Twists and Turns in Time

by Sabrina Lonewalker

A call from UNIT brings the Fourth Doctor back and he is confronted with a very strange occurrence Something or someone is removing his companions from time and space. He soon learns that not only are his past companions disappearing, so are future ones, forcing him to cross timelines to find out why.

2. Chapter 2

Twists and Turns in Time

Part Two

by

Sabrina Lonewalker

When Grace came too, she found herself in a large, lighted room with bunks, tables, chairs and five other people. She noticed immediately that there were no doors she could discern. She then saw a dark haired woman walk over to her. "Are you all right?" She asked in a clipped English voice. "Grace looked down to find herself still in her scrubs with blood still on them. She smiled, "I was in the middle of a heart procedure and the next thing I know, I'm here. What the hell is going on?" A man with curly brown hair and wearing a lab coat over his clothes came to her. "I'm Naval Doctor Harry Sullivan, currently assigned to UNIT HQ London." He held out his hand. Grace shook it, "I'm Doctor Grace Holloway, Cardiac Surgeon at San Francisco University Hospital."

The others introduced themselves, Jo Grant, Ian Chesterton and his wife Barbara and the dark haired woman, Sarah Jane Smith. Grace stepped back, "The Doctor, we all know the Doctor." She said softly. Sarah Jane nodded, "But when did you meet him?" Grace smiled, "You had all better sit down, this is a long story." They did and Grace told them of her encounter with the Eighth incarnation of the Doctor. Once she had finished, the others talked about how each of them met the Doctor over the years. Sarah jane looked at Grace, "You met the Master?" Grace shuddered, "Yes, I did and thankfully, I will never meet him again. He was sucked into the Eye of Harmony conduit in the TARDIS. He's gone for good."

The others who had run into him showed relief on their faces. "Now," Harry spoke up, "The question is who brought us here and why?" The rest nodded in agreement and a general discussion began among them. After a few minutes, Grace got up and walked over to a counter set against on wall that had a sink, a coffee maker and everything needed to make coffee. She also noticed a fully stocked refrigerator and a cook stove. She looked at Sarah Jane who had followed her. "Somebody wants to keep us alive, that's for sure." Grace nodded. Sarah Jane looked at her. "What is it Grace?" Grace stared at the ceiling for a moment. "He asked me to go with him and I said no." Sarah Jane looked surprised. "Why?" Grace smiled gently, "I wanted to go, oh how I wanted to leave everything behind but, people depended on me. I literally held their lives in my hands and I just could not leave them behind. No matter how much I..." Her voice trailed off. Sarah Jane looked at her and smiled, "You love him." Grace laughed, "Yeah, the first time I really, truly fall in love and he's not even human and yet..."

Sarah Jane smiled, a faraway look in her eyes, "I know, he's more human than most of us are." Grace giggled, "That's it, exactly. I miss him. I asked him to stay with me." Sarah Janes eyes widened, "And?" Grace smiled softly, "He said it was tempting but, we both knew he couldn't stay. He comes back once in a while and he always finds me, no matter where I am. He once tracked me down in the Amazon Rainforest when I was working with Doctors without Borders." Sarah jane giggled, "Sounds like him." The two of them made several mugs of coffee and passed them out to their fellow prisoners as they all continued to talk.

In other room in this vast complex, a cloaked and hooded figure was watching a large view screen and listening to every word the companions were saying. They adjusted a control here and a knob there and smiled as a second screen showed the Fourth and Eighth Doctors in Eight's TARDIS. The voice was low, smooth and laced with evil. "Well, well, so, Doctor, one is in love with you. Wonder how I can use that to my advantage?" They continued to watch until a soft chiming started. They activated another screen and saw a tall, brown haired woman with a man in a suit and tie talking to a man wearing a cricket suit. "Ah," the voice said, "Tegan and Thurlough. My next two targets." They adjusted more controls and soon, the two disappeared from right in front of the Fifth Doctor. The Time Lord, needless to say, was stunned.

He started to dash back into his TARDIS when another materialized not far away. As he looked, his previous incarnation stepped out. Four looked at Five. "Get in. You're gilr will be safe here. We need to work togetheron this one. It's larger than you think." Five stepped in, took in the Gothic design and then looked at the man at the console. "Regeneration?" He asked. The man with the chestnut curls smiled, "Seventh". Five smiled, "So, there are eight of us now. What is going on?" Four proceeded to tell him about the other past and future companions that had been removed. Eight looked up from his console. "They haven't just been kidnapped. Whoever has them has literally taken them out of time and space." They all looked at each other in surprise. "Now," Four mused, "Who, besides our people, have that power?" The other two were silent, not wanting to contemplate the possibilities.

TBC