Hey everyone, I'm so sorry for how late this chapter is, but writes block is being a pain in the ass, i am open to suggestions for the next chapter to help me along, i have figured out when she will be opening the watch but that's not for a while yet. I would also like to apologize for how crappy this chapter is probably going to be as i have also been focusing on my art Projects. Ruin is up as well.
I don't own 'Doctor Who?'
Enjoy!
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Recap
We stayed until the end of the service and said hello to Tim, we left shortly after that and set out on our next adventure.
It would be a while before Blink and i was grateful for that...
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Three weeks of not knowing what would happen, and he had still managed to get us into trouble, he had gotten me engaged once but Martha had had that happen to her twice, that stopped her laughing at me for a while. Running on quite a few of our outings, I still had dreams of 'The Family', that John hadn't opened the watch and he had stayed, that I had killed them in my fury, and then i stayed by his side as he grew old, but i remained the same, I watched him wither and die always in the back ground. I would wake up some nights in tears other's in cold sweat.
He seemed to become more protective of me and it unnerved me slightly, his thoughts were of someone who was already linked, but he wasn't he didn't know and he didn't suspect anything, he just felt protective and sometimes a little possessive. I hadn't woken to him in my bed anymore, and though i missed the warmth i was glad not to have to pretend to be asleep. I did however spend some nights in his room easing his night terrors... But alas the peace had to come to an end.
He had gotten a reading from somewhere, he didn't specify, but he had mentioned 'lizards' and red hatching, so i had set off to my room chucked money into a case with a few other essentials and zipped it up grabbed my blaster and sonic and walked into the console room to find them getting ready to leave.
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We had been walking around with the doctor's poor sense of direction for ten minutes now when we heard a shout...
"Doctor! Phoenix! Doctor!" It was a woman's voice a turning i found a woman run to us, that woman was Sally Sparrow how we get to and leave 1967 i think, the time is a little blurry but it was fine...
"Hello! Sorry, bit of a rush, there's a sort of thing happening, fairly important we stop it." He babbled, i sigh,
"My God, it's you, it really is you. Oh, you don't remember me, do you?" She blurted, i rub my head,
"Time travel Sally we haven't done that yet but i know what your talking about, he doesn't." i comment jerking my thumb in his direction, he looked at me and a look of realization dawned on his face, yeah he knew i knew what happens now.
"We don't have time for this. Migration's started." Martha called, we didn't have time but this had to happen...
"Look, sorry, I've got a bit of a complex life as Phoenix explained. Things don't always happen to me in order. Gets confusing, especially at weddings, I'm rubbish at weddings, especially my own. But Phoenix keeps everything straight." He threw his arm around my shoulder and turned to leave "What hasn't happened?" He questioned when i remained rooted to the spot, i hold up a finger to tell him to wait,
"Doctor! Phoenix! Twenty minutes to red hatching!" Martha shouts, i sigh,
"It was me. Oh, for God's sake, it was me all along. You got it all from me!" I nod my head,
"Yup, now if we can move this on We need to leave as soon as possible."
"Got what?" The Doctor asked, interested all of a sudden,
"Okay. Listen. One day you're going to get stuck in 1969." Oh.. 69, not 67 well two years isn't bad. "Make sure you've got this with you." she hands him a file "You're going to need it." I groan,
"Why can't anything ever be normal with you?" i demand in irritation. What? He's about to get us killed with weeping angels, a really creepy race of stone assassins,
"Doctor! Phoenix!" Martha shouts,
"Yeah, listen, listen, got to dash...things happening. Well, four things."
"Four things and a lizard sweetie." I correct, Sally was smiling at us, in a way similar to Martha, which kind of creeped me out, we had known her less than ten minutes and she already thought we were together...
"Okay. No worries, on you go. See you around, some day." Sally waves,
"What was your name?" I slam my hand to my head,
"Sally Sparrow." She introduced, I smile and hug her,
"Thank you... Sally, Shipton." I wink as i pull back and she grins.
"Good to meet you, Sally Sparrow." The Doctor grins, his arm wraps around my waist and we turn and walk over to Martha getting ready to get to our problem.
