SO MANY CHAPTERS TO WRITE!
John rapped his fingers against the table at St. Barts, watching as Sherlock x-rayed the second fob watch.
"This is the one we haven't opened yet, correct?" John asked, obviously bored.
"Yes, now had it been four months ago, I would've ignored the light... Said it was a spark or something... But after meeting the Doctor well..."
"Anything is possible?" John said, thinking back to their other worldly adventure just four months prior.
"Precisely." Sherlock typed something into the computer and it began whirring.
"So, what are we hoping to find inside the watch?" He asked as the image came up on the screen in front of him. Sherlock stood behind him, placing his hands on either side of his flatmate, his head almost coming to a rest on the mans shoulders. John glanced to the side for a moment, taking comfort in the close proximity of his, boyfriend? no... Sherlock wouldn't be comfortable with a term so mundane and boring.
"John, did you hear me?" Sherlock asked, snapping the soldier from his thoughts.
"What?" He asked.
"Incredible. Would you look at it!" Sherlock said, John looked at the screen, it showed the inner workings of a watch.
"Looks like a normal watch..."
"To the simple mind, yes... It's a regular watch. But to me... Oh no, it's so much more. Do you see that circle there?" He leaned forward, pointing to a small spot. His cheek brushed lightly against John's and the doctor turned, brushing his lips to the soft skin just as Molly Hooper walked in.
"Uh, sorry!" She stammered, setting down a tray full of tools rather loudly. Sherlock bolted upright, clearing his throat and straightening his blazer. When it came to Ms. Hooper, Sherlock wasn't keen on flaunting his and John's relationship, if that's what you could call it, in front of her. Of course, it was John's request that they didn't show it too much in front of her.
"We were examining the watch!" Sherlock said quickly, "Come have a look."
He pointed out the circle and Molly asked, very confused, "What's so special about it?"
"High Gallifreyan." Sherlock said excitedly.
"High what?" Molly asked.
"You mean... Those weird symbols the TARDIS has above the... Uppy downy thing?" John asked.
"Exactly what the TARDIS has above the uppy downy thing!" Sherlock replied.
"TARDIS? Uppy downy thing? Gallifraxin, what?"
"Gallifreyan, Molly!" He looked to her, eyes wide.
"You know what this means." John said.
"We have to call the Doctor."
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The phone in the TARDIS rang incessantly. The Doctor ran from the swimming pool to answer it, still sopping wet as he picked up the phone on about the 22nd ring.
"Hello!" He shouted, water clouding his hearing.
"Doctor?" A man's voice said.
"Yes, hello? Who is this?" He slammed against one side of his head, trying to free his ear canal of water.
"So it worked!" The voice shouted, though it still sounded fuzzy and then the Doctor realized it wasn't the water in his ears, it was the connection.
"Are you there, Doctor?" He recognized the baritone voice.
"Sherlock!" He exclaimed, "Sherlock Holmes, is that you?"
"The one and only." Sherlock answered, the smirk apparent in his voice.
"To what do I owe the pleasure? Don't tell me Sontarans are in fact attacking! I should have placed bets!"
"No Sontarans, I'm afraid... But there is something quite peculiar about a recent rash of murders."
"I'm all ears!"
"The last two victims had a fob watch in their possessions." Sherlock's explained, "But what made us call you was that when I x-rayed one of the watches... It had the Gallifreyan language inscribed internally." His words made the Doctor freeze, not answering.
"Oh tell him about the light!" John said excitedly in the background.
"Yes, when I opened one, a stream of light left it, I knew it was peculiar... Could these be some of your people Doctor? Some that maybe got stuck in my universe, accidentally? Do all Time Lords have these watches?" There was no answer.
"Doctor?" He asked, "I think we've lost the connection John."
"No..." He cleared his throat, "I'm here... But yes, Time Lords do have these watches. But they're only to be used in the case of dire emergencies. They can... Well they can load their subconscious into the watch... Make themselves human, or whatever they need to fit in. They must have been hiding from something big." The Doctor gulped.
"Well whatever it is, it must have found them... But that's not all, is it?" Sherlock said.
"Deducing over the phone now?" John remarked.
"Oh shut it." He said to John, "What is it, Doctor?"
"Well you see... The thing is, Sherlock... All the other Time Lords, short of me, duplicate halfsies and the thirdsies Tyler baby... Are dead."
"And you know that for a fact?" Sherlock asked, his tone becoming more serious.
"I'm the one that killed them..." The Doctor admitted.
"Oh. Well you did say you're capable of more than you look... So will you come help us?" Sherlock asked, almost ignoring his confession.
"I can try... Don't know if she'll like crossing over again. But if there's a good reason... Well I'll try."
"Thank you."
"I'll see you at Baker Street." They hung up and the Doctor braced himself against the TARDIS console.
"Alright now old girl... Time to fly." He pulled a lever, typed in coordinates and flipped a switch, the room began to shake and he held on tight, shouting his trademarked word, "Geronimo!"
Until I get really into it I have a feeling these chapters are going to be kind of short!