The five Doctor's and Hatter's, part 2.

Conference room, Gallifrey.

The Lord President of the High Council of Time Lords made his way inside the conference room were a man was dressed in typical Time Lord clothing, along with a women, who was also dressed in typical Time Lord clothing, both already sitting, awaiting the Presidents arrival.

"Well?" President Borusa asked as he sat at the end of table, looking at the man and women.

"He has arrived," the man, Castellan, informed Borusa.

Borusa shook his head, looking slightly troubled by the news, "Involving this person does not please me".

Castellan leaned forward from his chair, "The constitution clearly states that when in emergency session, the members of the inner council are unanimous".

"Which indeed we are," the women, Flavia, nodded stiffly.

"The President of the Council may be overruled," Borusa glanced at Flavia and Castellan, not looking pleased, "What a ridiculous clause," he paused for a moment before nodding, "Very well, have him enter".

Castellan nodded, looking down to the device sitting in front of him and began typing something into it, "With all due respect, Lord President," he said, glancing toward Borusa, "Your regeneration has not helped your stubbornness".

The other man didn't bother to comment, a moment later the Citadel guards opened the doors and a man dressed all in black entered.

"Lord President," the man greeted, nodding to each person in turn, "Castellan, Chancellor Flavia," Flavia nodded to the man politely, "This is a very great and, may I say, a most unexpected honour," he smiled, taking a seat at the end of the table, making a small show of it, "May I be seated?" Boruse continued to watch him, looking unimpressed, "Now then, what can I do for you?"

"You are one of the most evil and corrupt beings this Time Lord race has ever produced," Boruse began, all the while, the Master's smile grew, "Your crimes are without number and your villainy without end. Nevertheless, we are prepared to offer you a full and free pardon".

The Master leaned forward in his chair, raising his eyebrows, "What makes you think I want your forgiveness?"

"We can offer you an alternative to your renegade existence," Castellan told the Master.

"Regeneration," Borusa added, making the Master look at him, "A complete new life cycle".

The Master fell back against his chair, looking thoughtful for a moment before asking, "What must I do?"

"Rescue the Doctor and the Hatter," Borusa replied.

"What?" the Master breathed, looking shocked.

In a corridor somewhere…...

Thunder crashed from outside while lightning was reflected off the metallic, irregular walls as the First Doctor made his way down the corridor that seem to zigzag, looking around as he tried to work out where he was.

Suddenly, up ahead he saw a shadow appear as a woman dressed in a dress and trench coat appeared, looking lost as she looked around.

"Susan?" the First Doctor asked, making the women jump and turn to look at him, "Surely it's Susan".

"Grandfather," Susan exclaimed, looking delighted as she quickly hugged him, "Oh, Grandfather!"

"Hello, is anyone there?" a voice called, a moment later an old women dressed in a dark red ceremonial floor length dress appeared, her grey hair was up in a complicated bun that had small pearls woven through it, "I'm sorry, I seem to be quite lost, could someone please assist me?"

"Hatter?" the First Doctor breathed, making the women turn and gasp, looking surprised before confused.

"Doctor?" she asked before moving closer, "It's truly you, is it not?" she smiled slowly, putting a hand on his cheek, "Of course it's you, forgive me but it has been quite some time since we last spoke".

"No apology needed," the First Doctor shook his head, smiling at her before gesturing to Susan, "Come, my girl, say hello to your Aunty Hatter".

"Aunty Hatter," Susan smiled before hugging the other women.

"Oh, Susan," the First Hatter smiled, looking delighted as she pulled back from the hug so she could see Susan better, "My, my, you have grown. Sometimes it feels like centuries have passed since I last saw you, we really mustn't let that happen again".

"I agree, Aunty Hatter," Susan nodded, "How is Theta, Abila, Myrnin, and Alessa? Last I heard, Theta had graduated with honours at the Academy".

To the First Doctor and Susan's surprise, the First Hatter burst into tears and began crying before she regained control of herself, quickly wiping her eyes and clearing her throat, "Forgive me," she smiled weakly at them a she noticed there startled and concerned looks, "But I have not spoken nor seen my children since my divorce".

"Divorce?" the First Doctor asked, fighting down the urge to cheer at the news, seeing as it wouldn't be a very mature thing for him to do.

