PARENTHOOD
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Three The rain fell outside the window while four year old Faith looked out the window and pouted. Pressing her forehead against the glass, she sighed when Duer scooped her into his arms and she laid her head down on his shoulder. "Why so blue?" he asked and she pointed at the rain. Walking to the couch, he sat down then placed her on his lap and she placed her head against his chest. "Tell me a story, Daddy," she said, playing with the hair around his ear. Duer placed his head on the back of the couch when he thought for a few seconds then smiled and looked at her. Suddenly a test pattern appeared in her mind as she blinked and he gave her a wink. "Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep...Coming up, it's time to have some fun with everyone's favorite time traveling tots," Duer's off stage voice said when the theme music started and TIME LORD BABIES appeared. "Time Lord Babies, we turn aliens into goo...Time Lord Babies, we've come to play with you...When your world is full of baddies, who've come to give you a scare...Just call our names and shout out loud "Catch us if you dare!"...I like Adam...I like Rose...I love the Doctor...Alan dance...I got my toy guns...I got my teddy bear...I play the bagpipes...And I got big hair, HA...I like running...Allons-y...Is everything alright in here...Yes, Jackie...Time Lord Babies, we turn aliens into goo...Time Lord Babies, we've come to play with you...Time Lord...Time Lord...Time Lord...Babies...Babies...Babies...Woooooooooo-hooooo!" The scene changed while a cartoon version of Koschei as a toddler walked across the screen then he stopped, blinked and did a little bow. "Awww," Alan thought. "Baba, that's you!" Aderyn thought. "Oh, Kosh, you look adorable!" Julie thought and Koschei coughed. "Yeah, well, can we continue, please?" Koschei thought and Duer smiled. "Today's episode is called..." Baby Koschei said as he looked up at the title and smiled. "Shocking!" He did a little bow as he walked off screen and everything faded to black. The scene changed to a cartoon nursery while Baby Jack climbed up the bookcase, trying to get the toy airplane that had gotten stuck on the top shelf, and Baby Ianto watched him, holding his teddy bear to his chest. "Jack, be careful," he said as Baby Jack smiled and gave him a wink. "It's ok, Yan, if he falls off and boo-boo, he'll just get back up," Baby Gwen said as Baby Jack reached for the toy airplane and stuck his tongue out of the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, he lost his balance as he started falling but stopped and was floating inches off the floor. "Jack fwy!" Baby Cameron said as he wiggled his fingers at him and Baby Frankie patted her little brother's head. "Is that supposed to be me?" Cameron thought. "Yep," Duer thought and Cameron sighed. "Put me down!" Baby Jack said as Baby Cameron balled his tiny hands into fists and Baby Jack grunted as he hit the floor. Baby Ianto ran to Baby Jack as he helped him up and dusted off the jackt Baby Jack was wearing. "Where is the Doctor?" "Where else," Baby Rain asked as she walked over to the blue toy box, pounded on the top of the toy box and sighed. The top of the toy box opened while a soft humming sound filled the air and the sounds of footsteps going up a ladder came from inside the toy box. Baby Doctor peeked out as he looked at her and little hearts appeared in her eyes. "What?" he asked when Baby Alan and Baby Adam snuck up behind Baby Rain and yanked on her nappy, making her eyes bug out. "Hey, that wasn't nice!" "Wah!" Baby Rain cried as she sat on the floor and large tears rolled down her face. "Uncle Alan and Uncle Adam, that was mean!" Faith thought. "Yeah, Daddy Alan, you and Uncle Adam made Mommy cry!" Hope thought. "Unca Adam and Unca Alan tell Aunt Rain that you're sorry!" Aderyn thought. "Aye, tell her you're sorry!" Moira thought. "Hey, this isn't our fault! Duer's telling the story!" Alan thought in his defense. "Yeah, we're innocent!" Adam thought at Faith glared at Duer. "Right," Baby Doctor said when he took Baby Alan and Baby Adam's hands and led them to the stairs. "No! Not the time out step!" Baby Alan protested and Baby Doctor sat him and Baby Adam on the step then looked at Baby Ianto, who took the stopwatch out of his pocket. "The usual two minutes, Doctor?" Baby Ianto asked. "No," Baby Doctor said then thought for a few seconds, tapping his finger on his lips. "Wedgies are five minutes!" "Ah!" Baby Alan and Baby Adam said together and folded their arms over their chests. They sulked as Baby Doctor walked to to Baby Rain and kissed her cheek, causing little cartoon cupids to sail around her head. They jumped when what sounded like a goose cut through the air and the door to the plastic play castle opened. They watched as Baby Jamie crawled across the floor and his plush toy bagpipes bounced and squeaked behind him. "Awww, Dad, you're wearing McCrimmon tartan nappies," Frazer thought as Faith giggled and they heard Jamie sighing. "Well, I think you look cute, Highland," Jenna thought. "Can we just get on with it?" Jamie thought and Jenna sent love into his mind. Baby Jamie stopped then looked back at the castle when Baby Frazer and Baby Hamish came out and Baby Frazer dragged the plush water horse behind him. Baby Hamish held a stick in his little hand as he walked toward the toy box and Baby Doctor had to stop him from falling in after he bent over, trying to find his ball. "It's over here," Baby Doctor said as he led Baby Hamish to the couch and Baby Hamish smiled, picking the ball off the floor. "Awww, Bamm-Bamm, you look so cute!" Angel thought and Frazer coughed. "Is that a toy froggie in Frazer's hand?" Alan thought. "No, I think it's supposed to be Loch," Adam thought. "But why am I crawling an' Hamish is walking?" Frazer thought. "I think it's because it would be hard for me tae crawl an' hold