"Galifrey...the home of the Time Lord. One of the most advanced beings in the universe. The over watchers of time some would say. But just because of the advancements of there culture doesn't mean there planet was perfect. There was a little crime, not much but a little. One criminal in particular The Hood Of Arcadia. His methods are still unknown however his crime was of the most heinous of all crimes. Regeneration Burglary, he would steal his victims Regenerations and leave only one for them to live out the rest of there days. He was sought out by the high council for centuries. However one day he just vanished and has been never heard of again. However that particular story will be told another day." Mystically the Doctor spun this tale. Ace sitting in a chair on the TARDIS legs up in her chair is in deed brought to a stage of awe at the end of the story.
"So Professor whatever happened to him...i mean the Hood?" She spits the question almost as a child assuring herself the boogie man wasn't real.
"Ace that is a spectacular question, see like i said no ones heard from him in at least an eon, he must surely have perished by now." The Doctor pats Ace to assure her and walks back over to the main controls of the TARDIS.
"So you never met him then Professor?" Ace stood up from the chair and began to walk to the controls adjacent from the Doctor.
"Well...yes and no, i seen him verrrrrrrrrry close up." He sets the controls with a little flick of the wrists as he rolls his r's.
Aces face lights up with excitement. She loved hearing about the Doctors past adventures almost as much as going on them.
"So ...What happened Doctor!?"
"Well I he popped up on Galifrey where my abode just happened to be located. And he came running through an alley way chasing someone. He looked at me and winked as he did and he was gone. Before then id never heard of him before." The Doctor keeps setting his controls.
Aces excitement sighs away.
"Wow Doctor that was just buzzing." Her sarcasm pulsates from her voice like a blaster
The Doctor smirks;"Not every thing will be Nitro 9 and running for our lives my dear, you should learn that." As he finishes that last sentence the TARDIS console begins go on the fritz. Lights flashing knobs pulling themselves out and pushing themselves back in.
"What in the world old girl?" The Doctor asks as he frantically begins damage control. However so far its to no avail. By this point Ace is up doing her best with what little bit she had learned about the machine.
"Professor! What is going on?" She hollers from he side of the TARDIS.
"Im not sure but my readings are showing we are being sucked into another vortex, not a time vortex but its like a gravity vortex. Its pulling us onto Earth...but the year is 2006 there. Theres just no way they are advanced enougn.." The Doctor answers and continues hopping around the TARDIS flipping controls.
"So were being sucked down by a vacuum of gravity not a vortex." Corrects Ace as she braces her self.
"Good good Ace i just did th-Ahhhh!" The Doctor yelps as the TARDIS begins to tumble and rumble throwing them all about.
The TARDIS falls and falls before the emergency systems kick on and the suddenly just materialize at the spot they were going to hit from a free fall of sorts anyways. Inside the TARDIS The Doctor lay on the console as Ace is on the floor. Both a little groggy from all the violent tumbling but otherwise ok. The Doctor stands up straight off the main console and looks at Ace.
"Ace?" He squats down to one knee, brushes the hair from her face to check for injuries but sees nothing.
"P...p...p..pp..professor? Is that you?" Ace groggily asks as she sits up holding her head.
"Yes Yes my dear its me, are you ok Ace?" He grabs her hand and pulls her up at this point.
"Oi, Professor, as fit as a fiddle." She smiles at him re assuring shes ok.
"Well then..." He walks over to the rack standing beside the TARDIS doors and grabs his umbrella ,coat, and her jacket. "Were off then Ace." He hands her the black jacket of hers and he puts his on and winks at her.
They both move for the door and to this out side world they go. There surroundings looked the sort of a parking lot, and abandoned one at that except for an ominous figure to the west of them. The night sky cloaked there movement as they walked out and began to explore. They kept Quiet not knowing what was around, and who could be listening. The Doctor sees nothing but a road in front of him and it seemed to be some kind of complex that had been abandoned behind him. It had been abandoned for sometime the poor place was just rotting apart. However that ominous figure in the corner of his eye kept catching his attention. So he finally sets in to investigate. The closer he gets the more he thinks hes going Bonkers. The reason he felt that way because it looked like the TARDIS. His TARDIS to boot. Ace watched from behind him and then looked back assuring she wasnt seeing things and there was there TARDIS exactly where they had left it. Then it comes to him and his face goes from an investigative glow to a more cross red. He then stamps up to the TARDIS and walks through the doors very quickly. Ace can tell the doctor is cross from where she is.
"Professor , whats the matter? Hey...Wait up!" She begins to jog to catch up with her funny little man.
The Doctor walks in and immediately sees this tall man beside his controls Fiddling and fidgeting just as he would wearing what seems to be a lord byron man soon realizes he has walked into his TARDIS.
"Well then...what are you doing here?" The man asks as he leans up from the controls.
"Well i am the Doctor and i have a feeling you are too. Am I corrrrrrrrrect?" His r's roll with a sort of anger.
"I had so much psychic ability back then, i do miss that sometimes, I'm your successor." The Doctor does a bit of a bow.
"Well then you know what your doing, your breaking the first law of time. This could create a paradox to big for the TARDIS to hold." The Professor lectures him.
"Wait Professor...this other bloak is you to?" Ace had not been informed about Regeneration at this point.
"Yes he is,see when a Timelord gets into a jam where they get injured to badly they change, its sort of a way to cheat death." The Professor explains and looks back his older self for an explanation.
"Look i just was pulled here by some sort of vacuum. Im just as surprised as you." The Eighth Doctor walks away from the console and closer to the Professor and Ace.
"Well then why are we both here?" The professor puts his hand on his chin to ponder.
"Well...why dont we just go explore some more. Curiosity killed the cat as you would say Doctor." He smiles at the Professor and signals at him to go on out ahead of him. So he does Ace shortly behind him and Eight follows the lot of them closing the TARDIS doors behind.
"So we know were on Earth, however the question is where...and why is it so cold." The Doctor shivers and rubs his hands together as the Professor looks at his surroundings for some sort of a clue then he catches a store across the way running an American Flag.
"Well it seems were in the USA."
"That narrows it down a tack." Sarcastically replies Ace.
The Professor smirks and they all begin to walk towards the little store. The cold wind singing a song almost as it blew. They made it to the front of the store and seen a rack for newspapers.
" the Nassau County Record...interesting...hmmm...yess...i shouldve known." The Professor points his finger at the news paper.
"What should you have known?" Asks Ace sounding a bit worried."
"Its right there in black in white...it says you will find yourself, i knew i should've checked my horoscope today." He smiles a devilish grin. Eight and And Ace chuckle a little.
"Well from what i see here we are in Hilliard Florida... December, 12th, 2006."
"Well...it is very cold." Spout Eight shivering.
"I dont know...I like it." Seven says then puts the news paper back in the rack.
