An alarm cut though the peaceful air. Alex groaned, silencing the damn thing and sitting up, rubbing her eyes. She pulled the covers away and swung her feet off the edge of the bed. From there it was the quick and simple morning routine. She dressed in jeans and a black top, covering it with her army green jacket she'd had since she was a kid. She didn't need any sort of bag that way, the way she liked it, with the inside pockets she insisted on adding when she was a teenager. But then what young Doctor Who fan didn't want 'bigger on the inside' pockets? Alex headed out with a sigh, locking the door to her flat behind her.
She walked to work, humming to herself as she did. The little café was just on the next block over. When she reached her destination she left her jacket in the back room and tied her apron on and her shoulder length brown hair up. Work was slow, nothing really interesting happened, as always. However she couldn't help but feel like something was… off. Alex had her lunch break, in which she simply took a walk and grabbed some chips as she did. She returned early but got back to work anyway. Later on the doors were locked, the sign read closed and after helping the cook in the back clean up a bit Alex left her apron in the back and set off home with her precious jacket on.
Alex bumped into someone, having been watching her feet as she walked.
"Oh, sorry" The blonde said distractedly.
"No, that's fine. I wasn't paying attention" Alex assured her. She froze then. Holy hell, it can't be.
"Yeah, neither was-" The girl was cut off by a loud explosion and the two turned, staring at the building in flames. Someone had just blown up the top floor of Hendrick's. Hendrick's… no The girl seemed a little on edge, even standing this distance away from the burning building.
"Did you just come from there?" Alex asked, trying to sound inconspicuous.
"Yeah, um, a couple minutes ago. No idea what that was about" She told Alex. She's lying "I should go, it'll probably be on the telly any minute now, mum's gonna freak" Alex simply nodded as the girl hurried away. She stood where she was, watching the building as sirens started up a way away and watching as they arrived. She watched the fire department make quick work with the hoses and watched as the ambulance loaded in a stretcher and left. No sirens… But what she also watched was a strange man in a leather jacket who seemed to come out from the back of the building when he thought no one was looking. She watched as he stood back, despite his close proximity beforehand proving how normal a burning building seemed to him. Doctor… no, this can't be real.
"You alright miss?" A familiar voice asked. Alex looked up quickly with wide eyes. This can't be real, that's just Cristopher Eccelston right? But he'd have to be older. Oh god, unless… But it couldn't be real! It- "Miss? Are you alright?" The Doctor, or Christopher or whoever the hell he was seemed concerned.
"Yeah" She managed. Alex cleared her throat and continued. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just…" She looked down, frowning at the pavement as she attempted to get her thoughts together.
"You must just be in shock, that's all" He said, leaning down slightly to see her face. Alex looked up again.
"Yeah, I… I must" Alex nodded.
"You got anyone to look after you? A friend? Live with anyone?" He asked. Alex shook her head.
"No. No, not it the country anyway" She forced a smile, hoping it looked convincing. According to his expression, it didn't. "I'll be fine" She assured him. Alex turned and continued down the street before he had the chance to answer. Her mind racing, she didn't even notice she was home until she was unlocking the door to her flat. She dropped the keys by the door and moved to the bedroom. She dropped herself on her bed and stared up at the ceiling.
Alex slowly reached for her phone, knowing full well she had read hundreds of Fanfictions of this kind and a good few of the main characters never got to speak to their families again. Either they didn't exist or their parents didn't. You could never quite tell with other universes. Alex selected the first number she thought of, her mother, and dialled. It didn't even ring. The number was not in service. Alex sniffed slightly, keeping any tears at bay as she checked her other contacts. Her old home phone was down. Her grandmother's and her cousins and all her friends. One after the other a number was out of service, used by another person or didn't recognise her number or name. She never thought about how much she'd miss them until she had no way to see them. Heck, she even missed her annoying brothers. One older, one younger, but both stuck in a seemingly permanent mental state of five year olds.
Alex gave a shuddering sigh. That was it, all of them. As far as she gathered her father and brothers were alive and her mother hadn't been mentioned. He grandparents were a no-show and her only cousins she spoke to were big-time businessmen whose phones were answered by their secretaries. As for herself, Alex overheard some things in the background of her older brother's phone. Another girl. Who was apparently his sister.
