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Now onto the adventure!
I hesitate as we got to the steep hill down to the shore, letting go of The Doctors hand, he looks to me a bit concerned, Ace continues down a little ways, I keep my eyes on the water nervously, he moves up to stand by my side worriedly, gently laying his hand on my back.
"I'm ok...I...I just don't like water..." I admit, blushing in embarrassment, but I try to smile at him, not wanting him to worry more.
"Thalassophobia sucks" I say and shrug softly "but I'm ok, I just don't wanna go too close" I say softly, trying to make light of the situation, he moves closer so my arm is touching his side now "do you want to go back to the base?" He asks softly, I shake my head.
"No I'll be ok, I didn't mean to worry you" I say and smile gently, moving forward and carefully making my way down slowly, The Doctor staying close to make sure I don't fall or slip, I smile up at him before we stop next to Ace.
"I like watching the sea, it makes me feel so small" Ace says thoughtfully, smiling out at the waves, I stay quiet, looking out, knowing exactly what's hidden under those waves, but I try to not think about it.
Ace seems to notice something down the hill a little ways and scoffs "you'd think people would take their rubbish home wouldn't you?" She says exasperatedly.
The Doctor looks over "what's that?"
Ace starts down the hill again "well people come here for picnics and leave their rubbish" she says and I sigh, knowing what's to happen, I follow them both down the hill slowly, making sure to not slide or fall, I didn't want any bruises today.
"It's not the kind of place people would come for picnics" The Doctor says as he follows her quickly, Ace leans down to grab it as I get close before she hands the black parcel to him, he takes it curiously.
"Not ordinary tourists. Not English anyway" he says looking over the documents.
"Germans? German spies?" asks Ace, I shake my head softly, staying a few feet back from them as to be higher up so I can read over the Doctors shoulder, though I suppose I wouldnt be able to read it anyways...however to my surprise as I look at the lettering it translates for me, my eyes widen and I just stare quietly 'was this The Tardis...? Was she translating it for me? It must be her...'
I com back to reality quickly as he shows Ace the front of the parcel.
"Look at the lettering" he instructs her, she frowns a little confused.
"Greek?" She asks, I shake my head again softly as he responds.
"Rrrussian" rolling his Rs again, I smile a little at that, gently sending a hint off humor and affection to him again.
"But the Russians were on our side in the war" she says confused, I stick my hands in to my pockets as I watch him pull out all of the papers.
"Wed better warn them at the camp" she says quickly, getting worriedly but he continues to shuffle through the papers 'probably reading them through, I forgot he could read at a million miles an hour, simply flipping through and getting everything from that' I smile a little.
"I think they already know" he says, shoving a few pieces of paper back into the black package.
"Where do you suppose the Russians are now?" She asks, looking out at the water curiously.
"More to the point, where have they come from" he says, raising his head and also looking out at the water "from the north, like Vikings" he concludes, looking to Ace again before moving to come back up the hill, I step aside a little.
"I think I'd better go back to the church" he says thoughtfully, taking a few steps up towards me as Ace scowls "Church!" She grumbles, I can help but smile at how childish that was.
He stops and turns to her "well if you find churches boring, stay here, but don't go into the water!" He says seriously, pointing at her to make sure she knows hes very serious before he takes my hand as we go back up the cliffs path carefully, I smile softly and relax as we get farther from the shore, gently squeezing his hand softly.
"She's so childish" I say fondly, he chuckles softly "she is very impulsive" he agrees "but she is a genius" he says and I nod before realizing something, I pause and he stops to look back at me curiously "she's 19...I'm...woah, I'm barely older than her, I'm only 21...wait no.." my eyes widen a bit "I'm 22!" I run my fingers through my hair in a bit of shock, I had completely forgotten about my birthday.
He chuckles softly "you may be close in age, but you are much more mature" he says, gently squeezing my hand, I smile a little and shake my head "only when its needed...what was it you once said? 'There's no point in being grown up if you cant be childish sometimes' I've tried to live by that" I giggle softly and shake my head.
He smiles softly as he watches me fondly "it always amazes me the level of knowledge you seem to posses for being so young" he hums, I blush and look away shaking my head softly.
"I really dont have very much knowledge, its all just sort of small things I can remember here and there" I shrug.
He hangs his umbrella on his arm holding my hand and reaches up, gently making me face him as he meets my eyes "My dear, you are wholly wrong, you have much more knowledge than normal humans" he says soflty, I lean into his touch but shake my head sofftly and smile sadly up at him.
"I really dont, I'm always getting into trouble for not knowing things, or my knowledge is just useless unless for pub trivia" I say softly, he shakes his head and leans down closer "you have saved my life countless times with your knowledge, do not tell me its useless, I wouldnt be standing here if it were" he says seriously, I watch his eyes and press against his mind, looking for any hint of doubt or that hes lying.
However I find nothing and I sigh, giving in, I smile a little and shake my head "I'm never going to win this am I?" He smiles soflty and shakes his head "never" he says, staying close to my face, I giggle softly, I can tell he's hoping I forgot about the challenge but I pull back, gently grabbing his umbrella from his arm and swinging it at my side happily as I pull him with me.
He chuckles soflty and shakes his head "you are impossible" he teases, pretending to be grumpy, I giggle more and nod "yup, I know, but you love it" I tease back happily, I can feel affection wash over me from him and I beam up at him.
We get to the church fairly quickly before entering the back room, finding the Vicar sitting there reading quietly, The Doctor releases my hand, taking his hat off and gently closing the door with a loud thud as he watches the man.
