Up to Snow Good

Up to Snow Good Part 1

Notes: Takes place around mid to late series 6, after The Invasion but before The War Games. Also, Bad Pun Warning (by You-Can-Probably-Guess-Who ... lol).

"Hold your horses, Jamie.I'm coming!" Zoe exclaimed.

The Doctor could see her pulling a warm coat on over her jumpsuit and hastily putting on a pair of gloves as she entered the console room. According to the view screens, they'd landed on a planet that was currently in the middle of its winter season. There was nothing but snow as far as the eye could see. Although it looked pretty, there was no doubt it was quite cold. Thus, the Doctor was surprised when Jamie suddenly declared he wanted to go out and have a look around.

"Come on, Zoe," Jamie scolded her, tapping his foot impatiently. "Who knows how long the Doctor wants tae stay here. After we first met the Ice Warriors ..."

He trailed off, apparently realizing the adventure in question was before Zoe's time and noticing the confused look on her face.

"Never mind," he muttered, looking away in embarrassment.

The Doctor chuckled to himself, watching his young companions heading for the doors excitedly. He was about to push the button to open them when he suddenly caught sight of what Jamie was wearing.

"Oh, Jamie, don't go out there without putting on a snow suit. Remember how cold you were when we first met the Yetis?"

The young Scot briefly looked down at his clothes: the same kilt, sporran, boots, shirt, and fur-lined vest he'd been wearing all along. He gave a nonchalant shrug as he looked back up at the Doctor.

"We won't be long; just a wee while. Come on, Doctor," he pleaded, giving the Doctor his best sad, puppy-eyed stare.

The Time Lord quickly rolled his eyes and sighed, opening the TARDIS doors for them. Shaking his head, he watched as Jamie grabbed Zoe's hand and ran outside, nearly dragging her behind him. He hoped they wouldn't run into any avalanches. Luckily the scans he performed showed their surroundings to be pretty stable.

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Pulling her warm coat around her tightly, Zoe shivered. It was quite cold out here. She guessed it had to be at least several degrees below the freezing point. She shifted her gaze to Jamie and was surprised he didn't seem to be cold at all, especially given the fact that his legs were bare. Well,perhaps he was and was just hiding it under that tough male bravado.She chuckled inwardly.

Turning ahead once more, she decided to stop focusing on how cold it was and turn her attention to the beautiful scenery in front of her. Who could tell what the landscape of this planet really looked like with all the snow covering it? It looked like a huge, white, fluffy blanket that sparkled when the light hit it right. Snow was also falling lightly from the sky. She reached a gloved hand out to catch some of the snowflakes and studied them closely. They were so beautiful; so intricately formed in an array of patterns, none of which were alike–

"Oof!"

A mound of tightly-packed snow hit her on the left shoulder, rudely interrupting her train of thought. Wiping it away, she glared in the direction it'd come from and found Jamie standing there, giving her a lopsided – and obviously satisfied – smirk.

Her mind reeled with insults but all she could get out was: "Ugh!! Really, Jamie?! Was that really necessary?!"

Obviously that was a rhetorical question, given by the expression on Jamie's face. "Oh, aye. It was, lass."