Cursing Maylene stuffed the note into the pocket of her pants and made her way to next door. It was so typical for Ayumi to do something as stupid as this.
At the door to 221b she met with the Doctor and Donna, showing them the note.
"What's this energy thing about?" Donna asked while they were let in by Mrs. Hudson and running up the stairs. "It's supposed to be a myth," John answered from the top of the stairs. "A Timelord that can regenerate by sheer will whenever they want."
"Well, not anymore," Maylene gave back, when they all entered the living room.
There, Sherlock helped Ayumi to sit down. The female Timelord looked much different than before. She was fair-skinned, her short, blond hair nearly white and her pale blue eyes had a slightly reddish hue in it.
When she saw the others, a tired smile crosses her face.
"I was a little late with regeneration" Ayumi explained with a shrug of her shoulders.
Maylene walked over to her friend, giving her a friendly smack to the back of her head.
"I'm glad that I don't have to deal with your dead body" she confessed, giving Ayumi a relieved hug.
"So" Sherlock looked at the Doctor unsure what to do or say next.
The older Timelord started to smile brighter than ever before and with a delighted laugh he hugged his son tightly. Sherlock tried to hug him back.
"I really thought I had lost you, like everyone else" the Doctor began. "And I'm more than glad that I was wrong."
Sherlock looked at him skeptical, when they were facing each other again.
"But you're not staying" he stated matter-of-factly.
The Doctor sighed, rubbing a hand across his face.
"I'm not like that, you know me" he finally said a little bit strained. "I'll stay as long as I need to fix what I had promised to fix. But you can come along with me if you want."
Immediately Sherlock shook his head.
"As tempting as it is, I have to say no. Finally I have found a place where I can be me, I'm not giving it up."
The Doctor nodded in understanding, then looking at John.
"That means you're not coming either."
"We're friends, Sherlock and me" John replied. "We've been to a lot together, so when he stays, I'm staying too."
"And you two?" he asked Maylene and Ayumi.
"I like it here" Maylene answered first. "Besides I can't leave my Tardis behind, that wouldn't be fair. And then there's the cafe. I can't let Ayumi manage it on her own."
"Hey" Ayumi protested with a pout, while the others tried not to chuckle and failed. "I'm not that bad on my own."
"Well, at least I know where to find you now" the Doctor turned to Sherlock when everyone had calmed down again.
"221b Baker Street, London, Earth" Sherlock answered with a smile.
The End ?