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I own Landown Parish, its residents, including Blue Mae Woodam, and some plot lines.
Alabama; Landown Parish; 2008.
"But it's been years since I've seen her. She probably doesn't even remember me. If anything she probably wants to forget everything about that day. And she didn't even want to come with me!" The Doctor pouted, scratching the back of his hair and messing up his spikey hair.
Bright red hair poked out of the Tardis doors. Donna Noble frowned at The Doctors face before stepping out and smacking him over the back of the head.
"Oi, stop pouting!" The Doctor threw his hand down and looked at her completely offended. "From what you told me, I think she did want to come with you. Just go and say hello if anything! You've been moping about since last week." The Doctor sighed. He pulled the Tardis doors closed then spun around dramatically and grinned. Donna laughed, knowing he was excited to see her. She asked he what was wrong a week ago when he was staring at the salt and pepper pots in the Tardis kitchen, looking grumpy and sad all at the same time. Eventually she coaxed him into telling her about a girl he met years ago. He told her that she reminded him of her, she was brilliant, sarcastic, witty. She kept on coming up with these phrases that baffled him until he sat and thought about them. He told her that she couldn't come with him. At that point his face resembled that of a kicked puppy.
It took Donna a week of sly comments, before she gave up and forced The Doctor to make a trip to the southern state. She didn't regret it when she saw how happy it made him.
Pushing the bar doors open, The Doctor looked around the bar, immediately seeking out her face. His smile dropped when he couldn't see her. Donna stepped in behind him and took in stereotypical southern bar. Then she noticed everyone looking at them as if they were aliens. Well, they were half right. Donna cleared her throat and nudged The Doctor. He looked down at her confused. She threw him an exasperated look before jerking her chin forward to the many eyes staring at them, some beginning to whisper to each other.
The Doctor barely took notice of the looks he was receiving and addressed the crowd of people. "Hello! I'm looking for a girl who works here, Blue Mae Woodam. About this tall" -he held a hand up to just below his shoulder- "makes a lot of sarcastic comments."
An elderly woman at the bar spoke up. "Blue is helping her grandmamma, whada'ya need her for, mister…?"
"Doctor."
Her eyes widened a fraction before pulling on a poker face. "You that man who broke Blue's doors? Who cut up her finger and nearly broke her nose and then just disappeared?"
At this, other patrons of the bar started to stand up, specifically the more burly looking men.
The Doctor chuckled nervously, slowing holding his hands up in front of him in a calming way, and began to slowly back up towards the door. Donna whacked The Doctor on the arm. "How comes you never told me that?!" she harshly whispered at him. He gave her a desperate look before he turned back to the people creeping towards him. "Now listen- I never did any of those things- well I suppose if I hadn't of been there they wouldn't have happened- but that's not the point-"
"Miss Gloria?" A particularly beefy man in a red plaid shirt and dirty work jeans addressed the woman.
Miss Gloria narrowed her eyes before menacingly muttering, "Get 'im, boys."
Donna stepped in front of The Doctor defensively, stopping the pursuit. "Now, listen here. You don't know who you're talkin' about, lady. The Doctor I know would never harm a woman and if he did, by accident let me assure you, he would never leave her by herself. I don't know what's been said, but you'll have to go through me before you start on him, sunshine." The Doctor looked at Miss Gloria, waiting for her reaction when-
"What is goin' on in here?"
The Doctor and Donna turned to the voice coming from the door next to the bar, and there stood Blue Mae Woodam. A grin slowly made its way across The Doctors face, catching Donna's attention. Ahh, so this is Blue. Well, you can see why he was all mopey, she was pretty. He probably had a big, fat crush on her. I wonder if he met her before Rose.
Blue slipped her way through the crowd of people and walked straight up to The Doctor, and frown on her face. She poked him in the chest as she spoke to him. "Hey! If you're fixin' to start a fight it ain't worth it! Y'all better get on outta here if that's all ya came for!" She had to lean her head back a bit to look him in the eye. All the Doctor could do was smile. He was practically beaming.
