Hey guys,
Here's the update version of The Doctor's Wife.
I'm in a burst of inspiration so going to get as many chapters done in the next couple weeks as I can so I can try and get back to actual new updates as soon as possible.
Thanks for still reading,
Robyn
The screen turned blank and the words 'The Doctor's Wife' appeared. Almost as one most of the room immediately turned to face River who had turned to the Doctor. River had mentally decided to keep a close eye on the Doctor this video – there was no way she was okay after the events of the last video.
"Is this about River?" Amy asked, eager to see her daughter on screen more. It wasn't often that she'd heard about River and the Doctor's adventures and these videos gave them so many opportunities to see everything in a new way.
"Maybe? Probably? But the titles haven't always been as obvious as they appear to be." The Doctor shrugged, she wasn't quite sure what to expect, even if it was about River that still left lots of things it could be about. Their wedding? The Pandorica? Their first meeting (from her perspective)? She was sincerely hoping it wasn't any of those, she was hoping for a nice, calm video after the mess and trauma of the last one.
"I guess we'll have to just watch and see." River suggested, knowing the way the Doctor's thoughts were likely about to spiral and wanting to stop it before it started. The group turned back to the screen expectantly, as always stuck between curious and apprehensive about what the video would show. They couldn't deny they were curious to know more about River and they were always curious about the Doctor – which was one of the few good things about these videos, they learnt some interesting things about the Doctor's past and adventures (as well as themselves).
On a spaceship, Idris asks Uncle if it will be her
"Wait, that's Sexy." Rory said, frowning at the screen. He glanced at his wife and the Doctor, the only two who knew exactly what he was talking about. The rest of the group watched confused upon seeing the Tardis' human body, which no one had explained yet.
"No, they mentioned Uncle. I think this is about House." Amy frowned worried, that hadn't exactly been fond memories - their time in the Tardis while House ran it especially had been nightmare fuel for years.
"I think Amy's right." The Doctor added her own thoughts. Maybe this wasn't anything about River at all, maybe it was about the Tardis. The rest of the room watched the exchange, becoming more confused every second the trio spoke.
"Is anyone going to explain for the rest of us?" Jack raised an eyebrow, mostly at the Doctor who was closest to him.
The Doctor, Amy and Rory exchanged a look before the Doctor answered. "This will explain why the Tardis appears like she does here." The room all looked like they wanted more answers but none of the trio looked like they were willing to give any so they settled with facing the screen, even more curious about his video.
It is and its going to hurt. An Ood with glowing eyes appears behind her
"An Ood?" Rose and Donna both asked confused, although they had different reactions. Rose looked a bit nervous, her own experience with Ood's not positive, while Donna looked concerned, her experience with Ood's had been about freeing them from slavery.
"Yes." The Doctor muttered; eyes dark. Her own experience of Oods was a mixed bag but this Ood did not leave her with any nice memories. This whole adventure had been terrifying and horrible - she'd gotten so much hope when she'd gotten the Corsair's box but it had all ended like it normally did, terrible. The group gave her concerned looks but were wise enough not to ask questions.
Nephew (the Ood) will drain Idris' mind and soul from her body to leave it empty
"He'll what?!" Martha exclaimed. The rest of the group had perked up concerned about the casual sentence.
"Just watch." The Doctor answered.
They declare there will be a Time Lord coming
"They know you're coming." River leaned forward, holding the Doctor's hand tightly. It was rarely good when they were expecting the Doctor.
"No." The Doctor shook her head. "Not me. Just a Time Lord, no one specific."
That earned her even more concerned looks, the Master especially had narrowed his eyes at her suddenly a lot more apprehensive about everything. It was never a good thing when the Time Lords came up.
In the Tardis, the Doctor is telling stories to Rory's disbelief
"Ah, you're still pretty new to travelling with them then?" Rose asked, smiling at the pair. She was curious to see what was going to happen this video, especially with the mention of the Tardis.
"No, I'd been travelling for a while. Not as long as Amy but still a while." Rory answered while Amy grinned.
"Oh, you're just still sane then." Martha corrected with her own grin. That made Rory and several others across the room laugh.
The Doctor complains about the warning lights always going off
"They never stop because everyone needs a warning about your driving!" Jack laughed alongside the rest of the room while the Doctor's protests fell on deaf ears.
Rory and Amy discuss the Doctor's future death which they've already seen
"You what?!"
"But how?!"
"What are you talking about?!"
Several people burst out at once, glancing between the screen, the pair in the room and the Doctor (who avoided anyone's eyes, instead looking at the floor). River frowned., squeezing the Doctor's hand to remind herself she hadn't actually killed her wife.
Rory and Amy shared their own glance before turning to the group who were watching confused and concerned. Finally, Amy answered; "The Doctor faked their death for a while because of a long-complicated mess. We witnessed it then met a younger version of the Doctor, so had to keep it all a secret thinking that he was going to die in his future."
Rory interjected with an almost offhanded comment. "He did die the first time he just changed things so it wasn't him that died once he figured out an actual plan."
Neither comment reassured the group, all of them glancing at the Doctor for more answers but the way she was still glaring at the floor, that wasn't going to happen. Instead, River spoke up, "Let's keep watching for the minute. If that mess is important the Tardis will show us later." The group reluctantly turned back to the screen, making note of the comments in the back of their minds.
There's a knock on the door, but they're in deep deep space
"That's not good." Yaz muttered, glancing at the Doctor uncertain. "Right?"
"There isn't much that can survive deep space, let alone knock on the Tardis door." River glanced worriedly at the Doctor. She was confused by the title as she was now sure she had nothing to do with the video, but being told it had to do with the Tardis did make some sense. The Tardis was the Doctor's oldest companion and friend, their only constant in their long existence. River couldn't deny she was eager to see the pair interact and to see more of her parent's adventures with the Doctor – she'd been told some stories but these videos were a whole different way of seeing everything and had been very illuminating so far.
No one missed the glance Amy, Rory and the Doctor shared. It was the Doctor who answered, "In this case it isn't so much a who but a what and it wasn't inherently dangerous." Everyone could read through the lines; it wasn't inherently dangerous but it didn't mean it hadn't led to something dangerous, and these videos usually showed plenty of dangerous situations.
The Doctor opens the door to a small glowing box
"A hypercube?" The Master asked, eyes locked onto the Doctor while the rest of the group watched the interaction confused.
"Yes." The Doctor answered shortly.
"But Gallifrey would still be in the Time Lock." The Master pressed for answers. He was the only one aware of what those little cubes meant (bar Amy and Rory who had learnt during this mess) and he knew the Time Lords couldn't have gotten a message to the Doctor in his current time line (due to the Time Lock) but there was a small collection or rogue Time Lords of which the Doctor was either friends with or enemies with (with the Doctor there is no in between).
"Yes." The Doctor stated, unwilling to give any more answers. The Master (and everyone else) would just have to watch and see.
The Doctor is excited to see it
The room had relaxed at seeing the invader was just a glow-y box and at the Doctor's excitement to see it, but the Master's knowledge of it had shaken their confidence slightly. The Master's acknowledgment likely meant it had to do with Gallifrey, and that was never a good thing as these videos had been showing.
The box is a Time Lord emergency messaging system which means there is a living Time Lord out there - and one he knows
"Cool, like psychic emails." Bill grinned. She always enjoyed seeing more alien tech and species.
