Episode 153: Hello, I am the Doctor, a Doctor who has been reborn...
『 Rose was still speaking.
"I can see everything."
"Everything is..."
"Everything once was..."
"Everything always will be..."
Upon hearing this, the Doctor stood up and looked directly at Rose.
"That, I can always see."
"But none of this drove you mad?"
But Rose did not answer the Doctor's question; she looked at him with distress.
"My head..."
"It hurts so much..."
"Come here," the Doctor seemed to have made a decision and beckoned Rose to his side.
"I think you need a doctor."
The two stared at each other for a moment, then the Doctor leaned in and kissed Rose.
At the same time, he absorbed the energy of the Time Vortex from Rose and integrated it into his own body.
Even after the kiss ended, the power of time continued to pour into the Doctor's eyes.
It wasn't until all the power within Rose's body had been completely absorbed that she collapsed weakly into the Doctor's embrace. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Amber (Genshin Impact): "No way..." ]
[ Lisa (Genshin Impact): "Oh dear, poor Mickey, how many times has this happened?" ]
[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Didn't you say this power was dangerous before?" ]
[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Why would the Doctor still absorb this power into his body?" ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "He has two hearts, so he should be fine, right?" ]
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "It should be that way, I guess." ]
[ Tsugikuni Yoriichi (Demon Slayer): "To do such a thing for one's companions, excellent, truly excellent." ]
[ .....]
『 And so, the Doctor successfully transferred the time energy from Rose's body to his own.
After Rose fainted, the Doctor gently laid her on the ground.
He then straightened his back and walked step by step towards the TARDIS.
Looking at the door in front of him, the Doctor released the energy of the Time Vortex and re-entered the TARDIS.
Having completed all of this, the Doctor's body swayed slightly.
But on his face, there was still a satisfied smile of a task accomplished.
He bent down, leaning close to Rose.
He gently stroked Rose's face, as if performing a silent farewell.
On the other side,
Jack, who had returned to the human world with Rose's power, endured his injuries and slowly stood up.
At this moment, he was utterly bewildered, having no idea what had just happened.
Just then, a sudden roar of the TARDIS engine broke the silence.
When Jack rushed to the 500th floor,
The sight before him stunned him—the TARDIS had already started, preparing to leave.
Watching the TARDIS gradually moving away, a wry smile appeared on Jack's face.
Perhaps, he thought, the Doctor didn't know about my resurrection, which is why he embarked alone? 』
『 .....』
〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "Why did he leave someone behind?" ]
[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail) "Maybe the Doctor didn't know he was revived?" ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "It must be true, Jack died in battle before, and he wouldn't have revived without Rose's power." ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "So the Doctor shouldn't know." ]
[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Perhaps, that's how it is." ]
[ .....]
『 Inside the TARDIS, Rose slowly woke up.
She tried to recall everything that happened after she opened the console,
But she found her mind empty, unable to remember anything.
Seeing Rose immersed in her memories,
The Doctor looked at the golden energy shining on his palm, then turned to Rose with a solemn expression.
Just then,
The Doctor, leaning on the console, suddenly changed the subject.
"Rose Tyler,
I've taken you to many places, haven't I? Like, Barcelona?"
"Oh, not Barcelona on Earth, but the planet Barcelona."
"You'll love it there, a super dreamy place."
"Let me tell you, the dogs there don't have noses."
"Remember how you always found that joke funny? It's still hilarious every time."
"How about we go again?" Rose listened to the Doctor's rambling, her face full of confusion as she asked.
After a moment of silence, the Doctor smiled and said to Rose:
"Maybe you'll go, maybe I will too, but not in this form."
Rose grew more and more confused. She got up and slowly approached the Doctor, wanting to understand the situation.
But the Doctor continued to mumble to himself, saying things that made no sense.
"Oh, maybe I'll cease to exist."
"Perhaps I'll have an extra head, or no head at all."
"Imagine me without a head, please don't consider this an evolution~."
"However, this is also a trick."
"In this situation, you'll never guess what you'll eventually become!"
Suddenly, before the Doctor finished speaking, his whole body was enveloped in a golden energy.
This power caused the Doctor to clutch his abdomen in pain.
At this moment, Rose, seeing the Doctor's terrible state, also rushed forward to check on him.
But the Doctor suddenly let out a sharp rebuke:
"Get back!"
