Old Enemy, New Friends
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Chapter Two
The door opened while Adam, Adam's Rose, River and Jamie came inside and Adam knelt down, helping Jamie take his jacket off.
"We're home!" said Adam's Rose, hanging up River's jacket then hers.
"Well, how did it go?!" asked Adam's Jackie, walking into the main hallway. Adam and Adam's Rose had to move back into the mansion after the neighbors complained about the noise the TARDIS was making and River walked to her. In her hands was a trophy as she smiled and held it up.
"I won!" said River, smiling.
"That's fantastic, Sweetie, go show Grandpa!" said Adam's Jackie as River ran down the hallway and Adam's Jackie looked at Adam. "Did you remember to video her winning?"
"Yes, I did. I forget to video ONE thing…" growled Adam and Adam's Rose nudged him.
"Nanna, I'm going to be on tv!" said Jamie and Adam's Jackie looked at Adam's Rose.
"What is he on about?" asked Adam's Jackie as Adam's Rose told her what David did and she smiled. "Well, did you tell him thank you?"
"Yeah and me and the other kids got cookies afterwards!"
"That's nice."
"But I can't tell River or she'll be mad."
"Why don't you go get washed up for dinner," said Adam's Rose as Jamie ran up the stairs and Adam's Jackie looked at her.
"Why am I'm getting the feeling there's going to be a fight at dinner?" asked Adam's Jackie.
"If there is, Jacs, we'll handle it," said Adam.
"You better," said Adam's Jackie, walking down the hallway and Adam held Adam's Rose to his chest.
"The joys of parenting, eh?" said Adam's Rose and Adam nodded, kissing the top of her head.
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"Daddy?" asked Tara as she walked up the ramp then smiled after she saw a pair of long legs and converse sneakers sticking out from under the console. She slowly walked closer when she bent down and looked at the Doctor, who was making some repairs. "What are you doing?"
"Oh, just doing some maintenance, Star. Why, are you bored?" asked the Doctor.
"No, I just wanted to be with you."
"Are you sure you wouldn't rather be with your OTHER daddy?!"
"Nooooooooooooooooooo, besides he's not here," said Tara, talking about John, the clone of the Doctor from another dimension who was her other father.
"So you're settling for sloppy seconds?"
"I never said that," said Tara and sat on his legs, making him look up.
"So what am I then?"
"The best Daddy in the whole world and beyond," said Tara and he waved her to move off of him. Carefully sitting up, he wrapped his arms around her and gave her a hug.
"And YOU are the best daughter! Now, you want to help me with this?" asked the Doctor and she nodded. They slid under the console as she handed him his sonic screwdriver and the Doctor smiled, making her smile back.
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He felt the tears as he was being rocked and heard the whispered pleas for him not to die inside his mind. The pleas grew fainter as he started drifting away and he knew he had finally won. It was finally quiet and he wanted to enjoy the nothingness.
"Hello?!" called Lucy as she tapped on the glass and he snapped his eyes open. She kept tapping on the glass until he felt something creeping into his mind and he started shaking.
'Go away!'
Sighing, Lucy walked away as he watched her leave the room then slowly closed his eyes and drifted off into the darkness. Feeling the nothingness surround him, he smiled and fell into a dreamless sleep.