Not Just The Doctor's Companion - The Doctor {1}

Aliens of London

  The Doctor took Jennifer home. Back to London. Jennifer looked around. "How long have I been gone?" Jennifer asked. "About 12 hours," The Doctor said. Jennifer chuckled a bit. "Right, I won't be long. I just want to see my mom and Rose," Jennifer said. "What're you going to tell them?" The Doctor asked. "I don't know. I've been to the year five billion and only been gone, what, 12 hours?" Jennifer said. The Doctor smiled. "I'll just tell them I spent the night at friend. See you later and don't you disappear please," Jennifer said.

Jennifer went into the building and ran up the stirs to her apartment. "I'm back! I was with a friend for the night," Jennifer said. She see Rose and Jackie. They looked at her in shock. "Um ... Everything is all right?" Jennifer asked. "It's you. Oh, my God," Jackie said. She hugged Jennifer. "I was so worried," Jackie said. She let go of her daughter and Rose engulfed her little sister with a hug.

Jennifer looked at the table and noticed missing flyers. Was she really gone for that long? Then The Doctor ran in, which caused Rose to let go of Jennifer. "It's not 12 hours, it's 12 months. You've been gone a whole year. Sorry," The Doctor said. Rose was looking confused as Jackie. "JJ, who is this?" Rose asked. "Um. This is my friend The Doctor. Doctor this is my best friend and sister, Rose and this is my mom, Jackie," Jennifer explained.

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"The hours we sat here, days and weeks and months. Rose and I thought you were dead, and where were you? Travelling. What the hell does that mean, travelling? That's no sort of answer. You ask her. She won't tell us. That's all she says. Travelling," Jackie said. "That's what I was doing," Jennifer said. "When your passport's still in the drawer? It's just one lie after another," Jackie said. "I meant to phone. I really did. I just I forgot," Jennifer said as Rose sat down beside Jennifer and put an arm around her. "What, for a year? You forgot for a year? And we am left sitting here. I just don't believe you. Why won't you tell us where you've been?" Jackie asked. "Actually, it's my fault. I sort of employed Jennifer as my companion," The Doctor said. "When you say companion, is this a sexual relationship?" The police officer asked.

Rose's eyes wide at Jennifer, who just shook her head at her. "No," The Doctor and Jennifer said at the same time. "Then what is it? Because you, you waltz in here all charm and smiles, and the next thing I know, she vanishes off the face of the Earth!" Jackie yelled. "How old are you Doctor? 40? 45?" Rose asked. "What, did you find her on the Internet? Did you go online and pretend you're a doctor?" Jackie snapped at The Doctor. Rose looked at her little sister and see she was afraid of their mother's yelling. Rose squeezed a little Jennifer's shoulder, as she always does when she's scared. "I am a Doctor," The Doctor said. "Prove it. Stitch this," Jackie said and she slapped him across the face.

In the kitchen, Jackie, Rose and Jennifer are talking. "Did you think about us at all?" Rose asked. "I did. All the time," Jennifer said. "One phone call. Just to know that you were alive," Jackie said with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I really am," Jennifer said. "Do you know what terrifies us is that you still can't say. What happened to you, Jennifer? What can be so bad that you can't tell us, sweetheart? Where were you?" Jackie asked. Jennifer had tears in her eyes. She hugged her mom and sister and they hugged back.

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Jennifer was with The Doctor in the roof. "I can't tell them. I can't even begin. They never going to forgive me. And I missed a year. Was it good?" Jennifer asked. "Middling," The Doctor said. "You're so useless," Jennifer said. "If it's this much trouble, are you going to stay here?" The Doctor asked. "I don't know. I can't do that to them again," Jennifer said. "Well, they's not coming with us," The Doctor said. Jennifer chuckled. "I don't do families," The Doctor said. "My mom slapped you," Jennifer said with a smirk. "900 years of time and space, and I've never been slapped by someone's mother," The Doctor said. "Your face," Jennifer said. "It hurt!" The Doctor said as he touched his face.

"What do you mean when you say 900 years?" Jennifer asked. "That's my age," The Doctor said. "You're 900 years old?" Jennifer asked in a tone of disbelief. "Yeah," The Doctor said. "Rose was right to ask. It's a hell of an age gap," Jennifer said. Jennifer took a few steps forward. "Every conversation with you just goes mental. There's no one else I can talk to. I've seen all that stuff up there, the size of it, and I can't say a word. Aliens and spaceships and things, and I'm the only person on planet Earth who knows they exist," Jennifer said.