"I don't know," Jessica said to The Doctor, "he's been acting all weird since we got back from the catacombs. Like something is happening to him."
The Doctor remained silent; he couldn't tell her that he was really a Time Lord. She didn't understand what that meant, let alone what that meant for her and Dereck. A human couldn't love a Time Lord; Time Lords lived forever, humans did not. "I'm not sure what's happening to him."
"Yes you do," Jessica said looking around to see if anyone was listening. "You know exactly who he is. You see right through him, but yet you cannot tell me. Why is that?"
"If I am right about who he is, he isn't here to just hitch a ride back to the past," The Doctor said looking at his body scanner. "Look at this. This scanner shows everything about the human body and whether you're human or not. I scanned Dereck's body and yes he is not human and he has told me that he is a Time Lord like I am, but his whole body is scanning red and I'm not sure what that means."
"He is evil," Jessica said as The Doctor stared at her. "If he isn't human and he really is what you say he is. If he is like you, and his scan is showing red then he must be an evil Time Lord."
The Doctor grabbed her face and kissed her forehead, "You are brilliant!"
"But who is an evil Time Lord?" Jessica asked as The Doctor's face fell.
"Jessica you need to listen to me," he said, "Dereck is not safe. He will try to kill you and Bianca and then he will try to kill me. He is pure evil." Suddenly from the right wing of the TARDIS, a scream rang out and echoed through the main control room; Jessica and The Doctor looked at each other and ran for that wing only to find Bianca lying in a pool of blood on her bedroom floor. Jessica looked at her neck and noticed something weird as tears fell from her eyes.
"Doctor, this laceration was made by a laser," she said noticing the gash he burn marks on the edges, "someone cut her throat with a laser, but who?"
"I know who," The Doctor said running from the room and entering the control room to find Dereck standing by the screen with his body scan on it.
"You know your TARDIS is one remarkable machine," he said smiling and holding his laser screwdriver in his hand. "It automatically recognized me as being evil, such a smart machine."
"She's not a machine," The Doctor said walking down the stairs cautiously. "So why did you hitch a ride to go back to the past to stop this little moment in time?"
"I could care less about this 'save the castle' expedition," he said smiling, "I came back to finally kill you and steal your TARDIS."
"Oh because the last dozen times were so successful," The Doctor said making Jessica snicker behind him. Dereck pointed his screwdriver at Jessica and fired a laser which nearly missed her head and making The Doctor take out his sonic screwdriver and point it at Dereck. "Leave her alone."
"Another companion The Doctor loves," Dereck laughed, "but you won't love her like you loved another right? What was her name?"
"Rose Tyler," said a voice from behind. A blonde woman was holding a gun and blasted Dereck from across the TARDIS. They turned around and stared into the face of Rose Tyler and smiled.
"Where did you go?" The Doctor asked, "we last saw you in the forest."
"I was captured, but the important thing is that I am back and read to defeat this monster," Rose said standing beside The Doctor. The Doctor hugged Rose, grabbed her hand and Jessica's, and ran out of the TARDIS.
"Are you guys alright?" Rose asked.
"Yeah we are fine," Jessica said extending her hand, "Jessica Whitfield, I'm pleased to finally meet you."
Rose shook her hand, "He talks about me?"
Jessica smiled, "Sometimes, but I just knew there was another person he cared for."
"I'm flattered," Rose said smiling, "Now what are you doing with The Doctor?"
"My friend Bianca asked The Doctor to go back in time and to change the outcome of a great battle that took place," Jessica said as Rose looked at The Doctor with worry in her eyes. "It could be a long shot, but I'm hoping with his help I can change it."
Rose smiled and pulled The Doctor to the side and said, "You do understand that if you help her, you could change her reality. You could change the entire outcome."
"I know but I have to try," The Doctor said as Rose exhaled heavily. He walked back to Jessica and put a hand on her shoulder. "Ready?"
"Let's do it," Jessica said running to the main control panel while Rose kept giving The Doctor disapproving looks.
