AN: Hey guys, AuraStormMaster here with the next installment of Mad-Man with a Box. I know this is a little late but hopefully you guys still enjoy this update. Also, what do you guys think of Capaldi's doctor? Personally, I think he's ok but I hold Eleven as my favourite. Remember, if you want my Doctor!Harry to run into his previous incarnations; check out the poll on my profile. Anyway, on with the show!
Disclaimer: I never have nor will I ever own Doctor Who or Harry Potter.
Key
"Wibbly wobbly timey whimey" – Regular Speech
'I could go a Jammy Dodger' – Regular Thought/Spell
"Avada Kedavra" - Spell
"We will destroy you" – Alien Speech
Previously on Harry Potter and the Mad Man with a Box
"My my, now this is different. I don't believe I remember this form of yours. Bit young isn't it."
"Why couldn't it have been Jack?" The Doctor groaned as he stared at the owner of the voice.
"Who is she Harry?" asked Hermione, staring at the woman in question.
"It's complicated." He muttered, smiling at the frizzy-haired woman and her crimson grin "Hello dear, I'm home."
"Hello sweetie, and where have you been?"
"A fun story, anyway let me introduce my companion Hermione Granger. Hermione, meet River Song: my Wife. I take it you're the cause of the distress signal."
"You know it honey, now, what can you tell me about the Yvultions?"
Chapter 3: Explanation and Revelations
"You have a wife!"
"Yes-well no-it's complicated but what isn't complicated is the Yvultions. Now that is a name I haven't heard in a long, long time." The Doctor's smile dimmed slightly as he looked the 'older' woman in the eye. "How are you here, alive? I though the library had-"
"Maybe it would be best for us to discuss this back at U.N.I.T HQ, sweetie." River interrupted, gesturing to the black jeeps behind her. The Doctor merely grinned and all but ran to the nearest jeep. Hermione made to follow him when she was pulled to a stop by River's arm.
"What are you-" She began, only to be silenced when River called out:
"Doctor! I think I will take Miss Granger with me. Knowing you, I will have to catch her up on quite a few things." The Doctor stared over at the two, his green eyes locking with Hermione's own brown orbs. She nodded slightly, answering his questioning gaze.
Following the wild-haired woman to another jeep, she stared at River when she paused to look back at the Doctor, a smile tugging at her lips as she watched him talk animatedly to one of the soldiers with wild hand gestures.
"I see some of his eleventh self is peeking through, twelve was much too serious so it's a nice change of pace."
"Are you really his wife?" She blurted out, flushing slightly at River's questioning smirk.
"My my, is that jealousy I hear colouring your voice?"
"What! No-I mean..." she stammered, only to glare at the other woman, who laughed throatily.
"Oh my dear, it's okay. Now, to answer your question: no. While I was technically married to his eleven-no, thirteenth incarnation, that was a long time ago. He was eleven or twelve hundred at the time and was on his thirteenth body, but he was only the eleventh Doctor."
Hermione watched as a look of fondness floated across River's face as the woman in question looked back on her time with her doctor. Shaking herself from her musings, she eyed up his newest companion.
"Now, tell me about yourself. I would like to know what my dear 'husband' has been doing and who you are."
Taking a deep breath, Hermione began her life story from her earliest memories. River should great interest when she began to explain about being a witch, and even fell into a giggle-fit when the Gryffindor witch described her first encounter with the, at the time, still human Harry Potter.
"I can just imagine it." She laughed, wiping a tear from her eye "Him looking so lost with big round glasses."
After calming down, River motioned for Hermione to continue. She sat, engrossed as the young brunette described the numerous different adventures she had went on with the Doctor, back when he was still the young Potter heir. She had just been getting to the bit where they found the fob watch when the jeep pulled to a stop.
"We're here, ma'am."
"Thank you, Brown." Called River, who began to fix her hair slightly before, after checking her reflection in a small pocket mirror, stepping out of the car. Hermione followed her quickly, only to stare at their destination.
"You've got to be kidding me!" She cried, staring at the shiny black door of no. 10 Downing Street. She turned her gaze to the smirking face of River Song "How in the name of Merlin did we get here?"
