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Chapter One Hundred Fourteen Frankie snuggled against Duer while her head rested on his chest and his hearts thumped softly in her ear. She moved her fingers through the softy chest hairs while he smiled and kissed the top of her head. Her fingers moved down to his bellybutton when he got the idea that they were being watched and looked at what was sitting on the top of the couch. Rose had made a chibi doll of his eleventh life so Frankie would have at least a small part of him after he went into exile but the doll now belonged to their four year old daughter, Faith. They were afraid that Elby, Faith had been calling the chibi that name since she was a year old, would either die or go into stasis when Duer was given back his tenth life but Elby was still alive and waved at them. It was wearing red and white pajamas and red velvet slippers and swung its tiny legs back and forth. "What's wrong?" Frankie asked as Elby pointed toward the stairs and she sat up, looking at the top of the stairs. "Faith needs us?" "Meepa," Elby said with a nod of its head and Frankie got off the couch, helping Duer to his feet. Carefully picking Elby off the couch, he followed Frankie to the stairs and they went upstairs. Heading down the hallway, they saw that the door to Faith's room was open and Elby pointed to the door. Nodding, Duer opened the door then moved his finger in front of the sensor that turned the lights up and he smiled. The walls were a light pink color and the white wood four poster bed was to the left of the room. In the right corner was a toy replica of their house and the duvet and blankets of Elby's small bed sat on the floor of the tiny bedroom. Disney Princesses stickers were on the walls as Disney plush toys sat on the shelves and a play castle tent was sitting near the bed. "Daddy," Faith said with a sniff and Duer placed Elby inside the tiny bedroom and Elby yawned, crawled onto the tiny bed and Frankie knelt down, covering the doll with the blankets and duvet. Pressing her fingers to her lips, she touched her fingers to the tiny head and Elby sighed, closed its eyes and snuggled under the duvet and blankets. She gently rubbed the small back and Elby made a soft sigh, drifting off to sleep. "What's the matter, Sunshine?" Duer asked as he knelt next to the bed and brushed the hair out of her eyes. "I had a bad dream. These bad badgers made you go away," she said softly and Duer frowned. They had never talked about his exile and he blinked, gently stroking her hair. "Why were they taking me away?" he asked when Frankie walked closer and knelt down next to Duer. "They said that you, Uncle Amato and Uncle Doctor did something really bad and they sent all three of you away," Faith said then tears dripped from her eyes and she half buried her face into the pillow. "I don't want you to go!" "Oh," he said when he stood up, gently picked her off the bed, sat down and folded his legs under him, holding her to his chest. "Shh, now, it's not going to happen. We're not going anywhere." "But Cam said..." she said when he looked at Frankie and she growled. "Remind me to have a talk with your son in the morning!" Frankie thought after setting up a privacy block. "Why is he MY son when he does something wrong?" he thought and she smiled. "Well, Cam is wrong. Now, you go back to sleep. You woke up Poor Elby and you know he's cranky if he doesn't get a full eight hours sleep," he said and a soft "meepa" came from the tiny house. "See?" "No, I'm too scared," she said as she pulled Mumble Bumble, her teddy bear, against her chest and Duer kissed the top of her head. "Do you want me to tell you a story?" "Can't Uncle Adam tell me one? He's good at stories?" she asked and his eyes went wide. "What? Are you telling me that I tell terrible stories?" he asked with a shocked look on his face. "No," she said, snuggling closer. Her tiny fingers touched the hairs on his chest and she smiled. "You're really furry!" "A big furry bear, me," he said with a smiled and kissed her hand. "So, do you want a story?" "Yeah," she said as he rested his head on top of hers and wrapped his arms around her. He gently entered her mind as she giggled and he was dressed in a large bear costume with a bright blue tie around his neck. He sat down as she crawled into his lap and saw a small stage sitting to their left. "Are you all snuggly?" Duer said in a low, growly voice and she nodded. "Tonight's story is "Rose White and the Ten Doctors." "Daddy, it's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves!" she said and he looked at her. "Who's telling the story here, hm?" he asked then ticked her armpits and she giggled. "Now, long ago, there lived a lovely princess named Rose White..." The curtain opened to show a throne room set as the chibi of Rose walked onto the stage and was wearing a long white gown with long sleeves and a gold bow around its waist. Gold slippers were on its feet and a little crown sat on its head. It skipped around the stage as Faith watched it and she softly smiled. "Rose White was the most bee-u-ti-ful princess in the whole world. The thing was, her step-mommy didn't like her," Duer said when the left side of the stage became dark and a lone spotlight lit the dark. Walking out onto the stage was the chibi of Donna, wearing a long black dress and slippers, and Faith looked up at Duer. "Aunt Donna's going to be mad at you!" she teased and he shrugged. "The mean step-mommy decided that she had to get rid of Rose White and sent for her royal huntsman," he said and a sound of horns blowing filled the air. A small spotlight appeared on the stage but no one came out and the horns sounded a second time. "THE MEAN STEP-MOMMY SENT FOR HER ROYAL HUNTSMAN!" Suddenly small hands shoved the chibi of Jamie onto the stage as it turned and walked back off the stage. It was wearing a tan tunic, green tights, tan boots and a tan hat and small hands shoved it back on the stage while it protested. Brushing the tiny hands away, it stood on the stage and folded its arms over its chest. "Awww!" Faith said and it glared at her. "The huntsman listened while the mean step-mommy told him to take Rose White into the forest and leave her there!" Duer said as the chibi of Donna whispered into the ear of the chibi of Jamie and it looked at the chibi of Rose. Shrugging, the chibi of Jamie walked to the chibi of Rose and pushed it toward stage right. The chibi of Donna rubbed its