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Summary: Everything has its time Doctor, and my time with the other you right outside those doors is just getting started. I will return, whether it is as your companion, lover, wife, or merely just your friend. I will be here to ensure you will never have to be alone again.
Everything has Its Time
Pete had informed Jackie that he could not get a Zeppelin to them until morning and had called ahead arranging for them to stay in a nearby hotel. He had booked two rooms, knowing Rose would want to be with The Doctor. He strongly suspected she would need comforting, a sort of comfort he honestly thought her mother could not provide this time.
Jackie had explained as best as she could that The Doctor was coming back with them, only he was not the same Doctor they knew. This one was part human, kind of like a clone of the original. Hearing this had caused Pete to raise a brow in interest, and wondered what this version of The Doctor could possibly be like. He had sounded worried when Jackie told him Rose had passed out whilst on The Doctor's spaceship, and that she had something to tell them.
Rose remained silent as the tears slowly trickled down her cheeks as she tried to process all that had happened in the last forty-eight hours. She snuggled up to The Doctor once inside of the taxi that Jackie had called for after Pete had found the number for her. She had lost and gained so much all in one day so to say she was emotionally wrung out would be the understatement of the century in this or any reality.
The Doctor kissed the top of her head before murmuring quietly into her ear, "I promise it will eventually get better and much easier to cope with." He continued to whisper gently to her, "There will constantly be something for you to do as you become so much more then you ever thought you could be." He added after a brief pause to place another kiss on top of her head, "For example you could go to college and do the exams you missed when you were younger, with your new and larger brain capacity you can become anything you want. You are going to be greater then you have ever been or could have hoped, but in the end it is your choice love, I promise."
Rose smiled slightly as her tears started to slow down to a slow trickle as she realised just how lucky she was. Here was this man sitting there holding and comforting her willing to love her. She knew she just needed some time to come to terms with the loss of the other version of The Doctor. When she had done this, she was sure she would be able to give her love and complete attention to the man holding her so tenderly like he deserved.
Rose remembered him telling her that she would be able to communicate telepathically with him. She closed her eyes and concentrated on gently brushing his mind with her own. She felt him stiffen slightly before completely relaxing and resting his head on top of hers and closed his eyes. He gently brushed against her mind in reply. 'Well, hello there, I was not expecting this so soon' he told her as he chuckled gently.
Rose replied, 'I just needed to feel like I was not alone as it seems so quite inside of my head, so vast like never before.' She paused before continuing, 'I need to talk with you now as it's not something that can wait, nor do I want or need my mom listening either. Can you imagine what her reaction would be if she heard what I am about to discuss with you?'
He chuckled before he asked, 'Such as?' She replied, 'I know you here and ready to love and start a life with me, and I will be ready and promise I will grab that opportunity with both hands. First, I need to come to terms with the fact I have just had to say goodbye to the other you. By the time I see him again he will literately be about to regenerate, something I am not the least bit looking forward to."
He gave a mental nod and replied, 'I completely understand that you need time to come to terms with what you have had to give up.' Rose sighed and said, 'I appreciate and do understand the fact that I am not the only one who has given something up. You have given up the ability to travel though time and space, but worst of all you have even lost The TARDIS, why do you think I asked him to allow you and Donna to pilot The TARDIS?'
She added, 'You are and you are not him if that actually makes any sense, for example you are him in the sense that you look alike and sound alike, if not a little rougher. You have all his memories, along with everything else that made him who he is.' She continued after pausing to choose her words carefully, 'But you are many things he is not nor could ever be, you are human with one human heart, with only one lifetime to love, meaning you're not going to regenerate.'
She sighed tiredly as she went on, 'It is why he wanted me to go with you he knew you would be able to give me a human version of happily ever after, something which he is unable to do.' She paused before adding firmly, 'Well I am going to live that human version of happily ever after beyond anything he could ever imagine or wanted for me.'
She continued, 'We both knew he was going to leave us there on that godforsaken beach, but unfortunately for him we unsettled him by beating him to it. I know I should not enjoy the fact for once we were one step ahead of him, but I do.' The Doctor snorted as she added, 'It got so bloody tedious him making decisions for me without my say so. One can always hope that is not one of the bloody annoying habits you have brought along with you from him.'
She sounded amused, and there was a noticeable edge of affection in her tone as she added, 'And you have just the right amount of Donna Nobel in you to give you that human edge a spark and gut instinct that he lacks, which makes you better in many ways I am sure he wishes he could be.' She chuckled quietly as she told him already knowing this would amuse him as well. 'I bet her human DNA, her rougher tone and her human gut instincts were not the only traits you inherited from her. Things around you and mom will get damn well hair rising if you have inherited her temper and sense of I take no shit or prisoner's attitude. Do not think for one second that I did not see back on The TARDIS that raised brow or the look you gave her just daring her to say something to you.'
She was right he had to resist the urge to laugh out loudly less they alert Jackie to what they were doing. The woman in question was currently busy talking the ear off the poor driver. He suddenly winced as he thought of the things Donna Noble and Jackie Tyler had in common. They had many things in common in fact, things he wished they did not. Oh, that was not good; he seriously hoped he did not forget to curb that urge around Jackie as the last thing he needed to end up doing was slapping her. Oh yeah, that would go down well, ha, not bloody likely. He could just see it happening which made him cringe even more.
Donna's influence over his temper was not necessarily a good thing when it came to dealing with Jackie Tyler. The woman was a bloody menace, who practically lived to goad and berate him. He swore he would only put up with that woman for Rose's sake, perhaps Pete's as well as he supposed he liked Pete, good man he is. Rose and Jackie were beyond lucky to have him back in their lives, even in the form he is.
Rose caught onto his thoughts and at first had resisted the urge to giggle, but as soon as she caught on to what he truly thought of her parents she was more than a little worried. Oh bloody hell, he was right, Donna's fieriness against her mother was not a good combination. She made a mental note to talk to her mother, hopping her dad would help her in the not so small task of keeping her mother away from The Doctor when she pushed him too far. Oh damn, it was a sure given that she would eventually, as surely as the sun rises and sets and The Doctor was an eccentric and lovable lunatic.
She asked him, 'I know Donna had one hell of fierceness to her from what I gathered from knowing her for long as I did, but do you seriously mean she had a habit of slapping people?' He inwardly snorted and replied in a bland tone, 'Let's just say this if any children we have inherit the Nobel slap on top of the Tyler slap, then I do deeply pity anyone who ends up on the receiving end of their anger.'
Rose giggled more than a little nervously as she asked, 'What that bad?' He snorted and replied, 'Worse much, much worse, Donna had one hell of an evil slap as did her mother Sylvia. Oh, trust me he knows, he could have told you having been on the receiving end. Hell even Martha's mother Francine slapped him on one occasion. He could just not get a break, and was always on the receiving end of their anger.'
Rose inwardly laughed loudly, although she was still somewhat worried as well. She asked between giggles, 'Ooh, do not tell me, let me guess, he opened his mouth and started rambling all kinds of fast and strange, only to realise far too late that whoever was pissed was about to slap him good. I am right I know I am, and it does not honestly surprise me.'