"Yes, I won't go into detail," the First Hatter sighed, looking as if she was about to cry again but she held herself back, "My children took it as a personal insult to them and have not spoken to me since, nor have they allowed me any access to my grandchildren. I'm living with my parents for the time being but I'm not sure how much longer of that I will be able to take".

"I'm so sorry to hear that, my dear," the First Doctor told her, patting her arm gently as Susan hugged her.

"Don't be, Doctor, Susan," the First Hatter shook her head, pulling back slightly, looking around corridor, "Do you either of you have any ideas as to where we might be?"

"I wish I knew, my dear," the First Doctor sighed, shaking his head, taking Susan and the First Hatter's hands as they began walking down the hall.

"As soon as I found myself in this horrible place," Susan told them, "I started looking for you, Grandfather. Somehow I knew I'd find you here," she looked around the Doctor to the Hatter, "But I never expected to find you, Aunty Hatter".

"Life is full of surprises, dear Susan," the older women smiled at her before looking thoughtful, "But I think our main concern should be where we are now?"

"And why?" the First Doctor added, suddenly he jumped as a shadow at the end of the hall appeared, Susan and the First Hatter turned around to see the shadow of a Dalek.

"We must be on Skaro," Susan whispered as the First Hatter frowned, looking confused.

"What is that?" she asked quietly.

"It's called a Dalek, my dear," the First Doctor told her, patting her hand as she opened her mouth to ask something, "No, no, I'll explain later," he glanced at Susan, "We were brought here. Perhaps the Dalek was, too".

The Dalek rounded the corner; Susan quickly grabbed the Doctor and the Hatter's arms, "Run, Grandfather, Aunty Hatter!" she shouted, running down the hallway with them as the Dalek followed.

"Halt at once!" it shouted, following, "Halt or you will be exterminated. It is the Doctor and the Hatter. The Doctor and the Hatter must be destroyed".

"Doctor, how is it that the Dalek can know who I am if this is the first time I have ever seen one?" the First Hatter asked as they ran.

"Perhaps it was brought from another time were you have," the First Doctor said, taking her hand as they ran, "But never mind that, we need to hide, my dear".

"Exterminate," the Dalek shouted, firing its laser as it continued to follow the Time Lords, "Exterminate. Exterminate!"

…..…..Conference room, Gallifrey…..

"The Death Zone," Borusa said as they looked at screen set high on a wall, showing the image of a large tower in the middle of the rocky ground, surrounded by large mountains.

"Ah," the Master said, remembering being told the stories of the Death Zone when he was younger, "The black secret at the heart of your Time Lord paradise".

"Recently, the Zone has become reactivated," Castellan informed the Master, making him nod before looking at Borusa, "Somehow, it is draining energy from the Eye of Harmony".

"To an extent which endangers all Gallifrey," Flavia added, looking at Borusa.

Borusa nodded, looking back to the Master, crossing his arms on top of the table, "We must know what is happening there".

"Did it occur to you to go and look?" the Master asked, not looking pleased at the idea of going himself.

"Two of the High Council went into the Zone," Borusa told him, "Neither returned".

"So you sent for the Doctor and the Hatter?"

"We looked for the Doctor and the Hatter," Castellan corrected, "But they no longer exist. Not in any of their regenerations".

"The Doctor and the Hatter have been taken out of time," Borusa nodded.

They looked up to the screen on the wall that now showed an image of the Fourth Doctor, the Fourth Hatter, and Romana on it.

"We believe the attempt to lift them from their time stream was unsuccessful," Castellan explained, gesturing to the screen, "We are not sure why but there they must stay until we can find and free there other selves".

"And if you cannot?" the Master asked, feeling an annoying twinge of concern for the Hatter but not being able to stop himself from smirking at the idea of the Doctor, "The cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bares thinking about," he paused for a moment, doing just that before forcing himself to look back at Borusa, "What makes you think there other selves are in the Zone?"

"Their time traces," Borusa replied, "They converge there".

The Master nodded slowly, "And you can get me into the Zone?"

"We have a power-boosted, open ended transmit beam," Castellan smiled, gesturing over his shoulder to a white machine with a small screen set into the middle of it, "Funny enough, it's one of the Hatter's past inventions".

"Ah," the Master nodded, still not looking very impressed, ignoring the last comment as he looked back to Borusa, "Why me?"

