One Times Infinity 5/? (DW Post-DD AU D/R fic)
Title: One Times Infinity
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Anything up to Doomsday
Pairings: Doc/Rose, Rose/Jack
Characters: 10, Rose
Warnings: Flippantly AU
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Summary: The walls between universes are more fragile than they seem. Once again it falls to the Doctor to save more than one universe...but can he fight what he wants the most? And who is this unseen enemy? A post-Doomsday reunion, of sorts.
Disclaimer: Dear lord, I think I'd still be watching the series if I owned it.
AN: So, I think its been six months or so since I updated, pretty much fell out of the fandom, but here is me--trying to get back into it.
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One Times Infinity
Chapter Five: Alliance
She chewed her lower lip, as she picked up the pot from the stove, and poured two cups, nearly spilling one all over the counter. She caught his gaze, and flashed him a quick smile, before using a hunt for silverware to turn her back on him.
It was strange, sitting across from him, reaching for a hand, only to find it didn't quite fit. It wasn't right, seeing him staring into the distance over a woman that was her, but not she.
My Doctor would never stop to reminisce, not even about me. I know him. He probably doesn't even think about me anymore. That's how it is, isn't it?
She closed her eyes to halt her thought process, and carried the teacups out to the living room, handing the Doctor--the New-but-not-Doctor--one of them. He nodded gratefully as she settled down into the couch, and took a swig of the tea.
"So." She said finally, mentally cursing her clumsy social skills. They had rusted a bit, after lurking behind a desk and preferring not to speak to anyone over the past three months.
"So?" He raised his eyebrows.
"The explosion."
"Ah yes. That was me. Sorry."
"So that was..."
"My unfortunate arrival." He finished with a nod. "Couldn't exactly decide where it'd happen, you know."
She nodded. "What are you going to do now?"
He frowned. "Well, no use sticking around here anymore. Course, it'd be easier to leave if I had the TARDIS..." A flash of regret passed though his expression. "But...there are still ways...well, that is..."
He fixed her with a hopeful gaze. "If you don't mind lending a hand?"
She blinked. "What can I do?" Not you, Torchwood.
He gave her a rakish grin. "If I got here, then there must be a way out of here. There are always ways to get back through."
"But wouldn't you only be able to get back to your original universe, even if you could get through?"
"Nonsense! What lies between this universe and the next?"
"The void." She replied automatically. Her Doctor had taught her that long ago, long before he had been ripped away from her.
"Exactly!" He nodded triumphantly. "The Void isn't any different, no matter which universe you go through. Why? Because its the same one! Its linking us all together in an invisible framework! Once you get to the Void you can get to anywhere connected to it."
"But...he sealed it..."
"One entrance, maybe. But a universe has many dimensions, and if you know what you're doing, there's a way to get into every single one of them." He raised his eyebrows expectantly.
She tried not to show it, really, because she wasn't obsessed with getting back home...but it would be mad not to try, when an impossible opportunity was provided to you, wouldn't it? "So, you could go anywhere?"
"Well...theoretically." He shrugged off the suggestion. "But without a proper vehicle,you couldn't stay in the Void for very long--and without specific quardinates, you're basically shooting in the dark. But it's moving!"
"What exactly do you need?"
"Oh, just some bits and bobs. Nothing difficult. Amazing how that works out."
She narrowed her eyes slightly. It was easy to fall into the old pattern of excited guesswork, to smile back at him, and work toward a new impossible goal. But, the fact was...this was not her Doctor. She was not his Rose, and after she opened the Void for him, he would probably give her a cheery goodbye.
But she couldn't bring herself to actually say that just yet...because...
He was smiling at her again, like he'd known her forever, like she should have known him forever.
"Course..." He said with a shrug. "Can't leave someone like you here. You're out of place. Need to get back to your own universe--your own Doctor. I'm sure he misses you."
Oh. She was much too easy.
"What do you need me to do?"
He gave a mad grin. "I think it'll be easier to show you what I need."
She arched a bemused eyebrow. "And how do you expect to get through Torchwood's security?"
"Well...I think that's the first place you can lend a hand."
She smiled slightly. "I'm always happy to offer a hand."
He leaned forward, and reached out a hand. She didn't need to hear him say anything, to take it in her own. It didn't fit quite right, it wasn't that easy grip she was so used to chasing trouble with--but his firm, calloused hands fit well enough for now.
