She learned it the hard way. Some people were never meant to exist. Not even the Doctor wants her as a companion. But then the Master saves her from certain death and discovers that this human girl might be of more use to him than he expected.
Ranki...
"Christmas?" I let out a groan. "You've travelled through time and space and all you can come up with is that?"
In the back I heard the Master snicker and saw the Doctor's face fall.
"Why not? You loved the Yule fest and it's almost the same." He visibly pouted at the last words.
"If you consider that the Christians stole all those traditions and didn't even bother altering them much..." I shrugged and grinned. "Well... the kids might like it."
"I wasn't planning on including any religious parts," he mumbled stubbornly, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "Just decorating a little, having an amazing diner and, of course, presents for everyone."
"I take the food. But as for the rest-" The Master let his neck crack, wearing a sinister smile- "I'm definitely out."
I grumbled a little, but then nodded. "Well... I won't ever say no to good food. And I love decorations. The presents would be a bit much, though. Those are quite a lot of children."
"Mhmm... yeeeah, maybe you're right," the Doctor agreed, pursing his lips. "But the rest would be fun, yes? Doing this all on my own would be boring."
"Not to mention that you would burn down the TARDIS in your vain attempt to cook something edible," the Master sneered.
The Doctor snorted indignantly, ripped one hand out of his pocket and waved towards the door. "Then go on. Do it better if you're so snooty. I would have simply let the TARDIS make-"
"You what?" called the Master. "The food is the only good thing about this stupid ape tradition. You can't have it be fabricated. Are you nuts, Doctor?"
The two glared at each other and I had a hard time not laughing. Or telling them that they were bickering like an old married couple. I did have an idea, though.
"I bet you know some really great recipes," I wondered aloud, looking at the Master. "With all the planet's you've been on already..."
"You bet I do," he commented and sprang to his feet. "Two days. Give me two days for preparations and... Doctor?"
"Yes?"
"We need to stock up on a few ingredients. Meaning you can actually be useful for once and bring me to the places where I can get them."
"Uhhhhh... Weeeell, yes? I guess so. Just let me kno-"
"Wonderful!" The Master smacked his hands together and winked at me. "Consider this challenge won already."
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Since we were doing this, I decided to participate and bake some cookies for everyone. It was the least I could do and I loved them.
Halfway through the process I had the Doctor join me, doing his best to ramble on about recipes from different times and places. Some of which sounded downright disgusting. But he was fascinated by them anyway.
