The Unraveling of History Part 1

by Jaimee2014

The first half of story 5 in The Adventures with the Doctor series. The work of a mysterious time traveller has torn a hole through the fabric of time and space threatening Earth's history and future. At the same time, Nicole discovers a secret that the Doctor has kept from her since their meeting in an alleyway which threatens her life.

1. Prologue

Sometime between 27-33 AD

A traveling caravan carrying spices, silks, and various other items from Egypt were travelling along the Great Trunk Road to Jerusalem in Judea. Once the Egyptians left the city of Jamnia, they diverted from the road and traveled through the Judean wilderness to Jerusalem. About ten kilometres from Jerusalem, one of the Egyptians noticed a light ahead that was not there in their previous journeys. "Halt!" The men stopped the camels and donkeys and looked to the man in charge for further direction. "There is something that is blazing with light. Let's go see what it is. Be careful, it may be dangerous." The four men crept forward with spears in their hands to the bright light. The men stopped in their tracks stunned at the sight they saw. "What kind of trickery is this? A hole has appeared in the ground and this mysterious light seems to originate from the hole. This must be the work of Ra."

Then, the light grew in intensity and a whirring sound emitted from the hole. The Egyptians shielded their eyes from the brightness, but through the light they could see shadows appearing too many to count. As the light dimmed, the Egyptians could make out light yellow, dark brown, orange, and dark red coats. They heard murmuring among the strange men and recognized the language. "It's the Germanics! The barbarians from Germania!" The four men raised their spears to the army of men. Once the army of men recovered from their disorientation, they noticed the caravan with four men pointing spears at them while walking around in a circle. All the men took out their muskets, armed their guns, and pointed it towards the Egyptians.

"What is going on?" shouted a man with an authoritative voice who pushed through the ranks of his men.

"Fuhrer, we seem to have arrived in a foreign land and these men were about to attack us with spears." The Fuhrer turned towards the men who still had their spears pointed towards them.

He addressed them, "Who are you?" The men jabbered amongst themselves while casting furtive glances at the Germans. The Fuhrer questioned his men, "Does anyone understand their language?"

A distant voice called out, "I can help you, Fuhrer." The Egyptians moved aside as a mysterious figure dressed in a white toga, and a brown cloak with a hood that covered his head approached the Germans. As he stood before the Fuhrer, he put down his hood revealing a face that was pale white with bright green eyes and short black hair.

The Fuhrer asked, "We have received your calling card. Who are you?"

"My name is Dominus Furioso. I am a man of learning and I know the languages and cultures of this era you have arrived in. I will be of great assistance to help you conquer this land which is under Roman rule."

"How do we know if we can trust you and how did we get here?"

"You don't. The Egyptians are travelling to Jerusalem so you can get into the city pretending to be merchants selling valuables from another country. As to your other question, you travelled back in time through that hole in the sand." As everyone looked towards the hole, they only saw sand.

"The hole seems to have disappeared. Never mind that! Since we cannot conquer the world in our time period, we shall do so here by taking over Jerusalem!" exclaimed the Fuhrer with a glint in his eyes. The Fuhrer took the Egyptians as hostages and made them take him, his men, and Dominus to Jerusalem in order to conquer the Roman Empire.