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scripsi ([personal profile] scripsi) wrote2015-06-30 07:33 am

The Doctor and the Sun

Title: The Doctor and the Sun
Rating: All ages
Genre: Humor
Word Count: 328 words
Pairings or Characters: The Fourth Doctor
Warnings: None.
Summary: “Would you like a jelly baby?”
AN: Mostly me being silly.

Stars, in their own dimension, look nothing like they do here, though they well know what happens in a universe that seems content to think of them as shining spheres. So when a familiar blue shape came crashing into their dimension, the star Sun took special care to be around when it arrived. It thoughtfully pulled matter to look a bit more like the guest was used to see the world around him and after some consideration also pulled itself together to look more familiar.

The blue shape settled a bit uncertainly on what wasn’t exactly ground and after a pause the door opened and a curly head poked out. When he saw Sun the rest of him emerged as well.

“Well,” he said. “This is rather disconcerting. Hello, um, something that looks vaguely like me.”

“Hello,” Sun said. “I’m Sun. And you are the Doctor. I’m very pleased to see you.”

“I see. I have never met a star before.” The Doctor grinned and Sun smiled back. It felt very strange to do that with a mouth.

“I seem to be in a bit of a pickle. I’m here entirely by accident, you see and I suspect I won’t last long here.”

“No you won’t,” Sun agreed. “Can I be of any assistance?”

“If you could be so kind. I need an extra boost to get out of here and I’m afraid my TARDIS can’t quite handle it.”

Sun wriggled a bit excitedly. “I can do that.”

“It would be very nice of you.”

“Consider it a thank you. I have noticed that you have come to my sweet Earth’s help many times.”

“My pleasure,” said the Doctor. “Would you like a jelly baby before I go?”

Sun carefully selected a red one. It was very pretty and after the Doctor had gone back home, Sun showed it off to the other stars. It was very proud of it, the only jelly baby in a whole dimension.

[identity profile] betawho.livejournal.com 2015-06-30 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
That is AWESOME!

That is the kind of wonderful, clean, and joyful imagination I like to see in Doctor Who. Totally original. But I can just see it happening.

It's also very well and smoothly written. I enjoyed that a heck of a lot. I'm smiling here.
Edited 2015-06-30 13:42 (UTC)

[identity profile] scripsi.livejournal.com 2015-06-30 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! The story is, basically, what happens when I can't sleep, but make up things in my head instead. And I must confess to an influence to Diana Wynne Jones' Dogsbody. But I enjoy writing it very much! :)

[identity profile] shivver13.livejournal.com 2015-06-30 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, beautiful! Wonderfully happy, as well as surreal, something that I really enjoy in DW that no longer seems to happen anymore. I love your depiction of the Doctor finding himself in a very strange situation and taking it all in stride, which is just a perfect characterization.

[identity profile] scripsi.livejournal.com 2015-07-01 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! It was a joy to write. :)

[identity profile] a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com 2015-07-04 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
LOL!! That was adorable! Thank you for this! Think I'll grin all night!

*HUGS*

[identity profile] scripsi.livejournal.com 2015-07-05 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
Thank YOU! So glad you found this funny! *hugs*

[identity profile] flowsoffire.livejournal.com 2015-07-06 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh I just DIED! This is amazing! The idea is so cute and creative and awesome :D I love it, hahaha! The Doctor's interactions with the sun are just smashing. I adored the jelly baby ending, and the enthusiastic wriggle. This is just fantastic.

Only one detail: "“Well,” the he said." ;)

[identity profile] scripsi.livejournal.com 2015-07-06 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked it! I wrote it very fast so I'm a bit surprised that people seem to like it so much, but I'm very happy they do! It was great fun to write!

And thank you!

[identity profile] flowsoffire.livejournal.com 2015-07-10 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
:) Small, light things can turn out just smashing!

[identity profile] alltimeandspace.livejournal.com 2015-07-06 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
This is incredibly cute. And so nice to have an adventure end happily for all concerned!

[identity profile] scripsi.livejournal.com 2015-07-06 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! I was a very happy fic to write. :)
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[identity profile] paynesgrey.livejournal.com 2015-07-07 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Very intriguing and cool. A wonderful twist on the theme and just the sort of thing I could see happening to the Fourth Doctor. Well done!

[identity profile] scripsi.livejournal.com 2015-07-07 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! Indeed, it had to be Four, I couldn't imagine any other Doctor. :)