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FIC: Dust in the Sky ~ 10th Doctor/Harry ~ Part 1 / 6, second half
Title: Dust in the Sky
Part: 1 of 6
Author:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
batsutousai
Beta:tsuki_no_suzu
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Harry Potter/Tenth Doctor (with mentions of Rose/Tenth Doctor, Martha/Tenth Doctor and Jack/Tenth Doctor)
Warnings: Slash, minor Ginny!hate
Summary: Sequel to Hanging by a Thread. Harry has a life to live now with a wife and children, but he can still find time for the Doctor, no matter what he looks like.
First half of Part One
-
He did, in fact, have to help clean up the mess left behind, and the Doctor had, indeed, made himself scarce. Harry had considered calling Rose so she could ream the Doctor a new one, but ended up deciding not to. Instead, he called up Sarah Jane and they went out for tea a few times, both relieved to have someone they could talk to about the Doctor. (Harry had also been pleased to find that she had once been a member of UNIT, which meant he could tell her whatever he wanted.)
About a month after the Doctor blew up the school, ghosts started appearing around the world. They didn't seem to come to the Ministry, but they were everywhere else, including St Mungo's. Three days after the start of the phenomenon, Harry got a memo from the Department of Mysteries saying, "TORCHWOOD BUSINESS. KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT."
So, of course, Harry tried to find out what Torchwood was, which proved to be not a lot of help. Since the ghostly forms didn't seem to be hurting anything, he didn't bother calling Rose and the Doctor, but he did tell Ginny to keep them out of the house and away from the boys, which she did most of the time.
Several months later, the ghosts took a proper form and started walking around, rounding up the people of the Earth for some sort of 'upgrading'.
That's when Harry finally tried calling Rose, but the line was busy. "Damnit, Rose," he muttered, making his way towards the lifts and the Department of Mysteries.
"Harry!" Ron shouted, jumping up to walk with him. "Do you have any idea what's going on out there?"
"None. I'm going to try and find out," Harry replied, calling the lift.
"How?" Ron asked.
Harry took a deep breath. "Ron, know how Hermione always tells you she can't tell you?"
"Yeah?"
"This is one of those times," Harry said as the lift doors closed behind him.
Down in the Department, people were running around everywhere. Hermione practically ran into him, but he grabbed her and managed to keep her upright. "Harry! Thank, Merlin! Have you heard from the Doctor?"
"No. Line's busy. Look, do you lot have any idea what's going on?"
"None," Mary-Beth reported, walking over with her constant clipboard. She'd been the woman who tested Harry all those months ago and was now his superior in the department. "Keep trying the Doctor. Knowing him, he's right in the middle of this."
"Yeah. That's what I'm afraid of," Harry muttered, pulling out his mobile and trying again. He got nothing, not even a busy signal, so he shook his head and looked at Mary-Beth. "Tell me about Torchwood."
"Top secret organization created by Queen Victoria because of the Doctor."
"Oh, it would be his fault."
"They're a bit like us, but they've got more of a complex about themselves. Like to think they're better than us government agencies."
"Not government, so, on their own? No higher authority?"
"Used to be the Queen, but they've since cut loose." Mary-Beth picked a slip of parchment out of the air and attached it to her clipboard. "That's all we know about them. Now keep trying the Doctor."
"I'm trying, I'm trying," Harry replied as Mary-Beth walked away. He dialled again, only to get that same nothing. "Damnit, Rose."
Hermione touched his shoulder. "Maybe it's the Department shielding," she suggested. "Let's go upstairs. See if that helps."
Harry sighed and nodded. "Mary-Beth! I'm going back upstairs!"
"Memo if you hear anything!" she shouted back from inside a crush of people.
Harry and Hermione made their way back out of the Department. "I knew those ghosts were bad news," Harry muttered. "Told Ginny to keep them out of the house. With my luck, they've already upgraded her, or some such."
"Stop that," Hermione ordered. "Ginny's fine."
Harry glanced at her. "Yeah? I hope she's smarter about those ghosts than she has been about the Doctor," he said, stepping into the lift.
