[RL w/Kratos - Facing one's past]

[timey_wimey]

[Well, a promise is a promise, and Ten's promised to take Kratos on this one little trip. Even if he doesn't like it. And he doesn't like it, not at all. The last time he gave in, the last time he felt sorry for someone else and took them back to face their past, she - and he, as well - had almost ended up destroying the universe with the paradox

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[wingsoffate]

[He wasn't really sure what had prompted this idea, but after speaking to Ten about the events in his past, he had mulled over the idea of going back there ever since. Perhaps if he saw it again, if he viewed it from another perspective, he would be able to see that it wasn't his fault. Not really... He needed some kind of closure, especially as he was preparing to move on with Jacky now

[timey_wimey]

[Ten had been anticipating that hesitancy. He knew how hard it was, facing your past, especially if you were someone who spent all their time running from it. He raised his hand in a little wave, offering a small smile before his face returned to being all business again.]

Are you sure you wanna go through with this?

[wingsoffate]

[He paused for a moment as he reached the door. He had to try. Otherwise it would haunt him forever. He nodded to Ten to show that he was ready.]

This is something I feel that I need to do. I cannot simply walk away now.

[timey_wimey]

[Ten nodded back measuredly and stepped away from the door, pushing it open.]

Alright then. Just so we're clear.

[With that, he seemed to suddenly jump into action, disappearing into the TARDIS and beckoning Kratos to follow, slinging his long coat over a nearby rail as he did so.]

[wingsoffate]

[Kratos followed him inside, not as animated as Ten, but with a look of resolve about him. He didn't get far through the door though before he froze. He had seen a lot in his lifetime, far more than anyone from his world could imagine, but ever since coming to this community, the people there had opened his eyes to so much more. Things that he never knew existed. He may have known a lot about his own world but everything outside of it was still a mystery to him. He was starting to realise that he knew nothing...]

[timey_wimey]

[Ten was now stood at the control panel, flicking a few switches in preparation and twisting a few dials to compensate for the different universe, so it took him a moment to realise that Kratos was still stood near the door.]

Come on, I can't leave the door open when we're travel -

[He looked up and saw his expression and stance and his mouth made a little "o" shape before he straightened up.]

Oh yeah, I forgot you haven't been in here before. Welcome to the TARDIS. Yes, it's bigger on the inside, everyone always says that the first time round.

[wingsoffate]

[He shook his head a little to pull himself together. Not much surprised him nowadays but this would take some getting used to. He knew of magitechnology capable of crossing dimensions, mana, Spirits, the workings of Exspheres and Cruxis Crystals, but nothing quite like this. The logical part of his brain told him that it should be impossible.]

I'm sorry. I... did wonder how you intended to travel in such a small box.

[timey_wimey]

[The Doctor allowed himself a grin, just for a moment.] I get asked that a lot, yeah.

[He lets the grin fall as he goes back to examining the console] I'm not sure about the way the years are numbered in this universe, so you'll have to guide me here so I can set the coordinates.

[wingsoffate]

[Pushing any more questions to the back of his mind for now, Kratos made his way over to the console. No more time for questions, he had to focus on what they were doing now.]

Very well... [The last thing he wanted was to end up in some foreign time and place after all.]

[timey_wimey]

[The Doctor indicated what appeared to be an old-fashioned handle for opening doors] That doohickey there decides which way we're going. Clockwise for forwards, anti-clockwise for backwards. Obviously we're going anti-clockwise, but I need to know how many years. The vortex manipulator [- indicating a small clear ball set into another section of the console -] will do the rest. Then I just need to watch the steering.

[Pause] Oh, and it helps to know where we're going geographically as well.

[wingsoffate]

[Kratos followed Ten's explanation and though he understood more or less what he was saying he thought it best not to ask anything about it... For a time machine it certainly looked very... disorganised, but as long as he knew what he was doing he guessed appearances didn't really matter.]

Fourteen years ago. There is a cliff that runs alongside the Desian Human Ranch near Iselia.

[timey_wimey]

[A tidy desk - or time machine - is the sign of a sick mind, as every good little Time Tot knows. Well, maybe not every one. Well, maybe just one or two. Well... maybe just the Doctor, but he's never had any problems. He turned the handle a few times and typed a few strokes on a keyboard before looking at the monitor and putting a hand on a lever that looked oddly like a hand brake.]

You might want to hang on to something, it can get a bit bumpy.

[Then, without further ado, he pulled the lever down and the TARDIS started moving. As it gathered momentum, it did start to get a little rockier, but that didn't seem to faze Ten too much as he raced around the console, flicking switches and levers where he thought it was needed.]

[wingsoffate]

[Kratos followed his advice, he wasn't going to take any chances. He braced himself as the ride got bumpier, all the while watching the Doctor and having no idea what he was doing.

Of course he was trusting him to know himself, and after all it was his time machine, why shouldn't he? But the absurdity of it all was making him begin to wonder... was this really such a good idea?

Too late now.]

[timey_wimey]

[Finally, the Doctor pulled the hand brake lever back up and the TARDIS stopped abruptly, causing him to hang on to the console for support.]

Whoops. Sorry about that.

[He reached for the monitor and turned it to face him, his eyes studying the Gallifreyan text on the screen.] We made it, though. Fourteen years ago, in the right place...

[He sighed. He hated trips like this, he truly did. The worst events always seemed to be fixed. Always. There were almost never any exceptions. But they were here, it was time, and as cliched and awful as the phrase was, there was now no turning back. So really, there was only one word to say.]

Ready?

[wingsoffate]

[Kratos had to brace himself too. He couldn't say it was the most comfortable ride in the world but... at least they were here now. That was all that mattered.

They were here. It took Kratos a moment to get his head around that. It was the one memory that had haunted him non-stop ever since it had happened. Could he really accomplish anything by revisiting it? Perhaps it was just the idea of viewing it with company this time. A fresh perspective. Someone who might be able to understand even if he couldn't. Since they had already made the journey, he had to be ready. He couldn't run away this time.

Approaching the door, stopping just short of it, he gave a heavy sigh.

Did he even have the strength to go through that door?]

...I'm ready.

[timey_wimey]

[He nodded. Nothing else to say to that, really. All there was to do... was to see what had happened, and offer as much support to Kratos as he could. So he lifted his coat off the rail and put it on before standing beside Kratos and opening the TARDIS doors.]