Casino TARDIS Epilogue
Notes: I had a request for more Doctor/Rose flashbacks, so there'll be some in this. Sadly, I won't be writing the companion fic also requested…sounds too much like hard work to me!
Enjoy!
Immi: Dang you're quick. I really wanted to send this out the instant I got that review, but I thought I'd make you wait a while first!
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The planet was almost completely covered in thick, tropical jungle. Rose had never been to an Earth jungle, but she presumed it was much the same as this. Exotic bird calls. Bugs. Random rainfall. And very humid.
"What's this planet called?" she asked the Doctor.
"Biryani."
Rose burst into laughter. "Biryani? As in, the curry?"
"Shush, I'm looking for something," came the answer. Rose pouted.
"It IS a curry," she insisted. "I've had it. Biryani and a naan."
"Yes, yes, very delicious," said the Doctor, trying to fight his way through the foliage. He pushed back some huge leaves. "Here we are." Rose peered over his shoulder and made admiring noises.
"Wow." A waterfall and a little lake. And… "Look at those flowers!" Rose crouched down by one of the huge purple blooms with little yellow dots.
"Don't get too close, they're carnivorous," said the Doctor. "Found that out the hard way." He showed Rose a little scar on his finger. Rose studied the flowers more carefully and discovered rows of tiny little barbs, like teeth. She shuddered.
"But they look so pretty," she complained.
"There are other flowers around here, loads of them, all unique to this particular spot," revealed the Doctor. "Up there…little pink ones. And those floppy yellow things that look like big bluebells…you don't find them anywhere else on this planet. Reckon I'm the only one who's found this spot."
"They don't grow anywhere else?" Rose looked around. "Oh! The water!" She hadn't noticed before, but the water was very blue. She tried cupping some in her hands. It retained it's blue colour, whereas normal water would have been transparent. She could barely see her fingers. "Is it some sort of mineral?"
"Yup. You can't find it anywhere else. The plants thrive on it." He swooped down and picked a little orange bloom and stuck it in her hair.
"That'd better not be carnivorous."
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"Uhhh, Doctor, I'm not sure I can ski."
"Bit late for that now," he remarked. They were on top of a snowy mountain in the Alps somewhere. "You can't take the ski lift down." He looked at Rose's scared face as she clutched the poles she'd hired. A fleece hat was perched on her head and her eyes were obscured by the oversized ski goggles she'd found on the TARDIS. "Don't worry. Just stay close to me and I'll…I'll try and catch you." Then he was off before she could complain more, forcing her to wobble after him.
They ended up having hot chocolate in a little café while Rose complained about various bumps and bruises. The Doctor bit his lip to stop himself laughing. Seeing Rose trying to ski had been very, very funny.
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"So, where are we going?" asked Dilys. The Time Rotor whirred and glowed. Jack had taken Davey exploring the ship. It was just her, him and the TARDIS.
The Doctor looked at her. She had chosen a very strange outfit, cementing his opinion that Dilys was incapable of just wearing jeans and a T-Shirt. She had put on a black and white checked dress, white tights, black Docs and a beret. Weird. He shook his head slightly and concentrated.
"Um, nowhere in particular at the moment." He grinned. "Why? Where do you want to go?"
She smiled.
"Take me somewhere…wild."
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"God I'm exhausted," complained Rose. "That…well, that alien…it was bloody fast."
"Yup," replied the Doctor, pushing various buttons as he tried to control the TARDIS. "That's what Jifras are famous for. Speed. They're also surprisingly good at brewing alcohol." Rose laughed.
"We should try some next time," she said.
"Before or after we piss them off and run away?" teased the Doctor. Rose laughed.
"Where are we going now?" asked Rose.
"Where do you want to go?" replied the Doctor. "It's your turn to choose. Somewhere quiet to recuperate?" Rose shook her head.
"No way. I'm on a high here! Take me somewhere…wild."
The Doctor just grinned.
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And I guess this is where I say…THE END!
There wasn't a lot of Jack in this fic, I know. But…to be honest, it wasn't about him. Check out my other fics for more on our most loveable of Americans.
As promised, here is the song list:
Robbie Williams: Baby Girl Window: beautiful track, and PERFECT for this story…actually, it helped develop the idea of her being his daughter. Thanks Rob.
These Dreams: I think this is just one tagged on right at the end, but the lyrics are so angsty and pretty. I chose my favourite part to fit into the story.
The Corrs: When He's Not Around: You gotta love The Corrs, dude.
Michelle Branch: Goodbye To You: For anyone who's interested, I have the lyrics for this song and they are BEAUTIFUL. She sung it at the end of Tabula Rasa (a Buffy episode) and it was so captivating and fitted perfectly with the idea of saying goodbye to Sarah. The lyric 'You were the one I loved, the only thing I tried to hold on to' just makes my skin crawl every time I hear it, and I'm thinking of writing another angsty fic around the song but anyway…Magic. Really it is. God bless her.
Anyway, thank you so much for reading this fic. My reviewers: Shangri-la-gypsy, Becsy Lexi, Tear22 (we did it again Tear), Mutants Rule, Immi (the impatient), cloudhave94, porkpie, morph, Banshee (you know you rock), Uh.yeah, LilCosette, staticrhubarb and Love Pollution. I love you all and you rock.
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Finally, to Roy. Who never reads or reviews a thing I write on here but had to undergo hours of reading stuff back to me over the phone so I could check it. You're a doofus and you're great.
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