He inwardly grumbled in reply, 'Not funny, not at all, seriously, he really started to dread and hate meeting the mother's of his companions. It got to the point that he would always brace himself when around Donna or the few times he was around Sylvia. He was always on guard for the next slap to come flying in his direction. Trust me Sylvia Noble was one seriously temperamental and overbearing woman who could've possibly given your mother a run for her money in that department.'
What he said next had Rose smirking into his suit jacket, 'That is a trait of his that I also got unfortunately, which leads me to thinking he got off bloody lightly if you want my opinion. He and I no longer have to deal with Sylvia Nobel or Francine Jones or he with Jackie Tyler, though I am not that lucky as I still have you mother to deal with, he is one lucky bastard in that regard he really is.'
Rose buried her face in his jumper and inwardly giggled, knowing she had just witnessed a little of the Donna in him coming out to play. The Doctor never swore, at least not in any language The TARDIS had ever been willing to translate. Usually it had been Gallifreyan and he knowing the old girl would never translate it on his orders swore freely when something went wrong or he did not get his own way.
Rose sighed and finally told him as she felt the taxi pulling up outside the hotel they would be staying at, 'I promise I'll try and keep mum out of your way if any situation likes of which will cause her to goad you occurs. I will talk to both her and dad, I promise I will not let any situation come up that will put you in a bad position if I can help it.' The Doctor nodded his thanks and said out aloud, "Looks like we're here."
The Doctor added for only Rose to hear, 'Oh yeah, and by the way I probably have only lost The TARDIS for the next five or ten years, maybe not even that long. I can accelerate the growing process as soon as I build both you and myself a sonic screwdriver. So it does not matter how many years I will be able to travel in the new TARDIS seeing as I am certain our children will love her.'
Rose stilled against him as she realised just how she and their children were going to get back to the other reality eventually, that being by TARDIS express. She felt delighted at the thought that her children will have a TARDIS of their own, whilst she has adventures with the other Doctor, knowing she would not want to overcrowd her children. Seriously, what child over the age of twenty wanted to travel and live with their parents?
The Doctor reached forwards and opened the door as Jackie finished paying the driver, who clearly looked relieved to be getting rid of her. This alone was enough to cause The Doctor inwardly to smirk at such a notion. He stepped out onto the pavement and held the door open for both Rose and Jackie to get out and join him in front of the hotel. The taxi driver quickly sped away as soon as the door closed. Jackie commented, "Such a nice fellow he was."
The Doctor shook with silent laughter as Jackie walked on ahead of them into the hotel. The Doctor murmured to Rose, "Poor guy could not wait to escape from her, most likely the only reason why he did not tell her to shut the hell up inside of that car was because of her last name. Pretty damn certain even as far out as we currently are your last name still carries some weight."
Rose sighed and nodded as she replied in a low voice, and took his hand in hers, allowing him to gently pull her along into the hotel. "Yeah, it does and can be a blessing in times like this one, but then again it can also be a curse and a complete and utter pain in the ass. You will soon learn that privacy unfortunately is not what it used to be, not like it was back in the other reality." The Doctor nodded as he followed her up to the main reception area.
Jackie was already at the desk checking them in when he and Rose reached her. He watched as Jackie gave her last name, and given instant services soon as the five-letter word had left her mouth. The receptionist spoke in strong accented English, "Sir and Madams, your rooms have already been reserved and in fact are some of our best. We have two king sized suits located on the seventh floor which will hopefully be to your satisfaction."
She handed Jackie two fancy brass coloured keys that had fancy little tags with the room number on attached. "Rooms 5585 and 5586 have already been prepared, and Mr. Tyler has asked me to inform you that a zeppelin has been arranged to take you back home to London at 6.30 am tomorrow morning." She added in the usual and annoying professional and suck up tone used when dealing with people of money and influence, "Please do not hesitate to ring reception if there is a problem or ring room service." She finally concluded, "Finally thank you for choosing us as your choice of hotel please do enjoy your stay with us."
The other three nodded before Jackie turned to face Rose and The Doctor and said, "Here, you two are obviously in the room next door to me, which are both king size, so no doubt they will be overly large and comfortable." She handed the key to Rose and sighed as she rolled her eyes and then turned on her heel and made her way towards the elevator.
The Doctor frowned and asked, "What's the matter with her?" Rose took his hand and squeezed it as they followed her mother and replied, "Mom, she still is not used to having so much money at her disposal. She gets uncomfortable, remembering where it is she came from and how she got to be here right now, living this different and more vibrant lifestyle whenever she is confronted with something overly extravagant. She'll get used to it eventually, loves dad too much not to." The Doctor nodded silently as he allowed Rose to pull him along and into the elevator along with Jackie.
The Doctor and Rose were wake after only four hours sleep, which Rose found she appreciated knowing she would now be able to accomplish more than she had been able in the past. She did not require a full eight hours sleep to function anymore; in fact, she only needed half of that now. She even felt more refreshed with only four hours sleep then she ever had with the full-required eight before her transformation.
The Doctor explained that she would not need near as much sleep as she did before, that she would most likely need four hours a night as would he. But then again he was not a hundred percent certain as they needed to spend more time getting used to different routines before they could properly know for sure. Considering he now had a human heart and lifespan might play a part in him needing more sleep than his full Time Lord self.
He explained to Rose that his full Time Lord self barely needed four hours a month to function properly. Rose had smirked at hearing this and had quipped, "Ha and he said he never slept at all, apparently he did, though I never saw him sleep, except for that one time after he regenerated." The Doctor told her, "He hated to sleep Rose, nine especially after the Time War. He would not sleep until he was to the point of being dead on his feet, only then would he risk it, even then the nightmares would always come. After he regenerated it was not so bad, that he managed two hours a month, although occasionally the nightmares would come, particularly after a bad day or month."
Rose sighed sadly and said, "Loosing Donna and travelling alone will make it bad again, meaning things will surely go to hell once he hears that blasted prophecy. I wish he did not have to know, but he has to hear it, it is a fixed point. If only it wasn't, if only it was not going to seriously screw him over again, seriously why the hell can't he get a break for once?"
She suddenly looked even more troubled, something The Doctor instantly noticed and asked her, "What else is the matter Rose?" Rose replied, "The whole situation is truly going to go down the proverbial shitter as soon as he is told of the prophecy foretelling of his own death. He will be told that his song will be ending very soon, that he will knock a total of four times, I have no idea who he is supposed to be."
Rose let out a tiered and weary sigh as she added, "I saw something in his timeline before I left, saw the different outcomes of each possible timeline, each and everyone ended similarly. In short the outcome is him screwing the hell around with one particular fixed point in time, which under no circumstances should have been altered." She added at his worried glance, "He is going to go too far and regret it no matter what. His sanity will surely be tested and he is not by any means going to be in a good place by the time he regenerates."
She looked somewhat exasperated as she concluded in a worried yet annoyed tone, "The trouble is that no one is going to be there to stop him, to pull him back, to tell him no, to back the hell up whilst is already ahead. The idiot acts first and asks questions later, which is not necessarily a good thing when you take into consideration some of the deep and highly dangerous shit he manages to get himself into on a regular basis like damn clockwork."
The Doctor let out a tiered sigh and shot her a knowing look, knew all too well, he after all was the same, was he. He asked, "Which fixed point does he mess around with?" Rose replied, "I'll give you several clues, the other five don't count you'll have it from the first clue, which is Captain Adelaide Brooke. The next ones are; Bowie base, Mars, water supply infected by some kind of alien parasite, and the date and year will be November 21st 2059."
