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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
An hour later saw them drive through the tall steel gates of the mansion. The Doctor gritted his teeth while Rose took a deep nervous filled breath as both she and The Doctor mentally prepared themselves for what lay ahead. Rose just hoped that Tony was long in bed and deep asleep by the time her mum started on them. She hoped her mum would be less inclined to raise her voice too loudly if there was the risk of waking not only Tony but also Isabella their head housekeepers Solana's young daughter.
Rose continued to drive until she pulled up in front of a large garage. She reached out of her window and pressed a button on a nearby panel that lifted the door of the garage. Once fully raised Rose drove forward and parked in her usual spot reserved for her. She switched off the engine she and The Doctor exited the car and closed the doors. Rose pressed the button on her key fob, which locked all the doors.
Rose and The Doctor made their way around to the boot, and Rose opened the boot before she and The Doctor gathered the bags equally between them. Rose closed the boot and pressed her key fob again which activated the security alarm. She and The Doctor exited the garage, and she placed her share of the bags on the concrete before walking over to the panel and pressed a button to close the garage door. She then picked up the bags again and secured them in each hand.
They made their way to the main front entrance of the mansion. Pete stood waiting for them having seen via the several security cameras the car enter the grounds. He raised his brows when he took in what The Doctor was wearing. He had to admit wearing that suit, shirt, tie and coat that The Doctor now looked almost exactly as he had during when they had first met. If he had doubted who this man is that doubt was now gone.
Pete took in how many bags there were and noted there was not as many as he had expected. He knew he needed to get Rose alone and ask her what they had managed to get and what The Doctor still needed. Pete knew from just the amount of bags that everything he had expected The Doctor to have had not been bought yet. Christ was that man stubborn and brimming with a tonne of pride.
Pete turned and went back inside and asked as they followed, "So how did it go?" The Doctor was the first to answer before Rose could and said, "I hate clothes shopping particularly when there is a large price tagged attached." Pete snorted and drawled, "You're not done yet, remember what I said about that suit and wedding Doctor." The Doctor grimaced in reply, no words were needed his answer was loud and clear.
Pete snorted again while Rose rolled her eyes in exasperation. She said, "Dad, The Doctor and I are going to my room to put his things away, tell mum we'll be done soon." Pete nodded and went to turn around when The Doctor called out to him, "Pete, wait a second." Pete paused before The Doctor asked, "Did you manage to have that conversation with Jackie yet?"
It was now Pete's turn to grimace as he replied, "I did bring it up, not much good it did unfortunately. She is insisting one you are here early, and two this is her daughter's health and wellbeing. She has only agreed to wait until Tony and Isabella are asleep before all bets are off. I am sorry you two, I tried to get her to hold off but she is insistent and is not letting this go."
The Doctor let out a low curse before hissing, "For Rassilons sake Pete, one bloody day that is all I asked for. It is not as if Rose is ill and in life threatening danger, in fact she is healthier and better off for what happened."Rose nodded and added, "He's right dad I've honestly never felt healthier both mentally and physically as I feel right now." She paused before adding, "Sure I could have done without the resulting agony and passing out afterwards."
She added, "I am smarter and more durable, definitely harder to kill now that's for sure." She paused before adding, "I am also going to live for a long time." Pete's eyes widened as he asked, "How long is a long time Rose?" Rose shook her head and replied, "Wait until later on when Tony is asleep this is not for him to hear at least until he is older and knows how to keep secrets."
The Doctor grimaced and added, "No offence to Tony, however Rose and I are not too keen on landing on a stainless steel table and end up dissected." Pete visibly blanched at hearing this as he asked, "Are you saying Rose is no longer human?" Rose grimaced and replied, "As I already said later on when young impressionable ears are not within hearing distance."
Pete looked troubled before he nodded and said he would see them when they came down. He told them they would be in the main lounge area where Jackie liked to have her tea and entertain. Rose nodded before leading The Doctor upstairs. He looked as if he would rather be on the other side of the planet than underneath the same roof as the raging harpy that was Jackie Tyler, especially now he knew Pete had failed and she was still on the warpath.
