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The Doctor (doctorjohnsmith) wrote in portland_logs,
@ 2014-04-28 02:38:00

Entry tags:

jack harkness, rose tyler, the doctor

Who: The Doctor and any Torchwoodians/Whovians who want to join in
Where: The TARDIS and beyond!
When: Sunday afternoon
What: The Doctor gives his blue box a whirl
Status: Closed/Incomplete
Warnings: TBD

It'd been a week since his TARDIS had shown up on the lawn in the back garden and The Doctor had spent the time going over every circuit board in sight, checking every cable and connection he could find and generally making sure his trusty ship was in order. As eager as his friends had been to get adventuring, he was still a little unsure as to her capabilities in this world. He'd tried her out a little, feeling out the general rules and principles that limited the vessel. Mostly it appeared that as long as he left out time, relative dimensions and space he could go, ooh, anywhere! Of course, that meant she was less a TARDIS and more a rather flashy aeroplane, but it was good to have her with him, none the less.

The Doctor had known that the TARDIS was more than a vehicle to him but it wasn't until they'd been parted that he truly understood their bond. She represented everything about Gallifrey that he missed - in a very real way, she was home. And not just because that was where he chose to keep his wardrobe, either. The time machine was a work of art, that showed the craftsmanship of his people to the fullest. There were few other races he'd encountered that possessed even a fraction of this technology and here it was, probably the last vessel of it's kind in the universe, manned by the last of his race. The TARDIS was a symbol of all he'd lost, and all he'd achieved.

"It's good to have you back," he murmured to her as he worked. "There was a while there I thought you'd decided to stay in Breakwater Point without me! I should have known you'd find me, sooner or later, eh?" The Doctor chatted away, knowing she understood his every word. "Right then. I think you're ready to go!" he said, giving one of the control wheels a last tighten and oiling a lever, before standing back to admire his handiwork. "So, where shall we go today?" he asked her sociably as he cleaned his hands on an old rag.

A noise from behind startled The Doctor and he turned to face the door and breaking into a grin as he saw his friend. "Well well, your timing couldn't possibly be better," he said happily. "I was just going to take the old girl for a spin. Want to come along?" he asked. "Guest's choice of destination," The Doctor leaned against the console waiting for further instructions.

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badwolftyler
2014-04-29 03:55 am UTC (link)

Rose had been positively itching to take the TARDIS out for a spin. She had shared in the Doctor's suspicion that perhaps the TARDIS wouldn't be able to do all she was usually capable of doing, but that didn't matter much to Rose. All of time and space was only half the adventure. The other half of it was getting to spend time with the Doctor and the TARDIS herself.

For the better part of that morning, she had been searching around for the Doctor. Although her work teaching gymnastics tended to consume some part of her life, she had realized that the Doctor had gone somewhat missing in the last few days. The answer to his whereabouts came to her eventually. Naturally, he would be where his TARDIS was, and Rose was curious if she could help him out with what he was doing.

She smiled widely, however, when she was greeted with a happy Doctor and a TARDIS that seemed to be fully operational. "She's working? Oh Doctor, this is brilliant!" She ran inside, feeling years younger all of a sudden. The TARDIS looked and felt just like it had when she had last seen it all those years ago. And while it felt like ages ago, it also felt as if it had only been yesterday. After a series of loud whoops and giggles and going a lap or two around the console, Rose finally settled down at the Doctor's side, smirking up at him like she used to back in the old days.

"Let's see it all."

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doctorjohnsmith
2014-04-30 02:19 am UTC (link)

He nodded happily, then checked himself and pulled a face, "after a fashion," The Doctor told her with a shrug. "It seems the wormhole's disrupting a lot of her capabilities, but we can go for a jaunt," he grinned at Rose, "so long as we don't try and get too adventurous. The last thing we want is that hologram deciding we're having too much fun and zapping us back into that hospital of hers!" Even the thought of Holly and her multitude of tests couldn't dent his good cheer today and having Rose along for this test-drive was just wonderful!

"Oh, hark at her," The Doctor teased, enjoying watching Rose at play, "she only wants to see everything!" he patted the console fondly, "hope you're up to that, old girl! Rose, here, always was the most demanding companion, wasn't she?" He shot Rose a grin that told her he was teasing. "Alright, new question. Where would you like to go to first?" He asked as he began to fiddle with knobs and buttons that would start the TARDIS motors running. "Picnic over Niagara Falls? Sunbathing by the Pyramids? Or do you just want to see London?" The Doctor suggested, unsure just how home-sick Rose had become. It could be that home was the only thing she wanted to see, though he couldn't promise this world had quite the same feel as home home.

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badwolftyler
2014-04-30 02:47 am UTC (link)

"I feared as much," Rose replied with a professional sort of look about her. "And you do know that we are bound to get ourselves into trouble as is customary for us." She didn't rightly care what the hologram had to say to them. If she was going out with the Doctor, no stupid hologram was going to ruin her fun either. It was just like before, except slightly different. They were older, or at least Rose was. Maybe not much wiser, but things were definitely not entirely the same as before.