Alex's thoughts spun around her head, confusing her even as her breath became short and fast and tears made their way down her face. How could this happen? Why? And if their sister was someone else, who was she? Alex dropped her questions from her mind when she realised just how fast her breathing had become, and she didn't know how to stop. She closed her eyes, trying to find some positive memory or emotion to latch onto, but quickly found that all of them led back to her family and friends who didn't know her. Sure she was isolated, she moved to a whole other bloody country from them, but they always assured her they were a phone call away. Now they weren't. Alex finally managed to calm herself and stop crying a good ten minutes later and she simply remained laying on her back on her bed, staring at the ceiling. All but empty.
What now.
Alex got up around an hour later, deciding to do something. She was thrown into another universe for some reason, and the only way she could think to ever find out was to find the Doctor. Plus, while she had hoped for different circumstances, like keeping her family, she had always wanted this in a way.
She rushed to her laptop, which she soon realised shouldn't exist right now, opened it up and typed in the search bar 'Doctor Who'. She was surprised at the results. Wiki pages and Tumblr and fanfictions a-plenty. Strange. She highlighted her search, typing in 'Doctor, contact Clive'. The strangest thing was, the real site showed up. In each search she tried, surrounding the doctor and events of the storyline before 2005, the results showed as she was expecting them. Show references or real world events. The strange thing was that, halfway down the page, there was a split where the results showed up for the opposite world. Alex took a deep breath, calming herself. She wouldn't help anything by freaking out. She was in a whole new universe now it seemed.
Deciding on a next move, Alex then looked up a yellow pages and typed in Rose Tyler. It took a bit but she managed to find a Rose Tyler that lived in London and track down the address. She printed off the address, knowing she'd have to come up with an excuse on why she was there.
Alex then watched the blinking cursor on her laptop for a long time, deciding if the idea she had was something she should really do. Taking a deep breath, Alex typed her full name in the search bar and pressed enter. This world's results came up first. But none of them were about her. Alex stared, wide-eyed, as she scrolled through Facebook pages and Instagram with posts supposedly from her and ones with her name tagged in them. Her family used the same name on their other daughter it seemed. Another girl smiled in all the photos that were meant to be of her. It still looked like her, but it wasn't, it couldn't have been. From on the phone to her dad at four, to graduating high school with her brothers at her side, and everything in between. Another ten year old held her newborn baby brother. Another five year old stole her big brothers clown costume. Another thirteen-year old went trick-or-treating, costume matching with her three-year-old brother. Another girl took a selfie with her brothers, on the plane to a new home. Another girl helped her little brother put the star on the Christmas tree. Another girl took her little brother to his first day of year two. Another girl went to her big brother's wedding.
Alex smiled tearily at that one. He never got married back home. He looked happy. None of the photos she found were improving her mood one bit. But with every one she realised that, despite her being gone, despite this other girl in her place, every other friend and family member looked all the happier. Happier with the other daughter, sister, cousin, friend. Happier with the one who didn't leave.
It was then, when she left the Facebook page she was on, that she noticed the results under the line. The results from her last universe. To be specific, the first result. 'TARDIS wiki' The Doctor who Wikipedia page. With her name on it. Alex's breath hitched. That could only mean… Maybe her earlier choice to find the doctor was the right one. She knew she shouldn't be looking at any of this, but her eyes drifted over it quickly enough for one piece of information to catch her eye.
First appearance: Alex and Rose (2005)
Last appearance: Doomsday (2006)
Before she knew it, the sun was shining though the curtains and Alex cursed under her breath when her alarm went off. Work would have to wait. Anyway, this was what she had been waiting and hoping for half her life. Adventure of any kind however, well she'd been waiting for that literally her whole life. Ever since she remembered she had been playing pretend at some kind of big magical adventure. And, well, sciencey with some timey wimey and a little jiggery pokery seemed second best to magic.
Alex, mind made up, changed first, slipping on the most comfortable of her precious Converse. A dark blue pair with white trim and white laces, browned slightly from their use. Not as much as they should be though, they were her favourite, it wasn't like she would not clean them. For clothes, she opted for comfortable to run in but completely her. She slipped on her worn jeans and a plain grey top covered by a black and white flannel, finishing off with her beloved green combat jacket. That thing was real old too if she was honest with herself.
Alex left, locking the door behind her.