The Doctor moaned and cursed as he covered his face with his hands and growled quietly, "Jesus H Christ that bloody idiot, all are supposed to die on that base, meaning he is going to save people who are supposed to be dead. He is going to take away their freedom of choice, make it so their sacrifices will seem like they're all for nothing."
Rose added, "The crew are supposed to stay back and die on the base, sacrifice themselves to prevent the infection from ever reaching the Earth. Something is going to happen, something that will shake The Doctor's world to its very core. I have a feeling that something is in fact someone by the name of Captain Adelaide Brooke."
The Doctor closed his eyes and searched through the timelines for the event in question before he opened his eyes and replied, "Nothing has changed yet, although I don't doubt we will both know the very second he starts to change that time line. I am still attuned to the events of the other reality as are you I suspect, regardless that the walls around the barriers are currently closed off."
Rose nodded and replied, "I don't think we will ever quite be as attuned to this reality compared to our original." The Doctor added, "You were born in that reality and lived there for the first twenty years of your life, while I was also born in that reality. We will most likely be only able to see the timelines of say your parents and little brother and of course any children we have, and maybe a few friends if we know them well enough."
He raised an eyebrow and said, "Speaking of children, I know what happened during the last twenty minutes you spent with him inside of the TARDIS, or at least an inkling of what occurred. I felt the time lines shifting slightly, I guess compensating for the changes that occurred." He added as soon as he felt her stiffen beside him. "I do not hold it against either him or you." He continued at her look of disbelief, "Rose, I have no claim over you yet, you are not my wife yet, yet being the main keyword here."
He paused before adding, "Honestly I get it, what happened between you and he was only natural, you were saying goodbye to each other for the next seven decades." He paused before continuing, "At the end of those seven decades, at which point you and he are not going to be the same people, literately in his case." He concluded, "I don't begrudge him whatever he could have or has left with you seeing as I am going to get to spend my version of forever with you, marry you and getting to watch you as your pregnant heavily and beautifully rounded with my children. I most likely will also get to watch his children being born and growing up alongside my own."
Rose frowned and asked, "Wait a minute, what do you mean by saying watching his children, I am never going to get the chance to have children with him, at least not with that regeneration?" The Doctor raised a brow and asked archly, "Are you so certain of that fact Rose Tyler?" The Doctor smirked and said, "Close your eyes and dig deep into the new knowledge you have stored in that newly large noggin of yours. Then look up on the subject of what male Gallifreyan's have the ability to consciously control during the mating process."
Rose did as told, closed her eyes, and searched for the information she was looking for. Her eyes snapped open in shock when she had her answer and turned to look at The Doctor incredulously, who was smirking at her knowingly. He nodded and drawled, "What have you learned Rose Tyler?" Rose swallowed hard and replied, "Male Gallifreyan's can consciously control whether they want to produce or not as well as decide how many."
His smirked even wider as he commented in a mocking tone, "Oh yes and Mr. hot shot full blood Time Lord is in the process of having to say goodbye to the woman he loves. And knows he is going to have to give her up for the next seven decades to a man who is going to get to spend a human happily ever after with her, something he is not able to do." He added, "He is going to be feeling pretty damn well possessive, not to forget to mention defensive and jealous. He is going to want to leave his mark behind as a lasting reminder to the other man, that man being, me. It is like a dog on Earth pissing up against a tree marking its territory."
Rose could not help but snort and shake her head at his last remark. She audibly sighed as he went on, "Think about it Rose, he is bound to have been feeling more than a slight edge of panic, realising his time was about to be cut very short with you, at least in that body. So at the last second before he ejaculates into you he decides that he is going to leave behind an everlasting little gift and reminder."
Rose asked, "How can you know for sure that was what he was doing?" He replied, "Rose, I am him in every way that counts, I know how he thinks and ticks, it is how I do, well, at least the side of me that is not purely Donna Noble that is." He concluded, "If I were you I would brace myself to find out I am pregnant, which we should know as soon as you miss you next period, that's if you do miss it this month, which means you may have to wait until the following month and skip that period to know for certain."
He suddenly smirks already knowing what he says next will not please her in the least for obvious reasons, and comments in an off handed tone, "As you know from the information you received during your change that a Gallifreyan pregnancy lasts a full thirteen months." Rose grimaced and said, "Christ thirteen months that is just beyond cruel in my opinion." She paused to mutter in pure dripping sarcasm. "Oh and here I was thinking nine months was bad enough, but oh no apparently four extra months tacked on top is now going to be the required standard as far as any of my pregnancies are concerned. Brilliant, just bloody brilliant that is."
The Doctor smirked and said, "Nine months for the body, features and inner plumbing to develop and a further three months for the biological process needed to enable him or her to regenerate, while a final month is needed for that Time Lord brain of theirs to start to develop." He concluded, "As I am sure you are aware of now that a Gallifreyan brain develops the older he or she gets. Full brain development is not competed until they regenerate for the first time, which is also when they receive their second heart as well, as I told you earlier."
Rose asked, "How old was he when he regenerated for the first time?" He replied, "He looked as if he was about ninety by earth standards, old as a two hundred and fifty earth years during the time he regenerated for the first time. He literately looked every inch the grandfather he was at the time." Rose chuckled at hearing the last part and wishing she could have seen and met him when he looked like that.
Rose sighed as she came out of her thoughts and searched her senses and said, "We've been talking for hours, Doctor, it is already around three and the Zeppelin arrives a six thirty." The Doctor nodded and said, "Why don't you go and shower while I ring room service and get us some breakfast." Rose nodded and replied as she headed for the bathroom, "You can use it once I am done, though I do wish I had a fresh set of clothing to change into afterwards." The Doctor nodded as he made his way over to the telephone near to the left hand side of the bed.
He called out to Rose as she turned the corner, "Take your time and I'll ask them to have it brought up around four thirty." Rose called over the sound of the running water of the shower, "Okay, that sounds great, give me half an hour in here, any longer and I might not want to leave this bathroom it is gorgeous." The Doctor chuckled and shook his head as he picked up the receiver and dialled for room service.
Forty-five minutes later Rose exited the bathroom as steam bellowed out of the door in her wake. She was dressed back in her clothes from before, which she did not please her in the least. Her face was fresh and free of all makeup as she twisted a white fluffy towel around her head like a turban. She looked more comfortable now that she was clean though she could not help but think putting back on the same clothes after showering was defeating the entire point of showering to begin with.
"Rose Tyler forty five minutes is by no means thirty minutes not by a long stretch" The Doctor commented in an amused singsong tone. He knew she would not have been able to resist the pull of the bathrooms luxuriousness and he of course had been correct. Seriously what woman did not take ages in the bathroom, particularly if it was as luxurious as he suspected the one Rose had just been in was. He briefly wondered if the Donna in him would end up giving him a similar habit, hopefully the much larger part of him that made him purely The Doctor would be dominative enough to counteract that.
Rose rolled her eyes and quipped in a singsong tone in return, "Like I said, gorgeous bathroom, gorgeous bathroom that had a large and roomy shower in it, said large and roomy shower had nice hot water in it." She paused and her tone sobered as she concluded, "Water that helped me wash away what felt like the entire void, accompanied by The Crucible and a finally several of month's worth of dimension cannon jumping and filth from my person."
