I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! It's funny – I always worry that these will be really hard to write. But once I get going it's really fun! Hopefully that will mean, then, that I will be updating MUCH more often. Hopefully...

It's the day after the Rules Change Ceremony, and each family has a lot of changes to get used to.

(Shot of Romana and David at the breakfast table, where Miranda is serving them.)

Miranda: "Are you kids excited about going to school?"

Romana: "Yeeeeeeeah ... but I'd rather take a trip to Raxacoricofallapatorius."

David: "Or Barcelona!"

Miranda: "You'll see that life doesn't have to be all about moving around. You can be perfectly happy staying in one place. Let's see what your father's up to – he's going to be late for work. Theta!"

(Shot of the Doctor trudging into the room.)

The Doctor: "Do you have to call me that?"

Miranda: "I am not going to address you by a title, Theta. Now, your suitcase is sitting over there. It's got everything you need. Children, say goodbye."

(Romana and David run up to the Doctor and hug him.)

David: "Good luck, Dad."

Romana: "Don't worry, we'll be okay."

The Doctor (smiling): "I know you will, sweetie. Okay, here I go."

(The Doctor walks out the door.)

(Shot of the Smith household. John is about to leave for work.)

Rose: "John, could you take the garbage out on your way?"

John: "I'm going to be late..."

Rose: "No you're not. It takes ten seconds. You're a part of this household too, you know."

(John rolls his eyes and does as Rose says.)

(David and Jennifer walk up to Rose.)

Rose: "Now David, you have soccer training tonight, don't you?"

(David nods.)

Rose: "Okay, well I'll see if I can arrange for your dad to leave work early. And Jennifer – if you want, invite a friend over today."

Jennifer: "Okay, thank you Miss Rose. Bye!"

(Michael and Jennifer wave as they leave. Rose smiles and folds her arms.)

(Shot of Romana and David walking around a school, being led by Miranda and a teacher.)

Teacher: "So they've never been to school before?"

Miranda: "Never. Their parents find it unnecessary."

Teacher: "I see."

David (from behind): "Hey, Einstein gave me a one hour lecture once!"

(Miranda turns to David and shushes him.)

Miranda: "Go and run around in the playground or something. Leave the adults alone."

(Romana and David run off into the playground, where some other children are playing. A girl about Romana's age walks up to them.)

Girl: "Hi, are you new?"

Romana: "Yeah. My name's Romana, and this is my brother David."

Girl: "I'm Lisa. So where are you guys from?"

It's time for Michael's soccer training, and John has arrived home early.

John (to Rose): "Work said I had to leave early, what's going on?"

Rose: "Soccer training is about to start. I thought you and Michael could go together."

John: "That wasn't part of the deal! You said I just had to go to the games!"

Rose: "John Smith, are you passing down the opportunity to watch your son?"

(John looks down at the floor.)

John (mumbling): "I suppose not."

Rose: "Good. I'll have dinner ready when you come back, and I'll even stack the dishwasher tonight since you're taking time to do this. It's called compromise."

(John nods.)

Rose: "By the way, isn't it interesting that your work had absolutely no problem letting you go early? The excuse I used when I made the phone call was 'family matters'. Even the people you work for are aware of the importance of family."

(Michael runs into the room, holding his soccer ball.)

Michael: "Dad! Are you coming to watch me?"

John: "It appears so, Michael."

(Michael's face lights up with joy, and a hint of a smile comes across John's face as he acknowledges this.)

John: "Come on, we don't want to be late."

But in the Tyler household, things aren't running as smoothly.

(The Doctor comes through the door.)

The Doctor: "Honey, I'm home!"

(Miranda is sitting in the captain's chair, her arms folded across her chest.)

Miranda: "How was work?"

The Doctor: "Oh, you know. Fine."

Miranda: "That's funny, because I received a call from the bank..."

The Doctor: "How did they get this number?"

Miranda: "I spent all of last night looking through the TARDIS manual for it. Yes, I'm not as useless as I look. Anyway ... they said you never showed up. Where were you?"

(The Doctor sighs and raises his hands in the air, his suitcase still in his right hand.)

The Doctor: "Okay, you got me. I traced alien signals coming from downtown London, investigated, stopped an evil millionaire from taking over the world with green alien slime. And if I hadn't done that, Miranda Smith, you might not have been standing here right now."

Miranda (raising an eyebrow): "How did you trace the signal?"

The Doctor (grinning): "With my trusty sonic screwdriver, of course."

(He puts down the suitcase, reaches into his pocket and takes out the screwdriver.)

Miranda: "Right, I'll have that."

The Doctor: "What?!? But ... my screwdriver..."

Miranda: "You can live without it. Now, dinner's cooking, so I suggest you go and get the kids."

The Doctor: "Where are they, by the way?"

Miranda: "They've been in their rooms all afternoon, I barely saw them. It just goes to show that they appreciate a little time to themselves."

(The Doctor makes his way down the TARDIS corridors to Romana's room. He pauses outside the door, then opens it. Romana is in there with Lisa.)

Romana: "Hi Dad! This is my new friend Lisa."

Lisa: "Nice place you've got here."

Next update should be less than 9 months away lol