A wide-eyed Jenny quickly exited the kitchen and very nearly bumped into Alexia and Sparky the Pikachu. "Where are we going now?" The young Time Lady queried excitedly.
Alexia smiled at Jenny's boundless energy. "Nowhere," she replied. "It's just the Doctor and Rose going out on a date together."
"Oh!" Jenny exclaimed and grinned. "Alright. Where are you two going?" She then questioned.
"Me? I'm looking for Jaime and John. It's very possible they're back in the Media room. That's what the TARDIS seems to be suggesting anyway. You coming along?" Jenny nodded enthusiastically. "Ha'way then."
They walked along the corridor with Sparky following beside them. After awhile it seemed the TARDIS was taking them the long way around and instead found themselves at a tennis court.
"Wow!" Jenny exclaimed, her eyes wide as she stared around the tennis court in complete and utter fascination.
"You're telling me!" Alexia spoke up. "I always wondered what the tennis court was like. Turns out it's the bloody Centre Court at Wimbledon."
Jenny walked over to the net in the middle of the court, continuing to look around. "It's so big!" She said, gaining a snort of laughter from Alexia. "What is Wimbledon anyway?" Came the question and the woman sighed.
Sometimes it was hard to forget that Jenny didn't get out much and her naivety showed that. "Wimbledon is technically an area of London. Greater London," Alexia explained. "But it's also what the Tennis Championships are called, which is played at the All England Club, which this Centre Court is a part of."
With that said, a look of wonder appeared on Jenny's face as she turned to her adoptive mother. "What tennis players have played here?" She asked.
"Oh, quite a lot of them. Too many to mention," Alexia answered. "But the most recent one's have been Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and her sister, Venus, Rafa Nadal, Martina Hingis and Andy Murray." She stared thoughtfully at the Royal Box. "Won his first Wimbledon final in 2013. What a match! Makes me wonder if he's won anymore?" Jenny frowned at her, only recognising a few of the names mentioned. "I suppose if we ever get the chance we could go to the real thing! Hellishly expensive though." With one last look at Wimbledon's Centre Court, Alexia turned away to leave the tennis court with Sparky.
Jenny stared, feeling and seeing how stunned Alexia was of seeing a replica of a Wimbledon Tennis Court. Then she followed her and Sparky back out into the TARDIS corridor.
"Is it popular, then?" Jenny asked as they walked along the corridor. "Wimbledon?"
"Oh, aye, very much so," Alexia answered. "Throughout the year the All England Club is private and membership only. But in those two weeks of July, the public descend on it to watch their favourite play. There's a hilly bit which fans have named Henman Hill, after Tim Henman. Some also call it Murray Mound."
Jenny nodded silently, taking in all the information and looking absolutely fascinated.
"How are you getting on with your Screwdriver anyway?" Alexia asked, changing the subject and looking at the excited Time Lady.
"I'm getting there," Jenny answered her. "All I need to do is program it."
Surprised, Alexia raised her brows, expecting Jenny to show it to her, except she didn't. She shrugged her shoulders as they continued along the corridor until they got to the Media room.
When she opened the door and walked into the room they were just in time to see a flustered J.D adjusting himself alongside an equally flustered Jaime. Blaize the Growlithe was lying by the side of the sofa with her paws covering her furry head. She was soon joined by Sparky and the two Pokemon got chatting.
Jenny noticed the TV was on and showing a programme with a lot of aliens. "What are you watching?" She enquired, sitting down next to Jaime and ignoring the pulsing red colour of arousal from her sister and uncle.
"It's 'By The Light of The Asteroid'." Jaime answered croakily, running her hand through her hair.
Sitting next to Jenny, Alexia watched the action on the screen. There were alien characters of all types, yet she couldn't understand what they were saying. It sounded like slush.
"That's an actual TV series?" Jenny asked, remembering it had been referenced by Foon in 'Voyage of the Damned'. "How long has it been going?" She questioned.
"This is series 57," J.D answered, his voice sounding a bit squeaky. "It's the number one show in the Isop Galaxy. It's filmed on Napir Prime."
The Isop Galaxy sounded familiar. "Isn't that where the Face of Boe is from?" Alexia asked.
"Aye." Jaime muttered and snuggled closer to John.
"It's one of the questions Rose was asked on that weird game show." Jenny stated.
Jaime felt John tense as his thoughts centred on the incidents of the Game Station. It was probably something that stuck with him and The Doctor for a long time. So the Scots-girl decided to get his mind off it by giving the Half-Time Lord some 'happy thoughts'.
John's eyes widened and he grunted as his arousal remained. "Did I feel the TARDIS moving earlier?" He squeaked out and Alexia glanced at him with a puzzled frown before looking back at the TV.
"The Doctor and Rose are on a date. They needed some time on their own." She explained.
"Och, and I suppose you suggested it." Jaime said with a hint of a smile.