"Kinda? Yes? But, not really?" The Doctor shrugged; it wasn't a terrible comparison.
"Wait what do you mean a living Time Lord?" Ryan asked, he and the rest of the fam had the least amount of context for the time line concerning the Time War.
The Doctor sighed, knowing she would have to answer as it was going to come up several times in this video. "Yes, for me this was after the Time War but before the first video we saw. I thought Gallifrey was destroyed but it was just trapped in the Time Lock. Either way there should have been no other Time Lords around." The mention of the Time War sobered the group, especially those that had travelled with the Doctor after the Time War but before Clara.
They're going outside the universe. The box has a snake on it
Several people had shot up at the mention of another universe. "Where are you going then?" Rose asked, eyes not leaving the Doctor who met her gaze full of understanding.
"A side universe. I'm sure I explained it, did I?" She glanced at Amy and Rory, mostly in avoidance, the pair nodded. "It wasn't like your world." She finished quietly, answering the question that she knew Rose was actually asking.
The Doctor could feel the Master's annoyance leaking through their mental bond, being the only one to know the Corsair officially (her current fam had briefly met a version of the Corsair during an adventure but they hadn't had much time to really get to know them) and therefore aware of the Doctor's friendship with them. She didn't encourage him with any kind of response.
It's the Corsair's mark, he had the snake tattoo in every regeneration
"They were a friend then?" Clara asked softly, reading between the lines of her first Doctor, it had been a while but she was still capable of it.
The Doctor smiled back sadly. "One of the best." The nostalgic, bittersweet tone gave away the Corsair's ultimate fate hadn't been good.
They're leaving the universe
"Surprisingly easily." Mickey snorted, being an almost expert on universe travels after his time on the other world. His comment drew some questioning looks but they let it go aware that if it was relevant it would be shown and far too eager to know what this video would show them.
Its a hard thing to do. He's burning up rooms in the Tardis to get energy. Its silent as they land
The group watched the screen as the noise continued on screen, shooting the Doctor glances at the mention of the Tardis rooms – they could never tell how truthful the Doctor was when it came to the Tardis rooms.
They're outside the universe
"What do you mean outside the universe?" Martha asked bewildered, like most of the room. "Are you in another universe?"
"No, not another universe, just outside ours." The Doctor answered a bit elusively, all too aware that wasn't much of an explanation but far too focused on the events of the video.
"That really doesn't answer my question." Martha narrowed her eyes at the Doctor but let the video continue knowing with the Doctor in this mood she wouldn't get any answers now.
The lights go out as the power is drained
The tension and panic in the room heightened, the power draining out of the Tardis was never a good thing and with the trio now being outside their own universe it left them no way home. The Doctor, Amy and Rory shared a glance aware that it was in fact not impossible, it was very possible and had happened more than once.
The soul of the Tardis appears to have vanished. Elsewhere Idris sits up with golden energy and the Tardis noise coming out of her mouth
"What?!" Half the room exclaimed upon seeing the familiar face of the Tardis and the regeneration energy. It would certainly explain the Tardis' appearance but it also explained nothing in terms of how it happened or why (as they were finding was the usual with these videos).
The Doctor was just grinning at the screen upon seeing the Tardis in a body again, if there was one small silver lining to this dark cloud of a horrible mess, it was being able to actually talk with the Tardis. None of the trio that had experienced the mess actually answered any of the questioning glance the rest of the group was giving them.
They exit the Tardis discussing the kind of trouble the Corsair got into, the Doctor is vague
"So, you don't actually know." River raised an eyebrow at her wife, who confused her by glancing at Amy before laughing.
Amy calls him out for not knowing
"Ah." The Doctor's response now made more sense. Apparently, despite her upbringing, she was still quite like her mother (or it was just the case of they were all used to the Doctor's nonsense, maybe a mix of the pair).
"To be fair." The Doctor shrugged. "The Corsair is an expert at finding trouble."
"Worse than you?" Jack asked with a cheeky grin, to which the Doctor couldn't find an answer as the rest of the group chuckled.
Rory is still confused about being outside the universe
"I'm with Rory on this one. What are you going on about, Doc?" Graham asked, this talk about outside of their universe was confusing him (and several others).
"Just watch Graham, I'm about to explain." The Doctor answered with a small smile. "I think anyway."
The Doctor provides a terrible explanation
"I hate it when you do that." Rory muttered, earning some commiserating nods.
Amy goes along with it. The air smells like armpits. The Tardis should recharge with the rift energy
"So, side bubble universe. Of course, because our lives are just that weird." Donna bemoaned, shaking her head at the continued nonsense that occurred around the Doctor.
"But where does all that stuff come from?" Bill asked, head tilted to the side like a curious puppy. The Doctor grinned wildly in response and wave to the screen.
The Doctor explains how things occasionally get sucked through
"That does not sound promising." Martha declared to which the trio shook their heads earning some sighs, it seems they were never going to see any nice adventures without trouble.
Idris runs up to them, declaring the Doctor a thief before kissing him
The group watched the Tardis in Idris' body stuck between confused and entertained, especially at seeing the trio's reactions on screen as they had no idea what had happened with the Tardis' consciousness. The trio in the room however were caught on the Tardis' words, she'd met them with a goodbye and left them with a hello.
Uncle arrives, apologising for Idris
"We're all mad here." Clara muttered with a small smile, it was certainly true for the people in the room, you had to be to deal with everything they saw.
The Doctor is confused over being called a thief
"What haven't you stolen over the years?" The Master snorted degradingly from his corner, eyes dark and locked on the Doctor who refused to meet his gaze. The room all shot him annoyed glances before silently agreeing to ignore him again.
Idris, he's going to steal Idris or has, tenses are confusing
"When it comes to time travel, yes." Amy grinned; it was nice to see Sexy again although the rest of this mess had given her nightmares. They all struggled with tenses at some point during their travels.
Auntie and Uncle introduce themselves. Idris bites the Doctor's ear
The group practically burst out in cackles at seeing the Tardis in a human body bite the Doctor. The Tardis was acting fairly mad but it did seem on character from their experience of her as a time machine. The Doctor pouted, rubbing her ear in phantom pain but couldn't stop the small smile breaking across her face as she got to see Idris again.
IDRIS: Biting's excellent. It's like kissing, only there's a winner.
River, Jack and the Master all grinned wider at that comment, unnoticed by each other (and everyone else, only the Doctor saw all three light up at that comment, she made a promise to herself to never mention how similar the three looked in that moment. None would like the comparison). The three of them were the ones who knew and loved the Tardis the best outside of her.
Idris declares the little boxes will make him angry
The sudden turn of atmosphere startled the rest of the group who were watching still mixed between entrained and confused by the mess (it seemed a semi-permanent state when it came to these videos at this point).
Amy and Rory however, the ones who understood the Tardis' comment, glanced concerned at the Doctor who was glaring at the floor, before sharing a glance between them – this video was going to be a roller-coaster. The Master narrowed his eyes at the Tardis' words, not missing the way the Doctor was glaring at the floor or the anger-grief-fury-betrayal-sadness coming across their mental link, this was not going to end well.
She tells Rory about petrichor - the smell of dust after rain. Rory hadn't asked
"I mean you kinda just did." Rose pointed out to which Rory considered before shrugging. He hadn't meant it then but it had saved them later. There were a few chuckles at the comment about the Doctor's chin.
