Prologue
It begins. *evil cackle*
Need I say more? }:)
***
"Christmas Eve," the Apocalypse mumbled, moving around the TARDIS. "1800s . . . " She frowned. "Rose?"
"Yes?" Rose looked up.
"Did you set the coordinates to 1851?"
"What?" Rose blinked, then checked the scanner. "No."
"Jen?" the Apocalypse looked at her daughter.
"No," she shook her head.
"And don't ask me," Jack held up his hands. "I didn't do it, either."
"So the TARDIS sets the coordinates herself, and we're off to Christmas Eve, 1851," the Apocalypse folded her arms. "Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"
Rose thought for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "Have we done that year before?"
"I was beginning to wonder," the Apocalypse looked at the time rotor as it started to slow down. "It definitely sounds familiar . . . but I can't remember why."
"Well, what's the worst that could happen?" Jack shrugged. "You guys could find yourselves out there somewhere."
Rose blinked. "That sounds familiar, too."
The Apocalypse sighed. "Well, let's go see if we find ourselves."
***
BANG!
"Whoa!" a similar Rose, yet not quite the same Rose, ran into the console room of the TARDIS - a similar TARDIS, but not the same TARDIS - and hastily pulled on her jacket, avoiding the sparks flying from the console. "Doctor? What the hell?"
"This should not be possible!" the Ninth Doctor looked over at her before frowning. "Where's Mara?"
"Here," a small voice answered, and a little girl with wildly curly hair ran in, immediately going to Rose. The blonde picked her up and settled her on her hip before grabbing onto the console, finding a grip as the TARDIS tilted dangerously.
"What shouldn't be possible?" Rose asked the Doctor, seeing the time rotor sputter. "Where are we going?"
"Scanner says it's a different universe," the Doctor answered.
"What?!"
"That was my reaction!"
"How's that possible?" Anna asked.
"Good question," the Doctor nodded. "I've no idea."
"Oh, say that again?" Rose teased, tongue in her teeth. "That's rare."
"Rose, this is serious," the Doctor gave her a look. "If we crash, and our power goes - "
Instantly, the TARDIS tilted again, and the three were tossed to the floor. Rose yelped as she hit the floor hard, hearing Anna cry out from nearby. However, the TARDIS settled this time, and didn't make another motion. Hesitantly, Rose looked up, seeing smoke rising from a few controls. "Is that it?" she asked nervously. "Are we all right? Did we land?"
The Doctor stood up, helping his daughter to her feet before running to check. "Looks like it," he nodded, eyeing the scanner. "It's not getting a reading on when we are, though."
"Well," Rose grinned, looking at the door. "Only one way to find out!"
***
"Blood bond be damned, if we crash and can't get out like in Grant's world, I am going to bloody kill you!"
"Yes, I understood you the first time you said that, Jez!"
Wanda Maximoff struggled to hang onto the TARDIS console, watching the Eleventh Doctor and the Bad Wolf, or Jessie Nightshade to her friends at SHIELD, run around trying to get the TARDIS settled. "What is it?" she asked, looking to her twin for help. Pietro just shook his head, just as confused as she was. "What is happening?"
"TARDIS took off, TARDIS isn't happy, and TARDIS is taking us to a parallel universe," the Doctor rattled off.
"Yes, I think I understand that."
"It's parallel, so it'll be very similar, but slightly different in some ways," the Bad Wolf explained. "Like, for instance, you know how in our universe, Grant Ward is dead?"
"Yes."
"In another world, he could be alive and running SHIELD."
"Ah," Wanda nodded. "Or Pietro would not have survived Sokovia."
"Exactly," the Bad Wolf nodded before looking at the Doctor, seeing he was punching things on a keyboard. "Do you know where we're landing?"
"Almost . . . there . . . " The Doctor tapped one last key, and the TARDIS shuddered before stilling. "Well, we've landed."
"That didn't answer my question."
The Doctor turned a scanner, then blinked. "Reading . . . 1851?"
"1851?" the Bad Wolf repeated, frowning. "By any chance, is it - "
"Christmas Eve," they said at the same time.
"It's Christmas?" Pietro's eyes lit up.
"In 1851," the Doctor narrowed his eyes uneasily.
"What happened Christmas of 1851?"
The two Time Lords opened their mouths . . . then shut them. "I don't remember," the Doctor scratched his head. "Well . . . that's new."
"The date is familiar," the Bad Wolf frowned. "I know that date . . . something about it . . . " She looked at him. "Have we done this before?"
Wanda looked at the door, then turned back. "Well, there is only one way to find out, yes?"
The Doctor grinned. "Geronimo!"
***
"After the Master, this is not what we need!"