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I had stormed into the TARDIS went straight to my room and turned the shower on to maximum heat stripped and stepped into the shower, I felt the water hit my skin but it didn't burn me, and sometimes it bothered me, i wanted to feel the heat, not just when i was around the Doctor, i wanted it to be normal, I scrubbed my skin of the slime that had come with the Lizard things, i didn't ask what they were i was to busy making plans for what would happen when we got to 1969, we would need a house, money and Jobs, well me and Martha, he can't work, he'd get to board.
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"AJ, you need a job. you need to work for your money." Grace complains, i let a small smile grace my features,
"I do work, just not with something you approve..." she looked disgusted and horrified, "Oh god no. Grace! I race car's and win. we get a load of money and i put it in the bank." I explain, she still didn't look convinced. "And i play music in the park." she relaxes at that and i let a grin stretch my cheeks.
"LEXI!" i was attacked by a blonde monster and nearly fell sideways onto the grass,
"Hey Alex, How are you munchkin?" i ask hugging her, she was what i lost, innocence, she shouldn't turn out like i did, shouldn't be driven by revenge, not like what i did for Ethan. I cringe at the name, that was coming up soon, the anniversary... I shake i off quickly as i see the blood on my hands and pull back into my shell a little.
"I got ALL my spelling's right!" she exclaims and i smile again, she was so cute,
"All of them, are you sure? not even one wrong?" she shakes her head,
"Well then i guess we should celebrate then shouldn't we?" she nods her head vigorously, "What do you feel like? Pancakes and milkshake?" her eyes widen and i see grace's smile widen into a grin, "What do you want on yours?"
"CHOCOLATE!" We laugh as i hoist her up onto my hip,
"Come on then... Come on Gracie!" i call back as we walk and i hum to Alex.
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There was a knock on the door and i snap my head up, i hadn't realized that i had sank down to my knee's,
"Y-yeah" My voice croaked, i clear my throat,
"Can i use your shower? The ole' girl is being temperamental." I grin,
"Sure just give me a minute." I call as i get up wrap a towel around me and open the door not even looking at him as i strode past his stuttering form, walking over to the wardrobe i call over my shoulder, "All yours." I hear the door close quickly and then realize, I didn't turn down th- There was a loud yelp and i wince how hot was that to get him to yelp? Quickly putting my clothes on i sat on my bed with a book and waited for the doctor to come out. It wasn't long before he came out and my god did i want to drop my jaw, he was shirtless, god he was toned, not in that overly muscled way but just subtly and you could see where the strength of his grip came from.
"How hot do you have your shower are you trying to burn yourself?" he demands, i wince and put my book to the side unable to stop the glance at his chest again looking up i saw a slight smug smirk on his face before it reverted to a frown. Sighing I look at him dead in the eye.
"Doctor, i come from a different universe, i could feel the heat of the water on my skin before i came here and now... I can't feel any heat. Do you know what that's like. To have that ripped from you? I just want to feel it but not even that temperature touched my skin." I pick the book up again, only to drop it and reach for my laptop. "Can i borrow your psychic paper?" he reaches into his coat pocket and hands it over, nod and he sits on the bed beside me, looking down at the paper i concentrate,
'Jack Harkness's bank details.'
I saw it all on the paper and grin, grabbing my sonic i upgrade my laptop and search for houses in 1969, i searched for houses trying to keep Jack's style in mind so he wouldn't suspect anything. But then i saw it, the most perfect house i had ever seen. it was Italian in style or so it seemed typical villa type, but i didn't care, i put Jacks bank detail in and bought the house, it was big enough for us all. but we'd still have to work I just didn't know what i would do. Id look for jobs there, as would Martha. After buying the house i set about packing clothes as the Doctor watched,
"So i take it we're going to 1969?" I sigh,
"Have to, Timelines, Weeping Angel's. Other stuff, and Sally's already spoken to us which makes it a fixed point." I rub my head and walk over to my bed and pull out a second case a rectangular one, pulling it open i run my hands over the wood and metal, my flute and violin, this could come in handy and i had no idea just how long we would be stuck in the past. I'd rather be prepared for everything instead of the surprise i got from the Doctor like last time.
I packed everything away and made sure to hide my blaster and holster, i wouldn't leave without it now.