hands as Faith watched the curtains close and looked up at Duer. "The huntsman took Rose White into the forest and the princess seemed happy to be walking in the woods." The curtains opened as the chibi of Jamie peeked out from behind the curtain and shook its head. Duer nodded his head but the chibi of Jamie stuck its tongue out at him and stuck its head back behind the curtain. A loud meeping sound filled the air while the small hands shoved the chibi of Jamie out onto the stage and Faith giggled. The chibi of Rose followed it onstage as they walked along and the chibi of Rose skipped around the stage. "Suddenly a loud grinding sound filled the air and the huntsman, not wanting to be on stage a second longer, booked it," Duer said and the chibi of Jamie smiled, running off the stage. The chibi of Rose stopped skipping as it looked at them and placed its hands on its hips, tapping its tiny foot. "Oh, sorry, then, out of nowhere, a large blue box appeared." A white light appeared next to the chibi of Rose as a small TARDIS, pushed onstage by the chibis of Rain and Jenny, appeared and the chibi of Rose backed up. "The doors opened and ten men called the Doctor walked out of the large blue box," Duer said and the chibis of his ten lives walked onto the stage. "Now, the first one was called Doc," he said and the chibi of his first life nodded its head. "What was the second one called?" Faith asked. "His name was Hobo," he said and the chibi of his second life glared at him. "Then came Stretch, Big Teeth, Cricket, Bozo..." The chibis of his third, fourth and sixth life growled as the chibi of his fifth life smiled and leaned against the small TARDIS. "Daddy, those names are mean!" she said and Duer blinked, giving her a sad look. "Cricket isn't a mean name," he said and the chibi of his fifth life nodded. "Given nice names to the rest of them," she said and he nodded. "Next came...Professor, Handsome Warrior, Big Ears..." he said and the chibi of his ninth life's eyes went wide. "Daddy!" Faith said and he smiled. "Finally, the last one was...Pretty Boy," he said and the chibi of Duer smiled at him, giving him a wink. "Now, seeing a young princess lost in the woods made the ten Doctors very concerned." The ten chibis walked to the chibi of Rose and the chibi of Duer's first life gently tapped her shoulder. "Doc asked the princess how she got lost in the wood and she told them that her step-mommy's huntsman had run off after taking her for a walk. The ten Doctors didn't like the sound of this, because there are a lot of scary things in the woods that could hurt her, and offered to take her home," Duer said and the chibi of Duer took the chibi of Rose's hand and pointed toward the small TARDIS. "All of a sudden, they were surrounded by daleks!" The chibis gathered around the chibi of Rose when something smacked into the back of the set that was used as the woods and it tumbled to the floor with a soft thud. Six small daleks rolled all over the stage, bumping into each other, and one of the small daleks tipped over, the top falling open and the chibi of Jack rolled out onto the stage. It stood up as it jumped up and down and the tops of the other five daleks opened, the chibis of Adam, the Doctor, Ianto, Amato and Koschei shrugging their shoulders at it. "Well, seeing that the daleks have defeated themselves, the ten Doctors lead the princess out of the forest," Duer said and Faith's face was buried in the soft fur. "Oh, Sunshine, are you scared?" "No," she said with a giggle and he kissed the top of her head. The curtains closed then opened again and the set was decorated as the throne room again and the chibi of Donna was sitting on a small throne. "The huntsman, uh..." Duer said as the chibi of Jamie slowly stuck its head out from behind the curtain and shook its head, glaring at him. "Fine, a letter from the huntsman, who went home to the Highlands..." The chibi of Jamie looked at him then smiled before ducking back behind the curtain. "...told the mean step-mommy that he had left the princess in the forest and the mean step-mommy was so happy, she did a boogie dance." The chibi of Donna arched an eyebrow but didn't get up and Duer sighed, rolling his eyes. "Just then the sound of the TARDIS filled the air and the mean step-mommy watched as the TARDIS materialized," he said and the small TARDIS, pushed onstage by the chibis of Jack and Ianto, appeared on the stage. "The mean step-mommy was so mad that she turned purple and exploded in a puff of smoke!" A loud pop filled the air as a small cloud of smoke filled the stage and the chibi of Donna waved its arms and the chibis of Jack and Ianto ran off the stage. "Ok, having failed that, she just stormed offstage and was never heard from again," Duer said and the chibi of Donna nodded, walking offstage. "The doors opened as the princess walked out and was so happy to be home." The smoke had cleared as the chibis of Rose and Duer's ten lives walked out of the small TARDIS and the chibi of Rose jumped up and down. "She gave each of the Doctors a kiss but was sad because she didn't want her new friends to leave," Duer said as the chibi of Rose pretended to cry when, suddenly, a toy tank crashed through the set and stopped within inches of the chibi of Rose. "What?" "Who's that, Daddy?" Faith asked as the hatch on top of the tank opened and the chibi of Alan, dressed in green, black and brown army clothes, a green helmet and black boots, hopped out of the toy tank and stood with its hands on its hips. "When did I lose control of this story?" Duer asked with a sigh as the chibi of Alan hopped off the toy tank, walked to the chibi of Rose, picked the chibi of Rose up and carried the chibi of Rose offstage. "Ok, right, Prince, uh, Commander Alan rescues the princess, takes her to his secret base and the ten, very confused Doctors go back into the TARDIS." Shrugging, the chibis of his ten lives headed back inside the small TARDIS and the curtains closed. "The end," Duer said then left Faith's mind and she smiled up at him. "That was a funny story, Daddy," she said as he kissed the top of her head and she closed her eyes. He gently rubbed her back until she fell asleep then he gently slid her onto the bed, tucked her under the duvet and slid her teddy bear under her arm. Hushing Frankie, they quietly left the room as he turned back to look at Faith then turned the light off, closing the door behind them.
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