The Vicar slams his book shut and looks up startled, I smile a little 'again with his dramatics' I think, starting to get lost in thought as I knew what they were doing, I quietly wander the room as I think before stopping infront of a mirror, I look at myself for a few moments before something registers in my mind, my hair...
I reach up and run my fingers through my hair 'what the...? My hair...its still silver...' I pull some up to look at the different layers before letting it fall again.
'I haven't dyed it in months...how does it not have grow out...? My hairs definitely longer than it was...but the silver is still all the way to the roots' I jump as I see Ace enter the room behind us, I glance back to her then look back into the mirror, frowning softly as I grab a few hair bands out of my pocket and pull my hair up into a few large braids, smiling a little as I loved the viking style braids.
Ironic seeing what adventure we are on, I relax a little and give my hair one last look, still really confused about the color but I push the thoughts to the back of my mind for now, I turn back and walk to them as The Doctor takes the black package from the Vicar as he smiles.
"Now, lets see how Dr Judson's getting along, shall we?" He asks before heading through the door, I follow after them quietly, smiling a little as we head back to the base quickly, once near the buildings I come up beside The Doctor and softly take his hand to stop him, he turns to me curiously and I smile softly "I'm going to go grab something to eat, its been a while, I'll catch up with you both soon" I say, he nods and smiles softly, gently squeezing my hand before I run off.
Heading back to The Tardis quickly, I smile as she unlocks the door for me "thank you" I call to her happily before running to the kitchen, I make myself a sandwich and sit down to eat before a warm hum sounds around me, I look up curiously then back down to find my meds bottle infront of my plate, I giggle softly.
"Thanks Sexy! I haven't taken them in a few days..." I grimace a little "no wonder I'm not very tired" I sigh and quickly take them before eating quickly, I set the dishes into the sink and look to the ceiling again "no doing the dishes, if I'm back tonight I'll do them myself" I call happily, tracing my hand along the wall as I head back into the console room.
I pause in the room, smiling at the round things on the walls, I gently press my hand into the center of one, smiling more at the warm hum that greets me "I love the round things" I say happily before leaving quickly, making sure to close the doors before heading back to catch up with the other two.
I wander inside, looking for the radio room, easily finding it and stepping inside quietly, I smile softly seeing The Doctor and Ace had just stepped inside before me, I quietly close the door and stay near the wall, not wanting to get in the way.
"Is it yours?" Ace asks happily, smiling down at the little girl in the basket, I smile softly and stick my hands into my pockets.
"Yes, and she's a she" her mother says happily
I giggle a little as The Doctor leans down and makes a soft bird song sound to the child, I smile fondly and send affection to him happily as the women talk happily, but my good mood just had to be ruined as a soft music starts to play around me, my heart sinks and I frown more, glancing around sadly.
I guess The Doctor sensed my mood change as he pauses and looks over, I smile sadly at him and step outside the room, not wanting the freak out the girls inside, The doctor follows me and closes the door behind him, smiling sadly.
"Guess I'm going sooner than I wanted..." I murmur, he comes over and pulls me into a tight hug, I wrap my arms around him in return and bury my face into his chest "promise me youll be careful" I say softly, dreading him having to fight Fenric alone.
He nods and kisses the top of my head softly "I will my dear, you be careful too, I do not want you doing anything stupid" he says softly, I giggle a little and look up at him "I will try my best, but I can't promise anything, and as I'm leaving I suppose the no kisses room can be broken this once" I say softly.
He smirks and reaches up with one hand, softly stroking his thumb over my cheek, I lean up into his touch softy, sending affection to him again as he smiles down at me softly, I lean up and gently pull him into a kiss, the music getting louder and louder, and then everything disappears from around me.
I sigh softly and shake my head, looking down at the new tattoo in the shape of the bottle Fenric was sealed away in, however it isn't fully shaded in, only an outline for now, I raise my eyebrow a bit 'does this mean I'll return to this one later...?'
I shrug it off for now and close the connection, closing my eyes as well before I can hear cars driving past and people walking along sidewalks, I open my eyes and look around curiously, I'm in the middle of London...I frown a bit and reach for my phone before sighing, I left it in my bag in The Tardis...
I glance around before stuffing my hands in my pockets and heading down the road, keeping an ear out for anything out of place, but nothing seems wrong or very familiar from an episode.
I frown and keep wandering until I get an idea, I glance around before making my way to The Tower of London as fast as I can, hoping I was right, but also wrong...
I get to the gates and groan, I had no money on me, but I smile and go up to the guards, praying she'd know me.
"Um hi...I'm here to see Kate Stewart, I dont have a pass or anything, but I need to see her, my names Rose" I explain, the man looks a little concerned and I smile sheepishly "if you could just get her on the phone that would be amazing, It's about work..." I say, keeping my hands in my pockets to hide their shaking, the guard nods a little and asks me to step aside, I do so and wait while he calls someone.
And after only a moment he nods and looks to me, gesturing for me to go in "she's waiting for you" he says quickly and I nod in thanks before racing inside, I smile as I glance around, I'd come here once before with my dad on a work trip, and I loved this place.
I race up the hill to the main yard area to see Kate sitting alone on a bench facing the ravens, I smile more knowing exactly when I am now, I look up towards the church to see a girl in a lab coat and extremely long colorful scarf running towards Kate with a phone, I giggle a little and follow after her, staying a few feet back as Kate takes the phone quickly from Osgood.
I smile more as Kate stands with wide eyes, speaking with The Doctor quickly, I step up next to Osgood and stay quiet so as to not interrupt the phone call.
