help but find himself excited as he entered the future TARDIS, taking in the differences from his own. As he glanced around, he heard Rose gasp and turned to her.
"Oh, she's gorgeous! I didn't realize you could change how she looks!" He would never get old of the look on her face as she took in something new. His hearts clenched as he remembered the look Pinstripes had given her. The Doctor wondered how he'd lost her. He hoped she was ok, but the look on his older self's face made him afraid to know. There was more than just sadness there. Whatever had happened to Rose had hurt his older self deeply. They all left him in the end. He was pulled out of his brooding though when his precious human laughed in joy. However, the sound didn't come from next to him but by the console.
Both Doctor's heads whipped up at the sound, and they gaped are the sight of an older Rose Tyler leaning against the console. Her mouth was curled into her signature tongue-in-teeth smile, and The Doctor quickly took note of the differences between this older Rose and the one next to him. While physically she didn't look much different, she held herself with more confidence. She had less makeup on, and her hair was longer, more honey-colored than bottle-blonde, and was pulled into a ponytail. Rather than a hoodie and loose jeans, this older Rose wore black leggings, a close-fitting pink T-shirt under a blue leather jacket. She clearly was more comfortable with herself and had more self-confidence, which made The Doctor smile despite the circumstances. Before anyone could comment on the second Rose, however, the sound of a telephone pierced through the TARDIS. A man that The Doctor hadn't noticed before darted forward to the console and grabbed the receiver.
"Talk to me." The man said, using his shoulder to hold the phone to his ear. He stared putting in coordinates, and The Doctor realized this was a second future incarnation of himself. Great, he turned into a kid who dressed like a 20thcentury uni professor. Though looking at him more closely, the man appeared to be around the same age as Rose. That might explain the apparent age.
The TARDIS landed with a bump, and the doors sprung open to reveal a young man in his mid-to-late twenties, who for some reason was wearing armor similar to what a Roman solder would have in the second century. The man ran up the ramp, talking to Rose and Bow Tie.
"Mum, Dad. They've taken Amy to Demons Run." The Doctor's brain caught up with what his ears had heard, then short circuited. This man was not only his son, but his son with Rose.
Ok, so I didn't want to put this above and spoil it, but here is where everyone is from:
Nine, 9's Rose, Mickey, and Jackie: the end of "World War Three"
Ten, Martha, Donna: the end of "The Doctor's Daughter"
Eleven, 11's Rose, Jenny, Rory (and Amy): in between "The Rebel Flesh" and "A Good Man Goes to War"
Jack and Sarah Jane will be appearing, but I haven't watched all of Torchwood or The Sarah Jane Adventures so I'm ignoring those continuities. They're somewhat parallel to Eleven and co. similar to how Eleven is with Amy and Rory in canon.
Once again, please tell me if you like this! I have other things I'm working on (as well as summer classes) so I don't know when I'll update this if there's interest. I promise to not take forever though!
Thanks for reading, and stay safe everyone!