"Yeah," Alexia nodded. "I told Rose about Clive."
Jaime gasped and sat up, looking at her mother. "Ye did wha'?" She uttered.
"I thought she needed to know," Alexia defended her actions. "After all, he did have a lot of research on the Doctor. Probably wasn't a good idea to leave it lying around."
"Aye, but still!" Jaime worried.
Listening to them chatting about somebody called Clive, the Half-Time Lord realised he'd been mentioned before. That time they'd ended up in a universe on the day of Kennedy's assassination. Or rather his non-assassination thanks to some meddling time traveller. "Jaime, you've mentioned him before," he spoke up. "Who exactly is this Clive person?"
It was Jenny who answered him. "He was a man obsessed with dad," she said. "He had photos and a website you could actually go to."
John raised a surprised brow. "What sort of photos?" He asked.
"Krakatoa, the Titanic, Kennedy assassination," Alexia answered him. "Probably even a lot more."
"Only he died when an Auton shot him in the shopping centre." Jenny added.
"Oh!" John mumbled, wondering how many more people died that day at the hands of the Autons.
Jaime sensed his disquiet and felt his guilt and sighed. *Or perhaps Clive was the only one to die,* Jaime mentally told him. *The Auton seemed to specifically target him.*
John nodded his head grimly. *That still doesn't make it right,* he replied. *A man still died on our watch.*
Jaime sighed again as she stared at the TV. The show they were watching was currently in the break and she could hear Sparky and Blaize still chatting to each other.
"What language is this?" Alexia suddenly asked, her eyes narrowed at the TV. "How can you even understand what's being said?"
'Huh?' Her mum's words confused her. "What are you talking about?" Jaime and John asked at the same time before looking at each other with a smile.
Jaime turned her attention back to her mum. "It's English, Ma'," she answered Alexia's question.
But Alexia scowled. "I know what English sounds like and that's not English. It sounds weird."
Furrowing his brows, John looked at the woman. "Alexia, how long have you had trouble with the telepathic translator?" He asked.
Alexia narrowed her eyes. "I didn't know I had a problem!" She replied rather tersely.
"Well what's the reason for the TARDIS not translating for you?" The Half-Time Lord questioned, feeling like there was something very wrong. Well, that was until Jaime put her hands over her face and groaned.
"Och, no!" She moaned. "I think the TARDIS might've taken offence to mum wantin' to keep people from readin' her mind." She said and looked at her mum. "Let me have a look at your Watch." She requested and her mum reached across Jenny and showed Jaime the Watch on her wrist. As Jaime inspected it she sensed the TARDIS disagreeing with her, then felt it move back into the Vortex. "Okay, I think I've figured it out," she spoke. "Because the TARDIS saw that the Watch has its own translator, she didnae think you needed her translator to get by." She said and let go of the Watch. "All you need to do is press '8'."
Alexia sat back in her seat. "That's all I have to do?" She asked. "Press eight?"
Jaime nodded her head. So Alexia pressed number eight on the former calculator and listened as the chatter on the TV turned English. Only their accents remained, which sounded really odd.
"Is that better, ma'?" Jaime inquired.
"Yeah, it's in English." Alexia sounded amazed.
"Well isn't that Wizard!" J.D uttered. "I'm so glad we sorted that out sooner rather than later." Alexia turned her attention to the Half-Time Lord, eyes narrowed at his sarcasticness. "I mean, imagine if we'd been in a market place and you couldn't understand a word being said!" He added quickly and Jaime nodded in agreement.
"He's got a point, ma'." She said.
Alexia just shrugged and returned her attention to the TV. The final part of 'By The Light of The Asteroid' had returned from the break. And she had no idea what was going on despite them now speaking in English. "Do you always watch this?" She asked Jaime, looking at her.
"Aye," Jaime replied. "It's better than EastEnders."
"And quite by chance BBC Universe is marathoning the episodes." J.D added.
Alexia was stunned. There was a BBC channel dedicated to showing TV shows from across the universe, and that there was apparently an alien soap better than EastEnders! She was still thinking about this when Sparky jumped into her lap with a squeak. The Growlithe did the same by jumping into the laps of Jaime and J.D. Jaime was heard to laugh and smothered Blaize with kisses.
Jenny reached over and stroked Sparky's furry back. He seemed to really like it.
A little while later they were joined by Rose and The Doctor and everybody had to shift about to fit two extra people on the sofa, yet somehow there was still lots of room.
"How'd it go?" Alexia asked Rose, who was sat beside her.
"I think it went well," Rose replied, glancing at the Doctor with a smile. "You were right about Clive. He was a nice fella. A bit weird, but nice."
Alexia chuckled at her words.
"Shhh," Jenny hissed. "It's the next episode!"
And with that said they all settled down to watch the next episode of 'By The Light of The Asteroid'.