"Oh, Doctor I'm so sorry. We had no idea you were still in there" she says quickly, I smirk a little as Osgood looks to me with wide eyes, I smile softly and wave a bit awkwardly, she smiles a little before looking up hearing a helicopter, I giggle softly and shake my head as I look up at The Tradis being carried like a toy in a claw machine.
Kate turns to us, nodding to me quickly before gesturing for us to follow her, I quickly do so as we make our way down to her car, I giggle more as Kate asks if he can hear her, Osgood looks at me a bit confused and I shrug softly "the phone hit him in the face" I smile a little and she giggles a little as well.
I hop into the back of the car with the other two as the car speeds off, I smile softly as Kate turns to me smiling "I don't suppose you happen to know what's happened with the paintings?" She asks, I nod softly and smile more.
"I'm not sure how much you know about me yet but I can assure you this will all work out, though I would be careful, both of you" I say seriously, they look a bit nervous but nod.
I glance out the window happily before we get there and hop out, I stay a few feet back as they approach the Tardis as its being lowered down, The Doctor letting go of the bottom and walking up to Kate, saluting, I giggle a little but stay hidden behind the soldiers.
I smirk as he grumps about being picked up, Clara having to step in as always to lessen his embarrassment, I stay back and hidden as they head up into the Gallery, I follow behind a few feet, not drawing attention to myself yet, Kate glances back at me confused but I smile softly and make a 'shh' gesture, she rolls her eyes but continues on.
Once we get inside I can see The Doctor looking around a bit as if looking for someone, Clara's asking him about Elizabeth the First as I move closer.
"Unified Intelligence Task Forse" he replies, I roll my eyes as he tries to dodge her question, she looks confused as she replies "sorry?"
"This lot. UINIT. They investigate alien stuff. Anything alien" he explains to her, I smirk more and get an idea, moving behind a wall I open my end of the connection wide open, sending him a wave of humor and affection.
I cover my mouth as he trips suddenly, barely catching himself as he looks up and around with wide eyes, Clara looks at him strangely "you alright?" She asks, he nods as he keeps looking around before he faces Kate and Osgood "where is she?" He asks seriously, they fain confusion.
"Where is who?" Kate asks, holding back a smirk, he narrows his eyes suspiciously, I send him more humor and he whirls around, looking in every direction.
I cant hold myself back any longer as I feel his mind pressing and searching for mine, I giggle a little and step out into his sight, smiling seeing his eyes widen before he beams at me, running over and suddenly picking me up, spinning us around a bit "Rosie Rose!" He yells happily, I laugh and wrap my arms around his neck tightly "Doctor stop I'm gonna fall over!" I giggle, he smiles and stops the spinning, keeping his arms around my waist as he sets me back on my feet.
I smile up at him happily "long time no see" I joke soflty, he smiles softly "how long has it been since you last saw this me?" He asks curiously, I smile sadly "Ive only met this you once so far, when I first arrived, the mind stealing robots" I say and he frowns worriedly, leaning down closer.
"Where were you last?" He asks, I smile more at that and pull back and spin a little to show him the back of my jacket with the large red question mark "secret naval base, in the radio room" I say, he seems to relax and smiles more.
I gently take his hand happily as he smiles down at me before leaning down, I smirk a little and gently stop him "ah ah ah, I don't think you've finished your full day of no kisses punishment" I joke, he frowns "oh come on, that was centuries ago, and you broken it right before you left" he counters, I smirk more "alright then, what will I get in return for dropping the no kisses?" I ask.
He thinks for a moment before smiling down at me "how about after what ever's going on here, we go visit Big Four Ice Caves?" He asks, my eyes light up and I smile more, nodding excitedly "ok that definitely works for me" I say, standing up on my tip toes and gently kissing him, he leans down into the kiss before their is a soft clearing of a throat behind us, I pull back and giggle, blushing bright red and hiding my face into his side as he wraps his arm around me, smirking as we turn back to the other three.
I smile sheepishly and wave at Clara "sorry about that...I couldnt help myself, he's too fun to mess with" I say happily, she shakes her head, smiling more and coming over "you two are like love sick puppy's, its gross" she teases, I smile and The Doctor lets me go to hug her before we head off to the painting, I keep The Doctor's hand in mine, knowing this painting was going to be hard on him.
I stay quiet as the painting is revealed, I can feel the Doctor's sorrow and heartache seeing this painting, I gently squeeze his hand, letting him know I'm here, he quietly explains to Clara what it is and where its set, I stay quiet until he says something that catches me off guard.
"He was there...looking for her.." he murmurs, I frown a little and look up at him as he explains to Clara about the War Doctor, I gently tighten my hold on his hand, he breaths out shakily, not taking his eyes off the painting.
"That was the day he went to find her...only to find a ring in the dirt.." he murmurs, my eyes widen in horror, in realization, I look back to the painting, my heart starting to race.
My ring...that's what he had found...he went to Arcadia to find me and all he found was a ring in the dirt...he believed me dead so he took the moment to use it...to end the suffering of his people...to end his own suffering, I remember he didnt want to survive the Moment...he must have believed I was gone forever...
I wipe my eyes quietly, feeling tears welling up in them, I hesitate before gently hugging The Doctor's side, feeling his hearts racing against me as he wraps his arm around me tightly, I try to send him comfort and reassurance.
Unbeknownst to me The War Doctor had gone to find me after the Gallifrey HIgh Council sent me to try and help protect Arcadia, but when The Doctor went to look for me he only found my ring laying in the dirt and rubble, and that was when he snapped, believing he had lost everything he went and stole the Moment, believing it to be the only choice left.
I watch quietly as The Doctor opens the letter from the queen, silently reading it before he looks to Kate "what happened...?" He asks softly, I let go of his side and take his hand as she nods a little "it will be easier to show you" she says softly before leading us away from the painting.
