DOCTOR WHO: THE FINAL STOP

Chapter 1

It was a calm, quiet morning on the London Underground and there was a very good reason for this. The whole Underground had been closed, like it had been for the last 3 days. An entire city was having to make different travel arrangements due to the closing and this caused widespread criticism for the man in charge, Derek Roughly. A 45 year old man, Derek, who had very little hair left just walked along through the stations he was in charge of and couldn't believe how odd it was. His green reflective jacket was the only colour against the white brickwork around him. It felt like a ghost-town, and there was a good reason for this.
"The whole of London coming to a halt because of some stupid 'ghosts'..." moaned Derek to himself as he slowly walked along. His Scottish accent echoed all around as he then whistled a tune to stop the eerie silence that was developing around him. As the echo of his footsteps and whistling then faded into the distance, mutterings of voices began to send a chill everywhere around the Underground and then suddenly they were gone. The Underground fell silent once more and the eerie silence took control once again.

"But why can't I go?" grumped Amy to Rory and the Doctor from her bed with an extremely stuffy voice. "I've only got a cold...nothing deadly!" she added before sneezing very suddenly. The Doctor jerked back, almost in shock at her sudden sneeze. He could see Amy was quite pale, nothing too serious but she couldn't travel with him and Rory, atleast not today.
"Amy, its a cold from outer-space..." comforted Rory. "The Doctor says its best if you stay here..." added Rory. "Cold's from Zaina-Coop are apparently not nice, so just listen to the Doctor. He knows best!" Amy somehow didn't believe her own Husband and her face summed up her mood.
"Just because you're proper 'mates' now doesn't mean you have to abandon me..." moaned Amy even more. "I'm fine, I can prove that..." but as she tried to get out of the bed, she coughed and sneezed in rapid succession. Rory put her back in the bed and tucked her in tightly whilst the Doctor handed over a hot-water bottle to Amy for extra comfort.
"Now Amy, just stay in here...you'll be better by tomorrow..." promised Rory with a wide smile.
"He's right Amy..." agreed the Doctor. "Just rest..."
"Your Mum's coming anyway..." said Rory. "I invited her to come over and keep you company...The Cold won't spread to anyone else luckily so just rest and chat with her."
"Why can't you stay?" asked Amy before coughing very hoarsely.
"Because UN.I.T, well a Colonel Jorgensen requests my assistance for a little while..." answered the Doctor. "Its all to do with that business in the London Underground...of people going missing...I'm going along as an Advisor for them, as is Rory..." he continued. "We'll be back soon..."
"Ofcourse..." grumped Amy sarcastically. Rory then gave her a quick kiss on her forehead before he and the Doctor made their way. As they went downstairs, the front door opened and in came Tabetha Pond, Amy's Mum having used her own set of keys.
"Hello Mrs. Pond...how are we?" greeted Rory politely in his best Hospital manner of speaking.
"Oh, you know...good..." she replied before noticing the Doctor acting as awkward as ever. Tabetha still didn't know what to make of him. "I know you were Amy's 'imaginary' friend, but you've never really explained yourself...and that Blue Box...who are you?"
"I'm a friend..." said the Doctor simply before he made his way by Rory and Tabetha towards the TARDIS. Rory then just chatted with Tabetha for a few moments before the Doctor beckoned him to join him. As ever, when visiting the Ponds, the Doctor parked the TARDIS in the back garden and soon it began to roar into life. Tabetha was now by Amy's bedside and was just talking generally when she heard the whirring noise.
"Boys and their toys, I suppose..." she sighed as she and her Daughter then talked.

