Chapter 2: TARDIS Arrives

Inside the TARDIS

It happened again. The Doctor wanted to go some place, but the TARDIS had other plans. The Doctor gripped the TARDIS console so as not to fall down as the blue box shook nonstop on its way to a new destination. The Doctor's two companions, Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness, did the same. This was the Doctor's ninth incarnation (excluding the War Doctor), but he could still not control the TARDIS sometimes. The Doctor, Rose, and Jack had just gone to Raxacoricofallapatorius to drop off a special egg after they saved the world in Cardiff. They were on their way to Japan in 1336, but the TARDIS was dragging them somewhere else. They all wondered what sort of place they would find when they stepped out of those doors.

Storybrooke

Regina called a town meeting. Everyone in Storybrooke was sitting in the grand hall, while Mr. Gold stood up on the podium and told everyone about the events of this morning. He told them about the Weeping Angels. He told them what the Angels were capable of. He told them what had unfortunately happened to Belle and why she couldn't be here today herself. He warned them to be watchful. If they should see a Weeping Angel in Storybrooke, they must always look at it and not even blink. If they blinked, it could mean their death. Suddenly, there was a small wind that raced throughout the room followed by a loud, wheezing type sound. Many of the people in this room had heard the noise before. They recognized it as the sound of the TARDIS. Ruby stood up from her seat.

"It's the Doctor!" Ruby said. "He found us!"

Ruby last saw the Doctor in his eleventh incarnation with Clara Oswald when they saved the Enchanted Forest from the Sontaran Invasion. However, she also saw the Doctor when he was traveling with Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Before that, she saw the Doctor in his tenth incarnation when he was traveling with Donna Noble. There was no telling what the Doctor would look like now, or who he'd be traveling with. Many others in the room felt the same way. Mary Margaret, Regina, and Mr. Gold had all seen the Doctor when he had different faces. They knew who might look different. Everyone else was either expecting one version of the Doctor or had absolutely no idea what was happening. Emma Swan and Henry looked at each other confused, they were sitting next to Mary Margaret and David who were smiling happily. Emma leaned over to her mother.

"Who's the Doctor?" Emma asked. "Is he another fairytale character."

"In this world, our lives were your fairy tales." Mary Margaret said. "Back in the Enchanted Forest, we used to tell stories about the Doctor. He's saved all our lives countless times. He'll know what to do about the Weeping Angels."

The TARDIS finished forming next to the podium Mr. Gold was standing on. Soon, the Doctor stepped out. Not a single person in the room recognized him. Her had a buzzed haircut and wore a black leather jacket. Soon, Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness stepped out as well. Regina, Mr. Gold, and Captain Hook recognized both Rose and Jack. They had all worked together to some degree to stop Peter Pan's Dalek army from slaughtering the universe before Regina cast the Dark Curse. The Doctor, Rose, and Jack all looked confused.

"Are you the Doctor?" Gold asked.

"Yes." The Doctor replied. "Who's asking?"

"Do you not remember me?" Gold asked.

"Why would he?" Regina asked as she stood up. "You looked different back there. Do recognize me, Doctor? I was the...Evil Queen the last time we met face to face."

"I've never seen anyone here in my entire life." The Doctor said.

"Rose." Captain Hook shouted as he stood up. "Jack. Have you forgotten Neverland?"

Rose leaned over to the Doctor.

"What's he talking about?" Rose asked him.

"I don't know." The Doctor replied.

Jack however found himself quite attracted to the young pirate, who he apparently had a mysterious past with. It didn't take Mr. Gold long to figure out what was going on.

"Everyone shut up." Gold said. "I'll explain what's happening here. Doctor, most of the people in this room have had some sort of contact with you over the course of their lives, including me. That is in our pasts. However, it must also be in your personal futures. So I ask everyone in this room not to say anything else to the Doctor about a time you saw him or Ms Tyler or Mr. Harkness. It's the only way to preserve the timeline."

"Where are we?" The Doctor asked.

"Storybrooke." Regina said. "I'm the mayor. This a small town in Maine."

"Why would the TARDIS bring us here?" Jack asked. "We don't know any of these people."

"The TARDIS brought you here?" Gold asked. "You didn't plan to be here?"

"That's correct." The Doctor said. "It only does that when there's an emergency. So, where's the emergency?"

"Are you familiar with the Weeping Angels?" Gold asked.

"Yes." The Doctor replied.

"That's the emergency." Gold said. "Come with me."

Mr. Gold then waved his arm. Suddenly, he, the Doctor, Rose, and Jack were consumed by a cloud of magic smoke and disappeared. In their absence, Regina then stood on the podium.

"Attention." Regina said. "I know many of you are confused by what just happened. I will now tell you what we know about the Doctor and his past encounters in the Enchanted Forest. All these events take place in his personal future. You must say nothing. Now, let's begin with the Sontarans."

Mr. Gold, the Doctor, Rose, and Jack reappeared in the insanity ward at the Storybrooke Hospital.

"How did we get here?" Rose asked.

"Magic." Mr. Gold said.

"Oh please." The Doctor said sarcastically. "There's no such thing as magic. You just used some kind of teleport."

Mr. Gold then conjured a magic fireball on his hand to show the Doctor and his friends that magic is real. The time traveling trio then fell silent. They then followed Mr. Gold down a long hallway. There were doors on both sides of the hall. Gold led them to a particular door and unlocked it.

"Remember." Gold said. "Don't stop looking at it."

The door opened. The four of them then saw a Weeping Angel standing in the center of the room with its back to them. It's front part was facing the small window on the other side of the room.

"I don't understand." Rose said. "It's just a statue."

"It's a statue when you see it." The Doctor said. "When you're not looking, they're deadly."

"Don't talk about it like it's an animal." Gold said.

"It's an alien killer." The Doctor said.

"No." Gold said. "This angel is my wife, Belle."

"You married one of these things?" Jack asked.

"No." Gold said. "She and I were walking down Main Street this morning, when we saw a Weeping Angel. It unleashed a sort of magic blue dust. Belle breathed it in. I trapped the Angel in a magic prison, but then Belle started turning into a Weeping Angel. I had to bring her here. I don't know how to reverse the process."

"How should I know?" The Doctor asked. "I've never known a Weeping Angel to transform someone else."

Mr. Gold then shut the door. Before anyone could deliberate any further, they heard a loud banging sound coming from inside the room. Gold opened the door again to see what had happened. The Weeping Angel was gone and there was a large hole in the brick wall leading outside.

"How strong are those things?" Rose asked. "It broke through a whole brick wall."

"Incredibly strong." The Doctor said.

The four of them didn't know what to do next. Now, a Weeping Angel had just gotten loose into Storybrooke with the goal of transforming every man, woman, and child into a Weeping Angel.