Alex had to rush to the address printed on the paper in her hand. She ripped it to pieces and dropped it in one of the bins outside once she got there. She couldn't risk it being seen. She watched from the park next door, settling on a bench beside the playground, until a man in a black leather jacket caught her eye. He wandered around a bit, staring down at the sonic screw driver until he made his way up the stairs to the flat. Alex realised she had stood as she watched and, without thinking, (she had been doing that a lot recently) took off running up the stairs. She wasn't seen by him until she walked up behind him at the door.
"What're you doing here?" He asked, glancing at her as he leaned down the scan the cat flap. It moved suddenly and the two fixed their gazes on it, both forgetting she hadn't answered the question. It opened again and Alex saw a flash of blonde hair before the door swung open.
The Doctor jumped up, looking at her strangely.
"What're you doing here?" He asked again, frowning at Rose this time.
"I live here?" She told him, more like a question than a statement.
"Well what you do that for?"
"Cause I do" She snapped, sounding annoyed now. "And I'm only home cause someone blew up my job" Rose turned to Alex then, noticing her for the first time. "And what are you doing here?" Her eyes widened then. "Oh, are you two together?" Alex glanced at the Doctor, eyes widening in surprise.
"No" The doctor said shortly, having been looking down at his sonic screwdriver, he looked up again. "Must've got the wrong signal" He muttered to himself. "You're not plastic are you?" He asked, knocking on Rose's head. He turned slightly, doing the same to Alex who frowned at him.
"Nope, bone heads" He smiled proudly at his joke. "Bye then" He moved to leave past Alex but Rose grabbed on to his jacket, pulling him inside, shouting something about him not leaving now. Alex turned to leave then, assuming she'd wait outside to see the Doctor 'swanning off'.
"You too" Rose said suddenly, grabbing on to Alex's jacket, pulling her inside. She closed the door behind them, shutting them in.
"Who is it?" A voice called from the next room. Alex scowled slightly at Rose's back as she spoke to her mother, fixing her beloved jacket. A single glance confirmed that the doctor did the same and Alex couldn't help but smile a little at that. What she didn't notice was that the Doctor himself had seen her doing the same and was smiling himself.
"She deserves compensation!" Jackie shouted suddenly, startling Alex out of her thoughts as Rose walked off down the hallway. The doctor stepped forward slightly, watching her go before turning to look in the other room.
"Oh, we're talking millions" He nodded, playing along. Alex stayed out of sight, knowing Jackie was more likely than not checking him out.
"I'm in my dressing gown" She pointed out. Alex closed her eyes, sighing.
"Yes, you are" The Doctor agreed, oblivious.
"There's a strange man in my bedroom"
"Ooh" Alex breathed out, moving quickly past the Doctor to the living room.
"Yes, there is" The Doctor nodded, answering Jackie but watching Alex as she left.
"Anything could happen" Jackie continued. The Doctor tore his gaze from Alex then, mouth falling open slightly as he realised. He shut his mouth with a smile.
"No" Was all he said, shaking his head before following Alex into the living room.
"Don't mind the mess" Rose said distractedly, stacking together a couple magazines. Alex glanced at her from the picture she was looking at on the wall. She was fully aware how the Doctor made himself fully comfortable anywhere so she may as well do it herself. Rose moved to the kitchen, glancing at them as she went.
"Coffee?" She offered.
"Might as well" The Doctor agreed. "Just milk thanks"
"None for me" Alex replied distractedly.
"Really?" A voice spoke up directly behind her, making her jump and turn quickly. The doctor stood in front of her, uncomfortably close. "Because you look like you could use one, after last night" Alex forgot how to think for a moment, just staring into his eyes as he looked into hers. Those old, old eyes. Alex's brain suddenly started working again, kicking into overdrive.
"I'm fine" She replied, maybe a little too quickly. He nodded, though looking unconvinced. He held out his hand then. "I'm The Doctor by the way, and you are?"
"Alex" She said simply, shaking his hand politely. Something she had picked up on in her time in London. Then, "Alexandria Collins" He nodded and moved towards the coffee table, picking up a magazine and opening a page. He snorted, showing her.
"That won't last" He told her. "He's gay and she's an alien" Alex laughed, letting it turn into a soft giggle as she looked around the room herself. Completely oblivious of the Doctor watching her, smiling. Rose kept talking from the kitchen, unknowing that she wasn't being paid any attention. Alex looked back as The Doctor picked up a book, flicking through the pages in less than a second.
