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They stood there in silence while the Doctor paced up and down the console room of the TARDIS. He walked over to a section of the wall and pushed it open, walking through; he shut the door behind him. Peter, May and Gwen were left standing, perplexed at the Doctor's reaction.
"Why didn't you tell us Peter?" May asked.
"I didn't think it was important at the time. I kind of thought I would deal with it at the time and when it was my time, I didn't have the heart to tell you I would be back, just in case it didn't happen."
A tear slid down his face as he spoke. Noticing this, Gwen rushed over to him and gave him a big hug. Locked in their embrace they both let out their tears of sadness and joy at the events that had occurred over the last half a year.
May watched as the two of them let out their emotions. A tear slid down her face as she once again remembered the times when Ben was around and life was so much easier.
The door at the other end of the room opened again and the Doctor walked back through. He was carrying a pile of objects, some looking weirder than others. He walked over to Peter and Gwen.
"And back up for air please. We need to get on; I fear we don't have long. A scan of the world outside the TARDIS has revealed to me that you are undergoing in effect a civil war and your country is ripping to shreds every day, so this total destruction is not too far away. First things first, Peter you need to change, we can have you wearing that."
The Doctor pointed to the tattered costume that Peter was wearing.
"There is a wardrobe with plenty of clothes, of all shapes and sizes, because when I regenerate I never know what I am going to look like. You need to go thought that door, turn left, walk about 100 metres then take a right walk two doors down take the left hand door, climb the steps," the Doctor paused for breath. He continued once he was ready, " walk along the corridor till you reach the end, go down the stairs and then you will be there. When you have finished, take the lift down to the corridor just behind that door."
"Why can't I take the lift up?"
"Well duhh, it only works once every day, it uses up too much power and power I need to help save the earth. Now go and get changed."
Peter went off to go and get changed, while the Doctor began to go through his pile and assemble pieces of equipment together. May and Gwen looked lost.
"Is there anything you want us to do?" Gwen asked.
"Yes, yes there is, I want you and May to go through that door, down the corridor right to the end and through the door there and make yourselves a cup of tea and have a few biscuits, Rich Tea are my favourite, so I recommend them."
"But we want to do something useful, how is having tea and biscuits going to help?"
"It will help because you are going to need your strength for the events which are to come and I don't want to be responsible for not looking after you while you are in my home."
Gwen tried to protest, but May put her hand on Gwen's arm and led her to where the Doctor had sent them.
"But I want to help."
"I know dear, but the Doctor is right, we do need our strength for what is to come and I am pretty sure, neither of us knows how to wire up an alien spacecraft."
Gwen nodded, she knew the Doctor had only the best intentions for them, but she wished she could do more.
Peter stood in the wardrobe looking at all the clothes the Doctor owned. There were garments from across the ages from the Middle Ages, to the Tudors and then on to the Edwardians. He selected a set of clothes and went over to the curtained area to try them on. Pulling off his tattered costume, he pulled on the fresh new clothes. They fitted perfectly. He was wearing a blue polo shirt, beige trousers and blue converse shoes. Noticing a bin, he gathered up his Spiderman costume and carefully placed it inside. A lump came into his throat as this was goodbye to Spiderman, something which had been part of his life now for a good 7 years. Before he could get too emotional he headed out of the wardrobe, found the lift and headed back to the console room to find it empty. Where was the Doctor and where was Aunt May and Gwen? A nose sounded from under his feet.
"Ah I see you found some clothes that fit then, I'll be with you in a minute, I have to connect these Thermocouplings up and I need to do it quickly or the destruction of Earth might come a little sooner than predicted."
"Need me to do anything?" Peter asked.
"Actually, yes there is. On the console, there is a lever which looks just like a bicycle pump. I need that pumped 3 times and the. Opposite that, there is a black panel full of switches. They need to be flicked up until a row of green lights appears on the panel; you must do the pump first. Is that ok?"
"Sure, I can do that, it can't be rocket science." Peter said.
"Um, yes it is rocket science actually," The Doctor replied.
"I was being sarcastic," Peter said.
"I know that, of course I know that."
Peter went and followed the Doctor's instructions, while the Doctor continued to connect wires together and readied the TARDIS for duty in the war that was to come.
