Hit a bit of writers block concerning my other stories so decided to pass the time by writing a small fic dedicated to The Scarlet-Mockingjay and WinterWolf13 however I do hope the rest of you enjoy it as well.
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"Rachael! Wait up!" called the young blonde Natasha who was forever the voice of caution within the small rag tag group.
The group consisted of the twins Rachael and Joanne who had not long turned 22 and Natasha 19 who all despite their age were currently in the process of breaking and entering the old steel works factory which had long since been in a state of abandonment for the past fifteen years.
Their friendship with one another span back to their early child hood and had remained strong throughout their older years despite the three of them going down different paths.
It was because of this long lasting friendship that Natasha knew the twin's particularly well.
For starters despite being twin's they were nothing alike. Sure you could argue they were both brunettes but even this wasn't quite valid as Rachael's was a medium ash brown in tone whereas Joanne's was more of a deep ebony.
When it came down to it they were about as alike as their eye colours. Joanne's was green and Rachael's was blue, something strikingly similar about the two colours and yet they were undeniably different. In fact the only similarity Natasha could find would be their cheek bones when they smiled and their stubborn if not daring personalitys which unfortunately for her had reared its ugly head.
"Keep your voice down Tasha; you want someone to catch us?" Joanne scolded as they made their way around the metal fence which surrounded the factory.
Natasha's green eyes met with Joanne's familiar concerned gaze as the brunette glanced back over her shoulder at her. The girl's excitement had dimmed slightly in wake of her own hesitation. Joanne had an uncanny ability to tell when she was upset which she was both grateful for as well as simultaneously irritated.
Unlike Rachael who had been a solid friend throughout primary Joanne had only became closer to her in their early teens which meant that sometime (she couldn't help but feel) the girl treated her like a child instead of an equal like her twin did. It comforted her to know she could always turn to said girl but it also irritated her as their age gap wasn't that big and she didn't need mothering all the time. Subsequently she partly suspected the mothering bit was just part of Joanne's personality.
"I just don't think this is a good idea, the place is practically falling apart!" she decided on voicing her main concerns on their safety whilst they still had a chance to turn back.
This time it was Rachael who spoke up as she turned away from the metal fence, "Well that's the whole point! It'd be no fun if it was a normal building, besides Jo needs to get her pictures taken," she finished with a grin that had her resolve crumbling.
Eyes once again switching to Joanne as Rachael went back to moving some of the wires out of the way to make the hole in the fence they had come across bigger, she let out a sigh as she recalled the whole reason they were here in the first place.
Joanne had taken up Photography as one of her courses in University and consequently needed to take some pictures of some worn out buildings as part of her research. When she had agreed to lend a hand she hadn't expected something as extreme as this, the place was such a wreck that she half expected some of the floor boards to cave through when they walked on them.
"Tasha you knew what my project involved when I first started and I really don't think I'll get a better photo opportunity than this" Joanne tried to rationalise with her causing her shoulders to sag as she added, "I promise we'll be in and out."
Deciding that was as good as a deal she was going to get and not wanting to let her friends down despite the nagging voice in the back of her head warning her away she queried, "In and out?"
"It'll be like we were never there" Joanne confirmed, the corner of her lip twitching as she tried to fight off a smile.
"Okay then" Natasha agreed resignedly, as long as they were quick she would put up with it. After all, what's the worst that could happen?
"Great!" Joanne exclaimed, finally losing the battle and letting her grin bloom into life as she reached forward to give Natasha one of her rare hugs which she was happy to return.
The moment was interrupted by Rachael hollering from the other side of the fence, "Don't worry you two take your time it's not like we could be busted any moment now. No you two take as long as you like."
As Natasha pulled away she was sure she heard Joanne mutter something like, "I should have never of taught her sarcasm" but had little time to think on it as all thoughts that might have done so were wiped from her mind the second she noticed Rachael standing on the other side of the fence a devilish smile appearing on her face at their reactions.
"H-how, how did you…?" Natasha stammered just as her eye's came to rest on the hole in the fence which was now wide open enough for them to crawl through.
"Did you learn that from your travels?" Joanne asked as she wasted no time crawling through said hole, referencing to Rachael's previous year gap around the world. Rachael had been unable to settle on any particular career path and as a result had decided to take a year out to travel and get her head straight.
Rachael had yet to tell them any specific details about her trip but some of the effects were obvious, such as the girl's new found confidence.
"Something like that" Rachael replied with a smirk as Natasha made her own way through the gap before standing up and dusting herself off.
"Well I don't know about you two but I reckon it's time to look around" Joanne spoke up, easily switching the conversation over to one of more safer ground and with a smile headed towards the east wing of the factory where the green fire doors laid battered in.
