Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying the story thus far. I'm having a lot of fun writing it, but I also have three essays due in a couple of weeks that are slightly stressing me out. Ah ye olde university. Anywho, if you're reading this please review! I'd love to know what you think! Comments, critiques and suggestions are all welcome.

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CHAPTER THREE: TRAVELLING THROUGH TIME

...WHHH-ROOOO WHHH-ROOOO...

Word had spread far and wide about Bainbridge's amazing new discovery. This meant the zoo was so packed with people, no one noticed a mysterious blue box materialising behind some shrubbery. The door to the blue box opened a crack and a head poked out to survey the area.

The head grinned. "Fantastic!" It said.

The Doctor opened the door properly and swept majestically straight out into a garden bed. "Oops." He smiled sheepishly but luckily, Rose hadn't noticed his clumsiness. She was too busy looking around.
"So," Rose began excitedly, "Where are we, then?"
"Earth. Twenty-first century, if I'm not mistaken. Welcome home, Rose Tyler!" He grinned. "And it's a zoo! I like zoos, I wonder if they've got monkeys?"

Rose had stopped listening at 'Earth' and had her nose in the air. "I can smell chips!"
"Ooh." The Doctor nodded in agreement. "Chips. I could go some chips."
"Good." Rose grinned. "Cause you're paying."
The Doctor smiled and offered his arm for her to hold. "Rose Tyler, will you accompany me on a stroll around the zoo?"
Rose grinned and accepted the proffered arm. "Thank you, kind sir, I will!"

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Vince and Howard were in the zookeepers' lodge putting on their uniforms when they heard the announcement.

"Welcome to the zooniverse!" Yelled a nasally American accent, "Dixy Bainbridge is about to unveil his incredible latest discovery, so get your asses down to the arena pronto if you want to get your moneys worth!"

Howard scowled at the loudspeaker. "Hmph. Incredible discovery, is it? We'll see about that."

Vince looked up from his jacket, where he was carefully changing his badges and adding a few more dimonties. "What are you muttering about?"
"Nothing, nothing." Howard replied, still scowling.

Vince went back to his jacket, but clearly it was something because Howard continued muttering after a few minutes. Vince tuned back in, mid-whinge.

"...It's just that I'm so unappreciated in this zoo, you know."
Vince rolled his eyes but Howard didn't notice.
"People come from all over to visit this zoo because of me, Vince." He stated calmly. "They've heard of me, and the things I've done. I don't need flashy posters or announcements, no sir. Not Howard Moon. The name alone is enough to draw a crowd."

This was too much for Vince. He raised an eyebrow at Howard. "Heard of you? Whose heard of you? Not even the security guard knows who you are, and you see him everyday!"
Howard was unperturbed. "Graham's got a bad memory, that's all."
"He remembers me!"
"Well you can't ignore pink fluoro, can you?" Howard asked condescendingly, glancing at Vince's tight pink jeans.
Vince smiled fondly at his new trousers for a moment then continued his rant."And besides, what things have you done?"
"I've done many things, Vince." Howard replied stiffly, "I just don't go around parading my achievements."
"Whatever!" Vince laughed, "You're always bangin' on about something or other."
"I'm a humble man, Vince." Howard explained. "It's not in my nature to boast."
Vince grinned. "What about yesterday when you found that stamp in the ostrich enclosure?" He chuckled. "You went on about it all day."
Howard frowned. "It looked like a very valuable stamp! In a complete collection, those things go for hundred of euros!"
"Yeah, but it wasn't even a stamp. It was half a bus ticket." Vince tried to suppress another grin and failed.
"Yeah, well." Howard grumbled. "These things happen."

Vince started laughing again and Howard raised his voice to talk over it.

"One day, Vince, I will do great things."
Vince wiped a tear of laughter from the corner of his eye. "Yeah?" He asked. "Like what?"
Howard's eyes became misty as he looked off into the distance, imagining his dream. "Something that Bainbridge wouldn't have the courage to do. I will travel through time and space."
Vince almost choked with laughter. "Travel through time and space?" He laughed, "How are you gonna do that? You get carsick going to the Tescos down the road."
Howard ignored the sharp remark. "It's not a matter of physically travelling, Vince." He calmly explained. "It is about travelling with the mind."
"You've gone wrong." Vince chuckled. "Who are you, Marty McFly? Gonna get the flux capacitor out?"
"Mock me if you will." Howard stated simply. "But you won't be laughing soon."

Vince thought silently for a moment. "I'm gonna travel through time." He declared.
"What?" Howard snapped out of his trance and looked sharply at Vince.
"I'm gonna travel through time."
"No, you're not."
"I am."
Howard whined. "Why do you always have to do everything that I do?"
"Why can't I time travel?"
"Because you don't have the right character, Vince." Howard explained. "You're too delicate."
"Too delicate?"
"You see things when you time travel, and not all of them are nice things. You wouldn't be able to handle the harsh reality."
Vince grinned. "I'm gonna meet Mick Jagger."
"You're going to meet Mick Jagger?" Howard asked incredulously.
"1965 would be genius."
"That's not exactly the point, is it?"
"How d'you mean?"
"Well, it's about the big issues, isn't it?" Howard replied sharply, "It's about making a difference."
Vince winked. "You do it your way and I'll do it mine. Maybe I'll see you there."

There was a moment of silence while they both put on their jackets and walked to the door.

"You're not travelling through time."
"I am!"