A triple drabble (exactly 300 words) written for FictionPenned for Round 2 of the 2021 Multifandom Drabble Exchange
Promises From the Future
The Doctor and Yaz had just separated from the others while investigating a mysterious alien signal emanating from a derelict hospital when a handsome man in a distinctive blue coat suddenly raced by without noticing them.
"Was that…?" Yaz began.
"Harkness?" the Doctor finished wonderingly. "He must be investigating the anomaly, too! Well, now we know for certain…"
Those words trailed off, though, when she suddenly felt a tug on her personal timeline as someone else approached their location. Unlike Jack, however, when the pretty blonde rushed past, she noticed the two women standing there and stopped immediately.
"Doctor!" she cried out happily and a very familiar tongue-touched smile appeared. "I didn't remember that you were going to be here, but...as you say...it's all timey-wimey. Oh, and you must be Yaz! Nice to finally meet ya. Anyway, I almost forgot how cute you were as a blonde, Doctor. After all, I've really gotten fond of the ginger now, yeah? Speaking of which, you…well…Future You…is somewhere in the Exaltis Quadrant cleaning up after the Master…again! Jack needed some help, though, so here I am. I'm sorry…can't stay to chat...yet…you know how jeopardy friendly he is. In fact, he's already gotten himself killed twice today. Don't worry about the Dicepholians, though, we've got 'em!"
That was all said in a rapid-fire torrent before the woman surprised the Doctor with an unexpectedly passionate farewell kiss...right before she ran after their mutual friend again.
"What was that about?" Yaz asked in complete confusion while the Doctor just grinned in dazed pleasure after the whirlwind encounter.
"That, Yaz," she sighed happily, "was my promise that Rose Tyler is somehow coming back to me…and apparently I'm finally going to get to be a ginger, too!"
