Just to let you know this bit follows 'The Eight Doctors'. Thanks for all your reviews. They've been great. Critical reviews welcome as well. To be honest, I don't entirely know where this is going as well. I have a vague idea but it's fun. I apologize if I have not done justice to the first doctor or Susan as I have never seen any of the first or second doctor. They never show it on TV!
The Doctor turned back to his companions. They were still stuck in the time freeze. It seems to happen when one of your former selves meet in these circumstances. It's always nice meeting some of your future selves, but you have to be careful not to reveal too much of what has happened. Or it could change everything. Then again, it wasn't as if his eighth self could reveal much, having to revisit his former selves to regain his memory.
"What are you doing?" A young man, Ian, asked, grabbing the Doctor's hand.
"Get off me! I was trying to get him to draw a map back to the TARDIS" The Doctor lied as it was the first thing he could think of.
"We're helping him whether you like it or not!" Ian said.
"I wish I never brought you all here. Your changing too much of history. It's a tricky business time travelling. One small change could change the course of history." Was all the Doctor said.
"Ah. Here we are! Jackie, meet my first self." A voice said from behind the group. The Doctor around to see two new arrivals. One was a short, blonde haired woman. The other had long, brown curly hair and was wearing a leather jacket.
" So this is Mr Grumpy? The one who will help bring my daughter back?" Jackie said. The Doctor noted how quickly she became aware of her surroundings. Just like Rose, she quickly got over the fact that they travelled many years and miles in a few seconds.
"Mr Grumpy! I beg your pardon! I just gave you my memories back what you doing back here again." The First doctor exclaimed. Their minds touched. It's a neat trick the Timelords have so that they can look at each others memories. Unless they block it off of course. The First doctor saw everything that had happened to his other selves. Time froze again. It seems to freeze everytime a Timelord meets one of his or her former selves.
I see your predicament was all the First Doctor had said and went silent. Time unfroze.
" I'm going to give you the same advice as I gave you before. Trust the TARDIS. It will take you where you need to go. I cannot say why this has happened. My theory is someone is meddling in your timestream." The Doctor said.
"Wouldn't that be you, Doctor? Your meddling now in your own timestream," Jackie said, not realising she had been frozen in time. The Doctor ignored her. Instead he suddenly got a sharp pain in his chest and his features twisted. He changed again. A short man with messy hair stood where the eighth Doctor had stood. He looked very odd in a leather jacket.
"Oh my. I'm back to this body now," the seventh doctor said. "If I do not sort this out soon I'll go right back to the beginning," "Thank you for your help. Hopefully I'll be able to sort this out. Come along Jackie." The Doctor said and went back to the TARDIS. Jackie followed and the TARDIS took off leaving just the one.
"Doctor, what was that all about?" Susan asked. They had only caught half the conversation.
"Nothing I can't handle my dear. It's a funny business, travelling in your own timestream. The Timelords would not allowed it of course, but he does not have that problem anymore," The Doctor replied.
"What does that mean?" Susan asked.
"It means that when you visit your other selves, be careful what you show them. He showed me too much of what is too happen. They can't keep coming to me for help every time something goes wrong." The First Doctor said, and, as an afterthought, "to the same time period as well!"
"I'm confused," Ian said.
"Do not worry yourself. This does not concern you." The First Doctor said.
Barbara tended to the wounded caveman. Ian helped her, deciding to ignore what had just happened. Susan, however, was not to be fooled. She took her grandfather by the arm away from the group.
"That was you wasn't it?" She asked.
"How could you tell?" the Doctor asked.
"You're the only Timelord I know that likes the company of humans. Which one was that?" Susan asked.
" Not quite sure my dear. It should be his tenth." The Doctor replied, keeping discreet about the real facts.
"The Timelords allowed him to return as well. That's odd. Very odd." Susan replied.
The Doctor kept quiet about the fact his people, her people, were killed by the Daleks.
"Tenth as well. He seems very young for his tenth self. Only three regenerations left with him." Susan replied as if nothing was seriously out of the ordinary.
Unlucky Thirteen, was all the Doctor could say.