Chapter 3: An Unearthly Child

Six months went by dreadfully slow for the Doctor. Time seemed to drag on for the Time Lord who wanted to leave this planet as fast as they arrived. He had managed to discover what was wrong with the Tardis and repair it without the help of the human race in no time at all. He grew annoyed with the species and their fascinations on Pop Culture that they couldn't even bother to advance their knowledge of science. Humans were so primitive when it came to their technological advancement. Even though they would not make it to the Moon for a few more years they appeared to be lacking in all fronts of had advancement. Did they know that there were more to the universe than just the moon? How would they react when they interact with their first non-humanoid alien species?

But nonetheless, all he wanted to do was just leave Earth and go about their way seeing the stars like he said when he stole the Tardis.

Alas, Susan wanted to stay on Earth to experience their culture. Out of the millions of stars, planets, and galaxies, his granddaughter chose one measly planet to stay on. She never wanted to leave. His dear granddaughter had grown overly attached to the beings on this planet. He was a fool to let her leave the Tardis to go explore. It was a mistake that he had grown to detest.

This whole matter left the Doctor stranded on Earth living among beings who believed they were the superior race. They were selfish and stupid. They didn't care about learning other things. It was all about the Beatles and silly Pop culture references that Susan had been reading up on just to fit in. They would never fit in. They were too alien to fit in with the daft species. But as he spent his days reading books in the library of the small borough of Coal Hill, the Doctor realized how terrifying and dangerous this planet could be in the end. Everything on Earth scared the wits out of him. Yes, he was afraid. Truly afraid that his dear little granddaughter would end up selfish like them. Which would lead to one day where they would be discovered by humans who would never truly understand who they truly are.

On a cold late November day, The Doctor felt off. Not only with the Tardis but atmosphere itself. It seemed tense like awaiting a lightning strike from an oncoming storm. Something was a telling him that there was something out there and that he should go looking for it. The Tardis itself even encouraged the exploration with a gentle hum of the engines. The Doctor couldn't believe the encouragement as he felt her hum from a touch centre console. He hoped that it would be the mysterious Bad Wolf or even Susan caught in a predicament that only he could solve. All he wanted was the wolf. A sigh of defeat escaped from his lips, The Doctor grabbed his warm wool jacket, long red scarf, and Astrakhan hat and prepared to venture out into the unknown. The Tardis lights flashed softly encouraging him even more as his hand hovered over the lever to the doors. It was now or never. He had to relieve the tension that had plagued him for so long. The Doctor, without a second thought, pulled the lever to the doors and emerged from the Tardis. There was no turning back now.

As the doors of the Tardis slowly came to a close and the Doctor was out of view. A small burst of energy erupted from the lantern into the late afternoon sky like a shooting star. Though Doctor failed to notice the spectacular display in the sky, his eyes grew wide in fear as a very so familiar sound echoed around him. He felt his hearts stop beating in anticipation as the sound that became nothing but music to his ears. The sound was a cry of a lone wolf crying out for his pack. A lone wolf crying out for him. His wolf was here.


"Susan, wait in here please.."

Susan nodded as she listened to her history teacher Miss Wright and walked into her history room. The class had just ended for the day and everyone was filing out of the school. It was another day had passed and Susan still felt like a misfit in her own skin. She couldn't figure out why people would talk to her. She was smart and kind to her peers. She tried not to act 'alien' as sat in on classes full of subjects that she knew very much about. Susan even tried to learn all of the Pop culture references that her classmates were into these days. The Beatles were a hit. She remembered all of their songs. But one slip up caused her to be back to where she had begun. She didn't want to give up the fact that she loved living on this planet. The culture, the food, the weather, the tourist attractions. Everything about London was amazing but there was an entire planet to explore.

Sighing, Susan sat down on top of her desk and turned on the radio just as John Smith and the Common Men started to play. She closed her eyes pulling herself into the music as a loud cry of a wolf drowned out the music in the room. Susan's eyes shot open, her hands struggling to turn the music down as her gaze shot towards the window just as a golden light shot up towards the sky like a firework. Susan rushed towards the window watching as the Gold Light faded into the afternoon sky. It was an odd sight. A very odd sight indeed. Susan blinked as she began to wonder if her grandfather had seen it because it seemed like something that he would try to figure out the exact answer to the phenomena. Susan shook her head and sat back down on top of her desk just as both her history and science teachers walked into the room

"Susan?"

"Oh, hello Miss Wright and Mister Chesterton.I am sorry to be a bother." Susan quickly apologized shutting off the radio even when the music was barely even heard "Aren't they fabulous?"

Miss Wright looked at her colleague with confusion not really hearing any music "who?"

"Oh! Uh.." Susan looked shyly down at her feet briefly as she played with her short hair "John Smith and the Common Men. They're from 1985."

"Susan I-" Miss Wright quickly spoke in distress about a song that was from a time twenty years from now. The girl did have a fantastic imagination at times

Mister Chesterton nodded in agreement and smiled "Well you do know that John Smith is just a stage name of the Honourable Aubrey Gates. He started his career as Chris Gates and the Carollers, right Susan?"