Blues frown deepened when she didn't get the reaction she wanted. "I ain't messin' around!"
"Oh, I know you aren't. Tough as nails you are." The Doctor said fondly. "Right!" He cleared his throat. "S'ppose we better get a move on then. Sorry for the trouble."
The Doctor wrapped a hand around Donnas arm and pulled her through the doors, making their way back to the Tardis. "Why didn't you tell her who you were?" She asked curiously. The Doctor stopped and sighed. He turned around and put his hands on her shoulders. "It wouldn't have changed her mind, Donna." Slipping his hands in his pockets he started walking again. Donna taking a second to catch up. "Not only that but I apparently broke her doors, her nose, cut her finger and left her. No, I won't bother her." Donna only rolled her eyes and followed him into the Tardis.
Back at the bar Blue was talking to Miss Gloria after she got everyone to sit back down again. Miss Gloria wasn't telling Blue what happened. "Miss Gloria, if you won't tell me I'll just find someone else to do it!"
"Young lady, I am best friends with your grandmamma, you sass me again and I'll tell her! I will!" Miss Gloria said waving her finger about as she took a sip from her iced tea. Blue rolled her eyes and leaned down on the bar, so her face was close to Miss Gloria's. "I'll tell my grandmamma that you've been seeing Father Barnet from down the road a piece, now you know she won't like that. Nor will his wife." Blue whispered and raised her eyebrows at the end. Miss Gloria choked on her drink, and Blue leaned back smirking, twisting a half pint glass on a washcloth. Miss Gloria glared at her as she cleared her throat.
"That, my dear girl, was apparently your Doctor man."
Blue's eyes widened and she dropped the glass. She jumped over the bar and bolted through the door.
"So where are we going next then?" Donna said, trying to lighten the mood. "We should go somewhere alien this time. Haven't seen any alien planets yet."
"Yeah, yeah let's go somewhere alien." The Doctor muttered as he began to flick and twist switches and buttons.
There was a knock at the door. Donna looked at the Doctor at the same time his head flicked over to the doors. He quickly walked over and pulled both doors wide open. Blue stood there, face flushed and out of breath where she had ran from the bar. She stared up at him wide eyed.
"Doctor?"
The Doctor swallowed nervously, lowering his arms from the doors.
"As in The Doctor?" Blue said disbelievingly, her shaped eyebrows furrowed. "Are you kidding me? You look nothing like him! Where is the real Doctor? Did you steal his spaceship?" she practically shouted at him as she pushed her blue plaid sleeves up to her elbows and tucked her blonde plait behind her ear, prepared to come to blows if this tall, rather attractive man had done anything unsanitary towards her Doctor.
The Doctor paused for a second before laughing loudly and pulling her into a hug. "Hey!" she screamed as he lifted her up and spun her around, her plait flicking her in the face. "I've missed you, Blue Mae Woodam!" he continued to spin her until she flung her head forward and head-butted him.
"OW!" They both flew away from each other and furiously started rubbing their bruised foreheads. The Doctor looked up at her, slightly bent over and pointed at her accusingly "You just head-butt me! As in actually head-butt me! What, have got a skull made out of metal?! Is that how you greet friends?!"
Blue stood up straight and folded her arms, trying to look tough but the twitching of her eye gave away the throbbing pain in her head. "I ain't greetin' no friend from what I can see. Now I know this is the Doctors ship, so where is he?"
Donna couldn't hold in her laughter anymore and practically exploded at the scene in front of her. "Oh you two match up perfect! You're just as daft as he is!" she said between laughs. After a minute of The Doctor and Blue glaring at each other and Donna cackling on the captains seat, Donna calmed down and walked up to Blue and put a hand on her arm. Blue tensed, but gave Donna a chance to speak. "The Doctor told you he was an alien, didn't he?" Blue nodded. "Well, the type of alien he is can regenerate. He's the same man, just a different face. The same Doctor you met before."