"Hmm, sad ending" He frowned, tossing it back down. Alex smiled, sitting down on the couch and watching the Doctor amusedly as he moved around the room.
"You're a long way from home" Alex said conversationally, before she had time to think about her words. The Doctor turned to her, frowning.
"What do you mean?"
Alex panicked internally. Not good, not good, not good
"Your accent" She told him, not missing a beat. He nodded, accepting the lie.
"So are you" He replied. Alex paused.
"What" Was all she said, not processing that she was speaking.
"Your accent" He repeated to her, picking up one of the envelopes on a table in front of him. "It's a bit jumbled" He continued. "Which came first, Australian or American?"
"Both" She said, making him frown. "I'm a hybrid" She joked. He nodded in understanding, picking up a pack of cards and shuffling them from one hand to the other.
"Luck be a lady" He sang under his breath. Grinning, he went to shuffle them again only to have them fly off in all directions.
"Maybe not" He muttered, looking around at the mess he'd made. He caught sight of Alex laughing silently in the corner, struggling to breathe and moved towards her.
"You okay?" He asked, smiling still. She nodded, eventually calming down and gasping in air.
"Yeah, I'm fine" She chuckled. He smiled at her. There was a sudden movement by the door and a quick yet loud scurrying and the Doctor frowned.
"What's that then?" He muttered, before speaking up for Rose to hear, climbing onto the couch beside Alex. "Have you got a cat?" Alex turned slightly, trying not to give away that she knew anything but she was sitting on the couch where she knew the arm was hiding. Rose responded with a simple no, though it didn't stay that way as she explained deeper how they used to and no longer did. The arm shot up all of a sudden and Alex jumped, watching in horror as it latched itself onto the Doctor, grabbing on to his neck and effectively cutting off his air supply.
Alex jumped up to help him, trying at the same time to tell her mind to calm down a little. Launching into a panic wasn't going to help anybody. Respiratory bypass She thought. He'll be fine, but you can't look completely calm. Her thoughts racing, she barely noticed when Rose walked into the room, muttering about the plastic hand.
"I don't even know your name" She realised, turning to her. Alex gave a particularly hard tug on the arm and it sprung free, flying back to hang in the air a moment before latching onto Rose's face. She let out a muffled scream as the two jumped off the couch and attempted to pull the hand off her. Alex's grip slipped just as the Doctor and Rose tumbled over, landing on the glass coffee table and shattering it. Alex gasped, her hands over her mouth. She knew neither of them were harmed but it was a completely different matter seeing the whole thing play out in front of you.
The Doctor managed to pull the sonic screwdriver from his pocket and pressed the button multiple times, hastily switching through settings until he held it to the hand, holding the button down a moment. Rose was released, gasping, but the hand continued to move in the Doctors grip for a moment longer as he continued working the sonic on it. It stopped eventually and the Doctor looked up at the girls.
"Now there, see? Armless" He joked, tossing it up to Alex who, in her surprise, almost dropped the thing back on his head.
"You think?" Rose deadpanned, taking it from her and hitting the Doctor over the shoulder with it.
"Ow!" He complained. Rose tossed the arm back to Alex, who promptly hit his other shoulder with the thing. "Ow!" He repeated, looking up at her. "I get why she's done it, but what was that for?" Alex shrugged, trying and failing to keep a grin off her face.
"Just wanted to" She stated simply.
"Hold on!" Rose called, following the Doctor down the stairs, who was also being followed closer behind by Alex. "You can't just go swanning off!"
"Yes he can"
"Yes I can" The two spoke at once.
"Here I am, this is me, swanning off, cya!" The Doctor finished.
"But that arm was moving, it tried to kill me!" Rose just about shouted, rightfully freaked out.
"Ten out of ten for observation"
"You can't just walk away, that's not fair! You've got to tell me what's going on"
"No I don't"
"No he doesn't" Alex said at the same time, under her breath so Rose wouldn't hear but The Doctor glanced at her for a quick moment, leading her to think he had heard anyway. No one spoke for a moment as they reached the ground, The Doctor heading for the door. He seemed fine with no talking, examining the arm, and Rose was likely stumped as how to go on, everything she was saying being shot down instantly. Alex simply watched the two, following along but dropping back as The Doctor shoved the door open and walked outside and Rose ran for a moment to keep up with him. He was faster than Alex had thought, of course, she should have known, he would be used to it. After all, his life did require an awful lot of running.
