Amy walked into the room the Doctor was passed out in carrying a wet towel. She'd removed his jacket because he was running a fever, and had pulled the small towel from it. She couldn't figure out how it managed to fit; then again, the TARDIS' inside shouldn't fit in the outside, so she figured the same must apply to its owners pockets to be the simple explanation.
As she dabbed his forehead, he slowly came to. He looked at her and grinned.
"Hello." He said, before reaching to his forehead and removing the towel, sitting up "Oh, why'd you have to use that one? It was a birthday present from
Churchill."
"A birthday present from Churchill?" She said "You know Churchill?"
"Yeah, has a thing about trying to get the TARDIS key from me, something about wanting to try and end the war with the technology inside." He said, getting up "Where's my jacket?"
"On the back of the chair…" She said, gesturing to the straw chair in the corner "So, you said they're not vampires. So, what are they?"
"I don't know, but they're not vampires." He said "I met the bride of Dracula, and she saw through the psychic paper. You remember me using that on Allan, right? And the bar keep? How it made them think I was who I thought I was? That's because it shows them whatever I want it to. It takes someone truly brilliant to see through it, and very few Humans see through it unless they know about it."
"So what?" Amy said "How does that thing prove she isn't Human?"
"She saw through it." He replied "No one in this time can do that. No one Human anyway. So, I need to figure out where she's from."
"How do you know he's not involved?" Amy asked "How do you know he's not in charge?"
"I don't." He replied "But I intend to find out. Come along Pond, I want to have a word with Count Dracula."
As he said that, he got out of bed, picking up his jacket from the chair and putting it on as he left the room with her close behind.
…..
Vlad sat on his throne in his castle. He had been told of how his wife had encountered a man using psychic paper. He knew of it since the creature inside knew of it. His wife had faced the man down, but had been beaten by him; knocked to the floor by a buffoon and nearly killed by her own venom mixing with her blood.
She had not died though, and he was glad in some small part. She was his queen, after all. All the other girls where just… concubines. He smiled to himself, but his face became serious with pursed lips as the door to his throne room opened and a young pair, a man and a woman, both in extremely odd clothes, came in, led by his usher.
"My lord, may I present sir Doctor of TARDIS and Lady Amy Pond." The usher said before bowing out.
"Sir Doctor…" Dracula said, before smiling "Ahh, you're the one who attacked my wife."
"A married woman tries to get her mouth on me and I tend to get a bit antsy." The Doctor said "Especially when she has fangs, which I see you have as well, my lord."
"Indeed I do, as do all those worthy in this castle." Dracula replied "Now, I am aware of your psychic paper, so you are obviously not who you seem, so who are you really?"
"I'm the Doctor." The Doctor said coolly "Who are you? And I mean the thing giving you fangs, the creature inside, now that I've had time to think it over, not to mention the smell of that toxin, I know you've got a parasite from somewhere in the Solus sector, but where?"
"Very good, Doctor." Dracula said "We're from Solaris four."
"Solaris four? Solaris four, oh, hold on, is that the one where it's raining most of the time?"
"Yes, that's it." Dracula said "Beautiful place, no sunlight in sight, not unlike this village."
"No sunlight? Oh, that's right, solar radiation, even in miniscule quantities is fatal to the creatures from that planet. Kind of a poor evolution choice." The Doctor said "I mean, seriously, no sunlight? Means you always look dead!"
"Exactly, we were able to use these creature's fears of the undead to help us." Dracula said, looking to the woman next to the Doctor "You, you smell different to him. Similar to the natives, but different somehow. Who are you?"
"A-Amy." She said, obviously nervous "Amy Pond."
"Ahh, Amy Pond, pleasure." Dracula said, noting how his demeanour towards Amy seemed to bother the Doctor "Would you like a drink?"
"Don't take it." The Doctor said "Don't trust him for anything, Solarisians are notorious for using hospitality against their victims, the only reason he didn't use it against me is they also have a natural urge to despise those who harm their family and I nearly killed his wife. Never mind the fact that she nearly killed me and my nearly killing her was an accident!"
Before she could reply, Dracula had risen from his throne and was walking towards them. The Doctor put an arm in front of Amy and began slowly backing towards the door, eventually pushing her out, whispering something to her and pushing something into her hand as he did. He turned back to Dracula as the doors closed.
"Looks like it's just you and me, Draccy." He said with a grin "So, what do you want here on Earth?"
"Why, simply food and a place to reproduce in." Dracula said "Surely you can appreciate that? I know from your scent you're unique among the people here. Who are you really, Doctor, and where are you from?"
"I'm the Doctor." The Doctor replied, finding himself unable to lie "And I'm from Gallifrey. Now can you stop using those pheromones of you to make me tell you whatever you want, why not try a trustworthy face like I have done before?"
Dracula didn't answer, instead lunging for the Doctor, knocking him to the floor. The vampire stood over the Time Lord before slowly sinking to his level, opening his mouth as he went, revealing the prominent fangs. Before he had a chance to try taking a bite, the Doctor kicked him, running to the far wall and looking around before pulling an ornamental sword from the wall.
"Care for a duel, count?" He said "I promise, I'll go easy on you."
Dracula sneered at him, pulling a sword from its resting place by the side of his throne and charging the Doctor. The two battled for a moment, before Dracula kicked the Doctor, staggering him. The vampire went for a stab but the Doctor dodged, grabbing Dracula's long black hair and pulling his head back by it, looking at his eyes then letting him go and running out of the room, pulling the sonic screwdriver out of his pocket with his free hand and pointing it at Dracula, clicking the button then looking at the device. It told him exactly what he needed. He knew his plan would work, so long as he lived long enough to implement it.