Doctor Who
A Siren's Song
Chapter Two
A loud rumble shook the sky as The Doctor and Jo dove down the dirt covered road toward the small town of Crimson Bay.
The Doctor would occasionally glance over to Jo to see her eyes looking upon the sky line where the clouds and the ground would meet. As they continued driving thru the meadow her eyes wandered back to the road as the eerie silence between them continued.
Taking a deep breath The Doctor cleared his throat as his hands tightened around the steering wheel. Ever since they left UNIT Jo's been quiet her bright smile has now been replaced with a stern upper lip.
"Jo you've been awfully quiet are you sure you okay?" The Doctor asked.
Jo's eyes looked down for a few moments before looking back up at the road.
"Can you ask me later?" Left Jo's lips.
That was one response that sent the Doctor's mind into over drive yet he simply nodded. Something was wrong while he couldn't put his finger on what it was he had a feeling it had something to do with where they were going.
"Alright I will ask you again later." The Doctor responded.
The silence return between them as a loud rumble followed by a flash of lighting caused the Doctor's eyes to remain fixed on the road. For he came to a one conclusion that they were driving right into the center of a storm.
The small town of Crimson Bay was quiet at this time of day. While most of the women were at home cooking lunch for their husbands or shopping at the local market the men were drinking away at the pub.
Yet there was one man in the pub that kept quiet and distanced himself from the others. His stern green eyes remain fixed on his empty beer mug.
Soon a set of footsteps could be heard walking up to the table as a picture refilled the man's mug. A content sigh escaped the man's lips as he stared up at the barmen.
"Everything alright Mr. Thompson?" The red haired barmen asked.
"As long as you keep refilling my mug everything is just fine." Mr. Thompson replied.
"Words going around that we are getting some visitors soon." The barmen said.
Thompson merely picked up his beer and chug it back with a content sigh.
"As long as everyone keeps their mouths shut everything will be just fine." Mr. Thompson replied.
Outside the yellow Stutz Bearcat entered the town of Crimson Bay. Reducing the speed to a crawl both The Doctor and Jo glanced around. The buildings held a greenish marble tent that that glistens whenever the sun touched it. The sidewalks was mostly broken cement with very little left to walk on leaving many people to walking out in the street. Jo even spotted a woman pouring left over fish gizzards down a drain.
The Doctor eyes narrowed as they came across a sign reading old crimson dock. He quickly noticed the thick fog the emulated around their along with his companion who eyes seemed fixed on the place. Jo leaned over more and more and if it wasn't for the Doctor grabbing her shoulder she would of fell right out of Bessie. Shaking her head Jo heard a faint voice like whisper echo though her mind.
"Patience we shall meet soon."
Once the voice was gone she felt her mind jerk itself back to reality. Keeping her mouth shut she looked on ahead as they continued on toward the next destination.
Bessie finally came to a stop at Leo's Pub it was a simple medium size shack with a fish anchor between the words Leo and Pub. The Doctor shut off Bessie and hopped out of the old girl, he took a deep breath which resulted him coughing and his nose wrinkled up in disgust at the smell of rancid fish that permeated the air. Jo hopped out next she took a few shallow breaths before standing beside the Doctor.
"Shall we go?" The Doctor asked.
Jo nodded, taking a hold of his hand they two of them took a deep breath before stepping over the threshold into the pub.
The two of them were welcomed by the overwhelming odor of whiskey and beer along with a few other smells that they didn't even what to know where it came from. They looked to the end of the bar to see a crowd of men playing darts while on the other end some were making bets on a Rugby game from a small TV on the counter.
The Doctor looked in disgust shaking his head at the display he forgot this is how some men acted when females were not around.
The red haired barmen filled two mugs and skid them down to the guys at the end of the bar. He then turned to see a curly sliver haired man with a the young blond haired lass standing beside him. Noticing they were not from around here The barmen cleared his throat loudly catching the attention of The Doctor and Jo. With out say a word he pointed to a man sitting in the back of bar. The Doctor gave the barmen a brief nod and the two of them headed in that direction.
Jo could feel the men stairs as they walked pass some of them. She did her best to keep her eyes forward even when a few of them gave a her whistle.
Finally reaching the back table the elder took a swig from his mug before looking up at the two new comers.
"Both of you take a seat and welcome to Crimson Bay, my name is Gareth Thompson the mayor of this small town. So tell me what can I do for you?" Thompson asked.
"Well thank you for the warm welcome my name is John Smith and this is my granddaughter Josephine Grant. Um I am looking for some work along with a place for me and Jo to stay in town as well." The Doctor explained.
Gareth leaned back in his chair for a moment when a smile formed across his lips.
"How would you like to get paid for sitting doing nothing?" Thompson asked
"I would say you have a deal." The Doctor said brandishing a fake smile.
As both men shook on their deal Jo felt a pair of eyes on her. She turned around to see the barmen heading tot he back when she caught a brief glimpse of a pair of eyes looking back at her before the door closed. Shaking her head Jo quickly snapped her head around as she followed Mr. Thompson and The Doctor out of the pub. Yet the moment they stepped outside a strange tingling sensation washed up and down her body. Her eyes wandered to the dock to see being in a black cloak standing across the road.
"Jo…"
A familiar voice echoed in her mind.
"Who are you?" Jo whispered
The cloaked figure remained silent as the feeling of pins and needles increased making it impossible for her to move.
"Jo!"
The young blond shook her head as she looked at The Doctor whose eyes seemed concerned about her. She sighed in relief when the feeling return to her legs and the rest of her body. Taking a deep breath
"I'm sorry….are you ready to go?" Jo asked.
The Doctor merely nodded as Jo hopped into the backseat of Bessie. The Doctor looked across the street to see what his assistant was looking at, but all he could see was nothing but fog. Narrowing his eyes the Doctor hopped into the driver seat of Bessie with Mr. Thompson riding shotgun. Within a matter of moments they three of them were driving down the road toward an apartment complex.
Emerging from the fog a being in a hooded cloak watched the vehicle zoomed off down the road.
"She will do nicely indeed."
End of Chapter Two