"What's going on?" John asked a little too loud as he and Jaime walked into the console room. The Doctor was flitting around the console with a worried expression while Rose helped him now and again. "The TARDIS has registered some strange anomalies in the Ealing area of London," Rose answered them. "Whatever it is it's not letting us land." Ealing sounded rather familiar to Jaime. Wasn't that where... "Doesn't Sarah Jane live in Ealing?" She asked out loud and the Doctor looked up at her with raised brows, then he grinned. "Yes, Sarah lives on Ealing." He replied. "You planning on visiting Sarah?" John asked, still a little too loudly. "Yes...uhh...what's with the shouting?" The Doctor enquired. "We were in the training room testing out what telekinetic enhanced conditions Jaime has and..." "I did a Shockwave clap and it was really loud it knocked him back a little." Jaime explained. "And it also made him deaf by the looks of it." Rose added. "I'm not totally deaf. I can still hear you!" John defended.
The Doctor shook his head. They were going to have to be careful next time. "As for your question, yes we were planning on visiting Sarah Jane but we can't land in Bannerman Road or any part of Ealing for that matter. Something seems to be blocking the TARDIS." Jaime frowned. This seemed really familiar as well. "Is there a reason why you want to visit Sarah Jane?" The teen asked and the Doctors and Rose all looked at her in surprise. "Do I really need a reason?" He snarkily answered back but then he noticed she was looking at him in a bid to read his mind. He shivered at the odd feeling he was getting and said; "Fine! I got a message on the Psychic Paper and tracked it down to Ealing. Only we can't land. It's as if some sort of..."
"Temporal Schism is blocking the TARDIS from materialising or dematerialising." Jaime finished. "Yes..." Came a stunned reply from the Time Lord. "Did you read my mind?" "No. I didn't need too!" Jaime was grinning. "K9 said it." "K9? Where does he come into this?" She felt waves of confusion from everybody. "I must have seen this episode dozens of times." "What episode?" Rose asked, confused. "It's one of my favourite episodes of the series!" She continued. "What series? Is that the show you're always talking about?" "Jaime!" J.D stopped her rambling. "What do you know? I take it this is something from Sarah Jane's show in your Universe?" She nodded. "Wait! Sarah Jane has her own show as well?" Rose realised what they were saying. The teenager nodded again. "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith." She registered surprise from all three of them. "Sarah Jane's getting married?" The Doctor asked. "Yes...no...maybe..." "Well? Which is it?" John asked.
"It's the Trickster!" She blurted out and felt the Doctor's worry. "Sarah's getting married to the Trickster?" He asked. "No. To Peter Dalton. But he's dead...sort of!" "Sorry, you've totally lost me now," Rose spoke up. "Can you start from the beginning." "Yes, that would be handy." John added. Jaime breathed in: "Sarah Jane starts dating this man called Peter Dalton...he came to her first...and then it gets serious and proposes to her. She's happy and it's a yes but the ring does something to her mind..." "Mind control!" The Doctor growled. "...as for Peter he died in his home, falling down the stairs. The Trickster came to him and promised him he could live if he met with and married Sarah Jane." "Why? What does this Trickster thing want with Sarah Jane?" Rose asked. "I don't know but he kept appearing throughout the series." "Usually the Trickster uses somebody to do its dirty work. It's quite unusual for the Trickster to do the actual dirty work. And now I can't land anywhere in Ealing." The Doctor said as J.D had a look at the monitor.
"I could Teleport down." Jaime suggested to the Doctor and he frowned. "No, I'm not letting you go down there on your own!" He said. "Not to mention the Trickster is a powerful being." "I didn't say I'd go down on my own," she argued back. "I'd obviously be with John." The Doctor looked from the teen to his brother and wondered if he was going to do the right thing. "Fine." Rose looked shocked. "But please. Don't go causing trouble..." John was about to protest this. "...I know what you two are like. Just...no trouble. "Okay. No trouble!" John promised and Jaime held his hand. They disappeared in a blink of an eye. Rose turned to the Doctor, noticing the worry on his face. "How dangerous is this Trickster?" She asked. "Very!" The Doctor replied.
They appeared a couple of streets away, apparently pushed off course. "This isn't Bannerman Road I take it?" John asked when he stood up. Their journey via Teleportation had been rougher than normal...which was unusual because it was always a smooth ride. Jaime stared at the row of shops on the other side of the road. "No. But we're still in Ealing." She stood up with a frown. "What happened because I was aiming for Bannerman Road. "Maybe the temporal schism not only effects the TARDIS but teleporting people." John said and took out his mobile, checking the date and time. "Which way to Bannerman Road?" Jaime closed her eyes and let her mind do the tracking, doing her best to ignore the growing headache and then sniffed the air. Despite the completely normal smells of exhaust fumes, cafe food, there was also the smells of something completely alien. Her senses focused on that.