When they reached the room, The Doctor looked around the room and said, "No offense Rose, but this is not you, I can't see a hint of your personality anywhere." He gestured with a hand around the whole room in general. Rose replied around a grimace and said, "Oh I know isn't, it will do for now, besides I don't plan on living here long enough to want to change anything. The Penthouse on the other hand will be decorated to both of our tastes."
They placed the bags on the bed and made quick work of putting everything away. Once done twenty minutes later The Doctor said he would meet her downstairs after she had showed him where the bathroom on the same level as her room was located. Rose made her way downstairs to where her parents were sitting drinking tea.
Rose noted Tony was not in the room and figured he must have been off somewhere playing with Isabella. Rose thought it was cute how close they had become with each other. From the brief glimpses she had seen of Tony's future timeline, she noted Isabella had been a big part and closely linked to Tony. She wondered if Tony had met his future wife, the way his timeline entwined with the young alien girls seemed to point in that direction.
As soon her parents saw her Jackie asked, "Where is The Doctor then?" Rose replied, "Using the bathroom, he will be down in a minute." Rose removed her jacket, draped it over the large love seat, and sat down leaving enough space for when The Doctor arrived. She leaned back and ran a hand through her loose hair, feeling tiered already and all her mum had done was to ask after where The Doctor was.
Pete asked, "What did you managed to buy and what does he still need, especially with him feeling as he does?" Rose sighed feeling as if she was playing tattletale on The Doctor to her parents. She said, "Some business and casual clothes, suits and shoes but no formal, except for three tuxedo shirts and two black silk bow ties. We did manage to get a soap bag, underwear, some nightwear, loungewear, and socks. Even cufflinks sets and pocket squares to match with the several ties and shirts we managed to get."
She added, "We also managed toiletries and hair products as well. Through we did not get slippers or the high-tops trainers he did not find any he liked in that area. We did not make it to Moss Bros or Calvin Klein. I believe he would have gone off at the deep end if I had forced him to do any more clothes shopping. Trust me he hates shopping with a passion, especially if it is clothes. I have no idea if it is just The Doctor or if Donna was not a fan either, I highly doubt it, and think it is just The Doctor in general."
She continued to add, "We managed the iPhone and iPad and protective cases for them but not a laptop. We went to Saville Row, O2, apple, Boots and the outlet I got his hair products." She paused to scowl as she next said, "It was like bloody pulling teeth without the aid of anaesthetic to just get what we did. The man is a right bloody stubborn bitch and I told him so." Jackie snorted at that last part while Pete cringed imagining the other man's reaction.
She continued to add, "He needs glasses for reading and up close work, and the only reason he not fighting me on that is because he knows he needs them. The full Time Lord version does not need them he wears them because he thinks they make him look clever. They do to, yet he does not need to be told that seeing as that ego of his is more inflated for the three of us combined."
She paused before going on and saying, "He so used to wearing only the same suit and trainers that I do not think he fully realises that he needs multiple of everything, as what goes with one thing will not necessarily fit with something else." She concluded after a brief pause and said, "The other Doctor only wore different shirts and ties, otherwise he had several identical suits and high tops in his wardrobe provided by The TARDIS."
Pete nodded and said, "Right you take him out tomorrow for new glasses. Saturday we are going back out to visit Calvin Klein and Moss Bros and to buy him new slippers and high-tops as well as a laptop. If it takes me shopping with him so he has everything he needs to survive in this damn superficial and image conscious world then so be it."
He added, "Besides next week I will be taking him and our Tony to be fitted for suits for that up and coming wedding the family has been invited to of one of my business associates daughter." He grimaced as he concluded, "He is aware of how much mine has cost me, and knows it is an expensive designer brand. He balked so I am about looking forward to dealing with that as I am on the receiving end of a prostate examination."
Rose cringed at the mental image that came to mind, while Jackie shot her husband a look for his prostate comment it being the last mental image she had wanted. She then nodded and said, "I will attend on Saturday for extra added incentive to get him to behave, nothing like the threat of a slap hanging over your head to make you play nice."