I smile a little hearing the mans cell phone go off behind us, I glance back and smile at him, meeting his gaze before continuing on with The Doctor, keeping his hand in mine tightly, glancing up at him "you ok?" I ask softly, he nods numbly as he stares ahead, I sigh softly "its going to be ok" I say softly, sending him reassurance as we go, he seems to relax a little at that.
As we enter the room with the huge painting of Elizabeth the First I cant help but giggle a little seeing the 10th Doctor in a period outfit i i the painting, I smirk up at him "this is why I have to choose your outfits" I tease, he smiles a little and gently nudges me as we stop infront of the painting.
"Elizabeth I? You two knew her then?" She asks softly, I shake my head a little "I haven't met her yet" I say softly as The Doctor nods besides me "that was a long time ago" he says softly.
I watch as Kate opens the wall up behind the painting and leads us down into the under gallery, I shiver a little seeing all of the stone dust, but I say nothing, I couldn't stop it now, and if I tried I'd just destroy the Doctors timeline even more, I keep my eyes on the 'statues' as we pass them, I roll my eyes playfully at him as The Doctor starts examining the stone dust, I step away, wandering around the statues a little, I knew what they were talking about so I dont bother paying attention.
I gently brush my hand against some fabric covering one of the statues and I smirk a little feeling the tiniest flinch from the Zygon underneath but I pretend as if I didnt notice it, continuing on happily before The Doctor catches up and we head into the next room, I smirk seeing the fez in the glass case 'should I point it out to him? Or just wait?'
I decide to just wait and continue on after him, and as I expected he notices it and his face lights up like a child in a candy store.
I giggle a little as he gingerly removes the glass and puts on the fez, raising his arms out as if to say 'ta da!'
I smirk at him and shake my head as Clara looks over "someday, you could just walk past a fez" she says, I smirk more as he responds.
"Never gonna happen" he says, doing finger guns as he continues on, I giggle a little and Clara smiles at me while rolling her eyes.
I follow after him, kissing his cheek softly to distract him before I grab the fez and put it on myself happily, he pouts "my fez!" He grumbles and grabs for it, I smirk up at him "nope, mine now" I say happily and continue to dodge his attempts at grabbing it.
We get into the next room, a large white walled room with hardwood flooring, broken glass litters the floor as I glance to the paintings, The Doctor takes his chance and snags the fez back, triumphantly putting it on as he smirks at me before he sees the paintings with the broken glass everywhere.
"This is why we called you in" Kate explains soflty.
"3D again" Clara comments softly, looking a little confused, I nod a little and stay by The Doctors side.
"Interesting.." he murmurs, Clara looks to him.
"The broken glass?"
He almost instantly responds.
"No, where its broken from" he says, I stand back a bit as he mutters about it all, I relax a little, honestly really excited about what comes next, The Doctor glances back at me, sensing my excitement but I just shrug softly.
"As you can see, all the paintings are landscapes" Kate chimes in "No figures at all"
He crosses his arms and faces the paintings again "so?" He asks.
Before Kate can say anything I step closer to the paintings, pointing at the one in the middle right at the pass "there used to be. Many figures in each" I explain, gently touching the glass that hadn't fallen out of the frame, they all look to me curiously, I smile sheepishly "sorry...couldnt help myself" I say and quickly move back to stand by Clara, Kate hands The Doctor an iPad to show him a picture of the paintings before with the figures still there.
"Somethings got out of the paintings?" Clara asks.
"Lots of somethings" The Doctor confirms "dangerous..." he says softly
"This whole place has been searched. There's nothing here that shouldn't be" Kate explains, I stay silent, keeping my eyes on the painting, waiting to hear the time tunnel open up.
And just on time it does so, appearing up behind us, I turn and try to contain my smile, The Doctor looks to me curiously then faces the tunnel.
"Oh no, not now!" He grumbles loudly.
"Doctor? Rose? What is it?" Clara asks concerned, I move to stand close to it, looking up at it as he huffs.
"No now now! I'm busy!"
I'm standing the closest and I keep my hands in my pockets, glancing behind me at the others.
"Is it to do with the paintings?" Kate asks, I shake my head.
"Nope, this is something different" I say loud enough for them to hear, keeping my eyes on the portal.
"I remember this...almost remember" The Doctor explains, himself a little confused, I smile softly and look back to him, I point to ontop of his head, he looks at me confused before his eyes widen and he pulls the fez off, looking at it then back to the portal.
"Oh of course" he says and starts to smile "this is where I come in" he says and looks back to Kate and Clara before tossing the fez through and quickly following after, I giggle and roll my eyes as he yells.
"Geronimo!"
I smirk and look back at the women behind me "hold down the fort, I need to go and make sure he doesn't fight with himself" I say before running to the portal, hearing Clara try to stop me but I jump through, landing and rolling onto my back with a laugh, I landed a few feet away from 11 who's currently splayed out on the ground, I smirk and see I haven't been noticed by 10 yet.
I sit up and move behind a small clump of trees to watch the show.
11 sits up as 10 was holding the fez, looking very confused before they meet eyes, they both stand up at the same time, 10 putting the fez on as he does so, staring at 11 in utter confusion. I cover my mouth to hold back the giggles.
"Who is this man?" Asks one of the Elizabeths behind 10.
"That's just what I was wondering" 10 comments curiously.
"Oh, that is skinny. That is proper skinny" 11 says, looking 10 up and down, turning to his side a bit as if to compare.
"Ive never seen it from the outside" he says, walking up to 10 "its like a special effect!" He smiles as he smacks the fez off 10s head, 10 looking completely confused and shocked.
