But how do you travel in time? What makes it go? Martha asked still amazed.
Oh, let's take the fun and the mystery out of everything. Martha you don't want to know. It just does. He told her. Hold on tight. He ordered me and Martha.
Blimey. Do you have to pass a test to fly this thing? Martha asked after she fell on the floor.
Yeah. He failed his everytime. I passed on the first go but he won't let me fly. I told her falling out the jump seat.
Yes, i failed. Now, make the most of it. He said sounding a bit frustrated. I promised you one trip and one trip only. He told her grabbing his trench coat and putting it on. And i put on my leather jacket.
Me and the Doctor went over to the door Martha right behind us.
Outside this door... vrave new world. The Doctor said stand kik ng infront of the door facing me and Martha.
Where are we? Martha asked.
Take a look. The Doctor ssid moving out of the way. I let Martha go out first then me then the Doctor and he closed the door.
Oh, you're kidding me. You're so... kidding me. Oh, my god. We did it! We traveled in time. Where are we? No, sorry. Got to get used to this whole new language. When are we? Martha said.
Look out! The Doctor said grabbing my waist and pulling me back while i grabbed Martha's shoulders and pulled her back.
GARDEZ-LOO! A man said throughing sewage out.
Somewhere before the invention of the toilet. I told her.
Sorry about that. I've seen worse. I've worked the late-night shift, A&E. Martha said. Me and the Doctor started walking.
But are we safe? I mean, can we move aroun and stuff? Martha asked reching her hand out to us when we turned around.
Of course we can. Why do you ask? The Doctor asked her.
It's like in the film's -- you step on a butterfly, you change the future of the human race. Martha said.
I'll tell you what, then, don't... step on any butterflies. I told her.
What have butterflies ever done to you? The Doctor asked her.
What if -- i don't know. What if i kill my grandfather? She asked.
Are you planning to? The Doctor asked.
Oh, great, we got a vilent one. Stepping on butterflies, killing her grandfather. What next? I said jokingly.
Martha giggled.
I'm not planning to. Just asking. She said.
Well, then. The Doctor said turning back around.
And this is London? She asked.
But, hold on. Am i alright? I'm not going to get carted off as a slave, am i? Martha asked.
Why woukd they do that? The Doctor asked eith shock on his face.
I'm not exactly white, in case you haven't noticed. She said.
We're not even human. The Doctor told her meaning me, him, and future me.
Just walk about like you own the place -- works for me. I told her.
Besides, you'd be surprised -- Elizabethan England, not so different from your time.
Look over there, they've got recycling... water-cooler moment...
and the Earth will be consumed by frame! A man yelled.
... global warming. Oh, yes, and entertainment, popular entertainment for the masses. If I'm right, we're just down the river, by southwark, right next to... we all ran around the corner oh, yes! We stopped completely. The global theatre. Brand-new, just opened. I said excited.
Though, strictly speaking, it's not a globe. It's a tetradecagon, 14 sides, containing the man himself. The Doctor said.
Whoa, you don't mean... is Shakespeare in there? Martha asked.
Oh, yes. The Doctor told her. Miss Smith's and miss Jones, will you a company me to the theater? The Doctor asked putting his arms out.
I took one, future me took the other and Martha walked next to me.
Mr. Smith, i will. I told him.
When you get hkme you can tell everyone you've seen Shakespeare. The Doctor told Martha.
Then, i could get sectioned. Marths said sarcasticly.
Me, The Doctor, and Martha all sat next to each other in one of the top rows. Everyone was clapping.
That's amazing, just amazing. Martha said happily. It's worth putting up with the smell. And those are men dressed as women, yeah? Martha asked.
London never changes. The Doctor said.
Where's Shakespeare? I want to see Shakespeare. Martha said inpatiently. Author! Author! Martha started chanting. She stopped. Do people shout that? Do they shout "Author"?
Martha asked.
A man behind Martha starded chanting Author then everyone else joined in.
Well..... The Doctor said looking around. Everyone continued chanting.
They do now. He finished.
He came out and everyone got louder and more enthusiastic.
He's a bit different to his portraits. Martha said still clapping.
He's a genius -- the genius -- the most human human there's ever been. Now we're going to hear him speak. Always, he chooses the best words, new, beautiful, brilliant words. The Doctor said.
I fake coughed fangirl tjen cleared my throat and the Doctor looked at me.
You alright? He asked.
Oh, yes. Brilliant. I told him smiling and he laced our fingures.
Ah.... Shakespeare shouted. Shut your big, fat mouthes! He yelled at the croud and everyone started laughing.
