Comments | lindenharp: FIC: All the King's Horses (13/13)

lindenharp

FIC: All the King's Horses (13/13)

Dec 23, 2008 20:37

( Read more... )

drama, all the king's horses, tenth doctor, fic, donna noble

Comments 28

(The comment has been removed)

lindenharp December 24 2008, 05:39:56 UTC

I'm glad you found it satisfying. A month of ceremonies on Paaligiou would be like a nightmare version of being on Gallifrey -- you don't know anyone, and you're not sure you're going to remember your lines.

Vehik... is what he is -- an older, upper-class Paalgi with a very traditional mindset. He no longer regards Donna as the Doctor's ekhak, but she's still a human, and a crazy one at that. And yes -- by Paalgi standards, both of them are mad.

editrx December 24 2008, 03:38:09 UTC

I am so happy you rescued Tragan Vehik, and that it was the TARDIS herself as the (dare I say it?) vehicle of his rescue. :)

Lovely ending; terrific story altogether.

lindenharp December 24 2008, 05:47:23 UTC

I toyed with the idea of killing him -- or Gher -- but decided against it.

And you may surely say "vehicle of his rescue", but then I will be obliged to reply "deus ex machina"

Thanks for the review!

garpu December 24 2008, 04:11:00 UTC

Yay! Happy ending! Something that's missing a lot of the time in New Who. And the sentimental old TARDIS saves the grumpy alien.

lindenharp December 24 2008, 05:53:28 UTC

I generally prefer happy endings. Nowadays, I'm mostly channeling my depressive energy into "Valiant Tales". I will confess that I came close to killing Vehik and/or Gher in Chapter 9.

The sentimental old TARDIS -- as you rightly name her -- is used to dealing with a grumpy Time Lord. Vehik is sunshine and kittens in comparison.

lounge_lily December 24 2008, 06:01:03 UTC

I've loved every line of this! Beautifully written; the Doctor and Donna were wonderfully in character and the OC's were perfectly drawn as well. Thanks for the ride, it's been fun!

lindenharp December 24 2008, 06:32:46 UTC

Thank you for that incredible compliment, and thank you staying to the end of the journey.

ll4m4_hunt3r December 24 2008, 09:32:58 UTC

This was one of the most brilliant, well written pieces I have ever read!! O___________O

The entire thing is going into my favorites...

I know it doesn't seem it.. but I am seriously speechless right now. I can't stop smiling. That was fantastic!!!

lindenharp December 24 2008, 14:35:02 UTC

Thank you very much. If you're interested in looking at some of my older stories, the easiest way to find them is on the Teaspoon archive. They're mostly Ninth and Tenth Doctor stories, though this is the first one I've written with Donna in it.