Disclaimer: See chapter 1
At the Library the Next Day:
"And he got into this blue police box thingy and disappeared with a loud whirring sound! I haven't seen him since!" exclaims Buffy to the Scoobies at the lunch table.
Giles frowns as he overhears them and comes closer to their table. "Did the man give out his name, perchance?" Giles inquires.
Buffy's face crunches up and she tries to remember. "He called himself the Doctor, but he never said what his name was."
"And he had a companion with him?" Giles frowns darkly. Buffy nods quickly. "That man has encountered the Watcher's Council before. It didn't end well. He ended up killing several key leaders and blowing up one of our buildings in the time of Queen Victoria. I don't know how he is still alive. He must be some sort of demon."
Xander snorts, "It sounds to me like he's a good guy from how he talked to Buffy! You're just sore that he beat the crap out of the Watcher's Council!"
"I like him already," Willow inserts playfully.
Buffy frowns, "He called vampires Vampir-Y or something like that and called them aliens."
"I still say he's some sort of demon," Giles says stubbornly. He glances over the bookshelves and pulls out a book. He flips through for more information on the Doctor.
The slayer rolls her eyes, "Xander's right. You're just a sore loser. He asked me what kind of alien I was."
Giles looks up from his book sharply, "There is no such thing."
Xander leans forward on the table and puts his chin on his hands. "G-man, we fight vampires and demons on a daily basis. Is aliens really that far of a stretch?" Giles studiously ignores him and looks through the book.
Willow sighs and glances over at Xander, "True. Most people would call us crazy for believing in vampires. But, according to Buffy's story, the vampires agreed that they were aliens. Why would they lie?"
"Precisely!" Buffy exclaims with a grin. Giles wanders farther into the library shelves to look through more books. "Oh, and Giles, what are we going to do about those fish demons that the swim team turned into last week?"
"I'll call the Council and arrange for them to be looked after," the librarian calls over his shoulder as he slowly walks around with his nose in a book.
Buffy frowns darkly, "What are we going to do about Angel losing his soul? Are you going to call the Council for that too?"
The librarian flinches and shakes his head, "No, I will not call in the Council for him. You're going to take care of him before he awakes Acathla, right?"
"Of course," Buffy snarls. She stands and storms out of the room's door. "I hope that Doctor comes back. If vampires are aliens like he said they are, maybe he can find a way to get Angel's soul back." She pushes the door open and leaves.
A Few Days Later At the Warehouse:
Buffy's blade clashes with Angel's long sword, pushing him back towards the demonic statue and sending sparks flying into the air. Xander hurriedly stakes anyone who comes close to them, standing next to Giles. The Watcher lies propped up against a wall where he can rest after the torture that he endured.
Next to the statue, a loud whirring noise appears. Angel turns to see what it is; the Slayer uses the sword to pin him to the ground through the shoulder after tripping him while he is distracted. A tall blue police box appears. "Is that a blue telephone booth?" Xander asks as his enemies turn to stare.
Giles grunts, "That's the Doctor." The door opens and a man with a pinstriped suit and a light brown overcoat steps out. He has messy brown hair and a red-haired woman peeks out from behind him.
"Doctor, where are we?" the woman inquires.
The man frowns, "Good question, Donna. The Tardis is acting strange to bring us here…" He looks around and notices Buffy. "Ah! The Slayer! Buffy, was it? It's been awhile! How have you been doing?" He steps out of the Tardis and starts walking around, flatly ignoring the vampires running for their lives. The Doctor slowly examines the statue. "Well, I'll be! It's a Weeping Angel!" Pressing his sonic screwdriver against the blade sticking out of it, he exclaims, "So that's how it's still here! Someone stuck a quantum lock on this one permanently with a quantum wave disrupter in the sword's handle! Whoever did that got very lucky!"
"Don't let Angelus pull that sword out!" Giles calls out. "It will open a portal to the hell dimension!"
The Doctor raises an eyebrow and looks him over. "You must be one of those stuffy Watchers that keep getting in my way of saving the world. If you must know, if the sword is removed, the quantum wave field reinitializes and opens a portal to their home dimension. With all of the Weeping Angels there sending you back in time constantly, you'd end up in their preprehistoric times, which I guess could be considered hell from how hot it is. The quantum fields would make it impossible to die there."
Angelus crawls towards the statue slowly and Donna stomps on his hand. "What do you think you're doing, Mister?" she demands. "Didn't you just hear the bloke go on and on about how it'll open up hell and probably unleash tons of psychopaths onto Earth?"
The vampire growls at her and Buffy steps onto his back to keep him still. "Thanks for the assist," Buffy says to the woman.
"Oh, it's no problem!" she replies cheerfully.
The slayer tilts her head curiously, "Are you an alien like the Doctor?"
Donna laughs, "Me? A bloody alien? That's a laugh! I'm just a temp!" Buffy looks confused so Donna clarifies, "A part time worker. I'm just a normal human."
The Doctor looks around at the vampires and shrugs. "Well, I'm taking the Quantum Locked Weeping Angel and I'll be on my way! See you all later!"
"It's been great meeting you!" Donna says, shaking Buffy's hand. She retreats back to the Tardis as the Doctor hauls the heavy statue behind him. He turns around to face the vampires who start to surround the Tardis.
He declares idly, "I already took out three of your Lords, boys. Want to chance your luck against the Doctor? I'm a Time Lord." The vampires hear that and take off running in the opposite direction.
