Four Things and a Lizard Chapter 1 The Beginning or the End

"Anyway…" said Larry to Sally. "Back in a mo'." He left the video shop just as a black taxi pulled up in front. Sally slowly stood up, her mind racing as a tall, thin man in a trench coat with a bow slung over his shoulder got out of the car, followed by a dark skinned woman with a quiver of arrows. Sally raced to the door, catching them before they crossed the street.

"Doctor! Doctor, Doctor!" she shouted. The Doctor turned to her, an expression of surprise on his face.

"Hello…" he said, "Sorry, there's a sort of thing… happening… very important that we… stop it."

"Oh my god, it's you!" cried Sally. "It really is you!" the Doctor looked at her, confused, obviously not recognizing her. "Oh, you don't remember me, do you."

Martha ran over, urgently speaking to the Doctor. "Doctor, we haven't got time for this. The migration's started…"

"Sorry, look. I've got a bit of a… complex life. Things don't always happen to me in quite the right order." He paused and shrugged, Martha waiting impatiently in the background. "Gets a bit confusing at times. Especially weddings. I'm rubbish at weddings… 'specially my own."

"Oh my god, of course!" Sally paused, the realization coming to her face, "You're a time traveler, it hasn't happened to you yet, none of it! It's still in your future!"

"What hasn't happened-" started the Doctor, only to be cut off by Martha, her voice full of urgency.

"Doctor, please! Twenty minutes to red hatching!" she cried, tugging on his arm.

"It was me! Oh, for god's sake, it was me all along, you got it all from me!" Sally was grinning now, finally figuring it out.

The Doctor's face became even more confused. "Got what?" he asked.

"Ok." Sally took a deep breath, preparing to explain it all. "Listen. One day, you're going to get stuck. In 1969. Make sure you've got this with you." She handed him a purple folder, containing a transcript of their conversation though the television, pictures of the writing inside Wester Drumlins, and the letter from Kathy. The Doctor took it and looked at it. "You're gonna need it."

"Doctor!" cried Martha, even more urgently that before.

"Yeah, listen, gotta dash." said the Doctor. "Things… happening- well, four things- well, four things… and a lizard."

Sally nodded. "Ok. No worries, you're needed there. See you around someday!" she called as the Doctor started to turn and run away.

"What was your name?" he asked, pausing.

"Sally Sparrow." She replied.

"Good to meet you, Sally Sparrow." Said the Doctor.

Larry walked up behind Sally. She looked at him, and, taking his hand, she said, "Goodbye, Doctor." Then they walked back into their shop. The Doctor watched them go, then ran off to meet up with Martha.