A/N Hello again! Here is the next chapter! I forgot to tell you that I'll be updating on Mondays! Please let me know what you think and enjoy!
Unexpected Cafe
"That was freaky," Martha said as they walked into the nearest cafe.
"We would have been pancakes," The Doctor said following Martha up to the counter.
"Welcome to the Unexpected Cafe! What can I get for you today?" The young woman behind the counter asked.
"Two teas please," Martha replied.
"Are you two all right, you seem pretty shaken up?"
"Yeah. Although we almost got crushed by a steel beam," The Doctor replied in his normal bumbling way, he was not good with conversational talk.
"When you say almost you mean that Supergirl saved you, yeah?"
"Yeah," Martha said, "We were pretty lucky. It was still pretty freaky though."
"I can imagine. I've lived in National City my entire life and have never been saved by Supergirl. I've always wanted to meet her."
"Why's that?" Martha asked. The Doctor had wandered off at this point to go look at a bookshelf.
"She saved my best friend from an explosion, I just wanted to thank her," The cashier smiled, "Here, have the teas. On the house."
"Thank you. What's your name?"
"Iva."
"Nice to meet you, Iva. I'm Martha and that's the Doctor" Martha said pointing over her shoulder.
"Have a good day," Iva said with a smile.
"You too. Thanks again," Martha said grabbing the teas and going to sit down at a table in the corner.
"You know what I can't seem to figure out. Why did the TARDIS bring us here?" The Doctor said sliding into the seat across from Martha.
"You're telling me you didn't plan for us to end up here?"
"Not exactly. She always takes us to where we need to be."
"You're trying to figure out why she brought us here?"
"Exactly."
"Maybe she wanted us to relax a bit."
"Maybe," the Doctor said rubbing his chin, not entirely convinced.
Then the bell above the door to the cafe chimed and a blonde-haired woman wearing glasses walked in. She looked around until her eyes landed on the Doctor and Martha.
"Hi there. My name is Kara Danvers and I'm a reporter with CatCo magazine, do you mind if I ask you a few questions?"
"Sure," The Doctor said, "What for?"
"I wanted to get tourists' perspectives on Supergirl. She told me she saved you two this morning from a falling steel beam."
"You know Supergirl?" Martha asked.
"Yes, we're close friends," Kara said pushing up her glasses.
"That must be pretty cool."
"It is. Do you guys mind if I record?" Kara said pulling out a recorder from her bag.
"Not at all," Martha said looking over at the Doctor.
"Before we start, what are your names?"
"I'm Martha Jones and that's-"
"John Smith," The Doctor said as 'The Doctor' was not really a name.
"All right. So what brings you to National City?" Kara asked, a little suspicious of John Smith.
"We were just passing through," The Doctor said.
"We travel a lot," Martha continued.
"What are your opinions of Supergirl?"
"Well, I think she's marvellous," The Doctor began, "The way an alien has become a beacon of hope in such a big way for such a large community is fantastic. And the way she saves people from everyday accidents is really kind of her."
"You seem to know a lot about Supergirl for someone passing through."
"I do a lot of reading."
"And what are your thoughts on Supergirl, Martha?"
"I'm really thankful she saved our lives. But it's amazing how she goes around helping people. I know someone else like that, and he's really good at what he does," Martha said looking over at the Doctor who returned her gaze with a small smile. Kara noticed this little exchange making a mental note of it.
"Also," Martha continued, "It's nice to see how many people she has touched with her actions. That cashier, Iva, said that Supergirl saved her best friend from an explosion. Supergirl has probably touched everyone's lives in this city one way or another and I think that's pretty cool."
"Thank you, those are some very inspiring words." Kara paused for a moment, she was not expecting that sort of response from these two, "Just one more question, where are you guys from?"
"London, England," Martha said, "And can you tell Supergirl 'Thank you' from us?"
"I'm sure she already knows," Kara replied turning off her recorder.
"How many aliens are there in National City?" The Doctor asked.
Kara hesitated a little bit, "I'm not sure but I know there are a few. Thank you for your time," Kara said as she stood up, "It was nice meeting you."
"It was nice meeting you as well," Martha said as Kara turned around and smiled then walked out.
Once Kara left the Cafe the Doctor spoke, "That was a bit odd."
"What do you mean?"
"How did she find us so fast?"
"Good point, it all happened a bit too fast."
"Let's head back to the TARDIS, I want to find out just how many aliens are in National City."
TARDIS
The Doctor paused outside of the TARDIS and pulled out his key while Martha threw out their empty cups into a nearby dumpster.
"Why are we scanning for alien life forms, Doctor?"
"Something is off here and I want to know what," The Doctor said as the TARDIS door opened and they walked inside. The Doctor threw his coat over one of the large pillars that filled the room, Martha always thought that it was a bit bizarre to throw his coat when he had a coat rack by the door.
The Doctor was at the central console in an instant pushing buttons and pulling levers and looking at his screen.
"But how is scanning for alien life forms going to help?"
"I'm pretty sure that reporter was hiding something when I asked her about aliens in National City, and I want to find out what."
Then the Doctor started scanning, "Would you look at that," He muttered.
"What is it?" Martha asked moving look at the screen.
"There are hundreds of aliens in National City and loads of alien technology! There are multiple different species and I'm pretty sure most of them are refugees! It's wonderful!"
Martha was beginning to understand some of the reading on the screen, "It looks like there is a big cluster of alien stuff right there," Martha said pointing at the screen.
"Yeah, I wonder what it could be?" The Doctor said scratching the back of his head. Then the TARDIS made a weird noise and highlighted a part of the map for the Doctor.
"That's not good," he mumbled
"Why what is it?"
"There's a fleet of ships in Earth's orbit, doesn't look like they have been detected."
"I guess we have to go check it out," Martha said.
"Yeah, but not from in here. I don't have good enough readings to know what we're dealing with."
"Then from where," Martha asked.
From that cluster of alien tech, they're bound to have what we need. Allons-y!" The Doctor said as he practically ran towards the doors, grabbing his coat in stride.
They came to a sudden halt outside the door, with Martha just closing the doors before she was told to hold up her hands. They were staring down the barrel of multiple guns and people dressed in all black attire.
