Echoes will be eight chapters long and serve as the sequel instalment to my Doctor Who series Rewind.
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Set course for TARDIS 01: rewind to December 25, 2005.
Set course for TARDIS 02: dimension of origin upon arrival of TARDIS 01 at intended destination.
Set memory retention for Mia Williams.
Translucent figures encased in diaphanous golden light flitted about the console as the reversal began. No nefarious Dark Elements, no combat with Chameleons on the moon, no coronation for the Prince of Puklena, and no struggle against the malevolent queen Seraphim would this incarnation recall. When Donna reappeared in the TARDIS, the brunette braced herself for the rift. Her eyes lingered on his face.
We will not meet again for many years. When you see me again, Doctor, your face will seem aged and mine will appear as an infant. Soon, I fear our faces will no longer differ.
Sparks expelled from the smouldering console cast themselves toward her unctuous face, marked with smudges of soot. In her cranium, pulsations resumed and restored lacerations on her forearms smarted. However, the memories persisted as she dictated. Grimacing, the brunette rose with an assisting hand clutching the bannister, assessing the ghastly scene. I am where I belong.
She hobbled toward the conflagration to utilize the controls, but with another succession of tremors, she found her face against the dais. Glass fragments crunched minutely beneath her cheek. Though fresh gouges in her hands protested, the brunette wasted no time in sitting upright. I hope we have substantial distance between us now. Duplicate TARDISes within the scope of a single universe might produce perilous fluctuations. Could damage to my TARDIS been the catalyst for the initial fusion? Perhaps the flames destroyed most, if not all, Huon energy in my TARDIS. If so, she needed another source and likely sought it, regardless of the fact it rested in another dimension.
A sudden lurch and her jaw collided with the console. From her peripheral vision, she glimpsed winking emergency lights. Alarmed, she raised herself from the console on her elbows and grasped the screen, which read: Collision with vacant planet Zr89-nK in ten seconds. Did the lure of Huon energy hamper her return?
Ten seconds was too little time to initiate any preventative action, but she attempted nonetheless. Moments before she became unconscious, the TARDIS pitched with a steep motion and the momentum hurled Mia Williams against the console.