All Adventures are Dangerous
Immediately after the end of the fourth series, essentially. The Doctor finds himself on a spaceship with a time and space portal (what else is new?). Adventure ensues including the finding of a new companion and a reunion with an old friend... sort-of.
Beta: clumsycricket
Notes: Major plot devices are based off of Stephen Moffat's "The Girl in the Fireplace" (season 2, episode 4, my personal all-time favorite). Whovian characters include: 10th Doctor, Captain Jack Harkness, Dr. Martha Jones. Torchwood (ian?) characters include: Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones. Most characters belong to BBC Wales, Russell T Davies, and their actors, I own nothing. I'd also like to thank my dear beta, Cricket, who was going to submit something herself (which I swear would far outshine my own humble offering), but due to time constraints was unable to complete hers on time.
Art by attempt-unique (LJ | e-mail | comment) and Yanjara (LJ | e-mail | comment). Soundtrack by Music for Wallpaper (LJ | myspace | comment)
Chapter 1:
The Doctor leapt about the TARDIS, twisting a knob here, clunking something into place there, then glanced up, realized he was alone, and sighed sadly. He hated being alone, he really did; still, he couldn't force himself on anyone, it wouldn't be fair.
But those were thoughts for another time; in the meanwhile he had to get somewhere... which was wherever he was going. With a bang that rocked the whole blue box and its far larger insides, the TARDIS landed.
The Doctor stuck his head out curiously and found himself aboard a ship. He looked around quizzically and stepped all the way out, it seemed abandoned, which was an all too familiar set up. He took a few steps about, "Okay, the only way this could get any more déjà vu-y is if there was a time portal somewhere around..." and speak of the devil, "here."
The Doctor gaped stupidly for a moment, then glared at it, "Oh come on, not again!" He drew his sonic screwdriver and peered into the portal, nothing; there was just blackness on the other side.
"What?" he frowned and shown the blue light of the screwdriver into it; still nothing. The Doctor pursed his lips as he weighed his options, on the one hand he could go back to the TARDIS and try a new location, or on the other, he could jump head first into the blackness and face whatever adventure awaited him there.
Inevitably, he chose the latter.