The Trouble with Hope

by ClarionGlass, Trouble_in_Fairyland

... It's hard to resist.

In the centuries since the Time War, many have sought to occupy the power vacuum left by the Universe's two most ruthless forces.
On thousands of worlds, the name of the Doctor has come to mean hope in the face of the greatest odds. On thousands of other worlds, the monotone drawl of a Dalek inspires that same defiant hope, as Jackie and his Companion seek to mend the damage caused by their former allies.

Centuries have passed since the Doctor last laid eyes on his first companion--his apprentice, and once dearest friend. Still, perhaps foolishly, he has never stopped looking, despite the insurmountable wedge between them. As these forces collide, the Doctor and his former apprentice cross paths once more. But with a rift between them stretching back to the Time War, it doesn't... go too well.

Words: 4817, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of The Spaces Between the Stars

• Fandoms: Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
• Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
• Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
• Categories: Gen
• Characters: The Doctor (Doctor Who), Twelfth Doctor, Original Time Lord Character(s) (Doctor Who), Original Dalek Character(s) (Doctor Who), River Song, Martha Jones, Mickey Smith (Doctor Who), Jack Harkness, Missy (Doctor Who)
• Relationships: The Doctor/River Song, The Doctor & Original Time Lord Character(s) (Doctor Who), The Doctor & Original Dalek Character(s) (Doctor Who), Martha Jones/Mickey Smith, The Doctor & Missy (Doctor Who), Missy & Original Time Lord Character
• Additional Tags: Angst, dramatic space idiots being dramatic space idiots, time lord disasters, Hurt/Comfort, Song: Bohemian Rhapsody, Space Vigilantes, the master's a+ parenting, no beta we die (and live again) like jack harkness, Mentioned Rory Williams, Flashbacks, Time War (Doctor Who), hell let's combine these as a tag, time war flashbacks