"Reinette." She answered shyly
"what a beautiful name" Morgana complimented
"Reinette, that's a lovely name. Can you tell me where you are at the moment, Reinette?" The Doctor asked
"In my bedroom." She said tilting her head
"And where's your bedroom? Where do you live, Reinette?" The Doctor probed
"is it somewhere in France sweetheart?" Morgana questioned
"Paris, madame" Reinette smiled
"Paris, right!" The Doctor said
"Madame, Monsieur, what are you doing in my fireplace?" she questioned them
"Oh, it's just a routine fire check. Can you tell me what year it is?" The Doctor diverted
"Of course, I can. Seventeen hundred and twenty-seven." She said proudly and Morgana's eyes widened at the possibility
"Right, lovely. One of my favourites. August is rubbish though. Stay indoors. Okay, that's all for now. Thanks for your help. Hope you enjoy the rest of the fire. Night, night." The Doctor said
"sweet dreams" Morgana smiled at her
"Goodnight Monsieur, Madame" she beamed back at them
"You said this was the fifty-first century." Mickey accused
"I also said this ship was generating enough power to punch a hole in the universe. I think we just found the hole. Must be a spatio-temporal hyperlink." The Doctor rambled
"What's that?" Mickey questioned confusion written on his face
"oh, he has no idea" Morgana said, "he makes things up, likes sounding clever" Morgana replied absently
The Doctor laughed "I didn't want to say magic door"
"And on the other side of the magic door is France in 1727?" Rose asked
"Well, she was speaking French- "The Doctor started before getting distracted
"right period as well" Morgana carried on
"She was speaking English, I heard her." Mickey looked at Rose for an explanation
"That's the Tardis. Translates for you." Rose said
"Even French?" Mickey seemed shocked
"Yeah." Rose nodded
"Gotcha!" The Doctor said in triumph as he pressed down on a button Morgana yelped as the fireplace spun around taking them with it
"Doctor! Morgana!" Rose called
Morgana glanced around spotting Reinette who was asleep, it was odd seeing her old friend looking so young, looking out the window she noted, it is snowing outside. Reinette woke with a start.
"It's okay. Don't scream. It's us. It's the fireplace man and fireplace woman. Look. We were talking just a moment ago. We were in your fireplace." He said as he lit a candle with a sonic screwdriver
"Monsieur, Madame, that was weeks ago. That was months." Reinette argued glancing between them
Morgana moved and sat with the girl on the bed offering a soft, reassuring smile
"Really? Oh. Must be a loose connection. Need to get a man in." The Doctor said
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" Reinette asked them
"we're the fireplace people and we check to make sure people are safe" Morgana replied as The Doctor looked at the clock on the mantel, the ticking noise was fairly loud.
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FanfictionMorrigan is a complex being, she was born a thousand years ago but still lived. She and her twin were the firstborns to Mikael and Esther, after the tragic loss of her twin the remaining Mikaelson clan fled to the new world where she became an olde...
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