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tkel_paris

Altered History: Time Trials (7/11)

Jan 01, 2019 10:59

Title: Time Trials
Series: Altered History
Genre: Doctor Who
Rating: T/M (dark Doctor, character death, extreme danger)
Summary: Eight does not want to answer a mysterious - and diverted - call to come to The Library, but Donna won't let him shirk his duty. Yet the dangers there echo ones from the past, and the Doctor has never been so close to ( Read more... )

rating = t, ten, rose tyler, mickey smith, doctor who, cassikat, eight, ficverse = altered history, bas_math_girl, fanfic, jackie tyler, tardis-mole, fic!presents

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bas_math_girl February 22 2019, 02:09:45 UTC

*cue the new Doctor*

Eight really doesn't have a good word for Rose here, which is rather refreshing. Especially with Mickey get a chance to shine for a while.

tkel_paris February 22 2019, 07:14:20 UTC

Although Eight is still in a very dark place, he's still looking for hope. He would like to believe that Rose isn't connected to the Moment, and therefore his future selves are right to try and help her grow up. What he fears is that the two are connected and that any efforts will make things worse. Trouble is, he doesn't know how stuck he'll be. Which is just as well. As he indicated in Dark Eyes 2, it's best that he doesn't know what's coming; he might cause bigger problems trying to change things.

Yes, Mickey gets to shine more, doesn't he? And so does Jackie. And yes, cue DT's Doctor! :D

docdonna August 26 2021, 02:13:56 UTC

Part01 of review:

“Someone who's seen the symptoms before. Someone who can take care of him. Which is more than you have done. You've given up on him. Not exactly a friend, are you?”

“I'm not his friend!” Rose snapped, ignoring that it woke her mother. “I'm the woman he loves!”

Eight cringed, his face scrunching in disgust. “'Loves'? You think you love him, do you?”

“I know I do!”

While he could not pretend to be an expert on the subject, he knew enough to know he had her on one level there. “You're a teenager. You've hardly lived. How can you know how an alien loves? How can you be willing to commit yourself to someone more than old enough to sire many generations of your family? Where there's a great age difference there needs to be a common maturity level and common goals. Are you really willing to sacrifice yourself at an instant's notice because his duty to Time demands it? Is that really what you want?”*snickers* I was initially surprised about Eight going on about Rose thinking she loves the Doctor, but after a couple re- ( ... )

docdonna August 26 2021, 02:14:28 UTC

Part02 of review:

Eight frowned suddenly. “Why were you offering to get popcorn, Mickey?”

“Oh, it's a saying. That whatever is happening is as good as a movie and you need popcorn to enjoy it with. A popcorn moment, we call it.” His glare at Rose said that Jackie was right, that he wouldn't take Rose back even if she begged him now.

The phrase confused Eight. Never mind unintentionally giving him bad flashbacks.

Ok, I’ll bite…what bad flashbacks was Eight having from the popcorn moment description?

“Do you mean to tell me that you're the one who tore the TARDIS panel open?!” Eight shouted.

Rose started, but stood up. “Well, there was this message that kept following me around. I saw him command it to open to regress a Slitheen into an egg. I figured it could also help me get back to him and save him.”

Okay, what message is Rose referring to and did it come from the Moment/Bad Wolf?

“Do you even know what you did?! He has his own people who could help him, who he could call on! That kind of power is not meant to be held even ( ... )