Monster of the Vortex

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As the TARDIS made its way up to the school, the four occupants of the time machine shared a quick discussion.

"So, you said we'll be masquerading as high school students, right?" asked Amy. She twirled her now long, dark red hair as she spoke.

"Correct," replied Mikogami. He was currently pacing back and forth near the central console. "Most likely, you'll be placed into the sophomore group. Remember the group you ran into in the forest? You'll be in their class."

"But…" Rory began to say, but Mikogami cut him off.

"You look too old to be high school students? Wrong. There are a few students who look slightly aged due to various reasons. Also, your temporary transformation into monsters has made you appear ever so slightly younger. You now look to be in your older teens, as opposed to your mid-twenties, which is how you appeared prior." At this, Mikogami looked at the Doctor, who was currently playing as the master of disorganized time travel. "Aren't you forgetting something, by the way?"

The Doctor looked at him as though he was insane, and then a look of epiphany came to his face. "Oh, yeah!" He ran to the other side of the console and pushed a few random buttons. At his urging, the console revealed a small door to two indentations, which held two near identical fob watches. The main difference between the two was that one of them was silver, and the other was black, with complementary colored glyphs on each. The circular Gallifrean text seemed perfectly at home on the timekeeping devices.

"Alright, take these, guys." He proffered the watches to Amy and Rory. Amy received the silver watch, and Rory received the black watch. They both placed them around their necks with the attached chain. "I would advise you to not lose them, though. Oh, and they don't really tell time. So don't try to check. Otherwise, you'll turn back to human." When Amy and Rory looked confused at his explanation, he tried again. "If you open the watch, your previous DNA will be released back into your body. You'll turn into a human again."

"Oh," was all that Amy had to say.


As the four people stepped out of the TARDIS, Mikogami waved his hand in the general direction of the school building. "This," he said pseudo-dramatically, "is the school. Enjoy." With that, he disappeared in a flash of light.

"I hate it when he does that," muttered the Doctor. "Okay, then!" He rubbed his hands together enthusiastically. "Let's go find your homeroom. After that, I'm off to the office to receive my teaching assignment.


In due time, the time-traveling trio found the room where Nekonome-sensei taught. Thankfully, it was the lunch hour, which meant that the classroom was devoid of students. Nekonome was sitting at her desk in the corner of the room.

"Hello, I'm the Doctor, a new teacher here, and these two young people are Amy and Rory, transfer students. I've been directed to bring them to this class. Might I ask who you are?" asked the Doctor, quickly running through his spiel before Nekonome even finished looking up from her work.

"Nya?" was her initial response. She seemed mightily confused. Then, with her 'ears' twitching, she appeared to process what he had said. "New students, nya?" She then jumped up and proceeded to introduce herself. "I'm Shizuka Nekonome, nya. You said that you are the Doctor?" She looked at Amy and Rory. "And Amy and Rory are your names?"

The three confirmed their identities, and Nekonome started to lay out the ground rules of the school. "For you students, you've got the usual rules that you'd see in human schools, but two added ones here are that you are not allowed to reveal your true form, and you are not allowed to tell other people what kind of monster you are. It tends to keep people more peaceful, nya."

"Sounds good," said Rory. He continuously shifted from foot to foot, seemingly restless on his feet. Amy stood perfectly still, staring at Nekonome. She still seemed to be absorbing her new sight through time.

"Well," said Nekonome with a sigh. "I suppose you can't really come to class this afternoon. You'll start in the morning. Let me call Ruby, she'll lead you to the dorms and assign you rooms there. Those'll be your quarters for the rest of the year." After talking to the two new students, she looked over to the Doctor. "I'll take you over too the staff room, get you acquainted with everyone, nya."


Once Ruby had come and departed with Amy and Rory, Nekonome proceeded to escort the Doctor to the staff room. Along the way, she quizzed the Doctor over various trivia. "So, what class are you going to be teaching?" she asked, tilting her head in a curious manner.

"Not sure!" replied the Doctor cheerfully. "Still waiting on Mikogami to give me the assignment. Not sure…" His long-winded explanation was cut short by a paper flying into the hall and smacking him in the face. He peeled it off and read it aloud.

"Spatial mechanics." He made a face. "Well, that sorts that out."

"Spatial mechanics, nya? What's that supposed to mean?" asked Nekonome.

"Oh, things to do with time, space, etc. Wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey, very complicated. Why I'd need to teach that here… Who knows?" He trailed off into silence.

"So, Doctor," continued Nekonome, clearly not understanding his explanation. "Not to be rude, but what kind of monster are you? I've not met anyone even remotely like you!"

"Didn't you say that that wasn't allowed?" asked the Doctor, which a mischievous twinkle in his eye.

"Well, yes, but the rules are primarily for students, so that they don't fight too much. The question still stands, nya!"

"I'm a Time Lord," said the Doctor impassively. "I am an alien to this planet, from a planet called Gallifrey. I am currently 1103 years old. I have two hearts, and am a time traveler. My method of travel is known as the TARDIS, the Time-And-Relative-Dimension-In-Space." His voice became increasingly cold as his words continued. "I have the ability to regenerate just before death, altering my appearance and personality. I am currently on my eleventh regeneration. Any questions?

Nekonome could only stand there and gape in astonishment.