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So in this chapter, there may be some OOC-ness goin' on with the Doctor (and come on, we all have those days where we do something out of our character), Just giving yall a heads up.
Now, I'm pretty sure that you guys have questions about River. Well, she's playing a weirdly big role in this story and you'll find out how Emmerson knows River. River, in this fanfic, will not be married to the Doctor- that will be explained as well.
I do not own Doctor Who, I wish I did though...But I would be just as torturous as Steven Moffat, if not more so!
Now go, go read!
Last time on The Daughter Paradox:
"Emmerson," said Violet worridly, "Who or what is that?"
"Is it another gang member?" asked Rose.
"Worse," Said Emmerson, "Someone neither of you have met yet."
"Who could be worse than a gangman?" asked Violet.
Emmerson turned to look at the two and said dangerously, "Hell in high heels."
And a blonde woman stepped out from the shadows.
"Hello sweetie."
The Doctor, after having dealt with Donna, was tired. All he wanted to do was sleep and sulk. He never really had the proper chance to- for lack of a better term- "mourn" over Rose.
But since she was coming back, there wasn't a need to be sad...was there?
The Doctor leaned up against a wall in the TARDIS console room and sank down to the floor.
"Still feeling sad, huh?" said a voice to his right, "Well, there are better things you could be doing."
"Ahh!" the Doctor screamed as he jumped up into a standing position, "Blimey! Will you quit doing that?"
"Not my fault that you don't pay attention to your surroundings!" Emmerson countered, nearly yelling at the Doctor.
The Doctor sighed and sank back down to his original position, Emmerson joining him.
"How do you manage sneaking in here? I should be able to hear you!" said the Doctor.
"Maybe you're just out of it, losing Rose and all." Emmerson said, trying to figure out a good possible answer.
The Doctor only hummed in response. Emmerson looked at him and sighed. "Look Doctor, I know you're upset- no, that's not how I wanna go about it," he looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "Do you want to talk about it, is what I'm trying to say."
The Doctor put his face in his hands and sighed. "Why? Why, why, why? Why did it have to be her? Why couldn't it be me?"
"Well if it was you, we'd have a whole other paradox on our hands now, wouldn't wy?" She joked, trying to make the situation lighter. But the Doctor shot her a look and she instantly backed off.
"After all we've been through, after all we've done," He said, standing up, "And this is how the universe repays me! With-with-with pain and-and-and sorrow!" He used his arms to express his point. "And the universe takes her away from me!"
"You know Doc," said Emmerson, standing up as well, "The universe didn't take her away from you, you're just separated."
"Yeah, separated with no hope of seeing each other again." The Doctor mumbled.
"Doctor," she stated as she moved towards the piece of coral where the Doctor kept his trench coat, "Remember, there is hope. Don't give up!" 'I am his only hope!' She thought as she began rummaging through his bottomless coat pockets.
The Doctor, not really paying attention to Emmerson's actions, began to fiddle with the TARDIS controls as he continued on his "rant". "Yes, I'm aware of what you've said to me! It's just-it's just-"
"Doc, tell me about Rose," Emmerson began, "Like how did she make you feel? What was she like?"
The Doctor had noticed that she sounded far off in her own little world, but the Doctor, being distraught as he was, shrugged it off. "What was she like?" he said sounding happy to tell her, "She's amazing, wonderful, sweet, brave, kind, and caring, her smile could outshine the sun and her eyes could outshine stars!"
"How did she make you feel?"
"Light as a feather, she sent my hearts flying!* One touch and it felt like sparks, or fire, or fiery-sparks! I-I-I-"
"You love her, don't you?"
The Doctor, tears in his eyes, nodded and in a broken voice he said "I loved her more than life itself," the Doctor raised a hand to wipe away his tears that refused to come out of his eyes, "and now she's gone."
"Remember Doctor, I am working on bringing her," she trailed off as she grasped something within the trench coat pocket, "Back."
"I had big plans for the both of us. I never got to take her to Barcelona, the planet, mind you, they have dogs with no noses." the Doctor babled but Emmerson wasn't paying attention to him, she was looking at the thing that she held in her hand that she had fished out of the Doctor's coat pocket.
A small velvet covered box.
'No fricken' way!' she thought, 'why wasn't I told this story?' Emmerson opened the box and gasped. "Doctor," she said looking up at him, "You had bigger plans than just taking her to Barcelona, didn't you?"
"What do you mean?" he asked, continuing to fiddle with the TARDIS controlls.
"You were gonna ask her to marry you."
And the Doctor turned and looked at Emmerson, surprise and sadness written across his face.
Both saw the gem of TARDIS blue shaped in a rose on a golden band.
The Doctor only let out a single word.
"Yes."
"Aunt River?!" Exclaimed Emmerson, "What are you doing here?"
"Well I just wanted to see my favourite niece," River said as she gave Emmerson a hug.
"But how did you find me? How did you know I'd be here?"
River held up a blue book; not just any color blue, no, this was TARDIS blue. "With this, sweetie."
"My diary!" Emmerson exclaimed, "That explains so much!"
'Wait,' Rose thought, 'Her diary? Did she steal it or...?' Emmerson pulled out her own copy out of her inner coat pocket. 'Oh, so the one that River has must be a future copy of Emmerson's diary.' Rose concluded, 'Well that's a paradox.'
"So, where are we at?" asked River, "Have we done New York yet?"
"Nope, but now that's on the 'to do' list." Emmerson said, opening up her own copy of the Diary, "Just check page twenty, that's where I left off last. I've got a lot of catching up to do."
"Oohh sweetie, have you got your work cut out for you. Some of these entries are long."
"Joy," Emmerson said with no enthusiasm in her voice.
"So, this is the adventure where you're-" River started but was cut off by Emmerson.
"Ah-ah-ah! Spoilers!" Emmerson said smirking. River did the same thing. "I only learn from the best! Now, if we really need to discuss this, we should go over here!" and Emmerson grabbed River's arm and dragged her out of earshot from the others.
Rose and Violet watched the two interact with one another.
'What is she doing?' thought Rose, 'Are they arguing or what?'
It looked like Emmerson was trying, and failing, to explain something to River. Finally, it seemed like they reached an agreement and they returned to the rest of the group.
"So Brian," said Emmerson, "Will you take us to Al Capone? But first," she looked at the TARDIS, "I'll be right back." and she booked it inside the time machine. "I'll be back before you can say Raxacoricofallapatorious!" and the TARDIS dematerialized.
Rose and Violet shared a glance at each other before saying, "Raxacoricofallapatori-" and the TARDIS was back.
"Wow," said Rose, "That was quick."
Emmerson saw the Doctor in his most vulnerable state, and it wasn't something one wanted to see at all.
"Doctor," Emmerson said worriedly, taking a step forward, "Are you alright?"
The Doctor nodded his head and said shakily, "Yes."
Emmerson wasn't fooled. "No you're not."
"Yes I am. I don't know why-" he protested, but Emmerson cut him off saying,
"Rule number one: the Doctor lies."
And that's when the Doctor broke.
Sorry that was so short, but there was a lot that needed to get done! So, I hoped you liked it and please let me know what you think! oh, and there might have been some OOC moments with the Doctor, but this just kinda needed to happen. That's part one of my alibi, part two is that it's Doctor Who and the craziest things happen and it's considered normal!
I hope yall are happy that River is not married to the Doctor in this fic, and also that I explained the whole Diary thing a little bit more. Because, it was never said where River got the Diary from. I mean we assume that it's hers but what if it wasn't?
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed it, please leave a review and whatnot, and I'll see you guys in the next chapter...whenever that may be...