"Oi, matchstick man" he smirks, that's when 10 seems to suddenly realize who's infront of him, he leans a little closer, watching his future self very carefully.
"Your not..." he mutters, his future self smirking a little as they both suddenly do the same movement, watching each other closely before they both reach into their respective coat and pull out their respective Sonics.
They both point them up and turn them on, only for 11 to flick his up with a big smirk, 10 looks at it before sliding his own up.
"Compensating?" Asks 10.
"For what?"
"Regeneration. It's a lottery" 10 says, shrugging a little and closing his sonic, 11 playfully glaring at him as they both toss their Sonics up, catching them at the same time before putting them back in their coats.
11 retorts sarcastically "oh, hes cool. Isn't he cool? 'I'm the Doctor , and I'm cool' oops I'm wearing sand shoes!" He swings his hands up then down to point at 10s shoes, I smirk more as I watch, this was so much funnier in person, but I didnt realize I had closed my end of the connection.
"What are you doing here? I'm busy" 10 says, leaning closer to 11 angrily, pointing to the women behind him, 11 grimaces a little "busy...? Have you forgotten about someone?" He asks seriously, I pause for a moment at that, I forgot he was supposed to marry the queen later, I frown a little at that until 10 glares at him with a real anger.
"No, I have not forgotten, she agreed to let me do this to find the Zygon" he snaps, reaching to a necklace hidden under his suit, pulling it up to show his wedding ring before he puts it away again quickly, 11 looks a little confused but rolls his eyes.
11 goes to grab the discarded fez off the ground before pulling it on and facing the queens, putting the fez on and bowing to them "hello, ladies" he says, only for 10 to snap "Dont start"
At this point I cant stop myself from letting out a soft laugh, both men whirl around as I step out from behind the trees, smirking at them "Hi boys, I heard you were bickering, do I need to ground you both?" I joke, crossing my arms, 11 smiles happily and 10s eyes widen, I smile softly at him as I start to come over, only for him to sprint at me and sweep me up into a hug, I squeal and wrap my arms around his neck, laughing as he spins me around just as his future self did not 20 minutes ago.
He gently sets me back on my feet and smiles down at me, I giggle softly up at him, his back to his future self and the two queens, I smirk up at him "getting married without me here are you?" I tease softly and his cheeks turn bright pink as he starts to splutter to try and find an excuse.
I giggle softly and reach up, pressing my finger to his lips "its ok, I was teasing you, I know why your doing this, but you cant marry her" I say a little more serious, he nods and smiles down at me, relaxing a little as his future self grumbles and comes over, gently pulling me back against his chest and wrapping his arms around me protectively, glaring at his past self.
10 scowls at him and I giggle softly "boys, dont start, your the same man remember?" I ask softly only for the next portal to open, 11 gently pushes me behind them both protectively, forming a sort of wall between me and it before they both pull out their glasses and put them on at the same time, I smile more and cover my mouth, but nervousness was starting to creep into my mind, what would The War Doctor think of seeing me again? when I help him regenerate that's in his future, he will still believe me to be dead...
I take a deep breath and watch as the two Time Lords infront of me turn to glance at each other before pointing and smiling at each other's glasses, I roll my eyes and turn to the women behind us "your Majesties, I think its time for you to run, who knows what could come through there next" I say quickly.
They look to each other then back to me "But what about the creature?" They asks at the same time before glaring at me "and what about my future husband? Leave you around him?" They ask again at the same time, I wince a little but try to ignore it, pointing behind me at chinny "Ive already got a man, I dont need two" I say and smirk a little as the boys behind me grumble a bit.
10 turns to them as both the guys had taken off and put away their glasses, he looks to the woman "Elizabeth! Which ever one of you is the real one, turn and run in the opposite direction to the other one" he says, pointing in different directions.
The two women speak again at the same time "of course, my love!" I step aside quickly as the first Elizabeth comes up to 10 quickly "stay alive, my love, I am not done with you yet" she says before pulling him down into a kiss, I look away quickly as 11 moves infront of me a little, glaring at his past self.
The second woman runs up to him "I understand. Live for me, my darling. We shall be together again" she says, also pulling him down into a kiss before running the opposite way of the other, I shiver a little but pretend to not care.
I glance to 10 and hes watching me with the saddest puppy dog eyes I've ever seen, I just smile at him gently "your not getting any kisses for a while, not until you brush your teeth of the Zygon venom" I half joke and he seems to relax a little, but he still seems uncomfortable and sad as he and 11 turn back to the portal.
"Doctor? Rose? is that you?" Clara calls through it, I smile softly as 11 moves a bit closer to it.
"Ah, hello! Clara! Can you hear me?" He calls.
"Yeah, its me. We can hear you. Where are you?" She calls, I smile softly 11 looks to 10 "where are we?"
10 looks up at the portal "England, 1562" he calls.
"Who are you talking to?" Clara calls confused, both men answering her at once.
"Myself!" I giggle a little and I can hear the smirk in Clara's voice "oh I'm sure Rose is enjoying that" she calls, I blush deeply as they both glance back at me "Clara this is no time for those kind of jokes!" I call back embarrassed, my cheeks heating up as I look away quickly from their eyes.
"Can you come back through?" Calls Kate.
"Physical passage my not be possible in both directions. It's...ah!" 11 explains through the portal, before getting an idea "hang on. Fez incoming!" He yells before tossing it up through the portal, I shake my head a little, knowing it wouldnt be with Clara.
"Nothing here" she calls.
"So where did it go?" Asks 10 as he starts to think, they both look at each other then back to me, as if asking if I knew where it was, I just shrug softly, putting my hands into my coat pockets quietly.
