Author's Notes: Aggie is recruiting help to get her family and friends from the clutches of their captors, and what could be more help than another Time Lord? More meddling for her.
The TARDIS was going haywire, the lights were off and nothing the Doctor did seemed to stop it. He could barely get near the console, it was throwing him off so violently.
It stopped with a huge jolt.
It hissed, almost angrily, and none of the dials or lights now seemed to be working. The Doctor picked himself up off the floor, instinctively brushed off his tweed jacket, and knelt with the console at eye height, eyeing it incredulously. He whipped round to check whether the mass of arms and legs and a lot of red hair were two concious and alert people.
"What the hell was that!"
But the Doctor was already back at the console.
"It's not even connected!" he said softly.
"What happened?" There was a thud as Amy got impatient and pushed a dazed Rory, who was on top of her legs.
"It's not...ooh- hang on..." His eye widened. "It's re-connected...but it's to a different..."
"What?"
"A different universe."
"Oh, great! How to we get back?"
"We find out why we're here. That should give us a clue, but it's some kind of shift, it's more a someone's brought us here, than I've done something wrong...it's impossible, I would've thought, but this looks precise, it must be...ooh, look neotemporal split...!"
His eyes followed the screen.
"Blimey- someone's making good use of this! Yes, anyway, a few minutes ago I would have been a headless chicken, but now I'm pretty sure we'll be able to get back!"
"Pretty sure?"
He decided to ignore Amy's deadly look.
"But first, someone obviously is meddling. It should be pretty clear from what's out there...who or what needs us."
"Why do I not like the sound of that?"
Then the telephone rang.
"Oh, see, telephone service! Hello? Who? And how are you...? What? OK, calm down, other reality... yes, yes... kidnapped? Dangerous advanced people with a vendetta? Oh, yes...I am familiar with that name, sadly. Oh they were doing so well...new leader? Politics, that explains a lot. Oh, bugger, democracy in action, once again... yes, I am repeating everything you say, why? Oh and these neotemporal splits, ring a bell? So is...? Wow... yes, if you need it, no one else is dying anytime soon, mark my words. Where are you? Where is...? Alright, fine, I understand, no contact...bon chance!"
He slammed the phone down.
"So? Why are we here, well I know... whose been kidnapped?"
"Oh...lots of people. Come on you two, top secret jailbreak!"