"Gone"


Chapter 37

"NOC NOC, Who's There?"


STANDARD DISCLAIMER: See: Chapter 1


"That's not true," the Doctor protested. He hesitated. "Zeta, I'm a NOC."

"You're a what?"

"Nonofficial Undercover. You know, the CIA."

"You're joking!"

"I wish I were. They recruited me straight out of the Academy. How else do you think I got appointed to the High Council?"

"So when you left Gallifrey – "

"I did that on my own… but the CIA exploited the situation. As a NOC, they could deny my very existence."

"This does explain a lot," Zeta admitted.

"Like why they never managed to drag me back to Gallifrey for a proper trial."

"Yes, among other things."


CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 38, "What Were You Thinking?"