THE DOCTOR'S TRIPLE TROUBLE
Chapter Thirty Three About the Doctor ended the phone call, he and Rose stretched out side by side on the bed while Donna and Mara sat down in some leather chairs that were on the other side of the room. They chatted softly while Rose rolled onto her side and fingered the Doctor's lapel. "Feels a bit strange knowing that we're married now," Rose said softly to him as she ran her fingers up and down his lapel. "Yeah, never thought I'd be married to a doggie." He sniggered when Rose swatted his chest and he brought her lips to his for a kiss. He rubbed his finger down her cheek when she finished. "Gonna be crowded in the TARDIS," the Doctor said as Rose kept her face close to his. "Four people and you know Jack is gonna beg us to take him along. We might have to run to the very back of the TARDIS for some privacy." "I've been thinking," Rose said, lowering her lips to his ear. "Mara's still a child and she doesn't have anyone. What about adopting her as our own then? Having a daughter?" The Doctor glanced at Mara who was giggling at something Donna said. He grinned and looked back at Rose. "Why, Mrs…um…Tor," he said while Rose giggled. "I believe you're trying to make me go domestic." "Mrs. Tor?" Rose said with a wry grin. "Well, I'm the Doctor so I s'pose Tor is my last name then," he said. "Now, about my accusation, Mrs. Tor, are you?" "Mmm, maybe," Rose said before she kissed him. "You didn't object to the wedding, yeah?" "I know, why is that? What's wrong with me? I think I'm going insane in my old age." "I think you went insane ages ago," Rose said. "Mmm, perhaps," the Doctor said. He kissed her and looked at Mara. He called her over to them. "Yes?" Mara said. "We've been talking and we've decided that we would like to adopt you," the Doctor said. Mara gave them a shocked look while Donna squealed with delight. "Me?" Mara said, pointing to herself. "Well, I don't see any other blue skinned girl around here and you're the only one answering to Mara, so I s'pose it's you," the Doctor said. "Yeah, but…why would you want me?" Mara said. "Well, the misses twisted my arm until it snapped and I said we could keep you," the Doctor said while Rose playfully swatted his chest. "But why wouldn't we want you? You've helped us out and you're a sweet little girl and if you stay with us, we can make sure that you're well taken care of and don't fall back into a life of prostitution. So, how 'bout it? Fancy us being your parents?" "Yes," Mara said. "Come here, daughter," the Doctor said, opening his arms wide. Donna applauded when the Doctor and Rose hugged her. The Doctor looked at Donna. "And of course, this is your aunt Donna now," he said to Mara. "Right, Donna?" "With pleasure," Donna said as Mara went to hug her. They looked at the door when it opened and the Alternate Doctor and Bazz stepped inside. "Get up, all of you, you're going out to the barn," the Alternate Doctor said. "Bazz is getting his first crack at Rose and you're getting locked up in the stables so you won't be causing me any trouble." "No, there has to be something else we can do besides this," the Doctor said as he and Rose sat up. "Just leave her alone." "Get up off the bed and get your arse to the barn before I go get the sword and cut you to pieces myself," the Alternate Doctor said. "You're not giving anyone any trouble. Like I said, the whore's probably had more men than you can count so it won't matter if she has one more. Now move, before I turn the suit on!" The Doctor feigned anger as he and Rose got up from the bed. The Alternate Doctor smirked at him and then gave him a challenging look when the Doctor stepped up to him. "Problems?" the Alternate Doctor said with a smirk. "No, but there'll be problems for you, just you wait," the Doctor said. "Oh yes, I'm so scared," the Alternate Doctor said in a bored voice. "Get out of here before I make you regenerate." The Doctor took Mara's hand and Donna followed Rose while Bazz led them out of the room. "Have fun, Rose, let me know if it was good for you," the Alternate Doctor crowed as they went towards the front door. "Please say we come back here after we get the TARDIS so I can ram my fist through his face, please, please, please?" Rose muttered to the Doctor as Bazz opened the door. He led them outside and they headed towards the barn. "Your friend is inside the barn," Bazz said in a low voice. "That's why I had to get you out of the house. He's waiting." "Brilliant, so the other Doctor didn't see him?" the Doctor said softly. "Don't think so. I stepped outside after telling One Eye I needed to check on the livestock and he appeared by the fence so I told him to go inside the barn and I'd bring you to him." Bazz looked back as they entered the barn. "NO, I WON'T DO IT, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" They looked at Rose when she screamed out the door. She shrugged. "Keeping up appearances." "DAMN YOU, DOCTOR!" the Doctor yelled out the door. "There, keeping up appearances as well," he said when they laughed. "Better not keep up appearances too much or he might want to come out here and watch," Bazz said. He led them to the last stable on the left. He opened the door and grabbed the torch that was lying on a crate beside it. He turned it on and shined it at Jack who was leaning up against the back wall. "Have you brought me the virgin?" Jack said, gesturing to Rose. "You wish," Rose said before giving him a hug. "Good thing you still had that mobile with you," Jack said as the Doctor gave him a hug. "And who are these lovely ladies?" "This is Donna and this is our daughter, Mara," the Doctor said to him. "Daughter? You didn't waste any time," Jack said. "And she seems to come out full grown too." "We just adopted her a few minutes ago, she's been helping us and she's by herself so we decided to have her as our daughter," Rose said. "Well, welcome to the family, Mara. Can I be Uncle Jack then?" "Oh, I s'pose," the Doctor said. Jack hugged Mara and then hugged Donna. "Pleasure to meet you," he said, flashing her a charming grin. "Stop it," the Doctor said when Donna blushed. "I'm just saying hello. My God, you're paranoid," Jack said to him. "Whatever, let's get back to our TARDIS before my other self cottons on," the Doctor said. "Bazz, thank you so much for all you've done. I just hope my other self doesn't give you any trouble for this." "Are you kidding? Have you seen how tall and muscular I am. He might have a clever mind but I can still pound him into goo. Now get outta here before he finds out what happened." "Okay, kiddies, time to hold on to Uncle Jack," Jack said after locking in the coordinates. Rose instructed Mara and Donna on what to do as everyone got in close to Jack and took hold of him. Jack pushed a button and all of them vanished in a flash as Bazz watched.
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