"Okay. You used to be me. You've done all this before. What happens next?" 10 asks, crossing his arms.
"I don't remember" 11 retorts, I roll my eyes a little but I can't help but smile at their bickering.
"How can you forget this?" 10 asks incredulously.
"Hey, hang on, its not my fault" 11 bickers back "you're obviously not paying enough attention. Reverse the polarity" he says, pointing at the portal and looking at his past self.
They both pull out their Sonics and pointing them at the portaL, I smirk "boys...?" I ask but they ignore me as 11 says "its not working..." I roll my eyes again.
"Boys! Your both reversing the polarity you dorks" I snicker, they both look back at me grumpily "your just confusing the poor thing" I say before the portal makes a loud noise, they both move infront of me protectively and flinch back at the light, my heart starts racing as I listen from behind them.
"Anyone lose a fez?" Comes an older tired voice, though there is a bit of humor in it, I smile softly, I'd only heard that voice in person for less than a day.
Both the men right infront of me look shocked and nervous, moving closer together to make sure I'm hidden, I frown softly but stay put.
"You...how can you be here?" Asks 10, looking a bit angry now.
"More to the point, why are you here?" He asks.
The War Doctor folds his hands behind his back as he looks them over "good afternoon, I'm looking for the Doctor" he says softly, they both glance back at me then to him again.
"Well you've certainly come to the right place" comments 10.
"Good. Right. Who are you boys?" He asks, 10 and 11 share a confused and nervous look before he continues "of course. Are you his companions?" He asks, I cover my mouth to cover my laugher.
"His companions?" 11 asks incredulously while 10 puffs his cheeks out in nervousness.
"They get younger all the time" The War Doctor comments.
"Well, if you could point me in the general direction of the Doctor"
They both look down before pulling out their Sonics and turning them on.
"Really...?" 8 1/2 asks confused.
"Yeah" nods 11 while 10 reply's "really"
"Your me?" He asks amazed and also confused "both of you?"
They nod "yup" says 10, popping the P.
"Even that one?" The oldest asks of the youngest, or wait...the youngest asks of the oldest...?, I smile more as he looks offended "yes!" 11 says.
"Your my future selves?"
Now the boys both say at the same time "yes!"
"Am I having a mid life crisis?" Asks 8 1/2.
I smile softly before he steps forward towards us, the other two quickly push me back, both having an arm back over me while their other hands are pointing their Sonics at him.
I sigh softly, knowing I needed to step in now, I gently pat their arms and they both glance back at me worriedly, I smile gently at them as the War Doctor gets a bit curious as to who they were looking at, they tighten their arms over me as if to tell me not to but I gently push their arms off me and take a deep breath before stepping out from behind them.
All eyes are on me but I look up to meet the eyes of the youngest man here, smiling softly as I see his eyes widen and he stumbles back in shock, his hands shaking a little "Rose..." he whispers, I smile sadly and take a few steps towards him, holding out my hand, hoping he'd take it.
He slowly steps a little closer, reaching for my hand, expecting to just go right through it but when he finds my hand is solid tears fill his eyes, he reaches up and cups my face with his old warn hands, I smile up at him, leaning into his touch gently, covering it with my own hand "I'm really here, I'm alive" I say softly.
He runs his thumb over my cheek softly, as if he had to make absolutely sure I was real, I gently pull his hand back just a little and softly kiss his palm, his tears were falling now and I move closer, pulling him into a hug, he wraps his arms around me protectively, one hand clutching the back of my coat, the other cradling the back of my head, I can feel him shaking against me.
I gently grip the back of his coat, tears filling my own eyes now, this poor man, my poor poor Doctor...so broken down and exhausted from war, he clings to me for dear life, I reach up and gently run my fingers through his soft salt and pepper hair, he seems to relax a little at my touch, I smile gently.
"I'm right here, I'm breathing and my heart is beating" I reassure him softly, before I remember my connection was closed on my side, I get an idea before gently opening it up, only to get a flood of emotions, seemingly from all three men around me, I wince a little at the headache that was starting but I keep it open, sending comfort to all three of them, they all relax a little and I smile more.
I gently pull back from him, gently reaching up and wiping away his tears as he leans into my touch, eyes closed.
I smile softly and stand up on my tip toes, gently pressing a kiss to his lips, he seems startled for a moment before returning the soft kiss for a moment, I can already feel jealousy from both the other men, I pull back and smile up at him softly before looking at the two behind me, gently taking 8 1/2's hand as I move closer to them, he keeps a tight hold of my hand, seeming to try and process this all.
"You do know your getting jealous of yourself right?" I tease them a bit, they both look grumpy at that.
"I didnt get a hello kiss" 10 grumbles, I giggle a little "because first off, we had to pretend infront of the queens, then you had Zygon venom in your mouth, as I said, brush your teeth, then you get a kiss" I say softly, my smile never leaving as the War Doctor stands right behind me, my hand firmly in his as he wanted to stay as close to me as possible, only making the other two frown more.
I gasp as there is suddenly yelling around us, all three of them quickly form a protective triangle around me, keeping there backs gently pressed to me to keep me out of sight, 10 and 11 pointing their Sonics at the men around us, while 8 1/2 just keeps my hand in his as he faces the guards surrounding us.
"Which of you is the Doctor?" A well dressed man asks them seriously, I relax a little as I listen, smiling softly as it seems the three men around me all sent me comfort and reassurance at once 'they will never change, no matter which number, which body, they never really change' I think happily.
"The queen of England is bewitched. I would have the Doctors head" the man snaps angrily, I gently squeeze 8 1/2s hand as I listen.