"Because we need someone determined, experienced, ruthless, cunning…"

"And disposable?" the Master raised his eyebrows.

"Not at all," Castellan shook his head, "You would be useless to us dead".

"Will you go?" Flavia asked, sounding as if she regrated involving the Master.

"Will you?" Borusa repented, sounding slightly harsher than before.

"And rescue the Doctor and the Hatter," the Master shook his head before he began laughing, unable to stop himself at how ridicules it all was.

….The fifth Doctor's TARDIS…..

Tegan and Turlough watched as the Fifth Doctor and the Fourth Hatter disappeared completely in front of them.

"Come on, Doctor, Hatter," Tegan pleaded, kneeling beside the Time Lords as Turlough did the same.

"Hold on!" Turlough tried.

Slowly, the Fifth Doctor and the Fourth Hatter began to reappear.

"What's happening to you?" Tegan asked, watching in concern.

The Doctor and the Hatter pulled them self's up so now they were sitting on the floor, Tegan and Turlough quickly helped them to steady them, "We're being sucked into a vortex," the Fifth Doctor explained, breathlessly, "Part of us are there already. It's pulling the rest".

"We must send a signal," the Fourth Hatter breathed as she closed her eyes tightly as a sharp pain shot through her.

"What signal?" Tegan asked quickly.

"We must send a signal," the Fifth Doctor breathed painfully, "Find them. We must be whole".

In a corridor somewhere…...

The First Doctor, the First Hatter, and Susan continued to run down the corridors, all the while still being followed by the Dalek, dodging its laser as it fired. But even as Time Lords, they were beginning to slow down and tire.

"Halt at once or you will be exterminated. Halt! Halt! Obey. Obey the Daleks. You will be exterminated. Exterminate! Exterminate!"

"Oh, it's a dead end!" Susan cried as they came to a stop, frantically looking around the corridor.

"That may be precisely what we need," the First Doctor said calmly, the First Hatter blinked at him.

"No, Grandfather!" Susan tried to drag him away but he pulled her along with the Hatter over to the other side of the corridor, hidden behind the oddly shaped corner, "Come on, please! Aunty Hatter, tell him!"

"Let him speak, Susan," the Hatter told her, surprising herself with how calm she sounded, "Go on, Doctor".

"Thank you, my dear," the First Doctor nodded to her, quickly explaining, "Now, when I say now, help me push the Dalek down that alley, and when I say drop, drop. Understand?"

Both Time Ladies nodded, showing that they understood as they waited a moment for the Dalek to come around the corner, firing its laser all around the corridor.

"Now, Susan, Hatter!" the Doctor shouted. They lunged forward and pushed the Dalek as hard as they could into a dead end.

"Under attack!" the Dalek cried, unable to stop itself from being pushed.

"Drop!" the First Doctor shouted, pulling both girls down with him, putting their hands over their heads to protect themselves better.

"Under attack!" the Dalek cried again and began firing it's laser at the small, three-sided area it was trapped in, causing multiple ricochets off its laser, "Exterminate! Under attack! Exterminate! Exterminate!"

The Time Lords looked up from their place still on the floor, watching as there was a final ricochet hit the Dalek. There was large explosion, ripping a hole in the wall to show outside while the green mutant inside the casing of the Dalek writhed in pain, screams and smoke filled the air as it slowly died.

The First Doctor, the First Hatter, and Susan pulled themselves up, the Hatter turned to the Doctor, "I must say, Doctor, you haven't lost your touch when it comes to making a mess," she glanced at the Dalek, "And I do not think I wish to know how you came by the knowledge of how dangerous it is to fire an energy weapon in an enclosed space".

The First Doctor opened his mouth to reply but was cut off by Susan, "Look!"

They look toward were she was pointing to see a large tower with mountains all around it, the Doctor and the Hatter moved forward for a closer look, "The Dark Tower," they said in unison, glancing at each other in surprise as they did.

"We're on Gallifrey," Susan realised.

"The Death Zone, yes," the First Hatter nodded, looking slightly troubled.

Susan frowned, looking confused, "Why were we brought here?"

The First Doctor looked back to her, "Instinct, my dear, tells me that the answer to that lies in the tower".

"Then that is where we shall go," the Hatter said, lifting the front of her dress just above her ankles and moving forward, preparing to make their way toward the Tower.

