Doctor backstory: TRUE FACTS!

[selenak]

Because honorh encourages me with these kind of things. She was wondering what would happen if it turned out Lucy Saxon was pregnant and had a baby which for some reason or the other (other being other than that she's a a tad mentally unstable) she was unable to care for. Obviously, the Doctor wouldn't give the timetot to the Dursleys, quoth she. Whereupon I suggested the following conversation plus revelations about ye olde Gallifrey days would take place:



Donna: Not sure whether I'd entrust a baby to our Martian Boy here.

Doctor: Hey! I'll have you know I was a dad once. And a granddad.

Donna: Yeah, but did you raise the kid? Or kids?

Doctor: Err... not so much. My wife divorced me shortly after our daughter was born.

Martha: Really? Why?

Doctor: Um. BecausewehadgottenmarrieddirectlyafterIbrokeupwiththeMasterandshesaidshehadenoughofbeingmyrebound.

Martha and Donna: *look at each other, then at the Doctor, both with arms crossed*

Doctor: It was a long time ago! Anyway, as a grandfather I was full time committed! I was there all the time! Or rather, Susan was! I took her everywhere! I kidnapped her teachers so she wouldn't have to go without school lessons while we were travelling! She was with me until... anyway.

Martha: Oh, do elaborate.

Donna: What she said. Until WHAT?

Doctor: UntilIdroppedheronpostapocalypticearthsoshecouldfindtrueloveandlockedheroutoftheTardis.

honorh wanted more details about that break-up/rebound business, and I provided:



Not that the Doctor was conscious of his motivations of the time, but the mental throught process went something like "I'm so over him, I'll show him! Oh, this girl is pretty! And nice! I really like her! You know what, I'll propose! At once! What do you mean, overreaction and Master? Who? I'm so over him!" And you know, the Master was just as mature about the whole thing. After their break-up, he sulked and interferred nastily in a planet's development or two, and when no one showed up, he ever so casually wrote to another old academy mate from Gallifrey:

Rani -

so, my dear, you started a career in crime as well. Congratulations! That's what anyone does WHO IS NOT A SANCTIMONIOUS TWAT. Speaking of, any news from home? Not that I care. I just want to know whether they're all being the same gits, or whether they'll send anyone after me.

- The Master



Master -

you two are such idiots, and I am not passing notes between you anymore. I gave that up when we were ten! The only reason why I'm telling you he just got married is that I need someone to distract people from my brilliant experiment with the embryos of Rygel IX, and your inevitable temper tantrum should do nicely.

- The Rani

To this, the Master reacted with a suitably impressive and dastardly scheme. The Doctor couldn't understand why people at home refused to see he was the only one capable of foiling it and said something about him being too young and immature. So he just HAD to steal a TARDIS. It was for the greater good, honest!

And he went, and he foiled the dastardly scheme, but when he returned home, his wife had had it and divorced him, saying one baby at a time was enough and that she had it with being the rebound. And that is the true story neither Time Lord will ever admit to these days!

Comments

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'll admit to toying with that particular scenario a bit in my own mind, except I think my version had him trying to convince Lucy to hand the baby over to him, and, yeah, it went just about that well. :)

Much giggling at the Master-Rani letter exchange... I could actually see things going exactly like that.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

My alternate scenario is that the Doctor and Lucy end up sharing custory, and there is much bickering and unresolved issues (no, not just about the Master, also about just how responsible Lucy was, because if the Doctor stops seeing her as a victim, pre-Year That Wasn't, he has to see her as a criminal who belongs in jail), and one night they get drunk together and end up, err, reminiscing. Together.

And you know the Rani would respond like that!

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

So help me, I'd kind of like to read that now. :)

[elisi]

Oh my fic sort-of goes in that direction. Although it focusses more on The Master than Lucy (she's a headache, I'm still not sure what to do with her...). Anyway, sorry about the self-pimp, but I think you might like the idea.

[ide-cyan.livejournal.com]

....y'know, given that Time Lords have high technology far in advance of Earth science, etc. etc., and may well grow babies on looms in vitro, why should we preclude the Master from being Susan's grandmother?

[selenak.livejournal.com]

No reason. For all we know, that added to the issues between them!

[neuralclone.livejournal.com]

Oh, I could just so see it! And the that's the reason why the Master is always trying to "get" the Doctor - he's still in a snit about the custody dispute, and the subsequent tussles over access and visitation rights.

And then the whole thing went *really* pear-shaped when the Doctor abducted their granddaughter and went on the run with her... *EG*

[selenak.livejournal.com]

And the name business, don't forget that! By running away with her, the Doctor made sure their granddaughter had a silly human name and not an impressive one like the Master had in mind, like The Jewel of Despair. He first picked "Lucy" because he thought the name of another Narnian Queen would remind the Doctor of that infamy and who started it all, but no, the Doctor didn't get it.

[neuralclone.livejournal.com]

There's nothing quite as acrimonious as a bad divorce!

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Hello icon!

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

All the cool kids have one.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

*loves*

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

...I did have a comment that made sense before ide_cyan's icon distracted me. What was it?

Oh yeah. I am reminded of this exchange (http://lizblackdog.livejournal.com/392403.html) from "The Mark of the Rani. Those letters - spot on!

[selenak.livejournal.com]

The Rani always saw through them.*g*

[the-sandwalker.livejournal.com]

LMFAO

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Ditto for your icon. "His name is Master, The Master."

[wee-warrior.livejournal.com]

Hehehe. Love it, especially the letter exchange. I can just see the Rani opening it and rolling her eyes as soon as she realizes who sent it.

[selenak.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the Rani never stopped thinking "boys are stupid" about these two, from their academy days onwards!

[thehornedgod.livejournal.com]

That epistolary exchange is brimming with win!

[selenak.livejournal.com]

*bows*

[elisi]

Bwahahahahaha! This is *priceless* Especially The Rani's letter! :)

[selenak.livejournal.com]

The Rani, as evidenced by the quote some other comment linked, canonically thought they were really stupid about each other. She was clearly the Hermione in their school days.*g*