Starting Anew
Title: Starting Anew
Author: Persiflage_1
Characters/Pairings: Ten/Martha/Jack
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Martha's 60th birthday changes her life forever.
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: The BBC owns "Doctor Who" and the Doctor owns me…
Author Notes: This is one of my infamous Not-Drabbles that ran away from me and was written using doyle_sb4's prompt "Martha's 60th birthday" for the lifeonmartha 1000 Drabbles of Awesome Tag game.
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Doctor Martha Jones' 60th birthday saw a party of epic proportions at her house. Both her parents had passed away a few years ago, but Tish and Leo were there with their children and grandchildren. There were many friends and former colleagues present, and Donna Noble was there too with her husband and son. After a fantastic meal and much story-telling, Martha pleaded exhaustion and was escorted away to her room by her siblings and Donna. Waiting for them were two men, neither of whom looked any older than the day she'd first met them: one in a London hospital, the other at the end of the universe thousands of years in the future. Both of them beamed with delight at the sight of Martha, still slender and still beautiful, in their eyes at least, despite the lines of care and laughter that marked her dark skin.
"Ready Doctor Jones?" asked the Doctor, holding out his arm.
She nodded and gave each member of her escort a tight hug. "Look after each other," she said. They nodded, then clung together in a group, Leo in the middle, as Jack saluted them, before Martha and her companions disappeared using Jack's new Vortex Manipulator.
Aboard the TARDIS again, the Doctor moved to set the co-ordinates. "First stop, Jugend," he said. He moved to where Martha and Jack stood beside the Captain's chair. "No regrets?" he asked her softly.
"None," she answered firmly, despite the tears in her eyes. "They can manage without me."
"We're glad to have you back aboard again," the Doctor said, wrapping her in a hug. A moment later she felt Jack at her back as he sandwiched her into a hug.
"Glad to be back," she said. "What's next after Jugend?"
"First Jugend, where you'll drink the Elixir of Youth, which will not only make you younger but even more beautiful, then on to Harmony, where we've set up home," Jack said. He knew that Martha knew this already - they'd discussed it at considerable length after she'd first come up with the idea - but he knew she was nervous and tired after all the preparations she'd had to make for this final farewell to Earth.
"And soon you'll no longer be Doctor Martha Jones, Defender of Earth, but Doctor Martha Jones, mother of the new Gallifreyan people," the Doctor said, gazing down into her dark eyes. "For which I will never be able to stop thanking you."
"But you'll try anyway?" she teased.
"Oh yes," he said before kissing her.
"Thank goodness for genetic engineering," Jack said, watching the Doctor kissing Martha and knowing his turn would come soon.
"At least we still get the fun part of founding a new people," Martha said, as she turned in the Doctor's arms to kiss Jack.
"I wouldn't have agreed to this mad scheme, otherwise," Jack answered before he kissed her.
"I always knew you only wanted me for my body," the Doctor said, trying and failing to look petulant.
"Thought it was you who wanted me for my body?" Martha asked, pouting.
"Always," the Doctor answered, turning Martha back around for another kiss.
"I still can't quite believe I'm going to be having babies at my age," she said when they broke apart again.
"Well technically you won't be your age - you'll be 23 again," Jack answered. "Anyway, don't you think we should go and get some practise before we have to do this for real?"
The Doctor groaned and Martha giggled. "Any excuse for a shag," she teased.
"I don't need an excuse to make love to you," Jack assured her.
"Can't an old lady get some rest first?" she asked more seriously.
"'Old lady' my foot!" snorted the Doctor. He suddenly picked her up and carried her to his room, Jack close behind.
He laid her reverently on his bed, before lying down beside her, whilst Jack moved around the bed and joined them on Martha's other side.
"Sleep if you must," the Doctor said. "But you're not sleeping *all* the way to Jugend."
"OK," she said contentedly as the two of them wrapped their arms around her. They watched her sleeping, love for this small human written on both their faces.
"I still can't quite believe she suggested this," Jack said quietly, looking over at the Doctor.
"I can," he answered. "That's the kind of woman Martha Jones is."
"And you're sure this will work?"
The Doctor nodded. "We'll have enough genetic material from the three of us - and with my knowledge of genetic engineering, I can ensure that no 'in-breeding' takes place. It will take time, but that's something we'll have plenty of at our disposal."
Jack nodded, and they continued to watch Martha Jones sleeping.
