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[just_the_doctor]

It's not technically his TARDIS that he's going into. But, then again, the key still fits, so in a very real way, it is.

The Doctor v.4 looks around the dim, organic console room, such a change from the antiseptic white of his own. He studies the console for a few moments, then pushes a series of very specific buttons.

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[just_the_doctor]

"You don't understand..."

[just_the_doctor]

"I understand well enough. I understand loss. I understand duty. I understand never giving up, even when all possibility of hope is gone. What you don't understand is that as long as your hearts beat, you're a Time Lord. And you're more than a Time Lord because you're the Doctor."

[just_the_doctor]

"Yes, I'm the Doctor. What's your point?"

[just_the_doctor]

"My point is, act like it, damn you!"

[just_the_doctor]

There are no words. Only a look that's half hurt and half venom.

[just_the_doctor]

The Doctor holds the stare for a long silent moment. Then, without another word, he turns on his heel and strides out of the future TARDIS and back to his own.

A scant minute after that, only one blue police box remains in the field behind Milliways.