Line #18 FanFic/TheNextDoctors


1	To best explain this story, we should start at the beginning:
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3	A ''Series/DoctorWho'' fanfiction author was upset with how [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd "Journey's End"]] had written [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Donna]] out of the show. So, he decided to [[http://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=41791 redo the ending]] so that [[FixFic Donna didn't have to leave with her memory erased.]]
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5	The catch? [[HeroicSacrifice The Tenth Doctor ended up regenerating in order to save her.]] From there, he and Donna continue adventuring, making their first stop together in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor Victorian England, Christmas eve]].
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7	And thus, we have [[http://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=41953 "The Next Doctors"]], the first of a [[http://www.whofic.com/series.php?seriesid=3411 series of stories]] concerning the Eleventh Doctor and Donna taking part [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor in]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead the]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars 2009]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime specials]].
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9	How much does this change the story? Let's find out...
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11	(It is recommended you watch "The Next Doctor" or go [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor to the recap page]] first before reading this story/page.)
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14	!!The Next Tropes:
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16	* BlatantLies: The narrator explains how the Doctor hated the cheers he has getting for what he did... except not really:
17	--> "He hated it so much he smiled back and waved. He was so revolted he rang the bell joyously. [[LampshadeHanging Okay, maybe he liked it a little, but not much at all.]]"
18	* ChristmasCarolers: Tells the Doctor he's arrived at Christmas Eve at one point.
19	* ForWantOfANail: The Tenth Doctor regenerating before stopping in Victorian England.
20	** The most notable difference shown here is in the [=CyberKing=]'s destruction, where instead of it being sent into the Time Vortex so it can self-destruct harmlessly, [[spoiler: Miss Hartigan [[HeroicSacrifice willingly]] sends the Cyberking away.]] Notably, this is similar to the alternate version of the scene that Davies envisioned for the actual episode.
21	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Near the end of the story, the Doctor notices [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour a crack]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens in the wall]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang of a building]].
22	* HaveWeMetYet: When Rosita makes her claim that "there can't be two of [the Doctor]", the Doctor tries to figure out ''which one'' she's referring to:
23	-->'''The Doctor:''' But... which one? Is it the one with the [[Creator/TomBaker scarf]]? [[Creator/PeterDavison Celery]]? [[Creator/PatrickTroughton Recorder]]? Any of these things ringing a bell?"
24	* InSpiteOfANail: The Eleventh Doctor is the same one as in the show.
25	** The [=CyberKing=] still runs rampant.
26	** [[spoiler: Need we mention the crack again?]]
27	* IsThatCuteKidYours: Essentially, anyway; in "Planet of the Dead", when Christina meets the Doctor and Donna, she admits that she initially assumed Donna was the Doctor's ''mother'', as his current incarnation looks young enough that Donna could have given birth to him when she was a teenager. Naturally, the Doctor and Donna find this hilarious.
28	* ProlongedPrologue: "Always Another Way" acts as this to "The Next Doctors".
29	* ResurrectionSickness: Like in "The Eleventh Hour", the Doctor still has the same post-regeneration problems he had then, like the cramps. [[spoiler: Which really comes to bite him in the ass when running away from a Cyberman in Chapter 3.]]
30	--> "[[{{Understatement}} Oh blimey, this is]] ''[[{{Understatement}} not]]'' [[{{Understatement}} a good time.]]"
31	* ShoutOut: See HaveWeMetYet.
32	** Instead of choosing "John Smith" as his name, the Doctor goes with "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild Ian Foreman]]", a reference to two of the First Doctor's companions.
33	--> '''Donna:''' "Well, what about 'Ian Foreman'? Where'd that come from? What about John Smith?"
34	--> '''The Doctor:''' "Dunno. I just don't feel like a 'Smith' in this body." [[note]]Also an ironic ActorAllusion, as this is Creator/MattSmith's Doctor.[[/note]]
35	* SkewedPriorities: The Doctor decided to put off pursuing the [=CyberKing=]... so that he can find some clothes in a school.
36	* TheStationsOfTheCanon: The Doctor still finds his signature outfit (this time in a school), and [[spoiler: the cracks in time still exist]].
37	* TalkativeLoon: True to form, the Eleventh Doctor still has the problem for talking too much. A good example is during the scene mentioned for HaveWeMetYet, where the Doctor keeping going on about his past selves, all while ignoring the ''shaking, banging door''.
38	* WhatYearIsThis: Averted, as the Doctor not only already knows that he and Donna landed in Victorian England, but also figures out that it's Christmas (eve) thanks to hearing carolers.

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