My Dear Sarah Jane,
It was nice seeing you in the Death Zone on Gallifrey and I wish we'd had the opportunity to talk. I notice you got the chance to talk to Tegan and Turlough so I don't need to tell you about him. I should tell you that he's no longer traveling with me though. Don't worry, he didn't leave me alone. Turlough left me in the hands of a young woman by the name of Perpugilliam Brown, Peri for short.
Peri was a very pleasant girl with an interest in botany, though questionable tastes in fashion, but that may be due to her coming from the States. She saw me through my latest regeneration, which was my roughest by far. I hate to admit this, but I came close to killing her, and had a few manic breakdowns afterwards. I even contemplated becoming hermit on Titan 3. Thankfully I had Peri to take care of me and get me back on my feet. She may have constantly insulted my wardrobe and cooking skills, but she was still a good friend and stood by me when I was really quite dangerous.
You're probably wondering why I keep referring to her in the past tense. You can thank the Time Lord High Council for that. The whole story is quite long, but in short they removed me from time to put me on trial again and at first I was led to believe that a terrible fate had befallen her. I thought that yet another companion had died without my being able to stop it. I later found out that Peri left with King Yrcanos of Thoros Alpha and now lives as his queen.
Also during the trial I was introduced to my new companion from my parallel time line. Her name is Melanie Bush, Mel for short. She's spunky and loves exercising, but unfortunately she's trying to get me to join her and makes me drink carrot juice. Despite this she is a joy to have around and keeps me on my toes. I know there had to be days where you had fun trying keep up with me, well now I know how you must have felt because Mel is hard to keep up with at times too. When I tell her to slow down she simply tell me to catch up, that it's a good workout. She actually thinks that I need to get in shape. I shall have her know that I'm fit as a fiddle, and what little bit of a gut I might have in this life is not fat, it's personality.
Sorry I left you, I needed to dash from the library. Mel was close to finding me again. I now find myself in your old room. The TARDIS was kind enough to leave it as you left it. I think she really liked you. She just gave a confirmative whirr. As I look around I can't help but remember all of our adventures and how much fun we had while running for our lives. I still have a bag of Jelly Babies with me at all times.
I forgot to tell you that I ran into Alistair in my prior life. He'd retired from UNIT and was teaching maths at a boys' boarding school. He didn't remember me at first, but that is a long story. I hope to run into him again, perhaps he'd be willing to deliver these letters for me, and that will give you two a reason to chat and gossip about me.
Sorry to leave you again, but the TARDIS has landed and I need to go keep Mel from getting into too much trouble. I miss you Sarah Jane, and I'll never forget you.
Your Best Friend the Doctor
