I apologize for the lonnnnnnnng over due update. I actually found the revised version. I'm reststructuring and adding to make more sense. Thank you for waiting for the updates.

Space. It is a vast and lonely place filled with ancient ruins of old times, aliens from other worlds, beautiful planets, and colorful skies. But every place has a dark road. It's a road that only leads to death and destruction. But every so often one needs to take that road. A road we must follow to save our friends or protect those we love. Sometimes it's for the wrong reasons sometimes it's for the good of mankind… and sometimes we have no choice.

A tall figure was walking through the streets at the edge of the market place, which was filled with people. He was wearing a hooded dark gray robe. No one seemed to take notice of him. Every once in a while someone turned to see as if there was someone out of the corner of there eye, but other than that, he was not there. He moved swiftly in a diagonal sidestep. There was a blur around him as he moved. He raised his hand and near his cheek.

"Yes I can feel it too." He spoke. His voice was calm and slightly deep. It also had the tone as if he were talking from two different places. "We are close." Then he looked up suddenly. "I found it. It will be back in your possession soon.'"He stopped. "Yes. I am ready. The barriers will be broken."

With that, he advanced toward a building with a sign that read, 'The Museum of Xacron.'

The figure stopped, raised his hand and turned around trying to get a sense. He focused on a short little man in a dull green woven tunic and pants, a local merchant, selling jewelry. The hooded figure advanced on the little man, who now got a chill up his back like he had never felt before. The hooded figure, now in front of him, moved his arm in an arc and the man now saw the hooded figure. Before he could scream the hooded one placed a finger upon the mans forehead. There was a flash of light and the hooded one spoke.

"Do you understand what you must do?"

"Yes." He replied in a nervous mousy tone. Then before he knew it, he was back in front of the museum. His eyes held a glazed expression. All he had to do was get the object for the hooded one and get off the planet as fast as he could. He would, later, receive further instructions. He turned and followed the hooded one into the museum…

About thirty minutes later the little man came running out clutching an object close to his chest. He ran as if his life depended on it…because it did. He ran until could no longer keep his breath. He ran in a nearby alley to hide. He bent hunched over breathing heavily. He looked at the box he had just stolen. It was made of tree bark. It even had a nature like scent to it.

He looked around for the hooded one and found no sight of him. He slowly opened the box. His eyes went wide. There, inside, was an amulet that started to glow as he opened the box. The glow enveloped him then dissipated. He blinked. His senses came to him. What was he doing? He was not a thief! He had to get rid of this thing. Desparatly he looked out of the alley for anyone. He started to panic. There! he spotted a woman, red hair, blue jacket. She was not of this world.

Charlie stepped out of the TARDIS wide eyed and smiling. It had been a long time since they were on holiday and she felt it was safe from any evil there may be. She took a deep breath and exhaled. She enjoyed the pleasant sweet smell of the air and let herself relax.

"Well?" Called the Doctor's voice from in the TARDIS. "Does it look like the beaches of Florana?"

"No." She giggled. The TARDIS has been in quite a mood recently but when she thought about it…what else was new?

The Doctor popped his head out and looked around then cast a shed of disappointment on his face. "She has been very temperamental these days. More so than usual."

"Doctor, as long as I have been traveling with you she has never been anything but." She looked up and down the street. "Hm. No Cybermen. No ghostly houses. No men from Mars. There doesn't seem to be any evil anywhere about." The Doctor side glanced her as he closed the doors.

What she did see was a very large village square. It was well organized. Lots of people but not too crowded. There were shops of every kind. Clothing, eateries, a tavern, fabric. "Oh Doctor it's wonderful!"

"I'm glad you like it. I am going to have to find out why I never make it to Florana."

"Well not today. Come on, let's look around."

The Doctor struggled over it for a moment and decided that he should relax too. "Well why not? It's-" He noticed that she was no longer at his side. He caught up to her at a clothing shop she had darted off to. She was drawn to an outfit that, from when the Doctor caught up to her, she just fell in love with.

She started talking to the Doctor as if she had never left his side.

"Oh Doctor! It's such a lovely color. I've never seen that shade of teal before. Is it possible to-? I mean can we-?"

The Doctor smiled. "Let me see what they use for currency. Now listen, if something happens-" She cast a look at him. "-If we get separated looking around I mean, meet back at the TARDIS in thirty minutes. Ok?"

She nodded. The Doctor left Charley at the shop while he looked to see what he could use for exchange for currency. She was enjoying herself looking in shop windows in the main square.

"Oh Doctor! The woman's clothes here are so different from the men's." She made an observation when she looked at the people in the square. "All the men are dressed in dark colors and the women light colors. And none of the women are wearing trousers of any sort. But I do like the styles the women wear. Perhaps I should get one or two things. What do you think Doctor?" She looked around and could not see him anywhere. "Now where's he gone off to?"

She walked near the street to see if she could catch sight of him when commotion from the people arose. She turned to see what was going on. People were piling on the sidewalks fast. When she turned in the direction of all the excitement she saw the most ghastly creature she had ever seen in her life. A vein flailing, muscle throbbing, hideous monster. It was walking with a purpose.

She looked frantically for the Doctor, pushing her way through people who were trying to get a look at or avoid the monster. When she made it through she caught glimpse of the Doctor struggling to get out of a group of onlookers huddled near a corner building. He bolted out and ran toward the TARDIS at top speed.

