𝑫𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 ☆ The Glorious Series ｟ BOOK 2 ｠

The Bells of Saint John [Part 4 - FINAL]

Inside, TARDIS, Console room, Evening...

"Are you sure about this?" Sky asked as the Doctor placed a VM around his wrist.

"Well, no." Lexi answered as she placed a VM around Jupiter's wrist. "But, your father and I have known this was coming for a long time. No matter how we feel, we know it has to happen. Just... feel free to pop back for visits. You've got a lot to do."

"We know we do." Jupiter spoke softly as she embraced her mother. "You and Dad have told us about this our whole lives. And now, we finally get to start it."

Lexi smiled tearfully as she pulled away from her daughter. "I want you and Sky both to hold onto the days you're about to get. Because they're the days your father and I can't get back."

"Please tell us you understand that." The Doctor looked back and forth between Sky and Jupiter.

"We do, Dad." Sky assured him as he gave him a hug, patting him on the back. "We really do."

"Good." The Doctor said as they pulled away from each other.

"Come here, Sunbeam." Lexi grinned, pulling Sky in for a hug.

"You're never gonna stop calling me that, are you?" Sky chuckled as he held his mother close.

"Never." She giggled, giving her son a kiss on the cheek before pulling away from him.

"My sweet Angel." The Doctor whispered as he embraced Jupiter. "You be careful. Or at least be as careful as you can be."

"I'll try my best." She whispered back, giving her father a quick kiss on the cheek before pulling away from him.

"Where shall we go first, sister mine?" Sky grinned.

"I say we pay a visit to someone who we haven't seen since they babysat us when we were still infants." Jupiter smiled as she and Sky started keying in coordinates into their VMs.

"Tell River we said hi." Lexi smiled sadly as the Doctor put an arm around her shoulders.

"We will." Sky assured her, he and Jupiter giving one last look to their parents before zapping out of sight.

Lexi then sighed sadly, leaning her head against the Doctor's shoulder.

The Doctor kissed the top of her head. "They'll be back."

"I know they will." Lexi told him. "It's just, we already know what they're gonna do because we've already lived through all of it. It's kinda hard to believe."

"And yet," The Doctor began, taking Lexi's hands in his as they went and sat down on some nearby stairs that lead up to the upper level. "here we are. For a while, they may not be around all the time. But, we can take solace in the fact that they finally get to meet all the people who they've grown up only hearing stories about."

"That is an upside, I suppose." She nodded thoughtfully before resting her head on his shoulder just before there were a couple of knocks on the door, making her lift her head again. "Come in!"

"So they come back, do they?" Clara smirked as she and Lucas entered the TARDIS.

"You didn't answer our questions." The Doctor immediately said as he took his arm from around Lexi's shoulders.

"What questions?" Lucas asked as he and Clara rounded the console.

"Well, for one," The Doctor began as he looked to Clara. "You don't seem like a nanny."

"...I was going to travel." Clara told him after a moment. "I came to stay for a week before I left and during that week..."

"She died." Lexi finished for her before looking to Lucas. "That still doesn't explain why you stick around."