….….The Death Zone, a rocky valley….

"Charming spot, Doctor, Hatter," the Brig remarked sarcastically, looking around at the bleak surroundings of rocks and mountains, mist hanging thickly in the air around them, making it difficult to see into the distance.

"My dear Brigadier," the Second Doctor replied in a slightly snappy tone, "It's no use blaming us".

The Brig shook his head, walking away as the Second Hatter sighed, crossing her arms and gave the Doctor a tiered look, "Do we really have to get into an argument, Doctor?"

"He started it," the Second Doctor replied childishly, the Hatter rolled her eyes and followed after the Brig, the Doctor following behind.

"You attract trouble, Doctor, Hatter," the Brig was saying as they quickly caught up with him, looking around, "You always did. Where the devil are we?"

"I'm not sure," the Second Doctor admitted, exchanging concerned with the Second Hatter, "But I…we have some nasty suspicions".

"Wait a minute," the Second Hatter frowned, grabbing the Second Doctor's hand as he moved to walk away, looking off into the distance as she spotted figures moving through the mist, "What's that, I wonder?"

"Huh?" the Brig frowned.

"Over there," the Second Doctor pointed.

"There's something moving," the Brig narrowed his eyes, starting forward only for the Doctor and the Hatter to pull him back.

"No, get down," both Time Lords said, pulling him over to a stone wall and crouching behind it. Suddenly, a metal hand reached through a small gape in the wall and grabbed the Brigs hand, causing him to cry out in pain and surprise. The Second Doctor and the Second Hatter quickly tried to pull him away only for it to be in vain.

"Don't worry, Alistair," the Second Hatter told him as she tried to pull him free with the help of the Second Doctor, she sighed when it became clear that it wasn't going to be that easy before noticing a metal bar sitting on the rocks, quickly picking it up and began hitting the metal hand until it released him.

"Run!" the Doctor shouted, grabbing the Hatter's hand along with the Brigs arm, pulling them away.

…..The Death Zone, above the valley way…..

The Third Doctor and the Third Hatter drove along a rocky road on the side of a hill, pulling over for a moment as the fog up ahead of them seemed to thicken.

"What now?" the Doctor muttered, standing up in Bessie, trying to see, "Hatter, can you see anything?"

The Time Lady also stood; narrow her eyes as she tried to see, "No, maybe you should put the headlights on, Doctor. Either way, I would rather not end up in a car crash".

The Third Doctor went to say something but was cut off by the sound of a women screaming just ahead of them. They looked at each other before quickly climbing out of Bessie, "Hang on a minute!" the Doctor called to the women, grabbing a rope out of the back seat, tying it to the front of the car.

"Grab hold of this!" the Third Hatter called down to the women as she helped the Third Doctor to chuck the rope down, "Tie it around your waist and try and use your legs to push yourself up the slop, we'll do the rest!"

They quickly looped some of the rope around a large rock beside them, running back to Bessie and slowly reversed back, pulling the women back up the slop.

"Oh," the women gasped as she managed to stand back up right on the side of the road, the Third Doctor and the Third Hatter quickly ran over to her, "I never thought I'd be so pleased to see anyone".

"I think we should come away from the ledge, don't you?" the Third Doctor smiled, putting his arm around the women, who turned out to be Sarah Jane's shoulders, stepping back on to the middle of the road.

"Wait a moment," Sarah blinked, staring at him before catching sight of the Third Hatter smiling beside him, "It's you. Both of you".

"Of course it's us," the Third Hatter smiled, putting her arm around Sarah's shoulders just as the Third Doctor was, "Hello, Sarah Jane Smith".

"No, no," she shook her head, looking back to the Third Doctor, "It's you, you".

He nodded, "That's right".

"No," Sarah repeated, looking confused, "No, you changed remember? You became all, er…" she trailed off, gesturing to her mouth and hair.

"Teeth and curls?" the Time Lords suggested, remembering something Jo Grant had mentioned a while ago.

"Yes," Sarah nodded.

"Yes, well, maybe I did," the Third Doctor replied, not sounding too pleased with the idea, "But I haven't yet".

"It's all very complicated," the Third Hatter smiled, letting her know it was alright that she didn't understand.

