Chapter 7: Werewolf of Boston
(*PRESENT DAY (1692) IN BOSTON*)
The Doctor, after discovering that Red had transformed into a literal big bad wolf and was headed towards colonial Boston, picked up her red cloak and rushed back inside the TARDIS. It was night and Red was too fast as a wolf. He'd never be able to stop her before she got to the people. So, he whirled around the TARDIS console, pressing buttons and pulling levers, until the TARDIS disappeared from the forest. The goal was to bring the TARDIS to Boston and warn the colonists to hide. If Red killed enough of them or even all of them, it could damage the timeline and the eventual founding of the United States less than a hundred years later. The Doctor himself did not necessarily like America all the time, but even he had to recognize its impact on history. Without the American Revolution, would Britain forever control North America? Without America, who would win World War I? World War II? If America would not become the world's most powerful nation during the Cold War era, then who would? Russia? The Doctor saw all these questions. He always sees what could be and in this case, he didn't like the result. He recognized the importance of saving Boston, not just because of the people there, but because of how it would effect history.
The TARDIS materialized in Boston. Just miles north of here, the Salem Witch Trials were occurring. Everyone in Massachusetts was on edge about supernatural events. However, no one was phased by the TARDIS' sudden appearance. How could they be when they were under attack by a large wolf? The Doctor had arrived too late. Red was already here. The Doctor stepped outside, sonic screwdriver in hand, and saw the large animal eating away at a dead man about ten yards away, as screaming people watched and ran past.
"Hey!" The Doctor yelled. "Red!"
The wolf looked up and stared at the Time Lord with hungry eyes. The Doctor aimed the screwdriver at the wolf and activated it. The sonic did not affect the wolf well. The Doctor was hoping to put it to sleep. However, it only made the wolf angrier and wilder. The ferocious animal, instead of attacking another person, fled from Boston and ran back into the forest. Suddenly, a man carrying a pitch fork ran into the space where the wolf just was, where a man lay dead.
"This man was my brother!" The man yelled. "I call on you Boston to help me avenge his death! Come with me into the night and we shall kill the beast!"
"Kill the beast!" A large mob of Bostonians shouted.
"That's not good." The Doctor thought to himself.
The Doctor knew from experience that it would be difficult to sway these people into not attacking Red. So, he decided to run back into the TARDIS and fly away into the time vortex. He planned to find Red in the forest before the angry mob did. Then, he'd just have to get her inside the TARDIS. Once he flew the TARDIS away from this full moon, Red would return to normal. Then, they could find Donna, who was now Maleficent's prisoner and about to become the Evil Queen's victim.
