A Tale of Two Tylers (6/6!)
Chapter Six: Epilogue
Knowing the Mineites controlled coincidence, the Doctor was surprised but not confused when he, Jack, and Rose "accidentally" bumped into what they quickly realized was an improvisational farewell party. Jaye, Sharon, and Eric caught sight of them across the trailer park and caught up just as the Doctor was stepping past the TARDIS doors.
"Captain Harkness?" Sharon asked, a bit embarrassed. "I want to apologize for earlier. If you can help Jaye become anything resembling normal I can probably forgive whatever weird 'magic' you did in my office."
"Thank you," Jack answered cautiously. But then he smiled. "If you really forgive me, how about a kiss for the road?"
"Um," Jaye said. "You know she's a lesbian, right?"
"Hey, I welcome all types." Jack proclaimed. He winked. "You too, Eric."
Jaye grabbed Eric's hand protectively, which Jack noted with a smile. He turned to Sharon again. "But, really, especially executive types. Actually, there's a new boy in my office who looks pretty damn great in a suit…"
"-And that's all we need to hear about your personal life, Jack."
"I don't mind hearing more," Rose teased. Jaye was too busy whispering to Eric to care, and Sharon even nodded. The Doctor rolled his eyes.
"Well, I was thinking I'd head back to Torchwood pretty soon-"
"Good," the Doctor murmured.
"Torchwood?" Eric whispered to Jaye.
"Um…I'll explain later."
"-but not before I get a few more trips with him." He turned to the Doctor. "We have to deliver the Mineite message at the very least."
"Fine. One trip. But that's it, we go to your past, and then you're going back home."
"Sure I am." Jack smiled.
Rose practically bounced with glee. "We should be off, then!"
"It was nice meeting you," Eric said. "And I'm glad you solved the alien problem! Look, I hate to go, but I have work." He kissed his very surprised girlfriend and walked away.
"He knows about the aliens?" Jaye asked.
"Don't worry," the Doctor reassured her. "He just thinks you're harboring illegal foreigners."
"Oh." Jaye said. "That's…good, I guess."
The Doctor opened the TARDIS doors once more.
"Um. Wait," Jaye spoke up. She wasn't good with these things, but she'd probably never see these people again, so, "Thank you. Really."
"Jaye, you understand how this works?" The Doctor checked. "Any silent periods you take are only temporary-a half-hour at most. Suppressing the Mineites for too long will kill them, which is a very, very bad idea. You're responsible for keeping an entire race alive."
"Yeah, I know. 'Fate's bitch,'" she said, reciting the phrase that would bring the voices back. The cartoon koala bedecking Rose's pink shirt winked at her knowingly and she groaned. "You should probably go now."
Off Jaye's glance, Rose looked down at her shirt. "Oh. Right. Well, good luck, Jaye!" Before Jaye could stop her, Rose had pulled the other girl into a brief hug.
"Um, yeah." She turned to Sharon. "Do I have to say thank you again?"
"Jaye?" Sharon whispered. "Did she just hug you? And you haven't fainted, or hit her? And suppressing the…well, whatever he said, suppressing them will kill them?'"
"Uh, they were just telling me about a magic trick. With a breed of rabbits…In case I want to do magic."
Sharon considered this for a moment. "Well, it has to be a better career move than working retail. I have a wealthy client with a five-year-old who's been looking for a birthday party clown."
Remembering what Jack had told them, Rose eyed the two men and their spaceship before turning back to Jaye and her sister. "Sharon? You might not want to watch this."
"Oh, you definitely want to watch this," Jack said. "I like to make an exit."
The three travelers piled into the TARDIS as Sharon eyed the blue box suspiciously. "Is this another trick?" she asked Jaye. "That box doesn't look big enough to-"
But then she stopped as a strange sound grew in volume and the box-and the three people inside it-faded before her eyes.
Sharon stared at the space where the box had been, then turned back to Jaye.
"If you can do that at a birthday party, my client will pay you double."
Fin.
Once again, a quick thanks to everyone who made this fic possible (my amazing betas and people who left lovely comments!)... I hope you've enjoyed reading this as much as I've enjoyed writing it. (...okay, cheesiness over now!)