That's very new, beautiful and brilliant. I said sarcastically.
Oh, well. The Doctor said.
You should never meet your heroes Martha told him.
You've got excellent taste. I'll give you that. Shakespeare said waving his hand in the air. Oh, that's a wig. He said pointing at someone. I know what you're all saying -- "Love's labours lost," that's a funny ending, isn't it? It just stops. Will the boys get the girls? Well, don't get your hose in a tangle. You'll find out soon. Everyone started yelling stuff. You don't rush a genius. He bowed then quickly stood back up strait. When? Tomorrow night. He said tjen everyone started yelling again. The premiere of my brand -new play -- a sequel, no less -- and i call it "Love's labours won"! Shakespeare said. Everyone cheered and clapped. But me and the Doctor sat and fround.
I'm not an expert, but I've never heard of "Loves labours won". Martha told me and the Doctor when we where walking out.
Exactly. The lost play. Doesn't exist, only in rumors. The Doctor said.
It's mentioned in lists of his plays, but never ever turns up. And no one knows why. I finished for him.
Have you got a mini disc or something? Martha asked. We can tape it. We can flog it. Sell it when we get home, make a mint. Martha said.
No. Me and the Doctor both told her.
That would be bad. She said.
Yeah, yeah. The Doctor said.
How come it disappeared in tje first place? Martha asked.
Well... i was just coming to give you a quick little trip in the TARDIS. But i suppose we could stay a bit longer. The Doctor said.
We walked to a place called "The elephant".
Me and the Doctor walked into a room.
Hello! Me and the Doctor said happily. Excuse me. Not interrupting, are we? I asked.
Mr. Shakespeare, isn't it? The Doctor asked.
Oh, no. No, no, no, no. Who let you in? No autographs. No, you can't have yourself scetched with me, and please don't ask where i get my ideas from. Thanks for the interest. He said rubbing his head then looking at us. Now, be a good boy and shove --
He looked back and forth between me and Martha. Hey, nonny, nonny. Sit right down next to me. He told us.
Oh, thanks for the offer, but, i think my boyfriend may have a problem with that. I said.
Well, who's your boyfriend? He asked.
Hello. The Doctor said waving his hand.
Well, i guess it's just you and me. He told Martha. You two, gwt sewing on them costumes. Off you go.
Come on, lads. I think out William's found his new muse. A blonde women said.
Sweet lady. Martha started walking towards him smiling. Such unusual clothes. So... fitted. He told her.
Um, very, forsooth. Egads! Martha said.
No, no! Don't do that. Don't. I'm sir Doctor of TARDIS,This is miss Alision of TARDIS, and this is our companion, miss Martha Jones. The Doctor told Shakespeare showing him the psychic paper.
Interesting, that bit of paper -- it's blank. Shakespeare told him.
Oh, that's... very clever. That proves it -- absolute genius. The Doctor said.
Mm. Shakespeare responded.
No, it says right there -- sir Doctor, Miss Alision, Martha Jones. It says so. Martha said pointing at the sphycic paper.
And i say it's blank. Shakespeare repeated.
Psychic paper. Um, long story. I told Martha. Oh, i hate starting from scratch. The Doctor said putting it away.
"Psychic"? Never heard that before. And words are my trade. Who are you, exactly? Shakespeare asked. More to the point who, is your delicious blackamoore lady? He asked.
What did you say? Marths asked.
Whoops. Isn't that a word we use nowadays? An ethiop girl, a swarth, a queen of Afric? Shakespeare asked.
I can't believe I'm hearing this. Martha said looking at me and the Doctor.
It's political correctness gone mad. Um, Martha's from a far-off land -- Freedonia. I said.
Excuse me! Hold hard a moment. This is abominable behavior -- a new play with no warning. I demand to see a script, mr. Shakespeare. As master of the revels, every new script must be regestered at my office and examined by me before it can be performed. A man with a long blonde beard said.
Tomorrow morning, first thing, I'll send it 'round. Shakespeare told him.
I don't work to your schedule. You work to mine. The script, now! The guy with the beard demanded.
I can't. Shakespeare told him.
Then tomorrows performance is cancelled. The guy with the beard said smugly.
It's all go 'round here, innit? Martha asked under her breath.
I'm returning to my office for a banning order. If its the last thing i do, "Love's labours won" will never be played. The man said then left.
I sat on the Doctors lap, Martha next to us and Shakespeare in his chair on the other side of the table.