The Doctor could not help but also sober at that, knowing Rose had been though hell and back trying to find her way back to the other reality to his Time Lord counter-part. He could well imagine it had been everything imaginable, except for pleasant. He truly took in the sight that was Rose since he had gotten her back and noticed that she looked thinner than he ever remembered her being, yet still just as curvy as always. Her hair he noted reached her shoulders and now much darker and natural blond colour that in his opinion looked incredible against her skin tone.
However, it was her eyes and posture that really made him pause as they screamed of knowledge and weariness that no regular human of Rose's age had any right possessing. It was not just her recent transformation either that could be seen as clear as day. No, there was a cold and hard worldliness, which was very telling of what Rose had endured since the horrific battle of Canary Wharf. It had clearly not been easy had certainly not been all laughter or wine and roses.
The Doctor sighed as he stood and told her, "Its 3:50 Rose, I'll be out at 4:15, just in time for room service to deliver breakfast." Rose nodded and replied as he headed for the bathroom, "There is still plenty of hot water left." The Doctor called out sarcastically over his shoulder just as he closed the door behind him, "Ha, how shocking considering it is you we're talking about here." Rose rolled her eyes and preceded to towel dry her hair.
Twenty-five minutes later The Doctor exited the bathroom dressed back in his jumper and suit trousers. His hair was still wet and flat on his head. A towel identical to the one Rose had been drying her hair with was draped around his neck. He was still bare footed, something Rose only got to witness once or twice with the other Doctor.
Rose noted he needed to shave and had to admit if only to herself that she liked how he looked with facial hair, it made him look slightly older and gave him more of a hardened and even sexier appearance. Unfortunately, The Doctor was not a fan of facial hair, particularly on himself. She had only ever seen The Doctor with facial hair when they spent time trapped as prisoners for days at a time before The Doctor had figured out a way for them to escape in one piece. Naturally, when held prisoner for several days at a time meant shaving was the last thing on The Doctor's mind. That was the only consolation Rose could ever find during those times.
Rose also noted that this Doctor's facial hair had more ginger then brown, whereas the other Doctor had more brown then ginger. The Doctor had always had somewhat of a gingery tint to his facial hair, but Rose supposed the fact this Doctor had more ginger then brown in his beard was all due to being created with a lot of Donna in him.
Rose could always remember him complaining about how he wanted a head full of ginger hair, not just the slight hint of ginger whenever he needed to shave. He was not too keen on the idea of having to go unshaven just to be even the slightest bit ginger thank you very much. He would not let his personal hygiene go to hell no matter how badly he wished to be ginger.
Just as he lifted the towel to his hair, they heard a knock on the door, which was either room service or Jackie. Both seriously hopped it was the former as both were starving and would sooner have a full stomach before having to deal with Jackie Tyler. Rose looked pointedly up at The Doctor, who rolled his eyes and shot her a half amused and half-exasperated glance, knowing that she had no intentions whatsoever of moving from her perch at the end of the bed.
He made his way towards the door, but not before throwing his towel at her and hitting her smack right in the face. Rose's eyes narrowed, a dangerous, yet playful glint having entered her hazel green tinted orbs. She drawled, "Oh, so that's how it is, is it." The Doctor merely laughed quietly as he quickly made his way towards the door before Rose could retaliate against him.
The Doctor could not help the sigh of sheer bloody relief that escaped passed his barely parted lips at the sight of one of the hotels porters, who had a trolley full of what he had ordered for breakfast. Rose quietly snorted from her perch at the end of the bed, having caught that sigh due to her newly enhanced hearing. She knew the source and the reason behind that sigh of evident relief. Not that she could honestly blame him, she too was also starving and not quite ready to deal with her mother either just yet.
The porter informed The Doctor that all been taken care of and that Pete had already stated the bill was to be sent to him. The Doctor nodded as he stood to one side to allow the other man to wheel in the trolley. Once he had wheeled it in he left it in the living room near the dining table, and nodded to both Rose and The Doctor wishing them a great breakfast and then he was gone closing the door behind him.
Rose entered the room, taking note of the contents of the trolley, and felt a small smile curve the corners of her lips at the sight of the small blood red rose placed in a small glass filled halfway with water. Rose smirked and quipped, "Alright Doctor, I will make a deal with you, if and only if that rose has come with food that not only do I like, but is not just made up of bananas then I may consider not retaliating against you for the towel you oh so graciously threw in my face."
The Doctor laughed and gestured to trolley as he replied, "Yeah, you'll find that there are some bananas, but also there are melon chunks, strawberries and mangos seeing as I have a craving for them; it must be the Donna in me. The other me he hated melon, mangos and strawberries, mangos in particular." Rose smiled and replied as she lifted a silver lid off one of the plates, "Yeah, I remember how he practically looked at me and acted like I had mortally wounded or betrayed him when he caught me eating strawberries one time during my travels in the TARDIS with him as I am certain you remember."
The Doctor nodded and grinned smugly to himself as he watched her beam in silent satisfaction at the sight of the two tall stacks of large circular shaped pancakes, which were a gorgeous pale golden brown colour. He wondered which plastic bottle she would choose the golden syrup or the chocolate sauce, though he knew he would be choosing the golden syrup to drizzle over his pancakes. He eyed all the other things on the trolley wondering what to eat first as he lifted up one of the other lids.
Rose asked, "So I take it I am right in assuming there are no pears that the other Doctor's hatred has carried over to you too?" The Doctor cringed in disgust and said, "Naturally, I still think pears are the most repulsive fruit ever discovered." He added, "Besides this version of me especially was never going to like pears, considering Donna hated them to, meaning I have double the dose of hatred. So naturally, I and pears were just never meant to co-exist peacefully." He concluded, "Oh and just so we're clear his and my hatred of pears is not strictly drawn to this regeneration, no it is a lifelong hatred as far back as his academy days in his original body, so we're talking about more than a nine century long hatred."
This caused Rose to laugh and shake her head at the thought of him hating pears even more so than he had before, was that even possible. Oh and the fact this had been going on for centuries had her asking, "Do you think it will ever go away, and will any of our children have that hatred?" The Doctor nodded as he replied, "Oh yes, I do not doubt that at least one of them if not all of them will despise pears." He added asking, "As for him ever liking pears, well, ten bodies, eleven if you include me, honestly do you think after all this time that trend will stop?" Rose snorted incredulously in reply as she shook her head.
Rose took note of the bowl of fresh whipped cream, along with the bowl of cut up strawberries, mangos, melon chunks and, as expected, banana chunks The Doctor had just revealed. The sight of the bananas and his evident revulsion at just the mention of pears more than told Rose this man was without any doubt still The Doctor. She really loved the idea that this Doctor liked both strawberries and mangos, meaning she would not be receiving looks of disgust and betrayal as she ate her breakfast, which in her opinion was always a plus.
There were two plates full of bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, black pudding and beans, which came with a stack of six-buttered toast. Rose took note that there was a jar of both strawberry jam and marmalade to spread on the toast. The marmalade and jam being other tell tale signs of who this man definitely was much to her amusement. Finally, two tall glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice with no pulp, a large pot of tea, a small jug of milk and a small bowl of sugar finished the whole order. Oh yes, this Doctor definitely knew how to order her kind of breakfast.
