AN: hullo my dear followers, fans, friends, and fellow nerds, authors, and Whovians...I hope that covers everybody! Just a quick author's note before we get started with today's chapter! SO, this is the last chapter of Part 1! wow! so quick! time sure flies don't it? ;) ok. now... Part 2 is mostly written...it will be roughly 6-7 chapters in length and will be a crossover with...well...it'll be clear with "what" at the end of this chapter. The connection to "the other show" is only slight, and I ASSURE YOU, any Whovian who is currently reading and understanding this story will be fine reading it! So, the big question is... if I post it as a crossover...will you all be able to find it? I could just write it as a Doctor Who story and just like "tag" the other show..but I'd like to post it as a crossover. PLEASE RESPOND! I really need to know what to do! SO, if you are reading this story and enjoying it (or not!) then please send me a review when you have concluded your reading, and tell me how you think I should post part two!
thanks again to all of my lovely fellow writers who have been helping me on this, and to those of you who are reviewing, I thank you...I can't name everybody, but to name a few of my best supporters, I need to thank: Pineapplegirl123, Proud2Bbookworm, Khaleesi221B, team Leo leader, and PaddySimcoxSmiles. Also...I haven't put in a disclaimer to this story, so i guess now is a good time to state the obvious: I do not own Doctor Who, any of the characters in it, the TARDIS...or David Tennant...unfortunately.. ;) Doctor Who belongs to...well...whoever...I guess the BBC. And the TARDIS I guess belongs to the Doctor! ANYWAY...without further ado...I give you...DOCTOR WHO!
Over an hour later, the same nurse came into the waiting area with a chart on a clipboard. She glanced around and called out, "Family of Rose Tyler?"
Jackie and the Doctor stood and were motioned to come over to the nurse. Jackie eagerly asked, "How is she? Is Rose alright?"
"Please sit," the nurse motioned for the pair to be seated again, and they followed the command. "Now, I am Nurse Raymond, and I've been assisting in the care of Rose. Dr. Hartman is in charge of her case, but he is not available at the moment, to speak with you. Rose suffered a massive head trauma and we believe she is suffering from a severe concussion; however it is tricky to tell with head injuries, especially if the patient is unconscious. A concussion on a normal level is not usually an altogether life-threatening ordeal, but we are concerned at the length of her unconscious state. Her breathing and heart rates seem a bit slow and unsteady, so we've put her on some precautionary life support systems to fall back on, just in case. Again, as the amount of time a patient with head trauma spends unconscious increases, the greater risk there is for permanent damage, or death."
"Can she make a full recovery?" The Doctor questioned.
"Well, yes, sir, theoretically she could wake in a few hours, and be completely back to normal in a matter of days…but again, she could become comatose for a long period of time and wake with severe brain damage, or not wake at all….I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't give much of a promise either way, right now…just hope for the best."
"When can we see her?" Jackie pleaded.
"Family members are permitted to visit with the patients, but I'm afraid anyone outside of immediate relation is prohibited from entering." Nurse Raymond responded.
"I'm Rose's mum!" Jackie quickly answered.
The nurse gave a nod and then turned to the Doctor, "and you sir? Are you of relation to the patient?"
"Um…yes…I'm her…." The Doctor hesitated. "Brother…"
Unfortunately, in that moment of hesitation, Jackie took it upon herself to answer for him, and as he uttered, "Brother" she blurted out "Husband!"
The nurse gave a puzzled look and glanced between them, questioningly. The Doctor and Jackie shared an annoyed glare and hesitantly glanced back to the young woman, to see her reaction. "I-I'm sorry sir…but you'll have to wait out here…sorry…ma'am?" she gestured for Jackie to follow her.
As she headed to the door, Jackie turned to look at the Doctor standing helpless at the chairs. "I'm sorry, Doctor…I'll find a way for you to see her.. it'll be alright, I'll keep you posted. I'll give Rose your love!"
With that, the Doctor was left alone. As he trudged the opposite direction, his world suddenly lurched again, like it had on the TARDIS, when he was trying to check on Rose. He felt sick, tired, and weak. He suddenly became aware that his aching nose was bleeding from one of Mickey's punches, when a single drop of red crashed down and plopped on to the white tile below his feet. Leaning heavily against the walls, the Doctor stumbled out of the hospital and waved over a taxi. When a taxi pulled up next to him, the Doctor fell into the back seat and after thinking for only a second he ordered the driver where to take him. He knew it would be rude and troublesome, but he was sick and he knew he couldn't make it back to the TARDIS, so he mumbled, "Number 13…Bannerman Road…Ealing… quickly…" with that he tumbled over, in a deep sleep, on the back seat.
The driver turned around and looked at his collapsed passenger and considered taking him inside the hospital. "Hey, mate? You alright?" He then mumbled to himself, "can't get involved… I'll just take him there, let them take care of him…he's probably just drunk or something…" The man turned back to the front and pressed his foot on the gas pedal headed for the Doctor's destination: 13 Bannerman Road, the home of none other than Sarah Jane Smith.
END OF PART 1
-To be continued-
