Lost in Time and Mind

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Chapter 11

A Whole New World

The Doctor quickly turned the corner gripping the bag handle tightly in his hand. He hadn't been this nervous walking around in public since the last time he had lost the TARDIS. That had been disastrous, but it did give him some comfort this constant tug he kept feeling in the timeline. Especially since he could feel that it was Jasmine somehow that was calling out to him. But that also concerned him as well. She was strong but not quite that strong. And any time the TARDIS made a mind connection with a human it had never turned out that great for the human. Rose, Donna…he hoped that he wouldn't have to add Jasmine to that list also.

But his concern right now was protecting her past. Obviously the person who had attacked them in the future had somehow followed him back. And if they managed to get to Jasmine, then…lets just say there would be no worrying about the Jasmine in the future.

He had debated leaving her alone, but then he finally found an abandoned warehouse with a chips place nearby. He needed to get food in her, and also make sure her arm was okay. Actually he might have done more harm tackling her to the ground then the shot had. Oh well…she would have a slight headache but he knew she was okay.

At least he still had some tricks up his sleeve. It wasn't the first time he had been stranded without his TARDIS afterall. As the warehouse came into sight, the Doctor couldn't help but peer around nervously. The person who had attacked them before had literally come out of nowhere. And how the Doctor had been able to drag away her and himself without being harmed again he wasn't quite sure.

He walked in and nearly sighed to himself to see her still curled up in the corner he had put her. He had put his coat over her and she looked for the moment peaceful. But as he felt that call again from the future he couldn't help but wonder how long that would last. Once he made it back he wouldn't be there for long. According to Jasmine and Jack, her and him would travel together three years…all hidden in the past.

He shook his head, trying to still wrap his head around it. This was definitely up there with the bizarre things that had happened in his very long life. But as he watched her sleep calmly he could only imagine what this newest companion would have to offer.

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Another hour passed before Jasmine finally began to stir. The Doctor sat up. He had not been able to rest very much. He had just managed to close his eyes as Jasmine slowly sat up. She looked at the jacket confused, but then she caught sight of him and then he could see it all rushing back in her eyes.

"What happened?" was all she managed to get out as she slowly sat up.

The Doctor gently helped her, worried that she might still be feeling the effects of the fall. "We were attacked you were injured."

Jasmine then noticed the bandage around her arm. She slowly nodded and she looked around taking in her environment. "Where are we?" she asked timidly.

The Doctor looked around smiling slightly, "Just an abandoned warehouse. Actually this warehouse seems to be a common hiding for me. Not the first time I've been here I think."

Jasmine nodded her head her look very far away. The Doctor knew she was processing a lot. He smiled always knowing that the good ones were the ones that didn't freak out. Well they didn't necessarily freak out but, they were better at hiding it than others.

The Doctor though tried to bring her back to the present, "You've been out for a couple of hours now," he said softly. "Is there anybody that might be worried about you? Somebody we need to call and reassure?" Because he knew the last few times his companions had all had families, who had on more than one occasion, worried about their daughter's whereabouts.

"No," she said breaking his train of thought. He looked at her confused knowing that here was at least one person who should be right now.

"Are you sure?" he said, "Because I don't know how long we could be running. Until this attacker is stopped you and I need to constantly be aware. And if you have people here that are close to you they might use them against you. Family or friends…"

"If you are referring to Josh you don't have to worry," she said almost sternly. "Josh is only here as a courtesy for my parents. He's just keeping tabs and telling my parents my every move."

The Doctor raised his eyebrows in surprise. This certainly wasn't the Jasmine who had risked her own life to save her best friend from the depths of his own mind.

"You're very bitter," he muttered.

Jasmine nodded her head, "That's what happens when you are betrayed. You tend to be bitter."

The Doctor scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. She had remembered that he mentioned Josh earlier. So why on Earth didn't she remember in the future how they met in the first place?

But the Doctor just shrugged it off for now, "Okay well enough domestic chit chat we need to figure who this is that's attacking us and how to stop them."

"I thought you knew who they were," she said standing up slowly as he began his pacing mode again.

"Nope I actually know very little. I think the future you knows but that's of very little consequence here. I can't communicate with the future you or anybody else I know so I have to try to piece it together here."

"But I thought you said you could hear me," she said, "that I was calling you using your ship thing…"

The Doctor shook his head, "That unfortunately is one way. We don't have a receptacle with nearly enough power to try to communicate through the timeline."

Jasmine only nodded her head unsure of how to react in this situation. They both jolted though as they heard a sound outside. The Doctor immediately pushed her down behind a series of crates. She lifted her head just enough though so she could view the entrance to the warehouse.

He watched as a floating droid made its way in. The Doctor noticed it was a remote droid of some sort, while Jasmine's eyes widened in amazement. The Doctor sat back down next to her and began to rummage through his pockets. And his face beamed as he extracted the sonic screwdriver. He smiled, "Glad to see that I didn't leave everything in the future."

"What is that?" Jasmine said looking at the device curiously.

"A sonic screwdriver," he said simply looking for the right frequency to use.

"What the hell does that do?" she said as the droid continued to get closer.

"Ah well it mends, breaks, put shelves up in a pinch, and," he said suddenly turning around and pointing it at the droid. They droid then proceeded to sputter, pop, and eventually fall to the floor. "And it does that," he said hopping up and heading over to it.

Jasmine meanwhile approached the thing cautiously. It wasn't so much that she was afraid of it, just something didn't feel right. "Doctor maybe we should leave it alone," she said carefully.

"Not until I figure it out," he said examining it, "This is the one piece that will help me figure out what is attacking us."

Jasmine looked around trying to figure out what was freaking her out. What was it about this place, this robot thing, this man that was bothering her? "Doctor, please," she was almost wanted to beg, "Something's not."

The Doctor actually looked up at her this time. He could see it all over her face that she was feeling something she couldn't entirely understand. He slowly nodded his head, "Maybe we should go. I'll take the droid with us though."

Suddenly something sputtered in the droid and a figured appeared in a hologram form. The Doctor turned back to it looking at the figure closely. It was a man dressed entirely in back and he could just make out the scars that littered his face. "Doctor?" Jasmine said nervously.

The Doctor though recognized the figure as the man who attacked them in the hospital. But who was this man? That was still the mystery.

"Hello Doctor," the man said, "I see my plans have backfired a little. To think that out of the thousands of places you could have gone you go to the place and the person I want to destroy."

Jasmine's heart froze at that. Who the hell was this man and what she had done to him?

"But that's ok," the figure said smiling evilly, "It just means I get a second chance to destroy you again. N obody crosses Xanatos Darius and gets away with it."

And then the figure and image sputtered out to a very disbelieved Jasmine and Doctor. "Xanatos," the Doctor muttered.

"Who is he Doctor?" she asked nervously.

The Doctor jumped up smiling, "I don't know but I get the feeling we are going to find out soon."

Suddenly there was a beeping sound behind them and the Doctor's eyes widened as he realized that it was coming from the robot. "Run!" he yelled grabbing Jasmine by the hand and yanking her toward the entrance. They barely made it outside when the place blew knocking them to the ground. The Doctor laid on top of her shielding her from the debris that came raining down.

Jasmine watched in shock though at the fireball that went up. "Is it always like this with you?" she muttered.

The Doctor rolled his eyes, "Believe me you're not the first to say that."

Jasmine sat up slowly, "And you're saying you know me?"

The Dotor shook his head again, "Barely."

"Okay," Jasmine said simply turning to him, "So now what do we do?"

TBC

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