Her Secrets {Doctor Who FanFic}

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“Just one trip. That's what I said- one trip in the Tardis, and then home. Although… I suppose we could… stretch the definition. Say one trip into past, one trip into future- how do you fancy that?” the Doctor asked Martha as I sat in the captain’s chair, watching. After the events of the previous night, if it could even be called night, I had been in a bit of a funk. I tried not to take it out on Martha but had slipped a few times and it did nothing to help our already fragile relationship. The Doctor, on the other hand, was much more understanding, especially the times I had snapped at him this morning. He knew the exact reason I was upset and after years together, he knew how to handle my fits of irritation.  

She laughed happily, “no complaints from me.”

“How about a different planet?”

“Can we go to yours?”

My eyes snapped to the Doctor, waiting for his response. “Ah, there’s plenty of other places.”

“Come on, though. I mean, planet of the Time Lords- that's got to be worth a look. What's it like?”

“It’s beautiful, yeah.”

“Is it like, you know, outer space cities, all spires and stuff?”

“Suppose it is.”

“Great big temples and cathedrals!”

“Yeah.”

“Lots of planets in the sky?”

“The skies are burnt orange, with the Citadel enclosed in a mighty glass dome, shining under the twin suns. Beyond that, the mountains go on forever- slopes of deep red grass, capped with snow.”

“The times we shared, hmm?” I gave a soft smile, thinking about all he and I had done before the war, together and with Kiere. He nodded, donning one himself.

“Can we go there?”

“Nah! Where's the fun for us? I don't want to go home. Instead… this is much better. Year five billion and fifty-three, planet New Earth. Second hope of mankind. Fifty thousand light years from your old world, and we're slap-bang in the middle of New New York.” He threw on his coat and ran to the door. “Although, technically it's the fifteenth New York from the original, so it's New New New New New New New New New New New New New New York.” He opened the door and let Martha walk out. “One of the most dazzling cities ever built.”

“Oh! Oh, that's nice! Time Lord version of dazzling,” Martha cried as she walked out of the Tardis and into an alleyway. Low and behold, it’s raining. I grumbled to myself but exited as well, knowing Martha’s and my hair was ruined.

“Nah, bit of rain never hurt anyone. Come on, let's get under cover!” he replied as he locked the Tardis door and took my hand, leading us out of the alley.

“Well, it looks like the same old Earth to me… on a Wednesday afternoon,” the woman stated as we found cover.

“Hold on, hold on” Finding a green door, the Doctor moved towards it. “Let’s have a look.” He soniced a monitor. When nothing came up, he banged on it for a bit. Not a moment later, the screen began to work and a blonde woman was pictured, giving the weather forecast and traffic conditions.

“And the driving should be clear and easy, with fifteen extra lanes open for the New New Jersey expressway.” The picture shifted from the blonde to Manhattan, the way I remember it from our last visit.

“Oh, that's more like it. That's the view we had last time. This must be the lower levels. Down in the base of the tower, some sort of under-city.”