Hello again :) Yes I know it's been a while but I've been working hard at writing for you so it should be worth it soon enough. I've also been working on another collaboration with Rachybabes which you can find on her Profile. It's quite fun and it contains a few small hints toward things happening in my series that not even she understands yet :)

There is an IMPORTANT not at the bottom.

I was going to do the whole of this ep but I'm guessing many of you want to get onto the new series :) which is going well so far and also Winter and Jack didn't seem to have very big roles so I'll leave you with a few snipits of what they got up to …

When you're alone, Silence is all you see,

When you're alone, Silence is all you'll be.

Give me your heart to come to me.

When you are here, music is all around.

When you are near, music is all around.

Open your eyes; don't make a sound.

Meet in the shadow! Meet in the shadow!

Meet in the light of your bright shadow!

Murray Gold – Abigail's Song

They fell across the console as the Doctor ran towards the doors and threw one open stepping outside. Winter grabbed Jacks arm and pulled him out onto the rooftop. 'We appear to have landed on a large rooftop next to a large beamy thing in the middle of a city.' He glanced down at his watch and shook it slightly. 'Oh and it's Christmas Eve.' Jack held up his vortex manipulator and smirked.

'7 PM on Christmas eve if we're being accurate.' Winter rolled her eyes as the two men competed in some kind of time travel know-it-all competition. She gazed up at the huge beam of light as it crackled in the air and shone a vague light over the clouds. The rooftop was huge and Winter turned away from the entrancing beam to hunt for a way to get to the ground.

'Right so we're on the roof and it's Christmas, that's wonderful but as far as I'm aware that just means that Amy and Rory won't be getting any presents this year so could we focus on what's important. Like getting somewhere there's help.' The Doctor and Jack shuffled slightly and nodded and they crossed the rooftop away from the TARDIS. Winter peered down the steep sides of the tall imposing building at the small streets below. Everything was dark and misty, the street lamps were too low down to grab. 'I think we're going to need a rope.' She called over.

'Nah, lets go this way.' She turned around just in time for the Doctor to drop himself into a large chimney. Jack laughed but then his face fell at the pointed look she gave him.

'I'm not going down there.'

'Well someone has to go after him.' Winter argued.

'Kitten, this is my best T-shirt and the TARDIS will never be able to get that amount of soot out of it. Trust me, grey isn't my colour.'

'Oh for crying out loud' she grabbed her sword closer to her body and jumped into the chimney. The soot immediately flew up her nose and her hands and feet scraped against the side as she attempted to slow herself down. She came to a stop just above the fireplace and stopped, her legs spread wide and back against the stonework.

'Oh, yeah? Me and Father Christmas, Frank Sinatra's hunting lodge, 1952. See him at the back with the blonde...Albert Einstein. The three of us together...hrrroom! Watch out! OK? Keep the faith, stay off the naughty list.' Winter listened to the Doctor as he showed off and dropped to the ground strolling out of the chimney as if she did it all the time. A small family stood in the corner, a white box at her side some servants across the way and the Doctor near an old man. The old man seemed to bristle with anger at her presence but she shrugged it off, placing her hands on her hips she shook the soot out of her pinned back hair and frowned at the Time Lord.

'Down the chimney, wonderful idea. Now not only are we breaking and entering but we don't even look good doing it.'

'Who's she?' the little boy of the family asked.

'This…this is my Christmas elf.' The Doctor gave a boyish smile but Winter looked less impressed.

'How many elves do you know that carry a sword and a high powered bow?'

'Threat noted,' the Doctor told her, he turned back to the boy and gave a stage whisper, 'She's the grumpy one.' Winter couldn't help but laugh at the giggle and secret smile the little boy gave, the way the Doctor just clicked with children was amazing. 'Ooh! Now, what's this?' He turned away from the family and hurried across the room to a large console, old fashioned looking with dials and nobs and switches. 'And I love this, a big flashy lighty thing - that's what brought me here. Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually, but give me time and a crayon.'

TTT

'Ah.' Winter looked over at the Doctor as he looked up the steep walls of the building, 'maybe your plan was better.'

'Which plan was that?'

'Finding a way back up before we jumped down the chimney.' She smiled and held a hand up to her face.

'Sorted.' She let out a shrill whistle through her fingers and a thick rope fell over the edge of the rooftop. 'What you need,' she told him, 'is a boyfriend.' She took the rope in her hand and wrapped it around her leg holding out a hand to him. He took it and fixed his hands on the rope above her head. 'You can always share mine.' She waggled her eyebrows and wrapped her legs around his as the rope tightened and they were pulled up. The Doctor's grip tightened on her and she laughed at the stiffness of his hold. He was obviously trying to keep his distance at the same time as keeping both of them safe from the, now perilous, drop.

'How are you doing down there?' Jack called down.

'It's a bit windy!' the Doctor yelled.

'You could always snuggle in.' Jack reminded him. Winter laughed at the expression on the Doctors face.

'Oh come on, your normally such a big softie.' He smiled a little and loosened up, pulling her a little closer as they reached the edge. 'You go first.' She watched Jack lean over the side and grab the Doctor's hand, pulling him over. Jack grinned and took her hands pulling her over and wrapping her in a warm hug.