Rose reached forward and took a sausage off one of the plates and bites into it happily, moaning just as happily at the taste that hit her new extra sensitive taste buds. "Oh, that is totally insane; the burst of flavours have never affected me like this before" she remarked around a piece of sausage. She added flushing slightly, "Why did you not mention this before Doctor? Thank God, it was just you here with me this time. That is going to be so embarrassing in public and at Tyler dinner parties and functions if I do not learn to curb that reaction."
The Doctor chuckled quietly as he replied, "Humans have over 10000 taste buds, whereas Gallifreyan's have over double that as you full well know Rose. Not to forget to mention all Gallifreyan senses are more potent than humans by at least a hundred times more, why do you think he always ranted and raved about bananas and marmalade and edible ball bearings?"
He was still smirking as he reached for the jar of marmalade and screwed the lid off and went to stick a finger in its sticky goodness, only for her immediately to stop him before he could commit such a filthy deed. Rose reached out and smacked his hand as she scolded him and moved the jar far out of his reach, "Stop that!"
She added rolling her eyes, "Ever in doubt of exactly who you are, all you had to go and do was stick your fingers in a jar of marmalade, marmalade I would like to try without your fingers having been messing around in it." She wrinkled her nose and concluded, "The fact you have this disgusting habit of licking your fingers clean then putting them back in the jar bugs the hell out of me, not forgetting to mention leaving very little to be desired Doctor, it should be made criminal in my opinion."
She sighed as she grabbed a slice of toast and a knife before she dipped the knife into the jar and proceeded to spread a thick layer of the sticky substance over the surface of the toasted bread. She then grabbed a couple a chunks of banana to finish, which she placed on top of the thickly spread marmalade and handed over the sweet toasted concoction to a pouting Doctor, who continued to pout even as he took the sticky and sweet treat from her.
Rose shook her head and said, "Oh no, no, you are not going to look at me like that." She added as she took one of the plates stacked with pancakes, picked up the bottle of golden syrup and drizzled some over the pancakes. "I'll tell you what we are going to do once we get back to London we are going shopping for groceries." She picked up some strawberries, melon, mango and banana chucks and put them on the plate beside the stack, followed by a large dollop of cream. She then picked up her knife and fork and cut though her stack of pancakes. "I am going to buy two jars of marmalade than I am going to label yours and put your name on it," she concluded firmly.
The Doctor shot her a look before grumbling as he bit into the toast in his hand, knowing she meant what she said, that she really would label a jar just for him alone. He inwardly chuckled, knowing life for the next seven decades were going to be extra interesting once they married and had children. He hoped those children would get his and the other Doctor's habit of putting their fingers in the jar. He knew Rose would be beyond annoyed, but then again his Rose always looked breathtaking when angry at him.
After filling up on everything sent on the trolley Rose and The Doctor finished putting on all of their clothing and shoes. Rose searched her new time sense checking for the time it was literately like having an inner clock Rose loved it. "Its 6:15 and mom should be knocking anytime now", Rose informed The Doctor. Sure enough less than twenty seconds later, there came a knock on the door. Rose smirked in The Doctor's direction and commented lightly, "I can now honestly see why both your previous selves enjoyed showing off with that rather nice little trick."
The Doctor chuckled and shook his head as Rose called out, "Coming mom." They both heard Jackie splutter on the other side of the door and heard her say, "How on earth did she bloody know it was me?" Rose and The Doctor exchanged an amused glance before making a quick scan of the room, checking that they left nothing behind. They then made their way to the door, Rose opening it to reveal a tiered looking Jackie.
Jackie asked, "How did you know it was me knocking? It could've been one the staff of the hotel informing you that the zeppelin is arriving in less than fifteen minutes on the roof." Rose chuckled as The Doctor closed the door behind her following both Tyler women down the hallway. Rose replied as they continued to walk along, "It has to do with why I passed out in the TARDIS, I'll explain tomorrow when The Doctor and I come to visit you, Dad and Tony. Dad still needs to provide The Doctor with legal documents and an identity as well as medical records, as obviously he's not going to get very far without the correct credentials."
Jackie asked as they entered the lobby heading for the reception to hand in the keys to the rooms, "And what exactly do you and he plan on doing today once you get back to London?" She handed her key to the receptionist, as did Rose. "I'll tell you once we're on the zeppelin" was Rose's reply and Jackie nodded and turned to face the receptionist.
The woman informed them, "I received notice a moment ago telling me the zeppelin taking you back to London has just landed on the roof. One of the bellboys shall lead you up there." She gestured for the nearby bellhop, who walked over to them and the receptionist. Rose noted that he looked as old as she did and had dark hair. "Can you please lead the Tyler's up to the roof where their zeppelin is waiting for them?"
The receptionist said before they left with the bellhop, "Goodbye and thank you for staying with us we hoped you enjoyed your stay and everything was satisfactory, and that you will see fit to stay with us again. Do have a save journey home and once again thank you for your most valued custom." Jackie nodded said, "Yes, thank you I will be sure to inform my husband of the excellent service." She then followed Rose and The Doctor and the bellhop who was leading them away.
She noticed the raised brow The Doctor was eyeing with, "What?" she asked defensively. The Doctor just shook his head and replied quietly so that only Rose and Jackie could hear and not the bellhop. "Nothing really, just thinking how far you've come since the Powell Estate, think of what your old gossiping neighbours would say if they could see you now Jackie Tyler." Jackie could not help but smirk as she imagined exactly what he had suggested. She replied happily, "Ah, happy days Doctor, truly happy days, happier than I ever thought possible back then during those earlier days." Rose and The Doctor chuckled at hearing this and continued to follow the bellhop.
When they reached the landing pad on the roof of the hotel, they instantly saw the zeppelin had indeed arrived. The Doctor linked to Rose and asked her, 'These instead of aeroplanes I take it? Please tell me I am wrong as constant travel at a long distance in these things looks beyond awful.' Rose shook her head and replied, 'No, this reality does have aeroplanes, it is just dad owns his own private zeppelin, and even a company jet, which both comes in handy at short notice when an aeroplane is not an option.'
She paused to grimace and commented knowingly, 'Oh yeah, and you would be right about the zeppelin, it does end up being a bloody awful way to travel. We obviously don't have zeppelins back in the other reality so it is somewhat of a shock to the system when travelling on one at first until you're more accustomed to them.'
The Doctor nodded and followed Rose and Jackie onto the landing pad. He allowed the two Tyler women to board before him, then climbed in after them, and grimaced faintly when he heard the door close firmly shut behind him. He was not looking forward to spending gods knows how many hours in what he considered to be a confined space with one Jackie Tyler without any means of escape, least not without the certainty of plunging to ones very horrific and rather quite messy death.
He inwardly cringed at the very thought of what could possibly come out of the older woman's mouth, something that would no doubt kick off the Donna in him. Seriously the woman in his opinion had no verbal filter, absolute no tact of any description whatsoever from what he knew of Jackie Tyler since meeting her and his memories of the woman attested to such, oh didn't they just.
