Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who. Doctor Who belongs to the imagination of their characters creator.

Preface Note: I am only guessing I have the correct Doctor, and the version I present is long after Rose is no longer in The Doctor's life. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Pawns And Questions

The Tardis was flying down the time vortex. It nearly collided with a ship shaped like a pink tulip, which was folded up, while spinning. Inside the Tardis, The Doctor asked, "What is that flower doing in the time vortex?" "How should I know? This is your world!" A red-haired female asked. The Doctor said, "Cherry! That flower is following the Tardis!" Today The Doctor had blonde, short curls, with brown eyes. The Doctor was correct about the flower. At the time when the nearly collision occurred, the flower, a tulip, turned, and at a distance, followed The Tardis straight to London, England. It was June 21, 1911. The Tardis landed near Buckingham Palace, while the tulip landed inside St. James' Park. As The Doctor and Cherry left the Tardis, Cherry asked, "Why would someone be following the Tardis?" "I can't say, but look where and when we are," The Doctor said, picking up a newspaper from a nearby trashcan. "June 21, 1911? The Eve of King George V coronation?" Cherry asked. "Something is going to happen, and it will likely happen tomorrow, at the coronation. We need to get inside!" The Doctor said. The Doctor pulled out the Psychic Paper,and Cherry nodded, saying. "Let's do it!" "You be a server. I'll be a detective," Doctor Who said. "Deal!" Cherry said. The two of them got up from behind a bush, and walked up to the gates of Buckingham Palace. After Cherry and The Doctor were allowed in, a lady with wavy, dark brown, and bunned hair, grey eyes, and an angular face watched. This lady had a tulip on her coat, which was a detective outfit befitting the late nineteenth century. She stood behind the corner with another younger lady. This second lady had blonde, medium length, straight hair, with black eyes. The second lady asked, "We need to get in, but no commoner will be able to. Any ideas?" "It is fortunate we look the way we do, otherwise the plan wouldn't work, Jene!" the first lady said, pulling out her billfold. "What is fortunate is this isn't last year, but alright. This should be fun!" Jene said. By now The Doctor and Cherry had mentioned to the security staff that a few garoters were seen close by, and precautions should be made. The alert had been made, yet quietly and Jene and lady one walked up to the guards, now doubled. The guards stopped them, and one asked, "Who are you? Where did you come from?" "Where we came from was St. James' Park. We were sent by my father, who is busy, in Ireland at present. He said Scotland Yard had a suspected threat called in on the Royal Family. As for who we are, take a look," Jene's friend said. The guard had a look at the papers in the billfold, and looked shocked. The guard showed the seven other guards the credentials. Then, after returning the billfold, the guards opened the gates, and stood at attention and saluted, as the two females walked in. Jene asked, before she and her friend got to the Palace door, "Detective, are you certain it's him?" "Yes, that was certainly Doctor Who, and he'll be a great asset, if he can help answer the questions of my past. We use our borrowed names from here on. Clear?" The Detective responded. Jene nodded, as they entered.