"Teleport."
The two females turned to see the grinning face of the Doctor as he hurried over to them.
"I examined it when my driver first revealed the button. It's quite clever really: Old Noogretum technology. Amazing species, the Noogretum, the creators of one of the strongest alcoholic beverages in the galaxy. I remember this one time, when I was younger I got so...Anyway," He continued, grinning sheepishly at the two women's exasperated looks "there is a pair of clamps that are left in two locations. In this case, one under the car and one," He pointed to the very road they stood on, "buried right below us. In each clamp, there is a tiny chip that contains the heart of the teleports. The co-ordinates of the target location is coded into one of these chips and once the activation button is used, the chip seeks out its 'brother' and BAM! Instant teleport."
He grinned at his brunette companion, only for the smile to drop at her confused look. Sighing, he gestured to the car.
"Think of it as a Portkey." The confused look was immediately replaced with one of understanding. Turning to River, a frown marred his features. "However, I will need to be taken back to Cardiff when the TARDIS is repaired."
"What's happened to the TARDIS?" Asked River, worry shining in her eyes. The Doctor merely waved his hand, a smile once again dancing on his lips.
"Not to worry, the old girl just picked up on the fact this is a parallel reality. She tried to escape but something was blocking our exit. Now that is what concerns me the most."
"How come?" Hermione piped up, only to blush slightly under the combined stare of the Time Lord and Human/Time Lord.
"Nothing in the universe should stop a TARDIS from dematerialising. Well, not in my universe and technically you can control where it goes, but you definitely can't stop it from trying to leave parallel worlds. Now: let's get this started!"
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"Ouch!"
"Doctor, what have I told you about using you're screwdriver on other people's computers?"
Grumbling, the Time Lord slipped the device back in his pocket and flopped down in his seat. Sighing, he turned to face Hermione, who had been watching him with an amused smile on her lips.
"Mione, these people are boring. You're not boring, let's do something. I got it!" He leapt up and ran from the room; seconds later a loud yelp was heard as he was dragged back in by a pair of soldiers. Hermione couldn't help but notice that the two soldiers were trying their hardest not to laugh, while the Doctor pouted. As he was dropped back in his seat, River entered with a knowing smirk.
"Did you really think I wouldn't tell them about you habit of wandering?"
The Doctor merely glared at her, pout still in place. Hermione couldn't help but giggle at the sight. How could someone so child-like be so...alien. She was ripped from her thoughts as an older man of portly stature entered the room, a neckerchief being dabbed repeatedly against his shiny forehead. The Doctor bounded out of his seat, his pout replaced by a cheery grin.
"Ah. Prime Minister. Great to meet you sir, I'm the Doctor and this is my companion: Hermione Granger."
The Prime Minister stared at the raven-haired male in confusion. Glancing round the room, he caught sight of River Song.
"Professor Song, do you mind telling me why this...boy...is claiming to be this 'Doctor' person you so highly speak of?" River merely smiled, while her eyes seemed to visibly harden at the Prime Minister's comments.
"As U.N.I.T has also told you, Prime Minister, the Doctor has the ability to change his face. This time he merely changed into a much younger form."
"My regeneration ability aside," interrupted the Doctor, frowning at River's casual reveal of his race's ability to cheat death, "Tell me about what the Yvultions have been doing that requires us to be brought to Downing Street."
"Uh uh uh Doctor." tutted River, wagging a finger in his direction, "First you tell us about the Yvultions, and then we'll tell you what they've been up to." With a sigh, the Doctor sank back down in his chair, crossing his leg onto his knee.
"I guess, like all stories, its best to begin at the start. The Yvultions first cropped up millions of years ago; long before you lot first walked this earth. They actually used to be part of your solar system, between Jupiter and Neptune. Yvultia, a solid planet amongst those made of swirling gases, and oh was it gorgeous. Plants of colours you wouldn't believe, most not even on Earth. There were cities but they weren't built from stone but were grown from the environment themselves and moulded to suit the Yvultions' needs. However," at this, the Doctor's face darkened "the planet shifted. Like Pluto, it slowly drifted out of the solar system and as you know, the further from the sun the colder it is. How they had survived up until then I have no clue, but their planet died. They evacuated of course but they changed. They became mere scavengers and squatters. I myself chased them from settling on Venus, in 4591. I take it you know what they look like?"