Susan smiled as she looked up at her teacher "I wasn't aware that you would have such knowledge about this, Mister Chesterton. You surprised me."

He shrugged as he stuffed his hands into his pockets "I have an inquiring mind as you can say."

Susan chuckles as she looked at the book in Miss Wright's hands "Is that the book you promised me?"

"Why yes, it is, Susan." Miss Wright replied as she handed the book off to her " I hope you will enjoy it."

"Oh, I will, Miss Wright." Susan scanned through the pages estimating that she would finish this book within an hour or so "But thank you. I'll bring it back in the morning."

Miss Wright's eyebrows furrowed "Please, Susan. Please keep it until you're finished."

Susan chuckles as she stands up to place the book in her bag "I'll finish it tomorrow. But thank you once again." she adjusts her bag around her shoulder before heading towards the door.

Mister Chesterton bit his lip before turning towards the child "Susan, wait. Where do you live? I'm giving Miss Wright here a lift and I've got room for one more."

Susan stopped from opening the door and glanced back with a friendly smile "No thank you, Mister Chesterton. I love walking in the dark. It's mysterious…" and because she didn't want to be caught living in a junkyard.

"I...um...just be careful, Susan." Miss Wright injected just as the door opened "There is another fog rolling in."

"Yes, Miss Wright." Susan replied as she glanced back "good night!" The teachers replied just as the door started to shut. Finally free from answering questions, Susan pulled out the book and started to read frowning at the incorrect facts about it all "That's not right. Not right at all…."


Totter's Lane was everything but extraordinary. The streets were bare and the alleys had more rubbish than the junkyard could carry. That was saying something to him because he had called the Junkyard home for the past six months. But yet, there was something extraordinary going on this specific street. From the minute the Doctor had left the Tardis he had this peculiar sense that something was following him only to be confirmed when a distinct cry from a wolf echoed through the empty street. Wolves were not native to this country so it was odd to hear a wolf cry indeed. but for him, it only meant one thing: Bad Wolf.

His eyes were focused on his surroundings hoping that wherever this wolf is that it would not attack him first. Words were written in chalk along the brick walls even hinted to what would come. The same words over and over in a small pattern. Bad Wolf.

He turned the corner into a long alley to find a series of golden prints leading him down an unknown path. "Oh, how odd….oh how very odd indeed…" he kneels down as far as his old body could take him and gently touched it. Time energy. Wolf prints were made of time enter-

His thoughts were disrupted when another cry echoed through to the alleyway forcing the Doctor to look up. His eyes widen as he slowly stood up from his crouched position.

"Oh dear…" he mumbled as he stared right into the eyes of a golden wolf. The wolf was slightly larger than a North American Grey wolf, her blonde fur shining with golden energy. Though her eyes were the most bizarre feature of this creature. Instead of having normal eye features of any Canidae species he had encountered in his life, he was faced with something different. These eyes, no these eyes are so much more different. These eyes were humanoid, colored with brown hazel with specks of green

"Fascinating… " he whispered to himself as he slowly raised his hands as an act of no harm.

The wolf took a step towards the Doctor before lowering her head but with her eyes still staring at him. The Doctor was hesitant but still took a small step towards the creature "now… what an interesting creature you are, stranded in the middle of twentieth-century England. Just be calm I won't hurt you."

The wolf slowly walked towards him with her head still low. A soft wine escape from the wolf as the Doctor reached out his hand towards her.

"it's quite alright. I won't harm you. " The Doctor kneel before the wolf his hands extended out to touch her. The wolf walked towards his hand allowing him to pet her ears "There, there. See? I'm not so bad after all, hmm?" The Doctor rubbed the wolf's soft fur seeing the time energy jump from his fingertips "but what curious creature are you? A wolf made entirety of time energy? How very strange… it is almost as if you are… " his voice trailed off as he stared at her wide-eyed, his hand slipped away from the wolf in shock as he breathed out ever so slowly

"By God… the Bad Wolf."

The Doctor could have sworn that he saw the wolf give him a cheeky grin almost like a humanoid before bursting into a sea of time energy. The wolf knew he was looking for her and escaped before he had gotten any more answers. Confused, the Doctor watched as the time particles faded into the night sky of London only leaving a small folded note from where she once stood.

"The lone wolf escapes again, I see…" He mumbles to himself as he looked down at the note "What's this?"

The Doctor picks up the folded note and noted of its 21st-century design and from a wide ruled notebook of the sorts. The ink was from a blue ballpoint pen written quickly, the blue ink bleed deep into the paper. On the front of the note, it clearly reads "Find me". There was more written on the inside but he found it best to save it for another time. But the question stood clear as the night sky. Find who? The Doctor was growing more and more curious over the circumstances following Bad Wolf that perhaps it was time to leave 20th Century London and look towards the future. He must inform Susan at once. The Doctor stood from the ground and grabbed his cane walking back to the Tardis. No more time can be wasted.