He quickly asked Rose through their link, 'For the love of bloody god Rose please start up a conversation before your mother has the chance. I swear I don't think I could endure it the whole trip, however long that might be.' Rose inwardly let out a giggle and asked incredulously, 'Like what for example?' The Doctor watched as Jackie opened her mouth to start talking, before he could give Rose any suggestions of what topic of conversation to start, he panicked and quickly spoke up and asked Rose out aloud, "So Rose what is on the agenda for when we reach London?"
Rose eyed him knowingly and inwardly laughed so only he could hear her. She replied out loud, "Well, first thing first we go grocery shopping as we need food supplies; I've not stocked up the cupboards or the fridge and freezer in the last couple of weeks. I have been far too busy with taking care of work and I don't think I need to state the more than obvious as to what that work entailed." The Doctor shook his head a knowing look in his eyes.
Rose added, "It is important that I take you with me to get the groceries as I know there are certain things you like to eat, which we'll have to double stock up on, like for example, marmalade and bananas. As I said during breakfast, you'll be getting your own jar as we all know what you tend to do, for example your disgusting habit of placing your fingers in your mouth then back into the marmalade."
Jackie grimaced and added in her own two cents, "Christ all mighty, I remember that and used to want to slap him so bad for that at first, that's until I gave in and decided to get several jars in for when you came to visit. I used to hide one jar where I knew he would not bother to look. It was the only way I would get the chance to have any without his fingers and mouth having been anywhere near it." Rose snorted and shook her head and said, "You might want to consider taking that up again, both you and dad, now that he's with us you'll have to cater to his antics again."
Jackie groused and replied, "Of course, I wouldn't expect anything less, especially from him and knowing of that filthy habit of his like I do." The Doctor snorted and rolled his eyes and remarked blandly, "In that case if that's how you feel then you can also get some strawberries, melon and mangos as well as bananas for when I come to visit. It may just be what keeps me from invading your marmalade jar with my fingers and mouth."
Jackie nodded and replied, "Fine, if it works in keeping you the bloody hell from the marmalade I am willing purchase the whole blasted fruit section, anything to not have your fingers in your mouth then into the marmalade. Both Pete and Tony love marmalade and something tells me neither would be too appreciative of your habit."
Before The Doctor could have the chance to retaliate, Rose quickly spoke up, "Anyway, once that is out of the way we need to go shopping for a new wardrobe for you, you can't just go around in the same suit, jumper and converse no matter how I know you will attempt to do just that. You need a vast variety of choice in your wardrobe Doctor." She added at his frown, "You're going to need clothing for different occasions and will be expected to buy a couple of tuxedos, along with casual suits and formal ones. You'll need casual clothing and semi-formal clothing as well as buying new underwear and nightwear."
She paused before adding, "Plus you're going to need toiletries, such as a razor, shaving foam, a tooth brush and paste. Finally, if you are going to maintain your hair like it currently is then you will need to buy the products to style it. There are so many different kinds available that we need to find the product that suits you."
She paused before saying, "You are also going to have to arrange your wardrobe around what career you're going to choose." She concluded, "You'll need work clothes, party and dinner clothes as well as casual clothing, like jeans, sweaters and t shirts. Surely there must be enough Donna in your personality that you won't mind too much over occasionally getting out of that suit and converses and trying something different."
The Doctor looked down first at his converse followed by his suit and asked slightly defensive, "What's the matter with my suit and converse, I thought you liked them on me?" Rose shook her head and replied, "I do, I love them on you, but the point of the matter is that you can't be seen or go to work in the same suit and shoes every day. People, shallow mindless people will make comments that will surely set off the part of your personality that is the Donna in you."
She added, "Plus like I said the Tyler's are more in the public eye here, the press will scrutinize your every move. What you say, how you act, where you shop, what you eat and what you wear. I know it sounds ridiculous and truly beyond god awfully shallow, but that unfortunately is how life for us now is." She concluded, "Never think I am ashamed of you because nothing you do is ever going to make me feel as such towards you never ever please believe that. I only tell you all of this and advise you because I do not wish for you to be ridiculed by the press and upper-class society as they can truly be shallow and vicious snobby bastards."
The Doctor leaned back in his seat and silently nodded, knowing that Rose only had his best of interests at heart, regardless of how the very thought of having to wear clothing he usually did not bugged the shit out of him. He would do it for Rose, not wanting to embarrass her or made fun of, he knew she was right about certain things being all it took to set the Donna off in him.
He looked up when Jackie said, "If it gives you more of an incentive to wear a different suit then you can buy suits with pinstripes on them, which come in all colours in both casual and formal. If pinstripe is what you like then I'll have talk to Pete, I am sure he can find a tailor willing to cater to you." She eyed the Doctor and nodded as she added, "Yes, I can see that pinstripe goes nicely with your tall and slim build."
She paused as she continued to eye The Doctor before nodding and adding, "I was thinking maybe slightly darker colours, say brown and black, you always did somehow manage to look good in brown something I still have no idea how you pulled it off but you did. We could even get you a blue suit, but in a darker shade then what your currently wearing, maybe navy."
She also added eyeing The Doctor even more, "Maybe if you like we could see if we can have a coat made like that long tan suede one. It looked stylish enough as well as practical enough to keep you warm, Doctor. We could get one in grey, brown and in black and have a different coloured lining in each coat. We could have it custom made for you, as surely you will be able to tell a tailor what you want and to combine what colour coat and lining you want. Unfortunately, it won't ever be the original, but it will be better than having to be without one."
Both The Doctor and Rose looked beyond surprised, surprised that it was Jackie who had suggested such a thing. The Doctor despite himself could not help but feel a stab of sudden warmth and gratitude towards the older Tyler woman. Wonders never ceased he noted in amusement, maybe getting along with Jackie some of the time was a possibility, if not always. He did not hold out any hope of Jackie and him ever truly ceasing verbal fire against the other on a permanent basis.
Jackie suddenly shot a sly look in her daughter's direction and murmured quietly enough for only Rose and The Doctor to hear, "Imagine what his backside and those legs of his are going to look like encased in a nice pair of form-fitting jeans or slacks." Rose half gasped and half laughed in disbelief, while The Doctor snorted and drawled, "Had no idea you had your eye on my backside that closely, Jackie Tyler, ha should have bloody well known, you did after all hit on him in both his ninth and this body."
He surprised both Rose and Jackie with his reaction, Jackie more so then Rose. Rose knew that was the Donna in him coming out to play, something that always entertained her when the Donna in him would practically shine out of him. Jackie on the other hand had expected him to blush like a stuttering fool, but no this version of the Doctor seemed to have a sense and brand of humour that the other one lacked and suddenly realised things could very well get interesting.
As soon as they had all calmed Jackie asked The Doctor, "So what career do you plan on doing?" The Doctor replied, "I was thinking science, but I am still deciding on which area, I am caught between Quantum and Nuclear. I might as well make the title of Doctor useful for once, and put those PHD's I gained over the centuries to good use." He paused and added blandly, "Yes I do actually have more than one PHD Rose. Seriously he has more than nine centuries of living under his belt, that tile is earned and not self given thank you very much."
He paused as Rose smirked and rolled her eyes at him. He concluded, "As for what I plan to do besides that, perhaps work occasionally for Torchwood as a consultant, maybe I'll go out on a field assignment occasionally. I will not work at Torchwood full time Rose. Torchwood is not my idea of a dream career, there is too much history there regardless of the reality or who is in charge."