"Alright then" Rose began, almost jogging to stay beside The Doctor. "I'll go to the police, I'll tell everyone" She seemed almost smug at her idea. Poor Rose had a lot to learn about The Doctor. Alex jumped up the curb to walk on the other side of The Doctor. She noticed him smile and grinned herself as he glanced at her. "You said if I did that I'd get people killed, so, your choice. Tell me or I'll start talking" She finished. The Doctor glanced at her.
"Is that supposed to sound tough?" He asked, almost sceptically
"Sort of" The Doctor grinned again.
"Doesn't work" Was all he said. Rose paused a moment.
"Who are you?" She asked, watching him as they walked. Alex did a little hop to keep up with their pace. She wasn't short, the opposite actually, taller than Rose. But she was only used to walking her own pace. It'd been a long time since she'd really walked with anyone else.
"Told you, The Doctor" He responded, undeterred by the question. He got it a lot though.
"Yeah but, Doctor what?"
It took a lot of self-control not to laugh at that. You had one job ran through Alex's head.
"Just The Doctor" He continued to grin to himself. What is it with nine and the grinning?
"The Doctor?" Rose asked, incredulous.
"Hello" He grinned, waving to Rose. The two laughed a little and Alex found herself laughing too. This whole bloody thing was ridiculous. The Doctor looked over at her, grinning still and Alex didn't understand for a moment. She wasn't supposed to be part of this. Why did the Doctor keep looking at her? And, more importantly, why did it make her feel, if even for a moment, like she was the most amazing thing in the universe? Because she knew that wasn't true. In her mind the most amazing thing in the universe was the one grinning at her, but he didn't know that.
"Is that supposed to sound impressive?" Rose grinned.
"Sort of" The Doctor repeated her earlier words.
"Come on then" Rose did a small hop like Alex had earlier, trying to bring herself closer to the Doctor. "You can tell me, I've seen enough. Are you the police?"
"No" The Doctor shook his head. "I'm just passing through, I'm a long way from home" Alex paused, realising he'd just copied her earlier words. But he'd said this originally in the show, she hadn't even remembered that until now but she was sure of it. The Doctor glanced over at her after saying those words and the two watched each other meaningfully for a moment.
"But what have I done wrong? How come those plastic things keep coming after me?" Rose asked, interrupting the two.
"Oh, suddenly the entire world revolves around you" The Doctor all but mocked. Alex shook her head but remained silent, letting him go on. "You were just an accident, got in the way. That's all" He explained.
"It tried to kill me!" Rose just about shouted. Alex glanced around, hoping no one heard a conversation like that.
"It was after me" He told her, obviously trying to keep calm. "Last night, in the shop, I was there, you blundered in, almost ruined the whole thing. This morning, I was tracking it down, it was tracking me down. The only reason it fixed on you is 'cause you met me" He finished exponentially calmer than he started.
"And you" He pointed to Alex.
"No, I know, it didn't even touch me" She told him. He gave a small nod.
"So what you're saying is the entire world revolves around you?" Rose clarified.
"Sort of yeah"
"You're full of it" Rose grinned.
"Sort of yeah" The Doctor grinned in return. Alex laughed.
"So all this plastic stuff, who else knows about it?" Rose asked, watching The Doctor closely.
"No one" Was all he said.
"So what you're on your own?"
"Well who else is there?" The Doctor sounded almost annoyed around this topic. Alex couldn't blame him, it annoyed her too if she was honest. "You lot, all you do is eat chips, go to bed and watch telly. While all the time, underneath you, there's a war going on"
"Well chips are good" Alex spoke up, looking over at him. He glanced at her, a small smile on his face.
"They are aren't they?"
Rose reached across The Doctor and he watched her almost curiously as she took the plastic arm from his other hand.
"Okay, start from the beginning" She requested, eager to learn more. The Doctor seemed to think for a moment and gave a small shrug to himself. Almost like a physical version of a why not?.
Alex settled her pace beside the Doctor with rose on the other side, him having slowed down slightly for the two.
"I mean if we're gonna go with the living plastic, and I don't even believe that, but if we do, how did you kill it?"
"The thing controlling it projects life into the arm. I cut off the signal, dead" He explained shortly.
"So that's radio control?"
"Thought control" Alex corrected without thinking. The Doctor glanced at her, giving her a funny look.