"What are you doing?" J.D asked her. She opened her eyes. "Over the years Ealing has had the most alien invasions and mostly centers around Bannerman Road. It's this way!" She pointed to the left. John raised his brow. "Psychic tracking." She explained and he grinned. Oh, she was good. They began their run to Bannerman Road and several times she had to stop to let John catch up. "Hurry up slow coach!" She called and John huffed when he caught up. "Hey! I can't run as fast as you, I'm not Superhuman!" "You're still Time Lord." She replied. "Come on!" They continued running and finally made it to Bannerman Road.
Jaime stared at Number 13 in complete awe. She couldn't believe she was actually standing outside Sarah Jane Smith's house. And behind her, just across the road was Rani's house...where it used to be Maria's house. And further along the road was Clyde's house. Jaime grinned happily "looks like we caught her," John said as he walked up the drive. "Her car is still here..." He realised she was still standing on the pavement. "Everything okay?" He asked, sensing her excitement. "Yes!" She replied rather squeakily and followed him up the drive. Now he knocked on the door. "Sarah, it's me. The Doctor!" He called. "Well, as good as!" He muttered this last bit. There was no answer so he knocked again even louder. "Sarah!" He called again and decided to look through the front window. "Looks like she's not in." He pulled out his Sonic and returned to the door.
Meanwhile Jaime had gone to the flowerpot and moved it Telekinetically to reveal the front door key. She picked it up and turned to J.D. "No need!" She said, holding up the key. John stared. "Where'd you get that from?" He asked. "Sarah Jane always keeps a spare key under the flowerpot." "Did you learn that from her TV show?" Jaime nodded and gave the key to John who used it to open the door. She looked around getting an odd feeling...odd? That was new...and wondering why Rani's mum wasn't being nosy. Then she quickly followed John into the house. He was still calling Sarah's name but now he was in the kitchen. "I'll check upstairs!" She called and ran up the stairs...and to the Attic. Of course it was empty. No-one was up here, not even K9...which was strange...and she walked over to the part of the wall that held Mr Smith, the Xylok computer. If her intuition was right then he may have been deactivated and then there was two weeks 'til the wedding. But what if they were too late?
"I think we might have missed them." John said when he walked into the attic. "Possibly." Jaime replied. "Any ideas?" He asked. "Yes." She looked around the attic with narrowed eyes and then pointed to a lever. "Go over there and pull that lever. It re-activates Mr Smith." He nodded, bounded up the steps and pulled the lever. Jaime stepped back as Mr Smith made himself known. "Do you always do that?" John asked about the fanfare as he stood beside Jaime.
"Danger, danger. Intruders." Mr Smith warned. "Uhh, no. We're not intruders. It's the Doctor and this is Jaime." He told the computer and it seemed to be thinking. "Your biology suggests you have one heart, no respiratory bypass and a high IQ." Jaime chuckled, forgetting how prissy Mr Smith could be, while John sighed. "Fine! I'm a Metacrisis version of the Doctor." "But he's still the Doctor," Jaime added. "Mr Smith, when was the last time you spoke to Sarah Jane?" she asked. "It was two weeks ago, Miss." Her eyes widened and she paled a little. "Oh no!" "Jaime? What is it?" John asked. "When Sarah Jane de-activated Mr Smith it was two weeks ago..." "Yes, I think he just stated that." "...but it was two weeks later that Sarah Jane would be getting married to Peter. I think today is the day. But I don't know the name of the hotel. It's in the countryside." "Oh great!" J.D turned to Mr Smith. "Can you locate Sarah?" "Yes." Mr Smith said and started a scan. It didn't take long. "Sarah Jane Smith is located at Court Colman Manor just outside of Ealing." "Thank you Mr Smith." John said, taking his mobile from his pocket and calling the Doctor.
It was answered almost immediately. "Did you get to her?" The Doctor asked. "No. We're a bit late. But she'll be at Court Colman Manor." John replied. "Right, gotcha!" He rung off obviously to get the co-ordinates for the hotel. "I think we should go too!" John said after putting his mobile back. "Yeah, sure. But that temporal schism is gonna knock us off course." "Hmmm!" He furrowed his brow, thinking. "If I may help," Mr Smith spoke up. "I can divert the temporal schism wide enough to leave a corridor for you to teleport through safely." J.D grinned. "Oh, Mr Smith. That is brilliant!" He said. "Yeah. Thanks for that." Jaime added. "Anything for the Fire-Bird." Was Mr Smith's reply causing Jaime and John to glance at each other. "Temporal corridor open." Mr Smith said. "Brilliant, Allons-y!" John said as he and Jaime held hands, then they disappeared.