Idris collapses
"Is she okay?" Yaz asked, watching the screen concerned with the way Idris had just collapsed.
"She was fine." The Doctor answered, eyes never leaving the screen. She was determined to fully enjoy her time seeing the Tardis in human form again, even if it was on screen.
Nephew takes Idris away
"They're creepy." Bill muttered, referring to Auntie, Uncle and Nephew. No one disagreed, Amy and Rory couldn't hide a shiver.
The Doctor is excited by the Ood who can't talk
"That was not a good Ood." Rory declared, not even caring about spoiling the video.
"He was not." The Doctor agreed, while the rest of the group shared concerned looks at the trio.
Auntie declares House repaired all of them
"Ominous." Donna raised an eyebrow at the screen but found no answer from anyone.
CORSAIR [OC]: If you are receiving this message, please help me. Send a signal to the High Council of the Time Lords on Gallifrey. Tell them that I am still alive. I don't know where I am. I'm on some rock-like planet.
There are lots of other voices talking as well
The Master's head shot to face the Doctor upon hearing so many other voices, dread crawling across his hearts (he may hate Time Lords but they were still superior to most of the universe including these creatures on this rock). "How is that possible?"
"How is what possible?" Jack glanced between the screen, Doctor and Master.
"Just watch." The Doctor answered, scowling darkly.
The Doctor demands to be shown who else is here
The room watched concerned as the Doctor became more frantic. When they got like this, demanding answers without giving explanations it was rarely anything good. It didn't help they were all still in the dark about the voice, with only their own suspicions as answers.
There's no-one else there, House is the world. They want to meet him
"We would not." Amy took back the Doctor's answer for them. House was not someone anyone wanted to meet. The group was catching onto the tense atmosphere and hatred that Amy, Rory and the Doctor had for this mysterious House, and they were getting more and more concerned about where this video was leading. River was especially worried, despite knowing the group got out of it, it was still her family in danger.
The voices - there are lots and lots of Time Lords
The Doctor scowled darkly at the screen, oh the little boxes had made her furious, all that hope built up only to be toppled like a tower. She was ignoring the eyes on her, unwilling to give any answers and unable to without giving into the anger. She could feel the Master prodding at their mental link, more interested and involved in this video due to the continuous mention of Time Lords, but she couldn't give him any answers, not now.
Idris is in jail struggling with a sad word
The Doctor's expression went from angry to grieving so quickly anyone watching might have gotten whiplash. Amy and Rory's expressions had also gotten sadder, aware of how the Tardis' final moments as a human had affected the Doctor.
The Doctor discovers the asteroid is sentient
"A sentient asteroid?" Martha raised her eyebrows. "I shouldn't even be surprised at this point."
"Well, the name House makes more sense at least." Nardole's comment got glances from the rest of the room but no comments, it was true but they were all getting the feeling House wasn't friendly.
Amy comments on the smell
That got a few snorts, glad to see the companion's humour was another constant in the face of unknown and dangerous situations.
House says hello
"Oh great, it's talking now." Clara announced, her own thoughts going straight to Akhaten, another planet sized monster. House was giving everyone the creeps, the voice only making it worse.
House declares there are no Time Lords there but there have been many Tardises before
"That does not sound good." Rose's eyes dart between the screen and the Doctor. It was rarely good when things recognised the Doctor as a Time Lord. "Where do they go after he 'repairs them'" She put emphasis on the last words to express her scepticism.
Amy, Rory and the Doctor shared a glance having a silent conversation about how much to share, eventually they decided on an answer and spoke in sync. "Spoilers."
The Doctor tells House he's the last Time Lord and Tardis
The Doctor closed their eyes, mentally smacking themselves for that comment. She'd been so careless and it had almost cost them everything; almost gotten Amy and Rory killed, almost destroyed the Tardis and set House free into their universe.
They decide to explore
"What sights?" Ryan asked only to receive no answer. The group was watching the silent conversation happening between the trio they were watching on screen – clearly whatever was going on with House and the Tardis was bad but they had a feeling they wouldn't get any answers if they asked.
The trio in question were ruminating on House's words. His intentions seemed so much more obvious now that they knew, but that was the curse of hindsight.
Idris talks nonsense before calling for the Doctor
The group watched Idris utter nonsense, before calling for the Doctor confused. They still had no idea how or why she was in a human body but it clearly had something to do with House.
The Doctors looking for the Time Lords he heard
The Doctor went back to mentally hitting themselves; if they had just left like Rory had suggested they ay have gotten away in time – actually no there was still the issue of the Tardis being in Idris. Still, she shot Rory an apologetic look, like usual he'd been the voice of reason buts he'd been so focussed on something else. On this occasion it was the Corsair's message and the potential to find other Time Lords – she'd been so desperate to find anyone, to know she hadn't killed them all and it had almost gotten them killed.
Amy realises the Doctor wants to be forgiven
The room watched the exchange uncomfortable, aware that it had meant to be a private conversation but unable to ignore it. It had layers of meaning, especially now that they knew the Doctor hadn't destroyed them and knowing what Gallifrey had done to the Doctor before the Master ultimately destroyed them.
The Doctor just scowled at the floor, she'd been so desperate for forgiveness, or really, just to find anyone else like her. The Master's 'death' had only made it worse, being able to see the Corsair would have fulfilled so many of her hopes and wishes, to just have a friend back. Instead, she'd been devastated and infuriated and almost ended up dead alongside Amy, Rory and the Tardis. River, sensing her wife's spiralling thoughts, squeezed her hand tightly to offer comfort and reassurance in the place of words as she didn't know if she could say anything to help at the moment.
The Doctor sends Amy and Rory to the Tardis to get his screwdriver which is in his other jacket
"He had a wardrobe full of them." River grinned at her dad, sometimes it was weird seeing them so young, from what she knew this was from before she was born but after Lake Silencio and therefor before they knew who she was which had always been a bittersweet experience for her. She got the joy of seeing them alive but it was tinged with the knowledge that they didn't really know her.
"That definitely explains somethings." Donna snorted. The group had all turned assessing and judging looks on the Doctor who squirmed under the attention.
Amy and Rory were both scowling at the Doctor, unnoticed by the group due to the distraction form River's words. The reason they were in danger from House was because the Doctor had tried to keep them safe, but it was also the only reason they had escaped back into their universe, still they didn't like the Doctor's underhanded way of getting rid of them.
Amy warns him not to get emotional as he makes mistakes
The room glanced between Amy and the Doctor assessing. They could tell she'd been travelling with the Doctor awhile to already be aware of that – an emotional Doctor was very dangerous but, as Amy said, more prone to mistakes and missing things.
They leave, Amy gives the Doctor his mobile phone
Rory received commiserating and pitying looks from most of the room, as he was stuck between Amy and the Doctor. They could tell he wasn't so much following the Doctor's orders but wanting to look after hie wife. River couldn't help but grin at her parent's dynamic, it was so similar to them as kids that she couldn't help but feel nostalgic. Amy shot him a quick scowl for following her but couldn't find it in herself to be truly angry – she'd been glad for the company and help on the Tardis.
AMY: I told you to look after him.
RORY: He'll be fine. He's a Time Lord.
AMY: It's just what they're called. It doesn't mean he actually knows what he's doing.
