Relapse

Relapse is the third story in The Academic Series, written by LizzeXX, and is a rewrite of British show Doctor Who's Series 4. The story follows original character the Professor, a Time Lady from the planet Gallifrey, the Doctor's oldest friend and Bonded. Following the events of the Year-That-Never-Was, the Professor has regenerated into her tenth incarnation, the personification of a perfect soldier, which makes it harder for the Doctor to bring the old her back to the surface even with Donna Noble's help. During the attack on the Dalek Crucible, the Professor gets caught in the Metacrisis and dies, but the TARDIS brings her back to life, now gifted with her companion's humanity, breaking her cold exterior, but not without having to wipe Donna's mind to protect her.

Like the first two stories, this fanfic was well received by the FanFiction community, despite reader preference to avoid stories with OCs. To date, it has gotten nearly 250 favorites, 70 follows and 200 reviews.

Relapse has been rated T by the author and is listed under the Romance and Adventure genres of the site. It has 14 chapters, each equaling one episode from Series 4, including Voyage of the Damned, with a word count of 120,282 words (including Author's Notes at the beginning of the story and the end of each chapter). The first chapter was uploaded on FanFiction on May 5th, 2012, and was updated daily until May 18th. The next story, Rebound, was uploaded on May 19th, 2012, the day after this story ended.

Official Summary
10/OC -Time Lady- The Year-That-Never-Was left a lasting impression on the Professor even through her regeneration. Will she be able to heal? What will the Doctor do now that his Bonded is so closed off? Can the newest Companion Donna Noble help? Third in the Academic Series.

Chapter Summaries
To be added.