Chapter 2: An Old Threat
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan 2017
The TARDIS appeared inside Matt Murdock's apartment. Matt, The Doctor, and Bill exited the TARDIS into the spacious area.
"Well this is quite nice." Bill said.
"Thanks." Matt said. "I'm going to go get changed. Then we can go back to city hall."
Matt then disappeared into his bedroom and shut the door.
"So who is this guy really?" Bill asked.
"He's like the Avengers." The Doctor said.
"What do you mean he's like the Avengers?" Bill asked.
"He has powers." The Doctor said.
"What sort of powers?" Bill asked.
"He is blind, but his other senses are extremely heightened. He can definitely hear us right now. When he focuses, he can hear all sorts of things all over the city. He's also an incredibly talented fighter." The Doctor said.
"How can he fight when he can't see?" Bill asked.
"He can sense everything around him with perfect precision." The Doctor said. "He assisted me and the Avengers in fighting Missy and the Cybermen when they attack Earth last year."
"Does he have a super hero name?" Bill asked.
"He's known as Daredevil." The Doctor said.
Right as the Doctor said the name, Matt emerged from his room wearing his Daredevil suit and mask.
"Well." Matt said. "Now that you're all caught up, shall we get moving?"
The three of them then walked back inside the TARDIS. The Doctor maneuvered around the console, pressing buttons and pulling levers. As the blue box disappeared from the apartment and flew through the time vortex, Bill decided to talk to Matt. The two of them stood back while the Doctor did his thing.
"I just think it's amazing what you do." Bill said. "Have you ever thought of joining the Avengers?"
"No." Daredevil replied. "They're managed by the government and also they're team is currently broken. I prefer to work without government control."
"The Doctor's the same way." Bill said.
"I did team up with some other people with special abilities in this city a few months ago, but we've gone our separate ways now." Daredevil said.
"Where are they now?" Bill asked.
"They're fighting crime in other parts of the city." Daredevil said.
"Should we ask them for help with this?" Bill asked.
"I don't want to bother them unless it's really important." Daredevil replied.
"We're here." The Doctor said.
With that, The Doctor, Bill, and Daredevil exited the TARDIS, which was again parked right next to the New York City Hall building in Lower Manhattan. It was now night time and the park was more deserted, which is how Daredevil preferred to operate anyway. He didn't like the visibility of the day.
"So where do we start?" Bill asked.
The Doctor took out his sonic screwdriver and scanned around the area, hoping it would draw him closer to the source of the alien radiation that was killing all the plant life in the area.
"Follow me." The Doctor said. "I'm scanning for where the alien radiation is at its strongest."
"Is it safe for us?" Bill asked.
"We'll be fine." The Doctor said. "Probably…maybe."
"Just lead the way." Daredevil said. "We don't want to hang around here too long in case the police show up."
The trio walked through the park, following the readings on the Doctor's sonic screwdriver. They continued to walk around the park, unseen by the few people walking around at night. Eventually, they came across a fountain in the park that was spewing water.
"It's there." The Doctor said. "Inside the fountain."
"What?" Daredevil asked.
The three of them then walked around the fountain. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary at first glance.
"There's nothing in it." Bill said.
"This isn't right." Daredevil said. "I can tell there's a fountain here, but it also feels like there's something else in the exact same spot."
"Let me try something." The Doctor said.
The Time Lord then scanned the fountain with his sonic screwdriver. Suddenly, the fountain was transformed into something else, to everyone's surprise. What was once the fountain was now a large silver box with several light blue buttons around it. It looked to be about the same size of the fountain.
"What just happened?" Bill asked.
"Perception filter." The Doctor said. "This is a bomb. An alien bomb. The aliens who placed it here placed a perception filter on it so it would look like a nice fountain in a public park."
"Is it armed? How can we disarm it?" Daredevil asked.
"It doesn't look armed." The Doctor said. "But it's emitting radiation like crazy and its killing the plants that surround it. We still don't even know who put it there."
Suddenly, three beams of light flashed a few yards away from them. The beams of light were teleportation energy. Three alien beings had just teleported into the dimly lit park on this dark night. The Doctor recognized the three beings immediately. They were an old enemy that he had not seen since Christmas day in 2006, when he battled one of them soon after he regenerated into his tenth incarnation and his hand was cut off with a sword. They were humanoid figures with large heads and discolored skin. The Doctor recognized them as the Sycorax. He wondered what they were doing in New York with a bomb. The three Sycorax were all carrying laser guns.
"Doctor." Bill said. "Who are they?"
"The Sycorax." The Doctor said. "Remember Christmas day about ten years ago? A lot of people in the world inexplicably got onto rooftops as if they were about to jump? There was a big alien spaceship over London? That was them. Now why have you returned?"
"Step away from the device." One of the Sycorax said.
"Answer my question." The Doctor ordered. "Why have the Sycorax come back to Earth after all this time?"
"Step away from the device or die." The Sycorax said as they aimed their weapons at the Doctor, Bill, and Daredevil, ready to fire.
"I warned you never to come back here." The Doctor said. "How are you even here? Torchwood destroyed your ship in space."
"Die!" The Sycorax yelled, refusing to answer the Doctor's questions.
The three Sycorax then blasted their weapons. The Doctor, Bill, and Daredevil ran out of the way in time to avoid the blasts.
"Back to the TARDIS!" The Doctor shouted.
The three of them then ran through the park back to the TARDIS. The Sycorax fired deadly laser blasts at them, but the fact that it was so dark made it hard for them to get a good aim. Fortunately, they completely missed the three heroes. The Doctor, Bill, and Daredevil soon ran inside the TARDIS. Then, the blue box disappeared. With the Doctor and his friends gone. The Sycorax activated the perception filter once again and their bomb returned to the appearance of a fountain. The leader Sycorax then spoke to the others.
"Inform the others." The Sycorax said. "The Doctor is here. We need to kill him before he ruins our plans."