Rose and Pete exchanged a truly incredulous glance knowing that The Doctor would raise hell and he would definitely not play nice not by a bloody long shot he would not. Her mother Rose was guessing had not quite grasped just yet that she was not dealing with The Doctor she knew, that unlike the original full Time Lord version, this Doctor was sporting a awful crap load of personality quirks from a woman very much like Jackie herself.
Just as Jackie went to open her mouth to continue, was when The Doctor decided to make his presence known. As he entered was when Jackie saw what he was wearing, and could not help but let out a small gasp. She exclaimed, "Whoa that is bloody uncanny, if I doubted who you were, then seeing you in that get up squashed any doubt." The Doctor smirked knowingly as he made his way over to where Rose sat. He removed his new coat and draped it next to Rose's, before taking a seat in the available space next to her.
Pete gestured to the suit and asked, "Is that from Savile Row, it looks almost exactly like the brown suit I saw the other you wearing?" The Doctor nodded and said, "Yes it is, I even managed to get a silver grey three piece pinstripe suit as well." Jackie had to asked, "Are all of the suits you got pinstriped?" The Doctor shook his head and replied, "No out of the five suits I managed to get only this I have on and the sliver grey three piece have pinstripe."
Rose grinned and said, "I cannot wait until we find an occasion for him to wear the three piece suit, he has a charcoal shirt and silver tie and pocket square and gorgeous cufflinks that will look incredible with it." She added grinning, "Believe or not he picked out shoes and boots that are not high-tops, and I can hardly wait to see what he looks like in them."
Jackie smirked as she asked, "Did you get any jeans?" Rose shook her head and said, "No, but I have not given up, I swear before the month is out I will see him in a pair of jeans make no mistake." The Doctor snorted and rolled his eyes as he said, "Ha, admit it you two just want to ogle my backside and legs." Pete made a choking sound in the back of his throat at what the other man had said, knowing full well he was not wrong.
Pete cleared his throat and said, "Anyhow Doctor from what I have gathered from the bags you and Rose had earlier on you have not gotten everything you will need. This is why tomorrow you and Rose will head out to have your eyes tested and to pick out new reading glasses." He paused before adding, "As for Saturday, the four of us will be heading out for the day and Tony will stay behind and be taken care of by Solana our head housekeeper."
The Doctor narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why and where do you have in mind?" Pete replied firmly, "Moss Bros and Calvin Klein Doctor." The Doctor opened his mouth to protest, however Jackie beat him to it and said in no nonsense take no prisoners tone, "Stop it Doctor, you are not sponging off us and it is not bloody charity. Yes Doctor I was in Pete's office when he took that call earlier on." She glowered as she pointed a finger at him, and said, "If Rose and I have had to come bloody accustomed to all this expensive designer living then so will you to Doctor."
Jackie shot him a warning look as she added, "Now I believe you need some legal documents sorting, so here is what you are going to do. You and Pete are going to go to his office and discuss that, while Rose and I have some mother and daughter time together." She paused before concluding, "Finally, once Tony and Isabella are down for the night, we are going to discuss what happened with Rose yesterday whether you are bloody ready or like it or not."
The Doctor shot her a poisonous glance, which the others immediately saw, and Rose and Pete inwardly moaned and wondered if they would have to break up a spat between the pair. Jackie on the other hand felt secretly taken back as she noted he was not cowering way from her demands, and he had never shot her such a look before. She wondered whether if that was an influence from that red haired woman Donna.
Before they could exchange any more words between them, Pete immediately sprung to his feet and said, "Right follow me Doctor, sooner we get your details, past history and background, your story in general straight, then I can send it off to the guy who is going to set you up with an identity and legal documents." The Doctor shot Jackie one last narrowed eyed glance and reluctantly stood and took his coat and draped it over his arm and followed Pete out of the room.
As soon as they were out of Jackie's earshot and closer to Pete's office The Doctor commented sourly, "No offence Pete, but your wife is a bloody menace." Pete pinched the bridge of his nose before asking, "You and Jacks are really going to bloody clash aren't you?" He grumbled as he added, "I am starting to realise Rose and I are going to have our work cut out trying to keep the peace between the pair of you."