Well, then, mystery solved. Martha said after taking a sip of her beer. That's "Love's labours won" over and done with. Thought it would be something more you know, more mysterious. Martha said then we all heard a man loudly gagging and me and the Doctor jumped up, Martha looked disgusted and Shakespeare barely moved. Tjen a women screamed and we all ran out and down the stairs, me infront, the Doctor behind me, Martha behind him and Shakespeare in the back. The women screamed again. Help me. She yelled.
We got outside and the guy from earlier with the blonde beard was spitting loys of water and holding his throat.
It's that Lynley bloke. Martha stated.
What's wrong with him? Someone asked.
Leave it to me. I'm a Doctor. The Doctor said.
So am i, near enough. Martha said.
I stayed where i was and Lynly kept spitting out water then fell to the ground dead. Martha and the Doctor bent down next to him.
The Doctor got up and ran to the other side while Martha stayed by him. I went over to him and started pushing on his chest. The Doctor came back over and knelt down by me.
Martha gave him mouth to mouth and when she came back up more water came out of his mouth.
What the hell is that? Martha asked.
I've never seen a death like it. His lungs are full of water. He drowned. I don't know, like a... blow to the heart? An invisible blow. The Doctor said.
Good mistress, this poor fellow has died from a sudden imbalance of the humors. I said.
A natural, if unfortunate, demise. The Doctor finished for me.
Call the constable, have him taken away. I told her.
Yes ma'am. She said.
A young women came running in.
I'll do it, ma'am. She told the women we were talking to. She turned around and walked away.
And why are tou two yelling them that? Martha asked looking at me and the Doctor.
This lot have still got one foot in the dark ages. If we tell them the truth, they'll panic and think it was witchcraft. The Doctor said loud enough for only me and Martha to hear but no one else.
Okay, what was it, then? Marthz asked.
Witchcraft. I told her.
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Shakespeare led me, The Doctor, and Martha back into the room we were in earlier.
I've got you a room, sir Doctor. The blonde women said. You, and miss Allision will be just across the landing. And miss Jones, you are right across from them. She said and smiled.
Poor Lynly. Shakespeare said out of nowhere. So many strang events, not least of all this land of Freedonia, where a women can be a Doctor. Shakespeare said.
Where a women can do whatever she likes. Martha corrected him blushing like crazy.
And you, sir Doctor, miss Allision, how can a man and women be so young and have eyes so old? He asked.
We do a lot lf reading. I told him.
A trite reply. Yeah, thats what i do. Amd you -- you look at them like you're surprised they exist. They're as much if a puzzle to you as they are to me. Shakespeare said.
I think we should say goodnight. Martha said looking at me and the Doctor then she walkedout the room. Me and the Doctor stayed in the room.
I must get to work. I have a play to complete. I'll get my answers tomorrow, Doctor, Allision, and I'll discover more about tje two of you and why this constant performance of yours. Shakespeare told me and the Doctor as we were walking out with our fingures laced.
We stopped walking and turned around when we got to the door.
All the world's a stage. I said.
Mm. I might use that. Good night Doctor, Allision. Shakespeare said.
Nighty-night, Shakespeare. Me and the Doctor said. Martha was by the door leaning against the wall then started walking behind us as we walked to our room.
We walked into iur room and Martha was holding a candle in one hand and closing a cabinet with the other.
It's not exactly five-star, is it? Martha asked when we walked in.
Oh, it'll do. I've seen worse. Tje Doctor said closing tje door begind us.
I haven't even got a toothbrush. Martha told him.
He let go of my hand and started patting his suit.
Oh, um... he reached into his top breast pocket and pulled out a white toothbrush and handed it to Martha who smiled.
Contains venusian spearmint. He told her.
Come on. The Doctor said grabbing me by tje waist and pulking me over to him. I layed on top of him. He looked up at me and i looked down at him and we just smiled at each other and Marth stood.
So, magic and stuff. That's a sirprise. It's all a bit "Harry Potter." Martha said but me and the Doctor kept smiling and staring at each other while she talked.
Wait till you read book 7. He told her still looking at me and smiling.
Ohh! I cried. I said.
But is it real, though -- i mean, wiches, black magic and all that -- it's real? Martha asked.
Of course it isn't. I told her.
Well how am i supposed to know? I've only just startdd believing in time travel. Give me a break. Martha told me.
It looks like witchcraft, but it isn't. Can't be. The Doctor said.
You going to stand there all night? I asked finally looking away from the Doctor and st Martha then looking back at him and smiling.
She didn't say anything just walked over and sat on the bed.
Budge up a bit, then. She told us and the Doctor started scootching over shacking me a little bit causing me to spread my legs a tiny but but enough to put them on both sides of the Doctor while he kept scooting over and i started to giggle a little bit.
