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

The Long Game

  The TARDIS materialized. The Doctor and Jennifer stepped out. "So, it's two hundred thousand, and it's a spaceship. No, wait a minute, space station, and um, go and try that gate over there," The Doctor said. Jennifer nodded. "Two hundred thousand?" Jennifer asked. "Two hundred thousand," The Doctor repeated. Jennifer opened the door. "Adam?" Jennifer called. Adam walked out. "Oh, my God," He said. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it," Jennifer said with a smirk. "Where are we?" Adam asked. "Good question. Let's see. Judging by the architecture, I'd say we're around the year two hundred thousand. Now listen. Engines. We're on some sort of space station. Yeah, definitely a space station. It's a bit warm in here. They could turn the heating down. Tell you what - let's try that gate. Come on," Jennifer said. They walked over to the gate and Jennifer opened it.

They stepped up onto the step. Through the window was Earth. "I'll let The Doctor explain this one," Jennifer said. "The Fourth great and bountiful Human Empire. And there it is, planet Earth at it's height. Covered with mega-cities, five moons, population ninety six billion. The hub of a galactic domain stretching across a million planets, a million species, with mankind right in the middle," The Doctor said. Adam fainted. "He's your boyfriend," The Doctor said. "Not anymore. And he was never really my boyfriend actually," Jennifer said.

The space station has a central hub with three wheels turning. "Come on, Adam. Open your mind. You're going to like this. Fantastic period of history. The human race at its most intelligent. Culture, art, politics. This era has got fine food, good manners," The Doctor said. "Out of the way!" A man called. A whole bunch of food kiosks opened. "This is fine cuisine," Jennifer said sarcastically. "My watch must be wrong. No, it's fine. It's weird," The Doctor said. "Maybe your history's not as good as you thought it was," Jennifer said. "My history's perfect," The Doctor said. "I say otherwise," Jennifer said with a smirk.

"They're all human. What about the millions of planets, the millions of species? Where are they?" Adam asked. "Good question. Actually, that is a good question. Adam, me old mate, you must be starving," The Doctor said. As The Doctor was talking to Adam, Jennifer looked around the place. "JJ," The Doctor called. Jennifer walked over to them. The Doctor took out his Sonic Screwdriver and scanned a machine. The Doctor took out a card and gave it to Adam.

"There you go, pocket money. Don't spend it all on sweets," The Doctor said. "How does it work?" Adam asked. "Go and find out. Stop nagging me. The thing is, Adam, time travel's like visiting Paris. You can't just read the guide book, you've got to throw yourself in. Eat the food, use the wrong verbs, get charged double and end up kissing complete strangers. Or is that just me? Stop asking questions, go and do it," The Doctor said. Adam began walking. "Off you go, then. Your first date," The Doctor said. He sounded jealous when he said it. "You're going to get a smack and you know, I think of you as my first date," Jennifer said. She went off with Adam.

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"Try this. It's called Zaphic. It's nice, it's like a,um, Slush Puppy," Jennifer said. "What flavour?" Adam asked. Jennifer took a sip. "Sort of beef," Jennifer said. "Oh, my God. It's like everything's gone, home, family, everything," Adam said. Jennifer took out her phone.

"Who's back home, your mom and dad?" Jennifer asked. "Yeah," Adam said. "Call them," Jennifer said. "But that's one hundred and ninety eight thousand years ago," Adam said. "Honestly, try it. Go on," Jennifer said. It went on to voicemail. "It's um. Hi. It's me. I've sort of gone travelling. I met these people and we've gone travelling together. But, um, I'm fine, and I'll call you later. Love you. Bye," Adam said. He hang up. "That is so-" Adam said. There was some kind of whistle that went off. Everybody got up. "Oi! Mutt and Jeff! Over here," The Doctor called. Jennifer smiled and got up, quicky followed by Adam. He put Jennifer's phone in his pocket.