DoctorDonna

Chapter 8: A TARDIS Party

Summary: Let the party begin. The Doctor has his brother, his daughter, and his Donna, all back on the TARDIS by his side. He couldn't be happier, and to celebrate, he's invited along all his closest friends to join them on the TARDIS for a party to be remembered by all.

To recap, here's the guest list:
The Doctor, Donna, James, Jenny
Martha Jones-Smith, Mickey Smith
Sarah Jane Smith, Luke Smith, Clyde, and Reni
Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper & Rhys
Sylvia Noble & Wilfred Mott

(I had considered having Martha's family aboard too, but it's getting kind of full, don't you think? Even for a bigger-on-the-inside TARDIS. And besides, I don't know if I can keep track of that many characters at once, it's already going to be hard enough!)

Notes: As we look back over the Doctor's lives, we know that he could be fun and jovial at times. In his tenth regeneration, he's had his moments of joy, laughter, and smiles. Sadly, most of his fun times were overshadowed by sadness and the burdens of being a Time Lord became too much to bear before the BBC had him regenerate. But now, we're in my AU. The Tenth Doctor lived, Donna lived, the Duplicate (James) is back, and so is Jenny. The Doctor finally has his moment of joy again.

What you are about to read may feel out of character, but if we take all the Doctor's fun, lovable, quirky moments, put him at the highest feeling of joy in his life, I think what you are about to read just might have happened. At least in my head it can. If you have trouble imagining the Doctor singing and dancing, just watch Blackpool, squint your eyes, and imagine that instead of David Tennant as Peter Carlisle, you're seeing the Tenth Doctor. :)

So, pull up a chair here in the TARDIS, sit back, and enjoy watching all our favorite characters as they relax and let loose, forgetting their worries, even if just for a moment, and enjoying their time together.

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TARDIS Dance Party playlist
(https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hDWVCrXOSFblUD7AwXluL?si=ccd582d007ae4aa8)

Upbeat:
"In the Mood" Glenn Miller
"Don't Bring Me Down" Electric Light Orchestra
"Mr. Blue Sky" ELO
"We Are Family" Sister Sledge
"What I Like About You" The Romantics
"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
"You Really Got Me" The Kinks
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Manfred Mann
"Old Time Rock & Roll" Bob Seger
"Mickey" Toni Basil
"You Should Be Dancing" Bee Gees
"You Can't Hurry Love" Diana Ross & The Supremes
"Hi Ho Silver Lining" Jeff Beck
"I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops Up Side Your Head)" The Gap Band

Slow:
"How Long Will I Love You" Ellie Goulding
"Have a Little Faith In Me" Solveig Slettahjell
"arms" by Christina Perri
"It Had to Be You" Frank Sinatra
"Moonlight Serenade" Glenn Miller
"When You Say Nothing At All" Ronan Keating
"At Last" Etta James
"A Thousand Years" Christina Perri
"the words" Christina Perri
"Turning Page" Sleeping At Last
"A Message" Coldplay

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The Doctor had been communicating with the TARDIS in between trips to pick up their party guests. The ship was positively thrumming with excitement. This was a first for the Doctor, and for the TARDIS. They had worked on a few special secret plans, which he swore the ship to secrecy on, even to keep it from Donna. He wanted this evening to be special for everyone involved, especially Donna.

Donna and he had a relatively successful visit with her mother and grandfather. Sylvia hadn't hit him, despite the news that her daughter was now an alien; and Wilf was as incredibly gracious as ever. So, all in all, he deemed it quite a success. The idea of a party seemed to pique Sylvia's interest, especially. It would be her first time on the TARDIS, and she insisted on changing clothes before the party, even though the Doctor tried to explain no one else would be dressed up special for the party as they had all been picked up as they were.