"Oh, I see," Sarah nodded, still looking confused, shaking her head, "No, I don't. never mind," she looked back to the Time Lords, frowning, "Yes, well, thank you very much for rescuing me, Doctor, Hatter, and now perhaps you'll explain why I'm here to need rescuing".

The Third Doctor exchanged looks with the Third Hatter, turning back to Sarah, "Steady on, Sarah Jane. We're not exactly here by choice either, you know".

"Then, what are we doing here?"

"Not to worry, Sarah Jane," the Third Hatter patted her arm, "We'll try and explain. Now, let's get back in the car, shall we?"

They both nodded and began walking back to Bessie, picking the rope up as they did and climbed into the car, Sarah Jane in the back and the Time Lords at the front, driving off down the road.

….….The Fifth Doctor's TARDIS

Tegan and Turlough helped the Fifth Doctor to stand on his own feet while the Fourth Hatter remained unconscious, still lying on the console floor, whatever was happening seemed to be affecting her fair worse than the Fifth Doctor for some reason.

"I've got to…" the Fifth Doctor breathed, trailing off as he frowned, looking confused, "What is it I've got to do?"

"You said something about a signal?" Tegan reminded him, struggling slightly to support his weight.

"About being whole," Turlough added helpfully.

"Ah yes, of course," the Fifth Doctor nodded, stumbling slightly as he made his way toward the console, grabbing hold of the edge as his companions moved to the side, watching him, "A recall signal".

"What's the signal for, Doctor?" Tegan asked slowly, wanting to make sure he understood, "Who's it to?"

"I must send a signal," the Fifth Doctor repented, slightly stronger, "They'll hear it," he close his eyes tightly in pain, "That'll bring them".

"Doctor, tell us where the signal control is so we can help you," Tegan tried again, looking slightly desperate.

"It's…" he pushed them out of the way as he moved to the over side of the console, "It's…" without warning, he collapsed, face first into the console, leaving Tegan and Turlough to do nothing more but exchange worried looks.

The Death Zone, a slightly different part from the others….

"What horrid creatures you have meet, Doctor, Susan," the First Hatter shook her head as they made their way toward the Dark Tower, walking through a scrubby moorland as Susan and the First Doctor told of their past adventures, "And yet, I feel strangle jealous and regretful for not joining you when I had the chance to travel".

"They weren't all bad, Aunty Hatter," Susan smiled, linking her arm through the older Time Ladies like she did when she was a child, "And it's not too late to travel, is it Grandfather?"

"Hmm?" the First Doctor said before nodding, "Susan's right, Hatter, you could always travel with me after we leave here".

"It's very tempting," the First Hatter admitted, sighing slightly as she shook her head, "But I can't. My children may no longer need me but I believe that things never happen twice. If and when I do leave, I will do so on my own, without anyone to hold my hand. I've spent my entire life being around people, letting people control my life. When I leave, I want to leave that all behind me and start a brand new chapter. Travelling with you might be like that but I wish to find out for myself what I can do on my own. I do hope that you understand, Doctor, Susan?"

"I understand, my dear," the First Doctor nodded, hiding his disappointment, "And I believe that it is a very good idea".

They continued walking until they came across a couple of rocks, "Oh, it's no good," the First Doctor sighed, sitting heavily on one of the rocks, "I shall have to rest".

"Oh, yes, of course, Grandfather," Susan nodded, turning back around and walking back toward the First Doctor, the Hatter following behind her, sitting beside the First Doctor as she too felt the effects from all the walking, "I'll just go and take another look".

"Yes, yes," the First Doctor replied, slightly breathless.

"Be careful," the First Hatter warned, gently patting the First Doctor's back.

"I will," Susan nodded, turning and walking a little bit away, "Look," she called back to them, looking excited about something in the distance, "Come and see".

"Hmm?" the First Doctor asked, standing up and helping the First Hatter, following after Susan, "What?" they looked to where she was looking to see a blue telephone box from the 60's standing close by, "Goodness me! The TARDIS!"

"The TARDIS?" the First Hatter frowned, looking confused, "But why does it still look like a phone box? It should have changed to match its surroundings".

"The chameleon circuit broke while we were in 1963," Susan told her, "What's it doing here?" she asked, looking at the First Doctor.

"I suggest we go an find out," he smiled, putting his arms around both girls, leading them toward the time machine.

