The latest Friday Fiction #38 asked for a 250 word story, based upon the following image:
I promised myself I’d never do ‘fanfic’, but the picture forced me. At gun point! May the Goddess forgive me…
Here is my story, because it was removed from the original location, due to concerns over copyright; understandable for a US based site, but although “fair use” almost definitely applies, the host had never had fanfic submitted before and wanted to be cautious.
“A Rose by Amy other name”
by Dr. Mike Reddy (@doctormikereddy)
[250 words]
“Admit it, Doctor.” Amy tried not to be alarmed by the loss of blood. “You only came here because it was the one place a Fez would actually be cool.”
“No, I didn’t. Well, yes I did. But the rose was lovely… wasn’t it?”
“Until it bit me. Why won’t it stop bleeding?”
“Ah, yes… about that… Trust me, you’re in no danger.” The Doctor smiled reassuringly.
Amy frowned. “When you ask me to trust you, it’s usually because you’re lying.”
“Can you think of a better time for me to ask you to trust me?” He grinned boyishly. “How was I supposed to know it was a Sapient Rose?”
“A Sapient Rose? You mean it can think?”
“There’s Sapient Pear, of course. Makes lovely furniture. Very loyal. Follows you round like a dog…”
“Doctor…! Bleeding…!”
“Yes. Blood. Well, unless we return the flower to its mother plant… somewhere here apparently… you’ll turn into a… into a rose bush.”
“A rose bush?”
“Yes. It’s a ‘planty wanty’ sort of thing. Knew a Rose once. Lovely girl. My clone married her in an alternative… long story. No time for that now.” The Doctor looked flustered. “Just keep squeezing that finger. We don’t want the thorn getting any further in.”
“Or it’s ‘Briar Amy’, right.”
“That’s the spirit. Although ‘Rosa Amelia’ has a certain…” Amy frowned again. “Yes, right. Saving Amy. On it.” The Doctor returned to studying the chart. “We’ll need a camel. Camels are cool.”
“You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?”
Notice:
Doctor Who is a trademark of the BBC, Sapient Pearwood is copyright 1983 Terry Pratchett, story and original characters are copyright 2013 Mike Reddy, all rights reserved.
Author notes
This is my first, and only, fanfic story, written as an exercise in writing authentic dialogue for existing characters, so feedback would be appreciated. A 250 word flash fiction story written for #flashfridayfic to a picture prompt. it uses ‘in median res’, focusing on the 11th Doctor and Amy prior to Rory joining them, and involves Amy wearing period costume, as this is implied in the picture prompt. It should be considered a scene at best, but hopefully evocative of the early Matt Smith period.
