Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who even though I would love too. Please don't sue me for writing this 'harmless' story. Wink, wink

P.S: this Black Jack game rules are my own rules mixed with the rules I was taught to play by. They may not be right but I don't care and I hope you readers don't mind.

STRIP Black Jack.

Rose, Jack, and the Doctor sat in a triangle on the floor of the control room. Three bottles of strong alcohol, one each and a deck of cards at the ready. Each one filled a shoot glass and placed it in the middle with the others. Jack shuffled the cards and dealt them out, seven cads each. Once card was placed face up in the middle along with the rest of the deck next to it. They picked up the cards and started sorting them out into order.

"My rules," Jack ordered. "Rules are; One: black jacks you pickup five cards. Two: eights you miss a turn and knock back a shot. Three: fives you knock back a shot. Four: twos you pickup two cards. Five: aces are floaters can be anything. Six: red jacks cancel out any pickups."

"Stakes are loser's lose their shoes," Rose stated.

"Ladies first then," the Doctor ordered.

Rose put her cards into size order then looked at the card on the floor. It was a two of Spades. She looked back at her deck and picked two cards from her hand and laid them on top of the two of Spades.

"Doctor pick up 4," Rose stated bluntly. She had put down the two of Diamonds and two of Hearts.

The Doctor gave Rose a smug look then pulled out two cards from his hand. He threw them on top of the cards Rose had put down.

"Or not Rose. Pick up 11 cards Jack," the Doctor cheered out. He had a huge grin from ear to ear.

The doctor had put down the two of Clubs and Jack of Clubs.

Jack looked to his hand then to the pile of cards on then floor then with pleading eyes looked at Rose. Rose put on her sternest look when Jack did this and said,

"Now, now Jack you have to play fair."

Jack pulled a gutted look then leaned over and dealt himself 11 cards. He flared them out in his hands and started ordering them into runs that he can use.

Rose grinned and put down the eight of Clubs. She smiled cheekily at the Doctor and said,

"Miss a go Doctor and have a drink I think. Jack your go."

Jack looked up and Rose winked at him. She was going to try and help him win and hopefully she will win too leaving the Doctor the loser. MWHAHAHAHAHAHA, Rose thought.

While Jack put down his cards the Doctor knocked back his shot and refilled the glass. Jack put down 6 of his cards and the top cards was the five of Hearts.

"Your go Rosie."

Rose lifted her shot glass and knocked it back then looked at her cards. Nothing she had to pick up. She leaned over and picked up a card. She looked at it and let out a whoop.

The Doctor raised his eyebrow at that but carried on looking at his cards. The Doctor put down a four-card run the top card was the ten of Spades.

Jack breathed out a sigh of relief. He looked down at his cards and chuckled to himself. He called out quiet excitedly,

"LAST CARD!"

The Doctor looked up at this and put on a bit of a disappointed face. Bit then something clicked and he realised that Rose was closer to losing now instead of Jack. Jack lain his run down and the top card was the six of Diamonds.

Jack was out which now left Rose and the Doctor playing. Rose's go. She looked at her cards and then started fiddling with their order. She also had a run. But not a complete run. She would still be left with one card in her hand. She put down her run and it ended with another eight, the eight of Diamonds. She gave a smug look at the Doctor and spoke,

"Last card Doctor and you miss a turn as well as having a shot." Rose said. When the Doctor had taken his shot Rose put her last card down the five of Diamonds.

"Looks like you lose Doctor. Now lost those shoes," Rose said in a high cheery voice.

The Doctor huffed a bit and argued but in the end he took off his shoes and threw them behind himself somewhere.

Jack collected up the cards and shuffled them while Rose refilled her shot glass and took off her fleece. She must have been getting hot otherwise she wouldn't have made the game easier.

Kimberley Walton.