The Fifth Doctor's TARDIS

"He's only just about conscious," Tegan sighed, looking at the Fifth Doctor before glancing at the Fourth Hatter who was lying beside him, "And she's completely out to it".

"If only they managed to send that signal," Turlough groaned, massaging his temple, feeling a headache coming on from all the stress.

On the other side of the room, the First Doctor, the First Hatter, and Susan walked in through the TARDIS doors, looking around as Susan made her way over to the console, pressing a button to close the doors, making Tegan and Turlough jump to their feet.

"Who are you?" Tegan demanded.

"More to the point," the First Doctor glared at them, walking closer to them while the First Hatter stood back, frowning, "What are you young people doing inside my TARDIS?"

"It's his TARDIS," Tegan frowned, gesturing to the Fifth Doctor on the floor.

"And who might he be?" the First Doctor demanded, looking down at his future self.

"The Doctor," Turlough replied, gesturing toward the Fourth Hatter, "Oh, and the Hatter".

"Excuse me?" the First Hatter blinked, moving to stand beside the First Doctor, looking down at the younger man and women, "Oh my…"

"Hmm?" the First Doctor shook his head, glancing at the First Hatter before his eyes widened as he realised, looking back to his future self, "Good grief".

The Fifth Doctor began to stir, slowly opening his eyes as he caught sight of his past self, "You're here," he breathed weakly as he tried to sit up, his eyes widening even further as he caught sight of the First Hatter, "You're here".

"Yes, evidently," the First Doctor replied, glancing out of the corner of his eye toward his Hatter before looking at the newest, shaking his head he quickly held out his hand toward his future self, "Now, take it steadily, my boy, and let me help you up".

"I…we tried to send the recall signal," the Fifth Doctor informed him as he was pulled up, looking slightly dazed as he let go of the First Doctor's hand, "The Hatter…" he trailed off, suddenly looking deeply concerned as he spotted his Hatter still lying on the floor, "Hatter!"

The other's watched as the Fifth Doctor dropped to his knees beside the Fourth Hatter and pulled her limp head into his lap, "What's wrong with her, Doctor?" Tegan asked worriedly, eyeing the blonde Time Lady.

"Not now, Tegan," the Fifth Doctor shook his head, focusing all of his attention on the Fourth Hatter, very gently tapping her cheek, "Hatter, come on. Wake up, Hatter; we have some guests that you're going to want to meet".

Slowly, her eyes began to open and she blinked a few times to bring things into focus, wincing slight, "Ow," she groaned, shifting slight, "I feel like I've been hit on the back of the head with a sledge hammer and trust me, that hurts".

"I'll take your word for it," the Fifth Doctor smiled, looking relieved, "Do you think you can stand?"

"Doctor, I'm a Time Lady," the Fourth Hatter rolled her eyes, "Of course I can, I just might need a little help".

The Fifth Doctor nodded and carefully helped her to stand, putting an arm around her to partly steady her and partly because he was still feeling worried about how long she had been unconscious for. As soon as they were standing, the Fourth Hatter's eyes widened and her mouth dropped at seeing Susan, the First Doctor, and her first self.

"A little warning might have been nice," the Fourth Hatter muttered, shooting her Doctor a look while she took in her first self who was staring at her, looking shocked, "Hello…me".

"Hello," the First Hatter nodded, unable to look away, "Are you truly…me?"

"Afraid so," the Fourth Hatter replied, sticking her hands inside her jean pockets and rocking back and forth slightly, "This is a turn up," she commented, titling her head slightly, shrugging, "I mean, it's not like I've never met myself before. I once had my future self-drop into my TARDIS, I was a little rude at first but she seemed more amused by my behaviour then anything. So, still living on Gallifrey?"

"Oh, yes," the First Hatter nodded, still looking surprised while the others watched from beside them, "I take it that you are not?"

The Fourth Hatter made a slight face, laughing, "Me? Living on Gallifrey? I think I would end up killing myself from boredom. No, I'm travelling the Universe, just dropping in to say hello to the Doctor when all of this started happening," she cast a warning glance toward Tegan, Turlough, and the Fifth Doctor not to correct her. No one needed to know the real reason why, it would only upset them.

"Goodness," the First Hatter breathed, looking shocked again, "I was most certainly not expecting this".

"Nor were we," the Fourth Hatter nodded.

The First Doctor cleared his throat, "Well, then, how do you come to be here?"

