The Doctor stretched as he awoke from a very peaceful sleep. He had
dreamed about Tegan and happier times. Especially the week they spent with
her grandfather. He got out of bed and immediately opened Tegan's journal.
"Entry 13"
"Entry 13 hmm? Not unlucky. Somehow I've managed to get myself tangled up with the Doctor again. I did so willingly this time. I lost my job so I really didn't have a reason to stay. Oh Hell's teeth, I knew how much I wanted to be back on the TARDIS again. I really told him off about leaving me at Heathrow. There's a little tension between us but I can already feel it easing. I feel like I have a purpose again. He took me to Gallifrey after we defeated Omega. He had to report that all was well to the High Council. Apparently he was a part of that council at one time. President even. I just can't imagine it though. His people are so stoic. Borusa was quite eccentric and charming though. The Doctor seemed concerned about him. Something to do with multiple regenerations within a short time period not being good for the mind. Anyway, the Time Lords were most accommodating to us. Nyssa was allowed to visit the bioelectronics labs in the Capitol. The Doctor took me with him to visit an old companion of his. Leela. Apparently she left the Doctor to marry the former head of security during his last visit to Gallifrey. Back before he regenerated. She was quite nice. Definitely not the savage the Doctor described. The Doctor and Leela's husband Andred, left to visit Damon and Leela and I had a nice conversation. Some of her adventures were more harrowing than mine. She looked at me after a while as though she could sense something. She asked me if I had ever been touched by evil. I told her about the Mara and the dreams. She told me that I would defeat it and congratulated me. When I asked her why, she asked if I had never noticed the way the Doctor looks at me. I blew it off and thankfully K-9 interrupted us. Anyway, we're leaving again this evening. Back out into the universe. Brave heart, Tegan"
"Entry 14"
"Nyssa suggested a welcome home party for me. It does feel like I'm home. The Doctor even kept my room for me like a parent would for a child who's gone away to school. He actually made me a cake. I surprised him with a strong hug. He was taken aback at first but returned it just as strongly. He told me he was sorry to not have seemed happy to have me back at first. Banishing Omega had really affected him and he knew we would eventually have to clear the air about Adric. We did so just a few hours ago in his study. I got the impression that few have ever been invited to his study. It's an amazing room. Very Edwardian, which really seems to suit him. There was a shelf of glass spheres I took an immediate interest in. He told me they were memory spheres. Each contained a holographic image from of someone whom he was fond of. The last sphere on the shelf contained an n image of me. I've never looked as nice as I do in the hologram. The Doctor told me that the images were recorded from his memories, and from his perception. I was quite flattered. We soon started talking about Adric. For all of his powers as a Time Lord, he can't change any event in which he has become a part of. It supposedly would create a dangerous paradox that could basically zap everything. He hates the explanation as much as I do. He shared with me a couple of stories from when he first met Adric and then he gave me a gift. His memory sphere of Adric. Other than the holographic image, Adric's shattered badge was also encased within it. As much as Adric used to aggravate me, I'll always think about how his life was cut so short. I mean, he was still a teenager. We talked a good bit about our lives since we parted company and then he asked me to dance. But when we did, it was in 1924 at the Cotton Club in New York. We all had a blast. I'll remember tonight for the rest of my life. Again I found myself lost in those blue eyes. I couldn't help but think of what Leela had said. The Doctor told me once that Leela's intuition was a force to be reckoned with. A compass he could set his course of action to. We'll see. Well I have to go now. The Doctor wants to teach me and Nyssa how to read the TARDIS's star charts."
The Doctor closed the journal. The next entry would be about Manussa and the becoming of the Mara.
Minutes later he met up with Peri in the TARDIS corridors on the way to the console room.
"How would you feel about a trip to earth?"
"Kind of boring isn't it? I mean we can go anywhere in the universe," Peri replied.
"Nonsense, earth is my favorite planet and there's someone I really should visit. How about I drop you off in Morocco for a couple of days."
"Well, that is where I was heading before I got caught up with you. Okay. So who's your friend."