"Aside from that i have now made arrangements for where we'll be staying and me and Martha will get jobs, you won't because you could invent something before it's time when you get bored or you could blow something up." he opened his mouth and i held my hand up, "She's told me how many times you've come 'Dangerously' close to blowing her up, that's a lot harder than any earth appliance, i would not like to repeat any of that." he shuts his mouth and pouts, his shirt was only partially buttoned. "So when do you want to do this?" He looked at me with a thoughtful frown,
"Maybe after you and Martha have slept, you're only human." I nod and sit down by the fireplace looking up at the ceiling, "What do you keep on this laptop?" I look at him sharply as he opens the top.
"Don't turn that on!" I warn,
"Why?" i sigh,
"I've written down everything i can about what has and what will happen, that also means you new regeneration's, companions, and the events that have to pass in order for everything to end as it should." he slowly shut the top as i explained and set it down next to me. "So if we're going to be leaving after Martha and I sleep then i had better get to sleep." He nods and gets up, walking slowly to the door he turned and kissed my forehead,
"Sleep well, Phoenix." He left and i felt heat hit my body full force, sighing i bring my hand up to my necklace, what i wouldn't give...
'I wish...'
My head snapped to the door at this, he couldn't, no he can't. searching his emotions i feel nothing of him closing in on my secret. It would come out eventually, but not until i was dying or he found out.
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The TARDIS landed outside an old house that looked creepy as hell, sighing i made sure not to look at Martha,
"Are you sure the ole' girl is okay with this, i asked but all i got was silence." I asked the Doctor, he looked down at me and smiled,
"She'll be fine." I sigh, he just doesn't learn.
"What's going on?" Martha questioned,
"I can't tell you." i state as we walk through the door,
"Why not?" Martha fires back,
"Because the Doctor is going to do something reckless without a plan and if I'm not there then he would do something horribly stupid and we can't leave you on your own so you get dragged into this. And any argument from you could make me against this whole thing." I inform, we look at the Doctor as he takes my hand,
"When I say. I want you to close your eyes and not open them." He demanded i pinch his side and he hisses in pain,
"What he's trying to say Martha, is that when he says now, we should close our eyes or the plan wont work, and if you open your eyes it will likely leave you here. Alone. In the dark." she nods. I turn to him, "Where's the key?" he holds it out in his hand and i sigh, "If anything goes wrong i'll have your head." He pales a shade and grins,
"Allonz-y!" I groan, oh god. "Right then..." I look out of the window and see an Angel. "On the count of three." we make an agreeing sound. "One."
"Two." I chime in,
"Three." We slam our eyes shut at the last number to leave his lips and i hear the fluttering of wings and then a pressure on my mind and bones as though i was slowly walk a gravity chamber.
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I felt hard floor on my back and a hand grasping mine, i let out a groan, that was not pleasant. Time travel without a capsule, that's a killer, how does Jack use the manipulator like that on a regular basis? Opening my eyes i see a grey sky... Looking over at Martha I see her coming around and crawl over to her, when she gains focus and looks at me questioningly i give a strained smile,
"Congratulations you have just died..." her face was priceless.
*Time skip* (Sorry i just can't seem to want to write for this chapter.) Three days later.
We had gotten to the house and on the door was a small note addressed to me.
'All you had to do was ask, Nova.
Love Jack.'
On the back was a phone number. His i assume, but now that we had settled in we all ha our own rooms and Martha and I were going job hunting soon to make sure food stayed on the table.
"Okay we're off, DON'T blow up anything in our absence and if you do you'll wake up in the lake." He nods and I smile "Right then, come on Martha." I pull her out of the door and we set off to town.
"Does he know anything?" She asked breaking the silence, i shook my head knowing she was referring to my necklace,
"No but he's acting as though i were already linked to him, the closer he is to me the hotter the mark burns, it doesn't like being incomplete and i can't help but agree with it." my shoulders slump and I groan.
We came across the first shop and the result was less than favorable, I nearly bit the mans head off,
"Racist Bastard." I growl as we walk down the street. Martha gives me a one armed hug,
"It's fine I've heard worse." i give her an unimpressed look,
"You shouldn't have heard worse, it makes me ashamed to think that i used to be human." i shake my head. she smiles and i give her a weak one.
The next one wasn't much better they payed Martha no interest and stared at my chest, typical male. After three more stores with the same reaction i was losing hope. We walked into a bar to see if they had any,
"Well we do have a few waitress jobs going and we're looking for an entertainer." The man, Bennie, offered, I looked at Martha and she nodded,
"I'll take a waitress job if you'll have me." Martha offers, i smile.
