A Time Lord And Lady
As soon as the Doctor and Rose had woken, the Doctor set the coordinates for Earth December 24th 2005. Both were still weak, and almost over come with the generation process completely.
Jack just hopped nothing happened on Earth that required the three of them to take care of. The Doctor and Rose could pass out again at a moments notice.
The Doctor and Rose were so tired and drained that neither had bothered to change their clothes they had worn the previous day.
Rose was still dressed in her jeans t shirt and the red jersey sweater from the day before. And the Doctor was still dressed in the leather jacket jeans and jump of his previous incarnation.
Both Jackie and Mickey heard the familiar sound of the TARDIS. Mickey quickly ran across the estate from the garage he had been working at. And Jackie opened her flat door and ran out, meeting Mickey half way.
They grabbed hold of each other for balance when they quickly ducked down when the TARDIS suddenly materialized and came pelting towards them, clearly out of control.
They watched as the TARDIS grazed against a building sending sparks flying all over the place.
Jackie and Mickey came running when the TARDIS finally landed with a huge crashing sound.
They watched as the TARDIS was opened, and a man they had never seen before staggered out wearing the Doctors clothes, and commented "Hello. Wait a tick, I know there is something I should have remember"
He paused and placed an arm around each of Jackie and Mickey's shoulders. "Ah right" he said "now I remember. Merry Christmas, yeah that's it."
He then promptly blacked out once more. Jackie and Mickey quickly caught him and held him up.
They looked slightly anxious when the TARDIS opened once more. To reveal someone they did recognise. It was Jack. And he was carrying Rose in his arms.
She for some strange reason unknown seemed to have blacked out again, when the Doctor did. It was as if they were connected in some way.
Mickey asked "Jack who is this?" he gestured to the now limp and unresponsive Doctor that they held up right.
Jack sighed and said "it's difficult to explain right now, but that I assure you, is the Doctor." He nodded at their looks of disbelief.
He added gesturing to Rose who still lay out cold in his arms. "And this is Rose. I understand she does not look entirely the way she did when you last saw her, but I promise you she is Rose."
He quickly finished "only the Doctor and Rose can truly explained what happened when they both come around again. But in the mean time we need to get them both inside out of the cold."
Both Jackie and Mickey nodded; clearly not pleased with the small amount of information they had been given so far.
They carried the Doctor as best as they could up to the flat, while Jack carried Rose with ease.
Once inside Jackie lead them into her bedroom, seeing as she had a double bed, and Rose did not in her old room.
Jack placed Rose on the bed and Jackie and Mickey followed suit with the Doctor. Jack said "make sure they remain close together.
From what I've seen since yesterday when this first happened. They seemed to pass out on and off at the same time as each other."
He added "it seems that the closer they are the faster they tend to recover, it is as if they are some how connected to each and are drawing energy from the other."
Jackie and Mickey nodded once more. Mickey asked "what the hell happened to Rose and the Doctor?"
Jackie asked "how come my little girl and the Doctor look different, the Doctor especially, if he is who you say he is?"
Jack pinched the bridge if his nose and said "look, all that I can tell you, without going against Rose and the Doctor is that they have regenerated.
It is a part of who the Doctor is. But the TARDIS in order to stop Rose from dieing had to make some changes to Rose."
He quickly added "at the horrified looks he was getting from the other two. "Look I can't explain anything else to you; it is not my place to say. It is Rose and the Doctors.
We'll just have to wait until they wake. I will tell you this though, once this is over Rose will be fine."
He turned to Mickey "hey Mickey do you fancy coming out for a while, just to talk? I need to get out and clear my head. Rose and the Doctor will be just fine where they are."
Reluctantly Mickey nodded and followed Jack out of the bedroom. While Jackie stayed behind and took in her daughter, who did and did not look like her daughter, she could tell it was her Rose. But still the changes were definitely noticeable.