He grins and than makes eye contact with Xander, who is across the room. "I know you," whispers Xander, his hand reaching into his pocket and slowly rubbing a pocket watch that he got from his grandfather.
The Doctor murmurs, "Who are you?"
"He's my friend Xander!" Buffy exclaims. Angel gasps under her sword and blinks a few times.
He stares up at her and exclaims quietly, "Buffy? What are you doing here?" Suddenly the rush of memories flood his mind and he breaks down crying.
Buffy breathes, "Good job, Wills!" The slayer draws her lover into her arms and holds him as he weeps for his deeds as Angelus.
The Doctor pushes the statue into the Tardis and walks towards Xander. He comes nose to nose with the teenager and states, "You're not normal. There is something about you…"
Xander rubs his pocket watch with more intensity without realizing it. The Doctor glances towards his pocket, and the young man pulls out the pocket watch. "What? It's my grandfather's watch. It's been in the family for years."
"What kind of family do you have?" the Doctor inquires with a slight smile.
Xander retorts, "A bad one."
"And you got a family heirloom from parents like that?" the Time Lord asks suspiciously. "What time is it?"
He looks at his normal watch, "It's 10:32pm."
"I think that is off. Check the pocket watch," the Doctor orders politely. Xander feels a strange reluctance to open it. His finger hovers over the release button and he hears whispers in his head. "Not an ordinary watch, is it? Allow me," the Doctor smiles. He presses the button and opens the now glowing watch. A luminescent trail of dust rises from the watch and is inhaled into Xander's nostrils. He breathes in deeply and staggers back against the wall. Flashes of images and waves of information flood his mind.
Buffy runs from her fallen boyfriend to her friend's side. She catches him as he staggers to the floor. "Xander!" She glares at the Time Lord. "What have you done to him?"
"I woke him up," the Doctor says simply. "You might find this interesting, Donna Noble." The red haired woman leaves the ship and joins him in the warehouse.
Xander breathes heavily and smiles at Buffy. "Relax, Buffs. Everything is all right now," he says soothingly. He calmly stands up and looks the Doctor in the eye. "It has been awhile, Doctor. You have changed a bit."
"As have you, Hunter. I thought you were wiped out when Galifrey was set on fire by the Daleks," the Doctor frowns, taking a step closer to the young man.
Xander explains, tossing the pocket watch aside, "My parents saw that we were losing and decided that it was best that I be hidden away safe on Earth. They died in the Time War shortly after they hid me and contained me."
"So that's why the Tardis brought me here," murmurs the Doctor with widening eyes. "It didn't sense the frozen Weeping Angel; it sensed you! How long has it been since I last saw you?"
"Probably ages, Doctor. Did we win?" Xander asks hesitantly.
The Doctor looks away and whispers, "I thought we did, but Daleks keep showing up every time that I think they are all gone for good."
"Than it is time that I resumed my role as a Time Lord," Xander smiles dangerously.
Buffy exclaims, "Xander, what are you talking about?"
"My name is not Xander, Buffy. I am the Hunter. I was born and raised to hunt down the enemies of Time and the Time Lords. I'm supposed to keep order. I've done a decent job here as a human. But…well, there is only one way to say it," Xander says. The dark haired teenager grabs onto Buffy's hand and places it over his heart. She feels the heartbeat. He moves her hand over to the opposite side of her chest and she feels the heartbeat. He moves it to the center of his chest and she feels both heartbeats.
She gasps, "Two hearts!"
"That's right. I'm not human, Buffy. I'm an alien. The Last of the Time Lords." The Doctor raises an eyebrow and Xander corrects himself, "Well, at least one of the last Time Lords. Are there any others?" The Doctor slowly shakes his head. Xander smiles, but sadness etches every other feature, "That's too bad. I would have liked to say goodbye to mother and father. You still travel with companions?"
"You are still a child," the Doctor chuckles. "You haven't aged a bit since I last saw you and your parents before the Battle of the Crab Nebula 200000 A.D. They disappeared, and you vanished when they returned. Did they leave you your Tardis?"
Xander nods and grins, "Of course! They expected us to win, you know. They just did not expect many survivors." He glances down at a stunned Buffy and a badly wounded Giles. "Before we go anywhere, I need to take care of my friends. Will you help, Doctor?"
After staring at the transformed Xander for a long moment, the Doctor grins and wraps his arms around Donna Noble and kisses her firmly on the mouth. He shouts as he throws his arms into the air, "I'm not the last of the Time Lords! I'm not alone! The Face of Bo was right! Donna, we're helping my cousin, okay?" Donna nods quickly and helps Angel to his feet, putting his arm over her shoulders.
"Let's get moving then!" Donna exclaims as she tries to help Angel along. Buffy picks up Giles and slings him over her shoulder with ease. She lifts her sword and carries them out of the warehouse followed by the Doctor's companion. Xander gives the Doctor Buffy's address and the phone booth beats them there.
Dropping Angel and Giles off, the group goes to the hospital to visit Willow. Xander walks in and notices all of the magic drawings and ingredients spread throughout the room. He takes Willow's hand and kisses it softly. "X-Xander?" she asks shakily, trying not to faint but still blushing very brightly.
He says quietly, "Willow, I have something I need to tell you."
The Doctor steps out from behind him with Donna and shakes Willow's other hand. "Hello there! I'm the Doctor."
Read and Review!