FIC: History Never Repeats

[kerravonsen]

Title: History Never Repeats
Fandom: Doctor Who / Stargate
Challenge: crossovers100 Claim: Doctor Who, Prompt: #52 Fire
Word Count: 200 (double drabble)
Rating: family
Author's Notes: a sort of sequel to "A Dubious Ally"
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The sky blazed with the aftermath of the explosion high above. Fragments of debris streaked in burning arcs as they hit the atmosphere.

"Wicked!" Ace grinned.

The Doctor gazed up at the glow, and the slightest of shudders ran through his frame. "Indeed," he said softly.

Ace glanced at him, and asked the question he'd been hoping she wouldn't ask. "Why?"

"Why what?"

"You took one look at the nutcase with the glowing eyes and it was 'where's your Nitro-9 Ace?'" She frowned at him. "You're never that gung-ho. It's always talk first, blow up afterwards, with you. Except for this time."

"I tried talking with one once," he said. "The worst mistake is not learning from one's mistakes."

"You don't make mistakes," Ace said.

"No, I just make fewer mistakes," the Doctor said. "The problem with my mistakes is that the consequences can be universally catastrophic. Or just embarrassing." He stared at the sky. "But not today. Today we preserved history."

"Preserved it?"

"Didn't I mention that I'd met that fellow's relatives in another timeline? One where the Osirans didn't exist?"

"The Osirans?"

He offered his arm. "Let me tell you about the other time I killed a god..."

Comments

[fikgirl.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed this and even went back and read "A Dubious Ally." Too bad I'm only passingly familiar with Dr. Who, or else I might have enjoyed them a bit more :P

Very good, though.

[kerravonsen]

Thanks. 8-)

Too bad I'm only passingly familiar with Dr. Who, or else I might have enjoyed them a bit more

True; there are some references you won't get. But I'm glad it works anyway.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

"You don't make mistakes," Ace said.

"No, I just make fewer mistakes."

I really like that exchange.

[kerravonsen]

Thank you!

As I was writing the bit about learning from one's mistakes (which I kept on changing, it wasn't quite right) I flashed on the bit in "The Curse of Fenric" where Ace says she has faith in the Doctor, and I realized that "You don't make mistakes" is just the kind of thing she'd say. And the rest followed...

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

And I like the ambiguity in "fewer mistakes": fewer than other people, or fewer than he used to...

[kerravonsen]

Probably both...