Doctor Who - Changes in Time and Space - Chapter 25 - The Tenth Doctor

Chapter 25 – The Tenth Doctor

The Eye of Orion (Unknown Time)

The Doctor was resting, he had not been to the Eye of Orion since before the Time War. He did not understand why he had never taken Rose to see it. He grew sad at the thought of her name, even after the many (months? Years? He knew that the TARDIS kept track somehow).

He thought more, about Martha Jones. The medical student he had met when the Judoon were chasing after a Plasmavore who had taken refuge in an Earth hospital, and whom he had taken to see Shakespeare, New New York and New York in the 1930's (Where they had defeated Carrionites, met the Face of Boe and defeated a plot by the Cult of Skaro respectively).

He thought about the parting. But then something in the background of the memory caught his attention! Next to Martha's sister on the television screen was a scientist. But what he said was what caught his attention. 'which will change what it means to be human'.

“What!” he said. He knew that it was something which he needed to look into. He had to go back to Martha! He bounded into the TARDIS and set it in motion, back to Earth.

In the TARDIS – travelling through the vortex

The Doctor was waiting as the TARDIS careened through the vortex, backtracking the route that it had just travelled. Then something unexpected happened. The Cloister Bell started ringing. “What?” he said. There was now another problem... He looked on the scanner. “Another TARDIS, very close-by. And an anomaly in the corridoor near the console room.”

He looked at the destination. Still Martha's flat in London. Still the same time as before. He then bounded off to look at the anomaly.

Felicia looked around as she recovered from her 3^rd trip through the TARDIS-intratemporal-anomaly. The corridors were a lot more organic looking, like coral. “Hi most likely earlier TARDIS, I suppose that you are as surprised as the Doctor will be, and I am sure that she or he will be here soon,” she said. She hoped that she or he wouldn't be as morose as his next incarceration. She could then hear the Doctor running, amplified by the accoustics of the TARDIS corridors.

The Doctor rounded the corner and saw someone in the corridor. “Hi, Doctor,” she said.

“Who are you? How did you get into my TARDIS? It is impossible to generate such an anomaly,” the Doctor said.

“I am a future companion. I normally travel with your 13^th self,” the young person said.

“Really?” the Doctor asked.

“Yes, I know you are the Doctor, and I am guessing that you are the tenth incarnation,” the young person said.

“Yes, I am the Tenth! But I ask you again, who are you? And how did you enter my TARDIS?” the Doctor asked.

“My name is Felicia Lovell, and I don't know why I am going backwards in the TARDIS. I also don't know what is causing the anomalies,” the young person, Felicia, said.

The Doctor thought. 'So the anomaly was connecting to the version of the TARDIS belonging to my next incarnation?'

“You came directly from the TARDIS to the TARDIS?” the Doctor said.

“Yes,” Felicia said.

“I guess that might be possible,” the Doctor said, to himself. Then the TARDIS made a noise.

“We are approaching our destination,” the Doctor said, he started walking back the way he came and motioned for Felicia to follow him.

“Which is?” Felicia asked, as she began to follow the Doctor.

“London. A scientist is claiming that he has created a device 'that will change what it means to be human',” the Doctor said.

“That isn't good in my experience,” Felicia said.

“So you have travelled with your Doctor for a while?” the Doctor asked.

“Yes, quite a while,” Felicia said, as they approached the console room.

The TARDIS stopped and the Doctor went to the main door and opened it. Someone was outside the TARDIS. “I'm sorry, but did he say 'change what it means to be human'?”