"Nice to meet you, Rose Tyler."
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Anything up to Doomsday
Pairings: Doc/Rose, Rose/Jack
Characters: 10, Rose
Warnings: Flippantly AU
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Summary: The walls between universes are more fragile than they seem. Once again it falls to the Doctor to save more than one universe...but can he fight what he wants the most? And who is this unseen enemy? A post-Doomsday reunion, of sorts.
Disclaimer: Dear lord, I think I'd still be watching the series if I owned it.
AN: So, I think its been six months or so since I updated, pretty much fell out of the fandom, but here is me--trying to get back into it.
---
One Times Infinity
Chapter Five: Alliance
She chewed her lower lip, as she picked up the pot from the stove, and poured two cups, nearly spilling one all over the counter. She caught his gaze, and flashed him a quick smile, before using a hunt for silverware to turn her back on him.
It was strange, sitting across from him, reaching for a hand, only to find it didn't quite fit. It wasn't right, seeing him staring into the distance over a woman that was her, but not she.
My Doctor would never stop to reminisce, not even about me. I know him. He probably doesn't even think about me anymore. That's how it is, isn't it?
She closed her eyes to halt her thought process, and carried the teacups out to the living room, handing the Doctor--the New-but-not-Doctor--one of them. He nodded gratefully as she settled down into the couch, and took a swig of the tea.
"So." She said finally, mentally cursing her clumsy social skills. They had rusted a bit, after lurking behind a desk and preferring not to speak to anyone over the past three months.
"So?" He raised his eyebrows.
"The explosion."
"Ah yes. That was me. Sorry."
"So that was..."
"My unfortunate arrival." He finished with a nod. "Couldn't exactly decide where it'd happen, you know."
She nodded. "What are you going to do now?"
He frowned. "Well, no use sticking around here anymore. Course, it'd be easier to leave if I had the TARDIS..." A flash of regret passed though his expression. "But...there are still ways...well, that is..."
He fixed her with a hopeful gaze. "If you don't mind lending a hand?"
She blinked. "What can I do?" Not you, Torchwood.
He gave her a rakish grin. "If I got here, then there must be a way out of here. There are always ways to get back through."
"But wouldn't you only be able to get back to your original universe, even if you could get through?"
"Nonsense! What lies between this universe and the next?"
"The void." She replied automatically. Her Doctor had taught her that long ago, long before he had been ripped away from her.
"Exactly!" He nodded triumphantly. "The Void isn't any different, no matter which universe you go through. Why? Because its the same one! Its linking us all together in an invisible framework! Once you get to the Void you can get to anywhere connected to it."
"But...he sealed it..."
"One entrance, maybe. But a universe has many dimensions, and if you know what you're doing, there's a way to get into every single one of them." He raised his eyebrows expectantly.
She tried not to show it, really, because she wasn't obsessed with getting back home...but it would be mad not to try, when an impossible opportunity was provided to you, wouldn't it? "So, you could go anywhere?"
"Well...theoretically." He shrugged off the suggestion. "But without a proper vehicle,you couldn't stay in the Void for very long--and without specific quardinates, you're basically shooting in the dark. But it's moving!"
"What exactly do you need?"
"Oh, just some bits and bobs. Nothing difficult. Amazing how that works out."
She narrowed her eyes slightly. It was easy to fall into the old pattern of excited guesswork, to smile back at him, and work toward a new impossible goal. But, the fact was...this was not her Doctor. She was not his Rose, and after she opened the Void for him, he would probably give her a cheery goodbye.
But she couldn't bring herself to actually say that just yet...because...
He was smiling at her again, like he'd known her forever, like she should have known him forever.
"Course..." He said with a shrug. "Can't leave someone like you here. You're out of place. Need to get back to your own universe--your own Doctor. I'm sure he misses you."
Oh. She was much too easy.
"What do you need me to do?"
He gave a mad grin. "I think it'll be easier to show you what I need."
She arched a bemused eyebrow. "And how do you expect to get through Torchwood's security?"
"Well...I think that's the first place you can lend a hand."
She smiled slightly. "I'm always happy to offer a hand."
He leaned forward, and reached out a hand. She didn't need to hear him say anything, to take it in her own. It didn't fit quite right, it wasn't that easy grip she was so used to chasing trouble with--but his firm, calloused hands fit well enough for now.
"Nice to meet you, Rose Tyler."