Winfield, Kansas, July 4th, 1947...

Tegan had arrived at the farmhouse and pounded on the door, until the farmer had let her in. "There's been an accident," Tegan said. "Quickly, call 9-1-1."

"Nine what?" the baffled farmer asked.

Stupid! Tegan's brain roared. This is 1947, 9-1-1 doesn't exist yet. She tried again. "Call an ambulance, there's been a bad car accident." Tegan went on to describe the accident.

"Right, I'll call them right away," the farmer said, once Tegan had finished.

OOOOOOOO

When Tegan got back to the site of the accident, she was greeted to the sight of Nyssa tending to the unconscious nine-year-old Mary Ann, while Gilligan comforted the adult one. "How is she?" Tegan asked Nyssa.

"Unconscious, but alive," Nyssa replied. "She was fortunate to be in the back seat when the accident occurred. The front of the car, where her parents were, took the brunt of it. However, she does need medical attention."

"Well, help is on the way," Tegan said and went on to explain how the farmer had called for an ambulance.

"It's happening just as the older Mary Ann said it would," Nyssa added.

OOOOOOOO

Meanwhile, Gilligan was doing his best to comfort his friend. "Oh, Gilligan, I've lost my parents again," Mary Ann sobbed. "It's not fair! It's just not fair!"

"I know, Mary Ann, I know," Gilligan said. He looked for more comforting words to say, but he wasn't used to dealing with this kind of a situation.

"They'll never get to see me grow up, they'll never get to be grandparents," Mary Ann said. "Oh why did we have to come here, Gilligan. Why!?"

"To save you, the 1947 you, I mean," Gilligan said. "That's why we came here, Mary Ann. Because we were always meant to come here."

"But that means..."

"Yes, it was always meant to happen this way," Gilligan said. "Don't ask me how or why, but that's just how it is."

OOOOOOOO

The ambulance arrived about ten minutes later. Once little Mary Ann was loaded into the back, Mary Ann gave the ambulance driver information on how her Uncle George and Aunt Martha could be reached. "Uncle George and Aunt Martha told me what happened," Mary Ann told Nyssa, Tegan, and Gilligan, once the ambulance had driven away. "They told me about the people who had rescued me. By the time the Sheriff arrived at the scene of the accident, the people had disappeared. They were never found."

"And since we are those same people, I guess that's our cue to leave," Tegan said.

"We better return to the TARDIS before the authorities arrive," Nyssa said. "We must keep history on track."

"Are you going to be okay, Mary Ann?" Gilligan asked.

"I don't know, Gilligan," Mary Ann replied. "I just don't know." She turned and took one last look at the wreck of her family car, and the bodies of her parents. "Come on, let's go. There's nothing for me here now."