"Looks like she's getting into her element then" Rachael commented to Natasha as she gestured at her twins distancing form before adding, "better make sure she doesn't get into any trouble, you know how she just loves it so" with a wry smile before following after Joanne causing Natasha to do likewise.
It had long since been established that Joanne had a tendency to stumble into trouble, a trait more prominent in their childhood when said girl somehow managed to end up in hospital with some form of broken bone at least once a year.
Not that this was technically a bad thing, this habit meant that over the years she had developed quite the ability of getting out of trouble or at least dealing with it should such a need arise. An ability which both her and Rachael often relied upon and exploited to some extent when needed.
Still despite this they both knew better than to leave the accident prone girl alone in such an unstable environment and hurriedly followed after her.
Entering through the same doorway as Joanne they were immediately greeted with a wide open space the light from outside pooling in through long streams across the room from where the wooden boards on the window had been torn away.
Unidentifiable machinery or at least to Natasha anyways stood in the centre of the room gathering dust.
Rachael had gone straight over to said machinery her curiosity causing her to examine it closer giving it a knock for good measure. The knock proved it to be hollow due to the noise it produce revealing to them it was nothing more than an empty shell.
Stepping further into the room her footsteps disturbing the dust which had settled she was aware of Joanne setting up her camera on the far end of the room, aiming the lens up at one of the wooden beams which was fractured and covered in some type of fungus.
"We'll start here then make our way through the rooms before focusing on the outside area when we leave" Joanne explained as she adjusted the angle her camera sat at to make sure the shot included the broken glass from one of the higher up windows in the picture.
"Tasha, can you do me a favour and hold this sheet up here" Joanne instructed her as she frowned through the camera at the scene before her, "There's too much light coming through, it's ruining the mood I'm trying to create."
Doing as she was instructed she held the black sheet up out of the shot so that it would stop the light from getting in the way of Joanne's picture. Five minutes later Joanne withdrew from her camera, a content smile across her face as she thanked her for her assistance.
Folding the sheet up so it could be packed away again as Joanne flicked through the photo's she'd just taken she questioned her of where Rachael had disappeared to. Looking up Joanne let her hand holding the camera fall to her side as she looked around her eyebrows drawing together at the disappearance of her twin.
Letting out a slightly frustrated sigh she said, "Let's go look around, she can't have gotten too far" clearly annoyed at her sisters antics.
Natasha herself wanted nothing more than to get out of there, the whole exploring thing was nowhere near as good as they made it out to be on the TV. Not only did the place smell of damp but she was also wary that there may be rats lurking around, something she did not wish to encounter.
After searching two rooms down a corridor they had found adjoining the original room they had been in and deciding to split up she eventually came across Rachael shinning her torch around one of the more dimly lit places due to it having only one small window.
Feeling a little bit mischievous Natasha sneaked up quietly behind Rachael before grabbing her by the shoulders whilst exclaiming, "Boo!" as loud as she could.
Rachael much to Natasha's joy reacted just as predicted letting out a screech of fright and jumping visibly under her hands. Unfortunately for her she did not predict Rachael's violent reaction as said girl swung around and shoved her backwards as she let out her scream of fright.
"Hey! Watch it!" Natasha exclaimed as she only just managed to catch her balance and stop herself from falling over.
"You were the one who startled me!" Rachael protested one had now resting on her chest clearly still recovering from her little scare.
The sound of footsteps caused the two of them to pause and turn towards the doorway just in time to see Joanne run into the room, panic written clearly across her face.
"I heard a scream" she said as way of explanation for her sudden entrance before her mind caught up with her and her features contorted with anger "Just what are you two playing at?"
"Nothing just messing around" Rachael automatically covered for her whilst dismissing Joanne with a wave of her hand. Joanne looked ready to retort when Rachael once again spoke up as she gestured to the wall next to her, "Look what I found, remind you of anything" glee clear in her voice.
Natasha and Joanne both looked to where Rachael had gestured and felt unwilling smiles come onto their faces.
Letting out a laugh Natasha responded with, "Only you would make that sort of link, you are such a child" although there was no real bite to her last remark.
"I believe the correct term is Whovian" Joanne corrected, her smile now a fully blown grin as all thoughts of her previous anger were forgotten.
Natasha herself couldn't help but admire how easily Joanne had been swayed by Rachael at just the slightest of distractions. "Still it was one hell of a distraction," she couldn't but think as she surveyed the impressive crack that ran horizontally along the middle of the wall.
Rachael turned her attention to Natasha, "Oh come off it, you knew what I was on about without me having to say it so you clearly like it more than you are letting on."
"Actually, Doctor who aside this would be a great addition to my collection" Joanne said whilst turning on her camera.
