Not the Last
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- Creators:
- elisi, inborrowedpasts
- Series Begun:
- 2007-07-21
- Series Updated:
- 2025-11-08
- Description:
Summary: The Master and Lucy had a son, Alexander Saxon (aka the Seeker), during The Year That Wasn't. These are the stories of his life. (Setting: Wildly AU post-’Sound of Drums’.)
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- Words:
- 515,343
- Works:
- 19
- Complete:
- No
- Bookmarks:
- 20
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What if the Master and Lucy had a child during the Year That Never Was? The first part of what has become a vast 'verse.
(AU-post 'Sound of Drums'.)
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- Part 1 of Not the Last
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In which the Master introduces the Redjay to his son.
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- Part 5 of The Exile
- Part 2 of Not the Last
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Set between chapter 4 and 5 of 'Not the Last'. Because just sometimes, Christmas miracles do happen.
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- Part 3 of Not the Last
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There are always consequences. Set immediately after the last chapter of 'Not the Last'.
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- Part 4 of Not the Last
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Alexander Saxon (six years old) hated Boxing Day almost as much as he loved Christmas. (Fits in around 'Not the Last' - a study of Alex, and the Doctor's approach to parenting.)
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- Part 5 of Not the Last
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This story begins with abduction and ends with waffles. In between there's some adventuring and some heartache and a fair few truths are revealed.
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- Part 6 of Not the Last
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Allison had always thought that university would be an adventure. But she'd not imagined that she'd end up dating Harold Saxon's son.
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- Part 7 of Not the Last
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It's Christmas (2027), but the rift doesn't care about peace and goodwill.
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- Part 8 of Not the Last
- Part 7 of The Exile
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The Master's son writes a PhD. This does not happen in isolation - indeed his nearest and dearest all have opinions.
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- Part 9 of Not the Last
- Part 9 of The Exile
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These stories are sort of 'Extras' - or 'mini-sodes' - for the Seeker 'verse, filling out the origin/family background for Jamie and also delving into the story of Josh's father. They take place around the other stories.
tl;dr: These are two of my OCs from my AU Time Lord 'verse, and I can't imagine I'll have more than about three readers. ^_^ But if anyone was ever curious about these two, here you are. The stories are set within the world of New Who, but no canon characters will appear. It's simply me writing because I love these characters and I want to tell their stories. (Will also tie in with the next 'proper' story, due soon...)
Story 1: Mothers and daughters. Jamie's mother realises her baby is more than human.
(Posted 15 May 2022, 4k+ words)
Story 2: Cousin Barry. Josh meets Jamie's extended family (the bad and the good).
(Posted 27 July 2022, 7k words)
Story 3: Cat's in the Cradle. Josh and the father who wasn't there.
(Posted 9 October 2022, 8k words)Series
- Part 10 of Not the Last
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“The beginning of wisdom, as they say. When you're seventeen you know everything. When you're twenty-seven, if you still know everything you're still seventeen.”
Ray Bradbury, Dandelion WineEvery action that we take exacts a cost and produces consequences. Nothing can be undone.
Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad ScrollsThe Doctor: Sometimes the only choices you have are bad ones. But you still have to choose.
Mummy on the Orient Express, S8 ep 8~
This story is essentially a companion piece to/continuation of ‘Dating the Cleverest Boy in the World', chronicling events that took place away from/following the main narrative of that story. It’s a difficult story to describe, but at its heart it is about the process of growing up. The story deals with endings, heart(s)break, new beginnings and the unexpected hurdles that life throws at you. It is also about taking responsibility for mistakes that can never be put right and learning to live with that.
tl;dr: How does the Seeker grow from the kid we see at uni, to the self-assured adult of his later life? This fills in a good few of those years.
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- Part 11 of Not the Last
- Part 8 of The Exile
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How the Seeker’s planet got its name.
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- Part 12 of Not the Last
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The story of the Seeker's first regeneration. (The Doctor goes to see the Seeker, post- and pre-TWoRS.)
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- Part 13 of Not the Last
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When Rodageitarynxmososa answered a hypercube from the Master's son asking for her to be his "someone", she never imagined how her life would change for the better, or what it would mean for their friendship. And no matter how it ended... those years would always mean more than she could ever say.
A set of loosely-connected one-shots.
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- Part 10 of The Exile
- Part 14 of Not the Last
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He woke to devastation. (How the Seeker regenerated the second time.)
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- Part 15 of Not the Last
- Part 11 of The Exile
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"Why is it only ever the bad guys who have a proper plan?" The Master's son finally meets the Daleks. And he thought it a good day. (Hugely AU rewrite of TSE/JE with Eleven and Clara and a host of extras. Spoilers for The Name of the Doctor.)
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- Part 16 of Not the Last
- Part 12 of The Exile
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“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard (or: The Seeker takes some time out to travel and think things over)
Basically each story in 'Stepping Sideways' is a visit to a different universe/character, allowing the Seeker to be seen with fresh eyes by his nearest and dearest. (The Doctor, Jack, Roda and finally Missy)
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- Part 17 of Not the Last
- Part 13 of The Exile
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From Ethers Tragic: Or, the Death and Life of... by elisi, inborrowedpasts
Fandoms: Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
09 Oct 2025
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This is not a story. It is a handful of stories, and some of them are true. In which Gallifrey falls no more, Roda does fall, an alien murderer is running loose in Cardiff, the Seeker is incredibly clever and one or more people have a very bad day. The end is only a beginning.
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- Part 14 of The Exile
- Part 18 of Not the Last
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Extra Waffles by elisi, inborrowedpasts
Fandoms: Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (2005)
08 Nov 2025
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Stories set in the universe of "Not the Last" and "The Exile" that stand alone/don't really fit elsewhere. See chapter notes for where they fit into the saga chronologically and other notes/outtakes.
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- Part 16 of The Exile
- Part 19 of Not the Last