2018 - Japan

The monitor infront of Teru Mikami blipped for a second but he caught it. He was meticulous like that, looking, waiting to please his God. Mikami arose from his seat and spoke directly to The Master.

"There was a temporal disturbance a few moments ago. It only lasted a few minutes and the system caught the tailend of it but it was certain. The timecode of his TARDIS matches the one you supplied. The Doctor was here!"

Mikami turned to Light. "Which means L was also here my Lord" Light nodded, motioning for Mikami to sit again.

"You see," beamed The Master. "And you doubted it. Tsk, Tsk."

"The system registered that he was here. Not anymore," spat Light, venom pouring in his every word.

"I don't like your tone, boy."

The Master struck Light on his head knocking him out instantly.

"He will return. He most likely didn't have L with him or understand why your little Empire is the way it is in this time period. So he left to find the boy and return to set things right as usual. Are you quite happy with that?"

Light was still motionless.

"Luckily I don't need your approval."

The Master let out a glorious laugh and tapped Mikami on the shoulder.

"Be a dear and keep me and God here informed of anymore blips, okay?"

He patted the shoulder again before sitting in Light's throne. He smiled, his moustache glistening as he viewed the pristine futuristic Japan. It was like an early Galifrey in some ways, or at least he thought so.

"MASTER!" shouted Mikami, jumping from his seat. "There's another blip"

"Excellent" arose the Master, gently kicking Light's head in effort to stir him. "I told you. Where is he?"

"His TARDIS is materialising right now"

"But where!"

"Right in front of us!"

2004 - TARDIS

"What was that noise?" asked L. "It sounds like an engine of some kind."

"It is," contorted the Doctor, moving rapidly about the TARDIS' controls, checking to see what was wrong. "We're moving."

"Where to?" Donna continued the questioning.

"I don't know yet but when I do," he turned to L, wagging his finger in his face. "You're in for a lot of questions my man!"

"What do you mean you don't know?" asked L again.

"Sometimes she's got a mind of her own." The Doctor swung about, flipping switches. He smiled, then frowned showing his white teeth in disapproval. "I don't like the look of this." He touched a button initiating the viewscreen when the internal lights stopped dead. The passengers of the TARDIS were thrown about from side to side violently again and again. On the viewscreen was nothing but black, deep, darkness.

2018 - Japan

The TARDIS faded into the present timeline slowly, the noise of it's engines seeming amplified in the smaller room.

"Come Doctor. Face me again old friend," bellowed the Master trying to compete with the volume of the TARDIS. "Come out!"

The big blue box came to a halt. A pale hand opened one of the doors. A flash of red hair could be caught as a woman dashed back into the TARDIS.

"Well, where are we?" could be heard faintly from inside the time machine, followed by "I'm not sure." and "I have to do everything myself don't I."

A man poked his head out, his floppy hair bouncing off the door of the TARDIS. His eyes lit up at first at the sight of the Master.

"Oh you. I know you. Well I think I do but it's been a while. A while since you looked like that I mean. Amy!"

"What is it? Did you find out?" said the redhead, peeking out over the man's tweed jacket.

"Yes, we're in Japan. Japan in 2018 to be exact I'd say. I'd know, I've been here before. In one form or another."

"And you are?"

"I suppose the old face you have compared to my rather young face may be causing signs of dementia, Master. You should regenerate more."

"You're not him"

"Oh I am. I'm the madman with the big blue box. The man with the bow-tie. The cool dude. I'm the Doctor. The eleventh incarnation. The man who isn't letting you kill him or L or anyone else in Japan that supposedly deserves it. Understand."

TARDIS - Year Unknown

The lights resumed.

Outside was yet more darkness still.

Watari stirred first. He had landed next to the Doctor who was also making his way onto his feet. L and Donna were nowhere to be found.

End of Unwinding Time Part One

A/N: Don't worry the story isn't over, all of the chapters currently are just from part one. Part two you shall find in the new year, I just thought I'd post it now, just after the New Year to see if people are still interested. Hopefully you don't mind the inclusion of 11 into this :) The rest of the story will come soonish in the next few months after Uni work is completed.