"Crap what am I going to do?" thought Rachel. The baked potato had his gun ready to fire when a deep female voice rang through the ally.
"Strax, put the gun down."
"This boy was following us, she could be a spy." answered Strax still keeping the gun pointed to the back of Rachel's head.
"A spy for what?" asked Rachel. "I'm just a student."
The woman approached the two and pulled her veil from her face, revealing a green, scaled face.
"Oh god, I'm going to be killed by a potato in a space suit and a lizard." said Rachel. The lizard woman looked into Rachel's eyes, she noticed a familiarity in the green eyes of the young woman in front of her.
"Strax lower the gun. I think she is more a friend than foe." said the lizard. Strax lowered the gun and Rachel breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm Madam Vastra." Madam Vastra held her hand out to shake Rachel's hand.
"Rachel Copper. Is this a costume?"
"No. Once I have found my wife I shall explain."
"I'm sorry ma'am." said the young cockney girl running towards them. "I had to apologise to the squirrel man though I think Strax should have done it. Who is this?"
"You know who I am. You told me not to go to university about an hour and a half ago." answered Rachel looking confused.
"I'm sorry but I don't know what you are talking about ma'am. I was with ma'am and Strax an hour ago."
"You can't have been. Unless you have a twin or a clone, you were there on Oxford Street telling me that I couldn't go to university today."
"Are you sure it wasn't someone else?" asked Madam Vastra.
"I'm sure. It's the mole on her face that I remember. Also, you have a very distinctive cockney accent that stuck in my head." explained Rachel. "Perhaps we can discuss it over a cup of tea?"
-x-
"So you are aliens and Jenny is from the nineteenth century?" asked Rachel when she placed a tray of mugs on the coffee table.
"I wouldn't call myself an alien as my people are of Earth origin and like humans we have vast differentiation between breeds. My breed is more humanoid than other breeds of my species." explained Madam Vastra.
"What about Strax? Do all your species look like you?" asked Rachel sitting down in the chair nearest to the window.
"The Sontarans are a clone race. They look the same and they all have the same thoughts: war and victory." explained Jenny.
"I can speak for myself boy." said Strax.
"So how did you end up in London 2013?" asked Rachel.
"Well, to cut a long story short, our ride home decided to pull us to this exact date." answered Vastra.
"Did it run out of petrol or something?" asked Rachel. The three other people looked at her in confusion so she sat in silence waiting for them to ask her a question.
"Well, once we stopped, we went outside for some air, then Strax spotted the man in the squirrel costume and started chasing after it, so Jenny and I tried to catch him. What I would like to know is how you managed to see us." said Vastra.
"How could I not." Rachel responded. "You lot need to be more subtle considering what you look like and what you are wearing."
"We have these things around our necks that have a filter that doesn't make us invisible just not noticeable." explained Jenny holding up a key from around her neck.
"Right. That makes sense, sort of." said Rachel. "Do you need me to call anyone? There must be someone looking for you."
"He'll find us soon enough." said Vastra. "He always does."
"Then we can go home?" asked Jenny.
"Yes we can."
"Good, this era of Earth doesn't have much warfare going on for my taste." said Strax standing up. "Where is the Doctor anyway?"
"Who is the Doctor?" asked Rachel.
"The less you know the better." said Jenny.
"Is he dangerous?"
"The less you know the better." said Vastra.
"Okay. I won't ask questions." said Rachel. The door knocked and Rachel went to look through the peephole.
"I'm sorry but is there anybody home. Only I have to get some friends back home before the perception filter runs dry and someone notices a giant talking lizard in the street." said a voice through the door.
"Does this Doctor wear a bow tie by any chance?" asked Rachel. The others nodded and Rachel opened the door.
"Oh hello." said the Doctor.
"You're looking for a lizard, Sontaran and a nineteenth century cockney maid." said Rachel in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Yes. How did you know?" asked the Doctor turning his face in confusion, almost studying the young woman in front of him.
"They're in my living room."
"Oh."
"Do you want to come in?" asked Rachel.
"Well, I was thinking about getting them three home but seeing as they have most likely settled to have a cup a tea, I may as well come into this home of yours." answered the Doctor walking past Rachel.
"You could have just said yes thank you." murmured Rachel closing the door.