A Stumble into Another World Chapter 15: The Consequences of Changing Cannon, a doctor who fanfic

A/N: Okay, so this is a chapter where things get a little, er- repetitive (best thing to say without revealing much), but I would advice you all to read each repetition carefully so as to not miss any details. Anyway, now that that's sorted, happy reading!

"The inside of my ship was thrown out of the wound, but we can use this to bring it back." He lifted up the TARDIS key in his jacket. The Doctor was standing on the altar in the pulpit, looking like a college professor about to present a slideshow. "And once I've gotten my ship back, I can mend everything. Now, I just need a bit of power. Anybody got a battery?"

Stuart got up from his seat and lifted his dad's phone. "This one big enough?"

The Doctor grinned and ran down the stairs, "Fantastic!" He ran down the stairs to Stuart, who handed him the battery from the phone.

"Good old Dad. There you go," The Doctor took the battery from him. I looked over at Rose and Pete, who were sitting next to each other. Rose was gonna touch baby Rose- and the Doctor would go poof if that happened. Don''t let Rose touch the baby.

I bit my lip and crossed one leg over the other as the Doctor soniced the battery. "Just need to do a bit of charging up and we can bring everyone back." He walked around, charging up the battery with his sonic, and I still looked at Rose and Pete, who were talking. I had to keep the baby away from Rose.

I stared around everywhere, mainly at Pete and Rose, who were having their conversation where Rose was trying to lie to him. I swallowed, my heart rate increasing. At least this time, I had to work something out and stop the horrible stuff from happening.

A familiar sound reached my ears, and I grinned automatically. I jumped up from my seat and ran to the Doctor, who was grinning madly as the TARDIS started to materialise. "Sexy," I whispered, almost laying a hand on her (but the Doctor pulled it back- apparently I was getting too excited, but come on, Sexy was back!), "You're okay,"

"One, only I call her that, and two, she's gonna have a go at us once this is all over," He muttered back. "Probably dunk us in a pool of hot sauce- or maybe get us stuck on a spaceship with Ricky."

"You're a happy ray of sunshine," I muttered, but grinned nonetheless. Sexy was becoming more solid and I became happier. My grin became wider, and even the Doctor couldn't keep the excitement off his voice as he started talking. "Right, no one touches the key, Anybody touches the key, it'll be, well, zap." He looked down at me and I scowled at him.

"Why are you specifically looking at me while saying that?"

"Excuse me, have you met you?" He looked at everyone else, "Anyway, just leave it and everything will be fine. It'll be fine." He ran up to the podium, "We'll all be fine. Stuart and Sarah, you're gonna get married, just like I said."

I was sitting next to the Doctor at the back of the church. He had said that it would take some time for the TARDIS to materialise properly and for us to get into it. I was twiddling my thumbs as I looked back and forth between Pete, Jackie, and Rose while bouncing my right leg up and down.

Someone nudged me on my shoulder and I turned to look up at the Doctor, who was frowning at me. "What's got you all jumpy all of a sudden?"

I shrugged and looked at Jackie, who turned back to look at Pete and Rose with a scowl on her face. 'Nothing, just soaking up the atmosphere before we get into Sexy again and get possibly murdered with hot sauce or whatever other punishment she's gonna give us for making her almost disappear,"

"No, you're anticipating something. And by the looks of it, something bad."

I scoffed. "And I'm the pessimistic one."

He sighed and turned to me. "Akright, we both know that you're a terrible liar and the face you're making right now is your something-terrible-is-about-to-happen-but-I-can't-tell-the-Doctor-because-spoilers face, so spill- or give me a random clue or something."

I shrugged. "Well, it won't be as terrible if I stop it from happening, I mean-"

"But what would happen if it happens?"

"Something terrible."

"It's all circles with you today, isn't it?" He turned back to the altar and sighed.

"What, would you rather have it be squares, or maybe parallelograms, or triangles, or rhombuses or rhombi or whatever they call the plural form of rhombus-" I trailed off as I continued looking at Pete and Jackie- and baby Rose.

"Are you gonna name every single shape there is?"

