Doctor Who - fic - Bigger on the Inside, Nine/Rose/Jack, PG

Jun 27, 2007 15:30

Title - Bigger on the Inside
Author - laurab1
Rating - PG
Characters - Nine/Rose/Jack
Length - 325 words
Summary - How Jack got his TARDIS key
Spoilers - The Empty Child to The Parting of the Ways
Disclaimer - None of these people are mine.
Feedback is loved and appreciated :) Enjoy!



Bigger on the Inside
by Laura

They've been together for a week. Possibly. Time passes differently, in the TARDIS.

Once again, they’re running for their lives, the Doctor leading the way, himself in the middle, and Rose at the back. The aliens are gaining on them, and Jack still doesn’t quite understand how they managed to make them so angry.

The TARDIS is finally in sight. He looks back, yet another time. Instead of focusing on the aliens, Jack sees that Rose has fallen behind. Running back to her, he grabs her hand. He smiles at her, and says, “C’mon, sweetheart. Almost home.” She smiles back, and holds his hand tightly. They run on, catching up with the Doctor.

And then they are home. The Doctor unlocks the door, and Jack pushes Rose inside. Then he sonic blasts the aliens, knocking them out.

“Nice work,” the Doctor says.

“Thanks,” Jack replies, with a slightly uncertain smile.

They go into the TARDIS, and hugs are exchanged with Rose. Jack can’t resist kissing her forehead. Letting go of Rose, he looks over at the Doctor; he can see the gears turning in the Time Lord’s head.

***

Later, they’re parked on another planet. Rose is asleep, and Jack and the Doctor are in the console room. Two days after he’d come on board, Jack had been trusted to help fix the TARDIS, and they’re currently trying to mend one of her faulty circuits.

“Got somethin’ for you, Captain,” the Doctor announces, reaching into his jacket pocket.

He pulls out a key, takes Jack’s hand and places the piece of metal with the jagged edge into it. It seems to be the key the Doctor used earlier, but Jack’s mind is whirring. “Bigger on the inside,” the Doctor says.

Jack looks down at the key, and back up at the Doctor. Realising that this key is his, not the Doctor’s, and understanding how much more trust has been placed in him, he replies, “Yes, sir.”

-end-

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