Blue stepped back a bit, training her crystal blue eyes on The Doctor once more. She looked at his face, trying to see any resemblance to The Doctor she knew. He looked back at her, hoping he wasn't giving away how much he wanted her to believe it really was him. Blue breathed out her nose and shook her head. "Why do ya look different?" she asked, still hesitant.
"I was dying. I.. I was saving someone, if I hadn't they would have died." Blue blinked, she licked her lips before thinking of another question. "There was an alien in my bar. You gave him some stuff in a jar to take back to his people. You had a really long name for it that I can't remember, but I had a better name for it. What was that name?" She narrowed her eyes, this – despite how silly it might sound – would be the deciding factor for her. She knew, only her Doctor would know what she jokingly called it.
The Doctor snorted and slid his hands into his pockets. "They were micro-magnetic sodium-chloride particles, and you very creatively called it pixie dust." He barely managed to finish the sentence before she threw herself at him, latching her arms around him and shoving her face into his neck, laughing gleefully. "You are him! You're my Doctor!" She leaned back, her arms still hanging over his shoulders as he grinned at her.
"Hold on a minute!" He gently pushed her back a step. "Why did you tell everyone that I broke your nose-" The Doctor pulled his hands up in front of him and started to count off his fingers, "cut your finger, broke your bar doors, and then abandoned you?"
Blue scoffed and looked at him like he was ridiculous. "Well, what was I s'pposed to say? Everybody knows everybody 'round here so it couldn't have been a burglar, and I couldn't exactly say 'Oh yeah, don't worry y'all it was only a salt suckin' alien that was lookin' for some pixie dust'!" The Doctor rolled his eyes and nodded his head, only agreeing with her because he knew he wasn't going to win. Donna smiled at the two and stepped up. "I haven't even introduced myself yet. Donna Noble. Best temp in Chiswick, and his"- she jerk he thumb behind her – "latest hostage." The Doctor's eyes widened and he opened his mouth to defend himself before he snapped his head over to Blue as she laughed, her eyes glittering. "Blue Mae Woodam. Owner of Landown Parish's only bar, and the Doctors saviour three years back. Pleased to make your acquaintance, Donna Noble." Blue shook hands with Donna, knowing that they would get on like a house on fire.
"I'm gonna go make a cuppa, you want one?" Donna asked the pair. They both nodded. Donna disappeared through one of the Tardis doorways. The Doctor turned to Blue, suddenly reverting to an awkward teenage boy and scratching the back of his head. "So, how's your Nan?" he asked. Blue grinned and clapped her hands together. "She got married!" The Doctor looked at her disbelievingly. "She was 87 last I knew! That makes her 90 now!"
"And what? She can still find love at this age!" Blue crossed her arms, eyebrow raised challengingly.
"Well… good for her. So, I suppose this means that she has a bit more help around the bar now." The Doctor averted his eyes from her for a second before coming back.
Blue nodded and fiddled with her rolled up shirt at the inner elbow. "Yeah, he's 50 somethin' so he's still got some life left in him."
"50-something?!"
"I know. Nana is a bit of a cougar. Be careful if you ever meet her." Blue giggled. The Doctor laughed with her.
"So, if I were to ask you to come with me, you know considering there's someone else to look after your Nan now…" Blue looked up at him with hopeful eyes. "...would you?"
Blue's eyes lit up and a bright smile slid across her face as she jumped at The Doctor, once again throwing her arms around his neck "YES! I've been regretting saying no ever since you disappeared!" She immediately regretting telling him that, thinking he would think she was a bit weird, but he simply laughed and spun her around again.
Donna walked back in with a tray and three cups of tea sitting on it. "What's going on?" She asked curiously. "You got yourself a new roommate, buddy!" Blue took the tray from Donna and sat it on the captain's chair before jumping her as well. "Yaay!" Donna squealed and started to jump up and down with Blue.
Blue turned around and flung an arm over Donna's shoulders, then addressed The Doctor, "I'm gonna go tell Nana… something. I'm not sure. I s'ppose I'll just tell her the truth. I'll be back in a flash." She bounced out of the Tardis like a little girl.
