On the furthest reaches of the universe a strange blue box with markings that depict Police...the tardis drifting gracefully in perpetual bliss when all of a sudden the silence of the universe is broken with the sound of a guitar rift. Inside the box resides a large control panel on a landing on a second level an elderly looking man sitting comfortably in a wing chair playing with his guitar adjacent to rows of books and a chalk board. the doctor then paused and began to re tune his instrument when the tardis suddenly, without warning, let out a loud whirring sound. the lights flickered the doctor sat up with a confused expression on his face he placed the guitar down and rushed down the stairs to the console frantically trying to figure out what was happening. the tardis began to to move and fly at high speed through time and space heading towards it final destination as if it was being called... to earth. the ship appeared at is destination with a whirl and boom, then there was silence. the doctor grabbed the nearest monitor to discover that he had landed in United Kingdom; Cardiff to be exact.
The doctor looked toward the console with a stern grin and said " out of all of time and space why have you brought me to Cardiff... Cardiff of all places." the tardis then let out a whir the doctor responded "that's not an answer there has to be a reason as to why you have brought me here." at that moment there was a sudden knocking at the door the doctor hesitantly started for the door wondering who or what it could be. he opened the door slowly and came face to face with a young man with black hair well dressed and wearing a blueish Grey trench coat. the man smiled and said " hello doctor its been a long time, you seem to have aged a bit." the doctor seemed quite confused and responded " who are you?" the man was shocked and replied with a fairly serious tone " Captain Jack harkness" the doctor having a very serious look on his face retreated back into the tardis to continue working on the tardis controls jack followed in toe staring contently at the doctor with quizzical eyes.
The doctor periodically looking up at jack, the doctor was about to speak when the doors to the tardis slam shut, the engine began to whir and took off from earth and headed for the edge of the galaxy. Jack clung to the guard rail which circled the the console as he shouted " Doctor! what is happening!" for which the doctor replied " I'm not sure shes been acting strange" the tardis suddenly came to a complete stop and the console went dark. as the ship lay adrift in space the lights in the tardis began to flicker, the doctor unable to comprehend what is happening turns to jack raises his hand points and says "why did you call the tardis to Cardiff?" jack having an somewhat agitated look on his face replied "Yeah and how would I do that" the doctor preparing to respond notices a small creature sitting on top of the railing on the second level, the doctor then signaled jack in the direction of the creature, jack turned an drew his gun from inside his coat in a sign of defense. having now witnessed this creature, this strange creature that had large ears green skin, sharp claws and stood 1 1/2 ft in height. jack having kept his gun on this creature began to query the doctor "what on earth is that thing doctor?" the doctor staring intently at the creature reaches for his sonic screwdriver and began to scan the lifeform.
The screwdriver buzzed and glowed a warm blue light, an alert beeped and the docter inspected the screwdriver it indicated the creatures identity. the doctor with concern in his voice declared "My sonic is identifying this thing as a... gremlin?" Jack then turned to the doctor confused and repeated "A Gremlin ... you must be kidding."
jack then added "I thought gremlins were just folklore?" the doctor then replied "yes I know but the question is... how did one get on the tardis?" the creature then stood up and began to move, it scurried towards the doctors guitar passed right by and came down towards the console. the doctor stood firmly in place with great caution turning slowly while always keeping an eye on the approaching creature. Jack keeping his gun ever vigilant and only waiting for the doctors word. the creature then climbed onto the console to look the doctor in the eye, as if proud of its accomplishment.
The doctor stood his ground and glared with great disdain. the gremlin then tilted its head to one side and spoke in a gargled tone "Do...oc..t...or." the gremlin then pushed a button on the console which caused the lights in the tardis to flicker for an instant, in which the gremlin then disappeared. jack, having holstered his gun, began to search the room for the gremlin, as the doctor checked the tardis controls for anything out of the ordinary, but to no avail. Jack turned to face the doctor only to be greeted with a face of utter defeat. With a flick of his wrist the controls twitched, turned, and made a whirring sound. with a thunderous noise which mimicked a grandfather clock striking 12, the tardis had now reached a new destination. the doctor head held low turned and headed toward the stairs. jack looking at the doctor with disbelief that this man had been defeated, turned to look at the door then back at the doctor whom just sat in his wing chair and rested his head in his hand. jack asked the doctor " where are we doctor?" the doctor said in a fairly low voice "we are on earth in cardiff roughly at the exact time we left." he then raised his hand and snapped his fingers for which the doors flung open. the doctor picked up his guitar slumped in his chair and began to play a soft but sad tune.
Jack feeling sorry for his friend turned and headed towards the door, but suddenly stopped. jack turned to look at the doctor one more time and with a heavy heart said " ya know sometimes not knowing something makes the journey even better." he turned towards the door. the doctor stopped playing and said " Who told you that?" jack stopped and then said " no one told me...an old friend taught me that." he then left with a smile and a friendly wave, and the tardis doors closed. The doctor paused for a moment and thought about what he said and smiled. the tardis continued to flow through time and space wandering aimlessly with the faint sound of a soft song, as if remembering a time long since past.