"I'm quite aware of that, Namara, thank you!" the Tenth Doctor gritted his teeth as he tried to hold one lever down while attempting to reach halfway across the console to a button.
A swirl of Vortex energy pressed it down, and he looked up to see the Alchemist tapping with one hand on the keyboard. "She's still trying to sort herself out," she explained, eyes narrowed in concentration. "I swear, these readings - "
"This feels familiar," the Doctor nodded. "I've got no idea why."
"No, neither do I," the Alchemist admitted.
The TARDIS jerked suddenly, sending them flying, then settled. The Doctor groaned, picking himself up off the floor, seeing the Alchemist shake her head and retrieve her sunglasses. "We're here."
"Wherever here is," the Alchemist frowned, turning a scanner around. "Christmas Eve . . . " She narrowed her eyes. "1851?"
"Christmas Eve, 1851?" the Doctor repeated, going behind her to check for himself.
Simultaneously, they looked at each other, eyes wide. "We have done this!" the Alchemist gasped. "We broke into another universe, right before we went to Kyoto."
"We were trying for Kyoto," the Doctor nodded, remembering as well as he put his coat on, the Alchemist buckling her blaster around her waist. "And the Cloister Bell started ringing, and the TARDIS took off on her own."
"And we landed, Christmas Eve of 1851, in a parallel universe where I didn't exist," the Alchemist nodded. "Do you remember anything else?"
"Not really," the Doctor admitted. "But we're not exactly going anywhere anytime soon, are we?"
"Can't exactly," the Alchemist gestured to the console. "She'll need to regain her strength."
"Well, then," the Doctor grinned, holding out his arm, which she took with a grin. "Allons-y!"
***
"Snow!" Anna cheered when they stepped outside.
"Oh, it's snowing again!" Rose beamed, then tilted her head. "And do I hear Christmas carols?"
"Oh, Christmas again?" the Doctor sighed. "Oh, well."
"Hey, you had no control of the TARDIS," Rose pointed out. "Not exactly your fault. D'you know where we are?"
The Doctor tilted his head. "No," he shook his head. "Find a paper?"
"We just better not be in Cardiff," Rose winked at Anna. "We know how last Christmas went there."
She giggled and skipped over to Rose, taking her hand as the trio set off.
***
"Well, it's snowing," Pietro looked around as he and Wanda stepped out of the TARDIS, the Doctor and the Bad Wolf not far behind. "It is certainly winter."
"I hear singing," Wanda tilted her head.
"Christmas, definitely," the Bad Wolf nodded before blanching. "No!"
"What?" Wanda turned, seeing both Time Lords look at each other, stunned. "Do you know where we are?"
"And when, and why," the Doctor nodded, running off. "Which universe is it?"
"I don't know!" the Bad Wolf ran after him. "Who was the closest to us? Another you and a different Time Lady, all on the same path, I can't remember!"
***
The Doctor was nodding his head to the beat when everything crashed on him suddenly. He halted in his tracks, eyes wide, before turning. "Alice - !"
"I know!" she sputtered, and the two of them took off running. "Something bad's coming!"
"Not our universe, and we already broke through into another's. So that leaves - "
"This is the Apocalypse's universe," the Alchemist nodded, looking around. "Where the hell is she?"
***
The Apocalypse and Rose were the first ones out, watching snow drift down. The Apocalypse nodded her head, listening to the Christmas carols, before everything hit her like a brick.
A gasp behind her told her Rose understood suddenly, too. They looked at each other and said at the same time, "Oh, God."
"What?" Jack frowned. "You remember?"
"Oh, yes," the Apocalypse nodded. "We remember. And what's coming . . . it's not good."
Jack sighed. "Why are our Christmases always like this?"
***
Ladies and gentlemen, here come the Doctors, the Bad Wolf, the Alchemist, and Annakamara! :D
It is ridiculous how many characters are in here. :P From "Apocalypse Rising," we've got the 10th Apocalypse, Rose, Jenny, and Jack. From "The Bad Wolf Chronicles," there's the 11th Doctor, the 3rd Bad Wolf, and Pietro and Wanda Maximoff (which people were surprised by). From "The Creators Saga," there's the 10th Doctor and the 10th Alchemist. And finally, the newbies from "The Diaries of a Teenage Time Lady:" the 9th Doctor, the 1st Annakamara, and Rose.
You all better know who the Doctors are. :P The 3rd Bad Wolf is portrayed by Alexandra Daddario, the 10th Alchemist is Dianna Agron, and the 1st Annakamara is Madison Pettis. Also, if you have not seen "Age of Ultron" - I hope everyone has - the Maximoffs are portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen.
. . . and I've just realized Annabeth Chase and Clarisse la Rue are in the same episode. *whistles*
Here we go! Working on "The Next Doctor" right now!
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