Author: Persiflage_1
Characters/Pairings: Ten/Martha/Jack
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Martha's 60th birthday changes her life forever.
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: The BBC owns "Doctor Who" and the Doctor owns me…
Author Notes: This is one of my infamous Not-Drabbles that ran away from me and was written using doyle_sb4's prompt "Martha's 60th birthday" for the lifeonmartha 1000 Drabbles of Awesome Tag game.
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Doctor Martha Jones' 60th birthday saw a party of epic proportions at her house. Both her parents had passed away a few years ago, but Tish and Leo were there with their children and grandchildren. There were many friends and former colleagues present, and Donna Noble was there too with her husband and son. After a fantastic meal and much story-telling, Martha pleaded exhaustion and was escorted away to her room by her siblings and Donna. Waiting for them were two men, neither of whom looked any older than the day she'd first met them: one in a London hospital, the other at the end of the universe thousands of years in the future. Both of them beamed with delight at the sight of Martha, still slender and still beautiful, in their eyes at least, despite the lines of care and laughter that marked her dark skin.
"Ready Doctor Jones?" asked the Doctor, holding out his arm.
She nodded and gave each member of her escort a tight hug. "Look after each other," she said. They nodded, then clung together in a group, Leo in the middle, as Jack saluted them, before Martha and her companions disappeared using Jack's new Vortex Manipulator.
Aboard the TARDIS again, the Doctor moved to set the co-ordinates. "First stop, Jugend," he said. He moved to where Martha and Jack stood beside the Captain's chair. "No regrets?" he asked her softly.
"None," she answered firmly, despite the tears in her eyes. "They can manage without me."
"We're glad to have you back aboard again," the Doctor said, wrapping her in a hug. A moment later she felt Jack at her back as he sandwiched her into a hug.
"Glad to be back," she said. "What's next after Jugend?"
"First Jugend, where you'll drink the Elixir of Youth, which will not only make you younger but even more beautiful, then on to Harmony, where we've set up home," Jack said. He knew that Martha knew this already - they'd discussed it at considerable length after she'd first come up with the idea - but he knew she was nervous and tired after all the preparations she'd had to make for this final farewell to Earth.
"And soon you'll no longer be Doctor Martha Jones, Defender of Earth, but Doctor Martha Jones, mother of the new Gallifreyan people," the Doctor said, gazing down into her dark eyes. "For which I will never be able to stop thanking you."
"But you'll try anyway?" she teased.
"Oh yes," he said before kissing her.
"Thank goodness for genetic engineering," Jack said, watching the Doctor kissing Martha and knowing his turn would come soon.
"At least we still get the fun part of founding a new people," Martha said, as she turned in the Doctor's arms to kiss Jack.
"I wouldn't have agreed to this mad scheme, otherwise," Jack answered before he kissed her.
"I always knew you only wanted me for my body," the Doctor said, trying and failing to look petulant.
"Thought it was you who wanted me for my body?" Martha asked, pouting.
"Always," the Doctor answered, turning Martha back around for another kiss.
"I still can't quite believe I'm going to be having babies at my age," she said when they broke apart again.
"Well technically you won't be your age - you'll be 23 again," Jack answered. "Anyway, don't you think we should go and get some practise before we have to do this for real?"
The Doctor groaned and Martha giggled. "Any excuse for a shag," she teased.
"I don't need an excuse to make love to you," Jack assured her.
"Can't an old lady get some rest first?" she asked more seriously.
"'Old lady' my foot!" snorted the Doctor. He suddenly picked her up and carried her to his room, Jack close behind.
He laid her reverently on his bed, before lying down beside her, whilst Jack moved around the bed and joined them on Martha's other side.
"Sleep if you must," the Doctor said. "But you're not sleeping *all* the way to Jugend."
"OK," she said contentedly as the two of them wrapped their arms around her. They watched her sleeping, love for this small human written on both their faces.
"I still can't quite believe she suggested this," Jack said quietly, looking over at the Doctor.
"I can," he answered. "That's the kind of woman Martha Jones is."
"And you're sure this will work?"
The Doctor nodded. "We'll have enough genetic material from the three of us - and with my knowledge of genetic engineering, I can ensure that no 'in-breeding' takes place. It will take time, but that's something we'll have plenty of at our disposal."
Jack nodded, and they continued to watch Martha Jones sleeping.