In the largest tower, the pierced the Gallifrey sky two women sat at a large table. The chairs at the table would normally be occupied by the council that governed the people of Gallifrey, but after an angry man in a blue box usurped the standing government and then left the planet. The room now had a lonely almost eerie feel.

" What makes you think your man can convince the Doctor to return?" Ohila said staring with irritation at the alliance she had been forced into with the Time Lord's due to the Doctors actions.

" I don't think he can convince the Doctor to return, but we need to at least attempt to get the Doctor back by any means necessary." Said the General pacing around the room, her armor making noise with each step.

" If you even hope to have a chance of the Doctor returning then this man better be your best time… what do you call them again?" Ohila asked dismissively

" Time Scout." The General shot back.

Since Gallifrey's return and subsequent relocation to hide at the end of the universe, the Time Lords became strict about who could go off planet and who could operate a TARDIS. To not attracted attention in the other worlds use of a TARDIS had been relegated down to a smaller section of the Time Lord military, the Time Scouts. Before the time war the Time Scouts where a lower branch of the military as their primary job was to go on single man missions to other times and places to find whatever person, object, or fact the Time lord's needed at that point. They weren't viewed as much more as errand boys to the higher-ranking officers. After the time war, the Scouts found themselves being called upon for tasks more often as the Time Lords now needed more secrecy. Unfortunately for them, while the Scouts received more responsibility they did not receive more respect.

"I will admit he's not our best scout, but he values discretion, and that's what we need right now."

" Why are you still even here? The Doctor is not your concern, and neither are the issues of Gallifrey." Asked the General

" While I have not love for the Time Lords and are correct in your assertion that Gallifrey is not my concern, you are one wrong in one important aspect. The Doctor is most certainly our concern. The Sisterhood of Karn still has need of the Doctor."

"And what need would that be?"

"Now that, General, is none of your concern?"

"I look forward to when this is over."

"As do I General."

The doors to the council chamber creaked open and through them walked a short but lanky man who removed his hat out of respect to relieving his short black hair.

"You asked for me General?" Asked the scout standing at attention.

"Yes, I did, at ease scout. Now, what you're about to hear is classified information, no one is to know about this except for the people in this room. You understand?"

"Yes ma'am, but if this matter is of this much importance shouldn't the Doctor be here too."

The General gave a heavy sigh while ohila couldn't hide her enjoyment at the General's shame. "The Doctor is gone."

"Gone… but he was supposed to take over and lead us. When is he coming back?"

"The Doctor isn't coming back boy. Once the Doctor runs he'll just keep running." Ohila piped up.

"When did he leave?" Asked the Scout as if he was interrogating the pair.

"Shortly after he sent the old council off planet. He used us to revive an old companion."

The Scout was saddened by this, but the feeling the was most visible on his person was rage. "Everyone was talking about how he would change our world for the better, how we could come out of the shadows." Said the Scout softly, almost to himself.

"We need you to bring him back."

"Consider it done. I'll bring the Doctor back and he'll answer for what he did to us."

"No, we need him back to lead us."

"But… but he isn't fit to lead us after what he's done."

"The doctor runs, that's what he does. But like it or not we are in a position right now where we need him. We need you to bring him back, by force if you have too, and we will make him stop running for once."

"Shouldn't the people know about this?" Asked the Scout?

"Consider your reaction to the news. Now think about that on a planet wide scale, if your people know the doctor ran there would be rioting in the streets." Answered Ohila.

" Only you, and a few other soldiers know, and they've promised to not breathe a word about this. So, can we count on you to bring the Doctor home?" Asked the General.

"I will do whatever it takes to make sure Gallifrey has the hero it deserves." Said the scout proudly.

"Excellent, you should begin your search on Earth. Specifically London in 2016, that's where the Doctor is known to spend most of his time. You'll find some clothes in your TARDIS that will help you blend into the crowd." The General explained.

"And one more thing." Added Ohila "The Doctor can be a dangerous man when angered, and if you try to bring him back he will consider you an enemy. All the enemies of the Doctor fear him, even the Daleks. So, if you go down this road, tread lightly."

The Scout was a bit shaken by the words of Ohila and her unflinching stare at him while she talked. The Scout saluted the General, which she returned, and made his way down to the TARDIS bay.

The TARDIS by went on for miles with rows of identical gray cylinders. Amists all of the gray TARDIS's the Scout was still able to easily find his own from the faint hum it whispered into his, and only his, ear. Inside the Scout's TARDIS among the white walls and bright fluorescent circular lights that made up the default setting on a TARDIS interior, the Scout found a large wooden box laying under the console. The Scout immediately went for the console wanting to take off as soon as possible and threw the bright red switch causing the TARDIS to begin flying through the skies of Gallifrey. Turning a few more dials and levers, the TARDIS was quickly away from Gallifrey and hurdling through a time tunnel. Setting the console into autopilot, the Scout decided to reactivate his usual chameleon circuit settings.

The outside of the TARDIS slowly changed from a gray cylinder to set of ornate double doors connected by a large brown door frame. The interior of the TARDIS began to spin and warp around the Scout until the familiar forties jazz club setting surrounded him. The Scout made the interior of his TARDIS a jazz club after a visit to Earth. The Scout loved the atmosphere, and the music that played in the smoke filled bar but couldn't stay for too long. So, the Scout decided he would build his own club inside his TARDIS, complete with robot bartenders and singers that played all the hits.

Now that the settings for his TARDIS were complete the Scout decided to look in the wooden box. Inside the box where the clothes the General told him about and, happy with the selection of clothes the scout quickly changed out of his red uniform and into his new outfit. The Scout put on the long beige trench coat and tightened the red tie around his neck and was happy with what he saw in the mirror.

An alarm blared and the Scout rushed over to the computer monitor. "Arrival in London, 2016 Immonet." Shined on the screen of equipment, the Scout smiled to himself. He was ready, to not only save his home but to also take down his hero.