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Word Count: 2689
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: None specifically for this chapter
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta. Thanks to

persiflage_1 for reading a detail. The story at the end is from Beautiful Chaos. The mention of Donna's cousin, Janice, was in The Ghosts of India. The warehouse at X19 was first mentioned in Tears of the Oracle.

Chapter 13, Chapter 12, Chapter 11, Chapter 10, Chapter 9, Chapter 8, Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Braxiatel felt the artificial sunlight on his eyelids before the light registered. )

Word Count: 2256
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: Spoilers for Season 8 of the Bernice Summerfield audios
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta and advice on technical bits. Thanks to

persiflage_1 for looking up information on hospital bed sizes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 12, Chapter 11, Chapter 10, Chapter 9, Chapter 8, Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Mike carried three paper cups of tea back to the waiting room where the Doctor, Donna, and Jack were. As he walked, part of his mind wondered why it was that hospitals were the same everywhere--from tacky plants and decor designed to look as homey as possible to the selection of magazines. )

Word Count: 3620
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: Spoilers for "Gallifrey: Pandora."
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta and advice on the technical bits!
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 11, Chapter 10, Chapter 9, Chapter 8, Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Jack! Jack, wake up! )

Word Count: 2876
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: None specifically for this chapter.
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta!
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 10, Chapter 9, Chapter 8, Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Nobody spoke or moved... )

Word Count: 2499
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: Some violence, none graphic
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic! Benny is, of course, Bernice Summerfield, and the Mansionhouse was one of the main buildings at the Braxiatel Collection, where Brax's apartments (*cough* TARDIS *cough*) were, along with various administrative offices. Sorry about the delay in this one. I'm in thesis hell.
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 9, Chapter 8, Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( The air in the room was stifling with tension, as the members of Torchwood, the Doctor, Mike, Donna, and Braxiatel readied themselves for the inevitable breach. )

Word Count: 2500
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: None specifically to this chapter.
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic and

lindenharp!
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 8, Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( The Hub burst into activity, with the members of Torchwood sliding into their roles, as if they were parts in a well-oiled machine. )

Chapter 9 is going to be a bit late, so here are a few deleted scenes...I liked both of them and they made up the bulk of Chapter 5. Anyway, both of these take place after the proverbial poo hits the fan, when Braxiatel and Donna shut down the Citadel over office supplies. Both of them slowed the plot down considerably.

this first scene is between Maggie and Ada. There isn't much 'grown up' interaction between the two of them, and I think I'd like to revisit their friendship in later fics. No matter how strong a friendship, it can't be unaffected by the difference in power between the two. (It also means I have to post the fic that introduces their friendship.)

( Deleted scene #1 )

This next scene was in the TARDIS Graveyard that was mentioned in passing by Ada the next morning after she comes and tells them that it isn't safe for either to be on Gallifrey. Now, in early drafts of "Spiegel," Margaret was pregnant. That story arc got cut out early, since it didn't mesh with anything else and was too dependent upon continuity from "Mykonos." I think Vardan, being a sensitive, modern alien, would experience couvade, but it came out as too comedic for this fic. The brevity of it didn't do justice to the awe, terror, wonder, and fear that new parents experience, and I didn't want to fall into the trap of so much baby!fic.

I liked the scene in the Graveyard, and I thought it summed up post-war Gallifrey. But I think the final version of chapter 5 flows better in the context of everything that happens after.

( Deleted scene #2 )

Word Count: 2893
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: Hopefully nobody is scandalized by the idea that priests wear pajamas.
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta! Also thanks to

lindenharp and

persiflage_1 for word advice.
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 7, Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Donna! )

Word Count: 2910
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: None specifically for this chapter. (Spoilers for Season 4, of course.)
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta! The Taj Mahal is first mentioned in the NSA book, Ghosts of India, as a place Donna likes to frequent.
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

If you're still unclear about Braxiatel and his relationship to the Doctor, I typed up a relevant scene from Tears of the Oracle.

Chapter 6, Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( I don't know about you, but I'm starving. It's a bit late for the Taj Mahal... )

Word Count: 2970
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: None specifically for this chapter. (Spoilers for Season 4, of course.)
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta! The alien race Donna mentions is from

lindenharp's fic, "All the King's Horses."
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 5, Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( The Doctor felt uneasy. He always did, when he wore his tuxedo, and his discomfort had nothing to do with the fact that he was wearing black tie to an event that strictly required formal evening wear. )

Word Count: 2247
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities, and images seen may not be what they appear. An encounter with an elusive, incorporeal race leads the Doctor and his allies on a dark journey.
Warnings: Spoilers for all of Season 4 of Doctor Who in this chapter. Big, big spoilers for "Gallifrey: Mindbomb." Did I mention big spoilers for "Gallifrey: Mindbomb?"
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to mtemplar_fic for the beta! By the way, if you're interested in where I got a bit of information used in this chapter, see pp. 166-167 in Tears of the Oracle by Justin Richards. It's a really beautiful character study of two important characters to this chapter. The incident Ada mentions is Mykonos, but it's not necessary to have read it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

ETA: Mindwights and little sleep took my brain out my ear. Problem at the end fixed.

Chapter 4, Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Donna sat on a couch in her quarters, flipping idly through the hundreds of video channels. In any other context, she would've been amused that it was just like at home--a myriad of channels and not an interesting thing on any of them. )

Sorry for the delay! Wrath of the Lich King was released 11/13, and my warlock is now 72.

Word Count: 2454
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities.
Warnings: Spoilers for "Journey's End".
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's Note: Thanks to mtemplar_fic for the beta! If you'd like more information on Ada, see "In the Twilight Kingdom" and "Mykonos."
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 3, Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Every morning, Donna awoke to find her little kitchen fully stocked with whatever food she'd need that day and her clothes from the previous day freshly laundered. )

Word Count: 1990
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities.
Warnings: Spoilers for the Gallifrey audio series. And some swearing.
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's note: Thanks to

mtemplar_fic for the beta! If you don't know who Irving Braxiatel is, go read the excellent post by

lizbee here. Everything that happens after "Gallifrey: Panacea" is my conjecture. His rescue from the Emissaries of Blood was mentioned in "Memorare."
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 2, Chapter 1

( Braxiatel woke to find himself being violently ill on the floor of a zero room. )

Word Count: 1518
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities.
Warnings: Swearing
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's note: Thanks to mtemplar_fic for the beta!
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

Chapter 1

( The black SUV sped towards its destination, swerving effortlessly in and out of traffic. )

Word Count: 2357 by Open Office
Summary: Like a mirror reflected into a mirror, choices made create an infinite of possibilities.
Warnings: None specifically for this chapter, but there will be spoilers for Season 4 of Doctor Who, Season 2 of Torchwood, and references to Season 8 of the Benny audios and the Gallifrey audios.
Rating: Teen
Characters: Ten, Donna, Braxiatel, Torchwood, Original characters (Mike)
Genre: AU, Adventure
Author's note: Thanks to mtemplar_fic for the beta! While I draw upon the Benny and Gallifrey audios, one doesn't need to be familiar with them. This takes place five years after "Mykonos" (from the Doctor's perspective) or a few months after "Journey's End" (from the perspective of Torchwood or Donna.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any of its characters, and I'm receiving no profit from this beyond the joy of writing.

( As the Doctor crawled through a tunnel, he had to wonder why it was that the scourges of the universe couldn't be bothered to make their lairs in sunny and temperate climates. )