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There was a stunned silence. Well John was really the only one that looked stunned. Sherlock's face was its usual blank mask. Molly simply sighed.

"you're not lying." Said Sherlock

"your hands don't twitch, you look directly at me, therefore you are not lying. So tell all Doctor. Aliens?"

Clara sighed "you going to set him off now."

"Well, I think a rouge time lord called the master has escaped a time lock I put him in, long story. I thought he was dead, he communicated with a criminal, who managed to restore his physical form. Now, even though he's evil, he is the only other living lime lord left in the universe, so I quite reluctant to kill him. Anyway he and the criminal, heave managed to contact a race called the Axos. Now they don't really like me very much either, because I trapped them in the time loop, because they were going to consume the earth. Over time they have evolved, and become a featureless black mass, capable of taking over everything, sentient or non-sentient, alive or dead. Me and Clara realised that there is a tiny amount of Axonite in every computer, every electrical device. We went to Baskerville to investigate, because that was where the Axonite originated from. We were caught because we were careless. We allowed ourselves to be visible, which, seeing as we are time travellers is a very bad idea. They found out about my rather unique bodily make up, and decided they would like me to stay for a while. We had been in there a week, before you found us. We have now less than 36 hours before the Axonite activates."

"What happens when it activates?" asked John

"It'll do what I stopped it doing before. It will absorb all energy, leaving this planet a dry husk"

"Why's the Master helping them?" inquired Molly

the Doctor didn't hear her

"To break the time loop fully, they need someone to be a trigger. And I'm sorry Sherlock but I think it's you."

Everyone turned to stare at Sherlock. He didn't react.

"You said something about a criminal, who?"

"A certain James Moriarty. I assume you have heard of him"

Sherlock stiffened and nodded.

"So, Moriarty and the Master are working together to break the time loop and the only way they can do that is by using Sherlock as a trigger. Yes?" clarified John

"Yes, John exactly, I can see why he likes you. All the Axonite is already waiting in every bit of Tec, harmless until it is reactivated." finished Clara

"yes well done Clara that's p-"the Doctor stopped suddenly. "In every piece of Tec… the axons were looking for the trigger, that's why they captured me and Clara! I've been saying all of this out loud. "

He stopped and they all stared at each other in horror.

"They know!" whispered Clara

"smash everything!" commanded Sherlock "destroy all the electrical equipment"

they all began to move, when a phone rang. They looked at each other, puzzled. It was Sherlock's; lying on the slab he was sitting on. Sherlock slowly picked it up and put it on loudspeaker.

"Hello?"

"Jim Moriarty. Hi!" came the horribly familiar Irish accented voice. John and Molly both gasped, but Sherlock didn't move.

"hellooooooooo Sherlock! Isn't this great? You are just what the Doctor ordered!"

"Moriarty" said Sherlock through gritted teeth.

"Oh not so pleased to see me? Oh that's such a shame. I'm sorry sherly but I am going to have to cut this conversation short I have a friend who wants to speak to you. Or rather your friend. The Doctor. Doctor who? Here's your friend, Doctor. Oh and Sherlock. I'll be seeing you soon. Very soon. You too Johnny-boy!"

There was a sound of scuffling then another totally different voice came on the line

"Hello Doctor"

the Doctor snatched up the phone.

"I'm here"

there was a murmuring on the other line. The Doctor turned, put a hand over the speaker, and whispered

"go! Smash computers!"

John grabbed Clara and ran out of the room with her. The Doctor put the phone o his ear, then stalked out. Molly and Sherlock were left alone.