The Doctor pretended not to hear her as he set the coordinates. Morocco first and then quick trip to Little Hodcombe.
"Entry 13"
"Entry 13 hmm? Not unlucky. Somehow I've managed to get myself tangled up with the Doctor again. I did so willingly this time. I lost my job so I really didn't have a reason to stay. Oh Hell's teeth, I knew how much I wanted to be back on the TARDIS again. I really told him off about leaving me at Heathrow. There's a little tension between us but I can already feel it easing. I feel like I have a purpose again. He took me to Gallifrey after we defeated Omega. He had to report that all was well to the High Council. Apparently he was a part of that council at one time. President even. I just can't imagine it though. His people are so stoic. Borusa was quite eccentric and charming though. The Doctor seemed concerned about him. Something to do with multiple regenerations within a short time period not being good for the mind. Anyway, the Time Lords were most accommodating to us. Nyssa was allowed to visit the bioelectronics labs in the Capitol. The Doctor took me with him to visit an old companion of his. Leela. Apparently she left the Doctor to marry the former head of security during his last visit to Gallifrey. Back before he regenerated. She was quite nice. Definitely not the savage the Doctor described. The Doctor and Leela's husband Andred, left to visit Damon and Leela and I had a nice conversation. Some of her adventures were more harrowing than mine. She looked at me after a while as though she could sense something. She asked me if I had ever been touched by evil. I told her about the Mara and the dreams. She told me that I would defeat it and congratulated me. When I asked her why, she asked if I had never noticed the way the Doctor looks at me. I blew it off and thankfully K-9 interrupted us. Anyway, we're leaving again this evening. Back out into the universe. Brave heart, Tegan"
"Entry 14"
"Nyssa suggested a welcome home party for me. It does feel like I'm home. The Doctor even kept my room for me like a parent would for a child who's gone away to school. He actually made me a cake. I surprised him with a strong hug. He was taken aback at first but returned it just as strongly. He told me he was sorry to not have seemed happy to have me back at first. Banishing Omega had really affected him and he knew we would eventually have to clear the air about Adric. We did so just a few hours ago in his study. I got the impression that few have ever been invited to his study. It's an amazing room. Very Edwardian, which really seems to suit him. There was a shelf of glass spheres I took an immediate interest in. He told me they were memory spheres. Each contained a holographic image from of someone whom he was fond of. The last sphere on the shelf contained an n image of me. I've never looked as nice as I do in the hologram. The Doctor told me that the images were recorded from his memories, and from his perception. I was quite flattered. We soon started talking about Adric. For all of his powers as a Time Lord, he can't change any event in which he has become a part of. It supposedly would create a dangerous paradox that could basically zap everything. He hates the explanation as much as I do. He shared with me a couple of stories from when he first met Adric and then he gave me a gift. His memory sphere of Adric. Other than the holographic image, Adric's shattered badge was also encased within it. As much as Adric used to aggravate me, I'll always think about how his life was cut so short. I mean, he was still a teenager. We talked a good bit about our lives since we parted company and then he asked me to dance. But when we did, it was in 1924 at the Cotton Club in New York. We all had a blast. I'll remember tonight for the rest of my life. Again I found myself lost in those blue eyes. I couldn't help but think of what Leela had said. The Doctor told me once that Leela's intuition was a force to be reckoned with. A compass he could set his course of action to. We'll see. Well I have to go now. The Doctor wants to teach me and Nyssa how to read the TARDIS's star charts."
The Doctor closed the journal. The next entry would be about Manussa and the becoming of the Mara.
Minutes later he met up with Peri in the TARDIS corridors on the way to the console room.
"How would you feel about a trip to earth?"
"Kind of boring isn't it? I mean we can go anywhere in the universe," Peri replied.
"Nonsense, earth is my favorite planet and there's someone I really should visit. How about I drop you off in Morocco for a couple of days."
"Well, that is where I was heading before I got caught up with you. Okay. So who's your friend."
The Doctor pretended not to hear her as he set the coordinates. Morocco first and then quick trip to Little Hodcombe.