The Doctor shrugged and remarked apologetically, "Sorry but Jackie has always grated on my last nerve, especially my ninth self, the first version of me that met her. I would never wish her ill or want her dead but Rassilon Pete she has a knack and personality that I can only take in doses. It is worse now as this version of me has personality quirks that resemble Jackie's quite a bit."
He grimaced at Pete's own grimace as he revealed, "Pete Donna Nobel was a lot like Jackie, she took not shit or prisoners. If she thought, you were talking crap or not being upfront, she would give you hell, bring you down more than a few pegs, and enjoy it. She is very loud and vocal and in your face and not afraid to slap you silly if you provoke her or she believed you had earned it."
Pete grumbled as he asked, "Oh bloody hell, so Jackie 2.0 then?" The Doctor snorted around a cringe as he nodded and replied, "Oh yes, so now do you see why I can only take her in doses. I mean truly imagine me when we first met and pair that with someone like Jackie." Pete blanched and swore colourfully and finally managed to ask, "Why do I feel like Rose and I are going to be subjected to what has the potential to be hell on earth until you and she move back into the penthouse?" The Doctor snorted but did not bother answering, which in turn told Pete all he needed to know.
As soon as they entered the office, Pete took two genuine crystal tumblers from a cabinet on his wall before grabbing a very old vintage and expensive whiskey. He poured two fingers in each glass before handing one to The Doctor and keeping the other for himself. He then sat down in the chair behind his desk, and took a sip of the dark amber liquid as The Doctor took a seat in one of the two chairs in front of his desk.
As The Doctor took a sip of whiskey, Peter said, "Well, seeing as you are here before I could get in touch with the guy I know who will provide you with a legal identity, I figured you could give me a general outline of what you want your identity to be like." The Doctor replied, "Jamie Carlisle is the name I have chosen." Pete raised a brow as he commented, "It sounds Scottish, and you do not have a Scottish accent or even sound like you have lived anywhere near there."
The Doctor replied, "Simple, we could say that I was adopted at birth and never met my biological parents. That I no longer have any living relatives, as the Scottish couple who adopted me as a newborn, they moved from Glasgow in the late sixties to London. They discovered a few years later that they could not conceive so they adopted me." He paused before adding, "We could say the woman died of breast cancer when I was 12 and the man died in a car crash when I was 18."
Pete nodded and wrote down what The Doctor said before asking, "Ok, so how about an age bracket and date of birth and also what career are you thinking of so we can build up a past academic history for you, and provide you with the correct doctorates if any?" The Doctor replied, "Well, this body is around 38 years physically, while in reality I am less than 48 hours old. Therefore, I am thinking around 71, maybe 18th April 1971 that could work. However that would make me 41 in this reality and 38 in the other what with it being 3 years ahead of the other reality."
Pete frowned and said, "Your less than 48 hours old, but your body is physically 38, Jesus Christ that is going to take some time to get my head around the concept of it." He paused and shook his head before adding, "I admit you appear to have somewhat aged since we last met, but you definitely do not physically look as if you could be 41 years of age." He frowned some more before saying, "How about 1974 to compensate for those extra 3 years, which would put you at 38?" The Doctor nodded and said, "That sounds about right."
He paused as Pete wrote down the age and date of birth. He then said, "As for my choice of career I am still deciding between quantum and nuclear sciences, though I am leaning more towards nuclear engineering, meaning the title of Doctor will definitely be applied to my name and not Mister." The Doctor took another sip of whiskey while Pete wrote it down on the pad in front of him.
He asked, "I take it I rightly assume you have the ability and intelligence to backup that title and choice of career?" The Doctor laughed and said, "Pete I have the memories and knowledge of more than nine centuries of living. I am part Time Lord, Gallifreyan, we are known for our very broad and definitely not human range of intelligence. I have an edict memory. In those nine centuries he gained several doctorates in both medical and scientific areas of study, and I have all of those memories and knowledge, and certain if I was to take an IQ test it would be more than above average."
Pete was shocked to say the least before he asked, "Would you mind if we had your IQ tested, we could do it at Torchwood and tack on a later date in your records to make to seem as if you had it done during your early school years? It would help with your identity and chosen background and career if we had black and white proof of what you are capable of intelligence wise."
