A longer chapter to make up for a long wait x)
I'm gonna be writing some more to the Crossover fic now, so there's a chance it might be up tonight but don't bet on it x)
Anyway...Enjoy :) xx
Chapter seven
The Tardis had landed as the Doctor had said, roughly. Vince had woken up and wasn't happy at all, the Time Traveller ignored the crying as if it were completely silent while Howard tried to calm his best friend down.
Almost as soon as they'd landed they were back in space again, the ship had re-fuelled with no problems and had more power than before.
"Right then, back to the forest." He announced getting a confused and alarmed look "We have to get rid of this Jazz spirit, if we just send Vince back to his time he will still be killed."
"We don't know how the spirit will kill him."
"My guess is the allergy he has to Jazz will kill him. Now you said you defeated a Jazz cell with punk?"
"Yeah, a safety pin that was full of punk diseases."
"Right...Well, if we do the same to the Spirit of Jazz surely he will die out."
"Should do."
"So...We need a trap. We can lure him into the Tardis then head for a Sex Pistols concert. Easy peasy."
"If you say so."
"Come on, the Sex Pistols will be great! Saw their first ever gig a couple of months ago with a friend of mine. She loved it! I'm sure Vince will too."
"Definitely will."
"I take it you don't like Punk?" The Doctor asked pausing to look over his glasses at Howard who seemed uneasy at the mention of 'punk music'.
"Hate it."
"Ah..."
"But if it will help kill the spirit of Jazz then..."
"That's the spirit of a good companion." The Doctor grinned while dashing round to another side of his console, he tapped a few buttons and turned some dials while ruffling a hand through his hair "Now then, we need a strong plan. A good one, one that can't go wrong. How do we get the spirit into the Tardis and not have to run around like a Scooby-Doo cartoon to get away from him? Bear in mind we have to keep the spirit away from Vince. Any ideas?" The two men fell silent; the only noise in the room was that of the child humming on the floor "Any ideas, Vince?" He asked smiling; the humming stopped and Vince looked up with a wide grin at the Doctor. He bit his lip then continued to hum while shaking his head making the traveller grin "You alright?" He asked Howard, the smile had slipped from his face as he noticed his latest companion seemed uncomfortable and slightly nervous even though he had nodded that he was okay "You seem...I don't know...Uneasy maybe?"
"No, I'm fine." He began, the traveller simply nodded "Well no..." He stopped and watched his companion with a look of concern on his face "It's just...Y'know? A bit weird." He nodded his head once at Vince sat on the floor "Seeing my best friend as a kid. It's just weird." He shrugged his shoulders simply and the time traveller nodded in agreement.
"I know, it's really weird. Insane even but we have to forget about that for now and get him back to his own time before he gets into trouble."
"Right yeah...Anything I can do?"
"Well we need a plan." The two men leant over the console, Howard starred at the numerous colourful buttons and dials not knowing which each one did but wondering how they worked and wanting to touch them while the Doctor looked at them as though they were an every day common object.
"Naboo?"
"What?"
"Naboo...When it appeared at the Zoo, Naboo sorted it out...Long enough. He escaped though."
"Woah, slow down." The Doctor held up his hands "Start again, what did Naboo do exactly?"
"Sucked the Spirit up into his hoover."
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The Doctor landed the Tardis in a rush; the ship almost didn't make the landing, shaking the entire console room. He had to grab Vince's hand in a flash to stop the child from flying into the wall behind them.
"Wow, tough landing, sorry. Everyone alright?"
"Yeah I think so." Howard mumbled standing up "Where are we?"
"Your street. Hopefully your time too. We need Naboo and his hoover. Come on! Allons-Y!"
"Wait, we can't just leave Vince."
"Bring him then."
"Is that safe?" Howard began while taking Vince's small hand in his "I mean...Should he see himself as a child? Is it dangerous?" The Doctor threw his head back slapping a hand to his mouth.
"Oh my god you are a good companion! Better than me in fact, well maybe not but you get the idea. Good. Right, uhh...Babysitter. Think, think, think..." He screwed hair up into his fists while thinking quickly and maniacally.
"Why don't you go get Naboo and I'll stay here with him."
"Brilliant!" The Doctor dashed from his ship leaving Howard rolling his eyes making Vince giggle slightly.
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The street was flooded with rain; the clouds above were a grizzly shade of grey sending heavy drops of rain shooting to the ground. The Doctor shielded himself as best he could in his brown coat but the material soaked the water up greedily, his converse were useless in the rain, in seconds his socks were soaked. He wished he had sent Howard to get Naboo while he stayed in the warmth and dry with Vince.
He reached the flat and hammered on the door heavily, desperate to get out of the pouring cold rain. He waited until finally the lock clicked and allowed him entry.
Warmth burst in front of him hitting his face as he stepped through the door dripping wet, he smiled at the Gorilla who had answered the door and shrugged off his heavy coat hanging it up by the door.
"Alright Bollo? Naboo about? Oh and How's Vince doing?"
"Vince fine now, they are upstairs." He grunted following the Time Traveller up the stairs and into the flat.
"Hello guys!" He called out smiling widely around the room "You're looking more opaque." He pointed out to Vince who was sat cross legged on the chair reading a magazine, the younger man's face lit up at the sight of his friend "Looking older too."
"What?" Vince asked getting up and dropping his magazine onto the chair "Where's Howard? Is everything sorted?"
"Uhh...Not really no."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you see...We have you in the Tardis." Vince looked confused and frowned deeply while Naboo starred wide eyed at the Doctor.
"What? But I'm here!"
"Yes...We have you in the Tardis." He tried again this time stressing each word hoping Vince would catch on.
"What?" He asked again his voice a little higher and louder.
"We have you as a child in the Tardis!" The Doctor sighed heavily relieved that Vince finally understood "And we have a slight problem. If we take you back to the forest there is a ninety-nine percent chance the spirit of Jazz will kill you. Yeah by the way it's the Spirit of Jazz that's after you." He added in a rush looking flustered and annoyed that he was still dripping wet.
"Always bloody Jazz." Vince complained while sitting back down.
"Yeah...We need to go back to the forest and get rid of the Jazz spirit. Howard said you did it once Naboo." The Shaman nodded and turned to his familiar.
"Bollo, get the hoover out will you?"
