The man smiled. “Oh, nothing really. We were just about, River and me, have you met River yet? That’s her there. Oh, but I was saying, yes we were out and about when suddenly we… uh… landed here. Yep. Nobody’s fault. Really. And then we were like, ooh Sherlock Holmes, and decided to pop in…for a chat.”
“A…chat?” Sherlock said, suspicious. An ex-army and a scientist hardly came here for a ‘chat’. Maybe they were scoping the area. Or was this one of Mycroft’s tricks? It didn’t seem his style. Neither Moriarty’s – too obvious. Then again, maybe that’s what he wanted him to think.
“Oh, yes. Just a nice chat. How about the weather? Or strange electrical disturbances? Or big green men walking down the street?”
Sherlock raised his eyebrow. “Hardly green men. No electrical disturbances. The weather is rain. Is that all?”
“Ah, but you must have noticed something! Something odd, something out of place. You’re Sherlock Holmes!”
“Indeed. But unless you are referring to Mrs Hudson’s decision to stop eating gluten related products, there has been nothing ‘odd’ around.”
The man’s face fell. “Ah. Maybe we came too early.” He looked at River. “We’ll try again then.”
“This time,” the woman said, “let me drive.”
They stood up and argued their way out the door. Sherlock sighed. No case. At least John would be interested in hearing about this one. Maybe he’d type it up in that ridiculous blog of his. ‘The Odd Man’ or something ridiculous like that. He tapped his fingers on the arm of his chair. How was John going, anyway?
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The Meeting - A WhoLock Fic
FanficWhen an unruly stranger and his wife turn up from out of the blue, John and Sherlock are thrown into one of the most alien of adventures yet! Will they be able to crack the case? And just who is this 'Doctor'?