The group burst out laughing at the accuracy of Amy's statement while the Doctor tried to protest. The Doctor did try to hide behind her species (potential species/former species?) name as an assurance they knew what they were doing fairly frequently.
"The secret with the Doctor is that they rarely if ever know what they're doing." Jack grinned.
"Oi!"
The Tardis is surrounded by green gas
"That's not good." The happier, relaxed atmosphere vanished upon seeing the ominous green gas circling the Tardis.
They go in and call the Doctor, he has the screwdriver in his hand and uses it to lock the door
"You tricked them!" Martha accused as the rest of the companions whirled to face the Doctor who looked unapologetic.
The Doctor just sighed under all the accusing eyes, "Something was very wrong and I wanted them somewhere safe but knew Amy would never just go if she knew." Her expression never wavered, daring them to tell her she was wrong to try and keep them safe (not that it had worked but the group didn't know that yet).
"Of course, I wouldn't. You need someone to keep you from doing something stupid." Amy declared; eyes narrowed at the Doctor. She understood perfectly what the Doctor had been trying to do but it had been her choice to travel with them and it was her choice to stay with them through danger, but that was always something the Doctor had struggled with.
The Doctor had no answer for that so the video continued.
The Doctor is searching
The dread was building in the pit of everyone's stomachs. They knew the Doctor wasn't going to find any Time Lords but were terrified of what they were going to find instead. The Master was sitting back straight, unmoving with his eyes locked on the screen, he may hate Gallifrey but the Time Lords were still his species and they were superior to this House.
He opens a cupboard and finds more of the message boxes talking away asking for help
"Oh god." Rose muttered, hands up to cover her mouth as shock, horror and pity swirled in her stomach for the Doctor. To think you had found friends only to find their graveyard was horrifying, and only made worse with their knowledge of what the Doctor had gone through and their knowledge that they were the last at the moment. Their hope had been raised high only to crash through the floor.
Uncle and Auntie arrive, the Doctor asks what happens to the Time Lords they lured out here
The real horror of the situation was settling into the group as they watched the Doctor's expression darken in fury. Unnoticed by the room, the Master's expression was mimicking the Doctor's at the new knowledge of what had befallen some of their kind.
"Doctor." River muttered, squeezing her wife's hand to try and get a response. It worked, as the Doctor finally met her wife's eyes – a swirling storm of pain and fury clear in her own eyes. "I'm so sorry." Her words were quite but earnest. The Doctor nodded her understanding but remained silent, still brewing in her grief for these unnamed Time Lords, the only one she could name was the Corsair and that had been painful enough.
House happens. The Doctor works out they are patchwork people
The room's eyes widened at the realisation of what the Doctor was an was not saying. The fate of all those Time Lords were becoming more and more apparent and even more horrifying.
Auntie and Uncle are made up of parts from various Time Lords - the Corsair included
The group started glancing worriedly at the Doctor. This was one of their friends the pair were discussing having killed so casually, there was no way the Doctor was okay after that and it also meant the Doctor was even more dangerous than normal – their emotions clouding their normal control.
Amy and Rory kept glancing between the screen and the Doctor, in some ways they were glad they hadn't been there to hear or see this in person, not that their own adventure had been nice (it had been terrifying) but they wouldn't have known how to offer the Doctor comfort or advise, and they would have lost the Tardis and been trapped there.
DOCTOR: You gave me hope, and then you took it away. That's enough to make anyone dangerous. God knows what it will do to me. Basically, run!
They leave and the Doctor's phone rings
"Too late?" River mumbled, eyes darting between her parent, wife and screen. She had a sinking feeling she knew what was going to happen and there seemed to be no good ending. She was gripping the Doctor's hand tightly now, mainly to comfort herself but also to ground the Doctor.
The Doctor wasn't quite as furious as she was on screen (as the Doctor knew the fate of all of them) but seeing what had happened to all those Time Lords, and the Corsair especially, had only fanned the flames that seemed to be her constant anger in this regeneration.
Amy worked out his trick
"It took you a bit of time." Martha said, not unkindly, just a bit surprised. From what they'd seen Amy was smart to the Doctor's schemes and she'd expected her to catch onto this one quicker.
"I was being optimistic." Amy shrugged.
The Doctor is distracted by how Idris knew about the boxes
The Doctor's words caused a series of realisations in the rest of the room – how had Idris known? The Doctor however was watching Amy and Rory. Amy offered a small apologetic look for the comment – it had been a bit mean especially knowing what she knew now but he'd still tricked and locked them in the Tardis.
The Doctor's expression softened and she offered her own apology back, for taking away their choices more than trying to keep them safe (she would never apologise for that). Tabs settled, the three offered each other commiserating looks knowing all too well what was still to be shown.
The Doctor wants to know who Idris is
"Are you finally going to get answers?" Clara asked, as usual they never got answers till near the end and they were all eager for any kind of answers at the moment. Not that Clara and the Tardis had ever really gotten along (due to the Tardis's view of time and Clara's bad decisions made during grief) but they did agree on the Doctor which was normally enough.
"Yes." The Doctor stated, before scrunching her face up in though. "No. Maybe?" She settled on to the frustrations of the entire group.
Amy is ignored and declares the situation bad as he's getting emotional
"I'm allowed to be emotional." The Doctor protested, facing Amy.
"You are, but only where one of us can supervise you and stop you making bad decisions." Amy answered back, eyebrows raised in a dare of her to challenge the truth of her statement.
"She's right, Sweetie." River added in.
"Don't you start. You're biased towards your mother."
"No, I just know you. Anyone else here would agree." River shot back at the Doctor's grumbled.
The married couple turned to the rest of the room expectantly. The group answered with a series of nods which made River smirk triumphantly at her wife who scowled.
The Doctor still doesn't understand
The group blinked confused for a moment before realisation settled. "You didn't know that was the Tardis." Yaz declared.
"No." The Doctor shook her head. "From our perspective she had just disappeared. We didn't know she'd been put in a human body." The Doctor explained.
Idris makes the Tardis sound
"How can she still make that sound?" Bill asked curious. It wasn't exactly a sound you could make with a human tongue – not that she'd tried, she definitely had never tried, what are you talking about?
"The same way she can still see time lines." The Doctor answered evasively, which usually meant she didn't know but didn't want to admit that.
Idris is the Tardis, the Doctor is confounded by it
"Brilliant descriptions Doctor. Truly stunning." Rose rolled her eyes at the Doctor who just grinned.
They stole each other, Idris talks about their first meeting
"You're such a nerd." Donna laughed at the Doctor's protests at her comment. The rest of the room joined in with the laughter, drowning out her protests. Even the Master was snickering quietly in his corner, more out of insulting the Doctor than anything, he didn't like the reminder of how the Doctor had run away from Gallifrey the first time (more importantly how she ran from him).
The Doctro claims to have borrowed her
"You do know you're supposed to return something you borrow, right?" Martha sighed exasperated at the Doctor who conveniently avoided everyone's gaze.
The Doctor frees Idris after more talk
"This is adorable and all, but you're wasting time." Jack said, eyes glancing between the trio – he hadn't forgotten the ominous green smoke. He loved the Tardis, and seeing her interact with the Doctor like this was truly something special but he couldn't forget the danger they were in. The glance the trio shared in answer to his words only served to concern him more.