"Three feet tall, thin with aquamarine fur. Face like a falcon with a beak coloured like a jewel. The beak colour itself represents the Yvultion's rank. Stands bi-pedal and usually wear clothes that have been made from natural, plant resources." River rattled off, returning the Doctor's smug grin.
"Atta girl, now. Tell me what they have been up to that U.N.I.T requires my help. Last I checked not only did I not exist in this universe, I have you to thank for informing them of my existence, and the Yvultions tended to shy away from planets like Earth."
"What do you mean 'planets like earth'?" The Prime Minister snapped, his face turning an ugly shad of puce.
"A planet of pollution and concrete, where plant-life is wiped out in favour of unnecessary buildings." The Doctor replied coldly, his eyes boring into those of the Prime Minister. Startled, the portly man immediately backed up, his dark eyes wide as disgust seemed to roll of the Doctor in waves the longer he looked at the Prime Minister. Sneering slightly, he turned to River who smiled sadly.
"The Yvultions have launched numerous attacks at key areas and landmarks: Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. They even attacked George Square, Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace and the Wallace Monument. We've had people stationed in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. That's how we found you actually. Our scanners had picked up a major spike in temporal discharge. It was all a matter of guessing how far you had moved from the TARDIS."
"What about the other countries?" asked Hermione, who until this moment had remained silent. "According to you, Britain and Ireland seems to be protected but what about other countries? France, Germany, the US, the Switzerland, Japan, China, Russia-"
"The UN has been informed and told us that they have their own versions of U.N.I.T monitoring their own countries defences." River interrupted, looking slightly impressed about the young witch's empathy to the foreign nations. The Doctor merely grinned, wrapping an arm around the girl's shoulders.
"That's my Mione, always looking out for others. Now" He barked, leaping out of his seat and striding to the Prime Minister's desk, where then plopped down and placed his feet up on the desk, "I want a map of Britain and Ireland, a list of each major city and historical landmark and some bananas. Love a banana, good source of potassium." River couldn't keep the smile of her face; the Doctor was back in his element.
"Get him what he wants. Including the bananas."
"Of course ma'am. We'll get them."
The two soldiers, that had dragged the Doctor in earlier, left the office. The Prime Minister followed after them, mutter under his breath about mad men and aliens. Hermione stared at her friend, having never seen such a cocky and confident attitude ever fill him outside of a Quidditch match. The Doctor pulled out his sonic screwdriver and began to fiddle with its settings, a look of excitement shining on his face.
"Just like old times, isn't it River?"
"Until we're running for our lives or just running, this'll do for now." She replied, her trademark smirk on her lips. The Doctor returned her smirk in kind, only to drop it as he sat the sonic down and stared at her. "You should be dead."
"Such a charmer in this form, aren't you." She drawled, he smirk only slipping slightly.
"River..." He growled, his tone belaying the fact that he wasn't in the mood for games. The smirk finally dropped, as the younger time traveller sighed.
"The truth is Doctor, I don't know how I came here. The last thing I remember is eating with my crew, in that saved world, when suddenly; I was in the middle of Cardiff. Even though I had died, I was still part Time Lord so I could tell that this was a parallel world. Timelines are so wonky that I was physically nauseas. At least I guessed that was what made me nauseas, as I've never heard of a teleporter that could raise the dead."
"Are you still...you know?"
"On my last regeneration? I don't know if I'm perfectly honest. Only Time Lords could give new regeneration cycles, like what happened to you on Trenzalore."
At the mention of Trenzalore, the Doctor stiffened as his eyes darkened. River immediately regretted mentioning that damned planet as Hermione raced over to her friend.
"Harry, what's wrong? Harry-"
"I'm fine Hermione." He replied, a little more harshly than he meant to. He quickly apologised when he caught sight of the hurt look on the witch's face. Turning back to River, he offered a half-hearted smile. "I'm guessing future me told you about that place."