Hermione hopped in after him. "I hardly blame her, you know. You've changed a lot since you met him."
"I happen to like how I've changed," Harry replied sharply.
They got off at the atrium and found a relatively quiet corner so he could try Rose again. It was a bit hard to find one, of course, because magical families were evacuating to the Ministry, so the place was a bit of a madhouse.
Finally, Rose picked up. "Harry?!"
"Rose! Thank Merlin! Where are you two?"
"In Torchwood! We're running from the Daleks. And the Cybermen!"
"Daleks?" Harry hissed. "When did the Daleks show up?"
"Came through with the Cybermen. The Doctor's got a plan, I think. Oh! Harry, here," she said and handed the phone over.
"Harry, where are you?" the Doctor asked.
"In the Ministry. Seems to be the only place they can't get to. Practically the entire magical world is evacuating to here."
"Stay there."
"What? No! Doctor, what are you up to?"
"Harry, for once, listen to me. Stay there. I have to go." He hung up.
"Doctor! Damn it!" Harry shoved the phone in his pocket and tugged at his hair.
"Harry?" Hermione whispered.
Harry turned to look at Hermione, grim-faced. "Go tell Mary-Beth the ghosts are something called Cybermen and the Daleks are here too." Then he turned and headed for the lift to the muggle world.
"Harry! Where are you going?"
Harry pointed up as an answer, then hurried into the phone box lift and took it up. There, he could see Cybermen marching on the street and Daleks flying above. Hundreds of them. "Merlin's beard..." he whispered, then ducked for cover as a Dalek started firing at the nearest battalion of Cybermen.
It only took a moment before something started pulling the Daleks and the Cybermen up and away. Harry ran out into the street to see if he could spot where they were being dragged to, then apparated to the building. Inside, he made for the top floor.
When he finally reached it, out of breath, he saw Daleks and Cybermen streaking past into a wall while the Doctor held on to something attached to the wall and Rose held on to a lever.
"Rose! Hold on!" the Doctor shouted.
Harry ducked under and Dalek and ran towards Rose. "Rose!" he shouted, grabbing for her hands, which were slipping.
The moment Harry reached her, her grip slipped. He made one last desperate grab for her hand and managed to brush her fingertips, but then she was gone and flying away towards the wall.
At the last minute, she was saved by a man who popped in out of nowhere, leaving Harry and the Doctor to stare after her while the wall rippled.
Once everything had fallen still, the Doctor walked over to the wall and rested against it for a long minute before turning back to look at Harry. "You never listen," he murmured.
Harry shook his head and reached out to touch the Doctor's arm. Instead, he got pulled into his embrace and he buried his face in the Doctor's jacket. "I'm sorry," he whispered. "If I'd just been a little bit quicker..."
But the Doctor shook his head. "Brave until the end. The both of you."
Harry closed his eyes. "Didn't even get to say good-bye."
The Doctor swallowed. "There... There might be a way."
Harry looked up at him. "How?"
"Hole that big, there's bound to be a sliver somewhere else. Some way to reach her. A chance to say good-bye." The Doctor looked down at him, eyes ancient and sad. "But only one of us can go through. Talk to her."
Harry nodded. "I'm coming with you," he said firmly. "I don't care if I can't talk to her, I'm coming with you."
"One last ride in the TARDIS?" the Doctor asked, managing a crooked smile.
Harry managed his own crooked smile back. "It's never the last one."
-
Harry called Hermione while they were finding a way to power the transmission. He got her voicemail and left a message, " 'Mione, it's Harry. Sorry if I miss a couple of days of work. I'm off with the Doctor. Saying good-bye to Rose. Tell Ginny I'm sorry, but I'll be home again soon. Won't be long."
He hung up and looked back at the Doctor. "Found something?"
"Super nova," he said, waving at the view screen.
Harry came over to look and whistled. "Use what's left of its power, then?"
"Yeah." The Doctor sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Well, here we go..." He flicked a couple of switches, then stared off into nowhere. After a moment, he spoke, and Harry was treated to a painful one-sided conversation.