Donna turned to The Doctor and playfully (although quite hard) punched The Doctor on the arm. "See! I told you good would come from giving her a visit! Now she's going to travel with you, you should always listen to me." The Doctor chuckled as he rubbed his arm.
Back at the bar, Blue sped through the open doors and straight through the door at the side of the bar, leading towards her personal living space she shared with her Nan and her Nan's husband, James. "Nana! Nana, I've got some great news!" Blue pushed open the door to the front room and plopped down on the couch next to her grandmamma, Denise.
"Yes, baby?" she replied.
"You remember I told you about The Doctor?"
Denise narrowed her eyes and put her hand on her walking stick, attempting to stand up. "That little shit that broke into the bar! I'll get him!" Blue put her hand on Denise's arm, pushing her to sit down again. "Nana, I know you're a spitfire, but it's okay. I may have sugar coated that story a little." She pinched her fingers together to illustrate. "There's a lot of things I can't tell you about. But all it is, is me goin' travellin' for a while. I'll come back to visit, I promise! And James will take care of you for me. I wanna see everything Nana, please?" Blue looked at Denise, practically begging her with her eyes to let her go.
Denise pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes again. "As long as you're safe. And you better come visit me. I'm not gonna be here forever you know!"
"Hush, Nana. You're gonna live until you're over a hundred and you know it." Blue hugged her grandmamma and then ran to her room to start packing a bag. Once she had everything essential shoved into a backpack, she gave her Nana a kiss on the cheek, and waved as she shut the door. Standing in front of the door for a minute, she made a mental oath to remember to visit her Nana. She was right, she wouldn't be there forever. But she just couldn't pass this opportunity again, not now. 26 years she had been living in this po-dunk town, she needed excitement. She needed that same feeling she got when there was an alien standing in her bar. Well, technically two aliens. She wanted to see, she wanted to learn, and she wanted to live. Pulling the straps on her backpack tighter, she made her way downstairs. Giving Miss Gloria a quick hug and telling her to ask Nana where she was going, she made her way back to the Tardis.
The Doctor and Donna were sitting on the captain's chair, contemplating where to go next. The doors to the Tardis opened and Blue walked in and leaned her bag against the console. "So, where are we goin'?" She grinned at the two, and they grinned back and stood up.
"I have an idea!" The Doctor said as he bounced around the console, flicking switches and pushing buttons faster than Blue could keep up. The Tardis started to rock back and forth, forcing Blue and Donna to cling on to the console. Donna shrieked as she almost lost her grip.
"Is this normal?!" Blue shouted over the noise.
"It's completely safe!" The Doctor called back before the console sparked at him.
Donna rolled her eyes before tightening her hold on as the Tardis shuddered to a stop. The Doctor brushed his hands together.
"Set the controls to random, Mystery tour. Outside that door" he pointed behind them, Donna turning to face the door then back to him. "could be any planet, anywhere, anywhen in the whole wide uni- are you alright?" he asked Donna. Her face was pale but she couldn't stop grinning.
"Terrified. I mean, history's one thing but an alien planet?" Blue smiled at Donna, although she was just as nervous. "I could always take you home." Said the Doctor. Blue looked practically heartbroken at that, which Donna saw. "Yeah, don't laugh at me." She challenged the Doctor. Blue jumped up next to her, "You can't leave me with him, Donna. We gotta team up, us girls. He's a man, he won't understand." Blue smirk playfully at the Doctor. He grinned and walked up to them, practically giddy. "I know what it's like. Everything you're feeling right now." He stood in front of them, Blue took in his smiling face. He was so different from her Doctor, but in a lot of ways, so very much the same. "The fear, the joy, the wonder? I get that."
"Seriously? After all this time?" Donna questioned with her voice all high.
"Yeah!" Blue snorted at his squeaky voice. "Why do you think I keep going?"
He looked at Blue. "You have got lots to look forward to. Both of you." "Well, we better get on the stick!" Blue squealed. "Come on, Donna!"