"I don't know, I might! Now shut up, I'm busy." Jackie stared at Rose with hawk eyes and I shuddered. The dreaded conversation was gonna happen soon- and Pete was gonna give Rose to Rose and the Doctor would be erased out of existence. Well, until Pete fixes everything. By dying.

I turned toward the TARDIS, who was materialising slowly but steadily as she kept becoming more and more solid.

A few moments of silence later, Rose cleared her throat. "So, after time sorted out-"

"Everybody here forgets what happened. And don't worry, the thing that you changed will still stay changed."

"You mean I'll still be alive." Rose turned around at the speed of lightning and the Doctor looked at the back of her head. I still kept my eyes on Jackie, who was staring at us more intently. "Though I'm meant to be dead. That's why I haven't done anything with my life. Why I don't mean anything."

"It doesn't work like that." The Doctor said, and I nodded, looking at Jackie, who put baby Rose down as she stood up. Any moment now.

"Rubbish. I was so useless I couldn't even die properly. Now it's my fault all this has happened."

Rose leaned toward him and put a hand on his arm. I nudged the Doctor slightly as Jackie walked toward us. "It's my fault." Rose whispered.

"No, love." Jackie was in front of all of us and I nudged the Doctor again and he looked down at me. "Jackie." I muttered, and he nodded, without looking at her. But he did shrink away a bit- looks like he didn't want a repeat of the mom-slap.

"I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault."

"Her dad?" Rose and Pete looked up to see a shocked Jackie. "How can you be her dad? How old were you? Twelve? That's disgusting!" The Doctor rolled his eyes and walked off. I, however slowly got up but stayed within baby carrying distance.

Pete stood up and walked toward Jackie. "Jacks, listen. This is Rose."

Jackie looked even more repulsed. "Rose? How sick is that? You give my daughter a second-hand name? How many are there? Do you call them all Rose?"

I turned around and readied myself as Pete sighed. "Oh. for God's sake, look! It's the same Rose!" He took baby Rose from Jackie and was about to hand her to adult Rose.

"No!" I stepped toward them and grabbed the baby, just in time.

Someone nudged me on my shoulder and I turned to look up at the Doctor, who was frowning at me. "What's got you all jumpy all of a sudden?"

"No, you're anticipating something. And by the looks of it, something bad."

I scoffed. "And I'm the pessimistic one."

I shrugged. "Well, it won't be as terrible if I stop it from happening, I mean-"

"But what would happen if it happens?"

"Something terrible."

"It's all circles with you today, isn't it?" He turned back to the altar and sighed.

"Are you gonna name every single shape there is?"

I turned toward the TARDIS, who was materialising slowly. She was semi-transparent and was the same way and didn't become any more opaque than she was. I frowned, leaning forward a bit. If I remembered correctly, in the episode, she was steadily becoming opaque as time went by.

A few moments of silence later, Rose cleared her throat. "So, after time sorted out-"

"Everybody here forgets what happened. And don't worry, the thing that you changed will still stay changed."

"It doesn't work like that." The Doctor said, and I nodded, looking at Jackie, who put baby Rose down as she stood up. Any moment now.

"Rubbish. I was so useless I couldn't even die properly. Now it's my fault all this has happened."

Rose leaned toward him and put a hand on his arm. I nudged the Doctor slightly as Jackie walked toward us. "It's my fault." Rose whispered.

"I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault."

Pete stood up and walked toward Jackie. "Jacks, listen. This is Rose."

Jackie looked even more repulsed. "Rose? How sick is that? You give my daughter a second-hand name? How many are there? Do you call them all Rose?"

I turned around and readied myself as Pete sighed. "Oh. for God's sake, look! It's the same Rose!" He took baby Rose from Jackie and was about to hand her to adult Rose.

"No!" I stepped toward them and grabbed the baby, just in time.

Someone nudged me on my shoulder and I turned to look up at the Doctor, who was frowning at me. "What's got you all jumpy all of a sudden?"

"No, you're anticipating something. And by the looks of it, something bad."

I scoffed. "And I'm the pessimistic one."

I shrugged. "Well, it won't be as terrible if I stop it from happening, I mean-"

"But what would happen if it happens?"

"Something terrible."

"It's all circles with you today, isn't it?" He turned back to the altar and sighed.

"Are you gonna name every single shape there is?"

