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The Doctor, Jenny, and her two friends Rayne and Elle all were seated at a table in a little café, sipping cups of tea and speaking in hushed voices. The little restaurant was practically empty, save for the man standing behind the counter who seemed to own the place and the skinny waitress.
"It's been happening for months," Said Elle to the Doctor, "When we stopped here on Earth to take a break for a while, all the people seemed fine. But then the Metal Men came. The started taking everyone. Now everybody is scared out of their wits- hiding away in their homes, too afraid to really go anywhere."
"The Metal Men?" Asked the Doctor.
"They're these robots," Explained Rayne, "We're not sure who's controlling them, but they keep turning up all over the place, just out of nowhere, and they're snatching up anyone on the street."
There was a short silence then, during which the skinny waitress came to ask what they would like to eat.
"Nothing at the moment, thanks." Said the Doctor, hardly glancing up.
"Now, these Metal Men, what did they look like?" He asked the girls.
"Just like those little toy robots you always see little kids playing with. Shiny, silver things that sort of look to be based on the human body but, you know, made of metal." Answered Rayne.
The Doctor leaned forwards and gazed off into the distance. What these girls were describing… it sounded much too similar to something he had encountered before.
"These Metal Men, have then been appearing anywhere specifically?" He asked.
"No, not really. It's all very random. We're on the move a lot, seeing as they could pop up right about anywhere." Replied Elle.
"Is it just in London?" He questioned.
"That we know of." Answered Jenny.
The Doctor nodded and went back to staring off into the distance. The girls exchanged glances.
Abruptly rising and placing a bit of money on the table, the Doctor straightened his bowtie and said, "Show me where you first saw the Metal Men."
"Er- why?" asked Rayne.
"Because I said. Now let's go." He said.
The girls looked at each other. Jenny shrugged, and they led the way out of the café and onto the London street.