Idris is amazed at how complicated people are
The group had grinned at the familiar comment, unbale to deny the joy it brough to hear the Tardis say about them rather then them say it about the Tardis.
House eats Tardises
"It eats Tardises!?" Clara exclaimed, voicing the startled thought of most of the group. They hadn't been expecting House to be friendly or want anything good but eating the Tardis was something else entirely.
"Yes." The Doctor answered shortly, expression darkening again at the reminder of how close they had gotten. The Master was pressing against the mental link again, likely glad he hadn't ever fallen for the same trap she had, she didn't let him in or provide him with any answers. He would just have to wait and see like everyone else.
Idris is confused by the normal order of time
"Self-fulfilling prophecies. Or in this case words." River mused. It made sense with how the Tardis could see time lines and always took them where they needed to go. It was about as helpful as it was confusing. Her comment did earn them a smile from the Doctor though.
The Doctor works out that House feeds on rift energy which Tardises are full of
"Rift energy? Like the rift in Cardiff?" Jack realised worriedly. He was suddenly very glad House lived outside their universe; they had enough trouble in Cardiff without sentient Tardis-eating asteroids adding to it.
"Yes." The Doctor confirmed his worries with an understanding look.
House moved the Tardis' consciousness to a person than eats the rest of the energy
"So that explains the why but not the how." Martha said, worry gnawing away as the danger just spiralled from bad to worse.
"Wait. Amy and Rory are in the Tardis!" Bill pointed out, shooting up in her seat.
"The green smoke." Ryan realised. The tension in the room reached new heights with the pair's statements – Amy and Rory were suddenly facing their own danger with no way out.
Amy and Rory are in the Tardis, the doors are still locked
"It's locked you in already." Rose said, eyes widening as she glanced between the group in person and on screen to remind them that they were all safe with them here. Amy and Rory nodded; they'd come to the same realisation pretty quickly after the Doctor said he'd unlocked it. They were holding each other close, the memories about what to come already haunting them.
The Cloister bell tolls
"None of us do."
The door won't open. The Tardis dematerialises and the phone won't go through
The tension in the room reached a new height upon seeing the group separated and the Doctor panicking. Amy and Rory were trapped in the Tardis with House and no escape while the Doctor was stranded outside the universe with only the Tardis in a human body.
Amy and Rory couldn't help but feel relived to see the Doctor in such a state about their situation, they knew he cared about them (and still did) but it was another thing to see him so worked up and panicking about them.
House is in control of the Tardis for the first time, and wants to know why it shouldn't kill them
"Why didn't he?" Graham asked, earing a range of confused looks causing him to explain. "It seems to me he could have done this any time, so why hasn't House left before?"
The room was stuck in thought, faces scrunching up, as they mentally debated that. It was Yaz that offered the first answer, "Didn't he Doctor say she was the last, yeah? So, House would want to find out it that was true, find a new source of food, you know?"
The group collectively turned to the Doctor for answers or confirmation but she just waved to the screen with a cryptic smile for their deduction skills. The group turned back to the screen at the Doctor's suggestion eager to find out how Amy and Rory had gotten out of this situation.
Auntie and Uncle are dying
"They're dying?" Donna asked.
"House isn't repairing them anymore." Clara suggested, earning a nod from the Doctor for her theory. The group couldn't say they were going to grieve them – Auntie and Uncle were patchwork people made out of the dead.
House is off to the real universe to find more Tardises
"Cardiff." Jack repeated, more worried now that he knew House could get into their own universe. He knew the Doctor had dealt with it, she had to have to be here, but still it was scary how close things could get.
"And all the other similar sources of Artron energy. Even Gallifrey could have been at risk." The Doctor nodded; the scope of damage House could have caused was even bigger than she'd first thought it would be.
Auntie and Uncle die despite the Doctor's protests
"I think you'll find they can, Doctor." The Master declared vindictively; he was craving the attention the Doctor had been consistently denying him. It wasn't like he cared about those humans – they were made up of Time Lords and deserved to die just for that. To his frustration the Doctor ignored him, eyes never leaving the screen and mental link shut up tight.
Idris is also dying
"Her human body can't contain the Tardis." Donna muttered, that was far too familiar – only for her it had been a Time Lord consciousness. The concerned glance the Doctor shot her was brushed off with a weak smile, she wasn't wanting to discuss it.
Idris tells him to focus and not get emotional
"Orangey girl?" Amy protested, head shifting around the room as if the Tardis would appear. Amy glared at the people who started snickering at the name, including her husband, daughter and the Doctor.
The Doctor has a plan
"You've got a plan." Rose grinned, relaxing slightly. The Doctor having a plan was good, it may not work the way it was intended too but it would give them a start. The Doctor grinned back, still proud of her accomplishments in the junkyard.
They're in a Tardis junkyard
"You could use the parts to make your own Tardis, or at least Tardis-like capsule." Jack came to the same realisation, also perking up with a clear plan ahead. If there was one thing the Doctor was good at it was making things out of junk.
It took seven hundred years for the Doctor to ask the Tardis her name
"Seven hundred years?" Bill asked curiously. The rest of the group had also honed in on the Tardis' words, curious as ever about the Doctor's age and time line.
"Or there about. "The Doctor started with a shrug. "I was only about 900-odd back then, nearly a thousand, and it was a couple of centuries before I actually left Gallifrey." She tried to explain. The group had watched her with narrow eyes but thankfully accepted her explanation.
He should call her Sexy
The group burst out laughing at the pair on screen, that certainly explained Amy's comment at the start of their time in the room. The Doctor had turned red but didn't even bother protesting the comment – it wouldn't do her any good at this point.
Amy and Rory try to come up with a reason to not get killed
"Ugh, why did I let you come up with the reason." Amy bemoaned, teasing her husband but also semi-serious.
"Eh, because you were panicking?" Rory answered back. He had also been panicking and it really showed on screen.
Rory proclaims they are entertaining
"Dad." River started almost disbelieving. "Did you just ask to be tortured?"
"Maybe?" Rory answered. "But what else was I supposed to say?" He tried to argue.
"Good point." River acquiesced with a teasing smile.
The Doctor and Iris are thinking different things
"That's a no then." Nardole muttered and was promptly ignored. The rest of the group was too focussed on the reminder of so many Tardises, sentient Tardises, being destroyed, eaten and abandoned while their pilots were used as spare pieces. It could have easily of been the Doctor too, and any of the companions with them at the time – it was just unlucky the message had arrived during their travels with Amy and Rory (or luckily?).
They're going to build a Tardis
"You were very excited about that, weren't you?" Martha teased, seeing the familiar light in the Doctor's eyes upon being given the chance to build something new, something challenging.
"Yes. Would have been better without the imminent danger but-." She shrugged as she trailed off in place of a better answer.
Amy and Rory are running as House plays with them
"Like rats in a maze." The Master smirked, earning glares from the group but not even a glance from the Doctor, whose attention was what he really wanted.
Idris and the Doctor build away as they banter
The room was entertained by the pair's interactions (that was something that never changed despite either Time Lord or Tardis' appearance) it was only shadowed by the danger Amy and Rory were in.
The group were stuck thinking about what the Tardis was saying about instructions, slowly, one by one, they came to the same realisation – signified by a wide grin and chuckle – as they remembered what the doors said. The Doctor looked like she couldn't decide whether to protests or savour the time on screen with Idris.
