Time Boys
Chapter Three
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"Wait …So you two never 'you know'" Donna asked coyly so the young children would remain clueless to the true nature of her question, but more questions tumbled forth, "So they just happened, like magic or Jesus? Oi! Space boy, women don't just fall pregnant from traveling with you in your magic blue box do they?"
The Doctor smiled at Rose, whose warm infectious laughter tugged at his weary ancient soul.
"Donna, Right?" Rose asked, receiving a positive sharp nod that she had indeed overheard right, she continued. "Tony and Rory were conceived the traditional way."
"Rose is quite right, traditional way, man- Time Lord- fell into love with human woman who's all pink and yellow, then there was a lot of running and even more K-I-S-S-I-N-G and apparently down came cradle." Doctor rambled aloud, while his mind was trying to figure out, how they possible. "But they're not possible," He cried frustrated, puzzled. "Time Lords and humans are not compatible for breeding." He muttered lowly towards Rose, so many questions rising, falling, and battling to be answered.
"I hoped, you said 'and the baby'. I felt hope, wonder, but I knew it wasn't a possibility not rationally," Rose and Donna watched him pace the yard. "It wasn't your mum's, you lied – protecting me, of course you were protecting me, you knew I couldn't come back to you or our child - children. I would have driven myself into madness, tore the universes apart to reach you, to put my family back together."
Rose gave him a wide, teary eyed smiled. He pulled her forward and kissed her soundly on the lips.
"Rose Tyler, Earth's relentless defender, even from me. How did you get back here, to our universe?"
"Torchwood sent me. In Pete's world stars were disappearing, in other parallel universes planets or stars have been doing the same thing, each universe we contacted was experiencing the same thing, some more advanced others just beginning. There was a tear, a gap in Pete's and my original Universe. Torchwood sent me home before patching the hole. They sent me to find you. We've been here almost five months, looking, searching for you." Rose explained slowly. "Come inside," Rose said moving towards her backdoor, her boys following her inside.
"Come now, Donna." Doctor said cheerily but Donna could tell he was experiencing an overwhelming amount of different emotions. "Disappearing stars, now that's a problem. Stars don't disappear, they wither and die yes but none should blink out of existence. It hasn't happened here, I would have felt it."
Donna followed Rose into her kitchen leaving the Doctor alone with his children.
'I don't think he likes us.' Rory telepathically whispered to his brother while they stood before their father, both looking him over in fascination.
'Maybe he thinks we're weird too.' Tony rationalized, neither aware that they were being overheard, forgetting that their connection now went three ways.
The Doctor's eyes widened as he turned his gaze away from the photographs that scattered the living room walls chronicalized the twin's life. Pictures of an exhausted Rose holding his sons, nursing his sons, bathing them, twirling in a grassy yard with them.
'Never that, never weird, fascinating – impossible but wonderfully amazing!' Doctor spoke telepathically letting them feel the whirling amount of affections, love, amazement he felt for them. He drop to his knees before them and reached hesitantly for them.
"May I hug you?" He asked and within seconds he had two pairs of arms wrapped around him.
None of the boys noted Rose quietly sniffling in the entryway.
"Hello Da I'm Tony Jackson Tyler," Tony introduced as he stepped back a little and smiled widely, "Did you know an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain?" Tony asked.
Doctors eyes brightened in excitement, "No, Tony-Jack but how brilliant is that, bigger than its brain you say?"
"I'm Rory Williams Tyler," Rory giggled, continuing on with his fact, "Yeah well starfishes don't have any brains at all."
Rose laughed along with Donna as the Doctor nodded.
"Rory and Tony did you know there is a plant called Barcelona, they have dogs with no noses?"
"Dogs with no noses, that would be a sight," Rory sniggered soaking up the knowledge.
"A fan-tastic sight." Tony added wistfully.
"Rose, I never did get around to taking you to Barcelona did I?"
Rose could see the question brewing in his eyes.
"No we got distracted with New New York." Rose confirmed a smile spreading across her face. She knew they'd have to talk domestics because no matter how great traveling in the TARDIS was they boys needed stable, earthy routines at least until they were older, more capable of running.
"Barcelona is a peaceful planet, full of universal knowledge and dogs with no noses." The Doctor offered reaching out a hand towards the woman that he loved. The moment Rose took his hand in acceptance he turned to his children. "What do you say Rory, Tony would you like to see another planet, feel a new planet moving beneath your feet, seeing the stars?"
"Oh yes, yes a thousand times yes!" Rory gushed, "But I got to be back for school Monday."
Rose cocked an eyebrow in curiosity at her normally reluctant son, who put up the most fuss about having to go to school.
"Mum you've got to say yes, please say we can." Tony begged.
He knew if his mum said no, that was it. She really was the boss of the whole thing.
"I always told you, your father would show you the stars." Rose chuckled. "Now why does Rory need to be back for school Monday."
"Oh! He's met the love his life." Tony stated coolly.
AN: Now go on then, go on and Review if you liked it... Negative Nancy, your comments will be ignored. Also Thanks StormWolf10 for beta'ing!
Coming soon! Barcelona and Domestic Talks ;)