The TARDIS was back in the vortex wandering aimlessly without set
coordinates. Peri had found the TARDIS pool and was enjoying a late night
swim. The Doctor sat at the poolside for awhile, actually dipping his feet
in at one point. Peri laughed at the striped trousers rolled up to his
knees.
After a quite interesting discussion of the plant life at the Eye of Orion the Doctor decided to retire to his study. The room was elegantly Edwardian. Works of art adorned the wood paneled wall that would have been the envy of any art collector. Davinci had painted him in each of his incarnations. He had yet to have it done in this one. A charcoal sketch that Tegan had done of him hung as a place holder for it. He had first seen her sketch on Monarch's ship and had been pleasantly surprised by her talent. He had kept quite a few of her drawings.
After settling into his favorite leather high-backed chair, he decided to once again watch a few entries of Tegan's journal. The entries while she was away from him were hard to watch. It just wasn't the Tegan he knew.
"Entry 10"
"It's been another 6 months. A year ago today actually since I left the TARDIS. Well, since it left me.. I've gone back now and watched all my entries from the beginning. It helps to actually hear myself say what I'm feeling. So thank you, Doctor, for this journal. Listen to me. I sound like he'll actually read this one-day. There was a documentary on last night about the dinosaurs and why they died out. Strange to realize that I was actually there when the "asteroid" hit the earth. Saw another one on the Great Fire of London. I don't remember if it was me or one ot the others who knocked over the lamp. A lot of people died that day but it also helped destroy the plague. Seems like death and destruction was all a part of the daily routine when I was on the TARDIS. It just never touched us. Not until Adric. I still think the Doctor could have gone back and saved him. Laws of time be damned." There was a long pause before she continued. " Adric worshipped that man like a father and he abandoned him. I wonder if he would have gone back for Nyssa. Or for me. I'm sure I was least favorite on his list. He did step in front of that cyberman who had been ordered to kill me. We got so caught up in that Concorde business, I never got the chance to really talk to him. We never had any closure. I would have even liked another waltz."
"Entry 11"
"The nightmares have returned. I used to be able to remember a few bits about it. I dreamed of when we had the Mara trapped in the circle of mirrors. I looked at it through a gap in the mirrors and it made eye contact with me. I remember not being able to take my eyes away. The Doctor had to shake me to make me concentrate on what we were doing. Now the dreams are gone as soon as I wake. No memory of the dream at all. Just a feeling of anger, almost hatred when I wake."
"Entry 12"
"Went through my first hijacking today. Ended without anyone getting hurt thank goodness. Well, except for the hijacker. He'll have the design of the serving tray embedded in his forehead for a few months. I've never been so scared in my life. Funny isn't it. I've dealt with some of the most dangerous aliens in the universe, and a simple little man with a gun frightens me. Maybe its because I knew the Doctor wasn't there. Things always worked out with him. I don't quite feel as indestructible as I once did. Anyway, the airline reprimanded me. Can you believe it? Said I endangered the passengers by playing hero. Anyway, I have to meet with administration about the whole event. I'm on leave right now. After the meeting I think I'll visit my cousin. He's travelling through Europe. He'll be in Amsterdam in 2 weeks. I think I'll meet him there."
The Doctor closed the LiveJournal and realized the next entries would chronicle their reunion. A happy note to end the evening on he thought. It had been a few days since he had slept. A few months since he had slept well. This night he would do both.
After a quite interesting discussion of the plant life at the Eye of Orion the Doctor decided to retire to his study. The room was elegantly Edwardian. Works of art adorned the wood paneled wall that would have been the envy of any art collector. Davinci had painted him in each of his incarnations. He had yet to have it done in this one. A charcoal sketch that Tegan had done of him hung as a place holder for it. He had first seen her sketch on Monarch's ship and had been pleasantly surprised by her talent. He had kept quite a few of her drawings.
After settling into his favorite leather high-backed chair, he decided to once again watch a few entries of Tegan's journal. The entries while she was away from him were hard to watch. It just wasn't the Tegan he knew.
"Entry 10"
"It's been another 6 months. A year ago today actually since I left the TARDIS. Well, since it left me.. I've gone back now and watched all my entries from the beginning. It helps to actually hear myself say what I'm feeling. So thank you, Doctor, for this journal. Listen to me. I sound like he'll actually read this one-day. There was a documentary on last night about the dinosaurs and why they died out. Strange to realize that I was actually there when the "asteroid" hit the earth. Saw another one on the Great Fire of London. I don't remember if it was me or one ot the others who knocked over the lamp. A lot of people died that day but it also helped destroy the plague. Seems like death and destruction was all a part of the daily routine when I was on the TARDIS. It just never touched us. Not until Adric. I still think the Doctor could have gone back and saved him. Laws of time be damned." There was a long pause before she continued. " Adric worshipped that man like a father and he abandoned him. I wonder if he would have gone back for Nyssa. Or for me. I'm sure I was least favorite on his list. He did step in front of that cyberman who had been ordered to kill me. We got so caught up in that Concorde business, I never got the chance to really talk to him. We never had any closure. I would have even liked another waltz."
"Entry 11"
"The nightmares have returned. I used to be able to remember a few bits about it. I dreamed of when we had the Mara trapped in the circle of mirrors. I looked at it through a gap in the mirrors and it made eye contact with me. I remember not being able to take my eyes away. The Doctor had to shake me to make me concentrate on what we were doing. Now the dreams are gone as soon as I wake. No memory of the dream at all. Just a feeling of anger, almost hatred when I wake."
"Entry 12"
"Went through my first hijacking today. Ended without anyone getting hurt thank goodness. Well, except for the hijacker. He'll have the design of the serving tray embedded in his forehead for a few months. I've never been so scared in my life. Funny isn't it. I've dealt with some of the most dangerous aliens in the universe, and a simple little man with a gun frightens me. Maybe its because I knew the Doctor wasn't there. Things always worked out with him. I don't quite feel as indestructible as I once did. Anyway, the airline reprimanded me. Can you believe it? Said I endangered the passengers by playing hero. Anyway, I have to meet with administration about the whole event. I'm on leave right now. After the meeting I think I'll visit my cousin. He's travelling through Europe. He'll be in Amsterdam in 2 weeks. I think I'll meet him there."
The Doctor closed the LiveJournal and realized the next entries would chronicle their reunion. A happy note to end the evening on he thought. It had been a few days since he had slept. A few months since he had slept well. This night he would do both.