At the end, when it seemed the transmission had cut off just before the Doctor could finish speaking, Harry stepped forward and gently touched a streak of tears on his face. "You really loved her," he murmured.
The Doctor sighed and pulled Harry into a hug, burying his face in Harry's hair. "I love both of you," he whispered. "Always will."
"And we'll always love you," Harry promised. "You're a bit hard to top."
The Doctor laughed, then, somewhat painfully. "Oh, I dunno. You managed."
Harry pulled back just enough to punch him. "Git!"
The Doctor grinned. "Could have a re-do."
Harry laughed. "You want me to cheat on my wife?"
"You're the one who married her," the Doctor pointed out. "And you don't even like her!"
Harry laughed again. "Don't I know it. Well, I suppose, if I had to cheat with anyone, it might as well be you." He waggled his eyebrows. "But not if this is 'I'm feeling sorry for myself 'cause I just lost Rose' sex."
"Ah..."
"Doctor..." Harry sighed and leaned against the railing. "I know you miss her. So do I. But sex doesn't make everything better."
"You think I don't know that?"
"On the contrary, I think you know it and are trying to forget it."
"I'm not–"
Someone squeaked and they both turned to see a woman in a wedding dress.
"What?" said the Doctor, disbelieving.
"Who're you?" replied the woman.
"Bu–"
"Where am I?"
"Oh dear," Harry said, rubbing at his face.
"Where the hell is this place?!"
-
-
A/N: Aaaaaaaand, enter Donna, part one!! XD
Next part will probably Donna's mini episode, as well as all of Martha. Unless it starts getting too long, in which case, it'll just be Donna's episode. Then Martha will be all of part three. We'll see how it goes.
'Til next time!
~Bats ^.^x
Harry & the Doctor Series:
Hanging By a Thread
Dust in the Sky Chapters:
One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six
The Future Doesn't Scare Me Chapters:
One | Two | ???
The Perfect Sky is Torn Chapters:
One | Two | Three
DISCONTINUED
Adrenaline Rush
..
Part: 1 of 6
Author:
batsutousaiBeta:
tsuki_no_suzuRating: PG-13
Pairings: Harry Potter/Tenth Doctor (with mentions of Rose/Tenth Doctor, Martha/Tenth Doctor and Jack/Tenth Doctor)
Warnings: Slash, minor Ginny!hate
Summary: Sequel to Hanging by a Thread. Harry has a life to live now with a wife and children, but he can still find time for the Doctor, no matter what he looks like.
First half of Part One
He did, in fact, have to help clean up the mess left behind, and the Doctor had, indeed, made himself scarce. Harry had considered calling Rose so she could ream the Doctor a new one, but ended up deciding not to. Instead, he called up Sarah Jane and they went out for tea a few times, both relieved to have someone they could talk to about the Doctor. (Harry had also been pleased to find that she had once been a member of UNIT, which meant he could tell her whatever he wanted.)
About a month after the Doctor blew up the school, ghosts started appearing around the world. They didn't seem to come to the Ministry, but they were everywhere else, including St Mungo's. Three days after the start of the phenomenon, Harry got a memo from the Department of Mysteries saying, "TORCHWOOD BUSINESS. KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT."
So, of course, Harry tried to find out what Torchwood was, which proved to be not a lot of help. Since the ghostly forms didn't seem to be hurting anything, he didn't bother calling Rose and the Doctor, but he did tell Ginny to keep them out of the house and away from the boys, which she did most of the time.
Several months later, the ghosts took a proper form and started walking around, rounding up the people of the Earth for some sort of 'upgrading'.
That's when Harry finally tried calling Rose, but the line was busy. "Damnit, Rose," he muttered, making his way towards the lifts and the Department of Mysteries.
"Harry!" Ron shouted, jumping up to walk with him. "Do you have any idea what's going on out there?"
"None. I'm going to try and find out," Harry replied, calling the lift.
"How?" Ron asked.
