Chapter Ten
"Oh my giddy aunt, what have you done?!" the second Doctor asked as he looked around the control room and the ninth Doctor gently nudged the Doctor.
"I like it," the fifth Doctor said when he winked at the Doctor and the Doctor realized that he remembered their brief meeting a few months ago.
"I don't," the sixth Doctor said when Susan walked to the console and watched the lights flickering behind the glass. She frowned when the Doctor looked at Adric and smiled, watching Adric walking around the console.
"May I?" Adric asked.
"Of course," the Doctor said and Adric pushed a few more buttons. "Now, where are we going?"
"Please, Grandfather, we don't have much time!" Susan said when she whispered in Adric's ear and he nodded. Adric walked around the console, pushing buttons and flicking switches, and the TARDIS started humming. Adric pushed a few more buttons as he walked around the console and picked the hammer up.
"What's this for?" Adric asked.
"Well, sometimes you have to give her a little tap to get her moving," the Doctor said and all but the fifth and ninth Doctors glared at him.
"You hit her?!" the third Doctor gasped and the Doctor looked up, rolled his eyes and smiled.
"Well, not too hard," the Doctor said, rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet and the ninth Doctor softly laughed.
"And what do you think is so funny!?" the second Doctor asked.
"Nothing," the ninth Doctor said and the second Doctor growled.
"Heathens," the second Doctor growled and walked over to look at the console. He watched Adric as Adric pushed some buttons then moved some of the levers and he blinked. "That isn't right."
"It isn't?" Adric asked.
"Yes, you pushed them in the wrong order."
"No, that's the right order," the fourth Doctor said when Adric pulled the main lever and the TARDIS moved. They watched the screens when they felt the light bump and Susan walked to the doors.
"This way," Susan said as they walked to the doors and the Doctor unlocked the doors. Walking outside, they looked at the burned landscape and the Doctors looked at Susan.
"Will you please tell us what is going on?" the third Doctor asked.
"It has to do with him."
"Who are you talking aboot?" Jamie asked.
"I am talking about my grandfather."
"But I…we are right here," the fourth Doctor said.
"Not all of us," the Doctor said as he did a quick head count.
"He's right. Where is the old man with the cane?" the sixth Doctor asked.
"Please, we have to hurry!" Susan said as she walked toward the large hillside when the Doctor turned around and walked back into the TARDIS.
"Doctor, where are you going?" Donna asked.
"Be right back!" the Doctor said when he closed the doors and the other Doctors looked at each other.
"Should we wait for him?" the seventh Doctor asked.
"No," the sixth Doctor said as he went to catch up with Susan and the others followed.
They walked across the burned landscape while the orange sky shimmered in the sunlight and Susan led the way. They moved passed the rocks when they heard something and stopped. They turned when they saw something coming closer and a sound of a horn blared in the air.
"What is that?" Sarah Jane asked when a cloud of dust came closer then stopped. They coughed when the dust cleared and Donna smiled. The door opened when the Doctor got out of a large black van and he closed the door. He stood against the side of the van as he brushed back some of his hair and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Need a lift?" the Doctor asked.
"I say, what is that?" the second Doctor asked.
"It's Bessie. Well, a modernized version of her," the Doctor said as he patted the metal and the van made a beeping sound.
"What have you done?!" the third Doctor shouted and walked around the van.
"Well, I didn't think we'd all fit in her the way she was. So, who wants a ride?" the Doctor asked when he opened the side door and Donna got inside. Peri, Sarah Jane, Ace, Tegan, Jamie, Susan and Adric followed her as the Doctor looked at the other Doctors and all but the third Doctor got inside the van. The Doctor closed the door when he walked to the driver side door and looked at him. "You can drive if you want."
The third Doctor walked closer when he got inside the van then closed the door and the Doctor went around to the other side of the van. He got in the van when he closed the door and looked back at the others.
"All right, seat belts," the Doctor said and Jamie frowned.
"What is he talking aboot?" Jamie asked when Donna sighed, reached across his lap and buckled the seat belt. He slightly blushed as she smiled and patted his hand.
Starting the engine as the third Doctor looked at the stick shift and the Doctor nodded. The van started moving as the dust blew under the tires and the sky was turning a bright pink color. Susan told the third Doctor where to turn as the van moved along then she told him to stop. The doors opened as they got out of the van then closed the doors and the Doctor took out a small blue box. He clicked the button when they heard a beeping sound and Donna smiled.
"Why did you do that for? You think someone's gonna trying and steal it?" Donna teased.
"Never know!" the Doctor said with a wink as they walked toward a large tower and Jamie's eyes went wide.
"Look at the size of that thing, Doctor," Jamie said.
"Yes, Jamie, it is a big one, isn't it?" the second Doctor said.
"He's in there," Susan said, pointing to the tower as the Doctor took out the sonic screwdriver and scanned the area.
"No guards," the Doctor said when he placed the sonic screwdriver away and she looked at him.
"There aren't any guards because the tower is a trap."
"A trap?" the second Doctor asked.
"We were exploring this world and found it. He went inside then sent word that he was trapped and ordered me to get all of you to help rescue him."
"Sent word?" Donna asked.
"Did you forget that I'm telepathic?" the Doctor asked.
"No."
"Well, when I, he, got trapped, I sent her a message to go get help."
"Show off."
"Grandfather, please, we don't have time for this!" Susan said when she headed for the tower and the others followed. The Doctor didn't move when Donna walked back to him and knew that look in his eyes. He didn't say a word when he took her hand and they went to catch up with them.