The Doctor always pushes the door despite it saying pull to open
The group was outright laughing now. Although they were all guilty of the same thing, they waved that thought away with the excuse that they were just copying the Doctor. It really was a treat to watch the Doctor and Tardis interact in a way they could actually hear the Tardis' words – usually they were stuck with vague feelings and noises or lights, the Doctor was the only one who could relay understand her in a different way.
They argue
And that was the thing, wasn't it? The relationship between the Doctor and Tardis was older than any of them (bar maybe the Master) and it couldn't be described in simple terms – they were a pair undeniably, but not a pair in any sort of way that human descriptions fitted. But it worked for the two of them, always had. It didn't need to be verbalised like it was on screen for any of them to know that, but it was just a bonus.
DOCTOR: You didn't always take me where I wanted to go.
IDRIS: No, but I always took you where you needed to go.
"Which is usually into danger and trouble." River raised an eyebrow at the roof, as if the Tardis was watching (which who knows, could be the case).
The Doctor just grinned, "And you wouldn't like it any other way."
Idris can't always talk like this, and the Doctor always brings home strays
"Strays? Hey!" Amy protested, arms crossed, she hadn't forgotten the Tardis' earlier name for her.
The rest of the group were stuck between laughing and being annoyed too, they couldn't deny it was a bit like that – some more than others.
They're running out of time before Idris dies
"Lovely, a time limit too. Just what you need." Clara sighed, shaking her head. Just when things got bad, of course, they had to get worse.
"When is anything we do safe?" Donna snorted, gaining nods of agreement form the group. Still, flying the Doctor's built console didn't sound fun. Martha and Jack both had the same thought of using the vortex manipulator at the end of the universe to get back before the Year That Never Happened.
House plays with Amy and Rory - separating them
The group watched, growing more and more horrified as the couple were separated and time shifted. Said couple, were holding each other tight as if to guard against the memories while River watched them concerned. Neither her parents or the Doctor had ever told her the details of this adventure - simply mentioning the Tardis had spent some time in a human body. Having seen what she'd seen, she could understand why, but that didn't stop her being concerned.
The Doctor was also focussed on the pair, they'd never gone into any details of their time with House in control, and it only made the guilt gnawing away at her heart worse. She'd trapped them in there with House and not arrived quick enough to protect them from this. As if sensing her train of thought, Amy shot her a glare, daring the Doctor to blame herself for this mess.
The Doctor and Idris keep building
"Did you actually know what you were doing?" Rose asked, with narrowed eyes.
"Yes!" The Doctor announced, before reconsidering. "Mostly… I knew enough."
"Does she ever?" Mickey snorted, not unkindly. The Doctor shot a mock glare at the man who gave a teasing smile back.
Idris chose him all those years ago - she stole him to see the universe
"You stole each other." Bill grinned. "That's adorable." By the rest of the group's grins, it seemed they agreed. The Doctor practically preened at the comment.
The Doctor ponders what could go wrong
"No, Doctor. You never say that." Ryan moaned. The rest of the group also shot the Doctor accusing looks while the Doctor just smiled a bit sheepish – she'd been far too caught up in the moment.
Things don't look stable or safe
Amy and Rory shared a glance, suddenly very glad they hadn't been stuck on the asteroid and had to travel via the Doctor's cobbled together console – it didn't look particularly safe but the Doctor's inventions rarely did, they did, however, usually work.
Amy is shown projections of Rory who claims to have been abandoned again
"Again?" Yaz asked, hesitant but curiosity winning out in the end. The few that hadn't caught the word (mostly due to the focus on poor Rory's state) glanced first at the young woman before fixing their gaze son Rory and Amy.
Amy, Rory, the Doctor and River shared a glance and silent conversation, unsure how much to actually say as opening that can of worms would open a whole other set and lead to almost endless questions they weren't prepared to answer.
"Long story." Rory finally settled on. "Literally, long. I'm sure we'll be shown at some point." The group looked like they were almost bursting with questions but they remained silent in favour of finding out how the trio got out of the mess on screen.
Amy backs away apologising
"I'm sorry." Rory muttered to his wife quietly. He didn't remember this really; he'd experienced similar but in reverse with Amy being the one abandoned and aging - something that the Two Streams Facility had only made worse later. Still, he was sorry Amy had had to go through this alone.
"So am I, but it was House to blame. Not you, Stupid Face." Amy muttered back, determined to lay the blame where it really belonged. It had been horrifying at the time (and afterwards – it had fuelled nightmares for quite some time) but she knew better now – they were the boy and girl who waited and they would always be together.
They try to power up the make-shift Tardis - it doesn't work
"Well, that's anticlimactic." Donna said, glancing concerned at Amy and Rory. The longer It took the Doctor to work the console, the longer they were at House's mercy and the shorter time the Tardis had in the human body.
There's no power until Idris transfers some. They dematerialise
The group smiled softly at the screen as the Doctor and Idris finally dematerialise in their make-shift console. It was bittersweet, their interactions, as they knew the Tardis wouldn't last in the human body and they needed to savour the time they had together like this.
The real Rory reunites with Amy, more running
"It's like a horror movie." Bill muttered. "Why are our lives constantly swinging between horror movie and action movie?"
"Don't forget the moments of rom-com or historic thriller." Yaz added with a grin, she hadn't had much time to speak with the other young woman yet, but she made a mental note to do so soon.
"Or the sci-fi/fantasy elements." Ryan tried to inject, but his comment drew Yaz's attention.
"Ryan, we travel through time with an alien, it's constantly sci-fi." She argued. Graham decided to interrupt before the pair dissolved into the argument that he could practically see brewing.
"Right, our lives are a bad movie plot. Let's move on, alright cockles?" Both Ryan and Yaz shrugged their agreement and turned back to the screen to let it continue to play.
The Doctor asks Idris to pass a message to Amy, Idris passes one on to the pretty one
Amy's grumbles and crossed arms mixed with Rory's grin told the group that the 'pretty one' was in fact not Amy. The good news of being able to catch up with House though left them in a good mood for the first time since the danger had really hit off.
Rory gets a message from Idris
The room burst out laughing as the Tardis contacted Rory, confirming their theories about the 'pretty one', Amy's mock pout made it all the better.
"The Tardis did really like you, Rory." The Doctor mused with a smile.
"Wait, does the Tardis have favourites?" Rose asked, suddenly excited by the thought. The rest of the group also had stopped their laughter in favour of this new train of conversation.
"Yes, well she likes some more, hates others and is fairly neutral to most. It depends how you act towards her mostly." The Doctor asked, a bit bewilder by the room's attention on this matter -she'd thought it had been obvious in the way the Tardis catered to them.
"Who is her favourite? Who doesn't she like?" Mickey asked, curious despite himself.
"Her favourite is River, as she's a child of the Tardis. Part of a long story, don't ask." The Doctor added upon seeing several open their mouths to question her words. "She also quite likes Rory, as you can see. She liked Susan of course, and she quite liked Donna and Bill, Ryan too, I think. She hates Clara, because of something Clara did later in our time lines. She liked Jack but not so much after … well, he became a fixed point, but she's gotten used to him again. She also distrusted Charlie for some reason." The Doctor answered, almost absentmindedly.
