I'm surprised I added this chapter, as I wanted it to be on a story all it's own. It's not really a missing scene...well it could be, ah whatever! Anyways, this will try to explain why the Sixth Doctor was so full of anger and confusion at the start of his life. Quotes are from the Tenth Doctor.


After the Running: Missing Scene #2

Title: Future Echoes

Episode: The Caves of Androzani(Classic Series)/The Twin Dilemma/The End of Time Part 2

Characters: The Fifth Doctor, The Tenth Doctor, Peri, The Sixth Doctor

Summary: Just why did the Fifth Doctor's regeneration go wrong? A 'future echo' from the anger of his Tenth incarnation may have had an effect...

The Doctor stumbled into the TARDIS in unbearable pain. He laid Peri gently on the ground and tried to fight the toxemia destroying his system. It slowly had burned through his insides until it had reached the final stage and took his functions at an alarming rate.

Peri!

He injected her with the antidote and sadly looked at the empty container.

As long as she's alright. As soon as he knew she would be okay, he collapsed on the ground, letting the toxins take his current life. He prepared himself for the next regeneration process.

Wait, wait...something's-

"It feels...different this time."

He saw faces, images, voices in his head. Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion, Nyssa...

"Adric?"

And finally the Master, his face taunting him in his last minutes.

"Die Doctor!" His horrible laughter echoed around in his head. The regeneration should start any second now...

But then he heard a voice. A voice so unfamiliar, yet so recognizable. He automatically knew it was a future echo. One from a desperate man, not willing to go, also approaching his death. The voice was angry and desperate.

"Well, exactly, look at you. Not remotely important. But me... I could do so much more! So! Much! More! But this is what I get, my reward. And it's not fair! Oh... lived too long."

Then the voice paused. It spoke again with unbearable sorrow.

"I don't want to go!"

Peri...not remotely important? I could...I could do so much more! This life was good, I shouldn't have to go like this!

Suddenly there was another voice in his head. The future echo must've done something.

The new voice spoke with harsh words.

"It's all Peri's fault. These stupid humans can't take care of themselves!"

"No!" The Doctor fought. "It's all my fault, Adric, Kamelion, dead because of me."

"No, it's their foolishness that puts them in harm's way."

"That's not true, that's not-"

"You're so much better than them. All that work you did, saving the universe, and this is how you're repaid. Everything you've done for the Earth, to die, poisoned saving one human who couldn't make a difference."

"Yes. I can't die, this isn't right."

The Doctor argued with himself inside his mind, finally coming to the point where he was above these humans, he didn't have to go to their every beck and whim.

This might change my regeneration...

Because he knew that what was on his mind really affected his regeneration...


The Doctor sat up and took a look at his surroundings. New hair, new body, same Doctor. Seems good. He looked over and noticed Peri coming his way.

Not remotely important...


For those of you not familiar with what the Sixth Doctor did after that, watch this: http: /www. /watch?v=DnodQTzi700
(without the spaces)