Welcome to my Glee/Doctor Who crossover! For those of you who know nothing about Glee, go check out the Appendix (the last chapter of this fic). For those of you who know nothing about Dr. Who, go check out the Appendix. That chapter basically contains a short summary of everything you need to know about those shows in order to follow this fic.
I hope you all enjoy this fic as much as I'm enjoying writing it. ^.^
"What's the time?" Kurt asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Well it's gotta be close to midnight!" Blaine sang softly in response. Kurt nudged his shoulder, feigning a playful annoyance. Kurt's iPod had been playing Broadway tunes all night, and that included songs from RENT. He should have known not to frame his question like that.
"Seriously, what time is it?" Kurt wouldn't be surprised if it really was close to midnight. He was getting so sleepy. The red numbers on the clock across the room were blinking 12:00 at him, a result of their brief power outage that morning rather than it actually being the correct time. Blaine still hadn't reset it. Kurt flipped his history book closed and waited for a response. He and Blaine were studying in the older boy's room, both of them lying on their stomachs across the bed. It was a bit cramped, but Kurt wasn't going to complain, and clearly neither was Blaine. He never seemed too concerned about personal space.
"I'm not sure. I left my phone in my car."
"So check your watch."
"I don't have a watch." Kurt's forehead creased in confusion.
"You don't have your pocket watch with you today?"
"No, I have that. It's just broken."
"What happened?" Kurt pushed himself into a sitting position so he could face the other boy and Blaine followed suit.
"I don't know. It's just never worked."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah." Blaine laughed. "Why?"
"It's just…" Kurt trailed off. "You carry a broken pocket watch around with you all the time?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"I don't know." Blaine pulled the fob watch out of his pocket, his eyes turning a bit glassy as he looked at it. "I guess it's sort of a good luck charm. My parents gave it to me before they went abroad."
Kurt had always thought that was weird. Blaine's parents were both foreign dignitaries to some tiny, obscure country, but they had wanted their son to be raised in America. He lived with his aunt while he attended private school, but after transferring to Dalton, they had simply set him up as a year round boarder. Blaine hadn't actually seen his parents in three years, and he never wrote or got phone calls from them. Kurt couldn't imagine going that long without seeing his dad, let alone without talking to him. Blaine just wasn't close with his family, and he was perfectly content living at Dalton and making a family out of the other students and faculty that resided there.
"Can I see it?" Kurt asked. Blaine hesitated for a moment, and then dropped the watch into Kurt's waiting hand. He turned it over slowly, tracing his fingers across the engravings on the surface. His thumb traveled up to the button on the top and he clicked it open.
Kurt was immediately blinded by a yellow light. It seared his eyes with heat, but sent a swift chill racing underneath the skin of his entire body. Images flashed through his mind too quickly to make sense of. He snapped the watch shut, dropping it to the bed as if it was made of red-hot iron, and jumped to his feet. He looked between the watch and Blaine, his breath coming in quick, uneven gasps. Blaine just stared back at Kurt in shock.
"What the hell was that?" Kurt finally managed to choke out between breaths. Blaine didn't answer. Instead, his gaze slowly turned to the watch. He reached out for it and Kurt wanted to slap his hand away, but he couldn't get his body to move. "Blaine, I really don't think you should…" But Blaine wasn't listening. All of his attention was focused on the object in his hand, and with a mounting dread, Kurt saw Blaine's thumb slipping towards the button on the top of the watch.
Yes, Yes, I know. This chapter was terribly short!
Well it's a prologue! It's more of a teaser than anything. It's supposed to be short.
This is actually going to be a supper, supper long fic (probably the longest I've ever written!) At first, I was thinking of making it only three or four chapters, but the more I've thought about it, the more I want it to be this epic, long story. I know the idea is kind of (read: incredibly) crack-ish, but I've fallen in love with all aspects of this story. I hope you guys all like it, and I hope there's enough crossover between the Glee and Dr Who fandoms that I'll actually be able to get a decent sized following for this story.
Also, I did make sort of a teaser video for this fic. I've been debating whether or not to post it on youtube, but if you guys want to see it, sound off in the reviews and I'll post it. ^.^