At this moment, the Doctor had absorbed all the energy of the Time Vortex into his body, causing the cells within his body to rapidly decay. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Saitama (One Punch Man): "He's slowly dying, isn't he?" ]
[ Theresa (Honkai: Impact Third): "Why is this happening? Why is he slowly dying?" ]
[ Albedo (Genshin Impact): "Are the cells that make up the human body normal human cells?" ]
[ The Herta (Honkai: Star Rail): "Every cell is dying, is it because of that golden time power from before?" ]
[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "That means the Doctor is rapidly dying..." ]
[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "How can this be? No wonder he said those things before..." ]
[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "But if he's dying now, then who is the Doctor talking to us?" ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "Oh right!" ]
[ .....]
『 To alleviate Rose's worries, the Doctor explained a unique ability of a Time Lord to her.
"Yes, I'm going to act right now."
"We Time Lords have a little trick."
"That is, there's a way to escape the shackles of death."
"However..."
"If I do that, I'll have to change my appearance."
"After that, I won't be able to see you again."
"Not in this form, not in this old and decrepit appearance."
"But, before I leave."
"Don't..." Rose looked at the Doctor, even though she didn't fully understand what was happening.
But she could feel that the Doctor was in immense pain.
But the Doctor immediately interrupted Rose.
"Rose..."
"Before I leave, I just want to tell you..."
"You are truly outstanding."
"Absolutely top-notch outstanding."
"But do you know?"
"I am too." The Doctor finished, a brilliant smile blossoming on his face.
Rose looked at the Doctor and couldn't help but smile back.
Suddenly.
The Doctor's body abruptly erupted with an intense golden light, which burst forth from his hands and five points on his head with astonishing speed.
The scorching light relentlessly seared the Doctor, as if to melt him. 』
『 .....』
〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K): "What a massive power." ]
[ Welt Yang (Honkai: Star Rail): "This power is scorching the Doctor's body." ]
[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Is this the Doctor's death process?" ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "I'm a little scared to watch." ]
[ The Herta (Honkai: Star Rail): "No, something seems wrong." ]
[ Ruan Mei (Honkai: Star Rail): "His body seems to be changing." ]
[ .....]
『 However, it was this light that caused subtle and strange changes in the Doctor's body.
When this power dissipated completely, the Doctor's body gradually recovered, but its position had returned to the original spot.
But things weren't that simple...
The reborn Doctor's appearance had completely changed. Standing before everyone was a more handsome and dashing young man. At this moment, he was looking bewildered, sorting through his jumbled memories.
"Hey, hello there."
"Are these... new teeth? How amazing."
"Oh, right! Where were we just talking about?" The new Doctor suddenly remembered something, looked at Rose, and a smile bloomed on his face.
"Oh, right! Barcelona!"
In the Doctor's smile, and in Rose's eyes full of disbelief, the surrounding scene slowly sank into complete darkness.
But.
Everyone also saw a small line of text below: " The Doctor ⦍10th⦎ " 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "Was that new Doctor just now also the Doctor?" ]
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "The Doctor ⦍10th⦎?" ]
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "And The Doctor we have here is 11." ]
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "What an amazing ability." ]
[ Jean (Genshin Impact): "His entire body has changed, this..." ]
[ The Doctor ⦍11th⦎ (Doctor Who): "Yes, that was me in the past, me before the change." ]
[ The Herta (Honkai: Star Rail): "I'm becoming more and more interested in you, but it's a pity I can't research you." ]
[ .....]
『 Soon, the dark screen gradually brightened.
The scene returned to the familiar TARDIS cockpit.
The newly regenerated Doctor quickly operated the TARDIS console.
"Alright, we're heading to Barcelona now!" the Doctor announced loudly to Rose as he pulled down the lever.
But Rose was still clutching objects nearby, cautiously and curiously observing the new-faced Doctor (10th Doctor).
She clearly hadn't fully accepted this sudden transformation yet.
After completing the startup procedure, the Doctor turned to face Rose,
"Hey, tell me, how do I look now?"
Before Rose could open her mouth to answer, the Doctor quickly interrupted her,
"Oh, don't rush to say it."
"Let me check myself first."
"Two legs, two arms, a pair of hands, all here."
"But these wrists don't feel as strong as before." The Doctor said, rotating his wrists with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"And hair! I'm not bald!"
"Oh my goodness, this hair is incredibly thick."
"Look here, I even grew sideburns!"
"However, my skin condition is much worse than before."
"And I seem to have lost some weight; it feels a bit strange."
"Give me some time, I'll get used to it slowly."