"Well, the TARDIS was, er…" the Fifth Doctor tailed off, staring at Susan before shaking his head, looking confused, "I don't know".

"Never mind that," the First Doctor waved it off.

"Are they really…" Susan began but the First Doctor and the First Hatter cut her off.

"Us?" the First Doctor and the First Hatter glanced at other while the Fourth Hatter looked delighted at seeing Susan again, "Yes. Yes, we're afraid so. Regeneration?"

"Fourth," the Fifth Doctor replied.

"Goodness me!" the First Doctor's eyes winded, looking surprised and delighted, "So, there are five of me now!" he looked toward the Fourth Hatter, "And you, young lady?"

"Third," the Fourth Hatter replied, smiling, "And I'm hardly young, I'm older then you, well, now I am, anyway," she turned to Susan, stepping forward slightly as she grinned broadly, "Now, Susan, my girl. How are you? It amazes me to think of how much you have grown from the little girl who used to beg me to tell her a bedtime story".

"I'm well, um…" Susan frowned, not quite sure what to call her, it didn't feel right to call this other women 'Aunty' when she hardly knew her.

"Just call me Hatter," the blonde Time Lady shrugged, having a good idea what was going through the younger Time Ladies head. Susan was always easy to read, you could practically see what she was thinking, or maybe that was just because she had known her since the day she was born, "Less confusing that way".

The First Doctor smiled slight as he looked between Susan and the Fourth Hatter, glade to see that nothing had seemed to change. He caught his future self's eye and quickly looked away, walking over to the young man with red hair and the women with short brown hair and red dress on, asking, "And, er, you two are…?"

"Turlough," the red headed man introduced, shaking the First Doctor hand.

"And I'm Tegan Jovanka," the young women with the red dress shook his hand, "Who might you be?"

"I might be any number of things, young lady," the First Doctor said, "As it happens, I am the Doctor. The original, you might say".

"And I'm the Hatter," the older women with the grey hair smiled politely at them, shaking their hands, "Charming to meet you".

Tegan frowned, looking in between the two Doctor's and Hatter's, "But you shouldn't be here at the same time, with them," she looked confused, "Should you?"

"Certainly not," the First Hatter nodded gravely.

"It only happens in the gravest emergencies," the Fifth Doctor and the Fourth Hatter explained, exchanging smiles as they did.

"Like now," the First Doctor added while the First Hatter nodded.

"Yes, unfortunately," the Fifth Doctor muttered, earning being hit on his arm by the Fourth Hatter.

"No need to be like that, Doctor," she told him sternly.

"Now look, young lady," the First Doctor said to Tegan, glancing toward the Fifth Doctor and the Fourth Hatter, "Make yourself useful. These young fellows look as though they need some refreshment and I know Susan, my Hatter, and I do, too".

Tegan put a hand on her hip, "Hang on a minute".

"Doctor, do something," the Fourth Hatter muttered to the Fifth Doctor, "You know what your first self was like".

The Fifth Doctor quickly nodded, hurrying over to Tegan, "Tegan, Tegan, Tegan. Humour him. You know, I sometimes used to get a little techy," he smiled at his Hatter, "Fortunately one mellows with age," Tegan still didn't look very happy so he pointed at Turlough, "Turlough will help".

"Thank you," Turlough muttered, sending the Fifth Doctor a look as he followed after Tegan, opening the console door and headed toward the kitchen.

"Great," the Fourth Hatter sighed quietly, "Now we have a techy Time Lord, a Time Lady who has never been anywhere beside her home planet, an even younger Time Lady, and two human companions who are upset at you, Doctor. This is going to be fun".

Before the Fifth Doctor could reply, his future self-walked around the console and turned toward them, "And now, young man, young women, tell me all about it".

The Fourth Hatter and the Fifth Doctor glanced at each other and toward Susan before they began to explain everything they could.

You have no idea how odd it is to write about the Hatter not knowing what a Dalek is when you think about all the things that happen to her because of them, or how she reacts to them in the future, travelling with the Tenth Doctor. And I did reference to the Ninth Hatter when the Fourth Hatter talked about meeting her future self. Also, we've finally got the Hatter's children's names, and yes, the Hatter did name her first child, her son, after the Doctor. I hope you liked it, please review and tell me what you thought :)