Fic: TARDIS Life - Ian and Barbara
Back to my epic rewatch. And decided to write this and post it. Next up will probably be Susan.
A note on this story and how it works here on LJ (Not the same for on any other site.) All names of Companions are linked to their 'file'. As they are written, their names will have their page linked to it. This story is, after all, an alien database on TARDIS companions stored in the TARDIS's memory. She keeps it 'updated' as companions come and go. They are likely to not be in order, but close enough to it. So, to keep your own sanity DO NOT click the links noted under the companion/s name while on that page. It will just end up going back up top of the page you are already on.
There is a reason it is done like this, but it's stupid. That reason being, I see the TARDIS as keeping the files seriously in as much order as she possibly can. This is possibly the only thing she does this seriously, because it is important to her. I'm of the opinion that the TARDIS loves the Companions too. For the most part, anyway. What other way has she got to show that than to link them whenever they are mentioned?
Companions without a page just yet are underlined so you can see what is to be a link in the future. This is a ridiculous undertaking, and will take forever to update properly each update. But I am so on this like nothing else right now. Also, the names, except Susan and anyone we haven't got a full name for, will be full name, not just first name. If shared, only instances where both names are together are underlined/linked.
And just for the recap here is a link to the Introduction.
Title: TARDIS Life
Chapter: An electronic note on how to survive travelling with the Doctor.
Author: malicehaughton
Rating: PG
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairings: Ian/Barbara hints.
Summary: Ian and Barbara write a few helpful hints to make life easier while travelling with the Doctor.
An Electronic note on how to survive travelling with the Doctor.
As written by Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.
We have no idea if this will be read by anyone, or even if it is a good idea to write it to begin with, seeing as how usually the Doctor has been travelling simply with his grandchild Susan and no one else until he kidnapped us.
Yes, the eccentric old man in his daft blue box which is bigger on the inside than the outside kidnapped us. Our relationship definitely started off quite rocky because of this.
It does not help at all that he cannot control this TARDIS of his and has been trying since kidnapping us to return us home without success. While it has led us on quite a few marvellous adventures, the running, long walks, jail time and death threats and/or sentences do tend to wear on one’s mind after a while.
We are school teachers of Science and History. The local high school we both worked at probably was not pleased at our disappearance off the face of the planet, and boy are we off the planet. Even when we are on Earth somehow the Doctor always manages to land us either right in the middle of trouble, or in the wrong century. Most of the time it is both.
We have decided together to write a few quick notes on how to survive travelling in this crazy contraption of his.
The first is wear sensible footwear. You will need these. If you wear heels of any sort, be warned that they do break and/or are harder to run in and you may fall when it is a life and death situation. Unless someone is there with you to help you back up on your feet, it is not a good situation to be in.
The second is to ignore the Doctor when he is in one of his more vicious moods. He can get quite mean and hurt people’s feelings. He will go on rants of how much better he is than anyone he may be travelling with. He has a short temper, but get on his good side and you have a friend for life.
The third is to trust the TARDIS in everything but getting the right time and planet. It may be a machine, but we have been lead to believe it is living, and, when put in danger will warn its occupants of the dangers they face. This is more than we can say for the Doctor who usually thinks something is harmless when it turns out to be the exact opposite.
Fourth is Daleks. They are a nasty alien race and are not to be believed if they try and tell you anything different to this fact. They are a genocidal species and should be avoided if at all possible. They are also extremely deadly and normally aim to kill, unless they have a reason for having prisoners.
Fifth, the history of the planet Earth, while beautiful, is just as deadly as our modern day (we were kidnapped in 1963.) The future is much the same. The only differences really are the weapons used. There is no escaping the fact that humans are humans. Don’t let this get you down. There are and always will be many good things.
Sixth, don’t try to change history. It never does anyone any good. This is especially so when it comes to entire civilizations and their day to day lives. If there are parts of that civilization you don’t like, do your best to avoid that aspect of it. Sometimes this is quite impossible to do. In those situations, just do your best.
More will be added on as we carry on our journeys with the Doctor. Hopefully soon we will find ourselves home again, but until then, the least we can do is advise anyone following after us, if at all possible.
