A Time Lord And Lady
When they got back to the flat Jackie was sitting in the kitchen with a cup of tea. She noticed both Jack and Mickey looked flushed and were out of breath, as if they had been running.
Mickey leaned over the counter in the breakfast area and panted out "bloody hell, we were just attacked by Santa's with brass trombones and trumpets, that fired bullets and flames at us."
Jackie looked at them both incredulously, as if they'd gone insane. She turned to Jack as he sat at the table opposite her and rested his forehead on the table top as he added "something is off, they were deliberately aiming at me and Mickey, and not any body else."
Mickey nodded his agreement "hell, the streets were packed with people doing last minute Christmas shopping. But we were the only two that those, wacko nut job Santa's were aiming at."
They all jumped and Jackie screamed startled when the front door suddenly exploded. They quickly got to their feet and went into the hall way to see what had happened.
They were all incredulous at the sight that met them. For there whirling around in a dangerous blur was a Christmas tree. Christmas trees had not seemed so lethal until that very moment.
They quickly bolted from the living room, running towards the bedroom where Rose and the Doctor were still out cold. The Christmas tree followed them the whole way.
It followed them tearing through a wall and several doors as it followed at a lethal speed.
Jack quickly ran over to the chair near the window and grabbed hold of the Doctors leather jacket and quickly took out the sonic screw driver.
He then placed the screw driver in the Doctors hand, and whispered something in the Doctors ear, just as the tree came whirling into the bedroom.
Before it reached any of the occupants in the room, the Doctor sprung to life as if he'd been given a shock. He then out stretched his hand with the sonic screwdriver in, and used it to turn the tree into dust, literately.
Rose stirred beside him and slowly sat up, blinking disorientated. She asked groggily and weakly. "What the hell is bloody going on here?"
Jackie and Mickey were stunned and goggled at the sound of her strong Scottish accent. The Doctor added in an equally strong Scottish accent "yes, good question Rose, I would very much like to know that my self."
Before anyone could answer, they both promptly passed out again. Jack rolled his eyes, he being used to it by now. He could hardly wait for the regeneration recovery process to be over.
Jack waved both Jackie and Mickey off, when he saw their concerned looks. He explained "don't worry, its only the regeneration recovery process taking over again. As soon as it's out of their systems, they won't constantly be passing out."
Jackie asked "what the fucking hell was that all about with the killer psycho Christmas tree? And why does my Rose and the Doctor both have Scottish accents?"
Mickey added "yeah, last time I bothered to check Rose had a London based accent, and I'm pretty dam sure the Doctor was sporting a Northern accent."
Jack answered "yeah and I'm pretty dam certain they regenerated less then twenty four hours ago. Regeneration changes you're entire appearance and also change certain personality quirks."
He continued when he saw they were listening "It gives you a new voice and accent. But you still maintain you memories from before the regeneration. Rose has gone under a less dramatic form of regeneration."
He went on after a pause "because the Doctors kind, they do this kind of thing, when their current body dies or is damaged beyond repair. It is apart of whom they are."
He finished "whilst Rose only ended up in the same situation by default because of the TARDIS." He sighed "her regeneration is only minor compared to the Doctors."
He gestured to the Doctor. "Like for example he looks like an entirely different person, which he is on the outside, but is the same on the inside where it counts."
He then gestured to Rose "but Rose on the other hand, you can still see it is her. Only her hair, colour style, and her eyes have changed colour.
Plus her cheek bones are higher and her nose his more pointed. And her skin appears slightly paler."
He went on "and of course her accent has changed and her voice sounds different. Plus it seems she has gained a temper, when she did not have one previously."
He smiled and shrugged "apart from that only a few others things have changed but you can't see those changes."
He shook his head and smiled apologetically "I can't tell you what they are, only that there major and important. Only Rose and the Doctor can tell you."