The Doctor frowned and said, "If I did that than I would have to majorly dumb down just what I am capable of, if I truly allowed how much I know and what I am capable of they will get suspicious and would wonder how the hell a normal human being is capable of such a level of intelligence. It would draw the sort of attention I do not want any part. This is not me being arrogant or blowing my own trumpet."
He added, "The same could be said for Rose now, if you have her tested she would have to seriously dumb it down, not as much as me, as I have memories and knowledge spanning more than eight times her age. Still if they sat her down for an IQ test she would have to be seriously careful Pete." Pete frowned as he sipped from his glass, and wondered exactly what had happened to his daughter.
Meanwhile back with Rose and Jackie, mother and daughter sat and drank tea as they chatted. Rose huffed in exasperation as she told her, "No mum let it go, and I am not explaining anything to you without The Doctor present. I can only tell you so much, while he on the other hand knows everything there is for you to know." She quickly added as Jackie glowered and was about to continue arguing. "Listen mum all I can tell you is that I am now better off physically and mentally and a sight healthier than I was before. You saw the aftermath of the process which I admit looked bad."
Jackie screeched, "Bad! Are you out of your mind, you bloody passed out cold in front of me that is more than bad." Rose lowered the teacup onto the coffee table, and let a loud moan as she pinched the bridge of her nose between her fingers in pure annoyance. Just as Jackie was, about to continue ranting The Doctor and Pete entered the room having heard her screeching from all the way down the hall.
Jackie turned her dark glower on The Doctor as soon as she spotted him and turned her ranting on him. "You have my daughter on a tight leach apparently she can't talk without your say so." The Doctor had truly had it with Jackie at this point. He snapped, "Grow the hell up Jackie, you're a grown woman spouting all kinds of crap you don't have the slightest clue about."
Jackie let out a snarl and jumped her feet ready to hit him. The Doctor barked furiously, "Oh go right ahead and hit me I dare you, but know this if you do I am telling you nothing, absolutely bloody nothing." Rose and Pete were frozen in shock, Rose because she was finally seeing the part of Donna in The Doctor out at the forefront for everyone to see he was not concealing or trying to keep it in check. Pete on the other hand had never seen anyone stand up to his wife before, he supposed The Doctor had not been kidding when he said he could only stand Jackie in doses.
The Doctor was truly done playing nice, the Donna in him was out in full rein he did not care to hold it anymore. He added coldly truly letting the older woman have it, "For Christ sake I am not pandering to your delicate sensibilities just because you are choosing to act like an over stimulated grizzly who fell ass first onto a bee hive when you do not get your own way."
Rose could not help but let out a sound caught between a laugh and a gasp of disbelief at what he had just said "DOCTOR! I cannot believe you just said that." The Doctor glowered mutinously as if too silently say try me. Pete on the other hand clapped a hand over his mouth not wanting Jackie see the honest to Gods hilarity he was trying to conceal. The Doctor was done playing nice and he knew it, as did Rose.
The Doctor added furiously, "I am done cowering and letting you walk all over me. Let us be clear here shall we, you are not dealing with the exact same version of me that will cower or just run for his TARDIS in order get away from and to escape you and your harpy ranting and bloody itchy palm." He continued as he exchanged heated glowers with a fuming Jackie. The tension was so high and thick in the room and Rose and Pete shifted uncomfortably.
The Doctor continued and said, "Donna Noble that red haired woman who you met on The TARDIS I was created with a part of her DNA even though the larger part of the DNA and influence comes from him. However, Donna is a woman not unlike you, she will get up your face will rant and rave at the world just to be heard. She had a terribly itchy palm just like you. She took no shit or prisoners, you crossed her she would let you know and would enjoy it to."
He shook his head and told Jackie, "Here is how I see it, you and her would have either got on like a house on fire or you would have clashed something awful due to having such similar personalities. " He paused once more before saying, "There is two ways which we can go about this. One which is you try and curve your slapping impulses around me and show some bloody patients, and in turn I will try and rein in my Donna impulses in order to keep the peace around here so that Rose and Pete are not constantly breaking up spats between us."