"Oh! Oh! Whilst you're at it take my picture next to it!" Rachael exclaimed whilst clicking her fingers as the idea struck her.
Joanne tried to keep her features stern at the request but quickly failed as her expression softened into a fond smile and she spoke up, "Fine but just the one though…are you sure you want to get that close?" whilst lifting up her camera in preparation.
"Psh, I'm not afraid of no crack" Rachael replied in mock bravo as placed her hands on her hips.
The smile that had made itself to Natasha's face at Rachael's little show faded as Joanne murmured to herself, "Huh…that's strange…" whilst looking through the camera.
"What's up?" she asked curiously as the frown appeared across Joanne's features.
"Some sort of light interference from the background…" she muttered not looking away from the camera.
Pulling away from it briefly Joanne fixed her with a slightly puzzled look before gesturing at the door, "Do you mind checking the room next door, just to make sure how deep the crack runs through the wall?"
It was now Natasha's turn to shoot Joanne a bewildered look however she decided to comply as Joanne was the one who knew all about photography therefore she probably knew what she was doing.
It didn't take her long to reach the room next door however she could find no signs of the crack on her side. She was heading back to tell Joanne of her finding's when she heard the startled yell, "Rachael!" which immediately sent her running.
Upon entering the room Lynda was surprised to see that Joanne was the only one there.
"What's going on? Where'd Rachael go?" she questioned, slowly approaching a very pale looking Joanne.
"I-I don't know" Joanne stammered out her reply the first sign something was wrong, "she was just here then…" Joanne trailed off her brow drawing together as she seemed lost in thought before she muttered, "But that's impossible…"
"Then what?" Natasha implored trying to make sense of what had happened in her absence.
"She just vanished" Joanne stated apparently in some sort of shock as she approached her and handed her the camera she was holding which on reflex Natasha accepted.
"Vanished?" Natasha questioned as Joanne approached the wall with the crack open, holding both of her hands up in front of her now that they were free just inches from the wall.
Ignoring her Joanne muttered, "It must have been some sort of trick" and then reached out to touch the wall.
The second Joanne's hand made contact with the concrete of the wall Natasha took in a sharp breath of air as the space where one of her closest of friends had previously stood was now suddenly empty.
"What? What? What!" resounded through her head followed by a sharp "impossible!" as she stumbled away from the wall despite her distance from it as her fight or flight response activated.
Natasha ran a hand through her hair as she tried to calm herself down knowing exactly where her thoughts had jumped to and quickly dismissing them.
That was fictional and therefore impossible, she needed to calm down and just think. Fear was making her judgement clouded and slowing her thinking process.
Taking a deep breath she thought through the actions of the twins. Had anything unusual occurred? She recalled Joanne acting a bit off as she left the room, something to do with the camera. Looking down at said camera in her hands she slowly raised it to eye level and pointed it towards the wall.
Looking through it she held the breath she had just breathed in and froze at what she could see through the camera.
Moving the camera away and looking at the wall the crack looked perfectly normal however moving the camera into her line of sight and looking at the wall that way the crack suddenly appeared lit up as if there was some sort of external light source lighting it up from the other side.
Joanne's instructions now made perfect sense.
Consequently she was even more on edge the distinctive feeling of goose bumps appearing up her arms making her want to wrap up in seven more layers.
Natasha suddenly stamped her foot childishly; "No!" she exclaimed before ranting, "Okay, you got me. Nice going you had me fooled for a second there but please this joke is starting to get lame now so you might as well come out."
She got no response as the room was as eerily silent as ever, "I was wondering why you were so insistent for me to come along, guess this was the reason. Some sort of practical joke? Was that why you had me look at the other side of the wall so I would have no choice to believe you just vanished? Yeah well nice try but you're forgetting one thing, I STILL REMEMBER YOU!" She continued ranting whilst crossing her arms, refusing to fall for the trap that had been set up for her as that was the only thing it could be.
"So not coming out? Guess I'll have to pull you out myself. What is it, some kind of trap door?" she questioned as she approached the wall. "Some sort of pressure device on the wall that opens it. Yeah well you can't fool me, as if I'd believe Doctor who was real" she kept going as she brought her hand towards the crack, "that's children's stu-…."
But she never got to finish as the room became deathly silent once more…
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Okay so this is the opening chapter and pretty much explains how our three heroines end up in the Doctor who universe. If you don't like OC's or self inserts I suggest you don't read as that's pretty much what this will be, a self-insert of me and my friends which allows us to explore our favourite episodes of Doctor who, basically this is all for laughs. Regardless I thank you for reading this all the same and wish to inform you the next chapters will involve the each of the girl's individually gate crashing one of each of the doctor's (9,10,11) adventures before meeting up and from there who knows.