Rose nodded in understanding before she said, "I figured that might be the case." She paused before adding, "Also with that brain of yours being the size it is I figured normal high school science is beneath your talents and knowledge Doctor. You need to sink your teeth into the more complicated areas, which I strongly suspect you will enjoy the experimental side of those career paths you mentioned." The Doctor nodded and replied around a small smile, "True."
He suddenly looked serious as he asked, "Speaking of a much larger brain capacity, what do you plan on doing now you have been provided the genius smarts?" Jackie's eyes widened and asked quietly, "Genius smarts?" The Doctor nodded and replied, "Yes, it is to do with what happened in The TARDIS, that's all I can tell you until tomorrow when we come to visit you and Pete."
Jackie nodded reluctantly before asking, "Tell me at least what she could do now, as I have always wanted her to do more, as I know our Rose is worth so much more then working in a shop or chasing after aliens for the rest of her life?" The Doctor leaned forwards and murmured to Jackie, "Anything she damn well pleases, anything, a teacher, a scientist, Doctor, surgeon, you name it, she could do it if she so wished it. She could take on several different careers and have no problem keeping up and I suspect she would even surpass her instructors in the intelligence department."
Jackie's eyes had grown just a little wider each time he mentioned a different career that her Rose now had the intelligence to learn. Anything if she so wished it, multiple careers, and more intelligent than the instructors. All of that went though Jackie's mind as she eyed her daughter in a sudden new light, which made Rose blush and shift uncomfortably under her mother's intense gaze.
The Doctor asked Rose, "What would you like to do, Rose?" Rose cleared her throat and replied, "First I want to finish school, want to get my GCSES and A Levels or least the equivalent in this reality. Then decided what career path I wish to take, and go to university. I want to help others, want to be able to save lives." The Doctor grinned at her and said in delight, "Doctor Rose Marion Tyler, ah, such a lovely ring to it." Jackie snapped out of her stunned stupor and beamed and said, "He is right sweetheart it does have a lovely ring to it and I would be so proud no matter what you decide to become."
For the rest of the journey they continued to talk among themselves.
Pete met them at a private landing strip in just a little less than seven hours later, Tony along for the ride. The little boy in question was looking forward to meeting The Doctor he had heard so much about in all of his big sisters bedtime stories. He had no idea how many new stories he would learn of in the years to come from The Doctor, seriously who better to tell such awe inspiring adventures then the very man they were about.
Pete held on securely to his son's small hand in his much larger one as the Zeppelin slowly started to descend towards the tarmac covered ground. He knew not only his wife and daughter had returned, they had brought a version of The Doctor with them, that he was waiting with anticipation to meet. Wondering all the while whether he would be able to recognise the same man he had met during the attack of the Cybermen and Lumic Industries and during the battle at Canary Wharf in the other reality.
He took a deep breath as he watched his wife came down the steps from the Zeppelin first, followed by Rose then finally the man he had not seen in almost five years. He instantly noticed that this man looked somewhat older then he remembered, but not by much. He noted he was dressed in a blue and not a brown suit like the one he met first. He also noted that he wore neither a shirt nor a tie, but instead a maroon jumper. This made him stand out from the man he first met, a part from that he looked exactly like The Doctor he remembered.
A few moments later, he greeted his wife, who gave him a brief yet warm kiss before moving on to give their son a hug and a kiss on his cheek. Then he received a hug and a kiss on the cheek from Rose, who said, "Thanks for sending the Zeppelin to get us, dad." Pete chuckled and kissed her gently on the forehead and told her warmly, "Of course, can't have you and your mom or The Doctor stranded in Norway of all places now can we."
As soon as he pulled away from his daughter, he held out his hand to The Doctor and said as The Doctor shook his hand in a firm grip, "Great to see you again Doctor, so I hear you're staying on for the long haul this time around." The Doctor chuckled briefly and caused Pete to falter slightly as he noticed the undeniably rougher edge to his accent and voice that the other Doctor definitely did not have. "Yeah, great to see you to Pete, and I am definitely here for the long haul this time and there will be no getting rid of me."
The Doctor raised a brow when he saw Pete falter slightly and asked, "Is something the matter, you suddenly have the most peculiar expression on your face?" Pete let go of The Doctor's hand and cleared his throat before saying, "Sorry, no offence, but your tone and accent seem somewhat rougher then I remember, Jacks did warm me about that, but I honestly didn't expect that, it is a little disconcerting is all."
The Doctor smirked knowingly before nodding and moving closer. He lowered his voice so only Pete could hear, in less alert people who need not know that he was a part alien part human hybrid. "I'll explain this along with all that Rose needs to tell you tomorrow when we come to visit." He added at Pete's nod, "But in the meantime I will tell you this; yes I am The Doctor, with all of his memories and knowledge, likes and dislikes. However, there is a very noticeable difference between us, that being that I only have one human heart, verses his two alien hearts. I am a human Time Lord Metacrisis, a hybrid if you like. I only have one lifetime; I won't regenerate like he can."
Pete looked stunned as he asked also in a low voice, "You're human?" The Doctor nodded and replied, "Well, yeah, I have a human heart and lifespan, and I also now think like a human does and have the same human gut instincts unlike the other me." He added, "But also I am a Time Lord, in the sense that I think like one, have the knowledge of one, plus so far I need about half as much sleep as a regular human does. I am a touch telepath, but do not require touch with Rose, but will do with others. Also my senses and reflexes are much more acute then a humans."
He paused before he concluded, "Finally, I also heal faster and am less physically delicate than a human, though if I am injured to the point of death, unlike my other self I will be history. There will be no second, third or even fourth chances for me, so if I die then it is a done deal unfortunately. In short I am everything that he is, except the human heart and life span."
Pete silently nodded, hardly believing what he had just learned, besides if that was just the bare minimum detail then he could hardly wait nor brace himself for the full on details. Pete inwardly cringed, thinking his Jacks definitely going to freak something fierce, and he knew it. His wife did not like to think outside of the proverbial box, or liked too much change or often. Both versions of his Jackie had shared that trait.
He mentally shook himself before clearing his throat when he felt a tug on his trouser leg and looked down to see Tony looking up at The Doctor in excited wonderment. Pete let out a quite chuckle as he realised his son had more reason to be excited about meeting The Doctor, due to all of the bedtime stories his daughter had told her younger brother. Yes, he knew about those stories, and would sometimes without his children being any of the wiser listen in on whatever adventure Rose told that night.
He said to his son when he noticed The Doctor had spotted Tony and was grinning gently down at the red haired little boy, "How about we make the introductions as soon as we get in the car?" The Doctor said laughingly when he saw Tony pout at having to wait to talk to him, "Sure it is alright and if the littlest Tyler can wait." Pete also chuckled at hearing this and seeing the pout on his son's face.
The Doctor chuckled and told Tony quietly, "Relax, I'm not going anywhere, there will be plenty of time for you ask me anything you want, well, within reason of course. We can't go around telling you everything all at once, what would be the fun in that?" Rose and Jackie, along with Pete instantly noted just how well at ease The Doctor was with the littlest Tyler. Jackie instantly thought of what an excellent father he was going to be, most likely to her future grandbabies.
