This is the most complex story I have ever tried to put into words. Initially this entire plot came from a dream I had and it's been developing more in my head ever since. So here is my shot at writing it all out.
Sorry it's been many months since I started this. But last night I decided to give it another go. This chapter isn't so much into anyone's certain perspective now. Also just to let you guys know, with Torchwood now coming into play - this is set between the time frame of "Children of Earth" and "Miracle Day" so the Cardiff base is still intact.
Hope you guys like this chapter and let me know if you like it so far! :)
"Mr. Smith I need you!"
With a rush of smoke, the brick wall of the attic came alive and out popped a large computer. But this just wasn't any computer. It was alien technology that Sarah Jane had come upon many years before and now Mr. Smith (as she called him) had been her way of saving the world countless times before.
"Wow!" Martha said astonished by what she saw in front of her, along with being very impressed at how Sarah Jane had kept this from UNIT's prying eyes.
"Mr. Smith give me all the information you can on the Doctor," Sarah Jane commanded.
"Checking all data bases now," Mr. Smith replied as his internal hard drive began scanning all known technology for the information requested.
"This is Mr. Smith by the way," Sarah Jane implied as Martha came side by side with her, "He is of alien technology I came upon a while ago. He helps me out when I need him."
"You really never cease to amaze me Sarah Jane," Martha replied with a smile and wink as Sarah Jane smiled back.
"I can not come upon any known information on this man called 'The Doctor'," Mr. Smith answered as he finished his search through all communication devices.
Sarah Jane shook her head. There can be no way that Mr. Smith couldn't find any of this information. He is able to go through all technology, even top secret devices. This had to be a mistake.
"Wait, how about looking up Time Lords?" Martha interjected, thinking out loud.
"Yes that might work. Mr. Smith look up information on the species called the Time Lords," Sarah Jane stated.
Mr. Smith again began his search through every database. Yet again, he came up with the same result, "There seems to be no existence of the species, Sarah Jane. No information on the Time Lords can be found."
Martha and Sarah Jane looked at each other in shock and bewilderment. None of this made sense. Had they both gone mad? Was this is a dream?
"So the Doctor never existed. Time Lords never existed. The TARDIS is dead. There is no connection to the Doctor at all," Martha explained, trying to wrap her head around their findings so far.
"Only three of us remember: Mickey, you, and I. Our best assumption is because we have been in the TARDIS, but only during that time the Dalek's invaded. Luke can remember the invasion but nothing with the Doctor. It's like time itself has been blurred. Trying to erase everything to do with the Doctor, including memories," Sarah Jane said as she began pacing around the attic.
"What if it has to do with the group of us during the Dalek invasion? The one's who drove the TARDIS back home? If so then the others still remember the Doctor, like us," Martha said as she whipped out her mobile phone and began dialing a number.
"Who are you calling?" Sarah Jane asked.
"Remember Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood?" Martha replied with a smile.
"Oh of course I do! I could never forget a face like that. But there's no need for the mobile my dear. Mr. Smith can handle this one."
"Mr. Smith please call Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood Base in Cardiff."
"Calling Torchwood base now," Mr. Smith stated as his dialing began.
After a few moments, there was the inside of the Torchwood base on the screen, but it wasn't Jack's face in front of them.
" 'ello how did you get this number? Who are you?" asked the woman on screen abruptly in her strong Welsh accent.
"Sarah Jane Smith and Martha Jones. We are needing to speak with Captain Jack Harkness," Sarah Jane asked remembering the Welsh woman she had seen those many years back during their little webcam party they had with the Doctor the day the Dalek's invaded.
"Martha!" Gwen smiled as she saw her waving on the computer screen. It had been a while since she had seen Martha, but even longer since she had seen Sarah Jane on her screen.
In the distance, came a manly voice yelling out, "Gwen what are you doing?!"
"Jack come here! It's Martha and Sarah Jane!" Gwen called back with excitement.
Within a few seconds, came the face of Captain Jack on the screen. The man who could never die and never age. He certainly looked exactly the same. Handsome as always.
"Well hello there lovely ladies! What brings you to wanting to see me? Or rather how did you get this number? It doesn't look like you're at UNIT. Where are you two anyways?" Jack rambled on and on as he looked closer to the screen, poking at it, trying to figure out where they were.
"None of that matters right now. We have to ask you a question and yes it may sound silly, but just amuse us for a moment okay?" Martha replied.
"Oh nothing can ever embarrass me my dear. You know that," Jack replied with a wink.
"Nothing like that Jack!" Martha shook her head with a slight laugh.
"Jack do you remember the Doctor?" Sarah Jane interjected.
"The Doctor?" Jack replied tiliting his head like a confused puppy.
"Yes!" both Martha and Sarah blurted out.
"Woah now ladies! Of course I remember the Doctor. Our Doctor, in the TARDIS, traveling the universe," he answered still puzzled by their question to begin with but going along with it all in the moment.
There was a sigh of relief from Sarah Jane and Martha. Knowing that Jack also remembered was definitely a good thing.
"Now you, Gwen, do you remember the Doctor? Remember the night we saved the Earth from the Dalek invasion?" Martha asked, hoping that Gwen also remembered.
"What are you talking about? I don't know anything of this Doctor. I do remember the Dalek invasion though, but nothing of this Doctor," Gwen replied shaking her head in confusion.
Jack turned shocked by her answer, "No Gwen come off it! You remember the Doctor. I talk about him all the time. You've seen him for bloody sakes! What are you talking about?"
"I'm not fooling around Jack! I don't know anything about this Doctor. Never heard of him until now. I don't know what's going on!" she blurted out.
"Jack listen to me!" Martha interjected seeing how flustered Jack was getting by what was going on, "Something is wrong. The Doctor is missing. The TARDIS is dead and abandoned in Battersea park. Everything about the Doctor and the Time Lords has been erased from history and from people's minds. All except us. The ones who saved the Earth during the Dalek invasion."
"Yes and we think whatever is going on and whatever help the Doctor may need, it has to do with us," Sarah Jane added.
"We need you to meet us where the TARDIS is. I'll send you the coordinates. Can you be there as soon as you can?" Martha asked, as she started sending him the coordinates through her mobile.
"No worries. I'll be there," Jack replied with a nod of his head in assurance.
And with that, the call ended.
All they knew was that as of now, there were four people in this world who knew of the Doctor and of the Timelords. Their best chance at figuring out what was going on was to be closer to the Doctor and the only way to do that was they had to go to the TARDIS.
In a sense they had to go to the 'crime scene'.