"Well, this has all the markings of your lucky day" 8 1/2 says, smiling as he looks to the man.
I smile more as the other two keep scanning everyone around us, acting as if their Sonics were dangerous, I have to stifle a giggle at that.
"What is that?" Asks the human man as he looks at the portal, but as I try to listen, closing my eyes, I'm suddenly thrust into the hallway of my mind, I frown and look around confused, that same soft headache still throbbing lightly in the back of my head, but I ignore it for now.
I start down the hallway curiously 'why am I here...? I'm supposed to be helping the Doctors...'
I glance around before there's footsteps behind me, I pause before turning to see the bright blue light swirling towards me across the ground, as it gets closer it swirls up to form into The War Doctor coming up to me, I smile gently "why are we here? Shouldn't we currently be under arrest in the middle of a forest?" I ask softly, he comes up and takes my hands, pulling them up and kissing my knuckles softly as he chuckles a little.
"I decided my older selves could handle it" he says softly "I wanted to see you in private" I smile more and gently squeeze his hands, shaking my head a little.
"Still, always with being dramatic" I tease softly, he pulls me into another tight hug, I hug back, smiling more and closing my eyes.
"I want you to know, that I know why and how your here" I say softly, gently kissing his cheek as he stiffens, tightening his hold around me gently and burying his face into my shoulder, I reach up and gently mess with his hair softly to help calm him.
"I know you want to use The Moment..." I say softly "and I want you to know...I dont hate you for it, I never have and I never will hate you for it, I pity you...more than you could ever imagine, but I also love you, I love every single one of you, and nothing will change that, not a choice youve made or will make, no one could turn me against you" I say softly, feeling him starting to shake a little.
I tighten my arm around his back, kissing the side of his head softly as I feel tears starting to wet my jacket, I pull him closer, gently cradling the back of his head softly before he speaks, his voice quiet and hoarse.
"The Moment...its interface chose you...but I couldn't touch...there was no bond...nothing..." he murmurs brokenly, I tighten my arms around him as a wave of sadness hits me.
"I'm here now, I'm alive, you can touch me, see how warm I am, feel my heart beating" I say softly, his legs soon give out and I carefully sit us on the floor, I move into his lap and gently take his hand, softly pressing it to the side of my neck, smiling up into his tear filled eyes.
"See? I'm warm, my hearts beating, probably more than it should, but I'm alive, I'm breathing, and after this, I'll be there for you, it will be an earlier me, but its still me" I say softly.
"When this adventure ends, you wont remember it, but I will be there for you soon, I know because Ive already lived it, and it was wonderful" I smile more up at him.
He relaxes more as he watches and listens to me, himself cracking a small smile now, but it soon fades as he remembers why he was here meeting his past selves.
I gently keep a hold of his hand as I watch his eyes darken sadly, I gently squeeze his hand to gain his attention again "hey, no looking sad right now" I joke sternly, pointing up into his face with one finger.
"You get sad and I may just have to figure out if your ticklish in this body" I warn teasingly, he chuckles softly and relaxes more, his shoulders slumping a little, he leans down and gently presses his forehead against mine, closing his eyes, I do the same and sigh softly as I can sense his mind so strongly in my own it was almost hard to tell where I stopped and he began.
I open my eyes, curious as to what this would look like from my mind and my eyes widen seeing bright blue and golden light swirling all down the hallway, merging and swirling together around us as we were still sitting on the floor, I smile more and close my eyes happily, relaxing until I hear other voices in my head, soft at first until I realize the voices are trying to wake me up.
I frown and sigh, looking up at him and smiling sadly "looks like we are needed, but please stay close" I say, reaching up and soflty kissing him again gently before pulling back and I'm brought back to reality.
Blinking I look around and we are just being shoved into the cell, we all stumble a little and I look around at them all worriedly, making sure they are all ok worriedly.
"Everyone alright?" I ask and they all nod quietly, 11 instantly reaching down for a discarded nail on the floor before starting to scratch at one of the bricks.
"Three of us in one cell? There's going to be some nasty anomalies if we dont get out soon" remarks 10 as 8 1/2 starts scanning around the edges of the door with his sonic, I wanted to tell them the door wasnt locked but I knew they needed to talk, I move to the side and sit down on a bench, leaning back against the stone wall behind me as I watch the three men curiously.
"What are you doing?" 10 asks 11, 11 turning to him, pausing his scratching.
"Getting us out" he retorts as if its obvious, well I suppose it was for me, but I was cheating.
I quietly listen as they bicker back and forth softly, stuffing my hands into my pockets again as I stare at the floor, I felt exhausted, even though I ate and slept not too long ago, I look up when the War Doctor sits down next to me, I gently take his hand as he looks to his future selves.
"Oh, the way you both look at me. What is that? I'm trying to think of a better word than 'dread' "he says softly, I gently tighten my hold on his hand as the other two look at him quietly, and indeed their faces both held dread and resentment, I frown softly and look down at his hand in mine, I know this was hard on them, but it broke my heart to see them hate their younger self so deeply.
"It must be really recent, for you" 10 says.
"Recent?" The tired man asks next to me, I frown more.
"They mean the time war...the Moment" I say softly, gently squeezing his hand again as I keep my eyes on the ground.
I look up to them "he hasn't pressed the button yet" I explain softly, I couldnt stand this part, so I decide to change it, not letting the others speak as I look up to face him.
"It's already decided for them, they dont realize you still have to make that choice" I explain softly, 10 pacing around the room and 11 still scratching into the stone.
He meets my eyes sadly as I continue "its all history for them..." I say, seeing him glance to someone over my shoulder then back to me, I smile sadly.