They re-appeared outside the Manor at the same time the TARDIS materialised. Both the Doctor and Rose ran out of the time machine, not the least bit surprised to find his twin and Jaime stood outside. "Come on!" He shouted, running into the Manor, followed by Rose. John was about to follow too, only Jaime pulled him back. "What! What are you doing?" He asked. "We gotta stop it!" "He's going to need someone to pilot the TARDIS." He raised a brow. "What do you mean?" Just as he said that there was a flash of white and a wave that knocked them off their feet. "Blimey, that couldn't be anything good." John said and he was already on his feet and running into the Manor. Jaime looked around when she was getting that odd feeling again, sort of a weird chill enough that caused her to shiver slightly. Not only that but there was a faint song in her mind that wasn't the TARDIS.
Completely un-nerved and wincing from a thumping headache she ran into the Manor and into the room that held Sarah Jane's reception. Most of the seats on the right were empty but they were all full on the left. J.D was using his Sonic to scan the occupants in the seats and when Jaime looked closely at Mr and Mrs Chandra they were completely unmoving. Not even blinking. It was very creepy. "Looks like they're stuck in suspended animation," John said. "No movement, not even a brainwave. So where's the Doctor, Rose, Sarah, everyone else?" He turned to Jaime who had her arms folded. "Any ideas?" He asked her. She nodded her head. "There's been a dimensional shift. The Doctor, Rose, Luke, Rani, Clyde and K9 are stuck in one second of time while Sarah Jane and Peter are stuck in another second in time." J.D groaned. "Meanwhile time here seems to have stopped altogether." "We have to go to the TARDIS!" She said. "Right." They ran back out of the Manor and straight into the TARDIS. "Tell me you know what second they're trapped in?" The Half-Time Lord asked. "3:23:23." Was her immediate answer and John frowned. "I take it you wouldn't normally remember something like that?" She shook her head. "Because the Doctor was in the episode I watched it all the time and just about quote it word for word." Her face was red now.
John just chuckled as he put the co-ordinates in, then he pulled the lever. The TARDIS jerked roughly as it tried to get into the dimensional shift the Doctor and Rose was stuck in. There was another rough jerk which caused Jaime to tumble to the grating with a cry. And if that wasn't enough something on the console exploded making J.D yell out in surprise. "Shit!" He swore. "We didn't make it in." He then helped Jaime to her feet. "You alright?" She nodded. "You have to try it again." She said. "Don't worry, WE will." She raised her brows. "You're going to help." He showed the teenager which buttons to press and when they were set John pulled the lever again. Despite how jerky the TARDIS was being Jaime managed to remain on her feet, clinging to the console while pressing buttons she was shown. "Come on, come on!" John shouted at the Time Rotor. "You can do this old girl, we've been through much worse before!"
The door opened and Jaime watched as Rose and the Doctor ran in. The Time Lord stayed by the door. "Doctor!" She heard Rani shout. Of course the kids were being pushed back by a really odd wind. "Come on, all of you!" The Doctor shouted to the kids outside. "Get in. Come on now." "Doctor, hurry the hell up," John shouted. "This temporal displacement isn't doing much good for her." Despite the fierce wind the Doctor managed to grab hold of Clyde's hand, only he couldn't pull the boy in. The console sparked again, Jaime yelped and jump back from it, holding her hand, the Doctor lost grip on Clyde and fell back, the door slamming shut and the TARDIS dematerialised. "Doctor!" Rose was at his side immediately. "Are you alright?" He was on his feet in seconds, running to the console. "Yep! In tip top fashion." He replied. "We have to get them out of there." He noticed Jaime was holding her left hand and wincing. "What happened to you?" He asked his foster-daughter. She tried to hide it but John gently took her wrist and checked her hand. There was a deep red burn on her palm of her hand. "Ouch! They looked nasty. Did that happen when the console sparked?" She nodded her head silently. "Here!" The Doctor gave her a bandage roll from his pocket. "Use that for now, then we'll sort it out proper once we've dealt with the Trickster."
He hurried back to the console and groaned. "Typical, the TARDIS has been blocked, we can't get back there... Wait! What?" "Doctor?" Rose enquired and Jaime grinned. "Clyde got a dose of Artron energy." She said before the Doctor could say something. "He's going to use it against the Trickster." The Doctor grinned. "Smart boy!" He said. John was looking at the monitor. "There's an opening. Looks like he's doing it." "Right, Allons-y." The a Time Lord flipped a lever and the TARDIS jerkily materialised again. John took over the controls when the Doctor ran to the door and opened it. There stood in the wedding room was Sarah Jane and Peter.
