EPILOGUE
"Well, that's that. The Gravis won't be a problem for our Colonist friends now."
"The TARDIS seems a little sluggish Doctor."
"Yes. Well being blown apart and reconstituted must have been stressful."
"I know the feeling, and if you say brave heart I'll thump your nose. Walk's not quite right indeed."
"Oh Tegan. You know that if the Gravis had known you were human you would have been the next driver of his excavator."
"I know, But you didn't have to enjoy the taunt so much"
"If you must know, I happen to enjoy the way you walk."
Tegan blushed but the Doctor did not see her. He had his ear pressed to the console.
"The more time the old girl spends in the vortex the better off she'll be. I think I'll let her drift for a few hours before we get Turlough."
"You mean a few hours not spent saving the universe," Tegan said crossing her arms and striking a pose that the Doctor could only describe as so utterly Tegan.
"Yes. Quite. I suppose we do need a break don't we. Perhaps we could go to the Cranleigh's annual party again. It seems ages since I've bowled a Cricket ball. Yes a short break will do us good."
"You need a long break Doctor. You're like a cat now. Nine lives left including this one. Why not enjoy yourself before the curiosity kills you. Live a little."
"Live a little. Alright. That's how we'll spend the next few hours. You can show me how to live a little."
"I detect a note of sarcasm."
"None intended," he said flipping a few switches on the console. Music replaced the soft hum of the TARDIS's main drive. The Doctor approached Tegan and held out his arm.
"May I have this dance?"
She took his hand and he pulled her close. Their laughter echoed throughout the TARDIS as they danced. Eyes met and the Doctor gently touched her mind with his. Tegan did nothing to shield her thoughts as she welcomed the Doctor's presence in her mind. All barriers crumbled. All feelings were shared.
The Doctor knew that one day she would leave him. All of his companions eventually did. Even the ones he cared for the most. It would be a sad day when Tegan left him.
Tegan sensed the sudden grayness of his thoughts. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just a stray thought about my future. The one thing about which a Time Lord is powerless against."
"So live here. Live now."
He smiled at her and somehow knew that no matter what the future held for him. Tegan would be a part of it."
Fin.
Okay so there you have it. Pick your favorite continuity and pick up there. Both Warinbabylon and Kittenmommy have some wonderful stories.
"Well, that's that. The Gravis won't be a problem for our Colonist friends now."
"The TARDIS seems a little sluggish Doctor."
"Yes. Well being blown apart and reconstituted must have been stressful."
"I know the feeling, and if you say brave heart I'll thump your nose. Walk's not quite right indeed."
"Oh Tegan. You know that if the Gravis had known you were human you would have been the next driver of his excavator."
"I know, But you didn't have to enjoy the taunt so much"
"If you must know, I happen to enjoy the way you walk."
Tegan blushed but the Doctor did not see her. He had his ear pressed to the console.
"The more time the old girl spends in the vortex the better off she'll be. I think I'll let her drift for a few hours before we get Turlough."
"You mean a few hours not spent saving the universe," Tegan said crossing her arms and striking a pose that the Doctor could only describe as so utterly Tegan.
"Yes. Quite. I suppose we do need a break don't we. Perhaps we could go to the Cranleigh's annual party again. It seems ages since I've bowled a Cricket ball. Yes a short break will do us good."
"You need a long break Doctor. You're like a cat now. Nine lives left including this one. Why not enjoy yourself before the curiosity kills you. Live a little."
"Live a little. Alright. That's how we'll spend the next few hours. You can show me how to live a little."
"I detect a note of sarcasm."
"None intended," he said flipping a few switches on the console. Music replaced the soft hum of the TARDIS's main drive. The Doctor approached Tegan and held out his arm.
"May I have this dance?"
She took his hand and he pulled her close. Their laughter echoed throughout the TARDIS as they danced. Eyes met and the Doctor gently touched her mind with his. Tegan did nothing to shield her thoughts as she welcomed the Doctor's presence in her mind. All barriers crumbled. All feelings were shared.
The Doctor knew that one day she would leave him. All of his companions eventually did. Even the ones he cared for the most. It would be a sad day when Tegan left him.
Tegan sensed the sudden grayness of his thoughts. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just a stray thought about my future. The one thing about which a Time Lord is powerless against."
"So live here. Live now."
He smiled at her and somehow knew that no matter what the future held for him. Tegan would be a part of it."
Fin.
Okay so there you have it. Pick your favorite continuity and pick up there. Both Warinbabylon and Kittenmommy have some wonderful stories.