"I'm more the musician than a polite person." I state, he looks between us and nods,
"When can you start?" he asked with a grin,
"I can start tomorrow." i inform,
"Same." Martha answers, i grin, we would be working together.
"Great tomorrow afternoon 4 'o' clock. we'll have your stuff ready, Missy what instrument do you play?"
"Phoenix, and I play violin flute and piano, but i got 2 of the three." he nods,
"And your name?" He asks Martha seeing as i had already introduced myself.
"Martha."
"See you tomorrow girls." we leave.
(I know crappy but i can't focus at the moment)
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Two months later.
So far the Doctor had broken 3 toasters, 1 kettle, and 7 light bulbs. And hes sort of moved into my room...
Yeah. his nightmares got worse so i forced him to sleep in my room so i could sleep in my bed and not on an uncomfortable chair. Martha was amused to no end. I was careful, i slept in two tops and a pair of shorts, i made sure to put my necklace in the violin case because he doesn't touch it and I make sure that when i stretch i'm always facing him and not have my back to him in case of exposure.
Martha and I were well loved at work, I had a reputation in town and Martha brought in a lot of tips, I'd sometimes sing to music and pull Martha up on stage with me which always made everyone laugh because she looked as though she didn't expect it, The Doctor came in a few days a week and i had been making sure that no weeping angels show up.
Bennie loved us, we got free drinks and were payed well, he had a piano put on stage and i would play it some nights. I had decided that because of the date September 19th i was going to play the piano, I was going to play the song i wrote for my little brother Ethan.
I had been here for a few hours it was now coming up to 9 'o' clock the and of my shift. The Doctor had decided that he was going to come in today, everyone liked him he was strange and didn't really make much sense. I was in a dress for the evening, it was a black one sleeve dress that reached about mid-thigh and the sleeve was sheer reaching the wrist and was loose, i had a red scarf in my hair as it went well with my hair and added color to the outfit.
Taking a deep breath i stand in front of the microphone,
"Hey everyone... Listen i know this isn't exactly the place but i wanted to do something special for someone who can't be here so i thought i'd sing him the song i wrote for him." They all cheered "Well here goes." I walked to the piano and took my seat getting into position i close my eyes and let the words i hadn't sung in two years flow through my lips,
'waking up to see that everything is okay,
The first time in my life and now it's so great,
slowing down i look around and i am so amazed,
I think about the little things that make life great,'
I felt a smile work it's way onto my face as his smile flashes across my mind,
I wouldn't change a thing about it,
This is the best feeling...
This innocence is brilliance I hope that it will stay,
This moment is perfect,
Please don't go away,
I need you now,
And i'll hold on to it,
Don't you let it pass you by.
I love you to Allie, atearslipsdown mycheek,
Found a place so safe not a single tear,
The first time in my life and now it's so clear,
Feel calm i belong I'm so happy here,
It' so strong and now i let myself be sincere,
Martha and The Doctor flash through my head grins on their faces, Martha rolling her eyes, The doctor rushing around the console, The TARDIS herself in all the police box glory. I really was grateful for them all.
I wouldn't change a thing about it,
This is the best feeling,
This innocence is brilliance,
I hope that it will stay,
This moment is perfect,
Please don't go away,
I need you now,
And i'll hold on to it,
Don't you let it pass you by.
It's a state of bliss, you think you're dreaming,
It's the happiness inside that you're feeling,
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry,
It's a state of bliss, you think you're dreaming,
It's the happiness inside that you're feeling,
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry,
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry,
This innocence is brilliant,
Makes you wanna cry,
This innocence is brilliance,
Please don't go away,
Cause I need you now,
And I'll hold on to it,
Don't you let it pass you by,
This innocence is brilliance,
I hope that it will stay,
This moment is perfect,
Please don't go away,
I need you now,
And I'll hold on to it,
Don't you let it pass you by.
I finish off with a small piano solo before i hit the last key. There was silence before a applause erupted and i lift my hand too wipe the tears away.
"God i miss you Ethan." I mutter to myself, i make my way off stage and to the bar, i needed a drink, "Sammie, Get me a drink sweetie, i need alcohol." she passed me a vodka and lemonade two stools scraped the floor and i look to my left and see Martha looking at me with a sympathetic look, i shake my head and smile, i didn't want sympathy, it was over i made sure it was.