"Sarah." The Doctor shouted, happy. "Doctor." Sarah Jane replied, surprised. "Got to be quick. The TARDIS can't stabilise," the Doctor shouted. "Clyde's keeping the Trickster busy for the moment, oh those three are just brilliant." "Doctor, what can I do?" Sarah Jane asked, feeling rather confused and emotional. "If I say no, we're trapped here forever. If I say yes, I condemn the world to the Trickster. Either way I lose. There's no way out." The Doctor was grim. "It all rests with you, Sarah." He replied. "Your greatest challenge. The hardest thing you'll ever face in your life." Jaime tried to see past the Doctor but she could still hear Sarah Jane on the other side. "What is it? Tell me what I've got to do." She asked. "You've fought the Trickster before," he replied. "You know how he operates, how he can be defeated." "Oh, no. No." Sarah Jane realised. "I know you're a good man, Peter. I'm so sorry." The Doctor said to the tricked man and Jaime finally managed to get a good look at what was outside. Clyde was suddenly appearing with the Trickster, screaming in pain. "Clyde!" Sarah Jane was stunned. "I can't hold it." Clyde said painfully and had to let go of the Trickster. Before the TARDIS door shut Jaime could have sworn the Trickster looked at her. Perhaps it was just her imagination.
The Doctor had returned to the console to check the monitor. He smiled. "Looks like they're doing it, hold on!" The TARDIS landed roughly causing everyone o tumble to the floor. The Doctor was up first and out of the door. It barely took a few seconds for the temporal displacement to right itself, and once it was done the Doctor was somehow back in the TARDIS and it was in flight.
"What about Sarah Jane?" Rose asked. "She was getting married and now she isn't." He glanced at Rose who looked rather sad. So was Jaime and he sensed it from J.D as well. "Don't worry. We'll swing by and check on how she's doing." The Doctor set the co-ordinates and their journey to Sarah Jane's didn't take long. The TARDIS landed with a thud and John was the first to the door followed by Jaime. They exited into the attic. "Doctor?" Sarah Jane questioned when she saw him. She was standing next to the three kids who were looking amazed. They looked even more amazed when the Doctor, with Rose, stepped out of the TARDIS. "No. That would be me!" He said. "There are two of you? How does that work?" Clyde asked, looking from one Doctor to the other. "It's called an instantaneous Biological two-way Metacrisis." The Doctor answered and John waved a hello. Jaime grinned at the kids' amazement before going over to K9. "He and Jaime popped by earlier but you were out."
Sarah Jane nodded and let Rose hug her. "I figured that when I saw the flowerpot had been moved, the spare key put on the table and Mr Smith already activated." "Ah!" "Oh, don't worry. I put it there for a reason." She smiled tiredly. "Nice attic by the way!" The Doctor added. Clyde, Rani and Luke were peeking into the TARDIS. "Can we have a look?" Rani asked. "What, in my TARDIS? My TARDIS?" The Time Lord pretended to be stern, then he smiled. "Course you can, yeah." The kids excitedly ran into the TARDIS followed by the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Rose.
John saw Jaime petting K9 and grinned. "K9!" He exclaimed and joined the teenager but pouted when the metal dog scooted back. "What's wrong?" He asked. "You are not the Doctor-master." K9 said. "Aww, K9!" Jaime uttered. "I know I'm not," J.D replied. "But you can call me John." "Master...John." K9 hesitated a little and scooted forward again. "Good dog!" J.D petted the dog and Jaime giggled. The Doctor called to them once the kids were done checking out the TARDIS. "Bye, Sarah." John said and hugged the former companion. "Maybe we could stop by again sometime." "Yes. That would be nice." She agreed and watched as the other Doctor and Jaime returned to the TARDIS.
In the console room the Doctor pulled a lever and sent the time machine back into the Vortex. "Well that's one problem sorted." The Doctor said. "Now to deal with another." "What other problem?" Rose asked. "The burn on Jaime's hand. Come on." They went to the Med-Bay where Jaime sat on the bed. John carefully took the bandage off while the Doctor went to get the burn cream. But when the burn was fully revealed there was surprised gasps from Rose and Jaime. John just stared in amazement. "What is it?" The Time Lord asked and inspected the wound himself. Instead of the burn being an ugly red, it was a little more than a dark pink scar.
"How did that happen?" Rose asked. "Telekinetic Enhanced Condition." Both John and the Doctor said at the same time before glancing at each other. "She's using Telekinesis to regenerate herself." The Doctor explained. "I wasn't aware I was doing it!" Jaime mumbled, still staring at the pink scar. "Well of course you wouldn't. Telekinetic Regeneration happens on it's own, almost instantaneous." That was another weird thing to add to the list. Regeneration via Telekinesis. It could explain why her wrist didn't hurt anymore after spraining it earlier. "That reminds me. We still haven't tried out Enhanced Combat." John spoke up. But Jaime shook her head. "No!" She said. "Why not?" He sounded crestfallen. "Because I'm really strong and I don't want to hurt you!" She said in a small voice, looking down.