What are you giggling about? The Doctor asked.
Look how I'm sitting. You keep bouncing a bit. You tell me.
He didn't say anything but he started blushing a bit and Martha just made a discusted sound.
"There's such a thing as psychic energy but a human couldn't channel it like that, not without a generator the size of Taunton, and i would've spotted that. No." The Doctor said repositioning me on him still.
"There's something we're missing, Martha. Something really close, staring me right in the face, and i can't see it." I said laying my head on tje Doctor's chest looking at Martha while i listened to the Doctor's hearts beat at a steady pace in his chest. "Rose would know." I said after a while of silence. "That friend of ours -- Rose, she'd say exactly the right thing." I said getting a little sad, the Doctor noticed and changed the topic quickly.
"Still! Can't be helped. You're a novice, never mind. Take you back home tomorrow" The Doctor told Martha.
"Great!" Martha said hostilely getting up and storming out of our room swinging the door open forcefully then slamming it hard behind her and going to her room i presumed.
"Was it something i said?" Tje Doctor asked me confusion writen in his face.
"Humans!" I said "They get so mad over something so small. I'll never get used to it." I told him. I rolled off him and layed down right next to him pushing myself against his warm body in the cold room. He wrapped his arm around my waist and i put one of my legs over his legs and he pulled me closer.
"I love you, Allision. With both of my hearts, i love you so so much." He told me looking into my eyes as i looked into his.
"I love you too, Doctor. I always will. No matter what." I told him."Just out of curiosity, what regeneration is this?" I asked him.
"My tenth." He answered me. "What about you, what regeneration are you on?" He asked me.
"My fourth. I died and regenerated three times in the time war before you saved me and we went on all our amazing adventures. Then i regenerated a few days before i got stuck in Paris with Madame De Pompodore. She was so nice." I said smiling at the memory.
~~~~Flashback~~~~
I was on Gallifrey looking around me. Right where the Doctor told me to stay. All the timelords regenerating and i couldn't find the Doctor anywhere. My bestfriend-- killed in the time war by daleks. I thought to myself and i felt three tears fall down my face. One on tje left side two on the right.
YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED! A dalek said begind me and i turned around to look at it right when it shot me. I regenerated... again (my second regeneration within 5 minutes) i looked at my hands and seen fingers, they where small hands with semi long french fri fingers. I looked at my legs, long and skinny. I was at least a foot or two taller. I reached up to my face, it felt pretty. Next, I dragged my hands down my hair, it was way longer now i tried to see the color but couldn't with all the darkness and the little patch of the orange sky wasn't helping any so i gave up. I looked up and seen a dalek right infront of me. It shot me in the head with no warning once so ever. I regenerated again tjen heard a capsule right behind me and turned to look at it. The Doctor opened a door wide enough for me to see is figure then reached a hand out for me to take, i took it and woth one swing he picked me up and pulled me into the capsule. I fell into him and we both fell on the ground laughing. I kicked tje door closed while i was falling so the daleks couldn't get in. I looked up at him, wanting and hoping we could just stay like this forever. How good it felt to ve laying on him but i knew we couldn't and we had to go.
~~~~Present time~~~~
I snapped myself out of my flashback when i heard the Doctor talking to me.
"You alright?" He asked me sounding worried.
"Yeah. I'm perfect, just having a flashback of the last day of the war, only got to you saving me before tou snapped me out of it. " I told him. "Probably best you snapped me out of it." I said. He started rubbing circles on my back. "I'm going to take a shower." I told him and started skippong over to a cabinet and getting a towle then going into the bathroom to take my shower.
~~~~~~The Doctor's POV~~~~~
Allision was singing very loudly and off key. I laughed the more she did it. I heard the water turn off as she stopped singing. She came out of the bathroom with the same clothes from earlier on and layed down next to me on the bed getting under the blankets.
"Ready to go to sleep?" She asked.
"Yeah." I answered quickly. She leaned up and blew the candle out then layed back down and layed her head on my chest and put her arm over my body. I rolled over to hold her and held her close to me with my chin on her head then i fell asleep a few minutes later.
~~~~~~Allision's POV~~~~~~~
I was lost in a vision. When i was out of my vision i felt really tired so i closed my eyes and tried to sleep. I ended up having a whole series of flashbacks. They were all of what happened on Gallifrey, the good times, the bad, the sad times and the happy times, before the war and after -- just about everything. When the flashbacks finally stopped i went to sleep, actually going to sleep this time.
A/N
Well, i finally finished a chapter. No telling when another will be up, those of you who are reading, but, bare with me.