In the TARDIS, there was a distinctive lack of noise that was normally present when Amy was onboard. The Doctor and Rory couldn't quite believe what a difference it made not having her in here. Rory though wanted to know more about this Advisor role he was supposedly providing because he'd just been whisked away at the last moment without any real information on the matter. He didn't mind, but found it odd behaviour from the Doctor.
"Doctor, what are we advising UN.I.T on exactly?" he then asked as the TARDIS began to hum quietly.
"People have gone missing from the Underground..." began the Doctor. "This has happened so many times over so many years it is quite frankly unbelievable and UN.I.T just want the advice of a experienced man to try and guide them along. That experienced man being me and then I wanted my friend to join me, hence you coming along too. That's why the Underground is completely closed...its under their control, Rory. Besides, you didn't want to be bored brainless by a less-than healthy Amy whilst having to watch the enthralling Daytime TV. I've spared you from boredom Rory! Although, people going missing isn't boring..."
"But people go missing all the time..." said Rory. "Its hardly anything out of the ordinary, is it? Shouldn't the Police be investigating anyway?"
"That's what I said to Colonel Jorgensen, but she wanted us there despite this..."
"And who's Colonel Jorgensen?"
"Colonel Felicity Jorgensen..." began the Doctor as he loaded her profile onto the TARDIS monitor "...at only 26 became the youngest ever Colonel in UN.I.T history because of her great tactics and resilience in the face of adversity. She single-handedly fought off a Dalek, so I am quite impressed..." he added as the TARDIS then came to a halt. They had now arrived.

Colonel Jorgensen watched on proudly as the infamous Blue-Box known as the TARDIS appeared right before her. Her short, blonde bob made her look even younger than she actually was, so being a Colonel made her somewhat of a control freak compared to her more senior colleagues. She always liked to be in control but knew from the guidance of Colonel Range the Doctor wouldn't always listen to her. The TARDIS door then swung open and out popped the Doctor and Rory looking very surprised at how quiet the station was. King's Cross St. Pancras was normally bustling with activity, but being as quiet as it was certainly made the station seem eerie. The Doctor as ever looked so odd with his Tweed Jacket and big, tousled hair but his smile somewhat detracted from that. It was a very friendly smile. Rory, to the Colonel just looked very ordinary. A blue checked shirt and brown jacket made him look like any regular Underground commuter, not a Time-Travelling, Alien-Fighting heroic man but despite that he seemed nice.
"Rory Williams..." announced the Doctor proudly. "This is Colonel Felicity Jorgensen..."
"Pleasure to meet you..." replied the Colonel before saluting both Rory and the Doctor. "I take it you know the basic ins and outs of the issues Doctor and Mr. Williams...?"
"Yes, but people often go missing, Felicity..." said the Doctor. "That's what me and Rory couldn't work out exactly, why bring us here and why close down the whole of the Underground?"
"Why not have the Police involved too?" asked Rory. "They deal with Missing People...we don't..."
"Citizens are at risk, Doctor and Mr. Williams..." replied Colonel Jorgensen adamantly. "Yes, there is a gap between the disappearances, but we've had odd readings even since we came here. Spike readings usually for the line in operation run at 4.7 on our scale, but now they have all been giving readings of 7.9. That's hardly normal, is it Doctor?"she then asked. The Doctor just looked on surprised at the information the Colonel had given him as those results sounded very odd. Rory couldn't quite work it out either. He didn't know anything about Spike readings, but the high numbers didn't sound right.
"So, you're saying that something is involved in the disappearances?" he then asked.
"The readings would suggest so..." replied the Colonel as she looked at the Doctor who was scanning the area with his Sonic Screwdriver. His face told a story when he looked back.
"11.2..." he said simply.
"You're joking..." said a surprised Colonel. "11.2 is beyond what our parameters could ever cope with."
"So, I gather that whatever has been doing this is here now?" said Rory tentatively as he followed the Doctor and the Colonel.
"It must be..." said the Colonel.
"Not necessarily..." sighed the Doctor. "My Sonic could be fluctuating the results, but its highly unlikely..." he continued as he walked along. "Readings like this definitely suggest something off-world, but who knows? The Underground could simply just be cursed in some way..."
"Don't be ridiculous..." spouted the Colonel. "Curses are not what UN.I.T believe in..." she added just as a scream was heard in the distance. It was a man's scream and the Doctor instinctively ran towards it.
"What's happening, Doctor?" asked Rory as he tried to catch up.
"Something very strange indeed..." replied the Doctor as the chase began.