Susan contained her excitement about seeing Barbara again. Barbara had married Ian? They had a baby? Susan hardly recognized her. She followed Barbara as she entered the house. The house was painted blue with white trim about a mile from the school. It had two stories plus an attic and a basement.
Barbara brought her to the living room and then went to the kitchen and returned with crackers and cheese. Then they sat down and talked about various things. They talked for a while before a loud voice boomed from above the street, "ATTENTION PUNY RESIDENTS OF THIS LITTLE ROCK, YOU ARE ORDERED TO EXIT YOUR HOMES INTO THE NEAREST STREET, EVERY MALE, FEMALE, AND OFFSPRING. IF YOU DO NOT COOPERATE, YOU WILL BE FOUND GUILTY AND IMMEDIANTELY INCINERATED,"
The people quickly left their homes, clearly startled at the voice. As they entered the street they looked up and saw a huge dome. A spaceship hovered above the street, scanning them. Susan darted into the crowd before anything could happen. Ian found Barbara and the baby standing in the street.
"I…I think that was Susan," Barbara said, looking at the spot she had disappeared to.
"What? Who?" Ian asked.
"The Doctor used to call himself 'John Smith'. A girl named 'Joan Smith' helped me with the groceries, it had to have been Susan," Barbara replied.
Meanwhile, Susan had been beamed onto the ship. She recognized the aliens immediately. They were the Grays. The Grays were small gray creatures with big black eyes. They were enforcers of Galactic Law, but their methods were a little unconventional. They spoke clearly as they told her what they wanted her for.
"There is a shape-shifter somewhere down in the midst of those humans. You are to help us find it," The gray told her, "if it is not found, then this section of Earth will be forever quarantined,"
"Why me?" She asked.
"Because you are a Time Lord, and they can recognize aliens very quickly," The gray told her.