None of the room wanted to question the unknown names, aware they were likely to be sensitive topics. Those she named as the Tardis liking were grinning widely, while those she hated just pouted or sighed (Jack and Clara respectively). Having had their curiosity sated they let the video continue, eager to know how the group escaped. It took a few more minutes for the Doctor to properly tune back in, lost in old memories – there were several people she hadn't even mentioned.
The Doctor gets involved
There were a few more outburst of chuckles at seeing the Doctor butt into the telepathic message only to find Rory.
Idris gives them instructions while the Doctor is distracted
"You're really hung up on that?" Rory sighed, unable to hide a bit of his embarrassment at the title. Amy had spent months teasing him and he wasn't happy with its reappearance.
"It's not like I can normally understand her nicknames for you, usually its just general feelings." The Doctor argued with a shrug, to which Rory surrendered. Things were making more sense with the context – he hadn't known Idris was the Tardis when she'd contacted him.
Rory passes on the message to Amy, unaware of who Idris actually is
"Right, you didn't know that was the Tardis." Martha realised, with an understanding nod.
"No, makes a lot more sense now." Rory admitted.
Idris has sent them to an archived control room, they discuss the possibility of archiving something that hasn't happened yet
The room grinned at the screen – as ever, entertained by the pair's interactions – but they also couldn't deny they were curious about those other control rooms. In their minds it meant the Doctor survived long enough to have need of at least 30, which was a reassurance that they survived even against the odds.
The Doctor's thoughts, however, went down a different road. In the video with Ruth (her apparently) the Tardis had also been present – had she been the Tardis' original pilot before she'd been put in the museum that (what she'd thought was) her first face had stolen? It would make sense the connection they'd felt and the Tardis may not have known and if she did, she didn't have a way to communicate it to her. It might explain the other rooms, or it could be a mix of the two theories – she could never be sure with time travel.
[Tardis corridor]
House is still messing with them - Amy can't see anything
"Definitely getting horror movie vibes." Bill declared with wary eyes at the screen. She felt the weight of the room's eyes on her before she realised what she had said. "Erm, sorry?" She aimed at Rory and Amy who just shrugged it off, it was very horror movie like seeing it from this perspective.
Rory leaves but his voice calls to Amy
"That's not you. You left." Clara said rather pointlessly, glancing worriedly between the screen and the pair in the room. Rory just nodded with a frown before waving at the screen.
It's the Ood, real Rory saves her again and they run
"Not a nice Ood at all." Donna muttered, glad that the Ood she'd met with the Doctor hadn't been like Nephew. Rose shivered in her seat; mind stuck on her own bad experiences with Ood.
Idris encourages the Doctor
"No, don't encourage him." River sighed at the ceiling, earning an annoyed protest from the Doctor.
Amy and Rory run into a dead end
"Great, a dead end." Yaz threw her hands up in the air in frustration, things just seemed to get bad again as soon as something good happened.
Idris sends them the password - Crimson, Eleven, Delight, Perichor
"The Tardis mentioned that earlier." Jack mentioned, face deep in thought.
Rory and Amy smiled before waving at the screen in syn to the room's frustrations.
They say it to no effect
"The Tardis is telepathic, saying it is hardly going to accomplish anything." The Master smirked in his corner, tone degrading. The room made a silent agreement to follow the Doctor's lead and ignore him.
They have to think it not say it, the Ood is catching up to them
"You might want to think fast." Ryan muttered.
They think it and the door opens
"Yes." Several people muttered, edging towards the edge of their seats in apprehension and anticipation of what was to come next. Things were all coming to a ahead but they still had to get the Doctor onto the Tardis, get the Tardis back where she belonged and get rid of House.
They enter an old control room and go for the shields as commanded
"That's the control room from when you were Ears and Pinstripes." Rose pointed out with a small grin, despite the danger, it was good to see the familiar control room. The Doctor just smiled softly.
House is going to kill them, Rory gets a new message to get out of the way but Idris doesn't know where they're coming through
"Love the clear instructions." Donna snorted, that was just typical with the Doctor and the Tardis, but this time even the Tardis didn't know where they would land. It wasn't like the odds were good, especially with the threat of atomisation – they'd have to be very lucky, and seeing as they were in the room with them, clearly they had been.
The make-ship Tardis is close but barely holding on
"It's got to." Several people practically begged.
They materialise in the control room and the Doctor makes introductions badly
"Are you going to say anything else or keep going on about that?" Clara teased, all too aware of how excited he cold get in that regeneration, especially with how he was with the Tardis. The Doctor just grinned wildly in response.
Idris introduces herself as Sexy
The group burst out laughing at that despite the tension, the interaction between the Tardis and the Doctor could always entertain them, especially when you added Amy and Rory into the mix.
Nephew was killed as they materialised
"I don't really think he wanted saving, Doc." Graham tried to comfort the Doctor in the room who looked conflicted – at the time she hadn't known what Nephew had done to Amy and Rory, but he had still been enslaved in some way. The rest of the group couldn't bring themselves to really mourn Nephew, they were more relieved that was one less threat to have to worry about, even if the whole thing had been regrettable. Nephew hadn't exactly been likable but he hadn't been a raging monster.
House debates how to kill all of them
"Lovely, lets spin the wheel of death." River muttered, her hand twitching. She really wised she had a gun, and the ability to shoot House so she could get revenge for the grief he'd put her parents and wife through. She hated having to sit here and being able to do nothing while House threatened and hurt them, even if it was all in the past.
The Doctor declares he's the only way they are getting back into the universe
"Good, you do actually have something to bargain with." Jack said, it was also good to know House hadn't actually made it through to their universe (at least yet). It was also very nice to know the Doctor had some form of plan, even if it was to just delay until they came up with an actual plan (as was commonly the way). Like River he hated having to sit here and watch his friends get hurt while being unable to do anything, it didn't matter that it was all in the past - he was a man of action and had failed too many people to be comfortable sitting around and doing nothing.
The Doctor makes House promise to not kill them. Rory is with Idris who is dying and talking about water
"I doubt that." Martha said, arms crossed. She was sincerely hoping the Doctor had a better plan than that.
They're running out of time
The tension in the room was rising again at seeing the whole group now in terrible danger with no clear path out of it, and the Tardis essentially dying in front of them.
The Doctor tells House how to make it through to the universe because he's nice and wants to go home, and House promised to not kill them
"And you have a plan?" It was meant to be a statement but Bill's words came out more like a hopeful plea. The Doctor's smug smile reassured her (and the rest of the group who were watching the interaction) for once.
House breaks his promise and deletes the room they are in to kill them
"No!" Most of the group shouted at the sudden 'death' of everyone as the room was deleted. They glanced frantically at the trio in the room with them, completely unsure how they had survived. River and the Master were the only ones with any idea of the group's survival, and both were giving the Doctor approving looks (unnoticed by the other).
The Doctor let out a short laugh at their concern (which earned her a couple glares and scowls) "Just watch, it's all okay." Reluctantly, with several more glances at the trio, the room turned back to the screen to watch the end of the video.
The group appears in the main console room - failsafe where living things in deleted rooms are put in main room, which is part of the Doctor's plan
"You're so smug." Donna groaned, alongside most of the group, although they all had small smiles at seeing the groups survival and the typical Doctor behaviour.
"I'm allowed to be. I just outsmarted a sentient Tardis-eating asteroid." The Doctor shot back with a smirk, and that wasn't a sentence you heard every day.