Harry took a deep breath. "Ron, know how Hermione always tells you she can't tell you?"
"Yeah?"
"This is one of those times," Harry said as the lift doors closed behind him.
Down in the Department, people were running around everywhere. Hermione practically ran into him, but he grabbed her and managed to keep her upright. "Harry! Thank, Merlin! Have you heard from the Doctor?"
"No. Line's busy. Look, do you lot have any idea what's going on?"
"None," Mary-Beth reported, walking over with her constant clipboard. She'd been the woman who tested Harry all those months ago and was now his superior in the department. "Keep trying the Doctor. Knowing him, he's right in the middle of this."
"Yeah. That's what I'm afraid of," Harry muttered, pulling out his mobile and trying again. He got nothing, not even a busy signal, so he shook his head and looked at Mary-Beth. "Tell me about Torchwood."
"Top secret organization created by Queen Victoria because of the Doctor."
"Oh, it would be his fault."
"They're a bit like us, but they've got more of a complex about themselves. Like to think they're better than us government agencies."
"Not government, so, on their own? No higher authority?"
"Used to be the Queen, but they've since cut loose." Mary-Beth picked a slip of parchment out of the air and attached it to her clipboard. "That's all we know about them. Now keep trying the Doctor."
"I'm trying, I'm trying," Harry replied as Mary-Beth walked away. He dialled again, only to get that same nothing. "Damnit, Rose."
Hermione touched his shoulder. "Maybe it's the Department shielding," she suggested. "Let's go upstairs. See if that helps."
Harry sighed and nodded. "Mary-Beth! I'm going back upstairs!"
"Memo if you hear anything!" she shouted back from inside a crush of people.
Harry and Hermione made their way back out of the Department. "I knew those ghosts were bad news," Harry muttered. "Told Ginny to keep them out of the house. With my luck, they've already upgraded her, or some such."
"Stop that," Hermione ordered. "Ginny's fine."
Harry glanced at her. "Yeah? I hope she's smarter about those ghosts than she has been about the Doctor," he said, stepping into the lift.
Hermione hopped in after him. "I hardly blame her, you know. You've changed a lot since you met him."
"I happen to like how I've changed," Harry replied sharply.
They got off at the atrium and found a relatively quiet corner so he could try Rose again. It was a bit hard to find one, of course, because magical families were evacuating to the Ministry, so the place was a bit of a madhouse.
Finally, Rose picked up. "Harry?!"
"Rose! Thank Merlin! Where are you two?"
"In Torchwood! We're running from the Daleks. And the Cybermen!"
"Daleks?" Harry hissed. "When did the Daleks show up?"
"Came through with the Cybermen. The Doctor's got a plan, I think. Oh! Harry, here," she said and handed the phone over.
"Harry, where are you?" the Doctor asked.
"In the Ministry. Seems to be the only place they can't get to. Practically the entire magical world is evacuating to here."
"Stay there."
"What? No! Doctor, what are you up to?"
"Harry, for once, listen to me. Stay there. I have to go." He hung up.
"Doctor! Damn it!" Harry shoved the phone in his pocket and tugged at his hair.
"Harry?" Hermione whispered.
Harry turned to look at Hermione, grim-faced. "Go tell Mary-Beth the ghosts are something called Cybermen and the Daleks are here too." Then he turned and headed for the lift to the muggle world.
"Harry! Where are you going?"
Harry pointed up as an answer, then hurried into the phone box lift and took it up. There, he could see Cybermen marching on the street and Daleks flying above. Hundreds of them. "Merlin's beard..." he whispered, then ducked for cover as a Dalek started firing at the nearest battalion of Cybermen.
It only took a moment before something started pulling the Daleks and the Cybermen up and away. Harry ran out into the street to see if he could spot where they were being dragged to, then apparated to the building. Inside, he made for the top floor.
When he finally reached it, out of breath, he saw Daleks and Cybermen streaking past into a wall while the Doctor held on to something attached to the wall and Rose held on to a lever.
"Rose! Hold on!" the Doctor shouted.