Knowing the Mineites controlled coincidence, the Doctor was surprised but not confused when he, Jack, and Rose "accidentally" bumped into what they quickly realized was an improvisational farewell party. Jaye, Sharon, and Eric caught sight of them across the trailer park and caught up just as the Doctor was stepping past the TARDIS doors.
"Captain Harkness?" Sharon asked, a bit embarrassed. "I want to apologize for earlier. If you can help Jaye become anything resembling normal I can probably forgive whatever weird 'magic' you did in my office."
"Thank you," Jack answered cautiously. But then he smiled. "If you really forgive me, how about a kiss for the road?"
"Um," Jaye said. "You know she's a lesbian, right?"
"Hey, I welcome all types." Jack proclaimed. He winked. "You too, Eric."
Jaye grabbed Eric's hand protectively, which Jack noted with a smile. He turned to Sharon again. "But, really, especially executive types. Actually, there's a new boy in my office who looks pretty damn great in a suit…"
"-And that's all we need to hear about your personal life, Jack."
"I don't mind hearing more," Rose teased. Jaye was too busy whispering to Eric to care, and Sharon even nodded. The Doctor rolled his eyes.
"Well, I was thinking I'd head back to Torchwood pretty soon-"
"Good," the Doctor murmured.
"Torchwood?" Eric whispered to Jaye.
"Um…I'll explain later."
"-but not before I get a few more trips with him." He turned to the Doctor. "We have to deliver the Mineite message at the very least."
"Fine. One trip. But that's it, we go to your past, and then you're going back home."
"Sure I am." Jack smiled.
Rose practically bounced with glee. "We should be off, then!"
"It was nice meeting you," Eric said. "And I'm glad you solved the alien problem! Look, I hate to go, but I have work." He kissed his very surprised girlfriend and walked away.
"He knows about the aliens?" Jaye asked.
"Don't worry," the Doctor reassured her. "He just thinks you're harboring illegal foreigners."
"Oh." Jaye said. "That's…good, I guess."
The Doctor opened the TARDIS doors once more.
"Um. Wait," Jaye spoke up. She wasn't good with these things, but she'd probably never see these people again, so, "Thank you. Really."
"Jaye, you understand how this works?" The Doctor checked. "Any silent periods you take are only temporary-a half-hour at most. Suppressing the Mineites for too long will kill them, which is a very, very bad idea. You're responsible for keeping an entire race alive."
"Yeah, I know. 'Fate's bitch,'" she said, reciting the phrase that would bring the voices back. The cartoon koala bedecking Rose's pink shirt winked at her knowingly and she groaned. "You should probably go now."
Off Jaye's glance, Rose looked down at her shirt. "Oh. Right. Well, good luck, Jaye!" Before Jaye could stop her, Rose had pulled the other girl into a brief hug.
"Um, yeah." She turned to Sharon. "Do I have to say thank you again?"
"Jaye?" Sharon whispered. "Did she just hug you? And you haven't fainted, or hit her? And suppressing the…well, whatever he said, suppressing them will kill them?'"
"Uh, they were just telling me about a magic trick. With a breed of rabbits…In case I want to do magic."
Sharon considered this for a moment. "Well, it has to be a better career move than working retail. I have a wealthy client with a five-year-old who's been looking for a birthday party clown."
Remembering what Jack had told them, Rose eyed the two men and their spaceship before turning back to Jaye and her sister. "Sharon? You might not want to watch this."
"Oh, you definitely want to watch this," Jack said. "I like to make an exit."
The three travelers piled into the TARDIS as Sharon eyed the blue box suspiciously. "Is this another trick?" she asked Jaye. "That box doesn't look big enough to-"
But then she stopped as a strange sound grew in volume and the box-and the three people inside it-faded before her eyes.
Sharon stared at the space where the box had been, then turned back to Jaye.
"If you can do that at a birthday party, my client will pay you double."
Fin.
Once again, a quick thanks to everyone who made this fic possible (my amazing betas and people who left lovely comments!)... I hope you've enjoyed reading this as much as I've enjoyed writing it. (...okay, cheesiness over now!)