"That's right" He said, almost confused. He glanced over at Rose then, who was silent as she thought everything over.
"You all right?" He asked her.
"Yeah... So who's controlling it then?" She asked, looking for more.
"Long story" The Doctor dismissed.
"But what's it all for?" She asked then. Looking for a bigger picture, Alex realised. "I mean, shop window dummies, what's that about?" She smiled to herself as she thought of something. "Is someone trying to take over Britan's shops?" She suggested. The three of them laughed.
"No" The Doctor dismissed, then. "It's not a price war" They all laughed again.
"They want to overthrow the human race and destroy you" The Doctor said, suddenly turning serious. The girls fell silent and he glanced at them one after the other.
"Do you believe me?" He asked them.
"No"
"Yes"
Both replies were instant and he looked between the two again.
"Well you're still listening" He directed at Rose. She looked at him, then stopped walking, seeming to realise for a moment that he was right.
"Really though Doctor" She called as the other two kept walking. Alex stopped then, turning so she could see them both, standing now beside Rose. "Tell me, who are you?" That was what stopped him, the question asked by every person to ever meet him. Because all he ever said was 'Doctor', and no human could be content without asking a second time. In all fairness Alex was sure she'd ask too if she didn't already know.
The Doctor thought for a second and Alex's heart skipped a beat when he looked at her.
"You know like we were saying about the earth revolving?" He asked first, turning fully. "It's like when you're a kid the first time they tell you the earth's turning and you just can't quite believe it because everything looks like it's standing still. I can feel it" He looked between the two and Alex almost jumped when he took her hand. Suddenly she forgot all about Rose and that fact that he had her hand too. She forgot about her family and friends who were gone and that she wasn't meant to be here and that he wasn't meant to exist. All she knew was that he existed now, right in front of her, her hand in his and the rest seemed to fade away.
It felt just like him and her and she could feel the turn of the earth like he said. The movement of the ground beneath her feet and all that she knew was that he was there too. She could feel it.
"The turn of the earth, the ground beneath our feet is spinning a thousand miles an hour. The entire planet is hurtling around the sun at sixty seven thousand miles an hour, and I can feel it. We're falling through space, you and me." He looked up, meeting Alex's eyes. "Clinging to the skin of this tiny little world and if we let go…" He dropped her hand and everything came racing back. The earth felt still once more and everything felt suddenly too big and too loud. His eyes were still on her.
"That's who I am" He finished, switching his gaze to Rose.
"Now forget me, Rose Tyler. Alex Collins" He looked at her again before taking the plastic arm from Rose, waving it in front of them. "Go home"
The Doctor turned and walked away, taking on his fast pace again and it almost hurt to have him go. Alex wondered to herself if it was because he knew him already and if she would feel the same had she not. Rose walked the other direction after a minute and Alex watched, frozen, as the Doctor neared the TARDIS. Alex looked to make sure Rose was a safe distance away before running after him. She didn't think, only did. It was a rather bad thing to do, especially in her position but she couldn't help it. She didn't want him to go, even if she knew she'd see him again.
"I can't" She called out, reaching him just in time, he had his hand on the TARDIS door. He turned to her, frowning.
"What do you mean?" He asked, looking her over.
"I can't go home" She clarified, heart beating wildly. She shoved her doubts away. He'd be bound to find out sooner or later, so why not tell him first thing. It is The Doctor after all. Worst case scenario he sends her home. Somehow.
He didn't say anything, watching her and waiting for an explanation. Alex sighed. She made a quick decision. Proof then explanation.
"The Doctor is not your real name, however it's a name you've been using roughly seven hundred years, or more, being nine hundred years old. This here is not a phone box, it's a TARDIS with a broken chameleon circuit that would blend in during 1963. Time And Relative Dimensions In Space, it's a time travelling spaceship that that you stole when you started travelling, like I said, roughly seven hundred years ago. What else… Sarah-Jane Smith was one of your companions in your fourth regeneration, followed by Jo Grant. And last but certainly not least you're not human, you're a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, in the constellation of Kasterborus and I am from the future in an alternate dimension" She spoke quickly but clearly, her heart nearly beating out of her chest as she waited for his response. His face betrayed no emotion as he stared at her but she knew he'd be shocked. They stood silently for a minute before he actually reacted.
"In" He ordered. Alex squeaked in surprise when he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into the TARDIS with him.
