AN: HIIIII. So, I'm officially the worst writer ever. I have no decent excuse for not updating in almost a week, other than the fact that I was completely and totally blocked. I'm so so soooo sorry, but as far as I know this shouldn't happen again. Big thanks to those that read, reviewed, followed, and/or favorited. Special thanks to Truebluetardis, MakorraLove97, cupcaki, thequeenfangirl, Rose's Companion, *Edna Mode voice* and Guest for their reviews.

DISCLAIMER: I own zero "Doctor Who"s. I'd very much like to change that, but it's unlikely to happen.

WARNING: This chapter makes brief references to drug use. It only addresses that it happens, and doesn't really talk about it much, but still. Thought I'd warn.

"Quin's Trippin' First Trip"

Prompt from Truebluetardis: Quin's first adventure

Prompt from MakorraLove97: Quin goes on her first adventure with her parents;

Quin's first word

Prompt from tweetybird91: Quin with Rose and the Doctor traveling to a funky planet

"DOCTOR, I said 'no'."

"Please, Rose? It'll only be for a couple hours, and the TARDIS said it's fine, and the message on the psychic paper seemed really important, and Jackie said she's going to be busy for a while, and Mickey and Martha are on their honeymoon, and-"

"No, Doctor. I understand why you'd want to, be we are not going to leave Quin alone on the TARDIS so you can go swanin' off to some funky planet." She somehow managed to look threatening while wearing a shirt covered in spit-up and holding their pink bundle of an offspring. The Doctor had gotten a message on the psychic paper from a child on a relatively nearby planet asking for help, and he had spent the last 15 minutes trying to convince Rose to let the TARDIS babysit. He wasn't winning the argument. "Look, I'm sorry. I know that the TARDIS really wants to babysit, and I'm sure she'd be brilliant, but I'm just not comfortable with it yet, Doctor. She's barely a year old."

"But Rose-"

"No 'buts', Doctor. I just can't handle the thought of leavin' her on her own yet." She felt the offended brush of the TARDIS' mind and hastily added, "Even though I know the TARDIS would be a wonderful caretaker."

The Doctor seemed to war with himself a bit, but after a few moments of hesitation he blurted out, "WhatifwetookQuinwithus?"

Rose testily rolled her eyes as she readjusted their baby onto her other shoulder. "Bit slower, if you please."

The Doctor took a deep breath and screwed his eyes shut. He opened his eyes again suddenly as he once again blurted, "What if we took Quin with us? I mean, I know she's really young, but she's a Time Tot, and they mature a bit faster, and I think it'd be a great experience for her, and she'll get her first off-TARDIS adventure to be saving people, and-"

"Breathe."

He obeyed, and looked at his wife in total, unadulterated apprehension, genuinely afraid of rejection. He couldn't hear her thoughts or sense her feelings through their bond, so he was more than a bit lost.

Rose simply had a blank look on her face as she thought, weighing the pros and cons in her head. She looked down at their baby, who had up til this point only gurgled up at her mother with infantile glee.

The Doctor and Rose were so caught up in that moment that they almost missed the point that Quin's unintelligible gurgling transformed into a softly spoken word. "R-run!" the Time Tot screeched in joy, clapping her small, chubby hands as she laughed. The Doctor and Rose looked from each other to their baby in shocked delight before running to each other and laughing about the first word of their daughter.

"She gets it from you, Doctor," Rose informed him with a smile, her tongue betwixt her teeth.

"Let's just hope she doesn't inherit your love of running off," he replied with a bright smile of his own. That smile suddenly disappeared, however, when he had a sudden horrifying thought. He reverently stroked the downy hair of their daughter's hair and whispered, "She's growing up, Rose."

Rose's mind was made up in that moment, and she smirked conspiratorially and nodded, saying, "Before you know it, she'll be walking."

The Doctor merely groaned. "Let's seriously hope she doesn't like to wander off. That wouldn't be very good for a first adventure."

"Oh, I agree." Her grin turned teasing and impossibly bright as she said, "So, why don't we go ahead and take her on her first adventure now so she doesn't get the chance?"

The Doctor nodded distractedly, as he was a bit busy suddenly having a midlife crisis at the age of 972. He did a double take as her words sank in, and he searched her face for a moment before smiling widely. "Really?"

"Really, really," she replied with a Shrek-like Scottish accent. At least, what was vaguely recognizable as one.

"No," he said, shaking his head. "Don't do that."

"Och, aye!"

He mock-glared at her before they both dissolved into laughter, and even Quin joined in on her parents' merriment. "Now," the Doctor started with a clap of his hands once they'd gotten under control. "Allons-y, Rose and Quin Smith-Tyler!"

"WON'T you take me to… Funkytown?"

"You have got to karate kidding me," the Doctor said blankly.

The planet that they were on- Funkania- looked like the product of the Earth's Disco era getting sick. The sky literally looked like the contents of a lava lamp, and all of the people on the planet dressed like humans from the mid-to-late 20TH Century, namely the 60s and 70s. Rose immediately counted at least seven different people on roller blades in their first 10 minutes in town, and soon gave up all hope of counting within another 20 minutes, when the small procession reached the social hub of the town. And, you guessed it, it was called Funkytown.

Apparently, some time after the year 4.5 million, the humans of the severely overcrowded Earth began spreading out amongst the stars, and for a long time most of their colonial planets had themes. There was a Christmas settlement, a "My Little Pony" globe, and, of course, a Disco-era planet, just to name a few. This particular planet had faithfully kept its Disco theme for over 600 years, which was impressive in comparison to some of the others in this time.

But the Doctor and Rose were not impressed.

See, after they reached the planet, they immediately set out to find the child that had sent the message to the psychic paper. After tracking him down, however, it turned out to be nothing more than a delinquent teenager who had been born near a rift, much like Gweneth back when they met Charles Dickens. This boy, however, had merely gotten high in his friend's basement, and accidentally asked for help when they were caught by their parents. "That explains why it was so urgent," the Doctor mumbled as they trudged back into the main city glumly.

"So much for an exciting first adventure with Quin," she grumbled back as she cuddled their daughter closer to her chest.

The Doctor looked about forlornly, desperate to save the trip, when he spotted a (suspiciously high-looking) street vendor. He ran off to the cart, not bothering to tell Rose that/where he was going, but returned in about 5 minutes with two pairs of roller blades in his hands and a manic grin on his face. "Rose," he whispered giddily. "They have roller-blading, Rose."

Rose looked down at the skates dubiously, but finally nodded before handing the Doctor Quin and her bag. "Fine, but you get to be the one to skate 'round with a baby strapped to your chest."

The Doctor nodded enthusiastically and grabbed her hand, and together they ran to the nearest roller rink and laced up, the Doctor also strapping their Time Tot to his chest. They rented a locker for their belongings, and in no time they were skating along in the large ovular rink. The Doctor never let go of Rose's hand, and she leaned in closer to him as the DJ announced a couples' skate. "You know, Doctor, as far as first adventures go, this one's pretty great."

"I agree, Rose." He grinned down at her idiotically and said, "You might even say it's groovy."

His yelp of pain that followed her smack on his arm echoed around the roller rink, and several skaters gave Rose a high-five as they passed her.

AN: Heeeeyyyyy buddies. I'm back for realsies, and there shouldn't be another unecessary hiatus. Random Question of the Update: Favorite quote on Doctor Who? You can have one per season, or per Doctor, or even per episode. Just tell me some of your favorites. For me, even though Ten is my Doctor, Eleven's quote about "remember[ing] all the people you used to be" (from his regeneration scene) is my all-time favorite quote.