He paused before continuing, "Option two, you can continue to be impatient and up in my face constantly when you don't get your own way, which in turn I will retaliate, the days of sitting back and taking whatever you give me are well and truly over. I am nobody's doormat or punching bag let us be clear about that now. You slap me I will not slap back I will never ever hit a woman or child no matter how far you push me, though I grantee I will definitely retaliate make no mistake about that."
He concluded after taking a deep breath and said, "This option also means possible world war three constantly for Rose and Pete to deal with. If we are not discrete enough then Tony will probably end up seeing a less than loving side of his mother and be traumatized for life, and no matter how many millions Pete has there will never be enough therapy in the world that will help Tony. Take it or leave it Jackie seriously."
The Doctor then walked passed Jackie and retook his seat next to Rose, who was sat in stunned disbelief at what had just happened. Pete quickly made his way over to his wife and led her by her arm back to her chair. She did not fight him when he gently pushed her down onto the chair, she was far too stunned to react as she would normally. This new side to The Doctor had seriously shot everything she thought she knew about The Doctor to hell.
Rose sighed for the umpteenth time that day before she said, "That could have been avoided if you had not got in his face and flied off the handle as perusal. You can't do that mum not with this Doctor anyhow." Jackie spluttered in disbelief, however before she could start up again, Rose held up a hand and said firmly, "No stop it mum, stop it whilst you ahead. I will not constantly break up spats between you and The Doctor, which might I add you started this time."
She added, "This whole spat could have been avoided if you had been bloody patient. Seriously, I was in no real danger, The Doctor and The TARDIS had my back the whole time." She shook her head and said, "My changing was a fixed point and had to happen, so yes we did it right underneath your nose and had Donna distract you so you could not interfere and stop it. Oh and mum you would have tried, and in the process would have caused a paradox that would have punched a hole the size of Belgium into the other reality, a reality I plan on returning to in the future thank you very much."
Jackie spat, "He and that blasted ship of his made you like him." Rose glared and snapped, "Yes they have, and I would have aged and died before I could return to the other reality back to the other Doctor if I had not changed." Jackie snarled, "And what is the bloody matter with that, it is normal and what we humans do. Besides you have a Doctor here who can age with you whilst you stayed human. So what bloody more could you need Rose?"
She continued to rant completely incensed before Rose could reply, "I was right I was bloody right when I said to you one day in the far future you would be on an alien planet billions of miles from home and you not be you." Rose spat back, "I am still me! I am still you daughter is something that has not changed, it is the one bloody thing I can grantee that I am Rose Tyler."
She added coldly, "I am just smarter, faster and a hell of a lot more durable, not to forget to mention harder to kill." She breathed deeply beyond incensed by her mum's pigheadedness. She continued, "I still have one heart and will still age, though when The Doctor here dies I will probably go back to looking as I do now. I have a longer lifespan to match the other Doctor's." She concluded, "Besides what difference does it make to you, you will be long gone and buried by the time I return to the other reality."
The Doctor spoke up for the first time since his furious outburst. He said, "Rose is still human, though admittedly she is now more Gallifreyan than human, thirty five percent human and sixty five percent Gallifreyan." He paused as he saw Jackie pale and looks as if his words had slapped her. He reminded her, "She is still your daughter, just now more durable and capable of things you are not and cannot understand."
Pete spoke up before Jackie could asked, "What else is different about her?" The Doctor asked, "Remember what I told you earlier on about me?" Pete's eyes widened as she said, "Touch telepathy, emphatic, more durable and faster healing and reflexes more acute than a humans. You mentioned you do not react to temperature the same ways humans do. So you are saying Rose can now do all of that?"
The Doctor nodded and said, "Exactly. All of her senses, taste, touch, sense of smell, sight and hearing are all heightened a hundred fold compared to a human. Unlike a human, she now will use a hundred percent of her brains capacity. Her ability to think and discover the correct answers and process information is faster by a hundredfold."