HOUSE [OC]: We are in your universe now, Doctor. Why should it matter to me in which room you die? I can kill you just as easily here as anywhere. Fear me. I've killed hundreds of Time Lords.
DOCTOR: Fear me. I've killed all of them.
The room shivered, tension and temperature plummeting at both the comment and careless delivery by the Doctor on screen. It may bot have been actually true but it wasn't like the Doctor was incapable of doing just that. The Doctor just glared at herself on screen, she'd been so sure of everything and now she was sure of nothing and she wasn't sure which was worse.
Idris talks telepathically to Rory who doesn't understand why she's talking about forests
"A forest? What kinda crazy stuff is she muttering to you?" Rose blinked, now utterly confused. Everything the Tardis said had made sense at some point, but how could a forest be relevant?
Amy, Rory and the Doctor shared a knowing glance, while River watched them with narrowed eyes, she had her suspicions. The rest of the group was left completely in the dark.
The Doctor has a plan and Amy goes along with it despite being clueless
"You have no idea what he's talking about do you?" Martha chuckled with a smile, aimed at Amy specifically.
"None at all, but I've learnt to go along with his crazy plans." Amy chuckled too, giving a matching smile back to Martha.
"Hey!" The Doctor protested the description of her plans, while both women laughed.
Idris stops breathing
The room was silent, leaning forward in their seats as things really reached the climax of the video. They thought they could tell where it was all going but t was still frightening to hear the Tardis had stopped breathing in her human body.
Golden energy escapes Idris and returns to the console - the Tardis' consciousness is back home
The group cheered upon seeing the Tardis return to her real place in the console. Now that she was back where she belonged, House had no chance – he was on the Tardis' home turf now. The Doctor couldn't help but smile sadly at the screen – she was glad the Tardis was back where she belonged but she had enjoyed being able to actually talk with the Tardis using mouths and words rather than feelings and noises/lights.
The Tardis destroys House from the inside
The group cheered again at seeing (or rather hearing) House get destroyed by the Tardis – that was one less threat in the universe, House couldn't kill anymore Time Lords or Tardises.
A hologram of Idris appears
The mood dipped again, they'd gotten so excited upon seeing House defeated and the Tardis returned to her rightful place that they'd forgotten that the Doctor would likely be upset at mot being able to talk with her anymore. Her words about the dark were depressing after such victory.
Idris declares the sad word she was looking for to be 'alive' because its sad when its over
The group watched entranced at the final words shared between the Doctor and the Tardis' human form. It was certainly a bittersweet scene, that made their hearts sad for the Doctor who seemed to lose everyone they loved in some way.
Idris says her final words - hello, as the Doctor please with her to not
The group purposely avoided looking at the Doctor no matter how much they wanted too – again, it had seemed like such a private scene and they gotten to see it anyway. It was yet another loss for the Doctor which came just after the reminder of her daughter's loss (slash possible not loss, or maybe more metaphorical lost state across the universe rather than to death).
River moved closer to her wife, squeezing her hand in comfort and mummering reassurances into her ear as the Doctor's whole expression was sadly gazing at the screen where it had pause just before Idris disappeared for the last time.
She's gone. Later - he puts a firewall around the Matrix
"I feel like that is something you should have done earlier." Graham pointed out with a raised eyebrow in a classic grandfatherly expression.
"I didn't exactly know that it was possible for her to be put in a human body!" The Doctor protested.
"Internet safety, Doctor. It's important." Ryan and Yaz grinned teasingly while the Doctor just looked more confused (and Bill laughed quietly).
He can't make her talk again for spacey wacey reasons
"Glad for the simplification for us that don't speak nerd." Donna smiled at the Doctor who gave a mocked betrayed look back at Donna. It seemed all her companions were teaming up against her now, there was no chance for her now.
RORY: Sorry. At the end, she was talking. She kept repeating something. I don't know what it meant.
DOCTOR: What did she say?
RORY: The only water in the forest is the river. She said we'd need to know that someday. It doesn't make sense, does it?
Amy, Rory and the Doctor shared another glance, full of deep meaning that no one understood bar River who was glancing almost frantically between the group – that certainly clarified a few things.
"Anyone going to clarify for the class?" Clara asked the group with a raised eyebrow; she glance at River briefly having the feeling it was something to do with her base don the way she was watching the group (and the word river was another big clue).
"Long story, and not relevant here for any of you." The Doctor answered purposely vague, it was the truth too. What happened with River wasn't relevant to the rest of the group, and it wouldn't be unless the Tardis decided to show it (which was likely the way the videos were going).
Several people looked like they were tempted to argue but Amy glared them into submission while Rory and the Doctor avoided everyone's eyes.
Rory is affected by his death as he's a nurse despite thinking he shouldn't be so affected
"I know how you feel." Martha muttered; a sad smile aimed at Rory. "It always affects you when you can't help them." Rory nodded at Martha, solidifying a mental note to talk to the actual medical doctor later on and maybe even compare some notes.
They talk about where to go next as Amy comments on how its always the Doctor and the Tardis long after any of them
The group smiled at Amy's words all aware of how true it was, before all of them and after all of them there would always be the Doctor in the Tardis travelling the universe. Rory nodded slightly at the Doctor thankful for the acknowledgment and reassurance in regards to his feelings, even if they did quickly change the topic afterwards.
House deleted all the bedrooms so the Doctor offers to make a new one for them, Amy requests no more bunk beds
"You had bunk beds?" Jack grinned; a very suggestive undertone clear in his words. Amy winked in answer while Rory groaned, putting his head in his hands to hide his red face. River glanced between her parents seeking confirmation in their expressions, she wasn't sure she wanted to know when she had been conceived but clearly, she had her answer. Maybe this video was about her in some way – between the mention of her (water in the forest) and the abandonment of bunk beds. In one time line (her own personal one) her existence started here.
Rory asks about the Doctor's room
"She does but she doesn't let anyone near it." River raised an eyebrow at her wife, any time they'd spent together had been in spare rooms or her own room. No one had seen the Doctor's room in the Tardis as far as the group was concerned. The Doctor purposely avoided the Mater's eyes knowing the smug smirk that would be happily lying across his face - he was the only one who had ever seen her room, mainly due to the number of personal items and photographs (and photograph equivalents) in her room form her days on Gallifrey. It was nothing against River herself, it was just a habit at this point and the Tardis rarely provided her with her own room when others were around.
Amy and Rory leave with no answers. The Doctor talks to the Tardis and things move without being touched, they're back to almost normal
The group smiled happy to se the Doctor back in a better mood and the Tardis respond in the way they were more used too, even though the interaction now had a touch of bittersweetness about it having watched them speak to each other using actual words. The Doctor smiled softly at the screen, this more than anything was proof for the Tardis being sentient, none of her companions could deny it after having seen that (not that any of them doubted it really anymore – they'd all travelled long enough to get used to the Tardis' quirks).
After several minutes of quiet contemplation of the video, the Doctor clapped her hands together to get the group's attention. Upon seeing the eyes focussed on her she started speaking, "So, do we want to do on more video then have a break?"
The group glanced at each other before nodding or shrugging their agreement/indifference. Upon receiving no actual protest or arguments she smiled before turning back to the screen, ready to see what they would be shown next.