"Doctor!" she called quickly. "We've only just arrived. How could he have gotten in trouble so quickly? Doctor!" She broke in a run back through the people to catch him, but was too late. She heard the familiar groaning wheezing noise of the TARDIS as it faded from sight. "Doctor?" she whispered. "He's left me."

She stood there in disbelief. "How could he leave me? There has to be a reason. He would never leave me on purpose. Come on Charlie. You're an Edwardian adventuress. You've been in much more trouble than this. Think. I know, I'll follow that beast thing for a star-."

Screams were heard from the street up ahead. She ran in the direction from where they were coming. As she got closer, a group of people were huddled around a woman crying, knelt down over two piles of ashes on the ground.

"Oh no. What-?" It was so horrible she couldn't finish her sentence.

"That thing burned her children to ash." The woman next to her whispered.

"NO!" The woman got up in a pit of rage and anguish and ran after the monster screaming. "NO!"

"NO!" Charlie started after her. "Come back! You'll be killed!"

Charley tried to catch up to her but she was too far ahead. "STOP!"

As the woman got closer, the monsters hands started to glow...

"Look Mr. Glitz, I need to get off this rock as soon as possible. Now!"

"Ok, ok. I just have to get my partner and we'll be off. We do need to talk about the payment."

"Anything! Look, I have ancient Baruvial Credits, double what their worth. I'll meet you at your-"

The doors to the tavern burst open and a small man wearing a maroon woven tunic shouted to everyone. "Tanak's family has just been killed by a monster and it's headed this way!" He rushed out as quickly as he entered. The bar stayed quiet for seconds and cleared just as fast.

Glitz turned to seal the deal and his new passenger was already out the back door. He looked outside and cast an expression of worry.

"Mel." He got out of his seat and ran outside with the rest of the crowd. People were moving out of the street keeping out of the monsters way.

"What is it?" Someone asked.

"I don't know. I've never seen anything like it."

"What the-?" It was the ugliest thing Glitz had ever seen. It looked like its insides were out. He looked around for Mel, who was nowhere to be seen.

He was making his way out of the crowd. The monster had just passed by.

He turned fast and saw a screaming woman, running after the monster.

Glitz had no time to stop her.

The monster stopped dead, turned quickly arm raised. Before she knew it, her face was in its hand. She struggled and screamed through its hand. He held her there and she started to burn.

Glitz's jaw dropped. "Mel." He began making his way through the crowd, frantic to find Melanie, when he saw a younger woman advancing fast.

"NO!" She yelled.

The monster dropped the Tanak to the ground burning to ashes, and walked at a strong pace toward Charley.

She was frozen in horror. Glitz intercepted, grabbing her hand and pulling her away as fast as he could.

"Come on! I think you've overstayed your welcome!"

Charley felt as if her arm was being pulled out of its socket. She picked up pace with Glitz and allowed him to lead her out of danger.

After what seemed an eternity of running around people and buildings, Glitz looked back and noticed that they were not being followed and stopped. He and Charley caught their breaths.

"Seems to have lost interest." He managed.

"Thank you. I'm Charlotte Pollard." She said between breaths. "My friends call me Charley. You're defiantly in the friend category. I owe you one."

He bent over to catch his breath. "You're welcome. I'm Sabalom Glitz. People usually call me Glitz. You weren't responsible for that thing were you?"

"No. I'd only just arrived. I was trying to stop her.'

"Nearly getting yourself killed in the process."

Charley was about to protest when Glitz spoke again. 'Sorry, that was unfair. You were trying to save her. I would've done the same.' He had so many things on his mind it was almost hard to process it all. 'Tell you what you help me find my wife and we'll call it even.'

"I think I can do that seeing as my ride has left for the moment. Do you know what that thing was?"

"No, but I have a feeling I know what it wanted. We'll worry about that'll after. I just want to see if my wife is all right. This is the sort of trouble that she tends to get into."

"Trouble? She doesn't happen to have red hair, blue shirt and black coat does she?"

His head tilted slightly. "How did you-?" He followed her eyes to the wall of the next building. "Oh no."

They walked over and saw Melanie's picture on the wanted wall.

"Wanted for the theft of the Ancient Eye of Time. That must be why the Doctor-"

"The Doctor?"

"Yes. We're travelers…'"She saw his expression change. "Do you know him?"

A slight look of relief passed over his face. "Yes, we both do. She, Mel, traveled with him for a time. This is also the kind of trouble that follows him too."

"You know the Doctor alright."

"I feel a little better knowing he's here. He can help us find Mel. I just wish I knew if she was all right. Where is he?"

"Well, that's just it. He's not. We weren't out of the TARDIS five minutes when he ran back and left me here to twiddle my thumbs. It's all fitting together now. Since that thing was, I guessing, going after her, she must've escaped somehow and the Doctor went off to rescue her. If that's the case he'll find her."

"I hope so. Listen, we can do something. Why don't you find out what you can about the Eye of Time and that monster at the museum, and I'll have a chat with the real thief."

"All right, then. Let's meet back in an hour?"

"That should be enough time."

"Glitz?' He looked at her. 'Stay out of trouble, please."

"You too."

He told her how to get to the museum and watched her leave. 'Find her first, Doctor. Find her first. He said as he walked to the docking hanger fists clinched and anger flaring in his eyes. "And now for some unfinished business..."