Martin Rune
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I had just tracked him down he was at his apartment just leaving for work, I would hide in the shadows and make sure he saw nothing of me my voice would be the last thing he heard.
The door opened and closed i heard the lock, i shadowed him until he took a short cut through some ally, his back was turned and i pulled the knife from my hip.
Stalking up behind him he paused at a sound i made with my boot, a broken twig, how cliché, moving quickly i slide my arm around his neck and whispered in his ear,
"This is for Ethan." I pulled the knife across his throat and -
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"Phoenix?" my head snapped up and to the right. The Doctor was looking at me worriedly "Are you alright?" i grin,
"Why wouldn't i be?" i ask,
"I-I don't know i just felt like, uh i'm not sure, your aura turned dark and sad." My gaze turned sharp and i heard Martha take a deep breath,
"That sounds so weird but thanks for worrying." he opened his mouth but before he could respond a booming voice interrupted,
"GIRLS!" Martha and i wiped our heads around at the sound of Bennie's voice
"Hey Bennie." we greet in sync,
"You girls are stars. This place has never been so popular, are you sure this is only temporary?" we nod,
"Sorry Bennie, we're only here for a week more at most i think things might get canceled". I'm not sure when he arrived but i knew it had to be soon, i was getting sick of being stuck here, running keeps me distracted, i never wanted to stop but there were so many places to go and so many civilizations to see, i couldn't wait...
"Well it's a cryin' shame, but if you girls are ever back this way ole' Bennie will give your job back, god knows no ones gonna be able to live up to you gals." I smile.
"Phoenix?" i look to Sammie,
"Yeah?"
"Could you cover me for a few my boy just walked in and i want to say hello, in a private way." She winked at me and i grin,
"Sure, sweetie." That was another thing i worked behind the bar if someone asked but only if i wanted to. I jumped over the bar and Sammie walked around the normal way rolling her eyes,
"Show off." i smirk, i loved to do it, it was the only thrill i got nowadays,
"Phoenix's Mix house is open for the next 10 minutes!" I shout, there were cheers as i said this and grabbed a mixing flask, I made a real mean cocktail, and people got wasted real fast in this city, In the space of 10 minutes i had mixed several cocktails and was now mixing the last one, 'The Amazonian Tequila and whiskey.' it was one of my strongest and Bennie loved it, I flipped it and shook it one last time and poured it into two glasses one for Bennie and on his insistence one for me.
"Cheers." Bennie toasted holding his glass out, i clinked it,
"Cheers." I agree as we take a mouthful and i cringe slightly, the first taste was like i was drinking fire before my system warmed slightly to the tingle of it. thing was with being the Daughter of a Star well, i can't get drunk, at least not without considerable effort on my part...
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I had gone home about an hour later slightly buzzed but that was burnt off quickly, i got in the shower turned up the heat and stood there just letting the water wash over me, Ethan had loved showers and i had to agree, i never liked baths... Still after about 20 minutes i got out and headed back to my room, opening the door i see Martha sat on my bed,
"Hello." i greet before going to the wardrobe and pulling out two tank tops pulling them over my head and getting my pants on as well as a pair of shorts,
"Aren't you worried?" she demanded, i look at her strangely, "He said your Aura turned dark and sad." that's when i remember,
"I just don't want to think about it, I've been actively trying to stay out of his thoughts, they shouldn't be mine to listen to, to begin with."
"But how do you think he can sense your Aura?" i shrug at her question,
"I have a theory and by they way what he was sensing were my emotions not my aura. Anyway my theory is this, remember when John Smith thought I was his wife," She nods "Well i think it maybe possible that my link got stronger when i wasn't actively trying to hide it from him, he had two days to form that connection with me and because he was human at the time i think that connection stuck with the human subconscious that the Doctor still possesses. So just try not to be to twitchy around him if he says anything weird it may tip him off." I yawn at the end of the sentence and she gets up,
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This morning i had gotten up with a reluctant sigh and gotten into one of my tie dye blue dresses that stopped mid-thigh, and a matching head scarf, and for shoes white ballet flats. walking down stares i run into the Doctor, he was grinning madly, then it hit my ears... the dinging sound...
Billy was here.
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