Good luck.
Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.
A note on this story and how it works here on LJ (Not the same for on any other site.) All names of Companions are linked to their 'file'. As they are written, their names will have their page linked to it. This story is, after all, an alien database on TARDIS companions stored in the TARDIS's memory. She keeps it 'updated' as companions come and go. They are likely to not be in order, but close enough to it. So, to keep your own sanity DO NOT click the links noted under the companion/s name while on that page. It will just end up going back up top of the page you are already on.
There is a reason it is done like this, but it's stupid. That reason being, I see the TARDIS as keeping the files seriously in as much order as she possibly can. This is possibly the only thing she does this seriously, because it is important to her. I'm of the opinion that the TARDIS loves the Companions too. For the most part, anyway. What other way has she got to show that than to link them whenever they are mentioned?
Companions without a page just yet are underlined so you can see what is to be a link in the future. This is a ridiculous undertaking, and will take forever to update properly each update. But I am so on this like nothing else right now. Also, the names, except Susan and anyone we haven't got a full name for, will be full name, not just first name. If shared, only instances where both names are together are underlined/linked.
And just for the recap here is a link to the Introduction.
Title: TARDIS Life
Chapter: An electronic note on how to survive travelling with the Doctor.
Author: malicehaughton
Rating: PG
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairings: Ian/Barbara hints.
Summary: Ian and Barbara write a few helpful hints to make life easier while travelling with the Doctor.
An Electronic note on how to survive travelling with the Doctor.
As written by Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.
We have no idea if this will be read by anyone, or even if it is a good idea to write it to begin with, seeing as how usually the Doctor has been travelling simply with his grandchild Susan and no one else until he kidnapped us.
Yes, the eccentric old man in his daft blue box which is bigger on the inside than the outside kidnapped us. Our relationship definitely started off quite rocky because of this.
It does not help at all that he cannot control this TARDIS of his and has been trying since kidnapping us to return us home without success. While it has led us on quite a few marvellous adventures, the running, long walks, jail time and death threats and/or sentences do tend to wear on one’s mind after a while.
We are school teachers of Science and History. The local high school we both worked at probably was not pleased at our disappearance off the face of the planet, and boy are we off the planet. Even when we are on Earth somehow the Doctor always manages to land us either right in the middle of trouble, or in the wrong century. Most of the time it is both.
We have decided together to write a few quick notes on how to survive travelling in this crazy contraption of his.
The first is wear sensible footwear. You will need these. If you wear heels of any sort, be warned that they do break and/or are harder to run in and you may fall when it is a life and death situation. Unless someone is there with you to help you back up on your feet, it is not a good situation to be in.
The second is to ignore the Doctor when he is in one of his more vicious moods. He can get quite mean and hurt people’s feelings. He will go on rants of how much better he is than anyone he may be travelling with. He has a short temper, but get on his good side and you have a friend for life.
The third is to trust the TARDIS in everything but getting the right time and planet. It may be a machine, but we have been lead to believe it is living, and, when put in danger will warn its occupants of the dangers they face. This is more than we can say for the Doctor who usually thinks something is harmless when it turns out to be the exact opposite.
Fourth is Daleks. They are a nasty alien race and are not to be believed if they try and tell you anything different to this fact. They are a genocidal species and should be avoided if at all possible. They are also extremely deadly and normally aim to kill, unless they have a reason for having prisoners.
Fifth, the history of the planet Earth, while beautiful, is just as deadly as our modern day (we were kidnapped in 1963.) The future is much the same. The only differences really are the weapons used. There is no escaping the fact that humans are humans. Don’t let this get you down. There are and always will be many good things.
Sixth, don’t try to change history. It never does anyone any good. This is especially so when it comes to entire civilizations and their day to day lives. If there are parts of that civilization you don’t like, do your best to avoid that aspect of it. Sometimes this is quite impossible to do. In those situations, just do your best.
More will be added on as we carry on our journeys with the Doctor. Hopefully soon we will find ourselves home again, but until then, the least we can do is advise anyone following after us, if at all possible.
Good luck.
Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright.