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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Dec 5, 2010 17:07:11 GMT -5
"I'm sorry..." Rose could see how much it was affecting him. "You must have loved them very much..." She rubbed his shoulder, saying 'them' because she didn't want to presume it to be a male or female.
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Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 5, 2010 18:18:08 GMT -5
Ten shook his head. "It was just one person -- and I loved her....and I never told her. Was about to....but then it was too late."
He knew that he really shouldn't be telling her all this. He would probably have to erase her memory of this meeting later....well, only if she found out who he was.
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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Dec 5, 2010 20:40:56 GMT -5
"I'm sorry," Rose said again. She didn't know what to say other than that, especially to a stranger, but it got her thinking about her and the Doctor...she knew the things they did and the places they went were dangerous, but she couldn't lose him...she wouldn't. They always came out right in the end...He was taking a long time though...she knew he was sulking, but especially if he saw her with a stranger...he usually got jealous or moody or excited to talk with them, but he usually was very insistent to be there...but he was just walking behind her...
Rose glanced over her shoulder to ease her mind...and found nothing but an empty street. Her hand automatically dropping from the man's shoulder, she spun around. "Doctor!?!"
Forgetting about the man, she ran halfway down the block, shouting his name frantically. "Doctor!" she shouted a final time, before she stopped, unsure where to start looking because...this was the Doctor...some random person couldn't just come and abduct him, especially without him making a fuss...right? So she stood there.
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Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 5, 2010 21:07:11 GMT -5
Ten whipped his head around as Rose was yelling his name. He knew that she was yelling for Nine and not him, but still, she was calling his name.
Sighing in frustration, Ten ran after Rose. If someone had taken Nine, then that person could be after Rose....or after him....if they knew who he was. Ten needed to know what was going on and whether or not Nine and Rose had been somewhere or whether they had attracted the attention of anyone suspicious.
Finally spotting Rose again, Ten came up to her. "So your friend is...missing then?"
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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Dec 5, 2010 22:06:30 GMT -5
Rose recoiled from the man...she hadn't even asked his name. Why would she not have done that? He must be a part of this. And she had stood there stupidly talking to him while the Doctor had been taken.
"And what are you here for?" she asked sharply, eyeing the man. "Didn't even know where you were when I asked. Had to get your bearings. Who the hell are you?"
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Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 6, 2010 21:26:06 GMT -5
Ten noticed the tone and change in Rose's expression. "I....well...I was looking for someone....I ...well...you see it's rather complicated."
He glanced away, afraid of getting slapped. "Trust me...you wouldn't understand."
Ten knew that Nine had never told Rose about regeneration until the very end. If he tried to tell her that he was his future self, Rose would probably panic and run away...or slap him and then run away...or kick him...or....who knows what. There was no way she would believe that he was the Doctor -- or so Ten assumed.
"But....what I can say is this -- I know several of your friends -- Jack and the Doctor....and well....the thing is....I came here to try to find you....." Ten looked away uncomfortably. "This...this wasn't supposed to happen....I don't know what happened to the Doctor, but it can't be good. Oh, and since I don't know what happened to him, or if he was taken....then I might be in danger, too...."
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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Dec 6, 2010 22:44:26 GMT -5
Ten noticed the tone and change in Rose's expression. "I....well...I was looking for someone....I ...well...you see it's rather complicated."
"Is it?" Rose asked bitingly, still keeping her distance. "Why don't you try me?" She was not going to be nice when the Doctor was missing and the man who helped could be right in front of her.
He glanced away, afraid of getting slapped. "Trust me...you wouldn't understand."
Rose's eyes flashed.
"But....what I can say is this -- I know several of your friends -- Jack and the Doctor....and well....the thing is....I came here to try to find you....." Ten looked away uncomfortably. "This...this wasn't supposed to happen....I don't know what happened to the Doctor, but it can't be good. Oh, and since I don't know what happened to him, or if he was taken....then I might be in danger, too...."
Rose shook her head, an incredulous look on her face. "Who the hell is Jack?" she shouted. "And who the hell are you? Why won't you tell me? This wasn't supposed to happen? Well, what WAS? I KNOW you had something to do with this so just BRING HIM BACK."
(OOC: I hope it's ok that I had her not know Jack yet. If they had, he would have been with them since from when they met to the end of the season they were all traveling together))
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Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 7, 2010 15:59:06 GMT -5
Ten glanced at Rose for a moment. The thought hadn't occurred to him that Rose wouldn't know Jack yet. Remembering that Jack had traveled with him for a while as his Ninth self, he frowned.
"Right.....it...it didn't occur to me that you hadn't met Jack yet. Sorry...nevermind. I was just trying to find a way of telling you that, well, I can travel in time, too....like both the Doctor and Jack -- well, he used to be able to travel in time until his vortex manipulator broke...but....well.....the point is....."
The Doctor stopped, glancing back at Rose, trying to decide what name he should use. He was fairly certain that using 'John Smith' wouldn't be a good idea. Not only that, but that had been what his clone had called himself. Not feeling right taking the name, he replied, "Oh, and I'm David Smith...sorry....for not clearing that up earlier."
Ten looked seriously at Rose, "And I haven' done anything with Ni....with the Doctor -- I was just going to see you for a moment, and then leave...honestly.....it was a mistake coming here, crossing my own time line....shouldn't have done this. I should really leave...right now."
Not wanting to make the situation worse, he began to walk away himself. "I've said too much already...."
However, he WAS curious about what had happened to Nine. Did Nine need him or could Rose handle this all by herself? He hesitated a bit. If he went back to his TARDIS and Rose followed him, she would see that his TARDIS. Not only that, but whomever had taken Nine might also be after him.
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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Dec 7, 2010 18:11:44 GMT -5
"Right.....it...it didn't occur to me that you hadn't met Jack yet. Sorry...nevermind. I was just trying to find a way of telling you that, well, I can travel in time, too....like both the Doctor and Jack -- well, he used to be able to travel in time until his vortex manipulator broke...but....well.....the point is....."
The Doctor stopped, glancing back at Rose, trying to decide what name he should use. He was fairly certain that using 'John Smith' wouldn't be a good idea. Not only that, but that had been what his clone had called himself. Not feeling right taking the name, he replied, "Oh, and I'm David Smith...sorry....for not clearing that up earlier."
Rose kept her distance, still skeptical.
Ten looked seriously at Rose, "And I haven' done anything with Ni....with the Doctor -- I was just going to see you for a moment, and then leave...honestly.....it was a mistake coming here, crossing my own time line....shouldn't have done this. I should really leave...right now."
"How can you be crossing your own timeline here right now if I've never met you before?" Rose questioned, becoming more confused and not sure what to think. She wanted to believe him for some reason, but something fishy was going on, and the Doctor had just disappeared.
Not wanting to make the situation worse, he began to walk away himself. "I've said too much already...."
Rose watched him walk away, not sure what to do. She wanted to run after him and make him tell her what was going on, but at the same time she didn't think that would be prudent. Everything he had said could have been a lie. But she couldn't fathom how she could do this on her own. And if he knew the Doctor...
But how can I trust him...Rose thought. He could be lying through his teeth. This could all be because of him...
But when he hesitated, she took a chance.
"Why me?" she asked "...Why did you come back to see me?"
Whether it was a lie or not, for some reason she needed to know the answer.
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Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 7, 2010 19:11:39 GMT -5
Ten looked at Rose seriously before replying. "Well, like I said...it's all a bit complicated......I already told you that I travel in time. Well, let's just say that, in my time line, I already know you....so this right now is the past, from my perspective. But for you....well, you haven't met like this....that will happen in your future...."
Then he added, "I.....I can't tell you why I needed to see you....I just did......I cannot tell you any more than this."
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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Dec 7, 2010 19:17:12 GMT -5
Rose stared back at him and asked the big question.
"How do I know you're not lying?"
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Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 7, 2010 19:31:04 GMT -5
Ten shook his head, "You don't...but you're just going to have to trust me.....if you want to find your Doctor friend."
"I have a sonic screwdriver, if that helps....." Ten pulled it out and showed it to her. "See.....I have one, too.....lots of Time Agents and such....those who travel in time and space have something similar. I once met someone who had a sonic pen."
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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Dec 7, 2010 19:47:50 GMT -5
Rose didn't know if she could blindly trust this man...but she didn't see what other choice she had. He had a sonic screwdriver, but surely anyone could get those outside of earth...so he was an alien...Time Agent...
Rose sighed. I don't think I have a choice. And she wanted to trust him, she really did...
"David, was it?" she asked, still eyeing him warily. "If you're from the future and this wasn't supposed to happen...what does that mean? And how do we find the Doctor?
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Post by The Tenth Doctor on Dec 7, 2010 20:06:26 GMT -5
David glanced at Rose, "Oh, the future can be rewritten -- time is always in flex.....but.....but....if we don't find the Doctor, and he dies without re......."
He sighed. "Well, let's just say that if we don't find the Doctor, and something happens to him, then it will be very bad news for me...."
"We can track his DNA with the sonic screwdriver....but I don't know if it will work.....it might just beep at me.....so....but we can try....."
Ten thought to himself, "I don't think I ever tried to track myself before -- different regeneration, but the DNA should be the same....at last I think it will.....it's just that different traits have become dominant.....but if the DNA is slightly different because of the dominance....it might just work...."
"I'll need some of his specific DNA, though.....I could use mine....but that wouldn't really work...so....do you have anything of his?"
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Post by Donna Noble/Rose Tyler on Jan 12, 2011 23:29:44 GMT -5
He sighed. "Well, let's just say that if we don't find the Doctor, and something happens to him, then it will be very bad news for me...."
"Bad news for you? What about bad news for the Doctor?" Rose kept her voice quiet, knowing this man might know things she didn't. "Could you stop being so cryptic?"
"I'll need some of his specific DNA, though.....I could use mine....but that wouldn't really work...so....do you have anything of his?"
"-why would..." Rose started off, just processing the 'I could use mine" comment since David seemed to talk so fast. She shook her head. "Nevermind...yeah, I can go get something of his. Just...you stay here, and I'll be back in 5 minutes..." She said and waited for confirmation. She still didn't completely trust him and wasn't going to let him in the TARDIS, wouldn't let him near the TARDIS if she could help it.
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