Inside the Saucer
Featuring The War Doctor and Susan
Earth, 2174.
It had been ten years since me, my grandfather, Ian and Barbara had defeated the Daleks, and yet that achievement felt like it was so long ago. Ever since that day, I always wanted Grandfather to return, which made me amazed when he did: I occasionally saw many versions of him, one had long brown hair and dressed in very posh clothes, another carried an umbrella around with him, and another wore a very long scarf, and travelled around with a girl called Leela. I liked her. Grandfather returned another time since then, but in a different, more terrifying way.
I had just found a wreckage of a Dalek ship, and was planning to investigate it, with David and Alex. We had always been interested when the Daleks were involved, as that was why Grandfather left me behind all those years ago: to help rebuild Earth after the Dalek invasion.
We were just about to enter the wreckage, when I spotted the TARDIS, parked outside the old supermarket. I walked over to it, and felt the ancient ship. It looked more battered, as if the craft had been in a terrible war, constantly getting beaten.
"Susan, aren't you coming?" David called to me.
"I'll join you later. I'm just investigating something." I called back, before they entered the ship.
I then felt in my pockets for the TARDIS key, and, rather luckily, I had it on me. I then inserted it into the keyhole, and the door opened, revealing that the control room had changed since I had last seen it: it was whiter, with white rings on the walls, and orange coral structures. It was rather like an abstract painting, but a time machine. Then, behind me, someone stood, watching, as I walked around.
"What are you doing here?" the person growled, his voice old and raspy. I then turned round to face the person, who I presumed was Grandfather.
"Grandfather?!" I asked him, knowing that he could only be my grandfather.
He was an old man, with a thick spike of grey hair, a grey beard, and wore a brown leather jacket, with a reddish scarf around his neck. I could sense that he recognised me, due to the fact that he instantly smiled.
"Susan?!"
"Yes, Grandfather, it's me. Why is the TARDIS battered and bruised, and why are you battered and bruised?"
Grandfather then paused, and stared at me.
"Susan, don't call me Grandfather. I'm not who you perceive me to be."
"Then who are you then?"
"I'm just... a fighter. An old warrior, you might say. I'm not the Doctor any more. You don't need doctors in a war."
I then looked at him, astonished, and then slapped him in the face. He frowned.
"What was that for?"
"Not being my Grandfather."
I then stormed off, and walked down to the Dalek saucer wreck.
Inside the Dalek saucer, I noticed that there was a tall, glass chamber, containing a dark-suited figure, wearing a tall top hat. I touched the glass, which was cold, making my fingers tingle.
"Susan? Susan, I'm sorry. D'you hear me: I'm sorry." Grandfather said to me, and I could feel the sincerity in his voice.
"Okay Grandfather, I understand." I replied, before continuing, "What war did you fight in?"
He paused, and I could feel that there was something bad he was about to tell me.
"Susan, a war between the Time Lords and the Daleks has begun. Don't ask me how, and don't ask me why, because I don't know. All that matters is you know about the Time War."
"A war between the Time Lords and the Daleks?"
"Yes."
"And you're fighting in this war?"
"Exactly. And this Dalek saucer was one that fought in the Time War. I came here to rescue an important person: someone wearing..."
"Do you mean the person in that chamber there?" I said, pointing to the chamber I had seen earlier.
He smiled, took out a small metal stick, and zapped the chamber, making it open, and the person stepped out.
"Right then, Susan, Imal, we need to get out of here before anyone notices that we've stolen a hostage. So, which way is the quickest way out?"
"Hang on, what about David and Alex?"
"Oh, I found them and took them to safety a while ago, so don't worry about them."
"Thank you."
Once we were outside the Dalek saucer, Grandfather held up a small golden sphere, and hurled it at the ship. The ship then vanished with a purple flash, never to be seen again. I turned to Grandfather, and looked on, as he headed back to the TARDIS with Imal.
"Grandfather, what did that golden sphere do?!" I shouted to him.
"You don't need to worry about that: just get on back to your house, and read the newspaper or do something humans do. I've got a war to fight." he replied, before he entered the TARDIS with Imal, and left, leaving me looking at a flattened patch of grass where the TARDIS had been.
Now, I know what you're thinking, but this is not the end of the story. That was a few months ago, but something else happened, a few days ago, which was a miracle.
It was a Sunday morning, and I woke up, only to hear a tapping on the door. Putting my slippers on, I walked down the stairs (more stagger than walk) and opened the door, to see Grandfather, the one I had met when I had examined the saucer.
"Grandfather?! What are you doing here? I thought you were fighting your war?" I cried, amazed that he had returned.
"Susan, I've come to ask a favour."
"What, Grandfather? Please tell me."
He looked at me, annoyed. At first, I didn't know why, but then I remembered I had called him Grandfather, which he had said he didn't like.
"Sorry." I immediately said, before he smiled.
"I want you to assemble a team of people. You can include David and Alex in your little group, but I want you to assemble a team of people, that will protect Earth from threats like the Daleks."
"Why? Surely you could..."
"Susan, I can't be everywhere, and you've travelled with me. You have the perfect knowledge about alien life, I couldn't have chosen anyone else better."
I then smiled at him, hugged him, before he waved goodbye and left in the TARDIS.
I shut the door, knowing that whatever would come to Earth, I would be ready for it.
THE END