Some stirring part of her glowed with pride at the accusation. If awards were being given out, Most Demanding would be exactly the one she wanted to receive, at least when it came to the Doctor. It meant she had managed to challenge him the most, press his buttons (or the TARDIS's) and just generally cause all sorts of delightful havoc. Rose was perfectly okay with this. "Hmm." She bit her lip in typical Rose fashion and looked around at the ship that had seen a million of her faces, so many of her emotions and even more tears she ever knew she could produce. And then... a thought came to her.

"Can't we just see Earth? All of it? From space?" She smiled at him, almost bashfully. Did he remember it? Their first trip together on the TARDIS? She knew for certain that she would never forget it.

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	jackofboe 2014-04-30 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	Jack charged in through the door, coat tails flapping behind him as he ran. "Seriously? Are you going to make this a thing where I have to run to catch up before you take off without me?" he joked. "Because it's starting to become a bad habit for you." He winked at Rose and jogged over to where they were both standing. "So... where are we going?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

doctorjohnsmith
2014-05-01 12:51 am UTC (link)

"Trouble isn't so bad," The Doctor had to admit with a wiggle of his eyebrows, "so long as you're in the right company." It had, almost literally, been a lifetime since he'd travelled with Rose last, but time seemed to melt away as he watched her decide where she'd like to go. He'd seen that very expression more times than he could remember and when he tried to remember her face, as he had done so often, it was one of the images that came most readily to mind. Seeing it again almost brought tears to The Doctor's eyes, though he managed to cover manfully.

"Not sure we're going to be able to do that, I'm afraid," he said, cocking his head to one side, "the TARDIS can't break through the atmosphere here. That doesn't mean we can't see it all," The Doctor grinned, "we'll just have to do it in chunks. A bit of America here, a bit of New Zealand there, and perhaps a spot of London along the way." Rose might be disappointed they couldn't repeat their maiden voyage, but there would be time. There always would, so long as they were in the same universe.

The Doctor was about to lift off when the TARDIS door almost clattered off their hinges as Jack thundered through them. He couldn't help but bust into a wide grin at the sight of his friend so eager to join them on the trip. "Sorry Jack. Won't happen again," he said making his way to the doors and looking out. "Any more passengers out there?" He called, "last call, TARDIS lift-off in 3 - 2 - 1..." He bounded back to the console and steered them up, away from their new home and into the skies about Portland. "To be entirely frank, we hadn't exactly decided on a specific destination, but if there's anywhere you'd like to aim for, just point and we'll give it a shot." How had he gone so long without companions, The Doctor smiled to himself as he looked from Rose to Jack and back again. They brought the place alive!

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badwolftyler
2014-05-02 01:52 am UTC (link)

Rose beamed the moment she saw Jack enter the TARDIS and immediately slinked her arm around him in a hug. She adored Jack, and being with him and the Doctor inside the TARDIS just like old times, well, it was almost enough to make the poor girl cry. But no, she would hide her face inside her shirt if it ever got to the point where she couldn't contain her tears anymore.

"That sounds lovely." In truth, Rose had seen so much throughout her life that a small trip around the world in their glorified aircraft was perfectly acceptable. She realized that there came a point in ones life when simplicity was all one ever needed. "But with Jack here!" She tried to poke him in places where he might be ticklish. "Anything is possible."

When the TARDIS started to move again, Rose closed her eyes and just listened to the engine whirring. How she had missed this place, that sound, these people. And although her Doctor back home had made a TARDIS similar to this one, it would never hold the memories that this TARDIS held for her. "I can't believe we're all here together again." Her sleeve was already covering her face, because she was starting to feel the pressure building behind her eyes. "I'm so happy."

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jackofboe
2014-05-02 03:03 pm UTC (link)

Jack hugged her in return and grinned. When she started trying to tickle him, he laughed and playfully swatted her hands away. "Honestly? I'm good with anything and anywhere. It just feels good to be back in here with the original team of us three."

He placed a hand on the console, feeling the slight vibrations and remembering all of the time he'd spent in here. If he hadn't been helping the Doctor with repairs, it had been talking to one of his friends. "Into time and space, right? Just like old times."

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doctorjohnsmith
2014-05-06 08:33 pm UTC (link)

The Doctor watched as the two became reacquainted, their playful banter giving him a boost he hadn't felt in a long, long time. He couldn't help but feel a little pang, however. It would have been nice for Clara to have shared this too. She'd been with him from the moment he was taken and had kept him going when he'd felt quite desolate. Still, he couldn't have everything, could he? He had Rose, and Jack, they brought more fun into the TARDIS than it had seen since Donna...left.

"Well, not so much time, or space," The Doctor broke the news to Jack, "we can only explore this dimension, but I'm sure, with you pair along, we'll find some adventure along the way." He began to steer the TARDIS carefully out of their garden, doing his best to leave the fence and lawn intact as he guided the vessel into the air. "I have missed this!" he looked from Rose to Jack and back again. "So what's first? The Great Wall of China, The Pyramids? We could go off to New Zealand and pretend to be hobbits, if you liked," The Doctor said with a grin. "And you!" he nudged Rose affectionately, "no tears. You know how I hate tears!"

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