FANG ROCK ISLAND, 1902...
Vince found himself standing on the rocks, near the lighthouse. Looking around, he saw Sally standing beside him. It was the wee hours of dawn. "We made it."
"Seems like it," Sally replied. "This is amazing."
"I couldn't agree more," Vince said. "At least we can see each other. Anne was right when she said we could interact." He slowly began to lead Sally towards the lighthouse, but both stopped when they came to what appeared to be a blue box.
"It's the TARDIS," Sally said. "The vehicle the Doctor travels in."
"So the Doctor is still here? Does that mean we're..." Vince broke off as he heard voice approaching. As he and Sally watched, the Doctor and his Companion, Leela, appeared out of the darkness.
Looks like Anne was right about no one here being able to see or hear us, Sally thought. Although she and Vince appeared to be standing in plain sight, neither the Doctor nor Leela acknowledged their presence.
"Pigmentation dispersal caused by the flash," the Doctor was saying. "Your eyes have changed colour. You can stop blinking now. Let's go."
"What colour are they?" Leela asked.
"Blue," the Doctor replied, and then began to recite. "Aye, though we hunted high and low, and hunted everywhere."
"What?" Leela asked.
"The Ballad of Flannan Isle, by Wilfred Gibson," the Doctor replied.
"Who?"
"Wilfred Gibson," the Doctor repeated. "Aye, though we hunted high and low, and hunted everywhere, of the three men's fate we found no trace. In any time, in any place." As the Doctor continued to recite the poem, both he and Leela entered the TARDIS, closing the door behind them. Soon a wheezing, groaning, noise was heard, and the TARDIS dematerialized, taking the Doctor and Leela to their next adventure.
"That is way cool," Sally said.
"I know you've told me about this, but to actually see it," Vince said slowly.
"Yeah, I felt that way the first time I saw it," Sally replied, and then continued. "Well, since we just saw the Doctor and his Companion leave, that means we're right where, or perhaps I should say, when, we want to be."
"I guess we are," Vince said as he looked at the lighthouse, dreading what they would find within. Too late to turn back now, he thought as he and Sally headed for the lighthouse.