Chapter 2
The Next Doctor
"Where are we?" said Amy.
"I don't know," said Jack.
"I'm going to find out," said Amy.
"Wait!" said Jack. But Amy was already gone.
Reluctantly, Jack stepped out of the TARDIS and into the outside air. He followed his companion down a narrow, winding alleyway.
"Look!" said Amy, pointing. "I think we're in London!" A huge clock tower loomed in the distance. In fact, it was the same clock tower they had seen on the screen only a few minutes before.
"I think we're in the past," said Jack. "See? Big Ben isn't patched up. That means a spaceship manned with a pig hasn't crashed into it yet."
"But how can we find out what year it is? That might help us find whatever we need to bring the Doctor back."
"I know!" said Jack after a moment's thought. "We can look at the newspaper."
"Good idea." Jack and Amy walked down the alleyway together until they reached a newspaper stand. Jack handed the paperboy a pound from the pockets of his trench coat, received his change, and picked up the paper.
"Look!" said Amy. "The Doctor's in it!" She pointed to a short article with the title "BBC Announces Doctor's Fourth Incarnation Actor". Together, Jack and Amy read the following words.
"Yesterday, the BBC announced that the fourth incarnation of the
Doctor, the extra-terrestrial main character of the popular science-
fiction television programme Doctor Who will be played by Tom
Baker."
Next to the text was a black-and-white picture of a man with curly black hair and a long nose smiling at the camera.
Suddenly, Jack and Amy heard a tinny, robotic voice behind them.
"Exterminate! The Doctor will be exterminated! EXTERMINATE!"
Jack and Amy didn't even bother to look behind them. They just glanced at each other. Then they ran for their lives.