He paused to added, "Unlike a human with your five senses she now has six, that sixth being a time sense. A time sense means she can see and sense the flow of timelines around her, and with some careful practice able to manipulate and maintain certain points not fixed. She can also feel the rotation of the planet, and sense when a planet, solar system or galaxy is being born or is dying."
Noticing Jackie was too stunned and not reacting well, Pete asked The Doctor, "What about her lifespan and that of any children you have, will they be more human or more like the other Doctor?" The Doctor replied, "Rose's lifespan is more compatible with my other self meaning possibly centuries. She is going to live for a real long time, I won't lie she has got many years ahead of her, more than the three of us combined by a long shot."
He paused before adding, "As for children, well, any I and Rose have they will be more Gallifreyan than human like Rose. They live for as long as a Time Lord but will not change to look like a different person when they regenerate, just minor changes each time." He continued, "However any children she has with him when she returns to the other reality will regenerate like he does, meaning they will look like a completely different person."
Suddenly without warning, Jackie sprung from her chair and the others expecting her to start ranting or possibly hit The Doctor, braced for the backlash. However, that was not what occurred; no instead, Jackie silently hurried out of the room. Pete sighed and said to Rose, "Don't worry Rose; she will come around eventually she loves you too much not to." He added, "You two stay here or do whatever you want, while I go after Jacks and see if I can calm her and ease her into the whole idea of what she has learnt."
With that, he left the room, leaving The Doctor to comfort an upset Rose. He took her into his arms and held her while she shook in both fury and sadness. The Doctor kissed her on top of her head and said soothingly, "Don't worry, as your dad said she just needs to come to terms what she had learnt. It is not everyday a mother learns the child she gave birth to is not one hundred percent physically or mentally the same."
Rose lifted her head showing her dry eyes, she had not been crying she was far too furious to do that. She hissed, "Damn her, I get she is upset but you would think she would be more supportive. It was my decision to do this and is not as if you forced me into anything. Well, she is just going to have to get used it as it is not going to change."
The Doctor shook his head and said, "I cannot believe I am saying this, but give her a bit of slack Rose she is human with a human understanding." Rose scowled, "Are you actually taking her side especially after how she treated you today?" The Doctor sighed and replied, "I am not taking any sides I was just more prepared for her reaction. I figured this was how she would react, why else do you think I insisted The TARDIS put up that perception filter, and I had Donna distract her. Her reaction is normal Rose a very human reaction at that."
Meanwhile Pete had caught up to Jackie before she got very far. He took her to his office, which was when Jackie snapped out of her stunned stupor. She had tears in her eyes and snarled, "How bloody dare he turn my daughter into an alien thing like him." Pete said sternly, "Do not refer to your daughter as an alien thing, and definitely never utter such a thing in front of her either." He had added, "She is still your daughter that has not changed just because she not completely human anymore."
Jackie snarled, "I wish she had never met him." Pete shook his head and said, "If that had happened then you and Rose would have possibly been dead during one of the times the other earth was attacked. In fact if I had not come to the other reality when it was attached you and Rose would have possibly been turned into a Cyberman." He paused before continuing, "You and I would have never met for that matter, which means no second chances to be together and definitely no Tony. Are you so against what Rose has become that you wish for all we now have created to have never happened?"
Jackie cried, "That is not fair." Pete replied, "No Jacks what is not fair is begrudging your only daughter her own second chance at being happy, and that is what she is getting with The Doctor and even possibly a third shot at it when she returns to the other reality at some point. That second and third chance just so happen to be whilst not entirely human. It is not the end of the world, Rose all of sudden is not going to stop being your daughter or not love you the same way she has for the past twenty odd years."
He continued, "Think long and hard Jacks, because if you are not careful you could lose her. You have not lost her now though that could very well change if you do not come to terms with all of the changes. Trust me Jacks you will come to regret it if you do not handle the situation better than you are right now." He finally concluded, "Jacks, seriously her completely human but miserable or not completely human but happy and in love with the future chance to be with the other Doctor once this current one is dead and buried."
Jackie remained in silence as tears streamed down her cheeks as she thought about everything Pete had just said to her. It was safe to say it was going to be a long night for all involved.