"Oh, right, I had a birthmark, didn't I?"
"I can feel it... right between my two shoulder blades, there's a birthmark."
"That's good, I personally quite like birthmarks."
"Alright, now it's your turn, tell me."
"What do you think of me like this?"
After asking, the Doctor stared at Rose, eagerly awaiting her evaluation of his new appearance. 』
『 .....』
〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "I feel like this new Doctor is completely different from the previous one." ]
[ Lisa (Genshin Impact): "Not just a change of appearance, but a complete change of personality too?" ]
[ The Doctor ⦍11th⦎ (Doctor Who): "Every regeneration is a new beginning for us, and the previous self is just a memory fragment." ]
[ The Doctor ⦍11th⦎ (Doctor Who): "Of course, each change is also different; it could be old, young, or even female." ]
[ Zhongli (Genshin Impact): "I see." ]
[ Welt Yang (Honkai: Star Rail): "Is this completely renewed existence still truly oneself?" ]
[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "Isn't this just another person with memories?" ]
[ Kiana (Honkai: Impact Third): "Then Rose must be having a very hard time accepting this, right?" ]
[ The Doctor ⦍11th⦎ (Doctor Who): "Yes, I can still feel Rose's emotions to this day." ]
[ .....]
『 At this moment, Rose was still staring at the Doctor, her eyes full of wariness.
"What do you mean?"
"I am the Doctor." The Doctor seemed to find this perfectly natural, looking directly at Rose.
"Impossible, where's my Doctor?" Rose looked at this new Doctor in disbelief.
"Where's my Doctor? What did you do to him?"
"Got it wrong, did you?" The Doctor subtly pointed behind himself, saying in a faint voice, "You saw it with your own eyes, I changed, right here, right before you."
"I, I think I saw him..." The more Rose spoke, the more she realized that the astonishing scene from earlier was appearing in her mind.
"He, his whole body seemed to explode, and then..."
"You became my Doctor."
"It's more like he was teleported away, or his body swapped with mine?"
No matter how she explained it, Rose still found it hard to accept how the Doctor in front of her could instantly turn into this handsome young man.
Rose cautiously approached the Doctor and gently pushed him.
"Don't try to fool me."
"I've seen these things before."
"Nanogenes... the Gath... the Slitheen..."
At this point, Rose seemed to have a sudden realization.
"Oh my god, are you a Slitheen?"
"No, no, I'm not a Slitheen." The Doctor slowly explained to Rose, trying to clarify the misunderstanding.
But Rose remained skeptical.
She continued to warn the young Doctor.
"Listen, give him back to me right now."
"I'm warning you, bring the original Doctor back immediately!"
Faced with Rose's deep distrust, the Doctor felt very sad.
But he also knew that she didn't understand the truth behind his sudden change in appearance.
So, the Doctor held back his frustration and patiently explained.
"Rose, I am me."
"Absolutely, I am myself."
"Just now, I almost said goodbye to this world."
"To survive, I tinkered with myself, underwent a transformation."
"Completely, every cell in my body was replaced with new ones."
"But..."
"I'm still the same me." 』
『 .....』
〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "It's completely normal not to believe something like this happened." ]
[ Bailu (Honkai: Star Rail): "To escape death, he directly changed his body, changed every cell in his body." ]
[ Bailu (Honkai: Star Rail): "This, this was completed in that instant? What kind of power is that?" ]
[ The Herta (Honkai: Star Rail): "Time Lord, huh? I'm getting more and more interested in researching them." ]
[ The Doctor ⦍11th⦎ (Doctor Who): "...." ]
[ .....]
『 "This, this can't be true..." Rose stared at the Doctor, her eyes full of disbelief.
"If that's the case, then how do I still remember this?" the Doctor said, slowly approaching Rose.
Step by step, he walked to Rose's side.
Gently taking Rose's hand.
"These were the first words I ever said to you."
"Back then, you were trapped in the basement."
"Chased all over the world by those lively plastic people."
"Hmm, that was a super long time ago."
"It was then that I took your hand."
"At that very moment, I said one word to you."
"Just one word, I said..."
Looking at Rose, the Doctor spoke one word with deep emotion.
"Run!"
Listening to these initial past events slowly unfold,
Rose's heart began to believe a little.
Was this person truly her Doctor?
"Doctor?" Rose murmured incredulously.
She still couldn't understand.
How did the elderly Doctor suddenly transform into this handsome young man before her eyes? 』
『 .....』