"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?"
