This is novel 2 out of 5 in the order of: Unusual Circumstances, Nasty Surprises, Interrogating Answers, Time Heals, and The Day of Destruction. This follows directly from the ending of Unusual Circumstances.
Prologue
Date: unknown
Destination: To be figured
The stars paint the night sky like Chinese lanterns in the New Year, only there are more and they look somewhat smaller due to their distance. Each and every star twinkle in its own unique way, holding all life that surrounds it, pulling planets, asteroids and moons around its gravitational pull. All spinning slowly, taking up the time they need.
Standing on the Earth's surface, humans are only able to see what's out in front of them. Whether they are looking through a telescope or just with the naked eye, all they can see are the twinkling stars in the night sky, far beyond their reach.
However sitting up in space is a completely different story.
The universe is alive. Every star, every constellation, every planet, every black hole; life is everywhere; unheard of and unknown.
Somewhere in the distance there is the start of a supernova. Slowly to begin with and then all at once. Life is born again. New stars appear in the sky as others die and fall. The uncontrolled nuclear reactions within this small proportion of stars finally reach its unstable state, resulting in it to explode.
Yet nothing is heard. The supernova is just a visual affect. The sound of the explosion can be heard in one's mind, but it is only imagination. Whatever travels, falls or collides in space can never be heard. Silence is all around.
Just off where the supernova occurs, there is a small flash of light. A blue light that flashes every few seconds. However, as the light gets closer and closer, it can easily be seen that the light is attached to the roof of a Police Public Call Box. The police box slowly spins around in circles as it flies elegantly through space. And again, nothing is heard from it. Just the visualisation of a police box spinning on its axis, the light flashing upon its roof.
The low rumble of the Tardis console echoes across the console room, bouncing off the circular walls and echoing down the many different corridors.
The four living beings on the Tardis have just returned from a long trip to the galaxy Andrymia, in which their mission was to throw the dust particles of Bruce Fey's shape shifter into a black hole, banishing it from existence for good.
April Hollerford, who has taken Bruce Fey's attacks for the past five years of her life, believed it was still the same man who her father befriended during their time at school and was a close family friend. She believed that it was only a rapid turn of mental health issues that affected Bruce after her parent's sudden death. But from the sight of the tadpole lookalikes floating around his head and then the sudden appearance of a creature standing in a blue and white fencing suit, it was clear that Bruce had been killed at the same time as April's parents and that this shape shifter took the form of Bruce's appearance in an attempt to kill April.
But because of the Doctor and his promise to her father, Declan Hollerford, its mission to kill April was unsuccessful.
April was glad to watch the dust particles float in space for a few seconds before being instantly sucked up into the black hole. She felt a tidal wave of different emotions as Rose and Terry closed the Tardis doors. It was a mix of anger, distrust, loneliness, hurt, relief, tearful and strength. Once the doors closed, she felt lonely as everyone she knew, her family and friends from home were all gone and out of her life. But the low rumble of the Tardis brought her back to the present moment. She has the Doctor who is saving her life as much as she is saving his. She has Terry, the human-like cyborg made by the Doctor, who has the knowledge beyond any human brain and who knows every last detail about each and every person she meets. And then she has Rose Tyler who has been travelling with the Doctor for a few years now. It is an unlikely friendship between the four of them, but April is thankful to have someone different in her life.
Although, Rose can sense the feeling of dislike from April and neither of them knows why they can't quite warm up to one another. Is it jealousy? Is it caution? They just do not know.
The journey out of the galaxy Andrymia was rather bumpy and unstable as they had to force the Tardis away from the strength of the black hole. And now, millions and millions of miles away from where they were before, the Tardis silently sweeps through space. The only sound that can be heard is what is happening on the inside.