With Friends Like These [11] - Dr Who / Good Omens

[ffutures]

Martha Jones must have had a lot of help during the year that never happened, but some of her helpers must have had their own agendas...

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This is a crossover between Doctor Who and Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. All characters belong to their respective creators, and there is no intent to infringe on copyright. This story may not be distributed on a profit-making basis.

With Friends Like These... [11]

Marcus L. Rowland

"Why should I trust you?" asks Martha. "You're not human."

Crowley smiles. "What's good for humans is good for Hell. With the Toclafane here nobody has time to do anything that merits eternal damnation."

"And Heaven can but weep," says Aziraphale. "Instead of doing something that might actually help."

"So I find this boy..?"

"Adam, yes," says Aziraphale.

"I convince him to believe in The Doctor, and that will help?"

"He has a vivid imagination," says Crowley, "and sometimes what he imagines comes true."

Once she's gone Aziraphale asks, "Should we have mentioned he's the Antichrist?"

Crowley shrugs. "Nobody's perfect."

End.



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Comments

[vitruvian23.livejournal.com]

Aren't the Toclafane still in posession of souls that Hell could collect? Not that Crowley's *really* all that keen on that part of his job, but...

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a timey wimey thing, I suppose.

[vitruvian23.livejournal.com]

How so? Their souls didn't take the trip back in time with their bodies? Or they just aren't due for final judgement till the end of the universe, so would be in a sort of Heaven (Hell) Can Wait situation even if/when they died?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Aren't they all supposed to be children, so they end up in Limbo?

[vitruvian23.livejournal.com]

That's just unbaptized infants who've committed no personal sins, but haven't been absolved of original sin. I suspect the actions of the Toclafane constitute a multitude of personal sins.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Fair point... OK, then it's the paradox thing, if you really need a reason.

[very-true-thing.livejournal.com]

The paradox that was threatened, the Toclafane killing their ancestors, would put every human soul between now and the end of the universe into a paradoxical state and I'm sure that would cause some concern for heaven and hell.