I turned toward the TARDIS. She was materialising, yes, but she was really dim and transparent, unlike how she was in the episode. It was almost like she was getting progressively dimmer. I jerked up and shook my head. No, no- you're just imagining things.

A few moments of silence later, Rose cleared her throat. "So, after time sorted out-"

"Everybody here forgets what happened. And don't worry, the thing that you changed will still stay changed."

"It doesn't work like that." The Doctor said, and I nodded, looking at Jackie, who put baby Rose down as she stood up. Any moment now.

"Rubbish. I was so useless I couldn't even die properly. Now it's my fault all this has happened."

Rose leaned toward him and put a hand on his arm. I nudged the Doctor slightly as Jackie walked toward us. "It's my fault." Rose whispered.

"I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault."

Pete stood up and walked toward Jackie. "Jacks, listen. This is Rose."

Jackie looked even more repulsed. "Rose? How sick is that? You give my daughter a second-hand name? How many are there? Do you call them all Rose?"

I turned around and readied myself as Pete sighed. "Oh. for God's sake, look! It's the same Rose!" He took baby Rose from Jackie and was about to hand her to adult Rose.

"No!" I stepped toward them and grabbed the baby, just in time.

Someone nudged me on my shoulder and I turned to look up at the Doctor, who was frowning at me. "What's got you all jumpy all of a sudden?"

"No, you're anticipating something. And by the looks of it, something bad."

I scoffed. "And I'm the pessimistic one."

I shrugged. "Well, it won't be as terrible if I stop it from happening, I mean-"

"But what would happen if it happens?"

"Something terrible."

"It's all circles with you today, isn't it?" He turned back to the altar and sighed.

"Are you gonna name every single shape there is?"

But- she was dimmer than last time. I shook my head again, snapping out of my trance. There was no last time, Liza, for God's sake.

"Alright. You feel it too, don't you?" I jumped and looked up at the Doctor, who was muttering to me.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"The TARDIS being all weird, you feeling like you experienced this before-"

"Wait, you feel that too?" I sighed and relaxed my shoulders. "Oh, thank God, I thought I was going insane."

"It's- it's almost like we're in a-"

"Time loop?" I whispered. He nodded. "And by the looks of it, the TARDIS is causing it with what's left of her energy."

"But why would she do that?"

The Doctor was about to answer, but Rose cleared her throat. "So, after time sorted out-"

I frowned, and the Doctor turned to me, mouthing, 'Time Loop', before turning to Rose. "Everybody here forgets what happened. And don't worry, the thing that you changed will still stay changed."

I took a deep breath and looked around. Jackie was still the same, looking at us the same way she was last time and the time before- or how many ever times we were in the loop. Looks like only the Doctor and I weren't affected.

"It doesn't work like that." The Doctor said, and I nodded, looking at Jackie, who put baby Rose down as she stood up. She was gonna come here and then a lot of shit was gonna happen.

"Rubbish. I was so useless I couldn't even die properly. Now it's my fault all this has happened."

Rose leaned toward him and put a hand on his arm. I nudged the Doctor slightly as Jackie walked toward us. "It's my fault." Rose whispered.

"No, love." Jackie was in front of all of us. I nudged the Doctor again and he looked down at me. "Jackie." I muttered, and he nodded, without looking at her. But he did shrink away a bit- looks like he didn't want a repeat of the mom-slap. "She's here."

"I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault."

"Her dad?" Rose and Pete looked up to see a shocked Jackie. "How can you be her dad? How old were you? Twelve? That's disgusting!" The Doctor rolled his eyes and walked off. I held my position and stood close to them to catch Baby Rose before she touched adult Rose.

Pete stood up and walked toward Jackie. "Jacks, listen. This is Rose."

Jackie looked even more repulsed. "Rose? How sick is that? You give my daughter a second-hand name? How many are there? Do you call them all Rose?"

Pete sighed. "Oh. for God's sake, look! It's the same Rose!" He took baby Rose from Jackie and was about to hand her to adult Rose.

I leaned forward and grabbed the baby, holding her close before she touched Rose.

