Introduction
This story takes place between the Wheel in Space episode where the Second Doctor fights against the Cybermen on a marooned Earth space station in the 21st Century, and The Invasion where he defeats them with the military support of the newly formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (U.N.I.T.). The Doctor has encountered the Cybermen several times by now and is gaining both experience in defeating them and a respect for their ability to evolve.
More specifically this story takes place immediately after The Mind Robber where the Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe are forced to emergency land in a white void and are confronted with objects of their own imagination controlled by an old man who introduced himself as The Master (No, not that Master. Another one).
In the story you are about to read, the Doctor has just left his companions to enjoy an overdue island vacation, needing some time to work out a few bugs from the T.A.R.D.I.S. and allowing Jamie and Zoe time to recoup from their recent mentally tasking ordeal.
Prologue
The engines warbled and wheezed, but began to gain a rhythm as the engines realigned themselves.
"There, you go. There you go! That's better." The Doctor tossead the lever forward with a nod of approval. "Let's blow out a few cobw-"
The T.A.R.D.I.S. shook violently and sent the Doctor flying through the air. He landed on the floor against the wall outside the common room.
"Nooo!" he yelled. Grabbing the doorframe, he pulled himself to a standing position. Pushing off the wall, he threw himself towards the control console.
Unlike his previous incarnation who was always gentlemanly ironed and groomed, this Doctor wore a badly tailored suit, wrinkled and crooked tieless collar, oversized baggy plaid pants, and mussed hair that determinedly refused to represent a hairstyle. He looked more like a 'cosmic hobo' performing a comedic routine than a captain trying to capture the control of his runaway spaceship.
"Oh, my giddy aunt!"
The T.A.R.D.I.S. landed harshly and the Doctor had to hold tight to keep from flying to the other side of the room.
"Ok. We're here." With a sigh of relief, he checked his console. "England, and it's cold. Dress warmly, Zoe. Jamie?" He left the room, returning with his oversized fur coat in one hand and his fife in the other. "Jamie? Zoe?"
He stood and looked about the control room for a few seconds before remembering where he had left his companions. "Ah! Aruba." He walked towards the open T.A.R.D.I.S. door. "Got to remember to collect them."