onto my stick at the same time," Hamish thought. They saw the babies looking at them as Baby Doctor tapped his foot and crossed his arms across his chest. "Right, back to the story," Duer thought and Baby Doctor smiled. "Is everything alright in here?" a voice asked when they looked at a pair of legs at the top of the stairs and Baby Rain ran to the stairs, pointing at Baby Alan and Baby Adam. "Jackie, they gave me a wedgie!" she said as tears trickled down her cheeks and they looked up at the legs. "They did?" Jackie asked and Baby Rain nodded. Before Jackie could say anything, Baby Koschei peeked out from behind the legs and smiled at them. "Who's he?" Baby Adam asked. "This is Koschei," Jackie said as Baby Koschei waved and Baby Julie, who was sitting on the rocking horse, had little hearts circling her head. "Baba, lookie, that's Mooma!" Aderyn thought. "Yep, Little Peeps, but, shh, we want to hear the rest of the story," Koschei thought. "I want you to play nice now," Jackie said while the legs turned and left the nursery. Baby Koschei looked at Baby Alan and Baby Adam when he walked down the stairs and patted them on the head. Hushing them, he scooted across the carpet when he headed toward Baby Ianto and Baby Jack and winked at Baby Alan and Baby Adam. "What is he doing?" Baby Adam whispered when the tips of Baby Koschei's fingers started glowing and he winked at them. "Eeep!" Baby Jack and Baby Ianto yelped after tiny sparks flew from Baby Koschei's fingers and they spun around, looking at him. "It wasn't me!" he said while a cartoon halo appeared over his head and they looked at Baby Alan and Baby Adam. "It wasn't us!" Baby Alan said and Baby Adam nodded. Grumbling, Baby Jack and Baby Ianto headed for the cardboard box with TORCHWOOD written in crayon over the door and went inside. Baby Jack slammed the door when the cardboard box fell over and Baby Jack growled, straightening the cardboard box up again. "That wasn't nice," Baby Julie said as Baby Koschei looked at her while she walked to him and he blinked, little cartoon hearts floating over his head. "But it's fun," he said as she smiled at him and his little hearts thumped under his shirt. Wiggling his finger, he walked toward Baby Rain, Baby Peri and Baby Frankie, who were having a tea party, and he hushed Baby Julie. Baby Julie took her shoes off as they shuffled across the carpeting when Baby Doctor, Baby Duer and Baby Amato appeared in front of them and Baby Doctor glared at Baby Koschei. "Hold on a second. Why am I the bad baby in this story?" Koschei thought. "You're not. Watch," Duer thought. "Don't even think about it," Baby Doctor said as he arched an eyebrow at him and Baby Koschei frowned. "But it doesn't hurt," Baby Koschei said as he tapped his finger on Baby Doctor's hand and a little blue spark caused Baby Doctor to jump. "Hmm," Baby Doctor said when he shuffled his feet then tapped his finger against Baby Duer's nose and a little blue spark flew off his finger, making Baby Duer yelp. "Let me try," Baby Duer said when he shuffled his feet and poked his finger against Baby Amato's ear. "Yeep!" Baby Amato said then giggled and Baby Koschei smiled as the scene faded to black. "What is going on in here?" Jackie asked as Baby Alan and Baby Adam looked up at the legs and pouted. The other babies were scooting across the room as they shocked each other and their hair was sticking up on their heads. "Stop this at once!" The babies stopped as they looked at each other and the foot tapped on the step. "Right, who started this?" "He did!" Baby Jack said as he pointed to Baby Koschei and Baby Koschei walked to the stairs, looking up at the legs. "Sorry, Jackie," Baby Koschei said as his lower lip stuck out and Jackie sighed. "Bad babies have to sit on the time out step, right, Jackie?" Baby Alan asked. "Well," Jackie said as Baby Koschei batted his eyes lashes and Jackie sighed. "I'll let you get away with it this time. Now, play nice." Baby Alan and Baby Adam's mouths dropped open as Baby Koschei walked away and Baby Alan shook his head. "Oh, he's good," Baby Alan said while Baby Adam nodded then they got up and headed down the stairs. Suddenly the doors slammed open when Baby Davros and his windup toy daleks came onto the nursery and he laughed. "Oh no, it's the Bad Baby!" Baby Julie shouted as the windup toy daleks floated into the air and headed toward them. "Bad daweks!" Baby Cameron shouted when he wiggled his fingers and the windup toy daleks started smashing into each other. The babies ran around the nursery when Baby Koschei rubbed his feet against the carpet then scooted toward Davros and growled at him. "Leave my friends alone!" Baby Koschei shouted when he held his hands out and sparks of blue light flew from his fingers, hitting Baby Davros on the face. Baby Davros blinked then his lower lip quivered and tears rolled down his face. "Wah!" Baby Davros cried as he left the nursery and the windup toy dalek followed him. Baby Koschei blew on his fingers when he felt someone tap him on the back and turned, seeing Baby Doctor behind him. Holding his hand out, Baby Doctor shook hands with him while Baby Julie kissed Baby Koschei's cheek and Baby Koschei smiled. "Yay!" Faith, Hope, Aderyn and Moira cheered as the scene faded to black and Duer looked down at Faith. "I'm glad you liked it, Sweetie," he said as she knelt on his lap and rubbed her hands on his shoulders. He blinked when she tapped the tips of her fingers against the tip of his nose and a small spark of static electricity caused him to jump. "Gotcha, Daddy," she said as he shook his head and hugged her. "Just so I go on record, I am so sorry I just taught the girls how to do that and, Rain, if Alan and Adam shock you, you have my permission to clobber them," he thought as he heard Alan and Adam grumbling inside his head and Duer smiled, softly laughing inside his head.
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