I was sitting next to the Doctor. Again. I looked down at my hands. The baby wasn't there. I looked toward Jackie, who was still staring at us from her old seat, and at the TARDIS, who was getting more and more transparent every loop, by the looks of it.

"Reset." I looked up toward the Doctor, "At that exact moment. Every time. That same moment when you toom Rose away from the older one. But why? Why at that exact moment? It's almost like that time was dangerous or something for it to reset then..." He turned to me, "Liza, was this the terrible thing you were talking about? Or something along the lines of this?"

"No, it's far from this, I st-" Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh my God this was all my fault! My eyes widened and I looked up at the Doctor. "It's my fault. The time loop," I whispered softly (well, softer than how we were already whispering, we were talking in really low tones to begin with).

He frowned at me. "What do you mean, it's your fault, it's not, stop blaming yourself because of cannon events or something!"

"That's the whole point!" I threw my hands up to my chest, "I changed something, that's why this is all happening, that's why it's my fault!"

"What- what do you mean you changed something? You changed an established event! After all that happened today!" He glared at me. I opened my mouth to say something but his glare stopped me from saying anything at all. "I thought you were different but of all people, you changed everything!" He looked away, but he didn't sound angry. He was disappointed, which was even worse.

I swallowed the small lump in my throat that was forming, I took a deep breath and tried to keep my voice as steady as possible. "I'm sorry- and I know saying that isn't gonna fix anything, but I really am. It's just- if I hadn't- You would've been erased from existence- and Pete would've died to bring you back, I- I know I shouldn't have done that, but honestly-"

I shook my head and swallowed again as I tried to think of something else to say, but Rose cleared her throat. "So, after time sorted out-"

I sighed and looked down at my hands. Of course, the time loop. "Everybody here forgets what happened. And don't worry, the thing that you changed will still stay changed."

"You mean I'll still be alive." Rose turned around at the speed of lightning and the Doctor looked at the back of her head. I stared at my hands, biting my lip hard as I tried my best to not let the tears fall. I failed the Doctor- when he trusted me.. "Though I'm meant to be dead. That's why I haven't done anything with my life. Why I don't mean anything."

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I had to make thighs right- and that meant that everything had to happen the way it did in the episode. The Doctor getting erased from existence- Pete's final death- all the pain Rose had to go through- it was all going to have to happen.

"It doesn't work like that." The Doctor said.

"Rubbish. I was so useless I couldn't even die properly. Now it's my fault all this has happened."

Rose leaned toward him and put a hand on his arm. I opened my eyes again. I was gonna let Pete hand over the baby to Rose. "It's my fault." Rose whispered.

"No, love." Jackie was in front of all of us.

"I'm your Dad. It's my job for it to be my fault."

"Her dad?" Rose and Pete looked up to see a shocked Jackie. "How can you be her dad? How old were you? Twelve? That's disgusting!" The Doctor rolled his eyes and walked off. I stood up and walked away from them, but stood a little away from the Doctor, leaving him enough space to run toward Rose.

Pete stood up and walked toward Jackie. "Jacks, listen. This is Rose."

Jackie looked even more repulsed. "Rose? How sick is that? You give my daughter a second-hand name? How many are there? Do you call them all Rose?"

Pete sighed. "Oh. for God's sake, look! It's the same Rose!" He took baby Rose from Jackie and was about to hand her to adult Rose.

I stood my ground this time and stepped away slightly as the Doctor turned around and noticed what Pete was about to do. "Rose, no!" He ran toward them and grabbed the baby, but it was too late. I took a deep breath. Things were gonna go back to normal soon.

A/N: She finally did it. After three whole episodes, she finally changed cannon- only to have the worst consequences in the history of everything ever.

Anyway, this A/N is gonna be short, and the whole thing about how the time loop came to be will be explained in the next chapter (but if you've already guessed it, feel free to comment down your theories), so anyway, hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and thanks so much for reading!

Replies to reviews:Isabelnecessaryonabicycle: Hahaha thanks also I can't wait for her to meet Jack either because its gonna be a fun dynamic for me to write! Also, we all love people sassing each other out lol

oXGrayDragonXo: Aww ikr! They're already laughing back at it when they legit yelled at each other when it happened lol. Also, glad u love the story so far, I hope you enjoy the future chapters! 3