Harry ducked under and Dalek and ran towards Rose. "Rose!" he shouted, grabbing for her hands, which were slipping.
The moment Harry reached her, her grip slipped. He made one last desperate grab for her hand and managed to brush her fingertips, but then she was gone and flying away towards the wall.
At the last minute, she was saved by a man who popped in out of nowhere, leaving Harry and the Doctor to stare after her while the wall rippled.
Once everything had fallen still, the Doctor walked over to the wall and rested against it for a long minute before turning back to look at Harry. "You never listen," he murmured.
Harry shook his head and reached out to touch the Doctor's arm. Instead, he got pulled into his embrace and he buried his face in the Doctor's jacket. "I'm sorry," he whispered. "If I'd just been a little bit quicker..."
But the Doctor shook his head. "Brave until the end. The both of you."
Harry closed his eyes. "Didn't even get to say good-bye."
The Doctor swallowed. "There... There might be a way."
Harry looked up at him. "How?"
"Hole that big, there's bound to be a sliver somewhere else. Some way to reach her. A chance to say good-bye." The Doctor looked down at him, eyes ancient and sad. "But only one of us can go through. Talk to her."
Harry nodded. "I'm coming with you," he said firmly. "I don't care if I can't talk to her, I'm coming with you."
"One last ride in the TARDIS?" the Doctor asked, managing a crooked smile.
Harry managed his own crooked smile back. "It's never the last one."
Harry called Hermione while they were finding a way to power the transmission. He got her voicemail and left a message, " 'Mione, it's Harry. Sorry if I miss a couple of days of work. I'm off with the Doctor. Saying good-bye to Rose. Tell Ginny I'm sorry, but I'll be home again soon. Won't be long."
He hung up and looked back at the Doctor. "Found something?"
"Super nova," he said, waving at the view screen.
Harry came over to look and whistled. "Use what's left of its power, then?"
"Yeah." The Doctor sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Well, here we go..." He flicked a couple of switches, then stared off into nowhere. After a moment, he spoke, and Harry was treated to a painful one-sided conversation.
At the end, when it seemed the transmission had cut off just before the Doctor could finish speaking, Harry stepped forward and gently touched a streak of tears on his face. "You really loved her," he murmured.
The Doctor sighed and pulled Harry into a hug, burying his face in Harry's hair. "I love both of you," he whispered. "Always will."
"And we'll always love you," Harry promised. "You're a bit hard to top."
The Doctor laughed, then, somewhat painfully. "Oh, I dunno. You managed."
Harry pulled back just enough to punch him. "Git!"
The Doctor grinned. "Could have a re-do."
Harry laughed. "You want me to cheat on my wife?"
"You're the one who married her," the Doctor pointed out. "And you don't even like her!"
Harry laughed again. "Don't I know it. Well, I suppose, if I had to cheat with anyone, it might as well be you." He waggled his eyebrows. "But not if this is 'I'm feeling sorry for myself 'cause I just lost Rose' sex."
"Ah..."
"Doctor..." Harry sighed and leaned against the railing. "I know you miss her. So do I. But sex doesn't make everything better."
"You think I don't know that?"
"On the contrary, I think you know it and are trying to forget it."
"I'm not–"
Someone squeaked and they both turned to see a woman in a wedding dress.
"What?" said the Doctor, disbelieving.
"Who're you?" replied the woman.
"Bu–"
"Where am I?"
"Oh dear," Harry said, rubbing at his face.
"Where the hell is this place?!"
-
A/N: Aaaaaaaand, enter Donna, part one!! XD
Next part will probably Donna's mini episode, as well as all of Martha. Unless it starts getting too long, in which case, it'll just be Donna's episode. Then Martha will be all of part three. We'll see how it goes.
'Til next time!
~Bats ^.^x
Hanging By a Thread
Dust in the Sky Chapters:
The Future Doesn't Scare Me Chapters:
One | Two | ???
The Perfect Sky is Torn Chapters:
One | Two | Three
DISCONTINUED
Adrenaline Rush
..