Not Just The Doctor's Companion - The Doctor {1}

The Doctor Dances

  All the gas mask patients were within touching distance of The Doctor, Jennifer and Jack. "Go to your room," The Doctor said. All the gas mask patients stood still. "Go to your room. I mean it. I'm very, very angry with you. I am very, very cross. Go to your room!" The Doctor said. All the gas mask patients hang their heads in shame and went back to the beds. "I'm really glad that worked. Those would have been terrible last words," The Doctor said.

Jennifer was sitting, she looked at one of the patients. "Why are they all wearing gas masks?" Jennifer asked as Jack sat next to her. "They're not. Those masks are flesh and bone," Jack said. "How was your con supposed to work?" The Doctor asked. "Simple enough, really. Find some harmless piece of space junk, let the nearest Time Agent track it back to Earth, convince him it's valuable, name a price. When he's put fifty percent up front, oops! A German bomb falls on it, destroys it forever. He never gets to see what he's paid for, never knows he's been had. I buy him a drink with his own money, and we discuss dumb luck. The perfect self-cleaning con," Jack explained. "Yeah. Perfect," The Doctor said.

"The London Blitz is great for self-cleaners. Pompeii's nice if you want to make a vacation of it though, but you've got to set your alarm for volcano day. Getting a hint of disapproval," Jack said. "Take a look around the room. This is what your harmless piece of space-junk did," The Doctor said. "It was a burnt-out medical transporter. It was empty," Jack said. "JJ," The Doctor said. Jennifer got up and she walked over to The Doctor. "Are we getting out of here?" Jennifer asked. "We're going upstairs, plus I want to talk to you," The Doctor said.

"I even programmed the flight computer so it wouldn't land on anything living. I harmed no-one. I don't know what's happening here, but believe me, I had nothing to do with it," Jack said. "I'll tell you what's happening. You forgot to set your alarm clock. It's volcano day," The Doctor said. An alarm went off. "What's that?" Jennifer asked. "The all clear," Jack said. "I wish," The Doctor said. The Doctor walked off, forgetting that he wanted to talk to Jennifer. Jack grabbed Jennifer's hand and they began following The Doctor.

Jennifer and Jack were running trying to find The Doctor. "Mister Spock?" Jack called. "Doctor?" Jennifer called. He peeked out from the top of a staircase. "Have you got a blaster?" The Doctor asked. "Sure," Jack said. They ran up the stairs to The Doctor who was standing in front of a secure metal door. "The night your space-junk landed, someone was hurt. This was where they were taken," The Doctor said. "What happened?" Jennifer asked. "Let's find out. Get it open," The Doctor said. The Doctor moved out of the way. "What's wrong with your Sonic Screwdriver?" Jennifer asked. "Nothing," The Doctor said. Jack's blaster disintegrated the lock.

"Sonic blaster, fifty first century. Weapon Factories of Villengard?" The Doctor asked. "You've been to the factories?" Jack asked. "Once," The Doctor said. "Well, they gone now, destroyed. The main reactor went critical. Vaporized the lot," Jack said. "Like I said. Once. There's a banana grove there, now. I like bananas. Bananas are good," The Doctor said. The Doctor walked into the room. "Nice blast pattern," Jennifer said. "Digital," Jack said. "Squareness gun," Jennifer said. "Yeah," Jack said. "I like it," Jennifer said. Jack smirked at her. They followed The Doctor.

The room was filing cabinets, electronic equipment and a big mess. An observation window across the room is broken. "What do you think?" The Doctor asked. "Something got out of here," Jack said. "Yeah. And?" The Doctor asked. "Something powerful. Angry," Jack said. "Powerful and angry," The Doctor said. Jennifer and Jack walked around, there are child's crayon drawings scattered on the floor and a Steiff teddy bear. "A child? I suppose this explains Mummy," Jack said. "How could a child do this?" Jennifer asked sadly.

The Doctor turned on a tape recorder. "Do you know where you are?" A man's voice asked. "Are you my mummy?" The child's voice asked. "Are you aware of what's around you? Can you see?" The man's voice asked. "Are you my mummy?" The child's voice asked. "What do you want? Do you know-" The man's voice asked. "I want my mummy. Are you my mummy? I want my mummy! Are you my mummy? Are you my mummy? Mummy? Mummy?" The child's voice said.