"Spoilers."
"Thought so, ironic that future me neglected to mention this event. Then again, spoilers I suppose." He stared out of the window; his eyes seemed to glaze over as he lost himself in his thoughts. "Parallel world, there should be a duplicate of everyone on my Earth here, correct? She could be here, you know."
"Doctor, you can't-"
"Why not!" He snapped, glaring into River's blue orbs. "I know for a fact when I was looking for Rose when I first lost her, I found another version of her. So why can't I see her on this Earth."
"Because I know she wouldn't want you to-"
"How do you know, how do you know what she would want-"
"Because that's not the Clara we knew!"
Silence filled the office, a silence so thick in was near suffocating.
"I knew that upon you're regeneration into your thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor, you went into hiding again when she died. How do you think she would feel if-"
"Stop it, you stop it now." He warned, his eyes flashing. River merely smiled sadly, approaching the desk and lowering her head toward his.
"What was the last thing she told you?"
"I...I can't-"
"What did she say?"
"'Run you clever boy...and r-remember me.'"
His voice trembled, as old emotions began to well up inside. River, still smiling, lowered her lips to his ear.
"And what does that tell you?"
He couldn't take it anymore.
He latched onto River and wept; releasing the grief he had bottled from the moment she died, to when he used the chameleon arch, to when he regained his memories. River patted his back soothingly, and looked over to Hermione. She gestured to her to take the Doctor, to which the girl nodded. She crossed the room quickly and took him into her arms, immediately whispering soothing and comforting words into his ears, like she had done so many times when he was still human. River backed away, watching the pair with a look of fondness. She remembered the tales the Doctor told of his adventures of his thirteenth incarnation; technically it was his fifteenth incarnation and fourteenth face, but only the thirteenth Doctor. The one thing that always stuck out was the fondness that shone in his eyes when he spoke of Hermione Granger: Brightest Witch of her Generation
She had no idea how long she was daydreaming, but was soon pulled from her musings when a cry of pain filled then office. She watched as Hermione, with a look of horror, backed away slightly from the Doctor, who was no longer crying, but was lurching and twitching violently in pain, small streams of golden energy slipping from his mouth.
"What's happening to him? Why is he in pain?" Hermione demanded, her voice becoming shriller in her emotional state. River darted forward, gripping the Doctor as his spasms became more violent.
"When Time Lords, his species, are dying; they have this trick to cheat death. Every cell in their body is destroyed and then rewritten, essentially changing their entire physical form and personality. The mind remains the same but, as I said, new body. In some cases, it takes the body some time to get over the regeneration, resulting in 'regeneration pains'. He never got over his regeneration before he became human. As his Time Lord DNA returned, so did the regeneration pain. His body isn't fully stable yet." Her eyes darted to the cupboards located near the door. "Quick, I want you to make a cup of very strong tea."
"Are you mad? How is that going to help Harry?"
"The tannin in the tea can help his body stabilise. Do it, quickly!"
Nodding, the distraught teen rushed to the cupboard. Pulling out the needed supplied, she dropped the teabag into the cup and filled it with a murmured Aguamenti. With a wave of her wand, the water then boiled and the teabag spun around in the cup. She finished by banishing the now used teabag and quickly carried the steaming tea to River, who took the cup and to Hermione's horror, dumped the scalding liquid down the Time Lord's throat. Within seconds, the spasms stopped and the Doctor seemed to return to normal.
"Well, that was certainly fun. Now then, the first order of business is that-I'm gonna sleep now."
He promptly passed out.
"What the hell is going on here?"
The two women turned to see the two soldiers had returned along with the Prime Minister, clutching maps and, of course, bananas. River chuckled slightly and stared down at the unconscious form of the Doctor.
"Well, here we go again I guess."
AN: And done! Well, this was certainly interesting. We learn of the Doctor's newest enemies along with a glimpse into his past. River reveals how she is still alive and Clara is dead? Well, while I need to hide from Whoufflé and Clara fans I will say this: her message is important in this and the next adventure. As always make sure to check the poll on my profile and my other fics. Also R&R. This is AuraStormMaster, signing off.