„I think it's time you tell us, what's going on here?" Maylene demanded to know. "I don't know about the others, but I for myself want to know the truth. As crazy as it may be."
John nodded in agreement.
"Yes, she's right. And we'll never be able to help Sherlock if we don't know that."
The Doctor looked at Donna, who nodded with a smile and a touch to his arm in encouragement.
"Well," he began finally. "My name is The Doctor, I'm a Timelord from the planet Gallifrey. You are Timelords as well, all four of you. I know that sounds crazy, you can't remember anything other than some tiny, tiny bits and pieces, manifesting in dreams or feelings, but it's true. Sherlock used a rebirth orb on you all and here you are, with a brand new life on planet earth. I for myself, didn't know what had happened before Mrs. Hudson told me. Really clever, she saved your lives."
"Mrs. Hudson?" John asked disbelievingly but she only smiled and suddenly the walls of the living room blurred into some metal structure and then back to the familiar sight.
"I used the orb to contain some of your Timelord essence and installed the mental wall before you began your new life her on earth." she explained. "Took me a lot of energy to keep you alive through this, so I crashed here, fitted myself in and waited for you to find your way back to me. Unfortunately the orb got lost in the process."
"That's a lot to take in," Ayumi said finally, looking at Maylene and John, who seemed equally struggling to cope with the news. "I mean, it's not easy when you get told that, in truth, you're someone entirely different."
The Doctor shook his head.
"No, no," he replied, taking her hand and squeezing it shortly in reassurance. "You are Ayumi, just as your friends are Maylene and John. And Sherlock, well he's Sherlock. All that you're missing is what would make you a Timelord and Memories, that's all."
"But why's Sherlock different?" John asked further. "He seems gravely ill and it gets constantly worse"
"His mind contains so much knowledge about all of space and time," Mrs. Hudson explained. "that the mental wall can't hold it back forever. And because his body and mind, like yours, is only half Timelord at the moment he'll die, if you're not finding Sherlock and the orb in time."
"Then, I think, we have no time to lose" Maylene stated after a short while. " Doctor, can we find Sherlock and the orb, like you found us the first time?"
"Yeah," the Doctor answered thinking about what to do next. "we can try. Come on, let's see, how my Tardis can help us." Then he turned to Mrs. Hudson. "I promise, when this is over, I'll try to repair as much as I can."
Mrs. Hudson smiled.
"Thank you my dear, that's more than enough."
As everyone started to leave the flat Ayumi turned to Donna.
"I'm sure there's something the Doctor didn't tell us."
"You're right," Donna replied." But it's not my place to tell you."
Ayumi nodded. " I thought so."
Sherlock screamed inside his head, trying everything to get back control over his body, but the metal entity was to strong. He felt himself growing weaker and was terrified.
"I don't want to die," he thought again and again and again, like a lifeline, keeping him sane.
He had to hold on to his self as long as possible and maybe there would arise a situation, where he could defeat this parasite holding him hostage in his own body.
For now, he watched the boy and himself try to repair some kind of teleportation device, memorizing everything he saw.
It might come in handy anytime soon.