"Ooh! Aright then!" She started to walk over to the Tardis doors, her arm looped through Blue's, the Doctor following behind them, beaming away. He stopped to grab his jacket and put it on, listening to Donna. She swivelled around spinning Blue with her, who just about managed to keep her balance. "This is barmy! I was born in Chiswick. I've only ever had package holidays. Now I'm here. This is so- I mean it's- I don't know, it's all sort of- I don't even know what the word is!"
"I know what you mean. Donna, I never left Landown Parish, population 76. I've never been anywhere before. We can do this, you and I. And you." She winked The Doctor, smiling up at him. He smiled back down at her. Donna smiled, then spun around again and sped out the doors, dragging Blue with her.
Donna instantly pulled her arm from Blue and wrapped her arms around herself. "Oh, I've got the word. Freezing."
"Holy crap on a cracker! I am not made for this weather." Blue moaned, trying to swipe the snow away from her face. Her nose and hands were already turning pink. The Doctor stepped out and shut the door behind him. Turning around to look at the scenery he smiled.
"Snow! Oh, real snow. Proper snow at last! That's more like it! Lovely. What do you think?" he said looking over his shoulder at Blue.
"Bit cold." She replied, her being used to the sweltering heat of Alabama. She was only wearing a blue plaid shirt with a white strappy top underneath, a pair of dark blue jeans and white slip ons.
"Look at that view!" The three looked over at the massive icicles hanging from bridges of rock over the vast ravines. It truly was a magical sight, just not one she could appreciate as her teeth began to chatter. The Doctor, completely oblivious, squinting in the light at the marvellous scene in front of him.
"Yep. Beautiful, cold view." Donna breathed.
"Millions of planets, millions of galaxies, and we're on this one. Molto bene! Bellissimo, says Donna, born in Chiswick. I'll be swaney," The Doctor mimicked Blues voice "says Blue, born in Alabama." He began to descend the slope downwards as Donna rubbed her arms, trying to keep any warmth she had left. "All you've got is a life of work and sleep, and telly and rent and tax and takeaway dinners, all birthdays and Christmases and two weeks holiday and year, and then you end up here. Donna Noble and Blue Mae Woodam, citizens of Earth, standing on a different planet. How about that Donna, Blue?" He turned around to see they had disappeared.
"Donna? Blue?"
Donna stepped out of the Tardis wrapped up in a big fur coat with a fluffy hood, successfully managing to keep the bite of the cold air out. "Sorry you were saying?" She asked nonchalantly.
"Better?" He replied.
"Lovely thanks." She sauntered towards him.
Blue stepped out, wearing a coat that Donna had lent her, a red duffel jacket lined with fur, the hood pulled up, a big dark green woollen scarf and some cream coloured mittens to keep her completely warm. She had also slipped on some black leather boots that went to just below her knees. This was definitely not slip on weather.
"Comfy?" The Doctor asked Blue, looking at her barely being able to move her neck.
"You bet." She smiled contently.
The Doctor couldn't ignore Donna's hood. "Can you hear anything inside that?"
"Pardon?" she asked sarcastically. Blue snorted and The Doctor rolled his eyes.
"Alright, I was saying, citizens of Earth."
A loud noise made Blue jump and clutch onto Donnas arm, looking up at the sky where she thought the noise was coming from. A red space rocket was gliding slowly above them.
"Rocket." Donna said, impressed, following it with her eyes. "Blimey, a real proper rocket. Now that's what I call a spaceship." She pointed at it. She shoved the Doctor lightly. "You've got a box, he's got a Ferrari. Come on, let's see where he's going." Donna pulled Blue forward, The Doctor looked back at his magnificent ship, not really sure what to say, before following the two girls.
A/N: Any good? I know there's not a lot of action in this one, but there will be in the next one as we get a bit further into the episode. What did you think of Blue reuniting with the Doctor? Do you think Donna and Blue will get up to loads of mischief and send The Doctor mad?
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