On the TARDIS...
The mysterious time distortion had vanished, when Nyssa, Tegan, Mary Ann, and Gilligan had returned to the TARDIS, and they departed Kansas of 1947 without incident. Nyssa had speculated that the time distortion had been there to keep them from leaving until they had fulfilled their destiny in saving the 1947 Mary Ann and making sure she was safe.
And so...
"Where are we now, Nys?" Tegan asked.
"Hovering at the edge of Earth's galaxy," Nyssa replied as the two of them stared at the view screen. "I want to have another look at the TARDIS circuits, before we go anywhere else."
At that point, Gilligan entered the console room. "Well, Mary Ann is still shut up in her room."
"You can't get her to come out?" Nyssa asked.
"No, and I'm getting worried," Gilligan said. Nearly a week had passed since they'd left Kansas of 1947, and Mary Ann had more or less become a shut in. She would emerge from her room only for meals and such. Even then, she would only pick at her food, before disappearing back into her room.
"Well, she did experience a tragic loss," Tegan said. "I mean imagine losing your parents for the second time. It can't be easy."
"No, but I'm still worried," Gilligan said. He reached a decision. "I'm going to try and talk to her." With that, he headed out of the console room.
OOOOOOOO
Mary Ann was lying on her bed, when her bedroom door opened and Gilligan poked his head in. "Mary Ann? Ar you awake?"
"Yes, Gilligan, I am," Mary Ann said as she sat up. "It's okay, come in."
Gilligan entered the room and sat down on the bed next to Mary Ann. "Mary Ann, I'm really worried about you. I... I hate seeing you so sad like this."
"I know, Gilligan, but I can't help it," Mary Ann said. "I mean I had to see my parents die, again. I never felt so helpless and useless in my life."
"I wish we could have saved them, Mary Ann. However, it seemed that time itself was against us."
"Yeah, it was," Mary Ann said. "That's probably why I twisted my ankle like that. It slowed us down just long enough for the accident to happen."
"And for us to get there to save your younger self," Gilligan said.
A smile came over Mary Ann's face, the first in days. "I've always wondered who those Good Samaritans were, the ones that pulled me out of the car. I never would have imagined that my future self would be one of them. Still, it does solve the mystery of who those people were, and to why the County Sheriff was never able to track them down."
"Yeah, I guess it's still mystery, even in our time," Gilligan said.
"You know, Gilligan, we still have the same County Sheriff in our time. Maybe, if we ever get back, I'll go and tell him."
"I'd love to be there when that happens," Gilligan said.
"You would?" Mary Ann asked.
"Yes, I would," Gilligan said as he took one of Mary Ann's hands in his own.
OOOOOOOO
The TARDIS drifted in space, and all aboard were unaware that a Dalek ship was heading towards them.