Doctor Who
AU - season 6ish (written before River's identity was revealed)
A Child in Time
The Doctor ducked into the cupboard. Things were going bad, very, very bad. It was a roomy cupboard though, so that was something, he thought, as he looked around to evaluate his assets.
"Who are you?" came a voice, clearly that of a child.
"I'm..." the Doctor began, turning towards the voice, and was half way the the word "the" when he stopped. Some children bare very little resemblance to the people they will grow up to be, but despite her appearance, the Doctor knew instantly who this child was.
"What are you doing here? Why did you climb through the window? Does my mum know you're here? Cause if she does she'll kill you with her bare hands." The young Rose looked at the Doctor with her hand on her hips.
"Oh, no wonder you were so smart. Always asking questions," the Doctor mumbled busily as he scanned the room with his sonic screwdriver.
"And what's that thing?"
The Doctor switched off his screwdriver and turned to face the younger version of the girl he loved.
"I'm here because you are in terrible danger and if something goes wrong then time will mess up and the whole universe might go bang. I climbed though the window because