Tony beamed up at The Doctor and nodded eagerly, causing the adults to chuckle again, knowing Tony was going to end up talking the ears off The Doctor. And as they walked towards the car that Pete had drove to the landing strip, Tony grabbed hold of Rose's hand and jumped up and down excitedly as he asked, "Rosie is he really The Doctor from all of my bedtime stories?"
Rose and The Doctor exchanged an amused glance as he took hold of her other hand on her other side born out of pure habit. Rose replied gently to her overly excited brother and said, "Yes Tony he is." Naturally she was not about to tell her little and very impressionable brother about the fact The Doctor at her side was more like the identical twin brother of the original Doctor, maybe when he was older and had a better grasp of things.
As soon as they reached the black and very expensive looking four-door car, Tony insisted he wanted to sit next to both Rose and The Doctor. Pete easily settled this when he got in the driver's seat, with Jackie in the front passengers seat, and Rose and The Doctor got into the back with Tony, allowing him to sit in the middle between the pair.
Once they left the landing strip Pete asked, "So do you want me to drop you two off at your place Rose?" Rose replied, "Yeah, I need get my car so I can drive me and The Doctor into town so we can go grocery shopping as I obviously having nothing in to sustain even a mouse never mind me and The Doctor."
Jackie frowned and asked, "But aren't you both tiered from getting in so late last night and having to be up early to catch the zeppelin home, never mind the almost seven hour journey we just had?" Rose shook her and replied, "No mom I feel fine, honestly, that is one of the things I and The Doctor need to discuss with you and dad tomorrow. But in short, I need about as much sleep now as The Doctor does."
Jackie visibility faltered and asked, "What do you mean just like The Doctor?" Rose looked quickly to her brother before undoing her seatbelt and leaning forwards to whisper in her mother's ear, "Mom I am more like The Doctor then say you and dad, which was what caused me to faint in The TARDIS." Rose quickly added when she saw the alarm that suddenly coloured her mother's face and said, "Look I'll explain tomorrow as we can hardly discuss this in front of our Tony."
Jackie looked like she was about to blow a major gasket, but reluctantly nodded her agreement, knowing no matter how much she wanted answers there and then she knew that was not possible nor was it a appropriate with Tony also in the car with them and within earshot. They did not want the boy to go around unknowingly telling his friends, who turn would tell their parents information that would have her daughter and The Doctor on a stainless steel table in Torchwood and experimented on before they could all blink or knew what had hit them.
Rose quickly sat back in her seat and refastened her seatbelt before exchanging a nervous glance with The Doctor, who knew right then that he and Rose were going to be in for a rough time tomorrow with Jackie, hell he even may end up on the receiving end of the infamous Jackie Tyler slap. He grimaced knowing he needed to warn Rose about having a talk with her mother and father before they spoke to them tomorrow.
'Rose we have a problem.' Rose shot a subtle glance in The Doctor's direction before looking straight ahead and asked him, 'How so?' The Doctor sighed and replied, 'You seriously think you mother is about to blow a fuse right now just knowing the fact you more like me and my other self then you are her, but imagine what she going to be like when we tell her the full extent of how different you now are?'
Rose inwardly grimaced and said, 'Yeah, don't remind me, I am seriously trying to not think too closely about it if you get my full meaning.' The Doctor snorted so only she could hear before he told, 'All too true, but Rose seriously do you remember what we talked about yesterday, about how you needed to have a chat with your parents due to I having a much shorter fuse due the Donna in me?'
Rose sighed wearily and said, 'Yeah.' The Doctor gave a mental nod before saying, 'Well, I think you need to have that conversation with your parents before she learns more about your transformation. I can grantee I am bound to be due the infamous Jackie Tyler slap when she finds out how I had a hand in your transformation.' He paused before concluding, 'Rose I cannot promise I will not retaliate, maybe not hit her, but she will not like how I retaliate, I am still trying to get a handle on all my Donna impulses and reactions.'
Rose inwardly moaned as she said, 'Oh hell, I can just see it happening as well, her slapping you and getting in your face when we tell her that only thirty five percent of my DNA is still human and the other sixty five percent is alien, Gallifreyan to be more precise.' She added,'I know I can trust you to retaliate in a fashion that will not end up physical on your part, but I remember how gobby and fiery Donna could be. Christ she could give my mom a run for her money, which is a really terrifying thought in itself.'
The Doctor snorted and replied blandly, 'Ha, well at least you have an idea as to why it is important that you need to talk to your parents before I do, with Jackie in particular.' He concluded,'How about I perhaps take Tony to the park tomorrow while you speak with your parents, then when I bring him back you and me can tackle your parents. Well, when I say your parents, I really mean your mother, I can honestly see your dad being a sight more level headed then your mother ever will be capable of.'
Rose realised he was right about her parents, her dad was definitely the more calm and rational minded of the couple, was the one who kept Jackie in check when she unknowingly went too far with her sometimes too loud and overbearing personality. She and her dad were alike no matter the reality in which Pete Tyler existed, for example, she was the one who kept The Doctor in check as he at times being like Jackie in a certain sense.
She inwardly snorted at the thought, figuring when a daughter married someone, usually were like their father and not their mother. However, the fact of the matter was that Donna and her mother were much alike when it came to certain aspects of their strong and larger as life personalities and quirks, the sort that this version of The Doctor now possessed. It was lucky that the original Doctor's personality was more dominate then the Donna part.
The Doctor in question had caught onto her train of thought and snorted as he shot her a look of disbelief, which she returned by mentally sticking her tongue out at him. He laughed quietly and shook his head, even though he did cringe at the thought of now having personality quirks that somehow mirrored Jackie Tyler, no matter how minutely.
For the final twenty minutes of the journey they all remained silent except for the odd question Tony would ask his sister or The Doctor, which both would answer with warm and patient humour, while Jackie and Pete stifled smirks and laughter at some of the off the wall questions their son somehow managed to spring on the younger pair.
Twenty minutes later Pete pulled up outside a modern and expensive looking penthouse apartment tower block in the high end of London that had a stunning picturesque view overlooking Hyde Park and other famous London landmarks seen from miles away. A building, house or apartment most likely cost more to buy then a person doing a job such as a police officer or firefighter would make in a year, even five times as much as Rose had made in a year working at Hendricks. Hell, it even had a door attendant at the door, and its own security guard and other security measures put in place, it was that posh and upscale.
The Doctor had figured Rose would not have chosen such accommodations for herself, which she in fact had not. It had been a present from Pete after Rose decided she wanted to live on her own, especially after Tony was born and Rose did not want to disturb them with the hours she had chosen to keep since she started Torchwood.
Rose and The Doctor got out of the car, telling her parents that they would come and visit them tomorrow. They needed to discuss what had happened to her on the TARDIS, also to make arrangements for The Doctor to get some legal documents such as a birth certificate and national insurance number in order to create a identity for him. He needed an identity so he could get a job and take his driving test in order to get his licence and even have a credit card or fill out and sign legal documents or checks.
The Doctor also realised that sooner or later he and Rose would marry and have children, which meant he needed an identity so he could use a name to apply for a marriage licence. Then there is the fact he needed a last name to give to Rose and any children they had. The Doctor already had a name in mind, and just needed to run it by Rose and Pete tomorrow when they went to the Tyler Mansion.