'Fancy seeing you here.' He commented. She smiled and poked him.

TTT

Winter stepped out into a tiny cupboard with a high ceiling, the Doctor turned around slowly, bumping into Jack.

'It's a bit cosy in here.' He complained.

'Well what are we doing here then?' Winter asked.

'Looking for something.' Winter squeaked as Jack lifted her higher.

'Get on top of the TARDIS, you can look for 'something' on the higher shelves and it'll save some space.' She smirked as she climbed onto the top of the blue box.

'And you can look up my skirt.' He grinned and pushed a few items off the nearest shelf to see what was hidden at the back.

'Do we have any improvement on the description of whatever it is we're looking for?' Winter called down.

'A blast from the past.' The Doctor replied. Jack frowned.

'Like a photo or something…what of?' Winter glanced down at Jack and explained the old miser's refusal to help and the link to the old Dickens story. 'So let me get this straight. We're going to act out 'a Christmas carol' with someone's life. Are you sure this is the only way.'

'I wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't my only option.'

'What's wrong?' Winter asked as she pulled an old biscuit tin from the side.

'Doing this means messing around with time-lines,' The Doctor looked up at her and chucked the box he had been holding aside. 'this man has already lived a long life and we're going back and changing things, if all goes according to plan. We have to tread very carefully.' Winter put the tin back on the shelf and raised an eyebrow.

'Hey guys?' They both turned and looked over at Jack who was holding up a reel of film. 'What about this?' The Doctor forgot his questioning and Winter sat on the edge of the TARDIS as he snatched the reel from her boyfriend and sped inside the machine. Jack just shook his head smiling and lifted her down. 'I think I like this Doctor, not as depressed as the other two with a sort of awkwardness.' Winter smiled.

'You have a crush on him.' Jack looked down at her sharply.

'Do not!'

'You so do! I saw you eyeing him up when he spilt oil on his shirt and chucked it on the railings.' Jack grinned happily.

'Come on, you can't tell me you weren't looking.' Winter pranced into the TARDIS.

'Are you kidding, I have pictures.' Jack laughed as the Doctor looked up from the console with a paperclip stuck in his mouth.

TTT

'Right then you two, stay in here, I'm going to be the ghost of Christmas past, and if that doesn't work we'll call Amy alright.' The Doctor made for the doors but Winter pulled him back.

'One, you need this,' she handed him the projector he had rigged up, 'and two, what do you mean call Amy, I'm sure she has enough to deal with without getting in on this plan.' The Doctor didn't reply, just smiled and left her with Jack. She felt a chin resting on her shoulder and leaned back against him. 'Do you think he'll ever realise how annoying it is when he does that?' Jack chuckled.

'If he hasn't noticed in 900 years I doubt anything will change it.'

'I know but I guess I keep hoping that one of these days he'll jump up and yell, 'right team here's the whole plan"

'Like we always did.' Winter laughed at the sarcastic comment and nodded.

'Yeah, just like we always used to.'

TTT

'He told us to stay inside.' Winter pulled a face as Jack swung her away from the door and she sighed.

'As much as I love you it's a bit dull being in here and knowing everything is going on out there.' She told him. He patted down her skirt freeing it of some of the soot from before. She sighed and attached her sword.

'For once I think we should stay. Like he said, these are timeline, someone's life. The Doctor knows what he's doing.' Just at that moment the door swung open and the Doctor poked his head in.

'Ah… we had a slight set back.' Winter looked up at Jack who had shut his eyes in amused frustration at being proved wrong so quickly. Winter followed him out of the TARDIS and stood on a small section of the roof top, looking to the right she noticed what had gone wrong. The young, 12 year old Kazran sat with a shark. She only just held back the temptation to burst into fits of laughter, this was going to be an interesting Christmas.

'Rachy Babes': So glad you enjoyed the last chapter. To be honest I think poor Fawks is going to have to see several silly acts from Winter. What can I say she isn't the most sensible person in the universe.

'Zaziness': I didn't watch any of the Sarah Jane adventures either until someone asked me if I was doing the eps, I wasn't sure about it at first but once you get into it it's pretty good :) but I'm glad you were able to follow along. I didn't mention Pip had left because I assumed people had read the chapter where he left, I shouldn't have done that really but Pip won't be back until later on. He's having fun with you and Pet :)

'sonotalady': I just had to get the star wars references in, I may try to slip some more in as we go ahead just because they make me smile. See the note at the end by the way.

'Aviarianna O Lorien': I'm glad you liked it, I guess I missed Owen's little comments at the end of the chapters so I slipped in something similar with Jack.

IMPORTANT: I want you all to know this because I know some of you will be in other countries where Dr Who isn't shown at the same time as I get it over here in Britain. I'd love to be able to transport you all over here to watch it at my place with hot chocolate and my sister's cup-cakes but that's impossible until someone returns my TARDIS _ Therefore I will tell you this. I will be posting chapters on this series of Dr Who, I'm currently finishing up ep.1. However I will put spoiler alerts up so you're aware of the risks. I hope you can find some way of watching the eps before you read them because I think it will be better that way but it's ultimately your choice.

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