Disclaimer: The Doctor Who ideas, main characters, and places all mentioned in the BBC show do not belong to me. They belong to BBC. The only things that belong to me are the new characters and the story line. Enjoy.
A/N: This story is the sequel to The Time Architect.
Doctor Who: Magus's Mirrors
Prologue: Only the Beginning
Once upon a time in a far away land two brothers lived happily together. Their names: Jacob and Wilhelm.
They weren't exactly famous at the time, but they were known in the small area of the country where they lived. They were known for their large story book they carried around, filled with tales of misfortune, mischief, woes, and magic. Stories that, up until recently, the likes had only been heard of before in solitary places scattered worldwide.
The brothers loved telling their stories; it didn't matter to them whether or not their names were famous. They simply wanted their stories to last for future generations to enjoy.
Centuries, even thousands of years, after their death their stories still remained, not only in the place of their birth but far and wide across galaxies and the entirety of the universe as well. Their stories never died.
In fact, on one planet in the vast universe, the stories themselves had a life of their own.
"So are things always as chaotic as they were in London? Or was I just lucky and that was only half as bad as it could get?"
The Doctor had already flipped the switch and they were off, away from what Emily had known as present-day London and off into the entirety of the Universe. After the adventure of the Time Architect, she couldn't imagine going back to her old life; doing nothing with her friends on the weekends and working on chores for her sister while she uselessly searched for another job.
"Oh, time has its ups and downs," the Doctor replied, turning a dial on the control panel. "You just have to know the right place to look is all."
"So where are we going?" Emily inquired, practically bouncing inside with anticipation and excitement while on the outside she remained completely calm. She didn't want to look like a fool and make the Doctor think he had chosen a child to come aboard with him.
"I know just the place." That smile Emily was starting to find adorable rather than quirky grew on the Doctor's face. "Planet Kalpana, in the Gemini system, year 59,304."
"What's there?" Emily asked, the excitement growing in her, her eyes lighting up so much she couldn't hide it even if she tried to this time.
"There," the Doctor answered, flipping a switch, "lies only the beginning of our adventure." The TARDIS gave a huge jolt before flying off toward their destination.