"The Moment...she's told you to ask...hasn't she?" I ask softly, he slowly nods and I sigh sadly.
"The answer is yes...you do count them up...on a horrible night when you couldn't sleep...you will count them...and hate yourself for it" I whisper sadly "then you will forget...or you will try..." I murmur, the other two looking to us both quietly, I look up to them both sadly "2.47 billion..." I say and look back to him "you will count, and it will destroy you...it already has" I say, gesturing to the other two softly.
"They are...they are good men, you are all good men...but you won't believe that, you wont believe me, no matter what I say" I smile sadly, trying to keep the tears at bay "it will destroy you, but I will be there, for you, for all of you, I will be there to help where I can, when I can" I say, the other two look down sadly.
My heart wrenches sadly, I send out waves of affection and warmth to them, and I can feel the overwhelming sadness rolling off all of them.
I look up to them all sadly, tears now escaping down my face in hot trails "the man who regrets...and the man who forgets..." I whisper softly "this is who you will become in 400 years if you destroy Gallifrey...but no matter what you choose...no matter if you hit that button or not, I'm not going anywhere, I will stand by you, all of you, no matter your decisions..." I smile a little now.
"No matter what stupid situations we get into, no matter what happens, I'm going to be here" I say softly, I see the other two look up to me, looking honestly a little surprised, but I can see tears in their eyes.
I smile gently and wipe my eyes quickly "Now, sorry about that little speech" I giggle a little and they seem to relax a little, 11 continuing to scratch at the stone, 10 pulling out his sonic to flip it around a few times quietly as he thinks.
I stand, letting go of 8 1/2's hand and gently taking his sonic from his jacket, softly kissing his forehead before holding the sonic up between us, smiling gently.
"Same sonic, same software, different case" I say soflty as he looks up at me a bit confused before he looks to 10s sonic, then back to his own in my hand and his eyes widen a little in realization "400 years.." he gasps and gently takes it from my hand.
10 looks over confused "sorry?"
"Well, at a software level, they're all the same device, aren't they?" The War Doctor asks, standing, I move to stand right next to him happily, relaxing more as the tension in the room lessens a little.
"Same software, different case" he says.
"Yes, so..." 10 says hesitantly, I smile more as 11 pulls his own sonic out curiously.
"So, it would take centuries for the screwdriver to calculate how to disintegrate the door" he explains, glancing back at himself, then to me, I smile at him and nod softly.
He starts to scan the door as he continues "scanning the door, implanting the calculation as a permanent subroutine in the software architecture...and if you really are me" he says, spinning around to face them.
"With your sand shoes and your dickie-bow" I giggle a little at that, sending affection to them all as the other two glance at each other, obviously already over their new nicknames.
"And that screwdriver is still mine...that calculation is still going on" he says, smiling more now, I relax more, so glad they weren't fighting now.
I giggle a little as 10 pulls up his screwdriver, turning it on and listening to it curiously before looking amazed "yeah! Still going" he says happily before 11 flips his open and looks into it "calculation complete" he says in amazement.
I smile as I look to 8 1/2 "same software, different face" I say, leaning up and kissing his cheek happily, he beams down at me proudly.
I turn as 11 speaks up, smiling more "Hey. 400 years in four seconds! We may have had our differences, which is frankly odd, in the circumstances" he says, looking to sandshoes beside him and gesturing between them then facing us again.
"But" he points his sonic at us as a pointing gesture "I tell you what, boys and girl, we are incredibly clever" he cheers, I giggle and cover my mouth, smirking and looking to the door, the boys all look to me curiously before I nod to the door as its suddenly pushed open.
"Hey Clara, took you long enough" I tease, she smiles before looking around at us all curiously.
"How did you do that?" Asks 11, looking slightly confused, I smile more and shake my head as she responds.
"It wasnt locked" 11 nods slowly "right...wait" the three men look to me confused, I giggle more and shrug "yes I knew it was unlocked, but you three needed to talk" I defend myself.
Clara looks between all of them before looking to 11 again "so they're both you, then, yeah?" She asks, I nod as he responds "yes" he agrees, I pause and glance to him, shouldn't he have said she met them before..?
I brush it off for now as she pauses and looks at them suspiciously.
"Hang on. Three of you, and Rose in a cell, and none of you thought to try the door?" She asks, looking to me, I smile more at her.
"Sort of my fault, they needed to talk so I didnt say anything about it" I shrug softly, she nods a little.
"Should have been locked" commented 8 1/2, I gently take his hand as 11 nods "yes, exactly. Why wasnt it locked?" He asks.
I frown a little remembering what's to happen next, and just on queue the door is pushed farther open as the queen steps inside.
"Because I was fascinated to see what you would do upon escaping" she comments, I can feel 10s eyes glance to me nervously but I keep my eyes on her.
"I understand you're rather fond of this world" she comments, I smile a little, knowing she's faking being the Zygon, and I had to give it to her, she was going pretty well.
"It's time, I think you saw what's going to happen to it" she says before turning away and heading up the stairs, I nod for us all to follow her, I keep the War Doctors hand in mine as we walk, staying close to him, I can sense the jealousy rolling off the other two but I send them all affection and love, wanting them to stop being so childish right now as we had work to do.
Chapter 6 is done! What did you all think?
After this adventure where do you think she will end up next? I can promise you it will be an eventful one!
I love you all and thank you again for enjoying my story! I will also be writing more one shots soon, not connected to this story, but in the DW universe, if you have any prompts or ideas for them feel free to message me! I'd love some fun ideas!
Dont forget to drink some water and rest!
~Rose~
